"Support Worker" Jobs in Europe
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Additional to the salary, sleep in shifts will be paid at the rate of £62.64
Lincoln
Internally your job title will be Recovery Worker.
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 White Gables as a Recovery Worker.
White Gables is a 24-hr crisis service, supporting people experiencing a mental health crisis and 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.
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.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with lived experience.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
To apply, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
On 1st June 2024, Richmond Fellowship, 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 merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. In October 2024, Humankind will be renamed to reflect the new organisation
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Join our team and make a positive difference in the lives of Young Carers in Wandsworth. We are seeking a passionate individual to facilitate social activities, mental wellbeing workshops and Young Carer groups and provide one-to-one support. This role is crucial in enabling Young Carers to balance their responsibilities and take care of their mental and emotional wellbeing. By joining us, you will play a vital part in supporting these young individuals, helping them thrive and achieve their full potential.
Please send your C.V and a comprehensive cover letter detailing how you meet the person specification
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Title: Male Residential Support Worker (this is a live-in role)
Responsible to: Senior Support Worker
Responsible for: Young people living in the accommodation (4 young people aged 16 – 18 years old seeking asylum in the UK).
Location: This is a live-in, residential role based in a supported accommodation home in Loughborough. Some work will be based in our office buildings.
Hours: 25 hours per week on duty – this is a mixture of day, evening and weekend shifts. Two days a week will be off duty.
Leave: Two nights a month can be taken as nights away from the home. This in addition to annual leave allowance. Annual leave - 33 days (converted into hours) pro-rata for number of hours worked
Salary Band: £24,150 - £27,760 per annum pro rata. Equivalent to £16,100 to £18,506 for 25 hours a week.
Benefits in kind: Rent-free accommodation, including Wi-fi, gas, electric and council tax bills.
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: Immediately
Overall Purpose
To provide advice, assistance and support to young people in the home, as a key member of the Support Team, delivering Baca’s service in line with our Vision and Values. The role includes a consistent adult presence in the home. To attend to their practical and emotional needs whilst supporting the development of living skills. To teach them how to manage and look after a home in order to keep it safe and hygienic. To build trusting relationships within the home to enable young people to feel safe and cared for. To act as an excellent role model and to work closely with them and their Support Worker to enable them to make good progress towards independence.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Welcome newly arrived young people into the accommodation, helping them feel safe and able to rest; with compassion without discrimination of age, race, colour or behavioural issues.
- Actively support young people to make progress and develop in the following outcomes; physical wellbeing and emotional wellbeing; personal safety; education and learning; employment and training that is safe and suitable; social engagement (being part of the community and activities outside of the home)
- Be an excellent and positive role model, offering advice, guidance and assistance and consistently modelling behaviours in line with Baca’s values.
- Using Baca’s progress plan, train all young people in living skills and looking after a home such as washing, personal safety, cleaning, cooking and food safety, food shopping and budgeting.
- Providing emotional support at times of difficulty, anxiety or stress.
- Encourage young people settle into and support them to maintain a healthy routine which will include regularly attending education and social activities.
- Act as a co-keyworker for the young people to ensure that their support plans and progress are up to date and that all their needs are being met.
- Enable young people to live with positive values and good boundaries by challenging any unhelpful or unsafe behaviours and encouraging safe and positive behaviours.
- In accordance with the guidelines on Safeguarding and Health and Safety policies, to accept responsibility for working within these guidelines and report any concerns.
- Work collaboratively with the rest of the Rebuild Team to ensure all young people are safeguarded and supported to rebuild their lives.
- Take responsibility for keeping the home clean, by consistently role modelling to and training young people.
- Maintain very good communication with relevant members of the Rebuild Team and relevant social workers
- Ensure regular appropriate reporting requirements are consistently met, meeting regulations set out by Ofsted.
- Complete and update all admin work as part of the role such as month end reports and support plans on time and in a consistent manner.
- Playing an active role in developing knowledge and understanding in areas relevant to the role and especially in the areas of asylum and refugee law, trafficking, supporting separated children and the cultures of different nations relevant to Baca.
To work as part of the team
- Be a role model, leading by example in practicing the Values of Baca.
- Actively participate in the delivery of the aims and objectives of the organisation working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them.
- Demonstrate curiosity and willingness to learn by be willing to give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers.
- Play an active and supportive role within the organisation.
- Actively participate in team meetings, making a positive contribution to enable young people outcomes to be achieved.
- Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy.
- Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity Policy.
- Consistently outwork the correct procedures for dealing with any safeguarding incidences or concerns, in line with Baca’s Child, Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy and whistleblowing.
- Adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures.
Personal Specification
Baca is looking for a Support Worker who is passionate about seeing unaccompanied young refugees achieving their potential and rebuilding their lives for a better future. The successful applicant will have a personal style that is in line with Baca’s vision and values. They will live in the new arrival house and make it their home. They will be a good self-starter and have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire our young people to be the best they can be. The successful applicant will be motivated and passionate about the work that Baca does and the young people in our care. They will be very approachable, enjoy working as part of a wider team but also able to manage their own time and workload. Someone who is supportive, approachable, responsible, reliable, personable and willing to set boundaries in line with Baca’s values.
This is a frontline role that will need the successful applicant to be working closely with young people in their houses and will need access to transport young people to different appointments, meetings and activities.
An enhanced DBS check will be required. Shortlisting and interviews will take place as and when applications are received.
Please note: We cannot offer sponsorship for this role as Baca is not on the Home Office list.
It is our mission to serve young people who have been forced to flee their home country – offering safe homes, education, therapeutic care and support
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Internally your job title will be Casual Recovery Worker.
Would you 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 support? Welcome to Richmond Fellowship’s Holder House as a Casual Recovery Worker.
Holder House is a mental health, CQC Registered Residential Care Home, working to a recovery model. We have been operating in the area for over 20 years and offer a staffed service to our residents aged 18 and upwards. We operate a vibrant environment which celebrates every member of the household. We balance the needs of the individuals, the community and the service itself, to create a safe home for everyone. We provide people with a safe place to belong, leading group activities, cooking house meals with residents and dispensing medication. 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.
Recovery Workers ensure our residents are at the heart of everything we do. They are responsible for inspiring the people who use our services to lead their own recovery, while maintaining their tenancy and independence in the community.
That’s where you come in - like us, you are keen to break down the stigma of mental health.
No relevant experience or qualifications are required, as full training will be provided. The right personal qualities, however, are essential. This will include your caring, flexible, creative and compassionate nature and your enthusiasm for helping others. You’ll thrive under pressure, be happy to work both independently and within a team and know how to connect with people at all levels and really enjoy helping others. One thing’s for sure ‐ you will have every chance to shine. So, get inspired and take the first steps towards a more fulfilling career today.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with Lived Experience.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
To apply, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
On 1st June 2024, Richmond Fellowship, 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 merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. In October 2024, Humankind will be renamed to reflect the new organisation.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER (ISLE OF SHEPPEY)
HOURS: 18 hours per week (0.45 FTE)
24 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT
SALARY: £11,732 per annum pro-rata (£26,072 for 1FTE)
Oasis Charitable Trust is a multi-national charity supporting communities in 8 countries worldwide. Our vision is for building healthy communities: places where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their full potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Community Development Worker to work as part of our Oasis Hub on the Isle of Sheppey, to engage and work with the community by helping them to access Hub activities, and the social supermarket project.
Key responsibilities will be:
- To deliver the Sheppey Support Bus project and ensure its day-to-day operational tasks are fulfilled.
- To liaise with our community partners including supermarkets, Fairshare etc to support and provide for Oasis activities, including the Sheppey Support Bus.
- To monitor and evaluate activities using monitoring tools available to the team.
- To develop other opportunities that will enhance our offer to the local community.
The successful post holder must have:
- A relevant professional qualification in Community Work or able to demonstrate qualification by experience.
- Successful experience of working with complex communities.
- The ability to deal with private information and sensitive issues with a calm and confident approach in difficult situations.
- Ability to function in diverse settings and with a wide range of professional agencies.
- Self-motivation, resilience, excellent organisational/administrative and inter-personal skills are essential for this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of something pioneering on the Isle of Sheppey and to help make a difference to communities on a local level, while individually improving the life chances of everyone. As part of the package, Oasis offers:
- A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution.
- A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays).
If you are interested in this position, please email your most recent CV and covering letter. For further information please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs Website. In your covering letter, please answer the following questions:
- Expand on your CV to explain how your skills and experience meets the Job Description. Give specific examples.
- What personal attributes does a person need to do well as a Community Development Worker?
- How do you see the Oasis ethos and 9 Habits being displayed in this role?
Completed applications should be returned by 12 noon Monday 7th October 2024
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 16th October 2024
We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know.
Applicants must be able to prove their right to work in the UK. Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Outreach Worker- Arabic Speaking (working with parents and children)
21 hours per week, £27,177.91 per annum, pro-rata (including London weighting)
South Westminster
Fixed term to end March 2026
This is a highly rewarding role for an Outreach Worker to support parents and carers of children under 5 at Westminster Children Centres. We are currently looking to recruit an Outreach Worker in Westminster area to provide accessible information to parents and carers, particularly those who are marginalised, to ensure they receive the support they need in order to increase opportunities and strengthen family life, bringing better outcomes for children.
Fluent in Arabic, the role will include developing an understanding of the local area including services and facilities. You will also need to pro-actively engage with vulnerable and isolated families and carry out home visits, as required. The role will include developing good relationships with health visitors and liaising with other agencies regarding the needs of parents and carers. In addition, the successful individual will help to organise social events to bring the community together.
We are looking for someone who has experience of community and outreach work with diverse communities in an inner-city environment. This will include experience of a wide range of methods/techniques to reach out and engage with isolated individuals/communities. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, along with the ability to empathise with parents and carers are required. A non-judgmental approach is essential. The ability to network is also important.
A commitment to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children, as well as an understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities and diversity.are essential.
The salary for 21 hours per week is £16,306.75 per annum.
Please visit our website to obtain the job description, full person specification, and the link to apply using our online system.
Please ensure that you cover all criteria on the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting purposes.
Closing Date: Sunday, 6th October 2024
Interview Date: Week commencing 14th October 2024
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Playground Coordinator - Wandsworth and Chelsea
Employer – Kids
Location – Kids Lady Allen Adventure Playground, Wandsworth Common, London SW11 1HT and on occasion, Chelsea Playground
Salary - £17,842.61 (£29,197 FTE)
Hours – 22 hours per week
The good stuff/benefits
- Join a company that truly cares about your wellbeing
- Enjoy an enviable annual leave package, starting at a generous 25 days and growing each year up to 30 days.
- Option to buy an additional 5 days holiday.
- Enjoy your entitlement to Bank Holidays.
- We've got your back with Maternity and Paternity Pay.
- Rest easy knowing you're covered with our Death in Service plan.
- Invest in your pension plan with the option to top it up knowing that Kids is also contributing 3%.
- Achieve work-life harmony with flexible hours tailored to your needs.
- Unlock exclusive discounts at hundreds of online retailers through our employee benefits portal.
- Reap the rewards with our enticing "Recommend a Friend" scheme.
- Access confidential support and expert guidance 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Programme, helping you navigate both personal and professional challenges.
- Take care of yourself with Company Sick Pay which you are entitled to from your first day.
- 5 days of paid family/carers leave.
- Salary sacrifice schemes available
- Develop your mentoring skills by either being a mentor or signing up for our mentoring programme.
- Expand your horizons with Kids’ online learning platforms, offering a wealth of professional courses for your personal and career development.
- Apprenticeship programmes available for employees
- Benefit from a colleague engagement programme enabling your voice to be heard.
- Lean on us during difficult times with Bereavement Leave.
As a Playground Coordinator you will be supporting disabled young people and their families by coordinating the delivery of an adventure play service at Lady Allen Playground. This is a great opportunity to develop your existing skills in a rewarding role and gain a strong sense of achievement.
Working context:
- You will be required to work variable/unsociable hours including evenings and Saturdays
- Based on playground sites outside of regular office hours
- You will be required to work from a second playground site (Chelsea Playground) on occasion
- Managing a flexible workforce
Key responsibilities:
- To manage and supervise staff in the provision of the service
- Brief staff effectively so they provide a positive play experience
- Make sure there is a programme of activities that provide children with choices and opportunity for different play and social activities
- Respond to and develop play episodes with children and other play practitioners
- Take responsibility for providing 1-1 support for children with a range of disabilities
- Keep written children records up to date and accurate
- Demonstrate and record that children are involved in the development and planning of the playground
- Effectively recruit and prepare play staff to undertake the requirements of the role
- Co-ordinate and take management responsibilities for external visits and outings
- To assist the Manager with the physical responsibilities of the playground including site inspections, maintenance, renewals and utilities.
- To be aware of the budgets and the management of them
- Make sure the playground meets regulatory requirements including Ofsted, H&S and Quality in Play.
- Liaise on operational level with relevant Local Authority officers
- Attend relevant regional and KIDs meetings
- Participation in your own supervision and Continuing Professional Development
- Within the post there is an agreed level of decision making responsibility in the delivery of the service especially in the absence of the Manager.
To be able to carry out this role it is essential that you have the following characteristics:
- Significant experience of working with disabled children in a play setting
- Knowledge of disabilities/ impairments and impact on child and family members
- Ability to engage and support children in a variety of play experiences without supervision
- Experience of implementing an activity programme
- Experience of coaching and mentoring sessional workers in areas of good practice
- Understanding of current Safeguarding processes
- Ability to work on your own and problem solve with little input from line managers
- The capacity to undertake, when required, the range of management, development, administrative and liaison duties.
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Computer literate- good working knowledge of Microsoft office suite
- Excellent range of communication skills with children, parents and other professionals.
Personal Qualities:
- You will have the ability to think on your feet and confidently use your initiative
- Ability to calmly and efficiently problem solve
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and complete tasks across a range of disciplines
- Energetic and willing to learn, grow and have fun
- Creativity- in order to enhance and develop the service
- Passionate about inclusive, adventurous play!
This role is for 22 hours per week. It can be combined with our Young People's Wellbeing Co-ordinator role to create a 34 hour per week role. Please read through the job ad for both roles and indicate in your application if you would like to be considered for both. You only need to apply through one vacancy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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.
Do you want to help build a world where no one feels lonely or left behind?
Do you enjoy digital outreach to connect communities of all kinds?
Do you believe everyone should know how to connect with their community?
If you answered yes to all of the above, this could be the role for you!
We’re looking for a Marketing & Communications Administrator with experience and enthusiasm for community outreach to join a well-established and vital organisation. The Marketing & Communications Administrator reports to the Senior Manager – Children & Community and works in a team alongside the Community Development worker to build and enhance all of T&T’s work. The part-time role combines business and creativity to maintain Time & Talents’ voice and presence, connecting with local children, families, adults and older people in the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe areas – that is to say, all of our neighbours! If you are a good communicator, flexible and able to take initiative, this is a fantastic opportunity for you. What we do Time & Talents is a lively, busy community centre in the heart of Rotherhithe, London SE16. Set in a leafy heritage building, and ‘T&T2’, our second venue in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, we offer something for everyone. With a history of 137 years of supporting people of all ages in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, we bring people together for mutual support, fun and friendship, with a wide range of services and activities for older people and other adults, along with children and families’ programmes and a range of volunteering projects.
The role
In this role, your key responsibilities will include:
• Maintain social media accounts, website, regular newsletters and promotional materials in close collaboration with programme teams
• Collaborate with management team to create effective, engaging reports to a range of funders and other stakeholders
• Lead on community fundraising initiatives with management team support
• Maintain a unified tone and thematic approach across all media and marketing platforms
About you
You are passionate about the power of community to connect and support people, and you like to work in collaboration with others. You have strong written communication skills and a keen eye for creating visually-appealing, engaging content. You’re flexible, accountable, take responsibility, are highly organised and skilled in multitasking and balancing priorities.
About us
We are an energetic, experienced, and passionate team of 17, with a strong sense of shared purpose and a lively sense of humour. You’ll have the chance to make a big contribution to a growing, ambitious and innovative organisation which has doubled its reach and impact in recent years. This role is 22.5 hours per week, with flexibility for regular evening and occasional weekend working. Time & Talents is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity, and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.
If you would like an informal chat about the job, please email recruitment @ timeandtalents. org. uk with your phone number and a suitable time for us to call. The closing date is 09:00 Monday 7 th October.
All applications to be submitted online through CharityJob. Send a CV and a cover letter of no more than
two sides of A4, explaining why you want the job and how your experience relates to the job description
and person specification.
IMPORTANT: We’ll use cover letters to assess applications alongside CVs. Please ensure you take the time
to include a well-written cover letter as detailed above. We won’t assess applications without one.
INTERVIEWS: Interviews will take place the week commencing 21 October.
Do you want to help build a world where no one feels lonely or left behind?
Do you care deeply about the welfare and dignity of older or vulnerable adults?
Do you have experience in social care or working with people with a wide variety of needs and abilities?
If you answered yes to all of the above, this could be the role for you! We’re looking for a Neighbourhood Care & Phoneline Coordinator with experience and enthusiasm for older people to join a well-established and vital programme. The Neighbourhood Care & Phoneline Coordinator reports to the Senior Manager – Older Adults & Volunteering and works in a team alongside the Neighbourhood Care Coordinator and the Befriending & Volunteering Coordinator. This part-time post plays a vital role in supporting isolated older adults in the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe areas. If you are a good listener, compassionate, flexible and able to take initiative, this is a fantastic opportunity for you. What we do Time & Talents is a lively, busy community centre in the heart of Rotherhithe, London SE16. Set in a leafy heritage building, and ‘T&T2’, our second venue in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, we offer something for everyone. With a history of 137 years of supporting people of all ages in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, we bring people together for mutual support, fun and friendship, with a wide range of services and activities for older people and other adults, along with children and families’ programmes and a range of volunteering projects.
The role
In this role, your key responsibilities will include:
• Supporting older people aged 55+ in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe: providing strength-based assessments of individual needs and support to help reduce loneliness, improve health and wellbeing and increase older adult’s opportunities to connect to their local community.
• Delivering a shared phoneline and inbox offering signposting support to older adults.
About you
You are passionate about the power of community, and particularly volunteers, to connect and support people, and you like to work in collaboration with others. You are methodical with demonstrable experience in supporting older or vulnerable adults, particularly able to show experience in working with volunteers to meet the needs of the community. You’re flexible, accountable, take responsibility, are highly organised and skilled in multitasking and balancing priorities.
About us
We are an energetic, experienced, and passionate team of 17, with a strong sense of shared purpose and a lively sense of humour. You’ll have the chance to make a big contribution to a growing, ambitious and innovative organisation which has doubled its reach and impact in recent years. This role is 26 hours per week, with flexibility for regular evening and occasional weekend working. Time & Talents is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity, and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.
If you would like an informal chat about the job, please email recruitment @ timeandtalents. org. uk with your phone number and a suitable time for us to call. The closing date is 09:00 Monday 30th September.
To apply
All applications to be submitted online through CharityJob. Send a CV and a cover letter of no more than
two sides of A4, explaining why you want the job and how your experience relates to the job description
and person specification.
IMPORTANT: We’ll use cover letters to assess applications alongside CVs. Please ensure you take the time
to include a well-written cover letter as detailed above. We won’t assess applications without one.
INTERVIEWS: Interviews will take place on Monday 14th October.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CIEH is seeking to encourage a culture of governance that promotes openness, transparency, integrity, values diversity, is compliant, accountable and responsive.
The Governance Advisor will:
- Advise CIEH's Board and Committees in line with the governance framework and statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Provide high quality, professional governance services as well as support successful AGMs and elections.
- Work across a full range of governance activities, leading on identifying and delivering opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our governance.
- Provide support for fitness to practice cases and act as hearing co-ordinator to fitness to practice panels.
The contract will be for a period of 3 years, commencing January 2025. As such, the salary noted above does not apply, fees will be agreed as part of the Invitation To Tender (ITT) process. Further details of the ITT Governance Advisor role, including how to apply, can be found in Application resources section below.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £4,759.20
Hours: 8 hours ( 1 day a week Monday - Saturday)
Department: Retail
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Permanent
Thinking about your next retail challenge?
Are you a retail professional looking to make a difference? Do you love being part of a team, meeting the public and working in a varied role? If so, read on! We are looking for a Relief Shop Manager to work across our network of charity shops in East London.
This is a great opportunity to be part of a team making a real difference to the lives of the children we support and their families. You’ll also get to work across our whole shop network so no two days will be the same and there’s plenty of room to develop in your role and grow your career.
As Relief Shop Manager, you’ll be responsible for generating income for the hospice by maximising sales and Gift Aid opportunities, proactively managing stock, and presenting our shops to a high standard.
We’re looking for someone who is personable and punctual and can deliver first class customer service. You’ll be flexible and open-minded – willing to embrace change and able to adapt to different ways of working. Previous charity retail experience is an advantage, but not vital. Knowledge of health and safety relating to shops is beneficial.
We are looking for a candidate to start as soon as possible, who can work 1 day a week, flexibly from Monday to Saturday. Overtime is available.
Richard House is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
Richard House is not authorised to sponsor overseas workers; you will need to have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.
Benefits
- Annual holiday allowance of 27 days, increasing to 29 days after five years’ service
- Pension scheme offering 7% employer’s and 3% employee’s contribution
- Option to continue existing NHS pension (subject to meeting criteria)
- Employee assistance programme
- Death in service scheme
- Occupational sick pay scheme
- Enhanced maternity pay scheme
- Flexible working
- A supportive team with a commitment to CPD
- Unsocial hours benefit (certain Care positions only)
REF-216 820
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
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