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Individual Giving Manager
Fire Fighters Charity
£50,000 (full-time, permanent - open to flexible working requests)
Home-based with 1 day per month in Basingstoke head office

The Talent Set is delighted to be partnering with the Fire Fighters Charity in their search for an Individual Giving Manager. Every day, fire fighters around the country go to work not knowing what they will face that day, or the physical and emotional trauma they may experience. The Fire Fighters Charity exists to offer personalised, specialist support to the UK’s extensive fire and rescue services community, focusing on health and wellbeing services to ensure they can live healthier and happier lives.

This is an incredible opportunity to join the Fire Fighters Charity at a time of growth and transformation. With a passionate new leadership team, including Chief Executive Sherine Wheeler and Director of Fundraising Ellie Rocks, the charity is primed for an exciting new chapter. Both Sherine and Ellie are visionary leaders who see vast potential for the future development of the Fire Fighters Charity and its fundraising activities, particularly in growing the individual giving programme. We are looking for a creative and ambitious team leader who is keen to innovate and drive income growth while fostering deep, long-lasting connections with individual supporters.

The charity places a strong emphasis on delivering health and wellbeing services to the firefighting community. This creates a wealth of untapped opportunities that this role will be key in unlocking. Through innovative digital technologies, community-based initiatives, health and wellbeing content, and close partnerships with fire services and complementary organisations, they are poised to become the leading nationwide provider of health and wellbeing support for the fire service community.

This role is integral to continuing the momentum in growing and evolving the individual giving programme, capitalising on recent investments, and ensuring the charity builds lasting impact in the years to come.

The Role:

• Lead on the development and implementation of the Individual Giving strategy and programme to retain, acquire and develop donors 
• Manage income and expenditure budgets including phasing, reforecasting and contingency planning 
• Take a 'digital first' approach to donor acquisition to deliver long term sustainable income growth 
• Develop new products for individual giving, regular giving and lottery recruitment 
• Manage and support a team of two Individual Giving Officers
• Work closely with internal colleagues across fundraising and marketing, and manage external suppliers to deliver campaigns

About You:

• Solid experience in an individual giving fundraising role in the charity sector with understanding of wide range of direct marketing activities including digital, direct mail, telemarketing, face to face, inserts and door drops 
• Experience working for a national charity is desirable 
• Proactive, creative and ambitious 
• Demonstrate effective relationship-management skills and ability to deliver engaging content for donors 
• Ability to work across multiple tasks, be detail-orientated and prioritise workload effectively
• Experience supporting, developing and motivating direct reports 

Closing Date: Friday 17th January for CV and cover letter
Interviews: 1st stage WC 27th January, 2nd stage WC 3rd February

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 practices 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.

Do you want to play a part in supporting people with mental health issues?

Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

If you can embody our values of Hope, Courage, Togetherness, and Responsiveness, and want to help others build resilience and manage their wellbeing, we’d love to hear from you.

Job title: Counselling Administrator
Reference number: 250
Salary: £22,308 to £23,809 per annum, pro rata.
Contracted hours: 20 hours per week - (4hrs per day between 9-5, Mon-Fri)
Working base: Ware/Watford/Borehamwood/Hemel/Letchworth/Waltham Cross
Reports to: Service Manager - Counselling

We have a vacancy for a Counselling Administrator to join our team.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is a leading countywide provider of wellbeing services. This is a position offering someone with the appropriate values and experience, the opportunity to play a pivotal role in our Counselling service. The role is responsible for administratively supporting the Counselling service, processing referrals, booking counselling sessions and assisting with the smooth running of the service.

As a Mental Health Support Administrator, you will be

• responsible for ensuring a smooth process for people accessing our Counselling services.
• deliver effective administrative support for the Counselling service with an emphasis on maintaining records on the database.

As a Counselling Administrator, we would expect you to have strong administration and communication skills, with the remit of processing referrals and providing effective administrative support to the counselling team. Accuracy, record keeping, co-ordination skills and a compassionate manner are essential.

We offer:

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
• An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
• Ongoing training relevant to your role.
• An Employee Assistance Programme.
• Eligibility for blue light card.
• Health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.

Being able to drive and having access to your own vehicle (or equivalent) is essential for this role.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 6th January 2025.
Interviews to be held on Friday 10th January 2025.
Please note we may close the advert early if sufficient applications are received.

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. 

Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with a lived experience, at all levels across the organisation, brings. We create an environment where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed and work towards breaking down the ‘them’ and ‘us’ culture. The organisation is committed to nurturing peer relationships that allow all staff to thrive.

No agencies please.

Are you passionate about building meaningful relationships, using creativity to solve problems, and want to deliver a meaningful experience for our supporters and volunteers? If so, this could be the role for you!

Here at Rainbows Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care and end-of-life support to over 750 Babies, Children, and Young People living with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, as well as approximately 3,000 people, including families, siblings, and carers, across the East Midlands. Simply put, we’re here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are.

We are currently seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to join our dedicated Volunteering Team at Rainbows. Volunteers play a pivotal role in supporting every aspect of our vital work, with over 350 individuals generously volunteering their time, skills, and passion. We are seeking a positive and enthusiastic individual to help us make a difference to the babies, children, young people and families we support.

Location: Office-based
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am – 5 pm. Flexibility is essential, as occasional evening and weekend working, along with regional travel, will be required.

About the role

As a Volunteer Coordinator, you will coordinate our volunteer recruitment activities, fostering connections within communities and organisations across the East Midlands. Using your creativity and enthusiasm, you will engage supporters, encourage participation, and support individuals  in the range of meaningful volunteer opportunities we offer.

Key Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

· Recruitment, Selection, and Induction: Be the first point of contact for volunteering enquiries and applications, ensuring a seamless onboarding process.

· Volunteer Support and Supervision: Act as the central point of contact for all volunteers at Rainbows, offering guidance and support.

· Team Collaboration: Provide staff with proactive support and best practices for volunteer management, engagement, and stewardship.

· Operational Duties: Maintain accurate volunteer records, ensuring GDPR compliance, and provide KPI data as needed.

· Further responsibilities in the role of a Volunteer Coordinator at Rainbows, can be found by downloading the Job Description.

Requirements

While previous experience working with volunteers is ideal, it is not essential. What matters most is your ability to:

• Build connections with a diverse range of people through exceptional interpersonal skills and empathy.
• Approach tasks with positivity and enthusiasm, inspiring others to get involved.
• Confidently use databases and Microsoft Office packages, with strong administrative skills and a good understanding of GDPR processes.

Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.

Our Benefits include:

· Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.

· Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme and Company Shop.

· Bupa Healthcare Cashback plan.

· Life Assurance.

· 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.

· Contributory pension scheme or Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

· Affordable meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.

· Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit whilst at the Hospice

· Free access to Health Assured employee assistance programme

· Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders

· Unofficial benefits: Fun events like Total Wipe Out, All staff away days, Guest visitors

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and barring Service Check) and pre-employment checks.

Forces Employment Charity is seeking a dedicated employment advisor to join our Military Women programme. In this role, you will provide holistic employment and training advice and guidance to a diverse caseload of female veterans and reservists, supporting their personal development and employability skills until they achieve their desired outcomes by having a sustainable career.

The Military Women programme combines coaching and mentoring, practical employment support, access to employment pathways and apprenticeships, and corporate mentoring to offer the best possible opportunities to upskill and gain fulfilling employment.

Reporting to the National Employment Projects Manager. This position is full-time, 35 hours per week with a salary of £29,000 per annum. This role is Home-based (with community outreach) in the South/Southeast region. It involves regular travel across the operating region and working from home when not out in the community. The usual working hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm; however, there may be an occasional need to work outside core hours to meet the demands of the role.

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Principal Responsibilities:

• Make a positive impact by putting our clients at the heart of everything you do.
• Assess individual client’s needs; identify any challenges and barriers.
• Build rapport, show empathy, motivate, and increase aspirations.
• Support clients in developing their skills and CVs and effectively preparing for the job application process, including interview coaching, confidence-building, and access to digital upskilling.
• Networking and engagement: promote the benefits of FEC case worker support to female veterans and reservists, and stakeholders.
• Work with the Marcoms officer to promote and support the FEC Military Women Programme to beneficiaries, charities, and other organisations working with female veterans and reservists.
• Work with colleagues to support Employer Engagement to generate employment opportunities for female veterans and reservists.
• Provide advice and guidance to female veterans and reservists throughout the journey into employment following the FEC Case Management Guidance and Work Instructions.

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PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

Essential Competencies:

• Experience working in a customer-focused environment and delivering excellent customer service.
• Effective team player with strong collaboration skills
• Excellent organisational, time management and administrative skills.
• Proficient in using a CRM system to document confidential information, monitor progress, and assess impact
• Ability to work effectively towards achieving targets, meeting key performance indicators (KPIs), and adhering to deadlines.
• Able to demonstrate coaching/mentoring experience and influencing skills.
• Passionate about personal development and helping others achieve their goals.
• A strong drive to succeed through self-motivation and initiative, with the ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
• An understanding of the challenges faced by serving, reservist, and veteran Armed Forces personnel, along with empathy for their experiences and the difficulties they and their families encounter in securing fulfilling and sustainable employment.
• Dedicated to upholding and embodying our organizational values.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office packages, Outlook and other platforms

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Desirable Competencies:

• Lived experience
• Strong knowledge of the employment and education sectors, including recruitment, welfare-to-work services, work-based learning, and vocational training.
• NVQ L4 in Advice, Information and Guidance (FEC to provide the appropriate qualification of NVQ L4)

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Security Clearance

Successful candidates will be the subject of an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (EDBS) check. The job offer will be subject to a successful DBS enhanced.​

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FEC is committed to attracting, recruiting, and retaining the most talented individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion, belief, sex or sexual orientation. We strive to be a Team that reflects all the communities with which we engage around the world through diversity in the workplace and promoting an inclusive culture in which all team members are respected, empowered and valued.

We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.

​If you meet the criteria and are passionate about this role, we encourage you to apply. The closing date for the position is Midnight, 20 January 2024.

The first stage of online interviews will begin during the week commencing 20 January 2025, and final face-to-face interviews will be conducted during the week commencing 27 January 2025.

About Us

We are National Energy Action (NEA) – and our vision is to end fuel poverty; our work to improve and promote energy efficiency brings social, environmental, housing and employment benefits. We believe everyone should be able to afford to keep their homes warm and safe, however, low incomes, high energy bills and poor energy efficiency currently deny this to millions of households across the UK.Never has this been more important than today. 

NEA’s teams are friendly, knowledgeable and are dedicated to what we do.  We are proud of our expertise and proud of the service we deliver to our clients.

We offer colleagues a friendly, rewarding workplace and the chance to build a worthwhile career with a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives each and every day.

The Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Energy Adviser, to work on either a full or part time basis. Job share applications are also welcome. This role provides an exciting and rewarding opportunity to help the charity build its profile amongst regional stakeholders whilst delivering projects that seek to bring an end to fuel poverty and to the misery of cold homes that is experienced by over 6.5 million households in the UK.

NEA’s Energy Advisers are empathetic, polite and have good listening skills but are also knowledgeable, assertive, and confident. Their main role is to provide one to one advice to clients referred through the charity’s Warm and Safe Homes helpline and to deliver energy advice presentations to groups.  They also get involved in a range of tasks to support these activities.  Energy Advisers sit within the Communities Directorate and are part of a dynamic and caring team of professionals who go the extra mile to support their clients, some of whom may be in difficult circumstances.

This post is subject to enhanced vetting and barring check.

What you will need to succeed

Working within our Communities Directorate you will have demonstrable experience of delivering Energy Advice and helping others.  Therefore, it is vital that you have empathy, confidence and knowledge of the issues facing vulnerable low-income households.

You will have knowledge and understanding of the environmental, social and economic problems of deprived areas and the roles of the public, private and voluntary sectors in tackling them.

You will also have knowledge of assistance available for energy efficiency improvements to low-income households.

You will be an excellent communicator, with proven experience and understanding of how to effectively address the energy needs of low income, vulnerable or disadvantaged householders – with the desire to make a positive difference to people’s lives.

The successful candidate will operate within Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands or Eastern region of England. Home working and office-based locations are available depending on your proximity to a NEA office. Preferences will be discussed with candidates at interview. Hybrid working is subject to necessary H&S and GDPR checks. Post holders must be resident within the UK and be able to provide their Right to Work in the UK. 

 We are offering:

• £28,163 – £33,205 (FTE) – Scale 5-6, Points 12-22 (plus £3,300 London Weighting if applicable). New appointments are usually made at the starting point of the scale.
• 11½% non-contributory pension.
• 25 days annual leave plus 3 additional days in between Christmas New Year Period when our offices close; plus, all public holidays per annum for full time staff, pro-rata for part time staff.
• Flexible working arrangements including the opportunity for Hybrid working.
• Enhanced family friendly payments.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee benefits platform.
• 2-Year Fixed Term Post.

The closing date for all applications is 12:00 noon Monday 13 January 2025. We anticipate interviewing the two weeks commencing Monday 20 January 2025. Full details of the posts and an application form are available on our website.

How to apply:

Apply online by clicking 'apply via website'.

Please note CVs will not be accepted as part of the application process.  No recruitment agency or advertising enquiries, please.

Please be aware that National Energy Action is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore, the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.

 NEA aims to be an equal opportunities employer.  We welcome applications from all people with the necessary skills and experience for the post.Charity Registration No. 290511.  Company Registration No:  01853927

Are you passionate about young people?  Do you believe young people should have support to develop their personal, social and educational development? Do you believe young people should have a say in the services they receive?

If the answer is yes, an exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen to work within NGAGE with Aquarius service. The role is for a Youth Participation Worker to sit alongside and support the voice of young people within the NGAGE with Aquarius young people’s team ensuring we work in a coproduction manner to meet the needs of our service users.

The post holder will be required to work closely with all of our partner agencies including Schools and education providers, youth providers across the county. The post holder will also provide wrap around support, training and education, connection, mentoring and purposeful positive activities for our young people. The successful applicant will have a passion for engaging young people in the following:

• Working together with our young people to hear and share their voices about service delivery.
• With the Team Leader, & Service Manager develop and implement a service user involvement strategy, including establishing and supporting a service user board
• Provide a safe “open access closed group” session, where young people can meet and participate in youth led positive activities, volunteering and training.
• Provide accredited and informal training programmes to young people to enhance their personal, social and learning development.
• Providing the ability for young people to become a peer mentor, leading on groups and helping new members to bed in and find their voice
• Support young people to formally volunteer with the service
• The post holder will be required to build links with all of the young people who are referred to NGAGE young people’s team. They will also provide direct mentoring to those young people who use substances and need extra support and intervention.

Learning and development is important to us, and we are pleased to be able to offer a wide range of apprenticeships. We hire apprentices into specific roles as well as offering apprenticeships to the workforce. Anyone can apply to undertake an apprenticeship relevant to the role as long as they are in a permanent post and have successfully passed probation.

This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37 hours per week.

This is a rolling recruitment process; shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

When applying, please upload a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or anyone from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic group.

Aquarius was a subsidiary of Richmond Fellowship, with both organisations being part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. On 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. At the same time, Aquarius became a subsidiary of Humankind, with no impact to terms and conditions of employment. In October 2024, Humankind will be renamed to reflect the new organisation, of which Aquarius will remain a subsidiary.

Location: London only - hybrid working with 2-3 days in the office or at donor meetings and the rest working from home

We’re looking for an ambitious individual with strong relationship-building skills to become our new Philanthropy Manager. If you are an enthusiastic, creative, and self-motivated individual, with a track record in growing and developing fundraising relationships, then this is the role for you.

You will be joining the team at a critical time as we develop creative ways to realise the opportunity to grow and expand our family of philanthropic supporters, who provide such strong and passionate foundations to our work.

Your role as Philanthropy Manager will be to help identify, cultivate and steward philanthropists to further our impact, ensuring our pipeline grows in accordance with our ambition and values. You will ensure financial targets are met and deliver relationships aligned with KTI’s values.

Your influence will extend beyond simply raising funds – as a brilliant relationship manager and role model you'll create a ripple effect of positive change by working collaboratively with colleagues across King’s Trust International.

If you are an enthusiastic, creative and self-motivated individual, with a track record in growing and developing high-value relationships then this is the role for you. You will be joining an ambitious, collaborative team, passionate about providing young people with the opportunity to live, earn and thrive – our work changes lives. Join us in our mission!

Perks for working at The King’s Trust International:

• Great holiday package. 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus public holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave. Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave and pro rata entitlement for shared parental leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible and agile working. Where operationally possible, you can work your hours that support a work-life balance including compressed hours and hybrid-working (part office - part home based) or working from home options.
• Benefits platform. Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• A free employee assistance programme (EAP) to support your mental wellbeing.
• KTI will contribute 5% of your salary to the workplace Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year

King's Trust International is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks (or international equivalents) in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within King’s Trust International, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

In further support of a Safeguarding First approach we are signatories to the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. The Scheme facilitates the sharing of misconduct data between employers. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her/their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to equitable work practices and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed and other Ethnic candidates which are currently under-represented throughout King’s Trust International. As a disability confident employer, we will interview applicants that meet the essential criteria who have declared a disability. Please let us know if you need any adjustments at the interview stage.

We’re looking for a Site Reliability Engineer with drive, intellectual curiosity and technical capability to join our small but dynamic team. 

The role will work in both our Azure Native environment and co-location data centre. A significant proportion of our line of business applications remain hosted on Hyper-V based Private Cloud and will need to be “fed and watered” until they are moved to new platforms or technologies, a task that this role will assist with. These migrations offer the role holder learning and development opportunities.

Our Azure environment is almost exclusively “Azure native” primarily hosting our Digital Product using technologies including Azure App Services, Azure SQL, Application Insights, Sentinel, Log Analytics, Azure Data Factory, with “as code” Bicep pipelines tied to Azure DevOps.  This role will support the Head of Environments, Platforms and IT Security to ensure that our technology infrastructure is reliable, safe and future-proofed. As required, the role holder will also support project implementation within the Technology Operations remit, having a direct impact in moving us forward in realising our vision and mission.

As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement (OR) under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practising Christian and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the mission, principles, values and practices contained in our Ethos Statement, by:

· Active membership of local church congregation.

An understanding of the faith aspects of the work of Christian charities, including the preparedness to pray with colleagues, where appropriate.

Who is The Charlie Waller Trust?
The Charlie Waller Trust was created by the Waller family in 1997 in response to the loss of their son and brother Charlie who died by suicide. We have since become one of the UK’s most respected mental health charities for children and young people. Our overarching mission is to educate those with responsibility for children and young people - parents and carers, teachers, college and university staff, and employers - about children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

The Youth Ambassador Role: We are seeking UK-based Youth Ambassadors (16-25 year olds) to join our Youth Involvement Team. We wish to appoint people that can bring diverse experiences in education, work or community in order to help create and shape the work that we do. The Youth Ambassadors role is about prioritising youth representation, identity and community across our charitable activity and beyond. The Charlie Waller Team will provide appropriate training, guidance, and ongoing support to those selected.

What will the role involve? 

• Working remotely for up to 2 days (14 hours) a month.
• Attending a Charlie Waller Team day in person in March 2025, in London. Travel expenses will be covered.
• Attending up to six online group meetings with other youth ambassadors and the youth involvement team.
• Preparing for all meetings by reading any specified materials and conducting any preparatory activities. 
• Making advisory recommendations regarding the Charlie Waller Trust’s existing projects and programmes in schools, universities, colleges and the workplace. 
• Opportunities to be involved in our podcast series, our equity, diversity and inclusion and sustainability working groups, fundraising events and co-delivery of training.
• Co-producing new and reviewing current training materials, resources, and communications.
• Opportunities to public speak at CWT meetings and events, as well as at events and conferences with external partners.
• Attending training sessions around topics ranging from public speaking to mental health research.
• Opportunities to attend mental health conferences on behalf of CWT.
• Opportunities to work with partnership organisations such as The Charlie Waller Institute or the Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Coalition.
• There will be other potential opportunities to co-produce and contribute to other CWT projects and activities, for example as a filmmaker/ researcher/ event organiser/ fundraiser etc.
• There will also be opportunities to bring ideas of your own to the Youth Involvement Team.

Am I suitable for the role?

We are looking for people with:

• Passion, commitment and creative ideas about improving young people's mental health
• Insight on the current challenges to young peoples mental health both inside and outside of schools, further education colleges, universities and workplaces
• Experience of advocating for young people's mental health with friends, family, at work, school, university or college. We are keen to work with young people with lived experience of mental health difficulties and services, as well as those who have an interest in mental health but no lived experience of difficulties 
• Interest and enthusiasm in engaging with, learning about, and sharing the Trust’s work 

What skills will I need? 

We are looking for people who can: 

• Demonstrate effective teamwork skills
• Demonstrate effective communication skills 
• Demonstrate effective organisation and time management skills
• Commit to a role with responsibilities over an extended period 
• Treat discussions with sensitivity, professionalism, and confidentiality 
• Consider a range of different viewpoints to make a decision 
• Share and promote the Trust’s work with other young people in their network
• Take action to look after their own mental health and wellbeing 

What will I gain from the experience? 

• Experience working as part of a young, dynamic team inputting into the way in which child and adolescent mental health is approached by the charity sector and is supported at home, in schools, colleges, universities and workplaces by the Charlie Waller Trust
• An opportunity to work alongside the CWT core office team on resources, projects and programmes
• An exciting opportunity to give feedback and evoke change on behalf of other young people and those responsible for them 
• Knowledge, skills and training in relation to mental health 

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Terms and Conditions We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and are working to ensure that our staff represent the communities we aim to support. We activity utilise positive action as set out in the Equalities Act (2010) to ensure we attract and recruit candidates from backgrounds and groups that are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We therefore particularly encourage applications from boys, men and non-binary folk, and those from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds. When we recruit, we will ask all our shortlisted candidates to tell us about any reasonable adjustments they need.

How much time am I expected to commit?
We expect those joining the Youth Ambassador group to join on a freelance basis for one year from February 2025 to January 2026. 
Hours are subject to change each month but on average we would plan for you to work for CWT for up to 14 hours (2 days) per month. The majority of the working hours offered can be arranged as flexibly as possible around your other commitments

Will I be paid?Ambassadors will be remunerated for their time at a delivery and desk rate of £15 per hour for work both online and in person. 

Desk work includes training preparation, resource coproduction or review, attending meetings and involvement in focus groups. Delivery work includes training delivery, public speaking at an event about the work of the Trust or hosting or being interviewed on the ambassador podcast. 

Any expenses incurred in the role will be covered in line with the Charlie Waller Trust’s expenses policy (public transport or mileage at 45p mile). Payment will be made via bank transfer following the completion of an invoice or hours claim form. Further detail will be provided if you are appointed to the group.

If you would like to discuss the role before applying, please email Alice Palmer, Youth Involvement Lead - details found in the job description in the link.

What is the deadline to apply? 12:00PM, Tuesday 14th Jan, 2025

What will happen once I apply? 

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by email in the week commencing 20th January. We will invite successful applicants to an online interview w/c commencing 27th January 2025.

Are you able to challenge others on their behalf? Do you want to make a difference to their lives? 

Our service provides independent mental health advocacy to patients within locked secure hospitals and community-based settings where we ensure that patients who are admitted are given a voice to make sure their rights are upheld.

We provide advocacy support for patients with mental health issues and learning disabilities at times when it is important for their wishes and opinions to be heard and their feelings expressed, for instance, representing them during discharge meetings, ward rounds and at multi-disciplinary team meetings.

The primary users of our services are vulnerable adults however some settings do include working with children and young people.

We are looking to recruit a Self-Employed Independent Mental Health Advocate to provide independent and confidential mental health advocacy to qualifying patients and work to agreed outcomes with the patients promoting an understanding of outcomes and options available to them.

You will be expected to work in line with Mental Health Act 1983 code of practice and will be required to produce written reports with the purpose of ensuring the views of the patient is fully represented.

For more information, please view the attached contract delivery specification.

In your application, you will need to evidence, using specific examples, how your skills and experience meet the criteria laid out in the person specification, within the contract delivery specification below. Requirements include:

• Proven practice experience in delivering direct work to children, young people and vulnerable adults in a social care or mental health setting
• Qualified Independent Mental Health Advocate - holder of OIA and specialist unit 306
• Experience and understanding of child protection/vulnerable adult safeguarding procedures
• Ability to maintain professionalism at all times
• An understanding of the importance of listening to children, young people and vulnerable adults without bias or prejudice with a strong commitment to support and develop and opportunities for children, young people and vulnerable adults to engage with the service.

You will be required to complete annual safeguarding and compliance including, Personal Safety, Data Protection, Information Security, Safeguarding and Equality and Diversity. You will be able to subscribe to an e-learning platform provided by NYAS. The platform will provide you with the opportunity to undertake a number of other professional courses that you can complete in your own time to maintain your own CPD. You can do this on the e-learning platform at a significantly reduced cost compared to undertaking each course individually with different providers.

For more information, please view the contract delivery specification below.

Note for candidates - when completing the application form, it is important that you refer to the person specification within the contract delivery specification and detail how you can evidence the criteria.

NYAS operates robust safe procedures to ensure the protection of the children, young people and adults at risk we work with. To comply with NYAS’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, references and a Digital Risk Assessment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we receive a high number of applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment which means NYAS welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, or any other protected characteristic.

NYAS is proud to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.

Work with us to help change young lives.

The Children's Society 'Vaping' Project Worker 

 2 x Project Worker Essex based in Chelmsford working County Wide

 Salary: £29,855.00 per annum

Hours: 2 x full time roles (37 hours)

Contract end date 31st December 2027

We are currently looking for an innovative and motivated group worker/ youth worker to join our dynamic, ambitious team. 

We wish to recruit a Vaping Practitioner to cover the County of Essex, based both at home and within our central office in Chelmsford. This person will deliver the work of The Children's Society to children & young people who are engaged in vaping through the use of individual support and group work, thereby ensuring the children and young people are educated on harm reduction methods and have access to quitting and reduction support.

This role sits within Youth Impact, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. 

Your experience is key in securing this role:

In order to be successful in this role, you must have: 

-Experience working with young people in a group and one to one setting

-Have understanding of the risks and vulnerabilities young people face especially in relation to vaping

-Have access to a car and a full UK driving license

-Be able to use IT to support case recording and calendar management

You will need substantial experience in working with vulnerable children and young people either in a paid or unpaid capacity.  You will have experience of developing and facilitating groups with young people and delivering one to one support both virtually and face to face in the school, community or home setting.

Ideally but not essentially you will have, or be working towards a relevant professional qualification e.g. a Diploma/Certificate in Youth and Community work, counselling, social care or related NVQ or have relevant experience in these fields.

As well as a strong commitment to your development, we offer a generous pro rata holiday entitlement, a contributory stakeholder pension, childcare vouchers and agile and flexible working.

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. 

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 on 12th of January 2025. If after 14 days we receive enough applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy from the 1st January onwards.

Interviews will be held on the 22nd and 28th January 2025

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Who We Are 

We’re Causeway, the UK-wide charity who believes in the power of lasting change. We take people from existing to living, and empower our service users, including survivors of modern slavery and exploitation, to find their voice and place in society. Since 2005, we have expanded across multiple regions and now provide accommodation and outreach support to hundreds of survivors of modern slavery every year. 

In 2018, we collaborated with South Yorkshire Police in an initiative called Plan B. This helped to launch the LifeNavigate department. Using, a trauma informed approach, we are fully committed to breaking the cycle of crime, alongside other organisations such as South Yorkshire Police and Merseyside Police. Our vision is to ensure a thriving future for marginalised and vulnerable people, and it would not be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers.

Role Summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Accommodation Service Manager, based in our South Yorkshire region. You will oversee two Coordinators, with the responsibility for 5 safe-house properties in total: To ensure Service Users are supported effectively, staff are managed well, and internal processes and procedures are followed to a high standard, and that all contractual KPI's and standards are met. Where required, you will also play a role in implementing service and system improvements.

Responsibilities 

Service Management 

• Oversight, line management coaching and support of Coordinators including effective supervisions and annual appraisals. 
• Ensure all Service Users are being supported effectively and assist Coordinators with problem-solving and managing incidents, safeguarding issues, and complex cases. 
• Ensure all staff are supported and managed effectively by their Coordinators, this includes leave, performance, wellbeing, and training. 
• Communicate with the Salvation Army Modern Slavery team where necessary.
• Regular visits to all accommodation sites 
• Work collaboratively with People and Culture staff to support and manage staff as needed. 
• Organise and run the on-call rota for the service.
• Oversee other services or a team in the absence of Coordinator (ie. Holiday or sickness). 

Safeguarding

• Ensure your team works proactively and closely with the Safeguarding Lead to keep all Service Users and Staff safe from harm. 
• Ensure that the safeguarding policy and reporting system are strictly adhered to. 

Health & Safety / Facilities Management

• Ensure lone-working safety procedures are implemented and sustained.
• Understand H&S standards & requirements and ensure they are monitored and maintained. 
• Work closely and collaboratively with the Facilities Manger to raise & remedy H&S issues. 

Assurance & Compliance 

•  Ensure all KPIs and standards are met and tracked by staff including referrals, exits, RNAs, and accommodation standards. 
• Ensure all baselines, checklists, audits, and other quality control systems created by the Assurance team are used consistently and processes are adhered to. 
• Manage Service User or external complaints with the support of Senior Service manager when necessary. 
• Ensure all month-end procedures are followed by staff, and information submitted effectively. 
• Manage all performance issues raised by the Assurance team effectively and proactively. 
• Ensure the Service is prepared for internal or external inspection & auditing from CQC, The Salvation Army, etc. 

Stakeholder Engagement 

• Work closely with the Head of Service in developing local partnerships and networks. 
• Represent Causeway externally at events. 
• Proactively engage in Networks and Forums you are assigned to.

Financial Control 

• In collaboration with the Senior Service Manager ensure spending is in line with the MSVCC contract, policy, and budget.
• Communicating with the finance team appropriately with regards to month-end, financial requirements for the service, and problem-solving. 
• Sign off expenses and spend in-line with expenses policy. Training, Learning, & Development 
• Support other Services & Innovations e.g. LifeLink & Bright Future. 
• Support the work of the Communication and Business Development & Fundraising Department as requested. 
• Develop and deliver training in conjunction with the People & Culture team.

Organisational Responsibilities 

• To take the lead on any new projects that may take place asked to do so by LM. 
• To support any regional events such as staff meetings, training, external events etc. 
• Attend relevant team meetings management meetings, and local team meetings. 
• To maintain and build the Causeway culture and values across the staff team in the region. 
• To be ‘on-call’, out of hours approximately one week in three/four - managing and accepting referrals and dealing with out-of-hours incidents. 

Any other duties that are commensurate with the role;

Services Welfare Officer 
Based at one of the military bases within the UK (relocating to a new site every two years)

Would you like to help our Armed Forces in a unique and challenging way? Then we have the job for you.

Are you looking for your next unique role like no other and a chance to make a positive lasting impact?

Do you have experience in working with young people or adults in a wellbeing environment and want to use that knowledge to really make a difference?

Would the opportunity to travel the UK and potentially overseas excite you?

Our Services Welfare Officers provide vital welfare support to the Armed Forces to both new recruits and service personnel at military bases within the UK and overseas.

If this amazing experience sounds like something you could do – read on!

As a Services Welfare Officer you will manage our WRVS facility on a military site. This will involve:

- Providing an independent, confidential and sensitive welfare support
- Supporting service personnel on a one-to-one basis
- Helping them find solutions to personal and practical issues
- Using your judgement to signpost them to other support agencies or our military colleagues where appropriate.

You will be provided with free one-person military accommodation based on site in the UK with the opportunity to be considered to work abroad at a later stage. Your food and drink is also subsidised!

About You

We are looking for applicants with broad experience in working with young adults and more experienced service personnel in a welfare setting.

You may have previously worked in youth and community work, social work, counselling, education or healthcare settings.

Ideally you will have:

- Experience of working with young or vulnerable adults
- Previous experience of effective networking with other agencies
- To be prepared to live in one person accommodation (provided)
- The flexibility to live anywhere within the UK or overseas for prolonged periods of time, i.e. two years
- Basic IT skills
- A full, valid driving licence
- A valid UK passport

You will also need:

- To demonstrate flexibility to relocate at short notice, be self-motivated and approachable
- To demonstrate proven excellent written and verbal communication skills
- To possess time-management, planning and prioritisation abilities
- The ability to demonstrate confidentiality when dealing with sensitive issues
- A good track record of working effectively within a team

A relevant qualification in an area such as youth work, social work, teaching or similar, would be beneficial to your application, as would knowledge of the military environment but this is not a deal breaker!

Please see the attached role profile for full details of this excellent opportunity.

Benefits:

- Salary of £24,355 per annum which increases to £26,651 on successful completion of the 6 month probationary period
- Free accommodation and subsidised meals
- 37 days’ holiday per annum as you will be working six days per week, plus UK bank holidays
- 3 x WRVS Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
- Company sick pay
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website, 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A great pension scheme (10% employer contribution)
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions built-in
- Access to award-winning e-learning and development
- Opportunities to develop new skills

If this sounds exciting and you would love the opportunity of this unique role, please select the apply button shown.

The closing date for applications is 14th February 2025, we reserve the right to close this advert prior to this date due to level of applications.

WRVS & Royal Voluntary Service is committed to building inclusive and diverse teams across the charity. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

Other organisations may call this role Services Support Officer, Welfare Support Officer, Welfare Support Co-ordinator, Welfare Officer, Welfare Information Officer, Welfare Advisor, or Youth Worker.

We're looking for an enthusiastic and motivated candidate to join our team at The Bridge! We are a women's health and wellbeing charity that runs projects and services which address health and gender inequalities. 

Want to work within a charity?

Be a welcoming and supportive presence for all who walk in our door?

Provide vital support for the running of women's health and wellbeing services for our community?

You’re our ideal candidate if you’re friendly and approachable; a real team player with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering top-notch customer service. Comfortable working in an often busy space, you’ll remain calm and organised under pressure, handling enquiries and offering information and assistance in a friendly, approachable manner.

This is the perfect opportunity for anyone looking for experience working in a mission-driven organisation dedicated to improving women’s health and mental wellbeing.

Sounds like you? Then we want to hear from you!

The vacancy will consist of the below shift pattern:

Thursdays: 16:00 - 20:30

Fridays: 15:45 - 20:15

(9.25 hours per week)

the main purpose of the role:

• to offer high quality customer service to all visitors and enquirers;
• to be responsible for the day to day operation of the reception area, providing information efficiently and effectively;
• to undertake administration for gym membership and meeting room bookings;
• to undertake additional general administration for The Bridge and provide administrative support to the management team when required.

Please note this post involves some evening work.

For more information please see the attached Job Description.