Training And Development Manager Jobs in Westminster, Greater London
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Plumber to join our Estates Team. This role will require the successful candidate to use their vast experience, skill, and knowledge from previous roles to deliver exceptional plumbing services to the estate, ensuring the efficient operation and safety of all electrical systems and associated items in compliance with current standards and regulations.
Staff benefits include shuttle bus, and more… Read more below
Role Requirements
Reporting to the Senior Engineer, the Plumber will use their vast experience, skill, and knowledge from previous roles to deliver exceptional plumbing services to the estate, ensuring the efficient operation and safety of all electrical systems and associated items in compliance with current standards and regulations.
Ensuring requirements of Children, young people, parents, staff and visitors are met at all times the role will be responsible for carrying out planned maintenance tasks in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule and also for installation, investigation, diagnosis and fault finding on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment, including, but not limited to heating and hot water systems, hot and cold-water services, air conditioning, air handling and ventilation equipment, drainage and rainwater system and control systems. To add variety to your day, you'll also be assigned other duties through the help desk. These tasks will diversify your workload and ensure your role remains dynamic and engaging.
Provide and receive routine and complex information to inform colleagues and other personnel. Be knowledgeable and conversant with technical issues and communicate and explain those to colleagues.
The role holder will assist in the supervision and monitoring of maintenance work carried out by contracts ensuring at all times their own work and that is contractors is within the statutory guidelines the role will ensure a quality customer service and delivery of outcomes within expected SLAs.
The role holder will participate in a 7-day shift rota and out of hours call out to ensure a 24/7 coverage of the estate.
Interview Date: 24th & 25th October 2024
Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including, Zest; our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join Our Team as a Fundraising Coordinator
Location:
Leatherhead, Surrey
Salary:
£25,500 per annum (pro-rata) plus benefits
Hours:
37.5 Hours (full time) or 30 hours (part time) per week
Contract:
Full time or Part-time, Permanent
Driving Requirement:
A valid full UK manual driving license is essential.
Essential Criteria
To be considered for this position, you will demonstrate exposure to two of the following areas of expertise:
- Fundraising Supporter Care
- Working within a fundraising team
- General charity administration
- Legacy administration
- Community fundraising events and activities
- Good written and verbal communication
- Ability to build strong and effective relationships
About You
Are you someone who truly enjoys delivering excellent customer service and building strong, loyal relationships with charity supporters?
We are seeking an experienced fundraising coordinator who can deliver timely and efficient support to the fundraising, engagement and volunteering teams. You will demonstrate an eye for detail, a positive and friendly manner, as well as innovative ways to ensure an exceptional supporter experience.
What will you be doing?
As a Fundraising Coordinator, you'll be the charity’s expert in supporter care, managing donor enquiries and processing of financial gifts (whether online, over the phone or by post). You’ll oversee a varied and interesting workload from supporting the department with general administration duties and carrying out legacy administration, to supporting with fundraising events/activities and writing engaging thank you letters.
About Us
Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK. This year we are celebrating our 225th anniversary, having pioneered specialist support across multiple generations since 1799!
We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss. Our support ranges from providing person-centred support across our many supported-living and residential care provisions. Furthermore, we provide specialist eye-care services to children and adults alike and assists people to find paid employment for the very first time.
SeeAbility provides the resources and expertise that make this possible, we support people to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible.
Safer Recruitment
SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices, safeguarding and protecting those who we support. It is a condition of employment that perspective employees will be subject to the following:
- A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).
- Documentary evidence to confirm your identity, current address, and the right to work in the UK.
- Health Declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered.
- References will be obtained to ensure satisfactory evidence of conduct in current or previous employment concerned with the provision of services relating to (a) health or social care, or (b) children or vulnerable adults.
These checks will be carried out and completed prior offering a date to start employment at SeeAbility’ s expense.
Diversity
We actively seek to attract and retain talent from diverse backgrounds, recognising that a wide range of perspectives strengthen our teams. In exceptional circumstances, the role is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.
SeeAbility encourages applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those with a disability. We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyone’s unique experiences and views are appreciated their opinion valued.
Why work for us?
At SeeAbility, we value your growth and well-being just as much as the support you provide, we can offer you:
- Comprehensive Training: Start with an extensive induction and continue developing your skills with face-to-face training, e-learning, and ongoing support.
- Career Progression: We support your ambitions, offering opportunities to achieve professional qualifications (Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5).
- Recognition & Rewards: From excellence awards to long service recognition, your hard work won’t go unnoticed.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy up to 36 days of holiday with long service, flexible working options, and time off for life events.
- Financial Benefits: Discounts, cashback, pension schemes, and more, to help your money go further.
- Wellbeing Support: Access to a 24/7 employee assistance program, life assurance and sick pay.
Our mission is to champion and deliver ambitious support and preventative services alongside people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss,
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Closing date for applications: 20 October 2024, 11.59 PM (BST)
Organisation: Scriptoria Sustainable Development Solutions
Location: Remote or Hybrid (London office)
Salary: £23,796 per year (pro rata), paid monthly
Experience: No experience required
Degree needed: 2:1 or first-class honours
Start date: ASAP
Who we are
Are you a high performer who wants to learn more about data, software and digital projects? Are you looking for a paid internship with a value-driven company focused on international development, climate change and poverty reduction? This is your chance to work with a small and fast-paced team working to make the world a better place through their digital systems and data management and analysis services.
What we're looking for
We are looking for a quick-thinking, organised, insightful and analytical intern to join our consulting team. As an ethical organisation, Scriptoria does not believe in unpaid labour, so this position is a paid role with the real opportunity to turn into a full-time job for the right candidate. You won’t be doing coffee runs or endless photocopying, you will be a pivotal part of the team making a serious contribution to the work we do.
You will have at least a 2:1 or first-class honours degree and your English language, writing and communications skills will be excellent. An interest in sustainable development with the desire to create a positive change in the world is essential. A science-related degree could be beneficial, and a Master’s degree is an advantage but not essential.
Your role as an Intern in our Consulting Team
As a member of the consulting team (after sufficient training) you will be given the opportunity to work on some of Scriptoria’s exciting international consulting projects alongside senior team members. The work will be varied and will involve working closely with our team of developers to conceptualise and design our specialist project-management software for international development and research organisations. You will therefore have excellent communication skills to translate the needs of the clients into actionable instructions for the data team. As an individual, you need to see data science and technology as tools for problem solving and enjoy the analytical and “detective” work involved in applying them.
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Salary: Annual gross salary of £21,673.60 per year (pro rata), paid monthly
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Location and hours: Home (UK only) or office-based in South London. Our standard working hours are 8.30am to 5.30pm every day with one hour for lunch (1pm to 2pm).
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Annual leave: 33 days’ holiday pro-rata in each complete calendar year including statutory and public holidays
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Sick pay: Up to 5 days’ paid sick leave per year, after which the UK government’s Statutory Sick Pay scheme will apply
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Pension: Pension contributions: 3% employer’s and 5% employee’s contribution (employees can contribute more if they wish)
This internship is full time (40 hours a week), five days per week for a six-month period, with an initial one-month probation. Our intern will be given regular reviews to track progress and a formal assessment after 1 and 3 months.
Flexible working location
Our staff have the choice about whether to work from home or from our office in Tooting, SW London, or a mixture of both, during regular operational hours. If working from home, staff must have a working environment suitable for holding video-call meetings with clients.
Wherever you work, you will interact regularly with senior team members to gain new skills and exchange ideas.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Camden (willingness to travel across London)
Salary: (Salary Band 6) £48,139.13 - £54,350.63 per annum. (Please note, successful candidates are usually appointed at the bottom of the relevant band)
Hours: 37.5 hours (5-day week)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 15th October 2024 at 12 midday
Virtual Interview Date: 24th and 30th October 2024
Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as Head of Business Support at Solace Women's Aid.
We exist to end the harm done through gender-based violence. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse, as well as providing services to meet the individual needs of survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives, free from abuse.
Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.
About the Role
As Head of Business Support, you will provide expert advice, guidance and reporting to ensure that Solace Women’s Aid meets it’s statutory responsibilities with regards to health and safety, as well as providing innovative solutions to existing issues and ensuring that future changes are anticipated.
Acting as subject matter expert you will develop systems and processes for services to adopt to ensure we have an effective risk management approach to compliance within Solace Women’s Aid.
Through management of the Business Support Team, you will ensure all properties/spaces used by the organisation remain safe and equipped to deliver psychologically informed spaces for our staff and service users.
About You
You will be experienced in the field of property management having worked in a similar setting before. You will bring a wealth of knowledge surrounding best practice based on your own practical experience and you will have achieved, or be working towards your Chartered IOSH status.
You will work well with diverse teams and be a strong people manager, keen to foster talent from within.
You will be passionate about meeting the needs of our service users and will have a can do attitude.
We understand that you may not have all the knowledge, experience, and skills mentioned in the Job Profile Document. However, your interpersonal skills, passion to have a positive impact, commitment to our purpose, and ability to learn quickly and collaborate effectively will be equally important. If you wish to learn more about the role or if you are unsure about whether to apply, we encourage you to contact our recruitment team.
What we can offer you
We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:
- Flexible working
- Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Employer pension contribution
- Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
- Inclusion Networks
- Daily clinical debriefing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flow & Restore yoga classes
- Meditation sessions
- Cycle to Work Scheme
How to apply
Please send your CV and Supporting Statement outlining your interest in working for Solace via the recruitment portal and explain how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Profile Document.
Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work. If you require any support to apply for this role, please email us.
This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.
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Full time / Permanent Contract
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25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays and festive period)
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35 hours per week, normal working hours of 9.30am–5.30pm
We are seeking an enthusiatic individual with strong organisational and communication skills to join Calm Mediation as a Case Administrator. Calm Mediation is a registered charity that works for the public benefit to empower communities to prevent, manage and resolve conflict. We specialise in working with individuals or groups who are involved in or likely to become involved in disputes and interpersonal conflict principally by way of independent and impartial mediation , conciliation, conflict coaching management and training.
This exciting new Case Administrator role offers you the opportunity to join a growing organisation and work across our services to support the work we do. As an adminstrator for the Restorative Justice Service, Neighbour Mediation, Family Mediation, Peer Mediation & Workplace Mediation services you will gain a wealth of experience. Based in our offices in Camberwell 3 days (minimum) per week, you will also be a central hub for enquiries from the public and our partner organisations.
For further details on this role, please view the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Calm Mediation is a non-profit organisation bringing over 25 years of hands-on experience in Mediation & Restorative Justice, training & practice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the job:
Earlier this year, we built a brand-new events function, and we’re looking for the final member to join this small but perfectly formed team of professionals (team consists of a Senior Events and Sponsorship Coordinator, and two Events and Sponsorship Coordinators).
If you have some events and/or sponsorship experience and are looking to develop your career in a friendly yet fast-paced environment, then this is the role for you. It’s a great time to join the team – we’re about to open bookings for two brand new conferences taking place in March next year and have many more events in the pipeline.
As well as working on our own events, you’ll support our presence at a packed calendar of sector events. There’s a lot to do, and that’s what keeps the job interesting - one day you may be on a site visit for a new event we’re planning, and the next you’ll be booking travel and accommodation for our senior leadership team to allow them to represent the ETF at an external conference.
The events function sits within a larger marketing team, so there are lots of people to meet and learn from. You’ll be busy, but you’ll also be able to develop your skills in a supportive environment where we encourage new ideas, celebrate our successes, and share our expertise and experience with each other. All of this as well as a range of benefits – think generous annual leave (plus extra at Christmas), hybrid working, access to a comprehensive staff wellbeing programme, volunteering leave and more.
(This role requires at least one day a week in the office in Victoria, London, and overnight stays as necessary to attend events.)
Your profile
To assist in coordinating and project managing a varied portfolio of events, including an annual member conference, internal staff events, roundtables, and a range of face-to-face and online events as well as overseeing the ETF’s presence at sector trade shows and conferences.
To work with the events manager to proactively seek impactful speaking and sponsorship opportunities to help build the profile and raise awareness of our work within the FE and Skills sector.
To track the events budget, including regular reporting and tracking on spend.
To produce corporate display materials and collateral for events, giving consideration to sustainability, and working closely with the marketing team to ensure brand guidelines are upheld.
To contribute to the quality review process for contract-specific events.
The successful candidate will have:
- Excellent organisational skills; able to demonstrate capability in multiple task management, prioritise workload and evidence of success in delivering outcomes to agreed timescales and tight deadlines.
- Strong IT Skills, Microsoft Office packages (word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook)
- Solution orientated – problem solver, flexible, adaptable & resilient
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and work effectively across teams and with a variety of people both interview and external to the organisation.
- Experience of project managing activities or events from inception to delivery
- Good attention to detail with the ability to monitor, review and support tasks.
If you would like to receive a full job description for this role, please click here.
If you are an exceptional candidate who would like to make an impact and enjoy working in a vibrant and cooperative environment, we will welcome your application.
Applicants should apply by submitting a CV and cover letter (2 pages maximum), outlining how you fulfil the requirements of the person specification.
Information
- Starting Salary: £30,850 per annum to start, with service and performance related progression
- Contract type: Permanent
- Location: London, Victoria/Hybrid (the role requires at least one day in the office in Victoria)
- Deadline for applications: Midday 4th October 2024 (ETF reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised date).
Benefits
• Generous holiday entitlement (30 days, excluding Bank Holidays)
• Pension Scheme (Employer = 6% / Employee = 2%)
• Life Assurance (4 x basic salary upon death)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff Training & Development
• Work-life balance policies / Flexible Working / TOIL
• Volunteering leave - 5 days in total – 3 days paid, 2 days unpaid
• Generous sick pay
• bYond earn up to 15% when you shop at over 80 UK retailers
• Extras Discounts - great savings over 100 brands including, M&S, ASOS, Nike and many more
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Centre 404 is a leading charity with an excellent strong reputation for providing high quality support and services to people with learning disabilities and their families. Based in North London, we currently work across eight London boroughs.
We are now seeking an experienced, solution-focussed Head of Finance and IT to join our Senior Management Team. This role oversees the financial operations and drives the development of our integrated IT strategy, ensuring first-class financial and IT service across the organisation.
In this role you will ensure timely and accurate management and financial reporting across the organisation, fostering a culture of financial accountability and ensuring that all stakeholders have a sense of co-ownership of this; working closely with the senior management team you will support grant applications to ensure that the terms and conditions of these grants are understood and complied with. You will also manage our cloud-based IT services to support the delivery of our strategic plan, ensuring best value IT across the organisation.
The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or CIPFA) with a solid understanding of IT systems management. They will have proven experience in both financial and IT leadership roles, working closely with senior managers and collaborating with a range of internal and external stakeholders at senior levels. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to present complex financial data to diverse audiences to ensure the organisation's financial sustainability. Experience in the charity sector and in developing financial strategy is essential for this role.
In return, the post holder will benefit from being part of a well-established and supportive finance function and Senior Leadership Team.
Full details of the role are outlined in the job description and background information.
Closing date: Please note, applications will be shortlisted and interviewed on a rolling basis.
Centre 404 is dedicated to staff development and we will provide a detailed induction and on-going training and support. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and the children we support, and we are looking to recruit people who share these values. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS check, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and two satisfactory references.
We are dedicated to providing a meaningful and rewarding work environment, as well as offering a range of perks and benefits for our staff to enjoy.
Centre 404 is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Charity ref number 299889
How to apply: Please submit a CV along with a cover statement addressing the following: “Tell us more about why you are interested in this role and what you would bring to this post in terms of your knowledge, skills and experience”. Please ensure you refer to the person specification in your statement and explain how you meet the criteria.
“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.
Gateway Assessor
NJC Scale 2 - £26,662 to £27,039 per annum
Full-time – 35 hours per week
The role will assist in providing a quality service to clients through face to face, telephone and digital gateway assessment by supplying accurate, personalised, relevant information and guidance. You must have:
- Recent experience of undertaking the role of Gateway Assessor or of providing information, advice and guidance to the public either through face to face, telephone and emails including experience of exploring clients’ problems and identifying appropriate next steps.
- An understanding of the main enquiry issues involved in assessing clients' problems
- Experience of using interpersonal skills, including sensitive listening and questioning skills to understand the needs of others, especially in the context of telephony
- To understand, empathise with and be committed to the Service’s aims, principles and equal opportunities policies
In return, we can offer you a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% of gross salary, an Employee Assistance Programme and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.
Closing date: 9.00 am Friday 4 October 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 8 October 2024
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.
Reference: SEP20248543
Expiry date: 23:59, Sun, 29th Sep 2024
Location: Greenwich
Salary: £36,900 Per Annum
Benefits: Excellent
Royal Museums Greenwich is a collection of diverse historical sites. The sites are the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory, and the Queen’s House. Each of these sites has a unique identity and a common purpose to serve our communities, through sharing our collections and expertise. We are a place to explore the sea, space, art and history, and our strategy ‘Charting Our Course’ puts people at the core of its success.
Working in the Engagement department and reporting to the Adults and Communities Participation Manager, the Communities Participation Producer will create a year-round public programme of activities inspired by the collections, themes and sites of Royal Museums Greenwich. Key responsibilities include producing and delivering programmes in collaboration with community partners and stakeholders to create relevant, inclusive and inspiring activity across the Museum’s multiple sites. The role will focus on creating activity that welcomes underrepresented audiences to Royal Museums Greenwich sites, developing trusted relationships in the process and responding to the social purpose of the organisation.
The role will develop programmes that connect communities and collections around the legacies of empire, queer histories and stories of migration. This will involve working across generations to facilitate dialogue around under-represented histories and current issues in a variety of formats including large scale public festivals, talks, workshops and more. The role will have a focus on developing participation opportunities for African and Caribbean and East and South-East Asian diaspora, as well as LGBTQ+ communities, to develop stronger connections with the collection and bring new perspectives to maritime history. This will involve audience research and internal dialogue to create supportive spaces and activity at Royal Museums Greenwich and contribute towards it becoming a more inclusive and representative organisation.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of delivering a range of inclusive cultural engagement provision for diverse audiences, including large-scale public events, and creating audience-led programmes for African and Caribbean/ East Asian/ South-East Asian diaspora communities. The postholder will have a track record of building strong partnerships with communities and stakeholders, along with experience of writing and producing resources and promotional materials for a range of target audiences. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required for this role, as is a passion for activating and supporting dialogue around the legacies of empire, queer histories and stories of migration. The postholder will be innovative, imaginative, creative and self-motivated; highly-organised, able to work to deadlines across multiple projects while managing a budget; and have the ability to undertake some evening and weekend working.
This is a full time, permanent role in Band 5 – Management and Proficient Specialists. Core hours of work will be 36 per week, working 5 days between the hours of 9am-5pm. On occasion, some evening and weekend work is required.
There is also the option of this role being available to two candidates as a job share. Please indicate in your application if you would like to apply for this role on a part time basis, to be shared with a second postholder.
We offer a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, a generous pension scheme, 22 days annual leave (rising to 25 days after 1 year) plus bank holidays, 30% discount in our cafés and shops, interest-free season ticket and bike loans, training opportunities and continuous performance management reviews to support personal and career development, NMDC reciprocal agreement for free admissions to other museums and galleries’ paid exhibitions, and an environment with flexible working options.
Salary: £36,900 per annum
We encourage you to read the full job description/person specification before applying for this role.
Diversity and inclusion are integral to our work at Royal Museums Greenwich, as we are a museum for everyone. We want to foster a spirit of inclusion, collaborative working, innovation, and valuing people as individuals whose lives have been shaped by different experiences. Therefore, we welcome applications from everyone.
We actively work with Disability Confident scheme and ask that you let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments you need or things you would like us to know during the interview process, which may include being provided the interview questions in advance, requiring a step free interview space, that you are eye-contact avoidant, or having the interview questions in a written format or additional time in timed tests, interviews or other assessment activities.
Discover amazing stories of the Sea, Space, History and Creativity
Unlocked Graduates exists to break cycles of reoffending, with a particular focus on breaking the link between disadvantage and reoffending. Currently prison is not a place which successfully does this: the average prisoner has 16 previous convictions and 48 percent of prisoners reoffend within a year of release. This is the problem which Unlocked Graduates exists to fix.
Prison officers are the agent of change for many prisoners. Of all the staff in prisons, they spend the most time with prisoners, they set the prevailing culture in prison, and we know that the most effective prison officers have a hugely positive impact on prisoners. Unlocked Graduates develops outstanding individuals to lead rehabilitation, and in doing so raises the status of the prison officer and makes the frontline of prisons a place where cycles of reoffending can be broken.
We have successfully recruited, trained and placed six cohorts of over 750 high potential graduates into prisons across England and Wales. We are in the Times Top 100 Graduate programmes and feedback on our participants has been extremely positive: they are doing a great job. Over the next few years, we are planning further expansion. We want to do more work in the prisons we are in, and work with more prisoners in more prisons.
The Role
This role sits within the Unlocked Programme Team, which holds responsibility for designing and running training for our new cohorts as well as supporting them across their two years, to enable them to have the most impact possible.
We are looking for an outstanding candidate to support our Programme Team with a wide variety of tasks. The successful candidate will gain an insight into: delivery, curriculum, our work with our Ambassador community as well as the specific training required to become a prison officer.
Our main office is based in London (remote working may be able to be accommodated but this will be discussed with candidates on an individual basis). The programme is national and so some travel is required to Birmingham and Manchester.
Why work for Unlocked?
Unlocked offers the satisfaction of working for a high performing and exciting organisation which is actively making an impact on one of the most challenging social justice issues which exists in our society today.
In addition, all employees at Unlocked are offered the following core package of benefits.
- 27 days’ annual leave
- 10% employer pension contribution
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted gym and fitness membership
- Development opportunities
For further details and to apply, please click the apply button to be re-directed to our jobs portal.
Closing date: 2 October 2024
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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Senior Keyworker
Salary: £26,000 - £32,000
Location: Finsbury Park Office
Hours: 35 Hours per week
Contract: Fixed term until 2025 (possibility to extend to 2026)
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
Working as a Senior Keyworker you will be responsible for supervising a small group of keyworkers, planned and ad-hoc supervision is an integral part of the Senior role, and you will be supporting keyworkers with monthly supervision and have oversight of safeguarding for the women they work with. You will be supporting the quality control for the region which will include dip-checks and data input.
About You:
To be successful as the Senior Keyworker you will need the below experience and skills:
You will have an in-depth knowledge of the range of needs and interventions required for women offenders. The ability to lead a small team to deliver inclusive, innovative and professional services. The ability to not only maintain own a small caseload of women, never compromising on quality engagements, but also to role model best practice and lead a team of Keyworkers
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
· Closing Date for Applications: 6th October 2024
· Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Future Frontiers
At Future Frontiers, we support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential at school and achieve post-16 qualifications that build towards secure, fulfilling employment.
In partnership with schools, businesses and supporters, we deliver an evidence-based programme of career coaching and 1:1 guidance for young people when they are in Year 10 and 11. This year, we are working with 3,000 young people across Greater London.
Our five-year strategy for 2021-26 is focused on ensuring that our programme achieves meaningful long-term impact at the post-16 transition, transforming the life-chances of disadvantaged young people.
About the role
A colleague in the Operations team will be taking maternity leave from late 2024 for approximately 10 months. We are looking for a new team member to join us in late November for a period of handover with the current Finance and Operations Officer, and then to support the Director of Operations during our colleague’s maternity leave.
Key focus areas will be finance and bookkeeping using Xero software, HR support, basic IT management and charity and company administration.
This role provides the chance for an experienced Xero user to develop a greater understanding and knowledge of charity and company management across finance, HR, IT, operations, office management and administration in a friendly and supportive environment, with personal and professional development at its heart.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Management
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Bookkeeping via Xero
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Reconciliations
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Preparing bills and invoices
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Manual journals
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Monthly reporting
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Audit field work support
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Department budgets (managed via google sheets)
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Recording income and expenditure
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Recording restricted and unrestricted fundraising income
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Bank payments
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Work across departments to support timely invoicing and proactive debtor management
Operations Management
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Manage Operations email inbox
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Office management (serviced offices)
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IT management (issue laptops etc)
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Basic website maintenance
HR Management
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HR record management
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Support recruitment and hiring process
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Lead on new starter induction process
Company and Charity Administration
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Support Governor and the charity with compliance administration
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Support Director of Operations and CEO with organisational requirements such as audit, company filing and gift aid submissions
About you
Experience:
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Proven experience and high level competency on Xero accounting software and Excel/Google Sheets (Essential);
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Demonstrated success in supporting colleagues within an operations team (Essential);
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A passion for social mobility and a commitment to the charity’s mission (Essential).
Skills and competencies
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Passion for Future Frontiers’ mission: You are motivated to play a role in empowering disadvantaged young people to realise their potential.
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Service minded and ‘roll your sleeves up’ attitude;
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Team player with the ability to self-manage;
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Good communication skills;
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Numerate with excellent attention to detail;
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Commitment to our six values - outline on page 23 of our 2021-26 strategy
What we can offer you
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Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with service
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Flexible working with regular working from home as standard, 4pm finish on Fridays
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Annual personal training and development budget of £300
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Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
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Team building offsites and regular team socials throughout the year
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our Activity Service
The Activity Service is an important part of our organisation, delivering high quality activities to the older people of Merton. Our Activity team create and deliver a wide range of activities including a daily lunch club, crafting, poetry, singing and exercises at our centre in Mitcham and other locations across the borough of Merton.
The Activity service is busy and vibrant where no two days are the same, the service has over 10,000 attendees a year, taking part in over 700 activities and exercise classes. The service enables our community to live more healthily, happily and independently in later life.
Age UK Merton is in its second year of a new 3-year Strategic Plan, which aims to increase outreach and engagement across the borough, and our activities programme is a very important part of that.
About the Role
We are recruiting an Activity Coordinator to support the Activity Service Manager in the delivery and development of the Activity service.
The Activities Coordinator will be a hands-on role, working with the team to deliver a wide range of activities both existing and new at our centre and across the borough of Merton.
The role will play a key part in organising the delivery of existing activities, ensuring they are delivered to an exceptional standard with the service users at the heart of the service.
The role will on occasion deputise for the Activities Service manager, overseeing both the team and the delivery of activities. This role will play an important part to increase our outreach across Merton.
About You
You are an enthusiastic, motivated and organised person with excellent people skills who’s looking for a role where real impact is made on the lives of the people you are supporting. Your approach to problems is with a positive outlook and a can-do attitude, you are ready to get involved in the delivery of the service, leading by example and spending time connecting and supporting the clients who attend the activities.
Experience of supporting older people in a health and social care function is not essential but desirable. What is important is your ability to work as part of a team but also using your initiative, being flexible and collaborative across the team at Age UK Merton. All our employees demonstrate our values of Quality, Integrity, Kindness, Inclusivity and Collaboration, and you will see this reflected throughout the people who make Age UK a wonderful place to work.
Job Description
We are an equal opportunities employer, aspiring to reflect the communities that we serve, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We value diversity and believe our differences enrich the services we provide to local older adults. They also help us as colleagues by encouraging us to challenge ourselves, learn, innovate, and adapt.
Job title: Activity Coordinator
Salary: £28,000 - £31,500 per year
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Responsible to: Activity Service Manager
Based at: Elmwood Centre in Mitcham and various locations across Merton. This role requires the delivery of activities in person at our centre.
Contract: Permanent
Age UK Merton supports over 3,000 older people a year, our mission is to provide quality advice and services that meet the needs of older adults in Merton.
We have a comprehensive package of employee support, including a holistic approach to our employees’ health and wellbeing.
We offer:
25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. In recognition of long service, this annual leave entitlement will increase to 27 days after 5 years’ continuous service, and to 30 days after 10 years’ continuous service.
Age UK Merton gifts an additional three days leave between Christmas and New Year.
Admittance to our employee benefit scheme Medicash- a suite of health and wellbeing support.
Enrolment into our pension scheme.
Key Result areas
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Innovate, develop, and deliver a wide range of new and existing activities for service users.
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Encourage clients to attend and participate in a range of activities
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Welcome all clients who attend the activity centre and enable them to engage in activities.
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Deputizing for the Activity Centre Manager.
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Create and collate feedback from service users.
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Identify and develop existing volunteer roles within the Activity Service.
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Work collaboratively with other Age UK Merton Services and teams to provide help and advice to clients who are identified as needing additional support.
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Building strong collaborative relationships with external partners who deliver exercise classes.
Organisation and Coordination of Activities
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To organise the delivery of all activities and exercise classes in the centre.
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To be actively involved in the ongoing development and design new activities held across the borough.
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To support the planning and development of Age UK Merton’s quarterly activity guide to include all events at Age UK Merton.
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To plan and coordinate the distribution of the activity guide across the borough.
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To encourage the attendance of activities to new and existing clients.
Volunteers
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Working with the Volunteer Service identify and develop roles and responsibilities of volunteers who support the Activity team.
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To coordinate and organise the team of volunteers who support the Activity service.
Administrative Duties
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Responsible for daily banking and reconciliation of cash for all activities.
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Introduce new ways to pay for activities such as online bookings.
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Take bookings for all activities and input details on to the CRM.
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Answer telephone enquiries for the Activity centre.
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Greet all clients and volunteers attending the Activity centre.
Data Capture, Evaluation and Reporting.
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Respond to feedback and suggestions from clients to develop activities.
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Keep records up to date on the CRM for attendees of all activities.
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Working with the Activity Service Manager to expand the delivery of activities into areas of the borough not currently served.
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Working with the Activity Manager to develop client feedback opportunities.
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Support the Activity Manager to identify and write up case studies for funding applications.
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Use the CRM to run reports to support funding bids and reporting.
General
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Establish good working relationships with all relevant stakeholders and liaise as required Comply at all times with the policies and procedures of Age UK Merton.
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Ensure that Age UK Merton’s Equal Opportunities policies, principles and practices are observed and implemented throughout service delivery.
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Carry out any other relevant tasks as required, to ensure the effective development of the organisation and the delivery of its services, this may include supporting weekend and out of hours events for time off in lieu.
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Attend staff meetings and personal supervision and appraisal meetings.
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Be aware of own training needs and participate in training/education to improve performance considered relevant to the post and to achieve agreed targets.
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Act as a representative of the values, beliefs and principles of AUKM at all times
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Undertake any other duties that are requested and commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.
Please inform us of any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you through our recruitment process.
The closing date for applications is 21st of October.
Interviews will take place in our offices in Mitcham the week of the 28th of October. If you have not heard from us by this date, you can assume that you have not been shortlisted.
General information about Age UK Merton
Age UK Merton is an independent charity operating within the national Age UK network to provide services for older adults in the London Borough of Merton. Our role is to ensure that older adults can easily access the support, services and care they need as they get older.
Our Priorities
We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of older people in Merton. Our Strategic Plan outlines our three key priorities to improve health and wellbeing by:
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Providing high quality advice and practical support
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Building social connection
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Creating opportunities for lifelong active ageing
Our Vision
Supporting our community with opportunities to love later life
Our Mission
To provide quality advice and services that meet the needs of older adults in Merton
Our Values
We want to be known for:
Inclusivity – A safe, inclusive place to be for all clients, volunteers and staff
Collaboration – Working with partners across sectors to get the best outcomes for Merton’s older adults
Integrity – Robust privacy and confidentiality procedures - trusted staff and volunteers
Kindness – A supportive, empathic place to work, volunteer or receive support
Quality – Providing accredited, person-centred services, respected throughout the borough
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Organisation: New Economics Foundation (NEF) in partnership with The Runnymede Trust
Location: London (Newham and Lambeth)
Salary: £40,633 - £43,460 per annum pro-rata, depending on experience
Contract: Part-time, fixed (20 hours per week, until September 2026)
Start date: ASAP
About the Role:
Join us at the New Economics Foundation as a London Community Organiser for the Power to Prosper project, a collaborative initiative with The Runnymede Trust aimed at empowering everyday people to challenge the growing inequality, poverty, and problem debt in Britain. As a Community Organiser, you will work closely with our team and grassroots host organisations in London (Newham and Lambeth) to build community power, foster relationships, and support impactful campaigns.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership Development & Training: Coach and support a team of community organisers in delivering a roadmap aligned with the goals of the Power to Prosper project. Build collaborative relationships with diverse partner organisations, including Foodbanks, Faith groups, and Black and Ethnic minority-led organisations.
- Community Engagement & Campaigns: Support listening campaigns with partner organisations and communities to develop strategic actions that build the power of partner organisations and communities to address inequality and systemic injustice.
- Relationship and Partnership Building: Grow a network of relationships with organisations working directly with impacted people. Lead multi-organisational teams to deliver high-impact campaigns.
- Staff Support & Coaching: Provide coaching and professional development opportunities to enable leadership among team members and partners. Use coaching as a core leadership practice to foster a positive, collaborative work culture.
- Project Delivery & Management: Manage effective project roadmaps resulting in successful campaign wins. Ensure timely delivery of reports and maintain regular communication with line managers.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Demonstrable experience in community organising, campaign development, and leadership within impacted groups.
- Strong commitment to social, racial, and economic justice, with experience working directly with marginalised communities, including Black, Asian, and minority ethnic groups.
- Excellent facilitation, communication, and relationship-building skills across diverse audiences.
- Understanding of participatory action research (PAR) methodologies, community-led initiatives, and grassroots campaigning.
Additional Information:
This role reports to the Participatory Action Researcher and focuses on building the power of marginalised communities impacted by poverty, inequality, and problem debt. You will support partner organisations to integrate community organising into their work and advocate for systemic change.
How to Apply: Please visit our website.
You must be eligible to work in the UK, we are unable to sponsor visas.
Deadline for applications: none! We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and will close the application process once we have found a suitable candidate. Please check on our website to make sure the vacancy is still live.
Inclusivity at NEF:
NEF is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, especially those from underrepresented communities, including Black, Asian, and minority ethnic people, women, neurodivergent people, disabled people, LGBT+ individuals, and those with lived experience of mental health challenges or working-class backgrounds.
Accessibility and Equal Opportunity:
We value all candidates and provide equal opportunity. If you have a disability and possess the essential skills and experience, you will be invited to an interview. Please let us know if you require any information in an alternative format.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about making a real and lasting difference to the lives of young people in London?
The Role
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and experienced support worker to join our Young People Support Team based in Hackney. You will provide client directed, person centred support to help young people achieve personal goals and aspirations for independent living, training, employment, and education. You will assist and collaborate with young people to create and carry out a support plan designed around their needs and aspirations, providing information and inspiration, practical support, innovation, and encouragement. You will have an individual caseload but will work alongside a team of Support Workers, with similar client groups, working to the same principles and goals.
Our Organisation
You will work a combination of office, client-home, community, and home-based working. Causeway is a 4-day week employer, so you will work 32 hours over 4 days a week, with no loss of pay. Causeway is a London living wage employer, with a competitive pension scheme. We also offer an employee assistance programme that provides free financial, legal, and mental health advice and support to our employees. We provide core training, and continuous learning and development throughout your career with us.
About You
You will have experience of working in support, supported housing or advice services. You will have experience of supporting young people to develop aspirations and form healthy relationships. You have a drive for and commitment to equal rights and diversity. You have knowledge of the issues confronting young people and the needs of vulnerable homeless people in general, with a sound knowledge of safeguarding and risk assessments. You love to work in a client- centred way and plan your work and deadlines to get the best for your clients. You are flexible, creative, and offer a personalised approach to your clients. You are a team-player, and you are passionate about driving your own performance and development at work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.