This is a new and exciting coordination role which sits within the Reprieve Development & Outreach team, but working across the organisation with the Reprieve Casework and Finance teams, as well as liaising directly with partner organisations and local Fellows.

Working in our London office, you will be responsible for the coordination and administration of specific restricted funding grants, including a European Commission funded grant focused on the use of torture within the application of the death penalty in Malawi.

For full details please visit our website. 

Part time Housekeeper & Chef (25 hours per week)

Just Homes charity are looking for a committed, enthusiastic Housekeeper & Chef to join our Men’s work team that provides help to homeless people in The London Borough of Newham, to rebuild their lives. We work with unemployed men who can access state benefits in 48 rooms spread across four sites.

First Fruit is the holding charity for Just Homes and also delivers the social enterprises providing skills opportunities for residents. They are Christian Charities which are non-denominational and inclusive, which serve people of all faiths and none with respect.

MAIN PURPOSES OF THE POST: 

We provide cooked meals for our residents across the four properties dotted around Newham. The focus of your job involves:

• To cook the evening meal for our residents (maximum of 18),
• To ensure a high level of cleanliness of the hostel, specifically the commonly used areas such as the kitchen, dining, lounge, staff only facilities,
• To help with the day-to-day smooth running of the men’s accommodation,
• To befriend and support clients with learning domestic skills such as cooking, cleaning, washing, shopping and in time to take up small responsibilities in the hostel.

This is a part time job, working 25 hours per week, worked at 5 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Your working hours will be from 1pm – 6pm.

Your annual salary will be at the rate of £12 per hour, £24,960 per annum pro-rata. Additional benefits include a pension scheme, a mobile phone and a laptop for business use, work related travel and 4 weeks annual leave excluding bank holidays.

The post is based at the Just Homes Charity, Wesley House, Widdin Street, E15 4RY. You may also be required to work from one of the other three of Just Homes properties within Newham.

This job will require a DBS check and a right to work within the UK.

Closing Date for applications is the Friday 13th November 2020.

Interviews will be held during the week starting 23rd November 2020.

• Would you like to join a team working shoulder to shoulder with young women?

• Do you have strong administrative and IT skills?

• Can you efficiently prioritise a varied workload? 

If this is you, then we'd love to hear from you.

We are looking for someone to help deliver a variety of administrative tasks for a busy team. Abianda is an innovative, equalities focused organisation, with passionate and committed staff. You will be instrumental in supporting the organisation to improve its smooth running, and ability to work efficiently to improve the lives of young women and girls affected by gangs and county line activity.

This is a full-time fixed term contract for 12 months.

Salary is £25,000 PA, plus contribution to a pension 

While socially distancing restrictions are still in place you will be working from home, carrying out administrative duties from a laptop supplied by Abianda. You will have regular communication with the Senior Management Team and work mainly from our Google Drive and GMail. When we are able to work face to face again your role will become more office based. A job description with more details of the role, including a person specification, can be downloaded from the supporting documents below.

To apply please download and complete our application form (no CVs please). Please also download and complete our equal opportunities form (although this is optional).

Deadline for completed applications is 11pm, Sunday 8th November

Interviews will be held on Monday 23rd or Wednesday 25th November.

More information about Abianda can be found on our website.

We are looking for someone with energy, enthusiasm, an eye for detail and who is happy to work on their own initiative as part of a remote team. A willingness to learn, get on with the job, to question and to challenge will be essential. Duties will include financial data inputting, processing expenses and reconciliation, working with FRS to improve financial reporting and supporting the National Fire Chief Council (NFCC) Chair’s office as we build resilience in the central management function of NFCC. This is a new and evolving role to support the charity in delivering against agreed objectives of new grant funding, therefore flexibility and adaptability are essential.

The role is a fixed term contract till March 2021 with the potential of being extended. The funding for the role is provided through a grant and the contract term will extend as the funding is confirmed.

Main Duties 

• To support the Chair’s Office to provide central support services across NFCC 

• To support the Finance Manager in producing company accounts and any legal or governance reporting by monitoring and inputting information into accounting systems. Including, but not limited to: 

  • Finance data inputting onto Sage 

    • Basic bookkeeping (including reconciliations – bank a/c and credit cards) 

    • Product creation on Sage 

    • Raise purchase orders and other procurement admin 

    • Process expenses (credit card reconciliation) 

  • Chair’s car lease etc 

  • Events finance (gap between what revenues team provides and financial management) 

  • Grant information (chasing and initial input) 

  • Implement new travel and accommodation self service 

• To provide business partner support to each hub, supporting their financial reporting

Person Specification: 

Essential Skills 

• Understanding of financial management 

• High level of numeracy 

• Proficient with Sage 50 

• Self-motivated and ability to work with little supervision 

• Ability to work with a high degree of discretion and accuracy 

• Attention to detail skills 

• Excellent IT skills, including knowledge of MS Office 365 

• Excellent organisational skills, with ability to multitask and reprioritise 

Desirable Skills 

• Ability to travel 

• Understanding of risk management 

Role description:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Operations Manager who has attention to detail and great project management skills.  Managing and ensuring our IT, HR, Database functions run well and ensuring all aspects or reporting are readily available to staff and Trustees. The post holder would be expected to work from the office and during COVID from home as agreed. The role will also include the supervising of IT Administrator and relationship building and development with our church partners and key stakeholders.

Main role responsibilities

Office Management

• Ensuring the smooth running of an office on a day-to-day basis and may manage a team of administrative or support staff.
• Organising meetings and managing databases
• Booking transport and accommodation
• Organising charity events or conferences
• Ordering stationery and furniture
• Dealing with correspondence, complaints and queries
• Preparing letters, presentations and reports (Annual Report, Board Reports, NOMR)
• Supervising and monitoring the work of administrative staff
• Managing office budgets
• liaising with staff, suppliers and clients
• Implementing and maintaining procedures/office administrative systems
• Delegating tasks to junior employees
• Organising induction programmes for new employees
• Ensuring that all policies are updated on our board circle
• Ensure the health and safety of Oxhill Hub.
• Using a range of software packages
• Attending meetings with senior management
• Assisting the organisation's HR function by keeping personnel records up to date, arranging interviews and so on.
• Oxhill Hub Bookings (“meet & greet”).
• Designated Safeguarding Officer (Training to be provided).

Operations (with Support of IT Administrator)

• Maintaining all databases, files and ensuring all operations run smoothly.
• Ensure inter-department integration flows
• Monitor and manage the integrity of our IT (for example Microsoft Office, Office 365, Zoho Expenses, Donor Perfect) and also be our Data Controller (GDPR complaints/queries go to) - Sage Accounts will be monitored by the CEO)
• Ensuring Office 365 user security, permissions at top level are accurate to allow correct and appropriate visibility, as is necessary and in compliance with GDPR
• Manage IT contracts
• Investigating new IT initiatives that enhance the charities work and supporting all departments to utilize well
• Collation and production of all KPIs for the board, monthly reports from all departments and annual report
• Become proficient in Donor Perfect (DP) & Weblink forms layout management to ensure all relevant information is captured correctly that affects all departments hearing and assisting staff to achieve best utilization of DP
• Design and setup appropriate reporting as required by departments in Donor Perfect
• Ultimate responsibility for HR overall compliance and current legislation
• Maintain and Manage a robust “Help” arm for staff
• Regularly monitor and review the quality of our provision;
• Undertake administrative tasks, maintain effective recording systems and respond to queries;
• Act as an advocate for young people's interests;
• Train other Hub leaders and volunteers in churches, community groups and schools around best practice and our YLP Model.
• Other tasks as your line manager requests
• Grants & Partner bids applications submission & monitoring / coordination.

Initially, with the currently COVID19 restrictions, this role will be home-based. Nevertheless, applicants must live in travelling distance from our office in Oxhill.

In the light of our Christian ethos and purpose, we reserve the right to recruit Christians where there is a genuine occupational requirement (GOR) to do so.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Operations Assistant to provide administrative and coordination support to the Property & Compliance Manager and Director of Finance & Operations (DFO), as well as acting as front-of-house at International Alert’s London office.

Operations administration will be a particular focus for this role, but the opportunity will help the right candidate to gain valuable experience and skills, as well as a broad insight into the range of activities across the organisation.

Among the main responsibilities will be providing high-quality assistance across a range of administrative tasks, as well as having the opportunity to contribute to special organisational projects as assigned. This role requires an interest in providing a high-level of customer service and operations support, and in return the placeholder has the chance to develop their skills and experience in an industry-leading peacebuilding organisation and gain exposure to the strategic strategic objectives of our country programmes.

Kindly note the above outlines some of the requirements for the job - for the full job requirements, please see the job description.

Emmaus Hastings & Rother is a registered charity supporting formerly homeless people by providing them with a home and an opportunity to progress. The people we support (our companions) live and work together in our community home and social enterprise. Here at Emmaus Hastings & Rother, we have a small staff team and accommodation for up to 23 companions.

As e-Sales Project Lead, you’ll be responsible for the delivery of our e-Sales & Charity Suite project, targeting increased online sales and Gift Aid recovery across our business.

The main elements of the project include a complete overhaul of our online sales process and a roll-out of the MicroMkt Charity Suite EPOS system. Alongside these, a key part of the role will be to train companions, staff and volunteers in the new systems.

The successful candidate will have IT experience, enthusiasm and excellent people skills. Further information about the role can be found in the job description and person specification below.

This is a full-time position on a 12-month contract. However, should the role prove effective in growing our business, extension of the contract could be considered.

We offer a range of staff benefits, including:

• 25 days of annual leave pro-rata, plus public holidays
• Free meals while on duty
• Training and development
• Contributory pension

How to apply

• Visit our website to download the application pack, which includes the application form, job description and person specification
• Submit your completed application form via email, alongside the Equal Opportunities and Rehabilitation of Offenders forms (see our website for details)
• The closing date for applications is 10am on Monday 9 November 2020
• Candidates shortlisted for an interview will be informed by Friday 13 November

You are advised to read the application notes, job description and person specification carefully and ensure your application demonstrates how your skills match those required for this role. We do not accept CVs.

Centrepoint is the UK’s leading charity for homeless young people. Working with over 7,800 young people every year, our vision is to end youth homelessness. While we pursue this vision, our immediate focus is on providing vulnerable young people with a place to call home and a chance to acquire the skills they need to build a better future. Centrepoint works directly in London, Yorkshire and the North East of England, and collaborates actively with similar organisations right across the UK.

We are currently recruiting for a Deputy Service Manager.  The role based in Westminster includes responsibilities for supported accommodation services and floating support services.

The purpose of the Deputy Service Manager role is to promote a vibrant culture with an uncompromising commitment to excellence and fully integrated support and development services, reflecting the needs of those accessing the service. At Centrepoint, we work in a Psychologically Informed Environment. All staff are required  to implement this approach when working with young people.

You will be required to line management and staff to ensure that performance targets and contractual requirements are met and exceeded. You will motivate and develop the staff team to deliver a consistently high quality, needs led and responsive service to young people in order to support their personal development and ultimately move them into more independent accommodation. You will demonstrate strong leadership skills and a commitment to individual and team development through effective management of staff.  You must be able to work flexibly and in line with the rota.

You will work positively and proactively with all local stakeholders including commissioners, providers, local community groups and young people.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of staff providing an outstanding quality service to young people and stakeholders.

Location: Westminster

Closing Date: Monday 26 October, 12 noon

Contract: 12 month fixed term contract

We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality. We especially welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people’s service.

Ambitious College has a career defining opportunity for an exceptional person, who can inspire, lead and innovate. If you are ambitious about making the ordinary possible for young adults with autism, share our forward thinking, open minded values then we would love to hear from you.

We are an Ofsted “Good”, award winning Day College for young people aged 16-25 with a primary diagnosis of autism, some of whom have additional disabilities. We believe that every young person attending Ambitious College deserves a fulfilling, happy and rewarding life. Our person-centred educational approach ensures we focus on the individual learners requirements at all times.

Our mission is to make the ordinary possible for children and young people with autism and we do this through living our five values; we are ambitious, we value difference, we are open, we are team players and we are experts.  

What we offer:

• Excellent CPD including a wide-range of in house and external training courses.
• As a growing organisation there is opportunity to progress your career.
• Competitive annual salary paid over 52 weeks.
• Annual staff recognition awards.
• Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.
• Season ticket loans.
• A wide range of wellness programmes including: virtual yoga & zumba classes, running club, art & cooking classes and learning programmes.
• Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.
• Access to physiotherapy.

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and innovative Deputy Head who has:

• High expectations of our learners achieving their goals and aspirations, along with a commitment to providing education that promotes excellent progress and improves life chances, ‘making the ordinary possible'.
• Experience of successfully leading and managing a transdisciplinary team to ensure young adults are prepared for adulthood.
• Experience of working in a culture of change.
• Extensive teaching experience with young adults with complex special education needs.
• Ensure the objectives outlined in the College development plan are realised through a regular cycle of development planning, implementation, review and evaluation.
• Experience of leading, managing and supporting the development of colleagues through coaching or mentoring.

The position will require regular travel to both college sites.

Role Closes: Sunday 8th November, 12 noon.

Applicants informed of outcome: Monday 9th November 2020.

First stage interviews: Friday 13th 2020 (Virtually).

Second Stage Interview: Monday 16th November 2020. (In Person).

Start date: As soon as possible.

To find out more about this position please visit our website where you can find the recruitment pack entailing the role details.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Are you passionate about supporting young people to achieve their potential? Do you want to work in a challenging, team-focused and rewarding environment? Do you have the skills to  lead a diverse team to perform to the best of their abilities?

Centrepoint is the UK’s leading charity for homeless young people. We provide a range of accommodation based and floating support services to vulnerable young people across London, Manchester, Yorkshire and the North East. Our vision is to end youth homelessness but until then we will continue to provide young people with a place to call home, tailored support and the opportunity to build the skills needed to sustain independent living.

This is an exciting Service Manager role based in Hammersmith and Fulham and includes responsibilities for supported accommodation services and floating support services. The Service Manager is responsible for overall service delivery and performance management, providing effective leadership to achieve high quality outcomes for young people and working in partnership with Social Services teams.  At Centrepoint, we work in a Psychologically Informed Environment. All staff are required  to implement this approach when working with young people.

We are looking for an experienced manager with exceptional skills in establishing and maintaining positive relationships both internally and externally.

A key part of the role will be to promote a vibrant culture with an uncompromising commitment to excellence and a fully integrated support service, reflecting the needs of those accessing the service.

In return for your efforts you will receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development and a host of staff benefits such as interest free travel loan, stakeholder pension scheme entitlement.

We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality. We especially welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people’s service.

Location: Hammersmith and Fulham

Contract: 12 month fixed term contract

Closing Date: Monday 26 October, 12 noon

Main role and responsibilities

The overall purpose of the role is to support the Chief Executive, the Executive Team and the Chair and Trustees to develop and to deliver ShelterBox’s mission, strategy, and plan.

ShelterBox will be undergoing a strategy review in 2021. The role of Strategy & Planning Officer will play a key role in helping the CEO and the organisation to reflect and refresh the organisational mission and goals. It will be the key liaison between functional departments who deliver and the CEO who coordinates and sets direction.

The role will work closely with the CEO to support ShelterBox in achieving both the goals of the Operating Plan 2021 as well as ensuring the new strategy is relevant and an effective tool for the organisation.

The position holder will be involved in a wide range of roles from supporting the management of ShelterBox Board, Executive, & Senior Leadership Team meetings (in a company secretary capacity), to budget management/coordination and developing working briefs on a wide range of topics.

The role will also be expected to represent the CEO at key internal discussions and exercise superb judgment, interpersonal skills, and absorb information quickly.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the role will work very closely with the Executive team and the Board on a range of strategic initiatives that impact the wider organisation as well as be an effective partner to senior leaders. The role will also support the Chair of the ShelterBox Board in various duties.

Working with the CEO, the role will:

• Coordinate and integrate the work of the CEO’s office with the rest of the organisation, ensuring effective engagement with all departments.
• Use sound judgment to advise the CEO on complex and sensitive policy issues and questions.
• Assist the CEO and leadership to deliver on the ShelterBox strategy (post 2021).

Who are we looking for?

ShelterBox is seeking an accomplished and highly competent Strategic Planner/Executive Assistant to provide excellent support to the Chief Executive, the Executive Team, and the Board.

You must have proven EA experience at Director/CEO level or have held a role where a high degree of autonomy and highly developed planning and organisational skills are required.

We are looking for candidates with a relevant degree (or equivalent experience) in a field relevant to policy making, strategy, international development/humanitarian affairs, public administration. Ideally, you will also have knowledge or experience of working for the voluntary sector or a charity.

The position holder will need to flex between areas of work on humanitarian thought leadership and response, funding diversification and growth strategies, and partnership building between ShelterBox, its affiliates, strategic donors, and other key organizations.

This is a varied and busy role and to be successful you must have strong prioritisation and time management skills, excellent verbal, and written communication skills along with the ability to develop effective and positive working relationships internally and externally.

You will be a strong team player, who can also work autonomously to clear deadlines. You must also be politically astute with the ability to analyse and summarize large amounts of information quickly.

Strong interpersonal, relationship management and influencing skills are also important, as is the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders with different agendas

The role requires a rigorous and critical thinker, able to ask probing clear questions and drive toward solutions quickly. You must have the ability to anticipate and assess situations accurately and recommend/implement effective courses of action, with a predisposition toward simple and practical solutions, through consensus building.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

Policy and Influence:

• Coordinates and/or oversees the development of policies, procedures, speeches, and strategies relating to complex policy issues for the CEO’s office.
• Conducts research and analysis to support the strategic aims of ShelterBox.
• Drafts strategy documents, reports, speeches, briefing notes, and talking points at the request of the CEO.

Strategy and Planning:

• Lead on the review and consensus building around the process to develop the ShelterBox Strategy 2021.
• Through coordination with Exec team, keep an active overview of the work of departments to ensure effective and coordinated support to and response from the CEO.
• Works with the CEO to set short- and medium-term priorities for strategic engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifies challenges in the short and longer term, to successfully implementing the ShelterBox strategy and workplans and works with relevant stakeholders to develop proposed solutions.
• Manages strategic projects from inception to completion as assigned by the CEO.

Planning and Coordination

• Provides timely and effective communication of instructions and decisions of the CEO to stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure Executive Team meeting agendas are developed, and key matters are tabled for discussion.
• Support the CEO and Finance Director in the ongoing strategic oversight of the organisational budget and financial management.
• Ensure minutes are taken at key meetings and for ShelterBox board meetings, including action items and follow up.
• Tracks and documents key strategic internal and external meetings, ensuring that key action points are communicated and follow up occurs.
• Works with internal and external stakeholders to commission and/or develop briefings.
• Works with internal stakeholders to commission and/or develop itineraries and agendas to ensure the CEO engagements are effective in promoting ShelterBox and its mission.
• Fosters teamwork and communications among the Exec Team, Senior Leadership Team, and other key staff.
• Represents the views of the CEO at key internal meetings such as with the Senior Leadership Team.
• Maintains sensitivity and diplomacy with senior colleagues.

Communications

• Represent ShelterBox and CEO at relevant senior meetings and conferences and present the work of the organisation where necessary.
• Be an effective communicator on behalf of and in support of the CEO to the global ShelterBox audience, with a particular emphasis on maintaining effective partnerships and collaboration between ShelterBox and its supporters, as well as the network of partners and affiliates.
• Ensure good working relationships and support the integration of activities across ShelterBx departments.

For the Board of Trustees:

• Distribute high quality papers, taking and producing minutes of board and subcommittee meetings and monitoring implementation of agreed actions.
• Organise, maintain and when necessary, re-organise the meeting schedule for the Board meetings and subcommittees, ensuring the timing of subcommittees leads into quarterly board meetings.
• Organise trustee board away days, organising the venue, papers, and any other resources, including booking travel and accommodation.
• Provide administrative support to the Chair and other trustees as required to enable them to fulfil their duties for ShelterBox
• Maintain a record of board level policies, updating as necessary

Emerging Futures’ greatest resource is its people, so we also offer our employees generous annual leave, pension, and other benefits.

Emerging Futures has secured a 3-5-year contract to deliver substance misuse and housing support services across Cheshire East. Our Housing Related Support is informed by both harm reduction and ‘Housing First’ principles and is driven operationally via a culture of values based, passionate leadership.

We are extremely proud of our services and are looking to recruit passionate and enthusiastic Housing Project Workers who are able to engage and offer support to people who present with a range of complex needs, including poor health & wellbeing, low self-esteem, low levels of literacy, substance misuse issues, non-existent family relationships and who have difficulty forming and sustaining new relationships.

If you thrive on working in a challenging but rewarding environment and have a real desire to make a difference to people’s lives, this role could be for you!

This requires the ability to work on a rolling rota basis covering days, evenings and weekend across our Housing Related Support provision in Crewe or Macclesfield, Cheshire East.

Our Passion Statement

At Emerging Futures, we believe that everyone has the potential to change, grow and learn and to achieve the best they can in everything they do. We know it takes courage and commitment to change, which is why we have a passion statement, rather than a mission statement. To us, being passionate means:

• celebrating success and achievement
• creative and daring enough to innovate
• determined to persist when things get tough
• brave enough to say when something isn’t good enough
• humble enough to accept and learn from criticism
• willing to take responsibility for making things better

Above all, being passionate means having the desire to nurture, facilitate and empower others to reach out with hope to achieve their full potential.

This job is for you if…

• You are someone who is committed to our passion statement and shares in our belief in the potential of all individuals, and that empowering individuals to support each other leads to positive change; not only for themselves, but also for their communities
• You are passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of those experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping and can support complex individuals from first point of contact to resettling in their own home.
• You are fun, approachable, energetic, confident, warm, empathetic, ambitious, flexible, resilient, discreet, organised, and professional.
• You are passionate about promoting recovery, tackling homelessness, and working in collaboratively with partner agencies.

What you will be doing

• Supporting tenants to maintain their tenancy by providing hands on, practical help and advice across our network of shared, supported housing.
• Working with the Local Authority and other agencies to create move-on options and improve the health and wellbeing of tenants through direct 1-1 work.
• Supporting the development of recovery and employment initiatives for tenants across Cheshire East, working with local third sector and grass roots organisations, associations, and individuals.
• Supporting residents in financial planning and providing debt counselling and support where appropriate.
• Ensuring residents understand their tenancy agreement and their rights and obligations.
• Managing accommodation for individuals, enabling residents to access pathways to meet their more immediate needs before moving on to full independence, their own tenancies and meaningful activity.

Some of the skills, knowledge and experience you will have

• A keen and comprehensive awareness of homelessness issues, interventions and understanding specific ways to support tenants with ingrained and entrenched negative behaviours.
• Excellent all-round communication skills and the ability to manage relationships.
• An ability to undertake accurate and comprehensive assessments of need, identifying levels of risk, recovery potential and establishing immediate and longer-term recovery goals.
• An ability to work effectively with groups using a structured planned approach.
• Experience of working in or with adult social care services within the charitable, third or public sector.
• A flexible attitude towards your work and a knowledge of local services and geography in Cheshire East.
• Flexibility and access to transport as you may be required to visit other sites across Cheshire East.
• We welcome applications from people with lived experience; however, all employees are required to have an enhanced DBS.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for either of these new and exciting roles within Emerging Futures, please send your Application Form or CV along with a covering letter detailing why you are suitable for the role to Victoria Duncan on the email provided.

Recruiting Bank Support Workers to join our Young People and Care Leavers services across London and South East London!

Our Young People's Services are based in Barking and Dagenham, Bromley, Croydon, Ealing, Hounslow, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets.

£10.75 per hour plus Pension scheme. This role is working a zero hour contract.

Today we support over 1200 young people between the ages of 16 and 25 every year through a wide range of services. We have experience of delivering many different types of services for young people including foyers, family mediation and respite services.

They might have had problems at home, come directly from care or be escaping abuse, violence or exploitation. Others may have mental health needs, drug or alcohol issues or have offended in the past. Whatever their background, we know that with the right support, they can go on to achieve great things.

Key to our approach for young people is our new life skill programme, co-developed by our customers and staff. Mapped to the Government's Care Leavers' Strategy, it focuses on building skills and confidence in the different areas professionals look at when assessing a young people's ability to live independently. This includes emotional wellbeing, skills, training and work, health, finances, relationships and their living environment.

Bank Support Workers have the ability to accept any shifts available on an ad-hoc basis across all Look Ahead's Young People and Care Leavers services. Bank Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices. While carrying out activities, Bank Support Workers should deal with all customers, visitors and staff in a professional and appropriate manner and report to Look Ahead staff and management any observations relating to customers' welfare.

Key Responsibilities:

- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers
- Conducting key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Proactively manage risk and safety both in and outside of their physical living environment
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Report any observations relating to customers welfare
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local area to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed
- Carry out support duties to enable customers to integrate into the community including e.g. accompanying the customer to attend benefit agency appointments and meetings, go shopping, to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all time and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
- Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
- If a need arises, deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. In some services, this will include delivering personal and physical care as appropriate
- Carry out security duties to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
- Monitor the CCTV throughout the shift

For more information or to apply please visit our website.

JOB TITLE

PA to HR Director (Programme Coordinator)

PROGRAMME

People and Organisational Development

LOCATION

Based in London

JOB PURPOSE

To assist the HR Director and the wider Human Resources team with administration support in providing a comprehensive, collaborative support service that enables the team to meet their objectives and ensures an efficient running of the department.

To ensure the efficient and appropriate operational management of the department including but not limited to: diary management, budget management and forecasting, travel arrangements (flights, accommodation, etc) and expenses processing, organisation and support of regular meetings, finance and invoice processing, facilitating interdepartmental collaboration and specific tasks relevant to the team.

To lead and ensure timely and accurate periodic finance reports including budget forecasting with budget holders for the financial year.

To lead the overall efficient coordination of work by, and communications of the staff in the Human Resources team.

Reporting to HR Director and supporting the Human Resources team. This post has no line management responsibility.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Diary management, and administrative support to the HR Director
• Supporting the Human Resources team with international and national travel arrangements
• Plan, minute, and manage departmental meetings and meetings with the Board member and Union members
• Handle confidential information and conflicting priorities with sensitivity and a high level of judgement
• Manage financial processes and analysis, ensuring efficient financial management and administration of the team
• Manage financial budgeting and reporting. Monitoring the departments spend.
• Support on procurement of consultants, suppliers, and freelancers; and on all departmental purchasing including capital expenditure
• Support the planning and formulation of projects.
• Provide an advisory role on systems and processes such as Finance, Travel, Facilities and Human Resources for the Programme
• Processing purchase orders and expense claims for the team
• The Human Resources team runs smoothly and efficiently

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience providing support to a HR Director
• Experience working in a Human Resources team and supporting the team
• Experience of administering and coordinating a large and diverse department at a senior level
• Ability to manage own work plan and to make recommendations to the HR Director on administrative improvements
• Experience of preparing and monitoring budgets (including project budgets), and an ability to identify budget problems and solve them
• Highly organized and efficient with the ability to work on own initiative
• Knowledge and practice of budget maintenance systems, financial resources management and record keeping
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and diplomatically in English - verbally and in writing, face to face and over the telephone
• Courteous and customer focused - experience of service provision
• Experienced in and capable of handling confidential information relating to e.g. organizational issues, staffing/personnel
• Proven ability to manage conflicting priorities, under pressure and deal with several activities and demands at the same time. Proven ability to meet deadlines and work with changes at short notice
• Must have right to work in the UK

ABOUT US

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world and have:

• more than 2 million members and supporters who drive forward our fight for rights
• more than 5 million activists who strengthen our calls for justice

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

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WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.