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Moseley, West Midlands (On-site)
14.59 miles
£25,158 - £26,460 per year
Part-time (30 hours per week)
Contract (Fixed term to March 2027)
Job description
CV's not accepted. Please apply at via our HR portal
JOB PURPOSE:
- To pro-actively engage with local residents and partner organisations to develop a vision for our neighbourhood
- To co-create potential future activities for the Springfield Project and beyond, developing action plans and funding proposals and testing new approaches
- To ensure that the voices of the Sparkhill community are enabled and promoted to key stakeholders, including those whose voices may be marginalised using conventional approaches
- To lead our existing Place of Welcome group, ensuring the programme develops in line with the views of participants and in line with funder requirements
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To enable the voices of Springfield Project service users and other local residents to be heard and acted upon both within the Springfield Project and in the wider neighbourhood/ community
- To proactively engage with local residents and partners to identify issues affecting the local community, gaps in current provision and to support the co-production of new services/ activities that meet local needs.
- To amplify the voices of Sparkhill residents to ensure representation in local and city-wide systems
- To develop, implement and maintain creative and effective communication methods and tools to promote opportunities for engagement and participation in Springfield Project activities and in the wider neighbourhood, including outreach to those that might be marginalised by traditional approaches
- To coordinate the Sparkhill Child Friendly Neighbourhood Youth Advisory Board, ensuring young people are empowered and enabled to participate, to act on issues that are important to them and ensuring that they have ownership of the group and the activity that develops from the group.
- To lead, develop and sustain a 'Springfield Voices’ panel that enables co-production on a local level of new activities
- To represent the Springfield Project at external stakeholder events
- To ensure effective monitoring and evaluation processes are in place to ensure continuous improvement of services and activities
- To develop and coordinate relevant communications campaigns and engagement projects, including physical and online comms and marketing
- To coordinate Community Events ensuring the involvement of the community in the design of events
- To develop project proposals and provide evidence to support fundraising activities based on the wishes and needs of the community
- To develop and test new activities co-created with the community in response to community need
- To facilitate the Place of Welcome group, ensuring that the Place of Welcome provides a welcoming environment for all participants, in line with written procedures covering registration, recording, food provision, coordination of volunteers
· To support visitors from partner agencies to operate in the space by agreement
- To manage incidents, accidents and complaints in line with Springfield Project policy
- To liaise with the Volunteer Coordinator around recruitment and induction of volunteers
To work flexibly and deliver services across the Project as directed and to undertake any other duties commensurate with the role and responsibilities of the post as agreed with your line manager
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Registered Charity 
21 - 50
Posted on: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Closing date: 23 July 2025 at 23:30
Tags: Engagement / Outreach, Wellbeing, Events / Activities
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The Children's Society
Warwickshire (On-site)
8.32 miles
£32,839.52 Per Annum/pro rata
Temporary
Job description
The post-holder will work within Warwickshire Family Wraparound Service
Staff will be based within Family Help localities within Warwickshire - actual address to be discussed at interview or prior
Fixed Term contract for a year from start date
Hours: 28 hours per week
Salary: £26,271.62 for 28 hours per week/ £32,839.52 per annum
INFORMTION ABOUT THE ROLE
We are look for people who will work with families to ensure increased access to support for the whole family as part of a multidisciplinary team.
The role will require you to develop relationships with several professionals across organisations and other service providers to enhance the emotional, mental health and wellbeing offer with the aim to increase the family's personal resilience and empower them to manage their own mental health.
We are looking for dedicated professionals to join our team.
In order to be considered for this post you will have to demonstrate that you already have:
Experience
-Experience in family support: Direct experience working with families facing complex social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) challenges
-Multi-agency collaboration: Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (e.g., health, education, social care) and coordinate holistic care plans.
-Community outreach: Experience engaging hard-to-reach families and providing accessible support in community settings.
Skills
-Able to develop effective therapeutic relationships.
-Ability to effectively amplify the voices of children and families, ensuring their needs are heard and addressed in multidisciplinary settings.
-Ability to conduct full and robust assessments where required (including service-based and risk-based assessments).
Qualification
-Experience in working with children, young people and families in a similar setting, delivering support and structured interventions for the whole family.
-Relevant professional qualification in such as Social Work, Diploma in Counselling or Psychotherapy, Psychology, Youth Work or Nursing and or significant relevant experience.
-The post holder will be required to hold a full driving licence and have use of a car for The Children's Society business.
-Managerial experience in working with children, young people and families in a similar setting, delivering support and structured interventions for the whole family.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
Benefits
Enhanced Annual leave 28 days length of service extra 2 after 2 5 and 7 goes up to 36 days plus bank holidays.
Free eye test claim back
Pension match contribution up to 8% can op out
Life Assurance death in service 4 x salary gets paid to nominated person.
Cycle to work 39% of bike costs can be spread across the year
770 retailers discounts offered with You Star App.
All people within diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview.
The closing date for applications is Midnight on 10th July.
Interviews will be held on only the following dates TBC
For an application pack please visit the web site
http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/about-us/work-us
or telephone
The Childrens Society Recruitment team on 020 7841 4400
For an informal discussion please contact Lisa Millichamp Operations Manager [email protected]
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Staff will be based within Family Help localities within Warwickshire - actual address to be discussed at interview or prior
Fixed Term contract for a year from start date
Hours: 28 hours per week
Salary: £26,271.62 for 28 hours per week/ £32,839.52 per annum
INFORMTION ABOUT THE ROLE
We are look for people who will work with families to ensure increased access to support for the whole family as part of a multidisciplinary team.
The role will require you to develop relationships with several professionals across organisations and other service providers to enhance the emotional, mental health and wellbeing offer with the aim to increase the family's personal resilience and empower them to manage their own mental health.
We are looking for dedicated professionals to join our team.
In order to be considered for this post you will have to demonstrate that you already have:
Experience
-Experience in family support: Direct experience working with families facing complex social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) challenges
-Multi-agency collaboration: Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (e.g., health, education, social care) and coordinate holistic care plans.
-Community outreach: Experience engaging hard-to-reach families and providing accessible support in community settings.
Skills
-Able to develop effective therapeutic relationships.
-Ability to effectively amplify the voices of children and families, ensuring their needs are heard and addressed in multidisciplinary settings.
-Ability to conduct full and robust assessments where required (including service-based and risk-based assessments).
Qualification
-Experience in working with children, young people and families in a similar setting, delivering support and structured interventions for the whole family.
-Relevant professional qualification in such as Social Work, Diploma in Counselling or Psychotherapy, Psychology, Youth Work or Nursing and or significant relevant experience.
-The post holder will be required to hold a full driving licence and have use of a car for The Children's Society business.
-Managerial experience in working with children, young people and families in a similar setting, delivering support and structured interventions for the whole family.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
Benefits
Enhanced Annual leave 28 days length of service extra 2 after 2 5 and 7 goes up to 36 days plus bank holidays.
Free eye test claim back
Pension match contribution up to 8% can op out
Life Assurance death in service 4 x salary gets paid to nominated person.
Cycle to work 39% of bike costs can be spread across the year
770 retailers discounts offered with You Star App.
All people within diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview.
The closing date for applications is Midnight on 10th July.
Interviews will be held on only the following dates TBC
For an application pack please visit the web site
http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/about-us/work-us
or telephone
The Childrens Society Recruitment team on 020 7841 4400
For an informal discussion please contact Lisa Millichamp Operations Manager [email protected]
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Posted on: Thursday, 26 June 2025
Closing date: 10 July 2025 at 23:59
Job ref: 5728
Tags: Counselling
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