Cycling UK, the national cycling charity, is aiming to inspire a million more people onto their bikes and needs an enthusiastic and engaging Project Support Officer for our Big Bike Revival project to help us.

This role will be tasked to support the delivery and monitoring of the Big Bike Revival project, to include funding bids, annual reports, cycle training administration and working alongside the national Behaviour Change and Development Team. 

You will be a key national contact across the network of Big Bike Revival Centres and Community Cycle Clubs and stakeholders, enabling opportunities for all to cycle in an inclusive manner. This will work to increase levels of physical activity, encourage cycling as a mode of transport and present pathways to cycling as a sport.

Cycling UK, the national cycling charity, is aiming to inspire a million more people onto their bikes and needs an enthusiastic and engaging Cycling Development & Training Officer in London  to help us.

You’ll be responsible for delivering the Community Cycle Club programme and Cycling UK training courses across the area, working with community groups, managing key local relationships and robustly monitoring the impact of the programme. You will support a sustainable network and build capacity for cycling, with the development of volunteers and training of leaders a priority for success.

You will be a key local contact across the network of Community Cycle Clubs and stakeholders, enabling opportunities to cycle in an inclusive manner. This will work to increase levels of physical activity, encourage cycling as a mode of transport and present pathways to cycling as a sport.

Advice Service Coordinator

We are looking for a dynamic Advice Service Coordinator with a genuine understanding of, and commitment to, the aims and values of the LHP to lead our experienced and dedicated advice team at the Limehouse Project in Tower Hamlets.

The Limehouse Project (LHP) is a thriving grassroot and award-winning organisation with a history of servicing the Limehouse area of Tower Hamlets and East London since 1984. Our menu of services continue flourish thanks to investments and trust placed in us by clients, funders and partners. While providing free legal, welfare and family advice, accredited learning, capacity-building and employment support programmes, health and wellbeing activities for all age group, we work independently and in partnership with key Third Sector, business and statutory organisations to ensure each client’s is given timely and active support they need to positively move forward in life. 48 children are also in our care at our pre-school nursery opened in 2017.

You will have a genuine understanding of, and commitment to, the aims and values of the LHP and work effectively alongside the Director to ensure the sustainability of a high standard of accessible advice delivered by a qualified and experienced team of predominantly bilingual advisors within the framework of our charity’s aims, policies and strategic ambitions.

To apply for this role, please completed the Personal details form, along with the Job application and Equal Opportunities form.

Closing date: 9am, 29th January 2020.

Interview date: Friday 14th February 2019

Home-based – Cardiff Area

Part-time, 28 hours per week

This post is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund

At Leonard Cheshire we support individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. Led by people with experience of disability, we are at the heart of local life — opening doors to opportunity, choice and support in communities around the globe.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Can Do Programme Coordinator in the Cardiff area. ‘Can Do’ is a community-based programme which supports young disabled people aged 16-35 to develop skills, take part in new experiences and build confidence and independence by participating in a variety of social action projects.

This varied role is an exciting challenge for someone keen to work in the charity sector and make a difference. You will build partnerships with Cardiff-based organisations in order to recruit groups of young people with additional needs. You will plan and deliver projects, working with groups of participants in a person-centred way on social action and community-based projects.  You will work with other Leonard Cheshire programmes and services and will join a national team of home-based workers across the UK. You will report to the Senior Programme Coordinator. 

We are looking for candidates who have a good knowledge of the Cardiff area, are passionate about supporting young people with additional needs and have the motivation to make a difference. You will have experience of working with our target group, organising projects and delivering inclusive activities and events.  Knowledge of teaching, training or youth work is highly compatible with this role. You will be a confident, pro-active communicator who can build effective relationships both internally and externally, create successful new partnerships, promote the work of the programme and create opportunities for our participants.

If you feel you have the capability to network and build partnerships with organisations working in communities across Cardiff, identify new opportunities and deliver projects with young disabled people aged 16-35, we look forward to hearing from you!  Please visit our Facebook page @candoers and see us in action.

Key Responsibilities include:-

• Support the programme to achieve positive outcomes for young people with additional needs in line with agreed project pathways and plans
• Recruit participants to agreed targets each year and deliver the three pathways:
• Building Communities Programme of 16 hours
• One off or taster activities
  • Build partnerships with local schools, colleges, disability groups and services, to promote the project and recruit groups of participants
  • Design and develop sessions, community activities and skills development workshops to meet the programme’s outcomes
  • Support participants to complete relevant paperwork, including photographic and written evidence of achievements
• Organise and present at promotional and networking events
• Follow Can Do Theories of Change, Quality Management and Evaluation Frameworks
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested

Key Experience needed:-

• Experience of working with young people is essential
• Experience of organising and delivering projects/events and building community links is essential
• Experience of working with disabled people is desirable
• Working knowledge of the Cardiff area is essential
• Good standard of education and IT literate
• An engaging manner with ability to build rapport with young people
• Good communication, interpersonal and team working skills
• Passion, enthusiasm and a real commitment to make a difference to people’s lives
• Be able to work unsupervised and on your own initiative, as well as part of a team
• Own vehicle (essential)

Closing date: 17th February 2020

A satisfactory disclosure check is required for this post.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed.

Cydlynydd rhaglen

Lleoliad: yn y cartref-ardal Caerdydd

Cyflog: £18,345 am 28 awr (FTE £22,950 am 35 awr yr wythnos)

Oriau: rhan-amser, 28 awr yr wythnos

Cyf Rhif 05248

Ariennir y swydd hon gan Gronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol

Yn Leonard Cheshire, rydym yn cefnogi unigolion i fyw, dysgu a gweithio mor annibynnol ag y maent yn ei ddewis, beth bynnag fo'u gallu. Dan arweiniad pobl sydd â phrofiad o anabledd, yr ydym wrth galon bywyd lleol — agor drysau i gyfleoedd, dewis a chefnogaeth mewn cymunedau ledled y byd.

Mae gennym gyfle cyffrous i gydlynydd rhaglen gallu gwneud yn ardal Caerdydd. Rhaglen yn y gymuned yw ' gallu gwneud ' sy'n cefnogi pobl ifanc anabl 16-35 oed i ddatblygu sgiliau, cymryd rhan mewn profiadau newydd a meithrin hyder ac annibyniaeth drwy gymryd rhan mewn amrywiaeth o brosiectau gweithredu cymdeithasol.

Mae'r rôl amrywiol hon yn her gyffrous i rywun sy'n awyddus i weithio yn y sector elusennol ac i wneud gwahaniaeth. Byddwch yn meithrin partneriaethau â sefydliadau yng Nghasnewydd er mwyn recriwtio grwpiau o bobl ifanc sydd ag anghenion ychwanegol. Byddwch yn cynllunio ac yn cyflawni prosiectau, gan weithio gyda grwpiau o gyfranogwyr mewn ffordd sy'n canolbwyntio ar y person ar weithredu cymdeithasol a phrosiectau yn y gymuned.  Byddwch yn gweithio gyda rhaglenni a gwasanaethau eraill Leonard Cheshire a byddant yn ymuno â thîm cenedlaethol o weithwyr yn y cartref ledled y DU. Byddwch yn adrodd i uwch gydlynydd y rhaglen.

Rydym yn chwilio am ymgeiswyr sydd â gwybodaeth dda am ardal Caerdydd, sy'n angerddol am gefnogi pobl ifanc ag anghenion ychwanegol ac sydd â'r cymhelliant i wneud gwahaniaeth. Bydd gennych brofiad o weithio gyda'n grŵp targed, gan drefnu prosiectau a darparu gweithgareddau a digwyddiadau cynhwysol.  Mae gwybodaeth am addysgu, hyfforddi neu waith ieuenctid yn gydnaws iawn â'r rôl hon. Byddwch yn gyfathrebwr hyderus, rhagweithiol sy'n gallu meithrin cydberthnasau effeithiol yn fewnol ac yn allanol, creu partneriaethau newydd llwyddiannus, hyrwyddo gwaith y rhaglen a chreu cyfleoedd i'n cyfranogwyr.

Os ydych yn teimlo bod gennych y gallu i rwydweithio a meithrin partneriaethau â sefydliadau sy'n gweithio mewn cymunedau ledled Caerdydd, nodi cyfleoedd newydd a chyflawni prosiectau gyda phobl anabl ifanc 16-35 oed, edrychwn ymlaen at glywed gennych!  Ewch i'n tudalen Facebook @candoers a'n gweld ar waith.

Ymhlith y cyfrifoldebau allweddol mae:-

• cefnogi'r rhaglen i sicrhau canlyniadau cadarnhaol i bobl ifanc ag anghenion ychwanegol yn unol â llwybrau prosiect a chynlluniau cytunedig
• recriwtio cyfranogwyr i dargedau y cytunwyd arnynt bob blwyddyn a chyflawni'r tri llwybr:
• rhaglen adeiladu cymunedau o 16 awr
• gweithgareddau untro neu flasu
  • adeiladu partneriaethau gydag ysgolion, colegau, grwpiau a gwasanaethau anabledd lleol, i hyrwyddo'r prosiect a recriwtio grwpiau o gyfranogwyr
  • cynllunio a datblygu sesiynau, gweithgareddau cymunedol a gweithdai datblygu sgiliau i gwrdd â deilliannau'r rhaglen
  • cynorthwyo cyfranogwyr i gwblhau'r gwaith papur perthnasol, gan gynnwys tystiolaeth ffotograffig ac ysgrifenedig o gyflawniadau
• trefnu a chyflwyno mewn digwyddiadau hyrwyddo a rhwydweithio
• dilyn yn gallu gwneud theorïau newid, rheoli ansawdd a fframweithiau gwerthuso
• ymgymryd ag unrhyw ddyletswyddau rhesymol eraill yn ôl y gofyn

Y profiad allweddol sydd ei angen:-

• Mae profiad o weithio gyda phobl ifanc yn hanfodol
• Mae profiad o drefnu a chyflwyno prosiectau/digwyddiadau ac adeiladu cysylltiadau cymunedol yn hanfodol
• Mae profiad o weithio gyda phobl anabl yn ddymunol
• Mae gwybodaeth weithiol am ardal Caerdydd yn hanfodol
• safon dda o addysg a sgiliau TG
• dull sy'n ennyn diddordeb gyda'r gallu i feithrin perthynas â phobl ifanc
• sgiliau cyfathrebu, rhyngbersonol a gweithio mewn tîm da
• angerdd, brwdfrydedd ac ymrwymiad gwirioneddol i wneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau pobl
• gallu gweithio heb oruchwyliaeth ac ar eich liwt eich hun, yn ogystal â bod yn rhan o dîm
• eich cerbyd eich hun (hanfodol)

Dyddiad cau: 17eg Chwefror 2020

Mae angen gwiriad datgelu boddhaol ar gyfer y swydd hon.

Mae Leonard Cheshire yn croesawu ceisiadau o bob rhan o'r gymuned. Rydym yn mynd ati i annog ceisiadau gan bobl ag anabledd, gan gefnogi, lle bo modd, eich gofynion ar gyfer addasiadau rhesymol.

Gall y rhestr fer ar gyfer y rôl hon ddigwydd wrth i geisiadau gael eu derbyn. Felly, cadwn yr hawl i gau'r swydd wag hon unwaith y bydd ymgeisydd addas wedi'i benodi

About Hope for the Young

Since 2008, Hope for the Young has been removing obstacles to young refugees and asylum-seekers’ education and wellbeing through financial and mentoring support. We currently run two key projects:

The Education Fund supports young people who, due to their immigration status, have no access to student finance to enable them to go to college or university. We provide grants to pay for tuition fees, living allowances and travel expenses to enable them to access education.

The Mentoring Project supports young refugees and asylum-seekers aged 16-25 by matching them with trained volunteer mentors across London who provide weekly one-to-one support, tailored to the young people's needs.

About this role

Since 2008, The Education Fund has been providing financial support to refugees, asylum-seekers and undocumented young people to enable them to access education across the UK.

In 2020, we would like to transform our Education Fund into a new "Grants and Advocacy Programme.” The Grants and Advocacy Programme will continue to offer financial support to those seeking access to education, but in addition, we will begin offering tailored advice and support to those who receive funding from Hope for the Young. Having listened to the feedback from previous grantees, referrers and the wider community, we know that developing a more holistic service is essential for our grant recipients to not only access, but succeed, and move successfully beyond education.

Historically the Education Fund has been administered by Hope for the Young’s Trustees on a voluntary basis. However, we have secured funding to recruit a new Grants and Advocacy Coordinator who will take over the day-today allocation and management of Hope for the Young’s grants. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing young people’s financial needs, shortlisting applicants and allocating grants based on the programme’s eligibility criteria, priorities and funding availability. You will be required to liaise with colleges, universities, referral partners, and young people on a regular basis to ensure grantees receive effective and timely support. Part of the new service will require you to meet with Hope for the Young’s grantees once they have been awarded a grant to further assess their needs and educational objectives and provide appropriate guidance and advocacy to help them succeed with their goals.

In the months that Hope for the Young recieves fewer grants, the Grants and Advocacy Coordinator will also be responsible for designing and implementing an Ambassadors Programme within the new service. This will aim to bring together the young people supported by Hope for the Young to increase their involvement in the charity’s activities, develop skills in advocating their right to education, and raise awareness, engagement and support for Hope for the Young's services. We are therefore looking for somebody with experience facilitating youth-led groups who can inspire and motivate young people to make their voices heard. This could be through attending events, joining campaigns and being active online through social media. You will also be required to assist with the monitoring and evaluation of the project by sending out feedback forms and providing regular impact reports on individuals and the Grants and Advocacy Programme as a whole.

We are looking for an outstanding candidate who is passionate about equal access to education and has experience providing advice and support to young people – ideally refugees – to enable them to reach their full academic potential. You will need to have a background in, or strong knowledge of the UK’s education system and the obstacles young migrants face in accessing and remaining in education. We require somebody with strong administrative and organisational skills. Previous experience of grant management will be an advantage.

You will be one of only four members of staff working alongside a team of dedicated volunteers. Being part of a small team, you will get the opportunity to contribute ideas and help to shape Hope for the Young as we grow and support more young people each year. If you think you have the skills and experience to be our new Grants and Advocacy Coordinator, we would love to hear from you.

The job description as described will be reviewed on a regular basis to respond to any changing needs of the post.

Main duties and responsibilities

Grant Management

1. To manage the day-to-day allocation of Hope for the Young’s grants to refugees, asylum-seekers and undocumented young people.

2. To receive and respond to email and telephone enquiries regarding the Grants and Advocacy Programme and to keep referral forms and the database up to date.

3. To review referral forms and assess young people’s eligibility and financial needs.

4. To ensure all applications contain the relevant documentation and evidence required.

5. To shortlist applicants and award funding based on the programme’s eligibility criteria, priorities, and funding availability (for the first 3-6 months, decisions will be made in consultation with the designated Trustees).

6. To agree a payment and reporting plan with each applicant and ensure Hope for the Young and grantees both comply with this.

7. To manage the annual grant budget and ensure full allocation of funding each year.

8. To request attendance records and send reminders for future funding rounds.

9. To ensure all applicants undergo a smooth application process and that all grantees feel welcome, valued and part of Hope for the Young.

Networking and Partnerships

10. To work with refugee community organisations and statutory agencies to create referral and access pathways into and out of the Grants and Advocacy Programme and to promote the project as widely as possible.

11. To research and maintain a list of refugee support organisations and other funding opportunities to signpost or refer applicants to for further support.

12. To liaise with referrers and applicants to ensure funding applications represent a true reflection of need.

13. To maintain communication with colleges, universities, referral partners, and young people on a regular basis to confirm Hope for the Young’s financial commitments and ensure grantees receive effective and timely support

14. To advocate on behalf of successful applicants when they require additional support in speaking with colleges, universities, and other support organisations. This could be through letters, phone calls or supporting statements.

Advice, Support and Advocacy

15. To meet with successful grantees to understand their goals and provide email, telephone and face-to-face advice and support to increase the chances of them accessing, succeeding in, and moving successfully beyond education.

16. To plan and facilitate reviews with applicants at the start of their grant periods and at least every 6 months afterwards to ensure they are on track to achieving their academic and personal goals.

17. To provide support that will help grantees develop skills leading to increased levels of education and employment and support them in making choices which will help them improve their physical, psychological and social well-being.

18. To maintain regular communication with grantees throughout their grant period to maintain engagement and keep them informed of important dates and events.

19. To provide one-to-one ad-hoc advice and support when applicants face difficulties succeeding or remaining in education.

20. To research, upload and disseminate information to grantees about local activities, volunteering, work experience, training, and job opportunities through emails and newsletters.

21. To provide supporting letters and references for grantees when required.

22. To help organise and deliver Hope for the Young’s social events such as annual celebrations and award ceremonies for all grantees, volunteers, and others within Hope for the Young.

Ambassadors Programme

23. To establish a youth-led Ambassadors Programme for Hope for the Young’s beneficiaries and inspire and engage new and existing grantees to get involved in the programme.

24. To coordinate, organise and deliver training to Ambassadors, with the support of external organisations, which will support them to develop their skills in areas such as public speaking, organising events, writing in the media, and campaigning.

25. To research and facilitate ways for grantees to become more involved in the planning and delivery of Hope for the Young’s services.

26. To support Ambassadors to advocate for equal access to education through working with other organisations and joining campaigns which influence policies affecting young migrants in the UK.

27. To facilitate a shared culture of co-operation and joint learning.

Monitoring and Evaluation

28. To keep proper records of contact with young people and provide regular statistics in reports.

29. To assist with developing and implementing an effective monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the impact of the Grants and Advocacy Programme. This will involve carrying out evaluation forms, satisfaction surveys and reviews.

30. To attend regular supervisory sessions with the Head of Programmes and Development and produce verbal/written reports on the project as appropriate.

Other Duties

31. To ensure safeguarding, child protection and vulnerable adult processes are in place and adhered to at all times.

32. To work with and oversee a core volunteer who can assist you with your tasks.

33. To represent Hope for Young at external meetings when required.

34. To support the customisation and development of our new database with the aim to increase the quality and productivity of service delivery.

35. To develop and maintain good relations with potential and existing donors and identify future funding opportunities to ensure sustainability of the service.

36. To process all expenses, invoices and receipts in line with financial management systems and adhere to allocated budgets in line with funding requirements.

37. To act at all times in compliance with all policies and procedures of Hope for the Young and ensure filing and storage systems are managed in line with GDPR.

38. To undertake training relevant to the job in order to keep up to date with issues relevant to providing a good service for refugee and asylum-seeking young people.

39. To undertake any other appropriate duties relevant to the post

Further Information

• You must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this job.
• You must adhere to Hope for the Young’s Equal Opportunities Policy at all times.

• Your employment at Hope for the Young is subject to two satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
• There is a 3-month probation period for this role.
• Ideally the successful candidate will start on or before 1st April 2020.
• Salary will be negotiated dependent on experience.
• In the application form please demonstrate how you meet the person specification of this post and explain why you would like to work for Hope for the Young.
• The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 10th February 2020.
• Interviews will be held on the 18th and 20th of February 2020.

We are looking for an events coordinator who is highly organised, energetic, proactive, efficient, driven and determined, to join our team in this key role within TLG!

You may be an experienced events coordinator or have worked in a field with transferable skills – either way you will need to demonstrate that you would be able to quickly pick up this vital role!

As part of the Supporter Development team, you will support various events, all with the aim of growing the number of supporters who give to and participate in the work of TLG. Events include a range of fundraising dinners, exhibitions, cafés, etc.

Whether it’s through the public events such as fundraising dinners and Christian festivals or internal events for our staff and volunteer team to engage in, you will deliver exemplary event coordination and leadership.

You will be passionate about excellence, understand how to influence staff, volunteers and supporters to be involved and will ensure that the opportunities posed by our events are maximised.

You will be joining our rapidly growing team at a pivotal point in TLG’s growth and will need to be self-driven and up for a challenge! At the same time, you will be joining a supportive team who are passionate about giving hope and a future to children and their families by increasing the supporter participation that underpins TLG’s mission!

The job will include working two evenings a week, some weekend work and occasional time away from home at conferences. This is a permanent role, however we would consider applications for a temporary contract until September 2020.

We are looking for individuals with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

The date of telephone interviews and formal interviews is to be confirmed.

Context
Sanctuary Hosting is a small Oxford-based charity working across the Thames Valley to match homeless asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants with people who offer a rent-free spare room for an agreed period of time.

The Service Coordinator Job
Salary: £21,000 pa (pro rata)
Location: Travel throughout the Thames Valley area, with a particular focus on Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes. Much of the job is also home-based working.
Hours: 22.5 per week.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 27th January 2020. Interviews will take place Tuesday 4th February 2020.

The Service Coordinator has responsibility for ensuring the service runs smoothly and safely, assessing and responding to guest referrals and coordinating, facilitating and supporting hosting placements.
You will need experience of delivering high quality, confidential, user-centred services for vulnerable people. You will also need a general understanding of and empathy for the situation of refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants. The role requires strong partnership working, communication, organisational and IT skills. An awareness of boundaries and willingness to engage in regular supervision to promote self care are essential.
You will need to be able to work flexibly, undertaking out of hours and weekend work as required, and to travel extensively across the Thames Valley area. 

We are committed to welcoming people from the widest possible diversity of background, culture
and experience. As part of its recruitment and selection procedures Sanctuary Hosting conducts DBS checks of all staff and volunteers.

To apply

Please carefully read the job description, and details for applicants, both attached here.
If you would like to apply, please complete the attatched application form send it to us.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND CVs.  APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE USING A SANCTUARY HOSTING APPLICATION FORM.

You may also, if you wish, complete and send the Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form to us. This is anonymous, entirely voluntary and does not form part of the assessment process.

Short-listed candidates will be informed as soon as possible and will be invited to an interview. 

Camden Community Connector  28 hours per week

SO1 £30,012 to £31,764 pro rata + 6% contributory pension

(Initial 6 month contract with the possibility of an extension)

Closing date: 9 am Thursday 30th January 2020

Interview date: Tuesday 4th February 2020

As a Community Connector you will be an excellent active listener with proven experience of supporting individuals, who are facing challenging circumstances, to engage with others.

Age UK Camden Community Connectors sits alongside other services such as Care Navigation and Social Prescribing, Befriending, Advice and Dementia Wellbeing.  ABC is itself a multi-agency programme with older people as its focus, aimed at reducing social isolation and collecting better evidence of what works. ABC’s other commissioned services include local community development projects, men’s action, inter-generational activity, inter-generational work, a service focussed on Bangladeshi elders, LGBT Connects

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about promoting the carers agenda, and will lead our team in identifying and promoting the rights of our carers, and delivering services to meet this need.

Families and friends play a vital role in supporting people experiencing mental health problems, but often these demands can impact on the carer’s own wellbeing. Our Carers in Mind team are here to offer the vital specialist support needed to empower and support carers in their roles. As Coordinator, your role will be to lead and deliver a wide range of support and interventions to meet these needs, and to build capacity by developing our staff team, volunteers and our carers.

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, motivated and skilled at managing projects. As our Coordinator you will be good at developing partnerships with other local services and will provide clear direction to our team and our carers. Candidates should have experience of delivering a range of person centred interventions to achieve this, which could include peer led interventions, group support, or psychoeducational interventions.

Richmond Borough Mind values diversity and difference. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly individuals with lived experience of mental health problems.

Please note that we do not accept CV’s.

Fixed Term 12 months (from March 2020 till April 2021)

Home-based

Imagine not being able to move, sleep, or smile. Feeling anxious or depressed and struggling to think or remember. Your body not feeling like your own. This is what Parkinson's can feel like.
Your mum, son or friend. Anyone can get Parkinson’s, young or old. Every hour, two people in the UK are told they have Parkinson's – a progressive neurological condition. It causes problems in the brain and gets worse over time. Currently there is no cure.
We’re close to major breakthroughs. Funding the right research into the most promising treatments, we get closer to a cure every day.
Until then, we're here for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. Fighting for fair treatment and better services. 
We are Parkinson's UK. Powered by people. Together we'll find a cure. Join us.

About Parkinson's Power

Parkinson’s Power is a behavioural change project funded in part by the Sport England Active Aging Fund. Our current work in the pilot area of the north-east of England is supporting inactive people with Parkinson’s to become and stay physically active, which at the right level of intensity can help people to live well with the condition. Working with volunteers and a range of stakeholders the project team are delivering a range of innovative areas of work that will be replicated across the UK as part of our new Physical Activity and Exercise Programme which supports the strategic aims of the charity.

About the role

Are you an organised, self-starter? Then we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Physical Activity and Exercise Team, which is supporting our strategic development for us to take an expert, leading role in the area of physical activity & exercise and Parkinson’s.  To ensure that people living with the condition are aware of the benefits of both physical activity and exercise on their wellbeing and symptoms. You’ll be part of our efforts to build on our Parkinson’s Power work in the north-east of England to support people with Parkinson’s and their families across the rest of the country. You’ll provide critical support to the Parkinson’s Power project through delivering administration and development support, being the first point of contact for enquiries about the project.

You’ll be responsible for identifying, collating, refining and sharing resources and quality measures for partnerships and models of working that will increase the number and range of activities available locally for communities to match to local need.

You’ll create strong working relationships with the Programme Manager and the existing project team in the north-east of England as well as colleagues across the UK, and support and work with our project evaluation partner to ensure the project expansion is a success.

What you'll do 

• Provide administrative support for the Physical Activity & Exercise Programme Manager. 
• Support the operational and business processes of the programme.
• Work with the Programme Manager to contribute to the shaping of the strategic approach of the charity around physical activity and exercise.
• Assist with developing pathways that enable the prescription and uptake of beneficial levels of physical activity for people with Parkinson’s.

What you'll bring 

• Proven experience of managing administrative tasks, including coordinating and arranging meetings and events.
• Experience of working on projects and capturing, recording and collating information.
• Organisational skills including time and process management, with an excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to deal with a wide range of audiences.

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Closing date: 07/02/2020

Interviews will be held on 26 and 27 February 2020. 

Candidates must live within England and you can either work from home or work in our London office, Victoria.

Please note: This role will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. If you don't have a current DBS check, you will be required to apply for one; refusal to do so will result in the offer being withdrawn.  The successful candidate will also be required to provide their own broadband service with a minimum download speed of 2Mb.

Parkinson's UK promotes a healthy work life balance with generous holiday allowance, flexi-time and flexible working. For more information on our benefits, please visit our website.

Exciting opportunity to join the Healthwatch Redbridge team to support the development of various projects working with diverse communities in Redbridge. To plan innovative projects seeking to engage with local people to discover their experiences of health and care services in the borough. Busy but friendly team.

A CV and covering letter (up to 4 sides of A4 maximum) should be sent detailing how you meet the person specification for this role. 

The role is for 14 hours per week, to be worked flexibly to include evenings and weekends as required.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 3 March 2020.

PTMWA is a women-led organisation whose vision is to ensure that people, suffering, or at risk of domestic abuse receive appropriate support. We assist recovery by providing safe accommodation, specialist support services and by working in partnership with other agencies. We also run the only museum dedicated to telling the story of women’s fight for the right to vote at our Pankhurst Centre headquarters.

We are a diverse organisation with 28% of our staff coming from BAME and 20% from LGBT communities. We span the generations with 11% of staff being aged 18-24 and 25% aged 55-64. 11% of staff identify as having a disability.

Our staff, volunteers and service users have recently taken time to reflect on who we are and what we do when we are at our best. This reflection showed that we can proudly claim to be: 

Courageous by challenging inequality, stepping forward and making change

Affirming by supporting and inspiring, paying attention to discover what matters

Generous by sharing our skills, creating energetic positive links, and thriving together

Rooted by being secure in our communities, participating and nurturing a sense of belonging

About You:

You will be a pro-active, reliable individual who reflects the values of PTMWA in all that you do. Your experiences, whether in paid or voluntary work, will enable you to fulfil the role requirements but it is your attitude and character that will make you a successful team member.

You will enjoy a challenge and actively participate in delivering and developing services of the highest standard.

About the roles:

We have recently been successful in securing 3 x new projects and need additional staff and volunteers to deliver them. We welcome applications from people seeking part-time (17.5 hours) work as well as full-time (35). All roles are subject to a DBS check and we seek 2 x references, 1 of whom must be your current employer if applicable

For volunteer opportunities alongside these workers, please visit our website

Connect Worker – 2 roles available

The post holder will work with other professionals in the Early Help Hubs and deliver emotional and practical support needs of victims of domestic abuse. You will deliver the Step2 Recovery programme to victims and perpetrators and deliver appropriate interventions. You will support the Emerge service by delivering a period of resettlement support to women moving on from refuge.

You will work with individuals and families who have experienced domestic violence and abuse through provision of culturally informed and barrier free practical and emotional support.

You will work with other service providers, agencies, specialist services and volunteers in order to achieve positive outcomes for service users and raise awareness of domestic abuse issues through support and training for professionals

This role has been assessed and confirmed as open to women only under the Equality Act 2010, schedule 9, part 1

Hours of work: 35 per week on a rota covering the hours of 09.00 – 20.00

Salary: £22 077.00 per annum

Duration: Permanent (subject to funding), start date 1st April 2020 for both roles

Annual Leave: 25 days plus Bank Holidays, pro rata for part-time workers

About The Advocacy Project

We help the most marginalised and vulnerable people in London make effective choices about what happens in their lives. We also support them to speak up and help improve important services we all need. We want to make sure people across all age and care groups – including learning disability and mental health – can:

• voice their concerns

• understand their rights

• make effective choices about what happens in their lives

We do this through advocacy services which support people individually, and user involvement projects that help organisations improve the services they offer.

About the role

We believe everyone has the right to influence decisions affecting their lives. We are searching for an exceptional person to join our dynamic and innovative advocacy team that currently provides services to a range of care groups across seven London boroughs: Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Hackney, Ealing, Croydon, Sutton and Wandsworth.

This role will provide independent mental health advocacy for adults with mental health issues in hospital and community settings including a specialist eating disorder unit. The role includes independent Care Act advocacy and non-statutory advocacy.

Key responsibilities

• Provide advocacy for eligible people under Care Act 2014 and Mental Health Act 2007.

• Provide instructed and non-instructed advocacy.

• Meet case-working standards, monitoring system requirements and the goals for our service, making sure everyone needing advocacy is referred into the service in the right way.

• Refer people to other types of statutory or non-statutory advocacy as appropriate.

• Raise awareness of independent advocacy and referring pathways to eligible people and referring agencies

• Keep your knowledge of legislation and policy up-to-date, including the mental health act, mental capacity act, care act, and local / national policy.

• Keep up to date with developments and good practice in independent advocacy (including different advocacy models).

• Develop good working relationships with key staff within health and social care services.

• Be an active member of the mental health service, contributing to service planning and providing cover for other colleagues when needed.

General responsibilities

• Participate in team meetings and training.

• Participate in personal, team and organisational development.

• Contribute to monitoring reports.

• Keep to our policies, including health & safety, and risk regulations.

• Work to our mission, vision, and values.

• Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

Person specification

Essential:

• Understanding of the role and responsibilities of advocacy under Mental Health Act and Care Act.

• Experience of working with people with mental health issues and an understanding of the issues they face.

• Experience of work with a wide range of people who are likely to be eligible for advocacy under the Care Act 2014.

• Sound knowledge of mental health services, including current issues in policy and practice. Knowledge of health and social care practice and legislation.

• Experience of the principles and practice of advocacy and an understanding of different forms of advocacy.

• Ability to listen and build trust, to encourage people to express their own views and to represent clients’ self-defined interests.

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) including an understanding of creative communication methods.

• Excellent interpersonal skills. Good at working with a wide variety of people including commissioners, service users and colleagues.

• Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project code of conduct, equality and safeguarding policies.

• Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative, to plan and prioritise your own workload.

• Willingness to promote The Advocacy Project and the mental health service in line with our mission, vision and values.

• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

  Desirable:

• Achieved – or studying for – a relevant professional qualification, eg NAQ

• Experience of working with children and young people; an understanding of the issues they face, particularly in relation to mental health.

• Knowledge of housing and benefits in relation to advocacy.

• Understanding of the Accessible Information Standard.

• Ability to speak a local community language.

Benefits of working for us

We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.

Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.

All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.

How to apply

Send your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you think you’re the person we’re looking for and how your experience meets the person specification.

Upload your application via our website on

Our head office in Birmingham, UK is currently recruiting for the exciting position of ‘Programme Manager - Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding in Fragile Contexts’. The purpose of the role is to lead and manage a programme funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) on conflict prevention and peacebuilding in Kenya, Pakistan and , Philippines. The PM-CPPFC will be responsible for managing the project implementation over the course of 15 months till the end of the project duration, ensuring that project deliverables and results are being achieved effectively and efficiently. The incumbent will be responsible for assuring that the project is implemented within the agreed scope of work and in compliance with SIDA’s regulations and within IRW’s policies and processes. He/she will work with a range of stakeholders namely conflict advisors, academia, IRW country offices and MEL specialists.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced project manager who would like to be part of an exciting humanitarian-development-peacebuilding nexus programme.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 35 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts or natural disasters

Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who are sympathetic to the IR values of; Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. If you would like to be a part of an organisation striving to make a difference in the world and are looking for a meaningful career, we will be glad to hear from you.

Please Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Interviews are expected to take place mid-late February.

Pre-employment checks: 

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

For UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer