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Reporting to: Area Manager
Location of work: Flexible. This post holder will be based at home but daily travel to schools or other establishments within your allocated local area will be required including some early morning breakfast visits. The role will require irregular travel throughout the UK with minimal overnight stays. A full driver’s licence and use of a vehicle is required.
Contract type: 4 days / 28 hours per week term time only, although flexible hours may be considered. This role will involve early morning breakfast visits to schools or other establishments which you will need to be able to attend. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work
Contract Length: Permanent
Salary: £31,500 (£22,050 pro rata)
BACKGROUND
Magic Breakfast is a registered charity providing healthy breakfasts to children and young people in the UK who arrive at school too hungry to learn, and expert support to their schools. Over 200,000 children and young people are on roll at Primary, Secondary, ASL / Special Educational Needs Schools and Pupil Referral Units that the charity works with, in disadvantaged areas of Scotland and England. Providing breakfast ensures that children start their school day with the energy and nutrition they need to be able to make the most of their morning lessons. Magic Breakfast also undertakes research, and campaigns for long-term solutions to end hunger as a barrier to learning.
This is an exciting time at Magic Breakfast, as we have expanded our team to meet the challenge of ending morning hunger for now, and for good.
JOB PURPOSE
Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good. The Service Delivery team is responsible for ensuring the delivery of our breakfast provision. As Engagement Partner, you will work with relevant partners (schools, local authorities, parents, parent councils) to ensure that breakfast provision is optimized, encouraging reach and providing education on relevant topics.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Pipeline development and cultivation:
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To develop a relationship with the supported schools in their respective area, to enable, preserve, embed, enhance and extend stigma and barrier free breakfast pron.
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To educating and engage with the wider school community, including teachers, parents and children and young people on the importance of breakfast and implications of hunger as a barrier learning through various means including assemblies, staff meetings, online events and regional events throughout the academic year.
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To engage with the wider community to advocate for the importance of breakfast, the work that we are doing in existing schools and to support our campaigning and advocacy strategy and plans.
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To develop brand awareness in schools and local communities in line with our marketing strategy
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To support the recruitment of new schools with launching new breakfast provisions, adapting to the requirements of the school and children and young people, and advising on best practise
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To support any media requests as directed through the Policy & Engagement team
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To capture and report on “storytelling” to enable the organisation to utilise qualitative data to support external communication
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To explore, share and deliver on new engagement ideas across the department and organisation
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To enable, support and feedback on new ways of working, trials and innovations
General:
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By contributing to team meetings, sharing best practise and support colleagues and team members where necessary in line with Magic Breakfast’s ways of working.
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By helping to maintaining a positive working environment; keeping the vision of Magic Breakfast at the heart of everything we do.
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By upholding a culture that keeps children and young people at the heart and encourages our values of openness, collaboration, bravery, compassion and a solutions-focussed approach.
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By working collaboratively across the organisation to build good working relations.
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By adhering to all Magic Breakfast policies and procedures.
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By ensuring everything is compliant with current legislation, policies and procedures.
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By undertaking any other duties commensurate with the role.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Skills and abilities
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Possess excellent communication skills, organisational skills and stakeholder management capabilities.
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High level of competency in the use of Microsoft Office packages and Salesforce or a similar CRM
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Demonstrate working knowledge and understanding of the charity and education sector along with a commercial awareness.
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Good use of judgement in terms of when to escalate and when to delegate.
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Confidence in using Microsoft Word IT packages.
Knowledge and experience
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Engagement with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external, delivering presentations, assemblies, engagement events, both in person and online.
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Experience of customer support and an understanding and experience of influencing and making the case for change.
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Experience of working against targets.
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Working remotely with multiple customers and stakeholders.
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The proven ability to communicate messages confidently, engagingly and with impact across a variety of audiences.
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Familiarity with the UK charity market and fundraising trends, techniques and best practice.
Other
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Be a collaborative team player with the confidence to effectively contribute remotely across teams and departments.
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Share a passion and commitment to Magic Breakfast’s aim of alleviating morning hunger as a barrier to learning for children in the UK.
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Embody the charities values, behaviours and ways of working.
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Demonstrate positive mindset, flexibility and openness to agile working and change.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.
Please click below for our job pack
APPLICATION PROCESS
While Magic Breakfast welcomes applications from everyone, to better serve its communities it has identified that we would particularly benefit from: young people earlier in their careers, people who have lived experience of poverty, navigating socio-economic adversity or were eligible for free school meals, and people from a minority ethnic background.
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, hr @magicbreakfast. com
Shortlisting - 7th - 9th October
Interviews - 14th October
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Malvern Cube Centre Manager
We are recruiting a Centre Manager for Malvern Cube. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and community aware person with excellent people skills to manage the Centre and lead our further development.
About Us
Malvern Cube is an exciting volunteer led community and arts centre run by Malvern Youth and Community Trust, a registered charity. At Malvern Cube, our mission is to offer an inclusive environment for Malvern people where they can come together and share a feeling of community. We do this by:
- Facilitating a varied, exciting programme of activities, events and performances
- Managing Malvern Cube to be an affordable, versatile and sustainable space.
We are a values-based organisation operating 'for the community, by the community'. This means that delivering community benefit is at the heart of all that we do. We take pride in being responsive to community need, accessible, inclusive, affordable, ethical, diverse and sustainable. We have strong environmental credentials and use solar power to help an older building meet modern standards of sustainability.
We hire rooms to individuals, groups and clubs for educational, social and therapeutic purposes and our clientele are aged from 0 - 104! Our annual footfall is around 3,000 (and growing!), and we have over 50 classes and activities running each week. Our theatre space is well used by a variety of both well-known and amateur performers and we have three resident theatre groups. We are proud of our in-house cafe, The Garden Cafe, which prepares nutritious, affordable and delicious food fresh on site every weekday, using locally sourced ingredients. And our sister charity, Cube Youth, provides regular youth club activities and a Youth Café.
As well as our Centre Manager, the staff team includes our Administration Manager, caretaker and cafe staff. We also have a great team of volunteers, and a strong Board of Trustees responsible for the governance of the charity. We receive no external funding and operate largely from hire income and successful applications for grant funding.
The role
As Centre Manager, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of this busy, vibrant community centre and engaging with the community and hirers to present a welcoming, friendly and inclusive atmosphere. Your role will include:
- promoting Malvern Cube and what it offers, developing and maintaining a strong community presence and ensuring that the facilities are well used and hire income is maximised.
- ensuring the effective robust financial management of Malvern Cube and providing regular financial reports to trustees.
- leading and developing the staff and volunteer teams
- contributing to the development of Malvern Cube's strategic plan and leading on key aspects of its implementation.
- day-to-day interface with centre users, hirers and the general public.
About you
Do you have drive, passion and vision, proven success in community and arts centre management, excellent leadership qualities with ability to motivate and inspire others? Do you thrive in a fast paced, varied and friendly environment? If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you.
This job is for you if …..
- you have a genuine passion for working with community groups and managing and developing community services and activities, and can inspire others to support through your enthusiasm.
- you have experience of successful people management, team building, and supporting staff and volunteers.
- you know how to effectively develop, manage and report on a budget
- you work strategically to understand what needs to be achieved and design solutions collaboratively with others
- you have excellent oral and written communication skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
- you know how to organise, prioritise and delegate a varied and unpredictable workload and develop and implement effective operational systems.
·25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
·Sick pay scheme
·Stakeholder pension scheme
37.5 hours per week (full-time), approx. 8.45 – 4.45 Monday to Friday; some evening and weekend work may be required.
Please submit a CV and a supporting statement. Your statement is an essential part of your application and should set out why you are applying for the role, and what you will bring to it. Please provide information about your experience, skills, knowledge and achievements, referring specifically the areas set out in the Job Description and the Person Specification and giving examples and evidence wherever possible.
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 22nd October 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
XLP is a vibrant youth work charity dedicated to shaping bright futures for young people. Leading the charge against poverty and educational failure in inner London, we offer holistic, long-term support to 11 to 25 year olds in both schools and communities.
Our buses act as Mobile Youth Centres and provide a unique and rare platform to engage with young people on a weekly basis. They enable a team of experienced youth workers to provide a range of services for young people. Whether table tennis or trivial pursuit, cooking or competitions, games consoles or group discussions, FIFA or Forza, we use our buses to help London’s young people create their positive future. We pride ourselves on being able to provide a safe and consistent environment where young people can grow. We use mobile youth centres to offer them further opportunities to gain new experiences and develop their skills, helping them create their positive futures.
We’re looking for a youth worker who’ll also be responsible for driving one of our buses to and from projects. The role reports directly to the Youth Work Manager - Outreach and work closely with the area based Senior Youth Workers.
There are two roles. South East serves Lewisham and Greenwich. East serves Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham.
Night Assessment Worker - Rough Sleeping Services
London - Hackney, Brent, Southwark and Lewisham
£31,703 - £35,578
Are you looking to start your career supporting vulnerable adults; working for a charity who makes a real difference to the lives of people who are homeless every day?
Our client has roles available in Hackney, Brent, Southwark and Lewisham.
They provide a rapid response service, intervening to ensure no one needs to sleep rough. They are currently looking for people to join their teams as Night Assessment Workers in their No Second Night Out Assessment Hubs. In these roles you will:
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Work as part of a busy team environment working closely with those affected by rough sleeping.
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Provide a safe and supportive environment at night to clients; carrying out assessment when clients first arrive out the service.
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Work on a 7 day weekly night rota pattern with an average of 3 waking night shifts in a row (for example 8pm–8.30am or 9pm–8am)
About you
These crucial roles will suit people with an interest in in developing key skills to build a career working in a support role, as well as:
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Some experience of dealing directly with the public and/or customers in a busy service environment.
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Good communication skills and the ability to work with others effectively to get things done.
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Some understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerably housed people and the difficulties they experience in accessing services.
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You don’t need to have direct experience, above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives.
Flexibly is essential as the Pan London teams continue to work in different settings and locations across the city at the current time to support clients where they need our client the most.
Closing date: 10am on Monday 30 September
Interview and assessments on: 9 and 10 October
As a Social Media Officer, you will manage our social media channels, ensuring they're filled with inspiring and engaging content that connects with our wide range of audiences. You'll have the opportunity to grow our online presence and strengthen the community of supporters advocating for those affected by MND.
You will develop and publish accessible digital content that reflects our brand. You'll be 'the voice of the Association' on social media, protecting our reputation and ensuring our channels remain professional, positive, and compliant with GDPR and copyright laws.
You will collaborate with teams across the organisation to ensure coordinated and effective social media activities, whether providing full support or offering guidance. The role will also include providing support and training to staff and volunteers in their use of social media. Additionally, you will play a key role in implementing our social media strategy.
Regular monitoring of social channels, responding to engagements, and fostering positive relationships are all part of the role. You will also produce reports to measure campaign success and provide valuable insights for future planning.
Occasionally, you will be asked to provide out-of-hours social media support as part of a rota.
Hybrid Working Expectations: 1 day per week office attendance
(Flexibility to attend the office more regularly on occasion may be required to meet business needs.)
We understand the importance of work-life balance and are committed to supporting our employees' needs. We are open to part-time applications and job shares. If you are looking for flexibility, please clearly indicate your preferred working arrangement in your supporting statement.
What are we looking for?
Significant experience managing social media platforms in a professional setting, both through organic and paid techniques. Excellent written communication skills to create engaging content that speaks to diverse audiences while maintaining our brand's tone of voice.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, balancing deadlines and priorities with ease. You will also need to work well with others, building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
You'll support graphic design and video editing. Knowledge of digital accessibility and an awareness of social media trends is essential. You should be comfortable using data to influence future planning and have a broad understanding of safeguarding in digital spaces.
For full role responsibilities please view the job description located within the Candidate Pack.
Our Benefits
- 28 days holiday, rising to 33 days after 5 years' service, plus Bank Holidays
- Access to UK Healthcare which includes reimbursement for dental appointments, eyecare, Health & Wellbeing screening and therapies
- Access to a 24/7 phone and video GP Service
- Life assurance
- Confidential counselling helplines
- Salary sacrifice schemes to include: Cycle to work & Buy and sell annual leave
- BenefitHub which offers lifestyle discounts and offers on everyday shopping
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Opportunities for training and personal development
- Hybrid working
How to apply
Please submit a CV and supporting statement. Your supporting statement should be no longer than one side of A4 and demonstrate how you meet the following areas of the role.
- Experience of managing social media platforms in a professional environment using organic and paid techniques.
- Excellent written communication skills enabling effective and adaptive messages across various platforms to diverse audiences, ensuring brand tone of voice.
- Able to develop both internal and external relationships, working collaboratively with a wide-ranging stakeholder group.
Where experience is asked for, please give one example showing what you did and what it achieved. Where we require evidence of ability, please explain either how you would approach that competence or give an example to support your suitability.
About Us
Our vision is a world free from MND. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.
We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.
We guarantee interviews for disabled applicants that meet the requirements of the role as part of our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Adverts may be closed early, or interviews arranged once sufficient applications are received.
If you require sponsorship for this role, you must clearly declare this with/on your application form so that we can consider whether you meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship, either as a skilled worker or new entrant.
Successful candidates may be subject to a DBS check depending on role requirements.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview please contact us for support.
We work hard to fill our roles directly and request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our vision is for a world where everyone experiencing a mental health issue receives support and respect. Join our passionate, dedicated team and make a difference today.
About the role
Working with our NHS colleagues Solent Mind are providing Peer Support working within local communities to enhance mental health care at primary level.
This role involves:
- Working with colleagues from across primary care (GP) network to identify people that may benefit from peer support and plan work accordingly.
- Working with people in one to one and group settings, including managing your own caseload of service users, to support their recovery and help them access the support they need.
- Working closely with other team members and services to support people using the service in a collaborative, person-centred way, including helping them to identify and articulate their needs and hopes.
- Supporting people to develop and use a range of skills and techniques to help their wellbeing.
About you
You will have a key understanding of the role of peer support in mental health and how to use your lived experience to this affect as well as the ability to manage time and competing priorities and take responsibility for your own work and accountabilities.
About us
We're Solent Mind! We’re part of a network of over 100 Local Minds who tailor trusted mental health services to our communities. We set our own strategies and partnerships and rely on the support of our brilliant local fundraisers.
We collaborate with Mind to make sure their pioneering campaigns, information and research make a difference in Hampshire. Together, we make better mental health possible both locally and nationally.
Benefits
Our Gold Award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and being a Mindful Employer reflects our commitment to our lively, friendly teams. We empower our people to have a voice, discover new opportunities and develop their careers. In addition to knowing you’re making a difference, you’ll also enjoy excellent benefits, including:
- Flexible working to promote a healthy work/life balance
- 25 days’ annual leave rising incrementally to 30 days per year
- Pension plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Season ticket and cycle-to-work scheme
If you’re ready to join the fight for mental health, visit our website to find out more and apply.
Closing date: Sunday 29 September 2024.
Interview date: Friday 25 October 2024.
Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check.
Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work. Appointments are made on merit.
Registered Charity No: 1081116. Registered with Limited Liability in England and Wales No: 4004500.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Job title: Communications and Engagement Officer
Location: Birmingham, London or Greater Manchester
Salary: £26,000 – £31,000 (London), £23,500 - £29,000 (Manchester or Birmingham)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Overall purpose
This is a key role that will work closely with the Senior Communications Manager, Head of Public Engagement and Senior Digital Marketing Manager.
You will contribute to the implementation of our communications, engagement and fundraising strategies, ensuring that your work is anchored in our organisational and team strategic goals. You will also be closely involved in team planning, whether it’s inputting into our operational plan or sharing ideas for new campaigns.
There are opportunities to get hands-on developing and delivering communications and fundraising campaigns to educate and inspire individuals, businesses, and other audiences. The aim of these campaigns is to help remove barriers to employment for refugees and bring about systemic change via our partnerships. Please note, we do not currently run political campaigns.
You will be responsible for creating and delivering day-to-day communications across our owned channels (social media, email newsletters, and some website content). You will also help colleagues create content for earned and paid communications that they’re leading on (press and media, digital marketing, engagement with influencers)
A team player, you will build strong relationships across Breaking Barriers so that you can source and develop content that:
- increases our visibility and influence
- showcases our impact
- inspires members of the public to help refugees build new lives in the UK
- engages and stewards our key audiences, including corporate partners, employees who advocate for refugees, individual donors, volunteers, and people of a refugee background.
You will support the Senior Communications Manager to maintain our strong brand, ensuring that all our content complies with our brand guidelines and is of a high standard.
With a good eye for detail, you will play a key role in our data management, including overseeing data on the storytelling section of our CRM, monitoring communications enquiries, and setting up and running reports. You will become a Salesforce Superuser (full training and support will be provided for this).
It is an exciting time to join our team. Breaking Barriers is an innovative organisation, so you will need to be comfortable with change and building new knowledge. The Public Engagement team is fast-paced. We support each other, approach problems with a good sense of humour, and are willing to experiment and learn.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Which location you are applying for
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Thursday 24th October. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Job Purpose:
To lead, co-ordinate, manage and expand our Community Wellbeing Team services for children and families and to ensure the smooth running of these services. To jointly oversee the delivery of services from the Phoenix Youth Centre by YMCA East Surrey and by other partner organisations.
Main Responsibilities:
See attached Job Description
Hours of work:
35 hours a week, Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm, excluding an hours unpaid break each day, Occasional evening work required (with a corresponding later start time or possibility to claim time off in lieu).
Location:
YMCA Phoenix Youth Centre, Preston Manor Road, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 5FB
Salary:
£33,280.00 to £37,440.00 per annum depending on qualifications and experience
Annual Leave
Five weeks plus bank holidays. Holidays increase after two years service to a maximum of six weeks after six years service. The holdiay year runs from 1st April to 31st March each year. (Pro-Rata for Part Time).
Benefits
The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents.
There is free parking available at all sites. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.
There is an YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request.
Closing date and Interviews:
Close date: Monday 30th September 2024 at 9am
Presentation and Interview date: Friday 4th October 2024
Main Responsibilities:
Service Management & Development • To develop, oversee and expand existing service provision to meet the requirements of the EWMH services contract with Surrey Wellbeing Partnership. Services will be designed around the iThrive framework to deliver information, advice and early intervention for children, young people and families. They will build on existing YMCA East Surrey services
. • To work with the EWMH Manager to develop and implement a business plan across community services. • To manage a team of practitioners and an office administrator, including carrying out regular one-to-ones, annual appraisals, setting objectives and development and training.
• To be the first point of operational contact for the Community Wellbeing Team, including supporting practitioners with risk management and reporting.
• To work collaboratively and effectively with partners across the Surrey Wellbeing Partnership and Mindworks Alliance to keep up to date on and respond to local and emerging needs, to take referrals or refer on/signpost and to share good practice.
• To promote and publicise the Community Wellbeing Team and EWMH services among relevant agencies, referrers, service users and potential service users.
• To manage administration linked to the recruitment and induction of new staff. Service Delivery/Administration (Community Wellbeing Team Manager 03.06.24)
• To manage referrals into the Community Wellbeing Team and ensure that appropriate data is recorded accurately and kept up to date.
• To liaise with families and other professionals about referrals and service provision.
• To jointly oversee the Phoenix Youth Centre so that it is staffed and appropriately maintained to support delivery of both YMCA East Surrey services and services delivered by other organisations.
• To report to and liaise with the EWMH Manager regarding the delivery of the service. • To ensure that client complaints are investigated and dealt with appropriately
. • To work with the EWMH Manager to identify and manage safeguarding and other risks and to liaise with the Designated Safeguarding Lead in line with YMCA East Surrey protocols and team operational process.
• To contribute to the development and delivery of training and parent/carer workshops as and when required. Service Monitoring & Evaluation
• To set up and maintain appropriate record keeping systems in line with data protection requirements. • To ensure service outcomes and outputs are effectively monitored and evaluated and prepare service statistics in conjunction with EWMH Manager and Mindworks Delivery Manager.
• To produce reports on activity, impact and outcomes plus provide input to the wider YMCA East Surrey Annual Impact Report.
• To produce client case studies for internal and external communication purposes.
Other • Any other duties are required to be performed within the grade and renumeration of the role.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults. This role will require an enhanced DBS disclosure (with barred children/vulnerable adults). We require you to understand and demonstrate this commitment and attend any required
PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS HOME BASED BUT REQUIRES THE POST HOLDER TO ATTEND REGULAR MEETINGS AND EVENTS IN PERSON, IN LONDON.
The role will involve developing and nurturing relationships with those who own, manage, design or have an interest in green infrastructure by proactively facilitating our networks and supporter activities to engender more effective and collaborative working, knowledge sharing, and connection.
This is a great role for someone who is excited by working with senior stakeholders across London who play an active role in maintaining and enhancing London’s green spaces.
The successful candidate will be a confident ambassador for the charity, and capable of building long term partnerships. The post holder will need to use their initiative, creativity and proven partnership building skills to enable the charity to expand and maximise the impact of its existing networks, support internal and external development, and plan and coordinate supporter-focused activities.
As part of a small charity, the successful candidate will need to be a team player, ready and willing to respond and adapt to opportunities and challenges, working closely with the rest of the Parks for London team and trustees.
Key responsibilities:
- Deliver and enhance our network and engagement programme to support green space owners and managers
- Support and coordinate the administration and delivery of a range of virtual and in-person network meetings and events
- Identify and develop relationships with potential new supporters
- Support the identification, and engagement of new audiences who could benefit from our work
- Identify and develop relationships with potential collaborators with whom we can work in partnership with, to maximise our capacity and expand our reach
- Support the sustainability of the charity by driving and maximising existing income streams as well as identifying and delivering new opportunities for income generation
- Represent Parks for London at events and wider engagement opportunities, and promote the interests of the charity, our services, and our supporters
- Keep abreast of local, regional, national and international funding opportunities to identify opportunities for both the charity and those in our networks
- Contribute to the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of Parks for London and our services
- Play an active role in strategic reviews, business planning, and contribute to the wider thinking and planning of the charity
- Carry out other duties and activities as agreed with the Executive Director
Applicants should be based in or near London to attend regular meetings and events commensurate with the role.
We thank all applicants for applying and their interest in the role. Those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted by the week closing 11th October, if you do not hear from us by then please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Details about how to apply can be found on our website, please use the link provided.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Deputy Service Manager - Tiverton
Location: Tiverton
Discipline: Care and Support
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £30,900 per annum
Expiry date: 31 Oct 2024 22:59
Are you looking for a meaningful career? Would you like the opportunity to become a dedicated manager, helping individuals with learning disabilities live the best life possible?
As a Deputy Service Manager at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. Supporting the Service Manager, you will be responsible for nurturing and inspiring those coming to work for Hft to help ensure we have the best staff teams offering great support services. This role also offers great opportunities for career progression to help you develop your knowledge and skills.
Hft is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible. We are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate and align with our values.
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.
We offer
- Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
- Apprenticeships: Hft will fully fund and provide training for you to obtain your Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management within the first 12-18 months of your employment.
- Training: Access to award winning training and development
- Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
- Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
- TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
- Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
- Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
- Free life assurance – 3 x your annual salary
About the role
Alongside the Service Manager, you are responsible and accountable for monitoring, maintaining and providing the highest standards of clinical and personal support and service delivery, while promoting independence and choice to the people supported in the service. You will support the Service Manager to manage and ensure the delivery of the service’s key quality and safety priorities by holding delegated responsibility in key areas of the day-to-day running of the supported living activity/service. You will also have delegated responsibility for the direct supervision and line management of a team of Support Workers. As a senior member of the team, you will promote and lead good practice at all times, doing all you can to make sure that the people we support and their colleagues come to no harm and that the people we support are satisfied with the level of support they receive by acting as an
exemplary role model.
As a Deputy Service Manager, flexibility is important for both you and for the service. You will be required to do on-call shifts during out of office hours. You will be expected to work 20% of your total weekly hours on shift across your assigned services and will be able to role model all aspects of a support worker role duties and responsibilities. Following your time on shift, and in general practice at all other times, you will have responsibility for reporting back to the Service Manager and for maintaining a continual dialogue loop of feedback that focuses on quality, and continuous improvement and learning and ensuring the smooth operation of the allocated group of services.
A full UK driving licence, with access to your own vehicle, is essential for the role.
About you
- You will have significant, recent experience at a front-line management level in field of learning disabilities in regulated services which may have included being a Registered Manager
- You will have knowledge of legislation and guidance relating to adults with learning disabilities, CQC regulations and Health and Safety issues.
- You need good IT skills and experience of maintaining records to be a success in this role. ???????
- You need to hold a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care or hold a level 3 diploma and be willing to undertake this level 5 apprenticeship qualification within an agreed reasonable timescale of 18 months as part of a development plan
- You will have the ability to lead and manage people and be a role model in all aspects of people leadership especially performance
If you have the passion for delivering high quality care and support services to people with learning disabilities and you want to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life – then this is the role for you.
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.
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Community Development Officer – Southampton (England South)
We are recruiting a Community Development Officer to engage key partners and stakeholders in the region tailoring support, training and education to create suicide safer communities.
In this role you will:
· Identify, develop and maintain effective partnerships with local communities, volunteers and key partners across the region to engage them in the prevention of young suicide.
· Proactively promote suicide prevention including raising the profile of PAPYRUS and engaging with those personally affected by young suicide.
· Equip a wide range of stakeholders to enable them to create sustainable suicide safer communities through the provision of tailored support, training and education.
· Deliver training and awareness raising products to a variety of groups including professionals, parents, young people, volunteers and other trainers.
· Contribute to the development and review of projects, and education and training products, in line with the Strategic Plans.
· Contribute to and promote campaigns, training and opportunities as outlined in the Regional and Strategic Plans.
· Represent the charity at events including conferences, panels, working groups and through media channels as required.
· Record, monitor and report on data to evaluate our projects and demonstrate impact.
To be successful in this role you will have:
· Previous experience working in a community setting, delivering information and training sessions, leading workshops or educational activities
· A proven track record of networking and building and managing effective relationships, tailoring the approach to meet the differing needs of the audience
· Experience as a qualified ASIST Trainer or willingness to gain qualification and experience
· Experience of using own initiative and creativity to develop a project, programme or area of work
· The ability to travel to different locations across Southampton and the South of England to attend meetings, events and deliver training.
Salary: £29,269 per annum (SCP 18) progressing by increments to £32,076 per annum (SCP 23).
Benefits: You will receive 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership and enhanced sick pay. Please visit our website for more details.
Hours: 36 hours per week
Location: Southampton (The Bulb, Southampton, SO15 1GX) with travel across the South of England
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 13th October 2024
Interview date: 23rd October 2024
PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The charity expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Secondment/fixed term opportunity until 31 March 2025
Do you have a genuine interest in supporting people to rebuild their lives?
About the role
The Senior Case Worker will work as part of the SPOT Navigator team based alongside the Southwark SPOT Street Outreach team. The aim is to support a known cohort of clients who are stuck within the cycles of homeless and ill-health and have not been able to sustain a stable life outside of this.
This will be achieved through strength-based assessment, using creative engagement techniques and co-producing action plans aimed at linking clients with services and community groups. Your work will improve health outcomes for clients and promote harm reduction by working alongside specialist partner agencies. You will be working with clients on the streets in an outreach capacity or in various types of accommodation.
In this role you will:
- Work in partnership with local authorities, accommodation services, statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that clients transition away from the streets and into the appropriate accommodation with the correct support in place.
- Manage a caseload of clients experiencing multiple disadvantage who may not have stayed in stable accommodation for long periods of time.
- Have a great opportunity to assist people to change their lives meaningfully for the better.
In this non-shift role, you will work mainly within normal office hours Monday – Friday, however, on occasion you may be asked to work flexibly and conduct early or late shifts starting at 6am or ending at 3am. For this role staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for hours worked between 8pm and 8am Monday to Friday, and all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday.
About you
It is a fast paced and exciting role within a high performing team for which the ideal candidate will have:
- Understanding and experience of working within a Homeless Outreach setting.
- Experience of communicating, liaising and negotiating with internal and external agencies to a high level.
- Experience of client case management and the resilience to achieve and meet agreed outcomes.
- Commitment to collaborating with clients to improve confidence, well-being and ability to live more independently.
- Ability to work remotely and lone work with vulnerable people.
- Above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to rebuild their lives.
We’d always like to hear from people who want to help transform lives. Not sure if you have the skills and experience you need for the role? Apply and we’ll let you know!
St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.
Closing date: 10am on 2 October 2024
Interview and assessments on: TBC
What we offer
- Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
- A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
- Great Pay and Other Benefits
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Kentown Programme Project Lead
£29,000 - £34,000 DOE + benefits (including company car, 25 days annual leave, reward scheme and pension)
Lancaster and surrounding areas
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing!
We are looking to appoint a Programme Project Lead who will be responsible for the day to day development and management of the Kentown Children’s Palliative Care Programme.
Reporting to the Director of Care and based at our Kentown Care Team office in Lancaster, you will work in partnership with health, education and social care professionals, specifically Together for Short Lives to lead the project and to raise awareness of the programme and of children’s palliative care.
You will take responsibility for delivering a high-quality family support service, managing the Kentown Family Support Team and will be a member of the Rainbow Trust Care Managers group, contributing to service development across the wider organisation and providing management and leadership to the team in relation to all safeguarding issues.
Having worked within the community, you have a commitment to working in partnership with children, young people and their families, developing, monitoring and delivering service outcomes and building and maintaining successful professional partnerships to ensure the service is accessible to relevant families.
What we’re looking for:
· An experienced child health, education or social care professional - applications will be particularly welcome from those who understand the impact on family dynamics of having a child/young person with a life threatening or terminal illness and those who have worked in bereavement support.
· An experience project manager – you recognise the importance of effective partnership working to successfully lead a project of scale and importance
· A poised and convincing communicator - you will maintain effective relationships with stakeholders including families, referrers, partners and other statutory, private and voluntary agencies.
· Comfortable with a changing environment - you will thrive working at a fast pace and controlling tasks from conception to completion and understand that quickly connecting with people is essential.
· A persuasive, inclusive approach to achieving goals quickly and correctly – with a warm and friendly working style.
· Strong networking skills and confident use of MS Office - Educated to A-level (or equivalent) with a project management qualification.
What we offer:
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes.
· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life
· 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)
· Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand
· Company car for front line care posts
· Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts
· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes, as well as a recommend a friend recruitment bonus
· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year
· Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%
· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping
· Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees. If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our website.
We also have a fantastic learning and development programme - the Anne Harris skills development programme - in which we aim to provide a high level of training and development opportunities for all staff, so you are able to perform to the best of your ability, achieve individual and team objectives aligned to Rainbow Trusts strategic plan, supporting staff to be the best they can be, and feel a valued member of a high performing organisation.
Our Family Support Workers are given the opportunity to complete a number of diverse training courses in their first 12 months, including but not limited to: Mental Health First Aid, Makaton, counselling skills, and Introduction to Play.
The programme aims to provide a building block for you to individually tailor your own learning and development needs, with all family support workers having a foundation level of skills within their first year.
About us:
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of their time together, providing expert practical and emotional support where they need, it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.
How to apply:
To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.
Interviews will take place via Teams or in person with a date to be confirmed. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.
There will be a requirement for flexible working and a full current driver’s licence to accommodate the team and family need. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment.
Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.
“Providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice"
Citizens Advice Southwark has a track record of delivering high-quality services from its offices in Peckham and Walworth and outreach locations across Southwark and South East London. We sort out problems together, for good, by providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice across all areas of social welfare law, and through using the experience of our clients to bring about positive change through research and campaigns.
Trainee Generalist Advice Caseworker
Salary NJC Scale 5 - £30,346 per annum
Full-time – 35 hours per week
Initially Fixed Term for 12 months (with possibility of extension)
This is an exciting opportunity for a Gateway Assessor or Advice Worker with a minimum of three months experience to be fast tracked through the full Citizens Advice Generalist Adviser training programme. Once having completed an initial four weeks training period you will be allocated to work on one of a range of different projects and services providing direct advice to the public and undertaking casework on social welfare law issues.
- You must be a trained Gateway Assessor with a minimum of three months experience
- An understanding of the advice needs and issues of the local community in a diverse inner-city area
- To understand, empathise with and be committed to the Service’s aims, principles and equal opportunities policies
Closing date: 9.00 am Friday 4th October 2024
Interviews will take place on: Tuesday 8th October 2024
We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% salary, and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.
Citizens Advice Southwark is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.
Union Chapel has been running an important project to assist asylum seekers resident in Islington contingency hotels.
With funding made available by Islington Council, we provide wraparound support in the form of orientation workshops; health and wellbeing; information relating to the asylum process; ESOL classes; social activities and befriending.
Union Chapel is a church with a strong commitment to social, economic, racial and climate justice. Alongside Margins our charity for people living precarious lives, we aim to ensure dignity and self-determination for all who are seeking safety within the UK. Union Chapel is also well known as a venue for music.
Union Chapel is located in Compton Terrace, N1 but the bulk of the work will take place either in the hotels or in premises close to them in Kings Cross.
The post holder will work closely within the Church team and alongside the Margins staff, especially with our Social Justice Worker.
This post is part time – 3 and ½ days per week. Some early evening work may be required.
Responsibilities and Duties
Run regular ESOL classes and organise new groups according to students’ needs
Recruit volunteers who will provide regular learning opportunities and befriending for hotel residents, including recruitment from within the resident group
Arrange Safeguarding courses and DBS checks for volunteers
Provide information to potential and newly recruited volunteers on the values, activities and scope of the programme
Maintain regular contact and support for volunteers
Manage a timetable for ESOL groups
Liaise with hotel staff and external partners to maximise learning opportunities for students
Plan English classes and provide appropriate learning materials and resources
Provide volunteers and participants with information on other opportunities within our programme such as workshops on the asylum process and health and wellbeing and other free opportunities
Report any safeguarding issues in a timely manner
Work closely with our Social Justice Worker and attend weekly drop-ins
Carry out follow-up referral work
Person Specification
Essential
Experience of providing ESOL
Understanding of approaches to language learning
Understanding of the situation of asylum seekers in the UK and empathise with them
Experience of volunteering, recruiting and supporting volunteers
Good organisational and administrative skills
Experience of group work in a community setting
Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding concerns for vulnerable adults
Desirable
Ability to speak one or more of the languages spoken by hostel residents, currently Farsi, Arabic, Tigrayan, Kurdish Sorani, and French
Qualification in adult education
Closing date for applications: 4 October, 2024
Interviews: week of 14 November, 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.