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Our vision is for a world where everyone experiencing a mental health issue receives support and respect. Join our passionate, dedicated team and make a difference today.
About the role
Every piece of data we collect holds a story, a piece of someone’s journey towards better mental health.
This is a pivotal role within the CRM and Insights team, supporting the project team in successfully migrating service user data from the existing Dynamics system to In-Form CRM. You will join us at an exciting time, as we streamline operational systems and data processes, enabling the service teams to serve our communities more efficiently and effectively.
You will be well versed in SQL and database analysis techniques, helping the project team to understand the relationships between the Dynamics entities and how the data can be best transposed into the Salesforce-based CRM, In-Form CRM.
By understanding the Solent Mind's data retention rules, you will assist in inspecting and cleansing the data to ensure that only relevant, accurate, and complete data is migrated to In-Form CRM.
As new data systems are integrated, this role will collaborate with owners of the Finance, HR and Donor Management systems to support the design of viable solutions to extract, transpose, and load data between the different systems. This role is initially offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
About you
You will be highly proficient in manipulating data using Excel and SQL, with proven experience in analysing databases to extract, transform, and load data. You’ll have a strong knowledge of data auditing techniques and processes, along with a good understanding of data management principles and compliance. You’ll be able to communicate technical concepts simply to non-technical colleagues and be comfortable working both autonomously and in a team environment.
About us
We're Solent Mind! We’re part of a network of over 100 Local Minds who tailor trusted mental health services to our communities. We set our own strategies and partnerships and rely on the support of our brilliant local fundraisers.
We collaborate with Mind to make sure their pioneering campaigns, information and research make a difference in Hampshire. Together, we make better mental health possible both locally and nationally.
Benefits
Our Gold Award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and being a Mindful Employer reflects our commitment to our lively, friendly teams. We empower our people to have a voice, discover new opportunities and develop their careers. In addition to knowing you’re making a difference, you’ll also enjoy excellent benefits, including:
- Flexible working to promote a healthy work/life balance
- 25 days’ annual leave rising incrementally to 30 days per year (pro rata for part-time)
- Pension plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Season ticket and cycle-to-work scheme
If you’re ready to join the fight for mental health, visit our website to find out more and apply.
Closing date: Friday 20 September 2024.
Interview date: w/c Monday 30 September 2024.
Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check.
Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work. Appointments are made on merit.
Registered Charity No: 1081116. Registered with Limited Liability in England and Wales No: 4004500.
Engagement Manager
Engagement Manager (Brighton and Hove)
Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2025
Job Ref: V518
25 Hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £17,857.14 (£25,000 FTE) plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: October 2024 onwards
Location: Homebase with regular travel within Brighton and Hove
Closing date: 25th September 2024
Interview date and Location: Week Commencing 30th September 2024 location TBC
Volunteering Matters
At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great. And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England. We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.
Lifelines
The Lifelines programme is a well-established volunteer-led project delivered in Brighton for over 10 years supporting people aged 50 and over. LifeLines deliver activities and one-to-one support schemes to help older people stay more active and better engaged with their communities. Through a range of activities older volunteers experience reduced loneliness and isolation, become more physically active and leave their home more, socialising more and making new social connections with people of all ages.
Heathlink
Heathlink is a project that involves compassionate and committed volunteers helping older people get to and from health appointments. Volunteers support can help them maintain their wellbeing – whilst reducing missed appointments. The project has been going for over a year, and it is consistently growing. This Engagement Manager role will cover the growth of the Heathlink project to ensure that we can support more people across the city.
Role Purpose
We are looking for a talented, dynamic and professional individual to join our team in Brighton & Hove. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.
You will be responsible for the recruitment, training and ongoing support of volunteers as well as supporting beneficiaries to become more active and less socially isolated. The Engagement Manager will also support with setting up new activities across the city- identifying local need and supporting older people across the city to take part. The Heathlink project will be a big focus for this role, ensuring that Heathlink is promoted across the city, recruiting more volunteers, doing Heathlink assessments, and progressing the Heathlink project.
Our Values & Way of Working:
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.
Diversity & Inclusion
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.
Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process.
We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.
GDPR Statement
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.
We turn local knowledge into action by working with volunteers and partners across the UK to build stronger communities for all.
We are seeking a Policy & Public Affairs Officer (Wales). The postholder will work closely with the Senior Policy and Public Affairs Lead for Wales to support the development and implementation of Barnardo's Cymru's influencing plan with a view to raising the profile and influence of Barnardo's amongst policy stakeholders and decision-makers to create positive change in children's policy.
The role offers the opportunity to be involved in many aspects of policy and public affairs influencing including: conducting research, producing reports, monitoring policy developments, liaising with policy stakeholders, supporting reactive policy work, and event management to publicise our work. The postholder will work to put the voices of children, young people, families, and our services are at the heart of Barnardo's influencing.
This role will be home based but will require travel to Cardiff and/or other parts of Wales for in-person meetings as required. The position is offered on a 0.6 FTE basis (21.75 hours per week)
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Advert
Engagement Manager x 2 Posts
Engagement Manager x 2 Posts
Fixed Term Contract until 31st March with a strong possibility of extension
Job Ref: V517
Hours/Days per week: 21 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £15,000 plus attractive employee benefits package (£25,000 FTE)
Start date: ASAP
Location: Pembrokeshire (homebased with extensive travel through Pembrokeshire
Closing date: 22nd September 2024
Interview date and Location: Week commencing 30th September venue TBC
Volunteering Matters
At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great. And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England. We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.
Pivot (Home from Hospital)
Pivot (Home from Hospital) is delivered as part of the Pembrokeshire Integrated Assisted Discharge Partnership commissioned by the Hywel Dda University Health Board. The service aims to support people’s discharge from the hospital and prevent unnecessary readmittance. It also supports people to either remain in or return to their own homes, where evidence shows they are most likely to make the best recovery and retain their independence for longer.
As part of the wider partnership, Volunteering Matters recruits and places volunteers to provide short-term practical support to individuals in their homes, for example, providing help with shopping, light cleaning, or befriending, etc., and we are now looking for two dynamic Engagement Manager to join our local team. The role will involve recruiting, onboarding and supporting a local bank of volunteers, whilst managing referrals into the scheme, having ‘What Matters’ conversations with service users and coordinating a matching process so that people get the timely help they need. You will also get the opportunity to take part in other volunteering projects across the area. The right candidate will be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrates an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.
Please note: this role will require Saturday mornings working on a rota basis (approximately 1 in 3).
Key Duties:
- Recruit, interview, induct, train and support volunteers.
- Work closely with the Pivot team and wider partnership to manage referrals into the project, updating on progress and plans in the process.
- Engage with service users to conduct a “What Matters” conversation and develop individual support plans
- Management of the matching/placement of volunteers, risk assessing the volunteers and planned activities, and monitoring and supporting the match throughout.
- Maintain good record keeping, ensuring that evidence and impact data is collected so that we can monitor progress against outcomes
- Promote the project through a range of techniques, instigating interest in volunteering and encouraging engagement.
- Maintain effective relationships with volunteers, service users, colleagues and project partners.
- Prepare reports to the Project Manager, based on agreed outputs and targets.
- Risk assess all activities, ensuring that they are regularly reviewed and amended if circumstances change.
- Contribute to joint working and teamwork across Volunteering Matters and the Home from Hospital team.
Our Values & Way of Working:
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.
Diversity & Inclusion
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.
Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application.
We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.
GDPR Statement
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.
We turn local knowledge into action by working with volunteers and partners across the UK to build stronger communities for all.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Rare opportunity: Help those affected by road crashes and create lasting change with Brake, the renowned road safety charity.
Who we are: Brake has been supporting victims of road carnage since 1995, and we're on a mission to prevent future collisions. Every 20 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured on our roads, impacting lives profoundly.
Join our team: We're looking for a dedicated Bereavement Caseworker to join our dynamic, compassionate team. Your role will involve delivering world-class support services to those at their most vulnerable.
Not your average job: This isn't a 9 to 5. You could play a significant part in delivering trauma-informed support services nationwide. Make a real difference in the lives of those affected by road traffic collisions.
What we offer:
- A generous 35 days of annual leave (including bank holidays and 3-day shutdown period between Christmas and New Year. Pro-rata for part-time working patterns)
- An extra day off for your birthday to take whenever you choose
- Enhanced sick pay and compassionate leave
- Death in service benefit
- Pension
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible working
- Ongoing support and clinical supervision
- Be part of a skilled, friendly team with an engaged Board of Trustees
Who you are: We are looking for dedicated, adaptable and empathic people with a background in providing high-quality emotional support and advocacy. Experience gained in the following kinds of roles tends to transfer well to the role of caseworker at Brake: police force, roles within the criminal justice system, family liaison officer, counsellor, experience in health and social care or previous caseworker experience in any area.
Specifically seeking candidates that have:
- A full clean UK driving licence, with your own vehicle and a willingness to use it for work purposes (travel expenses will be reimbursed)
- Located in the Devon and Cornwall area. You will support service users through their preferred communication method, which may be via Teams or telephone and there will be some face-to-face meetings with clients in their own home or safe meeting place
- Experience of frontline care for people in crisis with acute vulnerabilities and risks (desirable but not essential)
- Comprehensive understanding of the processes involved in the criminal justice system (desirable but not essential)
- Research and advocacy skills – you will reach out to other organisations to support your cases where required
- Significant resilience, and willingness to be professionally developed and clinically supervised
We are interested in receiving applications, not to the exclusion of others, from candidates with experience supporting people who have suffered sudden bereavement or working with those with heightened vulnerabilities.
The greatest reward comes from knowing you have made a real positive difference to someone’s recovery from psychological trauma, and the emotional or practical challenges presented by their sudden bereavement or serious injury.
If you are seeking out a new challenge and think you have the skills, passion, and commitment that we are looking for, we would be interested in hearing from you.
About the team and how we work
Brake is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We welcome your application whatever your background or situation. We particularly welcome applications from those who are part of the global majority, the LGBTQIA+ community or disabled. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it.
So, if you have a passion for making a difference and share in our vision for a world where no one is killed on our roads, we would love to hear from you.
The successful candidate will be required to go through an enhanced DBS vetting process due to the sensitive nature of the service delivered.
We do not accept applications from serious traffic offenders due to the nature of our work. Candidates will be asked to disclose any unspent points at interview. Employees are subject to driver licence checks.
To apply
Submit your CV and a covering letter which clearly demonstrate you have what it takes to perform this challenging and rewarding role.
We work to stop road deaths and injuries, support people affected by road crashes and campaign for safe and healthy mobility for all.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Role
Universal Credit (UC) is the fastest growing advice issue for the Citizens Advice service and improving the support available to people making a claim is vital. Our Help to Claim service guides people through the claims process - this will include identifying suitability, helping clients to start their claim and providing support to their first payment.
Citizens Advice Liverpool is looking to recruit Help to Claim advisers with knowledge and experience of welfare benefits to join their team.
The successful candidates will provide end to end telephone and web chat support for new Universal Credit claimants. Your understanding of legacy benefits will enable you to check whether a client would be better off on Universal Credit. You will also be able to identify clients who due to transition to Universal Credit via Managed Migration and support them through the process and application. You will be confident in your ICT skills to support clients in making their claim.
You’ll have the ability to interview clients using sensitive listening and questioning skills to get to the root of the issues and empower clients, whilst maintaining structure and control of meetings, as well as a commitment to the aims and principles of the Citizens Advice Service.
About us
Citizens Advice Liverpool is a charity that provides free, confidential and impartial advice to people who live and work in the city. We depend on a workforce of paid staff and over 120 trained volunteers. We give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem. We are the leading provider of advice and advocacy services in Liverpool and have helped clients with over 106,000 issues in 2022/2023.
CAL have achieved accreditation with the Workplace Wellbeing Charter, showing we are committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our workforce. We've also gained an award for outstanding contribution by an employer to workplace health and wellbeing 2022 by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust.
We've gained awards from Citizens Advice National recognising our Advising Margainalised Communities Team for championing equity, diversity and inclusion in both 2021 and 2021. We were also named volunteer team of the year in 2022.
As well as a competitive salary CAL also provides access to:
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27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
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Hybrid Working Scheme
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Interest free travel loans
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Employee Assistance Programme
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Pension Scheme
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Cycle to Work Scheme
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Lifestyles Gym Membership (20% corporate discount)
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Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay
Location: Liverpool; SMF staff are currently working with a mix of home and office working for staff across all office locations; it is expected that you would travel to this location to support with student delivery.
Contract Type: 12-Month Fixed Term, 0.8 hour contract
Closing Date: 23:59 PM on Monday, 23rd September
Reporting Line: Senior Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator
Salary Band: £24,900-£27,400 per annum FTE (£19,920 - £21,920). It is our usual practice to offer at the bottom of the salary band.
Annual Leave and Benefits: 25 days annual leave pro rata’d, plus bank holidays; time off in lieu for work outside contractual hours; 5% employer pension contribution after a satisfactory completion of a four-month probation period and flexible working hours.
Hours: 4 days per week (0.8 hour contract); 9AM-5.30PM (flexible working hours available)
The Organisation
The Social Mobility Foundation is a high-profile charity with offices across the UK. We help young people from low income backgrounds enter universities and professions through our Aspiring Professionals Programme (APP). The APP is a five year programme that supports our students via mentoring, internships, university application support and skills development. We also advocate and influence for social mobility through our work with employers, including the Social Mobility Employers Index, and our campaigns and advocacy arm, the Department for Opportunities.
We strive for excellence in everything we do: the right candidate will be joining an enthusiastic, committed and successful team, which has high expectations for the young people we support.
The Opportunity
The Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator (APPC) role will be well-suited to someone who is focused on the best ways they can help the aims of the charity as well as those of our participants and partners. An APPC is responsible for supporting the delivery and development of the Social Mobility Foundation’s programme of activities for young people through their S5-6/sixth form and university years.
The SMF offers in-person and online support and opportunities, so this role will involve providing virtual and in-person support to students and working with employers across the UK.
Person Specification
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Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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Strong administration skills and confidence with using IT
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Confidence in preparing and delivering presentations in face-to-face and virtual settings
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Experience of relationship management and/or customer service
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Excellent attention to detail when undertaking tasks
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Ability to work as part of a small team
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Hard-working and efficient
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Self-starter with ability to prioritise tasks, take initiative and work independently
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Ability to adapt to new situations as they arise, and problem solve effectively
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Committed to the aims of the charity
We value ability and potential more than specific experience, and we are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage applications from people from low socio-economic backgrounds, from people who are care-experienced, and from people who are Black, Asian or of minoritised ethnicity.
Main Responsibilities
1. Achieving Results
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Organising, supporting and delivering skills sessions, partner events, university trips, both in person and virtually across SMF cities and other parts of the UK.
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Coordinating logistics for virtual and in-person events, including content creation, securing venues and speakers, producing webinars and video calls, advertising events, collating attendee lists and compiling feedback/evaluation
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Coordinating logistics of 6F/S5-6 and undergraduate internships, including but not limited to, internship advertising and student selection, liaising with students and employers throughout internship delivery, and compiling student feedback/evaluation
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Collaborating with SMF STAR Support partners to support the young people on our programme in their applications for internships and graduate roles
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Assisting with the organisation and delivery of in-person residential programmes for students from across the country
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Creating digital resources and supporting services that help APP students with university applications and internship and career opportunities
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Staying on site (day and overnight visits) for residential programmes and/or university visits when the need arises
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Support the running of the Social Mobility Foundation’s Mentoring Programme, including but not limited to, mentor recruitment, student and mentor matching and monitoring the relationship of participants and their mentors in assigned sectors
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Building relationships with schools and employers to promote and gain support for SMF’s programmes, including visiting and presenting in schools in the coordinator’s region and engaging virtually with schools and employers across the UK
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Marking student applications to the Aspiring Professionals Programme and onboarding students across the UK
2. Self-management
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Taking a problem-solving approach to the role, escalating issues as needed
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Managing work across a range of areas simultaneously
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Developing a strong understanding of the SMF’s work and social mobility across the UK, demonstrating SMF values in all work
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Using initiative to ensure effective liaison between the SMF and its student participants and target schools and colleges
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Using initiative to ensure effective liaison between the SMF and its employer partners
3. Delivering Excellence
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Maintaining excellent monitoring, evaluation and tracking procedures for student progress and the effectiveness of activities and events; compiling reports as required
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Undertaking all relevant activities to ensure all stakeholder relationships are well maintained, including meetings and email/letter correspondence, general admin tasks, and the resolution of any complaints
4. Collaboration
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Primary point of contact with students across the UK
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Maintaining shared inboxes across teams within the SMF
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Supporting the Impact and Strategy Team with programme pilots, as and when necessary
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Other duties, as required by the management team, to assist the operation of the SMF’s activities
Application Process
Interested candidates should apply by submitting to our application portal Pinpoint the following information by 23.59pm, on Monday 23rd September
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A letter outlining your suitability for the post along with specific examples from past experience. Please ensure a contact number is included.
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A short statement answering the question: What do you think are the main concerns the young people that SMF target face regarding access to universities and professions? (500 words maximum)
Please note that generic applications and CV’s will not be considered.
Interviews: First round interviews will take place from 1st October. Interview candidates may be asked to complete online tests; this will be arranged after interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: Permanent, part time
Salary: £18,963 - £22,050 per annum (£27,089 - £31,499 FTE)
Location: Homebased within Oxfordshire or Warwickshire
Closing date: Tuesday 24 September 2024
Interview dates: 1 & 3 October 2024
The Regional Adoptions Facilitator will be instrumental in streamlining our adoption services to maximise the number of horses we can help by 2026!
More about the role
As Regional Adoption Facilitator, you'll collaborate with centre-based Adoptions Coordinators to swiftly execute the Blue Cross strategy, focusing on efficient horse adoption services, including home direct placements. You'll oversee the post-adoption process in your region, ensuring smooth ownership transfers after successful loan periods to expedite horse rehoming and optimize space for new cases.
Each day you will be conducting thorough home checks and visits—both in-person and virtually—for borrowers to uphold welfare standards and address any issues promptly. Collaborating with the Rehabilitation, Trainer, and Behaviour Advisor (RTBA), you'll manage challenging horse behaviours to support successful home placements. You'll also facilitate home direct rehoming initiatives, making critical decisions to match horses with suitable owners based on your expertise and ensuring ongoing support post-adoption.
To expand our impact, you'll recruit and manage a network of volunteers, including a regional volunteer manager, for home direct assessments and checks. This includes coordinating visits and appointments, fostering partnerships with external charities aligned with our home direct efforts.
Providing excellent client experiences is essential, ensuring every interaction covers all necessary information for successful matching and adopting horses into loving homes.
This is a home-based post with extensive travel. The nature of the post will require the coordinator to demonstrate considerable flexibility in arranging their work schedule and time allocation. This will include some weekend and evening work. Due to the nature of the charity’s work, it may be necessary to exceed these hours when the workload demands. The Regional Adoptions Facilitator will be required to use their own car in carrying out their duties and will be reimbursed for business mileage as appropriate.
This is a part-time role working 26.25 hours over four days per week on a rota which includes weekends and bank holidays. This role involves extensive travel covering areas such as Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire and across to Norfolk.
For a more detailed look at the role and its requirements, please see the attached job description.
About you
As this role requires coverage across specific regions, candidates must reside in either Warwickshire or Oxfordshire. You are an excellent communicator with experience in client-facing roles within horse-related environments. Your knowledge of horse welfare and riding will ensure successful adoptions. You can quickly absorb and record information while engaging with clients and stakeholders.
Client-focused and decisive, you handle pressure well and challenge risk-averse decisions using evidence-based methods. You follow set processes, adapt to new methods, and aim to improve horse welfare by maintaining high standards in the adoption process.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential. You remain professional and approachable, handling difficult situations calmly. You are open-minded, adaptable, and able to communicate effectively with customers and colleagues.
Your skills allow you to assess support levels for horses and borrowers, identifying and addressing underlying issues. You support borrowers in maintaining high welfare standards.
Trustworthy and proactive, you approach your work enthusiastically. Your problem-solving mindset helps you find solutions and prioritize decisions with attention to detail.
Resilient and emotionally intelligent, you support clients and colleagues empathetically. Motivated, flexible, and dependable, you provide exceptional service to Blue Cross horses and customers, managing your workload effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Knowledge, skills, and experience
- Demonstrable understanding and experience of matching considerations for horses and homes.
- Full driving licence with access to their own vehicle
- Minimum BHS Stage 4 or acceptable equivalent qualifications or experience
- First class knowledge and practical experience in the care and management of a range of horses and their environment, their needs and conditions
- Proven practical experience of the assessment of horses, riders and their environments
- Experience of assessing riders and analysing ridden horse behaviour
- Practical knowledge of horse behaviour and training
- Excellent communication skills with experience of building relationships and rapport with customers
- Experience of working with the general public with the proven ability to deal with people in a variety of circumstances
- Significant experience in delivering high level customer service in a fast paced and often emotional environment.
- Good IT skills and experience of using a variety of computer packages
- Excellent administration and organisational skills
- Good questioning skills with the ability to gather information and distil the important points.
- Proven decision-making ability.
- The ability to demonstrate, understanding and apply our Blue Cross values.
Although not essential, it would be great if you also had:
- Experience working with volunteers.
- Client relationship management experience.
- Understanding of safeguarding issues
How to apply
Please apply via our website and complete the online application process before the closing date on Tuesday 24 September 2024.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.
In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.
Our generous benefits package includes:
- Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
- Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
- Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
- Free physiotherapy advice and face to face intervention
- Health cash plan
- Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
- Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
- Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
- Life assurance
- 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Recognition scheme
- Annual volunteer days
- Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.
About Blue Cross
Blue Cross is a national charity that has been helping sick, injured and homeless pets since 1897.
Every month we help thousands of pets and their people by providing veterinary care, expert behaviour advice and find homeless pets loving families. We also offer education for future generations plus pet bereavement support for those who have lost their beloved pet companion.
We love the ways that pets can make such an amazing difference to the people they live with and we offer lifelong support and advice to help that unique relationship thrive. With your support we can give back to more pets and their families who need our help.
Pets change lives. We change theirs.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
We believe that every pet should enjoy a healthy life in a happy home, and we always seek to recruit the best people who share our values and commitment so we can continue to help and support pet owners across the UK to achieve this.
At Blue Cross, we want you to feel that you belong, without the need to hide any part of who you are.
Diversity and inclusion at Blue Cross means creating a workplace where all people, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, nation or country of origin, disability, age, and socioeconomic backgrounds are welcome, respected, supported, and have access to equal opportunities.
We are working hard to reflect the world we live in and the communities we serve at every level of our organisation. As much as we have made positive advances, we consider diversity and inclusion to be a work in progress – a continual commitment that remains a priority for all of us.
Our values
Our values define the way we do things. We use them every day to guide us, and to make sure we put people and pets at the heart of everything we do.
Compassionate: We listen, we are non-judgmental, we are kind and caring to the pets and people we encounter, and we offer support in difficult times
Courageous: We make brave decisions, embrace change, and encourage innovation, ensuring we always act with integrity – doing the right thing even when no one is looking
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Part Time (25 hours) – Office based
Monday to Friday 5 hours a day
9.00am - 2.00pm
We rely on a diverse pool of skilled and engaged volunteers to support us in delivering our service. Our volunteers are central to what we do and the volunteer coordinator has the responsibility for recruiting and supporting our volunteers, while leading on how we develop and improve volunteer’s experience and impact now and in the future. So, if you’re a good communicator with great organisational skills, we’d love to have you on board.
The ideal candidate will have the following attributes and skills:
Essential Requirements
- Intermediate understanding of Google/Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word and Excel
- Experience of managing staff and/or volunteers
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to build good working relationships with colleagues at all levels
- High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines
- A self-starter who can work both independently and collaboratively
- Creative flair and an ability to work imaginatively
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a wide range of tasks
- Ability to deal with information in a confidential manner and respond with sensitivity to the opinions of others
- Experience of working in a voluntary sector setting
- Ability to work on own initiative, to organise work and meet deadlines
- Excellent listening skills and communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Excellent time management skills with an ability to manage a range of objectives
- Experience of delivering training or public communication
- Flexible and non-judgemental approach to people and work.
- Awareness of and commitment to all aspects of anti-discriminatory practice.
Please click 'apply' to download the full job spec.
Closing date: Sunday 15th Sepember 2024 at midnight
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Part Time (25 hours) –
Monday to Friday 5 hours a day
This post requires a motivated, committed and highly organised person to work alongside Restore staff.
We intend to significantly increase volunteer engagement with Restore. Volunteer services offer us a way to expand services with support provided by a wide range of people with different skills, experiences, and strengths.
We want to develop a skilled and trained group of people, both paid and volunteer, to support mental health in Oxfordshire by providing specialised training for each role.
The ideal candidate will have te following attributes and skills:
Essential Requirements
- Intermediate understanding of Google/ Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word and Excel and ability to use Social Media.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Ability to build good working relationships with colleagues at all levels.
- High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines.
- A self-starter who can work both independently and collaboratively.
- Creative flair and an ability to work imaginatively.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a wide range of tasks.
- Ability to deal with information in a confidential manner and respond with sensitivity to the opinions of others.
- Flexible and non-judgemental approach to people and work.
- Ability to work on own initiative, to organise work and meet deadlines.
- Excellent listening skills and communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Excellent time management skills with an ability to manage a range of objectives.
- Awareness of and commitment to all aspects of anti-discriminatory practice.
- Experience of using SAGE or other HR information systems.
Please click 'apply'to download the full job spec.
Closing date: Sunday 15th September 2024 at midnight
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a great charity based in Lambeth who work in partnership with children, young people and adults with a disability, their carer’s, relatives and community-based service providers to deliver flexible services within the community designed to improve the lives of disabled people. An opportunity exists for a part time bookkeeper to join the team. The Bookkeeper role is broad and will encompass some administrative work including managing and coordinating monthly reporting, budgeting and reforecast processes and stationary ordering. The postholder will also provide office services such as accounts payable, collection of time sheets and payroll. You will also Monitor cash flow, be involved in petty cash handling, paying invoices, communicating with local government finance team, HR and funding application /budgets and monitoring. 21 hours a week (3 days), hybrid in Lambeth, London. Perm post.
Who are we looking for?
We are seeking candidates who are AAT qualified with previous bookkeeping experience. You will be highly organised with great communication skills and be comfortable using excel and other Microsoft packages. You will also be able to demonstrate a passion for the third sector though your work experience or outside interests. Knowledge of QuickBooks online and funding applications will be an advantage although not essential.
If this role sound of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria, please apply immediately or contact syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion.
Everyone wants to make a difference right? But how many of us can actually say that our work has a positive impact on the lives of other people, day in, day out? This is an exciting opportunity to work with WECIL’s Voice and Activism team to impact societal change for Disabled people.
We are looking for a self-motivated and passionate individual, someone with strong personal values and a desire to make a difference to people’s lives.Experience in a participatory role with a strong understanding of coproduction is essential. If you have experience of working with Disabled people, leading groups and working to impact change this could be the role
for you! The role offers incredible job satisfaction, flexible working, excellent holiday entitlement and opportunities to develop as part of a systems thinking team.
This role is open to anyone, however, if you have lived experience of disability, we are particularly interested in hearing from you.
WECIL is a leading Disabled People’s Organisation dedicated to promoting equality, independence, and inclusion for Disabled people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Business & Finance manager to join our dedicated team at a very exciting time.
Eggtooth was established in 2011 and has grown to be the leading creative mental health organisation in Hastings and surrounding areas. We have supported thousands of children, young people and families. We offer a unique approach to wellbeing and learning and our services are needed now more than ever before.
Essential
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Proven experience of working in a hands-on Finance Manager role
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Strong knowledge of financial management principles, budgeting and financial reporting
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Proficient in using accounting software and MS Office (particularly Excel)
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Experience in managing multiple, diverse income streams
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Demonstrated experience in managing financial systems, processes and controls
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Ability to work flexibly
Desirable
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Part or fully qualified accountant/bookkeeper within ACA/ ACCA, AAT or QBE or demonstrable equivalent experience
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Experience and or knowledge of the voluntary, third sector or charity sector and its financial culture
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Experience of supporting an organisation at a time of growth and transition
To ensure our finances are managed efficiently and effectively, enabling us to maximise our impact and deliver high-quality services.
Responsibilties will include:
Working closely with the Co-Director to source new business opportunities by targeting opportunities and demographics.
Negotiating new contracts with suppliers or customers on behalf of the Eggtooth.
Preparing detailed budgets that improve the cost-efficiency of the organisation.
Responsible for the day-to-day running of the Finance function. Working with a bookkeeper to ensure accurate financial records are kept, managing payroll, online banking, Xero account and integrations.
To produce relevant, timely management accounts, cashflow and other financial reports with analysis and commentary to inform decision-making
Deliver, oversee and develop robust financial procedures, controls and systems ensuring compliance and diligent resource management appropriate to a growing not-for-profit organisation with limited resources
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.
Job title: Lived Experience Facilitator - Service User Network (SUN)
Post no: 598
Working base: Mind BLMK - Luton Wellbeing Centre
Area covered: Bedfordshire and Luton (SUN offers a combination of online and face to face groups).
Hours: 21 hours per week. Monday – Friday (3 or 4 days to be negotiated)
Working pattern: Tuesdays 9.30am – 5.00pm (7 hours) Remaining 14 hours to be negotiated depending on service need (within the hours Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 5.00pm)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £25,147.00 per annum FTE (£14,272.62 per annum Actual)
About the Service User Network (SUN)
The SUN is an open access model of community-based facilitated group peer support for people experiencing complex emotional needs associated with complex trauma and/or a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’. The SUN aims to help people develop effective ways of coping, reduce emergencies and improve access to appropriate services.
Those accessing the SUN may or may not have a formal diagnosis of personality disorder. Group members will have experienced longstanding emotional difficulties, isolation and may demonstrate patterns of behaviour that may not be helpful in the longer term.
About the Role
Fundamental to creating empowerment and engagement in the SUN Project is the therapeutic community principle, that the effectiveness of the service depends upon engaging group members in the task of running, delivery, development and evaluation of the service. The utilisation of SUN members’ own resources and expertise is integral to the SUN model of peer support.
SUN Facilitators will have their own lived experience of complex emotional needs associated with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’ and will be able to demonstrate their recovery journey. They will work closely with mental health practitioners from ELFT (East London NHS Foundation Trust) to deliver regular Service User Network (SUN) groups in different community-based locations in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire or Luton. Full training in the SUN model, and weekly supervision by a Psychotherapist / Psychologist, will be provided for all team members.
Facilitators will work to develop and support the therapeutic community principle of the SUN model and the effectiveness of the service through engaging group members in the task of running, delivery, development, and evaluation of the service. The utilisation of SUN members’ own resources and expertise is integral to the model of peer support upon which the SUN groups are based.
SUN facilitators will have regular supervision and support in this role along with appropriate training.
Entitlements/benefits:
- 25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
- Optional Health Plan
- Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
- In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
- Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)
If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.
Closedown: 5pm on Tuesday 17 September 2024
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP
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.
Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.
Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
No agencies please.
To coordinate the social contact and practical support available from the Readycall service for people living with a cancer diagnosis and to contribute to the development of the Readycall service in general across the Derbyshire Dales.
Duties & Responsibilities
1. Work closely with colleagues in the Readycall team to ensure the Readycall service meets its contractual obligations to funders.
2. Recruit, train and support volunteers to deliver a range of tailored practical support and social options for service users.
3. Be the first point of contact for service user referrals for people living with cancer:
a. liaise with the referrer to review the service user’s needs
b. visit the service user to assess and confirm needs and complete a risk assessment
c. establish a baseline of the service user’s current status/needs and develop an action plan
d. define the tailored support to be provided based on the service user’s diagnosis and treatment plan
4. Arrange support for the service user based on their needs. This could include:
a. help with essential shopping
b. matching with a befriending volunteer for home visits or trips out
c. subsidised transport to cancer-related appointments
d. attending the monthly cancer support group
5. Ensure that service user and volunteer data is processed and recorded in line with GDPR requirements.
6. Set up and host monthly cancer support groups, sourcing speakers and arranging activities.
7. Liaise with Connex’s Car Scheme service to arrange subsidised transport for cancer-related journeys
8. Schedule regular reviews with service users to assess progress against tailored action plans.
9. Support people living with cancer to access digital health apps and support relevant to their treatment and condition.
10. Liaise with health care professionals and practitioners, and other key stakeholders re service user needs, and to promote the services.
11. Work with Readycall colleagues to match volunteers to service users, and monitor the ongoing relationship to ensure it is working well for service user and volunteer.
12. Contribute towards client and volunteer surveys to monitor the service, obtain feedback, and outcomes.
13. Carry out reviews with service users to identify the impact of the support provide and the benefits achieved.
14. Ensure the collation of all relevant data to demonstrate the impact of the Readycall service and provide reports on service performance and outcomes.
15. Recommend service improvements to increase take up of support, identify gaps in support and where we can promote the service more effectively.
16. Assist with the development and delivery of promotional material to attract new volunteers and service users.
17. Ensure records of income and expenditure are kept in accordance with auditing requirements.
18. Network with other professionals and agencies that are relevant to the work of the Readycall service and Connex Community Support.
19. Represent the Readycall service at strategic meetings and events as required.
20. Comply with the organisation’s policies and other statutory requirements.
21. Provide cover for other staff and carry out any other duties as may be required from time to time.
Person Specification
1. Essential Qualities
1.1 A team player with excellent interpersonal skills
1.2 Empathetic individual who is able to demonstrate sensitivity towards vulnerable service users and their needs
1.3 Ability to supervise people, whether paid or voluntary.
1.4 Good written and verbal communication skills.
1.5 Able to take initiative and instruction, organise time effectively to handle conflicting work pressures.
1.6 Excellent recording and monitoring skills.
1.7 Good command of MS Office Packages including Word and Excel and ability to use video calling applications such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
1.8 Demonstrable understanding and commitment to principle of confidentiality.
1.9 Current clean driving licence and ongoing access to a vehicle or appropriate alternative transport for work purposes
1.10 Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities.
2. Desirable Qualities
2.1 Experience of working with a diverse range of individuals and organisations
2.2 Experience of supporting people living with a cancer diagnosis
2.3 Experience of working within the voluntary sector
2.4 Experience of creating promotional materials and using IT packages such as Adobe, Canva, Publisher.
2.5 Good presentation skills
2.6 An understanding of issues for people living in rural areas.
3. Flexibility
3.1 We are a small team and we therefore expect our staff to be versatile in their approach to tasks.
3.2 We will consider requests for flexible working whilst considering our business needs.
4. Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate
4.1 All staff are required to hold a certificate of enhanced disclosure issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service because of the nature of our work.
4.2 CCS will apply for a new enhanced disclosure certificate on your behalf. We will not be able to confirm your appointment until a disclosure certificate has been issued and reviewed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.