Stuart Low Trust – Operations and Communications Manager (28 hours per week)

Stuart Low Trust (SLT) is a well-established, multi-award winning charity based in Islington, London. Through social activities we bring people together for better health and wellbeing. Many of our participants have a history of mental ill health, poverty and social isolation. Islington has an above average suicide rate, with the highest numbers of severe mental health and depression in London.

SLT is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Operations and Communications Manager to join its small team. This role is an exciting opportunity as SLT progresses on its ambitious 3 - 5 year Business Plan and is integral in setting up, implementing and managing new innovative services and partnership working which will increase our output and double our income. 

We seek a dynamic and motivated candidate with fantastic organisational, digital and creative thinking skills; who will thrive on this challenge. Successful and substantial management experience with the ability to turn plans into reality are key. If you have the skills and knowledge detailed below, with a proven track record within a charity or social care setting then this could be the role for you.

SLT is offering a salary of £30,000 per annum (pro rata), flexible working, excellent holiday entitlement and a contributory occupational pension scheme. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Deadline for applications: 5m on Friday 9th October 2020

Interview date: Saturday 17th October 2020

Start: December 2020/January 2021

As part of our family support service, The Joshua Tree provides opportunities for all members of our families to connect with and gain support from our team of support workers. This is an exciting new role funded by Children in Need, with the post holder being the first point of contact for the amazing children and young people visiting our new purpose-built family support centre. This includes children and young people that are newly diagnosed with cancer; on treatment and post treatment, as well as siblings and wider young family members.  By developing a positive, trusting and caring ongoing professional relationship with the children and their families, the families will feel comfortable and confident in visiting the centre on a regular basis.  We envisage the centre to be utilised during the daytime, after school times, in the evenings, at weekends and during the school holidays, therefore flexibility on working days and times is essential.  Initially we will be open Thursday evenings and Saturdays, in addition to office open hours throughout the week.

The key purpose of this role is to deliver a high quality, child-focused environment and service. It involves maintaining the playroom, teenage areas and playground, as well as planning, organising and implementing activities, programmes, groups and individual care plans to suit the children and young people. By providing supervision and care to the children and young people visiting the centre, this will also support the adult members of the family. The role includes liaising with other members of the family support team to co-ordinate targeted interventions when required e.g. counselling, art therapy, nutrition advice, personal training, school support etc. As well as face to face work, online sessions will also play a big part within this role. This includes providing Zoom sessions for individuals and groups, leading various therapeutic programmes and activities.

This role involves an element of administrative duties as well as directly supporting children and their families mainly at the Support Centre in Northwich. Visiting our families in North Wales and visiting children in their homes and schools, may occasionally be expected. Therefore, an element of travel can be involved (up to an hour driving distance). Therefore, post holders must hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle. Mileage expenses will be covered by the employer.

This role will be emotionally demanding. A full induction programme and training will be provided. We are a very supportive team, offering regular supervision and reflection time to support emotional wellbeing.

With the development of the Support Centre, we envisage some of the ways we deliver support being adapted, to promote the use of the facility by our families. Therefore, this role is subject to review, to reflect these ongoing developments.

The post holder will follow The Joshua Tree's values and effectively communicate with service users, their families, colleagues and educational and healthcare professionals.

Company description

Full Circle has been operating out of St Pauls since 1980 and was founded in response to the racial profiling and civil unrest to provide positive opportunities for the young people of the area. Over the past 40 years it has become a key youth service locally but also to the wider BME communities in Bristol and the neighbouring counties.

Job description

Details of Role:

Full Circle @ Docklands Ltd has been continually serving the area for over 40 years and is built on a foundation of longstanding trusted relationships.

The Youth Development Manager is a strategic role that is responsible for the overall delivery of Full Circle’s Youth Services. The youth development manager will manage the overall programme of youth activities, having a clear eye into the future, whilst also supporting the team to deliver the day-to-day activity. Full Circle delivers 20hrs of weekly open access youth clubs, 10 weeks of annually of holiday activities and other targeted projects. As necessary, a lot of this work is now taking place online, remotely and in small face-to-face groups and the candidate will need to be confident and adaptable to utilising digital platforms and keeping ahead of current policy.

Reporting to the Managing Director, the post holder is solely responsible for the staffing, coordination and delivery of all youth staff, sessions and projects and school holiday activities in consultation with the centre manager and the business development manager.

The candidate will encourage and support the personal development of young people and youth staff. They will create a safe space in which they can feel welcomed, have fun and participate in informal learning and play. This will be achieved through the development and delivery of programmes of activities that empower young people to achieve their aspirations. We aim to help young people be aware of their rights and responsibilities to the wider community and enable them to take greater control of their lives.

Closing Date:

Sunday, 11th October, 2020 - 23:45

How to Apply:

Please download the job description and application form below or follow the link to Voscur and return to J. Newey by the end of Sunday 11th October 2020.

This is likely to be a face to face panel interview at Docklands, but there’s still a chance that t will be via zoom. If this is the case you will need to have access to a computer, camera and microphone and download the zoom program and make sure you are familiar with it.

The interviews will take place on Tuesday 20th October.

Interview Panel:
Trustee/Lead Youth Worker - Jacqui Pitter
Business Development Manager - Jon Newey
Director of Cognitive Paths / Head of Full Circle's Sports Delivery - Sibusiso Tshabalala

We have included a student demographic study on our youth services and an area context study to give you some further information. If you're interested in reading Docklands Youth and Community Centre business plan or pur recent area demogrpahic study please get in contact.

Contract length: 12 months with the possibility of extension 

Full Time hours: 30 per week

Application deadline: 11/10/20

Children's Mental Health Charity Seeks Fundraising Manager - either experienced or with transferrable skills

We are looking for:

Fundraising expertise – ideally you will have experience of developing and implementing fundraising strategies and securing a high level of funds from a range of sources including grant funders and corporates.  However, we are open to candidates who can demonstrate that they have transferable skills from other backgrounds and can show that they can quickly adapt to different environments and sectors. We would be willing to offer external training in fundraising as part of the salary package to the right candidate, as well as inhouse support and training.

Communications – you will need to demonstrate examples of excellent written skills, good IT and social media skills and good administration generally.

Relationship development – good interpersonal skills and experience of working with diverse range of complex stakeholders and partnerships are key.  

Project management – you will have great organisational skills and have experience of managing projects from inception to evaluation and working autonomously.

Strategic thinking – you will be comfortable thinking outside of the box and can co-create the fundraising strategy as well as contribute to the business planning process.

Flexibility – working in a small team with tight resources you will need to be comfortable helping out with getting things done but in return you will get flexible working arrangements and independence.

Positive and solution-focussed – you will be a problem solver, able to find practical and constructive solutions to challenges that arise in the course of your work.

The cause – you will be passionate about our vision to support the mental health of children, young people and families, committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in the voluntary sector, and be aware of the issues affecting small charities.

Please see the job pack for further information.

The Volunteer Manager is a newly created role and forms part of our strategy to embed volunteering into the culture of the London Irish Centre, covering every aspect of how we work.

The London Irish Centre is the largest Irish charity outside of Ireland. Our mission is to empower and enrich lives through Irish community and culture. We have been supporting the Irish community in London for over sixty years.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, strategic thinking, proactive Volunteer Manager who enjoys developing people and volunteer services. The LIC has developed a new volunteering strategy, building on a proud history of volunteering in the London Irish community. The focus of this new role is to implement the strategy as organisational lead for volunteering. Using an innovative, organised and partnered approach, the postholder will support and develop volunteer involvement and contributions in new ways, making best use of people’s motivations and skills in line with the LIC’s strategic objectives.

This is a fixed term role for 12 months with the possibility for extension.

Why you should work for the London Irish Centre

• We are a dynamic, progressive and inclusive charity.
• We are driven by our core values.
• We enjoy a strong reputation, supporting more than 2,000 people each year.
• We cherish our staff as our greatest asset: we support them with opportunities for training and development.
• We work as one big family whilst maintaining clear professional boundaries.
• We have a comprehensive programme of staff benefits, including Cycle to Work and Tech schemes, and discounts at events, our shop and bar.
• We have a strong emphasis on employee wellbeing, with access to an Employee Assistance Programme and mindfulness courses.

We welcome people from all sections of the community. You do not have to be Irish to apply for this role, however an interest in Irish culture is a must.

Our Six Core Values:

1. Welcoming

2. Compassionate

3. Inclusive

4. Creative

5. Community-centered

6. Sustainable 

The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 5th October.

The London Irish Centre is a London Living Wage and Equal Opportunities employer.

We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We encourage BAME and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and all opportunities provided by the LIC. Whilst our offices have some barriers to access, we are taking steps to resolve these, and in the meantime continue to encourage interest from applicants who require reasonable adjustments within the workplace.

Elays Network is looking for amazing youth Workers to join the team at Elays Community Hub in South West London.

Integrated Communities ESOL Tutor

Our client is recruiting an Integrated Communities ESOL Tutor.

You will have responsibility for teaching Pre-Entry ESOL learners the Together in Tower Hamlets programme and running the ‘Togetherness Club’ – a social mixing group. You will plan, prepare and deliver the Together in Tower Hamlets Programme to local residents to better enable them to integrate into their Community. The Tutor will provide appropriate support and feedback, learning and training advice and information where necessary, and create a welcoming atmosphere for individuals to increase their confidence and aspiration.

Integrated Communities ESOL Tutor Responsibilities:

- Adhere to the Centre’s policies and procedures at all times including Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Lone Working and Safeguarding.
- Adhere to systems that meet legal and regulatory compliance requirements, for example Ofsted Inspection.
- Ensure delivery reflects the Vision, Mission and Values of the Centre.
- Be responsible for producing own correspondence, performing and maintaining administrative tasks as required with our client's templates.
- Adhere to the Centre’s policies and procedures at all times including Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Lone Working and Safeguarding.
- Adhere to systems that meet legal and regulatory compliance requirements, for example the Ofsted.

Integrated Communities ESOL Tutor Requirements:

- Relevant Level 4 teaching qualification and or Diploma, Cert Ed or PGCE.
- ESOL or Basic Skills Specialist Subject qualification at Level 4 or above in Literacy or Numeracy.
- Experience of teaching high quality Skills for Life (ESOL) to adults aged 16+ years.
- Experience of curriculum development.
- Experience of preparing participants for ESOL accreditation.
- Experience of participating in the Education Inspection Framework (Ofsted).
- Proven track record of delivering client focused services in line with project KPIs.
- Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships with a range of stakeholders.
- Experience of working in a diverse and multi-racial environment.
- Awareness of national and local policies and strategies with regards to ESOL and Functional Skills.
- Knowledge of informal education.

About our client:

They are a vibrant community charity in the heart of East London. It has a national and international reputation for its highly innovative approach which inspires and empowers local people to transform their lives. The Centre delivers an incredible range of projects based on a unique model that combines social entrepreneurship, the arts, learning, social support, horticulture and holistic and integrated health programmes.

The charity supports families, young people and adults of all ages to learn new skills, improve their health and wellbeing, find employment and develop the confidence needed to achieve things they could never have dreamed of.

Location: London, E3 3BT

Job type: Part time, Fixed term contract until 31st of May 2021

Salary: £27,000 (Pro rata)

Benefits: 30 days per year (Pro rata). They don‘t expect you to work on your birthday! Pension Scheme.

Closing Date: 7th October 2020
Interview Date: 12th October 2020

You may have experience of the following: Tutor, Teacher, ESOL, English Tutor, PGCE, Education, Assessor, Training, etc.

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If you have a strong understanding of the impact of the violence, racial inequity and systemic injustice on marginalised communities and are passionate about empowering those most affected to create a change, then we can’t wait to hear from you!

ABOUT US

The 4Front Project is a member-led youth organisation empowering young people and communities to fight for justice, peace and freedom. The organisation was established in 2012 to provide a platform for those who have been impacted by violence to create change. We support members with experiences of violence and the criminal justice system to create change in their own lives, communities and society.

Over the last eight years, we have pioneered an approach that empowers those most directly harmed by violence and the criminal justice system to be at the forefront of a grassroots movement for change. Our holistic model has been designed specifically to support young people aged 13 - 25 with complex needs as a result of multiple systemic disadvantages and disproportionate exposure to serious violence. By advocating for a holistic approach to build peace, we are transforming the way in which society understands how to support young people who have been affected by violence and shaping the agenda around how to tackle the systemic causes of it. 

We acknowledge the impact of racism and discrimination on our members and actively work to dismantle these systems, whilst supporting members to recognise their strengths and identify systemic barriers to their progress. In this way, we support 4Front members to make changes in their own lives, whilst exploring the inequity they’ve experienced and amplifying their voices to create systemic change. Becoming a member means joining a powerful youth-led movement for change that is transforming the way peace and justice are understood by centring healing, rather than punishment.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an engaging and inspiring Youth Support Worker to provide outstanding support to 4Front members. You love creating safe and supportive spaces for people to explore their challenging life experiences. You are excited about challenging people to think critically about themselves, their communities and society and you enjoy supporting people to explore and build their identity. You care deeply about people and are willing to go the extra mile. You are skilled at creating space to express emotion and you can effectively hold emotion for others. You are not afraid to bear witness to people’s pain and you have a contagious positive energy that uplifts people. You understand the emotional impact of injustice and inequity on marginalised young people and are committed to helping them make sense of their emotions. You are dedicated to developing a thorough understanding of social injustice and actively addressing it. You are comfortable with conflict and have proven experience of managing difficult situations to successful resolutions. You see courage in vulnerability and believe in building the resilience of young people. Most importantly, you are committed to peace and you fundamentally believe in the potential to change, both at an individual and societal level. You will be a visionary leader, seeing your work at The 4Front Project as a crucial part of your identity and purpose in life. You will be committed to upholding our vision, mission, principles and values at all times. You will be bold, actively contributing to a workplace culture that centres justice, healing, change and hope. You will play a fundamental role in supporting 4Front members to transform their own lives whilst amplifying their voices to effect systemic change.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

DELIVER IMPACTFUL SUPPORT

• Provide consistent, reliable, high quality support services tailored to meet the needs of young people with complex needs

• Build trusting relationships

• Protect vulnerable 4Front members and accommodate their mental health, learning difficulties, disabilities, and other needs by creating a safe and supportive environment where they feel accepted and welcomed

• Provide members with guidance and promote their personal, educational, health and social development through all interactions

• Work in partnership with members to create individual care and development plans 

• Provide accountability to enable members to reach their goals and the desired outcomes they share with you (which could include emotional health and wellbeing, substance misuse, sexual health, physical health, education and training, housing and any other areas where they could need support)

• Learn from and determine with members, the ways in which they may be at risk of harm and work collaboratively to develop measures that reduce risk

• Empower members to build their identity, develop understanding and express themselves

• Raise our members expectations of themselves by developing extraordinary, life changing pathways to achievement and transformation 

• Create a safe and appropriate environment, ensuring you carry out regular risk assessments for members, yourself and all relevant activities

• Confidently resolve conflict and manage difficult situations to successful resolution

• Identify where additional specialist support is required and support members to understand and access the services that are available to them

• Collect and maintain appropriate records using our database system, and ensuring that these are accurate, up-to-date, completed in a timely manner and secure

• Ensure all data is securely held in line with GDPR and our Confidentiality Policy and Consent Policy.

• Work closely with members to involve them in service design, delivery and evaluation ensuring that their voices are heard

DELIVER EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY

• Build and maintain strong relationships with member’s parents, carers and families to ensure they are connected to the journey of their child and to facilitate the development of stronger family relationships

• Support members and their families to understand the policies, processes, and procedures that impact them

• Support members and their families to understand legal processes, legal rights and entitlements (understanding conditions and ramifications, necessary appearances, roles of each agency)

• Work in partnership with the Legal Support Worker to hold criminal justice agencies, local authorities and housing providers to account in relation to their own policies, processes and procedures 

• Provide support to members if they are arrested by acting as an Appropriate Adult in the police station when required

• Provide advocacy and representation for members in court through in person testimony and written support

• Provide context to the local authority to enable them to better meet the needs of members (attending SEAM, SIRM, CIN and CAR meetings as required)

• Provide context to educational establishments to enable them to better meet the needs of the member (support with the creation of EHCP where appropriate)

• Provide context to housing providers (local authorities, charities or private placements) to enable them to better meet the needs of members 

• Liaise with the local authority to facilitate engagement with members and families

• Liaise with legal professionals to improve communication between members and their lawyers 

• Provide support to enable members to access health services

You will also provide cover on occasion and undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested of you outside of this role description.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL

• First-hand experiences of the issues we address through our work
• An understanding of social justice issues, systemic inequality and injustice, including the impact of the criminal justice system on marginalised communities
• Experience supporting young people that have experienced injustice, inequality and other disadvantage
• Experience supporting people who identify as Black British, African, Caribbean and Mixed Heritage and a thorough understanding of the specific issues that affect these communities
• An understanding of safeguarding and child protection frameworks
• Experience delivering tailored one-to-one emotional support and mentoring
• Experience delivering specialist support in group settings
• Experience of working robustly within challenging and unpredictable environments as well as effectively managing change
• Excellent teamwork skills and experience of supporting and motivating others

DESIRABLE​

• Experience of working in an organisation which promotes the rights of vulnerable communities with multiple disadvantages
• Experience advocating on behalf of young people who have experienced injustice, inequality and disadvantage
• Experience liaising with statutory services, other agencies and institutions
• Experience of monitoring and evaluation systems to collect data and measure impact
• Experience building and maintaining excellent relationships with community organisations and partners
• Experience in the creative arts (music, film, animation, photography)
• Experience in MMA or Boxing
• Experience participating in activism and campaigns
• A valid driving license and a car

HOW TO APPLY

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2020 AT 12.00PM

We would like this position to start as soon as possible. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, so we encourage early applications. 

To apply for this position, please send:

1. A comprehensive and relevant CV

2. A supporting statement addressing the person specification 

3. And either:

• An essay answering the questions below (no longer than 750 words for each question). 

• A video of you addressing the questions below (no longer than 8 minutes in total).

1) What do the words ‘justice’, ‘peace’ and ‘freedom’ mean to you and how have these concepts impacted your view of the world? 

2) What are your top three priorities for building equity in our society and how would you go about it?

3) What does empowerment mean to you and how do you feel it can be incorporated as a principle in your work?

This will be reviewed by 4Front Members, Staff and Trustees.

There is a 3-stage selection process:

1.  An initial video interview (30 mins)

2. An interactive in person interview with 4Front Members and Staff (including a preparation task)

3. A final round interview with the Board of Trustees.

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate against candidates who may have previous convictions. We will also make reasonable adjustments for employees that may have access requirements.

Please ensure you quote the job reference number in the subject line of your email.

Do you care deeply about the welfare of older adults?

Do you have experience in social care or working with people with a wide variety of needs and abilities?

Are you an experienced, highly organised and creative groups facilitator?

If you answered yes to all of the above, this could be the role for you!

We’re looking for an experienced and skilled individual who will deliver a package of support, including one to one home assessments and running group activities, to help reduce loneliness, improve health and wellbeing and increase older people and their carer’s opportunities to connect to their local community.

What we do

Time & Talents is a lively, busy community centre in the heart of Rotherhithe, SE16.  Set in a leafy heritage building, and ‘T&T2’, our second venue in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, we offer something for everyone. With a history of 133 years of supporting people of all ages in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, we bring people together for mutual support, fun and friendship, with a wide range of services and activities for older people and other adults, along with volunteering and children and families’ projects.

We work with around 400 older people and their carers a year, many of whom are very frail and elderly. Sadly, though they very often get left out: their friendships and networks disappear, family and friends move away, and they end up very lonely and isolated. Once that happens, mental and physical illness too often follow. We believe that surrounding older people with a welcoming, nurturing community, is vital to improving and maintaining their wellbeing. We also know they want to thrive, create, feel a sense of purpose, and continue living their lives to the full, for their whole lives.

In response to this we offer one to one support and case-working, befriending, and an exciting programme of social and support groups with fully escorted transport. We also run fun events and intergenerational activities to bring the whole community together. From reminiscence, art, music, and health and wellbeing advice, to outings and new and exciting experiences, no two days are the same.

The role

In this role, you'll deliver some of our existing groups, including our Happy Mondays group, Friday Social Club and a lively Stroke Club. With the support of volunteers and community members, you'll coordinate other smaller peer-led and tutor-led groups (from exercise classes to a mental health support group for older women). You will also take responsibility for a new caseload of referrals and carry out home assessments on clients to identify their individual needs. Working closely with health, adult social care, housing departments and voluntary sector organisations, as well as liaising with referees, you will work hard to ensure clients’ and their carers needs are met, providing help with anything from applying for making adaptions in the home to supporting them to get involved in one of our many groups or projects.

A key part of the role is involving older adults and carers themselves in the delivery of the programme as volunteers, and involving people of all ages and backgrounds from the local community - from NHS health professionals to local artists and students. You will also need to build individual relationships of trust with older participants, and work closely with our Neighbourhood Care Coordinator and Older People’s Programme Manager to ensure we take a joined-up approach to caring for individuals.

About you

The role needs someone creative, energetic, passionate, but importantly, also highly organised. You must be as comfortable making sure a minibus schedule is up to date, as you are delivering craft activities or quizzes, or as comfortable hosting NHS professionals delivering healthcare advice, as you would be helping run an escorted visit to a local farm. You need to have lots of ideas, and be highly ambitious, but also be able to make your ideas happen. 

Most of all, we need someone who cares deeply about the welfare of older people and their carers, and is able to react quickly and appropriately to emerging issues – especially to the more serious care issues we inevitably encounter. While appropriate training will be given, we are looking for candidates with some social care experience ideally.

About us

We are an energetic, experienced, and passionate team of 15, with a strong sense of shared purpose and a lively sense of humour. You’ll have the chance to make a big contribution to a growing, ambitious and innovative organisation which has doubled its reach and impact in recent years.

This role is full time, with flexibility for regular evening and occasional weekend working.

Time & Talents 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 encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

If you would like an informal chat about the job, please email us with your phone number and a suitable time for us to call.

The closing date is 09:00 on Monday 19 October.

TO APPLY: All applications to be submitted online via CharityJob.  Send a CV and a cover letter of no more than two sides of A4, explaining why you want the job and how your experience relates to the job description and person specification.

IMPORTANT: We’ll use cover letters to assess applications alongside CVs. Please ensure you take the time to include a well-written cover letter as detailed above.  We won’t assess applications without one.

INTERVIEWS: First round interviews will take place w/c 19 October.  Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a second interview the following week.

Coronavirus/COVID-19: the safety and wellbeing of our current and future employees remains a top priority, therefore interviews will be conducted remotely by video if necessary.

Senior Youth Engagement Coordinator

We are looking to recruit an experienced and passionate Senior Youth Engagement Coordinator with an established track record to support our youth engagement activities and lead on an exciting new project with the NHS to support embedding youth voice in their violence reduction work in London.

This is a brand new role at Peer Power to engage and support the emotional wellbeing, skills and social action activities of young people across London, and further afield in communities and in youth secure settings.  It is a varied role that involves working alongside our Young Partners in their work as Peer Power Experts, Peer Leaders, Peer Trainers and Young Campaigners; supporting their well-being and facilitating their influencing of services across health and justice. 

We’re looking for someone who is brilliant at engaging children, teenagers and young adults through strong, caring and positive relationships.  Someone creative and motivated,  who will bring their own ideas and passion to the role. 

The role will include working in partnership with Young Partners, the core team and our external stakeholders. As well as being the lead for the new NHS violence reduction work, another project you’ll be involved with is funded by the ‘Opportunity Fund’ who have funded 5 Young Campaigners to lead campaigns on issues that are important to them. These include campaigns for better mental health support for young people in schools and a campaign to equalise the arts sector for Black and Brown Artists and young people with Adverse Lived Experiences.

More details about the job role and kind of person we are looking for can be found in the application pack.

Our offer: We offer supportive, wellbeing focused, flexible working. We take a therapeutic approach and as a member of the Engagement Team you will be part of group and individual clinical supervision. Other benefits include:

- Opportunities for career progression including sabbatical leave & individual training budgets

- Generous and flexible maternity, paternity and shared leave arrangements

- Employee Assistance Programme

-      Annual Leave: 25 days and 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata) - Plus 2 personal/self-care days, and additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year (discretionary and subject to charity needs)

How to Apply: Please send a CV and letter (2 sides of A4 maximum) outlining why you would like to apply for the role at Peer Power, demonstrating how you meet each of the essential criteria and personal qualities on the role description – this will be used for shortlisting.  If you meet any of the desirable criteria, please also indicate this too.

Please mark email application for the attention of Sarah Wilkinson

Important: Please indicate in your application the date at which you are available to start work, (subject to references and employment checks)

Liberty Choir UK is recruiting an Operations and Partnership Managing Consultant to develop and expand our exciting prison programme. We are a full circle charity with the remit of helping to reduce reoffending through singing and community.

We are looking for an inspirational individual to significantly increase the number of attendees in the Liberty Choir Programme. They will be experienced in developing effective partnerships and building excellent relationships with stakeholders both in and out of prisons. The post holder will maintain effective running of Liberty Choirs existing programmes as well as managing the expansion of the programme into new prisons.

The ideal candidate will be an exceptional communicator, have excellent organisational skills and be a strong team player. Travel to different prison sites is an integral part of the role so own transport is required. Experience of the prison sector is essential; the post holder will need to pass HMPPS security checks (supported by Liberty Choir).

We are a small dynamic team and will require the post holder to be flexible during lockdown and contribute to other tasks as required.

£28k per annum 28 hours pw (FTE £35k)

Fixed term contract 1 year, option to extend dependent on funding.

Base: Home working with regular attendance to choirs/prison/meetings in London and South East (expenses to be agreed)

Please email your CV and cover letter by 5pm 9 October.

Liberty Choir is a registered charity developing choirs in UK prisons to support reducing reoffending.

Community Connector

We are currently seeking to employ a number of ‘Community Connector’ roles to map voluntary and community organisations within the Edgbaston locality, and to share this information across all services. 

Position: Community Connector

Location: Birmingham, covering Edgbaston

Hours: Full-time (flexible working options including home and remote working would be considered)

Salary: £18393 and £19986 per annum dependant on experience

Contract: Fixed term for 6 months (with possibility of extended funding beyond this point)

Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.

Closing Date: 13th October 2020

Interview Date: 15th and 16th October

The Role

Birmingham is a youthful diverse and creative city currently delivering a programme of early help support for the young people (0-25) and families across health, education, vocational training and social care. This new ‘Early Help’ programme is being established across the 10 localities, led in part by the voluntary sector – helping to create local networks of support for families where it can be most effective.

The Community Connector will play an exciting role in helping to re-engineer a step-change in community and family-focused support for children and families. As Community Connector you will need to demonstrate a wide understanding of the diversity of the city and an ability to work with all communities.

The organisation’s vision is one where families, whether they are asking for early help support or are in specialist services, can get support or help in their neighbourhood, and where they can be connected to all the wider opportunities that are available in the city, arts, leisure, sport, recreation.

About You

We are looking for dynamic and energetic communicators, capable of engaging with key stakeholder organisations as well as vulnerable individuals across defined locality regions. You will need to be digitally literate; with a deep understanding of the importance of inclusivity, equality and diversity, able to clearly articulate the delivery of network training to a wide range of stakeholder organisations and positive about change.

An interview is guaranteed to suitably qualified and experienced people with disabilities. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note due to current circumstances you will be required to do some work from home. 

About the Organisation

A leading provider of services to the health and social care sector, with the aim is to reduce inequalities in learning, employment and health. As an employer the organisation is proud to offer a range of benefits to our staff including provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.

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About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Crisis Skylight Brent is a building based service that also conducts some outreach work in the community. We work with people or are homeless or at risk of homelessness and our aim to end homelessness for people we support. 
Our services include  progression and housing support, a wellbeing and mental health offer, arts and engagement activities, learning, and employment support.
Crisis Brent works in a psychologically informed environment and both reflection and learning is important to us as a team.
As Progression Coach, you will be supporting members to overcome any barriers they face in achieving their goals. This role requires creativity, skilled delivery of psycho-social interventions and a passion for working with those who face multiple disadvantages in society. 
About you
To be successful in this role you will have proven experience and skills in the following areas:

• engaging and working with multiply disadvantaged and hard to reach adults. 
• Supporting people to end their homelessness
• Offering psycho-social interventions to a high standard. 
• Being creative in your intervention and member (client) work. 
• In taking positive risks with members. 
• Working in a multiple disciplinary team or/and joint working with other services to deliver the highest possible level of support to the people you work with.

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 apply by clicking on 'Apply for Job' 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 18th October 2020 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on the 22nd and 23rd October 2020
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Ambitious College is London's first specialist Day College for young people aged 16-25 with a primary diagnosis of autism, some of whom have additional disabilities. We believe that every young person attending Ambitious College deserves a fulfilling, happy and rewarding life. Our educational approach focuses on the individual at all times.

We were recently awarded the ‘Natspec 2020 award' for ‘Wellbeing and mental health' and also hold a ‘Good' Ofsted rating.

We are looking to recruit a qualified Lecturer to join us on our ambitious journey. Your day to day role will include delivering creative and person centred functional life lessons to up to 10 learners. Our learners are mostly pre-verbal or use assistive communication systems to make their needs understood. All learners are working on the pre-entry national curriculum framework with functional Maths and English embedded throughout the curriculum.

Lecturers at Ambitious College are part of a wider Transdisciplinary Team that includes full-time Occupational and Speech and Language Therapists as well as BCBA qualified Behaviour Analysts. Each class is also supported by a dedicated team of Learning and Behaviour Specialists to support learners.

Your role as a Lecturer:

• Provide excellent delivery, teaching and course leadership to learners across Ambitious College
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of the young people we support
• Work with learners to ensure they receive a service that delivers the outcomes specified in their individualised learning, person-centred plans
• Prepare and deliver schemes of work, lesson plans, assignments and assessments in line with departmental and awarding body requirements
• Work collaboratively with allied health professionals as part of a trans-disciplinary team

Why join us?

• The role itself is very rewarding both through the freedom of creativity and seeing first hand, our learners develop and progress through their goals and aspirations.
• Excellent CPD including a wide-range of in house and external training courses.
• Competitive annual salary paid over 52 weeks and excellent salary progression within the role.
• Annual staff recognition awards.
• Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.
• Season ticket loans.
• A wide range of wellness programmes including: virtual yoga & zumba classes, running club, art & cooking classes and pets cafe online.
• Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.
• Access to physiotherapy.

We are committed to investing in our people and their talent.  We make sure every single person is clear about their role, and has the tools, knowledge and learning they need to perform well and make a difference. 

For an informal discussion about this exciting position please follow the link to our website to find our contact details. Our team would be delighted to discuss the role further with you.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Sunday 18th October 2020

Candidates informed of outcome of application: Monday 19th October 2020

Interview date: Thursday 22nd October 2020 

Start date: As soon as possible.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.