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Debates around Black Lives Matter, mass remote working, inequality in our education system exposed by Covid-19 restrictions and debates about privilege – our society and our world of work is very clearly at a turning point.
As a social mobility charity, The Brokerage is in the fortunate position to influence that change in a positive, practical and meaningful way, working with underprivileged young people from state schools. We partner with corporates in the City (financial and professional services) that want our help with building and accessing a different talent pool and change organisational practices to create a post-inclusion culture where people from all backgrounds can thrive and be themselves.
The Brokerage is at a critical and dynamic point having recently launched a strategic re-direction, innovative new services and a relevant new brand, all supporting our vision of a world where a young person’s ability and aspiration alone determine their career path. At the heart of this exciting new direction is implementing our new partnership model to ensure that The Brokerage is both re-positioned as a Changemaker with corporates and ensures sustainable funding of its activities.
To achieve this The Brokerage is currently recruiting for a Placement & Recruitment Manager to lead the ‘Placement’ strand of our delivery, working closely with the Partnerships Team and wider programme delivery team to manage all entry-level recruitment with our corporate partners. This role will primarily focus on the management and delivery of our Year 12 and Year 13, and undergraduate placements. The postholder will be responsible for selection and preparing suitable candidates for our corporate partners from the Brokerage’s candidate cohort. It will also act as an expert advisor to our corporate partners on what works in terms of recruiting young people from diverse backgrounds.
Main duties
- To manage The Brokerage's Summer Placement Programme ensuring there is a match between supply and demand, working closely with the partnerships team
- To develop and implement a virtual internship programme as an integrated option and alternative to our face to face placement programmes
- To work closely with the Outreach and Academy Manager to ensure that there is a pool of suitable candidates for placements and recruitment and manage all our support workshops and one to one sessions for candidates (e.g. CV, interview and assement centre prep)
- Work with the Outreach manager to develop, test and pilot new ways to assess talent that go beyond looking at grades and advise/work with our corporate partners to implement these
- Produce cutting edge guidance for our corporate partners working with the Corporate Changemaker Manager, e.g. employer guides and produce external thought pieces and research
- Manage, develop and run “Into-work” type of conferences (recruitment fairs with corporate partners) in collaboration with colleagues in the delivery and partnerships team
- Provide support and coaching to our candidates during recruitment processes and vice versa support partners with designing recruitment systems that work for our candidates working closely with the corporate consultancy manager
- To deliver a high quality placement service to employers which will meet their recruitment needs.
- Manage the development of our new apprenticeships offering, working with the selected training provider and the partnerships team
- To proactively support the Marketing and Communications Manager with case study and other materials
- To play an active role in the planning and delivery of The Brokerage’s strategic objectives and participate in The Brokerage events and activities as required.
Person Specification
Essential
- Experience of placing young people into paid job opportunities, including school-leaver, apprenticeships and undergraduate vacancies.
- Experience and understanding of the whole recruitment cycle
- Experience of working directly with young people.
- Experience of working in partnership with corporate partners.
- Highly organised with an ability to track multiple projects with competing deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Excellent IT skills, including demonstrable usage of the Microsoft Office suite, CRM database (e.g. Salesforce or equivalent).
7% pension contribution
25 days’ paid annual leave plus Bank Holidays
2 days’ paid volunteering leave
Season ticket loan and a range of other staff benefits
Please apply by submitting a Cover Letter and CV by 0900 on Monday 2 November
Interview - dates tbc
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Head of Housing and Property - Hammersmith United Charities
Salary: Up to £50k (pro rata) depending on experience
Appointment Type: Permanent
Hours: 3 – 4 days per week
Location: Hammersmith, this role is primarily based on site at John Betts House W12 9NJ
About us
Hammersmith United Charities is a 400 year-old Almshouse Charity providing sheltered accommodation for local older people in high quality flats surrounded by prize winning gardens.
About the role
We’re looking for a new leader of our Housing and Property team to help bring a 400 year old charity to the forefront of 21st century best practice with an emphasis on the wellbeing of residents, including residents in our decision making and introducing new technologies to improve outcomes and run operations more effectively.
Responsibilities include overseeing the management of two sheltered housing schemes containing 91 flats, a small investment property portfolio, a small in-house team of Scheme Managers and gardeners and a varied team of external contractors.
About you
The ideal candidate will have a successful track record in a similar role and be proficient in all aspect of running a safe and efficient housing operation. You will have a good working knowledge of promoting independence, inclusion and wellbeing. You will have excellent leadership skills, good judgement and be a confident and robust decision maker. You will be up to date with relevant digital developments for housing and willing to embrace technological change. We are looking for an effective communicator, able to take the lead, build consensus and move everyone forward together at the right pace
All candidates will be required to undertake a DBS Check.
How to Apply
Please read the job description, complete the application form and send along with your CV by noon of Monday 9th November.
We anticipate that first interviews will be held during week commencing 16th November, meetings with staff and residents will be held during the week commencing 23rd November and final interview and presentation during the week commencing 30th November.
Employment Coach
Location: Willis Road, Croydon
Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum
Work Hours: 9am to 5pm – Full Time
The Write Time has quickly established itself as a leading specialist mentoring, education and employability organisation working with vulnerable people of all ages to ensure each person referred to our services achieves their full potential in both an educational and personal sense, with the use of Choice Theory. The Write Time has multiple facets to the business. The organisation has a small independent school arm that was recently commended by Ofsted for its quality of provision for the wellbeing of young people. We also run a Traineeship programme for young people aged 16-24, helping them to get into education, employment or training. In the past, we have worked with over 1000 students across 12 schools in 7 boroughs. The Write Time is now also developing an employment programme that will support young people into apprenticeships.
We are specifically looking for an experienced Employment Coach. The role will involve supporting parents into work or upskilling them into better paid employment. We are looking for someone that has a strong background in delivering Information Advice & Guidance (IAG) and who. Can run workshops/sessions related to work preparation, and employability.
Do you have what it takes to join The Write Time and contribute to giving parents a future?
In order to apply for this, post you will need: -
- A minimum of a Level 2 qualification/Grade C in English Language & Mathematics
- To be IAG qualified level 4 and experienced substantially with mentoring and mentoring-based paperwork
- Experience in working with employees
- To be experienced and talented working with challenging young people and adults from a variety of backgrounds, and to have a track record of success in engaging this client group to achieve positive destinations
- To be a strong user of ICT-based software including MacOS
- To be a competent coordinator and motivator
- To be dynamic, creative, energetic, positive, and willing to communicate ideas appropriately
Closing date: 10am, Friday 23rd October 2020
Interviews: Week commencing Wednesday 28th October
To Apply and for More Information:
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website to download the application form/information pack and other relevant documents.
No agencies please.
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A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven and proactive AAT Apprentice to join the busy subsidiary finance team of Sightsavers, an international development charity with its head office in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, offices throughout Europe and UAE and programmes in low and middle income countries in Africa and Asia.
Details
Weekly wage: £245.00
Working week: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm with one hour for lunch, 35 hours per week.
Total hours per week: 35.00
Expected duration: 18 months + EPA
Possible start date: 09 Nov 2020
Apprenticeship level: Advanced Level 3 (A level)
Reference number: VAC001658586
About the role
The successful candidate will be a member of our growing subsidiaries finance team and will be required to work closely with the Subsidiary Finance Manager, Group Accounts team and Treasury team as well as other members of the organisation.
The candidate will support the team in the following areas:
- Ensuring the integrity and accuracy of all financial records
- Preparing and delivering the subsidiary statutory reports and external audits within agreed timetables
- Assisting with the monthly close process of the subsidiary ledgers, preparing recurring monthly journals to deadline
- Performing reconciliations of the subsidiary ledgers
- Maintaining documentation to support the audit
- Preparing journals
- General maintenance of the subsidiary ledgers
- Monitoring and actioning service desk tickets
- Other ad hoc jobs as and when required
As well as gaining invaluable experience within a specific finance function, the successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to gain experience working for an international charity. When working at Sightsavers you’ll be helping to prevent blindness and create brighter futures for people living in poverty. Whilst many of us are currently working from home, we’re still working hard to make a difference. We believe in collaborative working and our use of the latest technology means that we stay connected and informed. We regularly enjoy lunchtime talks and learning sessions with colleagues from across the world. When we do return to the offices, you’ll find a supportive and inclusive work environment, social kitchen facilities with breakout rooms and quiet areas. We offer some great benefits including gym and wellbeing discounts, season ticket loans and much more. Find out all about us and our work by visiting our YouTube channel and Twitter. Sightsavers are Disability Confident Level 3 employers and we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Applications for this apprenticeship are being processed by CHICHESTER COLLEGE GROUP.
Training
- Level 3 Diploma in Accountancy
- Functional Skills Level 2 in English (if required)
- Functional Skills Level 2 in mathematics (if required)
**Please note. Attendance will be required at Crawley College RH10 1NR as this is a blended learning programme consisting of day release every 4 weeks and online learning.
Learners will also work closely with their own trainer coach who will meet with them regularly to support and prepare for the End Point Assessment.
Apprenticeship standard
Assistant accountant
Level 3 (A level)
Please visit the application link for further detail about this role.
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About us...
At the Together Trust we believe everybody deserves an equal chance in life. There are no exceptions. We provide a wide range of support services including fostering, residential, community and family support. We also provide specialist educational support through our schools and colleges.
At our Specialist Day Provision in the Stockport area, we are committed to supporting adults to live happy, safe and fulfilling lives. We provide person-centred, creative, fun and professional support services to adults, providing them with opportunities to develop their social lives, building new interests and confidence.
We support them to achieve their goals through actively implementing plans that support the development of communication skills, enable independence and build meaningful community integration and leisure opportunities.
As our community support worker, you will…
Working alongside our existing team, you will offer a diverse range of exciting and varied activities for people aged 18+. The work you deliver will be based on a person centred framework and will focus on developing community integration and independence skills in order to help reduce barriers. Facilitating socialisation and developing meaningful relationships is a key element to the role.
As a community support worker you will be actively involved in supporting individuals to live a full and active life. You will do this by ensuring that you and the team around the person do all you can to deliver the agreed plans. You will play an important role, alongside your line manager and senior managers, to ensure that the team functions effectively and is supported through the attendance of productive team meetings and 1-1 supervision sessions.
Community Support Workers play a key role in developing relationships between the person supported, other important individuals in their lives and the Trust. You will also be expected to work closely with any family and professionals involved in the individuals care and ensure that needs and interventions are explored and acted on within your remit.
This is a dual contract role. 26 hours based within a learning environment and 6.5 hours based in the community.
About you...
Experience is preferable but is not essential, we pride ourselves on staff development and offer an outstanding training package and induction into the organisation. We are looking for people who have a genuine interest and motivation in working for the people we support.
Benefits
You'll get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future. And, be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, laugh a lot, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 10 years.
- A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution
- Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
- Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
- Support from mental health first aiders
- Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications
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Registered Cluster Manager
We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.
Join us as a registered manager with Hft and you’ll develop your social care career with one of the leading names in the learning disabilities sector. You’ll go to work each day knowing you can make a real difference to the lives of adults with learning disabilities.
You’ll be managing teams of people and using Hft’s unique, person-centred model to support adults with learning disabilities, enabling them to lead enjoyable, fulfilling lives. We give our registered managers significant accountability and opportunity. This is a key role and you’ll have a wide range of responsibilities across several different supported living and residential support services.
Salary: Up to £36,499 pa
Job Type: Full time, 37.5
Location: Kent
Requirements:
This is a demanding role for someone who is ready to step up and take their leadership and management skills to the next level. You will be supported to work towards a career development plan throughout your contract. You’ll also need experience of working with adults with learning disabilities, ideally with people with complex needs. Experience of supervising and managing a team is essential.
You’ll need to ensure that support from your registered services meets all the relevant fundamental standards and you’ll need to demonstrate you understand your legal responsibilities and know what to do to ensure a service is compliant.
A full, current UK/EU driving licence is also essential.
What we Offer
The career development opportunities are excellent. With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in our teams to ensure they have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support others to live the best life possible. Your registration and induction process will start as soon as you join
Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance. Apprenticeships - gain a fully funded Level 5 Diploma in Health & Social Care whilst earning
Closing date: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.
You may have experience or an interest in the following: Registered Manager, Service Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Registered Cluster Manager, Social Care, Supervisor, Team Leader, Not For Profit, Team Leader, Senior Support Worker, Deputy Service Manager, Learning Disabilities, Senior Support Worker etc.
About the Together Trust
We’re one of the North West’s leading disability charities, offering individual care, support and education to thousands of people each year.
Our work wouldn’t be possible without our incredible team of staff and volunteers who are positive role models to the people we support.
You’ll be joining an organisation driven by its values and desire to see meaningful change - the people we support really are at the heart of everything we do.
We want you to grow and develop - so we’ll support you to shape the career that you want to have.
We can’t promise a job with us will be easy. But what we can say is your work will be filled with meaning.
A job at the Together Trust is more than just a job. Together we’ll change lives.
The Together Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is a commitment we expect and require from all our staff and volunteers. All Successful applicants will undertake stringent recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS.
Job advert
We now have an opportunity for a Community Support Worker to join one of our teams.You would be working at a small and well established supported tenancy in Salford, close to the Trafford Centre. The service supports two young men, with complex non-verbal autism, to live as independently as possible; both at home and in the community. The service is committed to improving quality of life outcomes for tenants, with a particular focus on developing confidence, functional skills teaching, and increasing levels of engagement. We are looking to recruit a flexible and committed individual who is warm, personable and understanding.
Experience of using picture supports is advantageous but not essential as robust coaching will be available. Drivers are also highly preferred due to the individual needs of the tenants.
As our community support worker, you will…
As a community support worker you will be actively involved in supporting individuals to live a full and active life. You will do this by ensuring that you and the team around the person do all you can to deliver the agreed plans. You will play an important role, alongside your line manager and senior managers, to ensure that the team functions effectively and is supported through the attendance of productive team meetings and 1-1 supervision sessions.
Community Support Workers play a key role in developing relationships between the person supported, other important individuals in their lives and the Trust. You will also be expected to work closely with any family and professionals involved in the individuals care and ensure that needs and interventions are explored and acted on within your remit.
It is expected that you will support the individual to access appointments, formal reviews and planning of the care and support provided. You will work within a person centred framework within the service so that the individual/s supported can develop control of their lives and resources in a meaningful and empowering way. For example, empowering and teaching individual to use budgeting systems, assisting in detailed self-care plans and building independence skills in the least restrictive way.
As a Support Worker you will be expected to work on shift, administer medication, ensure good routines are in place and are undertaken to maintain the individual’s well-being. This role will extend to undertaking frequent checks linked to health and safety and daily/weekly recording systems, and implementing simple data systems to ensure that the whole service is performing in line with agreed plans, best practice and the Trusts standards.
About you...
Experience is preferable but is not essential, we pride ourselves on staff development and offer an outstanding training package and induction into the organisation. We’re looking for people who have a genuine interest and drive in working for the people we support.
As the team provide 24/7 support, you will need to be flexible and willing to work shifts on a rota basis over a day 7 period, due to the nature of this role you will be required to take part in sleep over shifts, these are paid in addition to the 37.5 hours at a rate of £62.64 and are not included in the 37.5 hours advertised.
Benefits
You'll get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future. And, be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, laugh a lot, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 10 years.
- A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution
- Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
- Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
- Support from mental health first aiders
- Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications
Together Trust is a charity providing special education, residential services, fostering, family support and community services.
We s... Read more
About the Together Trust
We’re one of the North West’s leading disability charities, offering individual care, support and education to thousands of people each year.
Our work wouldn’t be possible without our incredible team of staff and volunteers who are positive role models to the people we support.
You’ll be joining an organisation driven by its values and desire to see meaningful change - the people we support really are at the heart of everything we do.
We want you to grow and develop - so we’ll support you to shape the career that you want to have.
We can’t promise a job with us will be easy. But what we can say is your work will be filled with meaning.
A job at the Together Trust is more than just a job. Together we’ll change lives.
The Together Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is a commitment we expect and require from all our staff and volunteers. All Successful applicants will undertake stringent recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS.
Job advert
Are you looking for your next career step?
We’re looking for Community Support Worker in Northenden.
We have a part time vacancy 16- 32 hours) based in South Manchester supporting a gentleman with cerebral palsy who is a wheelchair user with limited mobility to live in his own house. Due to his needs you will be required to provide full support with all daily tasks and including personal care, washing and dressing, preparing food, moving and handling and supporting the individual out into the Community using public transport or his own mobility vehicle. The individual can communicate verbally and is able to make choices and is capable of letting staff know his needs. The role will involve dispensing and administering medication, completing all relevant paperwork and supporting the individual to keeping their house clean and tidy. The role involves lone working and although you will have support from the Team Leader or On Call Manager, you will be required to use your own indicative at times and take responsibility for your own health & safety as well as that of the individual.
As a Community Support Worker…
You will provide practical and emotional support to the individual in our care, giving him the confidence he needs to be as independent as possible. You will offer assistance and guidance in all aspects of daily living, encourage and accompany them in activities and interests and ensure they are safeguarded at all times. You will take direction from your team leader, participate in team meetings and will help to ensure the best opportunities to access the local community, further education and any other interests.
About You
Experience is preferable but is not essential as full training and induction is given – what’s more important is the desire for a challenging and rewarding role and a genuine interest in developing your skills through the training that we offer. As the team offer 24/7 support, you will need to be flexible and willing to work shifts, in this service shifts are primarily 24 hour starting at 10am with staff undertaken a sleep and finishing at 10am the following day. These shifts are over a 7 day week and include bank holidays. You must be committed to providing exceptional support and care to those who access our services.
You must have good communication skills, interpersonal abilities and time management skills. Whilst a level 2 or 3 QCF health and social care is not essential, we do ask that you are willing to complete this qualification if necessary, within the allotted timeframe
Driver desirable but not essential
Benefits
You'll get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future. Be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, laugh a lot, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 27 after 5 years and 30 after 10 years.
- A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution
- Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
- Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
- Support from mental health first aiders
- Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications
Together Trust is a charity providing special education, residential services, fostering, family support and community services.
We s... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.