Fixed Term Contract Up to 12mths 

Flexible location 

The Campaign Activism team shape and deliver our priority campaigns to ensure that we are always growing and deepening our activist network and putting people power and climate justice at the heart of everything we do. 

We work across campaign teams to co-create campaign strategies and strengthen our movement. We design and deliver training and events, provide digital and campaigning support, and facilitate peer learning. We also work across the sector to help Friends of the Earth stay at the forefront of new activism tools and techniques, and to build a strong and diverse movement for change. 

As Campaign Activism Advisor, you’ll ensure our grassroots network is central to winning our campaigns, whilst trialling new ways of mobilising and bringing people together to take action locally, nationally and internationally. You will play an active role in building and supporting our new Climate Action Groups , working closely with regional organisers to ensure activists have the skills, knowledge and confidence to win campaigns locally and contribute to national change. 

The Campaign Activism Advisor must have a deep understanding of a variety of people-powered campaigning tactics and the ability to coordinate these activities centrally. We are looking for a confident communicator with experience of designing and delivering training for grassroots networks. This includes working directly with groups and activists which will sometimes require evening and weekend work. 

Solid project management and a working knowledge of monitoring and evaluation is key, as you juggle the demands of a multi-campaign organisation and respond rapidly and effectively to changing external circumstances.

For more information please visit our website.

Closing date: Wednesday 22nd January 2020  

Interview date: Wednesday 29th January 2020

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement. 

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all. 

Manchester International Festival (MIF) is the world’s first festival of original, new work and special events, staged every two years. From 2021, as well as producing a biennial festival, we will also run The Factory, a new state of the art building and producing organisation in the heart of Manchester.

The Director of Finance and Resources will be a member of the MIF Executive Team, working with the Executive Director on the development of the Five Year Strategic Business Plan and be the Executive Lead for the Finance and Administration teams, identifying potential operating efficiencies and improvements in reporting, systems and controls.

Responsibilities

− Executive Finance Lead at Board Meetings and Finance & Audit Committee Meetings, preparing relevant papers for these meetings.

− Work with the Director of Organisational Change and Transition to lead/contribute on the finance, legal and regulatory strand for transition into the Factory and identify other change needs.

− Be a significant contributor to the strategic development of the new organisation as it grows to a much larger company, responsible for The Factory, including the staffing model, resourcing and a viable business plan.

− Fulfil the role of Company Secretary and ensure that all relevant reporting and filing obligations are met.

− Represent MIF as Finance Lead at key Factory-related meetings as required.

− Lead the six-monthly reporting on the Five Year Business Plan to Government (in particular Arts Council England) working closely with the Executive Team.

− Work with the Executive Director and the Head of Finance to ensure accurate, timely, relevant and appropriate management reporting and forecasting to help manage the business. 

− Review and ensure effective management of cash balances and cash flow forecasts on a regular basis, recommending investment of cash on long term deposits to maximise income.

− Ensure effective management of cash and foreign exchange risk, in accordance with MIF’s Investment Policy and Foreign Exchange Policy.

− Support the Head of Finance with the ongoing management of key relationships including (but not limited to) audit services, tax advisors and Arts Council England.

− Broader leadership responsibility for the Admin (including IT & HR) ensuring the teams are delivering to the strategic aims of the organisation.

General

− Actively engage with the organisation’s vision and policies regarding equal opportunities and diversity, artistic ambition, participation and engagement, health and safety, evaluation and monitoring

− Training and talent development will be central to the organisation as we approach The Factory. All job roles are expected to engage with our training and development activity, be willing to support our training programmes

− Any other duties that are commensurate with the post

Closing date: 24 January 2020

Interview date: February 2020 (tbc)

Application process:

To apply please send a CV and covering letter using the 'Apply Online' button.

If you have any specific accessibility requirements (such as printed forms/Job Packs) please contact the MIF Office. MIF are always happy to make reasonal adjustments where possible for candidates. 

Victim Support is looking for a Learning and Development Project Manager for a fixed term of six months. The post holder will work 22.5 hours a week and their main area of focus will be management and leadership learning.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The successful candidate will be joining our Learning and Development Team on a fixed term basis (6 months) and will be responsible for project managing and supporting the creation of VS's Management and Leadership learning framework. The post holder will be working closely with the Head of Learning and Development, Senor Operational Managers and the existing Learning and Development Advisors to identify leadership and management learning needs and address this through utilising existing resources and creating new learning interventions. This post is a project management role, with a large proportion of time spent on developing learning interventions in a variety of formats including workshops, online learning and on the job activities.

You will need to be a creative learning and development professional, who is able to manage their time well and deliver results under pressure. Learning what we do and how we do it quickly will be essential, and relating this to what our managers and leaders need to know and do is the key aspect of this role.

Having knowledge and experience of creating leadership and management learning is essential for this post holder. You will be working on creating a framework from scratch, which will be an exciting project for the right candidate.

This is a home based role, that will include travel across the national organisation and the post holder must be able to work well independently and with the existing Learning and Development Team.

You will be IT proficient (word, Outlook, Powerpoint), and have some experience of developing e-learning packages either as a developer or as a project manager.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (A). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Resonance, Senior Investment Analyst,  Birmingham (Permanent) &  Manchester (12-month FTC, part time option considered)

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the ambition of Resonance to strengthen social enterprises and develop the eco-system which enables social investment to thrive. Resonance is a leading Social Impact Investment company and the Senior Investment Analysts, based in Birmingham and Manchester, will contribute to its growing prominence in the sector.

The Role of Senior Investment Analyst within the West Midlands SITR Fund or the North West SITR Fund

Purpose: To support Resonance’s Investment team with a focus on the West Midlands SITR (social investment tax relief) Fund or the North West SITR Fund . The ultimate goal of these Funds is to dismantle poverty and disadvantage in the West Midlands and the North West by providing affordable investments to social enterprises so they can grow their business and scale up their impact. 

Key Function: 

Support the deployment and operation of the Fund. 

Responsible for coordinating and contracting with new business opportunities and ensuring projects are delivered to a high standard. 

Core responsibilities:

• Sourcing social enterprise investment opportunities 

• Assisting social enterprises with understanding SITR, the loans we can offer and how we work 

• Supporting social enterprises who are considering social impact investment to fund their growth 

• Managing ongoing relationships with both current and potential investees 

• Carrying out due diligence and financial analysis to assess investment opportunities
• Preparing investment papers and presenting recommendations to the Investment Committees 

• Supporting investees to meet their loan conditions 
• Executing deals from the Funds 
• Monitoring investments made 

• Helping to build the Resonance network in the West Midlands and the North West.
• Actively sharing the learning from projects across the Resonance team 


Secondary responsibilities: 

• Representing Resonance at events and other profile-raising activities 

• Developing relationships with investors and other partners 

• Assisting with reporting to Resonance’s leadership team and board of directors 

• Deputising for other team members 


Person specification 


The ideal candidate will have relevant experience to be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience: 


Key Strengths 


This person will be: 


• A team player; working with people in and outside of the organisation to get the job done 

• Resilient; capable of maintaining motivation and focus despite setbacks 

• Strong on execution; able to bring together and orchestrate numerous moving pieces and drive things forward in order to get the project delivered 

• Financially literate but socially motivated; not “in it for themselves” but still highly skilled in shaping commercial solutions to best fit the social goals of client enterprises 

• Empathetic in seeing the other side of the story and yet also holding people to account 


Essential experience and skills: 


• Desire to help address social issues through impact investment 

• Fully subscribes to Resonance’s vision, mission and values 

• Ability to understand, interpret and advise on business and impact strategy within the context of a values-led enterprise 

• Commercial acumen and ability to creatively identify and execute business opportunities 

• Strong financial modelling skills 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

• Strong networking, interpersonal, and influencing skills 

• Able to prioritise work towards clear goals and performance targets 

• Able to work independently and demonstrate initiative and tenacity in seeing tasks or projects through to conclusion.
• Thorough and detailed approach to organising work and maintaining accurate records 

• Highly professional and ethical approach in representing the company and marketing its products 

• Willing to travel within the UK and work with colleagues in multiple locations using appropriate communications technology 

• Enthusiasm to work in an entrepreneurial and innovative environment 


Desirable:

• Educated to degree standard 

• Other relevant professional qualification 

• Knowledge of social enterprise sector 

• Knowledge of social investment sector 

• Knowledge of 1) the West Midlands region 
or 2) the North West region
• Experience in social investment either from the social enterprise perspective or from the investor side (if very hands on experience) including deal structuring, executing and ongoing management 

• Experience of the development and implementation of social impact management frameworks 

• Experience in the implementation of systems and performance measurement processes 

• Strong project management skills 


Important functional relationships - internal:

• Funds Team; Central Team (finance, people, compliance); Communications Team 

Important functional relationships – external:

• Social Enterprise clients; Social Enterprise networks and support organizations; Investors; Financial Advisors and Wealth Managers, Resonance West Midlands SITR Investment Committee or Resonance North West Investment Committee

Mandatory Questions for Candidates:

1. Are you based in the West Midlands or North West?

2. Do you have FCA approval or other Professional qualifications (please specify?

3. What has led you to apply for a social investment role specifically rather than a mainstream investment role?

4. Have you worked with social enterprises or third sector organisations before? If so, please give a brief summary.

5. Are you willing to travel across the UK?

6. How would you rate your experience in using Microsoft Excel 1 – 4 (1 being basic and 4 advanced).

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity please send your CV, Cover Letter and answers to the Mandatory Questions to Sheena Pentin at Careers4Change.

Resonance:

Our Vision 

A world where... 

• capital serves people and communities 

• all are empowered to invest in enterprise for positive social impact 

• resources are stewarded for future generations 


Our Mission 

• To connect capital to social enterprises
• To find creative solutions matching transformational enterprises with investors who share their values 
• To shift market motivations, aligning commercial returns with social impact

Our Values 

• We are a bridge, not an institution 

• We believe there is always a solution 

• We build trusting and transparent relationships, one investment at a time 

• When we strive for mutual profit, all of society benefits 
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TSSA represents people working in transport and travel. Our vision is to be a well organised and effective trade union where our members are at the heart of everything that we do. We are now involved in an ambitious growth project – our organising teams are focused on building bigger and stronger workplaces, where members have the power to challenge and create change, to ensure they are respected in their workplace and able to address inequalities.
Can you help us make our vision a reality? Then join our Organising team where we have vacancies in the North of England and in London.

Being an Organiser in TSSA – You will either be focusing on key priority transport companies including TfL, London Underground and Network Rail or/and leading on our innovative and progressive equality campaigns including our work to engage with and support LGBT+ and BAME workers. Through the application of strategic organising methods, you will drive membership growth and develop lay representatives to create sustainable active union workplaces where our members have the confidence to apply power and leverage to make a difference to everyone’s working lives. You will be responsible for coaching active members and will promote our equalities agenda in the workplace.

Do you have the skills we are looking for? - We are looking for talented and creative Organisers who are ready to be part of our progressive transport union and the opportunities that organising and bargaining in a new era of rail will bring. As a creative thinker you will be able to identify, plan and pursue organising and campaigning opportunities that achieve the strategic aims of TSSA. You will be able to identify and cultivate workplace leaders through your own strong interpersonal and leadership skills. You will be able to lead collective negotiations and challenge employers via the representation of members in pursuance of TSSA’s bargaining, organising and equality agenda.

In the current environmental, political and economic crisis that we are in, never has there been a more important and challenging time to play a part in creating change, drive social engagement and challenge discrimination via pro-active and positive campaigns in the public and private transport industry.
The office location for these roles is either York, Manchester or Liverpool St, London. All roles require travel across your region and will on occasion involve overnights stays.

TSSA Organisers starting salary is £41,323 plus London Weighting of £5,521 that can rise on an incremental scale to £50,736 plus LW over a period of five years.

TSSA offers all employees a generous annual leave entitlement and defined benefit pension scheme. TSSA is an equal opportunities employer striving to maintain and grow our diverse workplace community. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are a family friendly employer and pro-actively support staff with disabilities. We are proud to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion and have just recently signed the Time to Change pledge.

Interested – then visit the TSSA website or check us out on Linked In

The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 27th January 10am and assessments will be held on either Monday 10th or Tuesday 11th February 2020.

We are looking for a passionate, driven and hardworking Recruitment Manager to join our People team. You will be an experienced resourcing professional with knowledge, ability and experience of attracting, sourcing and selecting talent. Operationally, the HR Recruitment Manager will be responsible for all recruitment activities across the organisation and will manage processes to ensure they support the organisation to attract and retain the best talent. A key part of this role will be to launch and implement a new applicant tracking system.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• Able to hit the ground running and get stuck into the role at pace and with minimal supervision.
• You will be adaptive, flexible and comfortable working at pace. 
• You will be versatile, flexible and collaborative, understanding the need for effective business partnering.
• You will have experience of leading a recruitment team or the recruitment process.
• You will have experience of working within a complex fast paced organisation and one that has gone through significant change.
• You will have experience of dealing with external candidates with a customer centric approach. 
• You will have experience of working with a wide variety of job boards and professional social sites such as TotalJobs, LinkedIn, Glassdoor etc.
• You will have proven experience of influencing hiring managers.
• Outstanding people skills, with the ability to influence others and establish effective working relationships with people of all working styles, backgrounds, experience, etc. 
• A team player, but with the ability to work under own initiative to deliver to deadline.
• Able to apply corporate style within a social enterprise.
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• A strong commitment to education, the non-profit sector and raising the aspirations, achievement and life chances of all children.

Desirable

• CIPD qualified or working towards a qualification relevant to HR and recruitment / resourcing and or employee retention

• Experienced HR Generalist knowledge with strong recruitment background

Our offer

We are happy to be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

Career Connect is a large vibrant and innovative Charity deliverying Advice and guidance services across the Northwest. We help adults and young peple make informed choices to succeed in work, education and training.

We have successfully delivered a wide range of contracts and have expanded our reach well beyond the Liverpool City Region, with significatn delivery across Manchester and the North West.

Achieve North West Connect are a wholly owned subsidiary of Career Connect and specialise in targeted support for offenders in custody and community (including 'through the gate').

If you have experience of working with offenders and you want to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.We’ll give you all the training you need to do the Case Manager job and provide you with support to get established in the new role. 

We employ a team of 45 Case Managers across the NW, who are very proud to work on this highly successful ESF programme. We currently have vacancies within Barrow-In-Furness, Blackpool, Stockport and Tameside.

We are especially looking for applicants who can connect with people to help move them forward, embrace the quality and compliance requirements and work towards targets. 

The job will involve working with people in custody or subject to supervision in the community, to engage them in learning, training and employment opportunities, either through one to one interviews or group work.  You’ll need to be a good communicator and effective at working with partners to ensure the best results for our participants. Recording of accurate information on participant plans and progress is an important part of the job, so you’ll need to be comfortable working on systems and have a strong attention to detail. 

Our full-time staff enjoy a reasonable 35h working week and we also offer flexi-time, so when we ask our staff to do extra, we always make sure they’ve got those hours to take back another time. It’s a great benefit of working for Career Connect. 

How to apply: Please send your CV and covering letter illustrating how your experience and skills meet the requirements of the job, to by 24th January 2020. The interviews will take place on Thursday 30th and 3rd February 2020 at either Recyling Lives or Alberton House.

Please visit the Career Connect website for further details

Justlife are looking to recruit 2 Network Development Workers (1 full time and 1 part time) to join our Research and Policy team to help us develop our network of people and organisations across the UK who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of the thousands of people living in Unsupported Temporary Accommodation (UTA). The roles can be based at either of our projects, in Brighton or Manchester, and will involve regular travel between both areas and nationally. The role will include supporting the development of new and existing Temporary Accommodation Action Groups, gathering and sharing of information and learning related to UTA and developing potential solutions.

We are looking for people who are confident in communicating with a wide range of people, able to learn and reflect and think creatively to solve problems and develop solutions. Our values include collaboration, innovation and being people focussed and we will be looking for those who can fit our team and ethos as an organisation, and help us develop our work to help make people's experience of UTA be as short, safe and healthy as possible.

Research and Policy Team
The aim of the Research and Policy Team is to influence the housing and homelessness sector to ensure stays in unsupported temporary accommodation (UTA) are as short, safe and healthy as possible. Since 2013 Justlife have carried out research and produced reports including on the effects on the health and wellbeing of people placed in UTA, recommendations of solutions to the challenges faced by local authorities, landlords and support services, as well as mapping the provision of UTA across England.
The research and policy work build on local frontline services in Brighton and Manchester that support adults experiencing housing vulnerability, many of which face complex and multiple disadvantage. It uses learning from the services and wider research it carries out to influence policy and systems change for residents of UTA on a local and national level, as well as within the Justlife services.
One of the key recommendations in the ‘Not Home’ report was the development of Temporary Accommodation Action Groups across the country. The UTA Network has been developed as a means for Justlife to support local areas, organisations and individuals, to set up and run Temporary Accommodation Action Groups as well as sharing knowledge and experience, gain a better understanding of the national picture and provide a stronger platform on which to campaign for change in the sector.

Victim Support is looking for an Associate Trainers to deliver our Victim Awareness Course program in the Liverpool and Manchester areas.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The course is aimed at reducing reoffending by improving attitudes, thinking and behavior.

The course can be challenging to deliver and so we require trainers to have training delivery experience and preferably a recognised training qualification.

The 3 hour course is delivered in the evening or on a Saturday. The number of courses that we run is dependent on the number of referrals received from the police.

You will deliver to a maximum of 16 people using a range of activities to accommodate a variety of learning styles.

You will need to provide proof of a minimum £1 million Public Liability Insurance and a recent Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate.

For further information please see attached role description and FAQ's.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

At Depaul UK we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Progression Coach to come and join our Stockport team. You will join us on a full-time basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £19,608 pa + pension & other benefits.

Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that: prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within.

In return as our Progression Coach, you'll be joining a friendly, flexible and values-led organisation, and will receive:

- Competitive salary

- 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)

- Contributory pension scheme

- Life assurance

- Cycle to work scheme

- Interest free Annual Season Ticket Loan

- Four Weeks Paternity Leave

The Progression Coach role:

You will be working with young people who are leaving the care system. This supported accommodation provision will equip young care leavers to make the move towards independence, increasing their resilience and helping them realise their full potential.

What makes this role exciting?

- A full induction and training to enhance the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills required’

- Training in the Depaul Endeavour model

- Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner

What will ideally support your success in the Progression Coach role?

- Experience of working with young people with high levels of need

- A knowledge and understanding of Risk Assessments and Support Planning

- Able to demonstrate clear understanding of Safeguarding requirements and procedures

- High level understanding of professional boundaries and ability to maintain them

Closing Date: 23 January at 12:00

So, if this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Progression Coach then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

WHO ARE CATS?

We believe that all young people should be aware of the signs and symptoms of cancer, and how to check themselves, so that’s what we’re here for. We aim to empower these young people to be comfortable enough with themselves and their bodies to know when something is up, and when to go and see a doctor.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

You’ll be joining a small team to provide vital support to help us maintain our current income streams and grow them for the future. Our university teams are a huge part of our history, and as a key aspect of our community fundraising, help us deliver our main goals as a charity in a variety of ways. You’ll support the running of these teams on a day-to-day basis, the successful delivery of their events and any relevant campaigns. You’ll also ensure we are engaging with the community to create fundraising opportunities and supporting these individuals accordingly. As an Income Coordinator, you’ll also be supporting the creation of new income streams, and monitor those that are existing, against relevant targets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivery of our fundraising goals.

• Monitoring and evaluation of the goals throughout the year.

• Completing grant applications.

• Supporting and maintaining current income streams and development of new ones. 

• Maintaining existing corporate partnerships whilst looking to develop new ones

• Recruiting passionate people to be CATS challenge fundraisers. 

• Working with our university teams and supporting them wherever necessary. 

The successful applicant will: 

• Be crazy about CATS - passionate about our cause and care about the work we are doing. 

• Be creative and innovative; offering a wide range of ideas. 

• Have the ability to work independently and use initiative. 

• Have great written and verbal communication skills and be able to deliver information in a clear unambiguous way. 

What can CATS offer you :

• You will work with a close team, who are incredibly passionate about what they do. 

• You will have the opportunity to develop your own skills and understanding around income generation and small charity world.

• You will be part of the growth and development of CATS.

• You will have flexibility in your role to make it your own. 

Things to know before you apply:

• The team is only two strong at the moment, meaning the successful applicant will be the third/fourth person employed by CATS (as we are currently recruiting 2 roles).
• We are a youth led organisation, so expect fresh and new ideas in all areas of our work.
• You’ll be our sole fundraiser (officially) however you will have the support of both the Head of Development and Head of Engagement if deadlines need to be met.
• This opportunity is office based (Manchester city centre) and we will not consider remote working. 
• This is a full time role, contracted at 37.5 hours a week. 
• This position is contracted until November 2021
• Please read the job specifications before you apply.

Beacon Counselling is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults. 

All successful candidates are required to have a current Enhanced DBS check with Beacon Counselling before any offer is confirmed

The services:

To deliver sessions as a self-employed counsellor providing an effective therapeutic relationship in the following services:

• To work 1-1 with adults aged 18+ under Beacon’s private practice.

Main objectives of the Role:

1. To provide effective 1-1 counselling to adults registered with Beacon’s Private Practice  
2. To comply with the administrative requirements of the project, including the completion of monitoring forms or other data
3. To work with the Adult Services Manager, Supervisors, and Office Team to ensure client’s receive an excellent service
4. To make appropriate onward referrals as and when they are needed, and in consultation with clients
5. To establish and maintain good working relationships with relevant Beacon staff, liaising, as appropriate
6. To conduct initial assessments, signposting clients to the right service (either within Beacon or another external agency)
7. Assess the level of risk that a client presents in an initial assessment and act accordingly in line with Beacon’s safeguarding procedures. 

We believe in the power of effective advice and information and that it can have a positive impact on mental health.

Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness  |  Belonging  |  Strength  |  Collaboration

To support us in this work we wish to recruit a:

Housing & Welfare Rights Caseworker (Hospital)

Manchester Mind has been delivering services since 1989 and has developed a range of highly respected services in Manchester. We are particularly proud of our work recognising the impact of lack of income, debt and poor housing on mental health through our Advice Team. Part of the access to advice is through provision on wards at the mental health in-patient unit in Manchester.

Position: Housing & Welfare Rights Caseworker (Laureate House, Wythenshawe)

Salary: £26,999-£28,785 (pro rata) based on level of experience

Fixed term contract until 31st March 2021 (extension dependent on funding)

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Working collaboratively with others to build genuine and supportive relationships
• Experience of delivering face to face advice work
• Advice knowledge in areas of social welfare law (benefits, debt, housing)
• Ability to build kind relationships

Application documents can be downloaded from this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website. Applications must be received by 9am, Monday 20th January 2020.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues, and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.

Service operates 8am-5pm Monday to Friday, but actual working hours will be determined by the needs of the service
HMP Forest Bank, Salford Manchester

Closing date: 26 January 2020 at 11.30pm. Interviews: 31st January 2020

We're looking for an engaging individual with considerable experience of managing teams, preferably in the housing or debt advice sector to come and manage our Resettlement Team as a Resettlement Team Leader and play a vital role in the delivery of its services.

The Transforming Rehabilitation Resettlement Team provides a resettlement service in HMP Forest Bank, linking in with services across Greater Manchester. As well as completing initial assessments for offenders in custody, we deliver housing, finance and debt, employment, training and education interventions. We also co-ordinate referrals to agencies and carry out pre-release planning, including reviewing agreed interventions, actioning outstanding areas of concern and preparation for release. Have you got the skills and experience it takes to join us?

About the role
As Team Leader, you'll have operational responsibility for the delivery of all functions in the offender journey in order to fulfil the agreed contract specification and targets. This will involve managing the Resettlement Team, supporting the delivery of accommodation, debt and employment interventions for individuals in custody, as well as taking on the more complex cases. And, when it comes to co-ordinating referrals, overseeing quality and monitoring systems, developing policy or promoting effective working relationships with external agencies, again, we'll rely on you.

About you
You'll need a proven track record in a relevant role, including managing an advice and/or support service and a good understanding of the main issues affecting homelessness and offenders. We'll also be looking for a proven ability to line and performance manage and develop teams and monitor quality, and recent experience of working within the Criminal Justice System. Proficient using case management systems, Microsoft Office applications, internet and email etc., the ability to type is essential too. And, because some CRC and HMP locations are difficult to reach by Public Transport, a full driving licence and access to a vehicle with relevant insurance is preferred.

Benefits include 30 days' annual leave, the possibility of flexible working, enhanced family friendly policies and significant opportunities for learning and development.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Please note that due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exemptions) Order 1975. Applicants will therefore be asked to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for an Enhanced Disclosure of convictions (including those which are “spent” for other purposes of the Act), reprimands and warnings.

For further information about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.