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Are you a proactive, compassionate and collaborative individual with a proven record of working and engaging positively with young people involved in or at risk of serious youth violence and exploitation? Do you have sound experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and have the ability to assess a client’s needs?
If so, St Giles is looking for Caseworkers to work on our pioneering SOS project where, as part of a high-performing team, you will work with both victims and perpetrators of serious youth violence, exploitation and other gang-related offences and help them to be safe, move away from offending and take positive choices.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About SOS+
Working with young people in a variety of educational settings, St. Giles’ SOS+ Service delivers early intervention work, through one-to-one mentoring and preventative sessions on violence, vulnerability and exploitation. The mission of SOS+ is to prevent children and young people becoming involved in gangs and youth violence by equipping them with tools, knowledge and support delivered by experts with lived experience.
About this key role
Our successful candidate will assess referred clients, with reference to St Giles Trust assessment practices, offering support to up to 20 young people per year, who are identified by local partners as most at need of support. You will produce support and risk management plans based on these assessments, plus deliver a holistic support service, working independently or with colleagues as the situation dictates, which will involve providing practical guidance on areas such social and housing support, education, training and employment options, and benefits work.
We will count on you to develop and maintain strong relationships with referral and partner agencies, including police, Youth Offending Teams, Probation, local authorities and social services, while closing cases efficiently and positively, identifying a survival plan for the client that will identify agencies that can be used for on-going support is also a key aspect of this role.
What we are looking for
- To have worked on an offender-led support project, had personal experience of the criminal justice system, served a prison sentence, or still be serving a prison sentence in a prison within reach of Greater Manchester
- Experience in negotiation with partner agencies to establish links to further aims of the project
- Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people
- To have a relevant qualification to a good standard or be working towards one
- Knowledge of the local community, its projects and services available to young people
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work.
Please note this role requires an Enhanced Children with the Child Barred list checks.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
To apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.
Closing date: 11 p.m. on 09 July 2024 Interview date: 19 July 2024
Location: London/hybrid based
Salary: £44,892
Hours: 35hrs per week
Contract type: Permanent
What we do: We help young people through cancer
How we work: We’re Determined, United, Spirited and Kind
What we’re looking for:
Teenage Cancer Trust is seeking an experienced leader for our Celebrity & Ambassador programme.
In this pivotal role, you'll:
- Maximise fundraising by engaging ambassadors and celebrities
- Contribute to major projects, including our famous Royal Albert Hall shows, and advance our mission
- Build and strengthen relationships with celebrities, agents, managers, and publicists
- Collaborate with the Corporate and Philanthropy teams to support talent requests, implement high-profile donor strategies, and diversify our celebrity supporter roster
The successful candidate will require experience in high-profile environments, exceptional relationship-building skills, and a solid understanding of philanthropy and strategic donor journeys.
How to apply: You’ll need to register on our portal, complete a short application and answer four questions about your skills and experience in relation to the role.
Key dates: Applications by Thursday 4th July, 1st Stage Interviews 11th July online and 2nd Stage Interviews Tuesday 16th July potentially in person.
Compliance statements:
At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us. We want you to be yourself here and thrive doing so. In line with our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitments, we would love to see applications from LGBTQ+ people, people of colour/those from ethnically diverse communities, people living with disabilities and people of faith.
At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If there is any assistance or adjustments, we can make to support you to make your application, please contact the HR Team.
We’re here to give every young person facing cancer the best care and support.
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We are seeking a Youth Mentor to join our CYP team.
Do you want to support children and young people (CYP) with mental health concerns?
Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Together, Courage and Responsive and want to be part of our vision to ensure everyone in Hertfordshire will feel supported with their mental health? If the answer to all of these is yes, we want to hear from you.
Job title: Youth Mentor (Mental Health)
Reference: 216
Salary: £23,496-£25,000 Per Annum, pro rata (7.5 hours per week)
Working pattern: 7.5 hours per week (Hours to be split across two weekdays from 3:00pm onward).
Working base: Ware Wellbeing Centre or Bishops Stortford Wellbeing Centre – mostly covering East Hertfordshire with occasional cross-county travel.
Contract Length: 9 months fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension
About the Project
Our Future Youth service provides one to one mentoring support, delivered face-to-face in the community for a period of up to 6 months (depending on the needs and goals of the young person).
This service is available to young people aged 12-18 who are living in East and North Hertfordshire (or attending a school in this area), who are experiencing mental health problems.
Service Objectives
The objectives of Hertfordshire Mind Network’s Future YOUth service are:
- To improve the mental wellbeing of children and young people experiencing mental health issues in Hertfordshire.
- To provide high quality 1:1 face-to-face mentoring support, tailored to the individual and incorporating all facets of the young person’s life.
- To be a key service within the CYP MHS system, offering and increasing early access to community based help regarding mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Purpose of Post
The key purpose of this post is to be an integral member of staff delivering the Future YOUth mentoring service. You will provide 1:1 mentoring support for children and young people aged 11-18 who are currently facing mental health problems. Our mentoring service provides 1:1 mentoring support face-to-face in the community for a period of up to 6 months, depending on the needs and goals of the young person. Our mentoring approach is centred around combining practical and emotional support to aid young people in reaching their goals associated with their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Your role as a Youth Mentor will be to meet young people on a weekly basis and offer 1-1 support aligned with their needs, building a strong working relationship whereby the young person is empowered to overcome the barriers they currently face. You will also build strong working relationships with the network of people around the young person (e.g. parent/carer, school, statutory professionals) to ensure the best outcomes for the young person and that their needs are advocated for. Flexibility is central to our mentoring approach and mentoring sessions may vary in their format depending on the young person’s circumstances and goals. We give young people choice in how they are supported.
We offer:
- Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 28 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
- An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
- Ongoing training relevant to your role.
- An Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health cover (after 6 months employment) - compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.
Closing date for receipt of applications is: Wednesday 17th July 2024 at Midnight
Interviews will take place on: Monday 22nd July 2024
Please note: We may close this advert early if we have sufficient applications.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.
Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with a lived experience, at all levels across the organisation, brings. We create an environment where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed and work towards breaking down the ‘them’ and ‘us’ culture. The organisation is committed to nurturing peer relationships that allow all staff to thrive.
We are delighted to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer.
No agencies please.
Due to an exciting period of growth within CoppaFeel!’s Fundraising Team, we are looking for a Sporting Challenge Events Manager - a dynamic fundraising events professional who will grow and manage our expanding third-party challenge events portfolio.
The role of Sporting Challenge Events Manager will sit within the CoppaFeel! Challenge Events Team, in the Fundraising Department. Working with the Senior Challenge Programme Manager and the rest of the Challenge Events team, you will be expected to grow our income in line with our 3 year fundraising growth strategy.
CoppaFeel! currently has teams of participants in some of the biggest sporting events in the UK, including London Landmarks Half Marathon, Royal Parks Half Marthon, Vitality 10k and Brighton Marathon - to name but a few! As the Sporting Challenge Events Manager, you will be committed to seeking new opportunities for growth, whilst delivering a standout supporter experience for all of our challenge event participants.
You’ll be responsible for the promotion and marketing of a range of diverse mass participation events to both warm and cold audiences, and devising engaging and inspiring stewardship journeys to ensure our participants continue to support CoppaFeel! long into the future.
You’ll need experience of managing large-scale events and raising significant income, with the ability to generate ideas and solutions. The role is very fast-paced and will require excellent attention to detail and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
The job does require some evening and weekend work - although not behind the laptop! Instead you might be cheering on a team of runners from the sidelines of a marathon race, or meeting and greeting cyclists at the finish line of an epic ride.
Therefore, please bear in mind that as part of this role, you will be expected to attend different events across the UK and may occasionally need to stay overnight. Should you be required to work weekends, you will be entitled to time off in lieu.
This is a hybrid role, with the expectation that you will attend the London office at least 2 days per week.
About CoppaFeel!
CoppaFeel! exists to educate and remind every young person in the UK that checking their boobs isn’t only fun, it could save their life. We are the first breast cancer charity in the UK to create awareness amongst young people, with the aim of instilling a new healthy habit that could one day save their life.
Duties and Responsibilities
Strategy
- Deliver the challenge event programme using your expertise to create delivery plans, budgets, and timelines, working with key stakeholders and event organisers, meeting specific financial targets and KPI’s
- Carry out horizon scanning, looking for new opportunities to grow the portfolio, and bring new supporters to CoppaFeel!
- Support the Senior Challenge Programme Manager in developing and implementing CoppaFeel!’s 3 year challenge events strategy, which looks to grow sporting event income by 40%, year on year
Challenge Events
- Plan, market and deliver a series of existing and new challenge and mass participation events for CoppaFeel! - such as walks, runs, cycles, swims, triathlons and more!
- Be the delivery lead for our mass challenge events, being accountable for the planning, delivery, budgets, participant stewardship, on-the-day support, evaluation and learning.
- Work in collaboration with CoppaFeel! marketing team to lead the acquisition for new challenge event participants, ensuring we grow the number of supporters year-on-year.
- Support CoppaFeel!’s EDI strategy, collaborating with our EDI Manager to ensure our events are accessible and open to everyone.
- Seek out new challenge event opportunities for CoppaFeel! and carry out market research to evolve our mass participation offering.
- Be accountable for supporter journeys, from registration and delivery of engagement, to on-the-day support and thanking communication.
- Manage our challenge event volunteers, who give their time to support CoppaFeel!. Collaborate with the volunteer team to recruit and steward volunteers, and feed into the volunteer strategy.
- Attend third-party challenge events in-person, throughout the year
General Responsibilities
- Work across teams to improve CoppaFeel! ways of working and seek out opportunities for automating or streamlining processes
- Support the Finance team with income and expenditure reconciling, along with some general finance administration.
- Work with Challenge Events Assistant to code the back end of fundraising platforms (eg JustGiving) to ensure accurate income reporting
- Maintain event database records and ensure supporter data is kept accurate and up to date
- Manage volunteers and fundraisers effectively, inspiring them to support CoppaFeel! long term
- Work and collaborate across all departments of CoppaFeel! to ensure our health messaging and core values are at the heart of everything we do
- Work flexibly and sometimes remotely, with occasional work outside core hours including weekends (time off in lieu given for weekend work)
- Adhere to GDPR requirements.
- Participate in CoppaFeel! fundraising and full team meetings.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Essential
- Avid experience of planning and delivering successful in-person events
- Excellent at communicating and relationship building
- Experience of working within the charity or events sector
- Great organisation and time management skills
- Experience and understanding of donor stewardship - including high value supporters and celebrity ambassadors
- Experience of fundraising and income generation
- Very good at problem solving and taking a solutions-focused approach
- Excellent at using data and insight to drive decisions
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines successfully
- Experience in managing stakeholders and working with third-party event organisers
- Good understanding of budgeting and forecasting
Desirable
- Experience of planning and delivering a charity’s challenge event programme
- Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers
- Knowledge of fundraising regulations and delivering best practice in relation to challenge events
- Experience of working with a fundraising database and fundraising platforms
- Experience of managing multiples projects or a variety of events
- Experience of line management
- Understanding of charity and fundraising law
At CoppaFeel! we support a diverse range of communities and we understand that diversity within our team is central and crucial to meeting the needs of the young people we exist to serve. We strongly encourage applications from Black, and people of colour, LGBTQIA+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, from men, and from those with a lived experience of cancer because we would like to increase the representation of these groups within the charity.
We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and make recruitment decisions by matching the charity's needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We recognise the value in encouraging a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge at the charity.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and we commit to offering an interview for all applicants with disabilities who meet our required criteria for the role. If you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments for the interview process please get in touch.
Applications will close on 18th July at 9am, with the aim to hold first round interviews taking place W/C 22nd July.
The vacancy
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award exists to support young people to build life-long belief in themselves; supporting them to take on their own challenges, follow their passions, and discover talents they never knew they had.
Today’s young people are facing a perfect storm of challenges, and it is our ambition that every young person should have the opportunity to develop the essential skills, self-belief and resilience they will need to thrive in life and in work.
We are looking for an Executive Director of UK Operations to join our dynamic team. You will play a vital role in delivering our ambitious growth strategy, leading a team over 200 operational staff to reach 1.6m participants by 2026 and remove barriers to access for the most marginalised and excluded young people.
You will be accountable for the design of the DofE Programme, licensing, training and quality-assuring our Licensed Organisations as well as overseeing our multi-million pound strategic growth programmes, and our £2m+ Resilience Fund that provides grants and bursaries to remove barriers to access.
As a member of DofE’s Executive Leadership Team, you will also contribute to the overall strategic and operational leadership of DofE, working collaboratively with senior colleagues to ensure DofE activity is aligned behind our strategy and modelling our values and behaviours.
About you
You will be an exceptional leader of operational teams who has worked at executive level and can provide empowering and motivational leadership to a Directorate of over 200 field-based staff, and our network of 5,000 Licensed Organisations and 40,000 incredible volunteers leaders.
Highly collegiate, with a ‘can do’ attitude and knack for developing impactful and innovative partnerships, you will be an authentic and inspiring leader who is adept at turning strategic vision into practical action.
You will be passionate about the power and potential of young people, and be strongly customer- and impact-focused, always seeking ways to improve the quality of operational delivery and participant experience. You will have a track record of building organisational cultures where safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, diversity is celebrated, and everyone is empowered and enabled to be the best they can be.
If you have a passion to improve the lives of young people, and the experience and drive to lead an exceptional team of Operations staff to expand DofE’s reach and ensure every young person has a high-quality, impactful DofE experience, we would love to hear from you.
Closing date for all applications: Sunday 14th July - Midnight.
First interview: Week commencing:15thJuly - to be held via Microsoft Teams
Second Interviews: Week commencing: 22nd July - to be held at the DofE London Offices SE1
Additional interviews or conversations may take place week commencing 29th July.
If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if you would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us.
The DofE are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All successful applicants will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (e.g., DBS/PVG or similar), references covering any gaps of employment/education, confirm eligibility to work in the UK and complete a health check.
The geographical allowance is based on a staff member having a home or office-based postcode within 30 miles (as the crow flies) from Charing Cross, WC2N 5HS. The allowance is 7% capped at £4,000 (pro rata) per annum
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Full time, permanent appointment
Based in Milton Keynes with hybrid working arrangements. The role provides service delivery with regular travel across Milton Keynes and surrounding areas, and occasionally North London.
Salary range for Social Worker: £32,743 to £40,019 per annum. Salary range for Senior Social Worker: £37,780 to £46,175 per annum
Are you a skilled and dedicated social worker eager to apply your expertise and experience to a new role? Could you become a vital part of the supportive and collaborative team at one of the UK’s most successful adoption charities, rated outstanding by Ofsted since 2014?
At Parents And Children Together (PACT) we are genuinely passionate about helping families thrive. We believe that every child deserves a loving and supportive home and we are committed to providing the highest quality services to help make that a reality.
We have been at the forefront of adoption services for more than 60 years, working with local authorities across the country. We offer a flexible and innovative work environment, and we are proud of our three successive outstanding ratings with Ofsted.
We support children and families from diverse backgrounds. With access to our specialist therapeutic support services, we are proud to provide excellent lifetime support for our families’ adoption journeys.
Our adoption teams focus on assessing prospective adopters who can consider early permanence and/or adopting a wide range of children of all ages, sibling groups of two or more children, children from diverse ethnicities and children who may have physical or learning disabilities.
With your social work experience with children and families, you will manage all aspects of work with our valued applicants from the early stages of recruitment, information sharing meetings, assessment, preparation and training, through to successful placement and post placement support up to the making of the adoption order.
Ideally, you will have previous experience of completing Prospective Adopter’s Reports, or similar reports such as Form Fs, and/or experience in family finding activity for children requiring permanence.
For further information and details on how to apply, please visit our website, also for contact details for an informal conversation about the role or to arrange to meet a member of the management team informally at our Milton Keynes office.
Closing date: Monday, 8th July 2024 at 10am
Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Reading on Wednesday 17th July 2024
We look forward to hearing from you!
PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of women, children and families from many different backgrounds. We continuously look to progress the ways in which we create families and bring people together and encourage applications from people across all communities. We are committed to ensuring that our people and our services reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and applications from people from under-represented groups are particularly welcomed.
PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s Safer Recruitment pre-appointment enquiries. These include the provision of documentation of the right to work in the UK, Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, overseas police check where applicable and references covering a minimum 5 year period. All opportunities are based in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
37 hours per week covering 5 days over 6, Monday to Saturday, 8.45am to 5.15pm.
£25,253.25 per annum
12 Middle Street, Consett, County Durham.
We offer many enhanced benefits including:
-28 days holiday a year, plus Bank Holidays
-Stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%
-Free confidential counselling service: available to all staff and volunteers
-Opportunity for all managers to join our Bespoke Management Development Programme - Compass
Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our Retail department. Your role will be to to develop a team of volunteers and paid staff to ensure income budgets are achieved through stock processing, merchandising and sale price maximisation.
We are currently looking for a strong and forward thing person to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
A key part of this role will be your ability to work with both your shop volunteer team and the wider regional team, to develop the shop and volunteers, to generate the highest possible income .
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 19th July. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Friday 5th July.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
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Saint Paul’s is a dynamic church at the centre of our capital city, London. We have a vision to Encounter God and Awaken the City. Our desire is to become a white-hot centre of faith, where people can meet with God and learn what it means to be empowered by His Spirit in their everyday lives. We inspire our congregation to see God’s Kingdom come here on earth as it is in heaven, wherever He has called them to live, work and play their part in awakening our city with the good news of Jesus. If we have any particular emphasis after being a community who honour and seek God’s presence, it’s to empower the emerging generation as we pass on the baton of faith and raise up disciples who will lead and influence in every sphere of society.
Our Youth Ministry has grown over the past two years, and we have a strong team of volunteers who enjoy serving and leading. Our Sunday morning youth groups see up to 40 teenagers each week, with Friday nights gathering 20-25 at the moment. At our 5pm service we often see 40-60 teenagers attending – many of whom don’t attend any of the other groups (yet!). We are seeing young people with a confidence to invite friends and share their faith, and anticipate a season of growth ahead.
We’re surrounded by secondary schools, with a huge potential for mission and chaplaincy. We have strong links with Onelife who are based at Saint Paul’s, the HTB network and Stewards Trust. We also have a SPEAR centre at Saint Paul’s where we run up to 6 programmes a year helping young people who face a variety of challenges to accessing employment.
Overall purpose of the role
As our Youth Pastor, you will be part of the Emerging Generations team, which is currently in a fun and exciting position of rebuilding and pioneering a new way of ministry for our Kids, Youth & Students.
We’re looking for someone with a clear sense of calling to develop our vision to see many young people come to know Jesus. You’ll need a proven track record of shaping a growing youth ministry, equipping young people to become disciples who lead and influence the world around them.
We’ll give you space to pioneer projects which ensure the spiritual, mental, emotional, and relational health of young people. Recognising and releasing gifted volunteers and teams will be essential if we are to continue seeing the momentum that has been building.
You will be part of a passionate and growing staff team who are committed to seeing God’s presence transforming lives. We have a high value for worship and prayer, the team are always seeking God’s direction in the next steps of the church. You will play an essential part in the team in advising and championing the work we are able to do to see the next generation come alive in Jesus!
Main Responsibilities of the Role
· Communicate and inspire the vision of Saint Paul’s Hammersmith to our youth (11-18 years).
· Grow a healthy and spiritually mature youth ministry through cultivating both one-to-one and group relationships.
· Develop a mentoring/discipleship network for young people to be spiritually supported in their faith journey.
· Create and deliver a plan of mission to meet the needs of local unchurched young people, with a particular vision to build strong relationships with local schools, and maximise opportunities of connecting with SPEAR.
· Innovate, plan, and execute youth events and activities in collaboration with strong volunteer teams.
· Lead, equip and develop the volunteer youth team, offering spiritual guidance and practical training, ensuring they are well supported to facilitate all that is required of them in the youth ministry and beyond.
· Build good relationships with parents, helping them to understand the work of SPH Youth as well as connect and support each other in discipling their teenagers.
· Ensure SPH youth is a safe space for all young people and team, following up on DBS checks and safeguarding training and policies.
Experience
· Good experience of working with young people, with a demonstration of how they have grown in their discipleship.
· A track record of recruiting and building committed volunteer teams.
· Excellent communication skills to mobilise and encourage youth, volunteers and parents.
· A passion to reach, connect with and disciple young people. Someone who has a strong desire to share the Gospel and see salvation amongst young people in West London.
· Knowledge of and a passion for growing young leaders who will be inspired to lead across every sphere of society.
· A strong verbal communicator, preferably with experience in preaching and teaching in a church context.
· Able to work across communities and build relationships with a diversity of youth and their families.
· Competent in organisation and administration to ensure activities and events can be planned and executed in an efficient way.
· An understanding of safeguarding and how to keep young people and vulnerable adults safe.
General
· Play an active role in the pastoral and missional leadership of the church.
· Understand, demonstrate, and enable Saint Paul’s Hammersmith’s vision and values to be demonstrated in action.
· Operate as a team player demonstrating willingness to work within a ministry team.
· Comply with Saint Paul’s Policies, Procedures and guidelines and data protection requirements. Seek clarification as required.
· Ensure all information relating to teams, staff, volunteers, children/youth is treated with the utmost care and discretion in terms of personal data and integrity.
Package
· Annual salary of £27 - £31k depending on experience
· 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
· Pension
· Annual staff retreat at an offsite location
· Staff retreat days and investment days
Working Requirements
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Proof of right to work in the UK according to UK Legislation.
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Days of work: 35 hours per week, Sunday – Thursday and Friday evenings.
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This post carries a genuine occupational requirement that the holder be a practising Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
Key church services and events
· Annual Parochial Church Meeting, Church Weekend, and some evening events
· Easter and Christmas services
· Staff events: Staff retreat (typically 1 week in January)
· Attendance at Tuesday morning staff meeting
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a completed Application Form plus CV, outlining competencies and experience that align to the full description:
Application form: Download here
Job description: Download here
Submit Completed/signed application Form and CV here.
Applications will close on Sunday, 21 July 2024, with interviews held on Tuesday, 23 July 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
XLP is a youth work charity working to create positive futures for young people and at the cutting edge of tackling poverty and educational failure in inner London. We deliver holistic, long-term work with young people aged 11 to 25 in schools and communities.
This is an opportunity to join a dynamic leadership team delivering a large variety of youth work projects across nine boroughs in London. Your role will provide effective and visionary leadership and strategic direction for our growing Youth Work team, currently made up of 50 youth workers and apprentices, helping to create a team and culture that listens to young people's voices and is committed to continuous learning and development. As a charity that has grown from £2m to £3m in recent years, this is a significant time for XLP as we look to professionalise our offer, and press into impact, line management, accountability and safeguarding.
You will lead on the processes, system and culture changes we require as a growing charity to ensure all activities are safe, carried out to an excellent standard and meet the budgetary and contractual requirements of the organisation.
The successful candidate will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and will sit on the XLP Executive Team, alongside a Director of People and Operations, a Deputy Director of Youth Work, and a Director of Fundraising and Comms, to ensure XLP’s overall strategic objectives and desired outcomes are met.
We’re keen to increase the diversity of our Executive Team and Senior Management Team. We particularly encourage applications from women and from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates.
About you
Key Skills:
- Experience of working in senior leadership in an organisation at least of similar size and complexity and a track record of seeing strategic vision become a reality.
- Substantial understanding of youth work (with 11-18 year olds), particularly the difficulties facing and experienced by young people living in an inner-city environment.
- Core knowledge of relevant national guidance for work with young people.
- Knowledge of relevant safe practices and processes for delivering youth work programmes.
- Substantial experience of strategic youth work programme design, development and evaluation, and impact management.
- Knowledge and experience of delivering projects in partnership with community youth organisations.
- Experience in building, developing, managing and leading teams effectively, focusing on results delivery.
- Demonstrable project management skills, with a track record of successful delivery.
- Experience of managing budgets.
- Experience in public speaking and delivering training.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and non-verbal), which inspire confidence, contribute to and further a culture of excellence.
- Work in sympathy with our values and approach to our work.
- Able to influence and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Organised, flexible, agile and responsive, with a focus on results.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Useful if you have:
- Qualification in youth work, or equivalent experience.
- Experience of leading child protection and safeguarding within a youth work context.
What We Offer
- 25 days annual leave, with 3 additional days between Christmas and New Year
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Ongoing training and development
- Supportive and flexible work environment
- Diverse and inclusive culture
- Generous sick and compassionate leave policies
- Enhanced maternity leave policy
How To Apply
Please click the link to apply via our website. You'll be asked to complete a short form and upload a CV and personal statement. Applications close on Friday 12th July at 12pm (midday). Please note, we reserve the right to close applications early if a suitable candidate is found.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As Complex Needs Practitioner you will engage young people in a variety of interventions, using a person-centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and achieve positive outcomes.
Birmingham Young People’s Service provides holistic support services for young people 10 to 25 with needs related to alcohol and substance misuse, including those that are affected by a family members alcohol and substance misuse.
The purpose of the role is to engage young people in a variety of interventions, using a person-centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and achieve positive outcomes.
All Complex Needs Practitioners are expected to work days, evenings, and weekends across the community and within our multi-agency partnership settings, when required. Which will need a flexible working pattern from the successful candidate. The caseload will include a mixture of community and multi-agency referral pathways including health, social care, education, youth provision, and criminal justice.
As an energetic and confident self-starter, you will have a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g., NVQ Level 3 or above, Dip SW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies). Alternatively, we will consider candidates with experience of working in the health & social care field, education settings, alcohol, and substance misuse fields with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care.
Experience of liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and engaging effectively with clients in a variety of settings is essential. You will also need a flexible approach, excellent record keeping and report writing skills. We also work on an outreach basis, with a central hub base at our head office.
We have two vacancies available.
This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post-holder to work 37 hours per week.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
To apply, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
Aquarius was a subsidiary of Richmond Fellowship, with both organisations being part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. On 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. At the same time, Aquarius became a subsidiary of Humankind, with no impact to terms and conditions of employment. In October 2024, Humankind will be renamed to reflect the new organisation, of which Aquarius will remain a subsidiary.
We have a rewarding opportunity for a Night Care Worker to join our team within our residential service in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.
Have you ever wanted to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Children and Young People?Our children’s home in Cheadle Hulme provides Respite Care for Children and Young People with Autism, Learning Difficulties and Complex Care Needs.
The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of Children, Young People, and Adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.
You will be working in a caring home environment with the team and the Registered Manager which gives support to the children and young people allowing their parents and siblings a much-needed break.
Location – Cheadle Hulme, Stockport
Hours –40 hours per week (worked over 4 shifts each being 10 hours in duration). Shifts are worked on a 7-day rota therefore candidates must have flexibility of being able to work on any day of the week (including weekends).
Starting Salary - £24,980.80 per annum (£12.01 per hour).Actual salary for the hours and weeks worked.
Full time equivalent salary for 37.5 hours is £23,412.00 per annum.
Salary Enhancement
25% uplift on the hourly rate for weekend shifts.
Enhanced pay for weekend shifts and during the week between 11pm and 6am – 25% uplift on the hourly rate.
About the position….
- The core tasks of a Night Care Worker include attending to the needs of the children and young adults during the night, some of which have complex health conditions, domestic duties and appropriate record keeping in accordance with legislation and regulation. Another member of staff will sleep in the unit and can be disturbed if there is an emergency.
- The Night Care Worker role is varied and, in many instances, unpredictable. All staff are therefore expected to work in a flexible way.
- As a Night Care Worker, you will provide a professional and effective administrative service to the Registered Manager and staff team, thus enabling them to provide high quality care to the young people in the Trust’s care.
What can you bring to the team?......
We are seeking a Night Care Worker who has previous experience of working with young disabled people and working unsociable hours.
You will need to be proficient in recording information and have previous experience of working on your own initiative and as part of a team.
Experience of administering medication is desirable along with the ability of supporting young people towards independence.
Trust benefits include:
- 27 days holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 years after 10 years
- Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit , up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
- Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
- Access to our Employee Assistance programme for you and adults at your home
- After you have successfully completed a 6-month probation period, you will undertake a QCF level 3 or 4 qualification with support from an assessor and supervision.
Apply now!
To discover the full details of this rewarding role within the Together Trust look at our Job Description.The Job Pack outlines lots of information about the Trust.
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Does this sound like you – if it does apply now.Should you have any questions relating to this role please email.We would love to hear from you!
We may remove this advert should we find the successful candidate prior to the closing date therefore early applications are encouraged.
We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK.
We are a Real Living Wage employer.
Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher salaries than the government minimum wage. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.
In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been ''ordinarily resident'' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.
We are a UK charity supporting children in care and people with disabilities, autism and complex needs in the North West.
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Centre 33 is an ambitious and growing charity based across Cambridgeshire. We offer a range of high quality services to young people, including information and support on a “drop in” basis, mental health services, counselling, housing and financial advice, sexual health support and support for young carers
Purpose of your Job:
We are looking to recruit an efficient, friendly, enthusiastic administrator with excellent communication skills to support our Service Teams.
The role will include managing day to day administrative tasks for the service team, processing incoming referrals and responding to queries, along with data entry, booking systems, coordinating meetings, events, venues, and rota’s.
This role plays a key part in our service delivery to young people.
You will work to Centre 33’s values of being inclusive and specialist; supportive and non-judgmental; and collaborative and accountable.
You will be working primarily from our Huntingdon office but with travel to other hubs within Cambridgeshire.
This post is subject to a DBS check and references.
Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer.
We welcome discussions about flexible working arrangements
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.
We are looking for a registered manager for a Therapeutic Residential Children's Home in South Reddish. This is an exciting opportunity as a Registered Manager, you will be managing an existing established therapeutic children’s home but also you will be working to set up and register the adjoining property as a new 1-2 bed Therapeutic Residential Children's Home, managing a joint team for both homes.
Both Children's Homes with be working with children who have experienced trauma. You will work with your team to provide a safe and nurturing home for the young people that you support, we provide compassionate, nurturing care for children who are in crisis and have complex needs, supporting them to move from a difficult past to a brighter future.
Location – South Reddish, Stockport
Hours - 37.5 hours per week
Salary - £45,518per annum (£23.34ph rising to £29.18ph for weekends)
Sleep in Payment of £96.00 per sleep
- 27 days holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 years after 10 years.
- Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service.
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
- Proud to be a real living wage employer.
- Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online.
- Access to our Employee Assistance programme for you and adults at your home.
Here at Together Trust our vision is to champion a better future for the children, young people, and adults we support.
Main Responsibilities
As a Registered Manager you will manage a residential care team and have responsibility for a residential children’s home, ensuring a high-quality service within the home is developed and to perform within organisational policies and procedures, the National Minimum Standards and the legislative framework pertaining to children’s homes.
The Ideal Candidates
We are looking for existing Registered Managers or Assistant Managers, and a proven record for getting results from their staff team.
We are looking for the following:
- Registered Manager’s Award (RMA Children) (combined management & care award).
- Significant residential childcare experience
- A sound understanding of Ofsted regulations and expectations.
- Ability to demonstrate effective leadership.
- Ability to achieve service delivery to national standards.
- Passion to develop further services for children/young people.
- Has the right to work in the UK (we only accept applications from UK based candidates as we are not part of any visa sponsorship scheme)
Full Job Description is attached.
We are a Real Living Wage employer.
Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher salaries than the government minimum wage. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.
Apply now!
If you think you might have the relevant skills and experience, we are looking for, please get in touch or apply now.
In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been ''ordinarily resident'' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.
We welcome applications from those with a right to work in the UK. We do not currently sponsor overseas staff.
We may remove this vacancy prior to the expiry date if a suitable candidate is found therefore early applications are encouraged.
Shortlisting will take place throughout the duration of the advert as we are seeking more than one individual.
We are a UK charity supporting children in care and people with disabilities, autism and complex needs in the North West.
We're Coney, an award-winning arts and social change charity. We’re on a mission to spark change through the power of play.
We’re looking for a dynamic and proactive Producer to work closely with our Directors to lead on the planning and delivery of our Schools programme, and our engagement with wider communities in Tower Hamlets. The Producer will also support the development of the company’s wider practice, known as our ‘core engine’.
Our well-established and innovative Schools programme is a central pillar of our work. Distinctively for an organisation engaging young people in social action, most of our work takes place in primary schools. Our Primary Schools Programme has been developed over the last five years in partnership for, by and with local young people and teachers at our six partner schools.
- Days: 4 days per week
- Salary: £33,000 - £35,000 FTE pro rata, dependent on experience
- Location: Our office is currently a short walk from Aldgate East station, London. We are very open to discuss hybrid working models that work best for the candidate.
- Benefits: Generous annual leave and 'agreed absence' allowances.
Coney is an acclaimed arts and social change charity. We’re on a mission to spark change through the power of play.
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We currently have an opportunity for an Independent Sexual Violence Advocate to join the Children & Young People Team based at Workington, Cumbria. This is a hybrid role working 30 hours per week.
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- £500 bonus paid on successful completion of probationary period
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts - Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
This role is based in our Workington office with flexibility of hybrid working.
The CYP ISVA will provide a high quality and victim/survivor focused service to children and young people (aged 5 - 18) who have been subjected to sexual abuse, this can be recent or historical. To help them to deal with the aftermath and consequences of violence and abuse.
To develop, deliver, and monitor safety and support plans for those affected by crime, who accept ongoing support. Support will include providing resources, interventions, and information to all service users. In order to:
- support those affected by crime in understanding and asserting their rights
- and entitlements
- in understanding their journey through the criminal justice and legal systems including the Victims Code of Practice
- facilitating access additional services
- establish healthy coping mechanisms
- provide practical support and information
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.