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Job Title – Administrative Assistant (Advice and Information)
Contract – 6 months fixed term (with possibility of extension)
Hours - 14 hours per week (Part-time)
Salary - £10,000 per annum (£25,000 FTE)
Location – CoramBAAF, Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 2QA (with some working from home/hybrid possible)
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime. Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
About CoramBAAF
We are the UK's leading membership organisation for professionals dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young people in care. Our corporate members in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland represent 94% of all local authorities as well as regional adoption agencies, health and social care trusts, independent fostering providers and voluntary adoption agencies, and cover 88% of all children and family social workers.
We support and empower professionals to do the best for children and families who come into contact with adoption, fostering and kinship care.
About the role
The Administrative Assistant (Advice and Information) provides important administrative support to our small, friendly Advice and Information Team, which includes:
CoramBAAF members’ Advice Line which covers all aspect of adoption, fostering, kinship and related areas. It is busy and popular with professionals, primarily social workers, who use the service. It offers telephone and email advice, prioritising speed and quality of service.
The Outbound Permanence service. This provides specialist advice by email, supported by legal research, country-specific written guidance and individual consultations where required, to local authorities making arrangements for children to live with relatives and friends overseas. The service also delivers regular training and events.
The Information Service, which supports the advice line and CoramBAAF members with up-to-date information, research, resources and statistics. Their role also includes managing CoramBAAF’s specialist library, the largest collection of adoption and fostering related resources in the UK, and producing the CoramBAAF Digest, a unique monthly current awareness briefing for everyone working in adoption, fostering, kinship and child welfare covering latest developments in legislation, parliamentary activity, policy, consultations, research, statistics and online resources throughout the UK. The Information Service is also an invaluable internal resource, assisting with survey design and data governance, and helping our consultants, trainers and authors to ensure that they have the latest and most accurate information for practice forum meetings, the guides we publish and the training we offer.
The role will primarily support the Outbound Permanence and Advice services. The role is an opportunity for someone with experience and business support/administrative skills, good attention to detail, customer service focus and a flexible approach.
Working hours can be discussed, but to include Thurs/Fri (Friday am specifically).
Fixed term for six months, with possibility of extension.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing Date: 16th September 2024 23:59pm
Interview Date: 1st or 2nd October 2024 (TBC)
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278
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Support those who Care
This is an exciting opportunity to join our new service supporting Carers across City of London to improve their health and wellbeing, and access support that meets their needs.
The team work holistically with Carers to understand their individual circumstances and level of need. You’ll carry out home visits and community-based meetings, co-produce support plans, and develop effective relationships with Carers, families, and professionals. You will also support Carers to complete written forms and applications, draft letters, and advocate with third parties.
You’ll build on your local knowledge to signpost and facilitate access for Carers to support services, including financial and benefit advice, housing, health and safety home systems, and leisure and social activities. You will also support the development of escalation plans so that Carers are prepared for unforeseen circumstances that would impact negatively on ability to care.
Together with colleagues, you will plan and deliver the service’s activity package, including coffee mornings, drop-in sessions, activities, online and face to face groups, and peer support forums. There will also be opportunities to promote the service by attending meetings and forums, and to deliver training sessions to professionals and community organisations so that they have the skills to identify Carers.
Applicants should have relevant personal or professional experience of working with Carers and/or vulnerable adults or children in a social care, health, education or voluntary and community sector. You’ll need a practical understanding of barriers faced by Carers, and an awareness of cultural differences and access to services.
You should be an excellent communicator and able to motivate and empower others. Full or part-time positions available.
Do a job where you make a difference
We offer our employees:
· Inclusive values-based environment
· Competitive remuneration package
· Workplace pension scheme
· Generous 31 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
· Opportunities for hybrid working
· Benenden Health Care
· Death in Service Benefit
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Employee Supported Volunteering scheme
· Development opportunities
· and more
Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Please either submit your CV with a short covering note or visit our website for full details.
Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and see these differences as an asset, as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities.
Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact.
Imago provides support and opportunities to people, families, and communities across Kent, East Sussex, Medway and South London
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have a fantastic opportunity to join The Prince’s Trust as a Senior Tester in our Digital Team.
You will work closely with your development team to plan, coordinate and deliver test activities, reporting on the outcomes of testing to your delivery Manager. You’ll also be working with colleagues across the community at The Trust to share knowledge and improve ways of working.
You will have experience of testing websites, web applications and mobile applications, and will have a strong understanding of digital testing methods and good practice. Conducting functional, exploratory and regression testing will be your bread and butter, but a good working knowledge of UAT, Accessibility, Security and Performance testing would also be beneficial.
This role will give you the opportunity to work on varied and interesting projects and digital products that have a transformative impact on Trust and its audiences.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
LOCATION: Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
SALARY: £30,208 - £52,679 per annum
HOURS: 37.5 hours per week
About the role
An organised and compassionate Speech & Language Therapist is sought to join a therapy team. It is an exciting time to join as the organisation looks to grow its offer and increase admissions for 2024 and beyond. The successful candidate will become part of a dedicated and talented multi-disciplinary team of staff, committed to supporting children and young people to develop and flourish despite their communication difficulties.
What makes this role different?
- The Health Agency is made up of professionals committed to providing high quality, holistic person-centred therapy and support enabling people to maximise their potential.
- They work in partnership with GP’s, Psychiatrists, and lead Neurologists from both Great Ormond Street and the National Hospital for Epilepsy.
- Their approach is goal orientated – looking at both needs and aspirations.
- The Therapy team works with Health, Education and Care colleagues all based on site to offer a fully inclusive programme of support and to give access to a wide range of therapies.
- The organisation is based in a beautiful countryside location in Hertfordshire.
About you
The ideal candidate will have a positive approach and excellent professional skills. The successful candidate will have knowledge of potential communication and dysphagia challenges. They should also have knowledge of assessment tools and a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group, who have a range of needs such as LD, ASD, PMLD, and epilepsy.
This is a great opportunity for someone with a recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree, who is HCPC registered, to embark on a rewarding and fulfilling career within an organisation that does impactful work.
Why work for them
This organisation is a charity supporting children, young people, and adult day clients with epilepsy and other complex medical conditions. Over the past 120 years, the organisation has grown and developed to comprise a non-maintained special School for both boarders and day students, a specialist Further Education College, domiciliary care for College learners, Supported Living in the community, a comprehensive Day Opportunities programme for adult day clients, and 24-hour health provision provided by specialist nurses and therapists.
In addition to excellent staff training, employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of employment:
- From 25 days’ annual leave per annum plus bank holidays
- Eligible for Blue Light card
- Discounted gym membership
- Life Assurance
- Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications
- Free on-site parking
- Recommend a friend payment of up to £500
- Fully paid for DBS
Contributory pension scheme - eligible employees are automatically enrolled after 3 months at 5% (3% employer contribution)
Terms and conditions apply
How can you find out more?
To apply, complete an application form and upload an up-to-date CV on the website. All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references, including an enhanced DBS check. Please note the location is not on a public transport route. The salary range advertised is based on a full-time equivalent annual salary, and appointments on the scale is dependent on qualifications and experience.
Applications will be reviewed, and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, it is recommended to apply sooner rather than later. The organisation reserves the right to close an advert if sufficient applications are received ahead of the deadline.
If reasonable adjustments are required at the application or interview stage, please inform the team as soon as possible.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
The organisation embraces diversity in all of its forms and aspires to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. They are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. They are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community.
Safeguarding
The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults, and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults, and young people. It is a criminal offence for people barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that group. The vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
REF- 216397
Strategic Lead
Do you have experience of leadership, governance, relationship building, influencing and work planning?
Do you want to work for an organisation that strives to be a great place to work, where everyone is high performing and where together you can achieve impact that makes a real difference in the prevention and recovery from domestic abuse for vulnerable children and families?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Lead to join the team in this remote working role offering full or part-time hours.
Position: Strategic Lead (REACH)
Location: Office-based or Remote (meetings in London approximately once a month)
Hours: Full or part-time hours available
Salary: £70,000-£80,000 or £300 - 350 day rate
Contract: Fixed term contract, 6 months – ideally October 2024 to March 2025
Closing Date: Monday 16th September 12pm
Interview Date: Interviews will be held online via MS teams, on Friday 27th September 2024
The Role
In May 2024, the organisation launched REACH (Researching Effective Approaches for Children): A plan to find out what works to prevent domestic abuse and support child victims.
You will develop a detailed plan to operationalise the REACH Plan, including the structure, governance, funding, partnerships and activities that will lead to finding what works in prevention and recovery from domestic abuse. You will also build key relationships in the sector, in survivor networks, in academia and among research funders and in national government to ensure acceptability and secure support for the plan and its objectives
Working closely with the leadership team, you will progress the existing plan to the point of being ready to launch a successful programme of work in April 2025.
About you
You will have:
· A degree-level education or equivalent experience
· Operational experience: experience of organisational development and leadership
· An excellent understanding of the domestic abuse sector, including practice, policy and research
· A strong understanding of evidence (including experimental evidence), evidence based policy, and the role that evidence plays in service improvement
The Organisation
The organisation strives to be a great place to work, where everyone is high performing and where together it can achieve impact that makes a real difference for vulnerable children and families. Focussing on using and championing high quality evidence, working directly with government and local leaders to provide practical solutions and encourage change.
Benefits include:
· 30 days annual leave, plus one day Birthday Leave
· Dependent Leave of up to five days (of which three are paid) in a 12-month period
· Enhanced parental leave and pay
· Paid compassionate leave
· Paid sick leave
· Hybrid and flexible working
· Life cover
· Employee assistance programme
· 24/7 access to a GP
· Cycle-to-work scheme
· Free eye tests and contributions towards glasses
· Perks through PerkBox
· Pension scheme for new starters: 6% contribution by Foundations and 3% employee contribution.
The organisation values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. People are at the heart of everything the charity does and it’s vital that the workforce reflects the diversity of the stakeholders and the wider society in the UK. We are actively seeking candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.
The role offers an excellent salary, learning and development opportunities and a great office location situated in the heart of St James’. The team work in a hybrid and flexible way, as the leadership team recognise the importance of a good work-life balance.
You may have experience in other areas such as Strategic, Strategy, Operations, Strategic Lead, Strategy Lead, Operations Lead, Strategic Manager, Strategy Manager, Operations Manager, Operations and Strategy, Domestic Abuse, Abuse.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Location: Barnstaple - Little Bridge House
Contract Type: Permanent/Part time
Salary: £25,698 - £28,476 per annum (pro-rata)
Hours: 30 hours per week over 4 or 5 days (to include Monday and Friday)
About Them
They are an established and successful charity providing hospice care for children with life-limiting conditions and their families in the Southwest of England. They aim to recruit passionate, friendly, and enthusiastic staff who are motivated to really make a difference to the lives of the children and families who visit them.
Join their team for a rewarding career move where 98% of staff agree that they are proud to work for the organization.
What you will be doing
This is an exciting opportunity for a flexible, enthusiastic, and experienced Administrator to play a key role in supporting their skilled and supportive multi-disciplinary team in the unique setting of Little Bridge House.
This role is responsible for the efficient running of the administration function and will support the Head of Care, the hospice Doctors, and the care team with all aspects of administrative and secretarial duties. Main responsibilities of the post include dealing with incoming calls from families and professionals and assisting with the administration of the referral process for children. Duties will also include maintenance of the care database, producing reports, maintaining the records of the children that use their service, and supervising paid and voluntary administrative support as required.
The Successful Candidate
Applicants must be able to work on their own initiative, be able to prioritize workloads, have an eye for detail, have strong all-around communication skills, and experience in organizing a busy office. Strong IT skills including working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook and experience using databases is essential.
Due to the environment at Little Bridge House, experience of working within a health or social care setting and thorough understanding of the need for confidentiality is essential. They value their staff and offer an excellent working environment with an enthusiastic and committed team. Your work makes a real difference to short and precious lives.
What they offer:
- 33 days (plus bank holidays) holiday entitlement, which increases with service
- enhanced sick pay scheme rising to 6 months full and 6 months half pay
- personal pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
- family-friendly policies, with enhanced maternity/adoption pay
- occupational health, wellbeing, and counseling services and employee assistance programme
- group life insurance scheme
- training and development opportunities
- environmental and green agenda
- a supportive and inclusive environment
- a chance to make a real difference
They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and all employees must apply for enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. They welcome applications from all sections of the community.
This fantastic opportunity will give you the chance to explore the wonders of the South West, whether you are already located here, you are a returner or looking for a different way of life; the South West offers a high quality of life and great leisure opportunities. These environmental attractions are matched by the excellent reputation of the highly successful organization as an employer.
You may have experience in the following: Supervisor, Senior Healthcare Administrator, Senior Care Services Manager, Senior Care Home Administrator, Senior Residential Care Coordinator, Lead Care Administrator, Senior Health Services Coordinator, Senior Care Manager, and Senior Care Operations Manager.
REF-216342
Hours of work: 37.5
Contract: Fixed Term contract
Job Type: Full-time
Based at: 23 Monck Street, London, SW1P 2AE
Job Purpose:
- To manage and coordinate delivery of community engagement work
- To identify and engage local communities, volunteers and key partners
- To raise the profile of Mind through training delivery and awareness raising
- Work with volunteer and encourage member engagement
- Networking with other stakeholders in suicide prevention
- Manage local volunteers working with projects
Roles & responsibilities:
- Coordinate and support the delivery of community projects
- Actively engage and work with a range of stakeholders and key partners including but not limited to: young people, parents/carers, statutory and non-statutory agencies, and volunteers in suicide prevention and community projects
- Deliver presentations and training and suicide prevention to a range of audiences
- Help to deliver and or support service user forums
- Recruit and manage a team of volunteers encouraging their participation in projects and ensuring the role of volunteers is promoted and valued
- Utilise and develop evaluation tools to measure the impact of projects and contribute to compiling reports.
- Contribute to and lead on relevant evaluation and monitoring activities to demonstrate outcomes and impact
- Develop and maintain effective partnerships with other agencies, locally and regionally.
- Facilitate a culture which addresses stigma around suicide and so contribute to an increase in help-seeking behaviours
- Work effectively and flexibly with colleagues and managers to ensure that high professional standards of performance are maintained
- Engage actively with those personally affected by suicide to achieve our aims
- Collect and analyse all data within agreed protocols and maintain appropriate administrative systems to support and enhance regional activity
- Contribute to and promote campaigns
- Contribute to the development of and positively promote the organisation
- Understand your duties and manage any matters relating to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults
- Contribute constructively to regular supervision and appraisal protocols
- Contribute to and attend conferences and seminars as required
- Attend training as required.
Application process:
Please check Job description to ensure that you meet the requirements of the role.
Deadline for submission of application is Monday 30th September.
Please note, we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications
Benefits: Hybrid-working if nature of role permits Learning and development opportunities Cycle to work scheme (interest free lone paid back 12 months period) Employee Assistance Programme (A 24-hour helpline from Health Assured to support you through any of life’s issues or problems) Free eye test Flexible working - core working hours 10.15 - 4pm (depedent on nature of the role)Interest free loan, those in financial hardship
REF-216 673
Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.
We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.
The Education Support Officer will be based within the Postgraduate Studies (PGS) team in our Education and Training division. We work in partnership with University College London (UCL) as the awarding body for our postgraduate programmes.
The Education Support Officer will support PGS operations by undertaking administrative tasks/projects under the direction of the Head of Operations, as well as committee servicing of PGS groups and provision of some secretarial support for the Head of Postgraduate Studies. They will also help aid the wider delivery of programme administration, including delivery of some teaching and learning activities, including supporting processes relating to assessment and feedback, and data entry. Some support for Divisional level activities will also be required such as staff recruitment, minute-taking and other administrative support for the Education and Training Leadership team.
The successful candidate will joining a fast-paced and growing team. We are looking for a team player that is efficient, organised and flexible. A professional attitude with willingness to help and a positive outlook are required in order to adequately execute the duties outlined in the Job Profile. The successful candidate will benefit from a unique opportunity to work with a charity specialising in child mental health, while supporting the delivery of postgraduate programmes in partnership with a world-renowned, Russell Group university.
We will offer training on using HEI systems and processes as well as other development opportunities such as participating in our annual Mentoring Programme and joining internal activities such as talks, events and Diversity Networks.
Please email Recruitment with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
Location
Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours, at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH). The post-holder will also be expected to support any in-person teaching days as required.
Contract duration
Permanent.
Closing date for applications
Midday (12pm), Monday 16 September 2024.
Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.
Notification of interview
Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Friday 20 September 2024. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Interviews
Interviews will be held remotely on a date to be confirmed (likely in week commencing 23 September 2024).
How to apply
Please apply via our careers website by clickin apply. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £28,216.60 per annum
Location: Based from any of Shelter’s offices in England, or Homeworking in England with reasonable travel times to key Shelter locations (London, Sheffield, Manchester)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 per week
Leave: 30 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time hours)
Closing date: 15th September 2024 at 11:30pm
*Please note, we offer the opportunity to complete an apprenticeship in a related subject alongside this role.
Are you an excellent communicator with an aptitude for problem-solving and knowledge of supporting projects? Do you have strong administrative skills combined with a passion for working with people with lived experience to help solve the housing crisis? Then join Shelter in an exciting new role as a Lived Experience Project Assistant and join the fight for everyone’s right to a safe home.
About the role
Helping co-ordinate Shelter’s Lived Experience programmes, you will use your administrative skills to raise the profile of involvement and coproduction activities. Whether it’s managing meetings, raising purchase orders, or responding to queries about our lived experience and employability programmes, we’ll look to you for support and insight to continually improve our systems and processes.
With a keen eye for detail and analysing data, you’ll be on hand to inform best practice for Shelter’s Lived Experience initiatives.
Don’t worry if your experience or skills to date don’t align perfectly with every part of the role requirements in the job description. At Shelter we are dedicated to building an anti-racist, diverse, inclusive, equitable, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to tell us how your skills, knowledge, behaviours, and experience will aid your success.
With this role, we can offer the option of completing an apprenticeship in a related subject. This will involve spending approximately 20% of your work time completing education/ learning for the duration of the apprenticeship. We welcome applications both with and without interest in the apprenticeship.
About you
Your enthusiasm and initiative will be key to for developing successful relationships with colleagues across a large charity, as will your flair for creativity and problem solving.
Proactive and with strong IT skills, you’re not afraid to lead on the creation of regular Lived Experience Insight communications or activities and you have a clear dedication to promoting coproduction in the fight against Britain’s housing emergency.
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.
Shelter helps millions of 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.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
About the team
Delivering activities to raise the profile of involvement and coproduction, the Lived Experience Insight team works alongside people with experience of homelessness and barriers to work. People with lived experience steer the direction of Shelter’s work by helping design services, campaigning, getting involved in local events or speaking out against the housing emergency and we work closely with them to ensure lived experience is at the core of everything we do.
There will be an application information session on Monday 9th September at 10am, if you would like to attend, please contact the email address given.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday 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.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement. In your Supporting Statement, you should provide specific examples of how you meet all of the 'About you' points in the relevant section of the attached job description in no more than 350 words per point and ensure you demonstrate how you address the Shelter behaviour below throughout your response:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Applications without a Supporting Statement will not be considered.
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.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
VAWG ADVOCATE JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: VAWG Advocate
SALARY: Scale: £26,873.00 to £29,777.00 dependent on level of experience.
HOURS: 35 Hours
LINE MANAGER: Assistant Director
TERM: Until 31st August 2025 (extension is subject to funding)
LOCATION: Greater Manchester, based at Safety4Sisters office.
ABOUT SAFETY4SISTERS
Safety4Sisters (S4S) is a specialist Black and minoritised by and for women’s organisation based in Manchester. Our aim is to promote the human rights of migrant women experiencing a spectrum of gendered violence by providing a trauma informed, specialist, holistic and integrative programme of support to Black and minoritised survivors with NRPF. Support is underpinned by the following strands of services and activities; culturally competent advocacy, welfare and destitution support, a specialist refuge dedicated to migrant women with NRPF, therapeutic activities, groups and training, social activities, a helpline for both professionals and women, grassroots campaigning, and strategic advocacy.
JOB PURPOSE
To provide information, advice, support and advocacy work on all forms of gender based violence faced by migrant women, including forced marriage, rape and sexual abuse, honour based crimes and related issues such as immigration/asylum and no recourse to public funds, matrimonial and children, housing and homelessness, mental health and financial matters. Your casework will focus on women with complex needs.
Please note we will also consider applicants that do not have significant experience in this sector as there will be training & development opportunity once in post.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Provide a professional high-quality VAWG advocacy service to women accessing outreach support and to women residing in our refuge.
2. Undertake casework and advocacy (this will include liaising with relevant professionals and agencies such as solicitors, social workers, police officers etc.)
3. Provide practical support such as accompanying women to appointments and courts, making reports to such agencies or collecting belongings and otherwise taking all necessary steps to ensure the general safety and wellbeing of women and children.
4. Write assessment reports and support letters, and under supervision, help to collect evidence and statements, as well as undertake some basic legal representation.
5. Undertake risk assessments for referral to the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs)
6. Establish links with key partners [local authority, police, health, schools, etc.] to ensure effective referral routes and information sharing protocols.
7. Assist in the running of the Lotus Hub, including covering the Helpline when required and providing follow on advocacy to Lotus Hub service users.
8. Assist in developing and meeting quality standards in relation to advice and casework. This includes administration and IT systems for advice and casework.
9. Assist migrant women to access immigration advice, and assist in meeting their housing needs.
10. To undertake campaigning and policy work arising from the advice and casework (this may involve some weekend/evening work)
11. Where necessary to assist staff in organising and running support group activities and consultations for women who are isolated and vulnerable due to their experiences of violence and abuse.
12. To publicise and provide S4S services, and attend, contribute and represent the organisation at relevant local meetings or initiatives.
13. To support and mentor the Women’s Council.
14. Follow S4S policies and procedures, and maintain IT and case file management systems.
15. Contribute to S4S record keeping and provide information for monitoring, evaluation, policy, and research and training purposes.
16. Ensure women are referred to S4S projects and activities as required for example, counselling or group work.
17. Be self-servicing and to assist other workers when required.
18. Undertake any additional duties which will contribute to the smooth running of the S4S services and projects.
GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Contribute to the smooth running of the project and activities
2. Assist in maintaining high standards in all aspects of the organisations work; including conduct with colleagues, external agencies and service users.
3. Comply and promote issues of confidentiality, equal opportunities and other policies and procedures of the organisations.
4. Attend supervision, training and staff, management and team meetings when required.
5. Promote equality and diversirty in all aspects of Safety4Sisters work.
HEALTH AND SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Be fully compliant with all Health and Safety legislation.
2. Ensure that your work area is maintained in a clean, safe and tidy manner, all equipment is used safely according to instructions, and work is carried to ensure no risk to yourself, other employees and visitors.
FLEXIBILITY CLAUSE
In order to deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is required, and the post holder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties, however, will fall within the scope of the job at the appropriate grade.
This job description will be subjected to review with the post holder, to ensure that it accurately reflects the duties and range of the post. The aim is to improve the quality of service for Black and minoritised women and all matters relating to their well-being.
When necessary, the post holder may be expected to work evenings and weekends. This time can be claimed back as TOIL.
This post is:
· subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure
· subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for a disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.
· open to women* only (*exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role 1: Specialist Support Worker (4 days per week, Monday - Thursday)
Role 2: Specialsit Support Worker for Global Social Club (4 days per week, Monday - Thursday, including 1-8.30pm on Mon for GSC)
The Specialist Support Worker provides holistic and trauma-informed casework, advice and support to young people aged 14 to 25 years, working closely with the community, statutory and voluntary organisations to ensure that the immediate and longer term needs of young people are met.
Our 1:1 work focuses on supporting young people to be well and to be heard. This role offers vital support to young people through individual sessions and advocacy around their wellbeing and rights.
Location: BMECP Centre, 10A Fleet Street, Brighton BN1 4ZE
Up to 1 day flexible working will be considered after probation.
Reports to: Be Well, Be Heard Team Leader
Closing date: Midday Monday 30th September 2024
Interview date: Tuesday 8th or Wednesday 9th October 2024
Start date: ASAP
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At The Brilliant Club, we mobilise the PhD community to support students from less advantaged backgrounds to access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there. We work with students who, because of their family income, parental history or the postcode they live in, are at risk of missing out on the life-changing opportunities linked to higher education.
We are excited to be recruiting a Research and Evaluation Consultancy Lead to join The Brilliant Club. The role will help deliver the goals set out in Join The Club, our ambitious strategy for 2021-26, by growing the charity’s research and evaluation consultancy work via Brilliant Consulting.
The Consultancy Lead will provide research and evaluation services to universities and other education organisations working in the university access and student success space. This role will work alongside a Senior Research and Evaluation Officer to deliver high-quality consultancy projects and will report to the charity’s Chief Impact and Strategy Officer. The role will involve collaborating with different teams from across the organisation and will include coordinating and managing colleagues on consultancy activities. The role will also contribute significantly to business development work to support the charity’s income generation.
The consultancy team is part of the charity’s wider research and impact team, who collectively have two areas of responsibility: evaluating and reporting the impact of the charity’s programmes and providing research and evaluation consultancy and strategy support to education organisations.
The successful candidate will have strong quantitative research skills and have a proven track record of delivering evaluation projects in education or a related field. They will be highly experienced with managing stakeholder relationships and delivering concurrent projects and, ideally, will have also contributed to bid writing and/or other income-generation activities. While this role can be based at any of our offices throughout the UK, some travel will be required (mainly to London) to attend in-person meetings.
About you
The role will best suit someone who
- has advanced quantitative research skills and knowledge of evaluation methodologies, with experience of constructing comparison groups and running statistical models to understand impact.
- has excellent written and verbal communication skills, ideally with experience of bid writing.
- has experience managing multiple projects concurrently, including managing and quality assuring other colleagues’ work.
- has the ability to manage and analyse datasets using software packages (e.g., Excel, SPSS, R).
- has knowledge of the UK education landscape, including higher education.
- has experience working in an evaluation/research consultancy environment.
- will adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual and complete information security training.
- has a demonstrable passion for furthering The Brilliant Club’s mission.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
40 hours per week
Required as soon as possible, the Head of Philanthropy will play a pivotal role in fostering strong connections between the school and our alumni and parent community. We are entering the early stages of a new major philanthropic campaign, which will significantly scale the ambition for the school’s fundraising and engagement activity. As a team we have a major role to play in shaping the future of the school’s bursary ambitions. Our success will widen access and support the futures and aspirations of disadvantaged young people within our local community, and beyond.
This position involves strategic planning, relationship-building, and effective communication to help deliver the school’s philanthropic and fundraising strategic objectives. This is a senior fundraising role, reporting into the Director of Development. You will be required to manage and develop a portfolio of high-level funders (both from the UK and international), securing philanthropic donations, whilst also stewarding our donors effectively, creating innovative and compelling ways to demonstrate the impact of their philanthropic support.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will need to:
- Be able to demonstrate a track record of securing, administering, and stewarding significant gifts from donors, or significant experience in leading income generation activity through regular giving programmes within the charitable sector.
- Work with the Head, Bursar, Director of Development, Foundation Trustees, and other senior colleagues and volunteers to research, plan and undertake donor cultivation and solicitation meetings.
- Maintain positive working relationships with all constituents in the King’s community, including alumni, parents, and pupils to encourage lifelong engagement through participation, advocacy, and support.
- Be a great problem solver with the ability to work laterally to identify opportunities and provide solutions to fundraising challenges.
- Work with the Director of Development on developing a methodical fundraising programme, ranging from regular contributions, through to major gifts and legacies. Implementing the development fundraising strategy to support the school’s vision and bursary ambitions.
- Be experienced in using donor and potential donor relationship management systems, for example Raiser’s Edge or ToucanTech.
King’s is an extremely sought-after school with outstanding academic results and a vibrant co-curriculum. It strives to appoint able, committed, and compassionate colleagues to help ensure every child at the school achieves their best. Overlooking Wimbledon Common, the school is situated in one of the most attractive parts of south-east England and benefits from exceptional grounds and facilities.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website.
Closing date: 9am on Thursday 19th September 2024
First round interview dates: Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th September 2024
Second round interview dates: Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th October 2024
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. King’s College School is fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity in its recruitment of teaching and support staff.
Location: Central London
Location type: Hybrid, minimum three days in the office
Reporting to: Chair of Trustees and Board
Annual salary: £100k - £140k GBP, dependant on experience
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time
Candidate level: CEO
Background
Lumos is an international children’s charity founded in 2005 by the author J.K. Rowling to end the harmful practice of institutionalisation of children. Lumos’s mission is to fight for every child’s right to a family by transforming care systems around the world. Our vision is for all children to grow up in safe and loving families. Our three-pronged approach is to prevent family separation, to protect children and to promote care reform.
Purpose of role
The incoming Chief Executive Officer will be coming into the organisation at a time of change and will lead on delivering the refreshed 2024 - 2026 Strategy and build on Lumos’ unique comparative advantage and successful work in eastern Europe. The Strategy explicitly emphasises the organisation’s Child Rights orientation and reframes priorities in line with the changing global context for children and the significantly reduced size and resources of the organisation.
The new strategy explicitly focuses on addressing the key drivers of the separation of children in context specific ways in Colombia, Kenya, Ukraine and Moldova, and seeks to leverage this work to influence regional care reform in Africa, Europe, Latin America and globally. Taken together, these efforts will contribute to the wider, joint efforts to accelerate Global Care Reform to end the institutionalisation of children and reintegrate children into family-based and alternative care.
The Chief Executive Officer will have the support of a passionate team of staff, an experienced Executive Leadership Team and fully supportive, engaged, and inspired Board of Trustees in the US and the UK.
Primary responsibilities
The new Chief Executive Officer will assume the following responsibilities:
Leadership
- Mobilise the organisation to achieve our mission with a focus on implementing the new 2024-2026 Strategy and embedding the strategic objectives.
- Nurture a thriving organisation and put in place the people, culture, management, and operational systems and appropriate governance to effectively deliver results for children.
- Build on the fundraising strategy and income generation, ensuring sustainable and diverse sources of income and resilience in the face of the effects of an ever-changing global context.
- Lead, empower and develop the Executive Leadership team to deliver our Strategy and model our values.
- Build Lumos’ profile and credibility as a thought leader with global technical expertise in the field of child rights and care reform.
Finance and fundraising
- Ensure the optimal level of resources, financial and human, are deployed to support the attainment of the organisation’s goals and strategic objectives.
- Give active and significant support to Lumos fundraisers and take a leading part in the cultivation of prospective and current donors. Support the Director to diversify the fundraising base and ensure financial sustainability.
- Engage with institutional funders, Trusts and Foundations, corporates and high-net-worth-individuals, attracting new donors and continuing to grow the Lumos’ partnership base and international networks.
- Be accountable to the Board for strategic finance and operational financial management, consolidating financial stability, efficiency, and impact.
Governance
- With the support of the Board of Trustees, work with the Director of Corporate Services to oversee the implementation of the governance function and recommendations as required.
- Ensure the Board is enabled fully to carry out their role, that governance meets the highest possible standards, and that Lumos is fully compliant in all areas.
- Ensure robust project planning and reporting are championed and embedded through the organisation in line with the organisation’s strategic objectives.
- Ensure the application of safeguarding best practice within Lumos and appropriately with the organisation’s partners.
Programmes
- Support Lumos Country Directors in the implementation of their national care reform strategies and collaborative partnerships with governments, and international and local civil society organisations.
- Support the Director of Programmes in sharing the organisation’s learning so that Governments and key stakeholders have the appropriate tools, resources and understanding to create meaningful change.
- Support the Director of Programmes to deliver a portfolio of excellent programmes for children, ensuring the safe and successful transition of current country programmes towards the new strategy and systematise the documentation and dissemination of transferable learning.
- Support the Director of Programmes to deliver safe and quality services in line with annual plans and donor requirements.
Programmes: evidence and advocacy
- Engage and influence multiple stakeholders nationally and internationally (within central, national, and local governments, with the commercial sector, the voluntary sector and in the media), enhancing the visibility of Lumos and its ability to inspire and drive social change for care reform.
- Guide the formulation of the organisation’s position with a view to influencing policy that achieves change in line with Lumos’ priorities.
- Represent the work of Lumos at the highest levels with partners, across the political spectrum and globally, and act as a champion and advocate for the organisation externally.
- Champion implementation research to deepen understanding of the drivers of institutionalisation and identify opportunities for prevention of separation of children from families and family strengthening.
- Oversee the measurement and evaluation of our work to achieve the appropriate reporting of demonstrable impact.
Programmes: child and young people
- Further develop and implement the meaningful participation of children, young people and other groups with lived experience.
- Develop at country and global level advisory mechanisms, in partnership with other organisations where appropriate, to provide platforms for self-advocates and persons and organisations with lived experience.
Profile
Experience, knowledge and skills
- Professional qualifications and experience in a relevant field coupled with sound senior leadership in an NGO or public body.
- Demonstrable knowledge and credibility as a leader in the field of children’s services, child rights or child protection.
- Experience in leading organisational change in line with overall strategy and in response to a dynamic external environment.
- A global mindset and experience of working in diverse systems and with diverse groups and cultures.
- An experienced people leader with a track record of successfully building high performing teams and a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Financial acumen, with experience of income generation and appreciation of the complexities of cultivating a diverse portfolio of sources of funding.
- A proven record in the cultivation of donors and success in raising high value funds.
- Knowledge and experience of leading systems change programmes and achieving social impact.
- A demonstrable commitment to transparency, accountability and good governance with knowledge and experience which is relevant to the work of a not-for-profit organisation.
- A talented relationship manager experienced at working with governments.
- Demonstrable ambassadorial skills, including the ability to employ a wide range of advocacy skills to make the case to both internal and external audiences.
- A skilled influencer, comfortable engaging with and deploying research, data, and other evidence to inform debate and change social policy and practice.
- A talented, persuasive, and compelling public speaker; skilled with the media and with the appetite to use media and other public and digital platforms to convey messages and inspire evidence-based changes.
Personal attributes
- Passion for our mission and drive to deliver the 2024-2026 Strategy.
- An ambition to address the key drivers of the separation of children in context-specific ways across the world.
- A commitment to children’s rights and social justice.
- Places a high value on their ability to positively impact others.
- The personal authority and credibility to command wide respect and confidence, internally and externally.
- A collaborative, consensual, leadership style, with the ability to motivate and drive an organisation to deliver outcomes.
- Courage, imagination, and confidence to make bold decisions and embrace change and ambiguity.
- Committed to social change, the value of evidence and the impact of research and policy in practice.
A full applicants pack is available.
The deadline for application is Sunday 15th September 2024
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We are recruiting for a Project Worker. A great opportunity to join a small friendly team. Are you empathetic towards and have passion, a commitment to working with those who have faced multiple disadvantages in their lives.
Emmaus is a supported housing project that provides work opportunities, training and a place to call home. You will support companions (residents) living and working at Sussex Emmaus.
Please see the Project Worker Job Pack for more information about the role, you can find this on the Emmaus Brighton website.
To apply please send your CV, covering letter and a one-page explanation of how you meet the person specification to the community manager, ren Gordon, contact details are in the job pack.
Please see the Project Worker job Pack for more information about the role on the Emmaus Brighton website.
To apply please send your CV, covering letter and a one-page explanation of how you meet the person specification to Ren Gordon, Community Manager.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.