Use your experience and skills to make a difference for people with dyslexia and dyscalculia by joining our growing team.
We are looking for a Knowledge & Information Manager to support people with dyslexia by developing the British Dyslexia Association information programme and embedding best practice in information development.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the British Dyslexia Association, the charity that is the voice of dyslexic people. The successful candidate will join our team at a time when we are expanding our information and advice services, and play a pivotal role in supporting our greater focus on our charitable purpose, at the heart of which is evidence-based information on dyslexia and dyscalculia.
The Knowledge & Information Manager will be responsible for all information that we produce, across digital, print and person to person platforms. Alongside thousands of daily visitors to our website, our well established and much valued helpline sees many incoming calls and emails every day, and this role will work with colleagues to ensure all our information is current and accurate.
We are contacted every day by people in need of help or advice, including parents whose children may not be getting the support they need at school, or employees whose workplace has not made reasonable adjustments. We offer expert advice and we are seen as the organisation to go to for expertise on dyslexia.
About you
We are seeking a candidate with expertise in information development, ideally gained in an advice, education or health information role. You will be experienced in producing information for the public from the research stage, through to writing, external review and publication, and experienced in researching information using databases and the internet. You will be confident in liaising with academics and researchers, and you will understand how to explain complex issues for public understanding.
Substantial knowledge of dyslexia and/or neurodiversity gained in an academic or professional setting would be ideal but what matters is that you care about accurate information and its positive impact empowering people.
To apply
Please view the Recruitment Pack for full details of this position. We invite applications with an up-to-date CV and cover letter explaining how your skills and experience match our requirements, and why you would like the role.
CLOSING DATE: 12 Noon, Monday 8th February 2021
Interviews will be conducted remotely, week commencing 15th February 2021
Please note: as we expect post Covid to have regular visits to our Bracknell office in Berkshire, applicants should live a reasonable distance, around 1-2 hours max travelling time.
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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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Auditory Verbal UK (AVUK) is looking for an experienced family support manager who wants to play a key role in an ambitious and growing organisation that is supporting deaf children to get an equal start at school. AVUK is a small, award-winning national charity that is transforming the lives of deaf children across the UK. Over the next few years, the charity plans to: double the number of pre-school children and families supported by its innovative early intervention programme; significantly increase the number of Auditory Verbal Therapists in the UK; further its profile and influence; and grow and diversify its voluntary income streams so that deaf children have the same opportunities in life as their hearing peers.
The post holder will join a highly-committed and passionate team of 24 staff, and will work closely with the Clinical and Operations teams to provide the best outcomes for families. The job will include a mix of home working and in-centre working in our Bicester and Bermondsey centres, with one centre being the base.
The Family Support Manager will be one of the primary points of contact for families on the AVUK programme and will provide advocacy, practical support and information services to parents and other carers of children with hearing loss on the programme at AVUK. They will offer emotional support for families and will be able to signpost effectively to other agencies for families in greater need, managing relationships with external providers of support services to families, such as Local Education Authorities, external counsellors and occupational therapists. They will be responsible for organising parent workshops, developing the Family Ambassador programme and making arrangements for annual/biannual consultation sessions for parents, attending these sessions where appropriate, providing practical support in preparation for these sessions and taking forward matters arising. They will work closely with the Operations team to provide administrative support to the Clinical team in connection with therapy services.
For further information, please see the attached job pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role is maternity cover for a 15-month period. The post holder will be responsible for leading and developing the challenge events programme for 2021 into 2022. You will need to take ownership of marketing plans and budgets, the supporter journey and deliver a best in class stewardship experience for the challenge events programme which has seen huge growth over the last few years. Income has grown from £47k in 2017 to £145K in 2019 with 2021 forecast to see the programme achieve £215K.
As a key part of a small but growing fundraising team, you will also lend your experience and skills to supporting the wider fundraising plans, from sharing best practice to supporting the design and delivery of new products or activity.
Some of the key tasks and responsibilities
- Manage, develop and grow the challenge events programme to reach and exceed expectations across a range of events and activities
- Lead on the design and implementation of marketing and recruitment plans to build our supporter base to hit agreed participation targets
- Continue to develop and deliver a sector-leading supporter experience to maximise income, encourage repeat participation and develop life-long supporters
- Maintain the recording and reporting processes to ensure every event meets the supporter number and income targets against the agreed budget
- Develop and oversee the event administration carried out with the support of the fundraising assistant for all challenge event supporters. Providing supporter care from sign up through to post event delivery and includes database management, sending out fundraising packs and materials and delivering a thanking process
- Keeping our website, social media pages and groups up-to-date and engaging with supporters on all platforms
- Maintaining strong relationships with third party suppliers and ensuring that all event agreements, purchasing of event packages and invoices are processed to time.
- Manage the event day delivery for all challenge events including event plans, risk assessments and the recruitment of volunteers for events that are attended by the fundraising team.
Please note: Our office is closed until Monday 4 Jan. We will be reveiwing applications w/c 4 Jan and inviting candiadtes to interview as of 11 Jan 2021.
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We are currently seeking an experienced and enthusiastic individual to cover the maternity leave of our Marketing & Database Manager- a key management role within our Income Generation & Communications department. We’re proud of the quality and reach of our marketing and communications activity and, despite being a small team, we make a big impact and have experience of creating innovative, award-winning campaigns. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and creative individual to maintain this momentum and ultimately help our charity reach more people.
This is a 12 month opportunity, covering a period of maternity leave, from April 2021.
The Role
This is a busy role managing multiple areas of work:
- Developing and delivering the hospice’s integrated communications strategy.
- Providing marketing support for fundraising and hospice service promotion activities.
- Managing the supporter database and administration support for the income generation team.
The majority of your time will be spent sourcing news and stories from the hospice and transforming them into engaging content, planning and managing print production, liaising with the media and developing digital communications. You will also oversee the management of our substantial supporter database, including leading on the further development of data insight and reporting which will be crucial to our future success.
You’ll work closely with the members of the Income Generation & Communications department and the rest of the organisation to develop and deliver cross-channel marketing campaigns, helping to achieve our £4 million annual fundraising target, raising awareness of the care and support we provide to patients and driving engagement with key stakeholders.
What you need:
First and foremost you need to be an excellent communicator and relationship-builder, highly organised and passionate about the work of Bolton Hospice and the difference you can make. We are looking for a skilled marketing & communications professional with experience of database management. Experience of working for a charity would be an advantage, as would line management experience.
Why Bolton Hospice?
You will be working within a friendly and committed team in modern, open plan offices (with some home working considered). Working across the whole organisation and reporting directly to senior management, you’ll have ownership of the Marketing & Database functions and the autonomy to use your skills to make a real impact. We offer our employees an attractive benefits package, including generous annual leave (starting at 35 days a year including bank holidays), a contributory stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance, membership of a healthcare cash plan and excellent training opportunities.
Bolton Hospice welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, marital status or sexual orientation. Any appointment will be made on merit alone. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check. Bolton Hospice has a No Smoking Policy.
We are seeking a proactive, dynamic and skilled staff member (Registered Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker) to be appointed as a Care Co-ordinator to work in a fast-paced multidisciplinary Sanctuary setting (Crisis Café). Working within the Sanctuary we will help you develop leadership skills, autonomous decision making, and dynamic risk assessment skills.
The Café accepts referrals from the Emergency Services, other professional bodies including self-referrals and is accessible to those living within the localities of Mid, North and West Essex who are experiencing a Mental Health Crisis. The aim of the Sanctuary is to help reduce the number of admissions to A&E for those who have no physical/medical need.
The role will involve working in partnership to ensure that vulnerable people have a safe environment in which to manage their crisis and provide back-up services, where necessary. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a new Service in an area of great need and to contribute to improved out of hours’ provision.
We have roles available in two of our cafes/sanctuaries, details below:
Colchester - Fixed term contract until 31.03.2021. The cafe is open 7 days a week including bank holidays and you would be working 7 hour shifts working 5pm - 12 midnight on a 4 on, 4 off shift rota. The pro rata starting salary for this location is £19,971 pa.
Braintree - Fixed term contract until 31.03.2022. The cafe is open 7 days week including bank holidays and you would be working 7 hour shifts working 6pm - 1.00am on a 4 on, 4 off shift rota. The pro rata starting salary for this location is £21,398 pa (includes an unsocial hours shift allowance).
When applying for the role, please specify on your application form which location you wish to be considered for.
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Our Health and Social Care Team are looking for a Partnership Manager to build and maintain excellent relationships and partnerships which will contribute directly to our ambition of supporting 10,000 young people into careers in health and social care over the next 3 years, including bringing on board new partners who will support our operational delivery as well as strategic partners who will help us to have influence across the health / care sectors.
You will use excellent relationship management skills and a good network of contacts across the health and social care sectors to make this role a success. You will be confident in finding creative partnership solutions and establishing agreements with new contacts. A good understanding of operations will allow you to translate excellent partnership ideas into practical operational solutions.
For more information, please go to our website.
Why we need Health & Social Care Partnership Mangers:
This year we aim to support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.
We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years. Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.
We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.
Perks for working at The Trust:
- Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
- Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
- Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
- In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.
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Gypsies and Travellers Wales is looking for a Fundraising and Team Manager (Maternity Cover). This role offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual to lead, manage and support our senior team and develop our fundraising income.
You will be responsible for the smooth day to day running of the charity overseeing the fundraising, financial and day-to-day management aspects of GT Wales. You will work with the Trustees to help build on the success of GT Wales.
You will have previous experience of working in the third/voluntary sector, working with disadvantaged groups or in advice and advocacy sector. You will be a skilled bid writer, writing compelling high quality and detailed bids to trusts and foundations in order to reach ambitious voluntary income targets. You will have experience of managing and developing a team, with a collaborative and charismatic management style and experience of engaging and developing relationships with a range of stakeholders internally and externally.
You will be a great organiser who does not shy away from a challenge. Flexible, enthusiastic and highly motivated, you will have great communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a range of diverse stakeholders.
Job Requirements
. You will:
- Lead on managing GT Wales’s team and coordinating an environment that is enjoyable for staff to work, equipped with the necessary resources for effective working, and that support wellbeing.
- Lead the day to day financial management, ensure financial systems are up to date, fit for purpose and meet deadlines for reporting requirements
- Identify and seek new funding streams from grant making bodies, trusts, foundations, individuals, and partners to support the work of GT Wales in implementation of GT Wales 3 year strategy.
- Work collaboratively with staff across the organisation cultivating a strong working knowledge of operational priorities to produce a compelling fundraising case for support.
- Represent GT Wales externally at network events or similar
- Ensure that grants and donations are appropriately tracked, applied and reported.
We are looking for an honest and non-judgmental individual, the right candidate will be committed to helping others, and be able to respond flexibly and compassionately to clients’ needs. Due to the small size of the team, the successful applicant will need to be a flexible team player and happy to undertake tasks across the charity that fall outside of the role’s main remit, as and when required.
To apply :In the first instance, please submit your CV which must be accompanied by a Supporting Statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) detailing how your knowledge and experience meets the requirements of the job description. Relevant candidates may be asked to complete an application form and equal opps format a later stage .
Closing date 20th January 2021
Interviews week commencing 25th January 2021.
The successful candidate will need to be in post by 1st March 2021. In light of current conditions, all applicants are advised that interviews may/are likely to take place via telephone, Teams or Zoom.
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We are looking for a full time Digital Fundraising Manager to lead on and develop a strategy which enables the charity to engage in new ways of increasing income through digital fundraising.
You will have experience of using digital communications for supporter acquisition to build income generation and an online community. You will also have the ability to develop and deliver strategic plans/projects, and experience in creating and managing income and expenditure budgets.
You will be driven and self-motivated, with excellent interpersonal communications skills. Knowledge of social media, dynamics and emerging trends is essential, whilst previous experience within the charity sector is desirable.
Please note this role will involve working remotely for a temporary period due to COVID-19.
Demelza provides specialist care and emotional support for children and young people with terminal conditions and their loved ones, across Kent, East Sussex and South East London.
Every role at Demelza contributes and impacts on our ability to support each child, young person and their family achieve the best possible life, whatever their challenges.
Apply now to join #TeamDemelza and be part of our passion and dedication to be there when we are needed the most.
Closing Date - Thursday 7th January 2021
Interview Date - Thursday 14th January 2021
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Job Summary
Job Title: Operational Manager
Location: Leicestershire & Northamptonshire (Including Loughborough, Duston, Wellingborough, Kettering, Corby, Irthlingborough and Northampton)
Contract: Full Time
Hours: 39 hours per week
Salary: Up to £39,502.35
Contact: Cecilia Parfitt
Information: Driver, full UK driving licence, is essential
Interview date: Wednesday 20th January 2021
Who are Thera Group?
Thera Group are a charity that support people with a learning disability. We want to demonstrate that people with a learning disability can be leaders in society but we can’t do this without you! We need an Operational Manager in Leicestershire & Northamptonshire to make our vision a reality.
What does an Operational Manager do?
The Camden Society is looking for a full time Operational Manager. The Operational Manager will be responsible for managing a number of teams providing support to people with a learning disability.
The Operational Manager will ensure the quality of support by leading, mentoring, auditing, developing, training and guiding diverse staff teams. The Operational Manager will monitor and audit the supports, supervise the CLS’s, manage projects and work as a senior manager of the organisation.
What experience do I need?
To be an Operational Manager you will need to have previous experience in the supported living industry as well as knowledge of CQC.
You’ll need great communication skills and be able manage a team by leading by example. You’ll be computer literate, show initiative and be comfortable when it comes to making difficult decisions.
What are the Benefits?
• 25 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday
• Employee support line to support you and your family
• Continuous on the job training is provided
• Contributory Pension Plan
• Occupational Maternity Pay
• NVQ Funding
• DBS paid for by Thera
• Career progression
We also offer an employee benefits scheme, which includes:
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to Thousands of Retail Discounts
We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate. Apply now to avoid disappointment.
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Great job working directly with politicians & doctors for a candidate passionate about improving healthcare for all.
The Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare is the largest UK professional membership organisation working at the heart of sexual and reproductive health, supporting healthcare professionals to deliver high quality care. We believe that access to quality sexual and reproductive healthcare is a fundamental right. This is why we are working together with our 15,000+ members and partners to shape better sexual and reproductive health for all.
The remit of the External Affairs Team is to influence policy and practice through evidence-based advocacy as well as to raise awareness of SRH among the public. It aims to develop and enhance policy; build partnerships in order to enhance influencing ability; and provide external communications inclusive of media relations. The team promotes the goals set out in FSRH’s Vision, Strategic Plan 2020-2025, and accompanying Operational Plans, through the promotion of the highest standards in the field of SRH.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK (APPG SRH) aims to raise awareness in Parliament of the needs of women seeking abortion and the importance of improving the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of people in the UK. The APPG is co-chaired by Diana Johnson MP and Baroness Barker and supported by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), Marie Stope International Reproductive Choices, and Bayer.
About the role
This is a dual role, housed within the External Affairs Team at the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. The role is primarily focused on the management of the APPG SRH, and the delivery of its programme and aims. The other focus of the role is to help manage the outputs of the External Affairs team at FSRH, working closely with the Director of External Affairs and other team members. There are no line management responsibilities associated with this role.
We are looking for a bright individual with an interest in healthcare policy and a passion for improving society. A background in public affairs, campaigning, media relations or Parliamentary work, as well as proven project management and events experience is highly desirable. Excellent writing skills are essential, as is a broad understanding of communications techniques to engage policy makers and the general public around the issues that clinicians and the public alike face.
Located remotely initially, with the opportunity to work post-pandemic in the offices of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London Bridge (where FSRH is situated), the FSRH offers a package that includes flexible working, season ticket loan, a first-class pension scheme and generous annual leave.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Vacancy Reference Number:
DCHDO/LCC/FR/UK-R1
Position title:
Donor Care Help Desk Officer
Reports to:
Call Centre Manager
Location:
FLEXIBLE – with frequent attendance Required at Muslim Hands UK, 595-597 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HJ.
Hours of Work:
Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary guideline:
Up to £22,000 (depending on experience)
Terms of Employment:
Permanent Contract (with a 6-Month Probationary Period)
Application Process & Closing Date:
Send an up to date CV and supporting Covering Letter by Email by no later than 24th January 2021
Approx. Interview & Role Commencement Date(s):
Interviews: As and When Suitable Candidates Identified
Start: ASAP thereafter
NB: -
- Strong Applicants may be contacted sooner, ahead of the closing date, to hold Zoom or Skype Interview with Muslim Hands
- Please include your Skype ID in your application.
- Muslim Hands reserves the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found ahead of the ‘closing date’ [24th January 2021].
Donor Care Help Desk Officer
Muslim Hands is an international NGO working in over 40 countries around the globe. We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our Donor Care team as a Donor Care Help Desk Officer.
We receive a large number of queries from donors and the general public whether via email, the website or other channels.
As a Help Desk Officer you will be responsible for:
- Managing all donor communications
- Working with others in the Donor Liaison and Contact Centre teams
- Ensure Donor queries are dealt with in a timely and professional manner.
- Drafting responses
- Escalating issues that require assistance from other staff and other related duties.
This a busy job in a fast-paced environment and is well suited to those who enjoy multi-tasking and striving for 100% donor satisfaction.
This job involves heavy use of our help desk software.
Training will be provided but you should be able to demonstrate strong technical skills.
Essential Requirements:
- Ability to demonstrate current eligibility to work within the United Kingdom
- Must be able to either:
- Provide a valid Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate (issued within the last year) when requested by Muslim Hands; OR
- Undertake to provide full cooperation for Muslim Hands to perform a DBS Check at the required level appropriate for this / similar role.
- To demonstrate Muslim Hands’ values and ethics in own working practices, approach and conduct
- To support with Fundraising activities from time-to-time, committing to partake in approximately 5-Live-TV-Appeals during our peak periods.
- To undertake any reasonable responsibilities as required by Line Manager
- To promote and adhere to all Muslim Hands Policies, Procedures and Professional Practices
- Customer / Donor Service experience
- Good time keeping and organisation skills
- Strong technical skills
- Confident and pleasant communication skills
Highly Desirable:
- Be well versed in different fundraising requirements and strategies.
- Similar NGO/Charity experience
If you feel you meet the above criteria and you have a strong commitment to Muslim Hands values, goals and beliefs as well as a desire to improve all of our donors' experiences please apply!
NB:-
- This Job Description / Specification is illustrative and non-exhaustive in scope.
- The post-holder may be required to undertake any reasonable tasks as and when required by Line Manager from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Organisation.
- Strong candidates applying from outside of London will be considered as this position could work remotely with occasional travel to the office if deemed necessary.
- Unfortunately, we will only be able to contact successful candidates so if you have not heard from us by the closure date unfortunately your application will have been unsuccessful.
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Job title: Service Manager
Service: PARCS (Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse Service)
Grade: Grade 4 Point 29-33
Salary: Up to £ 38,736
Hours: Full Time (37 hours per week)
Location: Portsmouth
Responsible to: Operational Manager/Board of Directors
PARCS is a community-based charity located in Portsmouth that aims to improve the legacy of sexual exploitation through the provision of specialist-integrated services to survivors and their families. PARCS are entering a period of change, and are ‘intending to merge’ with Family Action, in April 2021.
We are seeking someone to build upon our work, long standing quality reputation and who has the knowledge and understanding of the traumatic impact of rape, sexual abuse, and domestic violence on the individual and the wider community as a whole. We need someone with this expert knowledge coupled with energy, vision and leadership qualities to take the Service into its next period of change and growth.
Family Action is a charity committed to building stronger families by delivering innovative and effective services and support that reaches out to many of the UK’s most vulnerable children, young people and their families. We seek to empower people and communities to address their issues and challenges through practical, financial and emotional help.
PARCS & Family Action are looking to recruit a dynamic, passionate and experienced Service Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to make a real difference in the lives of individuals and their families effected by sexual violence, rape and domestic abuse.
The Service provides holistic, systemic, trauma Informed Services for adults and young people promoting healthy relationships and alleviating the physical, emotional and psychological distress associated with interpersonal trauma including rape and sexual abuse/exploitation.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated, passionate and an experienced service manager, with an impressive track-record of delivering high quality services, to meet the needs of local communities. They will strive for excellent standards, robustly ensuring a quality, outcome driven and accessible service.
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operate with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have experience of providing first-rate services to families to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people, we would like to hear from you.
Our Values:
People focus, Mutual Respect, Excellence-in-all-we do and a Can-Do attitude.
If you can relate to these and have the necessary skills and attitude, we can offer you:
- A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme
- Career development opportunities
- A full induction and ongoing quality training
- The opportunity to become part of PARCS/ Family Action initiatives
- Flexible working hours
- Managed workloads with regular supportive and reflective supervision
Closing date: 10am on 29th January 2021
Interview date: 03rd February 2021
PARCS/Family Action offers good working conditions, a comprehensive training programme and final salary pension scheme. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Clinical or Counselling Psychologist – Training and Capacity Builder
Contract: Permanent, Part Time
Hours: 14 hours per week (to include Friday and any other day)
Location: London, Finsbury Park
Salary: £41,361 pro rata per annum (Actual salary £16,544.40 pa) Grade 24
Job Ref: VA389
Closing Date for applications: 21 January 2021
We are looking for Clinical / Counselling Psychologist, Training and Capacity Builder to join our multidisciplinary team. The purpose of this role is to provide a psychology service to adults who are survivors of torture and organised violence through individual or group therapy, offering a range of interventions. In addition the post holder will contribute to the development and delivery of internal and external training, and will provide consultation to external professionals who work with survivors of torture and organised violence. The role also includes offering supervision to psychology trainees.
You will be qualified in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, desirably to Doctorate level, and be accredited and a member of a relevant professional body.
In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30 day annual leave entitlement, and 6% pension contribution.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided where you can also apply online.
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.
We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.
Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.
Freedom from Torture is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
ABOUT US
Dean Farm Trust established in 2007 is a registered charity and animal sanctuary. Operating in Chepstow South Wales we offer a home for life to unwanted, neglected and abused animals. Our sanctuary is currently home to 185 farmed animals in 62 acres of pasture, paddocks and woodland, We promote compassion and a vegan lifestyle. Our sanctuary is open to the public, private visitors along with hosting tours and events throughout the year. Our ethos is to treat every single animal as an individual, caring for it giving the correct enrichment, feed, space, freedom and companisnship for their life. In the short time we have been open thousands of visitors have come to the sanctuary, many returning with their families and friends.
The primary aim of the Trust is to provide a home for life, shelter, warmth, food, and enrichment, to sick, ill-treated, and abused animals and animals that have been subjected to farming or sport.
To promote humane behaviour towards animals by providing care, treatment, protection, and security for animals and to educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among animals. The Trust also promotes compassionate living and humane behaviour towards animals through a variety of public education and outreach activities.
Our Charity was delighted when earlier this year the wonderful "Matt Pritchard" became our Patron. He is an animal advocate and is about to embark on a huge challenge of Rowing aacross the Atlantic Ocean to raisefunds for our charity.
We have had a number of articles written about us in the local and National magazines and papers supporting the work we do and sharing our stories.
In the sHORTt time we have been established our charity has one a number of awards and recently been voted the "Favourite Animal Sanctuary" in the UK by the prestigeous Vegfest.
In 2021 we plan to open our sanctuary doors full time from April to October for visitors, educational tours and events to share the work we do and promote compasionate living.
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Dean Farm Trust established in 2007 is a registered charity and animal sanctuary. Operating in Chepstow South Wales we offer a home for life to... Read more
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