We are looking for someone who is a born organiser.  Good with people, you think on your feet, a problem solver. 

Your first task will be to bring together 30-40 odd organisers of local groups and national networks, and help them gel as a team. Give them the confidence, knowledge and resources to develop their group, support each other and play an engaged part in Stamma.

We want to ensure that we have local groups across the UK which are welcoming and engaging and provide a consistent quality experience to new and existing members.  More, we want to expand our network, and create more local groups – and ideally more national networks, like the Defence Stammering Network or the Stamma Civil Service. 

ROLE OUTLINE

Your job is to work with our volunteer organisers, many of whom have been involved in Stamma for many years, and look at what they need in terms of resources and information and support – and knit that into an overarching plan.  One that delivers a common understanding and agreement between ourselves and the organisers – and ensure that people taking part in local groups, online groups, networks, experience a consistent quality experience.

ABOUT YOU
You will like meeting people, be a great listener, a great organiser and by definition be a good planner.  Good taking thought to deed, coming up with a plan, writing it down succinctly and clearly, getting agreement, putting it into action.  You’ll be hoping to be able to travel widely, and meet everyone. Failing that you’ll be pretty great at organising and running Zoom meetings.  Not bad too at social media. You are as at home with local groups as you are with a huddle of city bankers – able to stand up and present with passion and clarity.

LOCAL GROUPS & NETWORKS

A local group could be 4 or 40, meeting in a uni or going for a ramble, or sitting down for a group knit at the Community Centre.  But we need a clear agreement in place for how groups are run and promoted, where data is kept, how people are protected, and importantly the messaging around stammering. Your job is to get this into place.

You will also be responsible for helping secure and set up new local groups and networks – recruiting coordinators, setting them up, helping knit them into the coordinators network, which you’ll also set up.

There is growing demand and interest in setting up networks within organisations, across branches, to support those who stammer.  Whether in the workplace or in education.  You’ll be over this like a rash, sourcing and developing resources and materials for use locally or available online, tailored to the different environments.  This is a huge area to get on top of, but no rush.

You’ll set up systems and relationship so that our local organisers are kept up to date, can support each other and keep the organisation grounded.  In return we’ll be looking to organisers to help set up local Open Days, family days, our biennial conference and workshops. And working together, from the ground up, we will create a better world for people who stammer.

If this is you, if this excites you, then join us.

Volunteering Development and Support Officer

• Permanent
• £30K (Band 3)
• Full time, 35 Hours Per Week
• Ewell based, but with interim working from home arrangements as we phase back to the office

Are you experienced in volunteer management or development? Are you passionate about ensuring volunteers have a supportive and positive experience?

Samaritans has over 21,000 volunteers, across a network of over 200 branches. Our volunteers operate 24 hours a day providing emotional support and alleviating distress.  Our mission is to reduce the number of people who die by suicide.

We’re looking for a dynamic, innovative and passionate Volunteering Development and Support Officer to join our team and oversee our processes, procedures, training and guidance in relation to volunteer management and support, ensuring that Samaritans remains a great place to volunteer, in an ever changing volunteer landscape - helping to ensure the sustainability of our service.

As a member of the Volunteering team, you will act as one of the first points of contact for branch, region and nation queries, providing expert advice and support in response to matters relating to the management, support and retention of volunteers.

As well as supporting best practice throughout the branch network you’ll be forward thinking and able to identify areas for improvement and new initiatives both at a branch level and across the wider organisation, encouraging best practice and innovation, continually improving the way we support and involve volunteers.

You will have excellent coaching, communication and influencing skills and will work with a wide variety of volunteers and staff, supporting and managing complex and sometimes sensitive situations, as well as representing volunteering in cross department project work.

You will be skilled in recording and reporting on information and data, producing meaningful analysis and insights, supporting the delivery of organisational KPI’s and helping to evidence and influence change across the organisation.

You’ll be able to effectively lead and support remote groups of volunteers to effectively provide wider support to our branch network, specifically in the areas of volunteer management, retention, conflict resolution, disputes and mediation.

You will also be working as part of a team to support safeguarding operations ensuring that we have robust practices in place to facilitate the safe involvement of volunteers and effectively manage organisational risk.

This is a varied role where no two days are the same.  To undertake this role, you will rely on your knowledge of volunteering best practice, legal framework and innovation, utilising this knowledge alongside your experience of providing advice, training and support on volunteering matters throughout Samaritans.

Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity, and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We actively warmly encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

To apply

Please note that we will be reviewing applications as they are submitted which may mean that we will close the role as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would, therefore, advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

If you would like to apply for this role please upload your updated CV and accompanying cover letter, outlining your motivations for applying for the role and how you meet the stated criteria by 9am on Monday 28th September 2020.

• Salary Circa £48,000
• Permanent, Full time - open to flexible working
• Location - Ewell, Surrey 

Are you passionate about using your influencing skills to create change?  

We’re looking for someone who can bring their skills and experience to help us develop and expand our policy and influencing work.  Leading a small expert team, this is a new role, reflecting our ambition to boost capacity in this area and strengthen our voice for change.Working with colleagues across External Affairs, as well as colleagues from across the UK and Ireland, you will lead our policy, public affairs and advocacy campaigning function, and help us create the change that saves lives. You’ll have proven ability to develop and deliver an impactful influencing strategy, drawing on different approaches suitable to the context, leading to evidenced policy change. A strong understanding of the current health and social care political environment as it relates to mental health and the relevant levers for achieving change will be critical. 

About Samaritans 

At Samaritans, our vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We believe it is preventable and that by working together we can give people the support they need before they reach crisis point. We are one of the most trusted charities in the UK and ROI, and we answer a call for help every six seconds. We have around 175 staff and more than 20,000 volunteers based across 201 branches giving emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We don’t just hear you, we listen. 

Our location 

You’ll be based at our friendly head office on a beautiful millpond in Ewell, Surrey. Just a 30-minute train journey from Waterloo and 15 minutes from Wimbledon. As an employer we offer a good range of benefits, including 25 days’ holiday, 3 well being days, Flexible working, Health Cash Plan, Pension and interest-free season ticket loans. 

To apply 

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a covering letter outlining their motivations for applying and how they meet each of the role criteria as set out in the Job Description no later than 9.00 am on Monday  5th October 2020. 

This brand new full or part time (0.6 - 1.0 FTE) Community Fundraiser post is being created to raise awareness and promote the work of Little Valley Animal Shelter and equally importantly to help raise funds for the Shelter from our local community.

Although we are proud to be affiliated to the RSPCA (South, East and West Devon Branch), Little Valley Animal Shelter is a completely separate, self-funded, small, local Devon charity (205154), located on a beautiful 20-acre site just outside Exeter. We have been operating from this site for almost 30 years and last year alone our shelter rescued, cared for and successfully re-homed nearly 1,000 abandoned, abused or unwanted animals.

All our team are passionate about the many animals we care for and many of our staff have been with us for a number of years. We know that because of COVID the future is uncertain but nonetheless it is still a great time to join our team as we have just finished the rebuild of our new animal facilities, and are now poised to develop further and expand our services across Devon.

About the role

The Community Fundraiser's core remit is to work proactively with our teams and take responsibility to increase our existing fundraising income streams and equally importantly to develop new opportunities for income generation in the future. Increasing the number of volunteer supporters and helping raise our profile through improved communication are intrinsically linked to your role. Tenacity, resilience, enthusiasm, creativity are some of the key personal attitributes, as is a good working knowldge of the wide range of social media platforms as these will need to be fully utilised. 

You will have an interesting and varied role and will be a pivotal member of the Shelter team, building relationships internally and externally to highlight our work and better embrace innovative ways to encourage supporters to engage with our Charity. 

As this is a brand new role, you will have a wonderful opportunity to make it your own and create something really special.

About you

This role requires practical, hands-on experience of community fundraising and ideally a good working knowledge of communication tools and methods as well as being data friendly with good IT skills.   Some experience of recruiting, working with and motivating volunteers would also be advantageous, but equally important will be your approachability and people skills. 

You will be motivated by Little Valley’s wide range of animal welfare work, and be prepared to multi task and roll your sleeves up as due to the small nature of our charity we often work at many different levels and in different roles, but this is one of the advantages of working for Little Valley - no two days are ever the same and there is a lot of camaraderie as we have a fun and friendly team. 

As mentioned, this is an office based permanent full or part time role working 22.5hrs - 37.5 hrs a week, ideally on a full day basis, but we would consider other more flexible weekly working arrangements to accommodate lifestyles for outstanding candidates. 

Overall purpose of the role
To provide specialist Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to the client group. The CBT Practitioner will work to a fixed-term model with clients. CBT services will include comprehensive assessment and treatment planning, individual and group therapy, and advice sessions. The CBT Practitioner will also provide consultation and advice-giving on the psychological care of clients to other staff, as required.

About you
You will be a highly skilled counsellor/practitioner with experience of working with vulnerable clients. You will have a Diploma in Counselling/Psychotherapy and registered with the BACP, or equivalent.  Preferably, you will be an accredited member of the BABCP, or comparable organisation.  As important as your qualifications are your abilities to blend therapeutic work with a pragmatic approach and work flexibly with individuals.

The postholder will understand the complexities of trauma, mental health, drug and/or alcohol dependency, and barriers to support experienced by homeless people.

What we offer
In return for your experience and commitment, our offer includes a salary of £40,000 per annum rising to £45,000; 22 days annual leave increasing to 25 days, plus bank holidays; clinical supervision; and up to 8% employer’s pension.

Interested and want to know more?
Read through our Recruitment Pack, which gives you the detail and tells you about us and how we work. If you’re still interested, have the skills, experience and attitude we’re looking for, then we want to hear from you.

Closing date Monday, 28th September
Interviews week beginning 5th October

If you're as passionate as we are in ensuring our volunteers and IOP Scotland team are effectively supported and recognised in “unlocking the future”, delivering activities in line with the IOP strategy, and promoting physics across their local communities and want to inspire others to help make it happen, then join us.

As a Nation Support Coordinator you will focus on supporting the IOP Scotland committee and staff to deliver a programme of events; providing consistent levels of administration and financial support in the development of any specific toolkits and ad-hoc projects. This will also include working with colleagues to promote events to IOP members and the public, including managing online content.

The role

This role supports the work of IOP Scotland. You will act as the main point of contact for IOP Scotland, supporting IOP Scotland’s staff, representative committee members, current and potential active members and volunteers. The role has responsibility to ensure that IOP Scotland Committee members have a worthwhile and consistent experience. Supporting activities led and delivered by our active members and IOP Scotland staff in line with the IOP strategic goals and campaign aims, ensuring effective administrative and logistical support, providing and sharing best practice to ensure the IOP recruits, inducts, manages and celebrates volunteering. This is a 6 month fixed term contract.

We want to ensure that volunteers are supported and enabled to use their skills, time and experience in a way that creates real impact and provides a positive and meaningful experience for them. And, that staff feel empowered to work alongside volunteers and benefit from the value that they bring.

The person

We are looking for people with a proven track record of and passion for supporting and coordinating volunteer led committees. You will have excellent administrative skills and be able to demonstrate great, diplomatic written and spoken communication skills. You will be able to build and maintain relationships of trust and respect across the physics community and beyond.

You will have understanding of the motivations and opportunities of working with volunteers. You will share good practice to and from your region, especially around volunteer led events and activities. Therefore, a good knowledge of event management and marketing tools for volunteers would be really helpful. You must be able to plan ahead and work on multiple projects at the same time to ensure a full programme of activities is delivered on time.

Why work with us

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

We have an ambitious corporate strategy and facilitating our volunteer effort, providing effective support and recognition of our nation committee’s activities is central to its delivery. We are looking to recruit a superb volunteering administrator / coordinator professionals to join the team and help develop and support our IOP Scotland activities to their full potential.

The post will be based from home. Working with inspirational and passionate volunteers our team will help ensure that active members are valued and supported in their activities with the relevant autonomy, resources, and time that they need to do great work. This is an exciting time to join IOP.

In addition to a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer.