We are looking for a very organised individual, with strong written and verbal communication skills, to support the CEO, team and Board of Trustees and ensure the smooth running of the Community Foundation. 

You will join a small, busy, friendly and capable team and have opportunities to work across a variety of projects and spheres, including contact with other community foundations nationally.

PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS WE ARE UNABLE TO PROGRESS RECRUITMENT FOR THIS ROLE. WE ARE LEAVING THE ADVERTISMENT UP AND WILL LOOK AT YOUR APPLICATION SHOULD YOU WISH TO SEND IT IN, BUT WE ARE UNABLE JUST AT PRESENT TO GIVE A TIMESCALE FOR A RESPONSE. AS THE SITUATION REMAINS SO UNCERTAIN, WE ARE NOT YET SURE WHEN AND IF WE WILL READVERTISE. 

WE ARE SORRY ABOUT THIS AND LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HOPE TO BE BACK TO NORMAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TAKE CARE.

Love4Life is the primary programme delivered by TwentyTwenty. Love4Life is about empowering young people aged 11-19 to build confidence and make positive choices in their relationships, health and education.  
We are recruiting for a Leicester Coordinator to deliver our work in schools and other provisions across the city. Now is an exciting time to join our team as are developing our work and expanding our reach to benefit more young people.

Our two-year leadership development programme offers outstanding individuals a dynamic route into one of Britain’s most rewarding and toughest professions. In the UK alone, half a million children don’t have a safe or stable home. Great social workers can change this. That’s why Frontline recruits and develops people like you to be the difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families. 

You’ll use your skills in relationship building, conflict resolution and leadership to ensure you thrive in the dynamic and challenging world of social work.  Following a five-week training programme you will spend two years working directly with children and families, based in a local authority.

You will: 

• Work locally – roles available in your local community in the East Midlands - Leicester, Nottingham, Derbyshire (Other locations available, full list available on our website).

• Be paid a tax free £18k bursary in year one and up to £30k in year two. 

• Qualify as a social work professional through a fully funded Masters degree.

• Receive high quality supervision and training from experienced social workers, academics and professional coaches. 

• Make a real difference in your local community. For the most vulnerable, receiving support from a social worker can make a significant difference to the direction their lives take. As a social worker on the Frontline programme, that difference could be you.

Once you have completed the programme, you will join a community of outstanding leaders sharing your passion for leading social change. The skills you will learn will open doors to a wide range of social impact careers inside social work and beyond. 

Read stories from our participants who have completed the programme on our website. 

Be the difference – Apply now! Applications may close before the 30th March in some areas - early applications are encouraged.

Team Manager – Therapy Services

You will join our client as a Therapy Services Team Manager, where you will manage their Therapy Services Team. You will be supporting, mentoring and developing their fantastic team of therapists.

Team Manager Responsibilities:

The Therapy Services Team Manager will provide supervision, ensure that policies and practices are implemented and that all planning and review activity is carried out effectively. You will provide specialist advice to other therapists around complex cases and issues and ensure that the needs of vulnerable adults and their carers are met, coordinating professional involvement to support them.

Team Manager Requirements:

- You are a BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist, registered with HCPC
- You have post-qualifying experience within a community or hospital setting
- You have knowledge and experience of risk management of complex and high risk issues
- You have a successful track record of establishing and maintaining effective partnership working
- You have strong people management skills, and an ability to work well under pressure and manage conflicting demands and priorities
- You are driven and determined to ensure the needs of vulnerable adults are met
- In addition, it’s really important that you are mobile and able to work from various locations, and able to work outside of the normal working day if required.
- The successful applicant for this post will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

About our client:

They act as ‘One Council’ in all they do, with each of them working together in the most effective way to meet the needs of their customers every day - if you share this ethos then they really want to hear from you.

Location: Oakham, Rutland

Hours: Full time, Permanent. 37 hours per week.

Salary: £44,782 to £46,675 (Grade PO3), including market supplement

Benefits: Generous leave entitlement, flexible working, local government pension scheme, learning & development opportunities, wellbeing programmes and a genuinely friendly and supportive environment. To support you further, your HCPC registration and DBS costs are covered by them.

You may have experience of the following: Team Manager, Service Manager, Therapy Services, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy, HCPC, Local Authority, Local Government, Social Care, Healthcare, etc.

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Creative Support have recently been working with a housing provider to secure a new cluster of 8 flats within the Loughborough area.  

This project provides support to individuals with complex mental health needs to enable them to build their daily living skills and confidence to empower them in their everyday lives.

You will manage the project in accordance with their holistic strengths-based support plans.

You will need to be flexible, have excellent communication skills, organisational skills, and have the ability to use a computer.

In this role you will also need to be a hands on manager and be positive role model.

If this describes you and you want a challenge then please complete and submit a Creative support application form which can be requested or downloaded via the listed methods.

Baca is looking for someone who can join the support team and provide support, care and be a role model for young people who are unaccompanied asylum seekers aged 16 to 18. In particular, they will provide support and care to the young people who are newly arrived in the country, providing the foundations for them to rebuild their strength and dignity and grow their hope for their futures. 

The successful applicant will live in the new arrival house with up to four young people and make it their home. They will act as the 'big brother' to the young people living in the house, help them develop independence skills, and set the example for how to live well.

This is a male only role for a boys house. 
The start date of the role is flexible, but aiming for the beginning of June. 

When you apply for this job, please ensure to send us your CV as well as the application form by 6th April. Interviews will be held on 9th April.

Does your background include having worked in a mental health service setting based on social inclusion and recovery? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as a Service Manager.

Right now, we’re looking for someone like you to manage our Community Based Service in Leicester. Based in Leicester City our Life Links service provides a number of different support networks allowing people to choose how they receive support dependent on personal needs including an information line.

In this vital front line management role, you will be working alongside another Service Manager, taking responsibility for everything from the day-to-day management of service contracts and staff, through to client support and building maintenance. We’ll also rely on you to develop a service/location training and development plan and look after the service’s budget. Managing all aspects of risk will be important too, as will ensuring data entry onto our MI and reporting systems is accurate and timely. In short, you’ll do everything you can to make sure the quality of the service we provide is nothing less than exceptional.

To succeed, you’ll need significant knowledge and experience of working in mental health and undertaking risk assessments. You will be solution focused and outcome driven, with a firm but inclusive, open and encouraging management style, lots of tact and diplomacy and the ability to lead by example. We’ll also be looking for a flexible approach to working hours and a willingness to participate in an on call rota. Adept at managing conflicting demands and priorities, motivating staff and delegating work also comes naturally to you.

This is a full-time, permanent post available at 37.5 hours per week.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

When applying, please submit a supporting statement alongside your CV.

Closing date: 27th March 2020

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.