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In this role you will help churches to identify and sell redundant land and buildings to housing associations. This increases the supply of affordable homes in Wales, helping to alleviate homelessness.
Who are we ?
Housing Justice Cymru is the Welsh arm of Housing Justice. A national charity which mobilises church and community groups to take action to address homelessness and housing need, serving some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. Our vision is of a society where everyone has access to a home that truly meets their needs. Today, the work we do is needed more than ever and you could help us do even more.
You’ll be joining us at an exciting time. We’re in a period of delivering more imaginative and innovative projects than ever before and we need a highly motivated person with the ability to deliver projects, who is passionate about ending homelessness, and enjoys bringing together organisations to make a difference.
Could that be you? Are you the candidate we’re looking for?
As the project lead for the Faith in Affordable Housing Project in Wales, you will work closely with churches to help repurpose church land and properties for new, genuinely affordable and decent homes. You will be full of ideas on how to make a difference in bringing forward projects and be willing to work with organisations of all faiths and none, to realise the project ambitions.
Since the launch of the first phase of the FiAH project in 2016, over 100 new affordable homes have been developed on church land in Wales and that there is a pipeline of a further 100 homes on sites either acquired, awaiting construction or under construction. Furthermore, there are an excess of 250 dwellings at the feasibility and detailed design stage.
It is recognised that each year an increasing number of the 6000 places of worship in Wales are closing due to declining and ageing congregations. Many churches are seeking to reconfigure and modernise their existing facilities to provide sustainable places of worship but also flexible, multi-purpose buildings for wider community activity.
The role is a home based role, in Wales, with some travel locally and across the country. The role is full time (35 hours per week). We offer a wide range of benefits including 29 days of annual leave, flexible working to fit in with individual's needs, well-being support and pension.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an incredibly exciting time for Cranstoun. Our vision is to be a world-class leader in rebuilding lives, and we are looking for someone passionate about harm reduction and innovation to play a vital role helping us on this journey.
Working within our Customer team, you will lead the piloting and expansion of our new digital Buddy Up service, designed to reduce drug related harms and deaths. We have worked with the Brave Technology Cooperation in Canada who originally developed this idea and app and are seeking an ambitious and compassionate individual to manage the piloting and expansion of this ground-breaking service, operating for the first time within the United Kingdom.
If you have a proven track record of developing and delivering innovative new services within a health and social care environment, combined with an energy to develop and deliver new ways of working, we would love to hear from you.
The BuddyUp app
The idea is simple, people who are using drugs alone can download the app and be connected to a Cranstoun volunteer, with whom they can build a rescue plan in the event of an emergency. The plan is only activated if the app user overdoses. It will send an emergency message to them, triggering the appropriate medical attention. This app is therefore all about preventing avoidable, fatal overdose.
Anyone, anywhere
With this offer we can reach all parts of the UK, people who are in rural locations can access the same support as someone living in a city. There is no pressure on anyone using this service, they do not have to be involved in Cranstoun or any other services or give out any sensitive information.
Support
The app provides support and harm reduction advice at the time when individuals are using drugs. For example, we can provide safer injecting and overdose prevention advice and if someone asks for help to access drug treatment services in their area, we can provide this information.
Partners
Cranstoun is pleased to partner with Drug Science and Release in this venture. Within the app links are available to both these organisations who can provide reliable information about drugs and legal advice.
World-class
Our aim as an organisation is to bring world class services to the UK from around the world. Our BuddyUp app is an example of this aim, and we believe it is a one stop shop for anyone who uses drugs alone.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs.
A standard DBS check will be undertaken with the successful candidate.
Closing date: Wednesday 24 August 2022.
Interview date (via Microsoft Teams): Wednesday 31 August 2022.
We are an inclusive employer, committed to promoting equality and diversity in all areas of our work.
Registered Charity No. 1061582.
Title: Co-Production and Involvement Manager Secure Care
Location: Homebased
Hours: Full time, 35hrs per week
Contract: 2 years fixed term contract
Salary: £33,076.13 to £36,627.57 or £35,722.24 to £39,273.67pa inclusive of London Weighting.
We have an exciting opportunity for Co-Production and Involvement Manager Secure Care to join our Policy and Practice team.
We believe in the importance and value of the voice of lived experience in shaping not only our project work, but as the ‘golden thread’ through all our work. We have a proven track record of consistently overcoming perceived barriers when engaging with people who are severely affected by mental illness.
We have a strong, established strategic co-production and involvement practice, with additional expertise in community engagement, organising and listening. We facilitate the co-production of specific strategies for each area, programme or service context we work in. Our overall approach is to support and train experts by experience to facilitate the gathering of lived experience insights from diverse backgrounds, who can represent and influence the quality, development and evaluation of services.
How you will make a difference:
As a Co-Production and Involvement Manager Secure Care you will be supporting the Head of Programmes with delivering strategic programmes of work across the Policy and Practice department with a focus on Secure Care and In-patient services. You will ensure that programme team has the tools needed to meet project milestones, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to support the smooth running and delivery of project activity.
Key responsibilities of the role will include:
- supporting and developing expert by experience leaders in their role to ensure it is a positive experience
- championing the value of lived experience in co-design, co-implementation and co-evaluation, and power of peer support in co-delivery
- identifying opportunities to disseminate support and share resources, trainings, webinars and other resources with colleagues, and co-produce these where possible.
- supporting submission of bids, tenders and funding proposals
- undertaking the drafting of highlight reports, including identification of risks and issues, challenges, and any updates to budgets to the Head of Programmes
- working with experts by experience from a range of different communities to gather insights and understand specific needs and issues
More information can be found in the job description attached to our direct advert.
What we are looking for
We are looking for an individual who has:
- experience of delivering projects of all sizes
- an interest in the value of lived experience as a complementary perspective to the professional perspective – to arrive at better solutions
- experience of delivering focus groups, engaging attendees and extracting relevant insights and key themes from people with lived experience of severe mental illness
- strong interpersonal skills, and manage positive relationships with external stakeholder, team members and people with Lived Experience
- ability to work independently and lead on specific projects
- have an aptitude for collaborative working, including: active listening, appreciating different perspectives, using positive language, and having a proactive, solutions-focused approach
You may also have:
- Understanding of the wider health and social care systems in England, including different pathways in and out of services, and service provision for people severely affected by mental illness
- Experience of co-producing initiatives with service users and experts
- Experience of influencing public policy
- Experience of working for a charitable or campaigning organisation or of working with people severely affected by mental illness
Caring for our people
We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:
- Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
- Taking time for you: we work flexibly –you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off.
- Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
- Structured Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
- £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member
Who we are
We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this.
No matter how bad things are, we can help people severely affected by mental illness to improve their lives. We’re Rethink M... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting role that will play a key part in the delivery of Cranstoun’s Quality and Governance strategy. Working with the Care, Quality and Governance Manager for audit and compliance you will lead, facilitate and support a range of quality and governance initiatives across the organisation.
You will work closely with all members of the Care, Quality and Governance Team to ensure that we work as a support service to develop safety, quality and governance in all our services so our service users receive the best care and treatment possible.
If you are motivated to make a positive difference, have excellent communication skills, able to manage and prioritise your work alongside working as part of a team, then this is a great opportunity for you. You will have experience of working in quality and governance alongside experience of audit and compliance.
An understanding and experience of ISO 9001 Quality Management System is highly desirable.
This is an exciting time to join Cranstoun as we embark on our new five-year strategy to become a world-class leader in rebuilding lives.
This role is subject to Enhanced DBS check.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs.
Closing date: Sunday 21 August 2022.
We are an inclusive employer, committed to promoting equality and diversity in all areas of our work.
Registered Charity No. 1061582.
Support Coordinator
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Stroke Recovery Service in Central Bedfordshire on a permanent basis.
Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator
Location: Homebased, Central Bedfordshire with regular travel across the area
Hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours per week
Salary: Circa £15,666 per annum (FTE £24,370 per annum)
Contract: Permanent. Our services are contracted, we currently have funding for this contract until 31 March 2024
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 14 August 2022
Interview Date: 19 August and 22 August 2022
Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
The Role
Reporting to the Service Delivery Coach, the Stroke Association Coordinator will, as part of a small team, deliver support to all stroke survivors in Central Bedfordshire.
Key responsibilities include:
- Helping stroke survivors and carers to identify their needs and provide support to achieve their desired outcomes (goals) through the development of a stroke recovery plan;
- Working collaboratively with other professionals and organisations involved in the care of stroke survivors and carers to ensure the best possible support is provided throughout the stroke pathway; and
- Running an effective service for stroke survivors and carers, ensuring that confidential and accurate records are kept on our CRM database
About You
Key skills and experience you will bring to this role:
- Experience of providing person centred support
- Experience of working with people with a disability or long term health condition, and their carers
- Experience of using technology and IT systems to support your work and keep timely, accurate records
- Effective listening skills with the ability to communicate clearly
- Experience of working with health and social care professionals in a variety of settings
This role requires extensive travel across a large geographical locality. You will travel mostly in Central Bedfordshire, but sometimes you may need to travel further afield for team meetings, events and to visit people at home and in community settings. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role
To fulfil the role you must you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK
About the Organisation
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.
We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
We’re working to improve the diversity of our team. Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.
We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities.
Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!
You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Support Coordinator
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in Birmingham and Solihull. We’re looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and well organised individual to join us in delivering a comprehensive Stroke Recovery Service across the region.
Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator
Location: Home based, Birmingham and Solihull with extensive travel across the service area
Hours: 21 hours per week
Salary: Circa £14,622 per annum (FTE £24,370 per annum)
Contract: This is a 12 month fixed term Maternity cover contract. Our services are contracted, we currently have funding for this contract until 31 March 2023
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 14 August 2022
Interview Date: 24 August 2022
Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
The Role
Reporting to the Stroke Association Service Delivery Coach, the coordinator will work with the local Health and Social Care services to receive referrals and support stroke survivors and their carers. As a coordinator you will provide personalised information, advice and support with regular reviews throughout.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Working with the local Health and Social services to receive referrals to support stroke survivors and their careers.
- Providing personalised information, advice and support.
- Completing Needs Assessments with stroke survivors and supporting them to develop a stroke recovery plan.
- Providing regular reviews to support people in establishing and achieving their own personal goals.
About You
You will:
- Have a background in a caring and/or charity profession supporting people with disabilities.
- Be able to demonstrate previous experience of working collaboratively with other organisations to achieve joint ambitions.
- Have experience of working with people who may have additional communication support needs.
- Have the ability to use basic Microsoft system.
To fulfil the role you must you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.
About the Organisation
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.
We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
We’re working to improve the diversity of our team. Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.
We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities.
Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!
You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Support Coordinator
This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke. We are looking for an innovative, passionate and professional individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to join our Stroke Recovery Service based in East Berkshire.
Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator
Location: Home based, East Berkshire. However, extensive travel will be required as part of this role (May include team meetings or other work related meetings)
Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week
Salary: Circa £20,888 per annum (FTE £24,370 per annum)
Contract: This is a fixed term contract until 31 March 2023
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 14 August 2022
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
The Role
The service aims to identify and address the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway, by providing a range of innovative support solutions, supporting them to meet their desired outcomes. A key part of the role will be to support service users and the delivery of the service.
Reporting to the Stroke Association Service Delivery Coach, the Stroke Association Support Coordinator will:
- Support new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.
- Provide personalised information, advice and support.
- Support clients to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to prevent further strokes
- Be accountable for volunteers, so experience of recruiting, training and managing volunteers would be an advantage.
- You will have excellent IT skills and demonstrate a flexible approach to your role.
About You
The post holder will have experience/background in:
- A caring profession ideally with experience of supporting people with disabilities.
- Setting up and running virtual groups.
The use of a car with business use cover and the ability to drive is essential to be able to fulfil the requirements of the role.
To fulfil the role you must you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK
Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.
About the Organisation
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.
We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
We’re working to improve the diversity of our team. Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.
We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities.
Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!
You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Support Coordinator
This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke. We are looking for an innovative, passionate and professional individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to join our Stroke Recovery Service based in East Berkshire.
Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator
Location: Home based, Surrey with extensive travel across the service area. However, extensive travel will be required as part of this role (May include team meetings or other work related meetings)
Hours: Part-time, 32 hours per week
Salary: Circa £22,281 per annum (FTE £24,370 per annum)
Contract: Permanent. Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for the contract until 31 March 2024
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 14 August 2022
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
The Role
The service aims to identify and address the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway, by providing a range of innovative support solutions, supporting them to meet their desired outcomes. A key part of the role will be to support service users and the delivery of the service.
Reporting to the Stroke Association Service Delivery Coach, the Stroke Association Support Coordinator will:
- Support new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.
- Provide personalised information, advice and support.
- Support clients to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to prevent further strokes
- Be accountable for volunteers, so experience of recruiting, training and managing volunteers would be an advantage.
- You will have excellent IT skills and demonstrate a flexible approach to your role.
About You
The post holder will have experience/background in:
- A caring profession ideally with experience of supporting people with disabilities.
- Setting up and running virtual groups.
This role is home based, but extensive travel is required across the local area and occasionally further afield.
To fulfil the role you must you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
This role requires extensive travel across a large geographical locality to visit people at home and in community settings. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.
Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.
About the Organisation
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.
We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
We’re working to improve the diversity of our team. Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.
We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities.
Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!
You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Role description
Vibrant, diverse, and robust civil societies are essential to achieving peace, human rights, and environmental justice. But most of the world lives in countries with threatened civic spaces and global freedom continues to decline year on year.
Courageous people and communities around the world are fighting to make rights and justice universally possible within this context. But they face attacks, harassment, and censorship from powerful vested interests. Many pay the ultimate price.
This is where you come in.
You will be leading an international team of consultants providing security mentoring and capacity building to organisations and activists under threat in violent environments and closed civic spaces. You will be liaising with international foundations and high-profile nonprofits in the human rights, environmental, and humanitarian worlds. And you will be central to the organisational culture and strategic planning needed to grow our organisation in a sustainable manner.
As our director of safety and security, your primary responsibilities will include:
Lead our safety and security workstream
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Continuously develop and promote our safety and security consultancy services to foundation and nonprofit clients.
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Respond to enquiries from clients and liaise with them and our consultant team through any subsequent contracts.
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Manage our responses to referrals for fully-funded safety and security support for at-risk activists and low-resource civil society organisations and liaise with referral partners through any subsequent support.
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Manage an international and multilingual team of 10 consultants and trainers providing safety and security support to clients and recipients, including.
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Quality assure and provide expert technical input into the work of your colleagues in the safety and security team.
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Review and approve consultant invoices and timesheets, update our project management system, and conduct annual reviews with team members.
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Maintain an effective team and recruit and onboard new consultants as required to fill gaps or meet demand.
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Complete security risk management and duty of care audits and produce bespoke security risk management frameworks and other higher-level products for clients (approximately 20% of time).
Champion our own security risk management
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Provide travel security support to our team members, ensure that our travel management procedure is understood and followed, and coordinate any check-ins and loss-of-contact procedures during travel.
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Review and revise our crisis management procedure, constitute and coordinate the crisis management team, and capacity build where required.
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Coordinate our response to any security incident or crises involving our team members.
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Continuously improve and socialise our security risk management framework.
Shape our organisational strategy and culture
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Play an active role in defining our organisational strategy and culture as part of our senior management team alongside our CEO, finance director, wellbeing and resilience lead, and digital security lead.
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Participate in monthly senior management team meetings (strategy) and monthly programme meetings (operations).
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Contribute safety and security expertise throughout our enterprise risk register annual cycle.
On joining, your early priorities will be getting to know our existing clients and team members, taking over the smooth management of current contracts and projects, and understanding our internal processes and workflows.
You will be supported in your role by a safety and security programme associate (four days a month) and an executive PA (20 hours a month) plus a CEO who believes in servant leadership. We also have an extensive internal knowledge base and an up-to-date project management system. To help you grow as a leader, we will co-design your annual objectives, and you will be offered a 360° review, an annual performance review, and executive coaching.
Person specification
Essential
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You will have at least five years’ professional experience in roles focussed on humanitarian security risk management or the protection of human rights defenders.
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You will have at least three years’ professional experience in international programme management roles or similar senior roles.
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You will have at least two years’ professional consultancy experience or similar experience delivering projects for internal clients.
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You will understand how security risk management interacts with enterprise risk management in the non-profit sector.
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You will be sensitive to the progressive and rights-based agendas and diverse profiles of our clients and recipients.
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You will have excellent technical knowledge and experience, and be confident in conducting security risk assessments and security management audits and creating security risk management policy frameworks.
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You will be an excellent people manager with the ability to build, motivate, and mentor distributed consultant teams.
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You will have excellent project and budget management skills.
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You will have lived and worked in violent, austere, and remote environments or closed civic spaces.
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You will have excellent written and spoken English.
Desirable
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You may have a strong understanding of the digital security and psychosocial aspects of holistic security and how they interact with physical security.
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You may have experience working in a senior management team or board.
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You may have excellent written and spoken French, Spanish, Portuguese, or Arabic.
Terms and remuneration
This is a full-time staff role for an initial 12 months, renewable long term by mutual agreement and dependent on funding and performance. This is a remote, working from home role and flexible working is encouraged. If based outside the United Kingdom, we ask that you are based in a time zone that is UTC +/- 4 hours in order to collaborate with team members and clients.
If you are based in the United Kingdom, you will be employed by Open Briefing on a salary of £65,000 per annum. We will offer you a range of benefits, including 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays and up to two sustainable travel journey days. We will provide you with a package of psychosocial support, including private health insurance and an Employee Assistance Programme. And we will make an employer’s pension contribution of 5%.
If you are based outside the United Kingdom, you will be offered comparable compensation through either a consultancy contract or an Employer of Record, depending on your location.
Note, we always seek long-term working relationships over several years with our team members, so this position would not suit someone looking for a short-term contract.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Open Briefing values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore encourage applications from all who meet the person specification and particularly from candidates who are underrepresented in our senior management team. This currently includes those who are black, indigenous, or people of colour.
We will make reasonable adjustments for disabled and neurodivergent people during the recruitment process and any subsequent employment.
Recruitment timeline
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Closing date: 09:00 BST (UTC+1), Tuesday 30 August 2022.
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First round interviews: 12-14 September 2022.
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Second round interviews: 16 September 2022.
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Desired start date: 1 October 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Please let us know in your application if any of these dates are problematic and we will try to accomodate. The successful applicant will need to complete a reasonable vetting process before engagement.
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At Help for Heroes, we believe those who serve our country deserve support when they are wounded. Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever. We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives.
And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).
As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are: Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic.
We have an incredible opportunity for a Case Manager to join our team on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract.
Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.
Case Manager (Afghan Locally Embedded Civilians Project)
Salary: up to £29,341.00 per annum
Location: This is a community embedded, field-based, position which includes home working and a requirement for flexible working locations.
Hours: 35 hours per week
Job Type: Fixed Term – 12 months
The client group for this role are wounded, injured and sick individuals and families, including those who may be elderly, ill, or disabled. Given the potential needs of the client group and that certain requirements of the role fall within regulated activities, such as advising or guiding vulnerable adults, this position is subject to an enhanced DBS check or country equivalent checks.
Anyone connected with Help for Heroes may be at risk and/or vulnerable/temporarily vulnerable, either by statutory definition or through circumstance. Help for Heroes is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of vulnerable adults, children, and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Job Purpose
This newly created post has been created specifically in response to increased service demand arising from the UK settlement of Afghan nationals who have worked under the command of British armed forces and who may be wounded, injured or sick as a consequence. Case Managers work with the individual, their family and other stakeholders as required.
The role is to provide a fully person-centred Case Management service, including assessment, recovery planning, co-ordination, and review, for wounded, injured and sick beneficiaries and their families. The Case Manager will also specifically provide welfare support, guidance, and advice where this is required as part of a recovery plan.
Working collaboratively as part of our wider Recovery Services Directorate, you will identify need, create support pathways (internal and external), and co-ordinate structured support plans where beneficiaries have multi-dimensional or more intensive needs.
The requirement for collaborative practice extends to supporting, as required, hybrid and blended models of service provision including the design and delivery of group programmes, promoting engagement opportunities and community activation. The provision of accessible services is achieved through utilising opportunities for physical, remote, and digital delivery methods.
Informed by a strengths / asset-based approach, the Case Manager will work to an ethos which nurtures and harnesses beneficiary confidence, competence, attributes, skills, and knowledge by promoting engagement, purposeful participation, and independence. This is with a view to progressing recovery and sustaining wellness in line with the Help for Heroes’ Fair Deal commitment.
Localised activity of the Case Manager will reflect community assets and resources available to maximise the recovery chances of individuals.
The postholder will work cross functionally.
Accountabilities
Accountable for delivery of the provisions of the Case Management Service Framework and Service Standards.
The role forms part of the Case Management Service, with leadership provided by the Head of Service and delegated through the regional Operational Manager (Case Management). Recovery teams work collaboratively and cross-functionally under the overall leadership of the Services Director.
Responsible for enhancing the beneficiary’s sense of security, self-management, independence, and their ability to improve overall quality of life through empowerment to actively participate in managing their own recovery.
Responsible for ensuring the most positive beneficiary experience, within the resources available, with particular attention on accessibility of services and beneficiary involvement to support achievement of the ‘fair deal’ outcomes; being physically and mentally well, feeling connected (safe and secure) and leading a productive life.
Essential Qualifications
Level 3 qualification in Welfare / Health and Social Care / or a related field; the equivalent experience working in community settings (3 years).
Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Proven track record in the delivery of safe and effective practice aimed at progressing improved outcomes in general health, socio-economic situation, connectivity, confidence, and independence.
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience in the use and delivery of engagement strategies and approaches to achieve recovery progression and quality of life outcomes.
- Ability to communicate effectively (empathise) with wounded, injured and sick service users and their families.
- Ability to liaise with beneficiaries and a wide range of internal and external contacts and cross sector organisations to increase opportunities and positive outcomes for beneficiaries.
- Be an effective decision maker employing good reasoning and judgement skills, capable of taking independent action when undertaking duties remotely from others and reporting back to line manager and others as required.
- Be confident and competent in front facing direct delivery with a variety of audiences in different situations.
- Have initiative and creativity to contribute to the development of a quality, sustainable service offer.
- Be competent in the use of computers, electronic client management systems and particularly the use of Office 365 and Teams.
- Have sector experience – charity/military.
- Have the ability to work effectively as part of a dispersed team.
- Have an affinity with the Help for Heroes ethos, and behaviour and values framework.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Understanding of the Help for Heroes recovery ethos and holistic approach.
- Either lived or gained experience relating to the needs of this client group.
- Fluency in an appropriate language or dialect, for example Farsi or Dari.
- Experience in the facilitation and delivery of community-based services.
- Experience of facilitating beneficiary involvement and co-production.
Closing Date: 11/08/2022 23:59
To Apply and for More Information:
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
Help for Heroes is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI).
No agencies please.
Substance Misuse Worker Job
Your new company
You will be joining an established organisation which places the service user at the heart of everything they do. This organisation is focused on supporting vulnerable people in the community. This organisation primarily supports service users are whose lives have been held back by a range of social deprivation.
Your new role
- To deliver excellent drug and alcohol services to service users and their significant others, including family members friends and carers, to facilitate positive outcomes.
- To manage a case load and coordinate and deliver assessment and evidence-based interventions (brief and structured), recovery planning and aftercare planning.
- To work collaboratively with colleagues and key stakeholder across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring adherence with all of the clients policies and Safeguarding principles.
- Provide high quality, person centred, low threshold services, responding to the individual and diverse needs and preferences of our service users and their significant others.
- Deliver evidence-based psychosocial one-to-one and group interventions as part of an effectively integrated care package and to take an assertive approach to service user disengagement.
- Deliver harm reduction advice, guidance and education including the needle & syringe programme delivery, brief and extended recovery interventions, blood borne virus intervention, overdose prevention including naloxone programmes.
What you'll need to succeed
- Must have experience working with complex clients that have substance misuse addictions.
- Must be available within a weeks notice
- Must Have a Hays DBS or a Enhanced DBS on the Update Service - Please note that Hays will process a new Enhanced DBS should you require one.
What you'll get in return
- Weekly competitive pay
- To work for a leading charity
What you need to do now
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Service Delivery Lead
We’re looking for a passionate individual driven by a desire for improvement to lead our service delivery in Northern Ireland.
Position: Service Delivery Lead
Location: Homebased, Northern Ireland. However, occasional travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work related meetings).
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: Salary circa £45,150 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 21 August 2022
Interview Date: 26 August2022
Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
The Role
Reporting to the Associate Director for Northern Ireland the Service Delivery Lead will manage our services in NI and be responsible for the effective delivery of high quality stroke support. With the Northern Ireland Senior Management Team the Service Delivery Lead will lead our work to significantly increase the Stroke Association’s reach and impact on people affected by Stroke through effective systems leadership, creating and managing locality-based relationships, influencing the stroke pathway, and delivery of high quality stroke support.
Key responsibilities will include, supporting staff and volunteers to:
- Increase our impact and reach through service delivery
- Deliver value to customers who receive and use our locality based services
- Increase consistency in quality and reach of our services, with a focus on addressing health inequalities
- Providing management to direct reports
About You
As Service Delivery Lead, you will have experience of:
- Leading, managing and developing people
- Delivering services within contractual agreements and budget
- Leading on writing proposals, business cases and tendering processes
- Understanding of health, social care and voluntary sector in relation to service delivery and commissioning in Northern Ireland
- Working in partnership with other organisations
To fulfil the role you must you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
This role requires extensive travel across a large geographical locality to visit people at home and in community settings. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role
Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.
About the Organisation
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.
We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
We’re working to improve the diversity of our team. Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.
We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities.
Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!
You may also have experience in areas such as Service, Service Delivery, Service Delivery Lead, Service Manager, Service Delivery Manager, Locality Impact, Volunteer, Volunteer Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Engagement, Volunteering Manager, Impact, Impact and Engagement, Impact and Engagement Lead, Impact and Engagement Manager, Impact and Engagement Officer, Community, Community Engagement, Social Care, Care, Health, Disability, Outreach, Community Outreach, Programme, Programmes, Stroke, Charity, Impact, Impact and Evaluation.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Schools Coordinator
We are seeking a Schools Coordinator to cover the North West to help drive an abuse prevention programme in schools.
The role is with a charity whose Schools Service is an integral part of their mission to protect children from all forms of abuse.
Position: Schools Coordinator
Salary: £24, 746 (FTE) plus £500 home user allowance
Location: Homebased, covering the North West including Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (35 hours)
Closing Date: 10th August 2022
Provisional interview dates: First stage video interviews on Thursday 18th August. Final stage video interviews on Monday 22nd August
The Role:
In 2021, this national charity announced a new 10+ year strategy to make the biggest impact to stop child abuse and neglect. Their Local Services teams are an essential part of how their three main goals will be delivered:
- Everyone plays their part to prevent child abuse.
- Every child is safe online.
- Children feel safe, listened to and supported.
Local Services brings together work in schools, local campaigning and the charity’s direct services across 9 regions and nations. The North West Schools Service team plays an integral part of that mission as it's responsible for delivering the schools offer.
Reporting to the North West Schools Manager, the Schools Coordinator role will be the single point of contact for all primary school settings. Working to set targets, you will be responsible for building and maintaining school relationships, co-ordinating the delivery of the Speak out. Stay safe online programme and wider school offer, including settings with SEND provision.
You will be responsible for the supervision, retention and ongoing development of an existing team of local volunteers who will directly deliver elements of the schools offer in classrooms. You will maximise opportunities and partnership working to attract, recruit and train new volunteers.
You will seek opportunities to work externally with key partners and stakeholders, such as local authorities and senior school leaders, representing Local Services and the Schools Service to capitalise on the impact and reach of services for children.
You will be an active contributor to internal projects and workstreams, to help drive and develop the offer for schools and grow the service. The charity plans to broaden their reach as well as develop a secondary school offer in the future.
About You
As a member of the team, the organisational values and behaviours would be important to you. You will need to take a child-centred approach, have a strong belief in the rights of children, and have a clear understanding and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of life and practice.
You will have relevant experience of delivering programmes in an educational or safeguarding setting. You will also have followed safeguarding procedures, have excellent relationship management skills, enjoy working with people, have experience in all elements of volunteer management, have strong planning and organisational skills and have experience of meeting set targets.
These are permanent, home based positions requiring travel throughout the area, so you must live within the North West region, within either Bolton, Bury, Oldham or Rochdale Local Authorities with access to and daily use of a car.
In Return
We know that the main reward is making a difference to children’s lives, but you will also be rewarded with a variety of rewards and benefits including generous annual leave, employee benefits and assistance programme, pension and life assurance schemes.
Join this amazing organisation and you’ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.
Other roles you may have experience of could include Community Engagement, School Impact Officer, School coordinator, School Partnerships, Teacher, Education, School Engagement, School Leadership, Schools, Charity, Not for Profit, Education, etc.
The Children’s Society are excited to be recruiting for a Prevention Officer to work collaboratively with local and regional partners across the North East region to develop new and innovative approaches in preventing and responding to child exploitation and abuse.
This is a full time fixed term position until 31st March 2023. The Children’s Society will be completing a competitive process with the aim to deliver the Prevention Programme longer term.
(Secondment will be considered).
Prevention Officers work from home and can be located in any part of the country, however a successful candidate not based in the area should be prepared to undertake occasional travel for in-person work with partners in the Northeast.
The Prevention Programme
The Prevention Programme is now in it’s fourth year as a key part of The Children’s Society’s national programme team. Funded by the Home Office, we also form part of their Child Sexual Abuse strategy and work in close partnership with organisations across the public, private and charity sectors to achieve our goal of preventing Child Exploitation and Abuse, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking across England and Wales.
The Prevention Programme is an exciting, fast-paced programme which drives forward radical change in the prevention of Child Exploitation at a local, regional and national level.
Last year the programme won the Children and Young People Now Partnership award, an award that is the gold standard for everyone working with children, young people and families, and provides recognition of the achievement of services across the third sector.
We’re looking for skilled and motivated individual to join our dynamic Programme. With a good understanding of child exploitation, strong partnership working , facilitation and communication skills and a passion for improving the lives of young people at at a regional and national level, you will work to develop and deliver a range of projects to prevent and improve responses to child exploitation across the North East of England..
These projects will involve a mixture of training delivery, facilitation, resource creation and the coordination of multi-agency working groups to achieve long lasting change across different sectors and geographical areas.
"Police officers are asking different questions, there’s been arrests following the work, victims are getting extra support and being identified at different points. They said that was directly as a result of the work with The Children’s Society." Local Authority Stakeholder, East Midlands
We view diversity and inclusion as fundamental to achieving social change. To tackle the complex issues facing young people, we need access to diverse talent, perspectives, experiences and working practices. The Prevention Programme is committed to anti racism and currently engaged in work to address issues of systemic exclusion and discrimination.
Applications from diverse backgrounds and communities are encouraged and we have policies to support flexible, inclusive and accessible employment.
In this role you will:
- Join the award winning Prevention programme to influence and encourage new and innovative approaches to prevent child exploitation and abuse, working to ensure all child victims of exploitation are recognised including those who commit crime as part of their exploitation.
- Have the opportunity to work with and influence professionals in policing, social care, health and the private sector including at the frontline and strategic leaders in order to improve outcomes for children.
- Deliver a wide range of interventions to drive regional and national improvements in the prevention and disruption of child exploitation and abuse across a range of organisations.
- Challenge stereotypes, culture and practice around victim identification and support in an informed, professional and solution focused way.
The closing date for applications is August 16th 2022
Do you want to be part of our Team?
It is our intention to hold interviews during the week of September 5th 2022, taking place over Microsoft Teams.
Youth Engagement Manager
Permanent Contract
Job Ref: V418
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £25,000 plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Homebased (travel across Aberdeenshire)
Closing date: 12th August 2022
Interview date and Location: week commencing 22nd August 2022
Volunteering Matters
At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great. And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England. We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.
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Role Purpose
We are looking for a talented, dynamic, and professional Youth Engagement Manager to join our team in Aberdeenshire. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.
As our Youth Engagement Manager, you will directly support young people aged 16 to 24 who may have complex and challenging barriers to securing a positive pathway. This will include barrier identification and removal, supporting pre volunteering activity as well as volunteering placements in their local area.
Young people will also have the opportunity to be supported by a dedicated ProjectScotland volunteer Mentor, and post placement, your role will be to support a positive bridge to further employability programmes or opportunities.
You will identify, develop, and manage partnerships with charitable and not-for-profit organisations across Aberdeen and the surrounding areas, building an effective presence within the third sector locally. You will create diverse, high-quality, structured volunteering opportunities with partner organisations, ensuring that volunteering roles reflect the needs and interests of young people. You will also support the creation of strong referral pathways into our service, and beyond it, building on a knowledge of existing provision.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- To meet specified targets in supporting young people, achieving positive outcomes for all
- To work on to one with local young people to identify the barriers they face, and provide support and strategies to overcome them,
- To engage directly with young people to understand their wants, needs and aspirations and determine the best opportunity for each to volunteer, and provide the support they need in advance of volunteering
- To work alongside ProjectScotland mentoring team to ensure young people have the opportunity to benefit from the experience and skills of a dedicated volunteer mentor if appropriate
- To manage all elements of the young person’s experience from application and induction to completion of their volunteering opportunity, and beyond
- To develop and maintain excellent relationships with the third sector interface, charity partners and referral partners
- To identify, create and develop relationships with new partners or agencies to provide additional volunteering opportunities as required
- To research and engage with partners to provide required coverage of placement sector and geography
- To manage the risk assessment, quality assurance and audit processes as appropriate
- Ensure monitoring, impact and evaluation information and data is collected and that the project meets it’s agreed targets, reporting format and schedule. Assist the Delivery Leader by preparing reports to funders
- To ensure all the above is done with excellent record keeping, in accordance with compliance requirements
- Promoting and representing Volunteering Matters and ProjectScotland across Aberdeenshire
- Contribute to the wider Volunteering Matters and ProjectScotland staff teams, upholding our values at all times
Person Specification
Skills
- A sound and comprehensive understanding of the particular challenges and barriers that young people face
- Understanding of how to assess the needs of an individual using a person-centered approach
- Excellent organisational and IT skills
- Excellent people skills with the ability to build professional, long-term relationships with others
- Beneficiary-focused, and adaptable – able to go from strategic conversations with key partners to chatting with a young nervous potential volunteer
- Ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise accordingly
- Strong attention to detail and a willingness to accurately record all interactions
- Creating, coordinating and supporting proper reporting channels around contract compliance
- Experience of project management and working to deadlines
Experience
- Significant experience working directly with young people, particularly those who face challenges and barriers
- Demonstratable relationship management experience with a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience in using a CRM (customer relationship management) system
- Experience of project management, achieving high targets and working to strict deadlines
- Proven ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team
Qualifications
Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications
Other
Having a regular presence in the area, to work with partners and young people is essential for this role (in line with COVID restrictions). Given the geographical spread of the working area, a driving license and access to a vehicle would be beneficial. When home based, internet access to enable remote working is essential. IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied.
This role requires membership of the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme. Having a conviction will not necessarily cause a bar to employment.
Our Values & Way of Working:
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.
Diversity & Inclusion
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.
Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application or contact our HR team for more information.
We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.
GDPR Statement
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.