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Learning Disability Caseworker

Do you have experience in giving advice? Are you organised and can manage a varied workload? Yes, we may have the role for you.

Mencap are recruiting for a Learning Disability Caseworker (LDC) to give advice on welfare benefits, housing, health and community care, to people with a learning disability, their families, carers and professionals working with them. 

The Learning Disability Caseworker role will be based at home, with occasional travel to casework venues and our Peterborough office. This role will be full time (37.5 hours) on a fixed term contract until March 2026. 

Mencap is committed to providing good quality information and advice casework, enabling people with a learning disability and their families to access critical service and support. The casework service is outcomes focused and the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate the positive impact that their casework has on individuals and families. 

Do you have the key skills for a Learning Disability Caseworker?

• Level 3 qualification in giving advice or an equivalent relevant qualification.
• Strong communicator with analytical skills.
• Experience of working in an outcomes and impact focused advice service.
• Experience of working with a CRM system and keeping clear advice records is essential.
• I.T skills and the use of Microsoft Office tools.
• Well developed listening and diagnostic skills.
• Knowledge of social care issues and of learning disability.
• Knowledge of social care and healthcare law.
• The ability to communicate clearly in another language is desirable, but not essential.

Please view the job description for full details of the skills and experience required.

If this sounds like the role for you please apply now with an up to date CV outlining your skills and experience. This vacancy will close on Monday 9th September and interviews will take place shortly afterwards. 

 We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.

Benefits

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.

• 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
• Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Mencap

We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.

Our work includes;

• Providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
• Providing advice through our help lines and web sites
• Campaigning for the changes that people with a learning disability want

Would you like to work flexibly, remotely, and with a small, friendly team? We're looking for someone to help us with our ambitious plans to support bullied children and their families. 

The Head of Income Generation and Partnerships will help us to identify new partners, support and grow existing partnership arrangements, and explore innovative ways to boost commercial training income.

Why work for Kidscape? 

• We support flexible working 
• We work remotely
• We're a family-friendly employer
• We're friendly and approachable 
• You'll be contributing to an incredible cause

What are we looking for? 

• Demonstrable knowledge of creating compelling partnership and funding applications 
• Well-proven community fundraising techniques and approaches 
• Knowledge and understanding of managing consultancy work 
• Innovative and challenging spirit 

You can find out more about what we're after in our job description and person spec.

When does it close?

The vacancy closes at 23:59 on the 16th September. Interviews will be held online on the 3 rd October. 

If you can no longer see the vacancy on CharityJob, head to the Careers page on our website and it'll be there!

ID: 1255 National Youth Practice Development Lead

Salary:

- starting at £41,723 FTE per annum, rising to £45,782

- Additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum

Location: Home Based

This role is national and require flexibility and regular travel with some overnight stays.

Hours: part or full-time (22.2 - 37 hours per week).

We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.

Contract: permanent

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

Family Action is a registered charity, building stronger families since 1869. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 200 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants. We transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, passionate, and motivated leader to join us on our journey to develop and embed our youth services across the organisation.

The post holder will hold a strategic leadership role for Youth Practice within Family Action and will lead on the development of an inclusive youth model.

This is a national role, which will support the implementation and ongoing development of our existing and new youth services, across the organisation. We are looking for an individual with sound knowledge of the youth framework, a dynamic individual, with a creative approach, who can drive and lead change and effectively communicate and collaborate at all levels with key stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities:

· Lead the development of youth services in the organisation.

• Ensure youth participation at Family Action is at the core of the service delivery, ensuring young people voices support and shape organisational planning.
• Contribute towards developing policies and procedures for the organisations youth services, ensuring they are translated into practice with support and training.
• Contribute towards implementing identified practice improvements to drive high quality and performance.

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):

· Professional and relevant youth qualification (Youth Work Degree). JNC Professional Youth Work Status.

· Significant, professional experience of effective delivery and management practices in children’s and young people’s settings.

Benefits:

- an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays

- up to 6% matched-pension contributions

- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment

- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions

- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers

- cycle to work scheme

- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

To Apply:

· Complete the Application Form and send tosubmission inbox 27 (details on the advert document below)

· Closing Date: Monday 9th September at 9:00am

· To learn more about Family Action: Recruitment Pack (accessible via our website)

The process will involve two interviews of which one will be with young people’s panel.

Interviews are scheduled to take place from 18th – 30th September 2024 virtually, with slots throughout the working day and early/late slots available.

For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email Sue Rogers. (details on the advert document below)

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an in person interview.

* Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

At Better Story, we are dedicated to raising funds and shining a light on organisations that are making a real impact in the world. From those who provide vital support to refugees, to those who empower individuals to transform their lives, and those who are driving positive change in their local communities, we stand behind causes that truly matter.

An essential part of our sustained growth is the recruitment of a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Consultant. Could that be you?

As a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Consultant, you will play a crucial role in serving our clients by:

• Understanding their work in detail and collecting the necessary information to write compelling cases for support and applications.
• Leading communications with the clients you support.
• Researching suitable trust funds and foundations
• Creating a strategic plan for submitting applications.
• Writing inspiring applications that get results and make a real difference to the organisations we support.

Please see the full job description that is attached. 

Further Details

• Full Time = 35hrs a week 
• Salary: £26,250 + Pension contribution + home working allowance + IT equipment.
• Location: Fully remote. With optional meetings in Bristol, UK
• Annual Leave: 35 days per year including Bank Holidays

 Please submit a CV and tailored covering letter. We'll be interviewing as and when suitable candidates apply.

We look forward to hearing from you. 

Associate Head of Strategy Delivery

Are you a great strategist? Can you engage and support colleagues to plan towards the charity’s strategic ambitions for children? Are you adept at developing outcome-based plans and monitoring strategy delivery? Are you driven to join a team on a mission to prevent child abuse and keep children safe? 

We're looking for someone with demonstrable experience of organisational business planning and strategic plan development.  The charity launched an ambitious ten-year strategy in 2021 and this role is pivotal in bringing that strategy to fruition. 

Position: Associate Head of Strategy Delivery

Salary: £48,748 - £56,935, plus home working allowance of £500 or inner-London weighting of £3,366.

Location: United Kingdom - Remote or Flexible location

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Working Hours Per Week: Full time (35 hours)

Closing Date: 1 September 2024

The Role:

As Associate Head of Strategy Delivery, you will lead the Strategy Delivery Team, working with colleagues across the organisation to develop three-year business plans, targets and performance metrics. You will lead on the creation of highly informative performance and impact reporting, working with others to map out the path to 2031.

About you:

You will be a thoughtful collaborator, at the forefront of strategic thinking with experience of leading planning, monitoring, and reporting in a large and complex organisation. You will be supported by a skilled, fun and friendly team within the Strategy and Knowledge Directorate.

We are looking for someone with experience of:

• Working as a manager or lead within a planning and performance function in a complex organisation 

• Playing a leading role in the end-to-end development and delivery of organisational strategy

• Implementing organisation-wide changes to planning and/or performance practice 

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is the charity’s belief. It is what drives them. It motivates their Strategy and Knowledge Directorate to maintain their position as an influential, informed and forceful voice at every level. Join the team as Programme Officer and be part of progress that means more.

In Return

We know that the main reward is making a difference to children’s lives, but you will also be rewarded with a variety of rewards and benefits including: generous annual leave, employee benefits and assistance programme, pension and life assurance schemes.

Join this amazing organisation and you’ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Head of Programmes, Head of Strategy, Strategy Manager, Senior Strategy Manager, Head of Programme Delivery, Director of Programmes, etc.

As a Governance Officer, you will provide high quality governance and operational support to the senior executive and Board and Committees as well as other stakeholders both across the Fund and externally.This opportunity is a 12 month fixed term contract.

The successful candidate will join our core Governance team of five, reporting to the Head of Governance and working closely with another officer and two senior officers. A team player you will take pride in your work and the work of the Governance team. 

Ideal candidates will have a good understanding of governance in the public or voluntary/charity sector and be able to quickly familiarise themselves with the Fund’s complex governance framework. 

You will be expected to use your judgement and knowledge to provide prompt and high-quality support, advice and feedback. 

You will also be confident in identifying, implementing, and maintaining governance processes and best practice, suggesting changes where needed. 

You will be able to develop and maintain a complex schedule of Fund-wide corporate meetings and providing seamless support to the senior leadership of the Fund.

Responsibilities:

• You will work strategically, scheduling meetings throughout the year, and managing complex diaries to ensure availability and smooth coordination.
• You will attend various meetings, taking accurate and comprehensive minutes, and ensure that all key decisions and actions are documented and communicated promptly.
• You will collect, format, and organise meeting papers for distribution to meeting participants. 
• You will maintain the organisation’s Declaration of Interest Register.
• You will manage the team’s inbox, handling queries from internal and external stakeholders in a timely and professional manner.
• You will work closely with a wider team of Governance Officers, Executive Assistants, and other colleagues to ensure seamless support across the governance function.
• You will be recognised across the Fund as a knowledgeable resource on governance matters, providing guidance and support as needed.
• You will be expected to manage your workload effectively, work without supervision, and deliver high-quality outputs under tight deadlines.

Ideal skills and experience:

• Experience working in governance, or a governance-related position. 
• Reliable, responsive, flexible and ability to maintain a high standard of professionalism in all interactions.
• You will have excellent communication skills to convey complex information clearly and concisely, both in writing and verbally.
• Experienced and skilled in writing quality meeting minutes, promptly after meetings and effectively. 
• You will be proactive and strong attention to detail
• You will be able to manage multiple priorities, handling complex schedules, and ensuring that all tasks are completed efficiently and on time.
• You will have the ability to work well in a team environment, collaborating effectively with colleagues to achieve common goals.

Interview Date: Week commencing 30th September (first stage), minute taking task and competency based interview, virtual

Location:  We have a hybrid approach to working, work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. Our team is mainly based in London, therefore regular travel to our office in Kings Cross will be required. 

We also have offices in Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle and Newtown.

On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate a good understanding of governance through prior experience in working in a similar role in the public or voluntary/charity sector.
• Have strong communication skills, verbal and written, and excellent minute writing skills.
• Have experience in supporting operational and logistical requirements in a busy team, with the ability to work across multiple workstreams, manage workload, whilst maintaining high attention to detail.
• Have an excellent knowledge of MS Office 365/excel and experience working with virtual software.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate an adaptable and resilient approach and the ability to think innovatively to solve problems.
• Knowledge of public sector governance and environment.
• Experience in working collaboratively within a team and supporting others.
• Understanding of project management.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.  

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.) 

Job Title: Fundraising Officer
Reports To: Corporate Partnerships and Challenge Events Manager
Location: Remote (travel to Leicester Office & other locations where necessary)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £28,160 (FTE salary)
Hours: Full time (36 hours per week). Flexible working offered

About Home-Start UK

Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and 178 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.

We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.

About The Role

Join HSUK during this exciting time of recently launching our ambitious five-year strategy. As a valued member of our dynamic, award-winning fundraising team, you'll play a vital role in our success.

This role will involve working closely with the Corporate Partnerships and Challenge Events Manager to provide admin support to the fundraising directorate, manage and maintain a portfolio of corporate partnerships, maximising income, and support benefits through delivery of excellent partnership stewardship and a great supporter experience. This role will involve supporting the challenge event portfolio as well as working with a variety of areas across the fundraising division such as Philanthropy, Individual Giving and Corporate. to enable Home-Start to support more families around the UK.

At HSUK, we provide an incredibly supportive working environment that embraces remote work, flexible hours, and individually tailored schedules. This empowers you to plan your work life according to your personal preferences and commitments, ensuring a fulfilling and balanced professional experience.

If this sounds like your type of challenge, please get in touch!

Closing date for applications: Friday 20th September, 5pm.

Interviews: will be held virtually on the 30th September and 1st October.

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.

Candidates will also be sent the interview questions ahead of their interview so that they may fully prepare.

Home-Start is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity.  We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability. Appointments will be based on merit, following an open and clear selection process.

No agencies please.

Data Officer

We are looking for an individual with a keen, analytical mind who is comfortable working with large datasets to be a Data Officer within our Knowledge and Insight team.

If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

This is a remote working role offering flexible working.

Position: SIT38 Data Officer

Location: Homebased UK, Nationwide, however, occasional travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work related meetings)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (flexible working available)

Salary: Circa £31,300 per annum (inner London weighting £3,950 per annum or outer London weighting £2,100 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 15 September 2024  (midnight). We reserve the right to close these vacancies early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Interview Date: To Be Confirmed

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Data Services, the Data Officer will meet data needs relating to the management and delivery of supporter and engagement products. The post-holder will work alongside three other Data Officers to assess, prioritise and provide solutions including the building of data selections and journeys for direct marketing purposes and the running of supporter data imports and exports.

Experience of using CRM Dynamics, Faststats and PeopleStage and or any Donor CRM for marketing purposes will make you a person of interest to us. We will support you in learning to use any of the tools and applications we use and actively encourage the development of your data and analytical skills. Communication skills play a key part in this role, because you will need to be able to talk through or present selections or solutions to stakeholders.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering data selections, Building automated journeys for fundraising and engagement activity to support increased income generation and supporter retention, ensuring communications are delivered to agreed Service Level Agreements.
• Providing reports and data sets to supporter product owners, managers and delivery staff to help them maximise the impact of activities.

About You

You will have a proven record of:

• Working with large datasets for marketing purposes and provide solutions and or data in response to enquiries from colleagues and other teams.
• Using a relational customer/supporter database to import and export data to and from external suppliers; including data mapping and the design of appropriate import processes.
• Use of a marketing automation tools such as Faststats and PeopleStage.

To fulfil the role, you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further information on the role.

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Data, Marketing Data, Data and Marketing, Data Officer, Marketing Data Officer, Data and Marketing Officer, Data, Data Communications, Data and Communications Officer, Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing and Data.

Salary: £31,500 - £35,000 (35 hours FTE) depending on experience

Hours: Part Time (21 hours per week, 0.6 FTE)

Place of work: Remote/Hybrid/Flexible with a requirement to attend our offices in Hatfield, Herts, approximately twice a month

Join Our Team!

An exciting part-time opportunity has arisen for an experienced Events Fundraiser to help grow our third-party challenge events portfolio.

If you have events fundraising experience, a knack for planning and executing exceptional supporter experiences, are highly organised and comfortable overseeing multiple third-party event cycles simultaneously… Then we want to hear from you!

You would be joining a small but dedicated team, harnessing your passion for designing and delivering exceptional, engaging events (whether virtually or in-person).

About you:

The role involves all aspects of managing a portfolio of our third-party events, from initial set-up, marketing, stewardship, event logistics to event evaluation.  As such, we’re looking for an experienced events fundraiser, with a flair for project management, keen eye for detail and a passion for facilitating opportunities for our supporters to reach and achieve their goals.

You’ll be a confident communicator with strong marketing experience, great at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Combined with excellent organisation and time management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities whilst keeping to deadlines, you’ll bring your knowledge, creativity and new ideas to help continue improve the experiences of our third-party event participants.

You will be comfortable using data and insight to monitor event performance, identifying potential opportunities and areas of growth or decline, making recommendations for change where necessary.

What can you expect from us:

Crohn’s & Colitis UK is a truly flexible employer. Getting the right person for the role is more important than where you live. Attendance is required at our Hatfield based Head Office for All Staff meetings (currently run quarterly) and a minimum of 2 days per month.

We value equality and want to make sure we get the best person for the job every time so want to hear from people of all backgrounds and with a range of experiences.

Benefits of working for Crohn’s & Colitis UK

If you are successful, you will be joining a dynamic organisation with an amazing culture. We offer competitive benefits that include:

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
• Pension scheme
• Flexible working options
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing programme
• Interest free loan for season tickets
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking and secure bike locks
• Training and development financial support and/or study leave
• Performance review and development scheme

How to apply:

Closing date: 9.00am Monday 9th September

To apply for this position, please email your up-to-date CV and supporting statement giving evidence and examples of how you meet the criteria of the person specification and what you feel you would bring to this role. Failure to provide a supporting statement will result in your application not being considered.

Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement.

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the applicant residing in the UK and a valid right to work in the UK being provided.

We will not be accepting any contact from Recruitment Agencies or Media Sales

Membership and Finance Secretary

£29,269 – 31,364 FTE

22.5 hours per week (0.6) Occasional weekend working may be required

Location: Remote working Occasional travel required

The NHS Retirement Fellowship is a registered charity No. 287936 which exists for people who have worked in or for health and social care services.

We offer social, leisure and educational activities and welfare support to our members. We facilitate continued and new friendships, focused on local branches across the UK and national members. We offer national support and events, including a hugely popular national conference.

We have a clear ambition to build our membership, anticipating their needs and developing new ways of meeting them.

The organisation is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team. This is an important time for the organisation, as we actively seek to listen to and engage our membership so that we can provide improved services, benefits and influence on their behalf.

The individual will have a key role in supporting the Honorary Treasurer, Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer in the management of the organisation’s finances. This will include ensuring that all financial transactions are correctly processed, preparing financial information and providing reports to management. The postholder will also support the development of annual plans and budgets and be responsible for compiling and supplying aggregated financial information to enable the production of the annual accounts.

The individual will have experience of working within a financial environment, including the use of financial systems.

Team: Innovation

Location: Remote

Work pattern: 21 hours working each Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

Salary: Up to £24,817 per annum (pro rata of £41,363)

Contract: Permanent

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

Responsibilities of our Senior Innovation Officer:

• Leading collaborative innovation cycles and sprints using an insight led innovation approach to develop new products and optimise existing activity
• Support the Innovation Manager to deliver overall Marketing and Income Generation targets by working across the directorate to manage innovation and new product development
• Identify, plan and develop new opportunities from end to end; from insight gathering and analysis to conducting pilots and stakeholder management
• Support the development of an innovation culture, building a culture of audience led decision making and supporting all Marketing and Income Generation teams to incorporate the innovation process and techniques into their work

About the Strategy, Knowledge & Innovation team:

• We sit within the Strategy, Knowledge & Innovation team
• Our team is responsible for shaping and building innovation across our directorate to deliver income growth and drive awareness across a diverse audience
• We currently have a team of 4, 5 once vacancy is filled

What we’re looking for in our Senior Innovation Officer:

• Experience of working within Fundraising
• Experience of supporting the delivery of an Innovation Strategy
• Significant experience of project management including stakeholder management & innovation projects
• Ability to manage and prioritise a high workload and multiple complex issues and tasks in a changing environment with tight deadlines
• A good working knowledge of fundraising disciplines

What we can offer you:

• range of health benefits
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
• and much more, which you can learn about

Interested? Here’s how to apply:

Application closing date: 2nd September 2024

Virtual interview date: 11th & 12th September 2024

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable.  You may be just the right candidate. 

If successful, your recruitment journey will include:

1. Anonymised application form
2. Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams

Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.

Vision Rehabilitation Specialist

We’re looking for a qualified Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (ROVI) to work for an important charity offering a wide variety of services to vision-impaired people across Cheshire, Halton, and North Wales.
 

Position: Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (ROVI)

Location: Home based with regular travel across Wrexham, with the requirement to work from the Council Offices and company offices on occasion

Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £33,977.84 - £35,246.40 per annum

Closing date: 19th September 2024

Benefits of working for the organisation: Full 2 week induction where you will meet the teams and experience each service, access to a training suite and regular reviews of any required training, annual team building days and regular staff socials, 26 days’ holiday increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ services (plus bank holidays) and access to an employee assistance programme which includes free 24/7 counselling, legal and information line.

About the role:

As Vision Rehabilitation Specialist, you will identify, deliver and evaluate professional rehabilitation interventions to vision impaired people to enhance their skills and confidence to maximise their independence.

You will provide a person-centred outcome-focussed approach to rehabilitation; supporting people to identify measurable outcomes, carry out assessments and develop a plan that will support each person to achieve their outcomes and meet their needs, reducing risks and lessening the impact of their VI.

The Vision Rehabilitation Specialist will work collaboratively with other services within the organisation to ensure individuals are receiving support whilst waiting for assessment and rehabilitation.

Key areas of responsibility include:  

• Triage – To carry out an initial conversation, in line with the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act, to identify further actions, and risk factors, refer and signpost to the organisation’s wider services and other organisations to meet the individuals’ desired outcomes.
• Assessment - To undertake specialist VI assessments with the person to identify their needs and aspirations to promote independent living.
• Plan – To agree a plan with the person about how their needs can be met, through other services, equipment and rehabilitation.
• Rehabilitation and service provision – To implement, evaluate and review rehabilitative services to the vision-impaired person aimed at maximising and maintaining independence, safety, dignity, and choice.  Rehabilitation may include, but not be restricted to:
  • Daily Living Skills – to include the teaching of new skills or adapted practice for all aspects of daily living, home management, employment and leisure.

• Communication Skills – to include all forms of access to communication including but not limited to print, Braille, Moon, audio description, ICT, telephones, Deafblind manual and block alphabet.

• Mobility training – To develop planned programmes of training to develop independence in indoor and outdoor mobility environments, including training in guiding skills, pre-cane, long cane, orientation (including specialist equipment) and route planning techniques. 

• Low vision - To provide training/therapy in coordination with local NHS low vision services that help individuals make the best use of functional vision.

• Risk –To identify, assess and mitigate risk throughout the rehabilitation provision.

• To work with vision-impaired people who have additional complex needs.
• To assess and recommend minor works of adaptation and liaise with all relevant parties in line with appropriate budgets and policies.
• To provide statistical information to feed into quarterly contract monitoring reports.
• To enable the Local Authority to maintain their Partially Sighted/Sight Impaired and Blind/Severely Sight Impaired Registers.

Key skills required for this role:

• Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment) or equivalent.
• Ability to develop clear plans and communicate these to service users and other staff.
• Recognised rehabilitation work qualification (or currently working towards it)
• Proven experience in performing rehabilitation assessments with visually impaired people and providing mobility, communication and daily living skills training.
• Working knowledge of good practice relating to safeguarding.
• Ability to deliver training/advice sessions to individuals or groups of service users, carers and other organisations.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, including lone worker policies.
• Ability to travel and work in all areas of Flintshire and Wrexham.
• Strong personal organisation/time management.
• Proven track record of maintaining and updating personal records for clients.
• Ability to record service management statistics.
• Be calm and deal sensitively with people and be open-minded to all cultures and ways of life.
• Work on own initiative, whilst exercising discretion and confidentiality.
• Be a team player.
• Be willing to work flexibly (outlook, work hours, work location).
• Able to implement programmes in partnership with other agencies.

About the organisation:

The employer is a well-established organisation with a strong history of promoting independence and support to people with vision impairments (VI). Offering a wide variety of services for vision-impaired people across Cheshire, Halton and North Wales, including counselling, digital skills, financial wellbeing and benefits advice, home visiting, community outreach, and peer support. These services complement rehabilitation to create a wraparound service for our clients. 

The organisation delivers the vision rehabilitation contracts to four local authorities across Northeast Wales. The team are managed and led by qualified and experienced Vision Rehabilitation Specialists (VRS), ensuring the best support from people who understand the role. You would be a part of a wider team of VRSs, meeting regularly to share learning and to give and receive support.

The employer understands the importance for all their staff to receive additional training as needed and support from the wider sector, so RWPN registration and membership fees are covered for the VRS team by the organisation. The organisation is also represented in the Wales Rehabilitation Officers Forum (WROF) and the Wales Vision Forum, to ensure that we are up to date with any changes affecting VRS working in Wales. VRS are also able to meet with other VRS more widely than Wales through the organisation’s membership of Visionary.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Progression Coach

We have a new role available for a Progression Coach to join Depaul UK to ensure that every client leaves a Depaul service with the skills and resilience to be confident and self-determining in their lives.

Position: Progression Coach

Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear

Contract: Part-time

Hours: 20 hours per week.

Salary: Pro Rata: £12,872.53 Per Annum plus pension and other benefits; Full-time: £24,136 P/A

Closing Date:  Sunday 8th September 2024.

About the Role

To work as part of a team delivering an assessment, support and move on service to vulnerable clients in supported or community-based accommodation. Your work will be underpinned by the Depaul Endeavour model of assets-based, psychologically informed delivery.

Working under the direction, guidance and support of a manager/senior worker you will be responsible for a caseload of clients as well as share responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of all clients, volunteers and staff in the service. In accommodation-based services, you will ensure that the accommodation is properly maintained and support the client to sustain their tenancy and participate in a positive and successful move on.

Where the client lives in the community you will ensure that their tenancy is not at risk and that they have the skills and resources to manage and maintain their accommodation. Your work will be underpinned by the Depaul model of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy informed delivery, the aim of which is to support our clients to understand and act on their values, strengths, and long-term vision for their future.

Key responsibilities include:

• You will carry a caseload of clients for whom you will be the named key worker, and you will also take joint responsibility with your team members for the well-being and day-to-day support of all clients in the services
• You will lead on risk and needs assessment and support planning for your key clients and contribute to ongoing needs and risk assessment of other clients in the service
• You will develop and implement SMART outcomes based support plans for your key clients
• You will deliver one-to-one and group support opportunities within their accommodation and in the local community aimed at increasing resilience in the clients we work with.
• You will proactively work in partnership with multiple agencies including statutory teams, to support the well-being of Depaul clients following data protection and information sharing protocols.

About You

You will need to have the following skills and experience:

• An understanding and commitment to working in an assets-based way.
• An understanding of the needs of people who have experienced homelessness, poor mental health, and substance use.
• A knowledge and understanding of Risk Assessments and Support Planning.
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures.
• Commitment to working in a manner, which promotes diversity and equality ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity and no one, suffers from discrimination.
• Commitment to promoting an environment, which has the highest regard for the Health and Safety of others.

In return for working here, you will receive:

• A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role
• Flexible working model for suitable roles.
• 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years of service.
• Family-friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.
• Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.
• Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.
• Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More​
• Death in service (4x Base salary)
• Legal Advice line

About the Organisation

Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester and Milton Keynes.

You may have experience in areas such as: Support Worker, Peer Support, Project Manager, Care Caseworker, Youth Project Coordinator, Youth Caseworker, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Wellbeing Worker etc. #INDNFP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Place of work: We welcome applications from candidates based anywhere in England & Wales. Travel to our London office will be required every 4-6 weeks for which travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with our expense policy.

Salary: £48,000 pro rata annum (£28,800 for 0.6FTE) (plus London Weighting of £2,271 pro rata if applicable)

Working hours: Part-time 22.5 hours per week (can be over three days, or split over five; other flexible working patterns considered including flexibility during school holidays for the right candidate)

Application deadline: 15th August 2024

Interviews: 2nd October 2024

About the opportunity

The Head of School Marketing will lead and deliver comprehensive, cross-organisational marketing initiatives that result in an increase in the number of schools partnering with Action Tutoring. This role will define, deliver and adapt marketing strategies that effectively communicate the charity's value proposition to schools, leading to increased interest and sales. The role will oversee all marketing activities to schools; lead and support school market research and analysis; utilise analytics to measure campaign effectiveness and will be accountable for both school marketing and the initial stages of the school sales funnel (converting qualified leads into booked sales calls with our programme department).

Key responsibilities 
 

• Strategic direction - set, adjust and operationalise a comprehensive cross-organisational school marketing strategy. 
• Lead qualification - develop and implement effective lead qualification processes to ensure that generated leads are nurtured and converted into opportunities that move down the funnel.
• Conversion strategies create and execute strategies that not only attract leads, but enhance conversion rates.
• Campaign management – Work alongside the Marketing Manager, their team, colleagues across the wider Marketing and Communications department and whole organisation to plan, implement, and oversee school marketing campaigns across various channels.
• Market Research and Analysis - Conduct regular market research to identify trends and opportunities, understand the competitive landscapes and analyse data to inform school marketing strategies and optimise campaign performance.

Person specification 
 

Essential qualifications and experience criteria:
 

• Significant experience shaping and implementing comprehensive marketing strategies to engage a range of audiences, with experience in B2B marketing ideally with schools. 
• Proficiency in lead generation and demand generation techniques and technical skills to engage a range of audiences.
• Experience designing and delivering campaigns that drive conversion of leads into sales opportunities (e.g. booking of a sales call).
• Able to work across multiple teams and departments working entrepreneurially, managing projects, ensuring the timely generation of content and delivery of messages to achieve maximum impact.
• Able to collaborate and influence others to support you and your team in growing sales pipelines by attracting customers through the top of the funnel.
• Enthusiasm for and experience of using data and evidence to inform and improve processes and ways of working.
• Right to work in the UK.

Please see the job description to see more responsibilities and requirements of the role. 

How to apply: Please submit a completed application form.
In the form you will be asked to reflect on the statements below:

1) Briefly describe a previous campaign that you designed and delivered which drove the conversion of leads into sales opportunities (or equivalent objectives). What were the results of this campaign?
2) Please share the experience you have had managing projects across multiple teams, explain how you met objectives and ensured the project team balanced any additional priorities.
3) Summarise what school-specific experience you have, or how you would seek to develop this knowledge?

Applications that fail to meet these criteria will automatically be discounted. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and to show us your talents—please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.