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To support and grow Sarcoma UK’s relationships with trusts and foundations. This includes coordinating applications, maintaining a strong pipeline, and supporting fundraising efforts across the organisation. The role also involves providing fundraising support through merchandise management, donor engagement, and administrative assistance.

Benefits:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• 25 days holiday entitlement per annum plus bank holidays and the working days between Christmas and New Year
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Volunteering day per year
• Enhanced sick, maternity and adoption pay
• Sarcoma UK Life Insurance Scheme
• Health and wellbeing:
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Therapy sessions
  • Wellbeing Group
  • Team activites throughout the year
• Interest-free season ticket and bicycle loan

Our Values

• Pioneering we are leading the way to a better future for the sarcoma community.
• Together we are creating a community to make a difference for all those affected by sarcoma.
• Expert we use our expertise in understanding sarcoma to deliver better outcomes.

Duties and key responsibilities

1. Trusts and Foundations 

• Act as the main point of contact for trusts and foundations supporting gifts under £10,000, ensuring they receive timely and appropriate support, materials, and updates to foster successful grant applications and long-term relationships.
• Identify and research new trusts and foundations whose funding priorities align with Sarcoma UK’s mission.
• Plan and coordinate the schedule of grant applications aligning with internal priorities and submission deadlines.
• Draft compelling grant applications, ensuring high-quality submissions, and coordinate the process of application tracking and reporting.
• Maintain the existing pipeline of trust fundraising activities in Raiser's Edge, monitoring progress and ensuring follow-up actions are taken.
• Cultivate and strengthen relationships with new and existing trusts, foundations, and grant-making bodies.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the Trusts and Foundations fundraising strategy.
• Work with the Research, Policy, and Support Services teams to arrange meetings between trust representatives and Sarcoma UK funded project leads, where appropriate.
• Collaborate with the Communications team to ensure that trust and foundation-related web pages are up-to-date and engaging.

2. Fundraising Support

Merchandise

• Manage stock by overseeing merchandise stock levels, liaising with suppliers, processing orders, and ensuring smooth fulfilment of orders.
• Manage Sarcoma UK’s online shop, ensuring it is regularly updated with accurate product listings and that orders are processed efficiently, meeting supporter expectations.

Administrative Support

• Provide general administrative support across all fundraising activities and projects as needed by the organisation.
• Produce regular reports on fundraising activities, including data from JustGiving, Enthuse, and GoFundMe, ensuring accurate tracking and evaluation.
• Contribute to the smooth running of the organisation, assisting with general administrative tasks and ensuring processes are followed consistently.
• Monitor, evaluate and analyse fundraising activities, providing insights to inform future strategies.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records on Sarcoma UK’s fundraising database (Raiser's Edge). 

Supporter Care

• Respond promptly and professionally to fundraising inquiries via post, email, and phone, offering support and guidance to donors and fundraisers.

General Fundraising Support

• Collaborate with the Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager to identify new prospects within Sarcoma UK’s supporter community.
• Work with the Communications team to identify and maximise publicity opportunities, raising awareness of Sarcoma UK’s fundraising efforts.
• Provide occasional support for Major Donor fundraising activities as needed.
• Stay up to date with the latest fundraising practices and trends ensuring Sarcoma UK’s processes and procedures align with best practices.

3. Other Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Sarcoma UK’s existing and potential supporters, including contacts within trusts and foundations.
• The role may require occasional travel to events and meetings across the UK, including some evening or weekend work, for which Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) will be provided.
• Adapt to the evolving needs of Sarcoma UK, taking on additional duties and responsibilities as required.

To provide Information, Advice and Assistance (IAA) and Community Well Being services for people with mental health problems that enable them to: be independent be healthy and active be happy and do the things that make them happy contribute towards their social life and be with the people that they choose feel valued in society learn and develop to their full potential engage and make a contribution in their community contribute to, and enjoy safe and healthy relationships.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Develop, deliver and provide a range of IAA and Community Well Being activities and services, to meet the needs of people with mental health problems including: Open access/drop in facilities Support for citizens to access community based activities. Well-being checks Peer support to support citizens to attend activities or health appointments etc. Support for people to develop and learn new skills to help them live independently Self-management courses, Wellbeing and Activity Groups User involvement and participation Specialist support for groups marginalized by society Vocational opportunities

2. Provide IAA and Community Wellbeing Services that comply with relevant legislation, particularly; • Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 (including Codes of Practice) • Regulation and Inspection (Wales) Act 2016 • Mental Health Act 1983

3. Provide a IAA and Community Wellbeing Service that ensures that Citizens are treated with dignity and respect • ensures Citizens and their families are listened to, communicated with and consulted • supports Citizens to maintain their independence ensures Citizens are safeguarded from any abuse • ensures any appropriate outcome as defined in the National Outcomes Framework accompanying the Social Services and Well Being (Wales) Act are met

4. Promote early detection and early resolution, so that concerns and problems are put right quickly and effectively.

5. Support individuals to achieve the following two outcome statements: • Well-being - I know and understand what care, support and opportunities are available to me and I get the help I need, when I need it, in the way I want it; securing rights and entitlements • My rights are respected, I have voice and control, I am involved in making decisions that affect my life, my individual circumstances are considered, I can speak for myself or have someone who can do it for me and I get care through the Welsh language if I need it.

6. Contribute towards preventing or delaying the development of people's needs for care and support.

7. Help reduce the needs for care and support of people who have such needs.

8. Work to minimise the effect on disabled people of their disabilities.

Interviews to be held on 16th December

Closing date: Wednesday 4th December 2024 at 9am
Please note that the turnaround time between both the first stage and second stage interviews will be short: 

First Stage Interview: Monday 16th December/Tuesday 17th December 2024

Second Stage Interview: Wednesday 18th December/Thursday 19th December 2024

We have an exciting opening for someone to join our senior leadership team leading our campaigning work. We need a strategic expert who understands politics, campaigning and how to get the best out of campaigning organisations. The Campaigns Director must maintain a comprehensive understanding of the organisation's financial position, proactively managing budgets and implementing necessary adjustments to ensure organisational health and sustainability.

The Campaigns Director leads the Campaigns department, crafting our plans and supporting the team to execute powerful, people-powered campaigns that shape the country to be fair, respectful and sustainable. They oversee campaign strategy development, as well as teams that execute our plans, run our social media campaigns, and our public/media affairs work, all while ensuring alignment with organisational goals and political positioning.

The Campaigns Director must maintain a comprehensive understanding of the organisation's financial position, proactively managing budgets and implementing necessary adjustments to ensure organisational health and sustainability. They play a critical role in steering the organisation's narrative, tracking campaign progress, and working collaboratively with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to align campaign objectives and work in progress with other organisational insights and initiatives.

Your background and experience

We are looking for someone who understands 38 Degrees, our model and our organisational culture already, and our fierce determination to change our country - campaigning to do so without fear or favour whoever is in power. You will have worked at, or with, a similar organisation to us, where our supporters are our purpose, and you’ll be ready to engage in discussions about campaigning tactics and way of working from day one.

Our power is the passion, and number, of our supporters. You will have insight and experience on how an organisation like ours should respond to a new environment - and capitalise on the changed landscape. 

You will understand not just the purpose and strategies of organisations like ours, you’ll know that we can only succeed if we have the right people, structure and culture. You’ll have experience of working in productive and positive environments, and you’ll have insight into how teams can be set up for success in a campaigning space.

You’ll be adept and experienced at project management, understand the pressures the team face working in a fast paced reactive environment and be able to get the best of people in this context to help deliver on longer term, strategic goals.

And most of all, you will be a positive, practical person who can work with others, bringing them with you, to solve problems in a collaborative way.
 

About us
38 Degrees is one of the UK's biggest campaigning communities, involving over a million supporters who campaign to make the UK a better place. We’re united by a shared vision to create a fairer and more respectful UK and a more sustainable world.

In the space of a week, millions of supporters could be campaigning on anything from protecting our NHS and stopping cuts to Universal Credit, to saving local green spaces and protecting our democracy.

38 Degrees is fiercely independent. We are primarily funded by small donations from hundreds of thousands of members of the public from all over the UK. This independence means we never have to hold ourselves back from taking on those with power and can truly listen to our supporters.

Why you’ll want to work here 

The 38 Degrees culture is honest, kind, supportive, courageous, and respectful. We move fast, and frequently change plans to respond to events. We work hard but we also have fun. We regularly enjoy team away days and social hours.

Benefits include: 

27 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays); Office closure between Christmas and New year; 9-day fortnight (office closed every other Friday); 4pm closure on the alternate Friday Flexibility to work 90 days per tax year (30 day maximum per travel in any location as per approval process); one month paid sabbatical leave after 5 years of service; Employer pension contribution; 24 hour employee assistance programme; Enhanced family leave policies; Cycle to work scheme; employer paid annual flu vaccination; Rental deposit loan; Contribution to eye tests/glasses; Learning and development budget.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We’re especially keen to hear from people who’ll bring lived experience of the issues we work on and who’ll make our team more diverse as a result. So if you’re Black, Asian or from any other minority ethnic group, if you’re disabled, LGBTQIA+, or if you’re from a working class home, your application will be especially welcome. And thanks to our flexible home working approach and network of offices, we have a staff team that is increasingly based across the UK. We’re keen to continue diversifying geographically, so that we’re rooted in our supporters’ communities.

To make sure that we are able to reach our goal of a diverse team we have equal opportunities monitoring requirements. Your application will not be complete without the equal opportunities monitoring form.

38 Degrees is committed to inclusive working practises, so during the application process we commit to:

• Paying for childcare whilst you’re at 38 Degrees interviews or tasks

• Paying for your travel costs to the office and back – and for overnight accommodation if you’re travelling from a long distance for an interview although at present the majority of interviews are held online using zoom. 

• Making any reasonable adjustments – for example ensuring we have a BSL interpreters organised in advance if you’d need one

• If there anything else you’re concerned about or think we could provide, please let us know. 

To be successful in your application you must meet the essential requirements for this role and answer the questions below which are part of the selection criteria. Without completion of this task your application cannot be considered.

The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK at the time of appointment.

Application Questions (max. word count: 2000 words across all questions)

1. Tell us a campaign you have been part of, including what you were trying to achieve, how you developed a strategy, how you brought team members together to action the plan, and what the results you achieved. 

2. 38D is a digital first, people-powered campaigning organisation where millions of people do something small to add up to bigger political and corporate change. Tell us about a time you’ve worked with a similar model - and why you think this specific form of campaigning can make a difference in the country. 

3. With the recent change of government, should 38 Degrees be an ‘insider’ or an ‘outsider’ group?

4. Please tell us about a great campaign you’ve seen in the last year which was primarily driven through social media channels, and what lessons that campaign has for 38 Degrees. 

This is a new role for NST, building on the work developed through our ‘Get Connect, Stay Well’ project currently funded through the ‘Getting Help in Neighbourhoods’ programme.

Are you a community focused individual who has an interest in coordinating and developing a wellbeing programme, then this might be the role for you?We are looking for applicants with excellent communication and organisational skills, who have an understanding of the barriers and challenges facing individuals within deprived communities. This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and friendly team working on programmes that have a positive impact on the lives of people living in Braunstone.

Main responsibilities and duties

To:

1. Coordinate and develop a wellbeing programme that supports the mental health and wellbeing of NST service users and the wider Braunstone community of LE3 1.

2. Support individual service user wellbeing by referring into activity delivered by NST and other local community partners.

3. Undertake regular wellbeing check-ins with service users to monitor progress and impact of engagement with wellbeing activity.

4. Update the company’s CRM system with participant information in line with GDPR and record progress and impact.

5. Develop, implement and maintain effective monitoring and recording systems: capturing and recording data to demonstrate the programme reach, providing reports and other information as required.

6. Support the Service Manager to maintain accurate budgets and financial records especially for monitoring funding grant returns.

7. Support the Service Manager in the development of funding bids to support delivery and expansion of the wellbeing programme.

8. Build and maintain partnerships which will support the development of wellbeing programmes.

9. Source, arrange and co-ordinate facilitators and practitioners suitable to deliver any planned activity.

10.  Ensure that adequate risk assessments are undertaken prior to any activities and that confidentiality and safeguarding protocols are followed.

11.  Support the Communications and Project Support Worker to promote the programme by developing copy and marketing material for circulation on the various company social media platforms and website.

12.  Support the supervision of activities, including the staff and volunteers where applicable.

13.  Represent and champion the services provided by NST as required at external events and meetings.

14.  Work in partnership with the Wellbeing Facilitator to ensure that the over 50s programme is developed and delivered in line with the overarching wellbeing programme.

15.  Work in partnership with the Training Support Worker to ensure the Men’s Group is delivered in line with the overarching wellbeing programme.

General Duties:

16.  Attend and participate in team meetings, training and events that ensure the effective sharing of information and co-ordination the team’s activities.

17.  Undertake administrative and maintenance duties that assist in the smooth running of the NS base. This will include taking collective responsibility in relation to matters of health and safety, equipment maintenance, data protection and confidentiality management; and visitor service and care.

18.  Ensure that all NST activities are undertaken in line with the legal requirements and b inspired policy, procedures and good practice. This includes the production of risk assessments and other data that can demonstrate effective and safe planning.

19.  Undertake consultations in-line with the Neighbourhood Action Plan and work alongside other members of the NST to gather, collate and analyse information that inform perceived local need/s.

20.  Work outside normal office hours and at weekends as and when required.

21.  To ensure promotion and implementation of The Braunstone Foundation’s policies in relation to Equalities; to ensure that buildings, equipment and facilities are managed in a safe and effective way in line with Health and safety requirements.

22.  To carry out work in such a way as to promote The Braunstone Foundations aims objectives and agreed policies.

This job description sets out the duties of the post at the present time. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibilities entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot in themselves justify a reconsideration of a grading of the position.

 Qualifications and Experience

Experience of developing and coordinating mental health and wellbeing programmes

Experience of working in a busy environment

Experience of developing and writing funding applications

Experience of working in the charitable/voluntary sector

Knowledge

Understanding the impacts of wellbeing services on participant mental fitness

Knowledge of sector wellbeing service provision

Knowledge and experience of supporting vulnerable clients

Knowledge of safeguarding procedures for both adult and child protection

Health and safety

Has an understanding of the needs of deprived communities and barriers and challenges facing individuals and service providers

Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity

Skills

Excellent organisational skills and experience

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong ICT skills especially with Microsoft Office

Problem-solving skills and ability to adapt and act accordingly to situations

Ability to remain calm under pressure when dealing with challenging situations

Good time management skills to be able to support the needs of multiple people

Ability to make good, positive relationships with people, their families along with external agencies and partners

Ability to keep accurate records and a good understanding of the importance of data

Personal

An interest in helping other people, regardless of their circumstances

Passionate about tackling poverty, deprivation and injustice and wanting to actively contribute to helping those in need

Trustworthy, reliable and able to keep matters confidential

A high level of patience and emotional resilience

Ability to contribute effectively to a small team

Calm and professional

Other

Right to work in the UK

Satisfactory DBS check

Full and clean UK driving Licence

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it? Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This role is home-based and is open to applicants living in Devon and Cornwall who have access to an appropriately confidential space in which to work. Regular travel will be required both to our office in Plymouth & throughout Devon and Cornwall. Usual working hours will be Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, however there may be an occasional need to work outside core hours to meet the demands of the role.

As an Anti-Social Behaviour Caseworker you will:

• Develop, deliver, and monitor safety and support plans for those affected by ongoing and persistent Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), who accept ongoing support. Support will include providing resources, interventions, and information to all service users
• Facilitate access to additional services, helping service users build healthy coping mechanisms and providing practical support and information
• Using a bespoke case management system to maintain accurate and confidential records and contributing to monitoring information including the collection of outcomes
• Deliver awareness raising sessions on the impact of ASB to partner agencies and community groups and participating in community events

You will need:

• An understanding of the impact of ASB and crimes such domestic abuse, sexual violence and hate crime on victims
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of successfully delivering services and working directly within a statutory, voluntary or multi agency
• Ability to balance competing needs and priorities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience of building effective working relationships across internal and external stakeholders
• Personal resilience to manage exposure to highly emotional or sensitive demands of the role
• Ability to manage a caseload including complex case management
• Ability to use generic IT applications competently
• A driving license and access to a vehicle as this is considered an essential requirement as this role involves regular travel

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. When completing your application form, please pay particular attention to the essential shortlisting criteria on the job description as these will inform decisions on who is shortlisted for interview.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

Human Resource Business Partner – HR Operations

Department: Workforce (HR Operations)

Reports to Deputy Head of Workforce

Line management responsibility for: Senior HR Advisor and HR Systems & Compliance Advisor

Salary range: £45,000 - £49,000 per annum

Hours of work: Full time 36 hours per week (hybrid working, 3 days on-site)

Location: Putney, Southwest London

Closing date: 25th November 2024

About you:

Our HR Operations team is at the heart of our Workforce function, overseeing all aspects of employment relations, compliance and systems.

We are seeking a proactive and expert HR Business Partner with to lead the HR Operational team and to review and continuously improve our current HR processes and systems, alongside providing an excellent support service to our stakeholders.

The HR Business Partner will lead on the management of complex employment relations cases and workforce challenges, striving to deliver effective and timely solutions as well as developing action plans to support organisational and workforce development.  You will work closely with the RHN senior management and stakeholders to diagnose people priorities and support the delivery of the RHN People Strategy.

The successful candidate must have experience operating at a senior HR advisory level and of influencing senior stakeholders to ensure objectives are met and decisions are compliant with HR best practice and employment law.  Candidates must have previous experience of leading and developing a team and experience within the Health and Social Care sector is highly desirable. .

Candidates must be able to work 3 days a week on-site in Putney, South West London.

About the RHN:

Situated within beautiful gardens and grounds, the RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services for people with complex neuro-disability and their families. We strive to empower our residents and patients to live their lives to the fullest thorough the delivery of outstanding care, clinical expertise and world leading research. Our care provision spans the entire pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care. 

We are proud of our accreditation as ‘Leaders in Safeguarding’ and our recent achievement of becoming the first independent hospital in the UK to be awarded the nursing accreditation ‘Pathway to Excellence’

We pride ourselves on embedding our values throughout our organisational practices and celebrating our diverse culture with inclusive and sociable events such as London Pride and dedicated staff forums.

We have a passion for learning and development and supporting our staff through their career journey within the RHN.

What we can offer you:

• 27 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
• Free on-site parking
• Continuous Professional Development
• Pension scheme
• Blue Light Card and Discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Flexible working
• Yoga, Zumba running club and other Wellbeing Programmes

To Apply:

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the RHN Resourcing team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

RHN is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer that respects and values the differences of our people to achieve their full potential. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our Resourcing Team

 

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Fundraising team as Philanthropy Lead.

Jewish Care’s Fundraising team must raise £20m in donations for 2024/25, to ensure we can continue to deliver quality care services for the Jewish community. From April 2024, this has also included Jami’s services, supporting those in our community who are impacted by mental illness.

You will collaborate with the Senior Philanthropy Manager, helping to meet the Philanthropy Team’s target of £10.7m within the broader Fundraising team's goal. You’ll play a pivotal role in growing our portfolio of key supporters, as well managing a number of existing relationships and providing support for a number of Philanthropy Events.

This post is working an average of 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday with some occasional out of hours working for fundraising events.

What you will be doing:

Prospect Management and Patron Programme Growth

Driving engagement with new supporter prospects and manage Patron Programme growth.
Conducting research and outreach for new supporters.
Organising small engagement events for new and existing key supporters.
Nurturing important relationships through bespoke stewardship initiatives.

Coordination of Key Jami Supporters

Managing Jami’s supporter portfolio, focusing on high-net-worth individuals.
Maintaining supporter records, stewarding supporters in a timely fashion, and creating tailored communications.
Recruiting and coordinating high-net-worth individuals to host events like Jami Mental Health Awareness Week dinners.

Philanthropy Team Support

Playing an integral role in supporting with the organisation of Jewish Care’s Annual Fundraising Dinner, as well as other Philanthropy events and projects.  
Assisting in crafting bespoke proposals and update reports.

Fundraising Team Support

Supporting other teams within Fundraising & Marketing as needed and provide flexibility for event-based evening or weekend work.

What you will need:

Experience of working in similar fundraising/ Philanthropy role (E)
Experience building effective relationships with supporters (E)
Project or event management experience (E)
Knowledge of philanthropy fundraising and the UK Jewish community (D)
Relationship-building skills, especially with high-net-worth individuals (E)
Strong project management skills and goal orientation (E)
Excellent written, verbal, and IT skills, including experience with Raisers Edge or similar databases (E)
Team-oriented and adaptable to hybrid working
Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to learning and skill development

Why Join Us?

Become part of a dedicated team making a tangible difference in the Jewish community, offering support to those who need it most.

The Actors’ Benevolent Fund supports professional actors and stage managers in times of need, and in 2023 we spent over £2.1M on charitable support. Our bold new Acting for Impact strategy seeks to increase the charity’s reach and impact within the performing arts community, helping many more people and expanding the range of support to result in meaningful and sustainable change. It is an exciting time to be joining the charity, with a new Board of Trustees and the opportunity to make a real difference to a community dedicated to bringing so much meaning and inspiration to others.

This Grants and Services Officer post will be key to supporting the charity to achieve those ambitions. You will work directly with our beneficiaries to deliver support, including grantmaking and developing support networks for individuals through signposting and cross-agency working. Alongside this, you will lead on the development of digital tools and resources for our community, contribute to research and evaluation projects to inform that development, and develop referral routes and relationships with other organisations.

We are looking for someone with experience of grantmaking, knowledge of the state benefits system and able to develop support packages for clients which are responsive to individual needs. Activities also include service design, development and project management. Working as part of a small, friendly team you will need to be able to take an adaptable approach to manage competing priorities. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build professional relationships with clients, and work collaboratively with colleagues internally and externally.

This role is based at our office in central London, with some flexible working. To apply, please send an up-to-date CV and covering letter specifying how you meet the points contained within the person specification.

The application deadline is midnight on Monday 2nd December, and interviews will be held on Wednesday 11th December at our offices in Adam Street, central London.

Here at Rainbows Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care and end-of-life support to over 750 Babies, Children, and Young People living with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, as well as approximately 3,000 people, including families, siblings, and carers, across the East Midlands. Simply put, we’re here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are.

We are currently seeking a Corporate Partnership Fundraiser to join our passionate and dedicated fundraising team. In this vital role, you will focus on securing new and managing existing corporate partnerships in the Derbyshire and North Leicestershire area to generate essential income for Rainbows Children's Hospice, enabling us to continue providing outstanding care and support to babies, children, young people, and their families.

Hours of work: This role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday with the very occasional evening or weekend for Events.

Location of work: Hybrid, home-based or hospice-based (an initial hospice-based period is required for onboarding and familiarisation with the team and our mission). You will be managing the North Leicester (including Loughborough) and Derbyshire areas.

About the role

Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):

· Corporate Partnerships: Secure new partnerships and manage existing ones to generate vital income for the hospice.

· Account Management: Provide exceptional account management by designing and delivering bespoke communications and organising cultivation events to nurture partnerships.

· Networking: Actively network to build strong relationships within the business community.

· Sector Knowledge: Maintain and expand knowledge of the corporate sector to identify and maximise all fundraising opportunities.

· Proposals and Presentations: Develop high-quality proposals and presentations tailored to target companies, ensuring professional and compelling pitches.

· Further responsibilities in the role of a Corporate Partnership Fundraiser at Rainbows, can be found by downloading the Job Description.

Requirements

· Experience: Proven success in a sales, marketing, or fundraising role.

· Business Development: Demonstrated ability to identify and successfully develop new business projects, coupled with the capacity to build and sustain professional relationships.

· Presentation Skills: Ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations, effectively engaging diverse audiences in both large group and individual face-to-face settings.

· Negotiation Skills: Strong negotiation abilities to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

· Organisational Skills: Proficient in planning and organising your own workload, identifying and prioritising conflicting demands to meet agreed objectives.

· Research Skills: Strong aptitude for conducting thorough research to support projects and initiatives.

· Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.

Our Benefits include:

• Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.

• Hybrid, Home or Hospice working location (Need to be in the Hospice to start with).

• Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme.

• Bupa Cashback plan.

• Life Assurance.

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.

• Access to occupational health.

• Contributory pension scheme or Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme.

• Affordable meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.

• Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit whilst at the Hospice

• Free access to Health Assured employee assistance programme

• Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders

• Unofficial benefits: Fun events like Total Wipe Out, All staff away days, Guest visitors

If you are passionate about making a difference and have the skills and experience to excel in this role, we’d love to hear from you!

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and barring Service Check) and pre-employment checks.

Mainly office based (Stonehouse GL10) but some hybrid working Salary- £40,221 to £43,421 (pro-rata over 30 hours) depending on experience

Permanent role - 30 hours, over a minimum of 4 days per week

Job Opportunity: Chief Executive – Home-Start Stroud and Gloucester

Are you a compassionate, experienced leader with a passion for supporting families?

Home-Start Stroud and Gloucester is looking for a Chief Executive to lead our team and guide our work supporting local families through the challenges of early parenthood. This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to shape the future of our charity, working closely with our dedicated staff, volunteers, and Board of Trustees to bring our vision to life.

About the Role

As Chief Executive, you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the charity, ensuring we continue to provide high-quality services to families in need. While the Trustees set the strategic direction, you’ll collaborate with them to turn their plans into action. You’ll manage resources, oversee operations, lead a fantastic team, and represent Home-Start to key supporters and partners in the community. We’re looking for someone who has strong analytical abilities to evaluate service delivery and impact, along with a proven track record in securing and managing funding. You will also need to have excellent team management skills, inspiring and supporting our staff and volunteers to achieve their best.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the charity’s day-to-day operations, ensuring our services have a meaningful impact on local families
• Work closely with our Board of Trustees to implement the charity’s strategic goals
• Analyse service delivery, identify opportunities for improvement, and track impact to ensure we’re meeting the needs of families
• Inspire, support, and manage a talented team of staff and volunteers, fostering a positive and effective working environment
• Ensure the charity’s financial sustainability by managing resources effectively and generating sustainable income
• Build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders, funders, and the local community to ensure long-term support
• Lead fundraising efforts, including securing new funding streams, and ensuring efficient use of resources to maximize impact

About You

We’re looking for an experienced leader who is passionate about making a positive difference in the community. You will have:
• Senior leadership experience, ideally in the charity, social care, or voluntary sector
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate and improve service delivery
• Extensive experience in fundraising, with a proven track record in securing and managing funding
• Excellent team management skills, with the ability to inspire and lead staff and volunteers
• The ability to work collaboratively with a Board of Trustees to deliver on strategy
• Strong operational and financial management experience
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire and engage stakeholders
• A deep commitment to supporting families and communities, with a shared passion for our mission

We welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We are also fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing date for applications: 13/01/25

We’d love to hear from you! Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of local families. Together, we can help create a brighter future for those who need it most.

Our team provide practical help to a range of complex needs and situations, and seek to bring hope to some of the most marginalised in our community.

This post is to join our team to work with a broad diversity of clients. Within this client group, the common factors of support needs are housing, mental health, addiction, employment, meaningful activities and building into community.

This role will be to undertake assessments of the clients, which will lead to a comprehensive, holistic and person centred support plan. Working in conjunction with other departments of the King’s Arms Project, as well as liaising with external providers, our aim will be equip and empower clients to make the next step towards gaining more permanent accommodation.

Job title: Community Development Worker - IRIE Mind

Responsible to: Director of IRIE Mind and Clinical Operations Manager

Salary: Starting salary is £31,438.42 per year (Full-time equivalent) (SC6 - SP26),

which equates to £18,863.05 per year at 22.5 hours per week.

Hours: 22.5 hours per week  

Contract type: Permanent

Location: The Hub, Homerton Row, Hackney, E9 6ED

{Please note that this role is only available to candidates of African/ African Caribbean Heritage under the Genuine Occupational Requirement under s9 Equalities Act 2010}

About Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest:

We are a multi-disciplinary provider of specialist mental health services and a part of the Mind Federation.

We promote both recovery from ill health for people with recurrent and enduring mental health difficulties and early intervention for those at risk of developing mental health issues, or who struggle with common mental health conditions.

We currently support around 5,000 people a year through a variety of services focusing on psychological, social, economic and workplace wellbeing, and support minoritised communities.

Our values are:

Connected: Creating a compassionate and supportive community.

Fair:  We strive for equity- no-one's needs should go unmet.

Brave: We walk with people, offering help by doing what works - proven or new.

Working with Mind CHWF means you’ll be part of a dedicated, passionate, and professional workforce who cares about the work they do and make a real difference to the lives of the people in the City of London, Hackney and Waltham Forest.

We are committed to actively becoming anti-racist in everything we do. This is a critical priority for Mind CHWF. We embrace diversity and understand that being an inclusive organisation that recognises different perspectives, will enable us to provide excellent services.

We are committed to ensuring all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.

Those with lived experience of Mental Health are encouraged to apply.

DBS clearance at Enhanced with Barring is required for this role.

Purpose of the post: 

We are looking for a Community Development Worker with experience supporting with people with their mental health, with significant experience in statutory and/or voluntary sector services, knowledge of the City of London, Hackney and Waltham Forest (or a specific local area or demographic), and strong interpersonal skills.

You will work closely with individuals from Black, African and Caribbean Communities, with serious mental illness (SMI) developing an understanding of complexity in order to provide the most appropriate support.

Working alongside the Director and Clinical Operations Manager you will, be responsible for linking in with Secondary Services in organising and delivering tasks which facilitate an informed and safer hospital discharge and smooth transition into the Community to avoid re-admission.

As a Community Development Worker, you will become a local expert, gathering and sharing information about local opportunities, activities, and support, bringing people together and supporting them to remain confident and independent in their everyday lives.

Main duties and responsibilities: 

1. You will be responsible for linking with Groups and Services to understand the mental health needs across the Community.

2. To work closely with the Hospital Discharge Teams as part of the Discharge process

3. Collectively develop a robust Hospital Discharge plan that will help embed the Clients into the Community.

4. Explore with Secondary Services and other relevant agencies the current provision and identify the gaps and assist IRIE Mind and its partners to develop programmes to meet the identified need. 

5. To raise awareness of the importance of talking about Mental health and seeking support early, especially in the Black, African and Caribbean Communities.

6. To provide information on where to go for additional support upon Discharge

7. Collaboratively develop material with colleagues to distribute to in patients and Clients, families and friends.

8. Regularly organise and support relevant Outreach events to bring people together/make connections.

9. To play a lead role in identifying and initiating Outreach to new client Groups (Young Black Men and Complex needs) and develop new projects.

10. Develop and establish local networks of support that will meet the religious, cultural, occupational, therapeutic and recreational needs of the Clients.

11. To identify partnership opportunities in working with local community colleges, employers, carers, care co-ordinators, and Clients.

12. Consult and liaise with the Mental Health Recovery Teams, Hospital staff, Psychiatric nurses, social workers and other providers in order to promote the service and consult regarding Client progress, achievements and concerns.

13.  To encourage and develop active participation of Clients in the running of IRIE Mind, and in the planning and development of activities,

14.  To develop effective liaison arrangements with statutory and voluntary agencies in the community to enable Clients make full use of community resources in the borough

15.  To manage your own small caseload of complex clients within the Community and in rare cases, their homes.

16. Record all referrals, actions, progress and data via a CRM/Database.

17. Be responsible for maintaining a self-reflective practice and demonstrate self-awareness and effective self-management of stress

18. Assist with the management of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults cases as they arise within the organisation and liaise with the Operation Services Manager and Director and other professional bodies as required by best practice and in law

19. To facilitate a warm and welcoming atmosphere that is recovery-oriented and supports clients to reach the highest level of independence possible.

20.  Manage distressing and challenging situations in a sensitive and non-threatening way to reduce anxieties and promote effective resolutions.

21. To ensure that Health and Safety is maintained at the service and that adequate project risk assessments are carried out and reviewed when required.

22. To attend and participate in monthly meetings with the Psychological Therapies and Wellbeing Services team

23. To liaise with other Mind, in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest projects and staff to facilitate and maintain effective links

24. To attend any other Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest meetings, as required, contributing to discussions and giving reports if required.

25. To attend supervision, appraisal meetings and appropriate internal and external training courses as approved by the Clinical Services Manager and the Clinical Director

26. To cover the work of colleagues during periods of planned and unplanned absences as appropriate

27. To undertake any other tasks and duties commensurate with the post as directed by the Director, or other senior position in Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest.

Personal specification

The remaining sections outlines what criteria will be used to appoint the suitable candidate.

Criteria marked (E) are essential and (D) are desirable.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities - Values and Motivations:

 

Connected: Creating a compassionate and supportive community. 

1. Qualified to NVQ Level 4 or above in Health or Social Care qualification or equivalent Professional mental health qualification, i.e. Occupational Therapist, Social Work, Support Worker, Nursing or Experience (E) (I)

2. Experience of working in a similar role (E) (I)

3. A minimum of five years working with vulnerable adults, two of which must be in a mental health setting with Black, African and Caribbean clients experiencing a range of disorders and complexity (E) (I)

4. Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team (E)

5. Experience of outreach work in the community (E)

6. A sound understanding of the mental health service structures and provisions (D)

Fair:  We strive for equity - no-one's needs should go unmet.

1. A sound understanding of the main issues facing people with mental health difficulties and in particular people from Black, African and Caribbean Communities. (E) (I)

2. Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to develop good working relationships with colleagues and Clients (E) (I)

3. Excellent written communication skills with the ability to write clear and concise reports (D) 

4. Confidence with MS Office suite; CRM systems and technology such as MS Teams (D)

5. Good understanding of data protection, confidentiality, safeguarding and risk management and demonstrable examples of putting these into practice. (D)

6. Demonstrable experience of supporting the shaping and implementation of change and innovation in service delivery, as well as supporting project management to achieve better outcomes (E) (I)

7. To be able to challenge traditional methods of practice in a constructive manner (D)

Brave: We walk with people, offering help by doing what works - proven or new.

1. Good organisational skills with the ability to balance competing pressures and demands (E)

2. To be able to manage high volumes of work and draw on personal resilience in a demanding environment (E)

3. Recognising the need for action or change and taking the appropriate action without needing to be told. (E) (I)

4. Ability to interact calmly, patiently and empathically with clients who may be expressing distress, anger or other strong emotions. (E) 

5. Good negotiation skills with the ability to work with Clients, colleagues and external stakeholders to achieve the aims of the service (E)(I)

6. A commitment to user involvement in all aspects of the management of the service (E)

7. A commitment to equal opportunities and promoting diversity (E)

8. A commitment to self-development and an openness to reflect on personal practice and performance (E)

9. A commitment to taking on new tasks willingly and with a “can do” attitude (E)

10.  Ability to be work on own initiative. (E)

11.  To be self-motivated and focused and to practice self-care (E) (I)

12.  Demonstrate a positive attitude and approach to work (E)

13.  Manage stress and setbacks appropriately (E)

Qualifications

1. Qualified to Level 4 or above in Health and Social Care or Community Development qualification or equivalent Professional mental health qualification, i.e. Occupational Therapist, Social Work, Nursing or Equivalent Experience (E) (I)

2. Evidence of Continued Professional Development.

3. Able to work at least 1 evening per week (Monday to Thursday) with time off in lieu (D) 

Position: Head of Business Development

Contract: Full-time and permanent

Location: Hybrid working in Sidcup, Greater London 2 days per week and remote

Salary: Remuneration will be commensurate with experience plus benefits

Reporting: this role will report to the CEO

Purpose

The purpose of the role will be to lead business development across Development Pathways with the aim of sustaining and expanding our business portfolio through engaging with more clients and business opportunities, overseeing the development of new products, building our consultant and associate network, enhancing our internal capacity to generate business and maintaining and developing our brand through effective communications.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Head of Business Development are:

Strategy and leadership:

· Developing and leading our business development strategy and plan to consolidate our current portfolio and move us into new areas of growth.

· Providing strategic oversight and management to improve business development functions and increase fee-based revenue, coordinating across our country offices.

· Building and managing to a high standard a strong business development and communications team aligned to the needs of the organisation.

· Ensuring that we are aware of the latest trends in our focus sectors, monitoring competitors and reviewing Pathways’ offering considering competitors’ developments.

· Participating in the Senior Management Team and contributing to leadership and decision-making across Development Pathways

New business development:

· Setting up and maintaining systems and procedures for detecting potential business and tender opportunities through different channels (e.g. online portals, outreach, etc.)

· Building relationships with decision makers within potential client organisations and partners.

· Developing and growing our network of consultants, ensuring Pathways has access to the right knowledge and skills to implement new projects.

· Overseeing the timely delivery of high-quality proposals, submissions and bids across the organisation.

· Oversee the monitoring and evaluating of our business development opportunities.

Communications and marketing:

· Overseeing our communications portfolio including the development of high-quality materials to promote our services and brand to new clients and to reflect best practice in the thematic areas and locations within which we operate.

· Ensuring that our brand reflects Pathways’ values, expertise and the requirements of the global marketplace

· Securing conference opportunities and sustaining general brand development opportunities.

· In coordination with our technical team, ensuring that we maintain our reputation as a thought leader in international development, in particular, on social protection.

· Representing Pathways at relevant senior meetings, conferences and partner and client meetings.

Other:

· Provide effective line management to members of the business development and communications team and external consultants supporting these functions, as required.

· Ensuring compliance of all aspects of business development with relevant policies, regulations and legislation, e.g. GDPR.

· Engaging in other areas of work as determined by the demands of the business and the CEO.

Person Specification

The Head of Business Development should have the following qualifications, skills and competencies:

Essential Qualifications and Skills:

· Relevant undergraduate degree in business, international development or similar.

· Demonstrable and adequate skills and experience in leading business development in the area of international development.

· An enthusiastic entrepreneurial spirit.

· Demonstrable and adequate skills and experience in effectively managing individuals and teams.

· Experience in organization-level leadership positions.

· Excellent interpersonal, time management and communications skills.

· Ability to take initiative and work independently.

· Commitment to social justice, gender equality and women’s empowerment.

· Ability to travel internationally as required.

Desirable:

· Master’s degree

Terms of Employment and Benefits

Recruitment will be at the senior level and is a permanent and full-time post. Along with the basic salary, the successful candidate would receive an attractive package of the following:

· Fulfilling work: work directly in support of some of the world’s most underserved communities and in a dynamic and successful team, in particularly supporting the expansion of social protection systems globally.

· Flexible work: Development Pathways offers employees flexible work hours and part remote working options, with a requirement to work in the London office for at least 2 days per week (currently on Tuesdays and Thursdays)

· Generous time off: recharge with 30-holiday entitlement plus standard bank holidays.

· Travel the World: we expect the successful candidate to travel overseas for work for up to a month in a year.

· Health and well-being provision: access to the company private health care scheme (after the satisfactory completion of the probationary period), pension scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.

· Commitment to professional development opportunities: we encourage our staff to participate in professional learning and development.

· Provision of a company laptop.

· Working at home benefit

·  Travel to work allowance, and

· Access to Development Pathways’ bonus scheme

How to apply

We invite interested candidates to please apply for the post by including the following:

1. A cover letter explaining why you are applying for this position, and how you would be a good fit for the post of Head of Business Development. Please include your salary expectations in your cover letter.
2. A CV (curriculum vitae) specifying your qualifications, education, and relevant work experience for this role.

Closing date for this post will be 13th December 2024.

Applications should be submitted by email.

While this is a UK based post, we welcome applications from other countries and would be willing to consider a sponsorship visa for the successful candidate.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and high-quality candidates may be interviewed before the closing date. We retain the right to close this recruitment without notice.

Due to the high number of applications expected, unfortunately only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Applicants, please note the Privacy Notice on our website.

Development Pathways is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to providing a work environment that is inclusive and free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on individual qualifications and abilities without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, family or parental status, or disability status.

About us

 Founded in 2010, Development Pathways has grown into an internationally respected consultancy and advisory organisation, providing high quality consultancies and project management throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific, in social protection and broader social policy, socio-economic analysis and research, training and software development services. We have a strong commitment to social justice, gender equality, women’s empowerment and inclusive development. We currently work in a number of countries across Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Latin America.

We currently employ 56 staff across our four offices, who work alongside a global network of trusted consultants. Our four main offices are located in the United Kingdom (London – Sidcup), Kenya (Nairobi), Australia (Sydney) and Jordan (Amman). As an employer, we put our staff first and are committed to flexible working practices and developing our staff’s professional capabilities. For more information about our organisation, please our website.

The Head of Business Development is a key leadership position within Development Pathways. The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for business development. They will lead a small team in London and engage with our offices in Kenya, Australia and Jordan to support and guide them as they engage in business development. The successful candidate will be expected to expand our business portfolio by continuing to engage with current clients but also seeking to enter into innovative areas of new business. They will also contribute to the broader leadership of Development Pathways as a member of our leadership team.

This position will be located in our London office. It is open to high calibre, qualified candidates from outside the UK, as we will be able to provide a visa for those who do not have the right to work in the UK.

Do you want to support people with mental health issues? Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Together, Courage and Responsive and want to be part of our mission to create opportunities for individuals to make choices, find their own solutions, build resilience and manage their whole life and wellbeing?

If the answer to all of these is yes, we want to hear from you.

Job title: Mental Health Outreach Worker x2
Reference Number: 248
Reports to: Senior Mental Health Outreach Worker or Complex Needs Housing Team Leader
Contract length: One Year
No. of hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm)
Salary scale: £25,000 - £26,000 per annum incl. Outer London Weighting (OLW)
In addition, this role will have a yearly staff retention bonus of up to £2,106. This payment is allocated at the discretion of HMN.
Main base/s:
1 x Waltham Cross Wellbeing Centre & Ware Wellbeing Centre
1 x Watford Wellbeing Centre

About the Service

This is a pilot working as a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) with housing teams and Drug and Alcohol Services across District and Borough councils. These teams will be working with individuals who are presenting as homeless and have a number of Complex Needs.

Purpose of Post

Providing advice, information, onward referral and holistic support to clients who are experiencing mental ill health or need support with their mental wellbeing. These will be clients who are presenting to District and Borough councils as homeless and need intervention and support with their mental health and remain a source of independent support for all clients. Ensure that the safety and wellbeing of the client is monitored and reviewed regularly and that a person centred recovery orientated and trauma informed approach is embedded approach in all aspects of the roles.

Service Objectives

• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental ill health.
• To increase early access to help for people experiencing mental ill health in, by providing a clear and effective pathway to services provided by Herts Mind Network and other third sector and statutory providers.
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To reduce the use of police, ASB, tenancy enforcement, housing needs and environmental health services by clients whose primary need is related to mental ill health.
• To reduce the use of crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
• To provide an assertive outreach approach for clients who are in crisis and/ or those that may have complex or multiple needs.
• To work collaboratively within an MDT consisting of CGL, District and Borough councils, housing teams and other professionals.

We offer:

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
• An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
• Ongoing training relevant to your role.
• An Employee Assistance Programme.
• Eligibility for blue light card.
• Health cover (after 6 months employment) - compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.

Being able to drive and having access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 13th December at 5pm.
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.

Interested? 

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. 

Equal Opportunities 
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with a lived experience, at all levels across the organisation, brings. We create an environment where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed and work towards breaking down the ‘them’ and ‘us’ culture. The organisation is committed to nurturing peer relationships that allow all staff to thrive.

No agencies please.