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Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
We are now looking for our next CEO to continue our excellent success story and to drive forward the vision and ambition of the organisation and further build our reputation as one of Lincolnshire’s leading community providers.
This is an excellent opportunity for an inspirational and passionate individual to lead an organisation that plays a pivotal role in shaping the cultural landscape of the region.
Key Responsibilities:
- Artistic Vision and Strategic Leadership
- Organisational Management
- Financial & Resource Management
- Programme Development & Impact Assessment
- Team Building & People Management
- External Relations & Advocacy
Skills, Experience & Qualifications:
If you meet the following key criteria, we would love to hear from you.
- Proven track record of leadership in the not-for-profit sector, in a senior management role, ideally leading a music, arts or cultural organisation, or a major project in a related field.
- Experience working in a senior strategic role with demonstrable success in strategic planning, organisational development, and financial management.
- Significant experience in management and operations, with a proven track record of successful project implementation.
- Demonstrable success and experience generating income, identifying, and securing opportunities to diversify funding and grow income via trusts and foundations individual giving, and other areas of funding.
- Understanding of the UK Arts landscape, with a particular focus on/interest in the Community Music Sector.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Enthusiasm to think big and help collaboratively shape the future of soundLINCS with necessary due diligence to financial risks, other risks, and governance. Results-oriented with drive to achieve organisational objectives.
- High level of integrity and ethical conduct.
- A personal commitment and passion for promoting diversity and equality of opportunity in music, arts and cultural activities.
- Compassion, kindness and understanding around challenges faced by our communities, young people, artists, music professionals and the broader music sector.
- An advanced professional or leadership qualification is desirable.
Please download and complete the attached documents.
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Do you have Employment & Skills experience and want to make a real difference to people's lives?
We're pleased to have a unique opportunity for a forward-thinking individual to make a positive impact within our Employment & Training Team in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
This is a full time, fixed term role for 2 years, with a mix of working from home, office and out in the community.
The Role
You will be working on a new Green Skills Project that is funded by the HACT Green Skills Partnership. The aim of the project is to support customers into green employment opportunities in the BCP area.
This is an incredibly rewarding role in which you'll coach customers to achieve their work aspiration, either gaining qualifications or returning to, or finding better work in green sector's, in turn supporting customers to maintain their tenancies, maximise their opportunities and improve their quality of life
You'll be:
- Providing green skills focused information, advice, and guidance services to a caseload of identified or referred customers
- Developing a strong network of support agencies and providers
- Utilising a combination of digital, phone and direct delivery
- Developing personalised needs-led action plans in partnership with customers that outlines personal needs and goals, enabling them to develop the skills they need to seek, secure and sustain employment
What we're looking for:
- You should have a passion for green skills and be excited to support customers to improve their knowledge and understanding about the vast employment opportunities and progression that the green skills sector can offer
- You should have demonstrable experience from a similar role with good knowledge of the local labour market and green skills.
- The skills and passion to work with customers in a solution focused way, creating and supporting the delivery of action plans that create positive and sustainable change
- Effective collaboration, the ability to quickly build positive relationships with customers as well as the job centre and other local employment support networks
- An enjoyment of understanding customer needs and hopes for the future, helping to extend their thinking about what they can do to sustain their tenancy through employment while achieving their work goals
- A flexible and positive attitude with the ability to self-manage, prioritising and managing multiple caseloads
- Experience in mentoring and coaching people to realise and achieve their potential
A full UK driving licence and access to your own transport is essential as some travel throughout the region may be required.
A basic DBS check will also be undertaken for the successful candidate.
What you can expect from us:
You will be part of a friendly, motivated and supportive working environment. We invest in our people, and you will be able to develop your skills and be part of something that makes a real difference to people's lives. This role can give you the opportunity for a career within a successful and diverse organisation.
We have some great benefits on offer at SNG, including:
- £450 yearly flexible benefit pot
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
- Chance to buy or sell holiday
- Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and life cover at 4x salary
- Access to 24/7 virtual GP service
- Wellbeing discounts including gym memberships
- Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
About us:
It's an exciting time to be a part of the team as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England. Our purpose is to provide good affordable homes in thriving communities that people love for generations.
We invest for the long term, in individual homes, our customers and work with partners to make a lasting difference to our neighbourhoods. Sovereign Network Group's financial strength will enable us to meet housing needs, regenerate places and build on the existing strengths in our communities.
We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.
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St Joseph's Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and as such it has a rich, Catholic heritage which informs our work today: to support and welcome those in need, from all different cultures, religions and backgrounds.
We provide high quality specialist palliative care for patients with cancer and other life-threatening conditions across East and North London. We have a large team of clinical staff who work across community, in-patient and out-patient services delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families/carers.
We are seeking an Assistant HR Business Partner will primarily be supporting managers via a business partnering approach. The Assistant HR Business Partner will support with the delivery of an efficient and highly effective HR function. The post holder will work closely with managers on a range of HR functions. You will need:
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- A CIPD Level 7 qualification
- Extraordinary attention to detail
- Good experience in managing complex employee relations cases.
Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme is available.
We offer 27 days holiday plus public holidays with an increase with service and an excellent pension scheme.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.
Closing date: 23 June 2024.
Applicants are subject to a standard DBS (previously CRB).
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This is a 6 month maternity cover role to help deliver a major project to ensure that Muscular Dystrophy UK’s support is accessible to individuals and communities that we aren’t currently reaching or engaging with; to broaden the general reach of our support by working in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and colleagues; and to recruit volunteers to support with this project.
You will support the Head of Regional Support, Outreach, and Information to identify and implement a sustainable model for broadening our reach.
Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.
About us:
Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 110,000 children and adults in the UK. In the last three years, there have been more than 10 new treatments – we want to continue this work and need your help so we can fund more research and support for families with a muscle-wasting condition.
Benefits:
We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, ride to work scheme, health cash plan, financial wellbeing and an employee assistance programme.
Location: We operate a hybrid model (home and office, SE1).
*Unfortunately, due to resource capacity, we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.
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Salary: £24,102 per annum + £1,500 budget for personal and professional development
Contract: 15-month fixed term
Hours : 37.5 per week
Location: Sheffield
Closing date: 16th June 11.30pm
Come and Join us
The GROW Traineeship gives people with lived experience of homelessness and/or other related disadvantages (including but not limited to; contact with the criminal justice system, mental ill-health or substance use) access to paid employment, training and personal development opportunities. The traineeship lasts for up to 15 months, and each GROW receives personalised training and support to help remove some of the barriers that may have prevented them from getting meaningful employment. We are looking for people who are passionate about using their own experiences to help make change for people in Sheffield experiencing bad housing and homelessness.
About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent. We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
About the role
The GROW trainee will be primarily working alongside Senior Support Workers within the Home at Last Project (HALT) to improve support and outcomes for people experiencing rough sleeping who have drug and alcohol dependence needs. You will also work with other professionals from across the housing, health and social care sectors to help people experiencing multiple disadvantage to build resilience and develop independent living skills. The role will involve helping people to settle and stay in accommodation, help build independent living skills, support to people to access services and appointments. The GROW trainee programme includes opportunities to get involved in developing services in Sheffield and across Shelter at a national level, using your experiences to influence our local strategic aims.
About you
We are looking for people who have experience of overcoming personal challenges and barriers and who are passionate about using their own life experiences to help make positive change for others. Good communication skills and the ability to make people feel heard will also be essential. Basic computer skills, e.g. word processing, the internet and email would be useful, but support can be provided. Above all, we need people with a real desire to develop personally and learn new skills.
How to apply
To apply you need to submit a copy of your CV and a completed application form (attached). This can be submitted either by email or you can submit a paper copy to the Sheffield Hub: Shelter, 33-37 Hereford Street, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield, S1 4PP. Please don’t worry if your CV has gaps or limited work experience, this is not a problem. If you need support creating a CV, please get in touch.
We will be holding support sessions at our hub in Sheffield to give people practical support and advice on how to complete an application, or to pick up a paper application. This sessions will also give you the chance to find out more about the role as well as other opportunities at Shelter Sheffield. This will take place on the following date:
Thursday 13th June 2024, 2-4pm- Sheffield Community Hub (Shelter, 33-37 Hereford Street, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield, S1 4PP)
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme. Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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Early Intervention Dementia Adviser (Redbridge)
Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering
Salary: £25,821
Post: Full time (35 hours per week)
Closing date: Sunday 23rd June 2024
Interview date: T.B.C
Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering offers a Dementia Advice Service providing high quality information, advice, guidance and support to people with dementia and their Carers throughout their journey living with dementia with a particular focus on moderate to late stages.
We are currently recruiting a Dementia Adviser in Redbridge to work in partnership with the London Borough of Redbridge and other Redbridge Dementia Partners. You will have an understanding of the needs of people with dementia and their carers either through professional or personal experience. You will have a key role in supporting people with dementia at various stages and encouraging people concerned about their memory to seek advice and assist them to access appropriate support to maintain their independence, enhance life choices and plan for the future. You will also help to develop coping strategies via support planning. This will include signposting and active referrals to relevant services as well as providing information on benefits available and assisting clients to access them where appropriate through various stages of their dementia journey. Provide community based, face to face services for an increased level of support for more complex cases.
This role requires the worker to work independently and manage their own caseload but be part of the wider team and be aware of the other services provided by Age UK Redbridge, Barking & Havering. The post involves both office based, home visit and outreach work at a variety of locations across Redbridge. Good IT skills are required and familiarity with Charity Log would be useful as well as knowledge of relevant quality assurance systems.
To apply: Please check our website for further details and a full application pack
Completed application forms and Equal Opportunities Forms should be returned to admin using the email: admin or alternatively post to Gabby O’Neill Recruitment, Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering, 4th Floor, 103 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4PU.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As Complex Needs Practitioner you will engage young people in a variety of interventions, using a person-centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and achieve positive outcomes.
Birmingham Young People’s Service provides holistic support services for young people 10 to 25 with needs related to alcohol and substance misuse, including those that are affected by a family members alcohol and substance misuse.
The purpose of the role is to engage young people in a variety of interventions, using a person-centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and achieve positive outcomes.
All Complex Needs Practitioners are expected to work days, evenings, and weekends across the community and within our multi-agency partnership settings, when required. Which will need a flexible working pattern from the successful candidate. The caseload will include a mixture of community and multi-agency referral pathways including health, social care, education, youth provision, and criminal justice.
As an energetic and confident self-starter, you will have a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g., NVQ Level 3 or above, Dip SW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies). Alternatively, we will consider candidates with experience of working in the health & social care field, education settings, alcohol, and substance misuse fields with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care.
Experience of liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and engaging effectively with clients in a variety of settings is essential. You will also need a flexible approach, excellent record keeping and report writing skills. We also work on an outreach basis, with a central hub base at our head office.
We have two vacancies available.
This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post-holder to work 37 hours per week.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
To apply, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
Aquarius was a subsidiary of Richmond Fellowship, with both organisations being 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. On 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. At the same time, Aquarius became a subsidiary of Humankind, with no impact to terms and conditions of employment. In October 2024, Humankind will be renamed to reflect the new organisation, of which Aquarius will remain a subsidiary.
The BridgeLink Centre is a thriving community centre situated in Isleworth which hosts a wide range of activities and events for all ages, including our weekly clubs for children and young people. We are seeking to recruit a part-time Youth Worker to assist with the running of our Junior (8-11yrs) and Senior (12-18yrs) youth clubs at our community centre in Isleworth.
IvybridgeLink is a charity based in the heart of our community which delivers innovative programmes as well as essential services, working with local and national partners such as Hounslow Council and Sky. At IvybridgeLink we care about our community, offering essential services as well as community activities. We take pride in our forward-thinking and transparent approach, making a tangible difference in the lives of those we serve. Are you ready to join our dedicated team?
This is an exciting opportunity to join our enthusiastic youth team to support and empower children and young people to grow, achieve and thrive.The post would ideally suit a candidate with a youth work, coaching or mentoring background who can oversee a variety of activities such as team games, multi-sports and within our new IT suite.
Experience of working with children and young people is essential and experience of working with boys and young men desirable. We are seeking someone with a coaching or youth work qualification or someone willing to complete a qualification.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion:
IvybridgeLink Charity is an Equal Opportunities employer; we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. We currently do not have a male member in the youth team and in order to provide an inclusive service to both young women and young men we are particualrly keen to hear from someone who identifies as male.
Stage One: Receipt of CV.
Stage Two: If successful, applicants will be required to complete an application form.
Under Personal Statement applicants should set out their reasons for applying for this post and demonstrate how their experience, skills and qualifications support their application in line with the details of the job description.
*Please ensure you refer to each criterion in the Person Specification.
Stage Three: Interviews to take place Monday 24th June 2024.
Location: Home based with travel throughout the South East
Job Type: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: c.£30,000
Benefits: Generous annual leave allowance, salary exchange pension scheme, life assurance, occupational sick pay, dog friendly offices.
Closing date: 07-07-2024
Are you a talented fundraiser who is motivated by bringing communities together to help change lives? This could be the role for you!
Canine Partners' mission is to change the lives of disabled people using expertly trained dogs to improve physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
To help us create amazing partnerships, we need amazing people. Canine Partners has an exciting opportunity for a Community Engagement Officer to join our dedicated Fundraising team.
This is an incredible role at a prominent assistance dog charity where your role will be a part of our essential work that transforms lives every day.
What you will do:
A vital role in our Fundraising team, you will be working with individuals, organisations, schools, and small businesses in the local areas across the southern region to raise income and awareness for the charity. You will recruit, manage, and inspire fundraising volunteers to support us to raise much-needed funds. You will be passionate about stewarding existing relationships and cultivating new ones, ensuring an outstanding donor experience. Taking a proactive approach will be key to showcasing our work and charitable goals.
What we are looking for:
• Proven experience of effectively managing relationships across a range of audiences.
• Experience of planning and running events.
• Ability to create and support the development of new campaigns, initiatives and strategic plans.
• Ability to manage a varied workload with initiative to prioritise.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills with the ability to engage and inspire.
• Experience of creating, forecasting, and monitoring budgets to deliver against income and expenditure targets.
• Ability to write reports and evaluations using data.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in recording and maintaining information on a database.
• Ideally, you will have experience in community fundraising or events management, with a successful track record in raising and securing income from a diverse range of funding streams. Experience of using Salesforce, supervising/managing people and up to date knowledge of fundraising regulations/legislation will be advantageous but not essential.
• Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries.
We can offer you:
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Salary exchange ('smart') pension scheme.
• Charity sick pay.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Wellbeing portal.
This role benefits from home-based working; regular travel throughout the southern region is essential to meet with our donors, beneficiaries, colleagues and other stakeholders. You must have a full UK driving licence and ability to travel in line with the requirements of the role (where applicable business travel will be claimable expenses). We will provide a laptop and mobile phone for use in the role.
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply online with a comprehensive CV and supporting statement explaining how you believe you match the requirements of the role.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this advert ahead of the closing date should we find a suitable candidate before this date. Please be assured that we contact all of our candidates on the outcome of their application, this may take longer if we receive high volumes of applications.
1st Interview: 12th July 2024, online.
2nd Interview: 19th July 2024, in person (location tbc).
We recognise the benefit of diverse experiences, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer.
You may also have experience in the following:, Engagement Support Specialist, Donor Relations Representative, Supporter Care Officer, Community Engagement Associate, Fundraising Support Executive, Donor Engagement Specialist, Supporter Liaison Officer, Client Experience Associate, Donor Interaction Coordinator, Fundraising Support Assistant, Community Outreach Officer, Supporter Relationship Coordinator, Engagement and Support Assistant, etc.
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Location: Working from home and from our offices in Brighton or Eastbourne.
Survivors’ Network was established in 1990 by a group of survivors of childhood sexual abuse to provide services that would support other survivors. We were the first organisation in Brighton and Hove specifically focused on supporting adult survivors of sexual abuse in childhood, over time expanding to support to all survivors of sexual violence, regardless of age, gender or background, across the whole county of Sussex.
At Survivors’ Network, we view people accessing our services as survivors, rather than victims. This does not ignore an individual’s experience of victimhood, but rather defines the basis upon which we begin all interactions with service users.
Encompassing our values of bravery, compassion, collaboration and empowerment, we are looking for a creative, values-led woman to join us as Head of Finance.
Sitting within the senior management team, the role of Head of Finance is to provide a robust and focused finance function for the organisation, as well as line managing the Finance Officer. The postholder will be responsible for monitoring and reporting on the financial position of the organisation, providing strategic financial advice to the Senior Management Team and managing the day-to-day finance operations. This includes complying with all statutory and regulatory requirements alongside supporting service managers across the team to manage income and expenditure across their programs of work.
You will be a qualified accountant with solid experience of working at a senior level. You will be adept at managing all aspects of finance, including financial reporting and providing management reporting tools. Your skills in analysing and interpreting financial data will be crucial in forecasting and leading on budgets. Additionally, you will have a proven track record in developing strategic business plans.
We are seeking someone passionate about making a difference to survivors, who stands by our vision, mission and values and is keen to learn more about feminist leadership and embedding intersectional feminist principles. We love them and hope you do too.
We are committed to flexible working, however, we do need our Head of Finance to attend a quarterly board meeting for about half an hour on a Thursday evening.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 30th of June.
Survivors’ Network values diversity and aims to reflect and represent the city’s communities in the staff team. We are currently under-represented in the following areas and actively welcome applications from:
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Women over 45
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Women who are disabled (please note that our Brighton offices are not accessible for persons with mobility issues)
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Women from a Black and Minority Ethnic background
This post is open to female applicants only. Being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Your work for the MNVP team is in partnership with the NHS, Public Health and other parts of the system to help them hear the diverse voices of service users. You will facilitate projects and workstreams to understand the needs of all communities including African, Caribbean, Asian and other minoritised communities in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Your role will be to bring together insights and present reports and data so that our services work in partnership to plan, design and improve care You will be confident representing mothers, parents and families by working closely with staff in our Acute Trusts. Your role will include being a source of information for communities, communicating opportunities for them to get involved, using social media and website content, online surveys and face to face focus groups or engagement to do so. This work is offered at 20 hours a week, with some room for flexibility after interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Hours: Full-time
Remuneration: £30,000 to £31,500 GBP gross annual (dependent on experience)
Duration: Permanent
Location: UK-Med Office, Manchester, UK with hybrid working (approximately 30% on-site)
Do you have knowledge of accounting, finance and budget functions, payroll processing and administration. Ability to analyse and apply data across the full range of finance, payroll, and accounting functions?
UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity. Born of the NHS, we’ve been working for over 30 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.
We are looking for Finance Coordinators to support our Finance Team in ensuring appropriate finance management, accounting, control and reporting.
You will assist in the day-to-day accounting operations in accordance with UK-Med’s policies and procedures,
Our ideal candidate will be able to support in processes financial transactions and provides technical support to the Field with the processing of financial transactions, and monitors compliance with applicable financial rules and regulations. The incumbent therefore keeps frequent contact with staff at various levels, including Country/Field Offices.
You will be comfortable working at pace and thrive on achieving challenging objectives and meeting rapidly changing demands.
Experience working internationally, particularly in humanitarian emergency response, is an advantage but not essential.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference through humanitarian work. UK-Med is a growing and developing organisation with a committed team of staff, volunteers and members.
This role is a truly exciting opportunity to help develop our people services to meet the challenges and opportunities our growth present.
Please note that this is a rolling recruitment process. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and hiring manager will review applications as they are received, decisions may be made at any time if a suitable candidate is identified.
Applications for work in the UK can only be accepted from people with an existing right to work in the UK.
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.
How to apply
To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (2 pages) through our online jobs portal.
Your covering letter must include a detailed explanation of your suitability for this post with specific reference to the criteria in the person specification
Applications must be submitted no later than Friday 21st June 2024
Please note that this is a rolling recruitment process. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and hiring manager will review applications as they are received, decisions may be made at any time if a suitable candidate is identified.
Applications for work in the UK can only be accepted from people with an existing right to work in the UK.
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Male Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (MISVA)
WMRSASC has a vacancy for a Male Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (MISVA)
The successful candidate will have an understanding of the nature and impact of sexual violence and experience of working with victims. They will be required to work within a multi-agency setting to provide a pro-active service to survivors of sexual violence within and outside of the criminal justice system to:
Develop and deliver a non-therapeutic advocacy and support service to clients
Help clients to access appropriate therapeutic interventions and to develop their own support network
Where necessary provide emotional, practical and advocacy support through the Criminal Justice System
Monitor and keep the client informed of case progress if involved with the Criminal Justice Process
Provide information about the impacts of sexual violence and signpost to specialist support services
Maintain a caseload and accurate electronic records
Support client to access their rights
Contribute towards service development
Participate in individual clinical supervision, appraisal sessions and team meetings
The post holder will support adults and children and young people dependent upon service demands.
The post holder must have the ability to travel throughout West Mercia.
Please note your response needs to match the individual job you are applying for so please ensure you review the Job Description and ensure your response covers all aspects (qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience)
We reserve the right to close applications prior to the closing date should we receive enough applicants that meet the shortlisting criteria.
Location: Hereford with travel expected across the region
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £29,439 PA
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About the role:
When someone sustains a spinal cord injury, it is a life changing experience.
Back Up’s Regional Outreach and Engagement team are the very face of the organisation and are based across the UK, working directly with spinal cord injury centres’, hospitals – or indeed anywhere that people affected by spinal cord injury may be.
As a Regional Coordinator, you will build relationships and take ownership for what happens in your geographical area. Whether it be providing peer support to newly injured people in a clinical setting, facilitating wheelchair skills sessions, making referrals for ongoing support or supporting volunteers and fundraisers – you will be passionate about being able to demonstrate the impact of what we do, and will see for yourself how Back Up quite literally transforms lives.
For full details please see our role description[BH1] .
About us:
At Back Up, we have big ambitions. Over the next few years, we’re going to be transforming the lives of even more people affected by spinal cord injury.
Together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they deserve; and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing specific services to children and young people.
At Back Up, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Please read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from those from black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds or those with higher level spinal injuries.
In 2024 Back Up won The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best place to work for disabled employees. As well as this, Back Up has been voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensure excellence in the services we deliver.
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Role Purpose
- To deliver excellent drug and alcohol services to those who use our services and their significant others, including family members friends and carers, to facilitate positive outcomes.
- To manage a case load and coordinate and deliver assessment and evidence-based interventions (brief and structured), recovery planning and aftercare planning.
- To work collaboratively with colleagues and key stakeholder across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring adherence with all policies and Safeguarding principles.
Key duties and activities of the role
- Provide high quality, person centred, low threshold services, responding to the individual and diverse needs and preferences of those and their significant others.
- Deliver evidence-based psychosocial one-to-one and group interventions as part of an effectively integrated care package and to take an assertive approach to people disengagement.
- Deliver harm reduction advice, guidance and education including the needle & syringe programme delivery, brief and extended recovery interventions, blood borne virus intervention, overdose prevention including naloxone programmes.
- Enable people to access education and employment services and health, wellbeing and recovery support activities and to signpost to other available services.
- Support volunteers, peer mentors and service user representatives to take an active part in services.
- Identify risks and take appropriate action in accordance with local, national and organisational Safeguarding policies.
- Actively contribute to multi-disciplinary review meetings internally and externally.
- Maintain accurate and timely records using the designated case management system in compliance with Information Governance policies and procedures.
- Work flexibly, including across multiple sites and peripatetically when required.
Person specification for the role
- Passion for and understanding of working with substance misuse services or with other socially excluded or vulnerable groups.
- Proven ability to meet deadlines, record information accurately and in a timely way and to work calmly under pressure.
- Great team working, communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrating a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues and the whole team to deliver Service objectives, as well as in working directly with people and their significant others.
- Experience of or demonstrable ability to deliver a quality level of service to people with complex needs. This includes the ability to work with people on a one-to one basis or to facilitate group sessions, to be able to complete assessments, care and support plans, risk assessments and to complete case recording to a high standard and in a timely way.
- Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office programs and digital meeting platforms and Case Management Systems like Nebula, System One or Theseus.
- Understanding of and ability to apply excellent Safeguarding and risk management practices and a demonstrable understanding of the Health and Social Care regulatory requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), National Institute for Clinical Excellence standards for Health and Social Care and the GDPR confidentiality and privacy regulations.
- Demonstrable commitment to working in partnership with other professionals such as criminal justice agencies, community groups and other stakeholders to achieve good outcomes for our service users.
- NVQ/QCF/RCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent. Or the ability and commitment to complete this within 1 year of employment.
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