Recruitment during COVID-19 restrictions

During the COVID-19 restrictions, our interviews will be by video call.

Additionally, the successful applicant will be fully supported to work from home for the initial period where restrictions on non-essential travel are in place.

About us

This post can based at any of our Skylights which are at the following locations London, Brent, Croydon, Oxford, Merseyide, South Wales, South Yorkshire, Coventry, Birmingham, Newcastle and Edinburgh.
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Crisis is expanding its enterprise team looking at new ways to collaborate with start-ups and become more entrepreneurial ourselves. We already operate nine charity shops, two training cafes and a furniture restoration business. We even have a grants programme to enable people experiencing homeless to leap into self-employment. And we know there is more we can do to use entrepreneurship to end homelessness.

About the role
This is an exciting new position in our ambitious and expanding enterprise team that is committed to finding more innovative and entrepreneurial ways to end homelessness.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing, growing and engaging Crisis’ entrepreneurial community of staff, members and external supporters in our mission to demonstrate how entrepreneurship can end homelessness. You will manage and implement a programme of activities and events in line with the Entrepreneurship strategy. You will also manage the internal and external communication channels.

About you
To be successful in this role you will be driven by our values (inspiration, integrity, dignity, fearlessness through independence, adaptability, resolve to end homelessness). You will have experience in developing entrepreneurial communities online and offline. You will be experienced in organising and promoting events locally and nationally. And you can confidently use Twitter and Instagram and other channels. You will be seeking an exciting new challenge, working in a fast paced and agile team and you will be willing to support new initiatives from across the organisation.

About you
To be successful in this role you will be driven by our values (inspiration, integrity, dignity, fearlessness through independence, adaptability, resolve to end homelessness). You will have experience in developing entrepreneurial communities online and offline. You will be experienced in organising and promoting events locally and nationally. And you can confidently use Twitter and Instagram and other channels. You will be seeking an exciting new challenge, working in a fast paced and agile team and you will be willing to support new initiatives from across the organisation.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team through the Crisis website

Closing date: Sunday 26 July 2020 (11.59pm)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Senior Young Carers Development Officer – Bristol

30 hours per week  £26,507 - £27,343 FTE

Carers Support Centre (CSC) - Bristol and South Gloucestershire provides a wide range of information, advice and support services for unpaid adult and young carers. Our Young Carers Service provides help and support to children and young people aged 8-18, their families, and professionals working with young carers.

Young carers are children and young people who look after someone in their family who has a disability, a long-term illness, or is affected by mental ill health or substance misuse. Young carers may look after parents, care for a brother or sister, or another family member.

We currently have a vacancy in our dynamic, creative and supportive Young Carers team, working to ensure that young carers are identified, have access to appropriate support and fulfil their potential.

The successful candidate will improve the health, well-being and safeguard the interests of young carers adversely affected by their caring roles for family members in the Bristol area by:

• providing individual tailored 1:1 support and advocacy
• taking a ‘whole family approach’ to delivering high-quality, effective and well-managed casework
• responding to referrals and carrying out statutory assessments
• managing the Bristol Keyworker team, sessional workers and student social workers

If you would like to know more about this role, please call Kama McKenzie Young Carers Service Manager on

0 7 8 2 1 2 5 8 3 8 3 for further information. For an application pack, please visit our website  where you will find a full job description & person specification, application form and other relevant documents.

Closing date: 27th July 2020 12:00 noon

Interview date: 4th August 2020

Registered Charity Number: 1063226

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and our workplace is free of barriers and fully accessible for people with disabilities. We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults; from recruitment of staff through to supporting our team working with families and carers in crisis

We are looking for a qualified woman* solicitor or barrister with experience of criminal law to deliver our vital legal services for women as part of our family and criminal law team.

You will be delivering criminal law advice to women who have experienced or are at risk of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) on our telephone advice line.

The main focus of this role will be on protective measures available from the police and criminal court in relation to VAWG. You will also develop the criminal law content on our online FLOWS forum and increase engagement from stakeholders in this forum.

Other responsibilities include contributing to policy work, representing the organisation externally, line-management within a small team and assisting in the strategic development of the service.

Salary: Full-time equivalent rate per annum £40,575 Gross Pay plus 3% pension contribution

Conditions: 35 hours per week (Full time/5 days)

Holiday entitlement: 25 days annual leave plus public holidays [FTE per annum rate]

Location: Home-based. Possibility of occasional travel requirement in the future across England and Wales, after lockdown restrictions are eased, for meetings or delivery of training.

Responsible to: Director of Rights of Women

Line Manager: Director

Duration: Fixed term until 31 March 2021. Possibility of extension, subject to funding.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 7th July 12pm (midday)

Start date: Immediate start or shortly after, negotiable based on notice period required

Interview dates: Anticipated as Wednesday 15th July 2020 via an online platform.

No CVs accepted

*Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part I) applies

Senior Business Development Officer

Location: Flexible

Job ID: 2020-2256

Type of Contract: Permanent

Contracted Hours Per Week: 37.5

Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 39 to 43 (£36689.49 - £40627.73)

Overview

Change Grow Live are looking for Senior Business Development Officers to join our national Business Development Team and become an integral part of one of our regional teams (North East, North West, Midlands, London and South)

We want excellent writers who share our passion for supporting people to make positive changes in their lives.

Change Grow Live is one of the UK’s largest charities. We provide a range of services including community and prison substance misuse, criminal justice, children and young people’s and housing/homelessness.

Joining us means being part of a well-established and successful team. This gives you the chance to develop your skills, knowledge and experience whilst working with great people from across our organisation.

Last year we won tenders with an annual value of almost £50 million but what this really means to us is that we can provide more support to more people across the UK. 

Responsibilities

Working as part of Change Grow Live’s Business Development Team you will play a lead role in the development and writing of tenders and proposals for a variety of health and social care services.

You will engage with people and teams across our organisation, from Consultant Psychiatrists and Nurses to Data Analysts and Web Developers, to produce high quality written tenders and proposals that clearly demonstrate the positive impact that our services have on people’s lives.

As part of a regional team, you will support our successful and growing Business Development Team to improve the quality of work and develop our team culture, by thinking creatively, sharing your own knowledge and experiences, and challenging existing ways of working.

Ultimately you will contribute to the design, development and delivery of our services and help us to deliver on our organisational aims, strategy and values.

This role offers a great opportunity to learn and develop while using your established skills, and you’ll be encouraged to take on more responsibility as you progress.

Check out the job description for more information, and you can call Niki Blenkins to discuss this role further.

About you

You’ll be a self-motivated and keen individual who is passionate about our values and mission.

You’ll be a confident and highly competent communicator with excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills and an exceptional eye for detail.

You’ll have proven experience of writing tenders, proposals or grant applications, or writing in other professional or academic environments, for instance journalism, research or marketing.

You’ll have good IT and research skills and be able to analyse data and interpret evidence.

You’ll be proactive and creative.

You’ll be happy to give and receive challenging feedback.

Above all, you’ll want to use your skills and experience to develop and write winning tenders for services that help people to make positive changes in their lives.

Why work for Change Grow Live

We’ll support you to develop and grow. You’ll be joining a diverse team which welcomes new ideas and ways of working, and you’ll receive structured support, training and coaching to help you to progress in your career. 

Joining Change Grow Live’s Business Development Team means you’ll benefit from a positive, supportive and flexible working environment which includes:

• Regional offices across the UK, including London, Brighton, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds (London Weighting is applicable depending on location);
• The option to work from home;
• Flexible hours and working patterns including compressed hours and job share options.

We pride ourselves on providing a supportive and inclusive workplace and this is evidenced through our 2019 Stonewall Top 100 Employers Award and Investors in People Silver Award.

Closing Date: 26/7/2020

We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible

Role: Senior Outreach Officer (IMPACT) (Bristol)
Salary: FTE circa £24,000 per annum
Hours: 15 or 18.75 hours per week (depending on the applicant’s requirements)
Contract Type: Fixed term to 30th June 2022
Operational Area: West of England
Location: Bristol
Reference:  WOFE03

Role Description:

The Integrating Migrant People through Activities to Connect & Thrive (IMPACT) project aims to support 600 migrants (Third Country Nationals) by assisting them to integrate into UK society through a programme of holistic activities, coordinated and delivered through 3 key areas: Language, Preparation for Work and Cultural/Community activities. IMPACT will be delivered in two areas, West London and Bristol, and is funded by AMIF (the EU’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund).

This role is a job share post with another Senior Outreach Officer. We are looking for a proactive and confident Senior Outreach Officer to co-lead on the recruitment, engagement and registration of Third Country Nationals (migrant people) onto IMPACT with our other Senior Outreach Officer. The Senior Outreach Officers will also lead on the establishment and maintenance of partnerships across the migrant and wider community and also voluntary organisations. They will also work with the IMPACT team to deliver various aspects and components of the project.

The successful candidate will be highly organised, with experience in community outreach and engagement, including working with and supporting Third Country Nationals and/or migrant communities. They will be a confident communicator, with excellent interpersonal skills and a good track record of building and maintaining successful partnerships and relationships with key external stakeholders. They will also have experience in establishing and implementing robust monitoring and evaluation processes, including reporting to funders.

Individuals who have had first-hand lived experience of immigration systems are encouraged to apply. Being able to speak Levantine Arabic is desirable but not essential.

Main Duties

• Lead the recruitment, engagement and registration of 300 migrants onto the IMPACT project in Bristol.
• Build partnerships with community and voluntary sector organisations supporting migrants.

In return we offer:

• 25 days per annum plus English Bank Holidays
• A contributory pension scheme
• Scope to continuing development of your professional skills

Closing Date: 19th July
Interview Date: phone calls w/c 27th July and interviews w/c 3rd August

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply' button to be directed to our site. There you can download the application pack.

Groundwork South is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable groups. In line with our Safer Recruitment & Selection Policy and Procedure, successful applicants are subject to references and an enhanced with barred lists disclosure check.

CVs will not be accepted. No agencies please. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that we reserve the right to close applications early in the event of a large response.

Groundwork South is committed to transforming people’s lives and places through social, economic and environmental action. In terms of development and delivery of these projects we work across three business themes, Parks & Open Spaces, Youth & Employment and Greener Living & Working.

We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. To demonstrate our commitment, we have been awarded the Disability Confident Scheme Symbol, which is awarded by the Employment Service. We guarantee an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the post. If you consider yourself to have a disability and would like to apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the Guaranteed Interview Scheme form (at the top of our current vacancies page) and submit this with your application. We shall ensure fairness and equal opportunities throughout our workforce and in service delivery.

Groundwork South is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age. A copy of our Equality and Diversity policy may also be made available to candidates on request.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for people facing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

This is an exciting time to join the Policy and Campaigns team at Crisis and play an important role to help us advance our goal to end homelessness in Great Britain. In the last few weeks we have seen significant progress in policy making on homelessness, and it is a critical time to ensure this momentum is not lost.
As Senior Policy Officer for Health and Homelessness Prevention, you will lead a new area of policy work for Crisis, developing our policy positions and strategy around health to ensure that health policy is well-considered and advocated for in our solutions to end homelessness. You will also work closely with Public Affairs and Campaigns colleagues on influencing decision makers to help people out of homelessness and campaign for the changes needed to solve it altogether.
 

About you
To be successful in this role you will have solid experience of leading policy projects in housing, homelessness, or health, and developing practical policy solutions to complex problems. You will also be enthusiastic about working cross-organisationally with frontline services and people with lived experience to develop policy from practice.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click apply now. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

Closing date: Tuesday 14 July 2020 (11.59pm)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness

This is an exciting opportunity to join an inspirational and visionary children's charity as part of their growing fundraising team. Established in 2000, Caudwell Children works to transform the lives of disabled children and their families, enabling them to challenge the barriers they face throughout childhood by providing practical and emotional support.

Caudwell Children is going through an exciting period of growth having recently opened a new state-of-the-art facility for multi-disciplinary therapy programmes for childhood disability and research of neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism, within the grounds of Keele University.

This transformational period brings the need to develop all income streams to enable this growth and so Caudwell Children are looking for an experienced Head of Events to join their team on a permanent basis.

Caudwell Children - Head of Events

Location: Keele, Staffordshire

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 plus bonus (dependent on skills and experience)

Contract: Permanent

This is a new role at Caudwell Children and a particularly exciting time to join this fast growing charity in a year where they have launched their amazing new £18m autism diagnosis and assessment centre and international/national headquarters at Keele University Science & Innovation Park. In 2020 they are also celebrating their 20th anniversary.

As Head of Events you will be supporting the Associate Director of Events to build on and develop the portfolio of events and challenges along with a team of six staff. You will raise funds by recruiting, inspiring, and developing support for the charity through major events, sports and challenges.

To be considered for this position you will have substantial experience of managing and marketing a range of sporting and challenge events and securing high levels of sponsorship income. It will be beneficial to have had experience of working within a complex environment, ensuring speedy decision making and a systematic approach to overcoming obstacles.

Closing date for applications: Harris Hill reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration.

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Faye Marshall at Harris Hill.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Job Description - Community Fundraiser
Responsible to: Business Development Director
Location: Baca office, Loughborough, England. The role will require travel across the Leicestershire and East Midlands region

Hours:                         22.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent on successful completion of probation
Salary: £21K per Annum (Pro Rata)

Overall Purpose

• To expand and deepen the commitment of both existing and new community supporters in line with the Baca’s vision and strategy. To coordinate and deliver a community fundraising programme engaging with a wide range of people and generating an income that ensures Baca is able to deliver the best possible service to unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked young people to achieve our long term impact to see every young person become positive empowered individuals who are able to live independently as contributors to the society.

Duties Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain partnerships with volunteer fundraisers and community groups in line with Baca's vision and values to help us achieve our core objectives.
• Be a proactive member of the Fundraising team and work very closely with the leadership and service delivery teams.
• Identify, recruit, engage and mobilise networks of community fundraisers.
• Develop a strong digital fundraising platform, increasing and inspiring Baca supporters by creating compelling campaigns through social media, emails and offline events in line with the Code of Fundraising Practice.
• Identify, where possible individuals with lived experience to play a leading role in relevant campaigns
• Deliver excellent supporter care to ensure Baca’ supporters have a positive & excellent supporter experience through strong long-term stewardship.
• Develop and co-ordinate a number of key fundraising events in the charity’s calendar.
• Raise funds in line with yearly fundraising targets.
• Research and initiate ideas for a wide range of events and community activities.
• Assist with the delivery of Baca’s communication strategy.
• Maintain communication guidelines for the organisation and ensure external and internal communications are in line with values and representative of Baca’s ‘voice’.
• Assist with the development of public communications such as website articles, blogs, with the wider Baca team
• Administer and track Donor data in line with GDPR regulations.

General:

• Play an active and supportive role within the organisation.
• Embrace the Vision and Values of Baca and reflect this in working practice.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy.
• Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity policy.
• Be aware of the correct procedures for dealing with any incidences of safeguarding concerns and follow them in line with Baca’s Child Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy.
• Adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures.

Personal Specification  

Baca is looking for a Community Fundraiser to deliver our fundraising strategy aimed at increasing our supporter base and income from donations from individuals and community groups. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and has a huge enthusiasm to inspire and engage groups in the community to fundraise for the charity. They will be able to catch the Baca’s vision and communicate with excellence and passion. They will be able to represent Baca’s mission with authenticity to the community. This person needs to be highly organised, flexible and able to motivate people and community groups to fundraise with energy and passion. They should have strong digital skills and be able to build strong relationships. They must be able to pay attention to high level of detail whilst being connected to the bigger picture of the strategy.

Qualifications/Knowledge/Experience

• Previous experience in community fundraising and volunteer management.
• Experience in organising events, both face to face and through digital fundraising.
• Experience in working towards financial targets
• Strong experience in using various digital platforms.
• Specific understanding of digital campaigning and communications

Skills/Abilities

• A key part for the role will be the ability to build and maintain relationships, using strong interpersonal skills and initiative. Initially this may need to be achieved in a creative way using digital platforms.
• Able to be enthusiastic, passionate and inspirational.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated and able to work both as part of a team and independently.
• Ability to plan, organise and manage regular events proactively whilst paying attention to a high level of detail.

Other Expectations

• Have a genuine concern for and commitment to asylum seekers/refugees, young people and UASCs in particular.
• Background/experience/knowledge of refugee and asylum issues is desirable
• Ability and commitment to work within a framework of confidentiality and anti-discriminatory practice at all times.
• Commitment to work within the aims, values and ethos of the organisation.
• Ability to have flexibility with working hours to manage fundraising events, deliver verbal presentations, and support fundraisers.
• Holds a full, clean driving licence and has regular access to transport.
• Full legal right to work in the UK without restriction.  
• Appointment is subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

About the role
This is an exciting fixed term position in our ambitious and award-winning fundraising team, committed to finding innovative ways to build Crisis’ profile and support across the UK.
In this role, you will be responsible for contributing to income growth across the UK, and you will be involved in the development of networks and activity to generate funds from communities, individuals and volunteer fundraising groups, whilst ensuring an excellent supporter experience.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have previous experience of using your excellent communication skills to build a wide range of successful relationships and deliver first-rate supporter or customer care, ideally including having worked with volunteers.

You will be comfortable working within community and events fundraising and will need to demonstrate your ability to use your own initiative to research and identify opportunities and deliver projects or events.

You’ll be highly motivated to help achieve the change needed to end homelessness altogether.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your on-going development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. Please address points 1-5 & 7 only from the Person Specification in your supporting statement. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Sunday 26 July 2020 (23:59)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

For more information about our work and to see our work in action, please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Freedom for Animals' campaign, ‘Rudolph’s Christmas Wish’, aims to tackle the growing problem of animals such as reindeer and penguins being exploited in festive events. Freedom for Animals carries out annual monitoring of events and supports the actions of local groups to raise awareness of this widely overlooked area of animal use.

You will help us deliver this campaign over the busiest months - September to January. In this role you will work alongside the Director carrying out research, liaising with event organisers including local authorities and supporting grassroots campaigners, as well as attending and documenting festive events that use animals.

In return you will be given the chance to develop a range of skills in campaigning and lobbying, as well as gaining experience of working in a team for a national, animal rights organisation, in a friendly and supportive environment.

As the Schools Project Officer you will further develop the Lambeth Young Carers’ Schools Project.Funded by the Walcot Foundation, our young carers schools project aims to reduce the negative impacts of caring on young carers’ education, thereby increasing the opportunities to reach their potential.  The project has 3 core elements:

• A programme of awareness raising in schools targeting both staff and pupils, delivered through assemblies and workshops for school staff.
• A programme of peer support groups taking place in schools to enable young carers to connect with others in the same situation and share their experiences in a supported environment, reducing their sense of isolation and creating the opportunity for new friendships to develop.
• Intensive one to one support with a cohort of young carers who have the highest levels of need.

The project works with secondary school children aged 11 - 16 who are from low income households.

If you are looking for a fast paced, rewarding project that will make a lasting difference to young carers, we would love to hear from you. 

This post is 21 hours per week 

Closing date: Monday 20th July 2020 at 9am

Interview date: Tuesday 28th July 2020

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the Access Project as a University Access Officer: one full-time and one part-time position. 

Please specify which position you are applying for when you answer the application questions. 

Application Information:

• Applications close: 9am, Monday 20th July 2020
• Starting salary: £21,000 (plus £2,000 London weighting), rising by £1,000 after 6 months and £1,000 after 12 months subject to performance (Pro Rata)
• Contract: Part-time, permanent
• Working days: Three days a week. For two days a week the University Access Officer will be based in one of our partner schools in London. For the right candidate we can be flexible which days these are. The University Officer will be based in our London Office every Friday, this is not negotiable (The Dock, Tobacco Quay, Wapping Lane, London, E1W 2SF)
• Job Location: London
• Academic requirements: University degree or significant professional experience
• Interview date: Thursday 23rd July 2020. (All interviews will take place online and will consist of a panel based interview, a student facing activity and an in-tray task)
• Start date: Monday 17th August

About The Access Project

The Access Project is an innovative education charity that helps bright young people from disadvantaged backgrounds gain places at top universities. Our volunteers are trained and supported to be effective tutors who work with our students for an hour a week to raise their grades. In addition, a dedicated school-based staff member mentors the students so they have the knowledge and support to make strong university applications. Our results show this approach works.

About the role

University Access Officers manage the day-to-day running of the programme in The Access Project’s partner schools. They work closely with students, staff at all levels, tutors, and with the rest of The Access Project’s team to ensure that the delivery of the programme is optimised. The programme has been carefully designed with the intention that all interactions have a positive impact on a student’s chances of getting into a top university. It is the responsibility of the University Access Officer to deliver all the activities which make up our programme. This includes managing tutor and student pairings as well as delivering and recording in-school activities.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work on the front line of addressing educational disadvantage, as well as benefiting from opportunities to become involved in the wider work of The Access Project as it continues to expand.

This is a challenging role, which involves a high level of organisation. It is well-suited to resilient individuals looking to pursue a career in education and/or the social enterprise/charity sectors. UAOs are the sole representative of The Access Project in school and therefore must be comfortable working alone (although they will build relationships and work closely with school staff).

All University Access Officers are line managed by a Programme Manager from The Access Project, who visits the school once per week for line management meetings, as well as being available via email and phone. Each school also nominates a Programme Supervisor, who focuses on the performance of their in-school programme.

Duties and responsibilities of our University Access Officers:

University Access Officers are the case managers for all key stakeholders who interact with the programme including students, tutors, teachers and TAP staff.

1. Students

• Building strong mentoring relationships with students to drive awareness of and enthusiasm for the programme.
• Delivering The Access Project’s programme of university support activities at the school, including one to one meetings, workshops and assemblies
• Assessing student progress towards being able to make successful university applications by uploading all interactions to our CRM system: Salesforce
• Recruiting students onto the programme in line with our student enrolment criteria
• Matching students with volunteer tutors
• Managing difficult conversations
• Monitoring student attendance to tutorials and devising innovative solutions to encourage attendance
• Using the schools’ existing reporting on students’ academic and pastoral progress to monitor the impact of tutorials, and intervene as appropriate
• Collecting and uploading various data sets relating to a student’s eligibility or performance on the programme. This ranges from consent forms to individual UCAS applications.

2. Tutors

• Building and managing relationships with tutors to ensure they have a positive experience of the programme, deliver good quality tutorials, and continue volunteering with us year-on-year
• Liaising with tutors and managing any day-to-day requests that they have regarding The Access Project or their tutee
• Managing tutor attendance to tutorials through weekly monitoring systems
• Observing tutorials and giving tutors any necessary feedback

3. School Staff

• Working with school staff to ensure their cooperation and timely completion of activities contributing to the smooth running of the programme.
• Chairing and presenting at termly school meetings with Senior Management to report on programme progress.

4. Other Activities

• University Access Officers are based in our partner schools, but they spend 1 day each week in The Access Project’s central office undertaking training, attending meetings, and feeding into internal projects to improve the quality of delivery of the programme.
• University Access Officers support the volunteering team by helping to deliver tutor training sessions, which take place on Saturdays and weekday evenings.
• University Access Officers will be required to support our Central Provision function including staffing our two annual university trips and our university society events.

5. Any other responsibilities reasonably deemed necessary by the Access Project’s Programme Managers or Director

Person specification

Essential characteristics and experience:

• Able to communicate and influence with impact at all levels. The role involves building relationships with staff, students and tutors on a one-to-one basis and presenting information to/running workshops with groups of students and teachers: The University Access Officer will need to be professional, articulate and credible in a range of situations.
• Able to deliver projects and manage administration. The University Access Officer will need to be able to maintain accurate and up-to-date records.
• Able to effectively time manage. The role has a complex and varied workload, involving autonomous working and team-working, and managing tasks over different periods of time. The University Access Officer will need to be able to plan their time effectively to complete all tasks to pre-set deadlines.
• Able to lead and manage change. The University Access Officer will be the key representative of the programme in school and will need enthusiasm and vision to make this a success.
• Passionate about educational disadvantage. This is a demanding role which requires University Access Officers to be committed to our mission and values (see below) and motivated by and engaged with the work of The Access Project and our partner schools.
• Resilient and adaptable. The University Access Officer will need to adapt to a fast-moving environment in school, and react to challenges and requests from students, staff and tutors.
• Skilled in stakeholder management. The University Access Officer will need to be able to build and maintain excellent relationships with school staff as well as our volunteer tutors.
• Able to work some Saturdays and evenings. The University Access Officers run training sessions for our volunteer tutors as well as staff our university society events, many of these take place on Saturdays and evenings. The University Access Officers are compensated for their time through an additional holiday allowance. There are some periods of the year where no Saturday or evening work is required.

Desirable

• Knowledge/experience of working and/or volunteering in schools or the education sector.

Please note, as a minimum requirement, applicants will:

• Have a university degree or significant professional experience
• Have the right to work in the UK

Covid 19

Please note: University Access Officers are currently working remotely to deliver the activities listed above. This is constantly under review and we cannot at this time confirm whether this role will be in-school or home-working at the start of the next academic year.

Notice period

University Access Officers can terminate their employment by giving written notice at least two months before the end of term in the autumn and spring terms, and at least three months before the end of the summer term. We highlight this as it is a standard notice period in schools but more unusual in the charity sector.

Safeguarding statement

"The Access Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and will expect the all volunteers and staff to share this commitment."

Essential characteristics

Applicants must be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and will expect the all volunteers and staff to share this commitment.

Disclosure of a Criminal Record

The Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986 does not apply to posts where there is access to children. This means that applicants for employment which involves working with children and young people must disclose any criminal record. If you are selected for appointment you will be subject to this procedure. All Disclosures are carried out in the strictest confidence and are made only in connection with your application for employment and for no other purpose. The application for an Enhanced Disclosure will be activated before your first day of work.

Guidance for candidates applying for a job with The Access Project. Please read this carefully before you start to fill in the application form.

General

• The application form plays a crucial part in the selection process, both in deciding whether you will be invited to an interview and at the interview itself. It is vital that you complete this form as fully and accurately as possible. We will not make any assumptions about your experience, knowledge, skills and abilities to do the job.
• Read the full vacancy details carefully before you start. All parts of the application form must be completed.

Application form

Complete this section fully. All successful applicants will be required to produce documentary evidence of their eligibility to work in the UK*. Verification of identity is required before confirmation of appointment.

Present or most recent employment

It is important to give full information, including the organisation you work in, or most recent employment if not currently working, full dates, address and explanation of any gaps in employment.

References

All appointments are subject to verification of employment and suitability of the candidate for the post applied for. We reserve the right to approach any previous employer for a reference and to verify their identity, but will request your permission before doing so. If you have experience of working with children please include this as one of your references.

Previous employment

Ensure that you put in full dates, names, addresses and your job title. Be careful not to leave any unexplained gaps. Details of part time and relevant voluntary work should also be entered.

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Ensure you give all the information requested, including dates, establishment where you studied and make clear the level of any examinations e.g. GCSE, GCE 'O' Level or 'A' Level or equivalents etc. and the grades you obtained. Also include here any skills training you have had. You will be required to produce original documentary evidence of any qualifications relevant to the job, and these will be detailed on the person specification.
• Proof of qualification is required before the appointment is confirmed.

The Access Project’s mission

We work with high-potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds, providing in-school support and personalised tuition to help them gain access to selective universities.

Our Aim:

The Access Project is an education charity that works with schools in which 30% or more of pupils are on free school meals (50% or more of students receive pupil premium), to pair graduate volunteers with disadvantaged students for weekly one-to-one tutoring and an intensive programme preparing students for university applications.

The programme combats educational inequality and improves social mobility by raising students’ grades and supporting them to understand the pathway to a top university.

The Access Project has a network of over 1200 volunteer tutors and works with more than 1200 students in 28 schools in London and in the Midlands.

The Access Project’s values

• Community - We build a community of schools, volunteers and partner organisations that share a common vision.
• Motivation - We harness and reward motivation.
• Development - We promote a culture of excellence, improvement and innovation.
• Academic Excellence - We help students achieve their potential by matching them with tutors who have been given excellent resources and training.

Benefits

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications for all suitably qualified persons. However as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals are currently under-represented within the organisation, which does not reflect our diverse student body, we would particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates. All appointments will be made on merit.

• TAP offers:
  • A great working environment!
  • 25 days annual leave p.a. (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure.
  • PerkBox Perks - offering nationwide shopping discounts, gym memberships, holidays, freebies, learning and much more.
  • Employee Assistance Programme, a 24 hour helpline for staff
  • Online Medical assistance - access 24/7 to a qualified GP within minutes, with referrals and prescriptions available same-day.
  • Interest-free travelcard loans
  • Cyclescheme loans
  • Employer’s pensions contributions (3%)
  • CPD options
  • TAP welcomes requests for flexible working arrangements
  • Monthly work-from-home days (when not in lockdown, obviously!)

Further information

Safeguarding statement

"The Access Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and will expect the all volunteers and staff to share this commitment."

Essential characteristics

Applicants must be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and will expect the all volunteers and staff to share this commitment.

Disclosure of a Criminal Record

The Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986 does not apply to posts where there is access to children. This means that applicants for employment which involves working with children and young people must disclose any criminal record.

References

All appointments are subject to verification of employment and suitability of the candidate for the post applied for. We reserve the right to approach any previous employer for a reference and to verify their identity, but will request your permission before doing so. If you have experience of working with children please include this as one of your references.

Previous employment

Ensure that you put in full dates, names addresses and your job title. Be careful not to leave any unexplained gaps. Details of part time and relevant voluntary work should also be entered.

Education, Qualifications and Training

Ensure you give all the information requested, including dates, establishment where you studied and make clear the level of any examinations e.g. GCSE, GCE 'O' Level or 'A' Level or equivalents etc. and the grades you obtained. Also include here any skills training you have had. You will be required to produce original documentary evidence of any qualifications relevant to the job, and these will be detailed on the person specification.

Proof of qualification is required before the appointment is confirmed.

Please ensure that you complete all of the application form questions. Resumes and CVs will not be considered.

TAP is a Living Wage Employer...

We are seeking a self-motivated administrative and events assistant to play a key role in our friendly team. We are looking for someone with the drive, initiative, teamwork and organisational skills to thrive in a busy charity committed to improving children and young people’s life chances.

About us

PSHE (personal, social, health and economic) education is the school curriculum subject that prepares pupils for life and work.  PSHE lessons cover some of the most pressing issues facing young people today including relationships and sex, mental and physical health, staying safe online, economic wellbeing, careers and the importance of equality and diversity.

The PSHE Association is the national body for the subject. A charity and membership organisation, the Association supports a national network of over 40,000 teachers and schools with advice, training and resources. We work nationally to raise PSHE standards for all children and raise its status on the curriculum. This is an exciting time for us and we are expanding our services – including our range of face-to-face and online training – to meet growing demand.

Role description

The applicant will be expected to take on a variety of responsibilities associated with the organisation and administration of the office, promoting and helping to organise our series of conference and training events, processing memberships and payments, and maintaining and updating our database of contacts as well as supporting the team as required. We have built our online training offer considerably, so we are particularly interested in candidates with some experience of supporting webinars/online training – or those who have an aptitude and willingness to learn about this area.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification please visit our website.

Terms of Reference

The post is offered on a full time (35 hours per week) basis, on an initial six-month contract with the possibility of extension. The starting salary will be in the region of £19,000.  Applicants should have some experience of working in an office environment, and ideally some experience of organising events or conferences (face-to-face and/or online) as well as being sympathetic to the Association’s aims.

Our offices are based in central London, close to London Bridge/Borough, but at the present time we are working remotely from home.  We are looking for someone who would be able to join us in our London offices each day when we return, but who would be happy to work from home initially.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified people.

The Children's Society are excited to be recruiting Prevention Officers to work collaboratively with local and regional partners in the following regions:

North West

East Midlands

West Midlands

This is a permanent position but with a provisional end date for funding of 31/3/2021 (Secondment will be considered).

37 hours per week

£23,388 (DN pay grade) per annum

Location to be confirmed on appointment; either The Childrens Society office in relevant region or opportunity to work from home.

Please note, we are recruiting one Prevention Officer per region stated above. Please clearly state in your application which region you are applying for.

The Prevention Programme

The Children's Society has successfully secured funding for a second year of the Prevention Programme, a contract from the National Police Chiefs Council to work collaboratively to prevent Child Exploitation, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.

The Prevention Programme is an exciting, fast-paced programme which drives forward radical change in the prevention of Child Exploitation nationally. The programme works collaboratively with the police and a wide range of key partners across the country to deliver innovative responses to child exploitation based on police intelligence. We act as an agile resource, adapting to meet regional and national needs to transform practice across society in preventing child exploitation.

The programme uses a variety of approaches to delivery including training, resource creation and best practice advice and guidance, in order to achieve strategic change and improve safeguarding responses to exploited children and young people.

We're looking for a highly motivated individual, with a good understanding of working with children and young people and strong partnership working and communication skills to join our network of Prevention Officers.

The Prevention Officer role

-Strategic role to work alongside Regional Organised Crime Units to provide intelligence led interventions in a range of public, private and charity sector contexts in the prevention of Child Sexual and Criminal Exploitation, Modern Slavery and Trafficking. Interventions will include, but not be limited to best practice guidance, resource creation, training and the development of strategic plans to deliver tangible results and systems change - within a defined region.

-Work as a subject matter expert to deliver a wide range of 'tasks' bespoke to each region, which could include supporting schools, working with the police on operations, engaging with commercial bodies, writing guidance or researching interventions.

-Develop and maintain partnerships and undertake multi-agency working, including working with young people, to deliver prevention interventions within the region and at a national level.

-Work across Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, Child Criminal Exploitation, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking by engaging the police and a range of other professionals to raise awareness and ultimately to reduce harm to children and young people. Represent The Children's Society at a number of strategic external events and meetings.

-Keep up to date with new developments in exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery, as well as safeguarding practice to help to ensure that the work of the Prevention Programme is at the forefront of best practice in this area.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

In order to be successful in this role, you must demonstrate:

-Commitment to safeguarding children and young people, and experience of working within required safeguarding policy and procedure.

-Experience of developing initiatives that reduce risk for children and young people, through the prevention of CSE/A, CCE, Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery.

-Experience of public speaking and delivering presentations to large groups of professionals, including police.

-Experience of effective time and diary management.

-Experience of collaborative and multi-agency working and influencing key stakeholders.

-Enhanced DBS clearance.

If you would like to be considered for a secondment for this role please state this within your application.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Please note due to the nature of the role the successful candidates will be required to undertake NPPV Level 2 vetting to facilitate working in Police premises. This will be discussed further at interview.

The closing date for applications is the 14th July 2020. Please note if we receive a large number of applicants this vacancy may close earlier.

In your statement, please state which geographical region you will be applying for (North West, East Midlands, West Midlands)

Interviews will be held week commencing 3rd August (but this could be subject to change) . During Covid-19 restriction measures, it is likely that these will take place via Skype. This will be confirmed closer to the date and based on Government guidance at the time.