Job Title: Creative Director

Reports to: Chief Executive

Responsible for: Creative Communities, Inclusion & Education, Programmes & Strategy

Contract: Permanent, Full-time 40 hours per week

Location: Chester

Salary: This is a senior role/package commensurate with experience, guide £55k+

Closing date: 27th August 2021, 1pm

The role:

Our Creative Director is the key role in our drive to increase and diversify the voices that make our work. You will be a major spokesperson for our organisation and will champion our relationship with our communities, our inclusion and diversity and education agendas, and you will place creativity at the heart of our organisation.

Our goal in this appointment is to provide creative leadership to our communities, put them in control and place their work at the heart of our programmes. You will lead us to an even brighter creative future, one that engages communities and places education and participation at its heart.

The role is suitable for an established and senior creative director from any related discipline with considerable experience in directing, leading and championing this work including in theatre, literature and libraries, music and combined arts. All or any of these would be great backgrounds. We are open to practitioners and leaders from a wide range of suitable disciplines and can provide outlets both for your creative and leadership skills.

B. Job Purpose

•  This involves the leadership of daily school Operations - administration, ICT, site HR & payroll and catering service performance
• You will contribute to the development of operational strategic plans, direction and decision making and proactively work towards the achievement of shared objectives.  This includes developing and implementing strategies, key objectives, systems, processes and procedures relating to administration, resources, premises, catering and health & safety. 
• The post holder will ensure that the academy is in compliance with all DfE and group policy.

C. Responsibilities 

Leadership Responsibilities 

• Actively promote and model the ethos and values of the academies.
• Achieve economies of scale through aligned workloads and joint procurement through the restructure and development of all South Bank operational support structures and systems.
• In liaison with the regional managers for OCL, provide daily functional management of the individual Site Managers, Catering Managers and ICT Managers.
• Schools link to Oasis ICT and Premises and Estates regional Managers including SLA’s.
• Responsible for school customer service, public relations and communications plan; promote the school through positive relations with community, businesses, parents and students.
• To oversee the management of all site and buildings, ensuring that grounds and accommodation are maintained to a high standard and that out of hours use of grounds and premises are maximised to generate income.
• To be responsible for all health and safety issues relating to the site, staff and students and representing the Principals at relevant external meetings and conferences.  This includes liaison with the site staff regarding the fire alarm system within the schools and ensuring that staff and students are aware of evacuation procedures and that safe practice is adhered to and documentation is maintained. 
• Responsible for school safety plan, disaster preparation, fire drills, student, staff and public safety and student health.
• Maintain an overview of the ICT infrastructure and ensure it supports the aims of the academies.
• Manage all school scheduling, duties, special events, field trips, cafeteria, transportation, maintenance and cleaning.
• Advise on and arrange CPD strategy for all Support staff within the Academy.
• Oversee HR procedures in the academy and advise where necessary.
• Undertake Performance Management Review(s) and to ensure that staff development needs are identified.

Administration

• Administration support functions to a cost efficient high standard across the academy in order to support high quality service outcomes for all students and families.

Premises

Provide in-house quality assurance of the Site Manager to ensure:

• The management of all site and buildings, ensuring that grounds and accommodation are maintained and that out of hour’s use of grounds and premises is maximised to generate income.  There is a strategic site maintenance and development plan.
• The learning environment is clean, well maintained and fit for purpose.
• Regular site inspections take place and that records are kept.
• The maximum levels of security of the premises are consistent with safeguarding legislation and the ethos of the academies.
• The continuing fitness for purpose of the premises through effective use of maintenance expenditure and by actively participating in developing the premises and sites for long-term use.
• The Principals are advised as appropriate in relation to the improvement of the school building.
• Accommodation needs are met by liaising with Faculty Leaders to deliver creative solutions to problems.
• There is an implemented asset management plan. Monitor and evaluate its impact on student outcomes.
• There is an effective damage and loss prevention strategy to minimise insurance and budget losses. 
• There is a robust and profitable plan for community use of school site, whilst maintaining high standards of site condition.

Health & Safety Champion (HSC)

• Formulate, monitor, implement and review the H & S Policy and procedures including risk assessments.
• Communicate regularly at all levels within the academy on H & S issues.
• Devise, arrange and monitor the half-termly evacuation drills and oversee regular testing of the fire alarm systems and equipment.
• Ensure all evacuation procedures are well understood and fit for purpose.
• Actively commit to making the academies safe and stimulating environments for staff, students and visitors
• Coordinate all documentation regarding school trips including ensuring that risk assessments are appropriately carried out in advance, appropriate transport has been procured and all cover arrangements are agreed and confirmed.
• To select and ensure appropriate training of fire marshals.
• That Hub Council H & S Sub Committee meetings take place and the main Hub Council have up to date H & S reports.
• Update and administer the Handsam system, ensuring all tasks are completed on time, supporting and holding to account where appropriate.

Data Protection Lead (DPL)

• Formulate, monitor and implement the GDPR policy within the academy
• Be the point of contact for all GDPR enquiries
• Action all Subject Access Requests (SAR) within the agreed time limit and set processes
• Communicate regularly at all levels within the academy on GDPR issues.

Hr & Payroll

• Oversee all H& & Payroll matters at the Academy and advice where necessary
• Line Manage and work with HR and Payroll Officer to ensure all payroll inputting is completed in a timely and accurate manner
• Remaining professional and ensuring total confidentiality at all times
• Meet with regional business partner on a regular basis to ensure clear and up to date channels of communication between the central team and the Academy
• Deal with HR matters that have been escalated beyond the HR & Payroll Officer
• Maintain a basic knowledge of all Academy specific HR matters to ensure advice can be sought where appropriate
• Where necessary work with the HR & Payroll Officer to ensure all processes are maintained and up to date

Educational Visits Coordinator

Make a significant contribution to the management of the schools trips process by:

• ensuring that  'Application for Approval for Education Visits'  forms are completed correctly and to  deadline;
• ensuring Risk Assessments are in place, including travel arrangements and special arrangements for SEN students, and that records of Risk Assessments are kept, including the application of secure safeguarding procedures;
• assisting with Risk Assessments and Trip Approval Forms where necessary; 
• submitting 'Application for Approval for Education Visits' forms to SLT for authorisation;
• sending Visit Notifications to the National Office within the specified timeframe;
• ensuring all staff  are aware of the Visits Procedure;
• ensure visits do not clash with other  events in the school diary  or with other  visits;
• ensuring all guidance received from  National Office is followed correctly;
• keeping an orderly file of all off-site visits;
• updating and maintaining the School Trips folder on Evolve;
• Update and maintain Evolve
• Residential Trips

Additional Responsibilities

• Conference Organisation & coordination- liaising with NLPs, National Education Team & external agencies  Lettings to external agencies
• Organising and writing bids for funding
• Coordinating & sending the response to Freedom of Information requests

Supervision / Management of People

• The post holder will quality assure staff in the areas of administration, ICT, site, HR & Payroll and catering.

Creativity and Innovation

• The post plays a key role in developing the non-teaching areas of the school, producing strategies for these

that will support the school’s overall effectiveness.

Contacts and Relationships

The post holder will have a range of internal and external contacts. These include:

• Oasis Community Learning function leads such as HR, finance, ICT, on matters relating to overall Oasis strategy, interpretation of frameworks and guidelines.
• All external suppliers with whom the school has contracts. The contact involves negotiation of contracts and dealing with contract management issues, including query resolution.
• All members of staff and in particular management colleagues and Academy Leadership Team Members, to report on and advise on all matters relating to support areas.
• The post may also have contact with parents and students from time to time.

Other Duties

• The post holder will be subject to performance objectives agreed annually. 
• The post holder is expected to carry out other SLT duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Principals.
• To take on any whole school initiative or responsibility that the Principals may direct.

The duties of this post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility entailed

Whole Academy Responsibility

• To assist the Principals in fulfilling the academy’s vision and instilling the academy values in all that we do
• To assist the Principals in the implementation of the Self Evaluation Form and Academy Development Plan
• Any other responsibility as set out by the Principal

D. Safeguarding Children and Young People

Oasis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young People. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

OTHER: The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the Statement of Conditions of Employment. The duties of this post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility entailed.

The House of St Barnabas is a charity pledging to break the cycle of homelessness. We run a social business, our not-for-profit members’ club in our Grade I listed home on Soho Square to help people prosper through paid employment, allowing them to break their cycle of homelessness. We are seeking to re-define the notion of a private members’ club, challenging stereotypes around ideas of exclusivity and creating a community united by a passion for social change.

Academy participants and graduates are at the heart of all we do. The journey for trainees starts with a 12-week Employment Programme offering onsite work experience and training throughout the club and charity offices, and continues with 12 months of mentoring and ongoing support from our Academy team.

When our programme is in progress, participants will be on work experience throughout the House; in the club spaces and in our offices. The HoSB team act as professional buddies to those in office-based roles, working closely with them to provide skills training and to set a positive example of ways of working. This one to one support throughout the programme gives the participant a nurturing environment to learn and flourish.

We are looking for a special individual to join us who is excited to play a part in people’s journey towards lasting paid employment and independence.

Job description:

We are looking for a fully qualified accountant to head up the finance team. You will be proactive, professional, keen to continually improve standards and enjoy contributing to cross team projects. You will have experience of managing a finance team; the ability to support and deputise for the Finance Director when necessary; strong technical accounting skills and knowledge; excellent written and verbal communication skills and an impressive academic record.

Areas of responsibility:

• Support the Diector to prepare information for the SLT, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee and the Board of Trustees
• Deputise for the Finance Director as required
• Manage the other team members and support any Employment Academy participants as required
• Oversee the preparation and audit of the annual report and accounts and other statutory submissions
• Further develop our professional monthly management accounts pack
• Be responsible for effective treasury management and cashflow forecasting
• Develop and maintain the financial system and ensure effective and efficient finance processes including integrations with the CRM and point of sales (POS) systems
• Be the lead relationship with banks, auditors, HMRC, loan and grant making bodies
• Provide excellent, analytical management reports as required
• Provide advice and support on the development of hospitality processes and information
• Lead or participate in organisational projects as appropriate
• Develop our future VAT strategy to ensure compliance and maximise our tax position
• Automate our payments process
• Oversee the production of VAT returns and Gift Aid claims
• Check that the payroll (outsourced) is accurate

Personal specification

Essential:

• Experience of managing a finance team and producing monthly accounts in both a charitable and commercial setting
• Experience of managing the final accounts process and working knowledge of Charity SORP
• VAT expertise
• Excellent IT skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Cross-team project management skills and experience
• Fully qualified accountant
• Ability to see the big picture whilst having attention to detail
• Ability to assimilate and analyse new information quickly and accurately
• Ability to predict problems and formulate solutions
• Role model HoSB values and ways of working across HoSB

Desirable:

• Finance experience in a membership-based organisation
• Finance experience in a hospitality organisation
• Experience of Xero accounts package
• Experience of Lightspeed PoS system
• Experience of Salesforce CRM

What we can do for you – why working for us is so great.....

House of St Barnabas provides the following great benefits:

• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact, playing a part in people’s journey towards lasting paid employment
• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Half a day extra leave for your birthday so you can celebrate in style
• Flexible working hours (in line with business needs)
• Fun team days out twice a year
• Free Barista coffee from our club downstairs(!)
• Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme
• Access to a whole host of amazing talks gigs and events
• Attending our amazing graduation ceremonies

We look forward to hearing from you!

Oasis Hub North Bristol works to build social capital across the area we work, providing integrated, high quality services that benefit the whole person and the whole community. Our growing success means we are looking to appoint a Change Maker Project Lead to work with the North Bristol hub team and community. 

Working alongside the Hub Leader the Change Maker Project Lead will help create a strategy and lead the delivery of the implementation of a community-led programme of change.  You will be working alongside students and community members to list priorities, garner support, publicise via social media, record and monitor outcomes.  You will have a small budget for resources and will need to enlist and train volunteers and Change Maker champions.  The success of this role is dependent on creating meaningful relationships with the local community. 

To be successful in this role, applicants will require:

• Proven experience in leading community change projects with children and young people aged 4-16 years
• Excellent maths/budget, communication and presentation skills.
• A flexible approach to changing priorities and demonstrate initiative.
• The ability to work with people from a broad cross-section of backgrounds.
• The ability to work Tue (08.30-16:00), Wed (11:00-16:00) and Thu (08.30-16:00)

In return you will:

• join a global charity, with full support from a team of experienced professionals.
• receive a generous holiday allowance (25 days plus 8 BH for full time staff)
• join a non-contributory pension scheme with 7% employer contributions

If this opportunity interests you and you would like further information, please go to the Oasis UK charity website or click "Apply" on this page.  We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.

Completed applications should be returned by Midday Monday 23rd August.

Interviews will take place in Bristol week beginning 6th September.

OASIS HUB NORTH BRISTOL

2 YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT

Part-Time:  20 hours per week, (0.5 FTE)

Salary:  £10,392 per annum (£20,783 as 1.0 FTE)

All applicants will actively support the ethos and values of Oasis.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff with be subject to appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks and referencing.  Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Oasis cannot help with sponsorship or visas.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

We need an outgoing self-starter to drive our work in the London (and surrounding areas) forward, making it a self-sustaining hub that delivers real social impact.

As the public face of the organisation, you will be responsible for partnership development, profile raising and managing our programmes from volunteer recruitment all the way through to evaluation. This is an “in-at-the-deep-end” role, you will work independently across the region and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence in decision making.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Growing London as a sustainable region:

• Generating new school leads and securing programmes
• Generating income outside of school programmes
• Growing a strong and supportive network of schools, Multi Academy Trusts, universities, corporate partners and others.
• Feeding into key discussions on organisational direction and collaboration on various organisational workstreams (impact, sales, programmes).

Overseeing our tutoring programmes in the region from start to finish:

• Acting as the regional safeguarding lead (training provided)
• Meeting weekly KPI’s on attendance and quality management of sessions

Create a thriving community of social mobility advocates among university students:

• Recruiting volunteer tutors for the programmes
• Retaining volunteers term by term
• Training volunteers in tutoring/coaching and our pedagogy.

Oversee multiple in-school and online programmes (university student led and peer led across London & SE)

• Setting the timelines for the start and end of programmes
• Communicating with school staff weekly to provide feedback
• Visiting schools to oversee quality
• Managing and running online sessions

Programme Design and Delivery

• Contributing to the design of current workshops and creating new workshops when needed
• Running in-school workshops for groups of pupils (KS3-5) and facilitating university trips at the start and end of the programme.

Managing partnerships with London universities:

• Maintaining regular contact with relevant staff members in outreach and/or volunteering teams at each university
• Managing room bookings for events at university campuses.

Line managing a team of Programme Officers and Head Coaches

• Managing your staff team of up to 6 programme officers
• Ensuring all staff have the required knowledge and skills to thrive in their role
• Meeting regional KPIs across all programmes
• Delivering training for Head Coaches in London
• Holding 1-1 appraisals to monitor performance and set actions

Embodying our values (humility, high expectations, service, responsibility and resilience) and demonstrating commitment to our mission.

Essential characteristics and experience:

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK.
• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (schools, universities, businesses) and bring people with you.
• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different workstreams.
• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone in the office and/or from home frequently where you will need to manage your own workload.
• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!
• Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation as a facilitator.
• Flexibility: the role will occassionally involve working evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel: the role will involve substantial travel across the region visiting our partners.

Desirable knowledge/experience:

• 2-3 years frontline experience working in a school or social sector for example as a teacher or workshop facilitator.
• Experience of partnership development in the social or public sectors.
• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or coaching.
• Knowlegde of London schools and the education landscape in London

Benefits:

• An opportunity to play an important role in a young, exciting social mobility organisation with scope to grow quickly across the UK.
• Starting Salary: £28-30k per annum (dependent on experience)
• Annual Leave: 28 days (to be taken by arrangement, usually during the school holidays.)
• Flexibility to occasionally work from home
• Training: we are a reflective organisation and keen to support your professional development.

Key Information:

• Length: permanent
• Hours: Full Time, 5 Days a week (with some weekend/evening hours during recruitment phase which will acknowledged in TOIL).
• Reporting to: National Programmes Manager
• Responsible for: London and South East
• Start Date: Flexible for the right candidate (ideally August 2021, no later than mid-September 2021)
• Location: London, with travel between our office (Currently based in Camden), partner schools across the region and semi-regular visits to other regions including the South West and West Midlands where you may need to stay overnight.

The Dog Wellbeing Technician helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by being responsible for ensuring the mental and physical welfare and specialist care of dogs. This is achieved through carrying out husbandry duties in order to provide for the wellbeing of dogs whilst accommodated at a Guide Dogs site.

This role is worked over 5 days, Monday to Friday, 17.5 hours per week (3.5 hours per day), with 26 days paid holiday pro rata (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

Candidate profile

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential
• Proven experience working with dogs within a professional environment.
• Experience of coaching and mentoring.
• Experience of supporting a service.
• The core principles of animal care and behaviour.
• Computer literate, with proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience with using databases.

Desirable
• Working with volunteers.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply
Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.