Your application answers will be reviewed blind to ensure fairness. Your responses will be randomised and the shortlisting panel will not see any details about you, including your CV. Your CV will only be seen after shortlisting if you have been invited to an interview.
Please note: this is a part-time role, two days a week.
Job Description
The curriculum lead will make a significant contribution to the development of the teaching, learning and assessment (grading and observation of practice and academic components) on Frontline’s programmes. The Curriculum Lead will also be primarily involved with delivery of teaching materials in various settings, including at the summer institute, recall days and in unit teaching. You will play a key role in the development of Practice Tutors and Consultant Social Workers, running briefings on curriculum areas, developing teaching skills, undertaking observations of teaching, unit meetings, individual and group coaching sessions.
This is a varied and exciting role in an ambitious organisation. We need people who are enthusiastic about joining us to ensure our programmes remain innovative and excellent and that we become widely recognised as delivering world leading programmes. You will be passionate about teaching and learning and have a deep interest in social work education. You will have expertise in parenting interventions with children and families and expert knowledge in attachment theory, mentalisation, trauma and social learning theory.
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Cord is an international charity based in the UK that has been working for over 50 years to build and transform relationships across a range of contexts in South-East Asia and Africa.
Cord’s vision is of a world where people can live in the fullness of peace; having the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. We work with people in highly sensitive and oppressive contexts to transform dysfunctional relationships between civil society and powerholders into those that create peaceful & inclusive societies.
Cord currently operates with a team of 32 staff across five countries. There is a small team in the UK of mostly home workers and there is an admin office in Coventry where essential functions are performed. Meet–ups between UK team members take place in and around the Coventry office. This role will provide logistical support for team meet-ups in the UK and will manage the admin office. In addition the Administrator will provide general operational support to the Leadership Team.
Cord has a loyal and committed UK supporter base consisting of individuals, churches and other groups. A key part of this role is to process donations from supporters and update the donor database. Keeping accurate records of donations helps Cord’s fundraising team to deliver excellent supporter care.
This role would suit someone who is proactive and can anticipate the needs of others, someone who is well organised, can maintain accurate records and follow processes in an organised and timely way.
Job Purpose:
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To process donations from supporters, issue thank you letters and maintain accurate records on the donor database
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To manage the admin office as a hub that serves the UK team well
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To provide general operational support to the Leadership Team in the areas of finance, human resources, IT, and internal communications
Areas of Responsibility:
Donation processing and record keeping:
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To take donations from supporters arriving by post or electronically including processing credit card donations, e-shop and receiving cash
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To record and process standing orders/direct debits received by Cord
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To input entries on the fundraising database including to input donor income and keep donor records up to date
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To maintain gift aid records and support the preparation of gift aid claims
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To follow income processes and coordinate closely with the Finance Officer
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To write thank you letters to donors
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To support the fundraising team with fundraising activities as needed
Office management of the Coventry admin office:
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To ensure the admin office is kept in good order
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To provide a phone reception service
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To manage the office mail and couriers
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To monitor organisation email boxes
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To manage stationery supplies for the admin office
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To manage office filing systems to ensure records are kept in good order and kept to a minimum
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To coordinate with office suppliers and contractors such as cleaning contractor, building agent, photocopier provider, among others.
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Maintain keyholder register and distribution/collection of keys
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To fulfil Health and Safety requirements in the admin office undertaking necessary assessments and maintain records (e.g. risk assessments, visitor log, H&S log, site inductions)
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To induct staff on Health and Safety in the office, when home working and working elsewhere and ensure all staff members understand their health & safety responsibilities, including workstation assessments
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To be a UK Office fire warden and first aider
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To provide logistical support for UK team meet-ups and events
General operational support to the Leadership Team:
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To carry out some routine finance tasks such as verifying petty cash counts, being a bank signatory, to review authorised expenses and process payments as requested
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To provide human resource support such as with recruitment processes, DBS applications, reference checks
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To keep organisation records and shared resources up to date (e.g. password lists, address/contact lists, schedules)
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To support with management of IT including with SharePoint maintenance and access, email set up, and hardware/software distribution
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To support the Leadership Team to carry out day to day tasks as required
Closing date: Saturday 20th February 2021, at 23.59 GMT
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews will be organised according to availability. As such, the application window may close prior to the date above if a suitable candidate is appointed.
Cord is an equal opportunities employer
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Work with us
The Vegan Society is an anagram of The Nicest Voyage. Quite fitting, we think, as for many people veganism is a journey – and a pretty remarkable one at that. Regardless of where you are on your vegan journey, our staff are on hand to make it easier, healthier and more fun. If you think you’d be great at helping others with this, read on, as this may be right up your street.
The Vegan Society makes veganism more accessible and an easily adopted approach by supporting individuals, policy and decision makers, caterers, manufacturers, health care professionals and the media.
In order to meet our ambitious growth plans for the next few years, we need to recruit some additional people to join our team in our new offices conveniently located by Snow Hill station in Birmingham. As such we are looking to recruit a Digital Communications Manager, this role is key in supporting our growth strategy.
The role
The Digital Communications Manager will provide support to the Head of Communications as well as team leadership and direction to the Digital Communications team.
The role will call for considerable involvement in day to day operational and management issues within the Communications Department, as well as engagement with external organisations and digital agencies to maximise The Vegan Society’s brand awareness.
This role is one of first-line management and will call for a close relationship with and support for the Senior Management Team’s work.
As Digital Communications Manager you will:
- Line manage members of the Digital Communications Team: conducting 1-1s, signing off leave, appraisals and supporting staff with their training and development plans.
- Project manage larger digital and web-based projects for the Communications department.
- Generate awareness of the society and its campaigns, and drive traffic to digital activities through online marketing and communications.
- Develop strategies, tools and applications to increase supporter and business conversion, engagement and retention, using a thorough understanding of our audience.
- Collate data from various sources across Digital Communications, and supplement that data with relevant research, producing detailed reports.
To be considered as our Digital Communications Manager you must have:
- Demonstrable team management skills and experience
- A very high standard of literacy with good all-round writing and proofreading skills
- Good project planning experience
- Good understanding of the full spectrum of marketing communications with digital marketing expertise
- Experience of programmatic advertising would be an advantage.
What we offer
- A fun and supportive team
- A solution-focused atmosphere and hard-working environment
- Flexible working hours
- Employee Assistance Programme and health cash-back scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Childcare vouchers scheme
- Animal companion compassionate leave
- Ethical pension scheme (5 – 7% employer contribution)
- Death in service benefit
- 28 Days leave + 8 Bank Holidays (25 days annual leave & 3 closure days)
- Central Birmingham office location
Salary and hours
This is full time (37.5 hours per week) role with a salary of £27,741 – £39,880 per annum.
The application deadline is 9am Monday 15 February 2021.
Interviews will be held w/c 22 February 2021.
Please note: The role is typically an office-based role, however remote working will be in place until social distancing measures are relaxed/removed. After these restrictions are eased a flexible work schedule could be considered but you would need to live within commuting distance of Birmingham.
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This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth and health & social care focused person to join our dynamic team and is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace. The successful candidate must be as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.
Countless talented young people across the country are unemployed, under-employed or looking for a better career. Meanwhile, across the health and social care sector there is currently in a workforce crisis with thousands of vacancies across hundreds of different roles.
See some potential to do some brilliant work? Us too! Could you lead our programmes to get 10,000 young people into health and social care careers over the next 3 years?
As an Operations Executive, you will work with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 16-30-year olds into sustained health and social care jobs. Working as part of a team within our Central region you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.
Responsibilities:
- Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
- Delivery of Prince's Trust's Health & Social Care project.
- Accurately record and track young people’s journey and progression using The Prince’s Trust CRM system.
- Supporting young people into positive sustained outcomes including education, training, and employment.
- Ensuring young people who need us the most are recruited and engaged through outreach.
- Co-ordinating with partners to deliver employment programmes, including leading skills sessions.
- Ensuring every young person ‘progressed’ has an action plan with an appropriate pathway of support and keeping detailed records of our engagement with them.
- Recruitment and management of trusted partners who refer to and/or deliver our services.
- The recruitment and management of volunteers to support and deliver our services.
Requirements:
To support our delivery requirements across Central England we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who have some of the following qualities:
- Experience of the NHS or Health & Social Care sector in any capacity
- Experience of recruiting people into roles within Health & Social Care
- Experience in caseload management to a varied audience
- Have experience in using customer relationship management systems and reporting data
- Able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience
- Can be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation
- Experience in providing one-to-one support and delivering high quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums.
- A natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people
- Experience in at least one of the following areas:
- Youth Work or Teaching
- Health & Social Care sector
- Recruitment
- Careers & Employability Sector
- Managing Partner Organisations and Volunteers
- Possesses a strong understanding of the challenges young people from within The Trust’s target groups might face.
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IT Operations Manager
Find your place with us and help change lives.
Hft is a national charity and a leading force in supporting people with learning disabilities and their families. A truly nationwide organisation, we support over 2,500 people through innovative, person-centred services with a strong focus on promoting independence.
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our IT Department in Bristol.
The ICT Operations Manager will Lead and manage the ICT Operations function, including the Service Desk, taking responsibility for the day to day operation and support to staff of Hft’ ICT services. They will be responsible for the effective provisioning, installation, upgrade, configuration, operation, administration and maintenance of Hft Infrastructure Network & Databases. Ensuring a high level of performance, security and reliability in a Microsoft Windows, Hyper-V virtualised environment.
The ICT Operations Manager will ensure the provision of expert technical advice to maximise the efficient and effective use of ICT Services across Hft. Under the direction of the Director of IT they will ensure the ICT operations team members have the required knowledge and skills to effectively support and develop Hft ICT systems
Salary: £42,306
Hours: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Working from home will be part of the role along with possible travel to Hft sites
What we Offer
Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance.
You will have experience managing a team of skilled IT staff providing key infrastructure and systems support to a large organisation.
You will have:
• Up to date knowledge of technology, hardware and software developments. Including Cisco switches, routers, VLAN, SAN, firewall
• Database administration, design and development (SQL Server 2005/2008/2012 including Reporting Services)
• Experience of designing and implementing network architectures (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IPv4 / IPv6, VPN)
• Windows Server 2008R2/2012 /2016 environments
• Microsoft Exchange 2010/2013
• Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft Data Protection Manager
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
• Data security – backups, protection, defence against Malware/Ransomware
• Ability to acquire knowledge of new computer systems very rapidly
• Committed to learn and take personal responsibility for your own learning and development
The following are desirable but not essential:
• Client and server scripting experience (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Vbs, Powershell etc)
Closing date: Monday 1st February 2021
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.
You may have experience or an interest in the following: IT Manager, Escalations Manager, Senior IT Support Engineer, ITIL, Incident Manager, Helpdesk Manager, IT Operations Manager, Third Sector, Charity, Not for Profit, NFP etc.
Systems Support Manager
Find your place with us and help change lives.
Hft is a national charity and a leading force in supporting people with learning disabilities and their families. A truly nationwide organisation, we support over 2,500 people through innovative, person-centred services with a strong focus on promoting independence.
The systems support manager will lead, motivate, manage and develop all staff within the defined Business Systems function and ensure that all functions are managed within the overall aims and objectives of Hft and that all actions taken are in line with Policies, Procedures, Budgets, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations.
You will develop and improve the IT Services in partnership with Hft staff, stakeholders and Persons we Support ensuring the effective and appropriate use of all resources, playing a key part in the management and delivery of the IT Business Systems function working with colleagues to analyse problems and develop solutions which support and improve operational effectiveness.
Be the Master Data Custodian of Hft’s Master Data assets across key systems. Ensuring Master Data is understood, used and shared across Hft preventing errors and meeting quality standards.
Salary: £38,030
Hours: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Working from home will be part of the role along with possible travel to Hft sites
What we Offer
Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance.
You will have experience managing a team of skilled IT staff providing key infrastructure and systems support to a large organisation.
You will have:
• Proven experience in a similar role
• Extensive Systems Query Language (SQL) Query development for processes and reporting
• Experience of using Microsoft SQL RDBMS
• Experience of management / administration of an Microsoft SQL RDBMS
• Experience of reporting tools such as SRSS, Crystal Reports
• Experience of data manipulation and conversion between disparate systems
• Experience of project management using PRINCE2 or APM methodologies
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills with the demonstrable ability to deliver results and build relationship with colleagues and key stakeholders
The following are desirable but not essential.
• Experience of CoreHR application product portfolio
• Experience of Access Dimensions Finance system
• Experience of FocalPoint purchase ordering system
• Experience of working in the social care sector
Closing date: Monday 1st February 2021
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.
You may have experience or an interest in the following: Systems Support Manager, IT Manager, IT Support Manager, Escalations Manager, Senior IT Support, ITIL, Incident Manager, Helpdesk Manager, IT Operations Manager, SQL, PRINCE2, SRSS Third Sector, Charity, Not for Profit, NFP etc.
First Give inspires young people to make a difference to the causes they care about. We do this through working in partnership with secondary schools, providing a fully resourced scheme of work that guides an entire year group of students to engage with local charities and causes and then carry out social action (fundraising, raising awareness, campaigning, volunteering etc) in support of them. At the end of each programme, a celebratory School Final is held at each school, where teams representing each class deliver presentations about their projects. The class considered to have engaged the best with the programme secures a First Give grant of £1,000 for their chosen charity. By the end of the programme, however, the whole year group will have given back meaningfully to their local community.
We are at an exciting stage of our journey, looking to open up our delivery to more parts of England and Wales. We are seeking a Partnerships and Communications Administrator to support this element of our work.
The Partnerships and Communications Administrator will support with the design and implementation of the school sales and marketing strategy for First Give, working with a motivated team to achieve ambitious targets in order to engage schools to deliver the First Give programme across England and Wales. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic candidate who is looking to expand their communication skills and support a complex sales project. You will be a good communicator with a positive, proactive attitude.
Reporting to: Head of Programmes
Location: Working from home for now, with travel to schools across England and Wales occasionally once restrictions allow it. If you are based outside of London, eventually regular travel to London for team meetings will be required. If you live in London, we can offer desk space in our office in North West London.
NB: Due to funding restrictions related to this position, we can only accept applicants who are based in England at this time.
Other requirements of the role: Must have access to a car and a full clean driving licence. A car allowance is provided
NB First Give is committed to the safety and welfare of children and young people. We follow Safer Recruitment Guidelines. Any offer of employment is subject to reference and DBS checks.
Benefits:
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays. First Give closes between Christmas and New Year and this time off is given to staff gratis. You will also be able to take your birthday off in addition to this.
- Pension of 5%
- Where appropriate, a work from home allowance will be provided
- Generous CPD budget
- Where appropriate, we will offer you a car allowance
This position is funded by The Rank Foundation. As part of the Foundation’s support, the successful candidate will also benefit from virtual (and hopefully later in 2021, in person) conferences and training opportunities throughout their contract, as well as gaining access to RankNet – a network of leaders in the charitable and social sector. This is an exciting benefit that presents additional development opportunities for the successful candidate.
Key Responsibilities:
Marketing and sales:
- Sell the First Give programme to secondary schools in England and Wales
- Implement sales strategies to market the First Give programme to secondary schools across England and Wales
- Support in the implementation of plans to re-engage schools who used to run the First Give programme
- Use Salesforce to collect data and report on how different projects and campaigns are performing
- Oversee invoicing and charity grant payment processes to ensure they operate smoothly and ensure partnerships with these stakeholders remain positive and productive
- Support the First Give team with other tasks as needed from time to time
External communications:
- Manage First Give’s social media channels
- Create case studies, good news stories and newsletters
- Ensure the consistency of First Give’s brand identity across various print and digital platforms
- Helping to manage First Give’s website and other digital assets
Person specification
Essential:
- Passionate about young people and their potential to drive social change
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organised and proactive, with good attention to detail
- Great at relationship building with a wide range of people and stakeholders
- Excellent presentation skills with an ability to deliver concise, engaging and persuasive presentations
- Experience in social media management, including the creation of assets and campaigns
- Proactive, independent worker able to work well alone and as part of a team
Desirable:
- Experience of working successfully within a remote decentralised team
- Experience of using Salesforce to track and analyse data (we will provide training on our Salesforce system if you don't have this, so please don't see it as a barrier to application)
- Experience of using analytics and tracking data behind campaigns to inform future planning
Our goal:
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Intervention Worker
To deliver intensive work focussed pre-employment and appropriate post-employment holistic
pastoral support and mentoring support to disadvantaged inactive and unemployed women.
To work effectively within and in partnership with other agencies and services to deliver a joined up
service to support women into employment education or training.
To support a woman’s progression using a mix of holistic support, challenge and mentoring
techniques, keeping a focus on achieving sustainable employment and/or training/education at all
times.
To work closely with employer engagement/education and training structures and Employment
Development Workers elsewhere in the network of providers and in general, in order to manage
the transition into employment.
Job Description
The role of the Wood Shack Production Supervisor is two-fold.
Firstly, to coordinate the production of core and bespoke product, all made from reclaimed wood. This involves making the products and liaising with customers about timescales and designs.
Secondly, to take a lead in supervising and training other staff, apprentices and volunteers in woodwork and upskilling them to overcome their barriers.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Leading on the production of both bespoke and core product
- Communicating regularly with the customers, maintain records and keep to agreed deadlines
- Ensuring the safe operation and maintenance of the Woodwork areas, including machinery, extraction, bench equipment and hand tools
- Providing training to staff and volunteers where appropriate on the safe and correct use of machinery
- Completing toolbox talks and test competencies on a regular basis
- Providing guidance and training to staff, volunteers and apprentices in how to process recycled wood and make the various products
- Contributing to the design and production of new stock items
- Contributing to the design and production of potential future woodwork classes
- Working safely at all times and providing assistance and support to the Wood Shack Manager to ensure Health and Safety in the workshop
- Working with the Wood Shack Manager to manage stock control of workshop materials and consumables, as well as advice around new tools to purchase
- Answering customer queries in the Wood Yard when needed
- Undertaking training as agreed with your manager
- Deputising for the Wood Shack Manager including overseeing the yard/dealing with customers
- Any other duties deemed necessary by the Line Manager
Personal Specification
Values
- Commitment, understanding and living of Jericho’s five values: Respect, Equality, Love, Integrity and Excellence
- An appreciation of the Christian ethos of the organisation
Skills and Experience
- Woodwork/joinery qualification and/or experience
- A self-motivated person with a mature outlook/responsible approach, who can also motivate others
- Evidence of understanding and/or experience of working with socially excluded or disadvantaged people
- Evidence of understanding and/or experience of helping people grow in confidence and self-esteem such that they can achieve their true potential
- Ability to show leadership but also able to work under direction and be a team player
- Ability to safely handle, lift and move materials
- Good communication skills with a variety of personalities and needs
- Good personal organisation abilities
Additional Consideration Will Be Given For The Following
- Customer service experience
- First aid trained
- Manual handling trained
- A health and safety qualification Experience of working in a multi-ethnic, multi- faith setting
This role is subject to a successful DBS.
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The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.
Advice and Guidance Welfare Benefits Manager
London, Birmingham, Glasgow or Belfast office or home based
£33,134 - £39,218 per annum
(Glasgow, Birmingham or Belfast office or home based)
£36,517 - £43,279 per annum
(London office)
35 hours per week
Permanent
We are looking for an exceptional self-starter for this new Welfare Benefits Manager role.
The post-holder will join our thriving Advice and Guidance department which comprises of Helpline, Advice and Guidance Officers and an Education Appeals team. The teams’ provide information, advice and guidance for deaf children, young people, families, carers and professionals, taking a child centred approach, on a range of subjects including education, communication, social care, discrimination, independence and welfare benefits.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the implementation of the department’s ambitions in meeting National Deaf Children’s Society’s strategy, specifically in relation to Welfare benefits. They will lead the development and delivery of specialist Welfare benefits services and ensure that accessible, good quality welfare benefits related information, advice and guidance is available to our beneficiaries through a variety of channels, largely digital.
The role will include planning and delivering targeted welfare benefits advice and guidance sessions to different audiences using a variety of channels and line manage the Advice and Guidance Appeals Specialist (Benefits), fixed term contract, and oversee their case load.
You will have significant experience of delivering complex advice and guidance in Welfare benefits, to families and young people within the third or public sector, or equivalent (including digitally). You will have excellent in-depth knowledge and understanding of the policy and political context in which services, specifically welfare benefits, operate across the UK.
You will also have excellent communication and influencing skills, experience of managing partnerships and in designing and delivering accessible training to different audiences, using a range of formats.
The successful candidate will receive a full induction and training, including deaf awareness and British Sign Language (BSL) along with continuous learning and development opportunities.
To apply for this role you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.
Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices.
The closing date for applications is on Monday, 1 February 2021 at 23:59.
We expect interviews to be held remotely on Thursday 11 February 2021.
A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form.
We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form.
Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.
The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment.
We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.
Support Coordinator
We have an exciting opportunity for a part time Person Centred Support Coordinator, working in Coventry.
This is a great opportunity for a rewarding and diverse role where you can make a real difference!
Position: Person Centred Support Coordinator
Location: Coventry
Hours: Part Time, 16 hours per week
Salary: Starting at £9.96 per hour
Benefits: The organisation really values support staff and as well a rewarding career, offer the following benefits:
- Competitive rates of pay – with annual increments
- Employer Pension Contributions
- 28 days’ annual leave pro rata (including bank holiday) with annual increments (up to a total of 33 days) pro rata
- Flexibility
- Excellent Accredited Training
- Paid DBS
- Busy Bees benefits
- Refer a friend scheme
Closing date: 22nd January 2021 – we reserve the right to close this role early, so apply today to avoid disappointment
About the Role of Person Centred Support Coordinator:
The organisation supports people with learning disabilities, if you like working with interesting people, are dedicated and creative and looking for a rewarding and diverse role where you can make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable adults, then this is the role for you!
As Support Co-ordinator you will champion person centred support of behalf of the people who use our service.
You will ensure all support is person led, to develop, implement and review the support plans to ensure all their needs and dreams are met.
About You:
To be successful in the role of Support Coordinator previous experience of working with adults with learning disabilities is essential.
You will be organised, confident and creative as well as being passionate about the rights of people with learning disabilities, promoting choice, opportunities and independence.
You will need to be a team player with a sense of humour; commitment will go a long way in the role along with honesty, reliability and flexibility. If you can bring fun to the team and encourage people to grow and develop, then we want to hear from you!
You must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle for this role. A working knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel is also required for the role.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Support Worker, Senior Support Worker, Service Manager, Home Carer, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker.
Starfish Health and Wellbeing provides a range of primary care psychological therapies service that offers support to people who are emotionally distressed and looks at how we can support them in their recovery. We are seeking to recruit Midlands based Social Prescribing Link Worker for a range of periods of fixed term employment up to three years working in a partnership between Starfish Health and Wellbeing and the Primary Care Network.
Job Title: Community Link Advisor
Location: Staffordshire
Contract: 22.5 hours, Fixed Term to 31/08/2021
Salary: £22,000 pa FTE, depending upon qualifications and experience
The areas the project will cover are Aelfgar, Brereton and Great Haywood Stafford.
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to non-medical ‘link workers’ who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.
Link Workers will support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable working collaboratively with local partners.
Key tasks of the role include: taking referrals from a wide range of agencies, working with GP practices within primary care networks, hospital discharge teams, pharmacies, job centres etc to promote social prescribing and its role in self-management; providing personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to improve their health outcomes; help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, loneliness, unemployment etc; working with individuals to co-produce simple personalised support plans, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment, where appropriate; supporting community groups to receive referrals; working collectively with all local partners to ensure sustainable community groups and with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community; recruiting and developing a team of volunteers to provide ‘buddying support’ for people, starting new groups and finding creative community solutions to local issues, providing regular ‘confidence surveys’ to community groups receiving referrals, to ensure strength and sustainability and data capture.
The role will require the successful candidates to manage and prioritise their own caseload.
All Starfish appointments are subject to a six- month probationary period.
Closing date: 24th January 2021.
Please click the 'Apply Now' button for more information on how to complete your application.
A DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful applicant.
Starfish is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
No agencies please.
Our client is the UK's leading dementia charity. They provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.
Head of Safeguarding, Quality & Dementia Learning Responsibilities:
The postholder will lead the Safeguarding & Quality team to enable the organisation to articulate and deliver on its vision for dementia services, in particular Dementia Connect, their new flagship service. You will lead on process and quality improvement through the development and monitoring of quality, learning and safeguarding programmes.
You will need to ensure that all their services are compliant with service frameworks, regulatory requirements and demonstrate best professional practice by facilitating the organisation to obtain and retain external accreditations, awards and recognition. This will include futureproofing their systems, learning and processes. In addition to high performance and evaluation in passing any external regulatory inspections/reviews/audits.
You will monitor and report on overall service performance and will need to feel comfortable working across the organisation to challenge existing thinking and working to co-develop including with people affected by dementia, solutions that supports a culture of continuous quality & process improvement.
Head of Safeguarding, Quality & Dementia Learning Requirements:
You will be educated to degree level or equivalent and have a demonstrable and proven track record in delivering change, improvement and quality services across a complex organisation through the use of internal and external QA systems (in a health & social care setting). You will have experience of designing and delivering relevant training across different levels of staff and have experience of developing outcome-based quality framework for individual projects and programmes across a variety of health and social care organisations.
You will demonstrate high levels of integrity, leadership and emotional intelligence, have the ability to work effectively as part of a leadership team and have an evidenced excellent sense of judgment.
About our client:
They embrace diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of their people. They are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities they serve and ensuring inclusion in everything they do.
Their employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. They are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. They also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with them.
Position: Head of Safeguarding, Quality & Dementia Learning
Location: Home Worker - England and Wales
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £57,775 - £64,916 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Closing Date: 28 January 2021
Interview Date: TBC via Zoom
You may have experience of the following: Operations Director, Operations Manager, Head of Operations, Project Manager, Project Management, Programme Manager, Programme Management, Safeguarding, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit etc.
Location: This role can be based from any of our UK-wide hubs.
The Trust is seeking an exceptional individual to be part of the Executive Committee, responsible for leading The Prince's Trust to ensure its life-changing support is safely delivered to children, young people and young adults aged 11-30 across the UK.
You will oversee the delivery of all our lifechanging activity helping over 60,000 young people across the UK each year through direct delivery, digital delivery, and delivery partnerships. Providing exceptional motivational leadership to over 500 colleagues in addition to an extensive volunteer network, you will have responsibility for securing, managing, and influencing senior level partnerships within the public and private sector. The blended delivery team will be aligned with the Customer Services provision, which is the first point of contact for enquires, and subsequently, facilitate the transition of young people to the appropriate support intervention.
You will have experience of leading organisations through significant change and be able to demonstrate effective delivery of a high-level customer service experience to an end-user. Powerful communication and influencing skills, strong contract management experience and proven analytical expertise will be key to this position.
With a deep knowledge, understanding and empathy of the current issues and barriers facing young people across the UK, you will also lead one of The Trust’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion networks and have a natural and instinctive interest in others that reaches beyond the role.
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- Seek opportunities to grow the existing CN so that there are effective local groups in all areas of the UK.
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- Reach out and connect with other local community groups (e.g. charities, foodbanks) to share and promote our campaigns and policy work.
- Look for opportunities to collaborate and connect with local community organisations to ensure our messages reach a diverse audience.
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