An exciting opportunity to become the first Finance Director of a new company established by a group of Yorkshire Age UK Charities: Doncaster, North Yorkshire and Darlington, Sheffield, Wakefield District and York with an ambitious vision to share support services.

You will join the newly-incorporated CASEwork organisation at its inception and play a crucial role to ensure that the organisation provides effective and efficient corporate, financial and financial management systems and policies that maximise the charities’ resources to enable them to successfully deliver their charitable objectives, providing excellent financial functions using a new Microsoft Dynamics finance system to the five founding members, and potentially new members in future.
The post is crucial to the successful implementation of this system and way of working. A qualified accountant, skilled in providing strategic advice, budget development and producing statutory accounts, experienced in leading change projects.

You will build a robust organisation, providing effective leadership, working with the Board to grow the business and increase the range of services. You will lead on corporate governance for the Board.

SOAR Community is seeking an experienced and skilled manager to lead and inspire a dedicated team of professionals to improve the economic, health and wellbeing of individuals and communities in the diverse and vibrant neighbourhoods of North Sheffield.

Supported by an enthusiastic and experienced Board of Trustees, the successful candidate is likely to be a driven competent people-person with a good understanding and knowledge of VCF organisations, social and economic regeneration, and community and partnership development. S/he will be committed to leading an asset-based approach that enables people and diverse communities to thrive, and will have the following literacies: people, business, and financial.

SOAR leads, supports and develops four Community Partnerships, manages an estate of 10 buildings, 38 staff, and has a combined turnover of £1.4m (2019/20).

“SOAR embraces diversity and equal opportunities in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be”.

To download an application pack, please visit our website.

Community Befriending Officer

£18,153.00 per annum, pro rata 

plus 7% Employers Pension Contribution

25 hours per week (full-time equivalent 35 hours)

initially funded until 31st March 2022

Thanks to National Lottery players, Foxhill Forum secured a grant of £256,108 over 4 years from the Big Lottery Fund to develop and deliver the Reaching Out Community Befriending Service from April 2018.

The service works with and supports socially isolated local people (those identified as the hardest to reach) through befriending, developing their confidence either in their own home or another venue and offering tailored support encouraging them to participate in wider community opportunities.

We are looking to recruit a Community Befriending Officer to join our front-line delivery team. The post is an exciting opportunity for someone who is interested in making a difference to the lives of others. 

The post holder, who will report to the Chief Executive, will be responsible for developing and building productive relationships with isolated local people, supporting them to develop their confidence through taster activities and interventions, and guide them towards accessing mainstream opportunities. 

We are looking for a natural and effective communicator, someone who is motivating and encouraging and has an interest in supporting and developing others. 

Young People Development Officer

£15,913.50 per annum, pro rata

plus 7% Employers Pension Contribution

17.5 hours per week (full-time equivalent 35 hours)

initially funded until 31st March 2023

Can you motivate and inspire young people to become the best that they can be?

Interested in supporting young people to develop their essential life skills and gain new experiences?

Are you able to deliver exciting and innovative group activity sessions for young people?

If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, the Young People Development Officer role might be for you! 

The post holder will work with local young people, living in the Foxhill and Parson Cross neighbourhoods of Sheffield, to co-design, plan, develop and deliver exciting after-school activities based on local needs to support them to become positive and active citizens as they grow older. 

Activities and skills are likely to include growing and gardening, communication and teamwork, outdoor skills, problem solving and citizenship. The opportunities will support young people to develop valuable life skills and experiences through fun and engaging sessions. Young people will build up records of accomplishments and receive certificates of achievement.

On Saturday mornings, a Brunch Club will be delivered providing the opportunity for young people to prepare and cook a healthy breakfast or lunch, participate in arts & crafts and join in with sport and exercise. 

The post holder will record, monitor and evaluate young people’s activities, and the development made by each child & young person using project monitoring and tracking systems. 

The role of the Supporter Engagement Officer is to develop and maintain strong relationships with our donors as Church Army's donors are vital to our future and growth as they underpin the resourcing of our frontline work. 

Our Supporter Engagement Officer understands that a meaningful supporter journey is driven by having great data and it will be your job to ensure that data is accurate, relevant and up to date. The successful candidate will  be able to think for themselves about what is needed and why, putting themselves in the donor’s shoes to inform their own actions and priorities. 

You will need to be able understand what is required to naturally connect with people from all kinds of backgrounds. We are looking for someone with a warm, enthusiastic and engaging personality who is able to adapt the way they speak according to their audience and will have strong communication skills whether speaking on the phone, writing emails or formal letters.

The successful candidate will be able to grasp a big vision yet have a keen eye for detail. You will pride yourself on accuracy and ensuring that the last task of the day is done with the same amount of enthusiasm as the first. You’ll be equally at home undertaking repetitive tasks as you will be at finding creative solutions to new challenges. You’ll also relish being part of a wider team and sharing learning with colleagues, who you will both support and be supported by. This is an exciting role which will evolve over time for a self-starter with motivation to succeed. 

Please see the Recruitment Pack, and our website, for more information. 

We are recruiting 1.5 for this role - one full time post and one part-time post.The full-time post will be for 37.5 hours per week. Normal working hours are Monday to Friday with some evening and weekend work required on occasion. The part-time post would be for 18.75 hours and all benefits would be pro-rata. Please highlight on your application which post you are applying for.