Job title:Employer Engagement Manager (Work Experience)

Location:                Remote working in the UK, Knowledge of employer engagement in one of the following regions (multiple roles available) London/South East OR Midlands/South West OR Scotland

Responsible to:Head of Engagement 

Salary:£28,000 to 38,000 per annum FTE 

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has grown then fold in the past two years. This has supported growth in our employer network from 70 to 700 leading employers and 3800% growth in the number of work experience places offered during the same period.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost seven hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary 

Working for the Head of Engagement in your region, and as part of a team of Employer Engagement Managers, Educational Relationship Managers, Programme Delivery Partners, and Regional Fundraising Officers, you will focus on relationship building in your community and will be responsible for connecting a network of schools, colleges, employers and partners in your dedicated region to deliver work experience opportunities, as well as well as other opportunities through our growing portfolio of programmes. 

Key Duties / Responsibilities: - 

• Outreach to and onboarding of new host employers, helping to grow our employer network to reach ambitious targets for Experience and Progression Programmes (and others as they develop). 

• Account managing relationships with participating employers and other regional stakeholders, supporting them in the design of programmes (where appropriate) and engagement with our leading technology platform. 

• Supporting employers to achieve their aims, through either our free or chargeable services, as appropriate. 

• Outreach to discount and opportunity providers, helping grow the range of discounts and opportunities for young people through our Youth Card programme. 

• Supporting programmes as needed on any contact, phone conversations with stakeholders, programme delivery tasks and wider charity work in support of wider organisation aims and needs, particularly during peak delivery periods. 

Skills / Experience / Knowledge:- 

Essential  

• Experience in a similar environment working with a variety of stakeholders 

• Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality 

• Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly with stakeholders from all levels 

• Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management 

• Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and securing targets across varying objectives within delivery 

• Sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders 

• Comfort in holding commercial conversations with stakeholders, who are seeking chargeable service to deliver income.

Desirable 

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Engagement teams an advantage 

• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision within UK schools and colleges would be an advantage 

• Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management. 

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through September 2021. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restrictions to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• Work From Anywhere in the UK (now and beyond the pandemic)

• Flexiable working

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus morning of your birthday off

• Pension scheme

• CharlieHR perks

• Perkbox

• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core  

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply: 

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.  

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

Apply now.  Opportunities close on an ongoing basis.

Immediate starts and delayed starts available.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.

Newbarn Ltd is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for the following post:

SUPPORT WORKER

• 40 hours a week - including evenings and weekends
• Salary £20,500 per annum (full time role)
• Start date October 2021 (flexible)
• Rochdale area – must be able to travel
• PPE provided for all roles
• Internal and external applicants considered

Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference to someone’s life? Do you have experience of working with vulnerable adults with complex needs and requirements? Do you want to help vulnerable people to live fully and enjoy their lives?

As a full/part time support worker, you will assist in the delivery of 1:1 and group support which works toward achieving positive outcomes for our tenants.

We are looking for people who are enthusiastic, great at building relationships, motivated, willing to get stuck in, committed and reliable. The role of a support worker is demanding and you will be working to address complex needs and sometimes challenging behaviour by providing assertive, consistent and enabling support to people with complex mental health problems, Autistic Spectrum Conditions, learning disabilities and substance misuse issues. We deliver service 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Essential

• An NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent) and / or experience in a relevant field are essential.
• Understanding of professional boundaries
• Basic IT skills using MS Word and a smart phone for electronic notes
• Flexible approach to working – willing and able to work evenings and weekends.

Desirable

• A car driver with a full driving licence and use of a car.

Please apply using the application form, including a personal statement explaining why you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to carry out this demanding role. 

CVs will not be accepted

Closing date 29th September 2021

Interview w/c 4th October

Please note that this full time role will also involve evening and weekend work.

Newbarn Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and comply with Safeguarding Adults & Children policies and practices and to provide at least two satisfactory references.

Newbarn Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible internal candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Newbarn Ltd is a signatory to the Mindful Employer Charter.  As an employer we aim to show a positive and enabling attitude to employees and job applicants with mental health issues.  Applicants who have experienced mental health issues will not be discriminated against and disclosure of a mental health problem enables employees and Blue Pits Housing Action to assess and provide the right level of support or adjustment.

Under Section 3 of the Health & Social Care Act (2008) we will require and request references from all previous employment that involved working with Adults and Children.

Job Title: Carers Salford Programme Manager

Responsible to: Chief Executive & Gaddum Board

Accountable to: Head of Operations

Reporting to: Head of Operations

Salary: £32,029 per annum

Hours: 35 Hours (with flexible working required to suit the needs of the role)

Location: Gaddum, 6 Great Jackson Street, MANCHESTER. M15 4AX

Context 

At Gaddum, we treat everyone as individuals. We really get to know those we help, understanding their world to offer a range of support that’s right for them. Our promise of tailored support is made possible by our breadth and depth of knowledge, through our unwavering commitment to the local people of Greater Manchester. 

Our experience listening to generation after generation, for nearly 200 years, has taught us the importance of considering not just the individual but also the relationships around them. Our innovative approach means we can, not only build resilience, but identify further risks and offer preventive support now and in the future. At Gaddum, we believe that by supporting individuals, we ultimately help support entire communities. 

Our aim is to empower and enhance the lives of people in Greater Manchester. We currently work across four Greater Manchester authorities, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford and Stockport.

Job Summary

The Carers Salford Programme Manager will lead the development and operational management of Gaddum Carers Salford. This will require close attention to the wider carers strategy and agreed contract workplan.  It will also involve the close stakeholder engagement management of key referring, commissioning and community partners.

Job Purpose

To provide strong, solution focused, operational leadership and ultimately ensure that carers receive a truly transformational and inspiring offer across Salford.  This will involve proactive engagement with external stakeholders including carers, commissioners, community groups and referrers to ensure the model provides the right support and information to carers living within and across Salford’s diverse communities.

Abandon Normal Devices (AND) is a catalyst for new approaches to art making and digital invention. We commission groundbreaking projects that challenge the definitions of art and moving image.

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to work with Abandon Normal Devices to maintain the company’s finance functions on a part-time, permanent basis. Duties will include inputting sales and purchase ledger, payroll for members of staff, preparation of financial reports and management accounts and working with the company auditors.

Title: Finance Manager
Salary: £30,000k (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent, 0.2 fte, ideally able to be worked flexibly to respond to monthly / annual workload fluctuations
Location: Remote working, with optional use of AND Office in central Manchester
Start date: As soon as possible
Reports to: Director

The closing date for applications is noon Thursday 30 September 2021
Interviews are expected to take place Wednesday 6 October

RESPONSIBILTIES

Data Input

• Importing of purchase ledger invoices onto Sage 50
• Processing of sales receipts and credit control
• Processing monthly PAYE Payroll and Pensions management for between 4 and 8 staff

• Processing Petty Cash and Credit Card transactions and preparing monthly bank reconciliation

• Detailed analysis of complex projects as required by funders

Finance Management

• Implementation of financial controls to ensure efficiency, stability and good governance, maintenance of records to provide a clear audit trail.
• Administration of payroll, pension contributions and associated reporting
• Timely preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts, highlighting of significant points, and discussion with senior staff and trustees as required
• Monitoring against budget, and investigation of variances
• Preparation of annual statutory accounts, including accruals and other adjustments.  Preparation of audit working papers and liaison with Auditors including attendance at meetings with auditors as required

• Working with senior staff to prepare annual budgets and provision of information to inform the business model.
• Provision of relevant, realistic, well thought through professional advice which is in tune with the business model and turnover 

• Assisting senior staff with reporting for funders, including ACE and occasional multi-partner and/or international projects
• Monitoring activity against specific projects and funding streams
• Monitoring VATable activity (we are currently below the threshold for VAT registration)
• Forecasting and monitoring cashflow in detail, in close collaboration with the Director
• Attendance at, and preparation of papers for, quarterly meetings of Finance Sub-Committee and of the full Board
• In conjunction with the Director, ensuring that all Companies House and Charity Commission filing is completed on time
• Annual review of internal controls

 PERSON SPECIFICATION

• 4+ years experience in a similar role

• An Accounting Qualification

• An understanding of Charity/CIC/3rd Sector Accounting Practices
• A skilled user of SAGE 50, including integrated project, payroll, pension and banking modules
• Demonstrably strong interpersonal, communication and writing skills

• A proven ability to independently prioritise own workload
• A demonstrable interest in the arts and creative industry 

This is an exciting time to join our ambitious fundraising team. Both our Trust and Corporate functions have grown significantly over the past two years. This role will crucially enable the team to build on its successes to date to maximise opportunities, steward our growing portfolios, secure new partnerships and raise vital new income.

The Cares Family is an anti-racist organisation committed to advancing anti-racism. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, who are under-represented in our organisation. We are an equal opportunities employer.

In your role as The Cares Family’s Partnerships Manager (Trusts and Corporate) , you will work closely and collaboratively with our Head of Development, Grants Coordinator and five regional Development Coordinators, to provide exceptional relationship management for our active grants and portfolio of hundreds of Trusts and Foundations (80% of the role); identifying new opportunities and engaging with new and existing funders through composing timely and high quality written proposals and impact reports, and ensuring stellar stewardship and relationship management face to face, on the phone and in writing to maximise opportunities, uplift gifts and secure new income for The Cares Family.

You will also support the Trust function through direct line management of our Grants Coordinator to succeed and reach targets in terms of outputs and income; and supporting the Head of Development in reviewing, and overseeing submissions of proposals and impact reports across The Cares Family.

This role will also support our growing Corporate Partnerships function to thrive (20%), working closely with the Head of Community Fundraising and the Development of Director in order to secure new partnerships and leverage new income.

You will also directly line manage our Corporate Partnerships Engagement Coordinator, who manages and oversees our corporate employee engagement and volunteering opportunities. This includes ensuring effective communications and collaboration with delivery teams to fulfill the objectives of each partnership agreement.

With so much of this role depending on excellent account management, we need a real people person and someone who has a track record in securing new income. This role is also highly collaborative, and therefore, we also need you to be an enthusiastic team player and passionate about sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with our dedicated team to facilitate success.

If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a task-based application, so we are not accepting CVs. The full job description and details on how to apply are set out on our website linked below – please read them carefully before submitting your application.

The Hospice is looking to recruit a CRM Database Systems Manager (Customer Relationship Management Database Systems Manager), 37.5 hours per week across 5 days, Mon to Sun, salary £35,000.00 per annum, in Warrington.

The Post holder will be responsible for:

• Enhancing Donorflex to ensure it delivers the best possible information as the charity moves to improve its  data management and productivity.
• Management of the database and associated systems.
• Providing detailed analysis and insight to inform campaign planning.
• Maximising the potential of the database.
• Building and running of reports to support the Income Generation Team.
• Ensuring full compliance with all relevant legislation.
Please job description for further details.

Normal hours of work will be 37.5 hours per week worked between Monday to Sunday at days and times notified by your line manager. These hours do not include a 30 mins unpaid meal break which you will be entitled to take if you work a shift lasting longer than 6 hours. You may be required to work additional hours to those published.

Interviews being held on an on-going basis so apply today!

Please note: This role may be removed before the original end date or extended without prior notice.

St Rocco’s Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory receipt of DBS if applicable, 2 references and documentary proof of right to work in the UK.

A referral to Occupational Health in relation to Health and Safety aspects of the role may be made prior to employment, however the offer of employment will not be conditional upon this.

Please note: St. Rocco's Hospice is not part of the NHS and is not licensed to sponsor foreign nationals. All offers of employment are subject to / conditional upon satisfactory documentary proof of right to work in the UK.

Benefits: An attractive package of benefits for employed staff T&C's apply:

Contributory Company Group Pension Plan, (If you are a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, you have the option of continuing in this scheme), Life Assurance and a Medical Cash Plan - T&C’s apply, free onsite parking, annual holiday entitlement in any holiday year is 7 working weeks, inclusive of all public holiday entitlement. Part-time employees’ annual holiday entitlement accrues on a pro-rata basis.

(Benefits may be different for Bank / Contract for Services Workers T&C's apply).

The posts are not salary incremental posts and pay reviews are at the discretion of the Hospice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:
As the Hospice meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants (staff and volunteers) who are offered employment based at the Hospice or in patient facing roles will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions.

Please contact the recruitment team for further policy details.

Processing Your Data:
We will use the information you give us for the purpose of processing your application. To view St. Rocco's Hospice Recruitment Privacy Notice please visit our website.

OB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Intensive Housing Manager (Supported Accommodation)

Salary: £21,133 per annum

Status: Substantive

Hours: 30 hours per week

Holidays: 22 Days plus Bank Holidays (Pro Rata)

Based at: Sites across the Wigan and Leigh Borough

Responsible to: Service Manager

Accountable to: Queen’s Hall Action on Poverty Trustees

Closing Date: 12 Noon 24/09/2021

Interviews: 29/09/2021

To Apply: Please enclose your CV along with a covering letter to explain why you feel you are perfect for this role. 

Please apply early as we reserve the right to bring forward or extend the deadline for applications, so please get your applications in as soon as possible

Summary

The Brick is a growing Charity with big aspirations for people in need within our community. We provide RELIEF, RESTORATION and REFORMATION by offering a personal transitions service, unique to every person because every individual is at the heart of their own transition.

Main purpose of job

The Intensive Housing Manager is responsible for the effective operational management of our Supported Accommodation Project. You will play a role in interviews and assessments, allocation of housing with a large focus on settling in new residents.

Your key roles will be required to balance the responsibilities for legal compliance, such as health and safety, housing law, acceptable behaviour and the necessity to protect our vulnerable residents, volunteers, staff and mentors.

You will be highly motivated and maintain performance in line with agreed procedures and processes. You will strive to achieve the required outputs for the area of operation which includes void management and proactive rent monitoring and collection. You will be a driven individual taking new agreed initiatives with a forward thinking attitude in order to minimise rent loss

We are a large national charity with our Head Office based in Stockport, looking for an experienced Management Accountant to work in our fast paced and friendly Accounts Team. You will be working closely with other team members and across the wider Head Office departments to produce detailed reconciliations of Balance Sheet control accounts, with responsibility for resolution of all reconciliation items, including payroll reconciliations and fixed asset reviews.  You will also have the opportunity to implement improvements in systems and processes within our reconciliation and financial reporting work streams. We encourage applications from candidates with advanced IT skills, particularly within Excel.

This is an excellent opportunity for a person with relevant previous experience to develop their skills within a complex accounting environment, while making a positive contribution to the valuable work of our Not for Profit organisation.

You will need to be well organised, hard-working and flexible as this is a fast paced and challenging role, reporting across multiple sites and income streams.  You will be able to work independently, manage your own workload and respond flexibly to the needs of the team and the wider organisation. You will be exceptionally proficient in MS Excel, with excellent written/verbal communication skills.

We are able to offer the role on either a full-time or part-time basis, to be agreed with the successful candidate.

Interviews will be held on Monday 4th October 2021.

Our range of employee benefits includes:

• A Birthday Holiday Bonus after 2 years continuous service

• A range of employee discounts

• Free life assurance

• Pension with company contribution

This is a real opportunity to make an impact and improve the performance of the charity. You will be offered on the job/external training and career development opportunities.

Our Head Office located in close proximity to transport links into Manchester City Centre, with Stockport train station a 5 minute walk away.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

Your role is to lead a team to build and maintain partnerships with local authorities (LAs) and children’s trusts, in order to develop and support 600+ Fellows (alumni) annually through our key programmes. This is directly linked to achieving Frontline’s organisational objective of having 4,000 impactful Fellows by 2025, who will create social change for children without a safe or stable home.

This is a relatively new team created by consolidating activities and accountability across the organisation to become the lead interface to Frontline partners for all our programmes and initiatives.  We are looking for a Head of Partnerships and Placements to lead this team and ensure targets are met for partnerships, programme places, and overall partner satisfaction.  Additionally they will play an active role within Frontline’s Leadership Group.

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater ethnic minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value ethnic minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply and will keep applications open until we have satisfactory representation on the shortlist.

The Head of Leadership Programmes is responsible for all aspects of Frontline’s leadership programmes (Firstline and Headline) from programme design, planning and delivery across the country. They also hold responsibility for our coaching offer - an integral part of the second year of the Frontline programme, to ensure its’ smooth operation and impact. The successful individual will bring their excellent programme management and understanding of social work to ensure the effective development, delivery and evolution of Frontline’s leadership programmes and coaching offer.

The Head of Leadership Programmes will work closely with their team to ensure programme quality remains excellent and to embed a culture of freedom and responsibility. They will set high expectations, have the ability to motivate others to deliver, and the confidence and assuredness to hold people to account.

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater ethnic minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value ethnic minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply and will keep applications open until we have satisfactory representation on the shortlist.

Please email our People team if you would like us to send you the job pack in a different file format, contact details can be found on our website.

LGBT Foundation is looking for a Deputy Director of Finance to take responsibility for ensuring effective and transparent financial governance of the organisation and maintaining the financial viability of the charity

The Finance function within LGBT Foundation is critical to the ongoing success and day to day operation of all our services and projects. The Deputy Director of Finance will ensure our finance function run smoothly and effectively, whilst also providing long term financial planning and strategic leadership on all matters relating to finance. This role will entail working with staff and stakeholders to ensure our finances are effectively managed, and will:

• Lead and develop financial processes across the organisation to ensure the smooth running of all of our finance functions.
• Ensure effective flow of information across all parts of the organisation, particularly to our SMT, Finance and Administration Sub-Committee, Board, and Auditors - including producing management accounts, cash flow financial forecasting, and leading on our Annual Audit.
• Ensure we comply with internal and external finance and income regulations such as those set by Charity Commission, Fundraising Regulator, HMRC, and our own finance regulations.
• Lead on both short and long term financial planning, including managing budget setting and reforecasting for the organisation, working with colleagues to ensure we generate surplus each year by identifying trends or risks which might impact budget decisions.
• Act as link between income and finance teams to ensure projects Full Cost Recovery are accurately calculated, funding gaps are identified, and project initiation and management are supported, including translating funding budgets into internal systems, and supporting with monitoring returns.

You will be an experienced finance professional, have a flexible and motivated attitude to work, have attention to detail and analytical skills, and work with a high level of integrity. CCAB qualification is preffered, but AAT with relevant experience would be considered.

We are taking positive action to encourage applications from people of colour (PoC) and other racially minoritised communities, trans, non-binary and/or older people (aged 50+), to improve the representation of colleagues from these communities in our staff team.

* Trans is an umbrella & inclusive term used to describe people whose gender identity differs in some way from that which they were assigned at birth; including non-binary people, cross dressers and those who partially or incompletely identify with their sex assigned at birth.

Salary: £41,069 (+10% Pension)
Special Terms: Full time, permanent
Reporting to: Deputy Chief Executive
Accountable for: Finance Coordinator
Closing Date: 9am on Monday, 4th October 2021.

We believe that everyone deserves to be supported in their mental health needs and that we have a part to play in that. Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness  |  Belonging  |  Strength  |  Collaboration

Manchester Volunteer Advice Partnership (MVAP) is a project led by Manchester Mind and involving Cheetham Hill Advice Centre, Manchester Refugee Support Network and Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit. Our focus is advice and improving access to advice. It is also about recruiting and training volunteers from our own communities to support us and the wider sector to deliver advice. It is about collaboration, and this new National Lottery Community funded MVAP is focused on excellent quality training but also on developing our volunteers and creating a sense of community. To help us do this we are looking to recruit a:

Inclusion Support Administrator

The role will support the Training Development Worker in working with volunteers and supporting their development and access to the training. Our previous projects were successful in creating a strong sense of belonging and we want to make sure that we do not lose that. The Inclusion Support Administrator will work with volunteers to ensure the training and the project is accessible particularly through digital inclusion. This post will also support overall administration for the project.

Salary: £21,322 p.a. pro rata (£10,661 actual)

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

The type of skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Being able to work collaboratively and share skills and knowledge.
• Being able to build relationships to create a sense of belonging.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience of delivering training or one to one support.

Application documents can be downloaded from this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

Applications must be received by 12noon, Tuesday 21st September 2021.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.

Due to the continuing expansion of the Living Well team in Salford, START are looking for 2 full time Recovery Workers to join our organisation as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.

Are you passionate about helping people? Are you a team player who is motivated to deliver a high quality, person centred service? Do you have experience working in mental health? If so this role could be what you are looking for.

Salary: £24,480
Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week Monday to Friday
Contract: Fixed term until March 2024
Employers Pension Contribution: 5%
Holiday Entitlement: 28 days plus statutory holidays

Living Well is based on a proven model which has now been adapted and is being piloted in Salford and provides a new approach to supporting people with mental health issues. You will be a part of a programme which brings together people from statutory and VCSE settings, including peers with lived experience and is designed to help people to think differently about mental health support.

This is an exciting role which will play an important part in supporting people who are seeking help. As a Recovery Worker you will listen with empathy, understanding and compassion and create space for clients to feel truly heard.

The ideal candidate will be a great listener with a flexible approach and a flare for planning and prioritising a busy workload, whilst being adaptable and resilient.

Key Aspects of the Role:-

• Providing face to face and telephone support to individuals.
• Listening sensitively and recognising people’s strengths and potential.
• Excellent record keeping and confidence when using computer systems and databases so experience here would be essential.
• Empowering people to take control of their own wellbeing.

Closing date for receiving completed applications will be Wednesday 29th September 2021 at 5pm.

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OASIS NAVIGATOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WORKERS (x4)

PART / FULL TIME ROLES AVAILABLE

FIXED TERM CONTRACT TO SEPTEMBER 2022

SALARY:  £23,630 p.a. (as a full-time role)

Are you interested in joining a team of Youth Development Workers working on a groundbreaking project, supporting A&E Departments in the Greater Manchester area in reducing the harm to young people from violence?  Oasis is hiring and has a range of part/full time roles available now!

Key responsibilities for the Youth Development Workers will be:

• Offering intensive 1:1 support to young people who present to A&E due to violence, including support for the parent / carers and family unit.
• Designing a bespoke plan for the young person (inc referrals partners, agencies)
• Developing the skills of staff within A&E in engaging with young people who come into A&E as a result of a violent incident.
• Engaging with GMCA Community Safety Team and GM Police
• Take part in the evaluation, strategy, and development of the project in an ongoing process.

Amongst other requirements, the successful post holder must have:

• A demonstratable relevant experience OR qualification in Youth & Community (JNC) or Social Work (QSW) or SEND
• Proven experience working with young people ‘at risk’.
• Reliability, with a flexible approach to changes and able to work unsocial hours

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a newly created project based in A&E Departments, making a difference to communities on a local level, while individually improving the life chances of young people.  As part of the package, Oasis offers:

• A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution
• A generous holiday allowance and training opportunities
• A supportive, friendly work environment, with flexible working arrangements

A range of roles are available with hours ranging from 20-40 hours per week for 12 months contract.  If anyone is interested in taking this opportunity as a secondment than please check out the Oasis website for further details. 

If you are interested in this position, please check out the Oasis website for an Application Pack. (CVs alone will not be accepted). We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.

Completed applications should be returned by 9am Thursday 7th October 2021.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 14th October 2021 (possibly in person or online)

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. 

The successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK.  Oasis cannot assist with sponsorship or visas.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487