Would you like to be part of an innovative, friendly & dynamic team committed to making a difference? Yellow Door services are seeking a flexible, highly motivated project manager who shares our values & passion for delivering the very best in Domestic & Sexual Abuse prevention & response.

Diversity & Inclusion Advocacy (DIA) Service Co-ordinator

The Diversity & Inclusion Advocacy service promotes awareness of the diverse needs of minority groups affected by or at risk of Domestic or Sexual Abuse and Harmful Practices, which includes Female Genital Mutilation, Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse. Yellow Door are looking for a highly motivated individual to take lead responsibility for co-ordinating the effective running of Yellow Door’s DIA Service. You will be skilled at building relationships with partners and the local community to raise awareness of the DIA Service so we can further engage with yet to reach communities.

You will line manage and support the DIA team to manage their caseloads in line with Yellow Door DIA Quality Standards. You will take an innovative approach in the development of DIA Service and work creatively with our partner agencies to establish working protocols, improve the flexibility, standards and outcomes of the DIA provision. You will have management experience in the development and delivery of services. Please note as part of this role you will be required to case hold a small number of clients in line with service needs.

Band 6 - Scale Point 23 – 29 inclusive (£27,809 - £34,539)

30 – 35 hours per week (to be negotiated)

Permanent Contract

Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 31st January 2021

Interviews will be held: Friday February 5th 2021 on Zoom

If you have not heard by Wednesday 3rd February 2021 please assume you are not successful.

Yellow Door works across Southampton & Hampshire and is based near central Southampton with free staff parking and opportunities for professional development. Working hours negotiable but some early evening hours may be required. We are an equal opportunities employer and operate a TOIL system to support flexible working. We apologise in advance that we are unable to reply if you are not successful to an interview.

Harris Hill is pleased to be working with the Third Age Trust who support the U3A movement to find their new Head of Internal Services .Founded in 1982, U3A is a UK-wide movement of locally-run charities with interest groups that provide a wide range of opportunities for members who are no longer in full-time work to come together to learn for fun. Members explore new ideas, skills and activities together. There are 1,057 u3as with over 450,000 members across the country.

The new Head of Internal Services will report to the CEO and will work to embed the Trust upgrade and manage the organisational infrastructure services. The role will be responsible for bringing together finance, IT, premises, HR, data and security, and policies and procedures in one department. It will involve both strategic reasoning and operational management and be responsible for financial planning, compliance, risk management and governance processes.

Person Specification:

* Relevant experience in understanding and examining charity accounts OR a professional qualification in accountancy (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, CIPFA)
* Strong knowledge of the charity accounting SORP and charity governance
* Experience of providing financial information for fundraising bids, competitive tenders, and reports
* Ability to communicate complex financial and legal issues clearly to non-finance experts and develop effective financial management systems
* Relevant experience of managing the upgrade of IT infrastructure including web services
* Experience in overseeing data compliance
* Ability to think strategically and deliver against the charity's strategy
* Proven line management and staff development skills and human resources
* Proven experience of building strong staff teams including developing a shared vision where every team member counts
* Demonstrable excellent communication skills
* A proven track record of project management skills
* Experience of managing premises and operational office requirements

If you would like to understand more about this role and the organisation, please apply or contact Simon Bascombe at Harris Hill
Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Friday 18 December.

Wandsworth Community Empowerment Network (WCEN) is an organisation that takes a ‘whole system’ approach to community care and prevention through relationships and coproduction. Formed in 2001, WCEN has a central mission of reducing inequalities, working with our community, faith and statutory agency partners, bringing people together to generate ideas and solutions that can help address our most pressing health and social care challenges.

Over the last year, we have witnessed again the critical need to work together and alongside our neighbours to meet and overcome the challenges of inequality and disadvantage, towards a more equal and fairer society. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed long standing health and societal inequalities, and the Black Lives Matter movement has bought to light the deep rooted systemic and structural inequalities that limit the potential of Black and Minority Ethnic communities to realise their individual and collective potential.

At WCEN we have worked alongside our partners and stakeholders to understand the deep fault lines that exist across our civic society and developed methodologies and practices that have sort to close the gaps in inequalities, through a community led and coproduced approach. 

As we continue on this journey, we are seeking to recruit passionate and committed workers who have a knack in building trust and confidence with diverse and multicultural communities and change makers, and the skills and capabilities to think and develop new ways of working. These new ways of working, in the first instance, is in unlocking existing community strengths and potential towards enabling the co-creation of support and services to work in ways that may work better than they are at the moment- more culturally appropriate, people centred locally owned and led. And from here to support and organise local assets to ‘join up’ with others, including our public agency partners, to co-produce the better and smarter ways to access mainstream public services and support.

If this sounds like something you believe in and have the core values and strengths to contribute too, then we would love to hear from you. We are a small team, and a growing network, who all believe in our collective strengths to achieve the change that we want to see and have a determination to do so.

We are now recruiting full time Network Builders to support our mission to enable local and diverse voluntary, community and faith partners to co-produce with our statutory agencies, early help, intervention and prevention within their own community settings.  

This Information Job Pack gives a full explanation of the job, which I hope will encourage you to apply for the posts.

Harris Hill is pleased to be working with the Third Age Trust who support the U3A movement to find their new Head of Internal Services .Founded in 1982, U3A is a UK-wide movement of locally-run charities with interest groups that provide a wide range of opportunities for members who are no longer in full-time work to come together to learn for fun. Members explore new ideas, skills and activities together. There are 1,057 u3as with over 450,000 members across the country.

The new Head of Internal Services will report to the CEO and will work to embed the Trust upgrade and manage the organisational infrastructure services. The role will be responsible for bringing together finance, IT, premises, HR, data and security, and policies and procedures in one department. It will involve both strategic reasoning and operational management and be responsible for financial planning, compliance, risk management and governance processes.

Person Specification:

* Relevant experience in understanding and examining charity accounts or a professional qualification in accountancy (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, CIPFA)
* Strong knowledge of the charity accounting SORP and charity governance
* Experience of providing financial information for fundraising bids, competitive tenders, and reports
* Ability to communicate complex financial and legal issues clearly to non-finance experts and develop effective financial management systems
* Relevant experience of managing the upgrade of IT infrastructure including web services
* Experience in overseeing data compliance
* Ability to think strategically and deliver against the charity's strategy
* Proven line management and staff development skills and human resources
* Proven experience of building strong staff teams including developing a shared vision where every team member counts
* Demonstrable excellent communication skills
* A proven track record of project management skills
* Experience of managing premises and operational office requirements

If you would like to understand more about this role and the organisation, please apply or contact Simon Bascombe at Harris Hill

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Friday 18 December.

A new, exciting senior role working with schools in W. London as project manager for our multi-family therapy groups. You will have worked with children in previous roles in mental health services, social services or the education sector or may even be a therapist. Reporting to our CEO you will work closely as part of our Senior Team, you will have significant experience managing projects from set-up through to completion. 

The School & Family Works (“SFW”) is a dynamic and expanding organisation which provides multi-family group therapy in primary schools in areas of high deprivation.  Our vision is to increase the wellbeing of family members and to help their children succeed in school.  Our key service (which is known as Family Group) takes a holistic approach involving children, parents, school staff and our therapists.   Together, we identify and break through cycles which may have been repeated from generation to generation.  Come and join us!

What are we looking for?  Someone:

• with strong project management skills and the ability to motivate, guide and develop project staff
• who has significant experience supporting disadvantaged children and working with other agencies to achieve positive outcomes with families
• who has previously worked closely with therapists.  A professional therapy qualification is desirable but not essential
• with presence who will have credibility with senior school staff, parents and a range of funders
• who has connections and can make connections easily
• who is a self starter who can gets things done
• who is positive, enthusiastic and a good team player

Why should you join SFW?  Because:

• we transform lives.  There is tremendous job satisfaction through enabling children and parents to help themselves to increase their wellbeing, improve relationships and fulfil their potential
• this job is flexible.  We need someone to work up to five days a week during the school terms but we can be more flexible in the holidays.  The exact time commitment can be agreed between us
• the financial rewards are competitive.  We offer a salary in the range £40,000- 50,000 per annum for a full time worker and the company will match your pension contributions (currently up to 5% of salary)
• being a key member of a small team is fun

SFW is fully committed to safeguarding.  Please note that all our roles require an enhanced DBS check.

SFW is committed to delivering an excellent service to families, schools, communities and staff that respects the diversity of their lives including race, gender, ethnicity, ability, sexuality and faith.  The post holder will need to demonstrate this in all aspects of their work.

Applicants should apply with a  CV and covering letter demonstrating their suitability for the role. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered. 

Director of Communications and Engagement

As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will support the Chief Executive Officer in providing a robust, comprehensive and proactive communication and engagement service across our Society and lead our membership, outreach, advocacy and fundraising efforts. Overall, your high calibre leadership skills will enable you to deliver our priorities in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally. You will lead on membership, outreach, advocacy and fundraising and develop a deep sense of engagement and a strong sense of community within our Society. Your communications will demonstrate the highest commitment to excellence and ability to strengthen our global leadership role.

Director of Communications and Engagement Responsibilities:

- Undertake a communications audit and develop and implement a comprehensive organisation-wide communication strategy;
- Ensure the integrity and increase the impact of ISUOG’s communication messaging to ensure global leadership in our speciality;
- Oversee content, and expand ISUOG’s communication channels, including the website;
- Work with the Membership Engagement Manager, implement the findings of the Membership report and create a stronger sense of community and engagement. This includes scoping and establishing regional offices;
- Oversee excellent membership services ensuring deeper engagement and continued membership growth;
- Working with the International Project Officer, implement a comprehensive range of outreach activities supporting the lower resourced countries and monitor its effectiveness;
- Using your knowledge and expertise in our speciality, develop and implement a comprehensive advocacy strategy to influence global and regional outcomes;
- Working closely with the World Health Organization, the United Nations and other international bodies, help support the wider women’s health agendas of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity;
- Working with the International Projects Officer, lead our strategy with philanthropic foundations in order to create a new income stream to fund ISUOG’s Outreach projects.

This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect a range of duties the post-holder is expected to perform.

Director of Communications and Engagement Requirements:

Essential:

- Good honours degree in Communications;
- Excellent command of English, both written and verbal;
- Broad and deep experience in a senior communications role;
- Experience in:
- advocating and influencing global and regional agendas;
- generating income from philanthropic grants;
- managing international Outreach work;
- managing and building membership engagement;
- strengthening organisational profile.

Desirable;

- Science background;
- Other languages ;
- Further degree.

About the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG):

The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) is a highly respected professional membership organisation across 140 countries, comprised primarily of clinicians who are ultrasound experts in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.

The Society includes obstetricians and gynecologists, trainees, medical doctors, scientists, sonographers, midwives and other health professionals who work to advance women’s health and well-being globally. Our mission is to improve women’s health through the provision, advancement and dissemination of the highest quality education, standards and research information around ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology. This is achieved through education and training, programmatic initiatives and advocacy. We are based in our modern office in west London, working remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Location: London, W10 6TR / Currently working remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum dependent on experience, plus benefits

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

Please submit your application, CV and covering letter as soon as possible; we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

For further details or if you have any queries, please visit our website. Please note that our office is closed over the Christmas period, but we will look to respond to you at the earliest opportunity.

Closing Date: 19th January 2021

You may have experience of the following: Director of Communications, Director of Engagement, Head of Communications, Head of Media, Head of Campaigns, Strategic Membership, Communications, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 96012

A child's earliest years are irreplaceable. Without a stable, loving and nurturing environment, a child will not develop the vital foundations they need. Yet today's families are facing considerable challenges, such as mental health difficulties, financial pressures, loneliness, language or cultural barriers, or a lack of any support networks.

The Home-Start network is there for parents when they need us most, because childhood can't wait. Home-Start UK supports nation-wide local Home-Starts to provide a community network of trained volunteers and expert support to help families with young children through their most challenging times and ensure the best possible start for their children.

Assistant Director of Fundraising and Supporter Engagement

Home-Start UK

Flexible, with travel to Leicester office

C.£58,000

The Assistant Director of Fundraising and Supporter Engagement will be primarily responsible for the development of Home-Start UK's fundraising and supporter engagement activities, ensuring that more people are inspired to connect and contribute to making a real impact to the lives of children and families across the UK. Reporting to the Deputy CEO, the postholder will work at a national scale, ensuring local Home-Start's can contribute to wider fundraising plans and activities.

The role is an exceptional opportunity for a skilled fundraiser to join and strategically plan new fundraising opportunities. Focusing across all revenue streams and with a particularly focus on the supporter engagement experience, the role will lead all supporter engagement, individual giving and public fundraising activity. Leading a team of three strong fundraisers, you will be responsible for evaluating and monitoring performance against income targets as well as professional development of the team.

We are looking for an innovative fundraiser with in-depth experience of the fundraising environment across a range of disciplines. You will understand the importance of both placed-based and national fundraising and will be keen to learn all the aspect of Home-Start UK's approaches to fundraising. Ideally, you will also have a strong track record of personally leading change and driving significant income growth and supporter engagement in a fundraising environment.

Home-Start UK is committed to equality of opportunity and particularly encourages applications from candidates from under-represented groups in charity senior leadership. We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of family support. As a charity working to support families in all their shapes, we are deeply committed to flexible working and juggling the demands of individual circumstances to make this job work for you.

Circa £60,000 per annum

Permanent

Currently working from home

Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

Soccer Aid for Unicef is the biggest celebrity charity football match in the world, broadcast live on ITV and the brainwave of Unicef UK ambassador Robbie Williams and Triple S Sports and Entertainment. Soccer Aid for Unicef brings together two teams of celebrities and football legends from England and the World XI. The event started in 2006 taking place every two years. Since 2018 Soccer Aid for Unicef has taken place every year and through continuous growth delivers a substantial fundraising and communications campaign. Since its inception, Soccer Aid has raised more than £47million for Unicef UK and provided much needed support for children, unlocking their right to play.

The core Soccer Aid Team is a small but mighty multi-functional project team who work with departments right across Unicef UK and with external partners including ITV, Endemol and Triple S Sports and Entertainment. Unicef UK is also in a joint venture with Triple S Sports and Entertainment Group to create Soccer Aid Productions Ltd (SAP Ltd) to deliver the commercial elements of the campaign.

The Head of Soccer Aid works across Unicef UK and Soccer Aid Productions and is responsible for both the in-year operational delivery and preparation for following years across all campaign stakeholders. To succeed in this role, you should have excellent skills in relationship management and negotiation and a talent for influencing senior colleagues and of fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders. You will have experience of managing multiple large-scale projects, building and managing significant budgets and in leading and motivating multi-disciplinary teams to succeed. 

The Head of Soccer Aid role offers a genuine opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children around the world. The role is critical to Soccer Aid’s future success and a high-profile position where you will be exposed to senior stakeholders across all key partners for Soccer Aid. The level of success that the project achieves will have a direct effect on the levels on the income raised to support Unicef’s work.

Closing date: 10am, Monday 25 January 2021.

Interview date: Wednesday 3 February 2021 via MS Teams

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Unicef UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

Unicef UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Working hours: Full time, immediate start

Duration: 1 year [with option of renewal]

Location: Stockport/Manchester office once COVID safely allows, with 1 day working from home option

Reporting to: Programme Manager or CEO

Responsible for: Medical volunteers, project officers

Salary: £27,000-£30,000

We will be interviewing suitable candidates as the applications come in. We recommend you apply immediately to be considered. Doctors Worldwide reserves the right to close applications before the deadline if a suitable candidate is found before then. Final submission deadline is midnight Tuesday 9th February 2021.

About Doctors Worldwide:

Doctors Worldwide is a specialist medical charity based in the UK with a mission to support and collaborate with local communities and NGOs to build and sustain quality healthcare services in both development and emergency settings. Underpinned by the values of Integrity, Excellence and Collaboration, our operational platform works on the basis of empowering communities to promote and strengthen healthcare by means of teaching, training support and skills exchange. Most of our work is involved in long-term strategies and partnerships to develop local healthcare provision, mainly in the areas of primary and maternal care. Over the last 19 years we have delivered over 95 medical projects, responded to 13 humanitarian crises and worked in 25 different countries. Access to quality healthcare is not a privilege, it is a human right, and we work towards making that a reality, especially for the most vulnerable communities.

Purpose of the Role:

We are looking for an experienced, diligent and hands-on Project Manager who can design and deliver quality international healthcare and humanitarian projects both in long term healthcare settings and emergency humanitarian settings. The Project Manager will work alongside local partners, project officers and coordinators to deliver Doctors Worldwide projects including supporting in-country staff, building and managing stakeholder relationships, and strengthening and improving existing projects. The Project Manager will need to be flexible and work well under pressure, with the ability to think and act strategically, as well as building positive relationships with various stakeholders at all levels. Knowledge and experience of quality MEAL designing and impact is required. Based in the UK office in Stockport, the individual will need to demonstrate a high level of integrity, have good people skills, and be flexible with excellent attention to detail. An understanding of how to work with local NGOs and communities, coupled with a logical approach and strong organisational skills are essential and applicants are requested to demonstrate this in their cover letter and CV.

Responsibilities:

• To design, build and implement effective and impactful health / medical programmes including ongoing management and oversight.

• Implementing all areas of project compliance and accountability including risk and mitigation.

• Managing and working with project officers/coordinators to develop and run projects.

• Ensuring all projects and programmes are running effectively and on time.

• Supporting and providing guidance to project officers/co-ordinators to carry out their tasks through a mentoring approach.

• Overseeing field staff where required and ensuring compliance, including achieving project objectives.

• Supporting DWW on proposal development for humanitarian funding as/when required.

• Building strategic and effective partnerships with key institutional donors/stakeholders and humanitarian actors present in the field.

• Leading or participating in conducting need assessments and humanitarian coordination.

• Facilitating training and overseeing creation of training materials.

• Supporting fundraising, recruitment and procurement.

• Manage staff on deployment when required.

Person Specification:

Character

• Integrity

• Self-disciplined

• Proactive nature, solution-driven

• Able to maintain confidentiality at all times

Experience

• Minimum 3 years experience of running projects

• Experience in designing and/or implementing projects and programmes as part of a team

• Experience of project oversight and compliance

• Experience in working and collaborating with stakeholders

• Experience organising and managing volunteers [desirable but not essential]

Skills

• Excellent project administrative skills

• Ability to think and work logically with a logical approach when managing projects

• Demonstrable problem solving and analytical skills

• Ability to work creatively and proactively and use own initiative

• Project management skills

• Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to plan and prioritise a diverse workload

• High attention to detail

• Excellent Information Technology skills

• Excellent communication in the English language

• Ability to leverage and work alongside experienced medical/non-medical staff to implement quality healthcare projects

Knowledge

• Knowledge of standards and practice for project effectiveness and impact

• Knowledge of global health and/or healthcare projects

• Knowledge of the humanitarian sector and projects

• Understanding of project planning and implementation

Commitment

• Willingness to travel around the UK and internationally

• Passionate and motivated about humanitarian work

• Enthusiastic and flexible work ethic, with willingness to work beyond expected work hours and duties in order to achieve organisational objectives, and adopt a holistic approach to their role within the organisation.

• Understanding of international development and/or health contexts

To apply for this post, please email a CV and a supporting letter [3 pages maximum] demonstrating your suitability to the post and explaining why you are applying and how you meet the person specification.

Please note that we will not be considering applications without a supporting letter demonstrating role suitability.

Unfortunately we are unable to support relocation applications or visas for non UK residents.

Akademi is seeking an experienced admin professional to join the team as Administrative Manager. The role will support the smooth and efficient running of a viable and stable organisation with the Exec team and will be responsible for the management of our administrative requirements alongside coordination of Akademi’s Learning and Participation work, financial administration and communications support.

You will have demonstrable management experience preferably obtained in the administrative side of arts or charity sectors and a good working knowledge of financial management / bookkeeping and social media. Excellent written and communication skills are also expected alongside experience in project coordination. An interest in dance / performing arts is highly desirable. The Administrative Manager is first point of call of Akademi enquiries, and communications central for the entire team and associate artists, so being friendly, proactive, professional and efficient is crucial to the role. 

About Akademi

Akademi is a dynamic and future facing organisation, dedicated to redefining the parameters of South Asian dance as an art form. We connect South Asian dance with the wider contemporary arts sector and engage with social, political and cultural agendas to achieve real impact. Our areas of work include performances, learning and participation work, artist development programmes and bespoke curation for events.

SALARY: £30,000 - £32,000 depending on experience

HOURS & OFFICE: Full-time (40 hours per week). Normal working hours are 10am – 6pm with one hour for lunch. In due course and when safe to do so, it is anticipated that Akademi will return to office working (based at Hampstead Town Hall, Belsize Park London). Until that time, this post is offered via remote working. Akademi will always consider flexible working requests. In the event of a requirement to work occasional evenings and weekends, Akademi offers a Time Off in Lieu system.

START DATE: Ideally mid-March 2021

Closing date for applications: Thursday 18 February 5pm

Interviews will be held via Zoom on: Thursday 25 February

To apply, please download the full job description attached and send in your CV and a cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the person specification. Please also complete and send the confidential equal opportunities monitoring form.

Should you need this information in another format, or require reasonable adjustment, please contact us.

Akademi is committed to be an Equal Opportunities employer and recognises the importance and advantages of diverse workplaces and communities. Any candidate who self-identifies as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, as a person of colour, and/or as genderqueer, and who meets the essential person specification, is guaranteed an interview. If you feel that this applies to you, please indicate in your application email.

PA & Admin Manager – Warwickshire and Worcestershire - 37hrs per week – circa £24,000 pro rata

Springfield Mind is the local Mind charity for South Warwickshire and Worcestershire. It works to improve wellbeing to prevent mental health problems in Warwickshire and Worcestershire. We have a vacancy for the role of PA & Admin Manager and are seeking a candidate with a positive and proactive approach to lead on the admin functions for the organisation to improve the lives of people living with mental ill health.

The role will support the Executive, including the Board of Trustees, to fulfil their governance responsibilities and provide personal assistance to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and secretarial support to the Chairman and Board of Trustees. Working directly to the CEO in the administration of governance systems and processes within Springfield Mind and to manage the facilities, administration and general office functions supporting the organisation’s service delivery and support programmes.  To take the lead in the administrative team, acting as role model, creating and developing a flexible “joined-up” approach.

Closing date: 22nd January 2021

Interviews preliminary set to take place on 28th and 29th January 2021

FULL APPLICATION PACK MUST BE DOWNLOADED AND SUBMITTED

The Counselling Manager at Trust House provides the clinical guidance for Trust House’s Counselling service provision. You will work with individuals who have been affected by sexual abuse or assault at any time in their lives. You’ll be responsible for carrying out and co-ordinating the assessments of adult clients aged 25 years + referred into Trust House in partnership with our Senior Adult Therapist and other team members. You will deliver counselling to a small caseload of clients, and co-ordinate the allocation and delivery of counselling and group work by a committed group of staff, volunteer and sessional counsellors working alongside other team members. You will also be pro-active in working alongside our CEO to drive the development of our service offer to adult survivors of rape and sexual abuse.

You will support our volunteer counsellors and therapists, provide individual case management supervision and group supervision to counsellors at Trust House.

You will contribute to, and support the development of policies and procedures that underpin our adult working. You will develop and promote robust and appropriate clinical practice, providing clinical guidance to our CEO to support best decision making in regard to all aspects of our frontline service delivery and development for adults affected by sexual violence or abuse.

You will lead in the development of outreach provision and our digital offer to support service accessibility and your knowledge and expertise will play an important part in raising awareness of the service, enhancing our training offer and developing effective referral pathways for counselling.

You will ensure that services are delivered in accordance with Trust House Lancashire’s policies, procedures and service standards and enable and support the service to meet with any specific requirements from the board of trustees, funders and commissioners.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Clinical Lead for Adult Services has responsibility for:

• Overseeing the day to day practice within the Counselling team to ensure effective and efficient operations.
• Planning, co-ordination, delivery and development of Trust House Lancashire’s counselling service enabling us to deliver a holistic and high quality counselling and therapeutic service to clients, including group support.
• To provide clinical guidance and development support across the range of services delivered at Trust House for adult survivors.

• Assessment including risk and needs of individuals accessing the service, and following up with appropriate support action and recommending appropriate treatment, support and adjustments for clients including timely referrals out.
• Supervising and monitoring the allocation of new referrals to counsellors and therapists in line with their current caseload numbers and complexity and skills/experience.
• Building team working, trust and transparency through regular 1-1 meetings with counsellors and therapists, and supporting team members as required.
• Taking responsibility for sessional and employed counselling induction processes in partnership with our CEO for employed staff, and our Volunteer Coordinator for their probation, performance, development and clinical performance.
• Working with a small caseload of clients, and managing and supporting employed and sessional counsellors working with their own caseload of clients.
• Working alongside our Volunteer Coordinator to manage and support student, volunteer and sessional counsellors at Trust House.
• Taking responsibility for embedding the sessional, volunteers, and employed counselling staff within the service.
• Working within Trust House Lancashire’s policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults, children and young people, ensuring the escalation of concerns or issues that might arise in the course of our work.
• Ensuring the CEO is kept informed of any trends or themes in presenting issues for service users and any practice issues for Trust House Lancashire in relation to our work with stakeholder agencies.
• Working with our Volunteer Co-ordinator to support development of volunteer and staff induction and training relevant to our work. Identifying gaps in training delivery and leading the development of CPD training opportunities to meet the needs of the service.
• Working closely with all team members to support seamless service delivery.
• Working and liaising with other professionals to address wider client needs.
• Engaging with wider services design and development activities including fundraising, awareness and networking events as well as social media participation and supporting the CEO through contribution to funding applications.
• Participating in opportunities to influence the design and development of services nationally for those affected by rape and sexual abuse.
• Ensuring team use of systems (Lamplight CMS) in accordance with procedures, facilitating consistency of service quality.
• Overseeing and reporting to the CEO on the provision of clinical assessments, waiting times of clients.
• Managing project monitoring, reporting and outcome evaluation procedures in line with Trust House Lancashire’s established protocols and providing activity reports for the CEO for contract monitoring and reporting.
• Providing clinical oversight of Trust House Lancashire’s introductory training, CPD content, and external training offer and where appropriate contributing to delivery.
• Managing counselling project budgets in partnership with the CEO.
• Participating in monthly line management, clinical supervision and team meetings.
• Maintaining client confidentiality, upholding data protection and equal opportunities principles.
• Working according to relevant practice guidelines; The Survivors Trust National Service Standards and the BACP and UKPT Ethical Framework.
• Representing Trust House Lancashire in meetings with stakeholder agencies deputising for the CEO as required.
• This job description is guide to the tasks of the Clinical Lead at Trust House, and the post-holder is required to undertake other tasks as reasonably requested by the CEO.

We are looking for a skilled researcher and communicator, with experience of designing and delivering effective public engagement and service evaluation projects, and the ability to interpret data and present findings with clarity and impact. 

Location:   Homebased or Melksham office

Hours: 69 hours per month or 16 hours per week

Salary: £25,000pa pro rata

The post holder will support the Evolving Communities local Healthwatch teams with the design, analysis and reporting of their public engagement, research, and service evaluation functions. This incorporates quality assuring project proposals and reports, assisting teams in the development of impactful surveys, supporting simple data analysis and report writing, and staff training and guidance (for example, how to facilitate focus groups, conduct data analysis and carry out one-to-one interviews with participants.

It is anticipated that, as the business develops, the post holder will use their public engagement and service evaluation experience and skills to design, deliver and report on bespoke projects. This will include all aspects from initial project design, including literature reviews and horizon scanning, designing methodology and surveys; project delivery, including interviews and focus groups; and project reporting, including the analysis of data (qualitative and quantitative) and writing reports.

About Us

Evolving Communities is a Community Interest Company that helps local people and organisations shape the way health and social care services are delivered in their communities. Evolving Communities provides a consultancy and stakeholder engagement service – specialising in evaluation and public engagement as well as supporting the work of independent health and social care champions Healthwatch Gloucestershire, Healthwatch Somerset and Healthwatch Dorset.

We are currently recruiting to this role which is responsible for the day to day management of the Clacton and Colchester Crisis Cafés and the Mid Essex Sanctuary.

As Service lead you will be responsible for providing regular supervision and annual appraisals to the team.

Together with the Community Services Manager, you will ensure the Sanctuary and Crisis Café Team is compliant with the principles, service aims, and service objectives contained in the contracts between Mid and North East Essex Mind, North Essex CCG, Essex County Council, and Mid and South Essex CCG.

You will also support the Chief Executive, Marketing and Fundraising Manager and Service Operations Manager in promoting the Crisis Café (out of hours) Service.