Individual Giving Manager

£30,328 per annum plus Inner London Weighting (£3,000 per annum)

35 hours a week

Permanent

London SE1 0LH

Carers Trust is a major charity for, with and about carers. We work to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems.

We do this with a UK wide network of quality assured independent partners and through the provision of grants to help carers get the extra help they need to live their own lives. With these locally based Network Partners we are able to support carers in their homes through the provision of replacement care, and in the community with information, advice, emotional support, hands on practical help and access to much needed breaks. We offer specialist services for carers of people of all ages and conditions and a range of individually tailored support and group activities.

We are currently looking for an Individual Giving Manager who will support the organisation to realise it’s vision by;

• Recruiting, retaining and cultivating relationships with donors including cash, regular gifts and legacy giving.
• Working with the Director of Fundraising and Communication to ensure cross organisation development of stewardship for individuals leading to engagement, conversion, value and long-term support.

• Overseeing the challenge events activity by working with colleagues to recruit and provide a high quality experience for our participants.

The successful candidate will have

• Experience of individual giving and legacy fundraising.
• Experience of managing integrated campaigns including digital and offline channels
• Experiences of databases preferably Raisers Edge and the ability to segment audiences

This is a great opportunity for someone interested in joining a vibrant organisation and a successful fundraising team.

Please note that we will only accept completed application forms or a CV and covering letter.

Closing date is 6th February and interview date is 13 or 14 February 2020

Carers Trust is committed to valuing diversity. 

Carers Trust has a number of measures in place to support the carers in its employment including carers leave.

Charity numbers: England and Wales 1145181, Scotland SC042870.

Carers Support West Sussex, a £2.5m turnover charity based in the South East of England, is seeking a Carer Services Director to drive the further development of our services. This is a newly created position, responsible for the impact our teams make through delivering services to unpaid and family carers and communities, through developing innovative and evidence based practice which is co-produced with the people we support.

The role is accountable for all of our frontline carer services financially supported by a single county council contract until 2022 with the option of two further 12 month extensions. The post-holder has access to a further £100,000 annual charitable investment for the next two years from 1 April 2020 as part of a transformation programme to maximise the benefit for carers from our charitable services.

We are looking for an exceptional individual for this critical role. You will bring significant leadership experience from effectively leading and managing teams across a number of disciplines and geographies across a County footprint. We are keen to find someone who is both experienced and innovative, who is curious, and able to focus on designing and delivering services to better support carers.

The job holder will be a natural and strategic leader with deep and wide-ranging knowledge and experience within health and/or social care settings and services. They will possess the client facing awareness and agility required to make a significant contribution to the development of Carer Support West Sussex offer.

The organisation is made up of dedicated, professional staff, most of whom have direct experience of caring themselves.  We work together to foster a culture of flexibility and of supporting each other and the carers of West Sussex.

WHO ARE CATS?

We believe that all young people should be aware of the signs and symptoms of cancer, and how to check themselves, so that’s what we’re here for. We aim to empower these young people to be comfortable enough with themselves and their bodies to know when something is up, and when to go and see a doctor.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

A one-of-a-kind project in partnership with the NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). This project will be delivered in the City of Salford through informal cancer awareness workshops to young people. These workshops will be used to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer, risk factors, and incidence rates, and focus on personal empowerment so young people can understand changes to their body, and visit a GP with confidence. You’ll run the project day-to-day from developing workshops, engaging with the community, and conducting an ongoing evaluation of the project.

This project (therefore this position) is being externally funded and will commence for 12 months from the start date of employment. CATS as a charity will need to uphold our funder’s SMART targets, some of these are reflected in the following roles. A full project brief will be provided to the successful candidate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing workshops to deliver to a variety of different communities in the City of Salford.
• To monitor and evaluate the impact of the workshops.
• To ensure the workshop scheme aligns with the project’s SMART goals.
• Researching into different communities that would benefit from our workshops.
• To assist in the recruitment, training and support of volunteers who would assist in workshops.

The successful applicant will: 

• Be crazy about CATS - passionate about our cause and care about the work we are doing. 
• Be creative and innovative; offering a wide range of ideas. 
• Have the ability to work independently and use initiative.
• Have great written and verbal communication skills and be able to deliver information in a clear unambiguous way. 

What can CATS offer you:

• You will work with a close team, who are incredibly passionate about what they do. 
• You will have the opportunity to develop your own skills and understanding around income generation and small charity world.
• You will be part of the growth and development of CATS.
• You will have flexibility in your role to make it your own.

Things to know before you apply:

• The team is only two strong at the moment, meaning the successful applicant will be the third/fourth person employed by CATS (as we are currently recruiting 2 roles).
• We are a youth led organisation, so appreciate fresh and new ideas in all areas of our work.

• The candidate must be able to drive and have their own car to use for work.
• This is a full-time role, contracted at 37.5 hours a week.
• This opportunity is office based (Manchester city centre/Salford) and we will not consider remote working.
• Please read the job specifications before you apply.

Are you passionate about service user engagement and raising the profile of the needs of children with special educational needs and disabilities, and their parents, in East Sussex? 

ESPCF is the new forum for parent carers of children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in East Sussex. 

ESPCF’s aim is to ensure that every parent carer in East Sussex feels that their voice, their views and their experiences matter and contribute towards developing and improving services.  We do this by reaching out to parent carers to be involved, representing parent carers’ experience and expertise to decision-makers and making recommendations for service improvement. 

ESPCF is supported by Amaze, the local charity providing information, advice and support to local SEND families.  This includes HR support and Amaze are therefore the employer for this role.

Three new staff roles are being recruited at the same time: ESPCF Chair, Engagement Co-ordinator and Administrative and Communications Assistant.  ESPCF funding is confirmed until March 2022, however, employment contracts are being offered initially for one year, intentionally so that ESCPF has the flexibility to adapt and change its staff team as it develops and grows in its first year of operation.

Engagement Co-ordinator

• Contract: 24 hours per week, fixed-term contract until March 2021 in the first instance (with the possibility of extension)
• Rate: £13.99 hour (£25,470 p.a. pro-rata) equivalent to NJC Spinal Point 23-24
• Location: East Sussex, either home-based or working flexibly from Amaze’s Eastbourne office with regular meetings/events across the County

Are you passionate about service user engagement and raising the profile of the needs of children with special educational needs and disabilities, and their parents, in East Sussex? 

This key role in the ESPCF team will reach out to involve as many parent carers as possible in ESPCF, to strengthen their voice in the planning, delivery and evaluation of services for their children.  You will be responsible for co-ordinating ESPCF’s work plan, developing outreach activities and supporting parent carer representatives.

You will have relevant experience in service user engagement and have a good understanding of the issues that having a child with additional needs can bring. Naturally, your excellent interpersonal skills will mean you have a good track record working in partnership and collaboration with others.

Young Carers’ Senior Practitioner and Targeted Group Lead
Islington, London (with travel across Islington and Camden)

About Us

We are Family Action, a national charity committed to building stronger families and brighter lives by delivering innovative and effective services and support that reaches out to many of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We are now seeking a Young Carers’ Senior Practitioner and Targeted Group Lead to join our team and ensure young carers and their families across Islington and Camden have the support and resources they need.

The Benefits

- Salary of £26,869 - £29,332 per annum (inclusive of Inner London Weighting)
- Pension scheme
- A full induction and ongoing quality training
- Employee assistance programme
- Eyecare vouchers
- 25 days’ holiday

If you have experience of assessing and supporting young carers and complex families, and of co-ordinating and facilitating groups, this is a fantastic opportunity to use your expertise to support young carers facing the daily challenges of supporting their family members.

Joining our dedicated and people-focused organisation, you will be supported and encouraged to build your career through a comprehensive training programme and development opportunities, ensuring you grow as we grow.

So, if you are looking for a role where you will support the success of a service ensuring vulnerable young carers have a positive outlet and the assistance they need, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Young Carers’ Senior Practitioner and Targeted Group Lead, you will work with a caseload of up five families, assessing and working with young carers to ensure any negative impacts of the caring role are reduced.

Providing support on both an individual and community level, you will deliver wellbeing groups with a focus on mental health and reducing the feelings of isolation of young carers.

You will support the administration and referrals for our ‘Kidstime’ workshops that assists families affected by parental mental illness.

Reporting to the Project Manager, your role will involve:

- Planning and delivering a whole family approach to support
- Providing carers with information, advice and both practical and emotional support
- Increasing carers’ parenting capacity though parenting sessions and one-on-one support
- Planning up to 12 targeted group wellbeing sessions per annum
- Leading the co-ordination and promotion of sessions, working closely with local youth hubs
- Maintaining strong partnerships with multi-agency partners
- Recording and reporting on attendance and engagement with Kidstime

About You

To join us as a Young Carers’ Senior Practitioner and Targeted Group Lead, you will need:

- Proven assessment skills, working directly with young carers and their families, in particular parental mental health, to support positive, measurable and evaluated outcomes and reduce risk factors for children and young people
- Proven experience of, and the ability to, co-ordinate and facilitate groups, addressing themes relevant to young carers and their families
- An excellent understanding of reforms to legislation about the rights of young carers and the responsibilities of Local Authorities
- A degree level qualification (or equivalent) in relevant subject, such as health, social care, education, psychology or psychotherapy

Other organisations may call this role Senior Young Carers’ Practitioner, Social Care Practitioner, Social Worker, Senior Family Support Practitioner, Project Lead, Senior Project Co-ordinator, or Senior Family Support Worker.

The closing date for this role is the 5th February 2020 with interviews scheduled for the 10th February 2020.

Family Action offers good working conditions, a comprehensive training programme and a Group Personal Pension Scheme (GPPS). We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

So, if you want a role where you can thrive as a Young Carers’ Senior Practitioner and Targeted Group Lead, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 37 hours per week

We are seeking a Community Engagement Lead to join our small, dynamic team by supporting our vision: To be known and respected by everyone living or working within reach of our services who may become affected by cancer. You will support the Information and Support Services Manager in raising the Mulberry Centre’s profile through community engagement and raising awareness about the signs and symptoms of different types of cancer and ways in which people can adopt preventive measures.

The Community Engagement Lead will deliver a targeted information community engagement service in Hounslow and Richmond, and surrounding boroughs. They will develop user engagement within the Centre and in the local community. Part of the role will require you to develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders. The Community Engagement Lead will look at ways to increase the footfall in the Centre through community engagement with hard to reach groups such as men and minority and vulnerable groups.

This vital role will suit an enthusiastic and dynamic person who has excellent communication skills with the ability to work with people and have experience in presenting to individuals and groups of people. You will need to be compassionate and empathetic individual striving to make a difference to people affected by cancer.

To apply, please refer to the Information Pack and email a comprehensive CV and a covering letter showing evidence of how you meet the personal specification of the role.  We will not be accepting CV's only.

Title: Community Engagement Officer – LEAP
Reference: 2003
Location: Lambeth
Status: Fixed Term (2 years), Full time - 35 hours
Salary: £31,397 per annum

For over 50 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all. Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) is part of the NCB family. LEAP is on a mission to reduce barriers to involvement and isolation among community members in Lambeth. The LEAP programme is reaching out to and working closely with families and communities across Lambeth wards including Stockwell, Coldharbour, Vassall and Tulse Hill, in order to positively impact and better the life chances of young children and babies aged 0-3 years.

As part of this work an exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join the LEAP team and play a key role in helping the partnership to build rich relationships with the community, whilst coordinating and liaising effectively with stakeholders in order to help implement, develop and monitor LEAP’s community engagement work.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about improving the lives of others and will be skilled at bringing people together in order to develop engagement initiatives further.

Applications close at 11:59pm on the 2nd February 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website to download the information pack and application form. 

Please quote job title and reference number. CV’s will not be accepted. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The National Children’s Bureau is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, political opinion, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, and carer status.

No agencies please.

Trafford Parents Forum are looking for an individual seeking a new and exciting challenge to assist our engagement and support of parent carers of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) children and young people.

You will need to be self-motivated, empathetic, client focused and has a passion for getting the best service for the young people and children with Special Educational Needs and Disability in Trafford.

You will have experience of mentoring, advocacy and volunteer co-ordinator, and an understanding of disability, additional needs and SEN support. You must have experience of working with families.  A working knowledge of the SEND code of practice is desirable but training will be given. 

You need an understanding of the barriers that parent carers face and know of the various services available for disabled children and young people in Trafford.

The successful candidate must be committed to user involvement, empowerment and have excellent communication skills.

30 hours per week flexible. Will consider job share, Funded for position for two years

25 days leave pro rata

£15,600 pa

Do you have excellent organisational skills and enjoy working to develop systems and processes? 

ESPCF is the new forum for parent carers of children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in East Sussex. 

ESPCF’s aim is to ensure that every parent carer in East Sussex feels that their voice, their views and their experiences matter and contribute towards developing and improving services.  We do this by reaching out to parent carers to be involved, representing parent carers’ experience and expertise to decision-makers and making recommendations for service improvement. 

ESPCF is supported by Amaze, the local charity providing information, advice and support to local SEND families.  This includes HR support and Amaze are therefore the employer for this role.

Three new staff roles are being recruited at the same time: ESPCF Chair, Engagement Co-ordinator and Administrative and Communications Assistant.  ESPCF funding is confirmed until March 2022, however, employment contracts are being offered initially for one year, intentionally so that ESCPF has the flexibility to adapt and change its staff team as it develops and grows in its first year of operation

• 21 hours per week, fixed-term contract until March 2021 in the first instance (with the possibility of extension)
• Rate: £11.64 hour (£21,190 p.a. pro-rata) equivalent to NJC Spinal Point 14-17
• Location: East Sussex, either home-based or working flexibly from Amaze’s Eastbourne office

Do you have excellent organisational skills and enjoy working to develop systems and processes? 

This important role in the ESPCF team is responsible for ensuring the ESPCF office runs smoothly, providing high quality administrative support to ESPCF staff, parent carer representatives and volunteers, supporting events and writing reports and communication materials.

You will have experience of setting up and maintaining IT and admin systems and working efficiently using your own initiative to support a small team in a busy office environment.  Warm, interpersonal skills are also a must.

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to really make a difference to the lives of families with children and young people with SEND in East Sussex?

ESPCF is the new forum for parent carers of children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in East Sussex. 

ESPCF’s aim is to ensure that every parent carer in East Sussex feels that their voice, their views and their experiences matter and contribute towards developing and improving services.  We do this by reaching out to parent carers to be involved, representing parent carers’ experience and expertise to decision-makers and making recommendations for service improvement. 

ESPCF is supported by Amaze, the local charity providing information, advice and support to local SEND families.  This includes HR support and Amaze are therefore the employer for this role.

Three new staff roles are being recruited at the same time: ESPCF Chair, Engagement Co-ordinator and Administrative and Communications Assistant.  ESPCF funding is confirmed until March 2022, however, employment contracts are being offered initially for one year, intentionally so that ESCPF has the flexibility to adapt and change its staff team as it develops and grows in its first year of operation.

Chair

• Contract: 21 hours per week, fixed-term contract until March 2021 (with the possibility of extension)
• Rate: £15.81 hour (£28,779 p.a. pro-rata) equivalent to NJC Spinal Point 27-30
• Location: East Sussex, either home-based or working flexibly from Amaze’s Eastbourne office, with regular meetings across the County

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to really make a difference to the lives of families with children and young people with SEND in East Sussex?

We are looking for an inspiring individual with the ability to influence, encourage and enthuse a wide range of people, from service managers, to funders, to parent carers.  You will be responsible for leading ESPCF to deliver on its vision, mission and values in providing a strong voice for parent carers in East Sussex.  This includes chairing the ESPCF committee, representing the views and wishes of ESPCF’s members on a local, regional and national basis and overseeing all ESPCF activities, including line-managing staff.

Lived experience of being a parent carer of a child or young person living in East Sussex with SEND is essential, to ensure a strong understanding of the issues faced by local families. You must also have excellent interpersonal skills, to build relationships and work collaboratively with others. 

Although a significant and challenging role, you will be supported by a team of paid ESPCF staff, volunteer parent carer representatives and colleagues in Amaze, to fulfil the role and develop ESPCF into the future.

Red Rose Recovery is exclusively recruiting for a strong dynamic leader to drive forward and create a culture to support the ethos of the organisation and provide value based, clear and mission-driven strategic leadership to both Red Rose Recovery (RRR) and the Lancashire User Forum (LUF). 

You will have responsibility for the organisation as a whole, including all income and expenditure, financial related matters, risk, governance and performance ensuring the organisation meets all its legal and regulatory requirements.You will ensure financial sustainability and growth and be responsible for the delivery of the strategic plan.You will lead an organisation where teamwork is essential but where individual skills and co-production leadership equally need fostering. You’ll act an ambassador for the organisation and inspire the organisation and drive progress with the same determination and compassion demonstrated in our operational delivery.

OUR VALUES

• Hope- inspiring people to believe that sustainable recovery is possible for everyone.
• Commitment - working passionately to improve the lives of those in recovery.
• Respect - judging and valuing people for who they are and where they are going, not what they have been.
• Community - connecting people together, make recover a reality for the whole community.
• Transformation - changes the lives of those in recovery. 
• Legacy – building sustainable recovery for service users, families and communities.

YOU WILL LOVE THIS JOB IF

• You are strongly committed to the aims and ethos of RRR and the LUF and have a desire to bring about positive change in the lives of people in recovery.
• You have proven success in working closely with ambitious Management Teams and/or Boards.
• You are fun, warm, approachable, energetic, confident, outgoing, creative, empathetic, determined, ambitious, flexible, resilient, discreet, organised and professional.
• You are confident in presenting to large groups and contributing influentially in meetings.
• You have the capacity to be flexible and innovative in the changing circumstances of a small but wide-reaching charity.

YOU’LL BE DOING

• Working strategically with the Board of Trustees to deliver our ambitious strategy, identifying opportunities for further growth.
• Ensuring all staff understand and embody the organisation’s mission, strategy, culture and values, so that everyone is supported and equipped to perform to the highest level and meet the fullness of their potential.
• Managing the organisation as a whole, including all income and expenditure and financial related matters, risk, governance and performance ensuring the organisation meets all its legal and regulatory requirements.
• Providing line management to the Senior Leadership Team and ensure it is a well-run organisation where colleagues feel valued and able to work effectively. 
• Ensuring there are clear lines of accountability and responsibility across the team which foster and maintain effective working relationships for the organisation.
• Maintaining and strengthening relationships with internal and external stakeholders, partners, potential funders, corporate partners and agencies.
• Leading internal communications strategy to ensure that RRR’s values are lived day-to- day, and potential for sharing and learning is maximised across the organisation. 
• Acting as an ambassador for RRR, networking widely to build new and existing strategic relationships. 
• Ensuring the organisation fulfils its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities and maintain a proactive relationship with the Chair and Trustee Board, supporting them to fulfil their duties and legal and other responsibilities for the proper governance of RRR and the LUF.
• Ensuring full and accurate reporting including the preparation of an annual report and financial accounts, making returns to Charities Commission and reporting back at the AGM.

YOU’LL HAVE 

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience gained in a professional environment.
• Experience of working at operational & strategic levels and driving success across organisations and partnerships.
• Excellent leadership skills, line management experience, and the ability to enthuse, motivate and develop teams to deliver results.
• Experience in dealing with multiple tasks, sensitivities and challenges at the same time.
• A track record of driving quality and innovation and encouraging enterprise in others. 
• Excellent all-round communication skills and relationship management abilities.
• Knowledge and ability to run an organisation that is compliant with all regulatory and statutory obligations, and which is financially stable.
• Proven track record of securing new business in a tough financial climate.
• Willingness to travel locally across the Lancashire and North West region and nationally as required.

The primary responsibility of the Employment Services and Events Coordinator is to coordinate Employment Department events and support the marketing and delivery of employment services more generally in order that the Officers’ Association (OA) can fulfil its’ charitable objectives to assist its’ job seekers. 

Key Responsibilities:
Employment Department Event Coordination. Coordinate, organise and provide administrative and marketing support for, OAED events such as workshops, symposia and webinars.
•    Coordinate all OAED events providing support through Salesforce / Eventbrite/ GotoWebinar and liaising with venues, suppliers, speakers and jobs seekers as required. 
•    Support the marketing of events including writing copy and posting to Eventbrite, GotoWebinar, App and the website, App and social media channels; .
•    Assist with the running of OAED events as appropriate. 
•    Help coordinate and support employment webinars

Employment Services Administration: 
Provide administrative and other support for the OA Employment Department (OAED) and for Employment Services activities.
•    Act as an initial enquiry point for all OAED queries from job seekers, network contacts, employers and other organisations, providing information on, and assistance with access to, OAED services.
•    Collaborate with the other Employment Services and Events Coordinators and with other members of the Employment Services team to ensure a responsive, high quality OAED client service. 
•    Provide administrative support to the Employment Services Department as directed by the Deputy Director. 
•    Take responsibility for Salesforce employment services functionality as follows; 
    Manage Salesforce portal and App registration and access to OAED services for external users (job seekers, network contacts and employers.) 
    Provide initial response for log in and other user issues, escalating them to the Salesforce Administrator as required. 
    Prepare departmental Salesforce reports and undertake other supporting activities including the upkeep of the Salesforce OAED diary, and the timely and accurate updating of Salesforce records. 
    Coordinate lead generation administrative actions and follow-through. 
Employment Services Marketing. Collaborate with the Marketing Department to improve the profile, influence and reach of the OA’s employments services:
•    Ensure that Employment presence on website, social media, portal and App are kept up to date, relevant and engaging and in accordance with OA Marketing guidelines;
•    Coordinate bi-weekly employment newsletters to update jobseekers on OAED news and to promote current job postings and upcoming events;
•    Assist in the planning and delivery of employment services campaigns. 

The post holder may be required to carry out other duties that can reasonably be considered within the scope and purpose of the job and aptitudes of the job holder.

Qualifications/ Skills/ Knowledge:
•    A Level or equivalent, with good passes in GCSE Maths & English; 
•    A capable Microsoft Office user, including Power Point and Excel;
•    Proficient in the use of web content management systems, social media and other digital channels, able to write and post effective content;
•    Previous user experience with Salesforce or another CRM system preferred;
•    Knowledge and understanding of the culture, values and organisation of the Armed Forces an advantage.

Experience:
•    Experience of working in a customer service environment, online, over the phone and face to face;
•    Experience of event planning, administration and  delivery;
•    Previous experience of involvement with the planning and delivery of low level marketing campaigns preferred.
•    Experience of managing a membership group including generating members and ongoing engagement would be an advantage.

Personal Attributes:
•    Self-starter with the ability to be flexible, adaptable and adopt a positive approach to change. 
•    Well organised with strong planning skills and ability to prioritise, manage a busy workload and multitask.
•    Confident, self-motivated and proactive with ability to use own initiative.  Ability to work with minimal supervision.
•    Proven verbal and written communicator with strong attention to detail.
•    Willingness to take on new tasks and develop new processes.
•    Excellent team player and listener who enjoys engaging with customers / clients

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

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

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

Homeshare Development Officer

Salary Scale: £27,130 (actual £33,461)

Accountable to: National Homeshare Manager

Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract: Until 1st March 2023

Location: Home based in Greater London, Norfolk or within easy reach of both.

Shared Lives Plus is the UK network for family-based and small-scale ways of supporting adults. Our members are Shared Lives carers and workers, and Homeshare programmes.

Over the past four years the Homeshare UK team have driven the growth and development of Homeshare across the UK and ROI. This exciting and diverse new role will focus specifically on establishing Homeshare in Norfolk along with supporting the development of new Homeshare programmes and widening the reach of our existing members across Greater London.

The key objectives for this role include:

• Supporting the development and start-up of new Homeshare programmes across Norfolk and Greater London.
• Working with existing Homeshare Providers in Greater London to support them to scale up operations
• Support an increase in take up of Homeshare particularly by people from diverse background and communities.
• Support Homeshare to become recognised as a mainstream Housing and Social Care model
• Work with the Homeshare UK team to support the promotion of Homeshare across the UK and worldwide though our international work.
• To contribute to the effective administration of Homeshare UK and Homeshare International

Visit the Shared Lives Plus  website to find out more and apply by sending an up to date CV and a supporting statement which should be kept to a maximum of two pages.  Please start your supporting statement by saying why you want to work for us and work in the Shared LIves Sector.  Your supporting statement will also need to demonstrate how you meet the requirements of each area of the person specification showing

• Relevant skills and experience
• How your knowledge, values and attitude make you a suitable candidate
• How you would meet the practical requirements of the job

Deadline for completed applications 9.30 am on Monday 27th January 2020

Pre-interviews via skype/telephone 6th and 7th February and interviews 18th February 2020