Safe Steps have an opportunity for a new team member to join us as a Community Fundraising and Communications Coordinator; the successful applicant will have a background in community fundraising, online and corporate giving and good digital skills.  You will be responsible for developing and maintaining Safe Steps public presence and brand – this will include, but is not limited to, management of digital content, print media and merchandise.  You will be the first point of contact for new and existing fundraisers and donors, building strong relationships across a variety of networks, helping to promote the organisation and increase income.

The role will involve some evening and weekend working to support the community fundraising activities and events, working hours are flexible to support this.

This post is currently being delivered via remote working with occasional days spent in our Westcliff-on-Sea office.  A review of the permanent location of this post will be conducted post COVID and is likely to involve a blended working environment.

This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and open to women only. Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Salary: £26,000 (pro rata)

Hours: 30 hours per week

Annual leave:   Commencing at 25 days per annum (pro rata)

Interviews will be held on 10th and 11th June 2021

Bikeworks is looking for a Programmes Manager to join our team. This new role will be responsible for overseeing the impactful delivery of a growing portfolio of projects and activities. The role has been created to enable our CEO to step away from the operational day-to-day duties and lead on the significant development of Bikeworks. For the role to be successful, the Programmes Manager will work in collaboration with our Operations Manager, Finance Manager, and Head of Business Development, under guidance from the CEO.

At Bikeworks we target communities who experience significant and disproportionate inequalities, never has our role as a community-evolved social enterprise been more important, as we continue to live with the effects of the pandemic.

The new Programmes Manager will bring together some of our new and growing areas of delivery to ensure efficiency, connectivity and quality, while developing staff, freelancers and volunteers to achieve outputs and outcomes, at a time when Bikeworks is scaling and diversifying its delivery model. 

In alignment, and working with our Operations Manager, the role will be responsible for the strengthening of our ‘eco-system’ of projects and activities, making sure each element works together to achieve Bikeworks’ mission, by promoting internal joined-up thinking and approaches to provide meaningful outcomes for increased physical activity, wellbeing and connectivity. 

You will also support the development of our offer, assisting Bikeworks in growing its social impact by actively collaborating with the business development team, providing data and information, including case studies and other insights, to support our rationale and creation of compelling propositions. It is our expectation that as we grow, you will want to grow with us.

Our environment is supportive and energetic. We are a small, driven, collaborative team, who deliver incredible impact as a not-for-profit social enterprise. This includes being recognised for our work during the pandemic when we transformed into an emergency cycle delivery service for vulnerable and shielded Londoners. 

AIMS / PURPOSE OF THE POST

Trust House Lancashire is a Rape and Sexual Assault Support Centre and provides a range of services for individuals of all ages and genders affected by rape or sexual abuse. The service currently provides specialist counselling for adults, and therapy; art and play therapy as well as talking therapies for children and young people. We have a Therapeutic Wellbeing Programme that’s works with individuals to support their wellbeing and recovery by providing practical and holistic support and self-help strategies to empower recovery. Our Specialist Family Support Project works with children and families where a child in the family has been subjected to sexual abuse. We also have group provision, and a comprehensive training programme for working effectively with victims of sexual violence.

The service is undergoing a period of significant growth across both our adults and children’s services. We’re looking for someone that can support the development and growth of our Children, Young People and Families services (24years and under). The Children, Young People and Families Service Manager will be based at our centre in Preston and the post-holder will be prepared to travel county wide as we deliver counselling at a range of satellite spaces across the county. There is currently some office based working but this is subject to change as we respond to the current pandemic situation. Going forward we would expect that some level of home working would be maintained so that time would be split across office and home working. 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 children and young people (24 years and under) referred into Trust House. You’ll do this in partnership with our Senior Children and Young People’s Therapists and other team members. You will deliver counselling to a small caseload of clients, and co-ordinate the allocation and delivery of counselling and support 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 children and young people who are survivors of rape and sexual abuse. Your clinical experience as a therapist, and within the sector will be essential in guiding the growth of the organisation to ensure our services are shaped in best consideration of client’s needs, remaining trauma informed and enabling the trustees and CEO to make sound judgements and decisions regarding service growth and development.

You will work alongside our Adult Service Manager, Volunteer Coordinator and Senior Therapists to support our volunteer, student and sessional counsellors and therapists, providing 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 Children, Young People and Families 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 Children, Young People and Families affected by sexual violence or abuse. Working alongside colleagues you will take a leading role in the development of our 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. 3 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 Children, Young People and Families Services Manager has responsibility for:

 Overseeing the day to day practice across the Children, Young People and Families services team to ensure effective and efficient operations.

 Planning, co-ordination, delivery and development of Trust House Lancashire’s Children, Young People and Families services enabling us to deliver a holistic and high quality counselling and therapeutic service to clients.

 To provide clinical guidance and development support across the range of services delivered at Trust House for children and young people 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 and signposting out to meet wider support needs and effective exit planning.

 Supervising and monitoring the allocation of new referrals to counsellors, therapists and project workers in line with their current caseload numbers and complexity and skills/experience.

 Building team working, trust and transparency through regular 1-1 meetings with Children, Young People and Families services staff team, and supporting team members as required.

 Taking responsibility for sessional and employed induction processes in partnership with our CEO and Office Administrator for employed staff, and our Volunteer Coordinator for volunteer and sessional staff and for their probation, performance and development.  

 Working with a small caseload of clients, and managing and supporting others with their own caseload of clients.

 Working within Trust House Lancashire’s policies and procedures in relation to the 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 our internal CPD training opportunities to meet the needs of the service and the team

 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, networking events research opportunities, and 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 Children, Young People and Families Services Manager at Trust House Lancashire, and the post-holder is required to undertake other tasks as reasonably requested by the CEO. 

We are looking for a dynamic and forward looking Chief Executive to lead Home-Start Hertfordshire on to its next stage of development and sustainable future. The foundations are securely in place with a strong, experienced team of dedicated trustees, staff and volunteer family mentors who have a track record of delivering a high quality service. 

Home-Start Hertfordshire believes every parent should have the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life. The early years of a child’s life makes the biggest impact: Home-Start makes sure those years count so that no child’s future is limited.

Home-Start Hertfordshire is a voluntary organisation that provides support to families through challenging times helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown. Support is provided by highly trained volunteer family mentors who work alongside parents, often in their own homes, to help them cope with the stresses and strains of life.

The team has adapted the usual face to face contact with families to offer a telephone support service throughout the Covid pandemic, this has added to the menu of services that will be offered to families in the future.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an experienced Senior Project Manager/CEO with a demonstrable track record of successfully running an organisation within a relevant field.
• Possess strong leadership, strategic management and governance skills as well as being creative and solution focused.
• Ensure a high profile for Home-Start Herts developing and engaging high value funders, sponsors and donors.
• Identify and secure new opportunities for strategic partnerships and income generation.

Would you like to be part of an innovative, friendly & dynamic team committed to making a difference? Yellow Door provides a range of services to Adults, Children and Young People who have experienced or are at risk from Domestic & Sexual Abuse (DSA). We are currently seeking a creative, flexible and highly motivated practitioner who shares our values & passion for delivering the very best in DSA prevention & response.

Children & Young People’s Therapist

We are looking for a creative and skilled therapeutic practitioner with experience of working in a similar context with Children and Young People. You will predominately be offering one to one and group interventions to 11 to 18 year olds in addition to some specific group work with 3 & 4 year olds. The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to assess risk, identify and respond appropriately to Children and Young People’s therapeutic needs and communicate sensitive and sometimes complex information to children, families and partner services.  

37.5 hours pw

£23,415- £28,887 FTE

(Fixed term 12-month contract any extension is subject to further funding. Starting salary dependent on qualifications and experience)

Closing Date: Midnight, 23rd May 2021

Interviews will be held on: 27th May 2021

Yellow Door works across Southampton & Hampshire but 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.

Please contact us if you would like an informal discussion.

To apply please click the yellow "How to Apply" button above.

About Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind

This is an exciting opportunity to join and support a fast growing and dedicated team supporting the wellbeing of the communities across West London.

We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover. We listen, support recovery, fight stigma and work with partners to take action. We provide services for adults, children and young people, signposting for everyone and training and consultancy for employers.

Role Purpose

You will provide comprehensive, confidential and high-quality secretarial and administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer. Where appropriate, you will liaise and work with other members of the team.

You will also be responsible for the robust management of the CEO’s diary, quality assuring briefing material, ensuring that all matters relating to the CEO Office activities are appropriately escalated and managed to ensure successful delivery. You will manage the time of the CEO in a way that ensures visibility across the Charity and beyond, and which helps to support meeting agendas, ensuring that the CEO is fully prepared for the meetings with all necessary documentation provided.

Contract is fixed term until 31st March 2022 (with potential to extend) for 2 days per week.

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.

Post is subject to a DBS check

As someone who has lived experience of disability, you willresponsible for operating, maintaining and facilitating the use of a Personal Assistant (PA) platform. This platform will allow both direct payment holders and PA’s to register their details onto a website. The purpose of the website is to match suitable PA’s with direct payment holders. 

Key Duties 

Support to direct payment holders who are considering using the PA register. 

• Facilitate the smooth operation of the PA platform, addressing any issues with its use. 
• Monitor the online platform of both direct payment holders and PAs and when appropriate raise any safeguarding concerns. 
• Support direct payment holders with the recruitment process, including accessing applications, reference and DBS checks and interviewing PAs. 
• Develop links and professional relationships with other stake holders and social work teams. To support a healthy level of referrals. 
• Develop a PA market by raising awareness of the PA role to Haringey residents interested in becoming a PA, direct payment holders, stakeholders and voluntary organisations. 
• Assist the Independent Living Adviser with monthly peer support sessions for disabled people interested in using the PA register. 
• Monitor placements at predetermined timescales
• Manage and co-ordinate volunteers

Providing support to individuals who are considering becoming a Personal Care Assistant for the first time as well as experienced Personal Care Assistants 

• Provide information and advice on becoming a PA. 
• Ensure individuals understand the obligations and responsibilities of being a PA. 
• Facilitate monthly support sessions for individuals interested in becoming a PA. 
•  Support individuals to make informed choices around employment they are seeking. 

Community Engagement

• Lead on engaging with key stakeholders, disabled people and the wider community to embed the Social Model of Disability in everyday life. 

• Engage with local groups, including faith groups and hard to reach disabled people to raise awareness of and increase the membership of Disability Action Haringey. 

How to apply: Please click on the 'Apply with CharityJob' button to submit your Cv and covering letter. Applications that do not include a covering letter will not be considered.

The ‘All Roads Lead to Alexander’ is a 3-year program that aims to bring families and young people living with a disability across commonwealth communities in Birmingham to tell their life stories.  Through this programme we will explore the meaning of disability, diversity and inclusion from a community perspective and explore, challenge, share and develop perspectives on disability between and within commonwealth communities in Birmingham.

The post will be split between our Head Office in Staffordshire and field based work in inner-city Birmingham.  Typically, this will involve 4 days a week working in the community in Birmingham and 1 day a week at our Head office in Staffordshire, although this working pattern is subject to slight variation on occasion. 

Main Duties:

Project Management

• Consult, plan, recruit and organise in order to deliver over 120 disability led creative workshops; 52 workshops to explore skills creation and community action and 53 training sessions aimed at building able leadership skills for both disabled and abled community champions.
• Work in close partnership with our artistic delivery partner to co-manage the project deliverables in accordance with the “Spirit of 2012” funding agreement.
• Work with our community partner organisations, local community groups, other external organisations and service users in co-producing and developing the ‘All Roads Lead to Alexander’ programme of engagement, workshops and events.
• Secure appropriate venues and resources to deliver the project and negotiate to be within budget.
• Directing the promotional and marketing activity undertaken by the Caudwell Children Marketing and Communications Team.

Community Engagement

• Act as the central point of contact (the “face of the project”) with all participant families and volunteers, communicating workshops/performance information, resources required and resolving any access issues for participants. 
• Act as the central point of contact for community partner groups across commonwealth demographics within Birmingham.
• Raise awareness, identification and engagement of Caudwell Children and ‘All Roads Lead to Alexander’ through stalls, sessions, talks and community forums and any other events/festivals, in order to generate the appropriate level of beneficiary engagement and participation in the project.
• Gather data through consultation with community groups as defined in the project plan to implement long-term community action and development plans.
• Support young people and their families in exploring their understanding of culture, disability and context within Birmingham, including providing detailed summaries of participants needs in advance of the workshops.
• Work as an effective link with local stakeholders including local community groups, local authority departments and health providers to share insight and enable skills exchange.

Community Team/Volunteer Management

• Support the community partners to recruit appropriately skilled Community Assistants and co-ordinate their activities during workshops and performances.
• Work with the community partners to establish and provide any development and progression opportunities for the Community Assistants.
• Promote volunteering opportunities, working with local faith groups, schools and community organisations in order to generate the appropriate level of volunteer engagement and participation in the project.
• Support the Volunteer Team at Caudwell Children to recruit, on-board and train suitable volunteers for the ‘All Roads Lead to Alexander’ projects where needed.
• Oversee, assign roles, place and supervise volunteers and their involvement in activities in line with the project plan.

Project Specific Delivery

• Manage and run ‘All Roads Lead to Alexander’ events across Birmingham having a visible and active presence online/face to face, including creating/carrying out risk assessments and managing all safeguarding procedures.
• Provide 1-to-1 support throughout various sessions and ensuring that carers are able to manage behavioural or health needs.
• Working with the Community Assistants and the artistic delivery partner to create a framework of session plans to deliver non-music creative elements of the project.
• Reinforcement of a safeguarding awareness culture at every stage of the project plan and within every activity.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Provide the Leadership Team with current information regarding community engagement activities.
• Ensure that appropriate accurate records are kept and evaluation activities completed in line with the project reporting standards.
• Compile and complete all necessary data, statistics and case studies for quarterly reports from multiple databases in line with the Project Plan.
• Arranging monthly meetings with the management team and attending meetings as and when required.

This Job Description indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the post and is not intended as an exhaustive list.  The post holder may be asked to carry out other duties from time to time.  The Charity reserves the right to amend this Job Description from time to time, according to business needs. 

Person Specification:

Essential Criteria

• Experience delivering community based engagement with a focus on inclusivity activities to defined outcomes and outputs.
• Experience working with and supporting volunteers.
• Experience of developing relationships with diverse multi-cultural community groups and stakeholders.
• Experience working with young people and families.
• Experience working with service users with multiple complex needs.
• Proven experience working on engagement and co-creation projects.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent IT skills e.g., Microsoft Office.
• Ability to engage people effectively in a one-to-one or group setting.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, written and communication skills, including working with a variety of audiences.
• Excellent co-ordination and organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise, plan and compete workloads with tight deadlines.
• Able and willing to travel between various sites, mainly in Birmingham and Staffordshire. 

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of statutory, third sector and community services available to different communities in inner-city Birmingham.
• Experience of working in multiple inner-city Birmingham communities.
• Understanding of community and cultural challenges, tensions and experiences in commonwealth communities.
• Experience of working in the Charity/Third Sector/ SEND experience would be advantageous.
• Experience of working in CQC/ISO regulated organisations would also be advantageous.
• Some flexibility to meet the needs of the business may be required.
• A general knowledge of Health & Safety regulations would be advantageous.

Please note: the closing date for applications is the 14th May 2021.

• First stage Interviews are scheduled for the 21st May 2021.
• Second stage interviews are scheduled for the 26th May 2021.

Disclosure & Barring Service Checks:

The Charity is committed to safeguarding children and young people and therefore adopts a safer recruitment approach through a robust recruitment and selection process.  All posts within the Charity are subject to DBS checks, in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974).  This role is eligible for an Enhanced with barred lists DBS check.

We are looking for someone with an intersectional feminist analysis/understanding of gender inequality to run our campaigns on gender pay and bonus gaps and #EqualPay50. The Equality Trust is leading a major campaign to raise awareness of the failure of major companies to adhere to the legal obligations to pay men and women equally and build a movement that increases the pressure on employers to reconsider their pay structures and commit to prioritising gender equality. Within this role, there will also be opportunities to get involved in a range of different aspects of The Equality Trust’s campaigns, particularly on fair pay. The campaigner will support the Executive Director to liaise with business representatives, trade unions, and voluntary organisations to collaborate on the design and implementation of fairer pay practices and the development of a comparator dashboard. 

About The Equality Trust

The Equality Trust (TET) is the national charity that campaigns to reduce social and economic inequality in order to improve the quality of life in the UK. We are at the forefront of debates to tackle structural inequalities as well as supporting local grassroots groups to bring about change in their areas.

About the job

• Lead The Equality Trust’s campaigning and project work on equal pay/gender pay/unfair pay and other campaigns where required

• Recruit, mobilise, support and coordinate activists and organisations to take action against unfair pay and remuneration 

• Acting as the key contact for #EqualPay50 volunteer activists, coordinating and delivering campaign organising meetings, supporting local action, and regularly communicating with activists through the campaign’s mailing list

• Build and maintain key external relationships relevant to The Equality Trust’s work on equal pay (e.g. trade unions, employers, activists, partner organisations, funders, academics, student unions, universities, schools and colleges) and proactively seek out opportunities for collaboration

• Coordinate communications with decision-makers, including employers and politicians (e.g. writing letters, attending meetings)

• Organise a range of awareness-raising events, seminars, campaign activities and media stunts

• Coordinate the production of a range of digital campaigning tools and materials, including video, animation, podcasts, blogs, traditional and social media, etc.

• Work with a number of trade union partners to develop a gender pay comparators platform

• Work with schools and colleges to develop resources on equal pay and coordinate the use and evaluation of these resources at schools across the UK

• Develop and deliver training and workshops on equal pay to universities, employers and activists

• Monitor and analyse relevant political and legislative developments (e.g. relating to equal pay, gender pay and ethnicity pay)

• Undertake ongoing project monitoring and evaluation, including organising reflection and learning activities

About You: 

Experience (essential): 

• Experience of organising roundtable events and webinars. 

• Experience of campaigning on social justice both online and offline.

• Experience of designing winning campaign strategies and making campaign plans with activists/volunteers or colleagues.

• Experience of developing and delivering social media campaigns and communications.

• Experience of effective project and event management, including an ability to manage, monitor, and report on project budgets.

Abilities and Skills (essential):

• A strong understanding of the causes and effects of social and economic inequality and a strong commitment to equity and diversity. 

• Ability to influence and work collaboratively with others, both internally with staff and volunteers and externally with prospective partner organisations.

• Excellent oral communication and facilitation skills, with an ability to facilitate meetings, workshops and training with activists and colleagues, in both offline and online settings.

• Excellent written communication skills with ability to produce engaging and accurate written resources, briefings and reports for a range of different audiences, from activists to elected politicians.

• Campaign/policy research skills or data analysis skills.

• Proficient IT skills.

• Proactive, with an appropriate level of attention to detail and the ability to plan and organise own work and use own time effectively.

• A strong understanding and experience of organising in an inclusive way that proactively seeks to address any underrepresentation of disadvantaged groups.

• Ability and willingness to undertake occasional travel across the UK, work evenings and weekends and staying overnight when required and Government regulations permit. 

This role will involve some travel when Government regulations allow. It will also require evening and weekend work, to facilitate working with volunteer activists for which TOIL will be given. 

Job Summary
The Fundraising Officer is a key role for Trust House Lancashire and will lead on the generation of income with a particular focus on community, digital and corporate fundraising, and partnerships to support current and new projects. The right candidate will be a strong communicator who can engage effectively with different audiences and using different media to generate support for Trust House. The Fundraising Officer will increase awareness of our work in the local community and with local businesses and develop those relationships.
According to the office of National Statistics, in the 12 months to September 2019 there were
154, 229 sexual offences recorded by the police in England and Wales and in Lancashire sexual
offences showed an increase of 25% which is substantially higher tha n the increase seen
nationally (7%). At Trust House Lancashire (THL) we have seen almost a year on year increase in
requests for support since we commenced service delivery in April 2014. We worked with 411
individuals over the 12 month period from 1 st A pril 2018 to 31 st March 2019 and received 361
new requests for support. 35% of new requests for support came in relation to children under 18
years.

We want to ensure
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Key Relationships
Internal Chief Executive officer, Operations Manager, Administration Officer, Volunteer Coordinator
External Corporate Partners, Community Members, Friends of Trust House Group.
Main Role and Priority Responsibilities
To be responsible for leading on the development and growth of Trust House Lancashire’s income from Community and Corporate Fundraising.
• Leading on Corporate Events, Corporate Support and Partnerships, and Community Fundraising both digitally and face to face.
• Identifying opportunities and ideas for fundraising activities and events.
• Matching projects to potential funding opportunities.
• Developing and building on long-term relationships with corporate partners and community members to secure ongoing additional funding.
• Applying for awards, prizes, and other forms of recognition for Trust House Lancashire’s work.
• Write and submit regular updates to the CEO, Operations Manager and Trustees on plans and including progress reports, evaluations, and end-of-project reports.
• Keeping track of supporters, events, activities, and income.
• Feeding back on progress against set targets and budgets to CEO, Operations Manager and Trustees.
• Maintaining an up to date understanding on developments in fundraising and third sector funding and new opportunities
• Contributing to the development and delivery of the organisation’s strategy and working with the CEO/Operations Manager to support the implementation of the service delivery plan.
• Working with the CEO/Operations Manager to develop realistic costings and budgets to organise events.
• Contributing to, supporting, and where appropriate leading on additional and developing aspects of Trust House Lancashire’s broader income generation work.
• Managing your own workload to meet priorities, deadlines, and targets.
• Providing management and support to team members and volunteers as appropriate.

General
Trust House Lancashire has a flexible approach to working arrangements. The office base is in Preston, but the role may require travel to events in and around Lancashire and working outside of normal office hours.
Carry out from time to time and as directed, any other duties as required in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within your capabilities.
Ensure that at all times you take care of your health and safety and that of others by complying with health and safety obligations, particularly by reporting promptly any defects, risks or potential hazards.

Position: Regional Development Officer (North West)
Type: Full time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Home based in either Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire or Merseyside.
Salary: £33,273 - £37,839 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E, Level 2
Department: Community Networks

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

The role of Regional Development Officer (North West) is one of 9 Regional Development Officers within our new Regional Development team which is part of our wider Community Networks team.

As part of the Regional Development team your role will be to develop our local community presence across the North West of England, developing awareness of and engagement with the MS community by the wider community.

As a Regional Development Officer you’ll support our local volunteer groups to develop new partnerships, share good practice, respond to local need and engage with the wider community. This includes the development of events and services, with MS professionals and local groups where appropriate, to engage the community in our work.

You’ll play an important role working in partnership with our local group volunteers and the MS Community to incorporate their needs and views into our work and will provide guidance and support to our local volunteers when developing local group services.

The role also focuses on developing our connections with communities we currently under-engage with and to support the development of informal groups within the MS community, and our relationship with them.

The post-holder will have experience of working alongside end-users in the coproduction of services or activities, and a commitment to the principles of coproduction; experience of managing the delivery of activity plans in partnership with volunteers, as well as experience of partnership working to improve local services and outcomes for beneficiaries.

The post will cover the following areas:
Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and the Isle of Man and there will be occasional travel to London.

As this role covers large geographical areas you’ll need to hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

We’re in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 10th May 2021

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity. 

No agencies please.

As someone who has lived experience of disability​, you will be providing peer support to disabled people with a range of disabilities to enable them, using a direct payment, to have more choice and control over their care and support needs.

Disability Action Haringey is in the early stages of development; we have recently appointed our first Chief Executive Officer, secured Charity registration and will be operating as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. As a user-led, pan-disability Deaf and Disabled Peoples Organisation delivering services, the Trustees are passionate in ensuring Haringey becomes a more inclusive borough where disabled people are seen for their valuable contribution to society and where disabled people have the same lifetime opportunities as non-disabled people.

About the role:

This is a new role in a newly formed organisation. As an Independent Living Adviser, you will be expected to:

• Provide peer support and training to individuals and their family and friends (where appropriate) to provide them with information, advice and assistance to enable them to access and manage a direct payment.
• The post-holder will also lead on engaging with stakeholders and the wider members of the community to create a culture of embedding the Social Model of Disability in everyday life, thereby removing barriers faced by disabled people.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide disabled people with choice, control and independence in their life.

Further details and a job description can be download here from Charity job website.

We’ve partnered with one the of the UK’s leading charities that aim to change the futures of all disabled children by providing access to the services, equipment, therapies and treatments they need.

They are looking for an experienced Research / Impact Director to play a fundamental role in helping the Charity evidence impact and efficacy of their services, while identifying trends to support their continual development.

The successful candidate will be an active, collaborative and effective member of the Research and Executive Team, taking responsibility for leading the strategic direction of research at the Charity, shaping and implementing the strategic plan, delivering on strategic objectives and upholding and embodying Charity’s mission, vision and values.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and implement collaborative research projects with external partners and stakeholders, developing and maintaining strong working relationships.
• Support the Charity’s Communications Team to provide the required research evidence to position them as a thought-leader in the disability and autism sectors.
• Provide support to the Clinical and Service Delivery teams in establishing systems for delivering evidence-based research on the effectiveness of care and support provided.
• Raise the profile of services locally and nationally and promote the charity and the CICC as a centre of excellence.
• Review, monitor and analyse historical and new data owned by the Charity to produce robust evidence-based conclusions.
• Maintain an excellent working and cooperative relationships with all members of staff from the wider organisation, embodying multi-professional team working.
• Mentor and guide new and existing researchers, PhD students and volunteers to generate testable research questions, design and carry out research studies,

What you’ll need:

• PhD or demonstrable evidence of equivalent training and experience
• Extensive research / Impact experience within a senior leadership role
• Knowledge of regulatory, ethical, procedural and contractual research requirements.
• Ability to lead, inspire and enthuse others.
• Prior clinical and/or research experience working with young people with complex disabilities

What you’ll get:

• Salary Up to £60k
• 25 Days Annual Leave, raising with service
• Life Assurance, Income Protection and Private Medical Insurance kick after the qualifying period
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including free on-site exercise classes
• Benefits Package

PLEASE NOTE - The job tilte has been changed to Marketing & Membership Manager

Do you want your experience to count; to make a real difference to the environment? To Epping Forest? If you are an experienced marketing, communications and membership professional, this role could be for you!

This is a new and exciting wide-ranging role at the Trust, and we need someone with vision and confidence to build our public profile, engage support and implement new ways of working with the new CRM system.

Join the team working in a unique environment in the Forest, and lead on marketing and membership to engage the existing membership, increase contributions and reach new diverse audiences and drive individual giving and support.

Epping Forest Heritage Trust is looking for someone to support our mission to conserve, protect and celebrate the heritage of the Forest and engage, educate and inspire others to so the same.