The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the RAF’s leading welfare charity. The Welfare Directorate is responsible for understanding and meeting the social welfare needs of those in the RAF Family, from those currently serving in the RAF and their families through to veterans of all ages. This is achieved through the delivery of a wide range of services, initiatives and programmes which last year helped over 55,000 individuals.

We are seeking an individual to raise awareness of the Fund’s welfare offer amongst social welfare agencies across Norfolk but also, crucially, to help address the issue of social isolation and feelings of loneliness experienced by some members of the ex-service RAF Family. This is a community based position involving frequent travel and visits to the homes of beneficiaries across Norfolk as well as potentially accompanying beneficiaries to social activities. The post holder will be expected to undertake occasional travel to our Head Office in London and on occasion support the Funds caseworking function with visits to beneficiaries across the East of England.

The role will involve engagement with a variety of social welfare agencies to encourage those agencies to identify potential beneficiaries, particularly those who are socially isolated. The post holder will be working with socially isolated individuals to identify socially enriching opportunities to reduce feelings of loneliness, to develop actions plans to connect the individual into these opportunities and coordinating support to overcome any barriers preventing successful connection into to these socially enriching opportunities.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a social welfare role supporting individuals. They must have strong people and relationship-building skills, and a strong empathy with, connection to or understanding of the issues affecting the Armed Forces community. Any successful candidate for this role will need to be DBS checked.

A detailed job profile is available below and on the Fund’s website. To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter, not longer than three sides, detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and how you meet the person specification to Martin Botting, HR Business Partner via email.

The closing date for applications is 5.00pm 09 February 2022. Please note interviews will take place via Video Conferencing Platform on 14, 16 & 17 February.

Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 10810090).

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the RAF’s leading welfare charity. The Welfare Directorate is responsible for understanding and meeting the social welfare needs of those in the RAF Family, from those currently serving in the RAF and their families through to veterans of all ages. This is achieved through the delivery of a wide range of services, initiatives and programmes which last year helped over 55,000 individuals.

We are seeking an individual to raise awareness of the Fund’s welfare offer amongst social welfare agencies across Suffolk but also, crucially, to help address the issue of social isolation and feelings of loneliness experienced by some members of the ex-service RAF Family. This is a community based position involving frequent travel and visits to the homes of beneficiaries across Suffolk as well as potentially accompanying beneficiaries to social activities. The post holder will be expected to undertake occasional travel to our Head Office in London and on occasion support the Funds caseworking function with visits to beneficiaries across the East of England.

The role will involve engagement with a variety of social welfare agencies to encourage those agencies to identify potential beneficiaries, particularly those who are socially isolated. The post holder will be working with socially isolated individuals to identify socially enriching opportunities to reduce feelings of loneliness, to develop actions plans to connect the individual into these opportunities and coordinating support to overcome any barriers preventing successful connection into to these socially enriching opportunities.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a social welfare role supporting individuals. They must have strong people and relationship-building skills, and a strong empathy with, connection to or understanding of the issues affecting the Armed Forces community. Any successful candidate for this role will need to be DBS checked.

A detailed job profile is available below and on the Fund’s website. To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter, not longer than three sides, detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and how you meet the person specification to Martin Botting, HR Business Partner via email.

The closing date for applications is 5.00pm 09 February 2022. Please note interviews will take place via Video Conferencing Platform on 14, 16 & 17 February.

Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 10810090).

Job Description

LGBT+ Veterans Community Team Manager (CTM)

Fighting With Pride (FWP) is seeking to employ a LGBT+ Veterans Community Team Manager (CTM), on a full, part time or job share basis, initially for a period of 24 months.  The post is responsible for managing a team of LGBT+ Veterans Community Workers (VCWs) with regional responsibilities, around the UK including Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, which are also vacant posts. The post holder will also have their own regional responsibility for community work and the development of FWPs Pride in Veterans Standard (PiVS) in their region.

This is an exciting new role, which would be well suited to a self-starter with a passion for helping people.  An awareness of the challenges faced by Armed Forces Veterans, and in particular LGBT+ Veterans, would be an advantage.

Background

FWP formed in January 2020 to support LGBT+ Veterans, serving personnel and their families.  FWP is a registered charity in England and Wales (Registered Charity No. 1191863) and is led by its Joint Chief Executives Caroline Paige and Craig Jones, with the support of the charity’s Board. 

An increasing number of Veterans are getting in touch, and we want to build an exceptional team to support them.  We are looking for an outstanding leader who can take our community work to a new level. A wide range of housing, financial, health and welfare needs have been supported, signposted or socially prescribed, and we have established a network group, activity breaks and newsletters to support a high level of emerging needs. Awareness of these resources and opportunities are percolating through the LGBT+ Veterans community and we are connecting far and wide.  Our partners RBL and SSAFA have strongly supported FWP in our early development and helped us manage the wide range of connections that the charity is making.

We are delighted to have the opportunity to put in place a Community Team Manager who will lead a team of 5 Fighting With Pride Veterans Community Workers (VCWs) currently vacant posts, and work with a Pride in Veterans Standard (PiVS) Manager. (PiVS is a national standard that FWP is rolling out in 2022 for organisations that support the Armed Forces Covenant, to help them better understand, welcome and support LGBT+ Veterans.)

Period of Employment

March 2022 - March 2024 (an earlier or later start may be negotiated and the 24 month fixed term contract will commence from the start date and end 24 months later.)

Location

We are looking to recruit the CTM in the UK and they can be based in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales.  Candidates from all nations and regions are, therefore, strongly encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will work from home and will be supported by an experienced leadership team.

Role Description and Community Team Manager Responsibilities

The CTM is a fundamental role for FWP.  The post holder will establish their role, regionally as a LGBT+ Veterans Community Worker (VCW) and nationally as the manager of five other regional LGBT+ Veterans Community Workers (VCWs).  They will also work closely with the FWP PiVS Manager.

As awareness grows of FWPs policy work and as each form of reparation is announced, more LGBT+ Veterans will step forward and more support will be needed. We expect this role to be a busy, but extremely rewarding one.

The CTM will help FWP build its mutual support and befriending network and connect Veterans to our research programme, which is partnered with Newcastle University. The research programme is considering the impact of the ban upon LGBT+ Veteran’s health, housing, wellbeing, financial circumstances and employment.  The research aims to provide the evidence base to shape existing Veterans services and create new services that can support recovery in this disadvantaged community. 

FWP strongly supports LGBT+ capacity building in other organisations and aims to connect LGBT+ Veterans, through social prescribing and signposting, to organisations where we know LGBT+ Veterans will get a warm welcome. You will play a pivotal role enabling training and education with our partners.  We are here to lend FWP’s lived experience of the ban and help others to develop their services for LGBT+ Veterans, service personnel and their families.

In early 2022, FWP will launch its Pride in Veterans Standard (PiVS) to help advise and support organisations how to develop their services quickly, to become visibly LGBT+ inclusive for Veterans. In the process of achieving the Standard, organisations will be helped to develop their web content, policies, communications and practices.

The CTM will be responsible for supporting Veterans in the UK and will visit a wide range of regional stakeholders in the course of their duties including RBL, SSAFA, Veterans Gateway, NHS Mental Health Trusts, NHSE, Stonewall, H4H, Combat Stress, Veteran’s charities and other regional and national LGBT+ Organisations.

The CTM will lead a team that enables LGBT+ Veterans to access services which can support them through the challenges of the reparations process and support the commencement or continuation of recovery.  You and your team will meet with referred LGBT+ Veterans and families and signpost, connect, or socially prescribe them to health and wellbeing NHS services that can help, or the services of other Veteran’s organisations such as H4H and Combat Stress.  This role will be a catalyst and enabler, helping advance the pace of welcoming back our LGBT+ Veterans to the military family and the protections of the Armed Forces Covenant. The initial term for the post to be established is for 2 years.

The LGBT+ Veterans Community Team Manager will report directly to the FWP Joint CEOs.

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Key Responsibilities as a FWP Community Worker.

• Be a positive member of the FWP team and a role model and ambassador for the charity at all times.

• Working with FWP veterans, serving personnel and families who have contacted FWP or been referred from within your region, to provide a listening  and signposting service.  You will carry out simple assessments of veterans needs that enables us to connect veterans to appropriate support services best placed to help them.

• Coordinate PiVS within your regional area of responsibility, by providing specialist advice and delivering “lived experience” awareness sessions to regional charities, associations, community groups and organisations supporting LGBT+ veterans, to enable their service to be person centred, welcoming and affective.

• Coordinate outreach communications to LGBT+ veterans, including events and regular news updates, develop regional LGBT+ veteran networks and networking opportunities, and highlight national ones. Support the team in creating community building activities across the UK, such as FWPs Tackling Loneliness Programme in Snowdonia.

• Specifically, provide advice and guidance to LGBT+ veterans on the outcomes of the Veterans Strategy Action Plan and future reparations.

• Develop and maintain relationships with UK Armed Forces EDI teams.

• Maintain records of LGBT+ veteran contact, including actions taken and follow up actions, managing and maintaining FPWs community relationship management database, and uptake of the FWP news updates mailing list.
• Support FWPs research programmes.

• Develop and maintain relationships in a wide range of organisations that support service leavers.

• Undertake appropriate additional tasks, as directed through line management that support the aims and objectives of FWP.

• Maintain and develop FWPs media resources relevant to your region.

• Contribute to maintaining FWPs safeguarding system, as directed by the Joint CEOs and FWPs Independent Safeguarding Officer.

As a CTM you will need to understand the community you are supporting, including:

Main Areas of Beneficiary Need

•  Access to information and signposting
•  Prevention of need and deterioration of health
•  Debt and financial advice (pensions, compensation)
•  Housing issues
•  Befriending opportunities

Beneficiary Circumstances

•  Hospital, treatment or rehabilitation units or respite
•  Persons with mental or physical health issues
•  Persons with financial or housing issues
•  People who are vulnerable, isolated or lonely
•  Vulnerable older people

Geographic Areas

• The CTM will be responsible for the delivery of services in their local region and managing a UK-wide team of VCWs.

Other Duties

The duties listed are not exhaustive and may be varied from time to time as required by the changing needs of the charity.  The post holder will be expected to undertake other duties as appropriate and as requested by their manager.

Person Specification (please address each of these in turn when making an application for this role, in a covering letter or supporting statement on a maximum of two sides of A4, to accompany your C.V.).

Leadership, communication and effective team working:

Candidates will have previous leadership experience in managing a team and be able to demonstrate the success of their team(s).  You will be able to support, motivate, guide and train your team to fully develop their skill set, ensuring the best possible service for the users of the charity.  Experience of managing performance within a team would also be an advantage.

As an adaptable, self-starter with a passion for helping people, you will understand, and fully embrace, the main aims of the charity and appreciate the circumstances within which we operate can quickly change, presenting new challenges and opportunities.  Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing, will enable you to disseminate these evolving situations to your team in a positive, clear, transparent and supportive manner, to ensure the goals are met at both a regional and a national level.

You will be an effective team member, working successfully within your own team as well as with the PiVS Manager, Joint CEO’s and other posts.  FWP support and help each other every step of the way to meet the challenges as one team.

LGBT+ Community awareness:

The candidate will have an understanding of the challenges faced by the LGBT+ Veteran community or other relevant experience.  The post holder will need to be able to work in a sensitive and supportive way that builds community confidence, networks Veterans together and connects them to organisations that can provide help.  Many of our veterans have faced immense challenge in their lives and there will be times when you and your team are challenged by those we seek to help.  These occasions need to be addressed assuredly, keeping in mind the lived experience of our veterans. 

Ambassador for FWP:

Successful applicants will be an ambassador for the charity, having presence, enthusiasm, dedication and loyalty at a national and regional level.

Relationship building:

The post holder will demonstrate the ability to build successful, meaningful and long-lasting professional relationships at national and regional levels, with LGBT+ veterans, partners, and stakeholders of FWP, and the wider FWP team.  These relationships will build community confidence, network veterans together and connect them to organisations who can provide help. This relationship building combines compassion, empathy, support and sensitivity with pragmatism and a solution focused approach.

Trust and honesty: 

The candidate must have an innate ability to build trust with the service users, partners and other stakeholders and maintain a confidential and professional approach at all times.

Previous experience of supporting and developing service users:

You will have the skills and experience to support and guide service users and to develop their self-esteem, self-confidence, independence and resilience.

Good interpersonal skills:

Applicants will have the ability to break down barriers when working with veterans, serving personnel and their families. This will be accomplished by an engaging and positive approach.

IT systems experience including Microsoft Office suite, or equivalent.

Full clean driving licence and the use of a car would be an advantage in most regions.

The overall aim of this role is to provide strategic oversight and operational management to all WomenMATTA services delivered through hubs across multiple sites in Manchester, ensuring quality standards are consistently met, staff are effectively managed, partnerships are established and maintained and budgets are appropriately managed.

We actively encourage applications from women from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from Black, Asian and minority ethnic women and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system. The role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.

Organisation

Carney’s Community’s services are targeted at disadvantaged young people aged 11 to 30 who come from deprived backgrounds in Wandsworth, Lambeth and the surrounding areas. Our aim is to reduce offending, re-offending and anti-social behaviour in the area, whilst improving social mobility and community cohesion. We aim to build the self-discipline, self-esteem, confidence and employability of young people to reduce offending and anti-social behaviour and enable disadvantaged young people to reach their full potential. We engage young people in positive and constructive activity (including boxing) whilst providing intensive, long-term and consistent one-to-one mentoring which offers unconditional support with empathy. Overall, we believe that by empowering young people through these activities, focusing on their strengths and learning from each other, they can improve their future opportunities, and the local community. 

Our home is Carney’s Community Centre, which houses a boxing gym, youth club, music studio, bike workshop, kitchen, and our offices. We run our sessions here, and also support some older participants to organise new activities and businesses of their own.

Role Overview

As part of the Carney’s team, your role will be to lead on and oversee all key work activity at Carney’s Community. This includes one to one, group work and supervision of a small team of key workers.  You will work closely with the CEO to develop, manage and deliver these services.

You will provide advice, practical support and befriending to a caseload of participants, aged 11-30, who are at risk of offending or social exclusion; to encourage and enable them to participate in Carney’s Community’s personal development opportunities and to access the wider services and support they may need in order to give them the best chances of being “the best they can be”.

This will involve supporting young people to engage in positive and constructive activities, attend YOT/Probation appointments and creating opportunities for their personal, social and emotional development. You will arrange workshops for young people on appropriate topics like employability skills e.g. CV building and interview skills. You will be committed to ensuring that provision is accessible and relevant to the target group regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability and social background.

The person who takes on this role, will also work to develop systems and training to support the team of key workers. You will work to develop the staff team to support them to build key work skills. Our current goal is to increase our capacity and approach to key work, to develop the staff team’s capabilities in this area and build on the support we offer to those most in need.

It is essential that the candidate has proven experience of project based youth/key work delivery. The ability to empathise and mediate for young people is crucial. The appointed candidate will have a strong understanding of the local area, barriers facing young people, the interplay between material disadvantage, vulnerability and social exclusion and be highly skilled in diplomacy, professional distance, demonstrating empathy, boundaries and sound judgement.

Carney’s Community is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants who meet the requirements of the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or marital status. Having said that, our community of participants is made up of over 50% black young people so we particularly encourage black applicants to apply for this role to help improve our representation on our management team to reflect the community we serve.

Terms and Conditions

Hours: This is a full time post, 37.5 hours/ week.

Contract: This is a three-year contract subject to a three month probationary period.

Salary: £28,000 - 35,000 per annum.

Pension: We will offer a workplace pension in line with the current legislation.

Annual Leave: 28 days including statutory public holidays pro rata for days worked.

This post is offered subject to an enhanced DBS check, references and right-to-work checks.

Bishop Creighton House (BCH), a Hammersmith & Fulham charity established in 1908, runs a community centre and projects for older and disabled people and families with children under five.

We are looking for a maternity cover manager to run our Older People’s Services, which comprises Homeline, a befriending project for older people, and Keep Active, which helps older people back to fitness after a fall or illness.

As well as running OPS, you will be part of the management team of BCH. You will need experience of managing staff and volunteers and ideally, of working with older people.

About Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind

This is an exciting opportunity to join and support a fast growing and dedicated team supporting the wellbeing of communities across West London.

We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover. We listen, support recovery, fight stigma and work with partners to take action. We provide services for adults, children and young people, signposting for everyone and training and consultancy for employers.

Purpose of the Job

HFEH Mind provides a breadth of specialist support services to a range of people facing complex life challenges. The support includes: information and advice, advocacy, psychoeducation, befriending, hoarding, peer support groups and wellbeing workshops.

We have recently secured funding for a project called Y.A.N.A (You Are Not Alone). The project aims to combat isolation, which has been particularly prevalent during the Covid-19 pandemic for young people and adults aged 16 to 25, based across all three of our London Boroughs, we will offer young adults within those boroughs the tools and interventions to overcome feelings of loneliness.

The following interventions will be carried out by the  facilitator:

• 1:1 check ins
• Peer support groups (psychoeducation led)
• Workshops – exciting/fun ways to build community/contact
• Train the trainer initiative- we train community leaders and people who use our services to deliver the work we do so our reach is far and wide

We therefore require the support of a facilitator to assist us in:

• Promoting the service across Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow 
• Onboarding clients onto the service: obtaining consent, setting action plans and goals.
• Delivering interventions: after substantial training, you will be expected to conduct some 1:1 check-ins with clients and cofacilitate workshops and peer support groups.

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

Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Fixed Term until October 2022

The successful candidateswill support the successful delivery of our various youth projects, such as Youth4Youth, a leadership development scheme for young people from around Newham. The Youth4youth programme brings diverse youth from across the Borough who may not ordinarily meet or befriend one another for a series of team building and skills development sessions. As part of their journey toward becoming an agent of change in their community, young people plan and deliver events and campaigns, growing their confidence, experience and networks. The role of the Young Facilitator will be to support young people through the training, learning and delivery of their social action projects.

The role is primarily home based and will require some evening and weekend work.

Primary tasks:

• To support the growth and development of Aston-Mansfield’s numerous youth projects and to act as a representative of Aston-Mansfield at appropriate forums and events and build relationships with relevant stakeholders.
• Promote, encourage and sustain youth participation within Aston Mansfield by supporting small cohorts of participants.
• Facilitating and hosting socials, meetings and recruiting young people to get involved in our youth programmes.

Specific tasks:

• To support the Project Coordinator to ensure that all activities and outcomes are planned, prepared and implemented, in consultation with young people and staff
• To support the implementation of the outreach model to recruit numbers of young people on to our various projects.
• To be the main point of contact with a cohort of young people and feeding back regularly to colleagues and line manager.
• Help to raise the profile of Aston-Mansfield’s work with young people through social media channels, blogs and case studies.
• To build rapport and maintain engagement with young people through regular meetings, learning days and socials.
• To help prepare and deliver various youth engagement projects.
• To support the planning, administration and delivery of youth led projects and events.
• To gather and share learning and information with staff, young people and external organisations.
• To attend team meetings and participate in learning days.

The Abbey Community Association is a charity operating out of a large community centre and hub in the heart of south Westminster, bringing together local people and organisations to address local community needs. We are currently recruiting for a part-time Employment Support Officer, as part of our Women Off to Work (WOW) programme funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.

This is a holistic training and “into-work” programme for women in south Westminster and neighbouring areas, particularly those of Muslim and Arabic-speaking backgrounds. It includes life and vocational skills training, wellbeing and general employability support through work experience placements, internships, job brokerage, and practical advice on employment and self-employment.

The successful candidate will provide tailored support to women to help them into work or self-employment, including developing plans, CV writing, mock interviews, and advice on becoming self-employed.

We run a range of youth projects in Newham including Young Achievers Group (YAG) for young people with special education needs and disabilities; Youth4Youth, a youth leadership programme; and our latest programme, SKY – an employability and coaching programme.

The successful candidate will support the delivery of youth programmes and build positive relationships with young people and staff in the VCS, local authority and educational institutions in Newham.

Primary tasks:

• To grow, develop and ensure Aston-Mansfield’s youth projects are delivered successfully and to act as a representative of Aston-Mansfield at appropriate forums and events.
• Supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of Aston-Mansfield’s youth projects.
• Build relationships with a range of providers and stakeholders across the youth sector in Newham
• Work with and for young people to support them in getting involved in Aston Mansfield
• Engage and support young people with diverse needs

Specific tasks:

• To ensure that youth activities and outcomes are planned, prepared and implemented, in consultation with young people and staff
• To develop and implement outreach model to recruit numbers of young people on to youth projects
• To ensure that the youth activities are delivered in line with Aston-Mansfield’s safeguarding policy and procedures
• To develop new and existing relationships with partners to ensure the successful delivery of youth programmes and raise the profile of Aston-Mansfield’s work with young people
• To support preparing high quality monitoring reports for funders and for the Aston-Mansfield board
• To ensure that the day to day administration of youth projects delivery including petty cash, risk assessments are accurate and up to date
• Identify opportunities for young people
• Develops and maintains an awareness of services and programs for young people
• Actively participates in team meetings, professional development activities, staff retreat and other activities
• Create content across social media channels
• Performs other relevant duties

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Volunteer coordinator to join our small and dedicated team at Brain Tumour Support.

To be located within 100 miles of Bristol but covering mid-west and south-west England and south Wales. Initially working from home until COVID restrictions enable travel and meeting face to face.

Brain Tumour Support is a small but growing charity with a clear vision to support anyone affected by a brain tumour diagnosis. As we develop our work and increase our reach, we will need more volunteers. 

As our Volunteer Coordinator you will be: 

• Crucial in expanding and managing our volunteer team including recruitment of new volunteers and their induction and training programmes 
• Responsible for inspiring and engaging our volunteer team across all our work 
• Ensuring that our volunteers find fulfilling roles within our charity that also meet the needs of the charity and contribute to our charitable outcomes
• Ensuring that all volunteers are given the information, training and support they need to enable them to perform their roles to the best of their abilities 
• Responsible for DBS/GDPR administration and safeguarding checks
• Working with staff to develop new volunteering opportunities around befriending and peer support for people affected by a brain tumour diagnosis
• Approachable and open to learning from people with or impacted by a brain tumour
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, well organised and resourceful
• Emotionally resilient, empathetic, kind and able to relate positively to people
• Able to build good working relationships with families, clinical professionals and stakeholders
• Initially working via telephone, email, text, social media, zoom one to one and topical sessions and support groups.  Travel across the region will be necessary when face to face support resumes so a full driving licence is required.

Hours, salary and working base:

• To be located within 100 miles of Bristol but covering mid-west and south-west England and south Wales. Initially working from home until COVID restrictions enable travel and meeting face to face.
• £21,000 to £23,000
• 35 hours per week. Fixed term 12 months with the potential of extension
• For more information about the role please read the Job Description & Person Specification.

Oasis Community Partnerships is looking for someone who can combine an entrepreneurial flair and excellent leadership skills to become the new Community Hub Leader supporting the established Hub at North Bristol. 

The post holder will lead the development of the Hub based in the Lawrence Weston area of Bristol supporting the Academies and wider local community, and to hold the vision of integrated community delivery, which will include a range of services such as family support, holiday provision, volunteering, Youth mentoring, employability and NEET prevention. We are looking for an experienced Community Leader who will take the Hub Charity to the next stage of development and grow the local community movement through our Christ-centred ethos. Some of the specific duties of this role include:

• planning, resource and coordinate the community Hub plan, measuring impact.
• building supportive working partnerships across the community and various groups.
• leading Hub strategic development (e.g. comms, income generation, MEL)
• developing a team that can grow an Oasis Movement (e.g. engaging staff, volunteers and community workers).

This is very much a relational and project management role.  As such, the successful applicant will need to demonstrate:

• experience of leading community delivery and growing projects from start-up phase.
• innovative use of resources and budget management to maximise funding.
• a thorough knowledge and understanding community work.
• an education to degree level or equivalent and /or relevant professional qualification.

This is a unique opportunity for a self-reliant and results-focused individual, who is looking to make a difference in this complex and high-profile field of work.  In return we offer:

• Flexible working practices which encourages innovation and fresh ideas.
• A supportive network and friendly team in a motivating working environment.
• A non-contributory defined benefit pension scheme with 7% employer contributions.
• 25 days holiday per year (plus Bank Holidays), rising to 30 days after 2 years of service.

This will be a rolling recruitment campaign so we invite you go to the Oasis UK charity website for further details on how to apply.  CVs will not be accepted after Midday, Monday 7th February 2022.  First round of interviews will be held on 10th February with final interviews on Thursday 17th February, in Bristol.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.  If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know.  Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.  The successful candidate will need to show proof of right to work in the UK. 

Based in North Bristol

Full Time (40 hours per week), Permanent Contract

£31,919 – 35,934 per annum

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1163889