Purpose of Post

FACT’s mission is to enrich lives and shape the future through Film, Art and Creative Technology. You will be joining our team at an exciting time in the organisation’s development! The Head of Development will work closely with the CEO/Director, who joined the organisation in May 2019, and the new leadership team to identify, develop and implement opportunities for income generation in line with FACT’s Business Plan.

This role will be particularly focused on diversifying and growing income to help strengthen FACT’s business model, coordinating our upcoming Band 3 Arts Council England National Portfolio application, and leading on our capital fundraising campaign. The role will also be key in managing stakeholders including: local government, public funding distributors, trusts and foundations, EU funding, corporates and other strategic relationships.

The Head of Development will lead the Senior Management Team in the coordination and management of all bid writing and fundraising across the organisation, and take a lead role in the development, implementation and management of initiatives to maximise both contributed and earned income.

How to Apply

Please download the full job description and equal opportunities form. To apply, please send a detailed letter outlining why you are interested in the post and how your experience fits our requirements, plus a CV and a completed equal opportunities form.

Deadline

Sunday 29 March at midnight

Interviews

Interviews will take place on Monday 6 or Wednesday 8 April 2020.

We are looking to recruit an experienced Accounting Technician to join our vibrant team.  You will be based at our busy Bootle Centre working alongside the Finance Officer and CEO with financial and accounting tasks, working towards collation, checking and analysis of financial information that will be utilised by senior staff, trustees and accountants.

Please see job description and person specification.

Closing date:  Close of business on Tuesday 16th June 2020

An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

The Venus Charity

Venus is a charity providing support and information services to women and their families, children and young people and homeless individuals.

Sefton Women’s & Children’s Aid

Require 2 x Adult Group Caseworker

(North Sefton / South Sefton)

Full-time 35 hours per week

Salary £22,958

This post is restricted to women applicants only under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 

Two committed and skilled practitioners are required to support our existing team in providing a direct group service to women who have experienced domestic abuse.

The post-holders will be expected to deliver services across North or South Sefton.

A relevant qualification together with a good understanding of the issue of domestic abuse and its impact on women and children is required.

Download Job Description for full details.

Closing date: 22nd May 2020

Candidates shortlisted to be advised by: 29th May 2020

Interviews to be held on: 4th June 2020

An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

Brainwave is a long-established national charity and since 1982 has been providing therapy to children predominantly aged between 6 months to 12 years.  The children we work with have a range of conditions and diagnoses including:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Developmental Delay
• Autism
• Brain Injury
• Down’s syndrome
• Other genetic conditions, and children with no formal diagnosis.

We are looking to appoint a Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist with experience of using a range of interventions and strategies to support complex communication needs of children with learning disabilities and profound and multiple learning disabilities.  Formal training or relevant experience of using Parent Child Interaction approaches, Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) methods (Switches, PECS, Eye Gaze, Makaton signing etc.) and knowledge of Dysphagia assessment and treatment and Sensory Integration approach is desirable.

HCPC and RCSLTregistration is essential. 

Part time or Job share will be considered.

Do you have the personal commitment, maturity, drive and person-centred values to be able to make a real difference to the lives of people with complex needs?

The Registered Manager will lead the operational management of a service designed to meet the unique needs of 15 individual adults who have learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder, mental health diagnosis and complex health needs which may also include presenting behaviours which may challenge.

The Registered Manager will ensure that the service strives to achieve and maintain the highest levels of quality, meeting all CQC standards and contract requirements and that this can be demonstrated through comprehensive quality and contract monitoring processes. You will ensure that the service works in a cohesive and coordinated manner and that service users experience fully integrated care and support. You will ensure that the care and support delivered is truly personalised and provided in accordance with agreed care plans, enabling service users to enjoy wellbeing, quality of life and community connections.

You will promote and re-inforce a culture of responsive, person-centred practice and active support across the service, with relationships based on respect and unconditional positive regard. Your rewarding role will include responsibility for:

• Recruitment and selection of staff matched to the needs of service users
• Management and deployment of staff to meet the needs of service users
• Team building and maintaining a highly motivated workforce
• Ensuring continuous, reliable and consistent service delivery at all times
• Meeting assessed needs and maximising positive outcomes
• Performance management
• Compliance with CQC & commissioner expectations and standards
• Effective contract management
• Effective prevention and management of incidents
• Positive risk management
• Staff support, supervision, coaching and training
• Excellent customer care for all stakeholders and preferences within available resources
• Responding to referrals and undertaking initial assessments of need
• Ensuring all service users have a co-produced plan of support and a designated Key Worker
• Co-ordinating a programme of regular person-centred reviews which put each person’s views and preferences at the heart of planning and decision making
• Maintaining high standards of environmental safety/quality and ensuring a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere
• Facilitate service user engagement, involvement and peer support

You must have prior experience of supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism who have complex needs and who communicate through behaviour that challenges. You must have supervisory/management experience. You will have thorough knowledge and experience of PBS strategies and positive risk management approaches, founded on the principles of least restrictive practice. You must demonstrate excellent assessment, support planning and report writing skills. Some experience of managing successful transitions from and into services is essential.

You will be able to demonstrate skills in managing and motivating a large staff team to achieve the highest standards of person-centred practice. You will be able to lead from the front and delegate effectively as well as to work collaboratively in providing direct care and support as required. You will be warm and emotionally intelligent with the ability to build positive, trusting relationships with service users, their families, staff and partner agencies. You will be able to support our commitment to creating an open, reflective and accountable culture which is underpinned by ethical practice, dignity and rights. You will be a confident and professional practitioner and manager, able to communicate clearly and persuasively and to contribute effectively to multi-disciplinary decision making, planning and review processes.

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to older people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism and people with physical disabilities and mental health needs. The support we offer is tailored to the individual and promotes their independence and community engagement. We are an Investor in People accredited employer of a diverse team of over 5000 well supported staff across the country.

You will be joining a progressive charitable organisation, strongly committed to investing in your professional development through both practice-based training and academic study. You will also be part of our highly committed and mutually supportive team of operational managers in the North West region and a network of Registered Managers across the country who strive to meet and exceed CQC standards. By joining this team you will be able to access peer support and expertise.

Do you have the personal commitment, maturity, drive and person-centred values to be able to make a real difference to the lives of people with complex needs?

The Registered Manager will lead the operational management of a service designed to meet the unique needs of 15 individual adults who have learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder, mental health diagnosis and complex health needs which may also include presenting behaviours which may challenge.

The Registered Manager will ensure that the service strives to achieve and maintain the highest levels of quality, meeting all CQC standards and contract requirements and that this can be demonstrated through comprehensive quality and contract monitoring processes. You will ensure that the service works in a cohesive and coordinated manner and that service users experience fully integrated care and support. You will ensure that the care and support delivered is truly personalised and provided in accordance with agreed care plans, enabling service users to enjoy wellbeing, quality of life and community connections.

You will promote and re-inforce a culture of responsive, person-centred practice and active support across the service, with relationships based on respect and unconditional positive regard. Your rewarding role will include responsibility for:

• Recruitment and selection of staff matched to the needs of service users
• Management and deployment of staff to meet the needs of service users
• Team building and maintaining a highly motivated workforce
• Ensuring continuous, reliable and consistent service delivery at all times
• Meeting assessed needs and maximising positive outcomes
• Performance management
• Compliance with CQC & commissioner expectations and standards
• Effective contract management
• Effective prevention and management of incidents
• Positive risk management
• Staff support, supervision, coaching and training
• Excellent customer care for all stakeholders and preferences within available resources
• Responding to referrals and undertaking initial assessments of need
• Ensuring all service users have a co-produced plan of support and a designated Key Worker
• Co-ordinating a programme of regular person-centred reviews which put each person’s views and preferences at the heart of planning and decision making
• Maintaining high standards of environmental safety/quality and ensuring a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere
• Facilitate service user engagement, involvement and peer support

You must have prior experience of supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism who have complex needs and who communicate through behaviour that challenges. You must have supervisory/management experience. You will have thorough knowledge and experience of PBS strategies and positive risk management approaches, founded on the principles of least restrictive practice. You must demonstrate excellent assessment, support planning and report writing skills. Some experience of managing successful transitions from and into services is essential.

You will be able to demonstrate skills in managing and motivating a large staff team to achieve the highest standards of person-centred practice. You will be able to lead from the front and delegate effectively as well as to work collaboratively in providing direct care and support as required. You will be warm and emotionally intelligent with the ability to build positive, trusting relationships with service users, their families, staff and partner agencies. You will be able to support our commitment to creating an open, reflective and accountable culture which is underpinned by ethical practice, dignity and rights. You will be a confident and professional practitioner and manager, able to communicate clearly and persuasively and to contribute effectively to multi-disciplinary decision making, planning and review processes.

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to older people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism and people with physical disabilities and mental health needs. The support we offer is tailored to the individual and promotes their independence and community engagement. We are an Investor in People accredited employer of a diverse team of over 5000 well supported staff across the country.

You will be joining a progressive charitable organisation, strongly committed to investing in your professional development through both practice-based training and academic study. You will also be part of our highly committed and mutually supportive team of operational managers in the North West region and a network of Registered Managers across the country who strive to meet and exceed CQC standards. By joining this team you will be able to access peer support and expertise.