Excellent Safeguarding policies, processes and practices are central to the mission and ministry of this large diocese covering South London and East Surrey. We are seeking a highly experienced safeguarding practitioner, ideally with relevant leadership experience, to lead and manage a well-respected team, and ensure that the diocese maintains the highest standards of protection for children and vulnerable adults. Safeguarding policies and arrangements are currently subject to review by the Church of England nationally, and the diocese is seeking a colleague who will enable the diocese to develop its staff and volunteers across the diocese as polices evolve.
The DSA will offer excellent practitioner expertise, leadership, support and advice to the wider diocese including Southwark Cathedral in the development of its safeguarding arrangements, aspiring to best practice.
The safeguarding team is an integral part of our diocesan structures, the DSA reports directly to the Diocesan Secretary, the most senior of the executive staff, who is also the Bishop’s Lead for Safeguarding. Safeguarding is regarded as critically important by the Bishop.
The DSA plays a full role as a member of the Senior Management Team. The values of the diocesan staff are transparent accountability, collaborative team working, respect for all, and the effective stewardship of resources.
Main Responsibilities:
- To manage the diocesan safeguarding team, offering excellent practitioner expertise and sound management of casework including responsibility for a share of the casework.
- Leadership, support and advice to the wider diocese including Southwark Cathedral in the development of its safeguarding arrangements, good practice, policy and training.
- To ensure that allegations of abuse are appropriately referred to the statutory authorities ensuring the provision of appropriate advice and support to survivors and victims of abuse.
- To ensure that those who pose a risk are appropriately supported and managed.
- To advise the diocese on all safeguarding matters ensuring that all advice is in line with the law, government guidance and national policy and guidance from the House of Bishops.
- To work collaboratively with colleagues across the diocese including the Chair of the Diocesan Safeguarding Panel, the Bishop’s Lead for Safeguarding, other dioceses, and the National Safeguarding Team.
The Ideal Candidate
- You must have a relevant professional qualification or equivalent extensive experience (for example, social care or criminal justice), with current professional registration where applicable. Normally we would expect a degree level or above.
- It will be important to have recent relevant experience as a safeguarding practitioner, with a detailed knowledge and experience of applying safeguarding legislation, guidance and practice. An eye for detail, and experience of report writing are also essential.
- An ability to operate at a strategic level, and of contributing to policy and practice development and implementation in a collaborative environment will also be important,
- You should have credible and extensive experience of undertaking statutory case and management reviews, and ideally in providing supervision to other professional safeguarding staff in a busy team .The team works together transparently and closely .
- Your experience of working with survivors of abuse will be important in ensuring that we provide appropriate support and advice for this important area of work.
- Experience of communications and external stakeholder management on safeguarding issues with policy-makers, media or other external stakeholders at local and/or national level in a context of public scrutiny will be important..
The DSA is not required to be a practising Christian but is expected to be in sympathy with the ethos of the church and share our values.
About the Diocese
The Diocese of Southwark, founded in 1905, forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England and is part of the wider Church of England, in turn part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Diocese covers primarily the area of Greater London which is south of the Thames, together with the eastern part of the county of Surrey. It is one of the largest dioceses in terms of population and parishes as well as one of the most diverse. As a Diocese, we celebrate churches, worshipping communities and fresh expressions of Church, across the full spectrum of traditions, that speak well of each other and support each other as together we seek to deliver our key objectives.
Our vision is founded on mutual commitment from all who make up the Diocesan family to walk together in the pilgrimage of faith, supporting, encouraging and resourcing each other in our common task.
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Communications & Media Relations Advisor
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is a ground-breaking alliance of companies, trade unions and voluntary organisations working together to improve the lives of workers in international supply chains. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Communication and Media Relations professional to help maximise the impact of ETI’s work by leading on ETI’s corporate communications and media relations as part of an integrated approach that positions ETI on key issues.
We are seeking someone who can help to promote understanding, awareness and build wider support for ETI within its membership and beyond.
The ideal candidate should have a substantial communications experience including writing and editorial, media relations, marketing and social media and proven experience in developing and delivery communications strategies with evidence of measurable impact. We are also looking for someone with experience of leading the development and delivery of effective stakeholder engagement and solid track record of successfully implementing communications initiatives using a range of tools and techniques.
This is a full-time post with a salary of between £40,680 - £51,674 plus benefits.
Please be aware that due to current restrictions we are working remotely. The office will reopen in line with the governmental advice.
Why join ETI?
• Great people!
• 25 days annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays + office closed over Christmas
• 13 weeks of contractual sick pay
• Flexible working hours and central London location
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 7% Pension Contribution
• Enhanced maternity(90% pay for first 20 weeks) and paternity leave(full pay for 6 weeks)
• Staff Union Representatives
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff social
To apply please visit our website and complete application form.
Closing date for applications: 2nd May 2021
RCN Foundation
Trustees and External Advisers
Unrenumerated - reasonable expenses such as travel or childcare may be claimed.
The RCN Foundation is a UK wide independent charity and grant-maker supporting nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants, and is part of the RCN Group. The charity supports and strengthens nursing and midwifery to improve the health and wellbeing of the public.
With the pandemic shining a light on the incredible work of nursing and midwifery teams, this is an opportunity for the new Trustees and External Advisers to play a vital role in supporting the Foundation's work and help shape the UK's healthcare landscape.
We are seeking four Trustees to join the Board:
• Two individuals with a nursing and/or midwifery background - one based in Scotland and a second based in Wales.
• One individual with a financial background ideally in accounting, investments or audit experience.
• One individual with a fundraising and/ or marketing background.
We are seeking External Advisers to join our two substantive Committees - the Grants Committee or the Income Generation & Investment Committee. Advisers should have experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Grant-making
• Benevolent activities
• Investments
• Fundraising
• Marketing and Communications
• Nursing and Midwifery
RCN Foundation is committed to ensuring that principles of equality, diversity and inclusion underpin our approach to our governance, activities, staff and beneficiaries. We know that equality, diversity and inclusion strengthen the work that we do and lead to better outcomes for our beneficiaries, and greater societal impact. We actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and from all sections of the community to apply for these Trustee roles.
To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.
Deadline for applications: Monday 3rd May
Interviews with Prospectus: w/c 17th and w/c 24th May
Interviews with RCN Foundation: w/c 7th and w/c 14th June
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Flexible location - offices based across Bucks with some opportunity for remote working
Citizens Advice Bucks is an independent local charity providing free, impartial advice to people in Buckinghamshire. The charity operates five advice centres across Bucks, a specialist money advice service and several outreach. We also run successful advice projects, including energy advice and elderly advice at home. The charity benefits from a large and dedicated team of highly skilled staff and volunteers and delivers high quality advice, as well as campaigning on important community issues.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual, to take on the role of Debt Adviser.
You will be joining Citizens Advice Bucks to provide debt advice at a time of increasing demand. This is an important role within our newly formed Money Advice team. The successful candidate must have the proven ability of providing debt advice and casework. You must have experience of giving advice to the public, managing complex debt cases, negotiating with third parties on behalf of clients and maintaining accurate and comprehensive case recording. You will be able to demonstrate a clear commitment to client care, and that you are highly organised and efficient, able to maintain targets and high-quality standards.
We are often the only place left that people could talk to seek independent and impartial advice on debt, benefits, housing, employment and family issues. Be part of an organisation that gives people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
A Job Description and Application Form can be found on our website via the Apply button.
Closing date for applications: On-going
Are you interested in supporting people who have, or are recovering from, mental health challenges; experiencing barriers affecting their ability to move towards, or stay in, paid employment? Do you have what it takes to join a team of individuals that prides themselves on professionalism, values and hard work to make a real difference to people's lives?
Status Employment are looking for:
2 Full Time IAPT Employment Advisers: £28,000 – Contract role funded until March 2022
1 Part Time IAPT Employment Advisor: £28,000 pro rata - Contract role funded until March 2022
Roles are an ASAP start to work. A full-time role is 35 hours a week over 5 days to join our established team and part time hours to be discussed. Currently these positions are remote working. In future, we hope this will be a mixture of working in our Lambeth offices as well as working remotely.
Working alongside Lambeth Talking Therapies
The Lambeth Talking Therapies programme provides short term therapy for people with common mental health needs such as anxiety or depression. Status Employment has been the Partner of Choice since IAPT started in Lambeth in 2009. We work closely within this integrated health team, to provide a short term holistic and person-centered service. As with therapy, the intervention is short term, typically 2-4 months but varies depending on the need of our client. Joining our established team, you will be working with clients to understand and overcome their barriers to employment, supporting them to achieve their employment aspirations.
This is a great opportunity to be part of an organisation that is passionate about the value of employment towards our well-being. We are a close-knit, ambitious team, committed to learning and developing and adding value to the clients we support.
As an Employment Adviser you will provide advice, guidance and support for clients who are:
- Off sick and wishing to return to work
- Retaining employment
- Seeking employment
You will work collaboratively with clients, therapists and employers to deliver best outcomes. Supporting the client to devise a strategy to help them move forward with employment needs, you will deliver job seeking, CV and Interview workshops, develop an effective knowledge of the Equality Act 2010 and support job applications. Ability to use technology is crucial - currently all of our sessions are over the phone or online and we use our database to capture data at every point of contact.
Please send in your CV and Covering Letter (in line with the job description).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Citizens Advice Hounslow is a well-respected charity, operating in the London Borough of Hounslow. Thanks to our amazing team of staff and volunteers, we support over 8,000 clients a year through our face to face, phone and digital services. However, in the current circumstances, we are mainly operating remotely.
We are seeking to recruit an experienced Advice Supervisor or Caseworker with experience in a supervisory role to:
- support and supervise advice sessions (currently all services are running remotely, mainly by phone)
- check advisers’ work at generalist level
- give advice to clients if required, according to service needs, dealing with own casework
- ensure high quality of advice is maintained at all times
- promote and take up research & campaign work in accordance with the aims and principles of Citizens Advice
- carry out any other duties compatible with the role as and when required
For more information about the role please download the Job Description and Person Specification.
Please note: we are unable to respond to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy as soon it has been filled, therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
Do you wake up with a sense of justice, and wish you could dedicate your work to fighting inequality? We would like to hear from you. The Work Rights Centre is looking to widen its London-based service provision team with a Polish-speaking colleague who can join us for 2 days a week.
The role
As part of our service provision team, you’ll be helping beneficiaries challenge unscrupulous employers, and find their way to more secure positions. One day, you may be working with people who were not paid, or who were unfairly dismissed, and need to understand their employment rights and how to access them. On a different day, you may be helping someone who has just lost their job apply for Universal Credit, then support them in drafting a CV and looking for employment. You may also be the face of the Work Rights Centre in interactions with the Polish community, delivering short presentations in community centres.
The candidate
We’re looking for a Polish speaking colleague with a real interest in social mobility, but also a desire to help people address the urgent inequalities of today. In summary, we want to see that you:
- Have worked directly with vulnerable adults, with a view to diagnose and address their issues;
- Have good knowledge of employment statuses and rights in the UK;
- Are an excellent communicator, who can build rapport with anyone;
- Can organize your time, notes and records, value learning and can back up your decisions with evidence.
How to apply
Download the job description and follow the process. In summary, we want to see your CV ad Cover letter. The deadline for applications is the 18th of April, 23:59. Interviews and a short written test take place online, the week commencing the 19th of April.
Please include a cover letter, detailing why you think you are a strong candidate for this position.
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Domestic violence, IDVA
Your new company
Hays are recruiting for a leading charity who support people affected and survivors of domestic abuse in London.
This is initially a 1 year fixed Term Contract but a high possibility this will be extended for 2nd year if funding is gained, you will also go on to gain your "Safer Lives" Qualification with this client.
There will be some remote working from home once training and inductions have been completed.
Your new role
- You will be responsible for advocating on behalf of survivors of domestic abuse and managing and reviewing your cases.
- The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on victim/survivors and their children, as well as experience of providing emotional and practical support and strong casework management skills.
- You will have the skills to provide effective crisis intervention, carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning.
- You will understand the legal system in how it relates to survivors of domestic abuse and have strong communication skills and the confidence and ability to present and educate service users and agency partners on the realities and impacts of domestic abuse in a variety of settings. An ability to work independently and prioritise a busy workload is essential.
- You should have demonstrable experience of working in an IDVA or similar position with this or a similar client group, and an outstanding knowledge of supporting those experiencing domestic abuse, is essential including the MARAC process.
What you'll need to succeed
- Ideally you would of worked within a domestic violence service previously and has a IDVA BUT the client will consider those from a "Refuge" background and able to work of own initiative and will provide training for those willing to and able to hit the ground running and is a excellent opportunity for those passionate about helping victims of DV.
- You will need to understand how they relate to survivors of domestic abuse.
- Possess excellent communication, written and IT skills, the ability to engage with clients and liaise and deliver training and presentations to external agencies and stakeholders effectively.
- An enhanced criminal record check is required for this role, Hays Social Care will process this for you free of charge.
What you'll get in return
- Competitive Salary £25225.57 Unqual or £28736.64 with Saferlive's qualification
- Permanent Job
- Working for a leading charity.
- If you do not have the DV qualification this organisation will fund your Safer Lives qualification once passed probation period.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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A global international development organisation is seeking a Head of Financial Technical Advice to join their central global team. The role will establish and deliver on technical financial guidance across the organisation across key financial policy areas such as tax, regulation, and more.
- Anticipate, assess and manage upcoming financial framework changes (US GAAP, IFRS etc.)
- Introduce appropriate regulatory frameworks and controls
- Establish and maintain guidance on financial operating procedures
- Ensure accounting systems and controls are compliant with framework and financial requirements
- In partnership with internal and external colleagues, ensure that tax regulatory frameworks are managed appropriately across the organisation (multi-country).
- Provide technical accounting and tax guidance to SMT and board level individuals to guide on policy and strategic decision making
- Develop appropriate training to subject matter experts on the topics of technical accounting, particularly in relation to any changes to new accounting standards
This is a highly technical role, and will require a qualified financial professional who has a strong understanding of IFRS and US GAAP accounting standards. You will also be versed in tax matters, ideally within a global international development context.
The role is standalone though works very closely with colleagues across corporate services and has excellent exposure to C-Suite level individuals.
This role can be offered remotely though the head office is based in the United Kingdom.
High profile Global Charity are looking to recruit for a Head of Financial Technical advice Manager.
Audit experience and exceptionally strong technical accounting skills essential in both IFRS and USGAAP
Client Details
High profile Global Charity are looking to recruit for a Head of Financial Technical advice Manager.
This role will provide a customer focused technical finance advisory service available to all colleagues providing guidance on technical accounting matters, regulatory and compliance issues and tax matters. It will enable colleagues to ensure they operate within requirements thereby protecting all parts of the organisation, and will develop appropriate controls and review to ensure objectives are delivered in a compliant manner, while minimising bureaucracy and complex procedures
Description
- Lead provision of financial technical advice (accounting, tax and regulatory) in a customer focused way to ensure robust guidance provided in a timely and efficient
- Establish and maintain engaging guidance and operating procedures as a one stop shop/first point of call /easy to use online tool for common areas of technical
- Horizon scanning to anticipate potential impacts of new accounting standards (in particular IFRS and USGAAP), changes in tax/regulations/law/compliance requirements globally and assess options and risks and recommend solutions accordingly to manage implications. Seeking external expert advice where appropriate.
- Develop and implement technical training for key colleagues, particularly subject matter experts to build a higher level of general understanding of key technical issues, particularly when new accounting standards of IFRS and USGAAP are introduced to ensure strong regulatory compliance
- Ensure GH Finance fully considers and reflects impact of changes in accounting standards/regulations and tax regulation into its in year accounting procedures and controls and in preparation of Financial Statements, in a timely and effective way. Ensuring these are aligned with expectations of external auditors.
- Act as semi-independent technical review of the IFRS and USGAAP financial statements prior to provision to the external auditors. Ensure new accounting systems and software are appropriately able to support accounting and regulatory requirements.
- Work in partnership with Legal Counsel to ensure financial requirements of Legal Compliance Standard Operating Procedures are implemented and appropriate Finance Compliance Standard Operating Procedures are created and implemented to support this.
- Build appropriate SOPs annual work plans and control reviews to ensure effective implementation is occurring across the organisation and provide assurance to CEO and International Board these are met and ensure annual Management Representation letters are accurate
- Co-ordinate appropriate GH Finance, Legal, Risk colleagues and external advisers as needed to provide integrated comprehensive customer focused solutions to challenges arising particularly in Country Office's, Regions and National Organisation.
- Work in partnership with Legal team to assess tax regulatory requirements in countries, assist in providing technical advice and support to enable and ensure resolution of issues.
- Lead efficient, effective and timely completion of key regulatory and compliance returns (apart from Statutory Accounts) such as US Filings, Tax returns, charity commission etc ensuring procedures are as simplified and systematised as
- Provide technical accounting and tax guidance to the Leadership Team and senior colleagues on major corporate issues such as M&A, new operating models, structures/entities etc in partnership with Corporate Development, Legal and Strategy teams to inform decision making, ensure efficient tax management maintained and ensure appropriate due diligence where needed.
- Champion change by role modelling the behaviour expected from all colleagues, develop and communicate plans to ensure change is successfully implemented within
Profile
- Degree level education
- Good understanding of INGO and charity regulatory environment
- Audit experience and exceptionally strong technical accounting skills essential in both IFRS and USGAAP
- Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAEW or internationally recognised equivalent) Essential
- Ability to communicate complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders
- Comprehensive understanding of tax regulations
Job Offer
35 hour week
25 days holiday, increasing to 28 with length of service
Generous pension
Life Assurance
Free car park
Ride to work scheme
Genuine career progression opportunities
Our peacebuilding approach seeks to mobilise, nurture, equip and connect faith-based movements of Peacebuilders, faith groups and communities to work together to prevent and respond effectively to conflict.
We are looking for a dynamic individual to drive this peacebuilding work globally, as part of our wider fragile states corporate priority, with a specific focus on supporting and enabling women and young people as peacebuilders.
Are you a person of peace, able to encourage and support a growing network of peacebuilders, building them into a dynamic movement of change makers? Are you able to inspire and equip staff within our country offices and partners to embed effective peacebuilding activities as an integral part of their country strategies, delivering integrated programmes to address the underlying causes of conflict and fragility?
Do you have experience of:
- Living within a conflict affected context? Are you able to empathise with those in the margins that are perhaps most affected by violence?
- Delivering peacebuilding activities across cultures within fragile and conflict affected contexts
- Providing hospitable spaces where peacebuilders can be strengthened in their vocation and emotional wellbeing
- Building, supporting and enabling movements of changemakers
Do you have knowledge and understanding of:
- Peacebuilding and conflict transformation - particularly within an interfaith context
- Conflict analysis and sensitivity
Then you could be Tearfund's next peacebuilding specialist!
The role, which is part of the UK-based Fragile States Unit, can be based in any of Tearfund's country offices (subject to Tearfund's registration requirements) and will work closely with our cluster fragility advisers (currently based in Burundi, Lebanon and Myanmar) as well as the rest of the Fragile States Unit and other specialists within Tearfund's Thematic Support Team. The work will focus on supporting peacebuilding within Tearfund's twenty priority fragile states, the bulk of which lie within Africa and the Middle East.
Salary will be dependent on location.
All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.
The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.
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Citizens Advice Hounslow is a well-established charity operating in the London Borough of Hounslow. Thanks to our amazing team of staff and volunteers, we support over 8,000 clients a year through our face to face, phone and digital services.
We are seeking to appoint a Debt and Welfare Benefits Caseworker to meet the ever-growing demand on our service in these challenging times to deliver debt and welfare benefits advice to our clients.
As an experienced debt caseworker, you will be able to guide and empower clients as well as negotiate with creditors on their behalf. You will evaluate the best options and strategies that apply to the client’s debt problem, looking for ways to maximise income while providing budgeting advice. Your expertise in negotiating with bailiffs, landlords and lenders, will be crucial in preventing enforcement action and possession proceedings for rent or mortgage arrears.
For more details about the role, please download the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Closing date: On-going
Interview date: TBC
Please note: We are unable to respond to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy as soon as it has been filled, therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, pension contribution, and training and opportunities to continue your professional development.
We consider applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability
Health & Wellbeing Coach (4 positions)
Location: Battersea Park
Contract Type: Full Time (40 Hours, Fixed Term: 12 Months)
Salary: £25,473
Closing date: 18 April 2021
Ref: HW012
As a Health and Wellbeing Coach, you will help people develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage their own health and wellbeing. Health and Wellbeing Coaches will use health coaching, motivational interviewing and behaviour change skills to empower people to make positive lifestyle changes. The role will take a holistic approach that helps increases people’s ability to access community support and self-management education.
The successful candidate will join our Enable Personalised Care Team which has experience in delivering community support across Wandsworth. Health and Wellbeing Coaches will work alongside Social Prescribing Link Workers to provide a joined-up approach and maximise patient experience. The role will support Primary Care Networks within Wandsworth and work closely with GP’s and other healthcare professionals, contributing to the NHS commitment to personalised care.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing team and be part of an innovative personalised care model. Enable Health & Wellbeing Coaches will be excellent communicators, passionate about personalised care and dedicated to reducing health inequalities in the local area.
Diversity is valued at Enable Leisure and Culture and is important in the work that we do. Applications from all sections of the community are welcome and will be considered on merit. Due to Covid-19 and until further notice, we are currently operating digital recruitment and on-boarding processes. The role is full time and based primarily in the Parks Office in Battersea Park. During the pandemic, this role will be based mainly from home with the option to come to the office a few days a week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Ivy Rock Partners are proud to be working with Action for Children in recruiting of a newly created role to lead on process improvements and controls.
Action for Children protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support. They ensure their voices are heard, and campaign to bring lasting improvements to their lives.
This role would suit an ACA qualified accountant with ambitions to work within a high-profile charity making a real impact on young people’s lives. The Process Improvement and Controls Lead will play a key role in the systems replacement project and involve occasional visits to regions to attend meetings and review how efficiencies can be obtained by streamlining processes.
You will provide a professional, technical approach to enable the development and application of robust controls across Action for Children with a particular focus on Finance, Procurement, and Property. You will review and enhance policies and processes and can identify and eliminate duplication. You will also need a keen eye for efficiency and synergy with the ultimate aim of supporting the children and families Action for Children serve. This will be a great opportunity to work closely with the CFO to carry out specific projects and partner other senior leaders to make an immediate impact.
Ideally you will likely hold a current or previous role as an Assurance/ Audit Manager or Assistant Director level for a top 20 accountancy firm; and possess direct experience of internal audit, risk and assurance.
We are looking to attract people who have:
- A real passion for the wellbeing and safety of vulnerable children and young people.
- Experience working within a recognised audit firm at Audit Manager level or above.
- Have led teams on complex and challenging audits.
- The ability to instil and champion a high-performance culture across finance.
- Experience working with Directors / Executives at senior level, reviewing and advising on improvements and/or new processes.
- Confidence recommending relevant/effective controls.
- Someone that is brave, tenacious, and ambitious.
- Experience in leading projects and be able to provide regular progress reports.
- Experience Reviewing financial plans, identifying risk and be able to evaluate possible impact.
- Thorough understanding and application of effective and efficient accounting policies and financial reporting standards.
- Demonstrable experience of implementing controls/policy improvement to enhance accuracy of financial reporting.
Ivy Rock Partners have been engaged as exclusive agency to support on the recruitment of this role, for more information, please contact Phil Southern directly and early applications are encouraged (application deadline is 12th April)
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You will support young people who have been missing as a direct result of being exploited through county lines. You will also work with many parents and carers who need support and advocacy because their child is being criminally exploited. You will provide a safe and confidential space for them to talk through their experiences and to disclose any harm and ongoing adverse experiences they have suffered. You will be a strong advocate for young people and families, working with them and other agencies to ensure they get the help they need to stay safe, and to reduce the risks of harm they face.
Safecall Support Worker Responsibilities:
Deliver supportive interventions by telephone to families, children, and young people who have been missing through involvement with gangs & county lines;
- Promptly assess referrals from police, local authority staff, project workers and children / young people as well as families for service suitability
- Hold case discussions and consult managers as necessary to assess risk and plan a response to young people where the risk is heightened
- Build rapport with young people, parents and carers over the telephone, explain your role and the service in an age-appropriate way so that young people and families feel able and comfortable with taking up the service
- Work collaboratively with colleagues from the 24/7 Services team and provide quality and up to date handovers of young people and parents who might likely require their assistance out of hours
Speak up for children, young people, parents and carers who are at risk;
- Provide feedback to the referring agency (with consent) on the general progress of the intervention and any identifiable needs which could be better met
- Support all individuals receiving our service to have their voice heard by the various professionals, carers and family members in their lives
- Represent the person and the charity professionally and constructively in any context where advocacy is required.
Support children, young people, parents and carers through on-going support;
- Develop support plans for children, young people and their families/carer to work towards mutually agreed goals;
- Work with young people to design personal safety plans;
- Monitor and review supported individuals’ progress and risk assess accordingly as required;
- Swift employment of appropriate referral mechanisms where safeguarding concerns are identified;
- Effectively signpost supported individuals to other partnered services including Missing People’s various services.
Safecall Support Worker Requirements:
All criteria are essential unless otherwise stated.
- Significant experience working directly to support at risk young people and families in a social care, statutory or voluntary sector setting;
- Significant experience of successfully advocating for young people and families to get the support they need from other agencies
- Experience of assessing needs, recognising risk and providing support by phone
- Experience of designing and implementing support plans which promote increased wellbeing and safety for young people and families;
Working (proven) knowledge of the following: the particular risks faced by children and young people who are missing, associated with a gang, involved in county lines and experiencing child criminal exploitation, effective methods for safeguarding children and young people who are missing, associated with a gang, involved in county lines and experiencing child criminal exploitation, challenges related to the safeguarding of vulnerable children / young people, the risks and support needs of families who are affected by county lines, child criminal exploitation, gangs and missing, how statutory services respond to victims of county lines and child criminal exploitation and their families
Enhanced criminal record check will be completed upon appointment and must be deemed satisfactory by Missing People before the start date.
About Missing People:
Our Vision is that every missing person is found safe.
Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. We are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working around the clock for everyone who needs us. We provide free 24-hour confidential support, help, advice by phone, email, text and online, including the opportunity to reconnect. We also coordinate a UK wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search when someone goes missing.
Missing People is an independent charity that relies on donations.
Location: Mortlake, South west London
Contract Type: Fixed Term, until March 2022
Hours: Part Time, 28 per week, some out of office hours’ work at evenings and weekends will be required. Open to flexible working discussions
Salary: £23,000 per annum pro rata
Benefits: 25 days annual leave per annum/pro rata plus statutory holidays, Day off for birthday. Additional annual leave days awarded on length of service. Company pension contribution, Life insurance (3 x salary), Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Interest-free Season Ticket Loans, Additional maternity pay and leave.
Closing Date: 23:59 on 25th April
1st Interview: Friday 1st May – 1st interview
2nd Interview: tbc
Please ensure you include your CV as well as a Supporting Statement that demonstrates how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification. This statement is crucial to help us consider you for the role, so remember to address each criterion in the person specification and specifically highlight any relevant experience and skills you have, and why you want to work at Missing People. Please also explain any gaps in your history.
You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker, Advocacy, Children’s Services, etc.