About us
The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation (UK Charity No ) was set up by easyJet Founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou supporting a diverse range of charitable activities primarily in the places where the Founder has lived and worked - the UK, Greece, Cyprus & Monaco.
Its UK Foundation headquarters is based at 34 Thurloe Square South Kensington and we are looking for a full time receptionist and administrative assistant to assist with the running of its UK activities.
Who we are looking for
You need to be organised, have good communiation skills, excellent inter personal skills and a sense of humour! You will provide a welcoming presence and be an information point to all guests, members and telephone callers to the UK Foundation.
What you will do
Main duties will include answering calls, taking messages, managing internal and external bookings for our meeting/events room, social media updates & other general administrative work. It is essential that you are IT literate and you have a professional nature and 'can do' attitude.
Working hours
Monday to Friday, 9-6pm (1 hour lunch break), full time, 20 days holiday plus public holidays, role to commence asap.
How to apply
Pleae apply with 'detailed' covering letter explaining why you would like to work for the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation and what skills you would bring to the role.
Deadline to apply 5pm Saturday 14 December 2019.
NB: YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW IN SOUTH KENSINGTON ON MONDAY 16 DECEMBER 2019.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about Social Justice and understand issues of HIV and Christian faith? CAPS 'grass roots' charity seeks a leader to strategically develop our services over 2/3 years. This is the first f/t post with a view to establishing a team to include p/t Pastoral Support Worker and p/t Education Worker by 2022. Your role will be very 'hands on' ensuring that CAPS HIV pastoral support for PLWH in London, Manchester and nationally is maintained and developed. You will understand what 'a preferrential option for the poor' means within a HIV community setting, and be competent in delivering community based workshops and education events. You will support trustees to ensure longer term sutainability of CAPS pastoral and educational services within the UK. You will represent CAPS within the HIV sector and within the churches, strengthening existing partnerships and establishing new relationships with NHS clinics, local govt. commissioners, church groups, funders and relevant vol sector agencies. Flexible working conditions are available for a suitable candidate with relevant experience of working with marginalised groups, who has strong organisational skills, and the capacity to lead strategically, regardless of HIV status.
A network of Christians in Britain and Ireland promoting HIV prevention and support
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Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
Unicef UK’s Rights Respecting Schools Programme is an innovative and creative programme that aims to embed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in the ethos and practice of schools. The vision of the Programme is that all children in the UK learn in a rights respecting school community where the CRC is fully embedded in values and practice.
We are seeking to recruit a talented and committed individual to the role of Professional Adviser for Wales. You will promote the Rights Respecting Schools programme in schools and local authorities, supporting schools to achieve and maintain their Rights Respecting Schools status. You will contribute to the promotion, development and growth of the programme across Wales and will build relationships with key stakeholders.
Confident and results-focused, you will have experience at a senior level with children and young people in UK schools. You will also be an advocate for children’s rights, demonstrating a strong commitment to the CRC. Strong IT skills are essential, including the ability to work efficiently remotely and manage multiple demands and priorities.
Applications from Welsh speakers are particularly welcome.
Fancy working for a young, dynamic and exciting charity? Then look no further, you've found us!
MACS is the UK's only charity specifically supporting children and adults born with Microphthalmia (small underdeveloped eye/s), Anophthalmia (no eye/s) or Coloboma (cleft of the eye/s). We support people affected by these rare conditions to connect with each other and we provide access to emotional and practical support, grants, and regional activities.
This is an exciting time for MACS as we continue to grow both our membership and our service offerings. Things are developing quickly and in the last year we recruited our first, permanent CEO (who to be honest, is only young at heart), celebrated our 25th anniversary as a registered charity and started to implement our ground breaking MACS Ambitions strategy.
To help us transform our member and supporter relationships, we are now looking for a temporary but experienced CRM administrator to develop and implement our new Salesforce database.
The successful candidate will have a track record of supporting information management systems within a small organisation and ideally experience of implementing new information systems and supporting processes. Flexibility and a great sense of humour are a must as we are looking for somebody with a 'can-do' and adaptable approach.
Key duties will include:
- Data migration
- Supporting business processes
- Rolling out the new system
- Running reports
- Training staff
This is a home based role so you must be a self-starter and not too obsessed by day time TV. The good news is we are a very friendly team who like to keep in touch so you shouldn't feel too alone.
If you think you fit the bill, please get in touch – we’d really love to hear from you.
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter which clearly demonstrates your suitability for the post how you meet the person specification.
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Do you want to help children in desperate need gain an education whilst doing your day job in very flexible working conditions? KINOE (Kids in Need of Education), is recruiting for a Fundraiser and Administrator (paid position) on an immediate basis. The role is initially a short-term contract (up to a total of 30 hours) with the opportunity to continue for the right individual.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to work on a very flexible basis, choose your hours and work remotely. The role is offering the potential for up to 6 hours a week on an ongoing basis.
KINOE is a small but effective UK Registered charity based in North London with the mission to educate some of the disadvantaged children in India, Nepal and Africa to enable them to develop the skills they need to get a job or go on to higher education. We are a small, passionate team and need a proven fundraiser to drive our fundraising and help with day to day administration.
We are looking for someone to write proposals (templates will be provided), run an on online auction, and drive KINOE’s social media presence.
The ideal candidate would be:
- Self-motivated with initiative
- Ability to work independently
- Experience in the running events and fundraising
- Experience in proposal writing
- Articulate with excellent report writing skills
- A “ can-do” attitude and a willingness to work across a number of areas of operations
- Strong organisations skills and the ability to multi-task
How to apply
To apply please provide an up to date CV and covering letter and use the Apply button.
The executive assistant is responsible for The Good Law Project's day to day administration, for maintaining the Director’s diary and supporting him on a day-today basis.
Reports to: the chief operating officer, with accountability to the director of The Good Law Project
Contract type: Temporary, one year’s duration with a possibility of becoming permanent
Responsibilities
- Maintain the Director’s diary, coordinating commitments with others as necessary
- Establish and maintain organisational document management and storage systems
- Ensure that all case documents and communications are catalogued and filed
- Undertake financial administration, liaising with the external book-keeping service, including dealing with invoices and donation reports, setting up online payments, processing expense claims and other financial administration
- Download, review and process all donations reports from external service providers
- Provide administrative support to the Director
- Compile and process the Director’s expense claims
- Make travel and accommodation arrangements for the Director and other staff
- Deal with Good law Project correspondence, liaising with other staff as necessary
- Liaise with key service providers such as IT, phones, and facilities
- Undertake any other administrative duties as requested
The Good Law Project is a not for profit membership organisation that brings litigation in the public interest. We fight for the voiceless through the courts, for a fairer, more decent society for all. We are a young organisation with a ground-breaking track record already, and are now seeking to recruit our very first staff team.
More details, including the experience, skills and knowledge required, can be found in the job specification attached.
To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter of no more than two pages outlining why you are interested in the role, and how you meet the requirements, together with the details of two referees.Please apply online via CharityJob.
Interviews will be held on 19 December 2019.
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Graded 'outstanding' by the CQC in 2019, Saint Catherine's Hospice, situated on the beautiful North East Coast, has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Events Fundraiser to join our dynamic and innovative Fundraising Team. We are looking for a dedicated and passionate individual who will develop, lead and promote large and small scale fundraising events to raise vital funds to support patient care at Saint Catherine’s.
Are you interested in using your professional skills to make a transformative and long-term difference to society? If so, please read on.
BBRC is an award-winning social investment company. We bring together ethically minded investors with projects that generate financial returns and social impact in our region. That includes investment in businesses with a strong social or environmental purpose, and in charities looking to create new income streams. We’re passionate about using business to create positive social outcomes.BBRC is emerging as a strategic force for good in the Bristol and Bath region and recycles all profits for further investment.We are committed to creating positive impact in the West of England using investment as a tool.
The importance of the Operations Executive: about the role
The Operations Executive’s job is to get our team working effectively, with efficient systems and processes. You’ll play a key role as part of a small team, in a rapidly evolving business with the opportunity to make a difference in the social sector in the Bristol and Bath region. You will need to be happy taking ownership of varied pieces of work which ensure the efficient running of the business and smooth delivery of excellent service to our clients. The role suits a highly organised team player, who can bring energy, ideas, and importantly, muck in with the tasks at hand.
These include:
- Operations management - including HR,IT, communications,social impact, data storage and management of outsourced services.
- Governance, stakeholder management and secretariat support for board meetings.
- Project management and general business administration.
- Office and facilities management, including maintenance of IT systems and processes.
- Human resources policies and procedures, general HR administration.
- Organising team events, coordinating volunteer and intern placements.
- Event management and promotional materials.
- Internal communications.
- External comms: Social media, email and website content.
- Maintenance of Customer Relations Management (CRM) system.
To apply please attach your CV and cover letter.
Package
- Salary: £25,000
- A defined contribution pension scheme.
- 25 days holiday.
- Potential for flexible working arrangements, by mutual agreement
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You will be responsible for answering calls and emails, updating and maintaining the CRM system, supporting marketing and promotion activities, producing reports and providing general administrative support to the team.
We are a small charity with large aspirations looking for an enthusiastic and outgoing Membership & Support Services Officer to join our friendly team.
Through the provision of support, advice and networking our Vision is to see an end to loneliness in Men and this role will be the primary contact and public face of UKMSA, engaging principally with members, those wishing to develop Sheds and the general public.
This role is vital to the achievement of UKMSA’s overall vision and mission of enabling access to a Shed for every man who wants it.
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Being the first point of contact and delivering exemplary customer service for all enquiries
- Updating and maintaining the CRM system to record interactions with Sheds, membership renewals and partnerships accurately
- Supporting the team with marketing and promotion activities, particularly assisting with capturing ‘Shed’ stories and messages
- Producing timely and accurate reports and information on membership data, insight from members and partners
- Providing general administrative support to the team, including facilitating payments and purchase orders
- Maintaining and co-ordinating UKMSA’s ‘virtual office’ including filing post electronically, paying in cheques and carrying out other tasks in line with data handling and protection legislation
- Assisting in UKMSA projects and the planning and organisation of events, attending as appropriate
You will be ideally suited for this position if you are enthusiastic, outgoing and public facing and have:
- Significant experience working in a customer focussed role and delivering a quality service
- Excellent IT skills, particularly in the MS office suite and cloud storage solutions
- General administrative experience
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A high attention to detail and strong organisation skills
- The ability to work on your own initiative and as part of an effective team
- Be able to be hands-on when necessary
- Experience of a membership organisation would be desirable.
To apply for this role, which may include occasional evening and weekend work, please visit our website for details of how to apply, submitting your CV with a covering letter to Laura Winkley, Membership and Support Officer.
Closing date is midnight on 31st January 2020. Interviews will take place mid-February.
Who we are
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Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, flexibility will be considered
Proposed start date: January/February 2020
Location: Role will be predominantly home based, with occasional London and national travel.
About Beanstalk
Last year 1 in 4 children left primary school unable to read well. These children are at risk of the damaging long-term effects of poor literacy.
Coram Beanstalk is a dynamic and expanding national children’s charity that recruits, trains and supports volunteers to work in education settings with children aged 3 to 13 who have fallen behind with their reading or are at risk of doing so. Our trained reading helpers provide the consistent, dedicated support they need to improve their reading ability and confidence, therefore better enabling them to read, grow and thrive.
About the role
We are looking to recruit a Support Representative to join our national Support Services team in the London region.
Our Support Representatives provide both reactive and proactive support to Coram Beanstalk’s active volunteers and educational settings predominantly through telephone and email contact, with occasional face to face support and attendance at events.
They will work closely with Coram Beanstalk’s internal teams to ensure our volunteers have a smooth journey and positive experience with Coram Beanstalk.
The ideal candidate
You will be committed to our belief that life is better when everyone can read well and express themselves with confidence.
We are looking for passionate self-starters with good organisational skills who are able to manage the tasks generated by supporting a large volunteer network within the educational environment.
You will have excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both verbally and written, able to operate with a good deal of autonomy and cope well under pressure. Ability to work remotely through the use of technology is essential, as well as effective use of our systems such as our CRM database.
You will be joining an existing, high quality team; you’ll be expected to work positively and in a supporting manner within this team as well as with colleagues across the organisation.
To apply, please click on the 'apply now' button to be redirected to the application form.
For more information about the main duties and responsibilities of this role please refer to the job description and person specification.
Closing Date: 9am, Monday 6th January 2020
Interview Date: Thursday 16th January 2020
All posts are subjected to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and successful candidates will not be able to work unsupervised with children or young people until the completion of this process.
We ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this position. We have chosen to recruit directly as this helps us to minimise our recruitment costs, ensuring that valuable funds aren't diverted from the children and young people we help.
Registered Charity Number 296454
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RFEA the Forces Employment Charity is looking for a highly motivated self-starter with knowledge of the Armed Forces and the Ex-Services charity network and the ability to understand the challenges faced by women who have served in the UK Armed Forces. This is a home based position with a wide reach, so the location of the successful applicant is flexible. The Military Women Employment Advisor (MWEA) will promote RFEA's support to women who have served in the Armed Forces, provide dedicated employment support to a case load of female veterans, and act as a focal point for RFEA's support to Military Women across our programmes.
The successful applicant for this role will have a track record of delivering high quality results, with a strong customer focus and be capable of working independently to targets and deadlines. Strong communication, presentation, IT and organisational skills and an empathy and understanding of the challenges faced by female veterans and their families are essential qualities. A clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car is essential. NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance along with a good understanding of the employment market and vocational training are highly desirable.
Specific Responsibilities
- Act as a focal point for RFEA’s support to Military Women.
- Promote RFEA’s support to Military Women directly on social media, at events including Employment Fairs and to charities and other organisations working with Military Women.
- Develop our programme of support to Military Women including provision of Advice and Guidance, and the development and use of a Mentor Programme.
- Work the dedicated caseload and with all of our Employment Advisers to develop our understanding of specific barriers to employment experienced by Military Women and the support needed to overcome these barriers.
- Work with our Employer Relationship Managers to ensure our routes into employment are suitable for the skills and aspirations of Military Women.
- Manage cases and employment opportunities using RFEA’s CRM and Jobs Board systems.
Person Specification
Essential Competencies
- Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges faced by them and their families in finding appropriate and sustainable employment;
- A desire to achieve through self-motivation and initiative, with an ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Driving licence and exclusive use of a car. There may be significant travel associated with supporting military women.
Desirable Competencies
- Evidenced ability to provide effective case-working support to adults to achieve agreed aims.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills and experience of using a CRM.
- A good understanding of the employment market, including recruitment, welfare to work provision, work-based learning and vocational training.
- NVQ L4 in Advice, Information and Guidance.
This role is not linked to a particular geographical area and is initially on a one year fixed term contract with options to extend, 35 hours per week with a starting salary of £26,000 rising to £27,000 after six months plus additional employee benefits.
To apply please submit a covering letter and applicable CV. The closing date is 21st December 2019. Interviews will take place in early January for immediate start depending upon required notice periods.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service checks and a Ministry of Defence security clearance, which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.
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This is a unique opportunity to have an incredible impact, by joining our ambitious team at this exciting stage in the charity’s growth.
Yes Futures was recently named one of the Escape 100: Best Companies to Escape to 2019. We achieved one of the top 100 scores out of over 1500+ organisations, based on our workplace culture and employee satisfaction.
Some testimonials from our current employees:
- "Yes Futures is an extremely positive and supportive working environment. All employees are valued and encouraged to contribute across all areas of the charity. My team are so enthusiastic and passionate about the fundamental ethos - helping to build a positive future for young people."
- "As well as every day being different, and the work we do being so rewarding, we have a fantastic team of dedicated, intelligent, interesting, passionate people! It's wonderful to be part of it all!"
- "I work with a supportive team with great passion and energy. We are all so different but share a passion for supporting young people. Our CEO is an inspiration and leads the way with her positivity, drive and enthusiasm."
Introduction
Yes Futures is a multi-award winning charity, established in 2012. Our successful programmes have made a proven difference to the lives of over 1500 young people, and we are rapidly expanding to more schools.
Thanks to this growth, we are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Programme Executive to join our existing Programme Team in February/March 2020. As a Programme Executive, you will be responsible for managing the Yes Futures programmes in a group of schools within the Greater London area.
You will have significant ownership over your work, enabling you to thrive and grow your talents in a supportive, collaborative environment.
Benefits to you
Yes Futures is a small, rapidly growing charity. By joining us at this critical stage in our development you will have a significant impact on our growth and future success. If you are enthusiastic, ambitious and open to challenging yourself by applying your talents to a dynamic, young charity… we need you!
The Programme Executive role is flexible, allowing you to work from home and balance your work around other responsibilities. You will develop a range of key skills and knowledge areas in this role, including:
- Youth engagement
- Event and trip planning
- Volunteer management and development
- Programme delivery and group facilitation
- Coaching and personal development
- Creativity and innovation in education
- Quality assurance
- Social enterprise strategy
- Impact evaluation and techniques
- Curriculum design
We provide full training in our programme content, coaching, behaviour management, safeguarding, mental health first aid and first aid.
Why should you apply for this role?
Yes Futures is one of the Escape 100: Best Companies to Escape to 2019. We achieved one of the top 100 scores out of over 1500+ organisations, based on our workplace culture and employee satisfaction.
By joining our team of committed, hard-working, fun and friendly colleagues, you will:
- Help us to make a life-changing difference to young people;
- Thrive in a role with a high degree of responsibility and flexibility;
- Enjoy working with other like-minded people, who care about doing an excellent job;
- Actively contribute to the development of our programmes, through regular and open feedback channels;
- Celebrate successes through our regular Team Days and social events;
- Enhance your skills through professional development opportunities, with our generous CPD allowance;
- Benefit from dedicated time and support given to your personal development.
Main responsibilities
As a Programme Executive, you will be integral to the running of the Yes Futures programmes and a vital link between the Yes Futures head office and our schools.
The role of the Programme Executive is to oversee and manage the programmes within a region of schools, which usually includes a mixture of primary and secondary schools. You will be joining an already strong and supportive team of four Programme Executives working across our four regions (the South East quarter of the UK).
Programme delivery
- Responsible for the care and wellbeing of all students in your schools on the programme;
- Communicating with parents where necessary during the programme, by letter, email and telephone;
- Planning and delivering whole-group workshops for students;
- Planning and delivering information and celebration events for students and parents;
- Delivering coaching sessions to students where required;
- Developing business and charity partnerships for day trips;
- Planning and delivering the day trips included in the programme;
- Supporting the planning and delivery of the Into the Wild residentials;
- Implementing discipline procedures, including reporting serious discipline issues to Head of Programmes;
- Implementing all necessary Health and Safety and Child Protection procedures, including recording and reporting any incidents to the Head of Programmes;
- Ongoing communication with the school and Yes Futures head office regarding student engagement and progress.
Organisation and administration
- School onboarding, including ensuring that dates are planned, students are recruited and parental agreements are returned;
- Planning and organising the logistical elements of the programme (timetables, activities, sessions plans etc) through liaising with Yes Futures head office, school staff, businesses, charitable organisations and the rest of the Coaching team;
- Creation of Risk Assessments, parent letters and programme-related documents for schools;
- Sourcing materials needed for programme sessions, including lunches for trips;
- Assisting with finance and petty cash where required.
Management of volunteer Yes Futures Coaches
- Managing and developing the skills of your Coaching teams (approximately 2-4 adults per cohort);
- Ongoing communication with your Coaching teams, to foster their enthusiasm and commitment;
- Supporting Coach recruitment for future programmes;
- Supporting the planning and delivery of training for Coaches;
- Maintaining accurate and secure records of Coaches’ personal information, absences, sickness and other relevant information.
Evaluation and reporting
- Facilitating the pre-, mid- and end of programme evaluations;
- Oversight and input of key student monitoring data and impact data;
- Debriefing and ongoing feedback collection from schools and Coaches;
- Ensure all work is carried out in an effective and timely manner to support continued high standards of the Yes Futures programmes.
Programme Executives will also be given the opportunity to support with other Head Office functions, including but not limited to:
- Assisting the Chief Executive with strategic planning;
- Supporting the marketing of Yes Futures to new schools and customers;
- Developing our fundraising strategy through bid writing and other fundraising tasks;
- Establishing relationships with key partner organisations;
- Strengthening our programme design and theory of change;
- Planning our future Ambassador offer and other pilot programmes;
- General programme-related tasks.
In addition, as part of our focus on employee development, you will be able to dedicate time to individual personal development opportunities and gain further professional growth through leading working groups in strategic areas in which you are interested.
For more information on the role, including the skills and experience we are looking for, please download and read the more detailed Role Description. You can download this at the bottom of this page, or on the 'Join Our Team' page of the Yes Futures website.
How to apply
So, are you interested in applying to be our next Programme Executive?
We’d love to hear from you!
If you would like to apply, please download and complete the application form, available at the top of this page or on the 'Join Our Team' page of the Yes Futures website.
Dates and recruitment timeline
Deadline for applications: Sunday 5th January 2020 at midnight.
Should your application be successful, you will be invited to an Assessment Centre at the Yes Futures head office in Bermondsey (London). This is expected to take place on Wednesday 22nd January 2020.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Home based in your local community (we’re recruiting in several locations across the UK including; Scotland, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Suffolk, Bath, London and the Northumberland area)
18 hours per week
We’re looking for member pioneer co-ordinators who can inspire a team to bring people together and make great things happen. We want to get local people talking about what matters most in their communities. And by bringing together Co-op members, colleagues and local causes to find new ways to co-operate, we know we can make a real difference to people’s lives.
As a member pioneer co-ordinator you’ll lead a team of member pioneers: planning and co-ordinating activity in local communities near you. We’ll look to you to make sure everything they do contributes to our community mission and objectives, ensuring we make the biggest impact possible across the UK by increasing co-operation. It’s a unique opportunity to make a difference where you live, supported by an organisation with nearly 70,000 colleagues.
What you’ll do
- inspire a team of member pioneers to deliver work that makes a difference to community wellbeing
- support pioneers by providing coaching and development, guidance and troubleshooting
- connect Co-op colleagues and businesses and help to build relationships with field teams
- organise and help to chair Co-op local forums
- develop and support pioneers in delivering local community plans
- curate local plans and connect them up to regional and national activity
- report on the impact your team is making on local community wellbeing
- communicate the work of pioneers and its impact on communities through social media
- manage your local co-ordinator activity budget
This role would suit someone who has
- great organisational skills with some experience of leading or coordinating a team
- the ability to coach people and coordinate the activity of a team across different communities
- good basic tech skills (the ability to use a range of devices and social media channels)
- good communication skills with the ability to motivate and inspire people
- an understanding of our Co-op values and a genuine desire to make a difference
- the flexibility to work remotely across your area, travelling occasionally and attending meetings at times that suit your communities
Why Co-op?
As a member pioneer co-ordinator you’ll have the chance to support local communities, making a visible difference by encouraging people to work together. As a Co-op colleague you’ll also receive a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including:
- 24 days holiday (rising to 30 with service)
- discounts on all kinds of Co-op products and services
- a pension with up to 10% employer contributions
Building an inclusive work environment:
We’re actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We want to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the communities they serve.
We can make adjustments to the interview process according to your needs. And we offer a flexible working environment so you can adjust your hours to suit your personal circumstances.
When you apply for this job you’ll be directed to a page where you can search for the nearest Member Pioneer Co-ordinator job to you. If there are no opportunities near to you at the moment, you can sign up for job alerts for this role on the same page. We’ll be recruiting in lots more locations later in the year.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Stroke Support Team in West Hertfordshire to cover a period of maternity absence.
Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator – Communication Support
Location: West Hertfordshire (home based with regular travel covering the service area)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: Circa £23,100 per annum
Contract: Fixed term maternity cover until 31 May 2020 with possible extension to 31 January 2021. Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for this contract until 31 May 2020.
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, season ticket loan, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Cycle2Work scheme, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 6 January 2020
Interview Date: 10 January 2020
Successful candidates will be notified if they have been selected for interview by Tuesday 7 January 2020
The Role
Reporting to the Stroke Support Manager, the Stroke Association Communication Support Coordinator will:
- Support stroke survivors whose communication has been affected by stroke, and their carers, in the community, primarily in a group setting.
- Provide personalised information, advice and support, along with regular reviews to support people in establishing and achieving their own personal goals.
- Work with the local Speech and Language therapists to receive referrals to support stroke survivors and their carers.
- Manage, train and where necessary recruit to an experienced team of volunteers who support the service (so experience of recruiting and managing volunteers would be an advantage.)
- Maintain accurate records and gather evidence to support reporting on the impact of the service.
About You
You will:
- Have experience in a health or caring profession, ideally with experience of supporting people with disabilities and stroke.
- Have excellent IT skills and have a strong understanding of how to use data to improve quality.
- Be able to demonstrate previous experience of working collaboratively with other organisations to achieve joint ambitions.
The use of a car with business use cover and the ability to drive is essential in order to be able to fulfil the requirements of the role.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke.
In return…
This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.
About the Organisation
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice.
With extensive experience of advising on a range of safeguarding issues, you will have knowledge in safeguarding case management, preferably in the voluntary sector.
In this role you will oversee the implementation and development of operational procedures and be our voice and advisor in all matters relating to safeguarding, providing support to local churches.
Your knowledge of best practice, statutory, and other guidance or policy concerning issues related to the protection of children and adults at risk, will be key in playing a role in arranging and leading the training of others. You will be able to work with minimal supervision and have excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
Interview date - Monday 20th January
The West Midlands Synod operates in over 100 different communities, from little churches in small villages, to market towns and suburbs, to inn... Read more
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