Exciting new Senior Management Opportunity

As part of a major restructuring of the Leadership and Management within the Charity, we are seeking to establish a team of Senior Managers and the Senior Manager for Older People’s Services post presents a unique opportunity for you to join and become an integral part of this newly formed Senior Management Team within the Charity, reporting to the Head of Adult Care and working with the Director. This is a new role to manage the existing services and the development and introduction of new services as part of the strategic development of the Charity. This role is being recruited alongside that of the Adult Learning Disability Senior Manager.

You will be a values led person with a significant role to play in sustaining the values and ethos of Catholic Care.
This entirely new role has the purpose of providing overall management of the charity’s Services for Older People and the delivery of high quality and excellent person centred services in a variety of environments for the older adults the charity cares for and supports. We are also seeking someone who is visionary, to work with the Head of Adult Care and the Director in the development and delivery of new service areas for older people including community outreach and extra care.

We see this role as a new and exciting position within the charity and are looking for someone who is passionate about improving the lives and opportunities for Older Adults and who has a commitment to investing in their future. We also seek someone with strong personal values aligned to those of the Charity and who has the energy, passion and drive, together with innovative ideas to help drive the Service into the next decade and beyond.

It is an exciting time to join Catholic Care as we pursue our strategic aims of enhancing our existing services and creating new ones to continue to deliver our Mission.

If you are as excited by the prospect as we are, then we would like to speak to you as it may be just the role for you.

Job Title: Senior Manager for Older People’s Services

Salary: SP 38 – 41 £40,760 – £43,662 p.a. plus pension and other benefits

Post: Permanent -37 Hours Full Time (Part time would be considered)

Location: Based at Head Office in Headingley, Leeds

Closing Date: 27th November 2020

Interview Date: 7th December 2020

Catholic care was founded in 1863 and has evolved its services now caring for adults at risk, children & families and helping those who are disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized; people of all faiths or of no faith at all. The charity also employs people of all faiths and none.

Catholic Care is an Equal Opportunities employer

At Catholic Care we provide services to people of all faiths and none and also employ people of all faiths and none.

As Advocacy Service Manager, you will oversee, inform and create a service delivery strategy that contributes to the effectiveness of the service and is contract compliant. 

You will lead on the service delivery of the One advocacy contract, a statutory provision within Citizens Advice Mid Mercia (CAMM). 

You will provide a robust, reliable, professional, consistent and boundaried service to adults within Derby City, with a small team of direct reports; staff and volunteers alike:

• IMCA
• RPPR (DoLS)
• IMHA
• Care Act
• NHS complaints
• Specialist (non-statutory advocacy).

Planning and development

• Have safeguarding is at the forefront of all practice within the One advocacy team
• Advise Dep. CEO/SMT on staffing and service delivery issues
• Co-ordinate activities, procedures and systems to promote common policies and/or practices within the appropriate service delivery area
• Implement IT and other resource strategies within CAMM guidelines
• Participate in initiatives as appropriate and contribute to the work of partners and stakeholders
• Support the strategic development of CAMM & One advocacy, to ensure its management and services to clients reflect and support the CAMM quality and diversity strategy.

Service delivery

• Record and analyse data to provide reports to Commissioners
• Supervise the work of the team to ensure that standards meet CAMM and funders contractual requirements
• Ensure service delivery and adequate cover from available staff
• Monitor, report and feedback the quality of advocacy support provided
• Maintain and develop standards of service delivery
• Research, identify and respond to advocacy needs, in particular the needs of identified vulnerable client demographics
• Ensure that appropriate systems are developed and maintained for case recording, statistics, follow up work and quality control
• Assist and advise the relevant managers on compliance with CAMM and external funders
• Provide performance reports on a monthly basis to the Dep. CEO.

Financial management

• Contribute to decisions on allocation of resources
• Oversee the team budget for expenses and training
• Responsibility for spot purchase contracts, invoices and payments.

Staff management

• Ensure all team members are aware of, and able to effectively report and disclose safeguarding concerns
• Ability to delegate as appropriate
• Attend regular meetings of the management team
• Schedule, attend and document regular team meetings
• Create a positive working environment in which equality and diversity are well-managed, dignity at work is upheld and staff can do their best, ensuring CORE values are adhered to at all times
• Ensure the effective performance management and development of staff through weekly supervision sessions, the appraisal process and learning and development, incl. the disciplinary and capability processes and reflective practice
• Able to prioritise own caseload, and that of individual team members
• Plan and allocate work, monitor achievement of deadlines and support staff as appropriate
• Ensure that the service area is adequately staffed and resourced
• In accordance with CAMM and service procedures, assist the SMT in implementing employment policies and procedures
• Encourage good teamwork and lines of communication between all members of staff
• Ensure recruitment, induction and training of new staff as appropriate.

Administration

• Oversee and monitor effective and efficient administrative systems
• Monitor an effective health and safety policy with regard to staff, equipment and premises within statutory requirements
• Maintain complaints procedures in accordance with CAMM guidelines.

Learning and development

• Undertake mentoring, coaching and effective development of staff and volunteers by checking competences, case reviews, file audits and shadowing
• Identify and implement own learning and development needs
• Maintain the service area's learning and development plan
• Identify knowledge gaps within the team and source external training
• Record all individual and team training attended, for Commissioners reports
• Identify the learning and development needs of staff through support and supervision and contribute towards CAMM’s learning and development plan.

Person specification

• The ability to commit to, and work within, the aims, principles and policies of CAMM and one advocacy
• Proven ability to manage people including the ability to recruit, develop and motivate staff and volunteers
• Able to create a positive working environment in which equality and diversity are well managed, dignity at work is upheld and staff are empowered and motivated to do their best
• Ability to monitor and maintain casework systems and procedures
• Proven ability of monitoring and maintaining service delivery against agreed targets
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex information and produce and present clear reports verbally and in writing
• Ability to ensure best use of IT systems and packages in the provision of advice services
• Ability to monitor and analyse statistics and to check accuracy of calculations
• Ability to work with a variety of organisations and to earn and maintain the trust of those people
• Ability to lead and contribute to a team, including the ability to prioritise own work and the work of others, and take decisions in the day to day running of a busy service area, with constant interruptions
• Ability to manage a budget and contribute to decisions on the allocation of resources
• Ability to plan and manage projects
• Commitment to continuing professional development (CPD)
• Adhere to CAMM CORE values at all times.

Reports to: Deputy CEO/SMT

Interviews will be held when suitable candidates apply.

This vacancy will close when a suitable candidate has been found.

An application form and guidance can be downloaded from our website or this advertisement.

All completed applications should be sent to the email address at the end of the application form.

COVID-19 considerations:
Covid-19 measures in place in all office locations.

RAMFEL Immigration Advisor & Refugee and Asylum Seeker Caseworker

We are looking for a full time advisor but we are willing to employ on a part time basis for the right candidate

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, and those who are migrants or refugees, and who have lived experience of the impact of immigration policy and practice.

Contract Duration: Initial funding for the post is 6 months

Salary and Benefits: £27500 for level 3 qualified candidates, £25,500 for level 2 qualified candidates

Pension scheme – Employer contribution 6%

Holiday entitlement: 28 days annual leave, childcare vouchers and cycle to work scheme available

Location: RAMFEL’s offices in Ilford /Stratford, UPDATE: During the Covid-19 crisis/Lockdown period you will be required to work from home until it is safe for us to run services from our offices

Overview

The Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London is an OISC level 3 registered charity, that provides advice to help people access justice. We are expanding our legal advice provision and looking for a new adviser to join our small legal team. The roles gives an opportunity to assist some of the most vulnerable people in our society. The focus of the legal work is on non-legal aid funded matters, supporting people who otherwise have no access to legal advice and support. There will be particular focus on working with people who are facing a crisis, providing legal work that will take them out of destitution and on a path towards integration.

The position will focus on the following projects;

• Supporting undocumented children and their families to regularise their status and ensure they have adequate support including referrals under s.17 of the childrens act.
• Supporting Asylum Seekers and Refugees with accessing services to make sure they have adequate support and to assist in legal applications such as family reunion and merits assessments of refused asylum seekers.

Specific Responsibilities

Case management

1. Manage own caseload, working to advance the best interests of the client
2. Adhere to standards set out by OISC and AQS to deliver high quality advice
3. Provide advice up to OISC level 2/3
4. Engage with the legal services manager to create and follow a training plan to ensure compliance with OISC CPD, keeping up to date with changes in law, policy and guidance to ensure clients receive accurate and high quality advice
5. Undertake fee-paying work as part of our low cost service
6. Liaise directly with the UKVI/HOIE and related governmental agencies 
7. Completion of forms, letters and applications
8. Liaise with and refer clients to solicitors or other advisers, as appropriate
9. Manage client expectations by discussing deadlines, outcomes and timing
10. Deliver legal advice outreach surgeries as and when required (none currently planned for this role)

Service monitoring

1. Ensure that any reporting and monitoring requirements agreed with funders are met in  full
2. Maintain client files and records in line with file management procedures

General responsibilities

1. Seek to continuously improve in order that the Charity delivers the best possible service to beneficiaries
2. Ensure that all of Ramfel’s Policies and Procedures are adhered to at all times
3. Attend internal training and external training as and when required
4. Participate in regular supervisions and team meetings
5. Act as a positive ambassador for the Charity at all times
6. Undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required

Flexibility

The post holder is expected to be responsive to Ramfel's policies, priorities and the changing needs of the organisation and will be expected to adapt their workload as required.

Management

This post will report to the Legal Manager.

Hours of work and leave

The position is FULL TIME (37.5 hours we may be able to accept part time working hours for the right candidate. It is inevitable that in the nature of Ramfel's work the Immigration Advisor will occasionally exceed this. When more hours are worked, time may be taken off in lieu by arrangement with other members of the Team and with the appropriate member of management. Holiday entitlement is 28 days per annum plus bank holidays for full-time roles.

Person Specification

Education/qualifications

• Candidates must be OISC level 2 qualified or;
• OISC level 1 qualified and prepared to work under supervision at level 2 as well as to study to qualify for level 2 (training will be provided).

Experience/knowledge

• Experience providing high quality advice and representation to clients
• A good understanding of law and policy as it relates to immigration and asylum
• Experience of professional, independent and impartial service delivery to the public
• Experience of maintaining a caseload of cases in line with OISC requirements in relation to the conduct of cases, file management and supervision
• Knowledge of and empathy with the backgrounds and experiences of asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants
• Experience of using client databases
• Experience of working with interpreters supporting clients with complex matters

Skills

• Ability to manage a caseload autonomously, prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• Aptitude for grasping complex issues rapidly
• Ability to demonstrate good client facing skills
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office
• Communicates effectively at all levels, both verbally and written
• Supportive team player

Personal attributes

• Commitment to the aims and objectives of Ramfel
• Has a positive, resilient, enthusiastic and pro-active approach
• Ability to demonstrate behaviour in keeping with Ramfel’s core values of Teamwork, Respect, Integrity and Fairness

Desirable

• Knowledge of the welfare and support entitlements of asylum seekers in the UK
• Fluency in other languages
• Experience supporting and developing volunteers

Clinical Team Manager (Adults)

Contract:Permanent
Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week
Location: London, Finsbury Park (currently working remotely)
Salary: Grade 31, £50,328 per annum
Closing Date: 15 November 2020
Interview Date: TBC

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Team Manager to manage and develop a multi-disciplinary team providing clinical services for adult clients of Freedom for Torture in London and SE, in line with a human rights ethos. You will work as part of the management team enhancing the development of the London Clinical Services, contributing to strategic aims relating to the prevention of torture and human rights abuse and to training and capacity building through cooperation with statutory and non-statutory agencies.  

The Clinical Team Manager will have direct management responsibility for a team of Senior Clinicians and indirect management responsibility for a team of Psychological Therapists, Psychiatrists, Health Assessment Doctors, Trainees and Volunteers; and so it is essential for the successful candidate to have relevant experience in managing a team within a therapeutic setting.

You will be qualified in a core therapy profession, ideally to Doctorate level, and will have achieved training/qualification in specific therapeutic modalities e.g. systemic psychotherapy and CBT.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30 day annual leave entitlement, and 6% pension contribution.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work. 

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure,  as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

Freedom from Torture is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

RAMFEL Rough Sleepers Team Manager

We are looking for a full time advisor but we are willing to employ on a part time basis for the right candidate

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, and those who are migrants or refugees, and who have lived experience of the impact of immigration policy and practice.

Contract Duration: Initial funding for the post is 6 months

Salary and Benefits: £32,000

Pension scheme – Employer contribution 6%

Holiday entitlement: 28 days annual leave, childcare vouchers and cycle to work scheme available

Location: RAMFEL’s offices in Ilford /Stratford, UPDATE: During the Covid-19 crisis/Lockdown period you will be required to work from home until it is safe for us to run services from our offices

Overview

The Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL), is a not for profit organisation led by the needs of the individuals and communities we work with. Our focus is on providing immigration advice, destitution services, integration support and campaigning to improve the lives of refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants across London and Essex.

This is a new role with responsibility for managing the delivery of projects focused on immigration advice to rough sleepers. The RAMFEL Rough Sleepers Team Manager will work with the caseworkers and legal advisors to ensure that clients receive excellent support from RAMFEL. The Manager will focus particularly on supporting rough sleepers to regularise their immigration status

Specific Responsibilities

Performance and resource management

1. Supports staff to ensure they can perform to a high standard through support and supervision, training and working closely with staff on complex cases
2. To be responsible for the day to day management and delivery of RAMFEL’s Rough Sleeping services as agreed with the CEO and Legal Manager
3. Works with the Operations Manager and CEO to set and monitor performance indicators for RAMFELs services, including ensuring data for funding reports is available
4. Contributes to plans and budget monitoring for RAMFEL’s casework services
5. Ensures all relevant organisational systems, such as our database and annual leave booking system are used appropriately within their team
6. Works with the Operations Manager and CEO to prioritise task and resource allocation

People and culture

1. Recruit, induct, manage and develop paid staff and volunteers, participating in regular management support and appraisals.
2. Ensure staff and volunteers continue to operate to the highest standards and to all associated codes of conduct, relevant legislation and legal frameworks, including OISC compliance and AQS standards.
3. Supplies relevant information on service delivery to the CEO to ensure there are robust working practices and specialist support in place to ensure the wellbeing of all staff and volunteers is maintained and enhanced.
4. Works with the CEO and other legal managers to develop legal strategies and/or pre-litigation research to challenge laws that disadvantage rough sleepers.
5. Builds relationships with the legal sector, especially pro-bono units to help support the work of RAMFEL, including partnering on public law challenges.
6. Promotes a clear development pathway for staff and volunteers
7. Contribute to the training of volunteers and where appropriate staff

Service User inclusion

1. Ensures opportunities to volunteer or work within the service are accessible to a diverse community, reflecting the nature of our service users
2. Ensures sufficient Service User feedback is gathered to underpin effective service delivery

Relationship management

1. Builds collaborative and effective relationships across their team and works well with staff across the organisation.
2. Works with the CEO to manage relevant external relationships with partners from across the sector locally. Particularly to ensure that referral pathways to RAMFEL are clear to external organisations and manageable for the organisation

Risk management

1. Maintain and update risk assessments related to service delivery in collaboration with the Operations Manager. Ensure that policies and procedures from the operations manual are followed, alongside OISC regulation and Health and Safety regulations.
2. Ensures rapid escalation and management of identified risks and ensures learning is embedded in operational models. In particular observing internal policy on safeguarding

Funding development

1. Will assist the CEO in the development of funding bids, by providing useful insight and data.
2. Will identify potential opportunities for funding and with the agreement of the CEO and in line with the organisational strategy prepare funding bids for submission

Systems

1. Ensures teams accurately, swiftly and appropriately utilise our database and any other agreed IT systems in line with organisational procedures and approaches, using reporting from these systems to inform operational decision making.

The casework manager may need to assist at points directly with casework or may carry an ongoing caseload. Staff may not unreasonably refuse a request to undertake any task which is appropriate to their level for which they have the necessary skills and/or experience. Any resulting change to their objectives and priorities will be discussed and confirmed with their line manager

Flexibility

The post holder is expected to be responsive to Ramfel's policies, priorities and the changing needs of the organisation and will be expected to adapt the workload as required. He/she may be expected to attend relevant meetings and briefings both within and outside the office, some of which may be outside normal office hours.

Management

The casework Manager is accountable to the Ramfel Board through the Ramfel management structure. The Service Manager will usually be directed by the Chief Executive who will also act as a line manager.

Hours of work and leave

The position is FULL TIME (37.5 hours we may be able to accept part time working hours for the right candidate. It is inevitable that in the nature of Ramfel's work the Rough Sleeper Team Manager will occasionally exceed this. When more hours are worked, time may be taken off in lieu by arrangement with other members of the Team and with the appropriate member of management. Holiday entitlement is 28 days per annum plus bank holidays for full-time roles.

Person specification

Skills

• Manage appropriate service delivery processes, mechanisms and systems, and their monitoring and evaluation
• Build strong and effective alliances and relationships at an operational level
• Use and operate delivery performance measures and report on delivery outcomes

Knowledge

• OISC level 3 qualified
• Project management experience is desirable
• Knowledge of:
• Understanding of relevant context, issues affecting rough sleepers, asylum and immigration policy, working practice and legislation
• Working with vulnerable adults and children and the requisite regulatory frameworks

Experience

• Experience of working as an advisor to vulnerable people
• Management experience that includes:
• General management of a team supporting vulnerable people
• Experience of identifying service needs, and exploiting and developing service opportunities
• Understanding of casework and client needs, including experience of working with clients who have experienced trauma
• Liaison and networking with external partners
• Contribution to monitoring and evaluation of projects

Behaviours

FOCUSSING ON PEOPLE IN CRISIS

• Encourages others to think from those perspectives

ACCOUNTABLE FOR RESOURCES

• Takes steps to embed value for money and spending in line with project budgets, including the allocation of staff time

SEEKING INSIGHT

• Supports others to make the best use of the information available and drawing on different sources to develop new courses of action

APPLIES STRATEGIC THINKING

• Understands the strategic direction of the organisation, and is able to relay that clearly and simply to staff, clients and external actors to justify decisions and workings of the organisation

WORKING COLLABORATIVELY

• Invests time to find out what others think and develops relationships with a mind to future potential opportunities

COMMUNICATING

• Provides explanations, raises awareness of issues and consults with staff, clients and other actors

DEVELOPING YOURSELF AND OTHERS

• Develops own capability and knowledge by seeking and using developmental opportunities to improve performance

SOLUTION FOCUSSED

• Supports solutions or proposes alternative solutions with rational, logical and well thought out options

MANAGING PERSONAL IMPACT

• Actively seeks out feedback to test thinking and continually improve

Desirable

• Knowledge of a relevant language to our client group (in particular Russian, Romanian, Czech and Slovak)

About Migrant Help: 

Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.

Purpose of the job:

• Contribute to the overall success of the Organisation in accordance with Migrant Help's aims and objectives
• Responsible for the Administration function of the Regional Operations Team.
• Lead on the collation and management of daily, weekly and monthly reporting for the Regional Operations team to ensure accurate and timely updates to the SMT and external Partners as requested.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate records which must be available for audit purposes at all time. 
• Work in partnership with other management team members to embed clear and robust processes to manage all the administration and back office duties for the Regional Operations team.
• To be main point of contact for internal and external colleagues in relation to the administrative duties of the Regional teams. 

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate records through the ELLIS database, spreadsheets or other tools on Service User arrivals, moves and locations.
• Maintaining records of SUs contact details.
• Maintaining records of ASF and Induction completion and submission to the Submissions team.
• Work with the Submissions team to identify any training needs and quality management concerns.
• Deliver high levels of accuracy of recorded data and regular monitoring and audit if such in collaboration with the Quality manager.
• Understand and strive to achieve (through accuracy of records) the relative KPIs within the AIRE contract.
• Line manage the Regional administrators (both in the Hub and in regional offices).
• Identify emerging trends and immediately highlight and where possible remedy cases where there is the potential to fail a KPIs.
• Ensure timescales are closely monitored and managed foe daily, weekly and monthly reporting. 
• Provide MI as required by heads of Service and the Director, and Deputy, of Asylum Services.

Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.

Special Requirements:  

• This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
• This post is subject to a Counter Terrorism Check (CTC).

 Therefore the applicant must:

• Hold a valid, full current 10 year British passport; full EU passport or have indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
• Provide full UK address history for the last five years. 

Working 3 Days a Week (22.5 Hours) at £32,500 Pro Rata.

Fixed term, 12 months.

We are normally based in Knights Youth Centre in Streatham, South London, where our weekly youth club is held. However during additional working days you may work from home.

Da'aro Youth Project was established in 2018 by members of the Eritrean community in London. We are a community-led organisation supporting young refugees from the Horn of Africa. We aim to promote the wellbeing of these migrant young people living in the UK, through direct support, through building bridges in the Eritrean community and through advocating for changes to unfair and discriminatory systems which undermine their wellbeing. We believe that building sustainable relationships of trust and support within the Eritrean community is the best way to empower young people and enable them to overcome their marginalisation within society.

As Operational Manager, you will have to work with members of the Eritrean community in London to develop a positive programme of activities for young asylum-seeking people from the Horn of Africa. You will also have to work alongside young refugees, asylum seekers and other young migrants who are at risk or in crisis to ensure that they can access their statutory rights and achieve their full potential.

You will have experience of managing and delivering youth services to vulnerable young people, as well as providing advice, guidance and support to young people who are refugees, are seeking asylum or are vulnerable as a result of migration. You will also have excellent interpersonal skills, and experience in community organising, in order to be able to build effective relationships with members of the Eritrean community, in order to source volunteer help and promote community mentoring.

Fluent spoken Tigrinya language skills is highly desirable due to the specifics of this role.

To apply please submit your CV and coverng letter by the below date.

Closing date: 11.30pm, Monday, 2 November 2020.
Interview date: Wednesday, 4 November 2020.  Interviews will take place via video conference.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from women, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity No. 1189245 (England and Wales) 

Centre Facilities Manager 

Post: Centre Facilities Manager. 

Salary: £36,000 pro rata (0.5 FTE)

Hours:18 hours – schedule to be confirmed upon appointment.

Location: Copleston Church & Community Centre, Copleston Road

Responsible to:Copleston Centre Board of Trustees. 

General  

The Copleston Centre is a long established community focused organisation set within a church building (The Copleston Church), and facilitates a wide range of user groups. The current projects include a Parent & Toddler Group, Asylum Seekers Day Centre, Mental Health Project, Silver Linings Project for older people and a range of exercise classes and other community activities.  

The Centre continues to develop its services and need to respond to the respond to the increasing demands on our facilities. We are seeking to employ a Facilities Manager with a focus on operations and facilities with some fundraising work. This is a part –time role, which we hope will develop into a full time role to include human resource management.

Focus for the work  

The focus of the work will be overseeing the daily smooth running of the centre and the building; equipment is maintained and repaired when necessary; ensuring all user groups adhere to policies and procedures for the safe and efficient running of the building and its facilities; taking a pro-active role in seeking potential sources of grant funding; advising the Trustee Board on improvements to the existing facilities in the building; promoting the facilities to potential new user groups and projects; supporting staff and volunteers in their roles within the Copleston centre. This role includes working with the thriving Christian congregation and the Diocese of Southwark.   

We are looking for a person who has: 

• at least 2 years’ proven experience in buildings management including health and safety, fire and risk assessment. 

• at least 2 years’ experience of volunteer and staff supervision, development and management. 

• the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately at all levels both orally and written. 

• good organizational skills - ability to plan, keep robust records, prioritize and be flexible, and to work unsupervised. 

• Leadership skills, but is also able to work collaboratively with teams and is willing to get stuck in. 

• a track record as a self starter and is highly motivated. 

• knowledge and experience of leading on Safeguarding. 

• sympathy with a Christian ethos.

About the Copleston Centre. 

The Copleston Centre is a multi-purpose local community centre with a long and successful experience of working with all sections of the local community. This includes over 23 years of enabling meaningful social contact between older people, those with mental health concerns, children and families - and the wider community. We value diversity and work effectively in strong partnerships with other Southwark organizations, tackling social exclusion and isolation in the borough. We are proud to welcome to the Centre over 400 people from different backgrounds every week. T

 Please note: Any successful candidate must complete an Enhanced DBS check and a Confidential Declaration Form.  

Our Partnerships and Development Manager will sit within the management team of High Trees, taking leadership to ensure the strategic ambitions of our existing partnerships (currently Building Young Brixton, Place for All and Lambeth Hubs) are realised, identifying and developing new partnerships and embedding these within High Trees.  They will also be responsible for developing our strategy and relationships across the board – producing and executing a strategy to grow, develop and identify new relationships with CSR partners, other Lambeth based organisations and other potential stakeholders.

They will line manage our Partnerships team; Monitoring and Evaluations Officer and Communications Officer – taking the lead over our internal and external stakeholder relationships, ensuring the High Trees voice reaches those it needs to and all our work and communications is underpinned by robust monitoring, evaluation and reporting. 

A key part of the role is focused on relationships – both external and internal – and the candidate will have the ability to communicate with ease with a wide and diverse range of individuals, easily building rapport and embodying High Trees ethos and values. The post holder will also play a key role in developing and implementing new fundraising strategies and sources for the organisation to support income diversification including traded services, sponsorship, and private donors, of both revenue and capital income streams.

Over the past 4 years each of the areas of responsibility (partnerships, monitoring and evaluation, communications and CSR) has had significant development and they all sit at the core of our 5 year organisational strategy. This post has been created, initially as a one year fixed term contract, to ensure these areas are now pulled together, have leadership at management level and can have an appropriate strategic and operational focus at this crucial time of organisational development. 

Regional Development Manager – Midlands Part time 21 hours

£27,000 pro rata

GFS runs volunteer led after school groups for girls and young women offering them single-gender spaces. We encourage them to try new things, take more risks, express themselves and develop their confidence. Our groups run throughout England and Wales and we have big plans to grow. Throughout the COVID pandemic, we have continued our work; offering virtual groups and plenty of exciting valuable content for girls. Do you want to join a driven dynamic team who are passionate about their work?

You will support existing GFS groups and lead on opening new ones. Our Midlands groups are: Atherstone, Banners Gate, Bearwood, Market Drayton, Pheasey, Wainfleet, and  Worksop with immediate plans to open in Cradley Heath,and  Smethwick. Next we are looking to open in and around Birmingham city. It will be your responsibility to ensure that groups in your region run to GFS standards. You will be supporting and training our great volunteers who lead the groups.

The role is part time, 21 hours with the potential for an increase to 28 hours. This is an exciting opportunity and the successful candidate will join three Development Managers based in our different regions across England and one in Wales.  You will be home based with requirement to travel to groups and occasional travel will be required to our London office, approximately four times a year. You will also support regional and national meetings in and around England. All work travel will be subject to COVID safe procedures and local restrictions.

All of our groups run after school in early evening. Evening and occasional weekend working will be required with some overnight stays.

This is a rewarding opportunity to join a supportive team and make a real impact on the lives of girls and young women. If this sounds like the role for you, please find further details below.

Regional Development Manager Wales part-time 21 hours £27,000 per annum pro rata.

We are currently recruiting a Regional Development Manager Wales.

GFS runs volunteer led after school groups just for girls and young women offering them single-gender spaces encourage them try new things, to take more risks, express themselves and develop their confidence. Our groups run throughout England and Wales and we have big plans to grow. Throughout the covid pandemic, we have continued our work; offering virtual groups and plenty of exciting valuable content for girls. Do you want to join a driven dynamic team who are passionate about their work?

You will support existing groups and lead on opening new GFS groups in line with GFS’s strategic plan. We currently have groups in Dunvant and Felinfoel; with immediate plans to open in Cardiff and Bristol. It will be your responsibility to ensure that groups in your region run to GFS standards. You will be supporting and training our great volunteers who lead the groups.

The role is part time (21 hours with the potential for an increase to 28 hours). This is an exciting role and the successful candidate will join four Development Managers based in our different regions across England.  You will be home based and occasional travel will be required (subject to covid restrictions) to our London office, around Wales to attend groups, meetings and to support other regions in England.

You will have excellent interpersonal and time management skills, empathy, enthusiasm and be an effective communicator. A background in child development/youth work and working with volunteers. An understanding of the issues that affect the lives of girls and young women is essential.

All of our groups run after school in early evening. Evening and occasional weekend working will be required with some overnight stays.

This is a rewarding opportunity to join a supportive team and make a real impact on the lives of girls and young women. If this sounds like the role for you, please find further details below.

We are looking for a Specialist Services Manager to join our team.  You will manage the charity’s specialist services and projects including line management of service advisers, ensuring quality is at its highest as well as meeting our contract and performance targets. You will work with stakeholders including partners/funders and produce regular monitoring reports. If you are passionate about supporting individuals and families in need are a natural team leader with project and line management experience, and are interested in joining a dedicated professional team we would love to hear from you.

You must be prepared to work flexibly. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, work will be home based until our offices and outreach venues re-open.  Our offices have excellent public transport links and Mitcham also has a carpark.  We offer a friendly and welcoming work environment and can provide flexible work opportunities dependent on service demands. 

Head of Disability Services

Norfolk and bordering counties

£40,718 - £45,240 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 1st November midnight

Are you looking for a new challenge and would like to join a team where you can work with like-minded people to really make a difference to the lives of children and young people who have a disability? 

Do you believe that by co-producing services, valuing and trusting your team and being aspirational helps get the best outcomes? Do you like the idea of working for a vibrant local voluntary organisation where you can really have an impact and help shape the vision for disability care services? 

Would you like to be part of the leadership team for a forward thinking charity?  If so, our client would love you to hear from you!

ABOUT THEM….

Our client loves delivering amazing services for children and young people.  Their team is committed to providing care, support, and a brighter future for the children, young people, and families who need them, for as long as they need them. As an innovator in transition support for young people leaving care, they also have children’s homes across East Anglia, a centre for families in crisis, a family centre, a fostering agency and services for children with disabilities and their families. Their work allows members of their community to look to the future with hope.

They aspire to excellence and employ experienced, resilient, skilful and creative senior managers to inspire their service delivery and provide support to their teams.   You will need to have a background in delivering services to children and/or young people, ideally with a specialism in disability, and either a social work qualification or a relevant professional qualification.

They are proud of the fact that they are a supportive employer who rewards you for your hard work and involvement in their life-changing charity. There are multiple benefits of this role, such as:

• Good work life balance with 35 hour working week

• Good holiday allowance

• A brilliant opportunity to advance yourself professionally

• Access to a wealth of development opportunities

• A range of employee benefits, including contributory pension

• A warm and welcoming work environment

The role is based in Norwich, Norfolk - they would expect presence in the office 2 days per week on average with home working. Please note, the role will require an element of travel to their services across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

Please note the interview dates. You will be informed on the 2nd November of interview dates and times if successful.

Interview dates:

5th and 6th November  - Safe Care

6th November - Formal

To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UK Border Agency (UKBA) requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. They will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKBA guidelines. Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.

Our client is committed to equality of opportunity. Your current immigration status will not be taken into account when assessing your application against the selection criteria for the post. They welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

For more information on this job opportunity, please initially email or call the HR Team via the contact details found on their website.

Our mission is simple, to get refugees cycling! We are a community of refugees, mechanics, staff and volunteers. We collect donations of second-hand bikes, fix them together at our workshop, and then donate them to asylum seeking refugees. A proportion of the bikes that we receive are sold through our online shop to generate funds, the proceeds of which support The Bike Project, and ensure our long-term sustainability.

There are approximately 13,500 asylum seekers that flee to London each year and almost 27,500 bikes are abandoned in the same period. Our mission is to match the two.

The Bike Project is going through a significant period of growth, turning over £1.5 million in 2020. We are expanding the delivery of bike donations, Pedal Power and Bike Buddies whilst developing our retail arm, The Bike Shop. We are looking for a London Operations Manager on a thirteen month contract, starting January 2021 at the latest, to cover maternity leave. 

The purpose of this role is to manage service delivery for The Bike Project in London, working towards our charitable aim of getting refugees cycling. You will work closely with other business functions to achieve targets around bike collections and donations as well as supporting the operations and logistics of shop sites. You will be responsible for ensuring a high standard of service delivery as well as the management of one line report. You will be expected to maintain a good working knowledge of The Bike Project’s programmes, products and policies and maintain good relationships with a variety of external stakeholders.

Please download the attached job pack for more information about the role and the benefits we offer.