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Careers Coordinator
Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract: 12 months, fixed term contract
Location: Hybrid - home and office working (hours by agreement), travel will be required at times.
Offices: Edinburgh, Salford, Belfast, Cardiff, London
Salary: £28,000 - £35,500 per annum, plus Into Film benefits

About Into Film 
Into Film is the UK’s leading charity for film in education and the community. We provide screen industry careers information and advice, support young filmmakers, and bring the power of moving image storytelling into classroom teaching.

We also run the annual Into Film Festival which enables more than 400,000 pupils to visit the cinema for free, and the Into Film Awards - the UK’s leading showcase for young filmmaking talent. 

The core Into Film programme is free for UK state schools, colleges and other youth settings, thanks to support from the BFI, awarding National Lottery good cause funding, and through other key funders including Cinema First and Northern Ireland Screen.

Our vision – Film enriches the life of every child and young person. 
Our mission – To inspire and support young people to learn, and to realise their creative, cultural and career aspirations, through film and the moving image.

Role Summary 
The main function of the Careers Coordinator role is to develop, support and deliver Into Film’s Screen Careers Programme. The post holder will work closely with the Careers Lead, Industry Partnerships Lead and other members of Into Film staff who conceive, create and deliver our Screen Careers Programme. 

Alongside internal teams including Marcomms, the Careers Coordinator will develop content that supports careers professionals, teachers, young people and their parents, ensuring they can access what they need to become aware of the breadth of screen careers and how children and young people might go about entering these industries. 

The Careers Coordinator will manage various deliverables across the programme including but not limited to work experience pilots directly with young people, development of resources and training for careers professionals, and speaking slots at careers conferences UK-wide. The role will have a focus on reaching those young people who are underserved and under-represented. 

Main Responsibilities:

• As directed by the Careers Lead, support the implementation of the Screen Careers Programme Plan through colleagues, partners and supporters.
• Project manage the work experience deliverable alongside the local Activation Coordinators.
• Assist the Careers Lead and UK-wide activation team to plan and deliver Screen Careers events.
• Support the Learning Content Creation team with the development of Screen Careers resources, training and courses.
• Support the Careers Lead and Industry Partnerships Lead to manage stakeholders and industry partner relationships utilising our Customer Relationship Management tool, Salesforce.
• Generate ideas and organise existing content for the Get Into Film social media channels and young people hub on the Into Film website.
• Monitor content about careers on our resources, training programme and website to ensure that it's up to date and remains relevant.
• Monitor and evaluate the programme utilising internal and external feedback to help shape future Screen Careers annual programme plans.
• Contribute to quarterly reports to funders and the Into Film board. 
• Any other reasonable duties assigned by Into Film.

General Responsibilities:

• Commitment to quality internally and in all dealings with Into Film’s stakeholders including teachers, children and young people, industry partners, funders, supporters, parents and carers, and members of the public.
• Commitment and active participation in helping Into Film live its EEDI values and ethos through everything it does.
• Contribute to long term planning to ensure growth in line with demand and resources.
• Contribute to the regular monitoring and evaluation of Into Film’s work.

Person Specification:
Minimum Requirements:

• Experience, knowledge and understanding of the careers education, information, advice and guidance landscape for 11–18-year-olds across the UK.
• At least one year's experience working in careers, education or the screen industries.
• Understanding and experience of what careers professionals and educators need to be able to support young people to explore the breath of opportunities in the screen industries, particularly those currently underrepresented in the industry.
• Experience, knowledge and understanding of the screen industries across the UK.
• Organisational project management skills, strong communication style and the ability to juggle multiple projects.
• Strong collaborative skills working across multiple teams and disciplines.
• Strong evaluation and reporting skills. 
• Experience of event management and high-profile engagement.
• Knowledge of fundraising and how Into Film’s careers work could feed into successful applications.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office. 
• A love and knowledge of film.

Into Film employees enjoy the following benefits:

• Enhanced annual leave – 28 days (pro-rata), including 3 days to cover office closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Additional long service holiday award – after 3 years at Into Film, staff are awarded one extra day of holiday for each additional year worked, with the total entitlement capped at 35 days, i.e. on the 4th anniversary of working at Into Film leave increases to 29 days, and continues to increase on the anniversary of employment annually, to a maximum of 35 days.
• Pension – matched up to 5% of salary (2% above statutory employer contribution).
• Flexible working including compressed hours, job share etc. – all applications favourably considered, approval will be at the discretion of Into Film.
• Enhanced parental/paternity/shared parental leave.
• Support for professional qualifications – money towards courses and/or study days, if relevant to role.
• Interest-free non-essential study loans.
• Interest-free bike/scooter/travelcard loan.
• Career break – up to 4 weeks unpaid leave, after 2 years’ service (at managers’ discretion).
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – 24/7 confidential advice and guidance. 
• Wisdom health cover – including £75 annual eye care cover, as well as health insurance (non-contributory, apart from employee tax contribution).
• BenefitHub portal - offering discounts on healthcare, wellbeing products, and lifestyle products and services.

Into Film operates a hybrid working policy with offices in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh and Salford. We are open to flexible working models wherever the role allows, including working compressed hours.

All employees regularly working with children and member data are required to undertake and maintain enhanced DBS clearance (and/or Access NI check or Disclosure Scotland check, depending on working location), acquired at Into Film’s expense; employment is dependent upon this.

Closing: 23:59, Sunday 9th March 2025

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.

No agencies please.

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 or other community 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.

Working under the guidance of the Peer Programme Manager and as part of the wider team programme to eliminate hepatitis C, the Peer Support Lead will provide volunteer peer support, coordinate the delivery of educational workshops, promote and provide hepatitis C testing and prevention interventions across community settings, and ensure that patients are supported throughout hepatitis C treatment and care.

This post will require extensive travel across the region and it’s desirable the post holder holds a clean driving licence and have their own vehicle for work related travel.

Salary: £18,668.00 (£14.36 hourly)

Hours: 25 hours per week – Monday to Friday with flexibility on start time and finish times

Centre 404 is a friendly, local and thriving charity with an excellent reputation for providing high quality support and services to people with learning disabilities and their families in North London.

We are now looking for someone with experience of working with children with a learning disability and/or Autism to take on the role of coordinator for our short breaks programme for children and their families and family carers in Camden.

As Camden Short Breaks Coordinator, you will be responsible for our delivery of person-centred home- based and community-based outreach support for children and young people living in the borough, ensuring that our service is of the highest quality and meets all CQC standards and contract requirements.

This role involves line managing a team of support workers and positive behavioural support (PBS) workers, liaising with the local authority and local schools, working in partnership with family carers and children and young people to deliver a high-quality service .

Above all, we are looking for someone who is an empathetic and caring communicator who can provide consistent and informed support to families in need. In addition , we would love you to be an innovative and organised team player who will contribute positively to the team.

We strive to offer career development opportunities for all of our staff and welcome ambitious people who want to help us expand our reach of support services.

Candidates are strongly encouraged to read the full job description before submitting their applications. This is available on the vacancies page of the Centre 404 website and on this site as an attachment.

Centre 404 is dedicated to staff development and supervision and we will provide a detailed induction and on-going training and support. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and we are looking to recruit people who share these values. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS check, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and two satisfactory references.

We are dedicated to providing a meaningful and rewarding work environment, as well as offering a range of perks and benefits for our staff to enjoy.

Centre 404 is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Charity ref number 299889

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with a fantastic Health Charity to find their Health Marketing Manager.

The charity offers a flexible working environment, with hybrid working from their London Bridge office.

The Health Marketing Manager will be responsible for the overall management and delivery of the health education and research marketing and communications work. The post holder will work closely with the wider communications and campaigns team, as well as others across the charity to ensure that the latest evidence and research underpins all the content that they produce. This includes information pages on the website, webinars, podcasts, social media videos.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a strategy for the delivery of the health education offering in line with organisational objectives.
• Lead on the planning and production of health education content, including online health information pages, webinars and educational videos.
• Develop and maintain systems for evaluating and measuring impact 
• Working with the wider communications and campaigns team, develop the new podcast offering 
• Work with research colleagues to keep up to date with research portfolio and find the best ways to publicise the pioneering projects advancing women’s health research and the impact of completed programmes.  This includes showcasing the work of future academic leaders in women’s health.
• Delivering impactful educational writing and research summaries by seeking out and distilling complex scientific information into engaging content that can inspire supporters.
• Develop new information products aimed at engaging women in traditionally marginalised communities.
• Work with colleagues in fundraising on corporate partnership opportunities that have a focus on education and research projects.
• Reviewing and editing content and checking the scientific accuracy of information. This may include responses to enquiries from the public and fundraising content for philanthropic and mass marketing audiences.
• Form and maintain relationships with researchers and other relevant experts, including managing peer reviewer volunteers.

Person Specification:

• Experience of developing health information for patients and the public, ideally for a charity.
• Expertise in translating science and research into communications for a lay audience.
• Experience producing online assets for educational purposes, including video and familiarity with a variety of digital channels to promote them.
• Experience working on podcasts.
• Experience of working with agencies and freelancers to deliver projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex scientific information into accessible content.
• Strong evaluation and reporting skills measuring performance and success.
• Ability to understand the engagement needs of different audiences and the ability to create content for them.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, researchers and other stakeholders.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Are you a creative problem solver looking for a new challenge in a varied role with the opportunity to develop your skills? Do you want to be a crucial part of implementing an exciting new membership strategy?

If so, you may be the person we’re looking for.

With membership income rising and funds available for development, it’s an exciting time for the Society of Genealogists (SoG).

We’re looking for a Membership and Communications Manager to join our team as we seek to shape our future through the implementation of a new strategic plan.

Who we are:

The Society of Genealogists is an educational charity founded in 1911. The Society is the custodian of an extensive and exciting collection of diverse historical and modern, physical, and digital records, including grassroots sources, rich data of unlikely origin, and exceptional assets that capture the unfolding, unofficial history of us all.

We provide a well-regarded programme of education and training, supporting people not only to research their family roots but also to understand what they’ve found.

In 2024, SoG successfully launched a new Gold membership tier, introducing a video library and building upon the success of its online educational events programme. We’re now ready to take the next steps in rolling out our 5 year strategic membership strategy.

Purpose:

You will be a key part of the SoG team, supporting the charity through an exciting period of change. We are looking for an innovative, self-starter who can hit the ground running and make a big impact in our small team. You’ll be a key part of our team as we update our membership systems and develop our communications strategy 

Benefits:

· Twenty-five days of annual leave as well as Bank Holidays.

· Access to member benefits of the Society of Genealogists

· Pension scheme

Start Date: Monday, 28th April

Location: Hybrid. (Working at least two days a week at our Research Hub, Wharf Road, London, N1 7GS between Tuesday and Friday.)

Contract: 35 hours per week. Minimum six-month fixed-term contract.

Reporting to: Head of Change and Communications

Key accountabilities:

Membership

· Support Head of Change with the launch and onboarding of new membership systems

· Produce and manage membership processes and procedures, including robust renewal processes

· Oversee day-to-day delivery of member services, including customer service communications

· Manage and report on membership data, create and update forecasts

· Track and report on membership income and expenditure

· Manage third-party membership suppliers

· Manage membership administrator/s

· Support AGM coordination and voting procedures

Communications

·Work in conjunction with the Head of Communications to develop and deliver:

· Manage content structure and publication schedule for website in line with Communication Strategy

· Create and manage membership communication plans, including membership onboarding, engagement and renewal

· Manage and coordinate communication schedule across multiple customer-facing areas of the Charity

· Create and manage automated communication sequences within a CRM and within MailChimp

· Liaise with Social Media Manger to oversee content repurposing in line with the Communication Strategy

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience in membership roles for membership organisations or associations
• Experience of creating and documenting membership processes and procedures (e.g. onboarding, renewal, cancellation)
• Experience of creating membership communications
• Excellent IT skills and experience of a range of different membership platforms
• Adept at using CRMs to monitor, evaluate and provide insights on membership engagement
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Good working knowledge of GDPR
• Ability to prioritise workloads across several different areas and manage conflicting demands and deadlines
• Experience of working in a team environment with excellent interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Experience of working in the Charity sector
• Experience of setting and managing budgets
• Experience of managing content within a CMS (e.g. WordPress)
• Interest in genealogy or social history

Applications closing date: Monday, 24th February

First round online interviews: w/c 3rd March

Second round in-person interviews: Tuesday 18th March or Tuesday 25th March

Start date: Monday, 28th April 2025

London office based with some homeworking

We are seeking an enthusiastic Admin Officer with excellent organisational and communication skills to act as the first point of contact for PSC members, supporters and the general public. You will be responsible for providing information relating to the campaign and PSC’s activities,

Duties and responsibilities include:

• • Dealing with incoming enquiries via email and phone, meeting and greeting visitors and volunteers to the office and accepting deliveries (this will involve heavy lifting).
  • Processing payments and accurately recording transactions onto databases, following PSC’s data protection and security policy. Experience of a CRM is essential.
  • Inputs information quickly and accurately from a variety of sources into membership database.
  • Supporting our finance officer with banking and petty cash, this is essential part of the role.
  • Supporting our e-comms officer with stock take and updating stock on our online shop, familiarity with Shopify or an ecommerce platform would be desirable.
  • Completes regular office stock count and monitors merchandise stock levels, placing orders with suppliers and tracking process from order to delivery, completing any expenses documents as necessary, following finance procedures.
  • General office tasks including maintaining paper and electronic files, maintenance of IT equipment (including phones, printer, laptops and desktops), logging faults and liaising with technical support and suppliers as required.
  • Provides administrative support, including assisting with booking meeting rooms, preparing documents, ordering stationery and office supplies, as and when required.
  • Updating events on our website, familiarity with WordPress would be desirable.
  • Supporting PSC events and demos, including venue hire and event logistics, monitoring event booking and preparing registration lists
  • At present, a significant amount of time is spent with demonstration preparation, this involves heavy lifting and running stalls at our demos. This is an essential part of the role. We have a generous TOIL policy in place for any work undertaken in excess of normal working hours
  • Organising and coordinating volunteers for both office and PSC demos and events.
  • Respects and maintains confidentiality of information

To be successful you will have:

• • Experience of providing administrative and finance support
  • Professional telephone manner
  • Speedy and accurate data entry and word processing skills, experience of using CRM systems
  • A self-starter, able to handle a demanding workload with flexibility
  • Able to respond to and deal with difficult situations calmly and constructively
  • Methodical and well organised with good attention to detail
  • Good communication and relationship management skills
  • Experience of using Microsoft 365 (word, excel, teams etc) and ability to learn new programmes and processes quickly
  • Experience of organising/managing volunteers
  • Demonstrable commitment to PSC’s aims and objectives and knowledge of current campaigns.

Please note, the successful candidate must be prepared to support events taking place around London and work varying hours including weekends and evenings.

Closing date for applications is 5pm, Tuesday 4th March 2025.
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 11th March.

Prospectus is excited to be working with a hospitality-sector charity to join their team as a Senior Fundraising Executive.

The organisation is the industry’s benevolent charity, supporting hospitality workers who have fallen upon hard times. Hospitality can be a stressful industry, with long hours, high pressure environments and physically demanding work. The charity is in an exciting period of growth, and this role will help raise income to meet the growing needs of hospitality workers.

This is a hugely exciting time to join the team, following their best fundraising year ever. The Senior Fundraising Executive will work closely with the wider Fundraising Team to deliver on their new strategy, overseeing one of the organisation's growing fundraising streams – Third Party Fundraising via partnerships with well-known pubs, bars, hotels, restaurants, caterers and food and drinks suppliers across the UK.

The ideal candidate will have experience in fundraising in the charity sector: whether that be corporate, community, individual or challenge event experience and be capable of being hands on in maximising all third-party activity to achieve real impact in their support of the hospitality sector.

You will support on by securing and growing third party income through a wide range of fundraising activities and initiatives. You’ll focus effort not only on recruitment and stewardship of third-party supporters, but on developing opportunities for hospitality organisations and their staff to engage and give more, smarter and better.

This is a hybrid working role, with around 2 days working in the charity's London office, though this will vary. The salary is £33k a year. They are open to flexible ways of working, so that this role is inclusive and works around your schedule, although there will be a need for travel around London to meet with prospective donors.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. Cover letters are not required at this stage. Please reach out to Flora at Prospectus if you have any special requirements or if you need any further information. We look forward to hearing from you!

Job title: Assistant Shop Manager

Department: Retail

Reporting to: Dual Site Manager

Salary: £24,333.00 per year

Hours: 35 per week

Location: SCT Shops East London

Contract type: Permanent

Overview

Aim and influence

· Assist the manager to achieve weekly/ annual sales and profit targets for each shop.

· To assist in managing the day to day running of the shops staff and volunteers with the aim maximising sales and controlling shop expenses to support SCT’s mission.

· Work within SCT values

Other key details

· A 4 day fully flexible working pattern, including weekends and bank holidays

· Flexibility required where reasonable and appropriate to accommodate short notice alterations to working pattern.

· Must work in other shops within London if occasionally required.

· Attend and undertake any relevant training workshops, events or meetings as required.

· A satisfactory Basic Disclosure from the Disclosure Barring Service is required for this role.

Your enthusiasm and dedication will see you:

• Have excellent communication and customer skills, be solutions focussed with friendly positive can do attitude.
• Be responsible for our dedicated volunteer teams, customer service and oversee daily retail operations in the absence of the shop manager.
• Recruit, train and support volunteers, helping them to achieve their goals and potential to support the aims of the shop.
• Interact with your local community to support engagement through volunteering, donation and fundraising opportunities.
• Be a self-motivated team player, who is enthusiastic and passionate about the cause of the charity.
• Have the ability to accept and process donations in a timely manner, modelling Gift Aid prompts
• Ensure stock quality and pricing aligns with the expected standards.

What we need from you:

• Retail experience.
• An interest in preloved, vintage and second-hand fashion
• Have excellent communication, interpersonal skills and customer service skills.
• Having experience of working with volunteers would be an advantage.
• Strong administration, computer skills- MS Office and POS.

What we can offer you:

Working with SCT offers numerous benefits. Employees find deep personal fulfilment and purpose by working to support the most vulnerable in society.  Our teams are passionate and supportive, fostering a strong sense of community among like-minded individuals. With opportunities for professional growth, SCT offers training to support your role and personal development: 

• Training & Development opportunities.
• BUPA Cash Back Plan.
• BUPA Employee Assistance Program with access to counselling.
• Cyle to work scheme/ interest free travel loans for season ticket holders.
• A busy, challenging and rewarding role with consistent support and an opportunity to continue to learn. 

How you can apply today!

Applications for this role may be reviewed as they are received so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible! 

All applicants must possess the legal right to work in the UK.

The Guildford Institute is looking to recruit a full-time Programme Manager as maternity cover to manage and administer our eclectic course programme, alongside our room hire offering.

What is The Guildford Institute and What Do We Offer?

The Guildford Institute is an educational, community charity based in Guildford town centre. On offer is a wide-ranging programme of events, room hire facilities, a vegetarian restaurant and a library complete with a historic archive. The Institute has operated from its Grade II listed premises for over 130 years.

Some of the key benefits of working at the Institute include:

• The post-holder will work within a small, friendly team environment
• Varied job role that provides opportunities for development and plenty of scope for original ideas and input
• Ability to interact with a vast number of local community members
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Central Guildford location
• Training & professional development opportunities provided

Key Responsibilities of the Post-holder  

The Programme Manager will be passionate about the Institute’s aims of providing cultural and social opportunities for the local community.

The points below identify some of the post-holder’s core areas of responsibility:

• Management and facilitation of the Institute’s courses. The post-holder will take responsibility for all aspects of planning and delivery of the main focus of the Institute’s adult education programme – the courses. This entails seeing courses through from concept, liaising with tutors, gathering and editing copy for publicity purposes, down to practical elements on the day of delivery. The post-holder will work to ensure the continuation of current courses, whilst also having the opportunity to add new courses to the programme in line with the organisation’s aims.
• Management of the Institute’s room hire function and events diary. Holding responsibility for the Institute’s room hire bookings, the Programme Manager helps to bring in vital additional income for the organisation. In managing the Institute’s events diary, the post-holder has a hand in organising every activity that takes place within the building, as well as maintaining the important balance between the courses on offer and room hire options available to local businesses and community organisations.
• The post-holder also carries line management responsibility for our small team of stewarding and caretaking staff.

What We Seek in You

• A passion for and commitment to the aims and the work of the Institute and an enthusiasm to build on recent developments to the Institute’s programme
• An ability to plan, prioritise and organise in order to meet competing deadlines
• A keen attention to detail
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills in order to build up positive relationships with tutors, room hirers and regular clients
• A flexible, adaptable approach is essential

Full Person Specification details can be found within the Job Description.

The Guildford Institute welcomes applications from individuals from all sectors and backgrounds.

Key Information & Application Method

This is a maternity cover position, which is expected to last approximately 12 months. It is hoped that the successful candidate would be available to start in April. This position is a full-time, office-based role.

Please view the Job Description for full details of the position.

Salary: £30,000 - £31,000 per year.  

To apply, please send us a copy of your CV together with a short (1-page) covering letter highlighting why you'd like to work for our charity plus how your skills and experience relate to this role. 

We are seeking an enthusiastic Admin Officer with excellent organisational and communication skills to act as the first point of contact for PSC members, supporters and the general public. You will be responsible for providing information relating to the campaign and PSC’s activities,

Duties and responsibilities include:

• • Dealing with incoming enquiries via email and phone, meeting and greeting visitors and volunteers to the office and accepting deliveries (this will involve heavy lifting).
  • Processing payments and accurately recording transactions onto databases, following PSC’s data protection and security policy. Experience of a CRM is essential.
  • Inputs information quickly and accurately from a variety of sources into membership database.
  • Supporting our finance officer with banking and petty cash, this is essential part of the role.
  • Supporting our e-comms officer with stock take and updating stock on our online shop, familiarity with Shopify or an ecommerce platform would be desirable.
  • Completes regular office stock count and monitors merchandise stock levels, placing orders with suppliers and tracking process from order to delivery, completing any expenses documents as necessary, following finance procedures.
  • General office tasks including maintaining paper and electronic files, maintenance of IT equipment (including phones, printer, laptops and desktops), logging faults and liaising with technical support and suppliers as required.
  • Provides administrative support, including assisting with booking meeting rooms, preparing documents, ordering stationery and office supplies, as and when required.
  • Updating events on our website, familiarity with WordPress would be desirable.
  • Supporting PSC events and demos, including venue hire and event logistics, monitoring event booking and preparing registration lists
  • At present, a significant amount of time is spent with demonstration preparation, this involves heavy lifting and running stalls at our demos. This is an essential part of the role. We have a generous TOIL policy in place for any work undertaken in excess of normal working hours
  • Organising and coordinating volunteers for both office and PSC demos and events.
  • Respects and maintains confidentiality of information

To be successful you will have:

• • Experience of providing administrative and finance support
  • Professional telephone manner
  • Speedy and accurate data entry and word processing skills, experience of using CRM systems
  • A self-starter, able to handle a demanding workload with flexibility
  • Able to respond to and deal with difficult situations calmly and constructively
  • Methodical and well organised with good attention to detail
  • Good communication and relationship management skills
  • Experience of using Microsoft 365 (word, excel, teams etc) and ability to learn new programmes and processes quickly
  • Experience of organising/managing volunteers
  • Demonstrable commitment to PSC’s aims and objectives and knowledge of current campaigns.

Please note, the successful candidate must be prepared to support events taking place around London and work varying hours including weekends and evenings.

Closing date for applications is 5pm, Tuesday 4th March 2025.
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 11th March.

Animal charities are the number one cause in our area. And the most popular way to support them? Donating items. Could you harness that passion to take our charity retail and ecommerce to the next level in the name of animal welfare?

We’re looking for a driven and experienced Charity Retail Operations Manager to lead and inspire our team across shops and ecommerce platforms. If you thrive on crafting strategies, building strong teams, and delivering measurable results, this is the role for you.

The pandemic pet boom, poor breeding practices and the rising cost of living mean that rescue centres, like Bath Cats and Dogs Home, are contending with unprecedented numbers of animals with complex medical and behavioural problems. 

Now, more than ever, we need the support of the community around us to ensure that every cat and dog has the opportunity to enjoy a healthy life and a happy home.

As Retail Operations Manager, you’ll collaborate with the Head of Fundraising & Trading to deliver strategies that increase income and efficiency. You’ll oversee the day-to-day running of retail operations, manage staff and volunteers, and ensure high standards in everything from merchandising to donation handling.

In return, you’ll play a key role in a passionate and ambitious team. You’ll make a tangible difference to the lives of animals and the people who love them.

We commit to being kind, inspirational, dedicated, open and honest, and expert. If our values match your own, and you are inspired by the work that we do, then we’d love to hear from you.
 

Job Summary:

This Youth Work role will be vital in delivering our Warmth and Wellness Project. This includes facilitating young people's personal, social, and educational growth to help them reach their full potential. The worker will also support developing, planning, and delivering a needs-led youth work programme and activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Directly deliver a high-quality varied programme of activities, including supporting member inductions, one-to-one support of members, supporting engagement, and engagement of youth voice activities throughout the youth programme.
• Work directly with children and young people to develop social skills, build confidence, and raise their aspirations.
• To fully engage effectively with young people aged 6-18 in a group and one-on-one setting.
• Encourage and support young people to engage with others and participate in group work and gain new experiences.
• To deliver a range of activities as part of Salford Lads and Girls Club Youth Programme
• To ensure young people are involved in designing, delivering, and evaluating all youth work activities/programmes at Salford Lads and Girls Club.
• To ensure the effective monitoring and evaluation of all activities and programmes and
• the achievement of performance targets in accordance with the needs of young people,
• funding objectives, and delivery plans.
• To ensure that members maintain a high standard of behaviour during sessions.
• To maintain accurate records, including incidents, accidents, and safeguarding reports.
• To promote the welfare of children and young people at all times.
• To be alert to safeguarding/children protection issues, ensuring members welfare and safety are promoted and safeguarded, and to report any safeguarding concerns in line with Salford Lads and Girls Club policies and procedures.
• To actively promote Salford Lads and Girls Club and contribute to increasing membership, attendance and engagement.
• Ensure that health and safety policies and procedures are followed and embedded to deliver effective, safe services and operations.
• Apply and embed fairness and equality in both the delivery and offer of all services to ensure that the team, young people and community are treated fairly to meet an individual's personal circumstances.

Person Specification:

• Level 2 Youth Work qualification or relevant experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Enhance DBS Check
• Experience of supporting young people in a one-to-one or small group setting.
• Experience of challenging behaviour of young people and knowledge of conflict management.
• Ability to establish rapport and professional relationships with young people.
• Ability to encourage, motivate and provide support to children and young people.
• Experience of working with young people and evidence of understanding young people’s development needs and issues important to them.
• Experience of undertaking safeguarding in a setting which includes children and young people.
• Takes personal responsibility for own workload. Outgoing, lively personality with good communication (both spoken and written) skills.
• Confident in managing groups of children and young people.
• Demonstrates high levels of motivation and resilience, enthusiasm, commitment, and a curious, inquisitive approach to challenge and seek continuous improvement.
• Passionate, committed, and self-motivated to inspire others to change.
• Able to work as part of a team and under own initiative.
• Ability to interact with any young people to ensure they feel welcome and part of the club, encouraging and motivating new members to participate in activities.
• Evidence of a balanced approach to risk management regarding health and safety, safeguarding and reputational risk and any other risk as identified by the charity.

Additional Information:

• The role requires flexibility, with some evening and weekend work to align with youth sessions and community needs.
• This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We're looking for an organised, compassionate and resilient Registered Service Manager to join our Mental Health service in Lambeth.

£42,000.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week.

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.

Our benefits include:
Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
Free DBS (take this out if BSW advert)
Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
Fully paid induction programme and further training
ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
Healthcare Cashplan through our partner Healthshield
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
Online wellbeing resources
A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution

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.

As Registered Service Manager (RSM) you will be responsible for ensuring your service is well led, maintains high quality standards, is financially robust and that your staff team are well developed and motivated.

What you'll do:
Leadership Accountabilities:
* Ensure the PBS framework is imbedded in service delivery with ongoing staff competency assessment and training
* Successfully lead and motivate your team to ensure the championing and ongoing maintenance of a positive performance culture within your service.

Operational Accountabilities:

* Drive business planning activities within your contract, ensuring relevant and challenging objectives are set and ongoing performance tracking, implementing improvement action plans as necessary
* Use sound financial and accounting principles, manage contract budgets to deliver on corporate and local contract financial targets

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:
- Have extensive leadership and CRM experience
- Have the ability to motivate staff to deliver excellent services
- Be fundamentally calm and resilient, will not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Be practical and methodical
- Have excellent organisation skills and be able to work effectively under pressure
- Thrive on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments

What you'll bring:

Essential:
- Knowledge of Safeguarding, MHA, DOLs, MCA and regulatory frameworks
- Understanding and experience with CQC inspection framework and regulations
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Will complete Look Ahead's minimum competency training
- Experience of managing contracts and resources and delivering to budget and performance targets

Desirable:
- Other relevant professional memberships and/or specialist qualifications
- Holds relevant Health and Social Care management qualification - eg QCF Level 5

About us:

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Please see our website for full Job Description

Sands is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and innovative Event Fundraising Manager to jointly lead our Events Team who are responsible for securing an income of £1.5 million from third party and bespoke event activities. This is a key role which will lead on the development and longer term growth of Sands event activities to increase income, engagement and awareness. 

The post-holder will therefore need to demonstrate their ability to achieve a high level of success within a challenging and competitive environment. 

In this high-profile and exciting role you will develop and deliver Sands’ portfolio of fundraising events which include our Starlight Walk Series and bespoke hiking and walking challenges across the UK. 

Additionally, you will create marketing campaigns and work with our Data and Insight Team to ensure that we have the quality of data we need to maximize the long-term income potential of our supporters and ensure the delivery of a world-class supporter journey. With demonstrable experience of organising and promoting challenge events and developing income streams, you will have an excellent understanding of raising income potential from these events plus a high level of financial literacy including budget management experience. 

A highly effective verbal and written communicator, you will also have excellent digital and social media skills. 

You will need to demonstrate a high level of organisational ability and attention to detail, in addition to being able to maintain a high level of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information. 

A true team player, you will need to be flexible and be able to demonstrate a commitment to the aims of Sands. 

Please note that this is a 1-year Fixed-Term Contract. 

The post-holder will ideally be able to start during the first week in April.