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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Peer Mentor & Group Coordinator

Salary: £30,000 - £32,000

Location: Hammersmith and other London centres

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31/01/2026

Direct reports: Up to 10 volunteer Peer Mentors

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

About the role:

The Peer Mentor & Group Coordinator will play a pivotal role in the design, delivery and project management of the Maia group programme and Peer Mentor offer. This role combines the coordination of the Maia Peer Mentor service and the design and delivery of Maia’s group programme and activities. The post holder will work closely with the Maia Service Manager and Advocates in the team to create a supportive environment for participants to build resilience, develop skills and access pathways to a safer and more stable future.

About You:
To be successful as the Peer Mentor & Group Coordinator (Young Women & Girls) you will need the below experience and skills:

You will bring at least one year’s full-time experience of supporting/working with women and girls at risk of violence and abuse, mental ill-health and/or contact with the criminal justice system. A proven track record of proactively reaching out to young people, including girls and young women, in innovative ways and successfully engaging “hard-to-reach” service users.

You will have knowledge and understanding to create and manage a programme of inclusive, strengths-based, prevention and awareness-raising groups and workshops for YWG at risk, liaising with keyworkers and partner agencies to support YWG with their development and improve their relationships skills and the ability to proactively assess risks and safety concerns, liaising with YWG’s allocated keyworker, raising concerns with the Maia Service Manager and taking appropriate action to safeguard YWG whilst working within a model of empowerment.

You are able to learn from and engage with YWG to co-design groups and workshops programme and work closely with colleagues identify opportunities for YWG to make their voices heard and share their insights with a wider audience.

You will be able to effectively engage and recruit women with lived experience to act as Peer Mentors for the YWG engaging with the Maia service.

You will be able to develop resources and deliver a training package to Peer Mentors, including sessions on key topics such as safeguarding, data protection and confidentiality, building relationships and maintaining boundaries, active listening and risk and crisis management, as well as specialist workshops focused on the challenges facing YWG, including violence, abuse and exploitation and contact with the criminal justice system.

You will have experience in developing and maintaining links with partner agencies (statutory and non-statutory, including children and young people’s and women and girls’ voluntary services) across the six boroughs, raising the profile of the Maia service and developing specific referral pathways for Volunteer Mentors and the YWG they support where appropriate.

You will be knowledgeable and have a strong understanding of the challenges facing vulnerable young women and girls, including the impacts of domestic abuse, exploitation, mental health and contact with the criminal justice system, and of the practical and emotional support needs specific to this group, including education, confidence and relationship-building.

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.

Closing Date for Applications:

Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

A 35-hour working week

An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)

Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home

Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more

Pension scheme

Enhanced maternity/adoption provision

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Employee eye-care scheme

Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles

Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation

Organisation wide away days

Thorough induction and training

Career development pathways

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

Are you ready to support a dedicated team of expert practitioners supporting young prison leavers to transform their lives? Switchback supports young Londoners to live life differently after prison with award-winning results. At the heart of the organisation, our Delivery Team has grown quickly over the last four years to ten Switchback Mentors with two Delivery Managers and a Pathways Partnership Manager.

The Delivery Manager role leads on ensuring our team of Switchback Mentors, who work within prisons and the community, have the support, systems and processes in place to deliver the Switchback programme effectively, maximising the impact for Trainees. Caseloads are deliberately small; Mentors work with no more than five Trainees at a time, with an annual Trainee minimum target of 10-12.

The post holder will be responsible for line managing Switchback Mentors, providing support, development, and motivation to ensure the delivery of the Switchback programme to a high standard, in line with the organisation's approach and values. Additionally, they will ensure that the Delivery Team’s operational processes are well-developed and effectively implemented.

Working alongside the Head of Delivery, CEO and one other Delivery Manager, you will ensure that the insights from our work with Trainees inform the continued development of our programme and methodology. You will also support the Head of Delivery to implement improvements to our model, including piloting and assessing new approaches and adaptations, so we can continuously strengthen and grow our offer to reach more men in the justice system.

This is an exciting opportunity to be instrumental in developing new services and support for, and with, children and young people who are Deaf or hard of hearing.  The post is initially for one year with a view to extending the contract to a permanent position subject to available funding.

We are a well-established and impactful charity working with children, young people and adults of all ages.  Our Children and Young People’s Service currently offers a wide range of services and support to children who are vision impaired or have a multi-sensory impairment and their families.

Having identified gaps in services available to children who are Deaf and hard of hearing, we want to work collaboratively with others to help ensure that Deaf & hard of hearing children have the opportunities they need to reach their full potential.

Do you thrive on working in a team that has person-centred and holistic approach?

Would you like to work for a local charity that has the flexibility to work in a variety of different ways to meet the needs of Deaf children, young people and their families?

Are you looking for a role that includes direct work with children, young people and families, as well as service development?

Primary Objectives:

 This is a new role and offers an exciting opportunity to be instrumental in the co-design of collaboration, support and services to meet the unmet needs of Deaf children and those that are hard of hearing (HOH).  Working with the Head of CYPS, and in collaboration with other Teams.

The role has two parts:

 1) Working with the Head of Department to scope and develop a new service that will meet the needs of Deaf children, young people and their families.  Working in collaboration with other charities and organisations to enhance the support available, and to discover future opportunities to work collaboratively.

2) Offering direct family support to parents and carers with Deaf or HOH children.

Service Development

· Liaising with appropriate people including parents, colleagues within our organisation, and professionals from other organisations to develop and implement a support service that will meet the needs of families whose children are Deaf or HOH.

· When unmet needs are identified, to seek creative solutions to find the best way forward to address the arising issues.

· To work with the Fundraising Team to support funding applications.

· Attend internal and external meetings as appropriate to highlight identified needs, promote the Charity’s vision with regards to services for children who are Deaf/HOH.  Highlighting our aims and objectives in regard to the development of this service.

· To demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities paying particular attention as to how these principles apply to Deaf and HOH children, and those who have a multi-sensory impairment, as well as highlighting the added impact this can have on those children who have additional complex needs.

· To keep up to date with current legislation, local & national policies and research.

· As appropriate to work with parents, children and young people to enable them to participate and influence this service development.

· To keep records of findings, decisions, meetings, outcomes etc ensuring that the organisation has an accurate record of how the service is being developed alongside the decision-making process throughout the life of the project.

Family Support Worker role 

· To support parents and carers whose children are Deaf/HOH assisting them when appropriate.

· To adhere to the standards and legislation for confidentiality, equality, and diversity.  Keeping accurate and up to date records.

· To assess and identify when the needs of the children and their families are not being met and work with parents, other professionals, and organisations as appropriate to address the issues, with the aim of ensuring that the children have the opportunities and environments that will enable them to reach their potential and achieve their aspirations.

· To facilitate effective support networks to enable parents and carers to share experiences and provide peer support.

· To run parent-led support groups giving parents the opportunity to meet without their children present enabling them to voice their opinions.

· Ensure the family support element of our service is needs led and inclusive.

· Offer emotional support to parents and young people as appropriate.

· To act as a point of contact for the child or young person and their family to offer support, information and guidance and referral route to appropriate services.

· To advocate for the family/ child’s needs, attend meetings, write supporting letters, attend appointments etc.

Main Duties:

 To work with the Head of Department to identify unmet needs, scope out and develop services for Deaf and hard of hearing children and their families to address challenges, ensuring that children and young people have equity in the opportunities available to them.

To identify gaps in services available to children and their families in relation to their backgrounds and lifestyles ensuring access to appropriate support services.

To deliver a range of support services that promotes good practice reflecting the requirements of children and young people and their families.

To provide a positive role model at all times to children, young people, their families and the wider community.

To ensure services provided are of a high quality and enable every child to have the opportunity to achieve their aspirations and reach their full potential.

Where appropriate to work in partnership with outside agencies such as Surrey County Council Physical and Sensory Education, Social Care, Health services, Housing and other relevant charities.

Develop information and resources about the opportunities available to families whose children/ young people are Deaf, or hard of hearing.

To support children and young people through transition from children’s services into adult services, engaging with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) services, and adult services where appropriate.

To support parents, carers and other professionals with Education & Health Care Plans (EHCP’s) to ensure they accurately reflect the needs of the child or young person.

To be proactive in safeguarding all children and adults from abuse, prevent abuse from occurring, and report any suspected incidents of abuse, following our Policies and Procedures which link with Surrey County Council local Multi-Agency Policies and Procedures.

As appropriate attend Team Around the Family (TAF), Child In Need (CIN), Education & Health Care Planning (EHCP), Transition meetings and case conferences etc.

To work with parents, carers and children individually ensuring that each interaction is person centred to meet the needs of the child/ family.

To maintain effective recording of work undertaken, concerns, decisions, actions etc. to respect and uphold the confidential nature of personal information as required by the Data Protection Act and GDPR.

To take responsibility for the reporting on the key performance indicators and outcomes attached to both the developmental element of the service and the family support element of this role, in order to meet the requirements of the funders of the service.

To support the Fundraising Team in developing funding bids and applications based on outcomes.

To work with the admin team to keep accurate statistics and report on the outcomes of the service.

To represent the charity at external forums and as appropriate, attend meetings as a representative.

 To co-operate fully as a member of the staff team and to ensure good communication at all times including attending team meetings, supervision and annual appraisal.

To participate in training and development events as appropriate, and to take responsibility for personal development and learning.

Skills and qualities

Essential criteria

1) Competent British Sign Language user (BSL Level 3 as a minimum for non-native BSL users).

2) Knowledge with regards to child developmental milestones, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, safeguarding, health and safety, equality and data protection legislation, that will enable post holder to ensure activities always comply and operate within the law.

3) Ability to work imaginatively, creatively and reflectively, with regards to problem solving and service development.

4) Ability to work as part of a wider team, both within the immediate department and across the wider organisation, and other organisations and charities that we work collaboratively with. 

5) Working in partnership, acknowledging what families bring and what practitioners contribute. In all interactions with families, effective communication is key to building real relationships.

6) To work flexibly and be available to support children, young people, and their families.  Occasionally families may benefit from appointments outside of normal office hours.

7) To have professional experience and excellent communication skills that enable the post holder to work with very emotional situations and as far as possible meet the needs of parents & their children while remaining professional at all times.

8) Ability to write reports, supporting letters, and to keep accurate and concise records.

Desirable criteria:

Lived experience as someone who is:

• Deaf or hard of hearing themselves
• A parent carer of a Deaf or hard of hearing young person
• A sibling of a Deaf or hard of hearing person
• A child of Deaf parents

 We are recruiting for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Deputy Manager, with experience of working with adults with a learning disability/autism and complex needs to join Outward.

This is an exciting opportunity to utilise your skills to support the Team manager in coaching and mentoring the staff team, and also embedding high standards in the running of the service. The successful candidate will be deputising in our LD supported living service located in Waltham Forest, consisting of 10 self-contained flats designed to support the skills building needed to increase the independence of people with learning disabilities and autism.

The service provides a level of independence for those who want that as well as the reassurance of 24 hours care and support. There is a large communal area for people to socialise and attend activity sessions.

About the role

· You will work within the values and spirit of Outward to engage, enable and empower people to achieve their goals and ambitions within a person centred approach. You will be striving to promote individual choice, independence and self confidence in people

· You will be required to build and maintain strong relationships and partnership approach with families and involved professionals and stakeholders.

· You will develop, coach and mentor a positive and resilient team of support workers to deliver high quality and personalised support and embed a culture of positive behaviour support.

· You will be responsible for ensuring support is delivered innovatively, flexibly and on a person centred basis to meet the needs and outcomes of the people supported.

· You will be responsible for ensuring the service is safe, effective, caring, well led, responsive and managed to meet CQC essential standards to a minimum of good service and with aim of achievement of outstanding.

· You will support the team to develop support plans and risk assessments that reflect people’s needs, preferences and aspirations; creating a culture where plans are actively implemented and reviewed so that people are supported in the way that they want. 

About You

· Experience of managing a service for people with a learning disability/autism is preferable 

· You will be an excellent communicator liaising effectively with key stakeholders including the multi-disciplinary and health professionals, family carers and people we support.

· You will have experience of staff management and the ability to lead, motivate and develop a large team, ensuring staff are appropriately trained. You will be visible in the service and strive to model best practice and inspire support workers.

· You will be able to think creatively and be adaptable in approaches, with experience of implementing emergency management guidance to support staff.

· Experience of carrying out needs assessments and creating support and risk management plans for people with behaviours of concern. And be committed to include the person, and their circle of support at all times.

· A commitment to providing high quality, personalised active support

· Leading by example, you will uphold the rights of people we support to be involved at all levels of decision making.

· You will share our values and passion to engage, enable and empower people with autism or a learning disability to lead the lives they want.

· Knowledge of managing a budget is desirable

Positive behaviour Support

Outward Housing supports people who are known to present behaviours of concern by using the Positive Behaviour support model because PBS puts the person first.

PBS is pro-active and the main focus is getting the environment right for the individual, rather than responses/reactions following challenging behaviour and on better supporting the person through improving their quality of life.

PBS approaches are based on a set of values of enabling inclusion, choice, participation and equality of opportunity. PBS is about working in partnership with the person, their family, staff and professionals.

Existing knowledge/experience in following the PBS approach would be beneficial but not essential as we do provide extensive training. A shared value of understanding and supporting a person’s behaviour and finding ways to work with them to improve this is essential.

Benefits

We value everything our staff do for the people we support, so we provide a great benefits package:

• 25 days Annual Leave excluding Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Comprehensive Learning & Development Programme

• Computing Scheme
• Credit Union Scheme
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Health Assured – Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye care Vouchers
• Flu Jab Reimbursement
• Long Service Awards
• Pension Scheme
• Purchase Additional Annual Leave
• Refer-a-Friend Scheme
• Retirements
• Loans (including season tickets and parking permit loans)
• Blue Light Card

About Outward

Outward has been providing high-quality support and care services to vulnerable people for over 45 years. Set up by parents of children with a disability looking for alternatives to institutional care. Our aim is to support people to have genuine control over their lives, play an active role in the community, accept responsibilities and develop as individuals. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records so we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services. This will be fully subsidised by Outward.

How to Apply

If you think you meet the requirements of the role then please submit an application by following the link below:

Closing Date for all Applications : 10th January 2025

Interviews will be held week commencing : 13th January 2025

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so apply early!

Outward is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff to share this commitment. If the post you apply for involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records, we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services for successful candidates. This will be fully subsided by Outward.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

As an employer, who aspire to become Disability Confident Committed, we aim to ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. Please indicate clearly at the beginning of your supporting statement if you have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010), and you wish to be considered for an Offer Of an Interview (OOI) Please note that the OOI is available to disabled candidates only. Regrettably, any false declaration of disability in order to secure an interview will impact on your overall application

• Provide job coaching, support and guidance to disabled employee(s) who need help with their everyday work activities or some new tasks.
• Notice the strengths of disabled employee(s) and support them to make the best out of their strengths. 
• Devise, plan, and implement job coaching strategies. Create step-by-step guides to ensure the employee is working as independently as possible, whilst checking and embedding positive re-enforcement.
• Perform specific task analysis, especially when an employee needs to learn and perform tasks to a specific standard.
• Assess employee's and employers' wants and needs and review regularly. 
• Provide help and guidance for employees who are facing different professional challenges. Train employees on enhancing work habits/skills.
• Create ways that training is understood and comprehended.
• Discover employee’s motivation and help develop their skills. 
• Keep track, oversee, and document employee’s progress.
• Communicates effectively with DFN Project SEARCH leaders, managers /mentors, co-workers, and family members.
• Create and present reports for senior management.
• Uphold a positive work environment.
• Work with employees, employers and families when necessary to problem-solve issues related to training and employment.
• Complete access to work claims for support given to disabled employees.

Join us in the ambitious ‘Birmingham In Action’ campaign, which commits to raising over £600 million of charitable funding and 1.25 million volunteer hours, positioning the University as one of the world leaders in University development. To fulfil our exciting campaign ambitions, we are recruiting a Head of Corporate Philanthropy to maximise philanthropic funding. A key member of the Development and Alumni Relations Office’s (DARO) Charitable Partnerships team, you will identify, create and manage corporate philanthropic partnerships with local, national and global businesses. You will have an enthusiasm for building relationships, the skill to interact with high-level corporate professionals and academics, experience of delivering against KPIs and KPTs, along with the ability to translate complex information into a compelling case for support in both verbal and written form.  There will be opportunities for the successful candidate to shape and develop the focus of their portfolio in collaboration with DARO leadership. For example, it is anticipated that corporate philanthropy can play a pivotal role in supporting scholarships, providing internships and mentors, research funding and wider knowledge transfer activities.

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support The University of Birmingham's academic and student community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities. The Office, which is comprised of five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from alumni, organisations and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research projects, supporting student bursaries, mentoring students, and providing internships, as well as providing a versatile programme of engagement opportunities for our global alumni community.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.

You’ll have an active role providing LGBTQ+ affirmative support for LGBTQ+ children and young people. 
This is an exciting job opportunity to join a dynamic and committed team in a front-line role to support and deliver the activities and services of elop’s LGBTQ+ Children & Young People’s Service.This role offers great opportunity to work innovatively and responsively to support the genuine needs of LGBTQ+ young people.

 In this role you will have opportunity to design and deliver innovative youth group support programmes (12-15, 15-18 & 18-25 year olds) & other activities; provide LGBTQ+ affirmative support, guidance and mentoring on a one-to-one basis; work with our wider family work programme, support families with LGBTQ+ children and deliver work in schools to students & teaching staff.  You will support the delivery of the youth reference group of young LGBTQ+ people (to support service evaluation and development) and support volunteer mentors.

You will be responsible for the direct delivery of elop’s LGBTQ+ Young Peoples Service, including promotion, & administration, along with the induction, support & supervision of volunteers and interns.  You will work alongside the wider staff team to support elop’s work with LGBTQ+ young people and contribute to sustainable service development.

The delivery of group support and activities will take place in person, but some work will initially be remote before returning to full time in person working.

Full Time: 37 hours per week

There will be two regular evening/ week and occasional weekend working required.

You must be available to work Tuesday and Thursday evenings & once a month on a Sunday afternoon.  There will be occasional other evenings / weekend working required.

Interviews will take place Friday 24 January 2025 between 9.15am – 3.00 pm

We’re here to prevent children from becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to change things. We need to inspire and connect with youth justice services across England and Wales to spread what works and make our country safer for some of our most vulnerable children. We are looking for someone to lead on making this happen.

We are making good progress building the evidence of what works within and around youth justice to reduce violence, with new Practice Guidance and implementation resources due next year on diversion, mentoring and sports programmes. But the big risk is that we publish these resources and nothing changes. That’s where you come in! 

Key responsibilities include: 

Working out the best way to make this change happen by getting more senior leaders within youth justice to use our Guidance, toolkit, research and implementation tools to inform day to day operations and strategic decision making. 

Creating practical tools and resources that help leaders put evidence into action. 

Supporting the scoping and commissioning of behavioural insights research to support effective evidence mobilisation plans and strategies.

About you: 

You understand the youth justice sector. You really understand how youth justice services work, from Heads of Services to frontline officers. You have experience working in/with youth justice, ideally in a role that worked with young people who are vulnerable to or involved in violence. You might have previous experience of supporting a youth justice to reflect on and adopt evidence-based practice.

You are fascinated about change and are experienced in making it happen. You have outstanding analytical judgment alongside the emotional intelligence and experience needed to identify the right opportunities for change, then make them happen. You understand why people find change difficult. You come alive talking about how people make decisions and why they do the things they do. 

The wide salary range reflects our flexibility to tailor the role to the right candidate’s experience, with the exact responsibilities and leadership level decided during the interview process. 

Are you an experienced marketing professional looking to use your skills to make a real difference? At St Catherine’s Hospice, we are seeking a Marketing Manager to lead our marketing efforts and help embed a supporter-centric, data-driven approach across our organisation.

This is a unique opportunity to shape and deliver a marketing strategy that will raise awareness, engage the community, and drive the essential income that sustains our vital care. If you’re ready to build something impactful from the ground up, build and lead a passionate team, and use your expertise for a meaningful cause, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

As Marketing Manager, you will:

• Develop and Implement Strategy: Create and deliver a comprehensive marketing strategy and annual plan, working closely with the Director of Marketing and Engagement.
• Raise Awareness and Support: Inspire our community by sharing powerful stories, recognising supporters, and elevating the Hospice’s profile.
• Deliver High-Impact Campaigns: Oversee multi-channel campaigns to promote our initiatives, drive brand awareness, and support fundraising goals.
• Lead Digital Excellence: Manage and optimise our website and digital platforms to enhance user experiences and meet audience needs.
• Analyse and Refine: Use data and insights to evaluate performance, identify growth opportunities, and continuously improve our marketing efforts.
• Build and Mentor a Team: Lead and inspire the marketing team, fostering collaboration and ensuring their development and success.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience: Proven track record in business-to-consumer or not-for-profit marketing, with expertise in leading teams and delivering successful campaigns.
• Leadership: Skilled in mentoring, strategic thinking, and building relationships across teams and stakeholders.
• Technical Expertise: Proficient in digital marketing techniques, CRM systems, and campaign management with creative literacy and an understanding of brand.
• Creativity and Pragmatism: A visionary thinker who can turn ideas into impactful action.
• Resilience and Emotional Intelligence: Sensitive to the needs of patients and families, with the emotional intelligence to navigate challenging situations.

Why Join Us?

At St Catherine’s Hospice, you’ll find more than a job—you’ll find purpose. Here, your work will directly contribute to providing care and support to those who need it most. You’ll enjoy the autonomy to shape your team and plans while being part of an organisation that values innovation, compassion, and community.

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Degree in marketing or extensive equivalent experience
• Expertise in campaign planning, digital marketing, and brand building
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to manage budgets, analyse data, and make informed decisions

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• 36 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) and your birthday off
• Access to an employee assistance programme with a wealth of wellbeing resources
• Competitive pension scheme (up to 8% employer contribution)
• Life insurance
• Hybrid working opportunities
• On-site free parking
• Opportunity to lead a growing marketing team
• A chance to use your skills for a cause that makes a difference every day

Join us in shaping the future of St Catherine’s Hospice and making a lasting impact on our community.

Apply Today
Be part of something extraordinary. Submit a CV and covering letter by Wednesday 8th January 2025 at 5.00 pm

Interviews will take place on 22nd January 2025

Disabled people face significant inequalities in education, sport, leisure and employment. They often face multiple barriers to fulfilling their potential and achieving their aspirations. Sport and physical activity have the power to inspire, enable, build self-esteem, and provide success. They can improve physical health, employability, mental well-being and social community inclusion. However, many barriers prevent disabled people from accessing sport. These include a lack of coaching, clubs, transport, equipment and support networks, as well as high costs and negative perceptions of disabled people participating in sport.

We are a fairly new charity established in 2021, with big ambitions for the future. We have started with small but meaningful projects. We are reaching out to disabled people, learning from our projects, and focusing on our vision and purpose.

We are now looking for someone to join our small but mighty team as our Project Officer. This is a new role, and is crucial to the development of the charity over the next few years. You will set up and deliver new projects to enable disabled people to get active and access sporting opportunities. To do this you will develop relationships with partners, funders and the disability community. This role has the potential for growth and development. You will have a huge influence in shaping our project delivery so that we can continue supporting disabled people to achieve their ambitions through sport.

As a user led organisation, we are keen to receive applications from disabled people.

About the Richard Whitehead Foundation

The Richard Whitehead Foundation is a small charity with big aspirations to use the power of sport for the benefit of disabled people. We believe in the impact of sport: the increased mental well-being, the confidence, the self-esteem, the social inclusion and employability which can come from it.  We want disabled people to be able to thrive and benefit from all the opportunities that sport provides.

Our vision: Enabling disabled people’s ambitions.

Our purpose: We believe disabled people should have access to the life-changing power of sport.

Our mission: We place the individual at the centre of our work. We provide access to life-changing support, mentoring, information, advice, equipment, and opportunities that will spark a sustained lifetime intervention.

Our values:  Person Centred Dynamic Powerful Authentic Inclusive

Main purpose of this role

Our mentoring work provides a person-centred approach, supporting disabled people to access the life-changing power of movement and sport. We train mentors (who are mostly disabled) and match them with disabled people who face multiple barriers and are likely to remain inactive without intervention. They work together to break down these barriers and connect with local sports clubs and initiatives. We delivered our first mentoring programme in Nottingham and are now looking to expand the programme across the East Midlands and other areas in England and Wales. Alongside this we want to expand our already established Supported Runner Programme to enable disabled people to participate in shorter community runs, and to adapt the model to support disabled people into other sports.

We are looking for a proactive, confident and dynamic individual to help us set up and deliver new mentoring and supported sports projects to enable disabled people to get involved in physical activity in their communities. You will join our small creative and supportive team within an empowering, values-led organisation that is person-centred and ambitious to empower disabled people.

We are looking for someone with significant experience of delivering projects at a community level, recruiting and supporting volunteers and project beneficiaries. You will be able to work independently, take initiative and achieve results. You will keep up to date with developments in the disability and sports sectors in order to inform the development or our projects and ensure we are seeking opportunities for partnerships and funding. You will work confidently with a wide range of individuals and stakeholder groups, including disabled people, volunteers, community groups, disability organisations and local services.

Project Officer – Job description

Job Title: Project Officer

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for: No staff; volunteers as appropriate

Location: Home based, with travel where required within England and Wales

Hours: Part time 3 days or 22.5 hours per week

Flexibility: Flexible working hours are available. The role will require some evenings and weekend work.

Length of contract: Permanent

Salary range: £30,000 – 33,000 depending on experience (pro rata)

Project set up and delivery

• Develop and implement project plans that incorporate KPIs, milestones and responsibilities, ensuring deadlines are met and plans amended as appropriate.
• Develop effective systems, policies and procedures to support project delivery.
• Carry out administrative tasks and maintain accurate records of projects and activities.
• Deliver workshops and training sessions to volunteers and freelance mentors.
• Provide appropriate support to participants, volunteers, freelance mentors and project partners to ensure delivery of project outcomes.
• Work with the Digital Communications and Marketing Officer to develop and implement communication and social media plans to raise the profile of projects and recruit volunteers, mentors and participants.
• Work with the Digital Communications and Marketing Officer to create marketing assets and sign-up routes for projects, activities and events.
• Ensure safeguarding, health and safety and risk management policies and processes are implemented throughout all projects, activities and events.
• Work with the CEO to set and monitor project budgets and ensure we do not exceed expenditure limits.

Stakeholder management

• Manage relationships with stakeholders, inspiring confidence, maintaining quality communications and ensuring professional representation of the Richard Whitehead Foundation. 
• Identify, develop and maintain effective partnerships with local community groups, volunteers and key partners to deliver projects.
• Develop and maintain a database of stakeholders, ensure we meet our requirements under data protection legislation.

Evaluation

• Develop and implement feedback, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to measure the impact and outcomes of projects.
• Report against KPIs, outcomes and impact measurements, providing regular updates on projects to the CEO and colleagues.
• Work with the CEO to produce insight and evaluation reports, including data and case studies for trustees, funders and stakeholders.
• Use the learning from projects to improve delivery mechanisms and to inform the development of future projects.
• Work with the Digital Communications and Marketing Officer to collect photographic and video content, quotes and testimonials for use in reports, publicity and fundraising appeals.

Other:

• Ensure all activity complies with the latest data protection legislation.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues across the Richard Whitehead Foundation.
• Attend internal and external meetings and represent the Richard Whitehead Foundation at events, where required.
• Attend occasional out of hours meetings or events as required.
• Promote and support diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace and across all projects, and ensure people’s access requirements are met.
• Abide by all our organisational (and project) policies, code of conduct and practice.

Person Specification

1. Qualities, attributes, and behaviours 

Essential

• Person centred – You work to achieve individual need and show empathy for each individual we support. You listen and value the lived experience of disabled people. 
• Dynamic - You are positive, agile, transformative, and responsive. 
• Powerful - You are bold, resilient, and hardworking to support us to achieve our ambitions for our community.
• Inclusive - You are inclusive in your actions and behaviours considering the diversity of people we are supporting. You value people from diverse backgrounds and aim to make everyone feel welcomed, and like they belong. 
• Authentic - You are honest, genuine, and transparent in your approach.

2. Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of delivering projects, including implementing project plans and working to KPIs and deadlines. 
• Experience of developing processes and policies from scratch to effectively deliver projects and to meet the needs of participants and volunteers.
• Experience recruiting and supporting individuals to participate in projects, including volunteers and members of local communities.
• Experience building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders including community groups, partner organisations and funders.
• Experience of working with disabled people, either through lived experience as a person living with an impairment or by being immersed in the disability or associated community.

Desirable

• Experience in the sport, leisure, or physical activity sector.
• Experience of working in or with the charity sector.
• Experience of mentoring or working with mentors.
• Experience of delivering training and/or workshops.

3. Skills

Essential

• Excellent organisational skills, including ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, meet competing demands and tight deadlines, and to deliver at pace.
• Ability to work independently and remotely, to plan and manage your own time, and to take the initiative to solve problems.
• Ability to work effectively with others as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain successful working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt your communication style for different audiences. 
• IT skills with experience of using Microsoft Project, Word and Excel, or the ability to learn new software quickly.
• Analytical and methodical with acute attention to detail and the ability to display information to evaluate the impact of projects.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and ability to identify opportunities to enhance project administration processes and procedures.
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities, inclusivity and diversity and to incorporate these principles across projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people connected to the Richard Whitehead Foundation.

4. Other

Essential

• Empathy and understanding of the importance of addressing and responding to the needs of different people.
• Understanding of the barriers faced by disabled people and ways to overcome them.
• Alignment to the Richard Whitehead Foundation ambitions and values, driven by impact for the people we serve.
• Willing and available to work outside normal working hours if required.
• Ability to travel to different locations in England and Wales as required by each project.

This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and will be amended in light of the changing needs of the charity.

Benefits

• Flexible working.
• 28 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays (pro rata for part-time employees).
• Access to company pension.
• Access to learning and development opportunities.

Safeguarding

The Richard Whitehead Foundation is committed to safeguarding and protecting the individuals we work with. As such, posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and a safe working environment.

Inclusion and diversity

The Richard Whitehead Foundation strives to engage an ability-based workforce which reflects the diverse nature of our communities. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and it is important to us that this is reflected in the people who work for us.

Application process

If you would like to be considered for this role, please forward a current CV with a supporting statement, explaining how you meet the person specification. Your application can be a video, audio, or word-based document – whatever works best for you.

Your supporting statement is such an important part of your application. We cannot make assumptions about your suitability, so the information you provide in your supporting statement is key for us for shortlisting. Please show how you meet each part of the person specification. Please use lots of examples. We are looking for evidence that you can thrive as our Project Officer.

Interviews are planned for the week commencing 20th January 2025.

Please let us know if you need us to adapt the process to best suit any needs around disability.

If you don’t hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that we are not inviting you to continue to the next phase, on this occasion.

Please note that all offers of employment will need references deemed satisfactory by The Richard Whitehead Foundation, a DBS check and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Prison Facilitator - HMP Swinfen Hall

Location: Lichfield
Salary: £16,550 (£27,584 FTE)
Hours: 21 hours (3 days per week)
Department: Prison delivery
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Permanent

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy levels amongst people in prison?

Shannon Trust is delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led learning programmes at HMP Swinfen Hall (subject to contract award). Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our prison-based reading and numeracy programme, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.

Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach. 

The role will be prison-based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.

‍We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.

‍Interviews are planned for week commencing 6th & 13th January 2025.

Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.

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At Love Squared we believe education and wellbeing are fundamentally linked, and so our amazing team of practitioners have a real focus on positively transforming not only educational outcomes, but also a young person’s social, emotional and mental health. Through mentoring and/or tutoring, you will approach this role looking at issues holistically and will have the opportunity to make a huge difference to the young people we support.

Please click apply to see our related attachments - role information pack and application form

Love Squared’s Vision and Mission

Our vision is a society where imagination, love, and kindness are the everyday words that people associate with child and family services. It is a vision where young people can walk into their futures with joy.

We want to bring love to children and families’ services. We don’t think it’s enough to care a bit, you have to care a lot if you want to transform outcomes. 

We directly deliver imaginative, and carefully case managed services for children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs. We believe that you can’t change outcomes without looking at issues holistically and thoughtfully. For us it’s about long-term change.

We want to make three key differences:

1. Improved mental health - 98% children report improvement in their mental health

2. Reduced social isolation - 90% experienced reduced social isolation

3. Increased ability to thrive in school - 79% felt an increased ability

(Data taken from most recent social Impact study - March 2023)

The Role:

This role is for our outreach services where we work with local authorities and other commissioning bodies to provide statutory education and wellbeing packages for vulnerable young people who are often not able to attend school due to special educational needs and mental health needs

We are looking for practitioners based in the Bristol and wider North Somerset area, who are willing and able to travel across the city and surrounding areas to offer tutoring and/or mentoring across a range of subjects, but with a specific focus on Maths, Sciences, English and other core subjects to support people up to the age of 25.

This is a part-time self-employed role with competitive sessional pay. Sessions often take place within family homes, the local communities or sometimes in schools or community based settings.

Some of our team are full-time professional tutors and or mentors. Our placements can fit around other commitments, although we do ask that you commit to your young people once placed; They really need you to be reliable for them!

We are particularly interested in tutors able to offer Maths, English, and/or Science.

Personal Profile:

Essentials:

• A university degree in a relevant field with good subject knowledge

• 2+ years experience working with vulnerable young people, including those with mental health needs and SEND

• Understanding of, and an absolute commitment, to safeguarding best practice and a willingness to keep learning and reflecting on this

• Up to date knowledge of mental health and SEND

• A track record for showing fantastic progress where you have made significant difference in young people's outcomes

• Strong communication skills and proven record of building warm and effective relationships with young people, families and the people you work with

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail to ensure relevant mandatory documents and reports are completed promptly and effectively

• Strong timekeeping skills and reliability, with a vital commitment to your allocated placements 

• Imaginative and creative problem-solving skills and ability to proactively adapt provision to best meet young person's needs

• Willingness to go above and beyond for the young people and families that you work with, inspiring them to reach their full potential.

• A commitment to equality and diversity in a meaningful way

• Ability to commit to 1+ years with Love Squared

• Willingness and ability to travel

• Up-to-date, or willing to apply to, current enhanced DBS check for working with children and vulnerable adults and be registered on the update service 

Desirables - Especially if focussed on tutoring:

• A PGCE, teaching qualification or AET (formerly PTLLS)

• 2+ years teaching experience working with vulnerable secondary age young people, including those with mental health needs and SEND

• Understanding of effective lesson planning and devising learning programmes for young people

Some of our team possess qualified teacher status, but we also love applications from those who have gathered their teaching and mentoring experience from a variety of environments especially by a professional focus on working outside the mainstream classroom.

Why work for us?

Our work is enriching, rewarding, and well supported by a dedicated core team who are always looking for your vision and input into how we fulfil our social mission as we grow. We run peer reflective practice sessions led by our trained practitioner, and we facilitate social and networking opportunities within our practitioner community.

To apply, please submit a CV and a completed application form (from the attachments) and if you are suitable, we will invite you to an interview, currently planned for 10th January (flexible)

Please note we are not a tutoring agency and this role is for a self-employed position.

We are hiring multiple people to meet the existing demand, however, even after a successful interview, we cannot provide guaranteed work or hours as we match to the individual needs of a child.

We are so excited to hear from you!

About ELBA 
ELBA builds the connection between businesses and the community in east London and beyond, creating a positive impact and strong communities and tackling the issues that determine social mobility. A registered charity and membership organisation, ELBA has over 30 years of experience in enabling successful partnerships between business and the community. In the past year, ELBA helped place over 300 people into work in London through its award-winning Employment Works programme, delivered over 12,000 business volunteers into the community, and worked with over 300 local organisations in east London. Our mission is to create possibilities to bring about positive change in London by channelling the wide-reaching resources and influence of the private sector to address key areas of need. 

About our Employment work 

When ELBA’s employment and skills programme was established in 2005, its mandate was simple; to engage our member companies in the local unemployment agenda and help disadvantaged people from East London into work. Since then, we have supported over 6, 000 people into work, thousands more have benefitted from work experience placements, internships, mentors and training. 

Equibalance 

The EquiBalance project, supported by Barings since 2022, targets and engages young black male and female students who are studying at London based sixth form schools and colleges to improve their long-term earnings prospects by helping them to develop key employability skills and gain access to valuable work experience. The model is designed to target and engage Global Majority students aged 15-18 and support them through a series of bespoke skill development, career awareness and confidence boosting workshops in preparation for applying for a summer or half-term internship.

The role 

After 2 successful years of delivery, we are recruiting a part time coordinator to elevate the project through a highly effective project plan. The postholder will work within the Employment and Skills team, supporting our work with Global majority students aged 15-18. The position is part time until the end of the project year in November 2025. 

Job description 

• Working with the project manager to attract, retain and progress students on the Equibalance programme executing all activities in order to achieve this. 

• Helping to manage all social media platforms and web pages, creating content and measuring impact. 

• Organise and promote project of events 

• On a weekly basis, create a catalogue of case studies that raise the profile of the project and global majority students more broadly 

• Manage Equibalance information inbox efficiently and in real time , in a timely manner 

• With the project managers guidance draft written internal and external comms pieces for newsletters, articles and on-line platforms 

• Join social media groups and professional platforms to discuss industry-related topics 

• Collate and circulate details of vacancies and training opportunities 

• Attend and minute partnership and steering group meetings 

• On a daily basis keeping accurate records of all students and partners on our Salesforce CRM platform. 

General 

• Attend ELBA team meetings, collaborate with other ELBA colleagues on projects where appropriate and contribute to the development of ELBA as an organisation 

• Adhere to relevant policies including equal opportunities and health and safety 

• Actively promote and support safety and wellbeing of students and volunteers and comply at all times with ELBA’s safeguarding policies. 

• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager 

The Opportunity   

The Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator (APPC) role will be well-suited to someone who is focused on the best ways they can help the aims of the charity as well as those of our participants and partners. An APPC is responsible for supporting the delivery and development of the Social Mobility Foundation’s programme of activities for young people through their S5-6/sixth form and university years.   

The SMF offers in-person and online support and opportunities, so this role will involve providing virtual and in-person support to students and working with employers across the UK.

Contract Type: Fixed Term, 12 months.

1. Achieving Results 

• Organising, supporting and delivering skills sessions, partner events, university trips, both in person and virtually across SMF cities and other parts of the UK. 
• Coordinating logistics for virtual and in-person events, including content creation, securing venues and speakers, producing webinars and video calls, advertising events, collating attendee lists and compiling feedback/evaluation 
• Coordinating logistics of 6F/S5-6 and undergraduate internships, including but not limited to, internship advertising and student selection, liaising with students and employers throughout internship delivery, and compiling student feedback/evaluation 
• Collaborating with SMF STAR Support partners to support the young people on our programme in their applications for internships and graduate roles 
• Assisting with the organisation and delivery of in-person residential programmes for students from across the country 
• Creating digital resources and supporting services that help APP students with university applications and internship and career opportunities 
• Staying on site (day and overnight visits) for residential programmes and/or university visits when the need arises 
• Support the running of the Social Mobility Foundation’s Mentoring Programme, including but not limited to, mentor recruitment, student and mentor matching and monitoring the relationship of participants and their mentors in assigned sectors 
• Building relationships with schools and employers to promote and gain support for SMF’s programmes, including visiting and presenting in schools in the coordinator’s region and engaging virtually with schools and employers across the UK 
• Marking student applications to the Aspiring Professionals Programme and onboarding students across the UK 

2. Self-management 

• Taking a problem-solving approach to the role, escalating issues as needed 
• Managing work across a range of areas simultaneously 
• Developing a strong understanding of the SMF’s work and social mobility across the UK, demonstrating SMF values in all work 
• Using initiative to ensure effective liaison between the SMF and its student participants and target schools and colleges  
• Using initiative to ensure effective liaison between the SMF and its employer partners 

3. Delivering Excellence 

• Maintaining excellent monitoring, evaluation and tracking procedures for student progress and the effectiveness of activities and events; compiling reports as required   
• Undertaking all relevant activities to ensure all stakeholder relationships are well maintained, including meetings and email/letter correspondence, general admin tasks, and the resolution of any complaints 

4. Collaboration 

• Primary point of contact with students across the UK 
• Maintaining shared inboxes across teams within the SMF 
• Supporting the Impact and Strategy Team with programme pilots, as and when necessary 
• Other duties, as required by the management team, to assist the operation of the SMF’s activities   

Person Specification

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills   
• Strong administration skills and confidence with using IT 
• Confidence in preparing and delivering presentations in face-to-face and virtual settings 
• Experience of relationship management and/or customer service 
• Excellent attention to detail when undertaking tasks 
• Ability to work as part of a small team 
• Hard-working and efficient 
• Self-starter with ability to prioritise tasks, take initiative and work independently 
• Ability to adapt to new situations as they arise, and problem solve effectively 
• Committed to the aims of the charity 

We value ability and potential more than specific experience, and we are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage applications from people from low socio-economic backgrounds, from people who are care-experienced, and from people who are Black, Asian or of minoritised ethnicity.   

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave pro rata’d, plus bank holidays.
• Time off in lieu for work outside contractual hours.
• 5% employer pension contribution after a satisfactory completion of a three-month probation period.
• Flexible working hours.   

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply by submitting the following information to our application portal Pinpoint by 23:59, Monday 13th January 2025.
 

• A letter outlining your suitability for the post along with specific examples from past experience. Please ensure a contact number is included.  
• A short statement answering the question: What do you think are the main concerns the young people that SMF target face regarding access to universities and professions? (500 words maximum) 

Please note that generic applications and CV’s will not be considered. 
 

Interviews: First round interviews will take place from 20th January 2025. Interview candidates may be asked to complete online tests; this will be arranged after interview.