Start Date: January 2021
Location: Any UK Trust office
We are expanding our development team and currently have a vacancy for an exciting role as a Backend Developer. You can be based in any of our UK offices however, due to coronavirus, you will be working remotely until further notice.
You will be working within a small software and digital products team who are building new digital platforms and services to help us reach, engage and transform the lives of our young people.
The role is perfect for you if you are a Backend Developer who is a self-starter and is an expert coder with Blade or Trig, CSS, Bootstrap, PHP 7, Laravel and Vue.js.
If you meet all of our essential criteria stated in the job description, we would love to receive an application from you! For more information, please go to our website.
We require a supporting statement/cover letter, from each candidate, so please avoid submitting your CV twice.
Why we need Backend Developers:
Last year, we helped more than 70,000 young people, with three in four young people on our programmes, move into work, education or training.
The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. Our job is to inspire and support young people, to help them reach their potential so that they can thrive and society can prosper.
We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.
Perks for working at The Trust:
- Great holiday package! 30 days of annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
- Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
- Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
- In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives is the right thing to do.
We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT NOW (Network of Women), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBT Network). For more information, click here.
The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!
Req ID: 597
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The Diocese of Coventry is seeking to appoint a full time Director of New Worshipping Communities to help the Diocese deliver its ambitions for a culture change in making and growing new Disciples, and in developing a more mission focussed approach to the planning and deployment of Resources. This post reports to the Archdeacon Missioner and is based in Coventry.
The main responsibilities are:
- Lead the New Congregations programme with particular responsibility for developing new congregations across the diocese through the establishment of resource hubs, church plants and grafts, and fresh expressions of church.
- To work closely with our programme manager in development of engagement strategy, planning and communications strategy
- Envision, mobilise and facilitate local churches to actively engage with the Growth Strategy and to develop context sensitive expressions of church, using deanery, area and diocesan and external expertise to enable maximum impact.
The successful applicant will be educated to Degree level or equivalent, have a theological qualification at a minimum of Diploma level, proven experience of being part of a leadership team that has led a church into growth through innovation, church planting or fresh expressions in or with the Anglican Church and have a proven track record of delivering projects or programmes that have involved significant change management and dealing with a variety of stakeholders.
A demonstrable understanding and commitment to the Mission of the Church of England, being called to proclaim afresh the Christian Faith in each generation is essential. It is therefore an Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9 part 1 of the Equality Act 2010) of this post to have a committed Christian faith.
The Diocese of Coventry is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents all aspects of the communities we are part of and welcomes all applications. Applications are particularly welcome from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented within our workforce.
For an informal discussion, please contact The Ven. Barry Dugmore.
To apply for this role, please complete the application form and a covering letter addressing the following questions:
- Please indicate tasks undertaken for the wider Church, e.g. synodical responsibilities at any level, diocesan committees and working parties served on, ecumenical involvement, or work for a Church voluntary organisation, and how you contributed to progressing their agendas.
- What theological traditions have shaped your ministry and with which do you feel most at ease today?
Full job description and Person Specification are available from the Diocesan website vacancy page.
Closing date for applications: Monday 4th January 2021
Interviews will take place at the Diocesan office: 19th or 20th January 2021
Please send your completed application form and covering letter to Simone King
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