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East London based charity Ascension Community Trust (ACT) is recruiting a new CEO to lead the next stage of development of this much-loved community organisation. Based in Custom House in Newham, our next CEO will work with the trustees, staff team, volunteers and local community to support the continued success of Ascension Community Trust, delivering its vision, mission and values. Our current focus is on better health, improved education and less poverty amongst residents of our community.Our range of services includes foodbank and advice service, youth and afterschool clubs and much more, supporting all members of the community including families, older people and adults with complex needs. With an existing strong foundation of impactful services to build upon, there is so much potential for the next CEO to achieve future growth.
Responsibilities
- Leadership and Management of Staff and Volunteers
- Organisational planning and development
- Developing relationships with other community partners
- Oversight of fundraising and financial management, with staff team
- Oversight of marketing and communications, with staff team
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 3+ years' experience in a senior management position within a charity or community organisation
- Leadership and management skills essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including networking
- Experience of writing grants and reports desirable
To serve the most vulnerable in the community of Custom House, East London; running groups for all ages, including the Newham Foodbank.
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“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.
Generalist Advice Worker/Advice Session Supervisor or Trainee position
Post funded by Southwark Council
This post is advertised as an exciting opportunity for an experienced Advice Session Supervisor to consolidate their skills and experience or as a development opportunity for an advisor to train to become an Advice Session Supervisor within six months of starting in post. If applying as a trainee the starting salary will be on NJC Scale 6 - £33,194 for the first six months whilst undertaking the training.
The post holder will be required to work across all of our offices and outreaches in Southwark according to operational needs.
The role includes:
- Providing advice to the public and undertaking casework on social welfare law issues
- Supervising advice and gateway assessment sessions
- Supporting and supervising staff and volunteers
To be successful you will need:
- Recent experience of giving advice to the public. This should include having undertaken advice casework.
- Experience of undertaking the role of Advice Session Supervisor or to demonstrate the ability to undertake this role with training provided within 6 months of starting
- To understand, empathise with and be committed to the Service’s aims, principles and equal opportunities policies
Closing date: 9.00 am Monday 30th September 2024
Interviews: Wednesday 2nd October 2024
For further information and an application pack please click the apply button
We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% salary, and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.
Citizens Advice Southwark is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.
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Summary
The newly scoped CEO role in our vision-focussed charity is one of many challenges. Despite having doubled its outputs in the last 2 years, the charity acknowledges there is still a great job of work to do to prepare itself for even greater demand in its services - without necessarily a proportionate increase in it's budgets. This role is about leading and enabling the incredible team of people on to even greater levels of already-strong performance. So we're looking for an accomplished leader and not just a great manager. We're looking for someone who can lead from both the front - and from within. This will be someone who is as comfortable sitting and engaging with our beneficiaries - primarily homeless people and those with previous convictions, as they are creating and delivering high polished, compelling public event and funder and stakeholder-focussed presentations. We are looking for someone who understands the balance of external and internal focus required to ensure both good governance and team wellbeing (as they work in often challenging circumstances) and the ambition to keep developing existing and new external partnerships. With a strong start to its ambitious Corporate Partnership programme, commercial and/or business experience is highly desirable as well as a proven track record in creating and optimising new funding channels.
In more detail
About Us
The Upper Room (TUR) works with a wide range of financially and socially disadvantaged groups including homeless people, people with long-term mental health conditions, asylum-seekers, refugees and ex-offenders – helping them to improve their lives and become productive members of society. Central to our offering is our UR4Meals service, providing free, home-cooked food to people who cannot afford to provide for themselves. We are also very proud of our UR4Driving programme, which supports people recently out of prison with free driving lessons in exchange for community volunteering. Gaining a driving licence greatly enhances their future employability prospects and helps break the cycle of re-offending. Additionally, our UR4Jobs project focusses on both client wellbeing and breaking down the many barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged people every day.
The role
Is leading the charity through its next phases of development as it prepares itself for year on year increases in demand with a focus on delivering the charity’s future resilience plan (Project 12/25). The CEO is accountable for overall charity performance (financial, operational, governance, compliance), team (paid and volunteer) support and development. Additionally, there are a wide range of community and external partner relationships to manage and develop. Ultimately this role sets the tone for the charity, one of both compassion and ambition to improve the lives of the people who need us. This is primarily an on-site role, with occasional opportunity to work flexibly.
About You
You have a stable CV that demonstrates you have built and led successful teams and enabled growth and/or transformation for your organisation – ideally in an equivalent charity/non-profit environment. You can evidence strong team leadership and results across a wide range of business functions which will need to include income generation, managing budgets and business operations. You live within - or know well, West/Central London, are passionate about improving the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people and can lead multi-functional teams through a blend of 121 coaching, training and ensuring a ‘we can do this’ culture across the charity. You are an accomplished and visionary public speaker and presenter, able to articulate both the journey we’re undertaking and the support/input we need to get there.
Please forward your CV with a succinct, introductory covering outlining your motivation and suitability for the role. If you would like an informal conversation before applying, please let us know
Making sure nobody, socially or financially excluded in West London goes without help, supporting those in need, enabling those with potential
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Department: Community Fundraising
Location: remote – home with travel throughout the region
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: 14-month fixed term
Salary: £30,000 – £33,000 per annum
Closing date: Monday 23rd September at 10am
Start date: early December
Annual Leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
Benefits:
- enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS pension
- free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
- free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
- access to wellbeing app (healthy living tips and Bright TV)
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development committed (bespoke training, LinkedIn Learning etc)
- employee health and wellbeing committed (Menopause Friendly accreditation, Disability Confident employer etc)
Background
Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.
Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.
Purpose of the job/about the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Community Fundraising Team at Dementia UK, where you will help deliver our community strategy developing new opportunities and relationships with local groups and organisations.
As an experienced and dedicated Regional Fundraiser you will deliver excellent stewardship support, proactively managing and motivating volunteers to undertake fundraising and awareness activities, ensuring a sustainable, long-term revenue stream for Dementia UK.
Collaborating closely with both the Regional Fundraising team and the broader Community and Events team, you will champion our products engaging supports in challenge events, and campaigns across the region. Your expertise and insights will be instrumental in identifying new opportunities, nurturing supporter relationships and creating stewardship journeys aimed at increasing the average gift and lifetime support across the Northeast, East Midlands, and East Anglia.
To be successful in the role, you will have a background in community fundraising or experience of working in relationship management or new business in a similar setting. You will have understanding of community fundraising across both relationship management and new business development with proven success of building and sustaining stakeholder relationships. Additionally, previous experience in planning and delivering projects as well as with a history of delivering impactful presentations, will be beneficial.
Join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.
Our culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to achieve their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equality, diversity and inclusion.
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone, we aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
This role will be subject to an Basic DBS check.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
Beyond Support – Women’s Telephone Support Worker – Southampton
Beyond the Streets is a small charity with a big determination to see routes out for women selling sex in the UK. Our ‘Direct Work’ is central to the organisation, and due to an increase in service demand we are looking to increase our staff team by recruiting a Women’s Telephone Support Worker.
Working as part of a small team in our office in Southampton, you will be responsible for providing regular telephone support to a caseload of women. Within this, you will be often the first point of support for women involved in the sex industry, offering a listening ear for them to process some of their feelings and experiences within this space and providing emotional support; as well as providing more practical assistance to overcome the barriers they face in accessing support. This could be through advocating with external agencies e.g., mental health, housing, problematic substance use, homelessness, poverty, domestic abuse, sexual violence, the criminal justice system; and to make positive steps forward with their lives.
You’ll be…
- Compassionate – communicate well with women using their chosen methods to support individuality
- Encouraging – promote empowerment and independence where possible & encourage women to achieve personal goals
- Supportive – provide support to ensure the safety & wellbeing of women using our services
- Observant – monitor & report any changes in health or circumstances of women as part of safeguarding their well-being
- Engaging – support women to engage in the local community where possible
You’ll enjoy…
- Competitive pay – earn up to £30,000 (FTE)
- Guaranteed hours
- Flexible working incorporating a Time off in Lieu system
- Career opportunities – develop yourself and your career in a specialist VAWG sector, reputable national organisation
- Personal training allowance – to further your work-based skills and knowledge
- Paid holiday – to support your personal life
- Pension Scheme – to help prepare for your future
- Cycle to work scheme – tax free allowance to purchase a bike
- Travel season ticket loan scheme - an interest-free loan to enable team members to purchase a season ticket for travel between their usual place of residence and their usual place of work
- Monthly 1-1 clinical supervision – through an external counsellor to support the work you do with women
You’ll need…
- Good understanding of working with individuals with a variety of support needs, including social, emotional, physical and practical
- Commitment to providing quality, women-lead support
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills including listening, reflecting, summarising and agreeing actions
- Patience, compassion, non-judgemental and motivational attitude
- Resilience to work with women who have often experienced trauma
- A responsible, dedicated and flexible approach to work
- Competent IT knowledge and computer skills
When you join, you’ll receive a structured induction and training plan, including access to all our in-house paid training.
All roles are subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
Location: Southampton - office based.
Hours: 28 hours per week with some core working hours
Leave:25 days, plus Bank Holidays (F.T.E)
Salary: £22,800 - £24,000 (£28,500-£30,000 full time equivalent)
Line Manager: Beyond Support Team Leader
Pension: 5% Employer Contribution, 3% Employee Contribution
Contract: Permanent
Please complete the Application Form via our website by clicking 'Apply', giving as much information as you can that is relevant, and return it to us along with the equal opportunities form to the email address specified in the job advert on our website.
Make sure that you demonstrate in the application form your ability to meet the requirements of the Job Description and Person Specification in the application pack (which is also found on the job advert on our website) by giving clear, concise examples of how you meet each criterion, as set out in the Person Specification.
We recognise our responsibility to remove any barriers in our recruitment process. If you have identified any barriers in the Job Description or Person Specification, please tell us of these in your application. We are committed to making any reasonable adjustment to the job where possible, and it would help us to know your needs to do this.
The Equal Opportunities monitoring form will be detached from your application and kept separately. The information given on it will not be used to make decisions about who is short-listed or recruited.
Deadline for applications: Monday 9th September at 9am.
Interview: Monday 16th September 2024, in person in Southampton.
Follow up Interview: Tuesday 24th September 2024 - in person in Southampton.
Potential start date: October/November 2024 (open to negotiation for right candidate)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Racial Equity Programme Lead
Job Description
Join Clore Social Leadership as a pivotal member of our team dedicated to advancing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. We are seeking a dynamic individual to manage racial equity partnership programmes, driving our mission to develop inclusive and effective leadership in the social sector.
About Clore Social Leadership
Since 2010, Clore Social Leadership has supported over 4,000 individuals from nearly 3,000 social sector organisations. Through our transformative skills and development programmes, we empower individuals from local grassroots initiatives to global organisations to become agents of change. In partnership, we have developed leadership programmes for people with lived and/or learned experience of racial inequalities, youth services, immigration systems, criminal justice systems, social immobility, homelessness, gender inequalities, health inequalities and climate change.
We aim to create a more equitable and inclusive society where individuals from all backgrounds have equal opportunities to lead, participate, and contribute to positive social change. Leadership Lighthouses, a strategic partnership programme, is our largest initiative to date that aims to address systemic inequities and promote meaningful and inclusive representation.
About Leadership Lighthouses
Leadership Lighthouses will support the development of social leaders from Black and racially minoritised communities, aiming to increase their confidence, skills, resilience and wellbeing, and ultimately, increase the impact they have with the communities they support. This national programme, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund*, follows on from a research project and a successful pilot in 2022.
Over the course of five years, we will work alongside a range of expert partners, and specialised coaches and facilitators to reach around 300 leaders, primarily through local programmes in England, in addition to national activity.
The Racial Equity Programme Lead will be critical to the success of this, managing all aspects of the programme. If you are passionate about making a profound impact and thrive in a dynamic, values-driven environment, we invite you to join us in shaping a brighter future for social leadership.
Person Specification
We seek an ambitious, bold and collaborative individual with an inclusive approach who is driven to ensure an impactful programme and a positive experience for both partners and participants.
● Planned: Highly developed organisational skills enabling efficient planning and management of tasks and resources.
● Passionate: Believes in the power of learning and development in catalysing social change, particularly within racial justice and equity.
● Focused: Able to think analytically, analyse data and extract key messages. Strong attention to detail. Strong service delivery skills to achieve agreed outcomes.
● Courageous: Able to challenge the status quo to seek continuous improvement and innovative solutions.
● Collaborative: Developed skills in managing internal and external relationships. Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), with the ability to adapt communications for various audiences.
Role Description
The Racial Equity Programme Lead will be part of our talented, agile and welcoming team of 7. This is a newly established role that will be managed by the Programmes Director, and work closely with the CEO, the wider organisation and those involved in this programme, including expert collaborators, partners and a steering group. There are no line management responsibilities.
The key responsibilities of the role are to:
● Offer valuable insights and learning from the Leadership Lighthouses programme and support their integration to ensure our organisation's work remains inclusive and impactful.
● Lead and manage the Leadership Lighthouses programme, with a collaborative approach, building strong relationships with partners and participants, actively listening and responding to their needs.
● Ensure effective deployment of resources to achieve the programme objectives and targets.
● Design and implement robust management processes to ensure good governance and successful project outcomes.
● Support delivery partners and manage the partnership relationship, ensuring consistent and high-quality work, addressing any shortcomings appropriately.
● Provide administrative support to the Steering Group.
● Anticipate and mitigate risks to ensure milestones and targets are met.
● Monitor expenditure against the programme budget, working with delivery partners to ensure optimal use of available funds.
● Collaborate with the Clore Social Marketing team and other agencies to promote the programme.
● Manage the relationship with the independent programme evaluator and implement evaluation findings as necessary.
● Provide written quarterly reports to funders, partners, and stakeholders. Offer regular verbal updates to the Programmes Director, CEO and programme partners, providing assurance around project performance.
● Manage relationships with the National Lottery Community Fund, ensuring timely and accurate responses to queries or requests for information.
All staff are expected to work independently and as part of a team, manage work to meet multiple deadlines, build effective relationships and be proficient with Google Suite, MS Office, Salesforce and online meeting tools.
Skills & Experience - (E=essential, D=desirable)
● Strong track record in successfully managing complex programmes or projects (E)
● Experienced at managing leadership programmes or similar projects with racial justice and equity at their core (E)
● Lived and or learned experience of themes related to racial injustice. (E)
● Thorough understanding of developing and managing relationships with diverse stakeholders (E)
● Exceptional communications and interpersonal skills with the proven ability to communicate effectively with audiences from diverse backgrounds (E)
● Financially astute and analytical with a proven track record of managing budgets (E)
● Track record of driving change, fostering innovation and promoting new ideas (E)
● Exceptional problem-solving skills, making evidence-based decisions with pragmatism and flexibility (E)
● Ability to demonstrate a passion for social impact and leadership development within the social sector (D)
Terms and working hours
We are open to discussing flexible arrangements before or on application.
● This is a five-year fixed term contract role.
● You must be UK based to apply for this role.
● The role is to be fulfilled over a 28-hour week, ideally within our core working hours (Mon-Fri, 10am–4pm UK time), with flexibility as required.
Place of work
● This is a hybrid role with one day a week in our shared office space in London (Better Space, 127 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3DA), the travel costs of which must be covered by the individual. We are open to discussing this arrangement further to accommodate individual needs and preferences.
● Further UK travel will be required on occasion, the costs of which would be covered by Clore Social Leadership.
Pay and benefits
● Salary for this role will be £32,000 based on 28 hours per week (£40,000 full time equivalent FTE).
● The post holder is entitled to 20 days of annual leave (25 days FTE), in addition to UK statutory holidays.
● The office is closed for one week during the winter festive period (25-31 December), providing an additional three days of annual leave in addition to the above allocation.
● You have the option to join our contributory pension scheme. The employer's contribution is 3% with a minimum employee contribution of 5%.
Application process
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment. We value and respect every individual, regardless of their race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability or background. We actively seek to eliminate bias, promote equality and provide equal opportunities for all to showcase their talents and be evaluated solely on their qualifications, skills and potential. If you are passionate about making a profound impact and thrive in a dynamic, values-driven environment, we invite you to submit an application.
Please apply through Charity Jobs. You will be asked to send:
● Your CV (two pages max.), including relevant work experience.
● A cover letter (one page max.), which addresses your suitability for and interest in the role.
Please note, through Charity Jobs, we conduct a blind recruitment process to ensure fairness and equity by anonymising applications, removing names and identifiable information.
Key dates
The below dates have been provided as a guideline as applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Applications close: 11:59pm Sunday 8 September 2024
First round interviews (online): Week commencing Monday 16 September 2024 (flexibility can be offered)
Final interviews (in person): Week commencing Monday 23 September 2024 (flexibility can be offered)
Travel expenses for in-person interviews will be reimbursed on submission of valid receipts.
In line with the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to offering reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond.
Registered charity number: 1136727
Thanks to National Lottery players, Clore Social Leadership has received five-year funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK. The funding will be used to support the leadership development of people from Black and racially minoritised communities.
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The role
Title: Volunteer Coordinator
Reports to: Head of People
Salary: £25,000 per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent, part time. 24-32 hours per week flexible across 7 days, onsite at Storyhouse
At Storyhouse, we are lucky enough to have over 180 volunteers. They are integral to our day-to-day operation and are the face of our visitor experience and support our teams across the organisation.
The purpose of this role is to provide coordination of all volunteer activity across the organisation and to support the Head of People with the ongoing management and future development of the volunteer programme.
You will form part of the People Team, which also focuses on Human Resources and Payroll.
You will be proactive in ensuring we have a diverse volunteer programme that is embedded across Storyhouse and is provided as a vital service to our communities.
Responsibilities
Administration
- Coordinate our 180+ volunteers, including maintenance of our systems, training records, and rota management
- Work with all departments to ensure volunteers are integrated and well managed when on shift in their roles
- Oversee and enact all volunteer policies and procedures, playing an active part of annual reviews and ongoing development of these key documents
- Manage the tone and style of communication with all volunteers, managing expectations and keeping them up to date on all Storyhouse news and opportunities
- Keep up to date with best practice and legislation in the volunteer sector
- Conduct regular volunteer surveys and establish routes for volunteers to provide feedback
- Other administrative tasks to support the People Team as required; as a small team, we all support each other.
Recruitment
- Proactively and innovatively manage all volunteer recruitment, creating a diverse pool of volunteers to support our work across the organisation
- Ensure relevant DBS checks are conducted and personal references are obtained, highlighting any concerns
- Support with the development and delivery of volunteer inductions
- Support the Head of People with the creation of volunteer opportunities that both support our teams and provide a first-class experience for the volunteer
- Process leavers relevant systems, monitoring the completion of exit interviews
- Audit & monitor uniform levels, issuing to volunteers, highlighting when stock levels are low
Training
- Maintain our online training records, ensuring volunteers have completed required training
- Assist with the organisation of in-house training by booking spaces, compiling presentations and relevant paperwork, or coordinate the booking of external training providers coming on-site as required
Programme Development
- Attend networking events, open days and recruitment fairs, representing Storyhouse and raising the profile of our work with volunteers
- Work with the Head of People to produce reports on the volunteer programme to the Senior Leadership Team, trustees and other stakeholders as required
- Develop relationships with our partnership organisations and wider networks to maintain and develop existing and new volunteer opportunities
- Work with Young Storyhouse to offer Young Leader graduates volunteer opportunities
- Work on volunteer incentives, recognition and reward schemes across the year
General
- Act in accordance with Storyhouse’s policies and procedures, and undertake any training as required by Storyhouse
- Act as a role model for other staff and contribute to the life of the organisation as a whole
- Carry out any other duties as may be required as part of the Volunteer Coordinator’s role
Skills & Experience
- Previous experience in a similar role working with volunteers, ideally in a visitor-facing environment
- Experience developing learning pathways for volunteers
- Experience delivering engaging training sessions to a wide range of audiences
- Experience creating positive team environments
- Experience networking and developing mutually beneficial working relationships
- Personal volunteering experience (desirable)
- High level of understanding of volunteer legislation in the UK (relevant qualification desirable)
- Excellent time management, administration, and planning skills
- Ability to problem solve and make decisions independently
- Ability to work to a high standard with personal and professional integrity, with a fair and unbiased approach
- Ability to form and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, volunteers, service users, and third parties
- Strong level of IT skills, including Microsoft Office – particularly Excel
- Highly organised and methodical, with an excellent eye for detail
- Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Ability to act as an advocate for the organisation and articulate our core values
Storyhouse is one of the UK’s foremost cultural charities, incorporating a library, theatres and a cinema. We are also an acclaimed theatre producer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Overview of Go-Forward:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small charity at a time of big growth. Go-Forward Youth was founded by care leavers to provide support to care experienced young people as they transition to adulthood and independence. Our core aim is to reduce social isolation and improve outcomes for young adults who have recently left the care system by offering a place for them to turn in moments of loneliness, crisis and celebration, and offering programmes that support them to develop the skills required for living independently. Our long-term vision is to combat the stigma that surrounds care leaving so that care leavers feel supported and empowered to achieve their ambitions without barriers to access.
We run a busy programme of social activities, personal development and employability skills training for care leavers across London and are looking for a hardworking, highly motivated and conscientious individual to take responsibility for the day-to-day administration of the charity.
Main Tasks:
To support the Go-Forward Youth CEO in maintaining professional, robust, and efficient administrative systems and records for both Go-Forward Youth as follows:
1.Be the first point of contact for both entities and to manage the office email account and diary, drawing to CEO, Funding Manager or Chair of Trustees matters that they need to action, and ensuring that we respond in timely fashion to all external communications.
2. Administration of courses and programmes
a. Maintain lists of participants and volunteers, including attendance logs
b. Ensure that we maintain appropriate records for each – for identification and compliance, for communications, and for programme progress
c. Produce and distribute regular updates to both volunteers and programme participants
d. Liaise with Local Authorities (LAs) regarding the administrative aspects of developing Go-Forward Youth projects and programmes in other LA boroughs
e. Assist with recruitment and onboarding and on boarding of new staff.
f. Maintain risk assessment, safeguarding, fire safety and other records, making sure all policies are reviewed and updated yearly. Ensure that all staff and volunteers working with clients have been DBS checked (Enhanced).
3. Administration of grant applications
a. Support the Funding Manager by logging, recording and monitoring the progress of Go-Forward Youth grant and funding applications, along with report deadline.
b. Update the CEO and Trustees on in-progress funding applications and ensure action is taken and deadlines are met where necessary.
c. For grants won, ensure that reporting cycles are noted in the charity’s diary, and that the appropriate reports to funders get sent
4. Administration of Board and other internal compliance processes
a. Meet with the CEO weekly to review the overall performance and objectives of the charity.
b. Maintain systemised record keeping of invoices and receipts, to be stored securely and sent to the relevant key personnel.
c. Undertake any other administrative activity necessary to support the smooth running of the charity as instructed by the CEO.
d. Assist the Treasurer or Chair in the preparation, administration and submission of the annual accounts to the Charity Commission and Companies House in a timely manner.
e. Assist in the preparation of board meeting papers, including circulating meeting agendas and taking and distributing minutes of meetings as required.
f. Prepare and send out personalised birthday and celebration cards to young participants.
g. Look for opportunities to create, develop and streamline existing office systems.
h. Support the administration of the lived-experience-led Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and Own-It Alumni Network.
i. Maintain and develop clear and full electronic and physical filing systems.
j. Organise the logistics, catering and other event organisation for the quarterly Trustee meetings and other ad hoc meetings and events as appropriate.
5. Administration of external communications
a. Update and review the communication channels, via website or social media fortnightly.
Please submit your CV and 1 page covering letter explaining why you would be a perfect fit for this role
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Summary
This role is an expansion of our employment pathway and will be our first dedicated employment coach for our students.
PiP has developed a unique reputation for our experience and quality of employment support for adults with learning disabilities. This has led to an increased number of referrals with a focus on employment, an expansion of our in-house social enterprise capacity, and more employers keen to work alongside us to diversify their staff base.
PiP is keen to respond to and meet this demand. This role for us is the next step in doing so, allowing us to increase our job coaching capacity and providing more dedicated resource for students on their employment journey. As to date our coaching has been delivered across our existing staff team.
Who We Are
PIP is a local charity that supports adults with learning disabilities or autism to achieve their potential, and to lead lives that are as independent as possible.
Our mission is to empower adults with learning disabilities to achieve their potential. We are a growing, grassroots charity based in West London, and run a number of key services to promote independence and choice for our students.
What You’ll Need
- Working with people with learning disabilities, or a similar client group
- Experience of training, education, or employment support delivery
- Experience of job coaching or supporting work placements
- Understanding of and commitment to a person-centred approach
- An understanding of the needs of employers and ability to articulate the benefits of having a diverse workforce to businesses
- Able to establish, develop and maintain constructive and professional relationships, both internal and external, with a wide variety of professional and carers
- Evidenced experience of success in building strong and positive relationships with a variety of people and organisations
What We Offer:
· The salary for this role is circa £29,500 dependent on experience with incremental pay progression.
You'll get 25 days holiday + bank holidays ever year. We're closed for Christmas but the rest of the year you may take leave whenever you wish.
· An extra day of annual leave for each year you've worked with us up to another 5 (30 in total)
· We offer a travel subsidy of up to £7.50 per day to help with the cost of commuting.
· We provide a 4% pension contribution
· Incremental pay progression
· It's an early finish on Fridays - we close once all students leave around 4pm.
· Free Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 including access to counselling
· We offer regular team meals and social-generally during work hours and they are optional.
· We offer a cycle-to-work scheme and other staff discounts
Our Mission
PiP's mission is to empower adults with learning disabilities to achieve their potential. We are a growing, grassroots charity based in West London, and run a number of key services to promote independence and choice for our service users.
Our commitments
PiP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly applicants who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, such as people with lived experience of disabilities and individuals from Black and Minority ethnic communities.
PiP keeps all personal information confidential and in line with current data protection legislation and GDPR.
Closing Date: September 13th 2024
We encourage you to apply early, as applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we reserve the right to close the advert sooner subject to finding suitable candidates.
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Job Title:Family Practitioner – South Wales (Mat Cover)
Contract: Fixed Term - 6 months initially with a possibility of extending Full time (37 hours per week)
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Home based in South Wales
Salary: £33,500 per annum
Are you interested in working for an organisation making a real difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted children, young people and their families?
We are seeking a full time Family Practitioner who will support families with blind and partially sighted children and young people to develop improved emotional wellbeing, resilience, and coping strategies. This post will cover South Wales so the ability to visit families and being a car driver with access to your own vehicle will be an advantage.
This post is a 6 month contract with the potential to extend and will cover South Wales, so the ability to visit families and being a car driver with access to your own vehicle will be an advantage. You’ll be part of a remote England and Wales wide Family Practitioner team, who work closely together to draw on each other’s skills and experience to ensure families receive the best service from RSBC.
The team link together to run online groups that further support families, and this work may be in the evenings.
The team meet weekly online and come together in person for two-day team training at our London office at least twice a year.
The main purpose of this role is to:
· To establish and maintain a case load of families with blind and partially sighted children and young people aged 0 to 25 who identify themselves as needing support.
· To undertake family assessments to identify specific areas of need; to identify and deliver appropriate interventions that will promote children’s development and emotional wellbeing in collaboration with family members and make and support onward referrals as required.
· To ensure that support is high quality and meets the high standard that RSBC sets, with pre agreed performance indicators.
The ideal candidate will ideally have a qualification that demonstrates the ability to establish a trusting and open relationship with families and CYP. You’ll be experienced in providing emotional wellbeing support with families directly and have knowledge of child development from experience or qualification. You’ll know about family systems/systemic practice – from experience or qualification as well as knowledge and practical experience of using family centred interventions in collaboration with families. We’d like you to have excellent interpersonal skills, and a strong teamwork ethic to fit in with our friendly and knowledgeable team of Family Practitioners across England and Wales.
In return we offer a competitive range of benefits including a generous annual leave allowance of 28 days (rising to 29 days after 3 years’ service) + bank holidays, Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox, flexible working opportunities, 3% contribution towards pension, and season ticket loan. We are a welcoming, diverse and inclusive workforce and are a Disability Confident Employer. We also hold the Investors in People Silver Award.
For further details on the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Please apply by emailing your CV and a supporting statement which details how you meet the requirements of the role and person spec
Closing date: 13th September 2024 although we may close this vacancy early should the suitable candidate present, so you are encouraged to apply early.
Interview: Rolling interviews
There may be a 2nd interview if required
To apply you will need to have the right to work in the UK
The Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and 2 satisfactory professional references. Registered Charity No.307892
Please ensure you have right to work in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Help us to create a fair and green future in which people, places and nature thrive.
Are you interested in a career in the environment and/ or charity sector?
Are you looking to gain experience and build your skills?
Join our team and make a difference!
Trainee, Groundwork UK
12 months fixed term contract
Central Birmingham (with hybrid working)
Starting salary: £23,088
Groundwork is a national charity working to address poverty and improve the environment in three connected ways:
- We help people create better places
- We help people improve their prospects
- We help people protect the planet
Groundwork UK is looking to recruit a Trainee to provide support across our teams, including fundraising, communications, project management and grant-making. In supporting us to deliver these activities, you will gain a wide range of experiences to help in your future career.
No experience is necessary to apply to this role – just an appetite to learn, a motivation to help others, and an interest in pursuing a career in this field.
We’re particularly interested in receiving applications from people who are from ethnically diverse backgrounds, are disabled, are from low-income households, or are not currently in employment.
If this opportunity excites you, please click the apply button to find out more information about this opportunity and to apply.
Closing date: 12 noon Friday 30th September 2024
Proposed Interview dates: 14th or 15th October 2024
No agencies please. Do not send CVs.
People living with Parkinson's value the services and opportunities Parkinson’s UK provides, delivered by committed and skilled colleagues, volunteers and partner organisations. Following an investment of 1.5 million we have the opportunity to build on the quality and reach of our community services.
You’ll work as part of a small, specialist team to provide expert information and support to people with Parkinson’s and their families across the UK on complex care needs and social care issues by phone, email and post.
You’ll support Local Parkinson’s Advisers, Helpline Advisers and the wider organisation on care issues, and help to ensure knowledge and resources in this area are up to date and relevant.
What you’ll do:
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Provide expert information and support on complex care needs and issues directly to people affected by Parkinson’s across the UK, signposting to appropriate internal and external resources as necessary
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Ensure accurate and up to date information and support is given on all aspects relating to care, including hospital discharge and residential care
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Work as part of a specialist team to keep abreast of trends and developments in the field, helping to disseminate this information as appropriate
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Engage with and provide information, support and training to the Helpline, Regional Teams and wider charity
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Ensure that the responses made to enquiries and referrals are delivered within agreed protocols, timelines and procedures and provide a professional service at all times, including maintaining accurate and timely records in line with service procedures
What you’ll bring:
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Proven experience of working in an information and advisory capacity, working with people on all aspects relating to care, and supporting them to resolve issues
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Excellent knowledge of current social care issues and proposed reforms, preferably across all four nations
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Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information to a wide range of people
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Ability to deliver training around care such as hospital discharge, residential care and continuing health care
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Ability to cope with challenging or emotional enquiries and clients and to work in an empathetic way with a strong customer-orientated approach
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Strong working knowledge of Scottish adult social care legislation is desirable but not essential
This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!
Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.
Interviews for this role will be held online on the 25th & 26th September.
We are operating rolling recruitment for this vacancy and reviewing applications as they are received. We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The successful candidate will be required to:
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provide their own broadband service with a minimum download speed of 2Mb
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have a confidential space in which to work
This role will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. You’ll be required to apply for one; refusal to do so will result in the offer being withdrawn.
Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
We’re a people-powered movement on the verge of major breakthroughs in Parkinson’s. Together, we will find a cure.
Intervention Coach – Young Adults
Full Title - Young Adult Intervention Coach - Targeted Intervention Casework and Street Work.
Location: Tower Hamlets
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 35 hours per week
Starting Salary: £33,500 (Top Salary Band for this role: £35,000)
Do you have the values, personal qualities and experience to support high risk young people who are hard to engage and those involved in harm and affected by exploitation and violence?
Do you have the tenacity, resilience, determination and consistency to identify, disrupt, challenge, and support young people to move out of harm and prevent further involvement in harmful activities. Are you committed to social justice, equity and inclusion?
Do you want to be part of a growing and developing Charity that is ambitious for the young communities that they serve? If yes, then you could be joining our clients innovative, specialist Intervention Team.
Benefits Summary:
·Working in a values-led, award-winning charity with local, national, and international connections.
·25 annual leave days plus bank holidays per year, increasing in year 2.
·A fair and benchmarked salary with consistent salary reviews and structured career progression pathway with opportunities for senior roles.
·A Pension Scheme contribution of up to 8%.
·A supportive working culture with Employee Assistance Scheme available 24/7.
·Comprehensive, ongoing training and professional development across fields of targeted intervention, harm reduction, youth development.
·Access to leading organisations and individuals in relevant fields.
·An annual budget of £200 for external professional development training.
·Excellent professional supervision with monthly and quarterly reflective practice sessions.
Who they are:
Our clients is an award-winning, value-led, outcome-driven charity, working to reduce harm and positively transform the lives of the most vulnerable and at-risk young people in Tower Hamlets, East London.
The role:
As a Young Adult Intervention Coach (YIC), you will be responsible for the assessment and implementation of tailored intervention coaching plans for each at risk young person on your caseload. You will work to achieve progression outcomes for each young person that includes reducing mental, physical, and emotional harm and supporting each young person transition to positive, thriving lifestyle both on a one-to-one basis, and in partnership with other individuals and agencies involved in the lives of each young person.
Your purpose is to identify, disrupt, challenge, and support young people to move out of harm and prevent further involvement in harmful activities. This will involve targeted street work, specialised one to one harm reduction and life skills coaching.
Alongside this you will work with intervention frontline colleagues in tertiary intervention such as knife and gun crime crisis situations as well as working with partner agencies.
Who they are looking for:
You will have robust frontline experience of working with young people, including experience in engaging, assessing, and delivering interventions designed to support young people to build personal resilience and move away from harm and violence. You will also possess sound risk assessment skills and safeguarding knowledge. A key component of the job role is case management and knowledge of good practice models, which will underpin their practice, is essential.
To apply: Please submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter.
Closing date for applications: 11.59pm, 24th September 2024.
Interviews:To be held within 2 weeks of the closing date. If selected an initial online short informal interview (approx. 20 mins) and following this, if shortlisted, an in-person formal interview (approx. 40 minutes) at our offices in Aldgate.
They are committed to diversity in all that it does and strongly encourages applications from every part of the communities they serve. All appointments are made on meritThey would like to encourage applications from people both with and without criminal convictions, however the job offer has to be subject to vetting. Due to the nature of the work, you are applying for you are required to disclose any criminal convictions that you have.
DBS Requirement: Enhanced DBS
No agencies please.
You may have experience of: youth case work, youth worker, youth crisis management, caseworker, social work, social services, street pastoring, youth centre worker, youth support services etc.
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As Project Worker Complex Needs, you will work creatively and collaboratively with adults who have experience of homelessness and/or Rough Sleeping. You will provide an effective high quality support service in an accommodation setting, working with clients facing Multiple Disadvantage, and living with complex needs.
About the role:
SHP’s aim is to improve outcomes for service users both within the service and by enhancing their ability to utilise external specialist, statutory and community services.
The support you provide will ensure that clients are able to:
- Access and sustain their accommodation within our services
- Access and feel safe in engaging with specialist support in relation to their needs (i.e., substance use, health, mental health, complex trauma, offending, street activity}
- Access primary health care, and improving their wellbeing and process of recovery.
- Access work, training, and other opportunities,
- Be supported by, and be active in, their community
- Develop and maintain positive personal relationships
You will be part of a dynamic team in a hostel setting, holding a caseload of clients with the opportunity to draw on specialist roles within the team, the organisation more broadly, and working in tandem with specialist external agencies. Your ability to forge meaningful relationships will provide the basis of the work to empower your clients, helping them to engage with a range of community resources and build a robust network of support.
About you:
- Ability to maintain motivation for a high level of contact with clients on a day-to-day basis.
- A non-judgemental approach to working with multi-disadvantaged / complex needs clients and to promote a strengths-based approach.
- Familiarity with IT applications and basic keyboard skills and the ability to maintain accurate records and manage own administrative tasks.
- Strong team-working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a collaborative approach to delivering service objectives across work specialisms.
- Strong time management skills, ability to work on own initiative, manage competing priorities and maintain high standards.
- Be expected to operate primarily in your supported accommodation service, as well as some off site work duties; to facilitate client appointments and conduct professional meetings.
- Willingness and ability to work on a rota system of early and late shifts, which may include some variable hours including some evenings and weekends.
- Understanding of professional boundaries and their importance when delivering trauma informed support.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important info:
Closing Date: Sunday 8th September at midnight
Interview Date: Week commencing 16th October via Microsoft Teams
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. (Include if post requires a DBS.)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Come and work with Medical Justice, a small and dynamic team that builds on casework to produce research that is used to challenge systemic failures in healthcare provision in immigration detention. We expose medical mistreatment in detention and strive for lasting change for all detained people through policy work, strategic litigation, media coverage and parliamentary action.
We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience –
Support from Experts by Experience Employment Network
Medical Justice is a member of the initiative so candidates with lived experience for our jobs can receive its support with reviewing covering letters, CVs, and interview preparation, as well as give encouraging and constructive feedback to applicants during and after the application process, subject to its volunteers’ availability.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please follow the link in the application pack to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
- see the Application Pack for more details.
Main duties and responsibilities
1. Gather available information about a detained person whose case has been referred to Medical Justice
2. Assess the detained person’s needs and the relevant Medical Justice resources available that could assist them
3. Raise any immediate concerns about your client appropriately within Medical Justice and beyond
4. Prioritise referrals (in collaboration with the Casework Manager and the rest of the casework team)
5. Agree a plan of action with the Casework Manager to ensure as many resources as appropriate are marshalled to assist the detained person regarding:
a. Collating of existing medical evidence regarding the detained person and generating new medical evidence, including medico-legal reports (MLRs) and professional letters produced as a result of Medical Justice clinicians’ assessments in detention and/or remotely at your request
b. Challenging any inadequate healthcare provision
c. Facilitating access to good legal representation to challenge detention and to make the best use of the medical evidence we provide, and establish any availability of Legal Aid Agency funding for MLRs and interpreters
d. Facilitating access to appropriate support including accommodation and access to healthcare on release from detention
6. Obtain relevant consent from detained clients
7. Gather further required information needed about a detained client, including medical records, files held by the Home Office, and the detained client’s legal documents
8. Carry out various other actions agreed by the Casework Manager to implement the above plan. This may include:
a. Arranging medical visits to detainees
b. Liaising with healthcare providers in the immigration removal centre (IRC)
c. Liaising with detained clients
d. Finding appropriate legal representation for a client
e. Signposting or making referrals to other organisations
9. Provide information to the Office Manager for booking medical visits and interpreters
10. Continually update the case-management system
11. With support from the Casework Manager and Clinical Advisor/clinical reviewers, ensure medical evidence generated is accurate and aligned with instructions from any legal representative and Medical Justice guidance
12. Continually feedback to the staff team any intelligence regarding immigration detention conditions
13. Assist the Casework Manager to provide a monthly report for Trustees on the number of referrals, outcomes and Medical Justice clinicians engaged, noting any areas of concern
14. Collaborate with other staff and partner organisations in activities to secure lasting change including litigation, research, policy work and media work. This could include identification of cases, assisting in getting consent from detained clients, and contributing to briefings and witness statements
15. Where required, attend other meetings and events as agreed with the Casework Manager, including Trustee meetings and events with partner organisations.
16. Assist in other Medical Justice activities, including clinician and interpreter training .
17. Respect and comply with Medical Justice's policies and procedure, including clients’ confidentiality, equality and diversity, health and safety, and vulnerable adults.
General
18. To work flexibly as a member of the team and the organisation and undertake other reasonable duties and responsibilities at the request of the Casework Manager.
19. To assist the smooth running of the organisation, working with other Medical Justice staff, and the Trustees to meets its overall objectives, including participation in periodic performance and training reviews, and contribute to organisational development. Also, attending and assisting with relevant events as appropriate.
20. To promote Medical Justice policies including our anti-discrimination policies.
21. To be self servicing, pro-actively share relevant information and expertise within the organisation and keep all records, statistics and information in accordance with Medical Justice policy and practice.
For more information about Medical Justice, this role, the Person Specification, Guidance notes for completing the application form, and the application form, please download the application pack
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.