Our Information and Advocacy Service coordinates our support for families, providing advice and practical support to enable individuals to access the services, benefits and equipment they are entitled to. As part of our support we also connect individuals with others affected by these rare conditions through our peer support networks.

The Information & Advocacy Officer in Wales would ensure that service users receive a high quality of support and will assist them to access the statutory funding they are entitled to. The Wales Advocacy & Information Officer will join a team that makes a real difference to the lives of the people living with muscle-wasting conditions in Wales. The role will be home based, but there will also be a requirement to attend outpatient clinics within hospital trusts across the region, and to support those living across the UK through the helpline. You will work with statutory organisations, clinicians, social and health professionals to ensure that people with muscle-wasting conditions get the care and support they need to have a good quality of life.

Applicants

The successful candidate should have:

• Experience of casework, advocacy and promoting the rights of individuals
• Experience of working in partnership with other groups
• Understanding of the issues and the needs of people with disabilities

Expectations in the role

• To develop the care and support services in order to reach more people living with muscle-wasting conditions, and their families, in the region
• To support the development of the charity’s advocacy and welfare service in the region, by taking on individual advocacy cases
• To ensure service users receive high quality support at all times; through the Helpline and Support Services
• To identify volunteers and support the Volunteer Engagement Manager to recruit and empower volunteers to manage and lead local Muscle Groups and peer support groups
• To work closely with the Policy and Campaigns team to represent the work of the charity in the Welsh Assembly
• To support with the development of the charity’s information factsheets to provide comprehensive information for families and individuals affected by a muscle-wasting condition

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

About us

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 70,000 children and adults in the UK.

Benefits

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, health cash plan and an employee assistance programme.

 Location

This role is home-based within Wales.

In order to apply, please click on the Apply Now button and send your CV with a covering letter detailing why you are best suited for the role.

Please note interviews likely to be held on 12 August via Microsoft Teams.

*Unfortunately due to the high volume of applications we receive we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.

Location: Working flexibly with an expectation of regular travel to Guildford

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Contract: Permanent, Full time (37.5 hrs pw)

Could you be the voice of Cycling?

Imagine a country where cycling is a safe and natural way most people choose to move around. Imagine a country where air pollution is no longer poisoning our children, obesity has been eliminated and our towns and cities are free of traffic congestion. 

This is the vision we cherish at Cycling UK and we’re on mission to get a million more people cycling. But not just the usual suspects. Our campaigning, engagement, volunteering, and behaviour change programmes are intended to make sure the cycling population more closely reflects the diverse make-up of the UK.

This is an exciting time for a communications specialist to join the team. At a time when cycling is on a boom. Through the lockdown the public have re-found their love for the bike with shops selling out and cycling levels hitting 400%. Exciting as all the UK nations governments have woken up to the wider benefit of cycling to our physical and mental health, to our environment and green transport.

You’ll be a seasoned communications and media expert, ready to profile the charity and take the news to the national media to maximise on cycling’s popularity, build upon the public’s increasing engagement on digital channels and at a time of environmental awareness capitalise on the zeitgeist of this autumn’s COP26 to show just what cycling can achieve.

We need your experience and zeal to lead the team to sell cycling, to shout about our successes, to help us fundraise, to counter the negative perceptions of cycling in the media, society and in decision makers, to make cycling inviting for all.

We are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.

Come and join us for the ride.

Tell us why you are the person to drive impact in this capacity.

Head to our website and explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team (contact details on our jobs page).

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to both the job description and person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

Apply before 9am Monday 9 August. Interviews to be carried out 24 August 2021.

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the world’s largest alliance of national societies of obstetrics and gynaecology, bringing together professionals from more than 130 countries and territories. For over 65 years, FIGO has collaborated with the world’s top health, rights and donor bodies. We are in official relations with the World Health Organization and consultative status with the United Nations.
 
FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of the health and rights of women and girls and to the reduction of disparities in health care, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. We pursue our mission through education, research implementation, advocacy and capacity building with our member societies. 

We are looking to recruit a Communications and Engagement Manager whose role will include the following areas:

- Strategy and planning 
- Stakeholder management
- Content creation and management
- Website and social media
- Email communications
- Line management
- Monitoring and evaluation

(For further detail about this role, please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification). 

We are an equal opportunities employer and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

Location: The role is based from FIGO House, Waterloo, London SE1 (although subject to temporary home working due to COVID-19 restrictions). FIGO staff will be working on a trial ‘hybrid’ basis from September 2021 i.e. with combined office and home working.

Property Manager x 1 (Full time, Maternity Cover – 6 Months Fixed Term Contract), Twickenham

About Us

We are SPEAR, a small dynamic and unique charity dedicated to helping homeless people in South and West London find secure accommodation and work towards a positive future.

For over 30 years, we’ve worked tirelessly to support homeless people to recover from their personal issues and break down the barriers that they face. We recognise that homelessness is much more than just a housing issue, so we provide a range of accommodation and support services to help people reach their full potential. One of the ways we achieve this is through a constant focus on improvement - thinking creatively about ways to deliver great value for our commissioned services. We are a small charity with a big ambition, putting our customers at the heart of what we do.

We’re now looking for a Property Manager to join us on a full-time basis. Please note that this role is a Maternity Cover for 6 months fixed term contract.

The Benefits

- Salary of £45,000 per annum

- 26 days’ holiday pro rata (increasing with service)

- Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme

- A range of benefits including cycle to work scheme and staff wellbeing sessions

This is a superb opportunity for an individual with drive, focus and a desire to work with our outstanding charity to help us to combat homelessness. You’ll discover a passionate, supportive environment where the entire team are working toward the same goals and are dedicated to making positive change and producing great results.

The Role

Joining us at an exciting time of change you’ll have plenty of opportunity to test and develop your expertise. In this role you will manage SPEAR’s rented and owned property portfolio, support its development and ensure it is maintained through robust planning and budget management. You will also be responsible for developing and maintaining housing management and facilities management policies and procedures, (including property related Health & Safety and fire safety procedures, tenancy sign up, warnings and evictions) – in line with emerging legislation and best practice.

About You:

Most likely from a public sector or charity background - you’ll have broad range Property Management experience: possibly in the homelessness sector. You will have excellent team-building, decision making, project management and networking skills. You will have experience of working to processes and systems to achieve continuous improvement across your service remit. The ability to build positive and rewarding relationships and influence is essential to this role.

What We Offer:

If you’re as productive as you are ambitious and collaborative as you are enterprising, this is your chance to take real ownership of your work, and work within a highly impactful community-based service delivering rewarding life changes to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. This is a unique place where it all happens. And where it could all happen for you. As a progressive and innovative organisation, we welcome applications from candidates keen to work in an agile environment with flexible conditions.

For further and more detailed information on the role and person specification, please review the Job Description.

SPEAR are an equal opportunities employer, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Property Manager at Spear, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Job Title: Mental Health Lead

Hours: 17.5 -21 hours per week, exact hours dependent on an imminent funding decision

Contract length: Initial 12-month contract

Salary: £ 27,742- £30,451 pro rata 

Location: Chorley office based with time spent in Blackburn with Darwen and across Lancashire at meetings

Do you want to join an organisation who are passionate about improving mental health and wellbeing for Lancashire communities? 

We’re looking for a bold and caring person for a new role which will lead the development of our Wellbeing Coaching and Active Monitoring service. We want someone who has experience of working in mental health services and an understanding of the NHS psychological therapies service (IAPT). 

To succeed in the role, you will need excellent communication skills, project management and line management experience. We want someone who is open, hardworking, creative and able to lead and develop this area of work for Lancashire Mind.

You will be responsible for managing all aspects of project delivery; caseload management, partner and funder liaison, promotion, quality assurance, monitoring and reporting. You will also be responsible for mobilising the Active Monitoring pilot, liaising with commissioners and NHS staff.

This is an exciting time for Lancashire Mind at the start of our new 5-year strategy and this role is great opportunity to drive change. We want someone who believes in our vision of a Lancashire where everyone has the opportunity to have the best mental health and wellbeing possible. 

We offer a workplace pension scheme, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), a sick pay scheme, paid emergency time off to care for dependents, regular supervision, and a variety of learning and development opportunities.

Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Registered Charity Number 1081427

Registered Company Number 3888655

Lancashire Mind

Pecan is a highly respected and dynamic Christian ’s charity. Our work is founded on our mission, vision and values, and we are committed to showing kindness, raising self-belief and inspiring hope for the future in the individuals we serve.

Southwark Foodbank is committed to ending the need for Foodbanks. Whilst we campaign on the issues driving people to foodbanks, we want to ensure that the service we provide for people facing food insecurity is rooted in dignity. This role is key in setting the service delivery standards and culture. As Foodbank Deputy Manager, you will assist the Southwark Foodbank Manager in all operational aspects of running the Southwark Foodbank within the social franchise of the Trussell Trust. You will play a key role in the organisations aim of transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged people in our community.

When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 30-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits.

Main Responsibilities:

• Coordinating a team of staff and volunteers and serving clients.
• Co-ordinating Voucher Holders and managing the E-referral system.
• Facilitating the effective running of Foodbank Welcome Centres.

We want to hear from you if you:

• Are passionate about food security
• Have a good knowledge of advice and support services for people in financial crisis
• Have experience of working at a fast pace with people in crisis

Please read the job description before applying. To apply please read and follow the application instructions below.

Closing Date: Wednesday 11th August 2021, 9am

Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 16th August 2021

I am looking for a part-time (21 hours per week) Team Administrator to provide support to the central services function for an influential youth charity. This role will see you provide administrative support to ensure the effective functioning of the Finance and Fundraising and team.

Main duties:
To provide efficient and effective administrative support to colleagues, including data entry and event support.
To take responsibility for the general email inbox, ensuring that all emails are dealt with swiftly and professionally.
To deal with enquiries by telephone, post and email, and pass relevant information to the appropriate staff member or volunteer.

Finance & Fundraising:
Support the Head of Fundraising in maintaining accurate records of donors and supporters.
Contribute to the drafting and distribution of supporter engagement materials.
Be responsible for the co-ordination of regular finance information liaising with the bank, team managers on expenditure, code allocation and debt management.
Manage weekly and monthly finance information flow and records between customers, members, funders and finance department.
Support the CEO in quality assurance of financial information, and the wider team in terms of invoicing, monitoring debt and debt recovery.

Membership:
Support the upkeep of the membership database, including processing of new member applications.
Manage the administrative process of membership renewals, working with the relevant Programme Officer for content and messaging.

If you are immediately available and have the above skills and experience, please apply online today!

We are re-opening our thriving community centres in Watford and need to recruit a new reception team to take bookings, maintain and refresh the centres, and support some great activities. 

If you're smiley, efficient, like being part of a team, enjoy meeting new people, and love your community - you'll fit right in! 

We are looking for a dynamic and committed Quality & Curriculum Coordinator, to lead on quality across our education provision and ensure we can provide an excellent service to High Trees’ learners across all venues. The ideal candidate is passionate about quality improvement and is excited to sit at the heart of our Education and Training team supporting learners to succeed and progress into their next steps. 

The post holder will be responsible for the quality assurance of both community learning and accredited provision, including the development and review of a strong and relevant curriculum that responds to existing and emerging community need. The Quality & Curriculum Coordinator will be responsible for the selection and the management of a pool of freelance tutors and will drive quality improvement in the service, including conducting graded observation of teaching and learning & learner walks, planning a yearly calendar of CPD and tutor meetings, and supporting tutors to enhance their Teaching, Learning and Assessment (TLA) practices. Reporting to the Community Education and Training Manager, you will ensure that the delivery of our qualifications is in line with accreditation guidelines and in compliance with the Awarding Organisations and will be responsible to carry out activities that support quality assurance for both community learning and accredited provision.

The successful applicant will have solid experience in the Adult Education sector, whether in a community setting or an adult education provider and will support the education service to maintain and improve quality in all key areas. You will possess a good understanding of the users engaged in our programmes and the multiple and complex barriers they may face when joining adult learning. You will have the interest of learners’ at heart and will contribute to ensuring that our courses are reaching the priority groups, paying close attention to Learner Voice and the performance of all learners including the monitoring of Pass, Achievement, Attendance and Retention rates. You will lead and inspire a group of sessional tutors to deliver contextualised, high quality and engaging programmes across our provision.

Quality Standards Co-ordinator (Exempt Accommodation) 

Overview 

Over the last decade, the structures and processes underpinning the housing market have led to increasing homelessness and insecure poor quality accommodation. Passivity and the absence of effective regulation penalises some of our most vulnerable citizens. Whilst this is a national issue, many of the resolutions sit within local systems.

Increasing use of ‘exempt accommodation’ to house vulnerable people has been an accelerating trend across the last decade. Both commissioned and non-commissioned provision have successfully averted homelessness. However, our focus is on the non-commissioned provision that forms the majority of the offer as currently the accommodation is without any external assessment, or assurance that the minimal support, care and supervision is being provided. 

Aside from the direct impact on vulnerable citizens, Birmingham City Council has formally recognised the wider implications of increasing use of exempt accommodation. These include: 

1. Additional pressures on statutory agencies 

2. Reduced public safety 

3. Loss of private rented sector homes. 

4. Increase in referrals from outside of the city.

5. Loss of economic independence of residents and tenants 

6. Poor alignment with ‘care, support and supervision’ needs for individual residents. 

To address these challenges we all need to work as partners in improving the housing in the city. The Quality Standards alongside the ‘Charter of Rights’ aims to support this complex issue.

We are recruiting to the following role: 

Quality Standards Co-ordinator (Exempt Accommodation) 
SO2 SCP 32  (£28,203) 
35 hours per week 
6 month fixed term contract with possibility of extension 
Location: Blend of home working, Central Birmingham Office Based and Community Visits)

The quality standards framework around non-commissioned exempt accommodation is a new approach with an aim to create consistency and transparency for current or potential residents and referring agencies. 

You will play a pivotal role in the co-ordination and delivery of quality standards for exempt accommodation and associated activity. You will act as the point of contact for providers to advise, guide and support on the aims and delivery of the Quality Standards.

With a robust understanding of the experience of people within exempt accommodation in Birmingham, the successful candidate will be responsible for the development and ongoing maintenance of a robust quality management framework through Co-production with partners. 

The successful candidate will be required to support a delivery plan for the work including, milestones, outputs, outcomes and potential new priorities, as well as to co-ordinate the activity associated with the quality standards that supports the ongoing financial sustainability of the project.  This will involve desktop reviews and onsite visits against the quality standards.

ABOUT YOU 

The ideal candidate will be forward thinking, proactive and driven to achieve positive outcomes. You will have excellent communication, and organisational skills, ideally with experience in engaging with the housing sector and/or assessment of quality standards within a support setting. A proven ability to adhere to processes and set standards or performance management. Work well both independently and as part of a team. The ability to motivate a diverse range of stakeholders to develop best practice. You will also demonstrate that you share BVSC’s values, possess drive to shape this new and exciting role.

We are looking for candidates that can demonstrate the following BVSC organisational values:

COMMITMENT: Making a positive difference through passion, innovation and social action. 

COLLABORATION: Connecting people and organisations to work together to improve lives. 

INCLUSION: Empowering and involving everyone in creating a fair and equitable Birmingham. 

INTEGRITY: Building trust through delivering excellent outcomes. 

Closing date for applications – Thursday 5 August 10am

Interviews to take place – Tuesday 10 August 

Secondments will be considered for all posts. 

BVSC is an equal opportunities employer.

Here at the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, we co-produce and develop evidence-based guidance, standards, workforce competences and quality improvement initiatives to enable the delivery of high-quality, equitable, mental health care.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Project Manager to join our friendly team, to project manage the development of national-level guidance, working within a multidisciplinary technical team that includes researchers, editors and directors.

Applicants will be used to working under pressure to tight deadlines, with proven project management skills and experience of working with a wide variety of (preferably healthcare) professionals, including service-users.

Responsibilities include working on two to three projects at once, agreeing processes and timescales, monitoring risk, coordinating the project team and meetings which include large virtual events.

Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills are required and the ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure Barring Service check.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the leading voice of the UK’s mental health services. The College is a values-based organisation and in 2019 was named Charity of the Year in the European Diversity Awards.

The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.

We will consider putting into place appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.

For any queries, please visit our website. 

How to apply

For more information and instructions on how to apply, please download the following documents:

• Application form (DOC)
• Information pack (DOC)
• Diversity monitoring form (DOC)

We welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Closing date: Monday 16 August 2021 @10am

Interview dates: Tuesday 31 August 2021 (via Microsoft Teams)

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Charity registration no. 228636

No agencies or publications please.

An exciting opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading hate crime and human rights charities, set up originally by and for people experiencing racist abuse.

We are looking for an individual who has:

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Proven experience of leadership and performance management
• Knowledge and confidence in running or delivering a busy case work service
• A strong personal commitment to tackling racism and hate crime

You will be expected to work with our Board of Trustees and other senior managers in driving the development and leadership of SARI, whilst building resilience and embedding excellent practice in all of our services.

The charity is also embarking on a period of significant growth and development, and we are seeking an outstanding individual to contribute to bringing our developmental opportunities to fruition.

Project Support Officer

£26,500 pro-rata per annum

Part time, home-based for the moment but with ocassional visit to the office based in Ladbroke Grove, W10

Health and social care are never far from the news and have an impact on all of us. Joining Healthwatch Central West London will give you the opportunity to work as part of a skilled and knowledgeable team working to make the voices of patients and service users heard. 

Healthwatch uses evidence from local communities to shape or challenge how the provision of health and social care is planned and delivered across the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the City of Westminster and Enfield borough. It is a busy time in these boroughs, but there are opportunities to make a difference.

About us

• Healthwatch Central West London is an independent charity and membership organisation working to ensure local people’s voices count when it comes to shaping and improving local health and care services.
• We work with and support people and organisations in the London boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Enfield
• We also provide information to help people access and make choices about their health and wellbeing services. 
• Our work is coordinated by three borough-based groups with support from a small staff team who are passionate and dedicated to their work. 
• We are funded by the three local authorities in the three boroughs with a seat at the table of the local Overview and Scrutiny Committees and Health and Wellbeing Boards.

We are looking to recruit a Project Support Officer who will be supporting the team with tasks around admin and governance, as much as taking part in the project work. Your responsibilities will vary from helping in organise online focus groups and other engagement events to managing and updating the delivery plan flowchart and skills audit of the trustees.

We are looking for strategic thinkers who are comfortable taking the role of ‘critical friend’ and developing positive solutions, enjoy public engagement, and have a positive and can-do attitude. The ideal candidates will have experience in the health and social care sector.

We are looking to appoint as soon as possible. 

We offer generous annual leave, flexible working hours and other benefits such as 5% pension scheme.

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, and to ensure the health and wellbeing of everyone who works for Healthwatch CWL and their families we have put in place a new working arrangement – remote working from home - to reflect what is a rapidly changing situation. 

To apply for this role, please submit a CV and a covering letter addressing how you meet the person specification.

Applications without covering letter will not be considered. 

Please note that this role may requires a DBS check.

The deadline to submit an application is 23:30 on 24th July.

For over 15 years the Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health (POMH-UK), based within the College Centre for Quality Improvement, has helped specialist mental health services across the UK improve the safety and effectiveness of their prescribing practice. We provide a series of audit-based quality improvement programmes, delivering customised reports that benchmark service and national level performance against clinical practice standards, supporting services’ QI interventions.

The successful candidate will have a keen interest in data analysis and quality improvement in patient care. They will show attention to detail and have excellent organisational, report writing and communication skills. Responsibilities will include assisting with the design of data collection tools, the analysis of large datasets using SPSS, writing reports to a deadline, liaising with healthcare professionals and assisting in the organisation of events.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure Barring Service check. 

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the leading voice of the UK’s mental health services. The College is a values-based organisation and in 2019 was named Charity of the Year in the European Diversity Awards.

The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.

We will consider putting into place appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.

How to apply: For more information and how to apply, please visit the College's website. 

We welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Closing date: Thursday 5 August 2021 @10am

Interview dates: Monday 23 August 2021 (via Microsoft Teams)

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Charity registration no. 228636

No agencies or publications please.