We are looking for a Head of Health & Social Care Partnerships in our Central region to join our brilliant Health and Social Care team. We need people who can build and maintain excellent relationships and partnerships across all health and care settings so we can deliver The Prince’s Trust ambition to support 10,000 young people into careers in health and social care over the next 3 years.

This role is perfect for you if you can communicate and influence at a senior level to develop and manage excellent, strategic relationships with NHS and social care partners. You will have an advanced understanding of the health & social care sectors, including national and regional policy and the strategic priorities of key stakeholders. You will be able to think creatively about how new partners could help us innovate and improve our offer to young people and support the wider team to successfully translate new partnerships into operational delivery.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do and would expect that you live these behaviours when you interact with colleagues, our partners, young people & the public.

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.
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform!Develop your skills for your career and your role
• 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)

Do you hate inequality? Do you care about smashing it? Do you also want to develop yourself because you know that you can care about two things at once like a real adult?

Imagine coming to work every day in a place where you get to have fun, make friends, change lives and push yourself to build your skills and achieve amazing results. The last two people in this role have taken a failing service and transformed it for the benefit of our diverse group of students and staff.

Among the things they achieved were: setting up a student advice helpdesk that sets-up 1000 advice cases and enquiries a year; tracking how successful we are at delivering outcomes for over 4000 student queries (it turns out we’re very good at it!); and designing outstanding training and development programmes for our team of student staff.

Not having years of experience in customer service isn’t a barrier. If you can prove you are willing to work hard, bring your whole self to work and put the time in to learn and develop your skills for the benefit of yourself and others, we want to hear from you.

Our SU is a charity that has won multiple national awards for, among other things, engaging thousands of people in community-building projects, having an extremely happy staff team and proving that you can create the best students’ union in the country against the odds.

Church Relationships Coordinator

• Salary: £25,925 p.a
• Contract: Full time, permanent
• Location: UK. Remote working depending on location with an option to work at our offices in New Malden, Surrey, when circumstances allow.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and internationally respected religious freedom advocacy organisation.

This role is all about people – building relationships with supporters within church communities, sharing your passion for religious freedom in ways they can grasp so that they catch that too. You’ll be a natural networker and someone entrepreneurial who takes initiative and comes up with your own ideas for how best to reach busy church leaders and supporters. You will also be a gifted administrator with excellent attention to detail, and able to set up and follow systems and processes.

Key responsibilities (full responsibilities listed in the application pack):

• Build and maintain meaningful relationships with new and existing church partners, with the view to increasing support through prayer, campaigning and giving.
• Contribute new ideas and fresh thinking to the development and promotion of CSW’s Church Partnership program.
• Proactively source speaking engagements in strategic churches across the UK and fulfil these engagements, both by deploying a network of staff and volunteer speakers and by speaking yourself.
• Anticipate the needs of our speakers, particularly our Founder President and CEO, and that they are fully briefed about the church they are attending and what the key asks will be.
• Assist Head of Campaigns to plan and run events including the International Day of Prayer (IDOP), including encouraging multiple church partners to host their own satellite IDOP.

CSW is a human rights organisation specialising in freedom of religion or belief, and as Christians we stand with everyone facing injustice because of their religion or belief.  

Essential criteria (full criteria listed in the application pack):

• Proven experience in working with account/relationship management outcomes.
• Working in customer-/client-/supporter-facing environment.
• Experience of public speaking, preferably in churches.

Closing date for full applications: Noon Wednesday 17 March 2021

This post falls within the definition of an Occupational Requirement as per the Equality Act 2010.

We are looking for a Trusts Fundriaser to join this inspiring international charity to be responsible for researching, identifying and applying to trusts and foundations and other grant-making bodies with timely, well written and compelling proposals.

The Charity An incredible international social welfare charity based in Salisbury.

The Role
Maintain and build on our rolling programme of applications for 300+ existing Trusts identifying relevant and timely projects best suited to each funder.
Support the development of a stewardship programme for existing grant making trusts and their trustees and ensure the timely feedback of reports to funders.
Work closely with the team in the UK and operations staff abroad to identify relevant programmes and activities for funding, procuring the relevant information and costings and ensuring no overlap.
Be responsible for the accurate and up-to-date database records of all grant making trusts.
Work with the Head of Fundraising & Communications on projected income and expenditure in line with planned activities.
Build and develop relationships with trust representatives through written and face to face communications with support from the Head of Fundraising & Communications.

The Candidate
Experience of writing compelling and successful fundraising proposals for trusts and foundations.
A track record of achieving funding targets, either alone or as part of a team.
Project management skills to handle tasks and deadlines efficiently and effectively.

IMPORTANT NOTE
The client is reviewing applications on a rolling basis so please apply ASAP to not miss out.
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Mahdlo Youth Zone is a young people’s charity based in Oldham with a vision to be a beacon of excellence for youth-led provision. Our mission is to deliver high quality, innovative activities and experiences for young people aged 8-19 (25 with a disability) to provide opportunities to raise aspirations and support young people to be the best they can be.

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a highly motivated and pro-active person to the role of Junior Zone Coordinator.

The post holder will manage and coordinate our Junior Zone offer, developing and delivering youth work programmes for Junior Zone members aged 8-12 years old and develop and deliver the Holiday Zone provision. You will provide direct line management support, coaching, and development for coordinators, sessional workers and volunteers to ensure young people receive high quality opportunities, activities and support.

The ideal candidate will have experience in leading activities and working face to face with diverse groups of young people as well as supervising and managing staff and volunteers. You will have demonstrable in-depth knowledge and understanding of safeguarding best practices and the ability to identify and challenge discrimination and discriminatory behaviour, taking appropriate action as necessary.

You must be committed to working within the spirit of Mahdlo’s core values – Pride, Respect, Inclusion, Dependability and Excellence – which describe the way we work.

Benefit package

This role offers:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working hours
• 33 days annual leave (including bank/public holidays) per annum
• Automatic enrolment to Medicash Health Care scheme on successful completion of probationary period
• Free onsite gym access

Join a team that's making a real difference.

Adfam is the national charity working to improve life for families affected by substance misuse, and gambling.

We are the only national charity tackling the effects of alcohol, drug use or gambling on family members and friends. We improve life for thousands of people. One way we do this is by empowering families and friends to get the support they need.

We want anyone affected by someone else's drug or alcohol use or gambling problem to have the chance to benefit from healthy relationships, be part of a loving and supportive family and enjoy mental and physical wellbeing.

We are working with treatment services in York and North Yorkshire to deliver new support provision for adult family members affected by someone else’s substance use.

We are looking for a full time (but part time will be considered) Family Support Coordinator, who will be a professional with experience of working with adults affected in this way, to join the Adfam team.

This is a new post which will suit an energetic, enthusiastic and creative person who wants to work with an innovative and exciting national charity, and to develop new approaches to supporting families affected by substance misuse.

Salary range: £22,000-24,500pa (pro rata)

6.5% contributory pension scheme

Contract: Two years

This project will be based in York/North Yorkshire (during Covid restrictions the role is home based)

Closing date: 12.00pm Wednesday March 10th, 2021

Interviews will be held on Wednesday March 17th, 2021 via zoom

Application packs can be downloaded from our website.

For more information about Adfam, please visit our website.

Adfam actively welcomes applications from all sections of society.

This role will initially be on a remote-working basis, changing to office-based (in Hammersmith and Fulham and involving travel across London) when circumstances allow and as required by WGN’s services

The London Survivors Gateway (LSG) is an innovative project that is the first of its kind in London. It is a partnership of specialist sexual violence services in London comprising of the four Rape Crisis Centres, Galop, SurvivorsUK and The Havens that have come together to provide a unique single point of access into specialist sexual violence services.

The LSG is run by Navigators who support any survivor, aged 13 or above, to access long-term services including advocacy, counselling and other services that they may require. It is a fast-paced role, providing timely and short-term interventions to address immediate needs whilst helping survivors to make decisions about the next steps in their healing journey.

Navigators work from a person centred, trauma informed and survivor led, integrated approach ensuring individualised care pathways that are rooted in empowerment and best practice. The work is delivered through a commitment to an anti-oppressive, feminist framework that strives to address additional barriers and meet the diverse range of survivors needs understanding the specific support needs of each survivor. Navigators are supported by a team of experienced practitioners and receive an ongoing package of training and clinical supervision.

The successful candidate will provide holistic support that is innovative. They will have specialist knowledge in sexual violence as well as frontline experience supporting survivors. The successful candidate will have exceptional communication skills, strong IT skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, telephone focused role. If you have these skills, and want to join this unique and innovative project, we would love to hear from you.

WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced annual leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Scheme.

Please visit our website to download and application pack. Completed applications and equal opportunity forms should be emailed to human resources 

Closing Date for Applications: 10am on Monday 29th March 2021

Interviews to be held (via Zoom) on: Monday 12th & Thursday 15th April 2021

Please note if you have not received a response to your application within 2 weeks of the closing date you can unfortunately assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

This post is subject to satisfactory references and DBS checks.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer.

The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.

Support Coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to join the service in Sandwell. We’re looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and well organised individual to join the team in leading and delivering a Stroke Recovery Service across the region.

Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator

Location: Home based, Sandwell with extensive travel across the area

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £23,100 per annum

Contract: Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for this contract until 30 June 2021.

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, season ticket loan, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 12 March 2021

Interview Date: 26 March 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

Reporting to the Stroke Association Support Manager, the Stroke Association Support Coordinator will work with the local Health and Social Care services to receive referrals and support stroke survivors and their carers. You’ll provide personalised information, advice and support with regular reviews throughout.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Working with the local Health and Social services to receive referrals to support stroke survivors and their careers
• Providing personalised information, advice and support
• Completing Needs Assessments with stroke survivors and supporting them to develop a stroke recovery plan
• Providing regular reviews to support people in establishing and achieving their own personal goals

About You

As Support Coordinator you will:

• Have a background in a caring and/or charity profession supporting people with disabilities.
• Be able to demonstrate previous experience of working collaboratively with other organisations to achieve joint ambitions.
• Have experience being solely responsible for the delivery of a project or service.
• Have the ability to use basic Microsoft system.

This role is home based, but extensive travel is required across the local area and occasionally further afield.

The use of a car with business use cover and the ability to drive is essential to be able to fulfil the requirements of the role.

You will be asked to submit your CV and a Covering Letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

In return…

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice.

Liberation Coordinator

Location: University of Leicester Students' Union

Contract type:  Fixed Term – until 31st July 2022

Salary: £19,456 per annum

Hours: 37 per week

We are an active and inclusive Union with a powerful student-led voice; delivering meaningful change for students across their Leicester experience.  We are looking for a Liberation Coordinator to coordinate our Liberation Activities including the delivery of campaigns, events, training and briefings; while supporting and empowering our Part Time/Liberation Officers.

The successful candidate will work with colleagues in the Students, Union, University and outside to  keep up to date on relevant research, policy, campaigning and funding opportunities both at a local and national level to provide effective support and guidance to our Part Time/Liberation Officers.

You will work towards increasing student engagement opportunities, particularly for students from liberation and other under-represented backgrounds. You will work with relevant colleagues to develop and deliver targeted training to our Part Time Officers, Student Council Members and other students to create an inclusive, diverse, positive and safe environment for all out students to effectively engage with the Students’ Union.

You will support the delivery of officer and council led events and campaigns with a wellbeing or inclusion focus and monitor and evaluate the impact of these campaigns and projects.

We are looking for a motivated, confident communicator and an adaptable team player with knowledge of liberation groups within the higher education sector and can demonstrate working within a student lead environment.  You will need to be experienced in managing projects/campaigns and delivering events.  Experience of working within a similar field is ideal but not essential.

You will be joining us at an exciting time as we are coming to the final stages of a new building redevelopment which will provide students and staff with a new spacious food court with high quality multi-use spaces.  You will join a team of individuals who feel valued, trusted, inspired and able to grow and have fun in a relaxed office environment.  In return for your passion and experience, we offer the flexibility for work-life balance, a competitive salary for the non-profit sector and excellent holiday allowance.

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to establishing a positive working environment for all of its staff members that is fair, equitable and free of discriminatory practice. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability status.

To apply for this role please email a CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the criteria with the Person Specification 

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, if you have not heard back from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

If you would like an informal discussion regarding this role please contact Ian Bruce, Student Voice Manager,  or Kumaran, Director of Membership Services 

Closing Date: 8th March 2021

Interview Date: 18th March 2021

Cruse Bereavement Care is the largest bereavement charity in the UK.  Our mission is to offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies and to enhance society’s care of bereaved people.  

Our South Hub region covers Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, West Sussex and Surrey and our bereavement support is delivered by 700 volunteers across the Hub, to over 7000 clients each year. 

The role of Hub Coordinator (Contracts) based in the South Hub is a new role, which will lead on the development of our ‘Bereaved by Suicide’ project in West Sussex, as well as supporting our bereavement services across the Hub. 

The ‘Bereaved by Suicide’ project in West Sussex is initially funded for 12 months.  The Coordinator will be working with our local volunteer-led services to recruit volunteers to the project, ensuring clients receive the best possible support, liaising with external stakeholders, ensuring reporting requirements are met and taking client referrals into the project. This role will also support the Hub Manager to maintain an overview of funding contracts within the region and support the Hub staff team across the Hub where needed.

We are looking for someone with a passion for what we do, who will work both pro-actively and collaboratively.  You will have the experience and drive to ensure our services are the best they can be, build strong working relationships with our local volunteers, Hub staff team and external stakeholders, and have the skills required to support clients bereaved by suicide. 

This role will be homebased and therefore you will need a reliable internet connection and the space to work from home.  When Covid restrictions are lifted, there will be a requirement for regular travel within the Hub, particularly in the West Sussex region.  The post is a fixed term contract for 12 months. 

Applications should be submitted by 9am on Monday 17th March.  Interviews will be arranged for Thursday 25th March and conducted via Zoom.  Your application should consist of a CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role in reference to the job description and person specification, and should be no longer than two pages.

Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We work to give every child the same chance in life.

We are recruiting for a Trust Funding Coordinator in the Major Partnerships Unit. This role sits in The Philanthropic Partnerships Team, which is specifically responsible for all trust, foundation and major donor relationships and income. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in fundraising from trusts and foundations, as part of an exciting and innovative team.

Working closely with the Trust Funding Officer, you will contribute to sustaining and increasing income from trusts and foundations. You will focus on existing donors with the capacity to give up to £25,000 a year to Plan International, as well as identifying, researching and applying to new prospects at this level. You will also manage a small trusts’ portfolio running mailings through the database and looking for opportunities to grow portfolio income.

You will have experience of managing several projects simultaneously and be able to demonstrate a clear and persuasive writing style.  You will also have a keen interest in fundraising from trusts and foundations and ideally have experience of working in a fundraising team or similar environment. You will be proficient in using IT packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Publisher.

Please click on the button below to apply.

The deadline for applications is Monday 15 March 2020.

Interviews will take place on 22 and 23 March 2020.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work.  We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us.  Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We are seeking a dynamic community engagement coordinator to work with community rail partnerships across Scotland, supporting them to promote and enable sustainable travel by rail. You’ll be playing a vital role, helping this grassroots movement to involve local communities, build confidence and positivity about sustainable transport, and contribute to Scotland’s commitments to address inequality and the climate emergency.

About us

The Community Rail Network is a not-for-profit organisation supporting a growing ‘community rail’ movement, which helps communities get the most from their railways, promotes sustainable and inclusive travel, supports local development, and brings people together.

Community rail is made up of 73 community-based partnerships, plus more than 1,000 station friends volunteer groups and enterprises, striving to put railways and stations at the heart of communities across Britain. Activities range from station-based arts projects for young people, to advising train operators on local needs, to enabling groups facing disadvantage to access new opportunities by rail, to promoting green tourism. In Scotland, there are 10 community rail partnerships, working in a range of locations, drawing on local knowledge, volunteers and collaboration, and making an important contribution to the Scottish Government’s strategic aims.

Our enthusiastic team of 16 is based in a range of locations around the UK. We work together to support and advise our members, provide training, events and resources, and champion community rail and its unique insights. We believe in developing our staff and helping every team member reach their potential.

About this role

Thanks to funding from Paths for All’s Smarter Choices Smarter Places fund, this new role will provide a critical addition to our team, allowing us to work more closely with our Scottish members, delivering work specific to local needs and opportunities in Scotland.

You will work with, support, and draw on the expertise of, 10 community rail partnerships spread across different locations (hover over the Community rail tab on our website and click Map of our members) around Scotland, working with them to develop effective community engagement to enable and promote sustainable travel. You will support them to build links with local partners such as schools, colleges, community groups and authorities, extend existing and set up new initiatives, reaching wider audiences and taking an evidence-led, place-based approach. Close working with our members, the rail industry, and wider third and public sector partners will be essential.

The role will include regular rail travel around Scotland (once restrictions are lifted), plus occasional trips to our office in Huddersfield and elsewhere. We therefore encourage applications from people who live close to good rail links.

Main responsibilities

Reporting to our experienced head of support and development, you will work with our members and partners to develop effective community rail activity in Scotland promoting sustainable travel by rail. This will include:

• working closely with 10 community rail partnerships around Scotland, drawing on their local expertise and ideas and ensuring ongoing dialogue and good collaboration;
• advising on and coordinating local evidence gathering and analysis to increase understanding of local barriers to sustainable travel, and needs and opportunities for engaging people to overcome these, especially young people and families;
• supporting effective local partnership working, helping to maximise opportunities for community rail working with schools, colleges, clubs and other local groups, as well as rail and transport operators, local authorities and regional transport partnerships;
• exploring and developing opportunities to extend and enhance existing community rail initiatives promoting rail as a part of sustainable travel and tourism, as part of a green and inclusive recovery from the pandemic;
• working with the community rail partnerships to establish new local engagement projects, helping them to run targeted and needs-based activities such as travel confidence workshops or interactive sessions with young people or parents, creative projects, participatory mapping, station visits and community events;
• working with our communications team to deliver local PR to raise awareness of community rail and take the sustainable travel message to wider audiences;
• empowering our members to develop their knowledge and capacity in sustainable travel promotion and local engagement, by sharing good practice and experience, and tapping into expertise and insights from across community rail and our third sector partners;
• creating reports and case studies showing progress and impact, and liaising with and reporting to funders, rail industry partners and third sector networks to ensure this work is well-coordinated, informed and evaluated;
• keeping informed about sustainable transport and rail development in Scotland, ensuring our work supports wider strategic goals to enable more sustainable and inclusive mobility.

Skills and competencies

1. Demonstrable experience in supporting community engagement projects, ideally related to sustainability and mobility, including working with young people or families to overcome barriers;
2. A good understanding of and confidence using community engagement, local communications, project planning and evaluation techniques;
3. The ability to collaborate and communicate with community groups and other local partners, draw on their views and expertise, and support them to build capacity and confidence;
4. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work confidently with stakeholders at all levels and facilitate positive discussion; articulate and assertive, and a great team player;
5. A proven ability to bring partners and groups together, develop and maintain mutually-beneficial partnerships, deliver joint activities, and form professional networks;
6. Good writing and analysis skills, with the ability to draw on quantitative and qualitative evidence, produce case studies and reports, and advise on local communications;
7. Awareness of sustainable transport and social inclusion issues, and an appreciation of the importance of rail, sustainable travel and mobility to communities across Scotland;
8. A demonstrable ability to manage time effectively and juggle a range of activities in an organised, professional, productive manner, including planning and scheduling, coordinating with colleagues and partners, and bringing projects to fruition; 
9. Proactive, positive and self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and inspire and enthuse others, and overcome hurdles to achieve results;
10. IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, the internet and social media.

Other information

The post is home-based, but with significant travel across Scotland and occasionally to our office in Huddersfield and events elsewhere (once travel restrictions are lifted). We therefore encourage applications from those with good rail links across Scotland.

This is a part-time position, 3.5 days per week. We are flexible which days these would be and use a flexi-time/TOIL system (with core hours usually 10am-3pm). We are committed to being a flexible, supportive and understanding employer. This is a fixed term position for 12 months, but with the potential for extension or making the role permanent, subject to funding being continued or secured from other sources. There is a probationary period of three months.

Community Rail Network is an equal opportunities employer.

An opportunity has become available for an individual to join Together’s Criminal Justice Directorate in an exciting new role as a Peer Support Co-ordinator for the RECONNECT service. This role links closely with our Liaison and Diversion Service which aims to identify and work with people of all ages passing through the criminal justice system who have mental health needs and other vulnerabilities to support their access to appropriate services in the community.

The tasks will include recruiting, training, supporting and supervising a team of volunteer Peer Supporters; and working with staff, Peer Supporters and service users to develop peer support for individuals leaving custody and returning to a London borough. You will report to the Project Manager and receive specialist support from our Service User Involvement Directorate in the development of this new service. The candidate will work closely with our Community Link Workers and other Liaison and Diversion professionals.

The successful candidate must have personal lived experience of using the criminal justice system and mental distress themselves, and have good knowledge and understanding of peer support and service user leadership.

The benefits of working for Together

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Benefits of Working for Together

We have a firm commitment to encouraging fairness and diversity in our work force and we welcome applications from disabled people and those from BME backgrounds

EDAN Lincs Domestic Abuse Service provides refuge accommodation, outreach support and a wide range of support services for all who suffer domestic abuse; thus promoting safety, well-being and independence within the community.  Our main office is based in Lincoln however we provide support to the whole of Lincolnshire.

EDAN Lincs upholds safeguarding requirements and our agency is committed to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.  Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, which include: Identity verification; Qualification verification; DBS clearance; References. 

Fundraising Co-ordinator

12 month contract – subject to funding thereafter

30 hours per week

£25,000 FTE

We are looking to recruit committed and enthusiastic individuals to join our dedicated team as Fundraising Co-ordinator. The post holder will be required to oversee all fundraising related activities.

Relevant experience and knowledge is desirable.

Closing Date: 12pm on Monday 19th March, 2021