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Are you compassionate, proactive and collaborative with experience in housing and homelessness advice and advocacy? If you are looking for an exciting new career opportunity, then join Shelter as a Housing Rights Worker and you could soon be making a real difference to people affected by the housing emergency. 

About The Role

This role will be part of our partnership with a leading bank which aims to build financial resilience and break the cycles that lead to financial exclusion and poor financial health negatively impacting people’s housing situations. You will deliver high quality housing advice and advocacy in line with the Birmingham hub’s local community priorities: supporting families experiencing homelessness, improving conditions in the Private Rented Sector and reducing barriers for those experiencing multiple disadvantages. This will involve working alongside people who are experiencing homelessness and bad housing to identify issues facing local communities.  You will plan and deliver casework to individuals and communities to resolve their housing situation, networking and engaging with community groups, local organisations and individuals to understand local housing issues and raise awareness of housing rights. 

About You

You will have the ability to listen to, engage and work with individuals and communities and with all stakeholders, including running group workshops and presentations. You have experience, knowledge of and/or proven ability in housing and homelessness advice and advocacy, with the ability to progress to specialist level knowledge. You will be able to carry out casework related interviews, maintaining detailed case records and offering advice and support to clients so they can make informed decisions as well as deliver group workshops and presentations.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, 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. 

About The Team

In Birmingham hub we specialise in providing housing advice and homelessness work, with a particular focus on families and people experiencing multiple disadvantage. We work in partnership with a range of organisations to improve the underlying systems that prevent people from living securely in suitable, safe, affordable accommodation. 

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. 

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding Statement

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.

Recruitment Agencies

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

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. 

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

Data Protection Officer with Risk Management

Location: Hybrid/Remote
Contract: Fixed Term Contract,  Full time
Salary:  £55,000 - £60,000

Join Us in Supporting the Police Community: Data Protection Officer with Risk Management at Police Care UK 

Are you an experienced data protection professional with a strong background in risk management? Do you have the expertise, communication skills, and proactive approach to champion the highest data protection standards and drive compliance across a dynamic charity organization? If so, we want to hear from you! 

About Police Care UK: 

Police Care UK is a leading charity dedicated to supporting the police community across the UK. We provide ground-breaking research, innovative solutions, and evidence-based action to help serving and veteran officers, staff, and their families cope with the impact of policing. Following a period of transformation, we are entering a new era of growth and development, and we are looking for dedicated individuals to join our team and contribute to our mission. 

The Role: 

As the Data Protection Officer with Risk Management, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that Police Care UK upholds the highest data protection standards and manages risk effectively. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will serve as the organization's data protection subject matter expert, developing policies, procedures, and training programs to promote best practices. You will also lead on risk management, maintaining the charity's risk register and overseeing health and safety compliance. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Work proactively as the organization's data protection expert, championing best practices and driving compliance 
• Assess new legislation and regulations, making recommendations to mitigate risks and maintain ongoing compliance 
• Provide specialist advice and support on data protection topics, including individual rights requests, data breach management, and data sharing 
• Lead the completion of Data Protection Impact Assessments and Legitimate Interest Balancing Exercises 
• Deliver a comprehensive data protection training and awareness program for staff 
• Identify and address areas where the organization needs to review strategy, policy, or procedure 
• Create and maintain documentation to demonstrate legal and regulatory compliance 
• Manage and update the charity's risk register, overseeing health and safety compliance 
• Work collaboratively across the organization to ensure the greatest impact and effectiveness of the Quality and Governance team's work 

Who We're Looking For: 

We are seeking an exceptional Data Protection Officer with Risk Management who has: 

• Extensive experience in data protection management, with in-depth knowledge of relevant legislation such as DPA 2018, PECR, and fundraising rules 
• Proven ability to work to a high standard, overseeing multiple complex projects and issues simultaneously 
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels 
• Experience in identifying compliance gaps, undertaking analysis, and making effective recommendations 
• Strong facilitation and training skills, with the ability to quickly establish credibility and develop effective relationships 
• Experience in audit and assurance practices 
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent, with the Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) certification being desirable 

What We Offer: 

At Police Care UK, we believe in investing in our people. When you join our team, you'll benefit from a supportive and inclusive work environment, opportunities for professional growth and development, and the chance to make a real impact on the lives of those who protect our communities. 

 
How to Apply: 

If you're ready to join a forward-thinking charity that values innovation, compliance, and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a detailed cover letter explaining why you're the right fit for this role. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as you are able. 

Police Care UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief. 

Closing date 24-09-2024

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We’re looking for an experienced and passionate Fundraising and Marketing Officer with excellent communication skills to support our work at Young Carers Development Trust. This role will support the Charity Manager and CEO in delivering the business plan for the next 3 years, in particular fundraising growth and raising the profile of the charity.

The Fundraising and Marketing Officer will build positive relationships to secure significant income and develop new relationships with Trusts and Foundations, local communities, business and individuals, bringing in regular and targeted income through grants, events, regular donations and online short-term fundraising campaigns .

The Fundraising and Marketing Officer will support the fundraising activities through targeted marketing such as online awareness campaigns, regular newsletters and development of relations with press and media.

This role is ⅔ fundraising and ⅓ marketing:

Main Responsibilities

• To secure significant income from a variety of sources including Trusts and events, individuals and businesses

• To raise the profile of the charity and grow our supporter base including through the website, social media, press and media

If you share our vision that ‘every young person should be empowered to gain the confidence, independence and skills they need for a better and brighter future’ we might have the perfect role for you!

ThinkForward is recruiting a Progression Coach in Nottingham City to join our team delivering our unique programme supporting young people into further education and employment. If you are….

· Passionate about, and have experience in, supporting young people to make amazing decisions about their futures

· Committed to equity, diversity, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice

· Persistent, empathic and agile in your style of work and able to apply a coaching approach to the delivery of our programme

· Able to tell the stories of our work through data

· Confident in running one-to-one and group work sessions

· Knowledgeable of employability practices and the importance of tailored progression planning for young people

…then please click on the job pack for our role description and information pack for more details about ThinkForward and the role you could play, then apply with your CV and cover letter.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Working Well Trust is a mental health, learning disability and neurodiverse and employment focused charity in London.  All of our projects share the aim of improving the lives of people with mental health support needs, or who have learning disabilities and/or who are neurodiverse through training and employment.

This new role of People Lead will be working with our team to support their employment and wellbeing, as well as providing the key structure and systems to enable the Trust to deliver to our clients and funders.  Over the last couple of years we have expanded and although we are proud of how we support our clients and colleagues it is now clear that we need in-house support to ensure that this continues and to help drive improvements. 

As this is a stand alone post (ie you will be the only HR/People specialist) we do need someone who is experienced and CIPD qualified.  Experience of the charity/third sector is not essential nor is management experience. Commitment to promoting welfare and inclusion are essential requirements for the role.

You will be reporting to the CEO but also be the key employee on the People and Culture sub committee which brings together trustees, including a HR professional, and staff to discuss and plan work priorities.

The role we are recruiting for is as follows: 

Full time: 28 hours per week but we can be flexible what hours and days these are worked.

If you would like to discuss this role please see the Job Description for contact details.

Please click apply to send your CV after answering the screening questions. 

Candidates need to clearly outline how they meet the person specification points in their personal statement.

Employee benefits include an employer contribution to a personal or workplace pension equivalent to 6% of gross salary. 30 days annual leave plus paid public holidays (FTE). 

Working Well Trust is an equal opportunities and Confident about Disabilities.

Closing date: 9am Thursday 5 Septemeber

Telephone interviews: During week beginning 9 Septemver but may be held earlier

Final Stage interviews: TBC

The role of Project Administrator is a permanent position. We will consider applications for the role on a full or part-time basis, with a minimum of 22.5 hours per week.

The focus of this role is to provide administrative support to HES projects to ensure back-office functions are efficient and timely. You will work across our fuel poverty and retrofit projects supporting project managers and key staff to ensure administrative tasks are completed to a high standard. The role will be varied, and some tasks will change over time as we secure further funded projects that require administrative support.

Pay and conditions

• The role is full-time however part-time will be considered, (minimum of 22.5 - 37.5 hours per week).
• The salary for the role will be £27,121 - £29,803.
• You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).

CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.

We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.

Specific responsibilities

An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:

• To sort HES inbound post, ensuring items are passed to the correct team or staff member and coordinate HES outbound post requests, collating and printing information to send to households.
• To coordinate text messages to send to clients who would benefit from our advice services and speak to households by telephone and triage households to appropriate HES projects.
• To book home visits for advisors, keeping calendars up to date with appointments, cancellations and amendments. Accurately completing the home visits risk assessment when required.
• To coordinate events data and bookings across the team and supporting energy advisors with event preparation.
• To coordinate retrofit activity with funders and report back on outcomes and queries, managing 8+ retrofit staff diaries and keeping them up to date with appointments, cancellations and amendments.
• To record client details and follow HES team guidance documents to assess the help and support needed. Ensuring to update our client databases and other contact management systems accurately.
• Support the internal training programme, making sure evaluations are completed and booking inductions for new starters.

To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.

Essential attributes for this role include:

• Ability to respond to clients in a respectful and engaging manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work in a team and able to identify areas where their skills complement others.
• Ability to maintain admin systems independently and accurately.
• Able to take responsibility for your own work and seeking support where necessary.
• Highly organised at managing time and a busy workload.

Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.

How to apply

To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 4 September by 5pm.

Interviews are expected to take place Tuesday 10 September, though this is subject to change.  

If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

FareShare Merseyside & North Wales

Job Description Community Coordinator 

Reporting to: Regional Manager

Location: Merseyside  

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35hrs

Salary: £23,620 – £24,329

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident Employer that welcome disabled applicants and provide reasonable adjustments.

About FareShare

FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to nearly 9,500 frontline charities and community groups.

The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.

 Every year, more than three million tonnes of food go to waste in the UK, enough for 7 billion meals. Meanwhile, the cost-of-living crisis is driving millions into food insecurity. FareShare has a plan to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis using England’s surplus food.

We are fortunate to benefit from the support of major retailers, the media, sports ambassadors and a groundswell of public engagement. As a result, there has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness.

 
FareShare’s Strategy & Vision

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.

Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.

Our Values: Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger

Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and achieve the most for our clients/customers.

The role

As a Community Coordinator for FareShare, your primary responsibility will be to manage and sustain the Community Food Membership (CFM) programme. Your goal will be to build and maximize relationships with our partner. To excel in this role, you must be an exceptional communicator with an approachable nature, capable of securing, developing, and maintaining relationships whilst raising awareness of FareShare Merseyside and North Wales (FSM&NW) across the region.

The Community Coordinator will require a full clean driving licence, have access to a vehicle and be competent and confident traveling independently as they will be traveling across our region, Wirral, Knowsley, Sefton, Halton, Cheshire East, Liverpool and North Wales.

As a Community Coordinator it is vital to ensuring the success and sustainability of the FareShare’s CFM’s, fostering, strong, supportive relationships with our charity partners making a positive impact.

Main areas of responsibility

This role requires close collaboration with the Regional Manager, the Finance team, and Head Office. The Community Coordinator is expected to meet recruitment and retention targets, produce comprehensive reports, and ensure all requirements of funders are met.

• Organised, reliable and with a high attention to detail. 
• Experience with customer relationships management systems.
• Strong IT and Microsoft Office skills: Outlook, Excel and Word are essential.
• Strong numeracy.
• Ability to prioritise and multi-task as required. 
• A strong team player with a good work ethic. 
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and in a fast-paced environment. 
• Understanding of GDPR principles.
• Curiosity and empathy in line with with FareShare’s mission and strategy. 

FareShare is an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with these criteria that we consider either as being essential or desirable in this role.

Essential Criteria

• Previous experience in community work
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle
• Have a commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Eligible to work in the UK

Desirable Criteria

• Level 2/3 Food Safety training is desirable, but training will be provided.
• Have previous experience working with customer relationship management software.
• Be degree educated or have a strong career history doing similar roles in any sector.
• Have some experience of community.

Competencies and behaviours

• Develop and implement strategies to recruit new CFM’s
• Maintain relationships with existing CFMSs to ensure high retention rates
• Conduct outreach activities to promote the benefit of CFM membership
• Able to demonstrate being a Team player
• Eligible to work in the UK

Benefits

• Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel
• 28 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Employers pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme
• Season ticket loan 

About the Role

We are looking for a Grants Team Administrator to join our Grants Team. Successful candidates will enjoy delivering strong administrative support to the wider team, knowing that their work is important to enabling our grant programme to reach young people and the staff and organisations who support them.

You will share our commitment to celebrating young people’s achievements and be committed to working flexibly and responsively in a charitable organisation. This is a new role, and therefore the work and responsibilities will grow alongside you. The Grants Team are in the process of improving how we work, and therefore as our Administrator, we will be looking to you to be part of the solution by sharing your ideas, suggestions and improvements.

The Grants Team Administrator will report to and provide support to the Head of Grants Team, as well as the Senior Grants Officer and our team of 4 Grants Officers. Your work will help us to find new organisations, carry out due diligence checks for new applications, review reports, improve our communications, and providing data insight for our schemes across all London and Essex. This role would suit someone who is highly organised, with strong attention to detail and enjoys working on a database.

The successful candidate will be someone who is keen to develop their administrative experience in a busy grant -making organisation and develop their skills in using a grant management database – we use Salesforce. If you are looking for a fast-paced and varied role, and are passionate about helping to make a difference in young people’s lives we want to hear from you!

We are seeking someone who is excited about this role and is happy working behind the scenes, managing queries, and delivering tasks for their colleagues, so in turn, the Grants Officers focus more of their time on reaching new organisations and young people.

We are a warm and supportive team, looking for someone who is interested in staying and growing with us, shaping the role and helping us to improve.

This is a desk-based role, with the majority of your work carried out in the office in Canary Wharf (initially fulltime in the office). However, as part of your induction and ongoing development, you will be invited to see our work ‘in action’ or to join occasional visits with your colleagues.

We will provide in-house training on our systems and database to the right candidate, so if you are able to bring enthusiasm and a willingness to learn to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

JPF has a strong commitment to maintaining our positive team culture, so as part of the team you will also take part in regular meetings, planning days, training days and whole-organisation events and meet colleagues from across the Foundation.

JPF is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we seek to build a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented in our team.

The role is a permanent contract, following the completion of a successful three-month probationary period. We are ideally looking to recruit a full-time position, but may be able to explore part-time (0.8 / 0.9 FTE).

Purpose of Job
To provide administrative support to the Grants Team, Head of Grants and Senior Grants Officer to ensure the effective delivery of the Achievement Award scheme, and its associated grants, across London and Essex.

1 Main Areas of Responsibility 

• Support Grants Officers by carrying out an initial review of Achievement Award applications.
• Support Grants Officers in following up any applications missing relevant documents and to carry out due diligence checks.
• Assist Grants Team to identity organisations who may be eligible to join our scheme and assist with communication. Support Grants Officers to follow up any stalled, or lapsed, applications or grant reports.
• Support to Grants Officers in processing grant acceptance paperwork, including sending offer letters, actioning acceptances and scheduling payments.
• Support the Grants Team during busy periods by helping to manage calls and email enquiries from grantees, with potential to also help process and assess other small applications and grants.
• Support the Senior Grants Officer with basic application and report processing in their region, in order that they can provide team training and lead quality control.
• Organise and maintain the Grants Team online filing directory.
• Provide administrative support to the Grants Officer leading on our volunteering grants programme, Individual Grants for Volunteering. This will include checking applications for accuracy, eligibility and completeness and any other admin duties, as requested, to support the smooth progress of funding requests through the grant pipeline.

2 Administrative support to Head Of Grants

• Scheduling meetings, book rooms, coordinating agendas and managing minutes and actions for Grants Team meetings. Book and manage appointments for Coordinator training.
• On request, proofread external communications from the Head of Grants and the Grants Team to grantees or applicants prior to sending. Support with improving grants correspondence, amending published application guidance and updating the website and Community area with any approved changes.
• Liaise with the Operations Team to coordinate the accurate and timely production of spreadsheets of monthly grant recommendations for the Head of Grants and trustees
• Support the Head of Grants and Senior Grants Officer with grant integrity checks to ensure that grant records are up to date and the information accurate.
• Support the Head of Grants in running audit checks across our grants records, checking for documentation and gathering information from grantees, as requested by the Head of Grants.
• Support the Head of Grants in running monthly reports across our Salesforce database to capture information about numbers and types of organisations funded and beneficiary numbers.

3 Other Responsibilities

• To actively contribute to Grants and JPF Team meetings.
• Act at all times within JPF’s ethos and policies and implement JPF values in your day to day work.
• Undertake any other tasks/projects that may be agreed with the Head of Grants or Executive Team 

The Role 

The role of the team manager will be to support the rest of the team in delivering interventions on a one-to-one and group basis. The role will also involve triaging and assessing all clients accessing the service, signposting and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing. The role will also include line management and supervision of support workers within the service. Team managers are responsible for management of their site; including report writing, audits and being the named manager for the site. This role directly supports the service managers in keeping to a high standard service.

We have 2 positions available. One at Hammersmith & Fulham for a full time position, and one at Hounslow for a part time position. 

Job Purpose

This role sits within our crisis alternative service, Safe Space, which is an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service operates 365 days a year from 12:00 (midday)-11:30pm across all of our boroughs. 

The objectives of the service include:

• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in HFEH.
• To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation, planned wellbeing activities etc. 
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
• To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
• To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
• To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
• To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.

You can download a PDF of the job description for this role at the bottom of the page.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing a person centred and recovery orientated approach in all aspects of the roles and responsibilities.
• Guiding the team, responding to referrals and planning each shift in terms of staffing, activities and case allocation
• Understanding of risk and risk management
• Understanding safeguarding adults and children processes and legal requirements
• Understanding of safety planning and de-escalation
• Experience of working with challenging behaviour
• Working collaboratively with clients to understand their needs and developing flexible and realistic crisis support packages/person centred plans 
• Promoting people’ rights and responsibilities
• Considering each person as an individual
• Listening to clients and encouraging positive steps towards self-management of crisis and recovery
• Providing advice, information, practical and emotional support to clients 

​Person Specification

• Minimum of 1 year working in mental health services and with clients experiencing mental health distress and crisis
• Experience of line management within a mental health setting
• Experience of de-escalation
• Experience of managing challenging behaviour and dealing with clients with complex needs
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Understanding of the Recovery Model in mental health
• Understanding of the principles of trauma informed care
• Understanding of suicide prevention and safety planning
• Experience of managing safeguarding risks and understanding legal requirements for safeguarding adults and children
• Understanding of how to report and mitigate risks 
• Understanding of the relationship between mental health and social issues and how these issues may impact on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
• Understanding of relevant legislation and policies
• Understanding safeguarding adults and children processes and legal requirements
• A good understanding of mental health conditions
• Experience of working with vulnerable individuals
• Capacity to work within an agreed shift pattern
• Experience of delivering information and advice (housing, benefits, debt etc)
• Experience of non-clinical, therapeutic interventions like psychoeducation
• Ability to work out of hours and on weekends

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

Summary

WE ARE HIRING!

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Ministry Department aims to serve and renew lay and ordained ministry throughout the Church of England. We do this by providing advice and support to vocational enquirers, ordinands, curates, lay ministers, leaders at every level, dioceses, and theological colleges.

The team works at a national level to provide the stewardship of resources, the development of policy, and the expertise, guidance and leadership needed to sustain the ministry of the Church of England and to ensure its growth and flourishing. We oversee the discernment, formation and deployment of ordained ministers, ensuring the Church is well-equipped to serve God in living out its mission for many generations to come.

We support dioceses to develop proactive plans to grow vocations to ministry, by convening networks of practitioners, sharing good practices, ensuring proper resourcing and providing quality training for diocesan directors of ordinands and advisers.

We support and steer ministry and leadership development for the entire clergy and lay ministries life cycle, including clergy HR and senior leadership development.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Vocation Communications and Marketing Officer role is part of the National Communication Teams which sits with the National Development.

Your major responsibility is to engage, inspire, and influence all sectors of the Church to foster a vocational culture in which all persons, regardless of age or background, are encouraged and assisted in considering the entire variety of ministerial vocations for themselves and others.

You will mainly be responsible for:

1. Developing, delivering and leading a marketing, communications and engagement strategy; this requires the post holder to have excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with all stakeholders at a national, diocesan and local level clearly and concisely
2. You will work with stakeholders and communicate as widely as possible the ministerial needs of the church and a plethora of opportunities to discern, learn, grow and serve.
3. Produce and/or commission excellent written and video content and updates; this includes supporting the preparation and development of online and in-person engagement events.

Key Requirements

The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve across the whole country. Therefore, while of course, we welcome all applications from all interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.

WHAT WE OFFER

Your Salary

• A salary of £56,833, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

Your Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
• We welcome all flexible working arrangements requests with locations with an expectation of just 1-2 days per week in the Church House office/base office location. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abby with a plus-one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS

The National Church Institutions is a hybrid working organisation comprising a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation - a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.

We Include. You Belong.

Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background.

Living out our values in all that we do, we:

• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity

We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values. We welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Vacancy Application Closing Date - 03 September 2024

Please note: This is a fixed-term contract for three years.

To find out more about this role, please contact Helen Fraser, at for an informal chat.

An exciting, supporting role within the finance team that will give the post holder the opportunity to liaise with colleagues across Ally Pally regarding supplier and client accounts. This is an excellent role to develop your finance career and learn about event and charity accounting. 

Key duties include

1. Invoice processing
2. Data entry into the accounting system
3. Maintaining accurage and up to date vendor recordds
4. Assist in reconcilng accounts payable transactions
5. Generate and distribute accounts payable reports

You will have

• GCSE in Maths and English with pass at level 4-9 (A-C)
• Experience working in a finance team preferable in a retail, hospitality or leisure environment
• Experience working with computerised accountancy packages
• Experience assisting suppliers and colleagues with invoice processing queries
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience numeracy skills

In return for your hard work we offer generous benefits including 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus 4 privilege days usually set around the Christmas period.

To apply for the role please send your CV and cover letter. Please refer to the JOB PACK when writing your cover letter.

The deadline for applications is Monday 16 September 

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We strive to build a diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of our community and helps us to deliver more for our visitors. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities.

The Diocese of Truro is committed to resourcing and encouraging church communities in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and needs a highly skilled person to encourage a Diocesan-wide spirit of generosity.

We are looking to appoint a Generous Giving Adviser to implement our generous giving strategy in alignment with the National Giving Strategy. This aims to broaden the understanding of and engagement with stewardship across the diocese and help build a thriving and generous church.

The majority of the role will be about getting out and meeting with Parochial Church Councils (PCC's), treasurers, clergy and congregations to encourage and enable them to identify and then find the resources, both financial and non-financial, necessary to fulfil their mission. The role involves the continuing promotion and take up of the national Parish Giving Scheme and technology for giving.

You will have a passion for mission and stewardship, excellent communication skills, the ability to inspire and engage, and confidence in talking about faith and giving. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves working with people to make a real difference to the church communities that make up our diocese. This role will focus on working across West Cornwall to compliment colleagues serving the rest of the county.

At the Diocese of Truro we really value work-life balance and employee wellbeing, have a friendly and comfortable office environment and are committed to supporting your development. We offer additional benefits such as free parking, a range of wellbeing activities and the Diocesan Pension Scheme with 9-15% employer contribution. For more information about working with us see here.

Due to the nature of the role there is an occupational requirement for the role holder to be a practising Christian.

The role is hybrid which means homeworking is permitted but with regular attendance at the office in Truro and travel around Cornwall. We cannot pay for people to commute from outside Cornwall.

The Cardinal Hume Centre works to prevent and tackle youth and family homelessness.

Job title: Immigration Advisor
Reports to: Immigration Service Manager

Salary: £38,750 or £42,192 (with IAAS Supervising Senior Caseworker accreditation) plus benefits

Contract: permanent, full time (35 hours) or part time (21-28 hours)

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the world? Do you want to leverage your skills to combat homelessness for children and young people? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

We are looking to recruit an Immigration Advisor to provide tailor-made advice to individual clients and to engage them in the process of making informed choices about their future direction. This is an exciting role in our Immigration Team that will work closely with the team to ensure that the centre is able to provide confidential OISC Level 2 and 3 advice and representation, whilst providing support and training to colleagues working at Level 1.  The role is pivotal in providing highly skilled legal advice and representation to vulnerable clients across London at no cost to the individual. This is particularly important at a time where free or low-cost advice is becoming harder to find.

If you have the IAAS senior caseworker accreditation, you will be the key advisor with regards to Legal Aid work, including prioritising Legal Aid cases and ensuring that Legal Aid is used whenever appropriate throughout the team.

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter. You must account for any gaps in your employment history. In your cover letter please outline how you meet the requirements of the role and why you would like to work for us.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The Centre requires staff and volunteers to complete a criminal records self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.

Benefits
‍· 26 days’ annual leave (pro rata for part time staff), rising to 28 days (pro rata for part time staff) after two years’ service
· Pension: the Centre provides a stakeholder pension scheme and will match employee contributions up to a maximum of 6%.
· Life assurance cover(after probation passed)
· Season ticket loan
· Training and development opportunities

Are you passionate about empowering individuals with learning disabilities and autism to access essential healthcare services? Join our team as a Healthcare Access Advocate, Hospital Liaison, and Workshop Facilitator at The Elfrida Society, where you will play a crucial role in advocating for service users, liaising with healthcare providers, and facilitating empowering workshops.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Advocacy: Provide personalised support to ensure that each individual’s voice is heard and their healthcare needs are met.
• Collaborative Environment: Work closely with hospital staff and other professionals to create a more inclusive healthcare system.
• Empower Through Education: Develop and deliver engaging workshops that equip individuals and their families with the tools they need to navigate the healthcare landscape effectively.
• Supportive Community: Be part of a dedicated team committed to making a lasting impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and autism.

About the Role:

This part-time, permanent position offers a competitive salary of £27,629 - £28,451.57 pro-rata, with excellent benefits, including a generous pension plan and holiday entitlement. Based at our offices in Islington, London, you will have the flexibility to travel and engage with various stakeholders across Islington and neighbouring areas.

What We’re Looking For:

We are seeking individuals with strong advocacy skills, excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, and a good understanding of the healthcare system. Experience working with individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism is essential, as is a commitment to promoting their rights and well-being.

Apply Today:

If you’re ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others and have the skills and passion to excel in this role, we want to hear from you. Join us in our mission to create a more inclusive and accessible healthcare environment for all.