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The role
Reporting to the Board of Trustees, as Chief Executive you will oversee the Trust’s operations, champion its mission and ensure its influence and impact. You will provide inspirational leadership and provide clear direction, engaging members, supporters, staff, stakeholders and volunteers for the effective delivery of the Trust's charitable objectives whilst ensuring that all Trust activities are legally compliant and executed to the highest standard.
As Chief Executive, you will develop and oversee our Strategy, setting long-term goals and ensuring that activities align with the Trust's vision and values. You will prioritise being impactful, collaborative, united and proactive in all aspects of the Trust's work. Through the Senior Management Team and dedicated combined workforce of employees and volunteers, you will ensure that the Trust's vision and goals are achieved through a culture that enables a high performing, high impact workforce, that inspires passion and commitment towards wildlife conservation.
Advocacy is a key aspect of your role, building and nurturing relationships with external stakeholders, such as landowners, local authorities, businesses and government agencies, to promote wildlife-friendly policies and establish meaningful partnerships.
Our ideal candidate
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who really wants to make a difference, build on our achievements and lead nature’s recovery in Hertfordshire and Middlesex. Personal attributes include integrity, resilience, adaptability, and the ability to inspire and support a diverse team of staff, volunteers and other supporters. The Chief Executive benefits from a strong and happy team of dedicated staff and the support of our committed and talented Trustees.
We are looking for a candidate who offers:
- Inspirational leadership and motivational management at a senior level.
- Proven ability in strategic planning, translation into operational delivery and monitoring of outcomes.
- Strong organisational management skills, able to prioritise, set budgets, innovate, evaluate information logically and thoughtfully and to make rational high-level judgements and decisions.
- Adept at developing and building relationships and partnerships.
- Strong advocacy skills and political astuteness.
- Persuasive and passionate communication skills.
- Ability to build and develop partnerships with a range of stakeholders internally and externally.
Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust wants everyone to feel valued and empowered to contribute to our vision and is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.
How to apply
We would love to hear from anyone who believes they have the drive, knowledge and experience we need and want to work with people who care passionately about wildlife.
To apply, once you have read our full recruitment pack please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter setting out how you meet the role’s criteria. We are especially interested to hear why you would like to play a leading role at Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust and what you would particularly bring to the role. In addition, please ensure you include in your covering letter, confirmation of the following:
- Your eligibility to work in the UK.
- That you hold a current driving licence.
- Your current salary and salary expectations.
- Your notice period.
As part of the selection process, we will be looking at candidates’ online presence and social media profiles to look for any public comments that would be contrary to the mission or values of the Trust or that could bring the Trust into disrepute.
The application deadline is 9am on Monday 2nd December 2024.
About the Trust
We are the leading conservation charity in our area, committed to protecting and standing up for wildlife and inspiring a lifelong love of nature. Our strategy for a wilder Hertfordshire and Middlesex is ambitious, with a target of 30% of land in recovery for nature by 2030.
With 50 members of staff and 1100 volunteers, the Trust owns and cares for 700 hectares of nature reserves and work with farmers and other landowners to offer advice to support nature’s recovery.
Through our engagement and communications programmes, we are driving a step change in the number of people taking action for wildlife.
How do we support you?
The Trust strives to be a positive employer supporting our staff through flexible and hybrid working, and training and development. We recognise the importance of our staff team and looking after their health and wellbeing. Our values and expected behaviours reflect the culture which the Trust seeks to maintain to ensure productive, efficient, effective and pleasant workplaces and roles.
In support of this, we offer an excellent benefits package, ranging from office perks, generous leave entitlements and financial benefits. You can find out more here on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are currently seeking a Quality and Insight Lead to join our team in Lincolnshire. The requirements of the role will include:
Developing and implementing a Quality Management Framework, which aligns to Lincolnshire County Council Framework. Onboarding the staff team across Lincolnshire with the Quality Framework providing training and support to the teams.
Supporting the development and implementation of Carers First Impact and Evaluation Framework and ISO 9001 to evidence the positive impact the team has on lives of carers. Taking overall responsibility for monitoring, both strengths and learning across Lincolnshire.
To be successful we are looking for a self-motivated individual, who can work flexibly, whilst maintaining a good work/life balance with experience of using CRM systems e.g. Mosaic, BlueBox and Power Bi to manage workflow and record essential data and contacts.
You will require experience of developing and implementing quality systems and measures, collating, analysing and reporting data and be able to make recommendations for performance improvement. You will also require excellent written analytical, listening and verbal communication skills, experience of planning and delivering workshops.
With an ability to build positive and constructive working relationships with colleagues at all levels across the organisation, along with the ability to network, develop and sustain joint work between agencies, including establishing good working relationships.
Good geographical and working knowledge of support services available in Lincolnshire and be able to demonstrate understanding of and commitment to the goals and values of the charity.
We offer the flexibility to work from home with some travel within Lincolnshire.
In return, you will benefit from working for a charity that delivers a service which makes a real difference to people’s lives. We offer training and
development to help you grow your career, good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our work-place pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.
If you are interested in becoming part of our team and have the skills and experience, we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference then please read our Candidate Pack.
Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.
We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us and we will be happy to organise for one of the Team to contact you.
Please note that if you have not been contacted within one week of submitting your completed online application, that your application has not been successful.
Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Positive Collaborative Ambitious
Our new three-year strategy will enable us to grow our work to reach and support significantly more carers delivering innovative programmes of support
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The University of Essex is excited to have formed a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the Minstead Trust. The Minstead Trust is a charity based in Hampshire, which works in collaboration with people with learning disabilities and their family carers, to enable them to achieve greater independence and live happier and healthier lives. One of their main areas of work is accommodation support. As they transition into adult accommodation support services, adults with a learning disability, their family carers, and Minstead Trust accommodation support staff form a tripartite relationship through which support is planned and delivered within the Minstead Trust. However, to date practices in support provision have differed, leading to miscommunications, relationship difficulties, and some areas of inconsistency and discontinuity in provided support and living circumstances. There are also often difficulties experienced during the transition from child to adult learning disability services. These are sector wide issues, which ultimately impact service users’ participation in the various activities and occupations that provide meaning, purpose, and routine within their everyday lives.
The KTP will last for 24 months and utilise a participatory action research (PAR) approach to engage relevant stakeholders who comprise and surround the tripartite relationship described above. Together they will co-produce, implement, and evaluate distinct new ways of working. These new ways of working will revolutionise engagement between adults with learning disabilities, their family carers, and Minstead Trust staff, and lead to improved experiences for all stakeholders.
As a KTP, the KTP Associate role constitutes more than just the completion of a research project, as the focus of the role is to facilitate knowledge transfer between the University and the Minstead Trust. A key objective is that the KTP also embeds the capability of co-production within the Minstead Trust through staff engagement and support. Co-production involves partnership working towards a mutually defined aim, where everyone connected with an issue plays an active part, and existing skills, experience and knowledge are valued and utilised (Pettican et al, 2022).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting and engaging job opportunity to join elop’s dedicated and enthusiastic team. You will be supporting us to continue to save lives and improve mental health for LGBTQ+ community members through ensuring the smooth administration of elop's counselling, mental health and other services.
As Services Administrator you will have a key role and direct responsibility for the administration of our counselling and mental health services, training and education services, and general office and organisational administrative duties. This will include:
· responding to enquirers & information requests, and sign-posting callers to relevant staff
· receiving and processing service referrals and training applications
· taking and processing service and training bookings, and administering associated payments
· liaising with staff, volunteers, service users, clients, students, professionals
· maintaining central office and service files, data records, inputting and collating data
· assisting with service promotion
· administration of volunteer and student recruitment
· supporting admin volunteers
· contributing to staffing front of house/ reception
· maintaining administration of central office systems and associated facilities
· minute taking at varied service and team meetings
· contributing to service and training monitoring and evaluation
You will work with the Senior Management Team to ensure and maintain well administered, organised, efficient, and smooth-running services, systems, office and centre environment.
You will be well supported with an in-depth induction, regular line management supervision, and additional reflective practice opportunity as required.
Ordinarily, this is an in-person/ onsite position, but will commence temporarily online via remote homebased working, whilst we relocate to our new location.
ELOP is a holistic lesbian and gay centre that offers a range of social, emotional and support services to LGBT communities, and our core services
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Moodle Developer
Hours: A minimum of 28 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term contract until the end of July 2025, with potential for further work subject to funding.
Salary: £25,767 (pro rata)
Responsible to: Workplace Wellbeing Training Lead
Location: Remote from home (or a mix of office and home if local to Lancashire) – travel to Lancashire will be required for around 6 days per year to attend in person team days, therefore, the candidate must be UK based.
Do you want to join an organisation who are passionate about improving mental health and wellbeing for Lancashire communities?
This is an exciting new role, helping Lancashire Mind develop and expand their Learning Management System (LMS) to support development of their own eLearning products and that of their LMS tenants.
You will work closely with the existing team to create interactive learning experiences to support professionals and members of the community learn more about how to support their own wellbeing and the wellbeing of others.
We are looking for someone who is keen to build relationships with partner organisations and local businesses to understand their needs and develop Moodle products themed around the needs of their teams, which will include emotional wellbeing and mental health. You will be working closely with Lancashire Mind team members; therefore, knowledge of mental health and wellbeing is not essential.
We also offer a workplace pension scheme, paid emergency time off to care for dependents, regular supervision, and a commitment to supporting learning and development opportunities. We have also recently enhanced our annual leave offer with basic annual leave of 25 days, plus 3 days closure between Xmas and new year, long service leave, the option to buy or sell annual leave and a half-day wellbeing day for all staff.
Above all, we are a friendly and supportive place to work; ‘Great staff team, positive and supportive culture’ (Lancashire Mind wellbeing survey, March 2024)
Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Deadline for applications: 9:00am on Thursday the 12th of December 2024
Interviews will be held on the 7th of January 2025 so please keep this date free as alternatives can’t be offered
Registered Charity Number 1081427
Registered Company Number 3888655
We're working towards a Lancashire where everyone can have the best mental health and wellbeing possible
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Chief Executive Officer reporting to the Chair of the Ampleforth Abbey Trust
Ampleforth Abbey Trust is looking to appoint a dynamic strategic leader to the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Purpose of the role
The post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) leads the works of the Abbey Trust on behalf of the monastic community, providing strategic leadership and managerial oversight of the Trust’s activities. In conjunction with the Chair of the Trust, the post-holder will support the Abbot in ensuring that the needs and ambitions of the monastic community are met, whilst also ensuring that the contents and pace of the Trust’s forward plan align with these needs. The post-holder will work closely with the Abbot to understand fully the needs and plans of the monastery and identify the business challenges and opportunities facing the Trust arising from these.
The post-holder will take the lead in ensuring that staff, volunteers and external stakeholders are engaged in the work of the Trust. They will also maintain a professional relationship with the Head and Bursar of Ampleforth College to ensure effective co-ordination and open communication where necessary.
The CEO is accountable to the Chair of the Ampleforth Abbey Trust and will work in liaison with the Abbot, and the Head and Bursar of Ampleforth College. In addition, they will also work closely with the Co-ordinator of Hospitality and the General Manager to reflect the importance of hospitality, retreatants, groups and general visitors, to the work of the Abbey Trust.
The post-holder will work effectively with all regulatory bodies, particularly the Charity Commission, to ensure that all regulatory requirements are met.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the CEO fall under the headings Strategy, Leadership and Management, with a particular focus on finance.
Strategy
· Developing and leading the implementation of the strategy for the Ampleforth Abbey Trust which supports the needs of the monastic community and the delivery of the Trust’s charitable objects and which has in-built clear key performance measures;
· managing the General Manager and the Finance Manager to ensure the financial sustainability of the Abbey Trust across all of its activities;
· managing the Director of Safeguarding and Wellbeing to ensure that the highest standards of safeguarding are implemented and embedded across all Trust strategies, plans and activities;
· in conjunction with the Clerk/Company Secretary ensuring that matters relating to legislation and governance – compliance, structures, policies and processes – are in place to facilitate efficient and effective working across the Trust in order to improve organisational effectiveness.
Leadership
· providing effective leadership and management to the Trust’s senior officers and finance team, and managing selected Trust-wide contracts (for example, HR, IT and fundraising);
· working with the Chair of trustees to lead and deliver the Trust’s fundraising activities;
· working with the Co-ordinator of Hospitality and General Manager to ensure that the Trust’s activities are supportive of, and aligned with, the hospitality apostolate;
· engaging in an open and inclusive manner with all staff and volunteers who work for the Trust, engendering staff buy-in and trust developing the Trust as a highly regarded employer;
· ensuring that trustees have the information required for informed decision-making and the fulfilment of their statutory duties and that a positive and effective relationship exists between the trustees and senior officers.
Finance
· Providing effective leadership and management to the senior officers and finance team;
· Leading and building on the existing finance function, ensuring on a day-to-day level that correct policy, procedure and systems are in place for:
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- effective monitoring and reporting
- an effective internal control environment
- effective management of costs
- compliance with relevant financial regulations
· Ensuring trustees have the financial information they require for them to fulfil their statutory duties.
- Working with the Investment Committee to ensure maximum return on capital for all the Trust’s assets and with the directors of Ampleforth Abbey Trading Limited and the Hospitality team to diversify and maximise income streams for the Trust.
Person Specification
The CEO will be expected to demonstrate evidence of the following skills, capabilities and experience:
Essential
· Proven experience as a CEO or an appropriate other relevant role, ideally within a regulated environment;
· Demonstrable competency in strategic planning, business development and performance metrics;
· Proven experience of operation at Board and Senior Management level;
· Outstanding organisational and servant leadership abilities;
· Proven experience, understanding and working knowledge of key finance and business functions within the remit of the role;
· Accountancy qualification and experience;
· Education to degree level, ideally with a business-relevant qualification;
· Proven experience of leading change, providing clarity and direction; including team development, matrix management and project management;
· Proven experience of managing staff and as necessary addressing supportive and remedial action;
· The ability to be a successful figurehead and ambassador for the Abbey and to make effective use of internal and external networks;
· Decision-making and problem-solving skills;
· High level negotiating and influencing skills;
· High flexibility of thought and diplomacy to manage a wide variety of stakeholders;
· An empathy towards the works of the Monastic Community and to uphold the values of that community;
· Exceptional communication skills including presenting / public speaking skills;
· High levels of resilience with a positive attitude;
· Excellent interpersonal standards and skills that include personal integrity, courtesy, patience and humour;
· Satisfy all criteria and checks relating to suitability to work in a school environment.
Desirable
· Experience of working with faith-based organisations;
· Experience of working within the charity and/or education sectors;
Resources Managed
· Line management of the Director of Safeguarding and Wellbeing, the General Manager, and the Finance Team.
· Budgets: To be advised by line manager
Line Manager and Annual Appraisal Reporting Officer
· Line management from the Chair of the Ampleforth Abbey Trust. Responsibilities to additionally report to the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee and to the Investment Committee, and directly to the trustees of Ampleforth Abbey Trust.
Safer Recruitment
· Ampleforth Abbey Trust adheres to safer recruitment as part of its commitment to upholding the highest standards of safeguarding for children and adults. All offers of employment will be subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) along with other relevant pre-employment checks and the receipt of employment references.
Salary
· Highly competitive based on skills and experience
Work Location
- Ampleforth Abbey
Ability to commute / relocate
- Ampleforth Abbey: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Ampleforth Abbey Trust
· Ampleforth Abbey Trust is a charitable trust registered with Companies House and the Charity Commission. Ampleforth Abbey is home to a monastic community, part of the English Benedictine Congregation, and is located in the Howardian Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The main work of the community is hospitality, through the welcome of visitors to its retreat centre and refurbished Visitor Centre, Shop and Tearoom.
Expected Start Date
- March 2025
Closing Date for Applications
- Midday Monday 9 December 2024
Interviews
- Friday 3 January 2025 at Ampleforth Abbey
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OUR VISION
A society where everyone, regardless of background has equal opportunity to achieve long-term professional and personal success.
OUR MISSION
To prepare talented students from underrepresented backgrounds for career success through industry-specific education and training programmes.
OUR VALUES
- Diversity: We value teamwork and champion diversity in all its forms, including diversity of thought.
- Innovation: We foster a culture of creativity and forward thinking. We continuously seek new ideas to support our service users while ensuring the meaningful engagement of our sponsors.
- Integrity: We act with integrity and communicate openly with all our stakeholders.
- Collaboration: We provide a collaborative and rewarding environment with continuous personal and professional development opportunities for all.
Overview
About SEO London
SEO London is a registered charity in the UK dedicated to offering educational, training, and mentoring support to students and young professionals from low socioeconomic and ethnic minority backgrounds.
Our programmes foster pre-professional development, facilitate career access, and ensure long-term success in various competitive global industries. Since our establishment in 2000, SEO London has played a pivotal role in advancing workplace diversity and inclusion. Numerous alumni, who have benefited from our transformative initiatives, now occupy key positions in leading UK and global corporations and firms. Our collaborations span across industries such as investment banking, asset management, consulting, commercial real estate, technology, alternative investments, insurance, and corporate law. Through partnerships with our sponsor firms, we empower our participants by providing industry insights, employability support, and exclusive access to job and internship opportunities in their chosen sectors.
Who we support
SEO London supports students and young professionals from ethnic minority groups and low socioeconomic backgrounds. We aim to support those who need us the most.
Ethnic minority groups: As per UK government guidelines, we use ethnic minority to describe all ethnic groups other than White British or other White backgrounds.
Low Socioeconomic backgrounds: At SEO London, socioeconomic background is assessed as belonging to one or more of the following: household income, free school meal status, refugee or asylum seeker background, experience of local authority care, education and occupation of parents, and history of having lived in social housing.
Role Description
Overview
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO London) is looking to hire a Senior Marketing Coordinator, reporting to the Marketing and Communications Manager.
- Job Title: Senior Marketing and Communications Coordinator
- Team: Outreach and Communications
- Location: 41 Great Guildford Street, London SE1 0ES
We offer flexible and hybrid working but office-based work is required from all staff on a regular basis. For this role we require the post-holder to be in the office for a minimum of 2 days per week.
- Reports to: Head of Outreach and Communications
- Term: Permanent Role
- 14 hours per week
- Ideal start date: ASAP
- Annual salary: £31.5K (pro rata)
We are open to flexible arrangements.
The Senior Marketing Coordinator role at SEO London presents an exciting opportunity for a detail
oriented professional to work in a dynamic environment. This position requires a hands-on approach, allowing the individual to execute various marketing strategies and initiatives effectively. The primary responsibility is to implement the marketing plan across multiple platforms, ensuring alignment with SEO London's mission, values and strategic objectives.
Accountabilities
Social Media Management
- Input into a review of SEO London’s social media plan and engagement tactics.
- Manage SEO London's social media accounts, including LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok.
- Oversee the social media request process, liaising with other teams to capture compelling content.
- Execute the social media plan by creating weekly posts, including content writing and visual asset design, and social media ads where relevant.
- Maintain the DEI calendar, ensuring timely updates and incorporation into the weekly plan.
- Collaborate with the charity to engage staff with external communications and monitor programme-specific accounts for brand consistency.
- Collate social media metrics for internal reporting purposes.
Website Maintenance
- Conduct regular maintenance and edits to the website, ensuring content is current and relevant.
- Update the media centre and monitor analytics and reporting to assess website performance.
- Design 2D and video assets for the website, with the potential for video editing for other purposes.
Administrative Tasks
- Manage design administration by maintaining Canva and PowerPoint templates and supporting other teams with finalised external assets.
- Oversee merchandise inventory and orders, as well as other ad-hoc administrative tasks as needed.
Content Creation and Management
- Create engaging content for social media posts, newsletters, and website updates that reflect the organisation's impact and promote its mission.
- Think creatively and outside the box to deliver exciting and engaging content and visual assets targeted at students and existing and potential sponsor firms.
Analytics and Reporting
- Monitor and report on the effectiveness of marketing efforts across social media and the website, using metrics to drive continuous improvement.
Team Collaboration
- Work closely with other departments to ensure marketing efforts align with programme goals and organisational priorities.
Other Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Support the marketing and promotion of programmes to student audiences across campuses in the UK.
- Assist in the execution of digital marketing campaigns during recruitment seasons, collaborating with the outreach staff members to align marketing efforts.
- Contribute to the execution of B2B marketing strategies aligned with SEO London’s business development goals.
- Foster relationships with various stakeholders including corporate partners, students, alumni and the broader community, ensuring targeted communications are relevant and impactful.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent.
- Advanced level in English, with strong creative writing abilities.
- Minimum of 2 years’ work experience in a similar role.
Skills and Experience:
- Proven experience in social media management and digital marketing.
- Familiarity with analytics tools to assess and improve social media and website performance.
- Project management skills with a focus on execution.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Canva.
Desirable Skills and Knowledge
- Experience with Salesforce CRM and Photoshop.
- Understanding of the UK’s education system and DEI principles.
- Salesforce CRM.
- Photoshop.
- Knowledge of the UK’s education system.
- Good understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Behaviours
- Positive and proactive self-starter.
- Creative thinker with the ability to generate innovative ideas.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organised and capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Flexibility and ability to work collaboratively and with various.
- Application of DEI knowledge to foster a positive organisational culture.
What we offer?
- Annual Leave: 28 days + Bank Holidays.
- Enhanced Family Friendly Policy.
- Enhanced Pension Scheme
- Flexible working (2 days in the office) and a lovely office space by Borough Station.
- Benefits:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted Gyms via Medicash
- Charity workers discounts
- Critical Illness Cover
- Cash plan Healthcare and more…
Closing date for applications
Closing date for applications: January 6th
First and Second interview: on rolling basis
Equal opportunities Statement
SEO London is committed to ensuring that no prospective or current employee is discriminated against on the basis of race, sex, gender, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, employment status, socioeconomic background, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic. We also strive to avoid disadvantaging individuals due to any condition or requirement that is not demonstrably justifiable.
Safeguarding
All posts at SEO London involve some degree of responsibility for safeguarding. Successful applicants are required to complete a Disclosure Form from the Disclosure and Barring Service ("DBS") for the position. Failure to declare any convictions (that are not subject to DBS filtering) may disqualify a candidate for appointment or result in summary dismissal if the discrepancy comes to light subsequently.
Right to work
Do you have the right to work in the UK? Unfortunately, at this time, we cannot provide sponsorship or consider overseas applications.
About Impetus
Impetus transforms the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get the right support to succeed in school, in work and in life.
We find, fund and build the most promising organisations working with these young people, providing core funding and working shoulder-to-shoulder with their leaders over the long term to help them become stronger.
At Impetus we focus on the critical factors that influence the education and employment outcomes for disadvantaged young people in the UK, working with organisations that have the potential for impact at scale, helping their leaders to deliver lifechanging, benchmark beating, sustained outcomes.
We provide them with the funding and the tools to grow and deliver on their promises to the young people they serve. We also seek to influence government and the wider sector to back effective support for young people and invest with other like-minded organisations to tackle the most difficult and under-supported challenges.
We are resolutely focused on outcomes and impact, driven by quality evidence.
You would be joining a team that is passionate, rigorous, determined, creative and warm. We care deeply for our colleagues, our charity partners and the young people we serve.
Impetus is a registered charity and our charity number is 1152262.
About the team
The Philanthropy and Partnerships team at Impetus is a friendly, driven team that is passionate about building fantastic relationships with a variety of funders that lead to meaningful outcomes for the young people we serve. The Head of Engagement role sits within the wider Philanthropy and Partnerships team, working alongside colleagues driving forward philanthropic income generation and donor retention. It plays a critical role in the stewardship of our partnerships and provides our funders with the chance to give their time and expertise as well as their financial contributions.
As Impetus embarks on a new five-year strategy, we are driving forward our ambition to grow our income and support more young people. A key element in achieving this ambition is sustaining a high-performing engagement programme which will support our fundraising activities. This is therefore an exciting time to be joining the team to help us meet our goals and continue transforming the lives of young people.
About this role
We’re looking to recruit an experienced individual who will lead on the donor engagement for all Impetus donors. This person will bridge the gap between our funders and the work we do with organisations in our portfolio and other partners to transform the lives of young people.
They will be primarily responsible for leading and delivering engagement through volunteering activities, and through this securing ongoing support for Impetus’s work. The role is strategic, working in close collaboration with our Investment team to first identify suitable volunteering opportunities via our portfolio partners and then working in close collaboration to deliver opportunities which closely align with the aims of our funders. Our volunteering activities span online CV workshops through to in-person Insight Days, work experience and beyond. The volunteering programme is a vital component of our stewardship offer to our donors, who seek opportunities to meet and support the young people that Impetus serves through the organisation in its portfolio.
The postholder will also support the Head of Engagement (Pro Bono) to enable Impetus to source pro bono support from corporate partners. The role line manages a Philanthropy Officer who facilitates the day-to-day running of volunteering events with partners.
Key responsibilities
Volunteering
- Manage and deliver c.50 online and in person meaningful volunteering activities a year via Impetus portfolio partners.
- Through this delivery of c.50 activities, support the management of Impetus’s funding partnerships, including Corporates, Individuals and Grant Making Trusts, to ensure donors are engaged with Impetus’s work and continue to support.
- Lead meetings (online and in person) with funders to identify their volunteering needs and drive forward engagement opportunities.
- Liaise closely with the Impetus Investment team and organisations in our portfolio to build relationships and craft the planning and delivery of a high-quality programme of volunteering sessions.
- Deliver new strategic opportunities to advance our volunteering programme, including the set-up and initial delivery of a new mentoring programme.
- Identify other new donor engagement opportunities through relationships with our portfolio, expanding the range of opportunities available to donors in response to need and availability.
- Craft relevant communications and collateral for the volunteering programme, alongside Development Directors and the Communications team.
- Ensure all communications with external stakeholders are prompt, clear and compelling.
- Work closely with account managers to ensure effective stewardship over the course of donors’ annual giving cycles, strategically advising on when to hold and host volunteering opportunities.
- Lead on the data analysis of the volunteering programme, regularly feeding back to the Development Director and Investment team in written, verbal and presentation form.
- Ensure the systems and processes around volunteering are maintained and up to date, as well as ensuring the effective use of Salesforce to hold key data.
- Line manage the Philanthropy Officer and oversee their work plan and development.
- Be prepared to travel across London to deliver volunteering events at corporate partner premises.
- Come into the London office two times per week.
- Attend Philanthropy team events outside of work hours including our evening Summer Party; our Saturday Triathlon; and our evening Transforming Lives Dinner. These are in London and outside of London.
Pro Bono
- Support the Head of Engagement (pro bono) in delivering new pro bono partners, including supporting the research of new partners and attending meetings (where necessary) to build new Pro Bono relationships.
- Working alongside the Head of Engagement (pro bono) and the Investment team, to source external support for pro bono projects. You may also support in monitoring the delivery of these projects and reviewing the quality of execution.
- Support in the stewardship of existing pro bono partners including leading appropriate meetings or Lunch and Learn sessions.
- Record all pro bono contacts and projects within Salesforce database.
Other
- Demonstrate professionalism and best practice in all duties.
- Share the learning from our work across the team, across the organisation and externally.
- Work within Impetus strategy, policies and procedures.
- Attend Impetus events to provide support to Philanthropy team.
- Represent the Philanthropy team on internal projects, working groups and committees as required.
Person specification
Essential
- Experience of running a volunteering or membership programme and familiarity with the fundraising landscape, including a good understanding of the corporate donor marketplace.
- Exceptional project management experience, with the ability to devise donor engagement plans and use project/account plans, budgets, and other financial information.
- Proven experience of maintaining and developing excellent relationships and partnerships with a range of stakeholders, each with different needs.
- Ability to proactively seek and originate new business and activities whilst maintaining and developing existing networks.
- Understanding of the role which skilled volunteering can have for charities.
- A strong interest in partnering closely with charities that are committed to learning about the role of volunteering, building out their volunteering programme and working collaboratively to co-design opportunities for Impetus funders.
- The ability to grasp and interpret complex ideas, including the venture philanthropy model of Impetus and the private equity industry.
- A commitment to Impetus’ mission.
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Growth mind-set: seeks out and acts on feedback in order to improve performance.
- Presence, credibility and ability to look beyond own area of expertise.
- Excellent line management and staff development skills.
- Excellent team player, with a commitment to working in a collaborative and inclusive style.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work independently to prioritise workload and manage conflicting demands in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent IT skills with experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience in using Salesforce or a comparable CRM system.
Desirable
- The ability to work through the fundraising cycle with donors.
- The ability to work through the pro bono engagement cycle with donors.
- Experience of working in a similar role.
- Knowledge or experience of the youth or charity sector.
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
We believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more open, creative andgets better results.
We want our team at Impetus to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our team to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.
We want to reach a diverse pool of candidates. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful.
We recognise the importance of a good work/life balance. We do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, working part-time job shares and other arrangements.
Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore.
Impetus is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, or marital status. We value diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
How to apply
You will need to:
- Complete the online form (including the equal opportunities monitoring form)
- Upload a comprehensive CV and supporting statement
The supporting statement should be no more than two sides of A4 and should address the criteria in the person specification.
You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission.
As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at interview stage.
The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 02 December 2024.
Interviews
First round interviews will take place: week commencing 09 December 2024
Second round interviews will take place: week commencing 16 December 2024
You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.
Personal Data
Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.
Impetus transforms the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get support to succeed in school, in work and in life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Youth Engagement worker, to join our Somewhere For Us Service team. The role of the service is to ensure that children and young people feel supported on their grief journey. The service is co-designed with our Youth Advisory Group. The support is provided through a range of group and 1-1 supports, including Understanding Your Child’s Bereavement online sessions for parents, group support and activities for children and young people and 1-1 support, grief ally/buddy etc.
Workshops are delivered in the community to individuals and groups who work with children and young people, to help increase their skills and knowledge on how to effectively support children and young people going through a bereavement.
The Somewhere For Us Service supports bereaved children and young people aged 8 – 25. It is funded to June 2027, through the National Lottery Community Fund Empowering Young People funding stream.
There are 2 posts, each for 32 hours per week, one based in our Foyle office and one in Belfast office. You will be responsible for the delivery of a range of bereavement support to children, young people, families and communities across the Western and Northern Trust Areas (Foyle), Belfast, Southern and South Eastern Trust Areas (Belfast) and wider NI, if required. Ability to travel independently across NI to fulfil the role is essential.
You will receive training in bereavement support and have access to high quality CPD.
Criminal Record Checks
All employees are required to complete a Criminal Record check. Employees working directly with clients will be required to complete an enhanced check. We comply with the relevant codes of practice and they can be viewed online:
· Applicants in Northern Ireland: AccessNI Code of Practice
Previous convictions will not prevent full consideration of your application to work with Cruse. Our Recruitment of Ex-offenders' Policy & Handling Criminal Record Check Data Policy are available on request by email.
We comply with all relevant data protection legislation and process your data fairly.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Butterfly Service is looking for a part time (21 hours) Family Support Worker to work in our Butterfly service. The post is to cover Maternity leave up to August 2025.
For the past 19 years, the Butterfly service has provided family support to children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families who are living in the city of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire areas. We work closely with hospital and community medical teams and take a holistic approach to meeting the needs of the child/young person and promoting the well-being and resilience of the whole family.
The aim of the Butterfly Service is to deliver a high level of practical and emotional support to the child/young person, their siblings, and their parents/carers.
Specific Responsibilities/Additional essential criteria of the Family Support Worker post
• You will be able to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team - with colleagues, managers and other professionals to help provide high quality, bespoke support to families
• Through experience of engagement and participation from service users, you will be able to assess, monitor and review families support requirements.
• You will be able to provide support to individuals in their family home and within the community, offering practical help and advice along the child's/young person's journey in partnership with a wide range of medical professionals.
• You will have experience of direct work with children, young people and families.
• You will have a knowledge of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• You will have an awareness of factors impacting on and issues facing vulnerable children, young people and families, especially disabled and/or life limited children.
• You may need to work outside of usual office hours on occasion, during evenings to meet the needs of families.
At Barnardo's, our purpose is to transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and our vision is to realise Thomas Barnardo's dream of a world where no child is turned away from the help that they need.
Would you like to be involved in this unique opportunity to support Children and Young People in Barnardo's Butterfly Service?
The Butterfly Service provides support to children and young people with a life limiting condition and their parents, carers and siblings in the community. As a member of this small but friendly team, you will provide support from when a child receives a prognosis that they are life limited, through stages of transition or periods of crisis, and post bereavement, to enable children, young people and families to make choices, access appropriate mainstream services and be able to cope with challenges and changes as the child progresses along the palliative care pathway.
Your duties will include:
• Visiting children and families at home, school or in hospital
• Providing emotional support to family members
• Helping families to access the support and services that they need
• Advocating for children and their families to ensure their needs are heard
You will have:
• Experience of direct work with children, young people and families.
• Able to listen to and communicate effectively with children and young people
• Knowledge of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Awareness of factors impacting on and issues facing vulnerable children young people and families, especially disabled and/or life limited children.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
- Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
- The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
- A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
- Service related sick pay from day 1
- Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
- Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
- Cycle2work scheme
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
- 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Barnardo's
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As Commercial Director for Lincoln Cathedral you will be an ambitious and innovative leader with senior leadership and management experience which enables you to bring your honed skills and commercial acumen to an environment that balances worship and sanctuary with tourism, events and retail.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will be at the core of our strategic and operational planning, most especially focussing on income generation and innovation. Proven communications skills are critical and you will have a demonstrated ability in building solid functional relationships with key stake holders, especially in the greater community of Lincoln Cathedral.
This is a role for an individual who is driven, ambitious and energetic who will thrive on the growth, development and delivery of existing enterprise activities and the introduction of new activities for income generation. You will have an engaging leadership style with strong management skills. You will be adept at building strong high performing cross-functional teams through collaboration, mutual respect and consensus. You will be able to adapt to situations, embrace challenge and come with enhanced skills in the art of negotiation. You will have the ability to seek opportunity where others see challenge, work flexibly and value a ‘can-do’ approach.
Lincoln Cathedral is committed to safer recruitment and the safeguarding and welfare of all children, young people and adults who may be involved in and/or visit the Cathedral.
Please click on apply to access the full application pack on Lincoln Cathedral's vacancies page.
Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, and, where appropriate, a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Housing Rights Manager
Work Pattern: 35 hours a week, full time
Contract: 24 month contract subject to successful probation period, with possibility of extension subject to funding
Salary: £37,941 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting)
Location: Camden & Hackney Outreach
About CARIS Families
CARIS Families is a small, frontline charity that supports families who are homeless and living in overcrowded multi-occupant hostels in the London Boroughs of Hackney and Camden. Life in temporary accommodation hostels entrenches children and their parents in poverty and disadvantage. Families suffer from acute overcrowding, inadequate basic facilities and a permanent sense of unsafety. The nature of hostel life isolates people from their support networks, decimates their physical and mental health and becomes an adverse life experience in itself for families already suffering the trauma of having become homeless.
CARIS Families exists to provide early intervention to mitigate the worst effects of hostel life and homelessness for children and parents in our four target hostels. We do this by providing hands-on play, learning and social activities to help children meet their potential, improve families’ wellbeing and build their support network. We provide a holistic family support service that case-works with each family individually to reduce financial and other pressures on them as they wait for a permanent home. We also use our data and learned experiences about temporary accommodation to join campaigns for reform to temporary accommodation policy and practice, both locally and nationally.
We have just received funding to employ a dedicated Housing Rights Manager for the next two years. This is an exciting addition to our team, as it will be our first staff member dedicated to helping our homeless families with their housing case. The housing system is notoriously opaque: families tell us it can be a hopeless minefield to navigate independently and that they often can’t access meaningful help with it, resulting in years-long hostel stays. Our Housing Rights Manager will step into the gap and work with families on an individual basis to gain the information and support they need to progress their housing case and expedite their move-on into a suitable home.
About the role
Our Housing Rights Manager will be a key member of our Family Support Service. They will manage a weekly drop-in clinic from within the hostels where they will assess new housing cases and develop a support plan with families. They will manage a full housing caseload of housing support work, collaborating with relevant local groups, local authority partners and law centres to progress families’ housing cases. They will learn from the barriers families tell us they face, develop CARIS Families’ housing advice service in response and use these learnings to contribute to campaigns for reform to temporary accommodation practices and policies locally and nationally.
In their first year, the Housing Rights Manager will work in partnership with housing solicitors at Shelter to write a Housing Information and Rights handbook tailored to the processes of our target boroughs. The handbook will aim to demystify the temporary accommodation system in our two boroughs, explain residents’ legal rights and help them understand their options. It will form a key part of the support we can offer and allow us to reach many more families in hostels than our small staff team can individually casework with.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a committed staff team of just 5, working in a person-centred and community-minded way to make a real difference to families on the frontline of inner-London’s housing crisis.
The Benefits
- Salary of £37,941 (full-time, 35 hours a week.)
- Hybrid working can be negotiated around core frontline delivery hours
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus Christmas week closure and bank holidays (pro rata)
- 6% employer pension contribution
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Being part of a dedicated, supportive and inclusive team
Please complete the accompanying application form and return by Friday 14th December 2024 at 6pm.
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We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, and those who have lived experience of the impact of homelessness and/or temporary accommodation policy and practice.
Please note that this post is subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check.
No agencies please.
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This role is part of the Wiltshire Service which provides individual and family support to domestic abuse victims and their children.
The Early Interventions Team act as the gateway for all domestic abuse and referrals to the Wiltshire Service. Working within an experienced and established team, the EI Triage Advisor will:
- Triage referrals, with a particular focus on domestic abuse referrals.
- Conduct risk assessments and offer immediate safety planning advice.
- Respond to safeguarding concerns.
- Signpost victims and professionals to other support agencies where appropriate.
- Offer specialist domestic abuse advice and support to professionals.
In addition, the role requires the building of effective relationships both internally within the Wiltshire Team and externally, supporting a multi-agency approach.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Working within the agreed policies, principles and codes of practice of FearFree, the post holder will:
Working with vulnerable people and risk management:
- Provide a victim focused service, with an understanding of the impact of trauma on vulnerable people.
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and understanding of domestic abuse and how this may impact on the wider family unit.
- Provide advice, guidance and support to people who are victims of domestic abuse.
- Assess, manage and review risks to service users, colleagues and self, including the use of the dash risk assessment tool and SOAG (Severity of Abuse Grid).
- Make safeguarding referrals where appropriate: including to Children’s Social Care, Adult Social Care, Mental Health crisis teams and MARAC (multi-agency risk assessment conference).
- Work directly with individuals or groups as agreed with the Team Manager.
- Safeguard the health and welfare of service users and their families.
- Respond to emergencies and crisis situations including supporting a service user to access a place of safety if appropriate.
- Manage and support service users by telephone with low to medium support needs in line with the agreed values and aims of the service.
- Act as duty worker as part of a rota system. Duty shifts take place in the Trowbridge Office on weekdays between 9 and 5pm.
Team working
- Offer professional advice and support to multi-agency partners.
- Feedback to the Team Manager, Wiltshire Service Manager and/or other Support Workers any information related to the service users support needs or risk issues, and progress on support tasks.
- Work effectively in partnership with multiple statutory and voluntary agencies to enhance service delivery, safety and safeguarding.
- Contribute to effective team working with a flexible and pro-active approach, including cover for other team members’ holiday and sickness.
- Work closely with other agencies, to network with, make referrals to and maintain good relationships with, and be able to disseminate information appropriately.
- Communicate with other staff, as well as the Team Lead and Wiltshire Service Manager, issues related to activities and work undertaken.
Administrative duties
- Help provide a responsive support service with a high quality of customer care.
- Answer the telephone and take messages and referrals, take action on messages and referrals and provide a triage service for all referrals.
- Assist in the referral process and EI follow up, contacting other agencies and helping to arrange appointments.
- Assist in the assessment and allocation of service users.
- Update written and computerised records with accurate clear information to deadline, including maintaining details of any special needs required by service users.
- Assist with monitoring and evaluation policies and procedures and producing reports.
Additional tasks and responsibilities:
- Ensure personal safety for self, other staff and service users at all times.
- Participate in personal training and supervision opportunities and attend team meetings.
- Carry out other tasks appropriate to the post, which may be identified as the service develops and as agreed with the Team Manager and Wiltshire Service Manager.
- FearFree is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. There is no specific closing date for this role and this vacancy will close once a suitable candidate is found, so early applications are encouraged.
FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
WorkWell is an opportunity to create a more collective approach to supporting residents with health conditions to retain or find work, integrate existing health and work services, and support and increase capacity to provide additional support within the system.
As a Community Connector, you will use strength-based approaches to support individuals referred to Wellbeing Matters by the primary care networks and WorkWell partners to connect with appropriate community assets, activities or services that support their wellbeing and self-care.
Working within the WorkWell Salford multi-disciplinary team and primary care networks, you will be a strong communicator, able to promote the WorkWell offer and identify individuals who will benefit from your support. You will be a team player working as part of the Wellbeing Matters staff team.
To be successful, you will be experienced in working collaboratively, working one-to-one with clients to access support, and sharing insight and information to support the wider Wellbeing Matters team based on your engagement within the WorkWell partnership.
If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you!
In return, we offer:
- 28 days’ holiday rising to 30 days after five years plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time)
- Paid sick leave – subject to terms and conditions of service
- A compassionate approach to dependants’ leave and compassionate leave to help deal with life’s unforeseen circumstances
- Pension scheme with 7% employer contribution (and 1% mandatory employee contribution)
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund via an employer-subsidised scheme (optional and non-contractual)
- RHS family membership (optional and non-contractual)
- Development opportunities – we support and encourage our staff to progress in their careers (including formal training)
- A supportive working culture – we respect and support one another to do the best we can
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
We are actively reviewing applications and will be reaching out to suitable candidates promptly, so don’t hesitate to submit your application.
The first review of applications will be on 9th December 2024 at noon. If we are unable to identify suitable candidates at this stage, we will extend the deadline to 2nd January 2025 at noon.
Initial interview date (subject to response): 16th December 2024.
Please note late applications will not be accepted.
FearFree delivers services across the Southwest for victims, children and perpetrators of domestic abuse and victims of sexual violence. We provide responsive, victim focused, and trauma informed support and this post will be fundamental to ensuring service users, stakeholders and partners experience this in our daily delivery.
This role is part of the commissioned Gloucestershire Positive Relationships (PRG) Service. The role can involve the delivery of evening group work once a week in Gloucestershire (4 hours per week) and the provision of 1-2-1 support for people not suitable or not yet suitable for the accredited programme. 1-2-1 support will be culturally flexible, appropriate, accessible and equitable to people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, abilities and sexual orientations.
This role will also include responsibilities of service promotion, awareness raising, triage, assessments and outreach 1-2-1 support across the county within the different districts.
The post holder will play a key part in developing and delivering an effective model of 1-2-1 interventions to assist people to change their behaviour, in addition to the delivery of a Respect accredited, structured abuse prevention programme delivered with a co-worker.
There may be additional opportunities for sessional programme delivery of other programmes.
The role will also include working with other agencies to ensure that a coordinated community response approach is taken to support the persons recovery and personal goals and attendance at multi agency meetings as required.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of those affected by domestic abuse.
Client Based Duties
- Identify and assess the risks and needs of individuals who are abusive in a relationship or other domestic setting, using an evidence-based risk identification checklist e.g. Respect RIC.
- Advocate for individuals who need to address their abusive behaviour.
- Take part in casework meetings with other workers and share information with the Partner Safety Worker/affected Others Worker for men on the structured programme.
- Co-facilitate an accredited group programme one evening a week.
- Where possible, cover holiday/sickness absence of other group facilitators.
- To implement actions agreed in casework discussions.
- Understand the role of all relevant statutory and non-statutory services available to those who are abusive and how your role fits into them.
- Liaise closely with and refer on to other organisations that support victims for the partners of those receiving 1-2-1 support.
- Support the client to recognise their abusive behaviour and the effect that it has on others/their families and assist them in recognising the features and dynamics of domestic abuse present in their situation, and help them change unhealthy patterns of behaviour.
- Understand multi-agency partnership structures and work within a multi-agency setting which may include participation at the MARAC/MAPPA. You will contribute interventions and help design a plan to protect victims and affected others, whilst maintaining an independent role on behalf of your client, keeping the safety of those affected at the forefront of all actions.
- Ensure support provided is accessible to clients in terms of location and times.
- Be proactive with your line manager in carrying out regular case reviews based on a review of risk and abuse which:
- Feeds back into action planning to further progress, signpost or close cases and;
- Provides feedback to your clients/agencies.
- Maintain accurate and confidential case management records and safety plans and contribute to monitoring information for the service.
- Respect and value the diversity of the community in which the services works in, and recognise the needs and concerns of a diverse range of people ensuring the service is accessible.
- Remain up-to-date and compliant with all organisational procedures policies and professional codes of conduct and uphold standards of best practice.
- Utilise evaluation and monitoring systems to ensure high standards of service are consistently achieved e.g. Orchard Database.
Other
- In partnership with other 1-2-1 BC Advisors, support the development of the 1-2-1 service offering ensuring consistency across the organisation.
- Deliver a flexible model of 1-2-1 work, evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and design new interventions as appropriate.
- Co-deliver awareness raising open days for professionals.
- Contribute to reports for FearFree management as requested.
- Comply with data protection legislation, confidentiality and information sharing policy and procedures and all legislation connected to your work.
- Support colleagues and partner agencies, through awareness raising and institutional advocacy, in order to provide the best possible service for those who are abusive within a family setting.
General
- Work at all times in accordance with the requirements of FearFree Policies and Procedures.
- Attend and contribute to team meetings.
- Update written and computerised records with accurate and clear information.
- Attend and participate in FearFree away days.
- Contribute to effective team working with a flexible and pro-active approach, including cover for other team members’ holidays and sickness.
- Undertake agreed training and keep updated on changes in legislation, policy and best practice.
- Engage in supervision, annual appraisal and induction training.
- Employees have responsibilities in respect of health and safety. In particular they will:
- Co-operate at all times with management in the implementation of and adherence to health and safety policy and procedures;
- Take reasonable care for their own safety and for the safety of others who may foreseeably be affected by their actions at work;
- Not intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided for the purpose of health and safety at work;
- Report all health and safety concerns to line managers;
- Assist with the completion of the health and safety risk assessment programme.
For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. The closing date for this role is Friday, 10th January 2025, with interviews currently planned to take place on Friday, 24th January. However, we reserve the right to close this earlier if sufficient applications are received before then - early applications are therefore encouraged.
FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.