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Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2022 (with possibility of extension)
Leeds office with frequent travel across West Yorkshire
Ref: SPP-212
Job Summary
Have you worked with socially excluded or challenging young people and other vulnerable groups? Do you have personal experience of gangs, knife crime or the other issues they face? Are you able to speak compellingly in large group settings – but also provide 1:1 mentoring support? Then join us as a Facilitator and develop all your skills.
About St Giles and the Project
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
Making a Safe Transition is a new West Yorkshire SOS+ project that supports young people most at risk of becoming involved in violence and exploitation during the vulnerable period of transition from primary to secondary school. It aims to develop a preventative, evidence-based approach that demystifies gang culture and educates young people about the harsh realities of knife crime and prison life. It equips them with real tools they can use to make better-informed decisions, as well as giving parents and professionals a better understanding of how to help.
About this pivotal role
As an SOS+ Facilitator you will develop and deliver training and educational sessions to children and young people, parents and professionals on topics such as weapons awareness, the reality of prison, gangs and county lines, and child sexual exploitation. You will also provide 1:1 mentoring support for young people in a variety of settings including schools (Primary and Secondary), Pupil Referral Units, Community Centres and Youth Offending Services (YOS).
What we are looking for:
- Lived, personal experience of the criminal justice system, involvement in a gang or knife crime, or other relevant knowledge and awareness of the issues faced by our client group.
- Experience of delivering/facilitating sessions and working with socially excluded children, young people and adults - including the ability to deliver mentoring support to 10-13 year-olds and to engage with challenging young people.
- Commitment to safeguarding practices and policies, and an ability to promote safeguarding among vulnerable clients and colleagues.
- The ability to use monitoring systems to record all aspects of the project, to maintain timely and comprehensive file notes, and to write case studies on sessions with young people.
- Emotional resilience with a positive, flexible attitude, high standards of personal and professional integrity, plus a commitment to consultative and collaborative working.
You can expect on-going and targeted learning and development, continuous support and supervision, plus a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervision, season ticket loan and much more.
Closing date: 11pm, 24th October 2021. Interviews: 29th October (in person)
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be DBS Checked.
For queries or for further information please visit our website.
Job Title: Retail Donation and Shop Distribution Centre Manager
Responsible to: Assistant Head of Retail
Hours of work 35 hours over seven days
Place of work Martin House Retail Hub and in the Community
Overall purpose of the role
To effectively support the Retail Shops with the delivery of stock, supplies and storage through a team of Staff and volunteers. To actively arrange and support stock collections from Donors and corporate supporters, maintain these relationships. Achieve annual targets as agreed with the Assistant Head of Retail. Act as an Ambassador for Martin House Children’s Hospice within the local community.
Tasks and duties
- To take day to day responsibility for the running of the Retail Hub and Donation Station, meeting targets and actively working towards increasing sales across Retail.
- Maintain physical condition of the Donation Station and Stock Storage by planning and implementing new design layouts, inspecting equipment and making sure repairs are done, where necessary.
- To hold each member of the Martin House team in positive regard and to foster a culture of respect and consideration between all staff and volunteers.
- To support the Retail Leadership Team with the day to day responsibility for the running of the Martin House Shops, through maintaining strong stock levels and safe storage actively work towards increasing sales.
- To ensure that any goods collected comply with the Trading Standards Regulations.
- To manage the day to day responsibility for the running of the retail van operation, managing the volunteer drivers to complete daily deliveries to shops and collections from Donors.
- To be responsible for the Martin House donation station operating on a daily basis from the Retail Hub to ensure all stock is dealt with effectively and gift aid achieved.
- To transport all donated stock to our Donation Station from our regular sources, Martin House Shed and ensure its correct safe storage
- To ensure and be responsible for the goods movement between the Retail Hub and the Martin House shops. This includes both new and donated stock, as well as supplies such as stationery and photocopying, wrapping materials and Christmas cards.
- To actively recruit, support, train and manage volunteers providing supervision to ensure they work within their defined role and that there is sufficient cover throughout the week.
- To manage voluntary van drivers and drivers’ mates and ensure they are appropriately trained in any given task.
- To cover the adjoining Furniture showroom for holidays and busy times
- To take responsibility for ensuring health, safety and security of staff, volunteers and Retail Hub premises.
- To inform Assistant Head of Retail of any complaints, accidents or untoward occurrences in the warehouse.
- To be the keyholder of the Retail Hub and ensure security of the premises.
- To ensure daily vehicle checks are carried out by the van drivers.
- To ensure all drivers, staff and volunteers wear provided PPE i.e. safety shoes and fluorescent jacket whilst on duty.
- To report any information regarding driving accidents, incidents, offences or cautions from the team to the Assistant Head of Retail.
- To ensure all Martin House vehicles are kept clean and tidy.
- To be responsible for moving goods between the Donation Centre, Shops and Customer’s home through arranged deliveries, including new and donated stock.
- To work with the local community to ensure a continuous flow of good quality stock. To ensure a robust rotation and storage of stock in a safe manner.
- To work alongside the eBay Team to ensure all High value or unusual Donations are seen to maximise the Retail Income.
- To actively promote the Martin House Gift Aid system to all supporters and customers and to train all volunteers to do the same.
- To support the Fundraising Department by promoting events and the lottery in the local community and train staff and volunteers to do the same.
- Any other duties as may be reasonably required.
Health & Safety
- To be aware of the safety needs of the children, siblings, parents and colleagues and adopt a preventative safety approach to all times.
- To report all accidents incidents and untoward incidents to a Deputy Head of Care and Clinical Services.
- To be aware of your health and safety responsibilities as an employee and adhere to these.
Personal development
- To adopt a positive and reflective approach to personal and professional development.
- To participate constructively in a yearly annual appraisal.
- To undertake core competencies for clinical skills and specific training and to remain updated.
- To work in conjunction with the education co-ordinators to develop your practice and care for the children.
- To work contracted hours including unsocial hours as required weekends evenings and nights.
This job description reflects the present requirements of the post and will form the basis of performance appraisal. As duties and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be reviewed and necessary changes made with consultation.
Employees may be required to drive a Martin House pool car. These cars are insured by Martin House and it is a requirement of the insurers that we have checked that any staff who drive the cars have a current driving licence.
Martin House has a multi-professional, multi-skilled team seeking to reach out to each family in a way that most helps them. Because of this team members may be expected to accept a different or unusual task or role.
Equality statement
Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation
Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults
Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a DBS check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
All Martin House employees are expected to
- Uphold the values of Martin House and behave in a professional manner at all times.
- Value equality and diversity and comply with relevant equality legislation.
- Attend 1:1s with line manager, team meetings and annual appraisals.
- Take part in all relevant mandatory training and any other education and training considered necessary to carry out the role.
- Take responsibility for one’s own personal development.
- Cooperate with colleagues, encourage and support positive working relationships (both internally and externally) and foster a culture of respect and consideration at work.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with relevant individuals and groups, both internally and externally.
- Take responsibility for one’s own health and safety and the health and safety of others whilst at work, and comply with Health and Safety legislation.
- Comply with information governance requirements and maintain confidentiality at all times, as required.
- Work within all Martin House policies and procedures.
- Communicate a positive image of Martin House and protect its reputation.
Staff who support Martin House volunteers are expected to
- Carry out effective inductions for new volunteers in your department
- Lead and guide volunteers, providing the support needed to maintain morale and enable them to work effectively
- Supervise your volunteers appropriately in their day to day work and actively work to recognise the work that they do
- Ensure your volunteers have access to some personal time with you on a regular basis
- Ensure that your volunteers have an annual opportunity to reflect on their volunteering role with you
- Support appropriate volunteer learning and development within your team
- Communicate effectively with your volunteer team, and in line with the Martin House Staff Charter
- Play a role in the recruitment of new volunteers within your area, once appropriate training has been given
- Support the Manage performance issues with volunteers fairly and sensitively, taking advice from the HR department where appropriate
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Christians Against Poverty is a dynamic and growing charity with a clear vision, award-winning culture and passionate workforce. CAP's vision is to see every UK church passionately serving and including the poorest whilst confidently proclaiming Jesus. Christians Against Poverty exist to equip the local Church to serve the poor and reach the lost in their community.
CAP offer a highly effective collection of services which enables them to break through the crippling spiral of poverty, isolation and stress evident across the UK. In its place, they deliver hope, peace and freedom through their excellent and compassionate service.
Christians Against Poverty offer debt advice through their network of Debt Centres, assistance finding employment through Job Clubs, and valuable tools for living through Life Skills. By offering these services in partnership with the Church, they also see over 1,000 people a year come to know Jesus and find belonging in the church family.
Christians Against Poverty are looking for a Digital Marketing Specialist to join the team on a permanent basis.
Christians Against Poverty - Digital Marketing Specialist
Location: Can be fully home-based or a mix of home and office based (Bradford)
Salary: £28,247 - £30,815 per annum plus excellent benefits
Contract: Permanent
The Digital Marketing Specialist will confidently lead on SEM/PPC campaigns, effectively implement and maintain a high level of SEO, and work to improve CRO and user experience across all digital channels. With a wealth of experience in the digital world,
they will be dynamic, knowledgeable, and able to demonstrate the value of excellent data-based, audience-centred digital campaigns. They will provide excellent insight into the digital world for communicators and fundraisers across the charity.
The successful candidate will have experience in managing digital advertising operations, PPC and paid social media campaigns with a strong background and understanding of current trends in digital marketing techniques including email, online advertising social media and mobile.
Due to the values of this organisation this vacancy is open to practicing Christians only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
A passion for people is essential, as is a passion for the mission of the organisation.
Closing date for applications: ASAP
If you would like to receive a full job description and further information about this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Lizzy Clark at Harris Hill via the apply button.
Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
We are recruiting for an Activity Coordinator based at our Thornycroft Centre in Pontefract to support the clients of the Centre to participate in a range of activities to reduce social isolation and promote positive health and wellbeing. This role will work with clients and other members of the team to develop the services provided at the Centre and in the community.
Responsibilities of this role include creating a safe and welcoming environment for clients of the Centre; promoting client independence; working with clients and other members of the team to create and develop an engaging and stimulating activity programme at the Centre and in the community; deliver various activity sessions; evaluate activity sessions by obtaining feedback from the clients and use this to improve the sessions.
You will need to be able to assess the needs of the client group and adapt activities to suit and ensure the service and activities are accessible to a wide range of users including those with mobility issues and various disabilities. You will also look at opportunities to provide outreach services in the community.
You will assist in promoting the services to new clients and ensure that current clients are aware of upcoming activities in the Centre and liaise with other support agencies / individuals working with the client group or delivering activities in the Centre. You must be able to identify any safeguarding concerns and ensure they immediately reported to the Centre Coordinator.
You will need experience of developing and delivering activities / programmes in a similar setting or in the community; experience of working in a health and social care setting; access to a vehicle and driving license; be well organised with a high attention to detail; an understanding of safeguarding / health and safety when working with the client group; able to maintain confidentiality; have excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a good standard of education including Math and English GCSE (or equivalent); able to use own initiative; and have experience of using a PC with Microsoft Software.
A qualification in health, social care or community work would be an advantage and an understanding of the issues faced by former miners / mining communities would also be desirable.
Please submit your CV along with a supporting statement, detailing why you are suitable for this role.
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Job Title: Advocacy & Patient Support Officer, Greater London
Responsible to: Lead Advocacy Officer for South England.
Location: Home-based, with travel as required.
Hours: 20 hours per week. Some evenings and/or weekend work will be required during the course of the job.
Salary: £27.5K per annum pro rata (plus expenses, pension & generous annual leave).
Actual part-time salary: £14,867pa.
Job Title: Advocacy & Patient Support Officer, Yorkshire and Humber
Responsible to: Lead Advocacy Officer for North England
Location: Home-based, with travel as required.
Hours: 25 hours per week. Some evenings and/or weekend work will be required during the course of the job.
Salary: £27.5K per annum pro rata (plus expenses, pension & generous annual leave).
Actual part-time salary: £18,584pa.
Job description
Two exciting opportunities have arisen to work for Kidney Care UK as Advocacy & Patient Support Officers, covering either London or Yorkshire and Humber. This is a challenging but rewarding role with opportunity for career development and personal growth.
Kidney Care UK is the leading national charity working to improve quality of life for kidney patients through advocacy, direct grants, educating and informing patients, counselling and funding patient-centred research, healthcare professionals and projects. The charity was established over 40 years ago to address the many issues associated with kidney disease and kidney failure.
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic, sensitive and professional individual who has excellent communication skills and the ability to work with patients, carers, health professionals and relevant health and community stakeholder groups. You should be a natural problem-solver, proactive in your approach and really enjoy working with people.
The successful applicant will join our team of experienced Advocacy Officers. Full training will be provided, including Safeguarding. The position will be home-based; travel within the region will be required, once safe to do so. This opportunity may suit someone with kidney disease, a carer or family member, health professional or someone who has worked closely with people with long-term conditions.
Kidney Care UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expect all staff and volunteers to actively support this commitment. An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.
We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.
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£19,847 - £26,852 p/a (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)
35 hrs p/w – Permanent Contract
Ref: PWY-212
Are you a highly effective, proactive and inspiring individual who is passionate about making a difference? If so,
St Giles is looking for an experienced Coach to provide centred support to a caseload of service users.
About St Giles and the St Giles Wise Partnership
St Giles is an award-winning social justice charity using expertise and real-life past experiences to empower people who are not getting the help they need. People held back by poverty, exploited, abused, dealing with addiction or mental health problems, caught up in crime or a combination of these issues and others. We show people there is a way to build a better future for themselves and those they care about and help them create this through support, advice, and training.
The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise working to lift people out of poverty. As an enterprise, we build bridges to opportunity for the most vulnerable in our society. Our team does this through mentoring support, employment, skills, and energy advice. St Giles and The Wise Group came together to form a partnership with the aim of supporting the Probation Resettlement reforms by offering a high-quality service underpinned by staff who have lived experience and cultural competency. As a result, we have been awarded contracts to deliver Personal Wellbeing Services for North and South Wales. These services will involve a range of support to community offenders and prison leavers including families, emotional wellbeing, lifestyle and associates and social inclusion (including meet at the gates).
About this exciting opportunity
Our successful candidate will provide person-centered support to a caseload of service users who will either be serving community sentences or being released from prison. You will create a safe and trusting environment, using trauma informed practice to successfully facilitate a supportive and constructive relationship with service users. Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with external agencies including Probation, Prisons, partners, and others who will assist in achieving prescribed outcomes for service users is a key element of the role.
To secure this role, you must have:
- Experience supporting men in criminal justice with a specific understanding of families
- Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people, for example people who have complex needs, people who are reluctant to discuss their needs, and people who are angry and confused
- Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of managing a caseload including maintaining and updating records, remaining focused on action plan goals, and keeping to deadlines
- An ability to work sensitively with clients applying trauma informed strategies, actively listening and able to use a range of communication methods when providing information and support
- Ability to work resiliently under pressure, meet deadlines, work on own initiative and part of a team.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan and much more.
We positively encourage applications if you have previously worked on a client-led support project, have had personal adverse experiences such as homelessness, substance misuse, debt, involvement with gangs etc. This includes experience of the criminal justice system, having served a prison sentence, or still be serving a prison sentence in a prison.
Closing date: 11pm, 28th October 2021. Interviews: 3rd November 2021.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.
Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) is a national Christian charity that helps churches to bring hope and a future for struggling children. This is an exciting time to join us! Recognised as the UK’s Best Charity to Work For by the prestigious Sunday Times Annual Awards in 2019, we have developed three high-impact programmes that more and more churches across the UK are running and funding. This has led us to double in income in the last five years. We expect to do so again by 2026.
With more than 100 staff and income of over £5m, we have been upgrading our finance system and growing the finance team to keep pace but there is much more to do. Your task will be to continue this good work so that we have the appropriate systems, reporting and team capabilities for our scale now and in the future. Overseeing a team of 4 staff, you will bring coherence, order to complexity and organisational excellence. You will also serve as Director of our commercial subsidiary Hope Park Business Centres that generates £1m of unrestricted funds for the charity.
We’re looking for a commercially minded and relational leader capable of developing the Finance team and bringing strategic financial leadership to the organisation at every level. You’ll enjoy working in a growth context and come with an entrepreneurial, problem-solving mindset and the high expectations that inspire excellence in all those around you. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team and playing a central role in developing the organisational strategy and culture you will have outstanding judgement and integrity. If this sounds like you and you share our passion to see UK churches transforming the lives of struggling children, then we would love to hear from you.
TLG is a Christian charity; hence, we are looking for individuals with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.
We welcome applications from many diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.
Please note: there is flexibility with the location - the role is either based at TLG National Support Centre (West Yorkshire) or can be remote working, with at least 3 days per month in West Yorkshire.
Interviews will take place on Monday 1st November 2021 (in West Yorkshire).
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CAP offer a highly effective collection of services which enables them to break through the crippling spiral of poverty, isolation and stress evident across the UK. In its place, they deliver hope, peace and freedom through their excellent and compassionate service.
Christians Against Poverty offer debt advice through their network of Debt Centres, assistance finding employment through Job Clubs, and valuable tools for living through Life Skills. By offering these services in partnership with the Church, they also see over 1,000 people a year come to know Jesus and find belonging in the church family.
Christians Against Poverty are looking for a Communications Integration Partner to join the team on a permanent basis.
Christians Against Poverty Communications Integration Partner
Location: Hybrid working 2 days in the Head Office (Bradford) and 3 days remote (negotiable)
Salary: £28,247 - £30,815 plus excellent benefits
Contract: Permanent
The Communications Integration Partner will join the Brand Strategy team, who are the the owners, creators and developers of CAP's brand that means being totally tuned in to what CAP look and sound like. The team weave together compelling visual and written content that engages, inspires and motivates the organisations many audiences. They resource, advise and empower the charity to ensure they are presenting a public face that consistently promotes CAP's mission. The Communications Integration Partner works with audience, campaign and channel leads across the organisation to help them reach their goals through excellent communications and digital engagement. They partner with teams throughout the charity to develop audience-centred communications and engagement plans, building on organisation-wide strategies. While the role sits in the Brand Strategy team, the role will work closely with all C&DE teams Brand Strategy, Digital Engagement and PR & News
The successful candidate will have experience in a communications role which has involved developing and leading on multi-audience communications and engagement strategies. You will have the knowledge and skills to build relationships with teams across the organisation to enable effective collaboration and deliver an organisation wide strategy. Due to the values of this organisation this vacancy is open to practicing Christians only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
A passion for people is essential, as is a passion for the mission of the organisation.
Closing date for applications: Friday 15th October at 9.00am
If you would like to receive a full job description and further information about this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Harriett Stevens:
Harriett Stevens: [email protected] | 020 7820 7305
Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.