Home-Start is a local Birmingham charity based in the Jewellery Quarter helping parents to build better lives for their children. We are looking to recruit someone to become part of our dynamic team.

The main purpose of the job is to recruit, train and support a team of volunteers to work with families with children under five in their own homes. Covering Bartley Green, Quinton, Harborne and Edgbaston areas of Birmingham. We are looking for someone with:

A good standard of education GCSE, NVQ level 3 or equivalent.

Experience of working with complex families.

Experience of working with volunteers.

Experience of delivering a course to volunteers.

Must be a car driver with use of own vehicle.

Must have good IT skills

To apply for this post can you please email us at: [email protected],org with your personal email address

Home-Start Birmingham North West was founded in 1993.We aim to safeguard and preserve to good mental and physical health of children and their parents. T prevent cruelty to.or maltreatment of children,relieve sickness and reduce poverty. To assist parents to build better lives for their children in thier own communities. 

Volunteers provide support to families in the families own home. We support families as they learn to cope, improve confidence and reduce risk of problems within the families from escalating. We tailor our support to the needs of the family, using a holistic approach to all support. We empower and enable families to make long term positive changes.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Family and Volunteer Coordinator. 

Purposes of the job

• To contribute to the effective day to day operation of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum & Articles of Association, Home-Start,

 Standards & Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.

• To maintain high standards of practice in supporting families within the Home-Start model
• To ensure equality of opportunity, fairness and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s work.
• Implement good safeguarding practice in all areas of work

Main Responsibilities

Supporting the work of the scheme

• Undertaking work as delegated by the senior member of staff to support the strategic management, development and future funding of the scheme.
• Supporting the implementation and review of all Home-Start policies and procedures.
• Complying with the scheme’s administration, monitoring and financial systems.
• Promoting the work of the scheme, as required by the Senior Worker
• Contributing to and supporting the development of the Home-Start network locally, regionally and nationally.

Support for families

• Receiving referrals and assessing needs of families.
• Attending Integrated allocation meetings
• Completing reports as directed by the scheme manager
• Introducing families to appropriate support.
• Ensuring support to families is reviewed at regular intervals and at the end of Home-Start support, in line with current Home-Start guidance
• To undertake designated responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s welfare.

Managing Volunteers

• Recruiting, selecting and preparing suitable volunteers.
• Matching and introducing volunteers to families.
• Contribute as directed to the delivery of the Home-Start preparation course in full and to a high standard to all prospective volunteers
• Providing support, supervision and initial and on-going training opportunities for volunteers.

Working in Partnership

• Ensuring appropriate liaison with referrers and other professionals
• Networking appropriately within the community.

The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed above.

#HealthNow Peer Coordinator Job Overview

#HealthNow is a campaign tackling homeless health inequalities led by people with experience of homelessness and partner organisations.Groundswell is the lead partner in #HealthNow. Groundswell’s role is to support the implementation of peer led activity by our partners Crisis and Shelter and coordinate national activities. We have also supported organisations around the UK and Ireland to establish their own Homeless Health Peer Advocacy Services who also form part of our #HealthNow Network. We are always looking to grow the network by bringing new partners onboard.

The Peer Coordinator will support #HealthNow peer volunteers and Homeless Health Peer Advocates from across the network to participate in all #HealthNow activities and provide opportunities for peers to connect with one another to address health inequalities at a national level.  This will include working with the Peer Coordinators in the three #HealthNow areas to ensure that local volunteers have the opportunity to contribute and participate in all #HealthNow activities. Part of the role will be organising and facilitating meetings and workshops both online and face to face if permitted and making sure all information is captured and escalated so we can ensure the voice of people with experience of homelessness is heard.

This is a national role - it is suitable for working from home and is not based on location. The position involves some travel and is a 9-month Fixed Term contract - with the possibility of extension, depending on funding.

Application

To make an application, please submit your CV along with a cover letter which explains:

• how you meet each of the areas outlined in the person specification in the job pack and

• why you are interested in doing this job

The deadline is: 12pm, Friday 5th February 2021.

Candidates will be notified if they have been invited to interview by: 12th February 2021 at the latest.

Interviews will then be held on week commencing: 15th February 2021.

If you have not been contacted by this date, then please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

ROLE: Senior Project Officer (Communities Prepared)
SALARY: Circa £26,000 FTE per annum (Actual £10,400 - £15,600)
HOURS: 15-22.5 hours per week, flexibly worked throughout the week
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term to October 7th 2021, with possible extension for further 2 years
OPERATIONAL AREA: West of England
LOCATION: Bristol or home working considered
REF: WOFE01

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

Groundwork South is looking for a Senior Project Officer to work in the Communities Prepared team. Communities Prepared is a ground-breaking step forward for community resilience for emergencies by empowering and mobilising community emergency volunteers.

The Senior Project Officer will focus on developing a sustainable business model that builds on the legacy of the programme. To undertake this role, you will have a good knowledge of local authorities and how they work to support their communities, with a particular focus on community resilience. You’ll be an excellent communicator and be able to persuasively work with partners.

Main Duties

• Develop a sustainable business model for Phase III of the Communities Prepared programme, alongside the Programme Manager
• Use various tools to understand the marketplace, the communities we work with and potential partners to ensure the new business model meets the needs of communities across the country
• Pilot the audit model with communities engaging with Communities Prepared, gathering feedback and monitoring and evaluating its success
• Identify and secure funding opportunities for the programme, working collaboratively with the Groundwork Development team to write bids and tender responses
• Identify and manage corporate partnerships to support Communities Prepared
• Establish connections and manage relationships with Local Authorities, Parish and Town Councils, and resilience networks
• Develop a database to track engagement and progress of community engagement according to the business model
• Depending on COVID-19 restrictions, travel nationally to meet the above duties

In return we offer:

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

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

Closing Date: Sunday 21st February 2021
Interview Date: w/c 1st March 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

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

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

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

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

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

About us
Since the coronavirus outbreak began, our society has pulled together to achieve extraordinary things. Thousands of people sleeping rough have been temporarily housed in a matter of weeks, and many more were prevented from becoming homeless due to emergency changes to legislation.

As we begin to emerge from the series of lockdowns, we now stand at a crossroads: we can build on the incredible progress that has been made by helping everyone move into a secure and permanent home; or we risk seeing thousands of people being forced into homelessness.

We are recruiting for a Volunteering Partner – Development to join our expanding Volunteering Team, to work alongside our inspirational volunteers and to bring an end to homelessness in Great Britain.

About the role

This role can be based at any of our 11 offices (Croydon, Central London, Brent, Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham, Rotherham, Liverpool or Newcastle, South Wales and Edinburgh) but must be able to travel to our Head Office in London occasionally.

As our Volunteering Partner - Development you will join our innovative, dynamic and creative central Volunteering Team.  For the past few years, we’ve been working hard to transform the volunteer journey and experience at Crisis and have made significant progress.  New materials, new processes and a more digital approach are all being embedded and you will be part of ensuring that all of our volunteers have a brilliant experience with Crisis. 

This role has a focus on new and effective marketing approaches to ensure we reach those volunteers who have an ambition to end homelessness.  It’s also pivotal in the use of our Learning Management System for volunteers and ensuring that volunteers commit to an engaging and effective learning experience. However, you will not be alone, and you will need to work in a collaborative and positive way with our Volunteer Coordinators, Marketing and Data and Technology teams whose energy and expertise is vital to the delivery of effective volunteering support.  

About you
We are looking for someone who is able to work on multiple projects at once, has excellent organisation skills, and outstanding written and verbal communication. You will need the confidence and creativity to develop new ideas and approaches and the ability to build support for them and ensure their delivery.  
We want someone to make this role their own.  The remit is broad, the space for creativity and risk taking is generous and this team is ambitious about being sector leading in the way we work with our volunteers. 

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

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

How to Apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.
Closing date: Sunday 31st January 2021 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on Friday 5th February 2021
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

We are seeking a Carers Wellbeing Navigator, who will be based within the Wellbeing Team at Sutton Uplift, and who will lead on providing practical and emotional support to Carers and those who may otherwise not access mental health services.

You will have experience of working with people who have experienced poor mental health, with values based on empowerment and building resilience, offering support tailored to the individual aiming to improve their wellbeing.

Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise conflicting demands on your workload whilst working in a fast paced, constantly-changing environment, are key components of this role.

Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives.

The Publications and Editorial Coordinator is a critical part of the communications team, which sits within the wider Policy, Advocacy and Communications division. As part of a small and busy core Communications Team you will work with colleagues from across the organisation coordinating Saferworld’s publications and taking forward strong content and editorial standards.

The post-holder will:

• Coordinate the planning, editing and production of Saferworld publications and resources, working with Saferworld teams in our various offices and external freelance copyeditors, proofreaders, designers and printers.
• Ensure high-quality editorial standards across Saferworld’s communications and publications, through the use of editing and proofreading skills throughout the production process and ensuring editorial standards are accessible and understood across the organisation.
• Support the communications team in producing material – including editing and proofreading content, and some copywriting – such as case studies, blog pieces, external and internal newsletters, social media and comment pieces for a range of audiences.
• With the Communications team, coordinate the dissemination of publications.

You will have:

• Proven professional copyediting and proofreading skills with an excellent understanding of grammar, the principles of clear writing and working to a style guide.

• Significant experience in a publications or editorial role, ideally within the NGO sector.

• Experience of producing publications in a multilingual environment with teams across different time zones.
• Relevant qualification in publishing/communications or related field.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with substantial experience of writing and editing for different audiences.
• Ability to work on own initiative and within a close-knit team.
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload with competing deadlines under pressure, and confidence in referring any issues to management.

Exciting new opportunity to be part of a dynamic team who are passionate about improving children's life chances through reading for pleasure. You will be managing and growing our wonderful team of volunteers, the backbone of what we do.

Please note: we will be interviewing throughout January, so apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. 

About Doorstep Library

Here at Doorstep Library we believe in the power of words to take you places. We are a not-for-profit community organisation dedicated to bringing the gift of books and the joy of reading into the homes of families who need our support. Our Home and Online Reading Volunteers go into homes in disadvantaged areas across London, to inspire a love of books, of stories and storytelling, and to instil a lifelong passion for reading.

Equipped with a reading stool and a supply of books, our volunteers are right on the doorstep,

ready to use books to fuel children’s natural love of stories, fire their imaginations, and encourage their appreciation of reading. Our goal is to help each child develop the self-confidence and essential skills they need to access all the opportunities that will come their way in life. Whether in person, or online, we are there to support children and families who need us most. 

The organisation has gone from strength to strength. Now in our 10th year we will shortly be expanding into our fourth London borough and launching our new Online Reading Corner – bringing our unique service to even more families. 

About the role

We are looking for a Volunteer Recruitment Officer to report to the Programme Manager. This full-time role will support the delivery of our Programmes strategy, working closely with the Project Coordinators and the Marketing team.

You will be truly passionate about the work that we do to support children and families in disadvantaged areas of London. As part of our expansion we are currently setting up new on-the-ground projects and launching our brand new online reading service. We are also in the process of launching a new website, which features a Family Resources area and a new members’ area for Volunteers. To enable us to meet the needs of more families we need to recruit new volunteers for both our Online and our Home Reading Volunteer services.

You will be a highly organised people-person, responsible for recruiting, training and managing the day-to-day needs of our growing team of volunteers. You will also work closely with the marketing team to monitor and manage our volunteer recruitment spaces, as well as overseeing broader communications with our volunteers.

You will bring excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire others about our work.  With outstanding interpersonal skills you will have the ability to forge new relationships and you’ll thrive on helping us to build a team of committed and passionate volunteers. 

It is also a requirement of this role that you become a weekly Doorstep Library Home and/or Online Reading Volunteer so that you can support the needs of our volunteers with an in-depth understanding of our volunteering process. (This will involve working until 7pm once a week during term-time.)

Please download the full Job Description and Application form, attached to this advert or on our website. 

Start Network is made up of more than 50 aid agencies across five continents. Together, our aim is to transform humanitarian action. We're tackling what we believe are the biggest systemic problems that the sector faces. Problems including slow and reactive funding, centralised decision-making, and an aversion to change mean that people affected by crises around the world do not receive the best help fast enough, and needless suffering results. Our work focuses on three areas to change the system:

• Localisation: shifting power to those closest to the front line for more effective response

• New forms of financing: providing fast, early, and predictable funding to improve community resilience and preparedness

• Collective innovation: sharing expertise, insights and perspectives to shape a more effective humanitarian system

Start Network embraces diversity, promotes equality of opportunity and eliminates unlawful discrimination. We are an equal opportunities employer and treat every application on merit alone. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, black, indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC), and LGBT+ and non-binary candidates. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet our essential selection criteria. Our roles are open to discussion about flexible working. While our team is office based, home working is part of our culture. For part-time working and job-shares, please get in touch with us for a conversation about possibilities.

JOB PURPOSE

The key purpose of the role is to oversee and manage the risk and compliance team (part of Operations), ensuring adherence to regulations, including legal and donor compliance. You will provide a risk and compliance service to the senior management and wider team, including Hubs. Internally, you will hold responsibility for ensuring risk policies and processes are in line with our vision and values, as well as regulation. At a network level, you will work with colleagues to develop risk models and frameworks involving strategic, programmatic and operations risks. We are seeking someone who thinks innovatively and is not afraid to challenge the status quo.

PERSON PROFILE

Key Competencies

• Influence stakeholders to address difficult or complex issues by listening to diverse perspectives, finding common ground and avoiding criticism or complaint

• Generate and support implementation of ideas that have impact at organisational, network and/or humanitarian systems-level by promoting these ideas to relevant internal and external stakeholders

• Provide leadership by inspiring and unlocking motivation in others across the network to lead and hold them accountable for the results

• Create and promote a learning culture, authentically sharing own learning and supporting others to do the same at organisational, team and network level

• Bring in best practice from a range of external sources to drive innovation to advance our work, connecting with diverse stakeholders and perspectives outside the sector

• Identify opportunities and take calculated risks to capitalise on opportunities that further our purpose and mission without compromising our vision

Start Network Culture

• To carry out the responsibilities of the role in line with the Start Network Code of Conduct and with a commitment to safeguarding adults and children

• A commitment to the Start Network vision, principles, values and approach

• The Start Network team is an agile group of individuals who use their experience and skills across the network, so flexibility to work in and with different teams and functions is a part of our culture

OUR OFFER TO YOU

• Centrally located WeWork office with onsite drinks and snacks available free of charge

• Access to cultural talks, events, pop-up sales, and a place to meet and socialise after work

• Discounts at local cafes and restaurants in association with WeWork

• Flexible working with options to work from home and remotely some of the time

• Contributory pension

• Life assurance equivalent of three times your salary

• Family friendly policies, particularly maternity pay (21 weeks full pay)

• Training and development opportunities for individuals and cross-organisationally

• 25 days’ holiday, bank holidays plus 2 paid company days over the Christmas period

APPLICATION

We work with Applied,an online recruitment platform designed to allow teams to measure candidates on what actually matters. Rather than relying on CVs and cover letters, Applied allows you to demonstrate your skills and abilities through competency based questions which are blind-reviewed by our team to avoid personal bias.

Closing date: 31st January 2021

Any offer of employment is subject to relevant checks. Please refer to our privacy statement and candidate privacy notice regarding treatment of your data.

We are looking for an outstanding project manager with maternity/early years’ experience to take up the mantle of managing this establishedMaternityChampions project.

This is a RBKC Public Health-commissioned project, jointly funded with West London Clinical Commissioning Group, and delivered via a contract with Venture Community Association. The project aims to develop a skilled and trained cohort of volunteer Maternity Champions specialising in supporting new parents from pregnancy into the first year of a child’s life. Their aim is to increase the uptake of ante and post-natal and early years services, guide and support new parents and encourage parents to form social groups with their peers to support each other. Maternity Champions are located within the five Community Champions projects in Kensington & Chelsea. Activities may be delivered face to face or online and in community, early years and health venues. You will work with the Community Champions project managers to recruit, train and support Maternity Champions local to their neighborhood. You will also have a strategic role to network and form strong professional relationships with maternity and early years providers and services within the 0-5 Pathway across the borough; creating partnershipsfor Maternity Champions to formally link with these services.

Are you looking for the chance to do something different and find a counter-cultural way to live and work? The Iona Community is recruiting for mainly seasonal staff to live-in and re-open the newly refurbished Iona Abbey to guests in spring 2021.     

The Programme Manager is an exciting and creative post at the heart of the life of the Abbey. Working closely with the Warden you will develop and organise a varied and dynamic programme of workshops, events and activities that create for guests opportunities to deepen their commitment to peace and justice, understand and live out the vision and values of the Iona Community, and laugh and build friendships.     

We are looking for someone who is very well-organised, imaginative and with previous experience of devising, facilitating and running programme events and group activities. Having a sense of humour and being happy leading ‘up front’ will also help!     

Staffing at Iona Abbey is provided by a resident team who live and work together sharing in the common life assisted by a wider team of volunteers. Work and worship are valued equally at our centres. A resident allowance is paid and all accommodation and meals are provided. Previous staff say their time at our centres has been ‘life-changing’. We hope to welcome your application soon. 

Application notes: 

Applications must be made using our application form. CVs will not be accepted.   

A full job description and application form can be found in the vacancies section of the Iona Community website. 

If you wish to apply for more than one post, you must complete a separate application form for each post. 

Each job has a different application form tailored to the person spec for that post. Please make sure you complete the correct form.  

Location: Home Based in the West Midlands area.

Hours: 21

Fixed Term Contract  April 1 2021 – March 31 2023

The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity, bringing together everyone who is involved in fostering and in the lives of children to make foster care the very best it can be.

A unique opportunity has arisen for a motivated and energetic individual to join a well-established team of homeworkers providing an independent Advice and Mediation service to foster carers and fostering staff in the West Midlands covering Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull fostering services.

 If you are a qualified social worker with experience of working with foster carers, and you are passionate about ensuring that foster carers receive good quality support and are treated fairly at all stages of their fostering career, then we would be interested in hearing from you.

You must be able and willing to travel widely across these local authorities and make visits to London for the team and other meetings; have excellent communication skills including excellent IT skills, good powers of argument, persuasion and negotiation, and an ability to make effective relationships with foster carers and staff.

If you are innovative and cooperative in your approach to your work and pride yourself on your ability to work professionally then we would like to hear from you.

Closing date is Monday 8 February 2021

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams on Friday 12 February

CV’s not accepted.

To apply please email your application form to the recruitment team. Details and further information can be found on The Fostering Network's website.

Please complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring, which can be found the vacancy on the website.

The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.

Are you looking for the chance to do something different and find a counter-cultural way to live and work? The Iona Community is recruiting for mainly seasonal staff to live-in and re-open the newly refurbished Iona Abbey to guests in spring 2021. 

This is a key role in the back-office at the Island Centre, focused on providing general administrative support and undertaking day-to-day financial processes and transactions. You will also assist with reception duties in the Welcome Centre (including the Iona Community shop), answering the phone and dealing with enquiries and requests from the Iona Community and wider public.

We are looking for someone with prior experience in administrative support who is IT literate and comfortable working in an office environment. Good attention to detail and a warm and friendly manner are essential. 

 Staffing at Iona Abbey is provided by a resident team who live and work together sharing in the common life assisted by a wider team of volunteers. Work and worship are valued equally at our centres. A resident allowance is paid and all accommodation and meals are provided. Previous staff say their time at our centres has been ‘life-changing’. We hope to welcome your application soon. 

Application notes: 

Applications must be made using our application form. CVs will not be accepted.

A full job description and application form can be found in the vacancies section of the Iona Community website. 

If you wish to apply for more than one post, you must complete a separate application form for each post. 

Each job has a different application form tailored to the person spec for that post. Please make sure you complete the correct form.  CVs will not be accepted.   

Are you looking for the chance to do something different and find a counter-cultural way to live and work? The Iona Community is recruiting for mainly seasonal staff to live-in and re-open the newly refurbished Iona Abbey to guests in spring 2021.  

The Deputy Housekeeper is a fundamental role in providing a warm welcome to guests of all ages and backgrounds from across Britain and the world. Responsible for ensuring rooms and communal spaces are clean, tidy and Covid secure, you will work with a team of volunteers to deliver systems and rotas, undertake cleaning and laundry and ensure necessary supplies are maintained. You will deputise for the Housekeeper in their absence.

We are looking for someone organised, practical and who takes pride in a job well done. Previous experience in a hospitality setting would be an advantage and full training will be provided.  

Staffing at Iona Abbey is provided by a resident team who live and work together sharing in the common life assisted by a wider team of volunteers. Work and worship are valued equally at our centres. A resident allowance is paid and all accommodation and meals are provided. Previous staff say their time at our centres has been ‘life-changing’. We hope to welcome your application soon.  

Application notes: 

Applications must be made using our application form. CVs will not be accepted.   

A full job description and application form can be found in the vacancies section of the Iona Community website. 

If you wish to apply for more than one post, you must complete a separate application form for each post. 

Each job has a different application form tailored to the person spec for that post. Please make sure you complete the correct form.