Are you an experienced Welfare Benefits Adviser looking for a new and satisfying role?

At St Pauls Advice Centre we fight poverty and injustice in the community by providing professional advice and equipping people with knowledge and skills so that they and access their rights and fulfil their obligations.

We are looking for someone experienced, purposeful and with great people skills to join our well-established, ambitious community advice centre as a Welfare Benefits Adviser. You will engage with clients in a variety of ways to deliver information, advice and guidance on welfare benefits issues to appeal level.

This is an exciting time to join our small team as we embark on a number of projects to increase our reach and impact in the community. Your role as Welfare Benefits Adviser will also include the development and delivery of our Advocato volunteer programme where you will offer guidance and support to a small group of volunteers helping vulnerable clients’ complete forms and attend assessments.

You will have proven experience within a similar advisor role, and outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written, with all manner of people. You will demonstrate a detailed knowledge of law and practice relevant to Welfare Benefit entitlements and show empathy and understanding of the issues faced by our clients who represent a range of diverse backgrounds and communities. You will also able to show us that you have excellent problem solving, organisational and team working skills.  

We describe St Pauls Advice Centre as friendly, local and here to help – if that sounds like you too, we look forward to receiving your application.

We are proud of our accreditation as a Living Wage employer and we offer flexible working and a generous benefits package:  

• Salary: £27,905
• Working hours: 35 hours per week (28 hours per week is optional alternative subject to negotiation)
• Permanent contract
• Annual Leave: 30 days per year plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Extra 3 days annual leave between Christmas & New Year
• Pension Scheme: 5% employer’s contribution
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunities for home working

Closing Date: 9th March 2020

Interview Date: 18th March 2020

Full job description, person specification and details of how to apply are available on the SPAC website.

No CV’s or agencies please.

Wiltshire Citizens Advice

Head of Finance and Business Support

A unique opportunity in a thriving charity

We are looking for a  Head of Finance and Business Support. You will need to have experience of a managerial finance role with some knowledge of IT and HR functions. 

You don’t need previous experience of working in a charity but will require  a clear understanding of and support the values of Wiltshire Citizens Advice.

Closing date for applications:  Monday 16th March 2020 5pm 

Interview date:  Provisionally Thursday 24th March 2020

Location:             Trowbridge, Chippenham or Devizes

Hours of Work:  Contracted hours by agreement, minimum of 22.5 per week up to a maximum of 37 worked flexibly

Period:         Permanent

Salary:         £37,829 pro rata plus 6% pension contribution after 3 months. 

Annual Leave:         33 days (inc bank holidays) 

If you are interested in working in an interesting and stimulating environment why not check our website to download an application pack from our website.

We do not accept CVs as part of the recruitment process

Citizens Advice recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support
• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you…

The Role

Poppy Clubs have been operating at each of the Legion’s four Break Centres, bringing together local beneficiaries to do activities, support each other and help address social isolation. Following the recent decision for Break Centres to close, this post has been established to ensure that the momentum of activity offered through the Legion’s Weston-Super-Mare Poppy Club is maintained.

Reporting to the Advice & Information Team Leader, this exciting new opportunity requires a hands-on approach and for the post-holder to both link into the Area team and work independently. The role will require working closely with varied stakeholders, identifying new initiatives to develop the service, and enhance the beneficiary journey.

Accustomed to providing support to beneficiaries, you will work with the Area team to broaden the delivery of outreach sessions designed to provide advice and information about all aspects of the Legion’s work. Through this work you will look to establish relations with local Membership delivering Branch Community Support, and help with the development of the Legion’s approach to Social Isolation and Loneliness.

We are looking for an enthusiastic applicant who will enjoy the challenge of extending the service to reach more beneficiaries, whilst also being responsible for developing a plan for sustainability of the Poppy Club in the local area. An excellent communicator with an outgoing personality and strong organisational and planning skills, you will also need good IT skills and be confident in supporting our beneficiaries.

While most of the role will be undertaken during normal office hours, occasional evening and weekend work may be necessary.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking "apply online"

Closing date for applications is: 10th March 2020

Interviews will be held in the Bristol Office on: 16th March 2020

Are you interested in helping people who have, or are recovering from, mental health problems, integrate back into work? 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 an IPS Employment Specialist.

Right now, one of our partners, Richmond Fellowship, is looking for an IPS Employment Specialist to join our team in Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire. We help individuals with mental health problems to find paid employment. We also support people to retain their employment when they are struggling at work due to their mental health. We also advise and support employers about mental health in the workplace. But, it’s only possible with the help of people like you.

Your challenge? To do everything you can to help the individuals we work with to source appropriate work experience placements with local organisations/employers. Day to day, you’ll offer support, careers advice and guidance, helping people to set their own recovery and employment  focused goals and  provide training in personal and skills development such as CV preparation, interview techniques etc. You’ll also be responsible for establishing and maintaining positive links with partner organisations, local employers and Mental Health teams and have the initiative to develop and promote the service. Additionally, you will have responsibility for maintaining efficient admin systems to ensure referrals, assessments and reviews are completed in a timely manner.

As well as a good understanding of mental health problems and the issues and barriers this can create for our clients, you’ll need excellent motivational, presentation and listening skills and a willingness to travel in the local area and to work outside of office hours as required.

The post holder must be willing to work remotely and travel within the Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire area therefore access to their own vehicle and a clean driving licence is essential. Business mileage will be compensated.

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

This is a full time post at 37.5 hours per week.

There are two positions available for this post.

This post will cover the Bath, North East Somerset and Wiltshire area.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

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

Head of Design & Engineering

(Ref SUS2870)

£41,250 per annum

37.5 hours per week – based in England south – negotiable

Do you want a new challenge and an opportunity to use your skills to make a difference to people’s lives? This is an exciting opportunity to lead and inspire the design and engineering team to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of projects and programmes which promote sustainable transport and active travel in the South of England.

With substantial experience in the design, development and delivery of infrastructure projects, you will have a background or qualification in either urban design, transport planning, civil engineering or traffic engineering and experience of managing contracts/contractors. You will also have strong experience of project / programme management and monitoring, delivering to time and budget and of leading, managing, motivating and developing a team.

Your excellent written and verbal communications skills, along with your excellent influencing and negotiation skills will enhance your ability to build and develop strong productive on-going relationships. You will have detailed knowledge of infrastructure design, including urban areas and a passionate commitment to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 9 March 2020. Interviews will take place in Bristol week commencing 16 March 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

We have a rewarding opportunity available for a Female Community Outreach Support Worker to join our team based across Bristol. You will join us on part time, fixed term contract until 5th January 2022 working 18.75 hours per week including participation in out of hours telephone on-call rota and some evenings and Saturdays. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £21,589 per annum pro rata plus benefits.

Established in 1999, Next Link is the leading provider of domestic abuse services to women and children in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. At Next Link we are committed to providing holistic, empowering and personalised support and advocacy to women and children experiencing domestic abuse. With a focus on survivor’s safety and recovery; we believe the provision of flexible support tailored to survivors’ needs can be transforming, helping to maximise independence and self-determination so survivors can make informed choices.

In return for joining us, we will offer you:

- Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
- 3 extra holidays including International Women’s Day
- Excellent development and training opportunities
- Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)
- Mindful Employer Plus Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Long Service Awards
- Wellness Awards

About the role:

As our Female Community Outreach Support Worker, you will work within an integrated team within Next Link Domestic abuse services. Providing a co-ordinated package of emotional and practical support, advice and advocacy to survivors of domestic violence and their children, who are moving out of safe housing and resettling in the community, already living in the community and still in abusive relationships.

The role involves empowering survivors to increase their options, make positive choices/decisions, increase their confidence, safety and recovery. 

Key duties and responsibilities of our Female Community Outreach Support Worker:

- Provide outreach, resettlement and tenancy sustainment support enabling women in the community to safely maintain their current accommodation, access alternative housing, welfare benefits, legal advice and support services
- Maintain an effective support service with the aim of enabling the survivor and her children to develop the skills and resources necessary to move on and maintain independence and self-reliance
- Maintain knowledge of local services, encourage engagement and reduce the families’ isolation
- Recognise, respect and address the needs of service-users who face particular barriers when seeking help to access the service
- Maintain an up to date working knowledge of housing legislation, housing and welfare legislation and the welfare benefit system
- Promote the service through building positive relationships with current, potential referrers and service users
- Where relevant, refer children and young people needing additional specialist support to the Family Workers
- Actively participate in regular one-to-one supervision, reflective practice groups, and annual appraisals

What we are looking for in our ideal Female Community Outreach Support Worker:

- An understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on women and children
- Experience of carrying out needs and risk assessments, co-producing risk management and safety plans with women and children experiencing domestic abuse
- Experience providing support to individuals to sustain/ manage their tenancies and avoid tenancy breakdown
- An understanding of cultural diversity and domestic abuse
- The ability to provide respectful, non-judgemental, and confidential support to women and their children
- A full driving licence and access to transport
- Numeracy and literacy to GCSE level/NVQ 2 or equivalent

Please apply now to join us as our Female Community Outreach Support Worker and contribute to the valuable work Next Link and its wider services, delivering hope and support to survivors of domestic violence and abuse.

Closing date: 9am Monday 9th March 2020.
Interview date: Thursday 12th March 2020.

Next Link is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Next Link is committed to Equal Opportunities. *Due to the specific requirements of this role, this post is exempt under the Equality Act (2010), Part 1, Schedule 9 (Genuine Occupational Requirement.)

Bath College is a Further Education college in Somerset formed in April 2015 by the merger of City of Bath College and Norton Radstock College. It provides innovative training to develop skills, inspire individuals, enrich the wider community and encourage all to achieve and progress.

Bath College has more than 1400 courses available from entry to degree level and currently provides education and training to 10,000 learners across two campuses in Bath & North East Somerset. It is the largest provider of apprenticeships in the area and offers a range of vocational courses covering business and professional skills.

Bath College is currently looking to recruit a Head of Finance – a pivotal role in the Finance Team. Reporting to the Finance and Corporate Services Director the Head of Finance is responsible for ensuring the Finance Department provides a high-quality service to the organisation, budget holders and other staff and students across the College providing timely, accurate and relevant information, reports and financial advice.

You will also be expected to influence and shape financial decisions in the College and maximise business opportunities in order to deliver an efficient and effective service and ultimately an excellent student experience

To succeed in this role, it is essential you will:

• Be a qualified accountant with substantial experience in financial and management accounting
• Have experience of managing a small finance team and working with people from a wide range of backgrounds, both financial and non-financial, within an organisation
• Have excellent knowledge and understanding of financial strategies, systems, statutory requirements and procedures
•  Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to use your own initiative and make informed decisions with limited supervision

For more information on this role please contact our retained consultant Nicola Shaw at Morgan Law.

Closing Date: 8th March

Interview date: 26TH  March

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Closing Date: 23:59 on Monday 9th March

This role is known as Prince’s Trust Executive in The Prince’s Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team and is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace. The successful candidate has to be as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

As an Executive, you will work with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 16-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within Bristol, you will work with clear objectives to 'connect', 'progress' and help 'transform' the lives of young people who need us most.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills through 1:1 support and group sessions.
• Delivery of Prince's Trust programmes and workshops (Mainly Enterprise, Get Into and Awards but may have to support with Fairbridge, Get Started, Achieve, Team, Enterprise and Mosaic)
• Supporting young people into positive outcomes including education, training and employment.
• Planning, organising and budgeting.

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across Bristol and the South West, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals that:

• Are able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience.
• Can be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation.
• Have experience of working with young people aged 16-30.
• Can provide 1:1 support and deliver high-quality group sessions/programmes.
• Is a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people
• Have experience and knowledge of safeguarding and Health & Safety processes.
• Facilitate skills development in at least one of the following settings; Informal learning provision (sports/arts/outdoors), Education sector, Employment/Enterprise training, Digital learning provision, Volunteer training/management.
• Has a strong understanding of the challenges young people within The Trust's target groups face.
• Driving a minibus is desirable but not essential

For more information, please go to the job description or our ‘Working with Young People’ page. 

Why we need Execs:

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. 

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 313

We have a rewarding opportunity available for a Female Crisis Response Worker to join our team based across Bristol. You will join us on full time, permanent basis working 37.5 hours per week. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £21,589 per annum plus benefits.

Established in 1999, Next Link is the leading provider of domestic abuse services to women and children in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. At Next Link we are committed to providing holistic, empowering and personalised support and advocacy to women and children experiencing domestic abuse. With a focus on survivor’s safety and recovery; we believe the provision of flexible support tailored to survivors need’s can be transforming, helping to maximise independence and self-determination so survivors can make informed choices.

In return for joining us, we will offer you:

- Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)

- 3 extra holidays including International Women’s Day

- Excellent development and training opportunities

- Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)

- Mindful Employer Plus Scheme

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Long Service Awards

- Wellness Awards

About the role:

As our Female Crisis Response Worker, you will work within a dynamic, fast paced crisis intervention advocacy and support service.

Key duties and responsibilities of our Female Crisis Response Worker:

- Responding to emergency /crisis situations to women and children experiencing domestic abuse

- Providing support, advice, advocacy, signposting and direct intervention

- Providing short term support (up to 4 weeks); advising women on criminal justice/ and civil remedies

- Empowering survivors to increase their options, make positive choices/decisions, increase their confidence, safety and recovery

- Some evening and Saturday working on a rota basis and participation in an out of hours telephone on-call rota

This is not an exhaustive list of your duties and outlines the general ways in which it is expected you will meet the overall requirements of this post.

What we are looking for in our ideal Female Crisis Response Worker:

- Experience of working with women in crisis

- An understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on women and children

- The ability to deal with and diffuse crisis and emergency situations in an effective manner

- Experience of risk assessment, co-producing risk management and safety plans

- Experience of managing own caseload

- A full driving licence and access to transport

If you are motivated, resourceful and passionate about empowering female victims of domestic abuse, please apply now to join us as our Female Crisis Response Worker to contribute to the valuable work Next Link and its wider services, delivering hope and support to survivors of domestic violence and abuse.

Closing date: 9am Friday 6th March 2020
Interview date: Tuesday 10th March 2020

Next Link is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Next Link is committed to Equal Opportunities. *Due to the specific requirements of this role, this post is exempt under the Equality Act (2010), Part 1, Schedule 9 (Genuine Occupational Requirement.)

Bath College is a Further Education college in Somerset formed in April 2015 by the merger of City of Bath College and Norton Radstock College. It provides innovative training to develop skills, inspire individuals, enrich the wider community and encourage all to achieve and progress.

Bath College has more than 1400 courses available from entry to degree level and currently provides education and training to 10,000 learners across two campuses in Bath & North East Somerset. It is the largest provider of apprenticeships in the area and offers a range of vocational courses covering business and professional skills.

Bath College is currently looking to recruit a Head of Finance – a pivotal role in the Finance Team. Reporting to the Finance and Corporate Services Director the Head of Finance is responsible for ensuring the Finance Department provides a high-quality service to the organisation, budget holders and other staff and students across the College providing timely, accurate and relevant information, reports and financial advice.

You will also be expected to influence and shape financial decisions in the College and maximise business opportunities in order to deliver an efficient and effective service and ultimately an excellent student experience

To succeed in this role, it is essential you will:

• Be a qualified accountant with substantial experience in financial and management accounting
• Have experience of managing a small finance team and working with people from a wide range of backgrounds, both financial and non-financial, within an organisation
• Have excellent knowledge and understanding of financial strategies, systems, statutory requirements and procedures
•  Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to use your own initiative and make informed decisions with limited supervision

For more information on this role please contact our retained consultant Nicola Shaw at Morgan Law.

Closing Date: 8th March

Interview date: 26TH  March