Jobs
18.5 hours per week
£29,855.00 per annum (plus allowances) pro rata
Permanent with Funding until 31st March 2025 with a potential extension to March 2026 (to be confirmed)
£14,927.50 Pro Rata
Location - Torbay
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our children and young people's directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country.
We are currently looking for a child-centred practitioner to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
A key part of this role will be your ability to ensure that all young people in contact with the service are assessed and treated for identified drugs/alcohol problems.
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-A knowledge of substance misuse and awareness of national and local initiatives
-Knowledge of child adolescent development and person centred interventions
-Knowledge of relevant drug prevention and harm minimisation strategies to all referred young people
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is midnight on 18th July 2024. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we can close this vacancy from the 4th July onwards.
Interview date TBC
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Norton Housing and Support is a well-established Charity and social housing provider, offering high quality accommodation and support services to adults with support needs.
As part of an exciting programme of expansion, we are opening a new development in Blaby, Leicestershire comprising of 15, 1-bedroom flats, generous office / communal space and landscaped courtyard garden. The scheme will offer Housing Management Support to individuals who have mental health diagnosis
Based at the scheme 30 hours per week, the Housing Officer will play a key role from the outset, ensuring that the service offers a friendly and mutually supportive environment that successfully integrates within the wider community and gives resident the best possible opportunity to maintain their tenancy.
We offer:
- A full induction and ongoing training to help you develop your skills. Our current training programme includes trauma informed practice, motivational interviewing, and safeguarding.
- A small, friendly team. In our 2023 survey, 100% of staff agreed Norton was a good place to work. “I enjoy feeling like I make a difference to people’s lives…. It’s a great feeling knowing you have brightened up a person’s day”.
- Regular line management support and team engagement opportunities
- Generous annual leave allowance of 5 weeks per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata), with additional leave for long service
-A health plan, allowing you to claim back a wide range of everyday health expenses up to your annual limit, access to a 24-hour counselling service, tax and legal support, and shopping discounts
- Attractive pension scheme
- Mileage paid for car usage (where applicable)
- Sociable working patterns, with no weekend or bank holiday working
Norton Housing and Support is Investors in People Accredited.
More About the Role
As a Housing Officer, you will:
- Supervise and be responsible for the day-to-day management of the accommodation, ensuring a safe and secure environment.
- Provide housing related advice and an intensive housing management service to residents.
- Work with residents to manage their accommodation and tenancy.
- Complete all tasks and work as part of the team in accordance with NH&S organisational values:
- person centered
- empowerment
- respect
- inclusiveness
- integrity
- working in partnership
If you have previous experience of housing management, including health and safety, and of working with vulnerable groups, then this role could be perfect for you! We are looking for committed individuals who are driven by a desire to make real difference to the lives of adults living within our supported accommodation settings.
You will need:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- The ability to earn and maintain the trust of residents, and staff from other organisations
- A warm, empathic and non judgemental approach
A qualification in housing would be advantageous, but full training will be given.
A full person specification and job description are available on our website.
Hours of work will be 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects the community we serve. To this end we actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups, including members of our black and minority ethnic communities.
Recruitment Process
Any offer of employment is subject to proof of right to work in the UK, two satisfactory references (one of whom should be your last or most recent employer, where applicable) and health screening questionnaire. Please note, we are currently unable to provide/transfer visa sponsorship to work in the UK.
The role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check is required. More information about our approach to DBS checks and employment of ex-offenders can be found on our website.
To apply, please send your CV and ensuring that you complete the Supporting Statement by referring to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Applications without sufficient information, including an up to date CV / Supporting Statement will not be considered.
Unfortunately, we are unable to acknowledge all applications.
Interviews will be conducted in 2 stages
Please note, that we reserve the right to close applications early.
Norton Housing and Support are an equal opportunities employer, please make us aware should you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We seek individuals deeply committed to supporting children and young people (CYP), driven by intrinsic motivation and unwavering standards for themselves and others. If you resonate with this, we invite you to join our team!
AllChild (formally West London Zone) is a non-profit organisation that proactively works with children and their families to flourish socially, emotionally and academically through our tailored Impact Programme.
Working with schools, we identify and support children and young people before the need for crisis intervention, connecting them to the help they need through our trusted adult, the Link Worker.
Our Associate Link Worker/Link Worker/Hub Lead is based in the school with the children and young people they are working with on our programme. They work directly with the children, their families, their teachers and our partners to design and facilitate a two-year Impact Programme of support and champion the children and young people along the way.
Since our launch in 2016, our Impact Programme has helped thousands of children and young people at the tipping point of need. 75% are no longer at risk in their emotional and mental wellbeing, two thirds improved their grades, and 90% of schools renew after the first programme, noting ‘transformational or significant positive impact’ for the children and the wider school environment.
We are proud to be an employer that puts equity, diversity and inclusion at the core of all that we do, for the benefit of our employees, our partners, and the communities that we work with. We are proud of our diversity and are therefore keen to receive applications from people who may be under-represented in our AllChild community. Please read our EDI statement on our website.
For more information, please read our detailed Job Pack and refer to our Safer Recruitment and Selection Policy.
Please inform us of any accessibility needs for the application or interview process. We will address them when scheduling interviews
To ensure fairness in selecting the best candidates for this role, we operate a blind recruitment process. Therefore, all applications are anonymised until an interview has been confirmed.
All applicants will be contacted regarding their application status and shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.
Co-Production Community Engagement Lead
Due to the charity taking yet another step to prepare the organisation to live and breathe co-production – from the Board of Trustees to every single member of staff team and volunteers, we have an exciting opportunity for a Co-Production and Community Engagement Delivery and Strategy Lead to join the team.
The charity has a long history of working with people and exploring different ways of co-producing and giving proper voice to people with lived experience of mental health issues, so this is an exciting time to come on board.
Position: Co-Production and Community Engagement Delivery and Strategy Lead
Location: Leatherhead/Hybrid (with agreed minimum number of days in the office)
Hours: Full Time/flexible (part time and split roles can be considered)
Salary: £33,939 per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent.
Benefits: Pension, Employee Assistance Programme, 25 days a year holiday and Bank Holidays
Closing date: 18th July 2024
The Role
You will lead on the development of the strategic priority for the charity to live and breathe co-production, which includes work on cultural change within the organisation. You will empower people with lived experience of mental health problems to unitise their expertise to improve the way mental health services are developed, reviewed and delivered through co-production and involvement, along with leading on the work of the Co-Production Advisory Group and ensure the growth and training of its membership.
About You
You will thoroughly understand approaches and best practices around involvement and co-production, and challenges and strategies to engage and empower people who often don’t have the opportunity for their voice to be heard. You will be confident and resilient, with the ability to work with and lead on aspects of the strategy delivery and will bring with you passion, energy, and enthusiasm.
You will have experience of:
- Managing projects and administration
- Developing and delivering elements of strategic objectives
- Engaging with a diverse range of communities
- Record keeping and handling of sensitive and confidential information
- Analysing data and reporting insights
- Line management of staff
We welcome applicants with lived experience through directly using health and social care services or supporting someone that has or does.
You will be asked to submit a CV and supporting statement detailing how you meet the specification’ as part of the process.
About the Organisation
The charity is a mental health and emotional wellbeing charity, supporting Surrey residents since 1994 in Banstead, Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell and Mole Valley.
Offering a variety of face-to-face and online services, available to adults (aged 16+) living in Surrey who would like to restore and/or maintain their mental and emotional wellbeing (no diagnosis needed), the services are free of charge, with no waiting list and no time limit.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and the successful completion of a probationary period.
You may also have experience in areas such as Community, Engagement, Community Engagement, Co Production, Community Lead, Engagement Lead, Community Engagement Lead, Co Production Lead, Impact and Engagement, Mental Health, Mental Health Community Lead, Service Lead. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.
Job title: Crisis Recovery Worker
Post no: 602
Working base: Milton Keynes
Hours: 12 or 18 hours per week
Working pattern: 2x or 3x 6hour shifts per week (Flexi Mon-Sun 17:00 - 23:00)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £24,088 per annum FTE (£7,812.32 - £11,718.49 per annum Actual)
Could you support individuals to deescalate crisis and improve mental health and wellbeing, through focussed 1:1s and structured crisis interventions?
About our Crisis Cafés
Our Crisis Cafes offer a safe, welcoming and non-judgmental environment outside of normal working hours for those who feel in mental distress or crisis.
About the Role
The role will involve assessing needs and offering one to one support to service users to enable them to begin the process of improving their mental health and wellbeing and to providing clarity on services and pathways available in the area. The role will be part of a larger Crisis Café team made up of Crisis Recovery Workers, Crisis Peer Support Workers, Team Leaders and volunteers.
Service Delivery
- Deliver crisis focussed 1:1s and ensure outcomes which supports individuals experiencing a mental health crisis in Milton Keynes, in line with Mind BLMK’s agreed crisis service and requirements as well as contract requirements.
- Assessing need and suitability for the service in line with the access to services process, and undertaking 1:1s.
- Contribute to maintaining an effective volunteer workforce for the service in line with Mind BLMK’s HR policies, procedures and guidance (workload planning and support).
- Carry out Cash Handling, Health and Safety and Data Collection responsibilities as directed by the Team Leader in line with Mind BLMK’s policies, procedures, requirements and guidance.
Entitlements/benefits:
- 25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
- Optional Health Plan
- Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
- In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
- Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)
If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.
Closedown: 5pm on Friday 5th July 2024
Interview Date: Week commencing 15th July 2024
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.
Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
No agencies please.
We are currently looking for a Communications and Engagement Business Manager to join the Foundation on a 12 month fixed term contract.
The Communications and Engagement Business Manager is there to provide project and business management support to enable the Communications and Engagement leadership team to focus on progressing the work of the business area and leading the wider team. The Business Manager is embedded in the team in order to fully understand priorities, goals and ambitions and help enable the leadership team to achieve them.
Key Resposibilities
- Build an in-depth knowledge of the Communication and Engagement’s leadership priorities in order to help support the business area’s work.
- Build an in-depth knowledge of partnerships and stakeholders.
- Project management and administration activities for Communication and Engagement’s projects, monitoring critical paths, milestones, taking on discrete areas of project work as appropriate and making decisions autonomously.
- Communicate and negotiate projects and liaise with the wider Foundation team and other stakeholders on behalf of the Executive Directors to enable projects and tasks to progress.
- Proactive diary management for the leadership of the Communication and Engagement Team in conjunction with other Business and Diary Managers where necessary.
- Keep track of the Foundation’s planning points and rhythms in order to manage leadership time and stakeholders.
- Agenda planning and setting for leadership and full team meetings, in partnership with the Executive Directors.
- Note taking and action monitoring of the above meetings, following up on completion of tasks when required.
- Liaise with the wider Business Area teams and other stakeholders on behalf of the Executive Directors to enable projects and tasks to progress.
- Management of the flow of information to other staff within the Foundation.
- Ad hoc desk research as required, collating information and giving recommendations based on the information gathered
- Proactively identify and deliver improvements to team processes and share these learnings with other business areas
- Provide administrative support, such as creating and formatting documents / slides, updating the CRM system, making travel arrangements and other tasks as required.
- Diary management cover for other business areas to cover absence within the team as necessary
- Line management of a Diary Administrator including coaching and development, motivation and end of year and mid year reviews.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Ability to solve problems under pressure
- Attention to detail
- The ability to make decisions based on knowledge of the business areas priorities
- Ability to absorb and summarize complex information
- Ability to plan ahead, anticipating issues before they arise
- Ability to change priorities whilst remaining calm and focussed
- The ability to work with initiative and at pace
- Curiosity and a proactive approach
- Strong time-management skills and the ability to organise and coordinate multiple projects at once
- Superb written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Project Management experience
- Experience in partnership working across organisations and teams, in a complex organisation and liaising with a wide number of stakeholders
- Experience of improving business management processes
- Experience of diary management for multiple people
- Experience using the Microsoft Office Suite 365 and the ability to pick up new software quickly without training.
Benefits
- Up to 12% employer pension contribution.
- Annual personal development budget.
- Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
- Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
- Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities.
- Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT Kit.
- Shower facilities and bike lock area.
- Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
- Subsidies for glasses
- Employee Assistance Programme
Are you looking for your next Trusts and Foundations fundraising role? Likewise are looking for a Trusts and Grants Manager to lead on identifying, applying and securing partnerships with a range of trusts and foundations such as City Bridge, Camden Partnerships Fund, and the Tudor Trust.
Likewise is an innovative social care and mental health charity working at the heart of the Camden community to support individuals experiencing marginalisation and social exclusion. Their commitment to creating strong relationships and connections extends beyond their Community Hub and support and they provide amazing learning and development opportunities as well as flexible working.
You’ll need:
- Experience working with Trusts, Foundations and securing donations
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal – presenting complex information clearly, concisely and persuasively
- Proven organisation and project management skills and experience in developing strong internal and external working relationships
Hours: 4 days per week
Salary: £33,000 - £35,000 (£28,000 pro rata)
Location: Hybrid – 1-2 days per week in Camden office
Deadline: 28 June
Interviews: 9/10 July
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Emma on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected].
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
The role of a Community Fundraising Executive is raising charitable donations, by building meaningful and engaging relationships to work with the communities we serve in the West Midlands. This is an exciting new role within the fundraising and communications team and we are seeking an energetic, confident and proactive fundraiser to join our team. This role will require a lot of travel and focuses specifically on developing our education, clubs and faith groups fundraising income streams. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising and Communications and the rest of the fundraising team, you will develop innovative ways to engage with new audiences and maintain current relationships, to achieve our annual fundraising targets
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prison Facilitator - HMP Featherstone
Location: Staffordshire
Salary: £27,584
Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
Department: Prison delivery
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing illiteracy amongst people in prison?
Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led literacy and numeracy programmes across a number of prisons. We now have the opportunity to provide a service at HMP Featherstone. Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our literacy and numeracy programme at HMP New Featherstone, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.
Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach.
This role will be prison-based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.
We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.
Interviews are planned for the week commencing 22 July 2024.
Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.
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Prison Facilitator - HMP New Hall
Location: Wakefield
Salary: £27,584
Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
Department: Prison delivery
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing illiteracy amongst people in prison?
Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led literacy and numeracy programmes across a number of prisons. We now have the opportunity to provide a service at HMP New Hall. Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our literacy and numeracy programme at HMP New Hall, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.
Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach.
This role will be prison-based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.
We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.
Interviews are planned for the week commencing 22 July 2024.
Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.
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Causeway supports marginalised and vulnerable people to recover from trauma and develop safe and fulfilling futures. Our modern slavery and crime reduction services include safe houses, outreach, community programmes, holistic crisis interventions and signposting into counselling, training and employment. We drive change nationally through research, campaigning and strategic partnerships. Causeway’s four crime reduction services provide crime and violence reduction programmes for those committed to breaking their cycle of criminality. Our trauma-informed approach to supporting those who commit crime has proved successful in reducing rates of reoffending, which not only benefits the individuals involved, but reduces the number of victims and creates a safer society for all.
How this role fits into the vision and objectives of Causeway
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Service Manager focusing on our Outreach support across the Northwest. This purpose of this role is to manage and maintain high levels of service delivery. You will directly oversee four Coordinators. You will work with those Coordinators to ensure that; contractual KPI's are met, clients are supported effectively, staff are developed, and internal process and procedures are followed, to a high standard. Where required, you will also play a role in implementing service and system improvements
Responsibilities
- Oversight, line management, and support of Coordinators, incl. effective supervisions and yearly appraisals.
- Ensure all KPIs and service standards are met by staff incl. referrals, exits, paperwork submission.
- Use baseline, checklists, quality control and other systems to monitor and support effective service delivery.
- Ensure staff effectively carry out their roles, as per their job description.
- Manage service user or external complaints with the support of Senior Service Manager.
- Work with the other Service Managers, and all stakeholders to use, support and develop appropriate systems and processes, to ensure that services function effectively.
- Ensure all service users are being supported effectively, and assist Coordinators with problem-solving and managing incidents/safeguarding issues, where necessary
- Work in partnership with Safeguarding lead
- Ensure all staff are supported and managed effectively, incl. ensuring annual-leave/sickness/TOIL procedure is followed by Coordinators.
- Ensure appropriate lone-working safety procedures are implemented and developed ere required.
- Ensure all month-end procedure is followed by staff, and information submitted effectively.
- Oversight and regular monitoring of CMS (client-management-system).
- Maintain and develop local services and agency links, attending suitable networking meetings as requested.
- Attend relevant team meetings – incl. management meetings, and local team meetings.
- Communicate with the Salvation Army team where necessary.
- Work alongside P&C team to support Coordinators in managing or problem-solving any HR-related issues.
- Assist in developing and delivering training for staff.
- Communicating with the finance team appropriately with regards to month-end, financial requirements for the local services, and problem-solving.
- Sign off expenses and spend in-line with expenses policy.
- Oversight of staff and on-call rotas.
- Following all Causeway policies and procedures, and bringing insight into policy and procedural development.
- Take a role in supporting volunteers in the region, when required.
- To be ‘on-call’, out of hours approximately one week in four - managing and accepting referrals, and dealing with out-of-hours incidents.
- Oversee other services or a team in the absence of Coordinator (ie. Holiday or sickness).
- To maintain and build the Causeway culture and values across the staff team in the region.
- To promote the work of Causeway this may include; attending fundraising events, conferences, speaking.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
37 hours per week
£29,855 per annum (plus allowances)
Permanent with funding until 31st March 2025, with a potential extension to March 2026 (to be confirmed)
Location - Torbay
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our children and young people's directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country.
We are currently looking for a child-centered practitioner to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
A key part of this role will be your ability to ensure that all young people in contact with the service are assessed and treated for identified drugs/alcohol problems.
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-A knowledge of substance misuse and awareness of national and local initiatives
-Knowledge of child adolescent development and person centred interventions
-Knowledge of relevant drug prevention and harm minimisation strategies to all referred young people
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is midnight on 18th July 2024. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we can close this vacancy from the 4th July onwards.
Interview date TBC
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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Housing Advice Worker to join our Homelessness service in Kent.
£26,077.00 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 have an exciting future? 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.
Working within our Kent Domestic Abuse services, Tenancy Support Workers will provide resettlement support to customers who are moving on from refuge and domestic abuse tenancy support to community clients who have accessed the Sanctuary Scheme in West Kent.
Look Ahead operates trauma and psychologically informed approaches, ensuring that our customers benefit from being supported through strengths-based practices. Tenancy Support Workers share responsibility by ensuring that a holistic and cohesive model of customer support is embedded across Kent.
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:
* Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers who are currently in refuge to make the transition to permanent accommodation smoother.
* Supporting community customers who have accessed the Sanctuary Scheme to remain in their properties and manage the risks associated with that.
* Supporting key customers to set personalised goals in the form of a move on Support Plan
* Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking.'
* Ensuring customers have full access to any move on welfare support by completing move on paperwork prior to customers move on date.
* Liaising and building partnerships with local charities to support customers with move on items
* Accompany customers to property viewings.
* Helping to set up utilities for move on customers
* Working proactively with the refuge and IDVA teams and referring any clients/customers to the IDVAs where required.
* Completing Marac referrals for high risk community client.
* Empowering customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits to which they are entitled
* Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organizations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the communityMission & Values 'Working with people to make choices, achieve goals and take control of their live through high quality care, support and housing'
* Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
* Develop links with private sector landlords, estate agents and other housing providers in order to source additional units and move on accommodation
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
* Exudes a warm friendly presence 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
What you'll bring:
Essential:
* NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience in the social care/charity sector
Desirable:
* Full Driving Licence and access to use of vehicle
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.
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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a proactive Senior Resourcing & Retention Advisor to join our HR team. We are looking for an experienced in-house Recruitment professional to deliver an exceptional resourcing service to our internal stakeholders, hiring managers, candidates and staff utilising credible expertise and knowledge to guide and partner managers on the full recruitment cycle.
Using your specialist recruitment knowledge, you will utilise a range of effective candidate attraction methods for different roles at the RHN. Quick at building strong relationships, you will be a key point of contact to our stakeholders and recruiting managers, offering advice and expertise to support their recruitment campaigns. With a passion for customer service, you will communicate confidently and effectively with candidates, ensuring a positive recruitment onboarding and retention experience.
You will line manage a Recruitment Assistant and work closely with the HR Business Partner for Resourcing & Retention to engage the Recruitment Team to deliver objectives and operate a highly effective and efficient customer-focussed Recruitment service.
You will support the HR Business Partner for Resourcing & Retention with identifying and delivering on Resourcing & Retention projects that add value to the recruitment process and achieve our aims within the People Strategy.
To succeed in this role, it is essential that you have worked in a fast based resourcing role previously, preferably within a healthcare setting. You must have experience of a range of candidate attraction techniques and be able to think creatively to support hard to fill recruitment campaigns. You should have experience of ATS’ and recruitment systems, optimising them to full functionality and providing solutions to any issues.
About us:
Our Resourcing & Retention team is an integral part of our Workforce function, responsible for the full-cycle recruitment and retention process. The team provides a customer-focussed recruitment service using creative attraction methods to directly source applicants to the RHN and deliver a positive onboarding experience to candidates.
This is an exciting time to join the Resourcing & Retention team as we are embarking on several projects to raise the profile of the team and drive forward talent attraction methods to modernise the recruitment process at the RHN.
Situated within beautiful gardens and grounds, the RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services for people with complex neuro-disability and their families. We strive to empower our residents and patients to live their lives to the fullest thorough the delivery of outstanding care, clinical expertise and world leading research. Our care provision spans the entire pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care.
We are proud of our accreditation as ‘Leaders in Safeguarding’ and are on our journey to achieve the nursing accreditation ‘Pathway to Excellence’.
What we can offer you:
- 27 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
- Free on-site parking
- Continuous Professional Development
- Pension scheme
- Blue Light Card and Discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Flexible working
- Hybrid working (3 days per week on-site)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Trusts and Grants Fundraiser
Are you passionate about improve young people’s lives for the better? Do you have trust and grant bid-writing experience?
We have an opportunity for a Trusts and Grants Fundraiser to join the team in this hybrid-working role.
This is an exciting time to join an organisation with an established youth work provision, strong reputation in private, public and voluntary sectors, and a successful track record of grants and trusts which includes a capital expenditure investment of £1.4M.
Position: Trusts and Grants Fundraiser/Coordinator
Location: Manchester/Hybrid
Salary: £33,750 - £35,625 pro rata (actual part-time salary £27,000 - £28,500)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time, 32 hours per week
Benefits: Hybrid working, 5% contribution, 33 days inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rata), extra day off for your birthday, learning & development opportunities, access to EAP, onsite gym, sports, arts and music facilities and subsidised food from our canteen
Closing Date: 17th July 2024. Please note that shortlisting will be taking place on a rolling basis and this role may close sooner than advertised if a suitable candidate is found.
About the Role
The organisation delivers a range of targeted youth programmes for children and young people who benefit from more intensive support, to reach their goals including mental-health and emotional wellbeing support, careers and enterprise initiatives, youth voice and social action opportunities; and programmes addressing serious youth violence and exploitation.
We are looking for a Trusts and Grants Manager to oversee the fundraising of all restricted income. Restricted income makes up 70% of the overall income stream, and enables the charity to deliver core youth work activities as well as targeted programmes such as employability, health improvement and social prescribing, detached youth work and more, with over 50 funded contracts per year.
Key duties include:
- Manage a pipeline of restricted income
- Propose, cost and write trusts and grants applications that typically span from £5,000 to £100,000
- Support the Director of Fundraising to complete applications for unrestricted funding
- Keep up to date with local and national funding opportunities
- Chair the bi-weekly trusts and grants meetings
- Work closely with the Director of Youth Services to mobilise successful bids
- Support during the preparation of financial audits
This role will include both line management and hands on grant application and stewarding of commissioners.
About You
We are looking for an experienced trust and grant bid writer, with experience of developing and submitting high quality funding applications and approaches to funders.
You will also have experience of:
- Gathering, understanding and presenting complex information and data in a clear, concise way
- Working within a charity fundraising environment
- Cultivating relationships with funders, both via verbal and written methods of communication
- Working in a network of organisations
To apply, please submit a CV and Cover Letter (of not more than one page), explaining clearly why you are interested in the role.
About the Organisation
The Youth Zone is a limited charity that has been delivering high quality youth provision for 12 years. Originally commissioned with MyPlace funding, the organisation has become a community hub in Harpurhey, North Manchester – one of the poorest wards in England with 94% of youth members come from 1st/ 2nd indices on the national poverty index scale, where cost of living increases impacted hard and caused further adversity and inequality.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race & other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities.
The charity is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with their Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires a enhanced DBS check.
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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.