Youth/Children Jobs in Home Based

Hybrid · London (2 days per week in the Park Street office increasing to 3 days per week from April 25)

Closing: 3pm, 7th May 2024

This is an exciting time to join the team as a Trust Fundraiser and help support income growth so that more young wheelchair users can get the help they need.   

As Trust Fundraiser you will have the opportunity to support the growth of income from warm and cold Trusts. You will research trusts, create and send applications and manage relationships with existing funders including preparing donor reports and showcasing the work of Whizz Kidz. 

Whizz Kidz: the facts

Over 75,000 young people aren’t getting the wheelchair or support that fully meets their needs. Without the ability to be independent young wheelchair users are restricted in their ability to socialise and participate in society.

We’re here to change that.

As the UK’s leading charity for young wheelchair users (9 months -25 years old), we empower young people by providing the wheelchairs, equipment, support and confidence-building experiences they need, and campaigning for a more inclusive society.

And we won’t stop until they are mobile, enabled and included.

The Team 

The Trusts and Foundations Team is part of the Fundraising, Marketing and Communications Department and is central to Whizz Kidz contributing to its ambitious goal of ensuring that every young wheelchair user in the UK is mobile, enabled and included. The six-strong team is responsible for delivering over £3m a year for the organisation’s services.

Our vision

A society in which every young wheelchair user is mobile, enabled and included.

Our values

We are young people focused, ambitious, collaborative and inclusive.

The Role

This role will be responsible for researching and applying to small Trusts and managing an existing portfolio (up to 10K) alongside supporting larger grant applications where required. You will create and maintain a prospect list, apply for relevant opportunities and effectively steward existing funders, preparing reports and updates ensuring they meet donor guidelines. Furthermore you will support the migration of our CRM from Raisers Edge to Microsoft Dynamics.

The person

You will have Trust fundraising experience with excellent research and writing skills with ability to identify new Trusts to apply to, prepare accurate and compelling donor reports and case studies and be confident in approaching donors and promoting the work of Whizz-Kidz.  You will have strong donor stewardship skills with ability to tailor approaches to the needs of the donor. You will also have strong time management skills with ability to manage and prioritise your workload and ideally experience of using a CRM for Trust Fundraising.

A few perks

The wellbeing of our colleagues is of paramount importance to our success as an organisation, and we want to ensure that our benefits package provides something of value for everyone, whether it is our generous holiday entitlement, wellbeing days, Healthcare cash plan, long-service awards. We hope you agree!

• Annual leave

• 25 days of annual leave per annum plus Bank Holiday (pro-rata for part time colleagues).

• Christmas closure

• In addition to annual leave, employees get three days of paid Christmas leave.

• Pension

• Automatic enrolment for all colleagues with the option to opt out. Contributions of 5% gross salary made by both Whizz Kidz and employees. We will match higher contributions of up to 6% of gross basic salary.

• Simply health

• Automatic enrolment in a fully paid for cash plan that assists you with everyday health costs. This scheme is also available to your families for an extra charge.

• Season ticket loan

• An interest free loan of up to £5,000 following the successful completion of the Probationary Period.

For full details of the job description and person specification or to apply please visit our website via the apply button.

Please note: This post is subject to a Basic level DBS Disclosure, which will be sought prior to the confirmation of a job offer.

Closing: 3pm, 7th May 2024

Home based, covering Buckinghamshire and surrounding areas

18.5 hours per week – fixed term appointment to the end of March 2026 with the possibility of extension 

Full Time Equivalent Salary in the range £32,743- £40,019 (£16,372 – £20,010 pro rata per annum for 18.5 hours)

Are you a skilled and dedicated social worker eager to apply your expertise and experience to a new role? Do you want to be part of a supportive and collaborative team at one of the UK’s most successful adoption charities, rated outstanding by Ofsted since 2014?

We have been at the forefront of adoption services for more than 60 years, working with local authorities across the country.  We offer a flexible and innovative work environment, and we are proud of our three successive outstanding ratings with Ofsted.  

With your social work experience with children and families, you will support birth relatives whose children have a plan for adoption or have been placed for adoption.  Working closely with colleagues in Buckinghamshire Council who will refer the relatives to PACT, you will provide support through individual sessions, support groups and drop-in sessions.

This role will include supporting birth relatives to meet with adoptive parents and to help birth relatives understand the importance for children, to keep connected to their relatives and significant people from their past.

Ideally, you will have previous experience of working with birth relatives whose children have been placed for adoption and you will have a good understanding of the adoption process.  You will work with relatives from a range of diverse backgrounds, lived experiences and those who may be neuro diverse and you will need to demonstrate understanding, respectfulness and adaptability to your social work practice.  

If you are looking for a rewarding career where you can make a real difference in the lives of children and families, we would love to hear from you.

Please visit our website for more information, how to apply and contact details for an informal chat about the role.

Closing date:  Tuesday, 7th May 2024 at 5pm

Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Reading on Tuesday, 14th May 2024

We look forward to hearing from you!

PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of women, children and families from many different backgrounds.  We continuously look to progress the ways in which we create families and bring people together and encourage applications from people across all communities.  We are committed to ensuring that our people and our services reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and applications from people from under-represented groups are particularly welcomed.

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s Safer Recruitment pre-appointment enquiries.  These include the provision of documentation of the right to work in the UK, Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, overseas police check where applicable and references covering a minimum 5-year period.  All opportunities are based in the UK.

Job Title: HR Administrator

Contract: Fixed Term – 12 Months (Maternity Cover)

Hours: 35 per week (Full Time)

Salary: £26,000 – £28,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Location: Coram Campus – Bloomsbury, London (with flexibility to work from home 2-3 days per week)

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people. We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About the Role

We are seeking a HR Administrator to join our Human Resources team at Coram.

This is an exciting opportunity either for an individual who is looking to develop their HR skills in an experienced and supportive HR team or who has relevant HR experience and is looking for a new challenge.

This multi-faceted HR administration role covers all parts of the employee life-cycle, along with opportunities to get involved in projects such as TUPE, well-being, and recruitment and retention strategies. You will work closely with one or more business partners to support specific entities within the Group and will play an integral role in providing an efficient and effective HR service that adds value to the wider organisation.

We are looking for an individual who:

• has experience of working in a HR environment or administrative experience combined with HR qualifications;
• strives to deliver an excellent service;
• has strong interpersonal skills with the ability to relate professionally to staff and build good working relationships at all levels;
• has the enthusiasm and willingness to learn new skills;
• is a team player with a professional, flexible, and positive approach to work;
• can be flexible in order to support the needs of a busy department.

If this sounds like you - we’d love to hear from you!

More information about the role and its responsibilities and expectations can be found in the job description and person specification.

Working at Coram

If successful, you will join a supportive and collaborative team, where everyone’s contributions are recognised and valued.

At Coram, we’re driven by a purpose we care very much about. Delivering the right results for the children and families that depend on us needs people who feel supported, valued and appreciated for their efforts. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and fulfilling work environment in which our staff can thrive.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing Date: 11.59pm, Wednesday 8th May 2024

Interview Date: TBC

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from, Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neurodiversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

Programmes Manager 

Salary:

£32,000 - £40,000 + £2,000 London weighting

Contract:

1 year contract

Hours:

Full time

Location:

London / Hybrid

People can work flexibly as per Bite Back 2030’s hybrid working policy noting that office based employees are expected to be in the office two days per week. Remote staff are required to travel to our London HQ at least once a month; if you are on a remote working contract, your travel to the London office for team days will be paid.

NB: This role will require occasional travel to schools across England.

Reporting to:

Head of Programmes 

About Bite Back 2030 

We’re surrounded by junk food. From the moment we're born, every second of every day, children are being targeted. Giant companies manipulate them with colourful, cuddly, clever marketing, deceive them with packaging claims and pump products at them that are full of junk. It's become the cultural wallpaper. Now, it risks endangering the health of a generation.

In the UK, nearly a third of children aged 2-15 face a higher risk of food-related ill health in their futures. The good news is, it's preventable. And we're biting back.

Bite Back is a youth activist movement challenging a food system that's been set up to fool us all by:

1) Calling out the manipulation of the junk food giants.

2) Demanding higher standards from food marketing and from everyday food itself.

3) Mobilising and equipping young people in the fight for better food.

We do all this so we can bite back against a global epidemic of food-related ill health.

About Bite Back in Schools 

Bite Back has delivered our youth social action programme — Bite Back in Schools— to over 120 schools over the last two years. Working with secondary schools, we have supported over 2,000 11-14 year olds to plan and deliver social action projects to prioritise child health by improving their school food. This could be by making nutritious and sustainable food the norm by increasing the flow of healthy options in their canteens, or by redesigning the school food experience to put healthy options in the spotlight.

With funding awarded from the #iWill Fund, we are recruiting a brilliant cohort of schools who will join the programme in September 2024. Our programme model combines an assembly delivered by a Bite Back young ambassador, five hours of curriculum time sessions for a whole year group, and our ever-popular and impactful School Food Champions (SFC) extra-curricular club. You can read more about our offer for schools here. 

Role Description

The Programmes Manager plays a key role supporting our community of schools during their time on the programme. They will support the design and lead on the delivery of Bite Back in Schools to ensure the best possible user experience for young people, their teachers and their schools, and to ensure the programme makes the greatest possible impact.

The Programmes Manager  will report to the Head of Programmes, and will work closely with colleagues across Bite Back, in particular with our comms, digital, youth and policy teams, working within our Strategy and Delivery Function. 

Key responsibilities include:

Relationship management

• Provide ongoing support to schools throughout their time on the programme, building strong working relationships with participating schools. 

• Lead communication with all schools, being the first point of contact for the coordinator and lead teacher in each school.

• Support monitoring and evaluation through creation of surveys, ensuring completion of baseline and end of year surveys, and analysis of data submitted (in partnership with our external evaluators).

• Book and arrange assemblies, coordinating between schools and our Bite Back Ambassadors.

Community management 

• Celebrate and share examples of best practice and impactful social action projects amongst our community of schools.

• Design and deliver training and webinars for schools.

• Lead on the design and delivery of competitions for schools.

• Schedule and organise visits to schools, agreeing agendas with the schools in advance to include elements including meeting pupils and teachers, leading feedback sessions and focus groups and supporting the development of their social action campaigns.

• Drafting of termly newsletters and regular emails to schools.

• Create case studies and collate material to share with our comms and digital teams.

• Encourage teachers and pupils to use the new Bite Back digital platform to share their stories and projects, and take part in broader Bite Back campaigns.

• Grow our movement - supporting the recruitment of future cohorts by promoting the Bite Back in Schools programme, distributing recruitment comms, holding set up calls with interested schools, and guiding schools through the application and enrolment process, working closely with the Head of Programmes on the design of these processes.

Project management of systems and operational support

• Manage the SFC inbox, dealing with enquiries from schools and other partners.

• Process invoices related to the programme, liaising between schools and the Bite Back accounts team, and monitoring the monthly total payments made to schools.

• Manage the budget for specific areas of programme expenditure, such as merchandise and Ambassador training. 

• Creating and uploading new high quality session plans, resources and materials to our digital  platform as required.

• Design and maintain reporting systems to monitor levels of engagement of individual schools, flagging concerns and proactively finding ways to mitigate issues to ensure schools remain on the programme.

• Management of programmes section of Bite Back CRM system, keeping data up to date and accurate, and developing reports to share programme data with team and funders.

Programme design and improvement

• Identifying opportunities to optimise the potential of our programmes and proactively making suggestions for continuous improvement to our user experience, programme design and systems. 

• Proactively seek feedback on customer satisfaction, impact and service improvement and use this to inform suggestions for improvements.

• Feed your ideas into programme delivery and development.

• Support new pilots and interventions, including testing innovative ideas on the ground, as requested to enable Bite Back to develop our suite of programmes and maximise opportunities for new work to further our mission across the school sector.

Skills / Experience (required)

The ideal candidate would have the following experience and qualities:

• Strong organisational and project management skills, with excellent time management, ability to manage competing priorities and attention to detail

• Excellent writing and communication skills, with the ability to adapt messages and language to resonate with different audiences.

• A proven record of building relationships across sectors, with young people and adults.

• Experience of creating resources which are engaging for young people and simple to deliver for teachers 

• Strong understanding of the education sector and experience of working with schools and teachers. 

• Experience of youth facilitation and / or delivering training. 

You will be able to show the following qualities:

• A bold and open mind - you will be prepared to think differently about issues.

• A level head - you will be comfortable working both reactively and proactively.

• A sense of humour - we believe work should be fun and that we all perform at our very best when we enjoy what we do.

• Creativity - you will come at issues from new and unusual angles and be prepared to work hard on finding fresh and surprising angles.

• Resilience - you will be prepared to keep going or as our values say, set back won't set you back.

• A passion for our mission.

Skills / experience (desired):

• Experience of working with CRM systems particularly Salesforce.

• Experience in drafting compelling copy and uploading content to digital platforms.

• Understanding of youth social action and extracurricular programmes.

• Interest in campaigning, social justice, food, and child health. 

• Experience of managing budgets.

Senior Individual Giving Officer, an excellent opportunity to join a fantastic Children’s Charity at a very exciting time of investment and growth across Individual Giving and Mass Fundraising. 

• Remote working. Able to attend the Reading Office 1-2 times a Month.

With long-term investment to grow the Individual Giving programme and across Mass Fundraising, it’s a very exciting time to join the charity and the Individual Giving team.

As the Senior Individual Giving Officer, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the successful delivery of this programme. You will work closely with the Individual Giving & Legacies Manager, leading on a variety of campaigns across Individual Giving. Delivering and developing campaigns and appeals across cash, regular giving, payroll giving and legacies, using channels such as digital, direct mail, DRTV and direct dialogue.

Key responsibilities

• With the Individual Giving & Legacies Manager, develop the IG marketing plan, making recommendations to meet strategic goal.
• Deliver the activity plan considering learnings and recommendations, in line with the wider Income and Engagement Strategy.
• Ensure campaigns are delivered on time and to budget across a variety of channels, adhering to brand guidelines.
• Develop creatives for campaigns with internal and agency support to increase response rates and growing income.
• Ensure a test and learn approach to build solid foundations on which to grow the programme.
• Regularly monitor the performance of campaigns and activities and report weekly against agreed KPIs.

To be successful in this Senior Individual Giving Offer role, you will have gained the following skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Working within fundraising in a similar Direct Marketing role, delivering and developing fundraising campaigns and activations in Individual Giving.
• Managing multi-channel Direct Marketing programmes across an array of channels such as: Direct Mail, Digital, DRTV, Telephone, Face to Face.
• Analysing data, results monitoring and KPI reporting, and using insight to make inform decisions.

'Angela Mann Recruitment' is a specialist Charity & NFP Recruitment Agency, with extensive experience and knowledge of working within the sector. We match individuals to roles based on the required skills and experiences requested to fulfil a position, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. 

Fixed Term Contract until 30th September 2024

Full time 37 hours per week [over 7 days to include Sundays]

£21,308 per annum with annual progression up to £21,569 per annum

Location - Welyn Garden City Shop

We offer many enhanced benefits including; 28 days holiday a year - plus Bank Holidays and stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%. Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.

We are looking for an Assistant Shop Manager to work alongside the Shop Manager in our Welyn Garden City shop. Are you self motivated with strong interpersonal skills and thrive on challenges and opportunities that come with assisting in the running of a shop? Can you assist the Shop Manager in driving sales and profits and able to work closely with staff and Volunteers to ensure we deliver the best level of customer service.

We are looking for someone who loves working with people and has the ability to lead in the absence of the Shop Manager, inspire and empower people around them. We are looking for someone who is friendly and positive in their approach and can instil an energy to those around them. Have you got a creative ability that you can bring to the role?

You will make a real difference to young people in England by helping to raise vital funds needed to support our frontline work.

It is important that you have good communication skills both inside and outside the shop, reaching out to the local community to help build support for the shop.

If you have what it takes to work hard but have some fun along the way, and support your Shop Manager to be the best, then this is the place for you!

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The Children's Society is committed to Safer Recruitment and as such a range of pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with recommendations made by the Bichard Enquiry, and current best practice. To include a basic DBS check, these will be required before employment can commence.

This vacancy closes at midnight on Thursday 25th April 2024.

Interview date to be confirmed.

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Events Fundraising Officer

As our Events Fundraising Officer, you will be leading the charge, creating and delivering innovative and captivating events that will stand out and will inspire long-term support for HHC like never before. You will know what makes a sensational event, you strive for perfection and using your creativity and experience, you understand how to motivate, excite, and innovate.

About you:

You will be the ‘go-to’ event lead for a number of the events in our portfolio, able to inspire confidence across the organisation and demonstrate impressive skills in a range of events spanning live, hybrid and virtual. A custodian of major opportunities, you’ll keep everyone on track and on target to smash our objectives.

About Hope and Homes for Children:

We believe children belong in families, never orphanages. Because orphanages harm children. The majority of those who experience life inside an institution suffer violence, abuse and neglect. Denied the chance to grow up in a family, they’re more likely to become homeless later in life, to have run-ins with the law, and to experience mental and physical health issues.

The shocking truth is that these are almost always children who have, or could have, a family to look after them. To love them. But every day, a broken system puts pressure on parents to give up their children. They'll be safe from war, can escape poverty, will get an education. False promises. No child should have to trade their family for their future.
Today, over 5.4 million children are trapped within institutions. It’s not right and it must stop. Children deserve so much better. Always.

Since 1994, Hope and Homes for Children has been working to stop the institutionalisation of children. We’re 250 people, in ten countries, inspiring organisations, including the UN, EU and governments around the world, to close the doors of orphanages forever. Instead, we fight for every child to feel the love and belonging of a safe family home.
Further details

Location: Our Salisbury or London office with flexibility to work from home for part of the week.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours
Salary: £29,000 to £33,000 gross per annum including any London weighting.
Closing Date:  The final cut off for applications is 13th May 2024. However, we may close the vacancy early if we receive strong applications. So, don’t delay, please get in touch if you have the right skills, experience, and passion for our cause.

To apply, please upload your CV and a brief covering letter (500 words max) indicating why you are interested in joining us and (reflecting on the role profile) why you believe your skills and experience make you suitable for the role.

Other information: This post requires the post holder to have the right to work in the UK. The recruitment process may include a relevant DBS check.

HHC actively encourages equality and diversity, and we look to recruit across age, gender, ethnicity and background as we believe diversity brings us closer to our mission of eliminating orphanages.

You may also have experience in the following: : Events Coordinator, Hospitality, Events Co-ordinator, Conference Manager, Events Assistant, PR, Public Relations, Events Manager, Sales, Business Development Events Organiser, Events Assistant, Events Manager, Events Administrator, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Administrator, Events Management, Funding Coordination Officer, Fundraising Coordinator, Charities, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Donor Management, Regional Fundraising, Third Sector, Charity Funding, etc

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 Under 5’s Development Worker

 This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, dedicated team based in Wakefield. 

This is a new post which has been developed following a research project commissioned by Prosper Wakefield District (was Wakefield and District Health and Community Support) in 2022 and carried out by Rocket Science, a national research organisation. The purpose was to identify where additional investment from Prosper could make the most impact in priority areas arising from their findings.

One key finding related to children, young people and families; this was followed up by a workshop where it was developed to focus on under 5’s in a specific area of the district. This role is funded for 2 years with a possible additional year, to take this forward and demonstrate what can be achieved.

Young Lives Consortium is a membership organisation supporting VCSE organisations and groups who work with children, young people and families across the Wakefield District. By working together, we achieve more, progress faster and deliver better services.  Our current services include consultancy, training, support, project management, information, guidance and best practice support, our vision is to ensure those working with Children, Young People and Families achieve their goals.

We are looking for a talented, hands-on professional, who is versatile, well organised, creative, positive and motivated. You should have proven experience in this field of work.  Ideally you will have experience of the third sector and good governance, you will be values driven and committed to supporting organisations working with children and young people.

In return we offer, a new job for you to grow and develop, opportunity for training and development within the role, a competitive salary, an amazing environment to work in, within a fun, committed and hard-working team. 

Job Description: Under 5’s Development worker

 Salary: £26,000 pa pro rata + 6% employer pension contribution

Hours : 22.5 hours a week

Place of work: Based at Lightwaves, Wakefield and Knottingley

Holidays: 25 days + 8 days statutory pro rata

 Employing Body: Young Lives Consortium

Line Managed by: Chief Executive Officer

Length of contract: 2 years, with the potential to extend to a 3rd year.

MAIN OBJECTIVES:

To establish an under 5’s network of VCSE organisations promoting capacity building, developing workforce pathways, using a child and family centred approach to respond to community need.

To work alongside an established VCSE Play organisation to support the development of a specific offer to children and families of under 5s within the Warwick neighbourhood, located in Knottingley in Wakefield District

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 1. Community Development of Activities for Children under 5.

Using the principles of the ‘First 1000’ days research to inform the project development:

· Prepare to measure and collect data, undertake research, gather key measures on which to measure improvement, evaluate and demonstrate success, identify appropriate methods and design evaluation process, identify target group and potential organisations to become involved.

· Identify and involve key stakeholders such as parents/carers, local under 5's provision, VCSE organisations, schools, health centres, and community leaders. Hold initial meetings to introduce the initiative and gather input.

· Conduct alongside VCSE organisations a comprehensive needs assessment and engagement activities to understand parents/carers' needs, challenges, and preferences for children under 5 in the community.

· Establish a steering group with representatives from all stakeholders to guide the project and develop an action plan.

2. Support for developing the Under 5’s offer

· To research and identify, appropriate existing local training, to support the project goals. 

· Develop an offer of training and workshops to the wider staff and volunteer workforce on approaches to early childhood development for VCSE staff, parents, carers, partners and community members resulting in strengthened community leadership with a strong emphasis on Safeguarding.

· Identify, document and log best practice resources already in use within the sector and identify any perceived gaps or need for activities to support need.

· Work alongside VCSE organisations and early childhood experts to identify and begin to develop developmentally appropriate activities for infants and toddlers based on the needs and assets assessment that can be delivered in a community setting.

· Identify accessible and child friendly locations for activities and resources.

· In developing groups recognise that individuals may have a range of health inequalities that may require a trauma informed approach to the work.

· Collaborate with the local authority and health services including the Integrated Care Board for supportive policies and resources.

3. Celebrate and promote the Under 5’s offer developed through this programme

· Organise community events to introduce the activities to promote the offer and champion this with the wider community.

· Provide tasters for example on sensory play, baby yoga, music and movement, and parenting workshops, focusing on child parent interaction.

· Introduce campaigns to support the programme’s aim and share information about early childhood.

· Organise an event to celebrate programme accomplishments and positive impacts.

· Appreciate parent/carer leaders, volunteers, VCSE groups, and stakeholders.

4. Inclusive Approach

• Identify and engage marginalised groups for inclusivity. Collaborate with local organisations to enhance outreach ensuring that people experiencing health inequalities can participate.
• Adapt activities to be culturally sensitive, respecting diverse backgrounds and traditions.
• Actively promote equal opportunities, celebrate diversity and challenge discriminatory practice

 5. Monitoring and recording activity, impact and evaluation

· Gather feedback from parents/carers, children, and community members about activity effectiveness. Review workforce development opportunities.

· Develop a comprehensive evaluation framework in collaboration with colleagues to demonstrate impact.

· Evaluate the impact of the capacity building programme, provide recommendations for improvement.

· Assess activity impact, identify gaps, and address barriers with the steering group.

 6. Collaboration for Sustainability

· Collaborate with businesses, educational institutions, statutory partners and healthcare providers to promote the activities and gain additional resources.

· Explore further sustainable funding models for ongoing activities.

· Facilitate mentorship opportunities for VCSE groups to respond to early years needs and the trauma-informed approach as required.

· Replicate activities in new community locations.

12. Other requirements

· To ensure that all work delivered meets the requirements of Wakefield District Safeguarding Partnership and within the context of Wakefield Families Together

· To work with YLC colleagues, where agendas are aligned to avoid duplication for example, promote activities through the Young Lives Newsletter, promote activities and opportunities via www.WF-I-Can, develop joint volunteering opportunities and contribute to events, networks and mapping of services.

· To promote engagement in the emerging advisory groups for VCSE and children and young people.

· May be required to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends and travel across and outside the district.

· Act in a manner that contributes to a positive and credible public profile for Young Lives Consortium.

· Participate in your own reviews and appraisal.

· Take part in training and personal development and participate in team meetings, staff development, away days and reviews.

· Must be legally entitled to work in UK.

· Undertake any other duties as required which are in line with the objectives of the post.

Youth Voice & Participation Worker

Permanent with Funding

21 hours per week

£29,394.04 per annum / 17,636.42 pro rata (plus allowances)

Benefits

London Borough of Newham and surrounding boroughs

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

We're looking to recruit a Youth Voice & Participation Worker with a range of youth work, therapeutic, and trauma informed skills to coordinate and deliver participation and group work sessions to young people both at the new wellbeing hub, and through additional delivery sites in the community.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Experience of facilitating participation activities with young people - on a one to one basis and in group work setting

-Experience of supporting young people who are dealing with complex and sensitive needs and vulnerabilities and supporting them with advice, guidance and advocacy

-Excellent understanding of the emotional health and wellbeing needs of children and young people in the local community, informed by current research and evidence bases.

-To work flexibly across the physical hub and pop-up delivery sites with regular evening and weekend work to meet young people's needs.

INFO ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is on Sunday 12th May 2024. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy from the 29th April 2024.

Interviews will be held in May 2024 - Please note, there is two part interview, one with staff members and a 2nd with our Young Designers Group - Further information will be provided closer to the time

If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Amina Gahakwa (Service Manager) on [email protected]

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Prospectus is delighted to be supporting Yorkshire Children’s Charity (YCC) with their search for a Senior Events Manager. YCC is a needs-led charity which exists for the sole purpose of helping children who are at a disadvantage in life; be that due to disability, ill health or financial circumstance. YCC care deeply for their beneficiaries and their families, and for the schools and communities they support.

Leading a small team the Senior Events Manager is responsible for the logistics and delivery of all YCC events including some of the region’s largest award ceremonies, flagship, social and networking events. An important part of the role will involve thinking creatively and outside the box to improve and develop the events portfolio.  

The successful candidate will have significant experience of delivering events at a large scale or less experience of running similar very detailed events. You will be a leader with the presence, gravitas, and sensitivity to operate effectively at all levels.

A strong work ethic is essential along with a passion for helping children.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Jessica Stoddart at Prospectus. 

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

OFFICE OPERATIONS AND EVENTS  

• Act as a first point of contact for enquiries coming into both general and programme specific inboxes, via the website and phone. 

• Support on the smooth running of the London office. Tasks may include managing post, stationery orders, preparing and packing resources for training and events, and supporting on any other duties as required. 

• Act as one of the designated fire marshals and first aiders for the London office, with occasional support at other events as required (please note full training will be provided in these posts) 

• Support on the smooth running of organisational and programme events, including staff away days, and school events. Tasks may include managing guests lists and correspondence, liaising with event suppliers/contractors/schools, preparing and circulating briefing packs, attending and supporting at events when required, and any other event administration duties as required. 

PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT   

• Managing programme specific communications related to our Award & Development and Mentoring programmes via email, phone, and website, including but not limited to general enquires and continued engagement with programme participants and volunteers. 

• Ensure accurate and up-to-date records are kept across programme databases (Excel and Salesforce)    

• Managing programme resources, including stock counts, and organising couriers. 

• Processing application data, and event registrations across the two programmes, including due diligence check processes such as DBS, right to work and reference checks. 

• Support with the onboarding of mentors and award recipients across the two programmes, ensure that all personal data and consent forms are collected and stored appropriately and in line with organisation policies. 

• Support in outreach to schools and mentors, including supporting online volunteer networks, as well as creation of email templates and resources 

• Support with the delivery of the Diana Award Development Programme, including scheduling Diana Award recipient blog posts and signposting to opportunities (both internally and externally). 

• Maintaining and updating volunteer expense processes in collaboration with Finance Team 

• Supporting with the organisation of programme events and training such as but not limited to, Online careers fair, career lounges, mentor networking and training sessions, annual volunteer appreciation events, award recipient networking events and opportunities.

There may also be occasions where the administrative team provide support to other programmes/teams as required, however this will be subject to existing workload/capacity.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

SKILLS  

• Able to maintain confidentiality and to share information appropriately and professionally.   

• Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly. 

• Excellent customer support skills and telephone manner  

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. 

• Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a team. 

• Excellent attention to detail  

• Problem solving skills, ability to trouble-shoot quickly and make decisions.  

• Commitment to learning and self-development.  

• Excellent IT skills, confident in the use of Microsoft Office (especially Outlook, Word and Excel) 

EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE 

• Experience of providing administrative support within a busy and high performing team   

• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment. 

• Experience in using digital tools and platforms, including Salesforce, and form building platforms (or a willingness to learn)  

• Experience working with schools in an administrative function (desirable). 

• Ability to work weekends and evenings when necessary to support Programme delivery across the year and around bigger events (approximately 2-3 a year). 

• Commitment to and ability to inspire commitment to The Diana Award’s vision, values and mission. 

• Commitment to follow The Diana Award’s Safeguarding Policy and processes at all times. 

This is a one-year contract (maternity cover) which will be contractually based from our London office; given the role requirements there will be an expectation to be in the office at least 3 days a week.

The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK.

We are looking for two Seasonal Instructors to join our amazing team.

Location: Scout Adventures, Hawkhirst - Plashetts, Hexham NE48 1QZ

Salary: £22,324 per annum (Pro Rata), Band A, Level 3 

Term: Fixed term contract to October 2024

Working Hours: 40 hours per week - includes evenings and weekends 

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

About the Seasonal Instructor Role: 

We’re looking for instructors to join our team who are just as passionate as we are about getting young people outdoors to have an adventure.  You will be an experienced instructor who has worked with a wide range of groups and in a number of disciplines including Paddle Sports, and a variety of other sessions which might include Target Sports, Bushcraft, Climbing and High Ropes.  You’ll also be happy to provide peer support for our volunteer instructors acting as a role model for good instructing, and even helping with aspects of training and monitoring, as well as all the other aspects of operating a busy activity centre.

What we are looking for in our Seasonal Instructor:

We’re looking for someone to join our team who is just as passionate as we are about getting young people outdoors to have an adventure.  You will have already spent at least one year working in a similar environment and will have a range of qualifications.  You’ll also be happy to support all the other aspects of operating a busy Activity Centre, including leading teams in day-to-day tasks and being on duty for guests.

Key responsibilities as our Seasonal Instructor:

• Act as a role model ensuring best practice within the instructing team, informally mentoring less experienced instructors and volunteers.
• Work with our centre teams to deliver high quality adventure experiences to our customers.
• Assist with the maintenance, preparatin, organisation and issuing of equipment.
• Assist in the daily site tasks t ensure a functional environment to deliver residential experiences.
• Undertake evening Duty shifts n a rota basis, assisting the supervision of groups and provision of evening activities.

As our Seasonal Instructor in return, we offer you:

• Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
• Be proud to say you’re part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
• Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
• 28 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 32 days after two years
• Four extra days to look after your family when they need you
• Three extra days over Christmas (that’s our gift to you) 

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Flexible working hours
• Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
• Study and volunteer leave

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!

Closing date for applications: 23:59pm Sunday 12th May 2024

The interviews will be held online and will be on going until the role is filled.

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strictly no agencies.

Join us in Making a Difference!

Are you passionate about using your marketing and digital skills to uplift communities and create lasting change? If so, YMCA Leicestershire is looking for a dedicated individual to join our team as a Marketing and Digital Content Creator.

Benefits include: A generous 33 days of annual leave, including bank holidays, Birthday Leave, Service Leave, Pension and Health Cash Plan, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Blue Light Discount Card, Free Gym Access and Complimentary Y theatre tickets.

About the role:

As a Marketing and Digital Content Creator, you will play a vital role in elevating YMCA Leicestershire’s brand and engaging our supporters through captivating digital content.

Marketing and communications make an important contribution to the growth and success of the organisation, with impactful stories and campaigns increasing our visibility in the local community.  In 2022 we joined the YMCA national brand, but we’re the same independent local charity. This gives us access to many resources and helps us have a stronger voice on young people’s issues

This new Marketing and Digital Content Creator role will work alongside the Fundraising and Communications Manager and Partnerships and Events Fundraiser. The work is varied with different events and projects arising throughout the year and the team works collaboratively to achieve targets.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing digital plans to grow audience engagement and brand awareness.
• Creating exciting content for campaigns, emails, social media, and our website.
• Coordinating marketing projects and print materials across different service areas.
• Leading digital marketing efforts for fundraising campaigns, including regular giving and tailored communications.
• Maintaining supportive team working and building effective relationships with staff, service users, and supporters

About you

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about the charity sector and committed to understanding YMCA Leicestershire’s work.
• Highly organised with the ability to plan and manage workload independently.
• Experienced in marketing, digital, with strong digital marketing skills.
• Proficient with digital tools and platforms, including social media and Google Analytics.
• A team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport with diverse stakeholders.

To succeed in the role of Marketing & Digital Content Creator, your key skills will include:

• A recognised formal qualification in Marketing/Digital
• Minimum level 2/GCSE in Maths and English
• Proven & relevant suitable experience in a Marketing/Digital content role
• Strong digital marketing skills, including content creation, scheduling and monitoring. Familiarity with paid digital advertising and social media platforms
• Experience of designing print and digital assets using Adobe Creative Suite, Canva or similar design programmes

Interviews will take place for this role as suitable applications are received and the role may close before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.

Working within a hub team, you will provide excellent teaching using the methods of Behaviour Analysis to support an autistic young adult. You will support the Teaching and Learning Mentors in ensuring the daily needs of our students are met setting them up for life after education. You will be a strong team player with great communication skills, have the ability to work under pressure, and above all be passionate and committed to the development of the learners within the provision.