Job title: Shop Manager
Salary: Up to £18,833.65 per annum plus excellent benefits
Location: Leamington Spa
Job type: Permanent
Hours per week: 35 hours
Closing date: 20 December 2020
Virtual Interview date: Week commencing 11 January 2021

Please be aware this position will include working 35 hours per week on a rota basis to include weekends.

We are seeking an innovative Shop Manager who is looking to make their mark in a high profile store in Leamington Spa.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2019 we helped around 191,000 cats and kittens, an average of more than 520 per day.

Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece', our team of managers ensure customers are met with great customer service. We are helping the environment whilst improving the lives of cats, one t-shirt at a time.

As a Shop Manager you will combine commercial acumen with creativity, leading a team of employees and volunteers to deliver the highest standards of customer service and presentation in order to maximise income for cat welfare. This is an exciting opportunity to manage a successful store, market and promote the store within the community and build an exceptional team that are committed to raising funds to support cats and kittens in our care.

Our successful candidate will be highly self-motivated, positive and resilient and with previous retail and people management experience. A strong communicator with excellent organisational skills, you will have the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with a variety of people and have good knowledge of the issues relating to recruiting and retaining volunteers. Experience of working to targets and KPIs within a retail environment is essential.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.
 

Job title: Shop Manager
Salary: Up to £18,833.65 per annum plus excellent benefits
Location: Ibstock
Job type: Permanent
Hours per week: 35 hours
Closing date: 20 December 2020
Virtual Interview date: Week commencing 11 January 2021

Please be aware this position will include working 35 hours per week on a rota basis to include weekends.

We are seeking an innovative Shop Manager who is looking to make their mark in a high profile store in Ibstock.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2019 we helped around 191,000 cats and kittens, an average of more than 520 per day.

Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece', our team of managers ensure customers are met with great customer service. We are helping the environment whilst improving the lives of cats, one t-shirt at a time.

As a Shop Manager you will combine commercial acumen with creativity, leading a team of employees and volunteers to deliver the highest standards of customer service and presentation in order to maximise income for cat welfare. This is an exciting opportunity to manage a successful store, market and promote the store within the community and build an exceptional team that are committed to raising funds to support cats and kittens in our care.

Our successful candidate will be highly self-motivated, positive and resilient and with previous retail and people management experience. A strong communicator with excellent organisational skills, you will have the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with a variety of people and have good knowledge of the issues relating to recruiting and retaining volunteers. Experience of working to targets and KPIs within a retail environment is essential.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.
 

Are you passionate about technology? Do you want to play a key role in helping us meet future challenges?

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 14,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

The IT department is at the beginning of a multi-year digital transformation programme, consolidating, replacing, and implementing new systems to ensure we can deliver on our ambitious objectives, and keep supporting Dogs in the future.

As an Enterprise Architect you will be at the forefront of the programme playing a pivotal role in building the charity’s technology strategy, processes, and information technology roadmap. Working closely with colleagues and external partners you will ensure that technical solutions meet our business needs and empower our people and teams to deliver on our mission and vision. Business partnering with senior stakeholders, you will champion innovation and challenge conventional wisdom to drive digital transformation forward.

This is a hands on role, setting the enterprise architecture, but also playing the solutions architect for our core systems. The role will ideally be suited to a strong solutions architect with several years of experience in a data driven CRM environment, ideally utilising Salesforce who is looking to step up into an Enterprise Architecture role but still has the desire to get down into the details when required. As well as Salesforce, Dogs Trust will be implementing Informatica, SnowFlake and Tableau as their future data platform so experience in any of these technologies will also be advantageous.

TOGAF certified, you will possess a degree or equivalent qualification in a computer science discipline. With significant experience in integrating complex infrastructure solutions you will have strong experience in business processes and performance modelling, benchmarking, and financial analysis. 

So, if you are looking to channel your passion for architecture whilst making a difference to our mission, we would love to hear from you.

The role will be remote initially as we continue to be home based under COVID-19. However, the candidate should be able to commute into our London office in the long term. There is also occasional travel to our rehoming centres across the country in the long term.

Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to save lives. We train specialist dogs to detect the odour of human disease, providing life-saving alert assistance dogs to people with complex health problems across the UK and collaborating with other researchers, NHS Trusts and Universities internationally to advance the early diagnosis of disease.

We have an exciting new opportunity to join this small but fast-growing charity that is a world leader in its specialist innovative field.

THE JOB

INITIAL 12 MONTH CONTRACT WITH EXPECTATION OF RENEWAL

We are a small charity that punches above its weight. We receive no statutory funding and rely on the generosity of our many volunteers and supporters who raise awareness of our work and much needed funds.

The main purpose of this role will be to build and develop local volunteer groups in your region with the aim of increasing both awareness of the charity’s life-saving work and local fundraising. Your role will be to support, develop and enthuse volunteers and fundraising groups to increase our supporter base and ensure fundraising activity is as effective as possible to achieve maximum income in your region.

We are looking for someone committed, passionate and full of ideas about how to engage with the many different communities and groups who support our work, and to reach new audiences so that our supporter network continues to grow to meet our ambitions

You will need to have:

• Experience in a similar role with a national charity where you have a proven track record of raising funds
• Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers
• Familiarity with social media  and CRM systems
• Experience of giving presentations with confident presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of people 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral  
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage a variety of tasks 

You will need to be inspiring, with a creative streak that helps you to bring ideas and motivate people, have a positive attitude and  the ability to use your initiative and work effectively and efficiently without supervision 

If you are nterested and passionate about the work of the charity, and are prepared to work longer days, evenings and weekends to achieve our goal, please get in touch.

A full job description is available on our website.  Please submit your CV with covering letter explaining why you have applied for the role

We reserve the right to close the deadline earlier due to large volume of applications received

CLOSING DATE 5 DECEMBER 2020

Being a small charity, the  Administration and Compliance Officer is responsible for a broad span of duties, but with the core role of ensuring the effective administration of the Trust’s office and all statutory compliance duties, acting as Secretary to the Board of Trustees, managing the ICT environment, supporting other staff and generally contributing to the effective management of the Trust’s business affairs and management of the London office.  

About the charity and the role:

Are you a talented, organised, good at balancing multiple tasks and prepared to work flexibly? Do you want to make a real difference to animals lives in Greece? Then think about coming to work for us! The position will require working mostly from our small office in London.

We at GAWF are seeking someone committed to animal welfare with a broad experience of administration, finance and charity compliance requirements. We would like someone who is self-motivated and who can help us develop and improve our business approach to help increase our income from supporters, manage our business affairs and support our small team of staff and contractors as well as support the Board of Trustees in their governance role. We are happy to consider applicants with transferable skills who can learn on the job.

As a UK-based charity operating in Greece since 1959, GAWF’s purpose is ‘the prevention and relief of cruelty and suffering amongst animals in Greece’. We’re the longest serving animal charity operating nationally in the country.  We support and do ‘hands on’ work for stray cats and dogs in many locations, aiming to control stray populations and bringing relieving treatment to animals on small islands and remote locations that don’t have access to a vet, while our Equine Team is unique in Greece, travelling across the country to offer quality professional help to hundreds of working mules, horses and donkeys that would suffer in silence with every step they take without us.  We lead by example, using the way we care for animals to educate and inspire, encouraging changes in attitudes at every level of Greek society.  Our range of education programmes, aimed at both adult owners of animals and the young, have helped make real change happen and although we have seen improvements over the years we know there is still a lot that needs to be done before Greece becomes a country in which the quality of animals’ lives really matters to people.

The Greek Animal Welfare Fund (GAWF) is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. Our registered office is at 51 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1NB. GAWF operates in Greece through its non-profit subsidiary Animal Action Hellas (AAH) with a registered office of Falireos 43, Neo Faliro 18547, Piraeus, Greece. GAWF funds and directs the activities of AAH through its Board of Directors / Trustees and its Director of operations. The role will require regular communication and working with UK trustees and staff, as well as Athens-based staff and contractors.  

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

How to apply: 

In the first instance please submit a CV which must be accompanied by a covering letter, explaining why you want to work for GAWF and address the key points in the attached JD and Person Specification. Please note that failure to comply with this request will mean your application will not be considered.

Applications may be reviewed on a rolling basis. You are therefore encouraged to apply early, as we reserve the right to close the ad before the published closing date, should a suitable candidate be found.

Closing date: 15th December 2020

Please note :If you haven't heard from us within a week of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

More information may be requested later, if invited to interview.

Support Dogs are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, and driven individual to join the training department.  The role will consist of the assessing and acceptance of applicants.  It will also involve overseeing our teams who have graduated, ensuring all teams receive an annual aftercare, giving advice, support and extra training if and when required in conjunction with prepping and supporting teams for the retirement process to begin. 

The applicant will be required to lone work off site for periods of time, so must show the ability to work alone effectively, prioritise workload accordingly, use their own initiative and have excellent time management and communicational skills.  They are to demonstrate a real passion for the role, a positive attitude and show flexibility within their work. 

Previous experience of training dogs, using positive based methods, and a full clean driving licence are essential criteria for the post.  Desirable qualities are experience/recognised teaching qualification, awareness in varying disabilities and a recognised qualification in animal training/behaviour.  For further criteria please refer to requirements and criteria.

Occasional overnight duties and from time to time weekend work will be required to both fulfil the role and assist in the promotion of the Charity participating in fundraising events/demonstrations.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to be a part of training dogs to transform the lives of people with epilepsy, physical disabilities, and children with autism.

Please visit Support Dogs website for further information and to see a job description.

If you have any queries in regards to this vacancy please contact Katie Burns, via email.  Due to the high level of interest and enquiries that are received for roles within the training department it is sadly not possible to answer any telephone enquiries.

Applicants are to send a covering letter and CV via email or alternatively by post to Katie Burns, Training Manager, Support Dogs, 21 Jessops Riverside, Brightside Lane, Sheffield, S9 2RX.  Please ensure to include the following information in your covering letter/CV –

• Explanation of why you feel you are suited to the role, using specific examples to demonstrate your suitability. 
• Include any training and/or voluntary work you have undertaken/participated in that is relevant to the roles requirements.
• Three referees (if applicable) to cover at least the past 5 years, one of these is to be your current/previous employer, whichever is relevant to your situation.  Should you not have a current/previous employer please explain how you have been spending your time while not in employment.  Open references/character references from family or friends are not accepted.
• A chronological history of your time spent since leaving education, giving reasons for leaving a position.

Closing date – this position will remain open until the right candidate has been appointed

Please note this vacancy has a two-stage interview process, an initial interview which will include a short practical and a further practical assessment for shortlisted applicants.  All interviews/assessments will be held in Sheffield.  Dates will be confirmed should you be shortlisted.

Volunteer Coordinator Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary

A fantastic opportuinty to promote primate welfare and conservation and work with young people from around the world

Fixed term contract until end of March 2022, 

Full time 37.5 hours a week

Salary – circa £18235 pa (dependent on experience)

Wild Futures is a small charity with a world reputation for its advocacy and welfare work, rescuing primates from the UK pet trade. We are dedicated to primate welfare and conservation; our holistic ethos of high standards, sustainability, education and training is reflected in our sanctuary being the only one in Europe to be accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries.

GUIDE TO JOB ROLE & MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Job Title is:  Volunteer Coordinator

Role reports to: The Director.  

Role is responsible for: volunteers and interns.

Summary of Role:  Volunteer Coordinator

Coordinates and administrates Wild Future’s European Solidarity Corps (ESC) and other Volunteer programmes. Researches and writes grant applications to enable continuation of volunteer programme, with all necessary follow up and reporting as required.

Provides an overall co-ordination and administration function for all volunteers and volunteer activities at the Sanctuary.  Mentors the volunteers through their volunteering experience for the charity, working with the charity team to promote their welfare.

Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role.

Key Responsibilities for Volunteer Coordinator Role:

ESC (or similar) & VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME:

Funding:

Research and apply as appropriate for funding to support and enable the continuation of the Wild Futures Volunteer programme. This is an urgent requirement in anticipation of the ESC funding ending in January 2022.

ESC (The following also applies to any subsequent programme):

Works to ensre that the criteria of the ESC are fulfilled so that the Sanctuary’s eligibility is maintained.This includes:

• Annual application and required documentation appropriately submitted.
• Professional processing of applications
• Professional supervision of all personnel entering and exiting under the ESC programme, this includes but is not limited to inductions, training, monitoring, supervising and providing guidance to interns.
• Offer support when integrating ESC personnel with permanent sanctuary and volunteer teams
• Manage the allocated budget
• Maintain and evaluate established ESC partnerships.  Build new partnerships where agreed with Director.

Responsible for organising and managing the volunteers and volunteer programmes.This includes, but is not limited to:

• Promoting, advertising and recruiting
• Co-ordinating daily work loads
• Managing any day to day issues professionally as they arise

REQUIREMENTS:

VOLUNTEERS/INTERNS:

• Responsible for supervising and mentoring volunteers and interns
• Ensuring volunteers and interns are provided with clear direction and instruction, guiding activities and behaviours and are aware of the Vision and ethos of the charity.
• Inspiring volunteers and interns as a positive role model – positive, motivational communication.

EDUCATION/PR:

• Speaking to members of the public in an informative, positive and respectful manner as ambassadors of the charity

HEALTH & SAFETY & HR POLICIES:

• Compliance with all relevant health and safety protocols and relevant HR materials including but limited to safeguarding.  Includes, but not limited to emergency procedures, risk assessments and safe working practices. 

Team Player:

• Respect for, and commitment to, the vision, mission and values of Wild Futures
• Every role is important in a small team and as well as bringing skill, knowledge and experience; we hope that you will fit into our team, working collaboratively and flexibly to ensure the monkeys thrive in our care.

Background & Qualifications:

• Essential:

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
• Experience of managing a small team of volunteers or interns preferably in similar environment. Youth work or teaching assistant experience is particularly helpful.
• Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds
• Experience with and ability to produce grant applications and reporting to an excellent standard
• Demonstrable experience of excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Excellent attention to detail and proof reading skills

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Word and Excel

• Proven ability to multi-task and prioritise, remaining calm under pressure
• Physically fit and be able to work outdoors in all kinds of weather conditions
• Degree OR equivalent on-the-job experience in lieu of degree

• Possess a valid driving licence
• Permission to work in the UK
• DBS clearance

• Desirable:

• Understanding of GDPR requirements and responsibilities.
• Experience with Risk Assessments
• Training in Mental Health in the Workplace 

Outcomes & Targets Associated with this role:

• Provide a valuable contribution in developing and maintaining the volunteer and intern programmes
• Resource funding to enable continuation of the Wild Futures volunteer programme
• Successful and collaborative working relationship with team and colleagues which supports the delivery of charity goals, objectives and vision. 

Please email CV and letter of interest 

No agencies please.

Closing date: 24th December 2020

Are you passionate about making a difference to children and young people and have the time and energy to support a child? Becoming a foster carer will be one of the most rewarding things you ever do.

You will be providing a loving and stable home for a child who can no longer live with their family. The children we find families for have had difficult starts in life. Some have experienced traumatic childhoods. Many only come to us as teenagers. Could you be the one to finally give them a stable place to call home? Of course, it can sometimes be challenging, but we will be there to support you every step of the way. Action for Children provide their foster carers with:

• - Excellent training
• - 24 hours support
• - Generous financial packages

Our foster carers come from all walks of life and a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and ethnic groups. The only essential requirements are that you are over 24 and have a spare bedroom. We don’t have an upper age limit. Your sexuality, marital status or whether you own a home will not affect whether you can foster.

Note: Foster Carers are registered self-employed and receive a tax-free exemption of up to £10,000 per year and further tax relief while a foster child is in your care. Foster carers are eligible for NI credits which counts towards state pension. Income Benefits may be affected depending on your situation and local council policy. Foster Carers will only receive payments while they have a child or young person in placement. Other conditions apply, visit gov website for further information on tax allowance and benefits.

Title: Volunteer Support Manager
Salary: £25,000 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time (40 hours per week)
Location: Newmarket CB8 7NU
Interview Date: Zoom interviews 6/7 January 2021
Applications: CV and covering letter
Contact: Belinda Johnston

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Manager to join our small but growing charity, Our Special Friends (OSF). This role will be responsible for the recruitment and management of the OSF Volunteers.

Our Special Friends aims to help people benefit from the companionship of animals and support them through difficult times. We provide practical advice and emotional support to individuals who are having difficulty caring for their pet or who are missing the companionship of an animal. We coordinate local community support to help people to enjoy the companionship of animals without the worry.

As Volunteer Support Manager you will oversee the recruitment, training and support of volunteers undertaking a variety of roles within Our Special Friends. You will co-ordinate the assessment of companion animals involved and oversee all administrative support to ensure all documentation, policies and records relating to volunteering are current.

A driving license / own transport will be required. 

Closing date: 8.00 pm on 9th December 2020

If you are interested in working with us, please view the JD and Person Spec below and click the apply button to send your covering letter and CV. 

No agencies please. 

A fantastic opportunity to be part of an exciting strategy as Head of Supporter Engagement at an international development, animal welfare charity, where you will drive an ambitious income generation, supporter growth and engagement strategy forwards.

This is a newly created role designed with a supporter engagement funnel in mind. The Fundraising and Communications team is at a time of exciting change, and you will empower and develop this team to success.

As a confident leader you will lead three teams in a wide range of activities including fundraising, volunteering, and campaigning across digital as well as across traditional marketing channels. You will coordinate strategies to recruit and harness personalised relationships with individual supporters to maximise their total lifetime value and create wider impact through large digital mobilisation campaigns.

Key skills and experience:

* A highly experienced senior digital fundraising or marketing professional
* A champion for data driven approaches
* Understand how digital supports teams
* Demonstrable in-depth understanding of fundraising from individuals- both offline & digital acquisition, retention and data analytics.

This is a permanent role, based in London, with flexible working in place. You will start (in the current climate) working from home. Working hours 9am- 5pm.

Salary £60,000- £64,000

Please call me for a conversation 02078207305. Or e-mail your CV to [email protected]

Please note the charity are looking to interview w/c Monday 2 nd November, so please get in touch ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Position Objective:

• To edit PETA UK’s and its affiliates' publications, including written materials, internet content, correspondence, and video text
• To manage the Foreign Language Editor

Term of Employment:

Full-time

Reports to:

Vice President of International Programmes

Location:

PETA Foundation – Telecommuting Position

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• In consultation and verified compliance with the objectives, standards, and requirements
• communicated by PETA and its affiliates:
• Edit PETA's and its affiliates' publications
• Edit internal written materials created by staff members of PETA and its affiliates
• Edit news releases, correspondence, and other public communications of PETA and its affiliates
• Edit the written content of PETA UK and its affiliates' websites
• Edit text for PETA UK and its affiliates' videos
• Edit foreign language text if possible
• Identify government consultations that impact animals, assess which would be useful for us to respond to and prepare submissions for both PETA UK and PETA Australia
• Perform any other editorial functions assigned by the supervisor
• Manage the Foreign Language Editor and their workload

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a course of study requiring extensive writing and editing skills (eg, English, journalism, philosophy, history, law)
• Minimum of six years of practical editing experience in a relevant field
• Proven excellent knowledge of English grammar
• Excellent knowledge of professional, technical, or legal terminology and writing conventions
• Demonstrated exemplary attention to detail
• Proven ability to apply knowledge and experience in a time-pressured, deadline-intensive environment
• Commitment to the objectives of the organization
• Fluency in any other European languages an advantage

Who we are:

The Humane League UK works relentlessly to end the abuse of animals raised for food. We focus our campaigns on the major food industries and businesses that profit from animal cruelty, exposing the reality of how animals are treated, and applying public pressure to secure change. 

We nurture a culture of teamwork and problem solving. Our team is energetic and mission-driven. Thanks to our focus on effectiveness we have earned recognition as Top Charity from Animal Charity Evaluators for all of their rating periods. First established in 2016, over the past few years The Humane League UK has seen an exciting period of growth, and became a UK registered charity (No 1177926) in 2018.

Our employees all work remotely but still enjoy a supportive, collaborative environment. You will have access to a workplace pension, 25 days leave plus Public Holidays, flexible working hours, internet reimbursement, and family-friendly policies. Professional learning and development is actively encouraged.

At The Humane League, animal welfare is at the forefront of our everyday work and as such, many of our employees are vegan by personal choice. All of our events and workshops offer only vegan meals and refreshments.

The Humane League is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive environment and being an equal opportunity employer. Women, people of colour and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. In compliance with laws and in furtherance of our commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, all applicants will receive unbiased consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. To enable us to monitor our progress, we would be grateful if you would complete the short anonymous survey that will be sent to you after you have completed your application.

We welcome applications from all mission-aligned candidates wherever you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food, so if you don’t feel you match all of the requirements, and are unsure whether you should apply, we would be happy to chat through your concerns.

We are looking to speak to a wide range of candidates with diverse backgrounds - #NonGraduatesWelcome

If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, contact us and we will endeavour to work with you to make adjustments throughout the process.

Who you are:

• You are curious and methodical. If there is something on the internet, you can find it.

• You are keen to explore new technology and utilise it to improve efficiency.

• You can handle multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritising them to satisfy all stakeholders.

• You use collaboration to lift others up and get the best result for all involved, even if this sometimes means taking uncomfortable positions.

• You are happy to pick up the phone and speak to the person at the top.

Requirements:

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Live and have the right to work in the UK (we are unable to consider applications from those without the right to work in the UK, and proof will be requested prior to interview)
• Be committed to animal welfare

With these attributes:

Ideally, you will have all of the following attributes, but if you have most of them, we would still be keen to hear from you.

• Collaborative communication

• Forward-looking thinker who anticipates needs, actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions

• Clear presenter both offline and online

• Keen to use technology as a tool

• Curious

• Ability to travel internationally approximately 5-10 days a month (Post Covid-19)

How you can make the difference:

• Follow up with multinational food companies for the translation of global cage-free and broiler chicken commitments into key languages for regional commitments within specified timeframes

• Working closely with Open Wing Alliance members to organise the appropriate translations of commitments into key languages for regional commitments

• Keep CRM up to date with key links to any translations

• Working cohesively with team members intra- and inter- departmentally to coordinate on translations

• Update and maintain the Chickenwatch database by transferring data into the tracker, checking for errors and making improvements

• Attend Corporate Relations meetings to take notes and support the team

• Attend regional summits as needed to help in organisation and minute taking

Closing Date 31st December 2020. We look forward to hearing from you. 

Once your application has been received and reviewed and we want to take it forward, our thorough interview process will follow this route: 

• Preliminary informal phone call
• Screening Interview (via audio call)
• Skills Test (completed remotely)
• Second Interview (via video call)
• Final Interview (via video call)

“This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults with care and support needs and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment”

We are looking for people who care, have patience and life experience and like working with young people. Due to increasing demands for our service, we have several Talkback learning assistant vacancies to deliver a range of services to our members with learning disability and/or autism. Within the Equip team, you will be working part of your time in local Further Education colleges supporting young people,( 16-25 years old) one to one, towards their education goals. We also do community based projects including gardening and allotment groups (some of which are based in National Trust properties), social and life skills training, a men’s independence group, travel training, a drama group which puts on regular shows, a recycling and tools workshop, a creative media group and a group working with animals.

We are currently recruiting for:

Project Workers – Learning Assistants - £18000- £19200 p.a. or pro rata

Both full and part time roles available (a minimum of 3 days a week)

Full year and term time roles available

No shift work or evening/weekend work

You will work at our High Wycombe and Aylesbury buildings, plus in local colleges and out in the community. You will work alongside people with a learning disability or autism to meet their individual needs also support young people with their families to achieve positive outcomes.

To succeed you will be able to work both as part of a team and independently and have a 'can do' attitude. You will need to have good communication skills and an understanding of how to build confidence in a young person. We can teach you all you need to know; you just need to have the passion and care.

You will have the opportunity to help someone develop and grow as a person whilst making a difference that will live with you forever. And, as one of our team said ‘Working with people with a learning disability or autism is the most rewarding and fulfilling role’

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) including checks with past employers (Applicant Declaration must be completed and returned with application).

Closing date: 31st December 2020

Job title: Centre Manager
Salary: Up to £35,077.91 per annum plus benefits
Location: Belfast
Job type: Contract
Contract length: 10 months
Hours per week: 40 hours
Closing date: 03 December 2020
Virtual Interview date: 15 and 16 December 2020

Please be aware this is a fixed term contract position for 10 months, working 40 hours per week (5 days) on a rota basis to include weekends.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with a commitment to animal welfare to join our team as Centre Manager at our busy Belfast Centre.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2019 we helped around 191,000 cats and kittens, an average of more than 520 per day.

Our adoption and homing centres care for thousands of cats each year until they are able to find a loving new home. This success would not be possible without our dedicated team of employees and volunteers. Dealing with thousands of visitors each month, our centres are the face of Cats Protection and we pride ourselves on our employees providing the very best in animal welfare and customer service.

We are looking for people who share our values of placing cats and their welfare first, never putting a healthy cat to sleep, valuing and respecting our volunteers, supporters and employees, providing the highest quality of service and being open and honest. As Centre Manager you will ensure the welfare of all cats in our care and ensure that all administrative and maintenance procedures are completed to a high standard that is in keeping with our vision. Involved in all aspects of the running of the centre, you will ensure the site is staffed effectively, the cats are looked after properly and all policies and procedures are followed and adhered to.

Cats Protection Belfast's dedicated team of employees and volunteers care for over 400 cats a year across their homing centre and admissions pens. We are seeking an excellent communicator and people manager to support and lead our team, and proactively engage with internal and external stakeholders to strive to do more for the needy cats of Belfast. In 2021 we hope to expand our work to help more cats and seek a candidate with a love of cats, and a passion for working with people in a unique operational setting.

Our successful candidate will be a team leader or someone with experience as a supervisor, ideally within an animal welfare environment or organisation, preferably with cats. You will have knowledge of the prevention and control of infectious diseases in cats; be driven, positive and enthusiastic, have plenty of initiative and the ability to thrive under pressure. Great communication, interpersonal and organisation skills will be key, as is an adaptable management style. A flexible approach to working hours including the ability to work weekends will be required.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you to answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role.

Please note the recruitment process for this position will include a virtual competency based interview and a presentation.