Project Coordinator Jobs in Blackpool
We are seeking an exceptional and experienced Operations Coordinator to work closely with the Chief Executive to lead and manage the operational growth of Black Minds Matter UK.
Operations Coordinator
Location: Flexible, must be able to work from our London office at least once a week and will be required to attend in person meetings and fundraising activities.
Salary: £32,000
Contract: Full time, 37.5hrs per week – permanent
This dynamic role is ideal for an experienced operations professional who can deliver strategic initiatives.
The Operations Coordinator will be responsible for implementing operational initiatives, working creatively to enhance efficiency and identify new opportunities. Reporting to the CEO, the Operations Coordinator will be a key member of Black Minds Matter UK’s team.
Key responsibilities and tasks of role:
- Develop and implement operational strategies aligned with organisational goals.
- Handling multiple email inboxes and correspondence.
- Scheduling meetings, appointments, and coordinating calendars across the departments.
- Managing files, records, and documentation for the operations team.
- Preparation of documentation within the HR scope, such as appraisals.
- Preparing reports, presentations, and other documents.
- Management of storage unit based in London and of inventory
- Managing Beacon inquiries, ensuring they are assigned to the appropriate person and responded to within our 48-hour response time.
- Managing recruitment and onboarding processes for all new recruits.
- Coordinate with the finance team to facilitate payments for vendors and sta requirements, such as purchasing work equipment and arranging travel accommodations if necessary.
- Foster relationships with external partners and service providers.
- Support CEO with diary and email management.
- Management of Health and Safety and Sta training.
Required skills and qualifications:
- Proven experience in the operations department or a similar role.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulations including Health and Safety
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Our vision
A community of Black people, readily accessing mental health support, recovering fully from mental illness and thriving
Our Mission
We create and champion safe, and accessible mental health support with, and for the Black community.
Our Values
Community, Access, Safety, Healing and Change
Thank you for your interest in joining our team. We look forward to reviewing your application and discussing how your skills and passion can contribute to our mission of promoting mental well-being within the Black community.
Please note that the application deadline is Monday 14th October 2024.
We will review all applications and contact shortlisted candidates for further assessment and interviews.
Interviews: In-person in London- Monday 21st October 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.
You must have the right to work in the UK.
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
At Black Minds Matter UK, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from Black and minority ethnic communities.
No agencies please.
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Are you a proactive, collaborative and compassionate individual with experience of working within a retail or customer-facing role? Have you worked as part of a multi-agency team, working together to achieve positive outcomes for people and establishing links to further the aims of a project?
If so, St Giles is looking for a Pantry Coordinator to work on our pioneering Pantry project, where you will provide supervision to volunteers and support to individuals and families who are based in and around the borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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 vital role
Our Pantry project will support and engage with individuals and families providing them with positive empowering support to address issues such as wellbeing, housing, debt, and employment. People using the Pantry pay a weekly subscription and, in return, are able to access an abundance of affordable, nutritious food and added support.
The Pantry Coordinator will oversee the day-to-day running of the Pantry, including carrying out and complying with all health and safety procedures and policies, ensuring stock is stored and managed in accordance with food safety and hygiene regulations and providing nutritional and meal planning support and where needed healthy eating plans.
As well as supporting, managing and working alongside a team of volunteers, you will also positively support clients with a range of practical issues, including benefits and debt advice and wellbeing, provide emotional support around areas such confidence building and developing resilience, plus develop and maintain relationships with partner agencies. Managing the completion of all new client inductions, including Initial Needs Assessments, Risk Assessments and Action Plans, and promoting the service within the local community, arranging promotional events as needed, are also key duties.
What we are looking for
- Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene and Advice and Guidance Level 3 qualification
- Knowledge of food storage and hygiene best practices, including stock rotation principles
- An understanding of variety of cooking techniques and the ability to advise others on how to cook on a budget
- Self-motivated and ability to work independently with minimum supervision
- Work constructively with colleagues to achieve project targets and respond to requests
- Strong IT, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- A flexible, professional and collaborative approach to your work.
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.
We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.
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: 2 October 2024 at 11:45pm.
At LMSU, being student led is one of our core values. Student groups/communities play a vital role in building a community of like-minded individuals at LMSU, we have one of the most diverse student body’s that are always coming to us to make their ideas come true. As the Student Communities Coordinator, you play a vital role in making this happen, through your guidance and leadership you have an impact on students’ life to give them the best experiences and skills to develop themselves and build a community at London Met. You will support with event management, finances, team building, risk management, University policies & procedure and other training. Working with students to be the best student group leaders they can be and take these skills with them for their future.
If you believe this role is for you, why not apply today.
To apply please send your CV, and a Cover Letter which outline how you meet the person specification in the Job description (No more than two A4 pages).
We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce, as we understand the importance of having staff with varied lived experiences and backgrounds that reflect various needs of our student community. We welcome applications from all, and we strongly encourage applications from people of ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, people with dependants and people who identify as LGBTQIA+. We conduct anonymous shortlisting, and all our interview panels have Unconscious Bias Training to support a fair recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to help build a world where no one feels lonely or left behind?
Do you care deeply about the welfare and dignity of older or vulnerable adults?
Do you have experience in social care or working with people with a wide variety of needs and abilities?
If you answered yes to all of the above, this could be the role for you! We’re looking for a Neighbourhood Care & Phoneline Coordinator with experience and enthusiasm for older people to join a well-established and vital programme. The Neighbourhood Care & Phoneline Coordinator reports to the Senior Manager – Older Adults & Volunteering and works in a team alongside the Neighbourhood Care Coordinator and the Befriending & Volunteering Coordinator. This part-time post plays a vital role in supporting isolated older adults in the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe areas. If you are a good listener, compassionate, flexible and able to take initiative, this is a fantastic opportunity for you. What we do Time & Talents is a lively, busy community centre in the heart of Rotherhithe, London SE16. Set in a leafy heritage building, and ‘T&T2’, our second venue in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, we offer something for everyone. With a history of 137 years of supporting people of all ages in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, we bring people together for mutual support, fun and friendship, with a wide range of services and activities for older people and other adults, along with children and families’ programmes and a range of volunteering projects.
The role
In this role, your key responsibilities will include:
• Supporting older people aged 55+ in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe: providing strength-based assessments of individual needs and support to help reduce loneliness, improve health and wellbeing and increase older adult’s opportunities to connect to their local community.
• Delivering a shared phoneline and inbox offering signposting support to older adults.
About you
You are passionate about the power of community, and particularly volunteers, to connect and support people, and you like to work in collaboration with others. You are methodical with demonstrable experience in supporting older or vulnerable adults, particularly able to show experience in working with volunteers to meet the needs of the community. You’re flexible, accountable, take responsibility, are highly organised and skilled in multitasking and balancing priorities.
About us
We are an energetic, experienced, and passionate team of 17, with a strong sense of shared purpose and a lively sense of humour. You’ll have the chance to make a big contribution to a growing, ambitious and innovative organisation which has doubled its reach and impact in recent years. This role is 26 hours per week, with flexibility for regular evening and occasional weekend working. Time & Talents is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity, and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.
If you would like an informal chat about the job, please email recruitment @ timeandtalents. org. uk with your phone number and a suitable time for us to call. The closing date is 09:00 Monday 30th September.
To apply
All applications to be submitted online through CharityJob. Send a CV and a cover letter of no more than
two sides of A4, explaining why you want the job and how your experience relates to the job description
and person specification.
IMPORTANT: We’ll use cover letters to assess applications alongside CVs. Please ensure you take the time
to include a well-written cover letter as detailed above. We won’t assess applications without one.
INTERVIEWS: Interviews will take place on Monday 14th October.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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OUR VISION: A society where everyone, regardless of background has equal opportunity to achieve long-term professional and personal success
OUR MISSION: To prepare talented students from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds for career success.
OUR VALUES: We value teamwork and champion diversity in all its forms, including diversity of thought. We demonstrate empathy and passion in everything we do. We act with integrity; communicating openly and provide a collaborative and rewarding environment with continuous personal and professional development opportunities for all.
Role Description
We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Programme Coordinator to take the lead in ensuring the seamless execution of all student-focused events. In this pivotal role, you will immerse yourself in SEO-London’s wide range of programmes, gaining insight into the industries they support and using this knowledge to engage with students and partner firms. You’ll be at the heart of planning, organising, and promoting impactful events that drive student success.
Your data-driven approach will allow you to create insightful reports that measure the impact of each programme, helping to shape future initiatives. Collaborating closely with a passionate team, you’ll have the opportunity to propose fresh ideas and innovative solutions to continuously enhance the student experience.
With a strong focus on delivering top-tier customer care, you’ll ensure every student interaction is professional and supportive. This is an exciting chance to make a meaningful contribution to the development of future leaders while honing your skills in event coordination and stakeholder management!
If successful, you will sit within the SEO Schools division of SEO London, where you will support the prep and delivery of multiple impactful and engaging initiatives, such as:
- SEO Empower (Year 12-13): A 2-year work readiness programme where students benefit from multi-industry insight sessions, work experience, university access, mentoring and skills training
- *New for the 2024-25 academic year* Plan A (Year 13): A 6-month programme designed to educate and train students intending to pursue a Higher-Level Apprenticeship, through demystifying the landscape and application process
- *New for the 2024-25 academic year* SEO Ignite (Year 11): An Intensive 1-week residential programme for students post-GCSE exams, which delivers introductions to career pathways, insights to different industries and authentic exposure to employers
- *New for the 2024-25 academic year* SEO Spark (Year 10); A 1-day career insight opportunity where SEO London connects partner schools with sponsor firm volunteers to deliver interactive activities that meet careers benchmarks
Accountabilities
DAY TO DAY DELIVERY OF EVENTS
- Responsible for the overall administration of all student events, ensuring student communication is exceptional. Including event management (covering agenda creation and resource/activity development), student and partner communication/coordination, along with posting opportunities and roles in the weekly newsletter.
STUDENT MANAGEMENT & QUERY HANDLING
- Responsible for the relationship management of the students - including the ability to understand needs, resolve issues, and anticipating and creating a strong relationship on behalf of SEO-London
- Responsible for managing student query escalations and to identify where there are opportunities to improve communication, marketing, or the type of events
- Responsible for managing the programme inboxes (where applicable)
- Responsible for identifying creative and innovative ways to connect, educate and train students
- Provide oversight of higher education applications, CV support, screening, and recruitment preparation
- Responsible for attending campus/school careers events and representing SEO-London professionally with knowledge and enthusiasm
- Organise mentoring and buddying allocations
QUALITY ASSURANCE
- Responsible for ensuring that all information relating to the events and student data is managed within the GDPR guidelines and is updated in Salesforce effectively for tracking purposes.
- Responsible for running reports to track and monitor events from the CRM
Required qualifications
- University degree (any discipline)
Candidates without qualifications will be considered if they have at least 1 years relevant and relatable work experience in a similar role.
Skills and experience
We are looking for applicants who have demonstrable experience in some of the following skills and will be willing to learn and develop others:
- Project Management
- Stakeholder management
- Organisation skills
- A passion for supporting young people, along with having a working knowledge of the student lifecycle (both school and university) in the UK
- Having an interest and knowledge about the industries SEO-London operates in
- Business writing skills
- Diversity and inclusion knowledge
- Database experience and analysing data
- Strong understanding of employability skills required by students to be job market ready
- Microsoft (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - ability to create & edit documents in Word, creating spreadsheets, tables & running and analysing pivot tables in Excel; along with the ability to manage Outlook and create PowerPoint slideshows. Ability to use Teams and Zoom to communicate and collaborate.
- Demonstrable communication and listening skills
- Ability to collaborate and work as part of a team
- Empathic approach to working with others
What we offer?
- Salary: from £26-31k, depending on experience
- Annual Leave: 28 days + Bank Holidays
- Enhanced Family Friendly Policy
- Flexible working - 2 days in the office
- Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Private Health Insurance, Discount to Nuffield Gyms via Private Health Care and many more…
Closing date for applications
Closing date for applications: 29th September 2024 - 23:59pm
First Interview dates: 8th and 10th October 2024
Second Interview dates: 15th October 2024
Equal opportunities Statement
As part of its recruitment policy, SEO London intends to ensure that no prospective or actual employee is discriminated against on the basis of race, sex, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, employment status, class, disability, age, religious belief or political persuasion or is disadvantaged by any condition or requirement which is not demonstrably justifiable.
Safeguarding
All posts at SEO London involve some degree of responsibility for safeguarding. Successful applicants are required to complete a Disclosure Form from the Disclosure and Barring Service ("DBS") for the position. Failure to declare any convictions (that are not subject to DBS filtering) may disqualify a candidate for appointment or result in summary dismissal if the discrepancy comes to light subsequently.
Right to work
Do you have the right to work in the UK? Unfortunately, at this time, we cannot provide sponsorship or consider overseas applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking an experienced, flexible, self-motivated person who will work with the Home-Start team, training and supervising a team of home-visiting volunteers, peer Buddies and holding a caseload of families needing support. The role is based in our Watford offices with travel to families and volunteers in Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere. Home-Start is a leading family support charity, committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under the age of 5. Parent volunteers offer regular support to families in their own homes, helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown.
The ideal candidate will have:
· Experience of working face to face with families
· Good knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures
· Experience of recruiting, training and managing volunteers
· Skilled at delivering training
· Excellent interpersonal skills, experienced at working with a wide variety of people
· Good IT skills
· Ability to work on own initiative in a challenging environment
· A relevant qualification
Closing Date: End of October 13th
Interviews will take place w/c 21st October 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Fundraising Supporter Development Coordinator
About the role
As CUF works towards a new strategy and refreshed mission, vision and values, fundraised income is crucial for supporting its programmes and core operations. You will coordinate campaigns, direct marketing appeals and other supporter communications, using fundraising best practice, to maximise Church Urban Fund’s income for all components of individual and church giving. This role will report to the Head of Fundraising and Communications.
Job Description
Location: Hybrid: Office base is in London with expectation for a minimum of one day per week in the office (The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, Vauxhall, London, SE11 5RR)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week (flexible working arrangements considered)
Salary: £32,000 – £35,000 depending on experience.
Annual Leave: 22 days + 3 CUF discretionary days + Bank Holidays per annum.
Key Responsibilities
Instigate and undertake activities in the following key areas:
· Individual Supporter Acquisition
· Individual Supporter Development
· Individual Supporter Journeys and Touchpoints
· Manage income and expenditure budgets
· Work across the team
· Work across CUF
How to apply:
To apply, please send/email an up-to-date CV and covering letter outlining your relevant skills and experience, relating to the listed responsibilities, skills and experience
Closing date: 5:00pm Friday 4th October 2024 with interviews during week commencing 21st October 2024 (in London)
Church Urban Fund is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.
Role overview
This key role manages our flagship and award-winning project supporting refugees with IT Hardware. The project collects IT Hardware, refurbishes and repairs it through our network of technicians, matches it with a suitable recipient through our referral process and then distributes it to charities and individual refugees and asylum seekers at no cost to the recipient. The project is in its third year, in which it will grow to overseeing e-waste collection and tech re-sale.
This role has two central arms: project management and volunteer management.
Overall management of the project includes key decision-making on tech refurbishment and distribution, building and maintaining key partnerships, impact reporting, staff management, external representation, developing and recording institutional memory and supporting the project's strategic growth with support from the Director. The postholder will be responsible for working with their team to maintain the smooth running of the project and deliver the project outcomes. They will deputise for the Director where necessary.
Volunteer management predominantly looks like the recruitment, coordination, training and retention of technical volunteers, many of whom are asylum seeking graduates of our tech training course. The post holder will be the go-to person for the volunteers and provide technical and management support with the help of our Technical Lead.
We know good project managers have a variety of skills and experience. We are not running a personal specification, but the strongest applications will indicate staff management experience and basic knowledge of IT repair.
We choose to publish the draft job description of the roles we advertise for. If you have the skills, experience and character to do the job below, please apply. We particularly welcome applications from those with experience of asylum and migration.
Outcome 1 - Manage the Digital Access project and the team working to deliver its outcomes
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Oversee the logistics and operations involved in collecting, storing and redistributing large quantities of IT Hardware, including the distribution of Data SIM cards to recipients with support from your team.
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Work with the Engagement Manager to identify and communicate with businesses, individuals and other sources of IT Hardware to explain our process and the impact of the project.
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Oversee the smooth running of and improvements to the referral process through which charity partners and individual refugees apply for and receive devices.
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Ensure the project goals are delivered on time and within budget.
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Provide thoughtful and kind management of the Operations Coordinator and Operations Assistant, meeting regularly and supporting their development.
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Record the institutional memory of the project through a digital guide to the processes and learnings which constitute the Digital Access programme.
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Ensure everyone at Screen Share who engages with the project does so in line with our safeguarding and privacy policies.
Outcome 2 - Monitor, evaluate and communicate the impact of our device provision
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Collate and present service user and device data (e.g use-case, age, geography) on a monthly and quarterly basis which represents our impact on the ground for internal and external audiences.
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Lead on the measurement of our impact through collection of case studies and distribution of our feedback form.
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Critically analyse and improve our impact measurement process to ensure it is ethical and fit for purpose.
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Work directly with service users, the Director and Communications team to produce compelling stories of the impact of Screen Share’s provision, with particular focus on our annual impact report.
Outcome 3 - Coordinate tech volunteers, external repair partners and technical staff (tech agents) to secure a regular flow of repair and refurbishment
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Oversee the process by which tech agents request and receive parts for the refurbishment process (hardware, software and tools).
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Work with our Technical Lead to ensure tech agents are provisioning devices consistently across our suite.
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Ensure the smooth implementation of changes to our technical provision.
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Critically analyse and improve the way in which the repair and refurbishment process is technically facilitated and recorded.
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Design and Deliver a tech volunteer retention strategy.
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Ensure our repair and refurbishment costs do not exceed our budget.
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Conduct in-person reviews with tech agents to monitor their progress and provide quality assurance.
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Explain our process to prospective repair partners and onboard them onto our system.
Outcome 4 - Recruit, train and support new technical volunteers
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Design and implement a nationwide technical volunteer recruitment and retention strategy which establishes a regular flow of technical volunteers into Screen Share, including and especially volunteers from an asylum seeking background and those who have graduated from our training course.
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Facilitate tech volunteer onboarding including external references, interviews and safeguarding.
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Coordinate and lead monthly volunteer tech team meetings.
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Explore partnerships with local tech businesses or refugees for paid refurbishment.
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Run basic laptop refurbishment refresher training for new volunteers in need of support.
Outcome 5 - Ensure Screen Share tech agent records are kept up to date
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Ensure the tech agent base is kept up to date at all times with all necessary details to facilitate refurbishment
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Ensure contact logs are maintained for each tech agent in accordance with GDPR legislation and that holidays/preferences/issues are recorded
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Ensure the right staff can access notes on 1:1’s with tech volunteers
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Analyse tech agent data thematically, implementing adjustments on a regular basis
Outcome 6 - Contribute to the strategic development of the project and ensure the Director receives appropriate support
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Represent the project to prospective partners, local councils and at public events, increasing its visibility within the refugee and tech sector.
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Design and implement experiments to test assumptions, minimise risk and scale the project.
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Deputise for the Founder and Director in internal and external settings where necessary.
Please write a short covering letter which sets out your motivation for applying, your experience managing staff and leading charitable projects.
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Project Officer – Behaviour Change & Engagement
(Reigate & Bansted)
£28,831 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
(Ref: SUS4322)
Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working.
Fixed contract until 31st March 2025
Base: Hybrid with opportunity to work at Reigate & Banstead Borough Council Offices
About the role
An exciting role to deliver a tailored package of support that will help Reigate and Banstead Council to increase levels of active travel in the area. You will engage with schools, workplaces, and communities to support and enable more people to walk, wheel, cycle and scoot for local everyday journeys, instead of taking the car.
As the Project Officer, you will plan and deliver fun, innovative and engaging activities such as mapping safe routes, leading rides and walks, practical skills sessions, competitions, initiatives and information events. The range of activities, events and resources will be adapted to meet the needs of the different audiences and will be designed to be inclusive so as many people as possible can benefit from the project and more local journeys can be travelled actively.
This role will require you to work with a range of people across local and diverse communities, workplaces and schools in Reigate and Banstead. Creating relationships with key people and employers, understanding the barriers, challenges and opportunities to actively travel. You will be working closely with others to develop a programme of activities.
You will have the opportunity to give people confidence, enthusiasm and skills to travel more actively, through events and community activities.
You will build and manage internal and external relationships with key people such as school or community travel champions, local authority colleagues and other Sustrans delivery officers.
Within the role, there will be an expectation to capture the impact of the project through completing reporting and monitoring, writing case studies, capturing quotes and photos and contributing to an end of project report.
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.
About you
You should have experience of working with children and young people within a community setting and delivering physical activities to groups. Your knowledge of the local area will help you form relationships with a wide range of organisations, groups, and individuals.
You will be a self-motivated and solution driven individual used to working independently as well as part of a team, with the ability to plan and prioritise your workload.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
- 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
- Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Staff volunteer days
- 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
- We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
- Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
- Bike, computer and season ticket loans
- Discount benefits
- London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
- Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
Family Friendly
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Additional information
- Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 03 October 2024.
- Interviews will take place via MS Teams on the 15th or 16th of October 2024
About Sustrans
At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.
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 service users and staff in drug and alcohol, hostel and homeless services, increasing hepatitis C awareness, access to testing and referral to 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.
Working under the guidance of the Peer Programme Manager, this post will continue the development of the project, recruiting and coordinating peers across Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan. Working in partnership with hepatitis C clinical teams, drug and alcohol services and homeless service providers, the post will coordinate delivery of awareness raising workshops, hepatitis C testing with a focus on local prisons and community criminal justice settings, ensure that service users are referred and supported through hepatitis C treatment and care.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Description
The Jewish Museum London has undergone substantial positive change over the past year, moving out of our Camden site and moving to a ‘Museum without Walls’ model. With new leadership installed at both lay and staff levels and a consultation process about to begin for the development of a five and fifteen-year strategy the Museum is looking for a new member of the team to assist our new CEO, Sally Angel, as she works to deliver a new vision for the Museum.
Our museum is made up of passionate and expert staff and a collection of over 40,000 objects which are both accredited and designated with Outstanding status by Arts Council England. Our learning programmes hold multiple awards, and our visitor feedback is consistently very high, however, we have much bigger ambitions than our current success. The Museum is looking to expand, in space, in profile and in audience reach. We are looking for someone passionate about our potential to assist the CEO and the wider team as we move forward to the next phase of the Jewish Museum London.
Reporting to the CEO, the appointed candidate will have the organisational and administrative skills to ensure the CEO and SLT can efficiently run the Museum as well as provide general administrative support to the office.
The full application pack including responsiblities and personal specification is availble to view as a PDF or on our application page by clicking 'Apply'.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our Activity Service
The Activity Service is an important part of our organisation, delivering high quality activities to the older people of Merton. Our Activity team create and deliver a wide range of activities including a daily lunch club, crafting, poetry, singing and exercises at our centre in Mitcham and other locations across the borough of Merton.
The Activity service is busy and vibrant where no two days are the same, the service has over 10,000 attendees a year, taking part in over 700 activities and exercise classes. The service enables our community to live more healthily, happily and independently in later life.
Age UK Merton is in its second year of a new 3-year Strategic Plan, which aims to increase outreach and engagement across the borough, and our activities programme is a very important part of that.
About the Role
We are recruiting an Activity Coordinator to support the Activity Service Manager in the delivery and development of the Activity service.
The Activities Coordinator will be a hands-on role, working with the team to deliver a wide range of activities both existing and new at our centre and across the borough of Merton.
The role will play a key part in organising the delivery of existing activities, ensuring they are delivered to an exceptional standard with the service users at the heart of the service.
The role will on occasion deputise for the Activities Service manager, overseeing both the team and the delivery of activities. This role will play an important part to increase our outreach across Merton.
About You
You are an enthusiastic, motivated and organised person with excellent people skills who’s looking for a role where real impact is made on the lives of the people you are supporting. Your approach to problems is with a positive outlook and a can-do attitude, you are ready to get involved in the delivery of the service, leading by example and spending time connecting and supporting the clients who attend the activities.
Experience of supporting older people in a health and social care function is not essential but desirable. What is important is your ability to work as part of a team but also using your initiative, being flexible and collaborative across the team at Age UK Merton. All our employees demonstrate our values of Quality, Integrity, Kindness, Inclusivity and Collaboration, and you will see this reflected throughout the people who make Age UK a wonderful place to work.
Job Description
We are an equal opportunities employer, aspiring to reflect the communities that we serve, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We value diversity and believe our differences enrich the services we provide to local older adults. They also help us as colleagues by encouraging us to challenge ourselves, learn, innovate, and adapt.
Job title: Activity Coordinator
Salary: £28,000 - £31,500 per year
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Responsible to: Activity Service Manager
Based at: Elmwood Centre in Mitcham and various locations across Merton. This role requires the delivery of activities in person at our centre.
Contract: Permanent
Age UK Merton supports over 3,000 older people a year, our mission is to provide quality advice and services that meet the needs of older adults in Merton.
We have a comprehensive package of employee support, including a holistic approach to our employees’ health and wellbeing.
We offer:
25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. In recognition of long service, this annual leave entitlement will increase to 27 days after 5 years’ continuous service, and to 30 days after 10 years’ continuous service.
Age UK Merton gifts an additional three days leave between Christmas and New Year.
Admittance to our employee benefit scheme Medicash- a suite of health and wellbeing support.
Enrolment into our pension scheme.
Key Result areas
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Innovate, develop, and deliver a wide range of new and existing activities for service users.
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Encourage clients to attend and participate in a range of activities
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Welcome all clients who attend the activity centre and enable them to engage in activities.
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Deputizing for the Activity Centre Manager.
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Create and collate feedback from service users.
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Identify and develop existing volunteer roles within the Activity Service.
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Work collaboratively with other Age UK Merton Services and teams to provide help and advice to clients who are identified as needing additional support.
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Building strong collaborative relationships with external partners who deliver exercise classes.
Organisation and Coordination of Activities
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To organise the delivery of all activities and exercise classes in the centre.
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To be actively involved in the ongoing development and design new activities held across the borough.
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To support the planning and development of Age UK Merton’s quarterly activity guide to include all events at Age UK Merton.
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To plan and coordinate the distribution of the activity guide across the borough.
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To encourage the attendance of activities to new and existing clients.
Volunteers
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Working with the Volunteer Service identify and develop roles and responsibilities of volunteers who support the Activity team.
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To coordinate and organise the team of volunteers who support the Activity service.
Administrative Duties
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Responsible for daily banking and reconciliation of cash for all activities.
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Introduce new ways to pay for activities such as online bookings.
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Take bookings for all activities and input details on to the CRM.
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Answer telephone enquiries for the Activity centre.
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Greet all clients and volunteers attending the Activity centre.
Data Capture, Evaluation and Reporting.
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Respond to feedback and suggestions from clients to develop activities.
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Keep records up to date on the CRM for attendees of all activities.
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Working with the Activity Service Manager to expand the delivery of activities into areas of the borough not currently served.
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Working with the Activity Manager to develop client feedback opportunities.
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Support the Activity Manager to identify and write up case studies for funding applications.
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Use the CRM to run reports to support funding bids and reporting.
General
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Establish good working relationships with all relevant stakeholders and liaise as required Comply at all times with the policies and procedures of Age UK Merton.
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Ensure that Age UK Merton’s Equal Opportunities policies, principles and practices are observed and implemented throughout service delivery.
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Carry out any other relevant tasks as required, to ensure the effective development of the organisation and the delivery of its services, this may include supporting weekend and out of hours events for time off in lieu.
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Attend staff meetings and personal supervision and appraisal meetings.
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Be aware of own training needs and participate in training/education to improve performance considered relevant to the post and to achieve agreed targets.
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Act as a representative of the values, beliefs and principles of AUKM at all times
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Undertake any other duties that are requested and commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.
Please inform us of any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you through our recruitment process.
The closing date for applications is 21st of October.
Interviews will take place in our offices in Mitcham the week of the 28th of October. If you have not heard from us by this date, you can assume that you have not been shortlisted.
General information about Age UK Merton
Age UK Merton is an independent charity operating within the national Age UK network to provide services for older adults in the London Borough of Merton. Our role is to ensure that older adults can easily access the support, services and care they need as they get older.
Our Priorities
We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of older people in Merton. Our Strategic Plan outlines our three key priorities to improve health and wellbeing by:
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Providing high quality advice and practical support
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Building social connection
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Creating opportunities for lifelong active ageing
Our Vision
Supporting our community with opportunities to love later life
Our Mission
To provide quality advice and services that meet the needs of older adults in Merton
Our Values
We want to be known for:
Inclusivity – A safe, inclusive place to be for all clients, volunteers and staff
Collaboration – Working with partners across sectors to get the best outcomes for Merton’s older adults
Integrity – Robust privacy and confidentiality procedures - trusted staff and volunteers
Kindness – A supportive, empathic place to work, volunteer or receive support
Quality – Providing accredited, person-centred services, respected throughout the borough
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Recovery Coordinator
Location: Lambeth, London
Assignment Length: 3 months (covering permanent recruitment)
Pay: £14.40 + holiday pay = £16.14 or £18.50 umbrella per hour
Hours: Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Recovery Coordinator to join a vital project in Lambeth, London, supporting individuals with mental health needs to find and sustain meaningful employment.
About the Role:
This role is part of a project focused on empowering Southwark residents by addressing various barriers to employment. You will provide personalised support and guidance through regular coaching sessions, helping clients reach their full potential and secure job opportunities that align with their goals and mental health support needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a growing caseload of up to 20 clients - some in employment already, some seeking employment
- Providing exceptional support to people with mental health issues into suitable and sustainable employment.
- Engaging with people from referral, into work and beyond for sustainment, offering comprehensive support in skills identification and practical guidance.
- Playing a crucial role in supporting sustained success for people and employers in work.
- Establishing relationships with key stakeholders in mental health teams and employers for effective referrals and successful outcomes.
- Ensuring accurate data collection, recording and maintenance of an up-to-date case management system.
- Provide comprehensive employment support including CV writing, job search assistance, and application support
- Help clients identify and access relevant training courses, apprenticeships, volunteer positions, and internships
- Offer careers advice, interview coaching, and confidence-building exercises
- Build and maintain relationships with local employers to facilitate job placements
- Collaborate with local referral sources including the council, Talking Therapies, and self-referrals
Location:
This role is based in Lambeth, with a focus on supporting clients with low to high support needs referred via various mental health pathways. You'll be primarily based in Stockwell, with visits across a few different sites in the borough of Lambeth
Please note: this is an in-person role with no remote working.
Ideal Candidate: We are looking for individuals with experience in:
- CV writing support
- Experience with supporting people living with various mental health conditions
- Job search and application assistance
- Confidence-building for interviews
- Careers advice and guidance
- Mentoring and coaching
- Strong IT, administrative, and literacy skills are essential for this role. Additionally, experience working with individuals with low to medium mental health support needs will be highly beneficial.
If you are passionate about making a difference in people's lives and have the skills and experience to support those with mental health needs into employment, we want to hear from you!
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