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We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Neutering Finance Assistant. You will join us working 35 hours per week, on a 6 month fixed-term contract. You will be based at our National Cat Centre in Chelwood Gate, East Sussex with the opportunity to work from home a few days a week. In return you will receive a salary of up to £23,130.12 per annum plus excellent benefits.
This is a hybrid role and you will be required to attend the office 1-2 days a week, with the rest of the week spent working from home (or in the office if you prefer). Please ensure you are of a suitable commuting distance.
Since 1927, Cats Protection has helped thousands of cats each year, across the UK. As a community of volunteers, employees, supporters and partners, we’ve improved the lives of millions of cats and transformed the way millions of people see and care for cats.
One of the Charity's main objectives is to support neutering. In 2020 we helped 109,000 cats with vouchers for neutering. The neutering finance team record accurate information through our neutering schemes that supports the wider Cats Protection aims and objectives. They develop good working relationships with Veterinary practices and payments are made on a timely basis. They are a team of six, working closely together to help and support each other and the wider Finance department.
Responsibilities of our Neutering Finance Assistant:
As a Neutering Finance Assistant, you will work accurately and diligently processing neutering vouchers and related invoices on a daily basis, checking data entered and responding to vets in relation to query files. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential for this role. You will assist in the checking of neutering statements, ensuring payments have been processed and vet payment details are up to date. You will handle appropriately all telephone, email and written enquiries regarding Neutering Vouchers from other departments, vets and branches, interrogating the system to answer queries and producing reports for vets. Developing knowledge on voucher campaigns, cat neutering and the aims and objectives of Cats Protection to support vets and branches.
What we’re looking for in our Neutering Finance Assistant:
- Strong knowledge and experience of working within an office environment – ideally within a finance team
- Ability to process data accurately and quickly – a keen eye for detail is a must
- Experience of using Microsoft Excel & Outlook to an intermediate level, this is essential as the role is heavily data entry based
- Experience of working in an accounts receivable or accounts payable department – desirable
- Experience of using accounting software/systems or a similar type of database desirable but not essential
- Experience of developing good customer service
What we can offer you:
- salary of up to £23,130.12 per annum plus excellent benefits
- generous annual leave entitlement
- life assurance scheme
- range of health benefits including private healthcare
- Employee Assistance Programme
- and more
Through our values and behaviours we help people see the world through cats’ eyes. Together we can make a difference.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.
Closing date: 1st April 2024
Virtual interview date: TBC
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
Please email if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.
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Read moreAre you a highly organised Senior Administrator with a real can-do attitude? Can you juggle competing priorities whilst maintaining a brilliant level of attention to detail?
We are looking for a Senior Administrator on a part time basis (2 - 3 days per week) to provide administrative support to the Chief Executive and PA to the Chief Executive through a variety of tasks.
About this role:
As Senior Administrator, you’ll provide general administrative support to the Chief Executive and PA to the Chief Executive, including:
- Managing and processing expense reports and reimbursement claims
- Making travel arrangements for the Chief Executive (and, where required, Trustees and other members of the Leadership Team), often at short notice
- Responding to letters and department queries quickly and accurately, always maintaining confidentiality.
- Monitoring the Chief Executive’s emails, deleting, responding, contacting the Chief Executive to discuss where necessary, in the absence of the PA
- Working with the internal comms team to arrange and deliver regular Manager Q&A sessions
About you:
To be successful in this role, you’ll have previous experience in a secretarial role in a busy office environment, with the ability to organise and prioritise your own workload effectively. You’ll have excellent listening skills with the ability to communicate both in writing and verbally at all levels, and you will have a positive attitude and the ability to adapt quickly to changing situations, always remaining calm under pressure.
About Dogs Trust:
We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.
About the team:
The Administration department within Dogs Trust consists of the Chief Executive, PA to the Chief Executive, Senior Administrator and Team Assistant all based primarily at London head office.
This role will offer hybrid working, but there will be a requirement to attend the London office for meetings. This is a part time role and we are flexible about the work pattern, but you will need to be available to work Mondays to provide cover for the PA.
To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you complete an application form and a covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive enough suitable interest, so to avoid disappointment early application is encouraged.
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Press and Marketing Coordinator
Gresham College is a charity which provides high-quality free education to the public across a broad range of subjects. The College aims to stimulate a love of learning and intellectual curiosity and to champion academic rigor, professional expertise and freedom of expression.
Gresham College has been providing free lectures within the City of London for over 400 years. Lectures are attended by an in-person audience and live-streamed around the world. We have currently had over 51 million online views.
The College is now in year four of an exciting five-year plan which has the primary aim of increasing and broadening the audience which the College reaches. Working at Gresham College is hugely rewarding in terms of the breadth and range of subjects covered and the knowledge and intellectual reputations of our speakers.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The postholder will be responsible for publicising Gresham lectures and speakers to the media to amplify our visibility, enhance our reputation, and attract new audiences to Gresham.
The post-holder will need to be able to translate complex, technical information into clear and engaging press releases and briefings. They will need to be capable of managing proactive, planned press work but also have the ability to react to events and enquiries as well. They should demonstrate a strong track record of working and placing articles with a variety of national / international / print / digital media outlets.
With help from junior staff, they will also proactively inform additional groups of upcoming lectures – for example, faculty heads / administrators of university programs aligned with the respective lecture topic.
They will build relationships with other organisations in our sector with a view to cross-promotion when appropriate.
Finally, they will serve as the primary liaison for external press agencies enlisted to undertake independent or standalone projects.
Reports to Executive Director
Salary £32,000 - £35,000 (Pro-rata, part time, 2 days (14 hours) a week role). Saul Pension scheme (currently 16% employers’ contribution)
Contract type This position offers an initial contract term of 12 months, with the possibility of extension based on performance.
Benefits 28 days holiday, plus 6 days closure over Christmas. Saul pension scheme
Responsibilities
1. Write press releases about key lectures, speakers and series.
2. Disseminate these notices to media contacts (journalists, reporters, bloggers, media outlets) via media relations software, and personal correspondence when appropriate.
3. Build and maintain targeted lists of media contacts within media relations software to increase the efficacy of this work.
4. Act as the liaison between media contacts and Gresham speakers, facilitating collaboration such as the co-authoring of editorials or press interviews.
5. Work with junior colleague(s) to build lists of other contacts who may be interested in particular lectures and manage distribution of information to these groups.
6. Similarly, disseminate lecture information to other broadcast opportunities and platforms, such as membership associations, event-listing websites and newsletters, building reciprocal relationships with sector partners.
7. Serve as the primary liaison for external press agencies enlisted to undertake independent or standalone projects.
8. Report monthly on the above activities and recommend future development of the press and marketing offering.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:
1. Between three and five-years’ experience working as a journalist, in a press office or communications team.
2. Robust knowledge of the UK media landscape.
3. The ability to build good, working relationships with press and media contacts.
4. Success in securing national or wider press coverage of stories / stakeholders / campaigns.
5. Excellent oral and written communication skills, with an ability to translate complex information and data into messaging for a range of audiences.
6. Proficient in drafting timely and accurate press releases.
7. Ability to organise time effectively, prioritise workload, meet deadlines and multitask with ease.
8. Able to work well under pressure and respond to issues at short notice and occasionally out of hours.
9. Good team player with an understanding of other communications disciplines
10. Confident use of MS office applications and other IT systems.
Equal Opportunities
Gresham College encourages applications from those of diverse backgrounds. The College is committed to fairness, consistency and transparency in selection decisions. Panel members are aware of the principles of equality of opportunity and fair selection.
Application Process
All applications will be managed in accordance with the College’s recruitment policy; the process is outlined below.
Formal applications must consist of a Curriculum Vitae accompanied by a letter explaining your suitability for the role in relation to the information and criteria specified in the Job Description and Person Specification.
The selection and interview process will be managed a panel comprised of employees and/or other persons. The final appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references, and any other necessary document checks (e.g. right to work in the UK).
The closing date for the position of Press and Marketing Coordinator at Gresham College is 9am 8 April 2024 but will close earlier if the position is filled.
Application Process
All applications will be managed in accordance with the College’s recruitment policy; the process is
outlined below.
Formal applications must consist of a Curriculum Vitae accompanied by a letter explaining your
suitability for the role in relation to the information and criteria specified in the Job Description and
Person Specification.
The selection and interview process will be managed a panel comprised of employees and/or other
persons. The final appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references, and any other
necessary document checks (e.g. right to work in the UK).
Kensington & Chelsea Social Council (KCSC) works to strengthen and promote local voluntary and community organisations and the communities they work with.
This role provides administrative support to KCSC’s management of our Health & Wellbeing Team’s Self-Care programmes in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC).
We are seeking a person with excellent organisation skills, as well as high levels of numeracy and literacy. The role requires strong ICT skills, with proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications, databases and websites. You will also have experience of project, diary, and finance administration.
If you would like a general discussion about this role or about KCSC, in confidence, please contact Vicki Harrison-Carr, Director of Operations (the line manager for the role).
For more information and to apply, please click on the Apply button.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
You have demonstrable experience of working with/supporting individuals with mental health problems, including providing advice and guidance, developing structured action plans and setting goals. You’d also like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Community Links Advisor.
About the service
Our East Hampshire Enhanced Community Support team work closely with Hampshire Safeguarding Adults Board to provide outcome focused, time limited support for people with a range of potential safeguarding issues. And, right now, we’re looking for someone like you to join us.
About the role
Responsible for helping and inspiring the people who use our services under direction of a Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), we’ll rely on you to provide support for people with a variety of issues. These could include self-neglect, hoarding behaviour, mental capacity/health issues, homelessness, autism, substance use and abuse and neglect (including exploitation, hate crime and cuckooing). You’ll also need to regularly liaise with MASH via a dedicated referral pathway to ensure key concerns raised under Section 42 alerts and identified as ‘hard to reach’ are addressed.
Maintaining up to date case notes and database of clients will be an important aspect of the role too, as will creating needs/risk assessments and risk management plans for each person using the service. Routinely visiting clients in their own home, providing 1:1 support to help them access specialist support, community-based activities and mainstream services, and fostering positive relationship building to help develop interventions for specific behaviours - all are part and parcel of this challenging but rewarding role.
About you
Key to your success will be a relevant background, plus a caring and compassionate nature and genuine empathy and enthusiasm for helping others. You’ll also need to be happy to work both independently and within a team and willing to be part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties. Comfortable communicating at all levels, you respond compassionately to sensitive and complex issues too. What’s more, you’re great at motivating, supporting and advocating for clients, efficient at keeping good and accurate records and a dab hand at planning and prioritising a busy workload.
In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities.
This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week.
To apply, please visit our website and send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with Lived Experience.
Richmond Fellowship is 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. From 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship will be merging with the mental health charity 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. In October 2024, Humankind will then be renamed to reflect the new, bigger and better organisation.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
You’re caring, flexible and creative, thrive under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and really enjoy helping others to live as independently as possible. You’d also like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship’s Abbots Bank as a Recovery Worker.
Abbots Bank is a mental health, supported housing and community based service, working to a recovery model. We provide a range of support services for people with mental ill health to access in their local community, including outreach support, peer support and supported housing. We have been operating in the area for a number of years and offer a staffed service to our residents aged 18 and upwards.
We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone. That’s where you come in.
Responsible for helping and inspiring the people who use our services to maintain their tenancy and independence in the community, we’ll rely on you to work with them to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations. Whether it’s developing their domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, one thing’s for sure ‐ you will have every chance to shine.
No relevant experience is required as full training will be provided, although candidates with an understanding of mental health issues and/or lived experience would be welcomed. More important is your caring and compassionate nature and empathy and enthusiasm for helping others. Whatever your background, you’ll need to be happy to work both independently and within a team and willing to be part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties.
Due to the nature of the role, a driving licence and access to a car is essential.
In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities.
We have three permanent roles available, one full-time role for work 37.5 hours per week and two part-time roles for 22.5 hour per week, both on a rota including weekends and evenings.
To apply, please visit our website and send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with Lived Experience.
Richmond Fellowship is 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. From 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship will be merging with the mental health charity 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. In October 2024, Humankind will then be renamed to reflect the new, bigger and better organisation.
St Luke’s Hospice – Caring for Harrow and Brent St Luke’s Hospice cares for people approaching the end of their life in Harrow and Brent. We aim to give the people we care for the best possible quality of life, each and every day. Supporting local people and their families is at the heart of what we do – focusing on what matters the most to them is at the centre of our care.
The care we give is free of charge, available to all, and respects the cultures, religions and beliefs in our richly diverse community. Our care is given with compassion and dignity and involves not just looking after the patient, but also includes supporting the people closest to them.
We receive part funding from the NHS and the rest is raised from the amazing generosity of the organisations and people who make our care possible. Our local community is a vital partner in our care, kindly supporting us through their donations and fundraising alongside the dedication of over 800 incredible volunteers who freely give us their time to support the best possible end of life care for local people.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others?
Do you have a keen interest in human resources and administrative support?
If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Job Purpose
We are currently seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Human Resources Assistant on a six-month fixed-term basis at our hospice. As a vital member of our People and Organisational Development team, you will play a crucial role in providing essential HR support for both our staff and volunteers.
Your responsibilities will include managing transactional services related to staff and volunteers, overseeing recruitment processes, and handling various HR duties. This encompasses drafting offer letters, contracts, and providing general support to the People and Organisational Development team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Recruitment Management: Coordinate and manage recruitment processes from start to finish, ensuring a seamless and efficient experience for both candidates and the organisation.
- Administrative Proficiency: Demonstrate proficiency in managing diverse administrative responsibilities crucial to the smooth functioning of our Hospice.
- Communication Hub: Act as the first point of contact for the People and Organisational Development Team. Ensure that all inboxes are effectively and efficiently maintained, responding to queries promptly or allocating them to the appropriate channels.
- Documentation: Draft offer letters, contracts, and other HR-related documents with precision and attention to detail.
Benefits of joining our Hospice Team
Annual leave starting at 26 days and increases with service
The ability to continue your NHS pension (if joining from the NHS)
Carers Leave
Access to our 24hr employee assistance programme
Free onsite parking
Subsidised lunches
Access to the NHS Blue Light Card
Applicants are encouraged to inform us if any reasonable adjustments are needed to be made during any part of the recruitment process.
St Luke’s Hospice are equal opportunity employers and particularly welcome applications from groups who are currently under-represented in our staff.
Please note: We will not be able to employ you if you are not eligible to work in the UK. We will not be able to obtain a work permit on your behalf.
To apply, please complete our online application form below.
See Job description for more details.
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The Project Manager will support delivery of St James's Partnership Building Project, that seeks to lay the initial foundations of a rewarding long-term partnership between St James’s and St Pancras Churches in 2024.
Church Profiles
St James’s, Piccadilly
St James’s is a lively, inclusive, and diverse church in central London that welcomes everyone, of all faiths and none, and draws together a wide set of activities, projects, and aspirations. For over 30 years we have had a significant creative arts programme with exhibitions, major festivals and music concerts taking place across the year, as well as debates and lectures. We have a major community outreach programme to support those experiencing homelessness, mental health issues, or seeking asylum, and work actively in prison reform, training, and employment. We provide eight music scholarships every year to support the ongoing work of the church including weddings and memorial services. St James’s has also been actively engaged in environmental initiatives for many years, through its thriving Earth Justice Programme, and was the first urban church to achieve an Eco Church Gold Award. Over 40,000 people visit St James’s every month.
St Pancras, Euston Road
St Pancras Church building, designed by William Inwood was consecrated in 1822 and is Grade I listed. It is a fine Greek revival church and comprises nave, apse, north and south caryatid porches, north and south vestibules and west portico. The church is clad with Portland Stone with terracotta bands of decoration under a combination of lead and latterly a slated nave roof.
The church community has reduced during the pandemic to around 10 active members. A weekly service on Sundays at 10am attracts an average of 25 people. The musical tradition is strong with a professional choir. The church sponsors a very significant food bank provision, located in the parish. The latest quinquennial inspection noted that the building is sound, with no major urgent issues although repair of the historic and distinctive caryatids is a priority over the next 5 years.
Our Partnership
St James’s is at an important moment in its 400-year history. We’re beginning a new chapter with a £20m capital project (‘The Wren Project’), through which we aim to transform our site; making it more relevant to 21st century community needs whilst preserving and narrating its heritage honestly. This transformation is anticipated to disrupt our site for up to 24 months and therefore we will need a temporary home to deliver the full range of our liturgical, outreach, cultural and commercial activities.
St Pancras Church needs revitalisation to re-position it as the heart of its community over the next 5 years. This requires its site to be re-activated liturgically, creatively and commercially to provide sufficient enabling income to staff the space for future events; which in turn will attract more visitors to the site and present more opportunities for the church to engage with their community. It needs help to make that happen.
Given these complimentary needs, and with the conceptual and financial support of our Diocese, both churches will work together in an equal, mutually beneficial partnership,
to better meet their respective needs and fulfil their respective ambitions. The start of this process will be an initial partnership building project.
St James’s Vision
Rooted in God’s earth, we envision a just society and a creative, open-hearted church.
St James’s Values
Contemplation. Action. Adventure. Kindness. Courage.
Terms of Appointment
Title: Project Manager
Term: 6-month fixed term contract (Outside IR35)
Consultancy Fee: £20k, total hours/payment milestones negotiable
Location: The role is hybrid with a balance of remote (home) working and on site working at St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL, and St Pancras Church, Euston Road, London NW1 2BA, as required.
Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer
Key relationships: Project Board, Project & Plans Assistant, Comms Team, St Pancras PCC, Diocesan Stakeholders.
Purpose of the role
Working with the project board, strand leads and stakeholders at both churches, the Project Manager will be expected to manage daily delivery of our Partnership Building Project, which comprises 4 key strands, each led by a member of staff as follows:
1. Vision, Mission & Leadership - Review and revitalise St Pancras’s pattern of liturgy and prayer, consult and plan for development of congregational growth, review governance arrangements and recruit a new priest as part of the St James's clergy team to take responsibility at St Pancras after Easter 2024.
2. Strategy - Engage St Pancras PCC, Congregation and Stakeholders and form a 3-year strategy (2025/8) that works cohesively with St James's and Wren Project relocation, whilst retaining St Pancras's unique identity and fulfilling its mission and ambitions.
3. Site Improvement - Produce an effective plan to open and improve the St Pancras site so that it attracts more visitors daily and increase site income generation in balance with/alignment to the mission and values of the church.
4. Shared Services - Establish a shared services scheme to provide cost-effective, high-quality back-office support to both churches.
Responsibilities
The Project Manager will be expected to:
Develop the project plan between “in principle” and “in flight” status.
Establish project milestones, measures and deadlines.
Deliver the project within agreed time, cost and quality parameters.
Co-ordinate the activities of the project team effectively, to achieve the project’s ultimate aims.
Ensure effective communications and consultation with multidisciplinary stakeholders throughout the project.
Act as the key point of contact for the project.
Maintain the project workbook including timeline, budget, risk and reporting sections, in SJP’s proprietary format.
Deliver efficient day to day management of the project budget.
Calculate and manage potential project risks.
Anticipate, identify and resolve issues as they arise.
Organise, run and document project meetings and manage the action log.
Support team members to ensure they complete tasks on time.
Resolve team conflicts.
Track project progress/performance and prepare monthly project reports for management.
Conduct post-project analyses to determine what was effective and what to improve for future projects.
Person Specification
Essential Qualities:
A qualification in, or significant experience of, project management and methodologies.
Significant experience of managing relevant projects within the charity or heritage sectors.
Great organisational skills with the ability to move at pace whilst providing appropriate structure and control, including establishing and navigating project and organisational governance.
Excellent communication, facilitation, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills working within a matrix environment; confidence working with senior leaders.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to communicate with clarity, influence and motivate others without direct line management.
Knowledge of Change Management processes and practices and experience of using them to drive transformational change.
Competent user of MS Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
Desirable Qualities:
Experience of working with Church of England DAC’s, PCC’s, Clergy, Congregations and Community Groups.
Equity, Inclusion and Diversity at St James’s
It is important that we are representative of people and communities from across society. We actively welcome applications from people who are currently under-represented in our community including people with global majority heritage, people with lived experience of poverty and people who identify as LGBTQ+.
Safeguarding
St James’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
Application Process
For further information please contact Nick Thasarathar, Operations Director (details on our website)
Please submit your application including your individual CV (or Consultancy Overview if applying as a firm), along with examples of your previous project work, to Nick by 12noon on Sunday 24 March. (Job description including person specification on our website too).
The review of applications and shortlisting for interviews will be complete by 31 March and applicants will be notified. Shortlisting interviews will be held in the week of 1 April and the successful candidate will be confirmed by 5 April. We are aiming for a start date as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are currently seeking a flexible individual with a commitment to customer service to join our team as Branch Support Unit Advisor, based at our National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate with some home working available. You will join us working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a salary of up to £25,765.62 per annum plus excellent benefits.
Since 1927, Cats Protection has helped thousands of cats each year, across the UK. As a community of volunteers, employees, supporters and partners, we’ve improved the lives of millions of cats and transformed the way millions of people see and care for cats.
The Branch Support Unit (BSU) is part of the Operations Department and it provides support for branches, centres and the whole Operations team. Our day to day work includes; maintaining branch information on the database; arranging events and training days; organising allocation of free cat food, lottery licenses, PetPlan, cat relocations, NCC visits and processing Annual Returns; supporting Operations staff with projects and collating and dispatching mail outs to branches and centres. The Unit is very busy and handles approximately 3,500 E-Mails and almost 1000 calls monthly.
Responsibilities of our Branch Support Unit Advisor:
As a Branch Support Unit Advisors you will provide first-line support and advice to both volunteer groups; the operations team and regionally based employees. You will be the first port of call for other departments who need information about our branches and centres. You will also organise a variety of events ranging from recruitment drop-in sessions, interviews and training to networking meetings and conferences.
What we’re looking for in our Branch Support Unit Advisor:
- Experience of working within an office environment or customer support role
- Strong customer service and administration experience
- Excellent communication skills and be able to keep calm under pressure with great credibility
- Experience of using Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel
What we can offer you:
- salary of up to £25,765.6 per annum
- generous annual leave entitlement
- contribution pension scheme
- life assurance scheme
- range of health benefits including private healthcare
- Employee Assistance Programme
- and more
Through our values and behaviours we help people see the world through cats’ eyes. Together we can make a difference.
Closing date: 25 March 2024
Virtual interview date: 10 April 2024
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
Please email if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.
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Read moreRugby foodbank's Engagement Officer will oversee the smooth running and operation of the foodbank, with concern for its operational efficiency and standards in accordance with The Trussell Trust franchise model. In partnership with the Service Delivery Manager, guide the development of the foodbank project, including its material resources, financial assets, reputation, partnerships and volunteer body. The Engagement Officer will have a key role in the delivery and development of Rugby foodbank and the growth of its services. They will be responsible for building relationships with key stakeholders including volunteers, food and financial donors, partner referral agencies plus community and business groups. The right candidate will be an effective communicator who will work hard to create a positive environment for volunteers, clients, agencies and donors maximising opportunities for engagement.
At Hope4 we believe that everyone has the right to have a place to call ‘home’, somewhere that is safe, secure and sustainable, and enough food even when in a crisis. We also believe that everyone should have the chance to realise their hopes and ambitions. In order to achieve these aims we run the Hope Centre and Rugby foodbank which is part of the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks. Hope4 is the overarching charity name overseeing all operations of the Hope Centre and Rugby Foodbank.
As a charity, our clients are at the heart of what we do. Although Rugby is a small market town, in 2023 we supported over 190 people at our Day Centre and provided over 7500 foodbank food parcels. Our staff and volunteers are crucial to making this happen. We currently employ 8 members of staff and have 80+ people regular volunteers.
The charity was founded by the churches across the town and continues to hold to Christian principles working to address poverty, primarily homelessness and food poverty in the Borough of Rugby. The churches, as the Revive network, support the work we do both with funding and providing many of our volunteers. Our staff and volunteers support these values and ethos irrespective of belief or background.
We are looking for someone who can work as a flexible team member and with the ability to share and balance duties according to the needs and opportunities of the organisation. You will be an outgoing self-starter who is confident working on their own initiative as well as part of a wider team. Your key skill will be the ability to work with all types so people from every kind of background because you will be engaging with volunteers, clients, trustees and external agencies such as churches, schools and businesses. It will be varied and is pivotal in ensuring the smooth and successful day-to-day running of the foodbank.
Main Responsibilities:
Stakeholder contact: this is a people orientated post
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To be responsible for quality customer service, dealing with all the communication requirements of the foodbank
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To be responsible for dealing sensitively, appropriately and confidentially with the range of complex and challenging issues presented by any of our stakeholders.
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To lead with recruitment, induction and support of volunteers as required
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To support and actively engage with varied stakeholders including faith groups, local businesses and statutory and non-statutory organisations
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To support and liaise with volunteer teams on a day-to-day basis
Service Delivery and Promotion:
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Support and actively promote services and maintain and develop positive relationships with stakeholders, to encourage continuity and to aid growth
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Be the point of contact and the face of Rugby foodbank for stakeholders
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Support and complete tasks in a timely and accurate fashion
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Further develop signposting resource and engage with external agencies to form partnerships for sign posting opportunities
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Work with our Financial Inclusion Support Worker regarding client income maximisation
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Work with our social medica content lead to support promotional activity
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Assist in the organisation of annual events such as open days, AGM, cultural celebrations such as Harvest Festival and Christmas and supermarket collection days and volunteer thank you events
General Duties:
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To work well as part of a staff team
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To deal with the day-to-day administration of Rugby foodbank via phone, email, in person, with all stakeholders,
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To organise and oversee volunteer rotas; deliver new agency induction training; organise food collections at Harvest, Christmas and adhoc at supermarkets; deliver talks about the foodbank to churches and other community groups and businesses
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To attend Trussell Trust conferences and training days
To work as part of a team to support the overall delivery of Hope4’s activities:
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Build positive relationships with Hope4’s stakeholders including staff, trustees and volunteers
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Undertake any other reasonable requests by management, consistent with the nature of the service
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Ensure that all work is delivered in line with contractual obligations and in accordance with best practice of Hope4
General:
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All information and data to be maintained in accordance with Hope4 policies and procedures, and within GDPR principles
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Undertake identified training within specified timelines and maintain current operational knowledge where required, such as safeguarding
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To be an active and effective team member including both those at Rugby Foodbank, the Hope Centre and those organisations supporting our work eg referral agencies, food and financial donors
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To work some hours, where needed, outside of normal office hours (including evenings and weekends)
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Participate in supervision and annual appraisal, and identify your own job-related development and training needs
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Safeguarding – an awareness of Safeguarding for children and adults and/or a willingness to undertake training
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To be an ambassador for Hope 4 within the wider community
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Core work of this new permament part-time role will include day-to-day finance activities ranging from cash counting and raising customer invoices to paying supplier invoices and maintaining the cashflow forecast.
Job Purpose
- To support the work of the Finance Manager
- To work co-operatively with other members of the Cathedral team of staff and volunteers, deliver effective and seamless finance management of Cathedral activities; and
- To work with individuals and organisations booking our spaces to ensure timely invoicing and receipt of income.
You’ll be working alongside other members of our staff including Ministry Team and volunteers as we seek to fulfil the plans laid out in our Vision and Strategy to increase our impact as a Cathedral and community hub while improving our financial sustainability through commercial events and fundraising.
Person specification
Essential
- AAT Level 2-4 qualification or equivalent.
- Experience of Sage accounting software or similar software package.
- Good proven IT (Microsoft 365) and administrative skills.
- Highly organised, detail orientated.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to work as part of a diverse and inclusive team and under own initiative.
- Flexible, proactive and adaptable approach to working in a busy Cathedral.
- A flexible attitude and willingness to take on a range of duties including working alone and under pressure.
- An open and welcoming attitude to all including volunteers and members of the general public.
- Empathy with the beliefs and values of the Christian Faith and the aims and objectives of the Church of England.
Desirable
- Experience of working with digital platforms e.g. booking and CRM systems and websites.
- A keen interest in Cathedrals as a place to enrich the lives of people from all backgrounds.
- Experience of working in an environment where paid and voluntary staff operate side by side.
Benefits of working at Portsmouth Cathedral:
- Holiday - a generous annual leave allowance, pro rata, based on 25 days plus two 'given' days over Christmas and all statutory public holidays.
- Pension - generous employer pension contributions of 7% (1% employee contribution)
- Flexible working arrangements considered
- Commitment to professional development and training
- Cash health plan through Health Shield
Safeguarding - The Cathedral takes the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults very seriously and practices Safer Recruitment for all roles (both paid and voluntary), enhanced DBS for specific roles and face-to-face or online training as required.
Portsmouth Cathedral is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a member of Inclusive Church.
Candidates are requested to submit a recruitment monitoring form following instructions in the Application Pack.
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Prison Facilitator - HMP Eastwood Park
Location: South Gloucestershire
Salary: £16,550 (£27,584 FTE)
Hours: 21 hours/ 3 days per week
Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.
Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing illiteracy amongst people in prison?
Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led literacy and numeracy programmes across a number of prisons. We now have the opportunity to provide a service at HMP Eastwood Park. Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our literacy and numeracy programme at HMP Eastwood Park, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.
Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach.
This role will be prison-based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.
We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.
Interviews are planned for the 5 April 2024 (online).
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Purpose of the Job
- To Develop a new co-production and community engagement network that will play a leading role in driving service transformation across the West London NHS Trust.
- Liaise closely with the NHS Transformation Team to gain key insights on NHS services…
- Crisis & inpatient mental health services
- Child and adolescent mental health services and developmental services
- Older people’s mental health services
- Community and recovery mental health services
- Psychological medicine services
- Integrated care services
Key Responsibilities
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- Organise regular network meetings comprised of service users from across the NHS Network and Mind Networks.
- Deliver regular in-reach into inpatient services and closed inpatient groups to provide feedback on ward experiences.
- Regularly promote the mental health network, through attendance at stakeholder events, network meetings and active marketing.
- Provide training to network members, so that they can provide effective feedback and insights on services, attend key focus groups, meetings, and support with the sharing of insights.
- To work closely with the Service user participation leads to help support and implement a comprehensive participation and engagement strategy where applicable across HFEH Mind and NHS Transformation cohort.
- To work collaboratively with the Youth Services and Adult service Co-Production Leads to ensure safeguarding responsibilities are met.
- To manage competently safeguarding concerns that arise.
- Be able to work some unsocial hours as required in line with the demands of the role.
- To produce regular reports in respect of service user feedback and participation and engagement across west London Trust.
- To ensure the on-going monitoring and evaluation of HFEH Mind/west London trust co-production and participation programmes, reporting on progress against KPIs and informing the continued development of our co-production and participation across West London Trust.
- To work closely with the Business Development and Quality Manager to review and monitor funding arrangements and produce reports as appropriate, with input from service users.
- To develop partnerships with other local and national agencies where applicable to support with future coproduction opportunities.
Person specification
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- Experience of working with those who have mental health issues including adults, carers, young people.
- Extensive experience of service user participation /coproduction /codesign /consultation.
- Experience of managing groups and 1:1 work.
- Experience of training and presenting to others.
- Understanding of safeguarding procedures for adults, children, and young people.
- Experience evaluating, designing, and delivering coproduction activities.
- Previous experience of developing and implementing new services with the ability to demonstrating effectiveness using evidenced based evaluation.
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Location: Hybrid · UK - United Kingdom
About the role
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our bank as a Welfare Officer, providing cover as required for the SSAFA RAF Service across the UK.
Our Bank Welfare Officers will provide direct and impactful welfare support to RAF personnel and their immediate family on an ad hoc basis when a full-time member of the team is unavailable to do so.
As a trusted and confidential source of support, you will assist our service users with challenges they are facing, from mental ill-health, difficult relationships, domestic abuse, financial and cost-of-living concerns, resettlement, housing, childcare, equality issues, bereavement, military discharge or deployment and many more - no day will be the same, as such this is a great opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the Welfare sector.
Our intervention is provided with consent on a non-statutory basis, and you will work with and engage our service users to develop appropriate interventions for individual outcomes.
Our service is transitioning to become more accessible and inclusive, digital technology plays a key role in this, as such you may be asked to use digital technologies to complement and enhance processes and service user experience.
You will work closely with RAF welfare teams, local authorities, health, education, civilian agencies, charities and other military organisations to ensure the best outcome for the service user.
About the Team
2024 marks 34 years since SSAFA began delivering an independent non-statutory, and confidential service, for the Royal Air Force community across the UK, and this is an exciting time to be joining as we were recently successful in our bid to continue delivering this service.
We are transforming our ways of working to be innovative, to ensure our service is even more inclusive and accessible to meet the needs of a modern RAF.
We are a hard-working team, from diverse professional backgrounds. Although we all have our own area of responsibility, we support each other in delivering the best possible service to our military community.
Find out more about the 34 year history of the Service Personal Support & Social Work Service and hear from a colleague at RAF St Mawgan on our careers page.
About you
To thrive in this role you will have relevant experience of supporting adults, families and children/young people. You will be able to take a flexible and creative approach to problem solving. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to deliver presentations with confidence.
You will have used Microsoft Office 365 to a high standard. It is important that you have experience of planning and managing your own workload, with minimal supervision.
It would be advantageous if you have experience of carrying out assessments, preparing plans, monitoring and reviewing outcomes.
There will be some travel required and therefore you will need to be able to drive, have access to your own car and be flexible to spend nights away from home occasionally within the UK at short notice..
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2022 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way, they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.
Closing date: Midnight on Monday 01 April 2024. SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews: Week commencing 08 April 2024
HMP Peterborough
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Are you a proactive, highly efficient and a collaborative individual with a proven track record of working in services providing vital administrative support in a busy, pressurised environment?
If so, St Giles and the Wise Group are looking for a Women’s Services Administrator to join our dynamic team and to support the management of HMPPS Contracts delivering Women’s Services within HMP Peterborough.
Who are we?
The Wise Group and St Giles came together a few years ago to form a partnership with the aim of supporting the Probation Resettlement reforms by offering a high-quality service underpinned by staff who have lived experience and cultural competency. To date we have been awarded more than 20 contracts to deliver Personal Wellbeing, Finance, Benefit & Debt and Women’s Services across England and Wales.
The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise which is proud to be making a difference to people’s lives. We’re proud because we help people to find jobs, provide advice to people struggling to heat their homes and support people to find their feet following time in prison. To do this, the Wise Group works in partnership with everyone from large businesses to national and local government and third sector organisations who provide essential specialist support to our customers. Together, we’re greater than the sum of our parts.
St Giles is an award-winning social justice charity using expertise and real-life past experiences to empower people who are not getting the help they need. People held back by poverty, exploited, abused, dealing with addiction or mental health problems, caught up in crime or a combination of these issues and others. We show people there is a way to build a better future for themselves and those they care about and help them create this through support, advice, and training. Our peer-led services form the backbone of our work, putting people with lived experience at the centre of delivery, design, and evaluation of support and services across the UK.
About this key role
As Women’s Services Administrator, you will provide vital administrative support to the custody-based team within HMP Peterborough as well as to the wider community-based contracts awarded by the HMPPS to deliver women’s services in East of England. You will also be expected to monitor and manage the receipt of referrals from National Probation Service through the Customer Approved System (CAS) and ensure all inputting through CAS is accurate and within agreed timescales, while also providing activity reports to the Service Manager on a regular basis.
You will also be counted on to be the primary point of contact for all enquiries, external and internal, to ensure communication channels are clear and effective, plus to develop and maintain processes for recording and monitoring resource allocation and to provide administration for meetings as directed by the Team Leader, including bookings, invitations and minute-taking.
What we are looking for
- Experience of managing Customer Relationship Management systems, including inputting data and creating reports.
- Proven record of identifying risk and allocating cases to the appropriate WWC.
- Experience of working in services which provide support to people who have faced adversity and disadvantage.
- An understanding of the barriers faced by people with complex and multiple needs.
- Full UK Driving License with access to a vehicle or willingness to travel within the area.
- Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- A flexible, professional and collaborative approach to your work.
Please note this role requires Enhanced Adult Workforce only.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher 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: 11pm, 2nd April 2024