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Job Title: Charity Finance Manager – part-time

Location: Hybrid - based at either our Stirling or Winchester offices

Salary: £39,000 (pro-rata)

Hours: - 22 hours/week - flexible, would consider a term-time arrangement.

Contract: Permanent

About us:

Learning through Landscapes is the UK’s leading school grounds charity, dedicated to enhancing outdoor learning and play for all. Our vision is a society where the benefits of regular time outdoors are valued and appreciated, and outdoor learning, play and connection with nature is recognised as a fundamental part of education, at every stage, for every child and young person.

We have unrivalled expertise based on three decades of experience, practical action and research. With offices in England and Scotland and staff based across the UK, our team and our accredited network of outdoor learning experts have the capacity to work nationally and internationally. Click HERE for more information.

We are a flexible, family friendly and supportive organisation. As such we consider all applications and are happy to discuss hours which suit school hours / terms, varied working times and more. 

What you’ll be doing:

· Lead and line manage the accounts team

· Liaise closely with the CEO and Business Services & HR Manager to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the organisation

· Take responsibility for credit control and raising sales invoices to record grants or royalties or claim income from sources other than plain commercial training

· Manage the charity’s funds to maximise interest receivable within the terms of the investment policy

· Produce accurate monthly management accounts, cashflow forecasts and reports for trustees

· Prepare quarterly VAT returns and supporting non-business apportionment of calculations

· Prepare the annual PAYE Settlement Agreement submission and payment

· Review the monthly payroll

· Maintain and review finance software and systems in response to changing Trust requirements, identifying efficiencies or savings where possible

· Compile year-end adjustments, prepare a year end file for the auditors and produce the first draft of the Trust’s annual financial statement

· Work with Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, helping with the preparation and review of the initial budgets required as the basis for applications for funding

· Assist managers with project budget costing, monitoring and review, grant claims and contracts for services

· Provide project budget and spend reports to project managers

· Prepare and file the Charity Commission Annual Return

· Keep LtL’s Charity Commission, Scottish Charity Regulator and Companies House records up to date and do the same for LtL’s dormant trading subsidiary.

· Contribute to the strategic development of the Trust

· Keep up to date with professional developments in the field

· Performing regulatory requirements as necessary, including ONS and Valuation Agency returns and other appropriate duties as required by the CEO.

What you’ll need:

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• Experience of accounting for grant funded projects
• Experience of VAT partial exemption/non-business apportionment
• Experience of working in the charitable sector
• ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or AAT level 4 qualified. Qualification by experience may be considered

§  Computer literate particularly in Outlook, Excel and Word

§  Quick learner, logical thinker, numerically minded and reliable

§  Is able to work flexibly according to the needs of the Trust.

§  Working knowledge of Sage 50 Accounts and Sage 50 Payroll

• Excellent Excel skills
• Knowledge of CRM systems.

 

This is an indication of the scope of the role. If you don’t have all of the above but feel it could be the role for you, talk to us!

 

What we offer:

· Flexible working

· Holiday, 28 days + bank holidays + a “birthday gift” day

· Laptop, phone and all travel & subsistence expenses

· Family & carer friendly policies

· Training and CPD by agreement

· Sick pay

· Pension scheme – 5% employer contribution

· Subsidised Christmas meal

· Free office refreshments

· A supportive and welcoming team of colleagues.

We’re an equal opportunities employer. All suitable applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We are actively seeking to increase diversity within our workforce and are committed to recruiting the best people on the objective basis of their skills, ability and experience. We offer a guaranteed interview to eligible applicants who opt-in to the scheme and can demonstrate that they have at least 50% of the “what you’ll need” list. To be eligible to apply via the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, you must be from an ethnic minority. Please state clearly in your covering letter if you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

We are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process.

If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact the HR Manager, Sarah Knott - see website for contact details.

 

To apply: Please send the following by email to our recruitment email - see website

· Your CV

· A covering letter explaining in no more than one side of A4, your interest in the role and the skills and knowledge you have that make you an ideal candidate

· Contact details (including email address and phone number) of two referees, one of whom should be your most recent employer.

The recruitment process:

The advert will run for a maximum of 6 weeks, until 18th September 2024. We are operating a rolling recruitment process and will interview suitable applicants as they come in. Subsequently, we may close the advert before the 18th September if we engage a candidate.

 

If you have not heard from us by 20th September 2024, you have not been shortlisted.

 

 

 

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Floating Support Worker to join our Mental Health Service in Richmond.

£20,415.00 per annum, working 28 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave (pro rata), pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.

Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.

The purpose of this role is to enable vulnerable people living in a variety of different tenures and different geographical areas to move towards greater independence by providing a flexible and individually tailored support packages. The Floating Support Worker will give practical support to help people maintain their tenancy, stay well, exercise choice and control in their care and lives, and participate in the community. Support is also provided to develop a model of re-enablement towards self-advocacy, self-management and empowerment, incorporating the principles and practice of recovery, co-production and peer support. This role involves lone working within the community.

This role includes shifts between Monday and Friday, 9:00 - 17:00.

For a full job description, please visit our website.

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What you'll do:

Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader / Manager

Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions

Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available

Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers.

Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities.

Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation

Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community

Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to

Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards

Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team

Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible

Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills

Provide day-to-day instruction/supervision of Assistant Support Workers/domestic staff/Personal Support Assistants where appropriate

Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service

Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all time and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

What you'll bring:

Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector.

About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:

We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

• Hybrid Working
• High performing working environment

About Our Client

LightEn is a philanthropic organisation and educational platform that signposts pathways with the potential to raise consciousness and help humanity embody the highest levels of love and wisdom. We pursue our mission via three main pathways: curating and creating exceptional educational content and making that content available to all free of charge; providing grants to support the work of individuals and organisations inspired by its vision; and facilitating courses and retreats at locations in London (UK), Asheville, North Carolina (USA) and Mallorca (Spain). Our work is conducted through various entities primarily operating in three countries, including a US-based 501(c)3 and a UK-registered charity, and we are rapidly expanding our footprint and activities across all pathways.

Job Description

The Financial Controller (FC), reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), will manage all accounting functions within LightEn and related entities, making sure that all accounting records are appropriately kept and that accounting procedures and reports are compliant with all relevant standards and legislation. The FC will coordinate and manage the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts, prepare monthly accounts, dashboards, forecasts, and other regular financial, regulatory and compliance reports. The FC will ensure that the finance team operates within a robust control environment and will support the CAO in preparing for and coordinating preparations for external audits. The FC will support the development of all internal control policies, contribute to ensuring all financial systems are fit for purpose and maintained, and be able to identify any potential areas for improvement. 

The primary responsibilities will include:

• Day-to-day management of accounting operations for one or more complex corporations or nonprofits, during periods of significant growth and change, including application of compliant accounting treatment for: income recognition including for grants receivable, grants payable, and other forms of charitable giving; accounts payable; general ledger; full cost recovery; inventory accounting; administration of payroll, pensions, and other staff benefits; and any other related accounting and operational tasks.
• Preparation of budgets and financial forecasts and reporting any variances.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts, forecasts, and reports which identify results, trends, and variances to budget.
• Ensuring all transactions are recorded, filed, and reported properly.
• Making sure reporting complies with all appropriate accounting standards, statutory law and financial regulations for one or more complex corporations or nonprofits.
• Documenting operational processes and accounting policies to maintain internal controls.
• Streamlining and improving all operations and accounting systems.
• Coordinating the management of cash flow and identification of funding requirements.
• Supporting the CAO and other members of the leadership team with procurement processes.
• Supporting the CAO and other members of the leadership team with grant-making processes, monitoring, learning, and evaluation.
• Supervising and managing financial staff and managing relationships with any external partners (e.g., payroll service providers).
• Supporting the CAO with thorough preparation for the audit process and liaising with external personnel where required.
• Supporting the CAO in presenting reports to board members, senior executives, and other stakeholders.

The Successful Applicant

The FC should hold a recognized CCAB accounting qualification and possess the following:

• experience in managing all day-to-day accounting operations for one or more complex corporations or non-profits;
• outstanding analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills;
• ability to work to tight deadlines;
• strong personal and communication skills;
• confident leadership and management skills;
• strong business acumen through working across both for-profit and non-profit organizations;
• ability to influence people at all levels;
• experience and an appetite for working in a start-up and rapid growth organisation;
• personal affinity with LightEn's mission and approach.

What's on Offer

We would like to offer the successful candidate:

• A market competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave
• Private health insurance, employer-matched pension up to 6%, and a variety of generous benefits

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

We're looking for an experienced and passionate Kitchen Manager to lead our volunteer kitchen team and ensure the highest standards of food quality and service. As the backbone of our kitchen operations, you'll oversee everything from menu creation and inventory management to volunteer training and kitchen safety. If you're a creative leader with a keen eye for detail and a dedication to excellence, we want you to help us deliver the best experience for our guests.

Would you like to help transform education and the lives of individuals and communities. You will be part of a purposeful Higher Education Institute as a Senior Administrative Officer and Finance Business Support professional. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact.

As a Senior Administrative Officer and Finance Business Support you will join a team who takes multiple intakes annually, offering a range of qualifications from Certificates to Doctoral degrees. This is a higher education environment with approximately 6,000 non-residential students.

Your Benefits will include:

• Holiday entitlement: 40 days in total: 28 days holiday plus 4 University closure days plus 8 Bank Holidays.
• 5% employer pension contribution & 6.1% employée pension contribution.
• Access to a benefits and wellbeing platform, with a choice of benefits to suit your needs, including electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme and financial wellbeing services
• Career and development opportunities, including support to gain further qualifications
• Support for health and wellbeing, including occupational health and counselling support services
• Family-friendly policies that provide for flexible working, including enhanced paid maternity and paternity leave
• Travel schemes, including the cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

Your Role Will Involve:

• Delivering empathetic student financial support in person
• Managing student finance queries and debt
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
• Providing comprehensive financial management support
• Contributing to the Institute's financial sustainability

Your Skills and Experience Will Include:

• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting and reporting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Proficiency in financial systems

• Knowledge of Student Loan Company and its processes

If you have the desired attributes and experience plus empathetic understanding of student loans in a higher education setting and feel that you would be a good fit for this role, please send your CV to with out delay

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Your new company

This organisation is the largest independent regulator of the UK's 710,000 registered nurses, midwives and nursing associates.

This regulator sets the qualifications students must achieve to step into their first job with the right skills and knowledge to look after patients, mothers, and the public with kindness, skill, respect and compassion. Better and safer care for people is at the heart of what we do, supporting nurses, midwives and nursing associates across the UK to strive for the highest standards. By promoting professionalism, we help to inspire confidence amongst the public and pride amongst nurses, midwives and nursing associates. Held in high regard, they are able to act as leaders in their communities.

Your new role

To provide support to the Assistant Registrar and team in enabling them to make informed decisions regarding applications to the register and following the Registrar's decision to assist in the management of the Registrar's appeal process.

Case management of registration applications

• Manage a caseload of registration applications. Gather evidence in order to ensure the Registrar is able to make informed judgements and decisions.
• Evaluate whether applications for renewal or readmission satisfy the post-registration education and practice standards.
• Assess information provided by the applicants and from other relevant sources.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the management of cases is supported by the appropriate expert advice, including the police service and medical professionals and employers.
• Act as the contact point for the applicants, responding to their queries and proactively updating them on the progress of their cases.
• Investigate any issues that may affect the Registrar's judgement on registration applications. Issues of whether the applicant is safe and effective to practise, whether they hold approved qualifications and whether they satisfy the prescribed standards of continual professional development.
• Quality assure each case prior to presentation to the Registrar, ensuring all relevant information is presented.
• Prepare reports and present cases to the Registrar for decision and offer advice on cases when required.
• Minute meetings to ensure decisions are accurately recorded and updated. Relay these decisions to applicants in line with SOP.

Case management of Registration appeals

• Manage a caseload of appeals ensuring that cases are created appropriately and managed in line with standard operating procedures
• Act as the contact point for the appellants, responding to their queries and proactively updating them on the progress of their cases.
• Engage with all stakeholders, including witnesses, employers and other organisations as required. Write witness statements and take evidence from witnesses.
• Liaise with members of registration and legal advisors to ensure that appeals are managed through investigation within the agreed timescales and KPI's.
• Record the outcome of appeal hearings and meetings, updating the in-house and other data recording systems.

What you'll need to succeed

• Casework management, able to organise, prioritise and respond flexibly to changing demands. Able to work proactively to deliver against targets and tight deadlines.
• Good communication skills. A clear and assured communicator both verbally and in writing. Able to present information clearly and listen actively.
• Able to understand and explain complex policy and legislation to internal and external stakeholders, with the ability to display empathy and understanding whilst dealing with customers.
• Experience of working with sensitive personal information and appropriate data protection measures. Excellent attention to detail when dealing with sensitive information.

What you'll get in return

The client is looking for a Case Officer to join the team asap.
The role is on a hybrid working pattern for 2 days in the office in Stratford, and 3 days working from home.

What you need to do now

If you have the above recent skills and if you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
The client is reviewing CV's and looking to hold meetings in the week of the 16th of September 2024. Start date circa the beginning of October for a 6-month duration.

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Location: Waverley Abbey, Waverley Abbey House, Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8E
Contract: Permanent, Part time
Salary £45,000 - £50,000 FTE per annum dependent on experience and qualifications
Hours Normal full-time office hours are from 9.00am to 5.00pm but working time is flexible

THE ROLE
To direct, manage and oversee the Programme Leaders of the College’s Counselling Programmes, and to ensure that the quality of the research, teaching, learning and assessment strategies of the programmes is maintained at an excellent standard. To contribute to the college’s Strategic Leadership Team. This role will include some temporary cover of our PG faculty until February 2025.

KEY TASKS
To be responsible for:

- Directing, line managing and overseeing the Programme Leaders of the College’s Counselling Programmes;
- Collaboratively working alongside the Academic Dean and Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) to assure that all programmes are delivered at an excellent standard;
- Championing and encouraging the enhancement and research and development of innovations to existing counselling programmes, as well as the creation of new counselling courses and programmes;
- Collaboratively working alongside Programme Leaders and ensuring their continuous professional development in their field of study, as well as enabling them to achieve AdvanceHE status (i.e. AFHEA, FHEA, SFHEA;)
- Ensuring that Programme Leaders are providing effective management of their programmes to an excellent standard;
- Collaborating with the Academic Dean and Chief Finance Officer in the setting of budgets, and then the successful management of those budgets by Programme Leader in the counselling faculty;
- Assuring that Waverley Abbey Trust vision, mission and values are communicated and upheld within the faculty, and that staff are enabled to align with them;
- Assure that the student voice is heard, and that Student Representatives are consulted appropriately in order to assure that teaching, learning and assessment processes are of an excellent standard, and that student well-being is optimised;
- Facilitating monthly departmental meetings with all Programme Leaders, and to ensure that Programme Leaders fulfil their responsibilities to lead their programmes.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
To be responsible for:

- Ensuring that all training is in line with academic and professional requirements as appropriate;
- Assuring the integrity and ethos of the Waverley integrative framework and consistency with all Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) Programmes;
- To oversee and organise yearly reviews of all UG and PG programmes, reviewing programme teaching, learning and assessment strategies and contributing to the Universities’ EMER yearly return;
- To assure the planning of minor changes to all programmes as required, ensuring that modules are up to date with the latest scholarship and professional practice, and at the appropriate point in the validation agreement with the university to prepare the programme for revalidation;
- To be responsible for staff discipline, grievances and complaints, and to deal with them in consultation with the Academic Dean, and in line with college policies;
- To determine staff resource allocation requirements, and to advise the Academic Dean/ Principal of staffing requirements if new staff members need to be recruited to fulfil specific roles;
- To conduct two appraisals of Programme Leaders each year, as well as assuring that Programme Leaders conduct two appraisals a year with their programme staff;
- To work closely with Programme Leaders to oversee and assure the welfare, spiritual well-being and psychological safety of students, within the parameters of the course;
- To attend some residential training teaching blocks and some weekday blocks;
- To continue their own personal professional development through professional conferences, further education, training and engagement in peer reviewed research and publication in journals;
- To maintain a personal counselling caseload (e.g., in private practice or at an agency) in accordance with the highest standards required by professional bodies, including having professional indemnity insurance, clinical supervision, and any other requirements in accordance with the context of the practice (e.g., DBS check);
- Attendance at Waverley Abbey College Team meetings, Academic Boards, Programme Boards, Assessment Boards and events such as Graduation Days;
- To attend two college-wide all staff training days per year;
- To be, or become, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy;
- To have BACP/ ACC full membership, or other recognised professional body;
- Any other reasonable duties as requested by the post-holder’s line manager;
- To ensure that Programme Leaders work collaboratively with the college office team, so that all programme related matters, such timetables, learning materials for moodle, assessment questions, assignment marking, preparation for all college meetings, as well as university assessment boards etc. are successfully fulfilled;
- To work collaboratively with the Academic Dean and Academic Registrar for all Assessment Boards, ensuring that college procedures and policies are adhered to fairly and properly;
- To attend Programme Voice groups;
- To attend Programme Leaders’ meetings;
- To interview some potential students for entry on to the college’s counselling programme;
- To ensure that programme leaders maintain a strong collaborative relationship with the college’s Admissions Team;
- To consult with the college’s marketing team to ensure that all programme marketing materials are an appropriate representation of the college’s programme, and do not represent a negative impact on the college’s reputation with bodies, such as BACP, or ACC et al.

Closing date 01-11-2024

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Hours:Part Time 25 hours per week.

Ideally 9 – 2 / 10 - 3 Monday – Friday. Four days will also be considered.

Contract: Permanent

Responsible to:  Information & Advice Manager

Responsible for: None 

Salary & benefits: £25 – 28,000 FTE, 5% pension contribution, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Blue Light card and Age UK discount schemes.

Location: Mainly White House Community Centre (Hampton) but other Age UK Richmond locations, other community locations and wider locations as needed for the role. Some working available in line with Hybrid Working Policy. 

Be part of a great team providing advice and support to local older people

Age UK Richmond upon Thames is a local independent charity supporting older people across the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. We provide a wide range of useful and well utilised services designed to improve wellbeing and enhance independence – including information & advice; a wide range of social & wellbeing centres and sessions; support after hospital discharge; digital skills development; Dementia Friendly Richmond and home services such as handyperson, housekeeping and gardening. Partnership is a core part of our work – we work in close collaboration with other voluntary sector partners and wider organisations to maximise our impact and reach. Our friendly and committed team of 45 staff and 100+ volunteers support around 4,000 local older people each year. 

Our Information & Advice service is a central part of our organisation. Our small team of staff supported by excellent volunteers provide free and confidential Information & Advice to older people across the borough on a range of topics. The main area of support is to claim welfare benefits and other forms of financial support – but also includes a range of other topics such as accessing care & support; independent living; sorting out paperwork and housing.

We currently have an excellent opportunity for an Information & Advice Officer / Administrator to join the team. This key role will include:

· Handling phone calls and emails coming into the service, ensuring we are always taking a holistic and responsive approach to dealing with enquiries.

· Completing a range of administration to support the team.

· Giving information and supporting clients with benefit form filling.

· Developing an excellent understanding of the benefit system, the services available to older people and other voluntary groups to give the best possible support.

We are looking for an individual with excellent administration, IT and communication skills with a real will to work with older people  A proactive, flexible and positive approach is also essential, with a keen interest in improving the lives of older people at a local level and a willingness to learn. Experience working in an Information & Advice or adult social care role would be highly useful.  

Please click apply to be taken to our website for full details.  The closing dates for applications is 10 a.m. on Wednesday 11th September  by CV and covering letter or application form. 

Research Module Leader

Location: Waverley Abbey, Waverley Abbey House, Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8EP

Contract: Temporary, Part time

Hours: 0.4 FTE days per week

Salary: £40,000 FTE per annum dependent on experience and qualifications

JOB PURPOSE

To lead and manage the Research Module for the MA in Counselling (MAC) year 3 and for the MA in Therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy (MATCP) year 3 which share the same module.

To chair the Research Ethics Committee which oversees the process of gaining ethical approval for all Waverley Abbey College (WAC) programmes (MAC, MATCP & MA SF), and process all requests for ethical approval from WAC staff, students, and any external researchers wishing to recruit WAC staff or students.

To ensure that the distinctive character of Waverley Abbey College’s counselling pedagogical frameworks are maintained, in relation to research ethics and validated programme criteria for research.

KEY TASKS

The temporary Research Module Leader and REC Chairperson will oversee the following tasks:

• To be responsible to lead the Research Module for the MAC and MATCP programmes ensuring the successful delivery of its teaching, learning and assessment strategies.

To be responsible for:

• Collaboratively working alongside MAC and MATCP supervisors/ tutors in the planning and implementation of the successful delivery of all facets of the research module, and especially in the supervision and support of research students and research supervisors, as outlined in the module narratives of the validated programmes.
• Ensuring that all research proposals are reviewed by research supervisors/ tutors and meet with the ethical and legal obligations as outlined in the Waverley Abbey College Research Ethics Committee Policy and Procedures and module learning materials, including issues of risk assessment, and rigour of empirical qualitative research.
• Ensuring that supervisors with relevant research and clinical expertise are assigned to supervise topics chosen by students.
• Oversee any student or research supervisory issues that arise in the delivery and completion of the research module.
• Overseeing how supervision enables student progression through the stages of research: i.e. proposals, ethics and risk assessments, analysing data, determining findings, and in the final written production of a dissertation that meets all requirements for successful submission and assessment as per the assessment criteria.

Maintain fair systems for student assessments, including:

• Maintaining standards in marking and grading of research proposals and dissertations
• Ensuring supervision/ tutorial support and oversight of students’ personal development

To support, encourage, develop and manage the research supervision/ tutorial team. Responsibilities include:

• Selection of supervisors as required, in consultation with the Academic Dean or University representative
• Line manage and provide oversight of supervisors/ tutors, including team-building and individual feedback

Supported by the Academic Dean, to be responsible for the welfare, spiritual well-being and psychological safety of the research students, within the parameters of the research module. Responsibilities include:

• Offering pastoral support, dealing with student complaints and grievances, and handling any cases of academic misconduct, in line with Waverley Abbey College policies and procedures

To be responsible for the structure and oversight of the Research Ethics Committee. Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the obligations for ethical research by all WAC students, staff and any external researchers working with WAC staff or students, including the MAC, MATCP, and MA SF.
• Chairing the Research Ethics Committee and agenda setting of meetings.
• Reviewing research proposals in the light of ethical and legal guidelines and best clinical practice with other research supervisors.
• Determining required revisions of proposals in the light of ethical guidelines.
• Making collaborative decisions regarding which research proposals may be given ethical approval and which ones either need revising, adapting, or not undertaking.
• Communicating decisions in writing in a timely manner to students, ensuring that all required changes and conditions are succinctly communicated.
• To review proposals and ethical matters to ensure that changes and conditions have been satisfactorily met.
• Maintaining the integrity and ethos of the Waverley integrative framework and consistency with overall postgraduate research requirements
• Ensure that the Research Ethics Committee (REC) Policy is up to date, and that it is applied effectively by the REC and Waverley students and staff conducting empirical research via the process of reviewing applications for ethical approval.

• To oversee and engage in marking and supervision responsibilities as needed.
• To maintain a personal counselling caseload (e.g., in private practice or at an agency) in accordance with the highest standards required by professional bodies, including having professional indemnity insurance, under regular clinical supervision, and any other requirements in accordance with the context of the practice (e.g., DBS check)
• Attendance at Waverley Abbey College Research Ethics Committee Meetings
• To have BACP/ ACC full membership, or other recognised professional body
• Any other reasonable duties as requested by the post-holder’s line manager.

Closing date: 01-11-2024

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Full-time (37.5 hours per week) / Fixed term until 31 May 2025 (Maternity cover) / This is a mobile role, requiring all applicants to have a full valid, UK Driving Licence

Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.

We are looking for a Housing Mobile Night Worker to provide floating support to our teams in high support 24-hour projects as well as medium support and transitional housing units to ensure that our properties are safe, secure, and welcoming through the night. You will be working across Brighton and Hove as well as Worthing to support the static night worker during the night as well as undertaking your mobile duties.

Working on site you will be responsible for ensuring the service is safe by keeping clear records of night time activity within the building. You will regularly complete building checks and monitor CCTV upkeeping health and safety regulations in accordance with YMCA DownsLink Group policies and procedures.  You will work to prevent any anti-social behaviour from impacting our neighbours and other residents. You will work alongside other support staff to maximise the wellbeing of residents by completing one to one interventions with young people who may be experiencing mental health crisis and/or who may need medical assistance. You will also be lone working as part of the role, so you will need to be comfortable with decision making and following procedures.

Our Mobile Night Workers work on four nights on, four nights off rota, working 8pm-7am including working over weekends and bank holidays. Although these are long shifts, you will get four days off after, which can provide a great work life balance. 

ABOUT YOU - We know there are great candidates who may not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself and why perhaps you are looking to take the next step.

Ideally you will have experience working with young people, those considered vulnerable or with multiple and complex needs along with being able to demonstrate a real passion for wanting to work with young people. You will have an understanding of the needs of single homeless clients aged 16-25 and the ability to engage, motivate and inspire, with a strong commitment to changing the life of others for the better. You will already have clear verbal and written communication skills, good IT and keyboard skills and the ability to self-motivate. You will be an effective communicator who is able to deliver robust, clear handovers and build strong relationships with other members of your team. In addition, you will have the ability to de-escalate volatile situations and manage challenging behaviour appropriately.

Hours: Part Time, 18 – 21 hours per week.

Hours to be worked between Monday – Thursday 9 – 5, days flexible

Some evening or weekend working may occasionally be needed.

Contract: Permanent

Responsible to:  CEO 

Responsible for: None 

Salary & benefits: £26 – 31,000 FTE , 5% pension contribution, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Blue Light card and Age UK discount scheme.

Location: Hybrid – White House Community Centre, other Age UK Richmond locations, other community locations and wider locations as needed for the role. Home working available in line with Hybrid Working Policy. 

Support and develop volunteering working in a local charity supporting older people

Age UK Richmond upon Thames is a local independent charity supporting older people across the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. We provide a wide range of useful and well utilised services designed to improve wellbeing and enhance independence – including information & advice; a wide range of social & wellbeing centres and sessions; support after hospital discharge; digital skills development; Dementia Friendly Richmond and home services such as handyperson, housekeeping and gardening. Partnership is a core part of our work – we work in close collaboration with other voluntary sector partners and wider organisations to maximise our impact and reach. Our friendly and committed team of 45 staff and 100+ volunteers support around 4,000 local older people each year. 

We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Volunteer Coordinator to join our team. Volunteers are an essential part of our organisation, and we could not deliver our services without them. This important role within the organisation will include advertising & promoting volunteer vacancies; ensuring the organisation provide excellent support to our volunteers and developing volunteering within the organisation.

We are looking for an individual with excellent administration, IT and communication skills with a real will to work with older people and volunteers. Experience of working with volunteers and developing volunteering would be highly desirable.

A proactive, flexible and positive approach is also essential.

Click apply to be taken to our website for full details. The closing dates for applications is 10 a.m. on Monday 9th September 2024  by CV and covering letter or application form.

We're looking for an inspirational people person to join us as Assistant Manager and working in our Edinburgh Dalry shop. You will be pivotal in assisting the Shop Manager in leading and empowering a team of volunteers to engage with the local community on Shelter's cause, maximising the contribution of gifts of time from volunteers, the gifts of products from our donors and the gift of income from our customers.

You will be the ambassador of Shelter on the high street; raising vital money for our cause. If you want to make a real difference to people at risk of homelessness, this is a unique opportunity to do just that.

About Shelter Scotland

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet over a million people in Scotland struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter Scotland we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the role

You will assist the Shop Manager in the recruitment, support and development of a strong community focused shop team and empower them to maximise Shelter's income. Representing Shelter in your local community, ensuring that you and your team share your knowledge of Shelter's cause with customers, volunteers, donors and potential Shelter clients will also be important aspects of the role. You will always ensure a safe, clean, bright and happy environment for your team to work in and for your customers to shop in, in turn attracting potential donors and volunteers.

About you

You are a naturally energetic person with an enthusiasm for managing and empowering people. You know how to recruit and develop a team of volunteers and your extraordinary motivational skills will enable you to inspire your team to increase sales and control costs. Above all, you are ready to take on a new challenge and have a keen interest in Shelter's cause.

Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, childcare vouchers, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter Scotland helps over half a million people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

At Shelter Scotland, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them. In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Permanent

Part time 30 hours per week, over 7 days, to include Saturdays and Sundays

£25,253.25 FTE - £20,475.61 pro rata with progression up to £25,963.02 FTE - £21,051.10 pro rata

Location: Great Baddow

We offer many enhanced benefits including:

-28 days holiday a year, plus Bank Holidays

-Stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%

-Free confidential counselling service: available to all staff and volunteers

-Opportunity for all managers to join our Bespoke Management Development Programme - Compass

Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.

Do you like being creative? Or looking for a hidden treasure? Have you got Retail/Management experience? Are you looking for a new challenge in 2024?

We are looking for a Shop Manager to lead our team in the Great Baddow shop. You will be working in a creative environment, working with donated goods to maximise sales and net contribution.

You will make a real difference to young people in England by helping to raise the vital funds needed to support our frontline work. You will need to be driven and focused on making money, and have good communication skills both inside and outside the shop, reaching out to the local community to help build support for the shop.

As a Shop Manager you will manage 2 part time Assistant Shop Managers along with a team of diverse volunteers. You will need great people skills and be confident at working with people from different backgrounds, creating a welcoming and positive experience for all of our staff, volunteers and supporters.

If you have what it takes to work hard but have some fun along the way then this is the place for you.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

The closing date for applications is at midnight on Tuesday 3rd September 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Tuesday 20th August.

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

IN2

Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a fantastic UK based non-profit organisation that provides free legal advice to parents and carers on their rights at work. The charity’s mission is to remove the barriers that people with caring responsibilities face in the workplace. An exciting opportunity exists for a Co-Head of Employment Legal Advice Service to join the team. The postholder will focus on developing strategic relationships with trusted partners and stakeholders, including new and existing law firms who provide pro bono support. It will also oversee the effective and efficient delivery of Employment legal advice to working parents and carers. The role will be a job split, with an existing Co-Head and will be a part-time,  3 or 4 days week, permanent role with flexible working options available.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will be an employment lawyer (solicitor or barrister) with at least 5 years PQE in employment law gained with a reputable organisation. You will have expertise in and experience of providing autonomous advice on employment law and discrimination. You will be able to identify policy issues arising from advice work and have the ability to represent the organisation externally as subject matter expert. You will be able to identify own training and development needs and commitment to keeping up to date with all relevant changes in benefits and employment rights. Proven experience of establishing rapport, credibility and collaborative relationships with key customers, partners and stakeholders at the highest level both internally and externally is essential for the role. This is a great opportunity for a talented person to join a growing charity which contributes widely to members of our society.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.