The Organisation - The Open University Students Association serves the interests of around 170,000 part-time and distance-learning students spread across the UK, continental Europe and beyond. Our role is to represent and support the interests of this vast and diverse community of students. The OU Students Association is an independent registered charity, governed by elected student leaders. Our team of vibrant, friendly and dedicated professional staff provide the vital support needed to deliver. Our new strategy includes a strategic aim to ‘Influence and Transform’ by empowering students to take a leading role in influencing the decisions that impact their study journey and their student experience.
The Job - As part of the Volunteering and Representation team, the Events and Projects Officer will lead the planning and delivery of a range of events and projects to promote Volunteering and Representation to students, staff and volunteers. This role will sit in a newly restructured team who work together to support a large team of volunteers, and support the student engagement and student voice activity the Association are involved in.
As a member of a new team and with an exciting remit, this role will be working closely with the Volunteer Training and Wellbeing officer, to create a varied calendar of regular events both to support volunteers and to highlight the great work they are doing to others, creating awareness and engagement with the work of the team. This role is perfect for someone looking for a varied and exciting role in an open and inclusive environment.
Please note that this job is milton keynes based however staff are currently home working until October 2020.
The Person - You will be educated to degree – level standard and have experience of project management, ideally with training or qualifications in this area, though relevant experience is just as important. You should be a self-motivated and hard-working team player with good organisational and communication skills. This role requires you to be flexible and adaptable with a positive approach and excellent interpersonal skills. The right candidate should be able to plan, prioritise and manage their own time and workload as this role offers the opportunity to work autonomously on your own ideas, with the support of a great team. If you’re looking for a challenging and varied role in a stimulating and unique environment, then this is the role for you. A full person specification can be found in the Job Related Information whn you click 'apply now'.
For more details - The full the role description and person specification and details to apply is available on the OU Website. Click on 'Apply now' to get further details.
Closing date for applications: 5pm Wednesday 12 August 2020
Response Organisation is the largest mental health charity in Oxfordshire and we are expanding into Aylesbury!
Patch Area Manager - £30,568 - £33,965 per annum
- 25 days holiday + bank hols
- Free parking on site
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Social Events throughout the year
- Discounted shopping
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Subsidised Gym Membership
- Training and Development
- Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
- £500 Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme
Do you have the desire to help change lives and an interest in mental health?
Response provides a range of support to people that experience severe and enduring mental health needs, and we are looking for a brand-new team to work within our new 24/7 supported home in Aylesbury that is due to open in September 2020. We are now looking to recruit a full team who can assist with the day-to-day recovery of the residents and encourage them to live independently – to start in position mid August. We are currently seeking to employ a Patch Area Manager that can successfully lead and manage both the team and residents.
Our main priority for these roles is to find people that can live our values every day. Experience within a care or mental health setting is desirable, qualifications are advantageous, however, we have a Learning & Development team who are happy to support you and your personal development and work to progress your career with us!
Above all, we are looking for people that share our values below and want to make a real difference to people’s lives:
Caring – Our residents are the heart and soul of all that we do, we provide person-centred care that enables residents to live a life worth living. We believe that differences should be celebrated, and each resident’s uniqueness enhances not only our community, but also the support we provide.
Safe – Honest and open relationships help to make all of our residents feel safe, and we provide a safe place for recovery for as long as a resident may require.
Creative – Continuous learning from one another is key. When working with a resident at their own pace there is/ are many ways to get creative with how they are supported.
Aspirational – Recovery is focused on what a resident can do, not what they can’t.
The duties within any role vary from day to day. Our residents are individuals and they all deserve to be treated as such. Some of the core duties within the house will include: driving the standards of the Patch Area, ensuring KPI’s are met; supporting, encouraging and prompting residents; providing advice and guidance to staff with their duties, career aspirations and learning; creating and managing rotas and annual leave; managing and leading the full referral process for the Patch Area; manage and allocate team duties ensuring residents receive support specific to them; house rules are kept and adhered to as well as providing a safe and respectful environment. You will be required to work 37 hours per week. If this Patch Area Manager sounds like the role for you then please click ‘Apply’ today! We’d love to hear from you!
Regional Portfolio Manager (maternity cover)
Salary: £30,763 (pro rata) per annum + good range of benefits
Contract: Up to 10 months fixed-term contract (maternity cover) – 15 hours per week (41% FTE)
Based: Flexible location with travel to Milton Keynes office
World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.
Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.
Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.
Job Purpose
This is an exciting role for someone to manage World Vision UKs (WVUK) portfolio across World Vision International (WVI) partner organisations – Field Offices and Regional Offices. The purpose of this position is to achieve change for the world’s most vulnerable children and support WVUK’s key stakeholders to deliver effective and strategic programme impact, income, and advocacy.
Experience of portfolio and matrix management, cross-cultural and cross-functional working is essential. Proven experience of successful programme management in developing countries and understanding of development theory policy and practice are all key requirements. Ability to function in French or Spanish language would be an advantage but not essential.
Some of the key responsibilities you will have as Regional Portfolio Manager include:
1. Manage WVUK relationships with WV Regional Office (RO) and Field Offices (FO); represent WVUK’s strategic intent and influence the RO & FO in implementing their own strategies.
2. Using your knowledge of Regional and National contexts, programming, trends, risks, and relationships; advise and coordinate multiple WVUK stakeholder interests and engagement with the ROs and FOs.
3. Lead WVUK engagement with FO through programme and strategy support teams; engage with other Funding Offices to ensure coordinated support to RO & NO strategy implementation.
4. Work with WVUK marketing and campaigns teams to develop and review material.
5. Contribute to financial planning and process financial commitments; balancing RO & FO investment plans with WVUK income budgets.
6. Work with Key Relationships Team to support donor engagement, project identification and reporting.
7. In coordination with other teams build WV’s reputation; key relationships and policy influence with external institutions, coalitions, and donors; including but not limited to Department for International Development (DFID) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
Dependent on international travel guidelines, international travel up to 25% of the year will be necessary.
Other than the Regional Programme Unit, you will also be operating with other teams within the Policy and Programmes Directorate and cross organisationally with teams in the Public Engagement Directorate.
Externally you will engage with peer NGOs, donor institutions such as the Department for International Development (DFID), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and organisations who are operating within your designated region.
As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.
In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).
Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description provided.
Closing Date for applications: Monday 31st August 2020
Interview Dates: w/c 7th September 2020
World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.
As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.
By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice is available on our website.
No agencies please
- £16.50 per hour (equivalent to approx. £30k per annum)
- 40 hours per week September to April, 25 hours per week May to August
- Fixed term 12-month contract, 1 Sep 2020-31 Aug 2021
The Winter Night Shelter Milton Keynes is looking for a motivated and capable individual to join its staff team to assess and manage its current operations in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
We provide overnight accommodation and meals to homeless and vulnerable people who would otherwise be rough sleeping in Milton Keynes during the coldest months of the year (November–March). We work in partnership with churches and community centres across the city who provide their facilities as an overnight venue and operate with teams of trained volunteers to provide beds, meals and overnight supervision. We also provide welfare support, enabling our guests to access drug and alcohol support services, to obtain housing advice, move on to longer-term accommodation and to find work.
This winter will be the 10th year of operation for the charity. We currently have 11 members of staff, mostly part-time, and operate with a body of around 800 volunteers each season.
The Trustees of the charity recognise that our provision for the homeless and vulnerable in Milton Keynes will necessarily look different this year because of the current situation. Some of our existing provision may not be feasible and there may be areas where there is a great need for additional support. We are looking for a manager to assess, advise on and then implement strategic operational changes which balance the safety of the homeless and vulnerable against the safety of carrying out that provision in light of Covid-19.
The role of Covid-19 Response Manager will involve:
- Keeping up-to-date with latest government advice and good practice in the sector by regularly reviewing latest guidance.
- Evaluating current provision proposals and assessing their feasibility.
- Creating further strategic proposals for the Trustees where necessary to address challenges.
- The recruitment and training of necessary volunteers, with help from an assistant and colleagues.
- Line management responsibility for the Operations Assistant and volunteer Team Leaders who manage the wider body of volunteers.
- Coordination with any active venues to ensure sufficient provision, liaising to ensure risk assessments are up to date and the effective management of supplies.
- Managing a budget and approving expenses.
- Coordinating transport arrangements.
- Reporting to and carrying out the wishes of the Board of Trustees.
We are looking for someone with leadership qualities, with the ability to delegate and motivate others. They will need to be self-motivated and have good initiative, with an aptitude for organisation, strategic planning and managing a budget.
The right candidate will be a good communicator, confident in interactions with all people, from our homeless guests to our Board of Trustees. Compassion for the homeless and vulnerable is a necessary quality.
The position will be based from home, attending meetings and visiting venues as needed. It will require flexibility to be available some evenings and occasional weekends.
The role brings with it a potential opportunity to turn into a longer-term management role at the charity if successful.
A full job description outlining the accountabilities and preferred skills and experience required is available to download as an attachment on this ad or on the Job Vacancies page of our website, please review this before applying.
To apply please send a CV with a covering letter/email outlining why you feel you have the necessary skills for this role to our Communications Assistant, Karen Cobbett, at commsassistant @ winternightsheltermk. com. The deadline for applications is 10 am on Monday 10th August.
Please be prepared to provide at least two appropriate references if asked to do so.
Shortlisted candidates will need to be available for an online interview in the week commencing 17th August.
The proposed start date is 1st September but this may be flexible according to a candidate’s requirement to fulfil their notice period.
The WNSMK is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all people from any background. A DBS check will be required for the successful candidate.
(Registered Charity 1149480)
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“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”
Due to a high demand for our service, we have several Talkback Equip Project Worker vacancies to deliver a range of services to our members with learning disability and/or autism. Within the Equip Project, you will be working closely with local Further Education colleges by supporting young people, one to one, towards their education provision. Other project activities include 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 both self-advocacy and inclusion. 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: 14th September 2020
Talkback’s roots are in self advocacy, in building self confidence and self esteem to enable people with a learning disability to use the skills t... Read more
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