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Finance Officer (Hybrid / London based)

The Lord’s Taverners exist to positively impact the lives of young people facing the challenges of inequality. We work to provide inclusive and impactful cricket programmes, empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and confidence required to overcome the challenges of inequality, raise their aspirations and reach their potential. 

Lord's Taverners are an evolving and transforming Charity with a heritage of 75 years, with an ambition to impact the lives of more young people than ever before. 

This role will support the management of safe, effective, efficient and impactful delivery and growth of programmes empowering of young people through cricket. 

We are a hugely friendly organisation which supports employees to be their best. Therefore, in return we offer:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Five additional holiday days between Christmas and New Year
• Two volunteering days
• Pension contribution of 6%
• Group income protection (long-term incapacity pay)
• Eye tests
• Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)
• Birthday day off
• Season ticket loan
• Flexible working
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave pay
• Life assurance (death in service)
• Wellbeing plan

Please see job description for more details on required skills and accountabilities.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 8 Sept (midnight)

Note: We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

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.

Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with a renowned children's disability charity in their search for a High Value Relationship Executive.

As High Value Relationship Executive, you will win new business, develop relationships, and provide first class stewardship and account management across a mixed high-value portfolio of grant-makers, funders and donors to support income generation growth. You will develop compelling cases for support and assist the testing of new approaches, including working with the service delivery and support teams to ensure detailed knowledge of the organisation's activities, outcomes and impact to translate into compelling asks. You will also proactively and creatively identify high value opportunities and manage them from start to finish, working with colleagues across the charity.

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• Proven ability of achieving high level income targets, including a significant number of 5-figure asks and repeat funding from a range of donors and funders
• Experience of writing compelling and effective proposals for funding
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to build warm, genuine and trusting relationships internally and externally and confident and capable of managing donor relationships

If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the full job description, please do contact Dominic at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call him on 020 7820 7332.

Salary: £28,000 - £35,000
Permanent, Full-time
Location: London with hybrid working

Deadline - Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so please send your CV to Dominic ASAP.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

ased at either our Ely, Cambridge, Huntingdon or Peterborough Hub but with travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Salary: £29,500 - £33,000 per annum

Full Time (35 hours per week)

Purpose of your Job:

This is an exciting new role at Centre 33 and will play a key role to support the advancement and successful implementation of an operational plan to fundraise across Corporate and Community opportunities.

We would like to hear from ambitious fundraisers who have experience in these income streams, maybe as a team member, who is looking for the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge further within Centre 33’s growing Fundraising department. The role holder will work closely with the Development & Partnerships Lead and Director of Development & Partnerships to help create an operational plan and will then have ownership of delivering the plan and the associated income target. This will include identifying opportunities, creating cases for support, and arranging engaging and productive events for existing and potential partners. There will also be the opportunity to feed into the Communications team on external campaigns that the charity develops to build awareness and showcase Centre 33’s amazing work, including an upcoming capital appeal. You will also work closely with the Operations and Finance teams to understand the charity’s services and funding needs, and to ensure timely sharing of programme information to facilitate funding applications and reporting to existing grant holders. You will support the Development & Partnerships Lead and other team members with Trust and Foundation applications and other fundraising activities as required.

You will be confident establishing new and growing existing meaningful relationships and will maintain clear records of progress in our CRM (Donorfy). Working with colleagues across the organisation, you will prepare high-quality communications, proposals and pitches which demonstrate our deep understanding of young people’s needs and help us to successfully meet our fundraising goals.

You will work to Centre 33’s values of being young person-led, collaborative, inclusive and striving for excellence. You will also be an exemplar of our relevant policies, compliance, standards and values and to help build a team culture.

This post is subject to a DBS check and references.

Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome discussions about part time and flexible working arrangements.

Applications must be received by 23rd August 2024.

An opportunity has arisen to join The Woodlarks Centre (TWC) in the role of Finance and Administration Manager. This role is a senior management position and is pivotal in the day to day running of the charity. 

The focus must be on Finance and the candidate should be minimum Lvel 4 AAT's or equivalent. Level 3 would be c onsidered with the opportunity for completing training to level 4-5. This role will also involve the candidate on an adminustrative level.Ultimately you will help TWC grow and thrive. 

Principal Accountabilities

• Provide timely financial and cashflow management  of TWC consistent with its Mission, Values and Strategic plan, and generally accepted accounting practices, and prepare annual accounts for external audit.
• Manage, motivate, train and lead non-Care staff, and volunteers
• Maintain, plan and improve systems, policies and procedures to optimise business performance at lowest cost and maximised revenue, security and efficiency of TWC
• Provide and manage human resource, IT, procurement, project management and administrative services either directly or through outsourced contracts
• Maintain appropriate, open and timely communication with the Registered Manager, all staff, volunteers and trustees
• Represent and positively market TWC externally
• Oversee day-to-day business operations
• Design strategy and set goals for growth
• Maintain budgets and optimize expenses
• Evaluate and improve operations and financial performance
• Prepare regular finance and management reports for upper management and Trustees
• Help to provide solutions to issues (e.g. profit decline, employee conflicts, loss of business to competitors)

Goodman Masson are proud to be partnering with one of our partners who are a Nationally renowned and critically acclaimed Educational Institution based in London and we are looking for a Talent & Acquisition Manager. In this role you will be operationally supporting the Recruitment Business Partner and line managing 2 T&A Advisors (who will then have 2 T&A officers below them) and working in a dynamic T&A Team. This will be a project based role, paying a day rate ranging between £275-£375 (depending on experience).

The primary responsibilities of this role will be:

• Provide strategy advice to help me reshape the team/ review roles, potentially restructure, and refocus our priorities
• Work with the team to ensure they work at the right standards of performance and efficiency
• Be the point of reference for complex queries on recruitment campaigns in my absence
• Support Recruitment Business Partner with policy review to align our standard process with their wider strategy
• Support Recruitment Business Partner with projects when required( ATS, Competency framework implementation)
• Attendance to the office 2-3 days a week initially

The successful candidate will have the following experience:

• Previous Recruitment experience of roles in data science and machine learning (tech knowledge)
• Strong team management experience
• Experience managing change
• Performance driven able to shift team culture and way of working from passive to proactive
• Data driven approach
• Experienced in a range of recruitment methodologies, including assessment centres, and psychometric testing
• Has worked in previous roles where they had to improve diversity through recruitment
• Previous experience supporting implementing a Resourcing Strategy
• HR general expertise (expertise in restructure and performance management)

This role will require attendance of 2/3 days in the London office per week. Those with experience in the Education/Non-profit Sector and working in a high performing culture are highly desirable.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.

Irish Community Care Manchester is a fantastic organisation to work for and we are looking for people who are passionate about caring for and celebrating the unique culture and heritage of the Irish in Manchester

This post will continue and enhance the delivery of a range of cultural programmes across Manchester to celebrate the rich diversity of Irish in Manchester. The post will focus on our objectives to engage with those who are less connected to our existing networks and provide for the cultural and social needs of the Irish community.

Key Responsibilities:

This will be done by establishing the following groups, events and partnerships:

• Raise our profile and develop relationships with the established events    across Manchester.

• Develop and curate a range of activities across Manchester that showcase Irish Culture and build community.

• Develop new projects which focus on inclusivity to celebrate the diversity of the Irish diaspora and wider Irish community in Manchester.

• Widening engagement through outreach with other community groups.

• Research and evidence need to ensure ICCM’s activities reflect the communities we represent.

• Monitor and report on outcomes and impact of activity.

• Promoting Irish culture through partnership and coproduction with arts practitioners and presenting partners.

• To promote the wider work of ICCM, facilitating pathways to support where needed.

• To be aware of and maintain best practice in safeguarding.

• To commit to continuous professional development and keep up to date with best practise in the sector.

• To attend relevant conferences and seminars locally, regionally and nationally as directed by line manager.

• To participate and engage in supervision and appraisal provided by the manager

• To work as an accountable member of the staff team, working within the charity’s policies and procedures

• It is the nature of the work at ICCM that tasks and responsibilities are in many circumstances unpredictable and varied. All staff are therefore expected to work in a flexible way, when the occasion arises, when tasks not specifically covered in their job have to be undertaken.

• To ensure you fully embrace ICCM’s values in all your work

Advice and Information Helpline Worker (Mental Health)

Erdington, Birmingham

£24,809 per annum (full time), £12,405 per annum (pro rata for part time roles)

37.5 Full Time, 18.75 Part Time, rota’d activity between 9am–11pm 

The Helpline is open 7 days per week hours 9 am to 11 pm.  Candidates must be available to cover shift patterns across days, evenings and weekends. 

Our client is a leading provider of mental health services in Birmingham and the West Midlands.

As a Helpline Worker, you will be providing support for those experiencing mental health difficulties through the helpline service. The helpline supports people living in the Birmingham and Solihull area.

The support offered will include (but is not exclusive to), receiving calls, emails and webchat from people who may be experiencing crisis, people looking for more general assistance and information about services, carers looking for advice and services, and other community support services. You will provide appropriate referrals and signposting information about their services and external partner agencies.

You will be working in a community focused way to ensure that statutory and local organisations are aware of the provision, ensuring that you retain close and effective links with them as well as keeping up to date with any pertinent changes to local provision. 

The helpline is a 7 day a week service from 9am -11pm. Under the direction of the service manager, you will support the running of the service in line with contractual requirements, their Vision and Values, their operating Policy and Procedures, and any relevant legal requirements. 

You will have at least 6 months’ experience in the mental health field, with experience of supporting people to be in control of their lives. You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to work with strong values and work within a recovery approach. 

Benefits include an attractive defined contribution pension scheme, Paycare which offers employees affordable cover for a range of healthcare treatments, an Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and a comprehensive training programme.

Our client's people are key to the success of the organisation, and they are recognised as both a Mindful Employer as well as achieving Gold standard success in Investors in People. They welcome applications from people who have experienced mental health difficulties. 

The closing date for applications is Sunday 8 September 2024 

Interviews will take place on  Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 September 2024 

How this role fits into the vision and objectives of Causeway

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Accommodation Advocate working within our North West Male safe-houses. This role includes providing Service Users with emotional and practical support; advocating on their behalf, communicating with other organisations including but not limited to health professionals, legal representation and the Home office. You will also have duties in relation to the accommodation, including cleaning and preparing service user bedrooms for new arrivals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Case working service users identified as PVOHT (Potential Victims of Human Trafficking).
• Regular feedback and review meetings with Accommodation Coordinator.
• Arranging and attending appointments with Service users including families.
• Following up all the paperwork and details of VOHT in adherence to the terms of the contract; including on line reporting. Including but not limited to; weekly reviews, risk assessments, support plans and inductions.
• Ensuring that volunteers who work with you on shift have the proper level of support and adhere to policies and procedures.
• Ensuring that all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met.
• Ensuring progression of PVOHT through system;
• Liaising with organizations and individuals regarding VOHT and Causeway in a professional manner - including but not limited to SATco, UK Visas and Immigration, Modern Slavery Human Trafficking Unit, other agencies, police, and medical professionals.
• Identifying support hours and ensuring accurate logging of all hours.
• Ensuring paperwork is being completed correctly and in a timely fashion.
• Ensuring exit strategies are being prepared in a timely fashion.
• Dealing with out of hour crisis in accordance with standby rota.
• Receiving out of hours’ referrals, carrying out inductions, weekly reviews and updating the IT system.
• Ensuring adherence to all internal procedures regarding Causeway, the Safe Houses and any legislation.
• Promoting Causeway in adherence to the terms of the contract – this may include attending events on behalf of Causeway as a whole.

Location : Based in Chingford (but with travel to other boroughs for pick-ups, you may also be required to visit our sites in South Yorkshire for training and development as needed)

Hours : Full time (9am-5pm mon-fri)

Salary : £27,600 per annum

Contract Term : Permanent

Start Date : September 2024

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people?  We are looking for a supportive and nurturing person to join our London team.  This is a fantastic opportunity to join an award winning nationally recognized organization that strives to make education accessible for learners who have struggled to cope in mainstream.

Some of the perks of working at The Really NEET Project

• 10 weeks paid holiday per year (during school holidays)
• Vitality Health package (with no employee excess to pay on claims)
• Royal London Pension Scheme
• 45p per mile for any work related journeys
• Minimal teaching hrs with small group sizes compared to mainstream education settings
• Dedicated time allocated for planning time, innovation and creativity

Who will I be changing the lives of?

All of our learners have an Educational, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and as a result all have some level of additional need.  Some of the most common areas of need that we see are Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH), Autism (ASC), ADHD although we work with learners with a much broader range of needs. 

We currently have projects in Rotherham, Barnsley, London and The Midlands.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the delivery of a pre agreed curriculum for your learners using pre planned sessions for FS Maths & English, Art, Change Workshops & Careers sessions.  Whilst there are teaching resources available it is a requirement of this role that you will tailor the curriculum to the interests and aspirations of the learner that you are working with in order to increase participation and engagement.
• To develop high quality teaching materials and schemes of learning that keep students engaged using creativity, differentiation and extension tasks
• To meet the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and in collaboration with the SEND Lead  to prepare, implement, monitor and review Individual Educational Packages and EHCP targets.
• To provide a high-quality student experience that enables students to succeed beyond their expectations
• Promote Inclusion best practice and contribute to the aims and ethos of the college
• Working with students from Pre-Entry to Level 2
• Responsible for comprehensive marking and written and verbal feedback for learners
• Working in conjunction with the Outstanding and Good criteria for OFSTED
• To participate in weekly group engagement activities such as bowling, nature walks, climbing, graffiti workshops etc to ensure you build a strong rapport with all students.

If you want to work somewhere that values both its staff and its learners, then Really NEET would welcome your application.

For more information on this role and our organization please visit our website.

What to expect from the recruitment process –

1. Application form submitted and reviewed by the panel
2. Shortlisted candidates invited to a first stage interview
3. Candidates who are successful at the first stage interview will be invited for a second stage assessment which may consist of an in tray task, scenario presentation or microteach along with time with the learners and a tour of the workplace.
4. Candidate selection – the panel will review any applications and a selection decision made
5. Recruitment Manager will make contact with applicants to let them know the outcome of their interviews
6. All applications must be submitted by 11th September 2024 with interviews being held the following week. All candidates should be notified of the outcome within 5 days. (subject to change)

Please note that we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and expect all those who work with us to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS Enhanced Clearance check (Disclosure and Barring Service) and complete a Self Disclosure.

You must be a qualified Advocate or working towards your qualification in order to apply*

Morgan Hunt are proud to be working exclusively with Rethink Mental Illness on their search for a part time Multidisciplinary Advocate (14 hours a week)

Rethink are the leading expert charity for people with conditions including schizophrenia and bi polar. Working tirelessly to transform the lives of everyone severely affected by mental illness, and how our nation approaches mental illness, Rethink provide over 80 services, 120 local support groups, and run campaigns that bring about real change within the UK.

As a qualified advocate, you will provide statutory and / or non-statutory independent advocacy to those who are eligible for the service within the community or case settings.

You will manage your own caseload, using a person-led, issue based advocacy approach, closing cases efficiently when the work has concluded and identifying when the person you are supporting has additional advocacy needs.

In order to apply you need:
To have completed the Independent Advocacy Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy and are willing complete the Level 4. - Or are a fully qualified advocate, having completed the Level 3 National Advocacy Qualification or the Level 4 Independent Advocacy Practice qualification.

Rethink pride their-selves on supporting their staffs well-being and offer some fantastic benefits including opportunities to develop your advocacy skills and knowledge.

Rethink also have Transgender, women and family friendly policies and flexibility including generous annual leave.

Please contact Amara Howe at Morgan Hunt to find out more.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Who are we looking for to join #TeamGMYN?

We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Programme Coordinator to lead our programme for care leavers in Bolton. The programme funded by The Albert Gubay Foundation is in its second year of providing much needed support for care leavers to aide their transition to adulthood.

The activities provide individuals with opportunities to develop essential life skills, increase their wellbeing and create new support networks.

The programme will help individuals to build new friendships, develop aspirations and gain access to a supportive worker who they can approach for advice and guidance.

We are looking for a Programme Coordinator that can be a flexible and committed team player. In return you will have the chance to have creative ownership of this programme, bringing your own skills and ideas to make it an amazing experience for young people to be involved in.

In this role, you will need to be confident in inspiring and engaging care leavers and be able to develop positive partnerships with various stakeholders.

The main activities delivered through this programme include:

• Life skills workshops such as cooking, budgeting, travel training.
• Creative/outdoor activities such as music, cooking, drama, art, sport etc.
• One-to-one support to provide bespoke guidance so young people can overcome barriers to access education, employment and training opportunities.

A key part of the role will be promoting the programme to stakeholders and working to recruit young people. The successful candidate will integrate themselves within the Bolton Leaving Care Service to ensure we receive referrals for the programme.

Key responsibilities

• To develop effective relationship with care leavers.
• To deliver positive life skills, wellbeing and employability focussed activities enabling young people to develop key skills and experiences.
• To deliver one-to-one sessions with young people to support development and progression towards education, employment and training opportunities.
• To promote the programme to key stakeholders.
• To develop close working relationships with referral agencies such statutory services, voluntary organisations, and colleges.
• To monitor and report on programme outputs and outcomes using GMYN’s programme management database.
• To ensure that all participants and staff are safeguarded and that all activities are delivered safely.
• To effectively project manage the programme, ensuring that all planning, budgeting, recording, and reporting is up to date.
• To ensure that all activities are youth led and youth voice embedded in the programme.
• To conduct administrative tasks related to the role including internal and external communications, programme planning and data inputting.
• To perform any other reasonable duties and responsibilities that contribute to the organisations overall aims and objectives.
• To undertake training and development as agreed with line manager.
• You’ve written this as one-one further up, so just needs to be one or the other.

For further infomation on the role, the personal specification and GMYN more widely, please download our job pack, available on this page. This provides all the information on how to apply and more details regarding the role.

Thank you for showing an interest in joining GMYN!

Job description

We are looking for a Programmes Funding Officer to join the Able Child team!

About Able Child

We are a small and dynamic charity, entrepreneurial in style and collaborative in process. We are values led, passionate about our Network approach and driven by the communities with work with.

We are experts in what we do and are passionate about the approach we take. We are bold and agile and use the expertise we have built up over the last 40 years to make lasting change for children with disabilities in Africa.

We are led by three core values that define how we work and how we’re run:

Collaborative: We believe we can achieve more by working together.

Courageous: We are bold and agile, with the courage to innovate.

Accountable: We are accountable to the children we work with.

Role summary

Working within our Programmes Team, you will secure over £200k of new income for each financial year to fund disability-inclusive programmes from a range of donors.

You will build relationships with corporates, trusts and foundations, institutional donors and other consortium partners, researching and identifying new funders and new opportunities whose strategic objectives and focus areas are aligned with our own.

You will work collaboratively with the Programmes Team and our Network members in Africa to develop and write compelling and high-quality proposals. You will develop new projects, MEAL plans and multi-year budgets.

You will work both independently and collaboratively to develop proposals. With excellent time management and organisational skills, you will demonstrate the ability to deliver quality work and meet deadlines, while managing a varied workload.

Contractual terms

Location: Nine Elms, Central London

Start date: Ideally end of September, however this is subject to the availability of the successful candidate.

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hrs week (open to reduced hours if desired)

Term: Permanent

Reporting to: Programmes Manager

Salary range: £31,596 - £34,884

About you

We are looking for a passionate, ambitious and self-motivated individual, with excellent written and verbal communications skills, to join our Programmes Team at a pivotal time in the organisation.

You will have at least two years’ experience working in a similar role for an international development charity.

You will have experience in designing projects alongside civil society organisations overseas and developing applications for grants-based funding.

You will have a commitment to local civil society strengthening and ideally have experience in fundraising for disability-inclusive development.

Able Child is looking for a candidate who can demonstrate a proactive approach to researching potential funders and developing projects and proposals, with excellent communication skills.

Able Child offers opportunities for career progression, and we seek a dedicated individual who can potentially advance within the role based on their success, eventually taking on greater responsibility within our restricted fundraising team.

Please refer to the job pack, which can be found on Able Child’s website, for the full details about the responsibilities and competencies that relate to this role. Your cover letter must outline the competencies outlined in this job pack.

Employee Benefits

Work-life balance: Annual leave is 25 days a year pro rata (increasing to 26 days after two years and 27 days after five years of service), in addition to UK public holidays and an additional three days between Christmas and New Year.

Pension: Able Child will pay a matching contribution capped at five percent (5%) agreed by you from your basic salary into Able Child’s workplace pension scheme.

Family-friendly: Able Child offers enhanced birth parent leave and pay, enhanced non-birth parent leave and pay and enhanced shared parental leave and pay. Able Child also offers the same adoption or surrogacy leave and pay options as the birth and non-birth partner leave options.

Flexible working: Able Child employees are contractually based in the office, however we currently operate a hybrid working model requiring a minimum of two days in the office per week, subject to change. We promote a flexible working policy, enabling staff to manage their hours and time effectively.

Career development: Able Child offers is committed to supporting the professional development of its staff. This includes, but is not limited to, training opportunities and a personal training budget.

Inclusivity: Able Child is committed to establishing and developing equality of opportunity for all. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments and will support staff to receive the support and adjustments they need.

How to apply

Able Child is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010. We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from people with disabilities and people with direct experience of living or working with children with disabilities. All applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria will be offered an interview.

If you think you are interested, please send your CV and a Cover Letter (no more than two sides of A4) that covers the key competencies (outlined in the job pack on Able Child’s website) by midnight 5 September 2024 to apply.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received.

We may interview candidates on a rolling basis depending on the applications received, otherwise in-person interviews are expected to take place the week commencing 9th September.

Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK as Able Child is unable to provide sponsorship.

Vision Rehabilitation Specialist

We’re looking for a qualified Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (ROVI) to work for an important charity offering a wide variety of services to vision-impaired people across Cheshire, Halton, and North Wales.
 

Position: Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (ROVI)

Location: Home based with regular travel across Wrexham, with the requirement to work from the Council Offices and company offices on occasion

Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £33,977.84 - £35,246.40 per annum

Closing date: 19th September 2024

Benefits of working for the organisation: Full 2 week induction where you will meet the teams and experience each service, access to a training suite and regular reviews of any required training, annual team building days and regular staff socials, 26 days’ holiday increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ services (plus bank holidays) and access to an employee assistance programme which includes free 24/7 counselling, legal and information line.

About the role:

As Vision Rehabilitation Specialist, you will identify, deliver and evaluate professional rehabilitation interventions to vision impaired people to enhance their skills and confidence to maximise their independence.

You will provide a person-centred outcome-focussed approach to rehabilitation; supporting people to identify measurable outcomes, carry out assessments and develop a plan that will support each person to achieve their outcomes and meet their needs, reducing risks and lessening the impact of their VI.

The Vision Rehabilitation Specialist will work collaboratively with other services within the organisation to ensure individuals are receiving support whilst waiting for assessment and rehabilitation.

Key areas of responsibility include:  

• Triage – To carry out an initial conversation, in line with the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act, to identify further actions, and risk factors, refer and signpost to the organisation’s wider services and other organisations to meet the individuals’ desired outcomes.
• Assessment - To undertake specialist VI assessments with the person to identify their needs and aspirations to promote independent living.
• Plan – To agree a plan with the person about how their needs can be met, through other services, equipment and rehabilitation.
• Rehabilitation and service provision – To implement, evaluate and review rehabilitative services to the vision-impaired person aimed at maximising and maintaining independence, safety, dignity, and choice.  Rehabilitation may include, but not be restricted to:
  • Daily Living Skills – to include the teaching of new skills or adapted practice for all aspects of daily living, home management, employment and leisure.

• Communication Skills – to include all forms of access to communication including but not limited to print, Braille, Moon, audio description, ICT, telephones, Deafblind manual and block alphabet.

• Mobility training – To develop planned programmes of training to develop independence in indoor and outdoor mobility environments, including training in guiding skills, pre-cane, long cane, orientation (including specialist equipment) and route planning techniques. 

• Low vision - To provide training/therapy in coordination with local NHS low vision services that help individuals make the best use of functional vision.

• Risk –To identify, assess and mitigate risk throughout the rehabilitation provision.

• To work with vision-impaired people who have additional complex needs.
• To assess and recommend minor works of adaptation and liaise with all relevant parties in line with appropriate budgets and policies.
• To provide statistical information to feed into quarterly contract monitoring reports.
• To enable the Local Authority to maintain their Partially Sighted/Sight Impaired and Blind/Severely Sight Impaired Registers.

Key skills required for this role:

• Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment) or equivalent.
• Ability to develop clear plans and communicate these to service users and other staff.
• Recognised rehabilitation work qualification (or currently working towards it)
• Proven experience in performing rehabilitation assessments with visually impaired people and providing mobility, communication and daily living skills training.
• Working knowledge of good practice relating to safeguarding.
• Ability to deliver training/advice sessions to individuals or groups of service users, carers and other organisations.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, including lone worker policies.
• Ability to travel and work in all areas of Flintshire and Wrexham.
• Strong personal organisation/time management.
• Proven track record of maintaining and updating personal records for clients.
• Ability to record service management statistics.
• Be calm and deal sensitively with people and be open-minded to all cultures and ways of life.
• Work on own initiative, whilst exercising discretion and confidentiality.
• Be a team player.
• Be willing to work flexibly (outlook, work hours, work location).
• Able to implement programmes in partnership with other agencies.

About the organisation:

The employer is a well-established organisation with a strong history of promoting independence and support to people with vision impairments (VI). Offering a wide variety of services for vision-impaired people across Cheshire, Halton and North Wales, including counselling, digital skills, financial wellbeing and benefits advice, home visiting, community outreach, and peer support. These services complement rehabilitation to create a wraparound service for our clients. 

The organisation delivers the vision rehabilitation contracts to four local authorities across Northeast Wales. The team are managed and led by qualified and experienced Vision Rehabilitation Specialists (VRS), ensuring the best support from people who understand the role. You would be a part of a wider team of VRSs, meeting regularly to share learning and to give and receive support.

The employer understands the importance for all their staff to receive additional training as needed and support from the wider sector, so RWPN registration and membership fees are covered for the VRS team by the organisation. The organisation is also represented in the Wales Rehabilitation Officers Forum (WROF) and the Wales Vision Forum, to ensure that we are up to date with any changes affecting VRS working in Wales. VRS are also able to meet with other VRS more widely than Wales through the organisation’s membership of Visionary.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.