Blind Veterans UK helps vision-impaired ex-Service people of every generation rebuild their lives after sight loss. Since 1915 we have provided rehabilitation, training, practical advice and emotional support to tens of thousands of blind veterans.

We have a new corporate strategy, Victory over Blindness 21, which aims to future proof the charity and provide the best possible support to blind veterans today and for decades to come.

With this comes a new people strategy which has been designed to enable us to deliver on these long-term transformation projects and build on a strong foundation to further develop a first-class people partnering model that supports our overall strategic objectives.

To help us on this exciting journey, we’re looking for an experienced, committed and proactive CIPD-qualified HR People Partner to join our People Development team.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing day to day strategic and operational support for our senior managers, using your well-rounded HR experience to help identify the people requirements and outputs of change and transformation.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and collaboration skills to build and develop respected working relationships with your stakeholders – coaching, mentoring and influencing decisions that help develop our people management/leadership capabilities. And working with the wider People Development team, you will design effective people related programmes that support performance and talent management as well as ongoing succession and development plans for our people.

As HR People Partner you will also be responsible for leading and developing our HR Advisors and support the implementation of an effective HR partner and shared services model.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone enthused by change, innovative in their thinking, results oriented and eager to make a positive impact. In doing this successfully, you will play a key role in delivering a People Strategy that aligns our key priorities across the charity and supports our people through a period of transformation.

Follow the link below to see the full job description. To apply for this opportunity, we just ask for a copy of your latest CV as well as a supporting statement that tells us a bit more about the expertise you will bring to Blind Veterans UK. Please submit  and address your application to Julie Perry by midnight on 12th December 2021.

If any part of the application process is inaccessible to you, please let us know by contacting Julie Perry.

We’re delighted to present an exciting opportunity to join the Wild at Heart Foundation team, working within our Adoption department as our Aftercare Advisor. This is a diverse role encompassing animal welfare education, management of canine behavioural issues post adoption and providing technical and scientific information at an operational level.

We are looking for a warm, motivated, and committed individual to join our friendly team. This person must have a qualification in animal behaviour and welfare / clinical animal behaviour along with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of a complex range of canine behaviour issues. This person will also be a good listener who thrives in situations which involve helping others, problem-solving and require resilience. They will also share our values of being compassionate, kind, understanding and act with empathy.

Role Overview

• Title: Aftercare Advisor
• Contract: Permanent, Monday-Friday full-time / part-time (25-30 hours p/week, flexible based on the candidate)
• Location: Home-based (with regular requirements to attend Central London meetings/events)
• Reporting to: Head of Adoption Operations
• Salary: Dependent on experience

Core requirements for this role include:

• Experience of working within a canine welfare or rescue environment.
• A relevant qualification in Canine Behaviour and Training at degree level or higher.
• Proven experience of delivering learning programmes/webinars, and the ability to design and develop user guides.
• Extensive knowledge of positive reinforcement training techniques and the desire to keep abreast of canine behaviour developments to ensure consistency.
• An ability and desire to independently learn about canine legislation, welfare standards and policy, as well as keeping up to date with and applying best practice.
• An understanding of veterinary terminology to aid regular communication with veterinary practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal – this role encompasses a large element of customer service, and the ability to diplomatically approach difficult and emotional conversations is essential.
• Significant experience of assessing situations and being able to demonstrate both resilience and empathy in an emotionally charged and challenging context.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills – the ability to prioritise and manage a high workload consisting of multiple and complex tasks, often in a changing environment, to deadlines and with minimum supervision.
• Demonstrating a positive attitude towards working both collaboratively and individually.
• An overall adaptable and flexible approach with a focus on using initiative.
• Great IT literacy and competent user of MS Office.
• Driving licence and access to a car.
• The enthusiasm to join a small team with big ambitions – a wonderful aspect of this role will be the potential opportunity to get involved with our wider work and contribute to project work and trips.

Role responsibilities:

• To coordinate the aftercare schedule for all new adopters, which includes webinars and advice clinics.
• To provide post-adoption support and general advice during the crucial settling in period, in order to set adopters up for a successful lifetime with their new rescue dog. 
• To provide adopters with advisory resources and direct them to appropriate external assistance.
• To manage and interact within our Facebook adopter community group.
• To liaise where necessary with vet practices.
• To be responsible for the onboarding and management of our UK foster network, with admin support from the Adoption Assistant.
• To oversee the Facebook foster carer group, with support from the Adoption Assistant and UK Adoption Coordinator where applicable.
• To support the Marketing team with the creation of behaviour related blog posts and other relevant website/social media content where required.
• To be responsible for all aftercare admin i.e. Updating the database with webinar attendance and relevant advice clinic notes.
• To provide a monthly aftercare activity report for distribution to the wider team.

Whilst we all work remotely the majority of the time, we’re a sociable team, and are looking forward to welcoming a new addition who will enjoy a friendly working dynamic.

Benefits:

Working for a growing charity consisting of committed and passionate individuals

20 days holiday pro rata (plus an additional day for your birthday!)

Opportunities to travel abroad

Flexibility on location

The opportunity

Are you interested in a career in customer service?  Do you love providing excellent customer service? Would you love to work for an amazing charity that funds research that really does save lives?

If that sounds like you, we want to hear from you!

About the role

We’re looking for three Customer Care Advisors to help us provide a fantastic responsive service to all our customers. 

Acting as one of the first points of contact with the customers, representing British Heart Foundation (BHF) you’ll provide an exceptional level of customer service. You’ll respond to and resolve inbound customers, supporters and fundraisers queries via telephone, email and live chat. 

This role is fast paced and you'll be able o take account for your own work and actions. Using the BHF’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database you’ll keep records of all contact made, updating customers’ addresses, contact preferences and all other admin needs.

We're open to receiving applications from candidates UK wide. Candidates would work a blended contract between home and office working and there will be a requirement for a weekly presence at our Birmingham hub.

Please note these are fixed term contracts for 6 months, with the potential to be extended to 12 months. 

About you

With a high standard of written and spoken English, you’ll have experience working in an call centre environment.You’ll be a fantastic communicator, able to listen and problem solve and able to work at pace. 

You'll have a good standard of IT skills and computer literacy specifically relating to Microsoft Office packages, database/CRM systems and the recording/inputting of data.

With a real passion for delivering world-class customer service, you'll be able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills, with energy and empathy by telephone and in writing. You’ll also be able to demonstrate attention to detail and will have excellent administrative and time management skills to deliver results on time and within target.

About us

We’re here to keep hearts beating and blood flowing. With research spanning all heart and circulatory diseases, we are out to beat the world’s biggest killers. From head to toe you have over 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body so we have our work cut out.

Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life.  Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Diversity and Inclusion forms a main pillar in our People Experience Strategy. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work.

Interview process 

The interview process will be held over MS Teams. 

How to apply 
 

It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Our recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check and any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.

Sightsavers is looking for a Programme Assistant – a new role within our expanding Inclusion and Frameworks team to provide administrative and coordination support. 

Salary:  UK c£22,294 

Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when possible OR Sightsavers office locations (please see below)

Contract:  Two Year Fixed Term Contract 

Hours:  This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and some home working 

About the role 

We are looking for an experienced administrator to provide support with administration and coordination for a range of Sightsavers’ programmes and projects that sit outside our standard country office structures. This will include the portfolio of projects within the FCDO-funded Disability Inclusive Development (DID) programme and other inclusion projects. The Programme Assistant will support with general admin and logistics relating to the global portfolio, and support with communications, compliance, and the coordination of quarterly reporting. As a member of the global programme Coordination Team, the post-holder will collaborate with a range of internal colleagues including country offices, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL), finance and risk, technical advisors, as well as external stakeholders including consortium partners and consultants. 

You will join at an exciting time for Sightsavers and play a part in our work towards a more inclusive world. Key duties in this role will include: 

• Logistical support for meetings and workshops including minute-taking and technical support 

• Coordination of programme information and support to programme communications 

• Compliance support with project and country-level risk assessment updates 

• Providing administrative support to the Programme Manager – Inclusion & Frameworks and the wider DID Coordination Team 

• Support for other projects and programmes 

About you 

We are looking for an individual with excellent planning and organisational skills and the ability to multi-task. This is an ideal opportunity to get involved with our disability inclusion work. To succeed in this role, you will need: 

• Demonstrable experience of providing administrative, coordination or logistical support. 

• Experience of writing reports, newsletters, meeting notes and/or communication materials for a wide range of audiences. 

• Experience of working with multiple stakeholders and of managing pieces of work within deadlines.

• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with disabilities. 

Other experience that would be desirable but not essential for this role includes: 

• Experience of working in a global team and/or and supporting colleagues based in Africa and Asia.

• Understanding of the development/not-for-profit sector or experience of working in a development organisation (or similar).

• Knowledge of programme cycle management. 

Please note that there will be an expectation for all candidates that you will be able to occasionally participate in remote meetings during UK (United Kingdom) working hours (9am – 5pm BST (British Summer Time)/ GMT). This is a brilliantly varied role - please read the job description for further details. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Benefits 

UK: 

In addition to being an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London, we offer some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. 

Other locations: 

Local terms and conditions apply, and we can confirm further details according to location prior to interview.

Next steps 

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.We anticipate that remote interviews will take place on 11 and 12 January 2022 and the evaluation process will include a role-specific task to be completed by shortlisted candidates in advance of this. Please note that you will need to have existing and ongoing Right to Work in one of the following locations; the UK, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia or Zimbabwe 

Do you want to work for an organisation whose aim is to enrich lives and strengthen communities?  If so, Enable is recruiting Full-Time and Part-Time Sports Assistants to support our Leisure Team.

Location: Wandsworth
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time (40 Hours) and Part Time (20 Hours)
Salary: £10,935-£21,870
Closing date:  2 January  2022

We are looking for enthusiastic and driven people to join our team and provide opportunities for the community to live a happy, healthier lifestyle.

An excellent opportunity for a proactive person keen to get involved in a wide range of activities across outdoor and indoor sports as well as fitness. With experience of working in a sports facility or another customer care environment, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the centre. This will involve reception duties, recording attendance figures and monitoring use of equipment through to preparing equipment for activities and events and ensuring health & safety. You will liaise with individuals, schools and sports clubs to promote our facilities to the local community and increase participation. You must be a clear communicator who prides themselves on providing excellent customer service. You’ll be organised with strong administrative, numerical skills and have experience of dealing with enquiries face-to-face, via telephone and email.

Enable are committed to ensuring the well being and safety of all the pupils and staff, and as such any successful application will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post.  In order to apply for this post, you must demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Diversity is valued at Enable Leisure and Culture and is important in the work that we do. Applications from all sections of the community are welcome and will be considered on merit. 

Benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave
• Flexible Working
• Pension Scheme
• Life Insurance
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Free Gym membership
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Weekly fruit basket
• Staff Treats
• Weekly Wellbeing Hour
• And more!

Job Title: Skills Plus for Change Trainer         

Location: Nottinghamshire

Salary: £21,415 - £23,117

Status & Hours: Temporary contract until March 2023, 37 hours per week

Closing Date: 2nd January 2022

Do you have the drive and ambition to make a positive contribution to the skills and development of people with multiple barriers to employment and education?

Skills Plus for Change is a dynamic programme delivered as part of Building Better Opportunities programme – Opportunity & Change project funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the National Lottery Community Fund.

We have an exciting new opportunity for an organised, proactive and inspiring individual to deliver our Skills Plus for Change life skills programme to a range of partners and their participants. The programme is tailored to the needs of participants and enables those with complex needs to make positive changes to reach their full potential and beyond. 

Framework, the lead partner on this project, is a charity delivering housing, health, employment, support and care services to people with a diverse range of needs. We empower people to achieve financial stability, social inclusion and independence. Our values of Respond, Respect and Empower underpin everything we do.

This job might be for you if:

• You are great at helping people to learn new skills. You may come from a background in teaching or training.

• You communicate clearly on all levels. You write well and can explain just about anything to anyone.

• You have a great way with people. You are non-judgmental, compassionate and enjoy engaging with people from all walks of life.

• You enjoy managing your own workload and thrive in a constantly evolving environment. You are proactive and keen to take on new challenges.

• You would be happy delivering sessions covering a range of topics such as health and wellbeing, housing, money management and employability.

The role will be delivering to groups of people in a range of partner organisations which are located across Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire. Therefore a driver’s licence and car available for work is essential along with a willingness to travel.

Framework offers a comprehensive benefits package including access to childcare vouchers, pension scheme and company sick pay. We understand that a work life balance is important and support our staff accordingly. 

We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities

If this sounds like the role for you then please see the person specification and job description and complete our online application. If successful, the provisional interview date is 11/01/22.

To protect the health & wellbeing of those receiving support from Framework, colleagues and the wider community, any job offer is conditional upon the prospective post-holder having been vaccinated against Covid-19, or agreeing to do so during the first six months in the post, except where such a requirement would be unreasonable in the circumstances.

SKILLS PLUS TRAINER, EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS, NOTTINGHAM, PERMANENT, 37 HPW, FRWK08 £21,415 – 23,117

Are you passionate about helping disadvantaged people to succeed and move forward in their lives? Would you like to work for an organisation that values your input and gives you the freedom to be creative? 

We have an exciting new opportunity for a dynamic and hardworking individual to deliver our Skills Plus life skills programme to people living in Framework’s accommodation services.

Framework is a charity delivering housing, health, employment, support and care services to people with a diverse range of needs. We empower people to achieve financial stability, social inclusion and independence. As a Skills Plus Trainer you will be responsible for planning and delivering a range of classroom based sessions, designed to give our service users the skills they need to move towards positive independent futures. You will empower them to build confidence, self-esteem and life skills to improve social inclusion and enable a move towards gaining and maintaining independent tenancies and preventing repeat homelessness.

This job might be for you if:

• You are great at helping people to learn new skills. You may come from a background in teaching or training.

• You communicate clearly on all levels. You write well and can explain just about anything to anyone.

• You have a great way with people. You are non-judgmental, compassionate and enjoy engaging with people from all walks of life.

• You enjoy managing your own workload and thrive in a constantly evolving environment. You are proactive and keen to take on new challenges.

• You would be happy delivering sessions covering a range of topics such as managing your money, looking after your health and wellbeing or developing skills to manage your home.

The role will be delivering to groups of people in a number of Framework’s homeless accommodation services which are located across Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire. Therefore a driver’s licence and car available for work is essential along with a willingness to travel.

This post is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.

Framework offers a comprehensive benefits package including access to childcare vouchers, pension scheme and company sick pay. We understand that a work life balance is important and support our staff accordingly. 

We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities

If this sounds like the role for you then please see the person specification and job description and complete our online application. If successful, the provisional interview date is 11/01/22.

To protect the health & wellbeing of those receiving support from Framework, colleagues and the wider community, any job offer is conditional upon the prospective post-holder having been vaccinated against Covid-19, or agreeing to do so during the first six months in the post, except where such a requirement would be unreasonable in the circumstances.

TreeHouse School  has an excellent opportunity for an aspiring Assistant Head that is passionate about making a real difference to the lives of autistic children and young people. You will promote a culture that will enable our learners to feel safe, thrive, learn and have every opportunity to excel.

We are an Ofsted 'Outstanding', award winning school for children and young people aged 3-19 with a primary diagnosis of autism, some of whom have additional disabilities. We believe that every child and young person attending TreeHouse School deserves a fulfilling, happy and rewarding life. Our person-centred educational approach ensures we focus on the individual learners requirements at all times. 

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Head that: 

• Has experience as a Designated Safeguarding Lead or a Deputy Safeguarding Lead.

• Comprehensive specialist knowledge of autism and safeguarding to be able to support families, staff colleagues and other stakeholders confidently and competently.

• Ability to create and role model the culture of Safeguarding and child protection across the whole school.

• Ensuring the best educational outcomes for children and young people attending our school through understanding how autism affects each learner differently and how we prepare them for adulthood.

What we offer: 

• We invest in our people through excellent CPD which includes a wide-range of in house and external training opportunities.

• We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to progress with their career, we offer bespoke coaching and mentoring tailored to you.

• Competitive annual salary with a yearly review.

• 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 learning programmes. 

• Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life. 

• Free access to physiotherapy. 

Key dates:

• Role Closes: Sunday 9th January 2022

• First stage interview (Stakeholder day, in person at TreeHouse School): Wednesday 12th January 2022

• Second stage interview (In person at TreeHouse School): Friday 14th January 2022

To find out more about this position please find attached the recruitment pack entailing the role details. For an informal discussion regarding this exciting senior leadership role, please find our contact details in the recruitment pack. 

Equal opportunities

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.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.

Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

General Hub Operative (0926)

Location: Milton Point

Hours: 36 hours per week – 5 days out of 7 This role may involve shift work and some weekends

Salary: £17,784 - £18,154 FTE

Job Type: Open ended

Closing Date: 17 December 2021

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation. 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply 

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. 

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

In response to Covid-19 if you are offered a role where you are required to travel between countries please ensure you have been briefed by the Hiring Manager about any changes to working or precautions you should take as part of your role.

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Are you able to manage conflicting priorities and workload with management support?

Do you respond positively to change and conflict situations?

Do you have good verbal and written communication skills?

If the answer is yes, then would like to hear from you.

The Role

As a general hub operative, you will work across all Hub Operations supporting high levels of productivity and customer service. This is an enabling role that will be varied and busy. 

Dealing with large quantities of donated stock, you will be involved in sorting and moving stock as required. You will be working alongside other team members to support inventory storage and management, the picking and packing of orders, item preparation and dispatch. 

What we are looking for

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to the values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do and our feminist principles.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

• Work in line with Oxfam’s values of accountability, empowerment, and inclusiveness
• Manage conflicting priorities and workload with management support
• Respond positively to change and conflict situations
• Have good verbal and written communication skills
• Have good time management skills
• Have an awareness of Health and Safety issues
• Have basic IT Skills

We offer

This role will give you an opportunity to work with a group of passionate people with fair pay and competitive benefits package.

HOSPITAL DISCHARGE NAVIGATOR, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PREVENTION AND RESETTLEMENT SERVICE, SUTTON IN ASHFIELD, FRWK09 £22,140 – £24,011, 37 HPW, 12-MONTH WITH POSSIBILITY TO BE EXTENDED

Aim: To ensure people experiencing homelessness have an effective hospital stay and the system achieves a safe and timely discharge from hospital

Key objectives are identified as:
 
• Early identification on attendance or admission to hospital
• Maximise the benefit of the attendance or admission for the patient 
• Ensure optimal patient care that supports transitions across health, housing and social care boundaries 
• Effective communication between hospital management, ward staff, discharge teams and social care, housing and specialist homeless care teams.
• Commit to delivery of improved outcomes for people experiencing homelessness through a system partnership  approach that is boundary spanning and seamless
• Support delivery of rapid access accommodation for people who are medically fit to leave hospital but require longer for housing, care assessments and a specialist wraparound support offer when they leave hospital
• Commit to a test and learn a new approach to inform future Discharge to Assess pathways into 2022
• Provide advocacy to the patient and support to hospital teams to deliver trauma informed, strength based and personalised care
• Stop the revolving door of multiple hospital admissions and failed housing placements

General Guiding Principles:

• Partners see the hospital admissions as a window of opportunity to effect lasting positive change 
• Hospital discharge protocol describes the typical journey but flexibility and willingness to problem solve complex cases is key. 
• Assessment, communication and case management of patients is trauma informed, strength based and personalised with an aim to achieve longer term positive change.
• Accommodation on discharge is a place that can continue to offer a safe environment, reablement approach, respite and route to longer term improvement
• Patients are not placed in step down or assessment accommodation and then evicted to rough sleeping. Everyone should have a housing plan and pathway in place.
• OOH discharge pathway roles operate as part of a wider team in order for the system to cope with absence of individuals
• Partners take a problem solving, constructive approach to case discussion in a way that can raise issues without generating conflict.

Decisions around the individual and in the development of protocol is evidence based with excellent communication between agencies to avoid assumptions. The voice and views of the patient are heard in planning meetings about their care

The post requires a driver with access to own car and full driving license.

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

To protect the health & wellbeing of those receiving support from Framework, colleagues and the wider community, any job offer is conditional upon the prospective post-holder having been vaccinated against Covid-19, or agreeing to do so during the first six months in the post, except where such a requirement would be unreasonable in the circumstances.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Do you enjoy helping children aged 2 to 4 to bloom? Can you stay smiling in all weathers during outside play? Can you tell stories with silly voices?

Mulberrybush Pre-school are an independent community-based nursery on a primary school site serving local families. We use our knowledge of the children’s’ life experiences and interests to provide exciting tailored opportunities for learning and development. Due to an increased number of children waiting to join our nursery we are seeking 4 new members of our friendly and hard-working team as full-time, part-time or as job share.

We need two more likeminded Early Years Practitioners at Level 3 (or currently studying for Level 3) for the nursery and pre-school. Hours are 8.15am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday with opportunities for overtime at Breakfast Club and After School Club. Candidates must have knowledge of the EYFS and experience of being a keyperson.

Our thriving After School Club which is based in the extensive school grounds has two vacancies, one of Club lead and one team member. Duties include having fun with the children while keeping them safe and fed A willingness to play everything from football to loom bands is essential!.

We provide care for children aged 2 to 11 years old from our own and a local primary school so a daily walk to collect children is part of the duties. Staff hours are 2.30pm to 6.00pm five days a week with opportunities for overtime at breakfast club and in the nursery.

We have a lot to offer as a charitable pre-school and encourage you to give us a call or come to see us.

As part of our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are open to candidates who want to apply as part of a job-share arrangement, and we actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.

If you are interested in joining this fantastic pre-school and want to know more, please go the Oasis UK charity website, or download the documents on this page.

Closing date for completed applications is 9am Friday 10th December 2021. Interviews will be held week beginning 13th December 2021 in Old Coulsdon, South London.

We expect all staff to share our commitment to safeguarding children and young people and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. The successful candidate must have proof of right to work in the UK.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

Are you passionate about making a lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable adults?

About the role

We are looking for someone to join the Islington Mental Health Service team as a Skills and Employment Coordinator. Our accommodation services based at St John’s Grove and Tufnell Park Road aim to provide support to 13 clients who live with long term mental health issues. We are looking to further develop our service offer by offering our clients positive opportunities to get involved in meaningful activities; to support and promote engagement in further education and training to assist in their recovery.

Supporting the Management team, you will be responsible for:

• Developing, implementing and coordinating a programme of formal and informal learning activities for clients at Tufnell Park Road and St John’s Grove.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide line management, Support and supervision to Project Workers and Volunteers.
• Continuously improve and develop the programme to best meet client’s needs.
• Work with a person centred, trauma informed approach; and in collaboration with clients to develop skills and employment opportunities and learning activities. 

What we’re looking for

This role will suit a motivated and creative individual with a can do attitude as well as:

• Experience of working with vulnerable homeless or disadvantaged people.
• Experience of supervising staff and/or volunteers; or the willingness to develop these skills.
• The ability to manage complex and difficult situations in relation to people including challenging behaviour.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with a range of different people; building strong and effective working relationships.
• Excellent organisational skills; the ability to effectively prioritise and manage your own workload.
• A willingness to keywork a small caseload of clients if necessary.

Above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.

As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, South West, Irish and Women’s Action.

• Pay and Other Benefits

St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff.

St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 20 December 2021

Interview and assessments on: Week commencing 10 January 2022

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Bethel Health and Healing Network is a multi-award winning charity that works with the most vulnerable people in society providing practical, emotional and spiritual support. Bethel Health and Healing Network runs to main services: Doula Service for vulnerable pregnant women and the Rapha Service for people with low-level mental health challenges.

We are seeking an experienced Rapha Services Support Officer to join us.

Summary of Role

The Rapha Services Officer will work within the parameters outlined in Bethel’s Strategic Plan collaborating in partnership with local groups, consortium and charities. Responsible for recruiting and managing a team of volunteers, accurate record-keeping of the progress of the project and outcomes for clients,

The role will include preparing reports and statistics and contributing to the future sustainability of the project. To support the Rapha Services Manager in raising awareness of the work of the project and its profile, to ensure clients’ voices are heard and listened to. A person with good communication and administration skills and development experience in a community engagement or social care/health environment would be best suited to this position.

Responsibilities and duties

• Conduct client initial assessments face to face or by telephone/zoom and match with volunteers
• Ensure volunteers complete relevant paperwork and upload to Lamplight (CRM)
• Provide updates for Bethel Board Meetings
• Update lamplight regularly with referral forms, initial assessments, notes, case studies, volunteer/client records and feedback forms
• Regularly review and respond to volunteer’s needs and requests
• Prepare Reports for the Rapha Services Manager
• Coordinate additional virtual well-being and training sessions for volunteers and clients
• Administer Petty cash
• Support service day to day administration and responding to calls and queries
• Support Rapha Services Manager to promote the service
• Work closely with Bethel’s administrator

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualification:

Essential:

• Vocational qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. community development, health, mental health, social care etc.) or equivalent experience.

Experience and Knowledge:

Essential:

• Experience of developing and supporting community and/or health projects and developing collaborative partnerships.
• Experience of managing and/or working with volunteers and/or interns.
• Experience of collating service user monitoring information and ability to keep accurate records of work output and financial expenditure for the purposes of review and service development.
• Experience of working in a multi-ethnic, multi-faith setting.

Desirable:

• Experience of working with disadvantaged client groups.
• Experience in a health environment and/or in a community setting.
• Some knowledge or experience of recruitment and training

Skills and Abilities:

Essential:

• Good listening, verbal and written, communication and interpersonal skills and a friendly and non-judgmental attitude towards vulnerable people.
• Computer literate (word processing, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, email and internet), CRM systems.
• Ability to show flexibility and work under direction and be a team member.

Desirable:

• An ability to work with a diverse group of people.
• Customer service, skills.
• Ability to communicate in a community language

Competencies & Behaviours:

Essential:

• An understanding of a variety of cultures, together with an understanding of how a change in culture can isolate and affect an individual.
• A level of self-motivation and initiative, as lone or proactive work is a major part of the role

Other:

Essential:

• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
• In sympathy with the Christian ethos of Bethel Health and Healing Network.
• Willingness to adopt a flexible working pattern

Desirable:

• Current, clean driving licence and car insured for business use
• The ability to communicate in a community language

‘Bethel Health and Healing Network are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants will be vetted for their suitability to work with these groups where required. Applicants for posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will be asked to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Any offer of employment and continued employment will be contingent upon satisfactory vetting results and checks made prior to and during employment where required.’

The deadline for applications is 4th Jan 2022 and interviews will be week commencing 10th Jan 2022.

If you have the skills and experience necessary and want to work with a fabulous bunch of people doing great work in and around Birmingham, then apply today.

Thank you for your interest in this role and Bethel Health and Healing Network.

Head of Policy, Public Affairs & Communications for Drive Partnership

Employed by Respect on behalf of the Drive Partnership

Reports toDirector of Drive Partnership

Salary £45,628-£49,610 (Point 42-48) pro rata, including ILW

Hours Full time (35 hours) or 4 days (28 hours) per week

Location Hubhub, 20 Farringdon St, London, EC4A 4AB plus flexible homeworking

BenefitsA generous package including 25 days holiday a year, 6% employee pension scheme, childcare voucher scheme, cycle-to-work scheme

Interviews         The first set of interviews will be held on 12th January 2022 and the second set of interviews will be held on 18th January 2022. 
 

Purpose of role

The Drive Partnership, formed by Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance, is working together to transform the national response to perpetrators of domestic abuse.  We seek to change the domestic abuse narrative that asks ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ to ask ‘why doesn’t he stop?’.  Our vision is that one day there will be a national approach which sees agencies in all PCC and local authority areas across England and Wales working together to disrupt abuse and change behaviour. 

We’re having an impact. Our partnership public affairs work has helped build a coalition of experts pressing for change; stimulated a commitment in the new Domestic Abuse Act from Government to publish a perpetrator strategy; stimulated philanthropic and government funding commitments; and brought together leaders from across public sector professions to focus on better holding perpetrators to account.  We are now looking for a new Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Communications to help the partnership ensure these networks and commitments deliver for victims – improving their safety and reducing the onus on them to do the hard work to keep themselves safe.

As the Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Communications for the Drive Partnership you will lead our efforts to ensure that those with the ability to make change, because of the funding or policy making role they hold, understand the aims and vision of the Drive Partnership  and what our data, practice expertise and the voice of survivors is telling us about how to stop domestic abuse in the UK. In this role, offered as a fixed term contract until March 2023, you will lead a team of up to three staff, develop our policy influencing capacity and support our national roll-out of ground-breaking interventions to stop domestic abuse. You will also take responsibility for improving our internal communications, enhancing our reputation and supporting communications and relationships across the extensive Drive network of partners and beyond.

You will be an experienced public affairs specialist with a background in policy influencing and have extensive contacts. You will build relationships with and work to support Respect, SafeLives, and Social Finance’s public affairs and comms teams and key audiences across the partnership to enhance our influence, reputation and profile both locally and nationally, and maintain really great relationships with others who currently work on public affairs and policy issues across the Drive network of stakeholders and partners.

You will be joining the Partnership at an important time as we seek to seize the opportunities of a new interest in perpetrators of domestic abuse and ensure new commitments in the DA Act deliver for victims and survivors.

We particularly welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics[1], particularly from people from the following under-represented groups on our staff team:

• Black and minoritised people
• Disabled people

We always welcome and support applications from those who have personal experience of domestic abuse.

Key duties and responsibilities 

• Provide strategic leadership and operational management of the Drive Partnerships policy, public affairs and communications functions, working with teams across Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance, to produce well-argued briefings, reports and other materials that promote the strategic approach and practical activities of the Drive Partnership.
• Lead the reactive policy influencing function, developing position and briefing papers on political issues relevant to the Drive Project and Drive Partnership, such as policy consultations, new legislation, the lead up to and outcomes of local and national elections, key policy forums and the work of Government’s executive agencies
• Work with the Drive, SafeLives, Social Finance and Respect communications teams to develop and deliver Drive Partnerships communications work, keeping our comms strategy and key messages under review and developing them where necessary, growing and nurturing our audiences, managing the team to deliver against key targets.
• Work with the Events Officers across each partnership organisation to produce high quality, impactful events with influencers and key stakeholders, including identifying target audiences and potential event partners
• Lead the Drive Partnership’s political engagement function, developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders across the policy and political arena and supporting the Drive Director and Drive Project Board to engage effectively (and with a sense of relative priority) with senior policymakers (ministers, special advisers, civil servants, commentators and backbenchers with relevance and influence). Ensure effective measurement of and risk management for all policy and stakeholder relations activities
• Lead Drive’s political, policy and sector intelligence-gathering, making sure it informs the Drive Partnership’s strategic and tactical decisions, including regarding appropriate sources of funding which the organisation should bid for
• Contribute to the Drive Partnership strategy and partnership annual impact reports, working closely with the communications and fundraising teams to produce these documents and accompanying communication and handling plans 
• Represent the Drive Partnership at key stakeholder and influencing events, forums and conferences. Respond to external enquiries about Drive’s position on key issues relating to domestic abuse
• Support Drive Partnership staff, as well as Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance Trustees, Associates and Pioneers, to understand Drives work with internal comms. Help to ensure they are also building and maintaining relationships with relevant stakeholders, growing  an extensive network of awareness of and support for our work and equipping staff to deliver up to date, key organisational messages
• Provide inspirational leadership to your team, which supports, motivates and challenges them to develop and deliver to a high standard, reflecting the values, aims and principles of the Drive Partnership
• Participate in the leadership of Drive through regular management team meetings
• Ensure staff understand policy developments, political thinking and Government funding streams

General

• In consultation with the Drive Director, and Drive Project Board, identify clear and measurable objectives and KPIs across all areas of activity which demonstrate benefits for reputation, profile and impact. Ensure that evaluation of the programme of activities is carried out regularly
• Set up and maintain close working relationships with colleagues across Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance and keep up-to date with external communications priorities through working closely with colleagues
• Attend relevant meetings as required

Person Specification

Experience – essential

• Significant political relations experience, gained in-house or in an agency or political setting
• Significant policy influencing experience, with a record of influencing political decision making
• Experience of creating and delivering, to tight and shifting deadlines, high quality written and oral communications
• Ability to synthesise data, user-voice and evidence to influence policy development and political engagement
• Experience of influencing policy and public affairs through great public-facing communication

Experience – desirable

• Experience of gaining policymaker support for the roll-out of innovative social interventions
• Leading and developing people

Skills

• Strong political understanding and judgement
• Understanding of policymaking in the UK and devolved administrations including local government
• Knowledge and understanding of UK social policy, specifically domestic abuse and child protection policy
• Exceptional policy development and analysis skills
• Exceptional writing skills, both long-form (e.g. briefings, reports) and short-form (e.g. blogs)
• Ability to work at speed, condensing large quantities of information down to compelling, accurate key messages
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills, able to use project and programme management tools when appropriate
• Exceptional speaking, presentation and influencing skills

Competencies

• Ability to act as champion for the Drive Partnership
• Presents messages effectively and clearly to various audience
• Ability to build strong and effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Confident in the use of data to make effective decisions and as the basis of professional judgement
• Identifies problems early and takes action to avoid or resolve them.
• Works collaboratively to add value
• Seeks to build positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Supports the restructuring of activities that do not help Drive to achieve its goals or deliver strategic plans
• Commitment to Drive aims, values and practical work, including making victims of domestic abuse safer and developing effective responses to perpetrators of domestic abuse
• Adapts quickly to changing needs of colleagues and stakeholders
• Plans and prioritises work effectively
• Ability to deliver heavy workload on time with a resilient and flexible approach

How to apply

Please download the documents from the Respect website and complete the application form and equality monitoring form, and email by 9 am on 4th January 2022. 

Forms must be received in a Word document format (not PDF). Please note we do not accept CVs. 

If you have not heard back by the interview date, unfortunately, you have not been successful on this occasion.