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LMK (Let Me Know) Youth Leader (Freelance Educator / Youth Worker)
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Across London boroughs
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£200 per 2hour workshop
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Sessional
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Available for a minimum of one delivery per month, pending workshop demands
About LMK
Good relationships shape our health and happiness, yet we are taught so little about them. LMK is a registered education charity on a mission to change that. We run workshops educating young people about healthy and unhealthy behaviours, so that they can avoid abuse and thrive in relationships.
Using film and guided discussions, our workshop leaders support children and young people in honest conversations about relationships and leave them better equipped to spot the early warning signs of abuse and inspire them to enjoy healthy, fulfilling relationships. We explore the 10 signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships and include practical lessons young people want to learn about (like consent) and practice scenarios in a safe, supportive and non-judgmental environment.
LMK is a learning organisation and prides itself in supporting leaders to develop their skills. We offer training and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities, as well as peer-to-peer learning and reflective practice sessions.
Job Description
LMK is looking for passionate and organised educators (LMK Leaders) to run community workshops, aimed at young people aged between 11 and 24. Through engaging, relatable, workshops you will help young people identify signs of healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviours, provide strategies for them to recognise the early warning signs of abuse and give them tools to keep themselves and their friends safe.
The minimum hours required per workshop is 3 hrs. This includes arriving 30 minutes before delivery, 1.5 to 2 hrs delivery and then remaining back 10 minutes and being accessible to young people who would like further information or a one-to-one conversation, surrounding the subject of relationships.
There is also 30 minutes admin, which is usually completed off-site, such as inputting student surveys and a Leader survey.
Responsibilities
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Always adhere to LMK and partner safeguarding practices and procedures.
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Respond to comms (emails/WhatsApp) sent out by LMK core team members, in a timely manner, to support planning and organising of sessions.
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Meet with co-facilitators to carry out pre-session planning, minimum two working days before delivery.
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Plan and deliver interactive LMK workshops in educational, sports and community settings in line with LMK delivery style and ethos.
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Use your experience and knowledge of the issues affecting young people to tailor the workshops accordingly.
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Ensure all youth participants and the adults in school/community organisations who attend a LMK workshop complete the post session feedback surveys.
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Complete reflective post session Leader surveys to support practice and programme development, after each workshop.
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Debrief with LMK’s Programme Manager and provide ongoing feedback about your sessions, through LMK’s reflective practice processes.
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Undertake relevant training associated with LMK’s work including but not restricted to child protection, safeguarding, violence against women and girls (VAWG).
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Continue to learn about and develop your skills on the issues affecting young people’s relationships including domestic violence, abuse, adverse childhood experiences, trauma informed practice, gang culture and grooming, mental health, sexual exploitation, consent, sharing of nudes /sexting, bullying in person and online, tech and online safety, pornography.
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Provide feedback and co-design training and educational resources on issues affecting young people and their relationships, including opportunities to share your knowledge and expertise at peer-to-peer learning sessions.
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Attend termly virtual Leader huddles to remain connected to peers and organisational values, mission, and purpose.
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Contribute towards and keep up to date with LMK internal/external communications platforms, such as LMK Newsletters and social media.
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Engage with LMK’s Youth Advisory Board Members, if and when invited to do so.
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Lead by example and promote healthy relationship behaviours in your own lives/communities and within LMK (team player; acknowledging and working with diversity; being receptive to new ideas and developmental feedback, etc)
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Use your own networks to recruit new schools and youth groups into the programme.
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Drive forward our evaluation programme - collecting data, as well as providing on-going feedback to LMK.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
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Extensive experience of teaching or working with young people (9 to 24 yrs old) in an educational, sports or community setting.
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Minimum 2 years’ experience co-designing, delivering and evaluating group sessions, consisting of minimum, of 12 and maximum of 30 participants.
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Experience or co-designing session plans and co-facilitating with others; able to collaborate equally with others.
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A strong commitment to young people and knowledge and understanding of issues affecting their relationships.
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Excellent communication, interpersonal skills with the ability to create a safe and non-judgmental space, that allows young people to speak freely about their relationships and experience.
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Strong emotional intelligence and the ability to deliver sensitive information whilst treating young people’s concerns with respect.
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Capable of maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries with young people, peers, and professionals.
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Able to adapt and be flexible in workshops to get the best engagement from a range of participants.
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Skilled at facilitating virtual workshops and working with a selection of online portals.
Requirements
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Entitled to work in the UK.
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Hold a DBS certificate or be willing to let us undertake a check on your behalf.
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Have a recent safeguarding qualification from a recognised provider or be willing to undertake additional training in this area.
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Flexibility to work non-traditional, after-school and occasional weekend / holiday hours.
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Comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, confidentiality, data protection and reporting concerns to an appropriate person.
LMK strives to create a fair and healthy environment where all our colleagues feel valued and able to be their authentic selves at work. We understand that our people have commitments and personal interests outside of work and so we create a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best.
LMK values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity. We welcome all applicants from any race, ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, age, sexuality, or any other protected characteristic.
We can make reasonable adjustments throughout the application process and on the job. Please let us know, by contacting us separately if you need any adjustments or changes to be made during the recruitment process because of a disability or long-term health condition.
You can learn more about how we handle your personal data and your rights by reviewing our privacy notice LMK Privacy Policy
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As the Digital Campaign Manager you will use your skills to build and lead projects and creative digital-first campaigns to support Syria’s heroic civil society. You will be responsible for delivering campaigns that advance The Syria Campaign’s goals and mission, working with allies and partners to elevate their voices and demands to a global audience. You will get to work with our incredible supporters and encourage others to act by employing the full suite of digital campaigning tactics to bring about real change.
You will be responsible for creating impactful online campaign actions from petitions to “email your MP” moments, running an email programme to engage our large online supporter base (from idea generation to writing, delivery and analysis), producing creative social media campaigns, and responding to real world events. You will reach new supporters and key audiences through growth-oriented digital campaigns.
This is a full-time position that reports to the Campaign Director. The job is remote and can be done anywhere from European or Middle Eastern time zones.
The Syria Campaign
The Syria Campaign is a small, fast moving, and powerful human rights organisation that is building new ways for digital and creative communications to have impact. We work to support Syria’s heroes in the struggle for freedom and democracy, partnering with civil society actors inside and outside the country. We’ve moved beyond the limitations of an “online movement builder” or traditional NGO, fusing the best elements of think tanks, creative agencies, and digital mobilisation to shift the narrative on Syria.
Thirteen years since the Syrian people took to the streets to demand freedom and democracy, there are still millions of civilians at risk of military attack, over 100,000 people remain illegally detained and disappeared, and there has been nearly no accountability for the victims and survivors of war crimes. The Syria Campaign works to keep Syria in the international spotlight to increase the cost of attacks on civilians, help build the power of civil society, advocate for a vision of real peace and justice, and build international solidarity with the Syrian people.
We’ve raised the profile of Syrian groups such as the White Helmets rescue workers, helping secure them millions of dollars to continue their life-saving work and making them famous around the world. We’ve supported the Families for Freedom, a women-led movement of the families of the disappeared in Syria, to ensure their demands are heard. We work with dozens of partners across Syria who trust us deeply. Syria is full of heroes and we’re privileged enough to work with them. You can read about some of what we’ve done here, here and here.
After 13 years of conflict and crisis in Syria, we have to fight hard to make sure the issues that matter to us and our partners get the focus and support they need. We refuse to let Syria disappear from the attention of the world, and we will work until we see justice served. The Digital Campaign Manager will play a key role as The Syria Campaign develops new strategies and approaches to achieve our goals.
What you’ll be responsible for
Developing and leading far-reaching digital campaigns with our Syrian partners to make their demands heard on the international stage, that capitalise on reactive campaign moments. You will be campaigning for freedom and justice for Syria’s disappeared, for the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers from the bombs, and for support for educators, media activists and other heroic civil society actors on the ground in Syria.
Creating high-quality digital campaign content. You will work closely with our small and talented campaign team to write amazing copy across a range of campaign materials, including through supporter emails, advocacy briefs, blogs, and microsites. You will lead on digital advocacy opportunities to mobilise our supporters to take action in solidarity with the demands of our Syrian partners through petitions, fundraisers and other actions. Working closely with the media team you will push forwards creative visuals for social media including graphics, videos and commentary, including commissioning and managing creatives.
Leading our campaign email programme. You will manage our supporter email programme in collaboration with designers and developers. This includes devising and drafting regular multilingual campaign emails to keep our large supporter base engaged, testing out best practices to grow and maintain those who support us, and analysing our success. You will also build action pages, run fundraisers for our Syrian partners, and manage Facebook ads.
Organising and coordinating events and actions, amplified online. You will manage events and actions that influence politicians and decision makers to meet the demands of our Syrian civil society partners – making sure they have maximum impact and reach our global audience.
Qualifications
Essential skills:
Campaign strategy:
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At least 4 years experience mobilising targeted, highly creative digital campaigns for change in a charity, non-profit, campaigns, marketing or political environment
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An excellent track record within advocacy, storytelling, digital mobilisation, or content creation
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Understanding international media, advocacy, public campaigning and current trends in social media
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Commitment to a free and democratic future for Syria, global justice and human rights
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Sensitivity in working with partners including survivors of human rights atrocities and families of victims
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Commitment to fostering a feminist organisation and promoting feminist campaigns
Copywriting and storytelling:
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Excellent copywriting and storytelling skills in English. Experience of devising high-performing campaign emails, social media content, blogs, microsites and other communications that compel supporters and decision makers to take action.
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Experience writing high-level advocacy communications to a range of stakeholders.
Digital skills and social media:
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Experience managing an email list of more than 10,000 supporters and running a campaign email programme, including analytics to boost growth, engagement, and fundraising. Experience of designing and analysing A/B tests e.g. subject line tests.
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Experience building email campaigns and action pages on Action Kit (preferred) or a similar campaign CMS (Content Management System) platform, and basic HTML skills.
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Skilled at drafting high-performing social media content for a public-facing organisation and an understanding of the different social media platforms.
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Experience of placing effective Facebook and/or Google Ads.
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Some design experience e.g. using Canva to make social posts.
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Experience using digital tools such as WordPress
Team work:
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Experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds
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Flexibility to work on a remote team across multiple time zones. This requires the ability both to work independently and to collaborate virtually
Desirable skills (non-essential):
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High quality written and verbal Arabic
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Basic video editing skills
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More advanced data analysis skills e.g. using SQL
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Knowledge of German or French language
The deal
The Syria Campaign is committed to making sure everyone on the team is happy, productive, and motivated. Here’s how we do that:
A salary of £40,000 - £50,000, in line with international organisations. The role is a full-time position, although 4 days can be considered.
The job is remote and can be done anywhere in Middle Eastern or European time zones. We have team members in Berlin, London, Rabat, New York, Marseille and Leipzig, and provide you with a space in a co-working office wherever you are based. We have full staff retreats every year to keep us connected.
We give 25 days of leave a year, public holidays, and discretionary break over the end of year holidays. We offer family friendly parental leave policies.
We are an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. We do not and will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, nationality or citizenship, gender expression or identity, religion, economic background, disability, or sexual orientation.
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As the Training Programmes Manager you will have oversight and responsibility for the healthcare professional training projects and activities, as well as growing the M4RD network within HCP groups and training institutions.
You will be key to rolling out Rare Disease 101 training for healthcare professionals all over the UK and potentially abroad. While you are not expected to deliver training yourself you will be pivotal to creating opportunities and facilitating all aspects of the programme.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Co-lead M4RD’s Ambassador Programme, managing the clinical and medical student ambassadors.
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Planning and delivering training events.
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Deliver educational and training projects inline with M4RD’s current strategy and work programme.
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Collaborate with training institutions and NHS workplaces inline with M4RD’s current strategy and work programme.
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Potential to manage up to two members of the M4RD Team.
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Support the CEO and Operations & Finance Manager with recruitment duties, operational strategy and development and coaching any relevant staff.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Description: Fellowship Programme Officer
Line Manager: Team Leader (New Fellows)
Objective: The Programme Officer provides individualised support to Fellows, facilitates placements and secures funding. The Programme Officer also contributes to project management activities.
Duration: For an initial period of 12 months, subject to review.
Start date: 1 May 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Hours: Full-time. Eight hours each day Monday – Friday, with flexible working by arrangement around core hours of 10am – 4pm.
Salary: £30,240 per annum
Number of posts: 2.
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Organisational Background
The Council for At-Risk Academics is a UK-registered charity founded in 1933 under the leadership of William Beveridge, to rescue academics suffering persecution under the rise of Nazism and facilitate their continued work in safety. Sixteen Cara Fellows from the 1930s and 1940s became Nobel Laureates, and many more innovators in their fields, including, Nikolaus Pevsner, Lise Meitner and Karl Popper. A number of Cara’s founders and Council members also personally provided places and/or funds to help individual academics; and Cara, known in the 1930s as the AAC, later the SPSL, was closely involved in the successful effort in 1933 to bring to London the Warburg Institute art library, which had been prohibited by the Nazis, and six of its staff. The Fellowship Programme is the continuation of the rescue mission operation started in 1933.
Cara has been a lifeline to academics at risk for just over 90 years, as and when world events have placed them in the line of fire: Hungarian Uprising, Cold War, Apartheid South Africa, Iran, Latin American Juntas, Vietnam, Kosovo, DRC, Rwanda, Sudan, Zimbabwe etc. and, more recently Iraq, Turkey, Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine. Cara support is typically framed as temporary sanctuary offered at times of heightened risk.
Cara Objectives ‘To assist academics who have been, or are, or are at risk of being, subject to discrimination, persecution, suffering or violence on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, to relieve needs among them and their dependants and ensure that their specialist knowledge and abilities can continue to be used for the benefit of the public.’
‘To advance education by supporting academics and their educational institutions in countries where their continuing work is at risk or compromised, to ensure that such academics and institutions can continue to fulfil their critical role as educators for the public benefit.’
This is a critical time to join our dedicated and friendly Fellowship Programme team as we expand our capacity to support at-risk academics from the Middle East, Sudan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Russia and many other countries.
Fellowship Programme Officer Role & Responsibilities
Fellowships
- Lead on New Fellows Team cases and provide comprehensive support to Cara Fellows using trauma-informed practice.
- Secure fee waivers, bursaries & in-kind support from universities, research institutes and other funding bodies.
- Provide logistical support to Fellows prior to and after their arrival in the UK.
- Coordinate with regional exam centres to facilitate IELTS or equivalent fee waivers for Fellows.
- Collect and interpret regional intelligence to inform Fellowship Programme advice and guidance.
- Write and send official documents to Fellows.
- Develop relationships with universities and other partner organisations.
- Conduct due diligence on Fellows’ documents and risk.
- Assess Fellows’ suitability for academic placements and liaise with experts for their professional opinion.
- Assess Fellows’ English language abilities.
- Attend weekly meetings with the team.
- Support Fellowship Programme with ad hoc responsibilities.
Visa Advice & Guidance
- Liaise closely with Fellows and hosting universities on visa related issues (Student and Temporary Worker (GAE) visas).
- Liaise with independent legal advisors where necessary.
- Research and update visa guidance to reflect changes in complex immigration regulation.
Managerial Support
- Provide advice and guidance to Fellowship Programme Assistants
- Contribute to Fellowship Programme policy changes and decision-making.
Finance
- Make payments to Cara Fellows and non-Fellowship related payments.
- Document financial transaction records.
- Record all financial and in-kind support from universities and other partner institutions.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Assist new arrivals with handover to the Active Fellows’ Team.
- Record and report on the efficacy of IELTS or equivalent fee waivers to relevant bodies.
- Assist with compilation of reports to funders.
Administration
- Provide support for general enquiries.
- Present and collect data
- Ensure safekeeping of confidential information
- Maintain detailed records of correspondence, documents, and activities.
Project Management
- The Programme Officer will have the opportunity to contribute to the management of internal projects within the Programme.
Responsibilities also include related activities that might arise in relation to the Fellowship Programme as required by the Executive Director or Deputy Director/Fellowship Programme Manager.
Benefits of Role
· Challenging but rewarding work, always life-changing, sometimes life-saving
· Competitive salary
· Team and individual training opportunities
· Weekly case review meetings with line manager, plus quarterly 1-1 sessions with manager to discuss role and to plan individual professional development
· Hybrid working, home and office (usually 2 days each week in the office)
· Eight hours each day Monday – Friday, with flexible working by arrangement around core hours of 10am – 4pm
· 25 days plus Bank Holidays annual leave entitlement
· 8% employer pension contribution
· Convenient office location at Elephant and Castle, close to Tube (Bakerloo and Northern lines) and bus routes
Person Specification
Essential
· Bachelor's degree
- Fluent English (spoken and written).
· Proactive with a willingness to learn
- Confident and empathetic with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
· Keen team player who is ready to support and help colleagues
- Excellent record keeping and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Good time management with ability to prioritise and independently work to deadlines.
- Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
- Interest in and commitment to the work of Cara
- Confident use of Microsoft package
- Good knowledge of current global issues.
· Ability to have difficult conversations
Desirable
- Masters or equivalent experience
- Casework experience
- Arabic language skills are desirable. Other foreign languages (such as Farsi/Dari, Pashto, Ukrainian and Russian) will also be considered.
- Salesforce/CRM software experience
- Project Management experience.
- Experience in a supporting role with people with lived experience of forced migration
Size: 11 - 20
Cara provides help to academics in immediate danger, those forced into exile, and those who remain and work in their home countries despite the risks.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are recruiting for two Peer Support Leads (Birmingham and immediate surrounding areas):
The Hepatitis C Trust has developed projects nationally whereby peers use their lived experience of injecting drug use and hepatitis C, to provide education and training to increase awareness of hepatitis C, reduce stigma, and promote access to testing and treatment for people living with hepatitis C.
Do you have experience of working in drug services and with volunteers? Have you been affected by hepatitis C or have you supported anyone who has hepatitis C?
We are looking for passionate and skilled peer leads who have excellent communication and organisational skills. We require a good standard of education and welcome creativity and innovation in all our work.
Working as part of a growing team providing services to people living with hepatitis C, this post will expand delivery of the Hepatitis C peer project, recruiting and supporting volunteer peers across Birmingham and immediate surrounding areas to raise awareness, promote harm reduction approaches, and proactively increase HCV (Hepatitis C Virus) testing, treatment, and care for marginalised communities.
This post will require extensive travel across the region, and it is desirable, but not essential for the post holder to hold a clean driving licence and have their own vehicle for work related travel.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) are currently recruiting for a spinal cord injury specialist nurse to join our growing team of healthcare professionals. The specialist nurse will cover the South-west region – providing support and advice to people with spinal cord injury, their families and healthcare professionals.
Spinal Cord Injury Specialist Nurse
Location: Covering the South-West region – We offer remote working
Salary: £46,591 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
About the role
Working as part of the Health & Care Quality team and within a designated geographical region, the SCI nurse specialist will support those with newly acquired spinal cord injuries who are not admitted to specialist services, or those with established spinal cord injuries who are being re-admitted to hospital for treatment unrelated to their impairment. Through telephone, email or face-to-face visits the SCI nurse specialist will offer guidance and advice to these individuals and/or their family members, addressing issues of concern associated with treatment and care and liaising on their behalf with healthcare professionals in the treating hospitals to ensure these are dealt with in line with best practice standards.
The SCI nurse specialist will also act as an educator for healthcare professionals involved in the treatment and care of spinal cord injured people and working in non-specialist settings and will contribute to the development and delivery of educational offerings available via the SIA Academy. When required, the SCI nurse specialist will support individuals through elements of the NHS Continuing Health Care assessment process, attending review or appeal hearings in their capacity as clinical specialist in SCI care. They will also contribute to the monitoring, evaluation and development of the SCI nurse specialist service via mechanisms put in place for that purpose.
About us
The Spinal Injuries Association is committed to a singular vision: a fulfilled life for everyone affected by spinal cord injury. Everyone has a right to live a fulfilled life and that means the life they choose, a life that has the same opportunities as everyone else. We are the expert, guiding, voice for life after spinal cord injury.
We’re the leading national charity supporting individuals who sustain damage to the spinal cord resulting in paralysis. We are a dedicated organisation providing high-impact, quality services for people with spinal cord injury and their families. All of our work is based on the personal experiences of our members.
Being a user-led organisation is important to us; more than 11,200 of our members, almost half of our staff and the majority of our trustees live with spinal cord injury.
Closing Date: 28 April 2024
Interviews: 9 May 2024 in person in the Milton Keynes area or online via MS teams, by request.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
At SIA, we value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment as we believe diversity fosters a more innovative, creative, and caring culture.
We are striving to create a culture that fully represents all the communities we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, family or parental status, or disability status.
Disabled candidates who meet the standard job criteria will be offered a guaranteed interview.
No agencies please.
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We are recruiting for a Peer Support Lead:
The Hepatitis C Trust has developed projects nationally whereby peers use their lived experience of injecting drug use and hepatitis C, to provide education and training to increase awareness of hepatitis C, reduce stigma, and promote access to testing and treatment for people living with hepatitis C across Bristol & Weston areas.
Do you have experience of working in drug services and with volunteers? Have you been affected by hepatitis C or have you supported anyone who has hepatitis C? We are looking for a passionate and skilled peer lead who has excellent communication and organisational skills. We require a good standard of education and welcome creativity and innovation in all our work.
Working as part of a growing team, this post will continue the development and delivery of the Hepatitis C peer project, recruiting and supporting volunteer peers across Bristol and surrounding areas. Working in partnership with hepatitis C clinical teams, drug and alcohol services and homeless service providers, the post will coordinate delivery of educational workshops, promote and facilitate increased testing for HCV, targeting marginalised and disadvantaged communities and ensuring referral and ongoing support through treatment and harm reduction approaches to prevent reinfection and other harms among PWID.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.