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Healthwatch Brent, Westminster and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Healthwatch was set up in 2013 to champion the rights of health and social care users, and hold the health and social care system to account for how well it engages with the public. Healthwatch Brent, Healthwatch Westminster and Healthwatch Kensington & Chelsea are three of 152 local Healthwatch organisations.

Healthwatch’s remit covers all publicly funded health and social care services for adults and children.

The Advocacy Project has been awarded the contracts for all three of these Healthwatch services. We will build on the important work that’s been done to date, while bringing new insights from the voices of seldom heard and hard to hear groups. You’ll have an opportunity to develop the service 
in line with our ambitious vision, making sure all views in the three 
boroughs, including the most marginalised, are at the heart of 
health and care and shape the services they need.

About the role

This role is to deliver our vision for Healthwatch over the next 3-5 years, as set out in our contract with the three councils.

Key outcomes

 Engaging and working with local diverse voluntary and community groups

 Working with local health and social care services (adults and children)

 Engaging with BAME communities and hard to reach groups

We’ll do this through a robust governance model incorporating:

 a board of trustees, overseeing compliance of statutory functions

 advisory boards in each borough, to set priorities and champion key Healthwatch functions 

 a grassroots listening network, to inform and influence Healthwatch priorities and connect with BAME and hard to reach communities 

 a network of independent experts, to provide specialist knowledge and intelligence to support understanding and develop insight.

We aim to embed user engagement and community development at the heart of the Healthwatch service model, empowering user voices and improving access to health services, with a particular focus on the most disadvantaged and hardest to reach groups.

Key responsibilities

 Make sure the work of HW Brent (HWB), HW Westminster (HWW) and HW Kensington & Chelsea (HWRBKC) conforms to all required principles, objectives and statutory obligations, and meets all contractual requirements between The Advocacy Project (as host organisation) and the borough councils.

 Provide strategic management for effective, inclusive and high quality local Healthwatch.

 Line management of lead officers in each borough. 

 Provide leadership to make sure the patient and public voice is heard across health, social care, children’s and other sectors in a continuously changing external environment.

 Working with lead officers in each borough, make sure HWB, HWW and HWRBKC involve the local community, particularly seldom heard groups and BAME groups, in influencing local and national policy and are responsive and sensitive to the needs of community groups with protected characteristics.

 Facilitate the ability of HWB, HWW and HWRBKC to improve health and social care underpinned by robust intelligence gathering arrangements.

 Represent HWB, HWW and HWRBKC at all strategic governance and external meetings with key stakeholders, liaising with nominated Board leads regularly.

 Support area leads to develop the services to respond to emerging trends and needs, keeping abreast of Healthwatch England best practice to continually enhance the quality of the service.

 Maintain the risk register for each Healthwatch.

 Monitor the service to make sure it delivers to time, budget and quality; provide reports evidencing this to key stakeholders, including commissioners, Advisory Boards, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Healthwatch England.

 Develop effective partnerships with key staff in health and social care services.

 Work with lead officers in each borough to ensure all projects are informed and influenced by, and planned, resourced, and communicated to key stakeholders.

 Work with the shared Insight and Outcomes Officer to make sure quality systems are effective and used to demonstrate the service is achieving outcomes and impact, and meeting key performance indicators.

 Work with the shared Communications Officer to make sure all relevant internal and external stakeholders receive relevant, timely and up-to-date communication about all Healthwatch projects.

 Work with key staff to ensure timely, accurate and high quality reports and presentations to commissioners and stakeholders. 

 Keep up to date with current trends in health policy, service provision, current practice and matters concerning people as citizens, by reading, attending courses and networking.

 Work with key staff to identify and secure new funding opportunities

General responsibilities

 Participate in team meetings, training and organisational development.

 Contribute to monitoring reports.

 Keep to our policies, including health & safety, safeguarding and risk regulations.

 Work to our mission, vision, and values.

 Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, in line with the changing local and national landscape and carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

Person specification

Essential

 Excellent knowledge of and experience of working at a high strategic level with the health and social care system and the voluntary and community sector, in particular Healthwatch. 

 Thorough understanding of user engagement, community development, user involvement and co-production principles and practice.

 Extensive experience of working with diverse communities and tackling discrimination and inequality.

 Understanding of the public health challenges in Brent, Westminster and RBKC.

 Management experience including managing, developing and motivating a staff team.

 Experience of contract management and compliance.

 Excellent communications (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills. Effective in working with a wide variety of stakeholders ranging from trustees, commissioners, partners, colleagues and local residents.

 Able to interpret complex information and deal effectively with competing interests and challenging situations.

 Excellent organisational skills who can work on their own initiative and plan and prioritise your own workload.

 Experience of managing a budget.

 Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project and Healthwatch code of conduct, equality and safeguarding policies.

 Willingness to attend further training as appropriate and to adopt new procedures.

 Willingness to promote Healthwatch and The Advocacy Project in line with our mission, vision and values.

Desirable

 Evidence of ongoing personal development and training related to the role.

 Experience of working with senior managers in public sector bodies.

 Experience of developing a new service.

Benefits of working for us

We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.
Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.
All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.

Thinking of a career move into an exciting and values led organisation? We’re looking for six compassionate and recovery focused people to join our growing team as Mental Health Support Workers.

Do you:

• Use your creativity when working with people with complex mental health needs
• Work seamlessly with other teams to support people to develop independent living skills
• Have a real passion to empower people to live fulfilled lives
• Work methodically, ensuring all client records and information are high quality and up to date
• Want a job outside the usual 9-5?

You’ll be joining Community Links, an award winning, leading mental health provider working across the region of Yorkshire and the Humber. The service provides short term placement for people with complex mental health support needs, and your role will include providing therapeutic support during each person’s stay.

Given the nature of our service, your working pattern will include unsociable hours, earlies, lates, nights, and weekends – perfect if you’re looking for something different to a 9-5 job!

If you’re positive, engaging, and dedicated, this could be an ideal route to advance your career!

So, what’s our offer to you?

You’ll benefit from:

• Commitment to flexible working
• Hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days
• Many learning and career development opportunities, with paid and tailored training
• Free Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 including access to counselling and GP services
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
• Care workers discounts
• Incremental pay progression
• Access to our Employee Networks including BAME, LGBT+, Mental Health and Wellbeing etc.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Corporate Health Plan

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve and welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us.

We encourage you to apply early as your application will be reviewed as soon as it is received. We reserve the right to close this job advert sooner subject to finding suitable candidates.

Good Luck!

Our Vision - ‘All for Jesus’

Technology Coordinator

Permanent position. Full time with occasional evenings & weekends. £25,752 - £29,581 depending on experience, plus £3,940 London Weighting.

We are looking for a Technology Coordinator to join the All Souls staff team in our vibrant and diverse church in the heart of the West End. The role holder holds day-to-day responsibility for the provision and operation of technology in the church and offices, including:

• Providing technology solutions to the church

• Coordinating technical systems infrastructure and contributing to its design

• Being responsible for the integrity of operational systems

• Providing first-line technical support to staff

If you are interested in applying, please visit our website to see the job description and details of how to apply.

• Application closure: 12th September, 5pm

• Interviews: From w/c 19th September

• Start date: Subject to agreement

There is an occupational requirement that the job-holder is a Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.   

We are aware that those from ethnic minority groups (BAME) are currently under-represented on our staff team so we particularly encourage applications from these groups. Appointment will of course be based on merit alone.

Groundswell is seeking a worker with lived experience of homelessness, substance abuse, having no recourse to public funds or living with mental illness for a Public Health England funded Inclusion Health Care Coordinator role.  This is an opportunity to develop and deliver an important new area of work bringing together key agencies to ensure the health needs of vulnerable patients are being met. You will be playing a crucial role in developing a new service based within the NHS to reduce Health Inequalities for residents

The role is based in North Lewisham primary care network, working alongside a multi-agency team of specialist homeless nurses, psychologists, social prescribers, care coordinators and drug and alcohol workers.  The team will identify people experiencing social exclusion, who are also struggling with engaging with healthcare, issues around mental health and substance misuse and work together to provide wrap around support around all aspects of someone’s health. The Inclusion Health Care Coordinator will support the people they work with to access appropriate healthcare and work towards managing their own health.

Inclusion Health Care Coordination is an exciting new area of work, building on the learning from existing Groundswell projects, to bring together key agencies and ensure multi-disciplinary team working, to ensure any issues which are blocking people’s access to healthcare are being appropriately addressed. This is an exciting opportunity to feed into how homeless and health services in Lewisham can work together in a more integrated way to support clients.  The successful candidate will shape the role of Inclusion Health Care Coordinator developing the work to meet the needs of clients and key stakeholders.

You will be managed and supported by Groundswell and will work closely with the North Lewisham PCN team and Homeless services across Lewisham involved in the partnership.  You will also be offered independent clinical supervision and you will be based in North Lewisham at the Waldron Health Centre with some homeworking and access to the Groundswell office in Oval.

Application process

To make an application, please submit your CV along with a cover letter answering the following 3 questions. 

We are looking for specific examples either from work, volunteering, or personal experience. It will help you if you carefully read the job description and person specification in the Job Pack below, which tells you the experience, skills, and values we’re looking for. Please answer each question in roughly 300 words. To ensure we are not breaching confidentiality, please anonymise your answers. 

1. Give an example of a time where you have helped to someone have their voice heard or get access to a service they needed, what was the outcome?
2. Can you tell us about a team you have been a part of what you did and what you enjoyed about it?
3. Why are you interested in doing this role and what skills and experiences do you have that would help you do the job?

We are taking applications on a rolling basis and will consider them as they come in.

Please submit your application to: Kate Bowgett, Services Director via the application link above.

Are you looking for an opportunity where your skills will make a difference in helping to end homelessness and rebuild lives?

About the role

This position will provide you with the opportunity to develop your career by supporting the implementation and management of a new flagship service that will be the home of vulnerable adults who have experience of multiple disadvantages including mental health, substance use and physical health. This is a lifetime opportunity to build an amazing, creative and special service starting from the scratch, with the help of a full time Service Development Manager for 8 months.

You will manage a well-resourced, specialised and committed team and ensure that the service develops working practices that are built around the goals, strengths and aspirations of the residents to support their individual  recovery journeys and move on to suitable and more independent living.

In this role you will:

• Line manage up to eight staff members in a team of almost twenty staff, supporting their professional development and client facing work, as one of a team of two managers and a Senior Project Worker
• Take responsibility for strategic development and partnership building.
• Play an essential part in the continuous improvement of the quality of service that our residents experience.

Please note, the building is going through a full refurbishment which is on track and will be opening in October, however there might be some unexpected delays.

About you

The successful candidate will be committed to using, and coaching others to use, psychologically informed and trauma-informed approaches to build positive interactions n and work with multiply excluded and highly vulnerable adults to identify and achieve their goals. You will have experience of developing strategic initiatives that have proven results in improving the outcomes of a service.

Your strong emotional intelligence will underpin an empathetic approach to client-facing work and to working with a staff team that deals with individuals with high and multiple disadvantages and situations on a daily basis. You will be able to demonstrate that you have a sold foundation of exceptional personal organisation, problem solving abilities, and initiative, to manage the responsibilities of the role effectively.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) applicants, as they are under-represented within St Mungo’s at this level.

What we offer

Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

• We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.
• We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

• 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.

Flexible Working and Other Benefits

• We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.
• 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%.

How to apply

Click the ‘Apply Now’ Button at the top of the page to start your online application form.

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: 10am 16th August 2022

Interview and assessments on: 25th August 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.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Anti-Social Behaviour Project Coordinator to join the London team based in Camden, working 37.5 hours per week.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This role is based in Highbury Magistrate Court, however we offer hybrid working. As an Anti Social Behaviour Project Coordinator you will be:

- providing emotional and practical support to victims and witnesses of ASB in Camden

- accompanying victims through civil court proceedings, explaining procedure and possible outcomes

- managing the mediation referrals and providing mediation services

- advocating with partner agencies on behalf of service users

- recruiting and managing a small team of volunteers

You will need:

- Experience of working directly with and supporting victims of ASB/ hate crime in the voluntary and community sector

- Experience/awareness of mediation and restorative justice practices

- Experience of liaising and negotiating with statutory agencies on behalf of service users

- Knowledge of civil or community justice processes surrounding ASB

- Knowledge and understanding of the effects of ASB on victims and witnesses and some insight into providing support at civil court

- Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise work under pressure

- Ability to work as part of a team and to communicate effectively with a range of people both within Victim Support and with outside organisations

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website, and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We looking forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

Service Delivery Administrator

Salary: £22,186 (plus £3,520 London weighting if applicable)
Location: Flexible within England & Wales
Employment type: Fixed term until March 2023
Hours per week: 36.25
Closing date: 19/08/2022

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

Overview

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

This is a new role in the Wales Funded Services team, which is part of the Operations directorate at National Citizens Advice. The team are responsible for the operational design, implementation and delivery of core client facing services in Wales delivered by Citizens Advice.

In the role you’ll assist and support the team with the administration of our e-referral system, working closely with teams at National Citizens Advice and local Citizens Advice offices across Wales.

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early. ​​​​​​​

This vacancy closes at 23.59 on 19/08/2022. 

Do you have an interest in leading operations, developing a quality service and supporting our clients?

About the role

We are seeking a Service Manager for The Coninghams, a busy 31-bed, 24-hour staffed service for clients with complex needs, based in Shepherds Bush.

The Coninghams is a well-established service, which recently transferred into St Mungo’s, as part of the new H&F Supported Accommodation Pathway. This role is a great opportunity to be part of shaping and growing this service, which has been commissioned to be psychologically informed and built around client aspirations.

As Service Manager, you would be responsible for a staff team including a Deputy Manager, four Support Workers, two Duty Workers, two Night Workers and two Night Concierges. Your responsibilities would include:

• To have overall responsibility for the safe day-to-day running and development of the service.
• To ensure high quality person-centred support for people accessing the service to support their recovery.
• To build and develop a high-functioning staff team
• To build on key external partnerships and opportunities for clients, including around wellbeing, employment training and education, and move-on.

You would report into the Pathway Senior Service Manager and be part of a large, supportive management team within the borough.

The wider pathway service is a large multi-site service with a staff team of 58, supporting 144 clients in total. This includes both 24hr-staffed complex needs services and semi-independent step-down accommodation, gender-specific services including specialist support around domestic abuse, and employment training and education support. The service is very well connected with external partner services, and H&F provides a huge number of opportunities for clients - including around move-on, community resources, activities and learning opportunities, and specialist substance use and mental health support.

This is an exciting role at an exciting time in the borough, working with some of London’s most vulnerable clients, & working for London’s premier homelessness agency.   

About you

We are looking for motivated people who may experience of working in the social care, health or housing sector, or you may have skills developed elsewhere that could be transferable to working within the charity sector.  

• Experience of managing service delivery team(s)  
• Excellent communication skills, and the ability to build strong effective working relationships.
• The ability to manage multiple service priorities effectively.
• The ability to operate in a fast paced environment and be passionate about the overall aims and objectives of the H&F Supported Accommodation service.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) applicants, as they are under-represented within St Mungo’s at senior management level.

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: 10am on 31st August 2022

Interviews: 8th September 2022

The role includes the following list of duties. The Person Specification sets out the qualities and skills needed/expected to undertake the role.

Work within the local community being alert to the mental health needs of residents. Provide support and signposting in a range of ways as agreed with the PCN and wider partnership. This may include (but is not exclusive):

•  Meeting patients in informal and formal settings to encourage engagement

• Work within the MDT of the PCN taking actions as agreed by the MDT and recording the

  outputs and outcomes appropriately

• Provide individual patients support and signposting in a range of ways as agreed with the PCN and wider delivery partnership

• Group facilitation

• Coaching, Building Trust, and Motivating people in their progress

• Referrals to other mental health provisions within the Borough

• Direct, individual support to patients on a case-by-case basis and assessing pertinent signs (as trained)

• Signposting to community services

• Ongoing monitoring of risk to build a positive but sensitive attitude to caseload

• Providing clarity to the MDT and people on their lists as to how different areas of their need are being addressed by the different provisions they are engaged with

• Provide continuity and reassurance to the people on caseload

• Build resilience in the people on caseload and ensure themes are fed back into design,

  delivery, and the development of services

• Provide feedback to the PCN team and upwards about the gaps in service provision as illustrated by the people they are working with

• Any referrals should be done within 28 days of the mental health need to be identified in line with guidance offered by the PCN

  What does good look like for this role?

  Goals will be agreed with you in collaboration with your line manager at both ELFT and Aston- Mansfield and with our lead partners Community Links. The successful management of your respective caseload – strong initial assessment, action planning and goal setting, networking with relevant stakeholders, and actively engaging patients both face to face and remotely will be key aspects of the role. Working with multiple agencies in a collaborative manner that promotes patient welfare and outcomes whilst sharing learning and impact is critical to the success of the role, as is inquisitiveness and confidence in approach. Induction and training will be provided for this role.

  This role will sit within the MDT, so communication with the team lead will be essential. The MDT includes primary care colleagues (GPs, social prescribers, well-being practitioners), as well as occupational therapists, pharmacists, nurses, peer support workers, support workers, psychiatrists, and psychologists.

  A monitoring and support role will also be provided by our lead partners at Community Links and Aston – Mansfield and Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK – we support people and communities to prosper and thrive.

National Lottery players raise an incredible £36 million a week for good causes. This money funds projects and activities that transform communities, protect our heritage and enrich lives through arts, spots and culture. We are proud to be one of 12 distributors responsible for awarding this funding across the UK.

Thanks to National Lottery players, last year we were able to award over half a billion pounds of life-changing funding to UK communities, supporting thousands of projects making a real difference to people’s lives.

Over eight in ten of our grants were for under £10,000 going to grassroots groups and charities across the UK doing great things to support their communities, during a particularly tough time.

We also distribute non-National Lottery funds, working closely with Government on funding for important issues, such as tackling loneliness, multiple and complex needs, mental health and distributing Dormant Accounts money.

Over the last five years we’ve awarded a total of £3.4 billion, of which £2.7 billion is National Lottery money.

We fund things that matter – whether helping communities respond positively to national, regional or local priorities, or helping the UK achieve its big social ambitions. Our grants range from £500 up to multi-million-pound programmes – supporting people and projects to do extraordinary things and bring great ideas for their community to life.

About the role

We are looking for a new part time Funding Officer to join the passionate, vibrant and friendly team in the North West Region to be part of ensuring our funding supports a wide variety of communities and places locally.  The role will cover two areas – Sefton and St Helens, 0.8 FTE.

The team is based remotely across the North West of England and this role is to support delivery in Liverpool City Region.  Ideally the successful candidate will live in one of these areas, or within Liverpool City Region and will be part of the local team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of several other Funding Officers.

As a member of the funding team you will assess applications for funding and manage grants from our Reaching Communities and Partnerships programmes. You will use your local knowledge and experience, and the experience of our grant holders and local stakeholders, to ensure we are making the best decisions on the grants we make. By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.

You will gain an understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity and inclusion and our funding programmes. You will be responsible for your own caseload; liaise with grant recipients, visit projects, identify and manage risks, supporting organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.  You will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our applicants and grant holders by providing advice and feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.  You’ll also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and principles.

Part of your role will be to represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together.  Sharing learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations you will support the Fund in maximining our impact as a grant maker.

Contract Type: Permanent, part time

Hours: 0.8 FTE (4 days)

Interview Date: Friday 16th September 2022

Location: Remote working with regular in and around Sefton and St Helens

Essential criteria

We are looking for talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.

You will have:

• An ability to adapt quickly, decisively and with full commitment to new processes and systems and the confidence to use your judgement, take initiative and challenge when appropriate.
• Communication skills: Strong listening, written and verbal communication with an emphasis on written communication for assessment purposes.
• Relational skills: Ability to nurture, develop and promote effective relationships and communication with colleagues, community organisations and other external agencies with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion
• Analytical skills: Ability to assess a high volume of applications, make good judgements, challenge when appropriate and manage risk.

Ideally you will live within the geographical area you are covering or have excellent knowledge of that area. You will be a remote worker, working from several locations across the area, including your home and our offices with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of the local areas you would be covering and their charity sectors. Experience working with under-represented communities in the area is particularly desirable.
• Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data.
• Demonstrable IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes quickly and accurately.
• An ability to manage your own workload with minimal supervision

The ability to drive and access to a vehicle is beneficial for this role but not essential.

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds.  As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK – we support people and communities to prosper and thrive.

National Lottery players raise an incredible £36 million a week for good causes. This money funds projects and activities that transform communities, protect our heritage and enrich lives through arts, spots and culture. We are proud to be one of 12 distributors responsible for awarding this funding across the UK.

Thanks to National Lottery players, last year we were able to award over half a billion pounds of life-changing funding to UK communities, supporting thousands of projects making a real difference to people’s lives.

Over eight in ten of our grants were for under £10,000 going to grassroots groups and charities across the UK doing great things to support their communities, during a particularly tough time.

We also distribute non-National Lottery funds, working closely with Government on funding for important issues, such as tackling loneliness, multiple and complex needs, mental health and distributing Dormant Accounts money.

Over the last five years we’ve awarded a total of £3.4 billion, of which £2.7 billion is National Lottery money.

We fund things that matter – whether helping communities respond positively to national, regional or local priorities, or helping the UK achieve its big social ambitions. Our grants range from £500 up to multi-million-pound programmes – supporting people and projects to do extraordinary things and bring great ideas for their community to life.

About the role

We are looking for a new Funding Officer to cover areas within Essex (the team is based remotely across Essex and Hertfordshire). The role will join a passionate, vibrant and friendly team and be part of ensuring our funding supports a wide variety of communities and places locally.  

As part of our funding team you will assess applications for funding and manage grants from our Reaching Communities and Partnerships programme. You will use your local knowledge and experience, and the experience of our grant holders and local stakeholders, to ensure we are making the best decisions on the grants we make. By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.

You will gain an understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity and inclusion and our funding programmes. You will be responsible for your own caseload; liaise with grant recipients, visit projects, identify and manage risks, supporting organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.

You will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our applicants and grant holders by providing advice and feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.

You’ll also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and principles.

You will represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact as a grant maker. You’ll be part of a team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of several other Funding Officers.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time; 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered. Part-time considered at minimum 3 days.

Interview Date: W/C 12th September

Salary: £25,282

Location: Essex on a mobile basis. Travel (majority within the patch - occasionally to London and Hertfordshire)

Essential criteria

We are looking for local talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.

You will have:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and confidence to operate in a wide range of environments
• Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships at several different levels with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion
• Confidence to use your judgement, take initiative and challenge when appropriate

Ideally you will live within the geographical area you are covering and have excellent knowledge of that area. You will be expected to work from several locations across the area, including your home and our offices with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of the local areas you would be covering and their charity sectors. Experience working with underrepresented communities in the area is particularly desirable.
• Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data.
• Demonstrable IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes.
• An ability to manage your own workload with minimal supervision.

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds.  As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

Bromley & Croydon Women’s Aid is seeking to recruit a Specialist Outreach Officer, a domestic abuse specialist who is passionate about working with vulnerable BAME and NRPF women and their children in both 1:1 and group settings.

You will be required to demonstrate a good awareness and understanding of the effects of domestic abuse and the specific issues around the impact of domestic and relationship abuse on women.

You must be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team. The person we are looking for will also have experience of working with support groups to raise awareness of issues that may affect them as well as supporting women who have experienced abuse.

BCWA is a well-established, innovative and forward-thinking local domestic abuse service, and are seeking a self-motivated, flexible and experienced individual to join our dynamic team to help us deliver excellent services to vulnerable women who have experienced domestic abuse and be committed to working in a non-discriminatory manner.

The post will require home working initially, with access to hot-desking at our offices as needed. Flexible working is encouraged at BCWA, with a mix of home and location-based working across our friendly and supportive team. We are all women with families and lives and we understand that flexibility can be crucial in supporting women in the workplace.

Employee benefits we offer:

- A friendly, flexible and values-led organisation

- Competitive salary

- 25 days of annual holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)

- Contributory pension scheme (5%)

- Training to help you perform your role and support your professional development

- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support

As a trauma-informed charity we take mental health and wellbeing seriously, and offer clinical supervision to our frontline team, monthly staff wellbeing sessions led by a range of health experts, and access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme. This includes a personalised fitness portal, life coaching, career guidance, counselling, financial advice, nutrition advice and recipes, sessions around healthy sleep, mindfulness & much more.

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks from application deadline, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

We reserve the right to terminate this recruitment process should we receive a large number of applications.

If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact us from our website.

Female applicants only. In light of the nature of work, the candidate’s gender is considered to be an occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010.

BCWA is committed to supporting and promoting equality & diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. To achieve this, we seek to employ a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds to better represent the communities we serve.

BCWA are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Reg. Charity No.1068007.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability? 

Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Carers Specialist Advocate for our Whole Housing Service

Salary:         £27,000 - £30,000 per annum, depending on experience

Location:     Based at Advance Head Office Hammersmith, and working across East and West London

Hours:         35 per week, full time

Contract:     Permanent

We recognise that many working women have commitments outside of work, so we’re open to discuss flexible working options and solutions that suit you, and still suit the needs of the business. Please indicate in your supporting statement if you’d like to discuss flexible working options with the Hiring Manager, should they contact you regarding your application. 

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits: 

• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year, PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) 
• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Yoga/Meditation and many more activities on our wellbeing online platform
• Employee eye-care scheme
• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
• Organisation wide away days
• Thorough induction and training
• Career development pathways 

About us:

Advance Charity is a well-respected, award-winning, and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women experiencing domestic abuse, and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. 

About the role:
We are recruiting for a Carers Specialist Advocate to work with service users who are carers experiencing domestic abuse to build safety and support plans, who will engage with multi agency partners, and to maintain or access safe accommodation. You will work within a dynamic, fast paced team to provide advocacy and support for both crises and longer term that empowers women and ensures that the voice of survivors informs every stage of their journey towards improved safety. You will work within a well-established and supportive team to provide high quality advocacy and support based upon service user-led needs and risk assessment. You will hold a caseload of survivors and will also be required to work as part of Advance’s duty team on a rota basis which will involve completing intake assessments and providing crisis intervention support.  

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to): 

• Ensuring effective access for service users and encourage their engagement with the service, through proactive contact and assessment for a high volume of referrals
• Ability to work within the team to conduct comprehensive assessments of needs and risk for women experiencing domestic violence, carry out risk management, safety planning and support; and identify and refer to services appropriate to their needs
• Able to initiate and manage support plans that include delivery of high-quality face-to-face or telephone crisis intervention, information, advocacy, and support, in respect to criminal and civil remedies, housing, health, welfare rights, children’s legislation and other appropriate interventions
• Organisational skills to maintain project logs and collate data from the logs for Team Managers
• Safeguard cases by referring to Social Care and MARAC where appropriate and monitoring and ensuring that duty cases are sent to program managers for allocation
• Confidence in advising women of their rights and options for seeking help and support from other agencies, making referrals and co-ordinating the provision of multi-agency support where necessary, and proactively advocate to ensure barriers to accessing support and protection are minimised
• Able to proactively assess the needs and safety of any children that women using the service may have, ensure that any risks/needs identified are addressed directly with the woman, and take appropriate action to safeguard them

About You:

To be successful as the Carers Specialist Advocate, you’ll need the below experience and skills:

• Experience in working with service users who are carer’s experiencing domestic abuse
• Experience in building safety and support plans to engage with multi agency partners, and to maintain or access safe accommodation
• Experience of partnership working and of maintaining excellent working relationships with a range of stakeholders as well as the ability to network, influence, problem solve and apply solution focused approaches to increase access and safety and facilitate positive outcomes for women and children
• Flexible, proactive approach and a good ability to prioritise work
• A good understanding of violence against women and girls with a particular focus on the dynamics of domestic violence
• A good knowledge of safeguarding practice, procedures, and legislation
• A relevant qualification or training, for example in domestic violence, criminal justice, law, social work, substance misuse or related area

We recognise that women often only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the criteria (whereas men apply if they meet only 60% of the requirements). We encourage you to demonstrate how your skills and experience would make you an asset to the role, and if you don’t have the exact skills/experience, tell us in your cover letter how you think you might grow and develop in the role.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.  

How to apply: 

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert will be considered. 

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 19th August 2022

Interviews are taking place: W/C Monday 22nd August 2022

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Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We value diversity and believe the variety of ideas, perspectives and experiences it brings creates an effective environment in which talents can be fully utilised to achieve our goals.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

To work with individuals and groups of children and young people with mental health problems, to improve their mental wellbeing and to support them to take steps towards their own recovery, through the use of a variety of methods, tools and techniques, such as street-based outreach work, 1:1 work and group sessions.

The role aims to deliver accessible youth produced mental health resources and information with the aim of changing the face of mental health support in these communities, as well as distributing self-care kits and signposting information.

We aim to challenge mental health stigma and increase the awareness of services offered at Newport Mind on this project.

This role is part community based (face to face) delivery and part work from home, with flexibility.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide opportunities and support for young people to share their experiences, to speak up about their needs and to improve their wellbeing and resilience in order to live full and active lives.
2. Ensure that the project achieves its aims and outcomes by delivering and/or coordinating the following, in conjunction with Line Managers and Wellbeing Ambassadors (young volunteers):
   1. detached youth work providing accessible bite-sized mental health support to 11-25 year olds
   2. 1-to-1 support to children and young people requiring additional support to respond to identified need
   3. address and challenge the stigma around mental health in the communities reached, particularly BAME, Gypsy/Roma communities and those suffering from multiple deprivation and/or ACE’s
   4. to work closely with and work across projects within the CYPF team to support with demand
3. Ensure all work including outreach work, training, support to individuals, groups and organisations are effectively recorded and monitored in order to facilitate planning, achieve outcomes and contribute to performance management on an individual, project and organisational basis using the information to produce high quality statistics and reports as required.
4. Ensure that equality and diversity are central to the delivery of the project.
5. Work imaginatively with students, volunteers, community members and people accessing services providing individuals and groups with support, guidance, advice, training, and supervision to achieve the objectives of the project.

Ensure that all work is informed and shaped by the experiences and knowledge of children and young people with mental health problems.