As part of the wider Oasis family of hubs, Oasis Hub Oldham works to provide integrated, high quality services that benefit the whole person and the whole community.  The Thriving Hollinwood project is an on-going local partnership and is currently looking for a focussed Employability Project Leader to be responsible for improving employability, education and aspirational outcomes for targeted 16+ adults.

As well as engaging with 16+ people who are currently unemployed, you would be:

• designing a targeted project and supporting personal pathways to move individuals closer to the work environment
• working directly with target groups to improve engagement, manage and deliver a case load using a “community-led” approach.
• working with a network of local agencies, community partners and steering groups
• developing relationships with other schools, providers of NEET provision and employability programs.

This position offers you the chance to gain crucial project management experience, develop your ability to create corporate partnerships and have a positive and long-lasting impact in this community. 

Applicants will need to be committed to the project and have the following:

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or demonstrate relevant experience.
• Experience working in an educational, youth, community or adult education setting.
• Experience of 1 to 1 mentoring/counselling
• Proven knowledge of skills, training and employability projects

Oasis offers:

• competitive salary, plus pension and life assurance
• 25 days holiday per year (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible working practices and family friendly policies.
• A supportive working environment with a focus on staff development and wellbeing.

For further information or an application pack please download the documents on this page or go to the Oasis UK website.  Please note that CVs alone will not be accepted. 

Closing date for applications is midday, Tuesday 14th April 2020.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 23rd April 2020 at Oldham.

1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Part-time (20 hours per week (0.5FTE), inclusive of breaks)

Salary:  £11,582 per annum (£23,164 FTE)

(We would like to make you aware that Oasis Hub Oldham also have a Lead Youth Worker role and a Hub Community Project Worker role vacant as well – tell your friends!)

Oasis Charitable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

JOB PROFILE

Job Title: Recovery Coach
Department: Housing
Location: Kingsland Hub
Reporting to: Recovery Lead

INTRODUCTION
PBHA is a housing association with charitable aims that creates positive change in people’s lives. As well as homes and support, we empower people to learn, access work and discover their creative talents. Based mainly in Hackney and Islington, we work with people who are homeless, have mental ill health, learning difficulties and multiple needs. Our work enables people to move on and lead independent lives.
We are committed to mutual support, participation and personal development for both staff and service users.

We are a Disability confident committed employer and we particularly welcome applications from men and people aged over 50.

Putting the role in context

In this job support will be made available for the post holder to get relevant training and development to help progress their knowledge and skills. Where appropriate this will include registering for NVQ level 3 in Care and Support. Recovery Assistants work in our housing related support team, reporting to the Recovery Lead. The post holder will work closely with other departments in PBHA to ensure a wraparound recovery focused service for tenants. They will outreach to tenants’ homes and tenants will also visit them in PBHA’s community hubs.

Aims of the Post

-Recovery Coach hold an individual caseload, inspiring and challenging tenants to focus on developing their strengths, via a brief housing related support intervention
-They work alongside Recovery Coaches, providing additional support to tenants on their caseloads when needed.
-They hold an individual caseload of clients requiring lower levels of support.
-They provide direct personal and practical skills development interventions to and with tenants with complex needs including mental ill health and substance use needs.
-They support tenants and clients to access appropriate statutory and voluntary services as well as internal services available to tenants and clients within PBHA.
-They work in conjunction with the housing team to support tenants and to ensure positive move on and avoid placement breakdown.

Specific Responsibilities
a. Support to build recovery capital
-Help tenants to identify internal and external resources necessary for an individual to achieve and maintain recovery.
-Provide time limited support interventions on a 1-1 and group basis, focusing on supporting tenants to recognise and develop their personal assets and to accommodate their difficulties via re-enablement and skills development activities, including crisis prevention.
-To provide training and group work, offering a range of appropriate groups, e.g. nutrition training, assertiveness skills, confidence building, mindfulness, stress management (following appropriate training).
-Support tenants to develop and sustain support networks within their community, including to access specialist support services where needed.
-Helping them maintain and develop their skill base, (re)gain general IT skills, including providing particular support with CV writing, online applications, shopping online etc.
-Support tenants to connect with others who have experienced emotional challenges.
-Help tenants identify what they can contribute to PBHA and the wider community support them to be more active members of their community, with a particular focus on volunteering and peer support
-To offer support and encouragement to tenants to participate and get involved in the running of PBHA.
-Collaborate with other PBHA services including those in Adult Learning, Employability and Enterprises to support tenants to access wider PBHA support programmes or placement programmes, especially during initial stages.

b. Safeguarding and Support
-Under the guidance of Recovery Coaches, ensure that tenant move on plans are developed at the outset of their placement and that progress is reviewed on a regular basis. Provide guidance on re-housing options.
-Ensure that individual support plans and assessments are evaluated, reviewed with tenants on a regular basis and in response to changes in circumstances. Ensure that both needs and assets are identified through the assessment and review process, ensuring that any problems are addressed at an early stage and that necessary measures are put in place to prevent placement failures.
-Ensure that support is focused on coaching tenants to achieve personal goals and deliver 1-1 support in a way that maximises tenants’ opportunities to practice self-management skills.
-Provide support interventions levels of intensity and frequency dependent on where on journey tenant is. Work as part of a team with support colleague and others to manage pathway.
-Create an environment of positive change in interactions with tenants, utilising opportunities to reinforce motivation.
-Ensure that challenges and problems, with clients and other stakeholders, are identified and addressed at the earliest possible stage and to ensure that the support manager is made aware of possible risks.
-To comply at all times with the Safeguarding policy and procedure.
-To create and maintain positive working links with referring agencies and those which PBHA works in partnership with in order to ensure that clients receive an effective, safe and comprehensive service that supports the development of their personal assets and addresses presenting needs. To have a holistic approach in providing comprehensive services to clients, including working with other colleagues to ensure all client needs are met.
-Where applicable, to support clients to manage a personal budget and to broker the provision of services that support the development of personal assets for clients.
-To ensure clients receive key-working on a needs basis which includes supporting clients to develop their personal assets in order to achieve wellbeing, financial capability, and manage risk. Effectively use the client database to ensure real time information informs all teams across PBHA.

-Supporting tenants with money management including:

-Assisting with income maximization using various sources.
-Providing comprehensive benefits guidance to tenants
• Assisting with making claims and the provision of information, where repeated intervention is required, including some degree of non-specialist advocacy
• Completing benefit claims and pursuing these until in payment
-Liaising with benefits agencies, local authorities, housing providers
-Train tenants on techniques to maximise and appropriately budget their income.

c. Tenancy Sustainment
-Support new tenants to move in, and for transfers of existing tenants, offering support with furniture options.
-Work closely with the Housing Team to provide an effective tenancy sustainment service.
-Support and facilitate tenants where necessary on payment methods available, upholding obligations for rent payments under their tenancy.
-Support tenants in arrears to maintain arrears agreements in order to keep their tenancy.
-Support tenants to arrange meetings with Housing Officers and offer support if required regarding any queries they may have concerning their tenancy or housing accommodation, or put in touch with appropriate advocate.
-Support tenants in dealing with complaints, neighbour disputes, nuisance and harassment, using self-management and mediation based approaches.
-Work with the housing management team to find solutions to tenancy sustainment issues.
-Plan with tenants for their move on, liaising with other PBHA departments such as the Property and Allocations teams to minimise void periods and maximise the time the properties are housing homeless people.
-Support on tenancy rights and responsibilities, re-enforcing tenure obligations at appropriate intervals.
-Monitoring the condition and cleanliness of properties and working with tenants, in a practical way, to enable them to carry out their responsibilities.
-Carry out regular building and health and safety inspections, helping tenants to report repairs.
-Take pride in PBHA’s property and assets, and encourage tenants to do so.

Take on specific responsibilities on behalf of the team
-Perform any other reasonable additional duties at the request of the line manager.
-Provide a housing reception service at the office.
-Involvement in the selection and induction of new workers and volunteers.
-Taking part in planning the team’s work and delivering the annual plan
-Ensuring that proper records are kept and information is passed to other team members as necessary. Effectively use the client database to ensure real time information informs all teams across PBHA.
-To ensure that PBHA’s computerised and manual systems are accurately updated specifically in relation to contact with tenants and service users.
-Support tenants in arrears to maintain arrears Support tenants in arrears to maintain arrears To meet required standards and contract compliance of supporting people and any other commissioning body where PBHA delivers a service.
-Participating in a rota to provide cover for our out of hours telephone service for tenants and dealing with emergencies and problems that arise. This is done from home. A mobile phone is provided. The rota is additional to the standard working week.

General responsibilities of all staff:
All staff are expected to;
-Provide cover for other members of the team where necessary.
-Work flexibly and cooperatively as part of a team and with other teams.
-Be involved in the selection and training of new staff and volunteers.
-Participate in staff training and development activities, staff supervision, appraisals and all relevant meetings.
-Ensure the observation of all of PBHA's policies and practices, including those relating to equal opportunity, confidentiality, health and safety, financial control, standing orders, recruitment, supervision, appraisals, sickness and discipline.
-Plan and organise own work with a minimum of day to day supervision
-Have specific individual responsibilities but the person appointed will be expected to use her or his initiative in organising and prioritising work, within criteria set by the line manager.

General Information
Please note that:
-Post holder must be prepared to see their duties change as the needs of the organization and its tenants change and develop.
-All spaces in PBHA are non-smoking except for specific designated areas.
-Take pride in PBHA’s property and assets, and encourage tenants to do so.
Access Information
The post is based at the Kingsland Hub site has one level and is accessible to wheelchair users.
Accountability
The post holder is accountable to the Recovery Lead.

Main Conditions of Service
This is a full time position. The post is for 37.5 hours per week, 5 days per week, Monday – Friday, 7.5 hours per day. Duties will occasionally be carried out over evenings, weekends or public holidays. Overtime is not paid but time off in lieu is given. The post holder is required to take part in the out of hours duty rota which is paid in addition to the salary.
Annual leave entitlement is 26 days per year plus normal bank holidays (pro rata for part time posts). This will rise after each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
Salaries and expenses are guided, but not bound, by the Local Authority NJC scales and are revised each year. The salary for this post will be in the range of ££24, 054 - £25, 833 Grade 3.
Post holders will be eligible for membership of the organisation's contributory pension scheme.
In common with all posts at PBHA, confirmation of appointment is subject to a probationary period (6 months).
PBHA is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Although we are keeping direct experience/knowledge requirements to a minimum, we do need you to use the application form or covering letter to demonstrate your capabilities, in relation to each point listed under essential requirements in the role requirements. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competences have helped you achieve positive results.
The minimum experience required for the post is:
Assessed by*
A, I • To have worked in a paid or voluntary capacity with at least one of the following groups: people who have mental ill health; learning difficulties; people who have been homeless and rootless; or people who have alcohol-related problems. To have an understanding of the particular wellbeing needs of minority ethnic groups.
A, I
I • Good computer literacy including the ability to use Windows applications and word processing and database packages. This also includes the ability to use the internet and to draft and send e-mails.
• Experience of focusing on individuals’ strengths and of learning from mistakes.

A, I • Experience of working in an outcomes focused way

The competencies required for the post are the ability to:
Assessed by*
A,I -Can positively contribute and take initiative; good negotiation skills
A, I -To be positive, resourceful, and resilient when working in challenging environment
I -Able to constructively challenge and lead positive change- including with assumed constraints and the abilities of people with ongoing mental health needs.
I -Promotes positive risk taking and supporting people to find their own solutions to engrained challenges.
A, I-Understanding and ability to manage boundaries effectively, including awareness of limits of own competence, role and responsibilities.

A, I -Good verbal, written & positive interpersonal communication skills, ensuring that stakeholders are treated with respect and dignity and are not judged.
A, I -Good verbal, written & positive interpersonal communication skills, ensuring that stakeholders are treated with respect and dignity and are not judged.
I -Ability to use appreciative inquiry and positive framing and communication to support people to develop achievable goals.
A -Engage tenants, building a rapport with the individual so that he/she can recognise his/her ambitions.

A,I- Plan a strategy that supports clients to identify their move on goals, and develop plans towards achieving them in a limited period of time
A,I -Effectively support PBHA’s tenants to progress to more independent accommodation work through the acquisition of skills, confidence and supportive relationships
A,I

I-Establish productive partnerships with a range of key stakeholders, internal and external to ensure that project targets are met
-Be able to outreach to tenants’ homes, and cover an out of hours duty rota which may very occasionally require you to attend work out of hours
A,I-Organise work effectively by prioritising, planning and excellent time management
I-Meet demanding targets in a difficult climate
A,I-Be a self-starter, demonstrating initiative and a pro-active approach to meeting goals and targets
A,I-Use IT effectively to prepare reports, marketing materials etc.

It is desirable that the candidate will have:
Assessed by*
A, I-Ability to make engaging presentations in public.
A,I-An understanding of peer support and the value of lived experience.

The successful candidate will need to be committed to:
Assessed by*
A-Improving quality and raising standards of service.
A, I-Enabling participants in the project to take control of their own lives and become involved in the overall running of the project.
A-PBHA’s Diversity and Equal Opportunities policy
-Co-operative team working.

The successful candidate will
-Have the flexibility to accommodate work responsibilities that occasionally extend beyond normal working hours at short notice.
Assessed by*
A Assessed through Application Form or CV and Supporting Statement
I Assessed through Interview
T Assessed through Assessment

Home-Start Hillingdon is a voluntary organisation committted to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under the age of five. Our core service involves volunteers offering regular support, befriending amd providing practical help in the homes of families who are experiencing diffficulities to prevent family crisis and breakdown.

Supported by Hillingdon Community Trust we run a Family Support Worker project as an additional service. The post holder will be an enthusiastic and committed individual, able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the needs of families in their own homes.

By conducting needs assessments and providing short-term outreach support to these families you will be helping them to achieve emotionally healthier, less isolated and more active lives within the local community. As such it is essential that you have previous relevant experience and an awareness of current legislation and policies relating to children and families.

Applicants will be required to have the use of their own car, for which expenses are paid.

Interview date: 14/04/2020

An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Home-Start Hillingdon is committed to safe recruitment practice as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults. Home-Start Hillingdon is committted to equal opportunity and diversity.

Home-Start Hillingdon Limited. Registered Office: 306 Long Lane, Hillingdon, Middlesex, UB10 9PE

Registered Charity Number: 1100534

Company Limited by Guarantee No: 4612504

Flourish in Nature Facilitator
Base: Devon (must have flexibility to travel to various locations)
Hours: Part time, 21 hours per week
Salary: £21,500 per annum (FTE pro-rata)
Contract: Fixed Term (24 months)

We have a unique and exciting opportunity to work with the Flourish Wellbeing Cafe initiative that sits within the Community Development team at EDP. Flourish is an EDP initiative for citizens who are interested in improving their health and wellbeing. EDP are exploring new ways to support people take control of their health by offering practical support in communities.

In this role you’ll facilitate a the last 2 years of a 3 year project funded by Sport England to develop our ‘lived experience’ volunteers as voluntary outdoor ‘Activity Leaders’, who can then enable others within their communities to access sustainable peer-led physical activities in their local natural environment. You’ll work closely alongside our delivery partners – Active Devon, Devon Wildlife Trust and Plymouth University and use EDP’s growing network of Flourish Cafés as the focus for building community connection and co-design. You’ll be working with recovery communities in economically disadvantaged areas across Devon, enabling diverse opportunities, identified from community consultation, for physical activity in natural settings local to that community.

You will collaborate with local partners and projects to provide effective, safe settings for sustainable individual development, personalised to people’s needs. Where appropriate, partners will link people in to their on-going programmes/projects based on local needs/individual preference, maximising potential for a sustained impact and creating multiple exit routes into outdoor activity and environmental volunteering and work.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone with a real passion for, and understanding of, new approaches to recovery, particularly of connecting to nature through activity. You’ll communicate and engage with people in their local environment, helping them go from only seeing ‘what’s wrong’ to seeing ‘what’s strong’ and coaching our ‘Activity Leaders’ to do the same. You’ll also have a good understanding and some experience of project evaluation and reflection – you’ll use tools, case management and workforce management systems to measure outputs and outcomes and contribute to the continuous improvement of the project and the interventions delivered.

This post will involve some travel so you will need to hold a current driving licence and have access to an insured and roadworthy vehicle.

About EDP

EDP Drug & Alcohol Services is a thriving charity, working in Devon and Dorset with people affected by drug and alcohol use and their families. Increasingly we work with people that have a range of challenges impacting on their wellbeing, building on their strengths, hopes, aspirations and hidden talents. Because we focus on what’s strong not what’s wrong our work is highly valued by service users. Simply put, we help people to live fulfilling lives.

EDP can offer you a real opportunity for new, challenging and highly rewarding experiences. In return for your commitment and enthusiasm, we offer a comprehensive training & development programme, a generous leave package, pension scheme, and a positive, friendly working environment.

Closing date for applications is noon on Wednesday 22nd April 2020.
Remote interviews to be held 29th April 2020.
Please ensure that you quote reference number 25.20 on your application.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website where you can download the Candidate Information Pack, Equal Ops Form and EDP Application Form.

EDP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Candidates are subject to additional checks including DBS (to the appropriate level) and prison vetting – details will be specified as part of the vacancy details. Outcomes of these additional checks will be considered before any offer/appointment is confirmed.

No agencies please.

Do you share our passion for supporting people with neuro-disabilities? Do you have a clinical background as a therapist, social worker or nurse? Would you welcome the opportunity to serve as our new CEO?

If you do, Integrated Neurological Services (INS) would like to hear from you.

Integrated Neurological Services (INS) is a unique charity. Founded in 1993, we offer long-term, holistic support to people with neuro disabilities, in particular Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke.

We work closely with the NHS and local authorities to bridge the gap in their support services to people with neuro disabilities and we maintain support for people once active NHS input has ended. INS have contracts in Hounslow and Richmond providing health and wellbeing preventative services as well as supporting carers.

INS have developed a reputation for achievement and innovative approaches to integrated care in the community. We are passionate about providing support to ensure all clients receive ongoing, long-term professional support tailored to their needs. Our multidisciplinary team use an integrated model of care to encourage self-help and, through rehabilitation, education and support, enable people to manage their condition, to live as fully and independently as possible within their communities and achieve the best possible quality of life for them and their carers. 

We have also recently reached an important milestone, our 25'" anniversary, which provided us with the opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved and what we hope to achieve moving forward.

Following the recent decision by our previous CEO to leave INS to take up a new position closer to where he lives, the Board took the decision to appoint an Interim to provide oversight whilst we appoint to the substantive post.

Our new CEO will preferably be a therapist, social worker or nurse who can provide INS with the visionary leadership and networking skills to champion our ethos and continue taking us forward. Their priorities will be to champion and lead our clinical work, continue our local partnership working and look to increase funding by exploring opportunities in surrounding areas.

They will be expected to be ambitious and entrepreneurial, bring energy and a vision. They will have the ability to communicate the work, success and ambition of INS and be able to lead and motivate people effectively.

Closing date: Monday 30 March

Final Panel Interviews: Monday 6 April

If you are interested in submitting an application and would welcome a confidential and discrete conversation, please contact our advising consultant Philip Nelson at Harris Hill.

We are looking for highly motivated individual with significant HR professional experience.  Working closely with the Finance and Resources Director, the HR Manager will lead the delivery of West London Zone's HR services with the aim of promoting and embedding best practices. They will ensure that WLZ recruits , engages, inspires and manages its staff so that the organisation can nurture a high performing, enabling culture which aligns with its vision, mission and values.

Responsibilities include

• Liaising with our Senior Management Team, Department Heads and the HR Officer to develop a recruitment pack that attracts the best candidates and improves the diversity of our workforce
• Leading on the interview process at WLZ so that we follow best practice and select the top candidates for our roles.
• Driving the contracting and induction process so that all new staff are aligned with the organisation’s values and safer working practices, and understand their role within WLZ.
• Refining and codifying our current performance appraisal process to ensure fair, motivating and transparent management of performance.
• Assessing learning and development needs, and working with the senior leadership team to design training programmes and personal development plans that inspire and encourage a learning mind-set.
• Training all managers in how to undertake performance management and standardizing our performance reporting across teams.
• Advising on ad hoc performance management issues, in liaison with the Finance and Resources Director.
• Advising on grievance and disciplinary issues as necessary in liaison with our HR advisor.
• Drive the recruitment and selection process to attract the best staff
•  Lead on a performance management process that drives reflection & high performance

To apply, please complete and email your application form, which is also available on our website via the Apply button.

Applications received before 5pm on Monday 6th April 2020 will be considered.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 5pm on Tuesday 14th April 2020.

Interview date is Friday 17th April 2020.

Development Officer

We are looking for someone to play an important role in supporting the development and implementation of our fundraising activities to secure funding from trusts & foundations, major donors and statutory funders. This job requires exceptional writing skills and a good understanding of how to position West London Zone and our work within applications and funder reports.

Responsibilities include

• Write high-quality bids for trusts/foundations and any other fundraising applications, including proposals to High Net Worth Individuals as required.
• Work closely with line manager to manage our existing pipeline to meet fundraising targets on an annual basis.
• Conduct prospect research on potential trust and foundations funders and discuss action plan for new prospects with line manager in order to help build our pipeline.
• Write bespoke external reports for funders, collaborating across the organisation as required.
• Help to build relationships with key individuals representing trusts and foundations by drafting outreach communications and supporting documents, with the opportunity to build your own small portfolio of donors.
• Lead on donation processing and thanking.
• Manage and develop the Salesforce database system and reporting, utilise (and help develop) internal systems and processes to track deadlines, KPIs, and get the most out of our CRM.
• Work closely with other members of the Development team to support all fundraising activity, including event.

To apply, please complete and email your application form, which is also available on our website.

Applications received before 5pm on Tuesday 14th April 2020 will be considered.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 5pm on Thursday 16th April 2020.

Interviews Friday 17th April via conference/video call.

The Deputy Manager will work two days with the people we support on shift  and three days in the office supported by the service manager.

You will be working with the Service Manager to provide exceptional support to these residents and to manage the staff team.

Vacancy available:

• Full Time 37.5 hours per week

A full driving licence is essential for this position

Duties include:

• Support - Ensure sustainable, quality person-centred support is provided and that all the service users’ needs are met,
• Development – Responsible for team development including recruitment, training and development & developing innovative and engaging activities and plans
• Management – Ensure quality, compliance and financial requirements of the service are met, e.g. budgets, CQC requirements, Health & Safety

What we look for in our Deputy Managers:

• 2 years Leadership/Management experience
• Level 2 or 3 diploma or NVQ in Health and Social Care- desirable
• Reliable and dependable
• Passionate for leading positive change
• Respectful towards others
• Empathetic, understanding and caring attitude
• Drivers Licence essential

Benefits?, In addition to £23,000 pa FitzRoy offer some fantastic perks which include: 25 days holiday, + Bank Holidays, holiday purchase scheme, annual leave rising with service, enhanced overtime, pension, DBS, cycle to work, enhanced parental leave, life insurance & access to a variety of online discounts with major retailers.

We reserve the right to close this advert at any time.

Working as part of the TLG centre team in Manchester, the Classroom Teacher post provides a unique opportunity to support young people experiencing educational crisis.

TLG Manchester is a centre for alternative education provision delivering tailored social and educational interventions for young people. The Classroom Teacher will play an integral role in enabling young people to get their lives back on track, through delivering innovative programmes, and working with the Centre Manager to ensure that the education centre achieves success.

The role involves assistance with the planning and delivery of lessons, leading sessions as timetabled and providing one-to-one support as appropriate to bring excellence to the young people’s learning experience.  The individual will also act as a link between TLG’s students, their families and the church community.

We are looking to recruit an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS check.

The deadline for applications is 5pm, Sunday 31st May 2020. The dates for interviews are to be arranged.

Working as part of the TLG centre team in Hull Central, the Classroom Teacher post provides a unique opportunity to support young people experiencing educational crisis.

TLG Hull Central is a centre for alternative education provision delivering tailored social and educational interventions for young people. Working in partnership with Jubilee Church Hull, the Classroom Teacher will play an integral role in enabling young people to get their lives back on track, through delivering innovative programmes, and working with the Centre Manager to ensure that the education centre achieves success.

The role involves assistance with the planning and delivery of lessons, leading sessions as timetabled and providing one-to-one support as appropriate to bring excellence to the young people’s learning experience.  The individual will also act as a link between TLG’s students, their families and the church community.

We are looking to recruit an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS check. 

The deadline for applications is 5pm Sunday 5th April 2020. The dates of the video interviews and formal interviews is to be confirmed.

Wimbledon Guild is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit a Head of Finance and Resources on a permanent, full time basis. Wimbledon Guild is a brilliant charity that was founded in 1907 and has maintained the same vision since the beginning in wanting the people of Merton to lead happy and fulfilled lives. As the needs of the local community have changed over the years, they have continued to offer an extensive range of diverse services fulfilling the aims of:

• Reducing social isolation and loneliness
• Helping people who are experiencing difficulties
• Enabling older people to be active and healthy

This Head of Finance and Resources is a unique opportunity which will have direct involvement in crucial strategic planning for the organisation whilst leading on all financial aspects including business planning, accounting and audit, budgetary oversight and controls

The key responsibilities will be:

• Planning and coordinating the preparation and reporting of budgets, cash flow and risk forecasts, including monthly management accounts and quarterly reports to the Finance & Risk Committee and the Board.
• Working with the Chief Executive, Senior Management Team and the Board of Trustees to develop organisational strategy.
• Evaluating the financial aspects of new projects such as the major capital project to redevelop the site, liaising with managers and Trustees about the projects feasibility alongside analysing, developing and preparing project plans and budgets.
• Preparation and timely delivery of the annual audit, reports and accounts.
• Effectively managing the Guild's taxation position especially in relation to VAT, Corporation Tax and charitable giving.
• Managing and developing the core functions of Finance and Office Management as well as the outsourced functions of IT, Estates and Human Resources.

The organisation:

Wimbledon Guild has an amazing 112-year history and is made up of a fantastic staff team, dedicated volunteers and skilled Trustees. Last year Wimbledon Guild worked with over 2,000 individuals from across the borough of Merton with services ranging from informal community activity groups to talking therapies and individual hardship grants.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified accountant.
• Have experience of managing financial systems, including setting and managing budgets, management accounts and cash flow, etc.
• Have the first-class ability to prepare year-end accounts and annual budgets.
• Have the experience of the long-term financial and business planning, strategic planning and development of an organisation.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate staff and volunteers, to develop and maintain quality relationships with staff, volunteers, trustees, clients and suppliers, funders and donors.

This opportunity will be based at their headquarters in Wimbledon.

The closing date for applications is 30th March with interviews taking place on the 7th April. Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our retained search agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

There is great demand for our services and we are seeking to expand the team so that we can serve more clients. Alongside this we are also seeking to develop the services we provide so that we can serve our clients more effectively. 

The role involves the preparation and independent examination of year end accounts for our client charities whilst being alert to broader issues (be they related to internal controls, taxation, regulation or communications on finance) that may need to be brought to the attention of our clients.  The applicant may also, depending on their skills and experience, be asked to provide other ad hoc advice and assistance to clients and be asked to assist with education and training.  Our clients are churches and other Christian charities with income below the current audit threshold of £1,000,000.

Responsibilities:

Key (applicable to all applicants)

• Undertake the preparation of year end accounts for our client charities.  For charitable companies and larger charities, this will mean preparing accounts that comply with the Charities SORP.
• Undertake, or review, independent examinations of charity accounts. 
• Review the information we receive to identify any significant financial and regulatory issues that need to be brought to attention of our client charities.

Ancillary 

• Provide ad hoc advice to client charities on a whole range of technical issues (which may include advice on accounting issues and arrangements, internal controls, gift aid, taxation and regulatory compliance).
• Help to develop educational resources and / or deliver training that will assist the team and / or our client charities.

Hazelwood is an independent co-educational Prep School for children aged between 4 and 13 years of age.  It has a linked nursery (on a separate site 2 miles away), The Nursery and Early Years, which caters for children between the ages of 3 months and 4 years.  The school has a rich history spanning over 125 years.  In that time, many generations of the same families have passed through its doors on their way to some of the UK’s leading Senior Schools and Universities. There is a strong sense of affinity with the school in the local community.  The nearest town, Oxted, is situated one mile away and has excellent mainline rail links into London.  The M25 is easily accessible. 

In September 2020 we will have almost 600 children across the two sites.  The Prep School is situated in 25 acres of grounds with phenomenal views over the North Downs.  The school boasts some wonderful facilities (with plans for more in 2020) which are open to use by the local community after school hours as part of a developing Lettings Programme.

The Role

The school is looking to recruit an Enterprise Manager who can, whilst working within the boundaries of the School’s vision and brand values, develop a programme of recognised and ground-breaking initiatives to develop new or extend existing revenue streams.

These may include, but not be restricted to:

An enhanced Lettings Programme making wider and more creative use of existing facilities.

A connection with the school’s alumni in order to re-engage with past pupils and to involve them in the life of the school, past, present and future.

An opportunity to harness the school’s human resources and innovative approach to teaching and learning for the benefit of pupils overseas

A report has been commissioned by the school which is available, as a starting point, for the successful candidate to review and develop. 

The Enterprise Manager is a newly created role for the school.  The successful candidate will work closely with members of the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Governors.

The Successful Candidate

Will be someone with experience of working within the fund-raising sector, and ideally within schools or the education sector with a proven track record in generating revenue from alternative business streams.

You should possess energy for both developing ideas and implementing them. 

You will boast a creative mind balanced by the ability to be analytical and consider the finer detail.

You will have a detailed grasp on developing budgets and financial plans showing required investment and possible returns on that investment.

You will be a convincing orator, a persuasive negotiator and credible sales person.

You will find building and maintaining relationships based on trust, honesty and integrity, comes naturally to you.

You should respond well to targets; those of your own setting and those set by others and be able to demonstrate a delivery against high expectations.

You should relish the opportunity of navigating unchartered waters and of making a difference.

You should love working in an environment which exists for the benefit of educating young people and should see their progress as your motivation to excel in your role. 

You should be as happy working front of house as in the backroom delivery.

The Enterprise Manager will be expected to uphold and actively promote the Hazelwood Behaviour Competencies of Big Picture Thinking, Communication, Adaptability & Flexibility, Building Relationships, Planning & Organisation, Professionalism and Teamwork.

Profile

In addition, the profile of a successful Enterprise Manager is likely to demonstrate qualities of:

• Being able, as the scale of the role progresses, to assemble and lead a team successfully, motivating them to give of their best whilst also being a co-operative team player with a flexible and adaptable approach to the working environment.
• Integrity, honesty, loyalty and reliability.
• Diplomacy, discretion, patience and humour.
• Desire to become involved in the wider aspects of school life

The individual should be able

• To work alone, unsupervised and with proven initiative.
• To prioritise and delegate tasks successfully.
• To plan ahead and to anticipate requirements.
• To be both reactive and proactive in equal measure.
• To work under pressure and within tight lead-times.
• To set a good example of conduct and behaviour for all pupils
• To demonstrate computer literacy and competency at spreadsheet creation

Conditions

Employment & Management

The role is Enterprise Manager of Hazelwood School and Hazelwood School Nursery & Early Years. Your immediate Line Manager is the Bursar.

Hours of Work

The routine hours of work are from 08.30 to 17.30, Monday to Friday inclusive with an hour for lunch (of which half an hour is unpaid). Lunch is provided in the school Dining Hall free of charge during term time.  There will be occasions when some weekend or after-hours work will be required as part of the role.  On other occasions such overtime may be authorised for separate payment. During School holidays hours of work are 09.00 to 16.30. 

The role of Enterprise Manager is a full time (52 weeks) permanent position. 

Salary

The School will expect to pay a salary up to £40,000 p.a., negotiable, dependent upon qualifications and experience. The agreed figure is gross and is subject to PAYE, NI and any other stoppages or benefits due. Salaries are paid monthly in arrears on or about the 28th day of each month into your bank account.

Holiday

You are entitled to six weeks holiday per annum (pro rata’d if shorter working days are negotiated), one of which is to be taken during the Christmas break when the School is closed. Bank and other National holidays are authorised outside this entitlement. Your holidays, with the approval of the Bursar, can be taken during school term time.

Medical

Employees are expected to take reasonable steps to maintain an adequate level of fitness and health throughout the period of employment. The Employer does not provide private medical insurance cover. Both Hazelwood and Laverock are non-smoking sites.

Disclosure

The School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and you will be required to apply for Enhanced Disclosure through the Criminal Records Bureau. The revealing of an undisclosed criminal record could jeopardise the agreement between the Employee and the Employer.

Appraisal

All employees are expected to participate in an appraisal process which takes place each year before the announcement of any pay award is made, normally in late Summer or early Autumn. This is an opportunity for employees to express their wishes for future professional development, as well as for the School to express its view of the employee’s progress and its proposals for employee development.

Training

Staff are expected to co-operate with plans for development professional training, paid for by the School. Any such requirement will either become clear as a result of the annual appraisal or at the request of the Employee.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 3rd April at 5pm. Interviews are likely to be w/c 20th April with an anticipated start date of 1st July 2020 at the latest.

The position will be offered subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.

The school will reimburse all reasonable travel costs incurred.