We believe every young person in the UK should be supported to develop and fulfill their relationship ambitions for life.  The pandemic has highlighted the immense inequalities of our relationship experiences .  Fastn was set up to confront relationship injustice.

We are searching for an Education Programme Development Co-ordinator ready, willing and able to take on an exciting challenge.You will hit the ground running and be accountable for:

• Creating and sustaining strong relationships and networks with a wide range of partners, actively influencing, and achieving tangible gains that support young people develop and work towards relationship ambitions for life
• Influencing front-line educational organisations to embed a commitment to meaningful relationships learning and relationship ambition for life throughout their work
• Creating, developing and securing uptake of tools and knowledge for educators to support young people to shape and fulfil their relationship ambitions for life
• Communicating evidence to influence key stakeholders so that support for healthy and dependable relationships learning throughout the education system prioritised and actioned
• Systematically monitoring and evaluating work of Fastn, our network and funded partners to improve  sustainability, relevance and efficiency of work

We warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian, minority ethnic, LGBTQ+, young candidates and those who may need to work flexibly. 

The role is offered as an 80% FTE (30 hours of a 37.5 hour week), with the possibility of additional flexibility for a suitable candidate.  Working hours are flexible; some travel and calls will be required outside standard working hours when conditions permit. Fastn operates an annualised TOIL system.

Although this is a short-term role in the first instance, there will be opportunities to take on a new role or similiar activity if strong performance and behaviour in keeping with Fastn's values are evident. 

Independent Age works to ensure that as we grow older, we all have the opportunity to live well with dignity, choice and purpose.  To achieve this we provide information, advice and connection services for older people; campaign on the issues that matter most to them around health and care, poverty and loneliness and provide capacity building support to others working in the sector.

This is an exciting time to join the charity as we embark on our new ambitious strategy for 2021 – 2023 and increase our profile, impact and reach so more people can live a happy, connected and purposeful later life. 

This role is going to be key part in providing an impactful service offer for the charity. We would like to hear from people with a desire to support older people make a positive change in their own lives.

Working closely with the Services Manager, the post holder will provide first class support for older people in and around Essex.

The ideal candidate will need to have a person-centred approach with outstanding organisational skills. They should have experience working with, vulnerable or isolated people and be able to manage safeguarding and case work.

We are looking for community focused individuals with a real desire to make a difference. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a kind, welcoming, responsive approach, with the ability to demonstrate active listening skills.

Independent Age is passionate about connecting people, places and services together to combat loneliness.

The ideal candidate will have experience in the following:

• Working with community partners
• A keen awareness of issues older people face
• Experience of co-production activity alongside people who use services
• Managing case loads
• Managing electronic diaries
• Microsoft Office 
• CRM systems such as Charity log and Salesforce.
• Video calling such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams
• Dealing with general enquiries either face to face or telephone.
• Signposting
• Supporting events and activities.

As well as a competitive salary we offer 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, learning and development opportunities, season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

This role is home based in Essex, within Chelmsford and the surrounding areas.

We are passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion and creating an environment where we can ALL be ourselves.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and this role will require an Enhanced DBS certificate.

To apply, please visit our website to submit a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification along with a CV.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 17th June.

The role of the National Office coordinator is to manage and to maintain the smooth running of the office, support the Chief Executive Officer and to assist other SAMM staff, Trustees and Volunteers in the development of the organisation.

To develop the services of SAMM to promote the needs of those bereaved by homicide and offer advice, assistance and practical support to them.

The Co-ordinator is responsible for the development and maintenance of the national database and the overall coordination of administrative functions within SAMM.

The role involves the line management of the office assistant coordinator and volunteers.

We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.

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Do you have strong organisational skills and experience working in events? Are you interested in supporting a small, busy, charity renowned for its amazing work? Join us working with some of Britain's most excluded people.

We’re here so no one has to face crisis alone. First Love Foundation was established in 2010 with a mission to see the transformation of society through social justice.

We are looking for a temporary Event Coordinator to help us deliver a 6 weeklong summer programme, ideally for an immediate start. 

About Us

First Love Foundation, a Christian charity, was founded 10 years ago with a desire to see the transformation of society through the pursuit of justice, dignity, and equality for all members of the society. Our vision is for Britain without poverty and our work is underpinned by the belief that no one regardless of faith, ethnicity, socio-economic background, or any other factor should live in poverty or go through this type of crisis alone.

Based in the east end of London, First Love Foundation works with families and individuals experiencing crisis i.e. ‘income-shocks’ ranging from incorrect denial (or suspension of) welfare support, serious ill health, debt, homelessness, right through to domestic violence, trapping them in a continuous cycle of poverty.

We respond to poverty and crisis through the delivery of our highly regarded solutions-oriented Enabling Lives Programme. The programme provides instant access to high-quality support and advice at the point of crisis.

Our mission is ‘to empower people to create their own independent lives by working alongside them with love”. This mission and our theory of change have been carefully developed over many years on the front line, helping people in crisis and learning what it takes for people to break the cycle of poverty.

About the Role

Love Summer will support up to 45 families, who are most in need, with a 6-week summer programme of activities and workshops.

The Love Summer Event Coordinator is motivated to deliver an impactful event for families experiencing holiday hunger, in keeping with the holistic and solution-focused approach that First Love Foundation is well known for. Responsible for coordinating the day-to-day logistics of Love Summer, the Event Coordinator is the first point of contact for the external contributors and supports the Project Coordinator to plan and execute a successful summer programme.

The role is temporary and full time. The Love Summer programme runs from July to September, and you must be available to work throughout.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of quickly organising successful events, working in a fast-paced environment, working to a budget and excellent stakeholder management skills. They will be motivated by the opportunity to enable families to live sustainably and enjoy facilitating the smooth running of summer programme and reporting on its outcomes according to predefined objectives.

This role is suitable for someone with strong organisational skills and an operational focus, familiar with working to tight deadlines and looking to develop their event management and problem-solving skills.

Essential to this role is the use of the Salesforce Case Management System to manage client information, contact with suppliers, providers, donors, volunteers and referral agencies, for monitoring and evaluation and reporting for the trustee board, external partners and funders of our work. Training will be provided.

The successful candidate must be in sympathy with the Christian values, purposes and aims of First Love Foundation. The candidate would ideally be available for an immediate start.

Communicates with:

First Love Foundation colleagues, External Partners, stakeholders, suppliers, Volunteers and schools.

Start date:

End of May 2021

Applications:

Please apply by CV and covering letter through the Charity Job platform. Your covering letter should be no longer than 500 words and set out how you meet the job description and person specification. You can download the job description and person specification from Charity Job.

The deadline is 31 May 2021, but we will be reviewing CVs and conducting interviews from day 1 – so apply early.

The Fundraising Regulator was launched in 2016 to promote good fundraising by charities and to protect the public from unacceptable fundraising practices. It works with other sector bodies and regulators to ensure that charities and other fundraising organisations understand their responsibilities when it comes to legal, honest, open and respectful fundraising. A key part of the Fundraising Regulator's work is to handle complaints from members of the public about charitable fundraising. It is recruiting two new Case Officers to work as part of their dedicated Casework team, initially on a 12-month fixed term contract.         
 
Reporting to the Case Manager, Case Officers are the initial point of contact for members of the public, charities and fundraising agencies when a complaint is made to the Fundraising Regulator. As a Case Officer, you will deliver excellent service to all stakeholders, and you will investigate and resolve complaints in a prompt and efficient manner. Working in a busy, supportive and committed team, you will manage your own caseload and will undertake independent research and support on a variety of related projects. You will ensure consistent and robust evidence-based decision making and will maintain accurate and timely records.         
               
To be considered for this post, you will have significant experience of working in front-line customer service. You will also have previous exposure to casework. You will have the ability to investigate, analyse and exercise judgement in complex situations, and will have exceptional verbal and written communication skills. You will have the ability to understand the regulatory framework that the Fundraising Regulator operates within, and will operate with honesty, integrity and sincerity in all that you do to ensure that cases are resolved efficiently. 
         
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development of complaint handling across the charity sector. Please apply by submitting your CV in Word format (cover letters are not required at this stage). Successful candidates will be contacted and will be asked to complete a supporting statement.           
 
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application.  We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.         
   
Interviews to take place Tuesday 25th / Thursday 27th May 

The organisation

A social welfare coalition

The role

To support the senior campaigns manager in their work in making the coalition a success in its campaigning.

To be involved in the communications of the campaign – creating material, updating the website and social media.

Co-ordinating the case study database – including collecting stories and if necessary, interviewing people

The candidate

Experience of campaigns

Able to work on your own initiative and in a fast-paced environment

A highly organised individual with excellent attention to detail

Deadline – URGENT

Fast-paced short-term contract for an experienced project coordinator to help deliver the Workplace Safespace programme within Hillingdon.

The prevalence of Domestic Abuse (DA) means that it is literally ‘all around us’. Local business employees may be directly affected by DA as victims or witnesses.Local employers’ developing an effective DA policy and working to reduce the related risks will create a safer workplace and will also send out a strong message that staff and customers are valued and supported and that all forms of DA are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

We are looking for an enthusiastic female* Project Coordinator to oversee the delivery of the Workplace Safespace programme (WPSS). Hillingdon Women’s Centre is a women-only community-based service that focuses on empowering and supporting women in need. The successful candidate will be passionate about ending Violence Against Women and Girls and have proven experience in project management. 

* Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part I) applies.

Full job responsibilities can be found within the job description

Age UK Sheffield provides innovative and high quality services, tailored to the needs and wishes of individual older people. Some exciting opportunities have arisen to join this fast-changing organisation. We are looking for Independent Living Coordinators and an Information and Advice Officer to join our team working to improve the lives of older people across Sheffield. 

If you have drive, enthusiasm, a solution focused approach and have the ability to raise expectations about what is possible in later life this position is for you. 

You will be a people person, highly organised and skilled at practical problem-solving. You will relish working in a constantly evolving environment and enjoy developing relationships with partner and referral organisations. You will have the ability to inspire and engage older people and their families. You will be a brilliant listener and be comfortable managing a case load of customers and facilitating access to services, resources and facilities. 

You will receive a bespoke induction and training to equip you with the knowledge and skills to complete holistic assessments and provide solutions to identified issues. You will receive training to support with benefit applications.

 Closing date for applications: Monday 24th May 9am 
 Interviews: there will be a 2 part recruitment process to be held on Wednesday 26th May and Thursday 27th May   

All posts are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.  CVs are not accepted.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunities employer, as well as a Disability Confident employer. 

Part-time, (0.8 FTE) Permanent

Learning and Work Institute is a small independent policy, research and development organisation dedicated to lifelong learning, full employment and inclusion. We research what works, influence policy, develop new ways of thinking, and help implement new approaches. Our vision is for a prosperous and fair society in which learning and work provide opportunities for everyone to realise their potential and ambitions throughout life.

As a Silver Investors in People award holder, L&W is committed to building a great place to work. This is a new, exciting role created to support our part-time Head of HR. It is perfect for an individual with solid HR generalist support experience wanting career progression in HR. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and highly organised HR practitioner, ideally CIPD level 5 (minimum CIPD level 3). This busy and varied role provides support for end-to-end recruitment; induction; HR administration across the entire employee lifecycle and ER advisory work, supported by the Head of HR.

This role requires a proactive and creative problem solver who is approachable and passionate about people. You will be an excellent and confident communicator with the ability to multi-task and interact with colleagues at all levels. Using your initiative, demonstrating good judgement and prioritising will be your key strengths. Ideally, you seek to use technology to improve HR process efficiency and you enjoy building good relationships with line managers and colleagues.

This is a broad developmental role. You will be committed to carrying out your duties with integrity and confidentiality, and to expanding your knowledge of employment legislation. You will have good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Office 365, MS Teams, Zoom and HR systems.

In return, you will be supported by an experienced Head of HR who enjoys developing and motivating HR staff to reach their full potential. You will have the opportunity to shape this role from the outset with the scope to develop your HR advisory skills and continuously improve recruitment and HR processes. The Head of HR will involve and develop you on the job to support strategic HR projects; staff engagement, complex ER cases and guidance / training for line managers and staff.

This role will be based in our London office (Vauxhall). We are currently working from home and envisage hybrid working once restrictions lift with a mix of office and homeworking. Ideally, the postholder will work Monday to Friday (0.8 FTE).

As an employer, we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and 6 grace days (pro-rata); a generous pension scheme and various other staff benefits. We are committed to equality and diversity to reflect L&W’s mission and values. We encourage applications from all under-represented groups in society.

If you have the skills and abilities required for this role, please apply today.

Closing date for applications is at 12pm on Monday 24 May 2021

Interviews will be held remotely via Zoom on Tuesday 8 June / Wednesday 9 June 2021

OSARCC is seeking to appoint an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service Coordinator to lead our ISVA service. They will lead on all aspects of OSARCC’s ISVA provision, managing a team of ISVAs as well as some key partner relationships.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced frontline sexual or domestic abuse practitioner with experience of project and people management, excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to form positive relationships with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders. They will ideally already be ISVA-trained, however this training could be provided for the right candidate with relevant transferable skills.

We will consider candidates for this temporary contract who would prefer to be primarily home-based as long as they are able to travel to work in Oxford at least twice per month.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website.

This post is restricted to female applicants only and is exempt under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Recruiting for a Move on Coordinator to join our Homelessness and Complex Needs in Kensington and Chelsea!

GBP 23,000 working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:
The Move on Coordinator is responsible for managing and promoting Look Ahead's move on pathway across the RBKC complex needs service and also ensuring there is regular activities across all of our services that will not only build on residents' life skills but also enhance co-production within our services. The post holder will be responsible for sourcing accommodation in the private rented sector - liaising with landlords and sourcing new move on routes for resident. The post holder will also be responsible for sourcing funding for activities both internal an externally and working with residents across our services to ensure that the activities ran are done so in a co-produced way.

The ideal candidate will have good knowledge of housing and homelessness law and have good knowledge on the importance of co-production and the benefits of working in a co-produced manner. They will be someone who thrives on working under pressure, is a good team player and can demonstrate excellent networking and partnership. They will have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written); will be good at using their initiative in researching complex housing cases and able to meet tight deadlines.

Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate and lead on activities across all of our services
- Ensure there is clear communication across all forms with residents, staff and external agencies about ongoing activities both in and out of our services
- Source funding for activities both internally and eternally
- Ensure that residents are regularly consulted to gage their interests in the types of activities we promote
- Develop and design activities that will target development of residents life skills whilst in our services
- Promote and encourage resident participation in all activities and creating opportunities that will ensure activities are co-produced
- Develop and create a calendar around planned activities that will ensure ongoing staff involvement and participation
- Develop links with private sector landlords and estate agents in order to source private rented stock and promote LookAhead as a partner organisation
- Work in partnership with the local authority move on co-ordinator, creating innovative schemes to support long stayers in accommodation
- Attend and complete all relevant documentation for placement review meetings
- Maintain accurate records of service utilisation
- Develop and maintain an information resource to support operational staff in the resettlement of customers. This will include (but not limited to) Local Housing Allowance Rates, Partner Landlord and Estate Agency details and Rent Deposit Schemes. Act as the main point of contact for information and resources on the private rented sector
- Actively promote the look ahead
- Support a caseload of residents that are progressing toward move on
- In conjunction with operational staff assess the readiness of customers to move on and set up viewings for customers to access available accommodation
- Provide a support service to new residents who move on including assisting them to access welfare benefits and loans/ grants available from the Department of Work and Pensions
- Accompany residents to viewing
- Support clients and staff throughout any potential service decanting process
- Record detailed feedback from visits and events
- Collate best practice recommendations, examples and case studies ensuring learning is disseminated
- To manage a small budget, liaise with Look Ahead's finance department to request deposits, monitor expenditure and also invoice local authorities and other organisations which agreed to fund specific PRS move on schemes
- To represent Look Ahead at forums, liaison meetings with funders and internal meetings and groups
- Competent use of relevant systems, company policies and frameworks
- Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care & Support plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements
- Carry out other duties commensurate with the designated role level

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
- Has relevant sector work experience
- Demonstrable experience of supporting vulnerable adults with Learning Disabilities

Desirable:
- Other relevant professional memberships and/or specialist qualifications

For the full job description, please visit the Look Ahead website.

We are seeking someone with a passion for working with people and excellent project delivery skills to support LGBTQ communities in Sussex who are experiencing dementia or memory loss through our Rainbow Café project.

Switchboard’s Rainbow Café has been delivering a vital service for the past 4 years, and we are looking for someone who can join this team at an exciting time of growth and development. You will be working with LGBTQ people living with dementia, their friends, families and carers in a range of creative ways.

The project will involve engaging with LGBTQ individuals, building trust and supporting people to attend group sessions. The Rainbow Cafe is all about ensuring LGBTQ people can access a space where they can be their whole selves. Often this involves reflecting on LGBTQ lives and histories, connecting people with shared experiences, and providing signposting, advice or support around memory loss to LGBTQ+ people who need it.
 

Mentoring Coordinator (Part-time 20 hours per week) – Fixed Term Contract

Salary £16,505 for 20 hours per week

Kingston Carers’ Network is a thriving carers’ charity providing a wide range of services to adult and young carers in the Royal Borough of Kingston. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivational person with excellent IT skills to join the YCP team in recruiting and supporting mentors for our amazing young carers, aged 5-18, who all have a caring responsibility for a family member. The ability and willingness to work flexible hours is essential, in order to see young carers after school and to link with professionals.

Closing date: 5:00pm Wednesday 19th May 2021

Interviews: Week Commencing 24th May 2021

You must complete an application form to apply for this role.

Kingston Carers’ Network, registered charity number 1151456

Recruiting for a Move-on Coordinator to join our Homelessness and Complex Needs in Kensinton and Chelsea!

GBP 24,000 working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:
The Move on Co-ordinator is responsible for managing and promoting Look Ahead's move on pathway across the Heaney Hub service and more widely across the RBKC complex needs service and also ensuring there are regular activities across all of our services that will not only build on residents' life skills but also enhance co-production within our services. The post holder will be responsible for sourcing accommodation in the private rented sector - liaising with landlords and sourcing new move on routes for resident. The post holder will also be responsible for sourcing funding for activities both internal an externally and working with residents across our services to ensure that the activities ran are done so in a co-produced way. This will also involve liaising with and establishing relationships with agencies outside of the organisation with whom we can form joint working relationships that will help with us developing life skills and enhancing the residents experience when it comes to co-produced activities available to participate in within our services.

The ideal candidate will have good knowledge of housing and homelessness law and have good knowledge on the importance of co-production and the benefits of working in a co-produced manner. They will be someone who thrives on working under pressure, is a good team player and can demonstrate excellent networking and partnership. They will have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written); will be good at using their initiative in researching complex housing cases and able to meet tight deadlines.The post holder will directly support new customers to move into their new accommodation and ensure support staff are fully equipped to inform customers about the move on process.

Key Responsibilities:
- Develop links with private sector landlords and estate agents in order to source private rented stock and promote Look Ahead as a partner organisation
- Work in partnership with the local authority move on co-ordinator, creating innovative schemes to support long stayers in accommodation
- Attend and complete all relevant documentation for placement review meetings
- Maintain accurate records of service utilisation
- Develop and maintain an information resource to support operational staff in the resettlement of customers. This will include (but not limited to) Local Housing Allowance Rates, Partner Landlord and Estate Agency details and Rent Deposit Schemes. Act as the main point of contact for information and resources on the private rented sector
- Actively promote the look ahead - RBKC move on Pathway option.
- Support a caseload of residents that are progressing toward move on
- In conjunction with operational staff assess the readiness of customers to move on and set up viewings for customers to access available accommodation
- Provide a support service to new residents who move on including assisting them to access welfare benefits and loans/ grants available from the Department of Work and Pensions.
- Accompany residents to viewing
- Support clients and staff throughout any potential service decanting process
- Record detailed feedback from visits and events
- Collate best practice recommendations, examples and case studies ensuring learning is disseminated
- To manage a small budget, liaise with Look Ahead's finance department to request deposits, monitor expenditure and also invoice local authorities and other organisations which agreed to fund specific PRS move on schemes
- To represent Look Ahead at forums, liaison meetings with funders and internal meetings and groups.
- Competent use of relevant systems, company policies and frameworks
- Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care & Support plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements
- Carry out other duties commensurate with the designated role level, as may be deemed reasonable by Look Ahead including working at an alternative patch, if such a need arises
- Facilitate and lead on activities across all of our services
- Ensure there is clear communication across all forms with residents , staff and external agencies about ongoing activities both in and out of our services
- Source funding for activities both internally and eternally
- Ensure that residents are regularly consulted to gage their interests in the types of activities we promote
- Develop and design activities that will target development of residents life skills whilst in our services

Essential:
- Has relevant sector work experience
- Demonstrable experience of supporting vulnerable adults with Learning Disabilities

For the full job description, please visit the Look Ahead website.