Every day in the UK, 14 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth.

Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity and exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during or shortly after birth.

Sands is looking for an experienced Bereavement Support Services Manager to lead and support the development of our Bereavement Support Services Team, including the telephone helpline, online community, Bereavement Support Ap, print materials, social media and provision of support to individuals via email and by telephone.

This a high-profile and rewarding role which will involve ensuring that all those approaching Sands for support receive an excellent service that meets their individual needs, that the quality of support provided remains consistently high and all team members are appropriately managed and supported.

With demonstrable experience of delivering and managing bereavement support services to a high standard, you will possess a good understanding of grief theory and bereavement support and be qualified accordingly.

As this role will require you to manage a team of home-based staff based in various locations throughout the country, you will have excellent people management skills and be able to support and motivate the colleagues in your team.

You will have outstanding verbal and written communication skills and be able to develop high quality services which remain responsive to the changing needs of external stakeholders. With excellent relationship building skills, you will demonstrate a high level of empathy in all aspects of your work.

A high level of project management skills is essential, as is the ability to produce excellent statistical reports and analyse data and trends.

Please note this role is a job-share role working 17.5 hours per week.

Buckinghamshire Mind shares National Mind’s vision: “We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect. We deliver high quality community-based services across the county of Buckinghamshire to reach out and ensure everyone with a mental health problem gets access to the help they need.

Post Title: Suicide Bereavement Liaison Support Worker

Reports to: Talking Therapies Manager

Salary: £24,000 per annum (37hrs FTE) pro rata

(£14,270 actual per annum - 22hrs)

One year pilot project

Hours of Work: 22 hours per week (flexibly over 3-5 days)

Place of work: Aylesbury or High Wycombe

Employee Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2 wellbeing days pro rata

• Training and development opportunities
• Sodexo employee benefits - access to a portal with discounts on supermarket shops, holidays, high-street shops, days out, cinema and gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme – free professional confidential counselling
• Childcare vouchers
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Flu vaccinations
• Free eye tests
• Pension: Auto Enrolment (currently 3% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution

The service

The service offers listening, practical and advocacy support to people across Buckinghamshire who are experiencing issues that impact on their wellbeing as a result of bereavement by suicide. The overall aim of the service is to enable people who have been bereaved by suicide or suspected suicide to improve their resilience, functioning and wellbeing.

Purpose of the role

To provide a high-quality support service to people bereaved following suicide and lead the overall development of the project.

This post is a 1-year pilot project

Major responsibilities

• To mobilise the suicide bereavement project in line with contractual requirements.
• Build and maintain multi agency links with police family liaison officers and other relevant organisations and ensure that bereaved people are central to all processes that concern them.
• Manage a complex case-load of people bereaved through Suicide from the point of referral until service exit
• Carry out face to face needs assessment, agree action plans and act to progress identified needs.
• Undertake face to face emotional support, case management and act as facilitator to other appropriate organisations.
• Develop productive working relationships with stakeholders.
• Ensure accurate records are kept.
• To attend internal & external meetings as required.

Main tasks

• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to raise awareness and promote project.
• Contact referrals in a timely manner.
• To attend staff meetings and external meetings as agreed with the Talking Therapies Manager.
• Attend monthly line management supervision with the Talking Therapies Manager.  
• In partnership with service users, carry out assessments of needs and create action plans.
• Support service users through early processes including coroners’ enquiries.
• Offer listening and practical handholding/advocacy support to service users.  
• Provide basic media support.
• Facilitate group work e.g. supportive signposting sessions.
• Sign post and refer to appropriate follow on support services.
• Collate, record and report key KPI data to the Talking Therapies Manager.  
• To undertake such duties not included in the job description as are reasonably requested by the Talking Therapies Manager.

Person specification

Post: Suicide Bereavement Liaison Support Worker

The person specification seeks to define a person most likely to be suited to the job of Buckinghamshire Mind Suicide Bereavement Liaison Support Worker.  Candidates are required to meet all the essential Conditions listed.  E = essential criteria; D = desired criteria.  Reference to both Conditions and Requirements in completing your application form will help in selecting candidates for interview.

Conditions

• Supports the aims and work of Buckinghamshire Mind (E)
• Maintains strict confidentiality concerning all Buckinghamshire Mind matters (E)

Requirements

Qualifications and experience

• Experience of supporting people bereaved by suicide or experience of supporting people through bereavement. (E)
• Experience of project management (E)
• Supporting people with mental health problems in the community (D)
• Personal experience of bereavement by suicide (D)
• Basic counselling/listening skills training (D)
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships and promote collaborative practice with all stakeholders and partners. (E)
• Have good knowledge of Bucks Mind services/local services/organisations service users can be signposted to (D)
• Has a good understanding of Mental Health. (E)
• Have a clear understanding of safeguarding adults and children and young people (E)
• Experience of completing KPI’s and keeping accurate records. (E)
• Proficient IT skills (E)
• Clear understanding of GDPR (E) 

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Is committed to working in an anti-oppressive way and striving to create equal opportunities for all people (E)
• Has knowledge of social and situational factors influencing people’s mental health and wellbeing (E)
• Build and sustain relationships (E)
• Effective and sensitive communication skills – verbally and in written form. (E)

• A good understanding of bereavement through suicide and the impact this can have on close family and their wider family, friends and community. (E)
• Ability to support people in emotional crisis (E)
• Ability to articulate the needs of and advocate on behalf of those bereaved by suicide (E)
• Can organize own workload and work without direct supervision (E)
• Ability to empathise, listen and support people in a non-judgemental, person centred way (E)
• Demonstrates personal accountability and resilience. (E)
• Good understanding of the cycle of bereavement (D)
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries. (E)
• Can submit all required paperwork accurately and on time (E)

Postholder must have the use of their own car and be prepared to travel across Buckinghamshire (travelling expenses will be reimbursed).

Applications: Please send –

Cover letter and CV, (including: relevant skills and experience, locations and hours of work that you are available).

The short-listing panel make their decisions based on this information and no assumptions about your skills or experience will be made.

Closing date for applications is 10th February 2020.

Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Exciting opportunity to join this rapidly expanding and ambitious charity. This is for if you want to make a real difference to the lives of Young People on a daily basis.

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual to help us to manage the growth of the organisation at this very exciting time.

The Young People’s Counselling Service (YPCS) is a registered charity providing a free and confidential service that can be accessed by anyone aged between 11 and 18 years old in emotional difficulty. Common problems we encounter include family and relationship difficulties, issues regarding loneliness and anxiety, problems associated with low self-esteem and bullying, self-harm, abuse, addiction, distress through bereavement or loss, depression and difficulty with decision making.

HOURS: 37 hours per week (incl. unsocial hours, some weekends and evenings)

LOCATION: ADC Yaxley. Flexible working available. Some travel as required.

RESPONSIBLE TO: Chair of the YPCS Trustee Board

ACCOUNTABLE FOR: Office Administrator

PURPOSE OF POST

1. To contribute to financial sustainability of the charity
2. To manage development projects and steering groups
3. To enable sustainable growth of the charity
4. To identify and engage local communities and key partners across the region
5. To raise the profile of YPCS in the local area and new territories, in order to increase fundraising opportunities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To contribute to growth and financial sustainability of the charity
   • Have responsibility for identifying and securing local and regional opportunities for further business development, working with trustees and volunteers to ensure sufficient income to deliver the strategic plan for the region.
   • Lead on and actively engage in the development, planning and delivery of a fundraising strategy to maximise income in order to secure the long-term future of the Charity and to ensure that financial targets can be met
   • Build on existing fundraising activity, developing new and imaginative fundraising activities
   • Look for and implement passive fundraising projects
   • Work with commissioners and stakeholders to identify and secure business opportunities, across education, health and the private sector and negotiate contracts
   • Identify and secure opportunities and funding for project development and delivery.
2. To identify and engage local communities and key partners across the region
   • Develop and maintain effective partnerships with other key organisations (Schools, Health partners, local councils and voluntary organisations) locally and regionally where aims align with those of YPCS.
   • Ensure that YPCS is embedded in local communities across the local area, building and maintaining the public profile of the Charity
   • Support and develop the strategic plan and operational delivery of the plan for Local area in accordance with the overall Charity aims.
3. Other responsibilities
   • Contribute to and lead on relevant evaluation and monitoring activities to demonstrate project outcomes and impact.
   • Build on current policies and procedures identifying key strengths and areas for growth and continuing to develop best practice.
   • To oversee the Young Ambassador and Volunteers Programme
   • Understand your duties relating to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults within YPCS policy.
   • Contribute as required to the advice and information YPCS provides on its website, its social media portals and in its literature for the public and stakeholders.
   • Respect confidentiality and manage data according to YPCS policy.
   • Contribute constructively to regular supervision and appraisal protocols.
   • Attend training courses as required.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES It is the nature of the work of YPCS that tasks and responsibilities are in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. All staff are, therefore, expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises and when tasks not specifically covered in their job description have to be undertaken. These additional duties will normally be to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work and they will normally be compatible with the regular type of work. If the additional responsibility or task becomes a regular or frequent part of the member of staff’s job, it will be included in the job description in consultation with the member of staff.

CONFIDENTIALITY It is expected that all YPCS employees understand that our work is confidential and that neither details about those who use its services nor any other YPCS business should be divulged to members of the public. A Code of Conduct must be signed on taking up this post.

BASIC PRINCIPLES The post holder is expected to be familiar with and have regard to the ethos and values of YPCS and work within that framework. They must be prepared to operate without prejudice to all who approach YPCS or work with the organisation at any level.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE This post is initially offered on a 1 year, fixed term contract. Extension of the contract will be subject to successful income generation. Appointment to this post will be subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and 2 satisfactory references.

QUALIFICATIONS Degree level or relevant experience

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to work on your own initiative
• Pro-active and results orientated
• Flexible, reliable and adaptable
• Driven and determined
• Ability to communicate well with children and adults
• Ability to work as part of a team and lead a small team
• Awareness of Equality and Diversity requirements

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bid writing
• Fundraising
• Project Management
• Contract negotiation
• Community develop & stakeholder engagement

RECRUITMENT TIMETABLE

Thursday 6th February 2020 12 noon

Closing date for applications

Friday 7th February 2020 – Friday 14th February 2020

Telephone / Video interviews

Nb. This is the latest date that applicants selected for initial telephone / video interview will be contacted

Friday 21st February 2020

We plan to hold an interview day. All those shortlisted will be invited to deliver a presentation, attend a panel interview, meet with YPCS Trustees and volunteers, carry out a relevant task and a participate in a group activity.
It is essential that you state as part of your application if you are NOT available on this date.

Start date

As early as possible after the post is offered (subject to suitable references and required vetting checks). Please specify any notice period in your application.

CancerCare is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Trusts and Grants Fundraiser to help bring in the money that ensures we can provide FREE professional therapy and support to people affected by cancer, serious illness and bereavement.

You will work as part of an energetic and enthusiastic team identifying and driving forward new income opportunities from trusts and foundations as well as providing outstanding levels of stewardship to existing donors.

How would you like an exciting new job that really makes a difference to the lives of people in the community?!

CancerCare is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Area Fundraiser for the Barrow and Furness area of Cumbria to help bring in the money that ensures we can provide FREE professional therapy and support to people affected by cancer, serious illness and bereavement.

You will work as part of an energetic and enthusiastic team as "the face" of CancerCare in Barrow and across the wider Furness Peninsula. 

Your role will be to implement CancerCare’s area fundraising strategy across the geographical area, maximise income by developing the supporter base, raise awareness of the charity and enhance the reputation of the organisation.

Interviews wil take place in Barrow on Tuesday 25 February

Beacon Counselling is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults. 

Beacon Counselling exists to improve the lives of people experiencing mental and emotional distress.  We do this by building resilience in communities at home, at work, and elsewhere.

We support people dealing with anxiety, depression, bereavement, and relationship difficulties, to name just a few challenges.  These are the issues that millions of us face at some point in our lives, and that 17 million people in the UK struggle with each year.  Beacon also has specialised services for people who have experienced trauma, sexual abuse, domestic violence, young people looked after by the state and Care Leavers.

Main Objectives of Post

• To provide a confidential and effective counselling service for young people in schools
• To work as Beacon’s main representative in the particular school
• To work with the YPS Coordinator in maintaining a strong relationship with the school(s) in which you work
• To work with the manager, supervisor, and school’s counselling team to assist in the development of Beacon’s school’s counselling service
• Working hours are 5 hours per day 3 days a week 
• The school where the counselling is delivered is MEA central in Fallowfield

Family Support Worker

Surrey Care Team

£19,016 pa + benefits (company car, 25 days annual leave, reward scheme and pension)

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of their time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.

About the role:

This Sunday Times Top 100 Not-For-Profit organisation is looking to appoint a Family Support Worker to deliver a high-quality family support service as part of our Surrey Care Team.

Reporting to the Family Support Manager out of our Surrey team base and working in partnership with health, education and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for providing needs-led emotional, social and practical support to families where a child/young person has a life threatening or terminal illness.

Having worked in a stressful and emotional environment you have a genuine interest in building supportive relationships and helping people; and having provided bereavement support to families, you understand processes of grief, loss and change - and how best to help others deal with its impact.

Location:

This team covers the county of Surrey and the surrounding area.

What we’re looking for:

• An experienced child health or social care professional - applications will be particularly welcome from those who have worked in a community environment and those with a recognised qualification in education, health or social care
• A warm, inclusive approach to achieving goals quickly and correctly
• Practiced in child protection, information sharing and the rules around data protection - you lead by example, drawing on your own professional experience and working within established guidelines
• Practical and people-oriented - you will thrive working at a fast pace whilst maintaining accuracy, confident use of IT (including MSOffice)
• A persuasive and open communicator, you will work collaboratively with your team and volunteers to ensure delivery of a high-quality service and support fundraising colleagues by writing case studies and family updates.
• A practical knowledge of diversity issues affecting children, young people and their families – aware that being responsive to others needs and concerns, is essential.

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees. If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, click here.

How to apply:

To apply or view a job description and person specification visit our website via the link or call 01372-220073.

First interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead on 13 February 2020, with second interviews on 20 February 2020. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

There will be a requirement for flexible working and a full current driver’s licence to accommodate team and family need. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation. www rainbowtrust org uk Registered Charity No: 1070532

Casework Coordinator (Criminal Justice) - Positive Somerset Lives
Hours: 32 - 40 hours per week (hours to be agreed at the interview stage)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Yeovil
Salary: £22,500.00 pro rata (plus an on-call rate of £50.00 for 1 in 4 weeks). 
Closing Date: Friday 30 January 2020 (12 noon).

Julian House is looking to appoint a Criminal Justice Case Coordinator based in Yeovil to provide high quality support and housing management to people from an offending background, who face multiple and complex needs.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator and have experience of supporting people who have been involved within the criminal justice system. They will have a good understanding of barriers and issues faced by people leaving prison and knowledge of the pathways to rehabilitation and recovery.

Please note: The role involves working with some people who are registered sex offenders.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people involved in the criminal justice system and experience disadvantage in life opportunities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Processing referrals from partnership criminal justice agencies
• Delivering high quality and effective housing management across service buildings
• Assessing, planning and enacting person-centred packages of support
• Delivering individual key-working, so that people with complex/multiple needs are able to reduce barriers to community integration and are motivated to achieve desistance from offending, sustained rehabilitation and play a full and positive part within the community
• Engage, motivate and progress people towards the attainment of independent living skills and into employment, training and learning opportunities
• Engage in team and partnership agency working to ensure effective delivery of all service areas

What’s in it for you?

You will be involved in our delivering our exciting Somerset Positive Lives Criminal Justice supported housing project and help to determine the success of it.

As an employee, you will receive an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Cash health care plan
• Up to 26 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
• Employer pension contribution (up to 6% of your gross salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Staff Award Scheme
• 20% Discount at Julian House Shops 

Julian House has a supportive culture, providing regular supervision and line management alongside externally facilitated reflective practice which enables staff to look after their own health and well-being whilst giving their best in their roles.

Victim Support is looking for a Senior Peer Support Co-ordinator to join our Children and Young People Service in London.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

We are seeking a unique, creative and inspiring individual to join the CYP team at Victim Support. As the Senior Peer Support Co-ordinator, you will lead in coordinating and delivering a range of Peer Support and Mentoring activities for young victims and witnesses of Homicide across London.

As the Senior Peer Support Co-ordinator you will work closely with the Senior Operational Manager to implement and develop the CYP Homicide Peer Support Service to meet the needs of young people bereaved by homicide across London.

The successful candidate will line manager a Peer Support Co-ordinator; you will be self-driven, with good leadership and organisational skills, with the ability to motivate and support others in order to achieve the desired outcomes for the project.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as is some knowledge of traumatic bereavement to ensure that the wellbeing of the Peer Supporters is maintained.

Peer Support is delivered by volunteers via a variety of methods and you will design and deliver creative and interactive training methods, as well as providing structured Peer Support group sessions.

This role is suited to someone with a strong ability to motivate and inspire who can be creative and is able to work on their own initiative, with a solution focus. This job requires flexible working with some evening and weekend work. .

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

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 will be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Interviews will be held on 11^th February 2020.

We are looking to recruit a Partnership Officer to secure long-term, high value, mutually beneficial corporate and non-corporate partners across a range of disciplines, including Charity of the Year, cause-related marketing and sponsorship.

You will also be responsible for researching key prospective sectors and companies, sector activities and the business marketplace, to compile lists of key targets, as agreed with the Head of Partnership Fundraising.  You will develop and manage an ongoing pipeline of prospects, that have a clearly defined target outcome and value.

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate experience in corporate fundraising new business or a sales experience within the voluntary and/or commercial sector.

Are you warm, efficient and a great listener? Do you have experience of home visiting families? Family Friends is a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service winning charity based in North Kensington which specialises in befriending and mentoring. We are recruiting a full-time Family & Volunteer Co-ordinator to join our team. The charity provides long-term practical and emotional help to disadvantaged families living in Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham and South-East Brent through a network of 40-50 volunteers. Each volunteer supports either the parent or child in a family. We have a great record for ‘helping families to help themselves’. In this varied and exciting role, the Family & Volunteer Co-ordinator’s work includes:

• Recruitment and training of volunteers
• Introduction, supervision and support of volunteers 
• Assessment of children and parents needs via home visits
• Monitoring and evaluating the services
• Some evening and weekend work is required.

FIXED TERM 12 MONTH CONTRACT

35 hours per week (28 hours may also be considered)

Closing date: Thursday 30 January 2020, 5pm

First interviews: Week commencing 3 February 2020

Second interviews: Week commencing 10 February 2020

The successful candidate will be required to attend our two day volunteer training on Thursdays 27 February and 5 March 2020 as part of their induction.

Would you like to make a real difference to the lives of families with critically ill children in hospital?

Our small hardworking team of staff at Ronald McDonald House Glasgow are dedicated to helping those families who need us at the most stressful and vulnerable time of their lives.

We have been providing support to thousands of families with seriously ill children in hospital for over twenty years and we provide a free home away from home for families with children receiving care and undergoing treatment at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.  We are totally funded by donations and are open and staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

For families with a sick child the House is a fantastic haven at a stressful time when their child’s stay in hospital requires them to be close by.

We want you to join our team!

We are looking for a full-time Community Fundraiser to join us as we grow a successful range of fundraising activities and play key role in our success.

What’s involved?

In this new role you will work with our team to develop support for Ronald McDonald House through community fundraising activities and work directly with the families and supporters of our amazing cause. You will assist in all community fundraising activities, including working with schools, local businesses, community groups and individual volunteer fundraisers to maximise fundraising income and raise awareness of Ronald McDonald House Glasgow

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a real team-player with a positive outlook and lots of energy to help us achieve great results for the families who stay with us so you will be a real people-person with an organised approach to work.

Ideally you will have worked in a similar role and fundraising environment for at least three years and have experience of co-ordinating events and volunteers as well as an understanding of the fundraising sector and how to raise funds from the community.

If you have fantastic planning and great and relationship management skills then this is your chance to change the lives of the hundreds of families who stay with us each year.

Additional Details

Working Hours

37.5 hours per week with flexibility to work evenings and weekends. 

Salary

£28,000

Benefits

20 days annual leave + 12 days Public Holiday days’ leave per year.

TOIL system in place.

Pension Auto Enrolment and a no-cost benefit ‘Death in Service’.

“Ronald McDonald House Glasgow has been a lifeline for us. We couldn’t have imagined being so far away from our baby Craig as he lay in his incubator, surrounded by wires.” I find it really hard to think what it would have been like without the support from Ronald McDonald House.” Kenny and Lesley Goodall, Ronald McDonald House Family”

How to apply

If you would like to join our team and make a difference, please click here to read our full person spec and job description and if this sounds like a role you could do please contact us today.

To apply, please send us your CV and a covering letter outlining how your experience and skills in fundraising from the community could make a real difference to Ronald McDonald House Glasgow before the closing date of Sunday 2nd, February.  Interviews will take place on 10th February 2020.

Find out more about us

We would love you to join our small but passionate and friendly team.  To find out more about the families that we help and the difference you could make to the families who need us, please visit our website Ronald McDonald House Glasgow.

Maternity Cover - 9 months fixed term contract

South West Care Team (North Wiltshire and South East Oxfordshire)

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed.

About the role:

This Sunday Times Top 100 Not-For-Profit organisation is looking to appoint a Family Support Worker to deliver a high-quality family support service as part of our South West Care Team.

Reporting to the Family Support Manager out of our South West team base and working in partnership with health, education and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for providing needs-led emotional, social and practical support to families where a child/young person has a life threatening or terminal illness.

Having worked in a stressful and emotional environment you have a genuine interest in building supportive relationships and helping people; and having provided bereavement support to families, you understand processes of grief, loss and change - and how best to help others deal with its impact.

Location:

This team covers the South West, with this position focusing on the North Wiltshire and South East Oxfordshire areas. 

What we’re looking for:

• An experienced child health or social care professional - applications will be particularly welcome from those who have worked in a community environment and those with a recognised qualification in education, health or social care
• A warm, inclusive approach to achieving goals quickly and correctly
• Practiced in child protection, information sharing and the rules around data protection - you lead by example, drawing on your own professional experience and working within established guidelines
• Practical and people-oriented - you will thrive working at a fast pace whilst maintaining accuracy and be a confident user of IT (including MSOffice)
• A persuasive and open communicator, you will work collaboratively with your team and volunteers to ensure delivery of a high-quality service and support fundraising colleagues by writing case studies and family updates
• A practical knowledge of diversity issues affecting children, young people and their families – aware that being responsive to others needs and concerns, is essential.

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees. If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our website.

How to apply:

For an application form, job description and person specification visit our website via the link. Your completed application form should be sent to the email address.

First interviews will take place at our Chippenham office on 11 February 2020, with second interviews on 18 February 2020. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

There will be a requirement for flexible working and a full current driver’s licence to accommodate team and family need. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.  Registered Charity No: 1070532

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Treetops Hospice Care has an exciting opportunity for a Community & Events Fundraiser to join our team based in Risley. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £23,970 per annum plus excellent benefits including Pension Scheme, Westfield Health Package, Free Will Service & Flexible working.

Treetops Hospice Care provides palliative Wellbeing, Hospice at Home and Bereavement services to adults living in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Do you have a natural flair for building relationships and want to do something different? Would you like to develop a rewarding career with a recognised local charity? If so, this is an amazing opportunity to build on your existing communication and relationship building skills to generate fundraising income within the community and through targeted events.

The Community & Events Fundraiser role

You will be responsible for raising funds and will pro-actively seek ways to fundraise in the local community. This includes:

- Assisting with the organisation and delivery of Treetops programme of community and events fundraising activities

- Initiating and researching ideas for new activities and community events

- Working within the fundraising expenditure budget and in conjunction with the Community and Events team

- Actively support the management and development and promotion of community fundraising and event initiatives throughout the year.

As our Community & Events Fundraiser you will work with a wide range of people ensuring we generate income, achieve targets and ensure a positive supporter experience both face to face and through effectively carrying out administration duties. You will also be responsible for your own administration duties as well as some related to Treetops led events.

The role has a requirement to work occasional evenings and weekends in order to support events.

Flexible Working Options are available.

What we’re looking for in our Community & Events Fundraiser:

We are passionate about providing excellent, personalised and compassionate care and are therefore looking to recruit motivated people who share these values.

It’s an exciting time to join us as we are undergoing a significant period of change and are looking for driven and passionate people who can help us make a real difference to our guests and patients and to service improvements as we continue to evolve and grow.

If you have the skills, experience and drive to come our Community & Events Fundraiser, why not click ‘apply’ today. We’d love to hear from you!

Closing date:  Tuesday 4th February 2020

Interview date: Friday 14th February 2020

If you have not been contacted one week following the closing date unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest in Treetops Hospice Care.