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Company Description
At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action and getting people into work.
Our Pan Merseyside Child Exploitation and Missing from Home services identify reasons for young people running away and provide support. Our services also prevent or stop child exploitation, raise awareness amongst young people and provide training for professionals, parents and carers.
Job Description
The role of Service Coordinator is an exciting opportunity to oversee a team of Caseworkers, ensuring that they provide first class to support, to young people who are at risk of child exploitation, or have for a time been missing from home.
This role will assist the Service Manager to establish strategic links in the area, with key partners and other stakeholders, with a view to promoting and continually enhancing the service. We are co-located within a multi-agency team, tackling missing and child exploitation, so you'll have a great opportunity to develop your networks and expertise within the sector.
The cases that we work on are complex and challenging, but are making a difference in the lives of those that access our services. We've completed over 1500 return home interviews, helping to prevent further missing episodes. We've also supported over 130 young people through a programme of direct work, tailored to their individual needs.
*This role requires access to a car for business use, and a full driving licence.
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Qualifications
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following skills, qualifications and experience:
- Relevant professional qualification in youth/community work, social care, health or education.
- Able to manage across a wide geographical area, ensuring that preventative and reactive services are provided to children and young people at risk.
- Experience of working directly with young people who present with complex needs.
- Experience in managing casework, including assessment, action planning and reviews.
- Ability to engage and work in partnership with a variety of external agencies, to achieve agreed outcomes.
- A full driving licence and access to own vehicle with business use.
Additional Information
Salary: £31,200 per annum
Hours of work: Full time, 37 hours per week*
Contract: Fixed term, until 31st of March 2027
Location: This role can be based in either our Knowsley, Liverpool, or St. Helens office (with regular travel across the region required).
*Working arrangements: Typical hours are Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm, but there is an occasional requirement for evening and weekend work.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action and getting people into work.
Our Merseyside Missing From Home or Care Service provides critical specialist support services, that are designed to build understanding, and promote resolution, of complex difficulties that lead to young people becoming missing from home or care. Working in liaison with young people, their families, and the police, we build understanding and provide robust preventative support to young people who are at risk of:
- becoming involved in crime to survive, from stealing to criminal gang involvement
- drug and alcohol misuse
- mental and sexual health issues
- exclusion from school and failure to meet educational milestones.
Job Description
The role of Missing From Home Caseworker is an excellent opportunity to join a highly communicative team of professionals, who are actively working as part of a multi-agency team, to support and empower at-risk children and young people (10-18 years old), across the Merseyside area.
*Access to a car, and a full driving licence, is a requirement of this role.
*3x full time vacancies available.
About You
- An excellent communicator, with the ability to effectively engage young people, and their parents or carers, handling sensitive and confidential issues with tact and diplomacy.
- Experience of planning, delivering, and evaluating support activities for and directly with young people.
- Experience of case management (assessment, action planning, reviews).
- Great organisational skills, with the ability to proactively evaluate and monitor progress against targets, to achieve action plan deadlines.
- Able to work in partnership with a variety of agencies to achieve agreed outcomes.
Main Duties and Accountabilities
- Undertaking one to one work with children and young people who are vulnerable to child exploitation (CE), and planning and delivering appropriate support interventions.
- Identifying and supporting access to additional or specialist services for young people and parents where necessary, to ensure that their needs are met, and risk factors are reduced.
- Completing all required monitoring information by set timescales, and correctly recording all interventions, contacts, and multi-agency correspondence.
- Offering educational awareness raising within the local authority, to improve risk reduction, and co-facilitating CE Awareness training.
- Developing and sustaining productive working relationships with referring agencies, such as working in partnership with Children’s Social Care, to facilitate support.
- Working with the Local Authorities, and their Local Safeguarding Children’s Board, to ensure positive media messages, and marketing of the service to young people.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 GCSE’s (grade C or above), or equivalent.
- Able to use a variety of IT applications effectively, and skilled in writing concise reports.
- Knowledge of Safeguarding, Health and Safety, and Risk Management procedures, and knowledge of the issues affecting young people who are at risk of CE.
- Access to a car, and a full driving licence.
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Additional Information
Salary: £24,961 per annum
Hours of work: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term, until March 2027
*Access to a car, and a full driving licence, is a requirement of this role.
*You may be required to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, or anti-social hours, if required.
*This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The RSPB is seeking a Director for Policy & Advocacy to lead our work to change the political and economic frameworks that drive the loss of biodiversity and to promote the solutions that will restore nature and respond to climate change. In this role you would be an influential leader in shaping the public and political response to the nature and climate emergency.
Director - Policy and Advocacy
Reference: FEB20245626
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £81,151.00 - £87,118.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
This is a Permanent, Full-Time role for 37.5 hours per week.
Location is flexible but as this role will require frequent travel to London (Westminster). It is envisaged that the ideal candidate will be based within 2 hours journey time of London.
There will be some overnight stays and overseas travel by arrangement in advance.
Your work will involve leading teams and partnerships that aim to stop decisions that damage nature, hold decision makers to account on their commitments and promote positive solutions to enable nature restoration at scale through policy and legislation, as well as standards, advice and practice, and developing impactful collaborations with others who share our goals.
We are looking for an experienced and credible environmental leader, with strong political intelligence, able to build influential networks and coalitions across sectors. You will be able to see the big picture, understand the policy detail and the political context. You will be an articulate, persuasive and inspiring communicator for nature. You will facilitate multi-disciplinary teams, including across the countries of UK and international teams, to create advocacy and influencing strategies and propositions that maximise our impact and align people and resources around shared priorities.
Essential skills, knowledge, & experience:
- A passion for nature and a drive to change the fate of nature, and a broad understanding of and engagement in current and future environmental issues.
- Credibility within the environment sector and notable expertise in policy and advocacy - with demonstrable expertise across a breadth of subject areas (e.g. at least three of conservation, agriculture, land use, water, forestry, marine, planning, sites, species, casework, economy, energy, climate.)
- Demonstrable experience of influencing UK politics, governments and/or business frameworks at multiple levels and an in-depth understanding influencing tactics and the political context in which change happens.
- Understanding and experience of leading work which builds Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) into the agenda for policy and advocacy work to drive organisational and societal change.
- Substantial and broad experience of leading a professional function and/or large geographically dispersed team to implement strategy.
- Knowledge of the UK and devolved country governance and frameworks affecting nature and climate and their use in public policy making.
- Proven inclusive leadership and people management skills, able to convene teams, develop and support individuals and teams for high performance, building a positive collaborative culture.
- An innovative, creative thought leader, able to think clearly and deeply on issues, help others think out of the box to develop new propositions and approaches using analysis of an array of different inputs e.g. scientific evidence, policy & legislation, operational experience and political/social contexts.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills to present, influence and represent the organisation including to the media.
- Capable team manager with experience of providing direction, leading change, building capability and providing professional & personal development support to their reports.
- Facilitative leadership skills and a demonstrable experience of leading teams without direct line management authority.
- Able to develop professional guidance and set ways of working to guide the performance and effective working of teams to meet standards.
- Experience of developing and leading teams through change – developing new capabilities, skills and ways of working.
- Demonstrable commitment to the RSPB and its mission and values.
- Educated to degree level or relevant high-level experience.
Desirable skills, knowledge, & experience:
- Experience of leading political campaigns, strategic communications and/or wider behaviour change campaigns.
- Understanding and experience of influencing the international framework for nature and climate.
- Partnership development, stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
- Strong collaboration skills to build relationships, navigate politics and address conflicts.
- Financial acumen to develop and manage budgets, forecasting, use of business metrics and understanding financial and wider socio-environment benefits of conservation, including ethical considerations.
- Understanding and commitment to using Programme and Project Management Frameworks.
- Specialism in or lived experience of any area of EDI
- Project management skills to plan and manage successful projects, manage risks, costs, time and project teams.
- Experience in the not-for-profit sector, working in a resource constrained environment and/or with volunteers as a key part of the workforce.
- Experience of corporate decision making beyond particular remit.
Closing date: 12:45, Thu, 28th Mar 2024
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.
People of colour and disabled people are significantly underrepresented across the conservation and climate sector. We are on our own journey to enable and empower more diverse people to act for nature. We want to actively increase diversity in our workforce, and we’re committed to recruiting people on the objective basis of their skills, ability and experience. This level of role at the RSPB has been identified as being particularly underrepresented and we are offering a guaranteed interview to eligible applicants who meet the criteria detailed in the candidate information pack, available above, and opt in to be considered.
You will be required to upload a CV and complete an application form.
No agencies please.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Many people are experiencing mental health issues and urgently need support. That’s where our new service and you come in. Join Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery and Connect Worker and you’ll play a vital role in helping individuals access the support services and opportunities they need to improve their quality of life and ensure that their mental health is improving.
Chester and Wirral pathway is a community based project that will assist people in hospital ready for discharge home from mental health inpatient settings.
Your role will be in supporting patients in various hospital settings to overcome the barriers to them leaving hospital. This will include being part of MDT meetings, housing and benefits support, utility reconnection, identifying housing and a package of 12 week support upon discharge from hospital. Ideally candidates will have good housing experience. This is an agile role that will require travel between hospitals and the community.
Your challenge will be to support individuals with complex mental health needs to feel in control of their care, access mental health support and other local opportunities and build their emotional resilience. You’ll manage a caseload of individuals with mental health concerns, formulating support plans and establishing positive relationships with a range of multidisciplinary organisations.
You’ll need a significant understanding of mental health issues and substantial experience of working within a mental health setting where you dealt with ‘high risk’ clients and managing resources effectively. A good understanding of recovery and coproduction is important too, as is a proven ability to lead, supervise and motivate staff and delegate work appropriately. Adept at managing conflicting demands and priorities on time, you have a flexible attitude to working hours and, above all, keen to be part of something new and worthwhile that will change lives.
This is a fixed term role that ends on 1 April 2025. This is a full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week.
In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities.
To apply, please visit our website and send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
This is a rolling recruitment process; shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with Lived Experience.
Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems.
Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. 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
You have substantial experience of working in Housing and Social Care and an in‐depth understanding of mental health issues. 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 Boston Bank House as a Service Manager.
Bakery Court and Chapel View are mental health, supported housing and community-based services, 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 managing the day‐to‐day running of the service, you’ll ensure the quality of support we provide to people who use our services is second to none. Managing service contracts, line managing staff, carrying out inductions, undertaking investigations, putting team development plans in place and supporting business development colleagues – all are aspects of this challenging and rewarding role.
Substantial experience of managing a caseload of individuals with complex needs is a given, as is the ability to lead by example using a firm but inclusive management style. Some housing management experience would be useful too. Open and encouraging, you have lots of tact and diplomacy and are great at managing conflicting priorities. You also have a flexible approach to working hours and are happy to participate in on call arrangements.
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 potholder to work 37.5 hours per week.
To apply, please visit our website and send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with Lived Experience.
Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence.
Closing date: 28th March
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We have an exciting opportunity available for a motivated, creative and inquisitive individual to join our team. This is the perfect role for someone who likes to use creativity and insight to plan, deliver and evaluate successful fundraising products and campaigns.
You will be joining the Communications and Development Team, which is part of the Regional Engagement Team. The Communications and Development Team acts as a central support team, supporting the wider team and aiding income generation. This role will play a pivotal part in helping the team achieve our ambitious goals.
This is a fast paced and varied role, working with the team on anything from individual supporters who are organising their own fundraising through to regional corporate partners who want to support Alzheimer’s Society. You will also support additional income opportunities, including Facebook campaigns and recycling opportunities.
You will be responsible for supporting the acquisition of supporters, including managing paid marketing campaigns and leading on the design and implementation of tools and resources to help the team recruit new supporters. You will also be responsible for designing, delivering and testing multi-channel stewardship campaigns.
You will identify opportunities and use your skills, experience and sector knowledge to make recommendations for improvements, and you will use insight to create diverse and inclusive fundraising offerings which appeal to a variety of audiences. You will build strong relationships at all levels across the organisation, working collaboratively with supporting teams to develop great working relationships.
This is an exciting time to join the team, as we re-focus to maximise income and opportunities, and a fantastic time to join Alzheimer’s Society as we implement our new Help and Hope strategy.
About you
- Proven track record of developing and project managing fundraising campaigns, from planning through to analysis.
- Be passionate and ambitious, able to take initiative and to hit-the-ground running.
- Be a creative thinker, keen to test and learn.
- Experience of developing and delivering excellent communications to supporters across multiple channels.
- Works collaboratively and is able to prioritise effectively.
- Excellent and professional communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
- Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.
- Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
SALARY: £23,612 per annum, pro rata for part time £18,890
HOURS: 1 x 37.5 hours per week and 1 x 30 hours per week
Come join our team working to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society. Ranked 2023 Q4 by Best Companies as the 8th best charity to work for in the UK, Medaille Trust is one of the UK’s leading charities in the fight against modern slavery. Our innovative model is based on three principles: Prevent, Protect and Pursue. We are one of the UK’s largest providers of survivor services, with ten safehouses and six outreach hubs, staffed round the clock by specialist staff, working with more than 600 men, women and dependent children each year. We work to raise awareness in the UK and to provide preventive work in source countries. Our Pursue work helps survivors to engage with police and within the legal system to seek justice and to secure convictions against their perpetrators. This service in the Manchester area and is a male safe house.
We are seeking a confident and experienced Modern Slavery Case Worker Assistant with a wide range of skills and importantly, a ‘can do’ approach. As a Modern Slavery Case Worker Assistant, you will provide high quality practical and emotional support to potential victims of modern slavery within a safehouse setting.
You will work as a member of the team providing a safe temporary environment for vulnerable adults who have experienced trauma and exploitation. The role will involve assisting service users with increasing practical skills and self-confidence to empower and enable independent and safe living.
This service is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Applicants must be willing to work flexibly, which will include on call duties, evenings, weekends and bank. Both roles will work between two properties approximately 4 miles apart on a rota basis.
The 30 hour per week post will be shifts from 4pm-10pm, 5 days per week, however, the initial induction will consist of day shifts until knowledge of safe house is comprehensive.
You must have experience of working with vulnerable adults, the ability to work within a ‘risk associated’ environment and ideally experience of working within a residential or community setting with non-UK citizens. Relevant social care qualifications or suitable experience of supporting vulnerable people is essential.
This is a challenging but important and rewarding job because our team members know they are working hard to help transform the lives of some of the most vulnerable people. In our December 2022 survey, 85% of our staff said they loved their job. We offer generous annual leave, as well as a day off for your birthday and an annual volunteering day. We also offer an Employee Assistance Programme, and a staff benefits package.
To apply please complete an application form.
Closing Date: Friday, 29 March 2024 at 10 A.M.
Interview Date : Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to interview/ appoint before the closing date. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.
This position is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The ability to drive with a valid licence and use of your own vehicle insured for business purposes is essential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Fundraising Officer
Reports To: Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager
Location: Remote (travel to Leicester Office & other locations where necessary)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £28,160 (FTE salary)
Hours: Full time (36 hours per week). Flexible working offered
About Home-Start UK
Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and 178 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.
We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.
About The Role
Join HSUK during this exciting time of recently launching our ambitious five-year strategy. As a valued member of our dynamic, award-winning fundraising team, you'll play a vital role in our success.
This role will involve working closely with the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager to provide admin support to the fundraising directorate, manage and maintain a portfolio of corporate partnerships, maximising income, and support benefits through delivery of excellent partnership stewardship and a great supporter experience. This role will involve supporting the challenge event portfolio as well as working with a variety of areas across the fundraising division such as Philanthropy, Individual Giving and Corporate. to enable Home-Start to support more families around the UK.
At HSUK, we provide an incredibly supportive working environment that embraces remote work, flexible hours, and individually tailored schedules. This empowers you to plan your work life according to your personal preferences and commitments, ensuring a fulfilling and balanced professional experience.
Closing date for applications: 5pm, Friday 29th March 2024.
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.
Home-Start is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability. This is a UK wide role and applicants are eligible to apply from across the UK. We will be flexible to your working needs. Should you be invited to an interview all your interview questions and/or tasks will be sent to you beforehand so that you can prepare and we will aim to be as flexible as possible to accommodate an interview time that suits you.
As part of any recruitment process, Home-Start UK collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. You are under no statutory or contractual obligation to provide data to Home-Start UK during the recruitment process. However, if you do not provide the information, we may not be able to process your application properly or at all.
No agencies please.
Job Title: Corporate Partnerships Manager
Reports To: Head of Corporate Partnerships
Location: Remote (travel to Leicester Office & other locations where necessary)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £37,945 (FTE salary)
Hours: Full time (36 hours per week). Flexible working offered
About Home-Start UK
Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK – and 178 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.
We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.
About The Role
Join HSUK during this exciting time of recently launching our ambitious five-year strategy. As a valued member of our dynamic, award-winning fundraising team, you'll play a vital role in our success.
Reporting to the Head of Corporate Partnerships, you will be responsible for managing, growing and retaining a portfolio of corporate partners. Your role as Corporate Partnerships Manager will involve a variety of corporate partnerships from Strategic, pro bono, employee led and COTY partnerships all varying in size. You will have the opportunity to develop and implement a corporate volunteering program that delivers tangible impact for our partners, Home-Start families, and our extensive network. Regular meetings with all levels at corporate partners will be crucial, ensuring effective involvement and briefing of all stakeholders.
Your exceptional communication and liaison skills will be invaluable as you collaborate with colleagues across Home-Start UK and your portfolio of partners, developing compelling propositions that showcase the voices and stories of the families supported by Home-Start. Your strategic acumen will shine as you cultivate robust engagement and support from across Home-Start UK and the Home-Start network, playing a key role in delivering successful partnerships. You will contribute to the development of high-quality materials that will be used across partnerships. You will also have the opportunity to lead strategic projects from idea creation to delivery throughout Home-Start UK collaborating with different teams.
To excel in this role, you should possess outstanding planning, negotiation, and communication skills, combined with a deep understanding of the fundraising sector and its’ trends. Effective project planning, prioritisation, and time management will enable you to deliver on key performance indicators in collaboration with stakeholders. Building and managing senior relationships with corporate partners and internal stakeholders will be integral to your success.
At HSUK, we provide an incredibly supportive working environment that embraces remote working, flexible hours, and individually tailored schedules. This empowers you to plan your work life according to your personal preferences and commitments, ensuring a fulfilling and balanced professional experience.
If this sounds like your type of challenge, please get in touch.
Closing date for applications: 5pm, Friday 29th March 2024.
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.
This is a UK wide role and applicants are eligible to apply from across the UK. We will be flexible to your working needs. Should you have any difficulty completing an application please contact us so that we can find a solution that will enable you to apply. Should you be invited to an interview all your interview questions and/or tasks will be sent to you beforehand so that you can prepare and we will aim to be as flexible as possible to accommodate an interview time that suits you.
Home-Start Horizons is committed to equality of opportunity and diversity. We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community we work in, irrespective of race, colour, gender, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Home-Start Horizons is a company limited by guarantee.
Registered in England and Wales: 5352252
No agencies please.
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Job title: Press and Communications Officer
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: £32,000 per annum, plus benefits
Location: Work from home anywhere in the UK. You must provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Frequent travel into London to attend events will be expected and compensated.
Background
At In2scienceUK our mission is to promote social mobility and build brighter futures for those pursuing science, technology, engineering and maths. We do this by leveraging the skills and passion of STEM professionals to support young people from less advantaged backgrounds to progress to degrees and careers in STEM.
We are looking for a creative, strategic and ambitious Press and Communications Officer to secure media coverage that will help to ensure our message reaches a broad audience. This opportunity would be ideal for you if you are looking to use your story-telling skills and talent for crafting copy, your understanding of the media, and your strategic thinking to get media attention and build relationships with key journalists and influencers to positively influence the lives of hundreds of young people benefiting from our programmes.
We want to hear from people who can passionately represent the interests of the diverse young people that we serve. We are not asking for particular qualifications. We don’t care what school you went to or what your parents do for work. We care about your character, your skills and potential. If you can turn strategic aims into impactful programmes and can see yourself making an impact in our organisation, we want to hear from you.
Key responsibilities
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Bring your flair for storytelling to In2scienceUK’s communications, bringing our work to life and demonstrating the impact and value of what we do to all of our audiences.
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Work with the Communications and Marketing Manager to devise strategies for securing impactful media coverage of In2scienceUK’s work, and help plan communications output accordingly.
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Develop and implement strategies to build our brand presence in key industry sectors, including working with and securing coverage in industry media/trade publications to support our fundraising objectives.
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Identify, create and respond to high-quality media opportunities, both internally and externally, to deliver positive coverage, maximise our activities, and build our presence in line with our strategic objectives.
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Identify opportunities to promote In2scienceUK’s work at key sector events, attending relevant events to represent our work as well as collaborating and supporting internal teams to plan and deliver impactful events.
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Cultivate and maintain a strong network of media contacts, building effective relationships with journalists, publishers, podcasters, influencers, thought leaders and experts to build In2scienceUK’s profile as a “go-to” organisation.
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Building and maintaining relationships with alumni and participants to promote success stories and identify speaking/press opportunities.
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Lead on developing a range of PR materials including press releases, blogs, advertorials, interview briefs, social media posts and newsletters to effectively communicate our mission to a wide range of audiences.
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Work with communications & data teams to identify trends and opportunities for further press outreach with the aim of reaching the right audiences to grow our following in the UK.
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Work with the communications and marketing manager to coordinate media and communications work across our organisation, as well as stepping in and helping out where needed.
Person Specification
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Proven experience of generating media coverage by working with UK-wide, local and regional media, as well as trade press, ideally in a charity sector organisation.
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Demonstrated understanding of how to craft and pitch stories to appeal to a variety of media outlets.
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Experience of planning, executing and monitoring media plans.
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Experience of working with colleagues from across an organisation to identify case studies and opportunities to develop compelling stories and impactful media coverage.
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Exceptionally strong writing skills, with a passion for telling compelling stories, and crafting messages in compelling ways for various audiences, balancing impact, simplicity, and accuracy.
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Confident in creating a range of media and press assets across all channels, including digital and social media.
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Experience of supporting the planning, delivery and coverage of events for key stakeholders.
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Excellent organisational and time management skills, and the ability to prioritise a varied workload.
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Shares our values, has a keen eye for an opportunity and is persuasive and enthusiastic about promoting our mission.
Application Procedure:
Please submit a CV, brief cover letter with at least two examples of your work via Charity Jobs
Your application will only be considered if you have provided prior examples of your work.
If you require this in a different format please contact us
Deadline: 29th March 2024
We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of this date.
Shortlisting and Interviews will be held virtually.
In2scienceUK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people on our programme. All candidates will be required to complete all necessary pre-employment checks prior to starting employment. This includes but is not limited to: satisfactory references from two previous employers, voluntary organisation or educational institution; satisfactory DBS check; right to work check; and a self-disclosure from where necessary for the role.
In2scienceUK exists to unlock the potential of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and boost diversity and inclusion in the STEM sector.
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Is it time for a new challenge?
Do you dream of making a difference?
We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join our team in this new role at Willow Wood Hospice
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape and develop this role in maintaining and growing corporate partnerships. You will work closely with the Director of Fundraising and Communications to enable you to achieve annual income growth targets and develop a pipeline that contributes to income in future years.
The perfect candidate will enjoy forging positive and robust relationships with corporate partners and local businesses across Tameside and Glossop, delivering vital income for our charity. Exceptional communication skills are essential for this role as well as a passion for the work of Willow Wood and a drive and confidence in yourself to raise funds.
You do not need charity experience if you think that you could adapt your skills to this role. We can’t wait for you to join us!
Benefits include:
Salary £30,000
Annual leave 35 days per annum (including bank holidays)
Agile working available
Free onsite parking
Company pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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Is it time for a new challenge?
Do you dream of making a difference?
We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join our team in this role at Willow Wood Hospice
This is a fantastic opportunity to join us in our 25th anniversary year. Our team works within a lively and creative fundraising department, where you will develop, organise and run events and community fundraising activities to deliver against annual income growth targets.
Exceptional communication skills are essential for this role as well as a passion for the work of Willow Wood and a drive and confidence in yourself to raise funds.
Our targets are ambitious and we want the perfect candidate to join our team. We can’t wait for you to join us!
Benefits include:
Salary £27,500 - £29,500
Annual leave 35 days per annum (including bank holidays)
Agile working available
Free onsite parking
Company pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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How this role fits into the vision and objectives of Causeway
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Male Accommodation Advocate working in our safe- houses in Liverpool. In this role you’ll casework male service users living within our Safe-house. This role includes providing clients with emotional and practical support; advocating on their behalf, communicating with other organisations including but not limited to health professionals, legal representation and the Home office. You will also have some duties in relation to the accommodation, including cleaning and preparing client bedrooms for new arrivals. There is an occupational requirement for the applicant to be Male.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Case working service users identified as PVOHT (Potential Victims of Human Trafficking).
- Regular feedback and review meetings with Accommodation Coordinator.
- Arranging and attending appointments for individuals or families.
- Following up all the paperwork and details of VOHT in adherence to the terms of the contract; including on line reporting. Including but not limited to; weekly reviews, risk assessments, support plans and inductions.
- Ensuring that volunteers who work with you on shift have the proper level of support and adhere to policies and procedures.
- Ensuring that all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met.
- Ensuring progression of PVOHT through system;
- Liaising with organizations and individuals regarding VOHT and Causeway in a professional manner - including but not limited to SATco, UK Visas and Immigration, Modern Slavery Human Trafficking Unit, other agencies, police, and medical professionals.
- Identifying support hours and ensuring accurate logging of all hours.
- Ensuring paperwork is being completed correctly and in a timely fashion.
- Ensuring exit strategies are being prepared in a timely fashion.
- Dealing with out of hour crisis in accordance with standby rota.
- Receiving out of hours’ referrals, carrying out inductions, weekly reviews and updating the IT system.
- Ensuring adherence to all internal procedures regarding Causeway, the Safe Houses and any legislation.
- Promoting Causeway in adherence to the terms of the contract – this may include attending events on behalf of Causeway as a whole.
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Job Title Senior Policy Researcher for Northern Ireland
Location Based in Belfast (Home working with in person meetings in London on an ad hoc basis.)
Salary £35,000 - £45,000
Hours Full Time, permanent (flexibility may be offered for an excellent candidate.)
Reports to Director of Policy and Research
Main purpose and scope of the role:
Parentkind is a national charity and we work across all four nations of the United Kingdom and the devolved institutions and governments.
The successful candidate would be expected to support our work in Northern Ireland and have demonstrable experience of the political system in Northern Ireland.
In addition to their work in Northern Ireland the successful candidate will support the wider aims of the Policy and Research Department across the UK.
We are the voice of parents in education, we represent 13,000 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) and have an ambition to develop an internal parent ‘think tank’ within the organisation.
This is an exciting role if you have a passion for politics, a background in policy research and interested in education policy and politics.
The role will involve conducting research on education policy and making policy recommendations based on that research. Some research will be time sensitive and involve summarising information and presenting it in an easy to understand way. There will be longer research projects to support the charity to develop policy positions and maintain our position as a strong voice for parents in education.
Alongside the research requirements of the role, you will be expected to support our political and broader stakeholder engagement activity to make sure the work we do is understood and seen by the right people.
You will have experience of working with political stakeholders in Northern Ireland and a strong understanding of the political structures and processes in Northern Ireland, as well as experience in political engagement to promote research and policy recommendations.
If you love politics and want to spend your days writing about education policy this is the role for you. You will represent Parentkind at important events and meetings and have the chance to promote our research and policy recommendations.
Duties and key responsibilities
Policy research and analysis
- To conduct research on education policy in Northern Ireland under the guidance of the Director of Policy and Research.
- To produce summarise large amounts of information and produce briefing material on education policy for external audiences, often at pace.
- To provide political monitoring and advice for the department, to include:
- debates and questions in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- future business across in the Northern Ireland Assembly,
- policy development.
- To provide rapid briefing material for any relevant future business in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Draft questions (and an understanding of how to structure questions) in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- To support the development of parent surveys to related to our policy work.
- To support the development of policy recommendations and experience of publishing policy related research.
Political engagement
- To organise policy led events, such as roundtable discussions or meetings of politicians across all U.K. legislatures and experience of managing political events.
- To identify political stakeholders relevant to our work in Northern Ireland, including:
- officials inside government departments,
- elected representatives,
- think tanks and other relevant research institutions.
- To maintain a wide range of political contacts and meet with political stakeholders to promote our research and policy work.
- To meet with organisations with an interest in our work and provide effective briefings.
- To attend party conferences and other education led events to represent Parentkind.
Media engagement
- To support the Director of Policy and Research in media engagement, including background research for press releases.
- To summarise our policy and research ready for social media platforms.
General Responsibilities
- To ensure Data Protection procedures are followed at all times
- To keep abreast of relevant educational policy and legislation affecting our key audiences
- To be flexible within the broad remit of the post.
- To undertake other duties as reasonably requested by the Chief Executive or Director of Policy and Research.
- To attend and participate in Parentkind’s performance, development and training programmes.
- To abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
- To be responsible for the health, safety, welfare of self, other members of staff and visitors.
This job description may be amended from time to time and does not form part of the Employment contract.
Residents must be based in or within commutable distance of Belfast.
Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Engagement team as our Community Fundraising Manager. This full time, homebased position covering the North of England. The successful candidate will be supporting fundraisers locally as well as our shops and key services in the region. Candidates must be willing to travel to shops and services with the region as well as for team meetings in London and Birmingham, therefore a driving license and access to your own vehicle is advantageous. You will be joining a supportive team that works across regions and income streams to deliver the best possible experience for our growing number of supporters.
Key skills and experience
- Understanding of Community based fundraising trends
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to keep clear and accurate records, producing reports and analysis and presenting them in an effective way to stakeholders and Head of Team.
- Self-motivated and supportive to other team members.
- Extensive experience of recruiting, supporting and stewarding fundraisers or volunteers
- Extensive experience of building successful internal and external relationships
- Experience of managing multiple priorities simultaneously while still providing the highest level of customer care to all supporters
For full details of the role and personal specification, please refer to the Job Description attached below.
About Sense
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.
To apply
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependant on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.