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Community Fundraising Officer, South
Hours: Part-time – 21 hours per week
Location: Hybrid Working with a minimum of one day a week working from Head Office (based near the city in London)
Reports to: Community Fundraising Manager
Role purpose: To fundraise for The Sick Children’s Trust through varied community fundraising activities, including supporting family fundraising and third-party events in the south such as but not limited to The Royal Parks Half Marathon. The postholder will be required to forge and develop new fundraising opportunities and relationships with local businesses, community organisations and schools. Ensuring a sensitive and effective supporter journey for new and existing supporters.
Key tasks and responsibilities:
Ø To cultivate and recruit new and existing supporters and volunteers to participate in a range of third-party events including The Royal Parks Half Marathon and ‘run your own’ fundraising events. To uplift supporter value, steward and retain through the delivery of brilliant supporter care whilst being respectful of potential sensitivities particularly when working with families who are fundraising in memory
Ø Build and develop trusted relationships when appropriate with families to support fundraising, storytelling and volunteering. Work sensitively and empathetically with this core audience group engendering their long-term support and advocacy of the Charity’s work.
Ø Maintain contact with and work alongside the House Teams in London with a view to occasional working from the houses. Ensuring the House Teams are aware of any potential volunteering opportunities.
Ø To work closely and collaboratively with the other two Community Fundraising Officer’s - one based in the south, one based in the north and the Fundraising Assistant based in the south.
Ø To proactively target independent businesses (outside of corporate partnerships) and schools by going out regularly in the local Community to secure annual income targets set by the Head of Fundraising.
Ø To develop and forge new and existing relationships with local clubs and associations to secure their support both financially and in raising awareness of the charity.
Ø Leading on Supermarket charitable schemes, including research, support with copy and applications to reach targets set for this area of income.
Ø Accurately record and monitor income and expenditure budgets for your area, spotting gaps in income and finding other ways to reach target set
Ø Create and maintain supporter fundraising information on our Donorflex database to ensure it is up to date and accurate.
Ø Communicate and work collaboratively with our Communications and Marketing team to ensure maximum press and social media coverage is obtained for The Sick Children’s Trust Community Fundraising activities.
Ø To work collaboratively with other fundraising departments and the Communications and Marketing team for effective integration of campaigns and activities.
Ø To represent the charity as and when required to schools, local businesses and community groups in the South, including speaking at events when necessary.
Ø Carry out office and general duties and tasks to ensure the effectiveness and smooth running of the post holder’s work, team and organisation.
Ø Duties may vary from time to time as determined by service and business need
Closing date: 7th February
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Service Manager
This is an exciting opportunity for a Service Manager to join Depaul UK in a new service in Warrington where you will play a pivotal role to the successful delivery of the service.
Position: Service Manager
Location: Warrington
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 per week
Salary: £34,380 per annum + pension and other benefits
Closing Date: Friday 7th February 2025
Start date: Please note that the charity is currently awaiting funding confirmation for the new Service
About the Role
Working under the direction, guidance and support of the Area Director you will manage the Warrington supported accommodation service, based over two sites. You will lead a team of 1 Senior Progression Coach, three Progression Coaches and two Night Concierge workers. Your work will be underpinned by the charity’s Endeavour model of assets based, psychologically informed delivery.
You will have responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of all clients, volunteers and staff in the service delivering support to 18-25-year-olds who are homeless or at risk of homelessness or been in care of the local authority. You will work closely with commissioners and stakeholder partners in Warrington and ensure that all accommodation is properly maintained and designed to support the client to sustain their tenancy and participate in positive and successful move on.
Key responsibilities include:
· Ensure health and safety for clients, staff, visitors, and volunteers through regular risk assessments and checks.
· Liaise with internal departments like Finance, HR, Fundraising, and others to ensure smooth service operations.
· Manage budgets throughout the year, working with the finance team and Assistant Director.
· Provide high-quality support for young people, ensure effective housing management, and meet KPI targets.
· Build and maintain relationships with commissioners, stakeholders, and service partners.
About You
To be successful in the role of Service Manager you will need to have the following skills and experience:
· Extensive management experience, including supervising teams and individuals.
· Strong decision-making skills in complex situations, including risk management and safeguarding.
· Experience delivering safe services to at-risk young people in accommodation and community settings.
· Proficiency in risk assessments, support planning, literacy, numeracy, and IT.
· Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and commitment to diversity, equality, and health and safety.
· High professional integrity, collaborative working, and respect for the charity’s values and boundaries.
· Commitment to personal reflection, learning, and development.
In return for working here, you will receive:
· A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role
· Commitment to continued professional development with internal mentoring.
· Flexible working model for suitable roles.
· Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements.
· 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years’ service.
· Family friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.
· Financial wellbeing offering interest free loans and advances
· Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service
· Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.
· Cycle to Work scheme and interest-free season ticket loans.
· Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.
· Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More
· International Accident Cover – accidental death, permanent disability
· Death in service (4x Base salary)
· Legal Advice line
About the Organisation
Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester and Milton Keynes.
You may have experience in areas such as such as: Housing Manager, Homelessness Manager, Housing Manager, Service Manager, Case Worker, Specialist Service Manager, Project Leader, Service Leader. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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As part of our award-winning team, you will receive full support with training and your personal development, a generous pension scheme, employee assistance. We provide care for those who have served in the Armed Forces and their dependants. Our homes provide Nursing Care, Residential Care, Dementia Care and offers Day Care.
An NVQ level 2 is preferable to work in this area, however there is the facility for our in-house trainer to support you through the NVQ level 2 and 3, for those individuals who wish to progress their career.
As part of the team, your involvement in the function of the home is valued, your collaboration with the team is encouraged. A passion for making a difference, putting people at the heart of what you do, striving to deliver excellent care is reflective of our values.
We would like to hear from individuals who want to make a positive difference to the lives of those that have served, ensuring their unique contribution is not forgotten.
The Benefits:
- Great staffing team, excellent facilities
- Flexible working hours
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Free parking
- Competitive generous pension plan
- Supported training and development. Legion wide
- Health care cash plan
- In house and independent counselling wellbeing scheme
- Retail discounts. Supermarkets, technology, travel, sport & leisure + lots more
- Refer a Friend scheme.
- Long Service and staff recognition awards
- LGTBQ safe space
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
If you require the job advert or job description in an alternative format, please contact 0808 802 8080.
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Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of people living with Dementia or mild cognitive impairment?
Do you:
- enjoy working with groups of older people?
- have excellent communication skills?
- enjoy fostering creativity and independence?
- want to deliver life-enhancing programmes?
Age UK Mid Mersey has just been awarded National Lottery funding to develop and deliver evidence-based Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) group programmes for older people experiencing cognitive impairment or who are diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia. MCST is a weekly group programme for people living with mild to moderate dementia or cognitive impairment. Group members take part in meaningful and stimulating activities, proven to help maintain memory and mental functioning. The groups provide a fun, supportive environment where people can build new friendships.
The programme will be overseen by an MCST Team Leader and delivered by a team of four MCST Facilitators, who will work in delivery pairs, and two carers support workers. One MCST Facilitator pair will deliver 2 group sessions a week in Halton and Warrington and the other pair in St Helens and Knowsley.
We are recruiting four part-time MCST Facilitators who will work in delivery pairs. One pair will deliver group programmes in Halton and Warrington and be based in our Runcorn Office. The other pair will deliver programmes in St Helens and Knowsley and be based at our head office in St Helens.
The facilitators will work closely with the MCST Team Leader to plan and deliver MCST programmes in their two Boroughs. Each programme will run for 12 weeks and will consist of four-hour activity sessions with a shared lunch. Facilitators will adapt the session delivery to meet the needs and specific interests of group participants ensuring the sessions are engaging and meaningful.
Facilitators will also work closely with the carers support workers and ensure that joined up support is provided to participants and their significant others.
Travel across Mid-Mersey is expected so the post holder must have access to their own vehicle and a full clean driving licence.
Full training in MCST will be provided alongside comprehensive induction and role specific training.
Full job details are contained within the supporting Job Description and Person Specification.
Actual Salary for 15hrs £10,722 per annum (£25,020 FTE)
Application Process:
To apply, please visit our website to complete an Age UK Mid Mersey Employee Application form, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).
To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, your personal details will be excluded prior to shortlisting.
Age UK Mid Mersey is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application form, and if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.
The post is also subject to an Enhanced DBS Certificate.
Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday 26th January 2025
Interview Dates: Interviews will be held w/c 3rd February 2025
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Age UK Mid Mersey exists to promote improved quality of life and empowerment for people aged 50+ and their carers.
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Age UK Mid Mersey are offering a great opportunity to join our professional, innovative and dedicated team to help launch a new lottery funded Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) programme in Mid Mersey’s four boroughs: Halton, Knowsley, St Helens and Warrington.
Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) is a weekly group programme for people living with mild to moderate dementia or cognitive impairment.
Group members take part in meaningful and stimulating activities, proven to help maintain memory and mental functioning. The groups provide a fun, supportive environment where people can build new friendships.
Activities include:
- discussions
- word games
- quizzes
- physical activities
- creative and musical activities.
Cognitive Stimulation is the only non-drug treatment recommended to improve cognition, independence and well-being by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Alongside the MCST group sessions the programme will also provide advice, information and facilitated peer support for the carers of groups members.
The MCST Team Leader will lead a small team of MCST group facilitators, Carer Support workers and volunteers.
The Team Leader will plan programmes, provide support and supervision to staff, and ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and standards. They will be responsible for undertaking initial assessment visits with clients in their own homes to ensure the MCST programme is appropriate for them.
Travel across Mid-Mersey is expected so the post holder must have access to their own vehicle and a full clean driving licence.
Full training in MCST will be provided alongside management training and mentoring.
Full job details are contained within the supporting Job Description and Person Specification.
Actual Salary for 21hrs £16,200 per annum (£26,700 FTE)
Application Process:
To apply, please visit our website to complete an Age UK Mid Mersey Employee Application form, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).
To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, your personal details will be excluded prior to shortlisting.
Age UK Mid Mersey is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application form, and if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.
The post is also subject to an Enhanced DBS Certificate.
Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday 26th January 2025
Interview Dates: Interviews will be held w/c 3rd February 2025
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Age UK Mid Mersey exists to promote improved quality of life and empowerment for people aged 50+ and their carers.
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Our Community Engagement Department enables our student community leaders to gain the knowledge, skills and connections for themselves and their student communities to thrive. Working with staff across the Community Engagement Department, this role manages the strategic development of our training provision for our 3000 student community leaders across 400+ student groups, 1000 student representatives, and our 6 full-time elected Student Officers, among other student communities.
The Training Manager will support specialist staff across the department to design and deliver a range of training spanning the breadth of community leadership, including but not limited to: student group management, event management, facilitation skills, mediation, volunteer management, project management, assessing impact, health & safety and safeguarding, effective representation, influencing & campaigning, community organising, protecting student rights, inclusion & accessibility, trusteeship, leadership theory, strategy and planning, team building and development, among others.
This role forms a crucial element of KCLSU and KCL’s Student Leadership Development partnership, a joint initiative designed to foster leadership skills among students, particularly those from under-represented backgrounds. The job description is current at December 2024 and should be reviewed annually. It outlines the main duties of the position and is designed for the benefit of both the post holder and KCLSU in understanding the prime functions of the post. It should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. In particular, given the grading and nature of the post, the responsibilities of, the post holder may well change from time to time. The post-holder may, from time to time, be required to be based at and/or work from any Kings College London site.
Job Specification
Student Leadership Training
• Manage the design, development and delivery of our student-facing training programmes, including training our full-time elected sabbatical officers, student group leaders and our academic representatives, among others.
• Working with relevant staff across KCLSU, lead the implementation of the KCLSU Training Strategy, promoting and embedding best practice across the organisation.
• Work with relevant KCLSU teams to ensure consistency across student-facing training and ongoing guidance and support through the Community Development Framework and the Services Framework, and ensuring consistency with policy and compliance.
• Work with relevant KCLSU teams and external partners to ensure that student leaders’ participation, impact and skills development are celebrated and, where appropriate, accredited Developing Staff Trainers
• Assess the development needs of staff trainers across the organisation, creating a package of support, guidance and development that enables our staff to become effective trainers and facilitators.
• Design and deliver a train the trainer programme for staff designing and delivering training.
• Work with individual staff throughout the process of their training design, delivery and evaluation, coaching them to become innovative, confident and reflective trainers.
Training Design & Development
• Develop and embed consistent frameworks and best practice approaches for training design and delivery.
• Develop a wide range of best practice training methods, enhancing how we deliver small and large-scale training, in-person and remote facilitation, and self-directed learning approaches across different mediums and technologies.
• With oversight of all training content, ensure we are utilising efficient and effective methods of delivery within the staff resource available.
• Apply a process for assessing learner needs to ensure training is accessible for all, implementing adaptive approaches to training that mitigate barriers to engagement for individuals and groups of learners.
• Ensure our training content is engaging and reflective of our diverse student membership
• Maintain a keen understanding of training trends, developments and best practices Service Development
• Develop the annual operating plans for the Community Engagement Department’s Training, ensuring on-going quality improvement of our training provision in line with KCLSU’s strategic plan.
• Review and improve processes, using staff resources effectively and implementing efficient, sustainable and robust working practices.
• Ensure participation in service activity is accessible and inclusive, identifying and removing barriers to engagement particularly for low participation groups.
• Monitor key performance indicators, managing processes for measuring and reporting on impact and outcomes.
• Develop mechanisms for service feedback, consultation and user insight, understanding diverse user needs and perspectives to inform continuous service development.
• As part of the Community Engagement Management Team, lead a culture that thinks collaboratively and organisationally, developing partnerships and process that serve the wider Community Engagement Department and KCLSU.
Candidate Specification
- A good standard of general education, ideally to graduate level or equivalent (desirable)
- Relevant L&D/Training qualifications (desirable)
Experience
- Professional experience as a trainer
- Experience developing and implementing training programmes
- Experience developing and coaching others to become effective trainers and facilitators
- Experience of working with young people/education or similar (desirable)
Knowledge
- Knowledge of various training methods including coaching, workshops, classroom training, mentoring, e-learning programmes and workbooks
- Understand the barriers to accessing and participating in training for different student communities
- Understanding of project management techniques (desirable)
- Knowledge of e-learning platforms (desirable)
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong organisation, planning and project management skills
- Ability to evaluate the impact of training programmes, writing reports for key stakeholders and senior management and recommend strategies for improvement
Aptitude
- A commitment to the principles and practices of equality and diversity
- Enthusiasm for working in a student environment
- A desire to empower and develop young people to become community leaders
- Able and willing to demonstrate KCLSU's values (Inclusive, Open, Collaborative, Brave)
The list above is not exhaustive. For further details, please review our Job Pack
Application Process
If this is you, please email your filled application form and supporting statement addressing each key requirements of the role to us.
You will see on our Job Pack that we are a equal opportunities employer and we live by our 4 main values: Inclusive, Collaborative, Open and Brave. KCLSU is a fun, social and flexible work environment which offers opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits.
Benefits of Working for KCLSU include:
- Hybrid Working Policy
- Pension Contribution
- Interest Free Season Ticket Loan & Computer Loan
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Eye Tests & single focal glasses allowance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and university closure days
- Discounts at KCLSU venues
- Employee Assistance Programme
- "No meeting Friday" ethos
- Death in Service
At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavor to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this role you must:
- Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU. Please note that KCLSU is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
- Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
- Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union
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KCLSU is an independent charitable organisation that works to further the interests of approximately 36000 students at King's College London. Join us!