Manchester International Festival (MIF) is the world’s first festival of original, new work and special events, staged every two years. From 2021, as well as producing a biennial festival, we will also run The Factory, a new state of the art building and producing organisation in the heart of Manchester.

To develop and deliver a programme of activity at MIF21 and as part of The Factory’s opening season and ongoing programme of work curated and developed by Manchester residents. To embed greater public agency into the fabric of engagement activity at The Factory.

Responsibilities:

• To facilitate and support the development and delivery of a series of resident curated and led commissions as part of a series of Special Event activities, which will form part of the opening season at The Factory and an ongoing year round programme

• Through a process of co-design and co-production, help inform and develop a range of platforms at The Factory for residents to inform, shape and deliver programmes of work

• To develop a skills and training offer to help support the capacity building and development of creative, curatorial and production skills for residents across Manchester

• To manage resources for the delivery of this programme including financial, human and physical

• To work closely with MIF’s Trust and Foundation Manager to secure additional resource for the development of a resident led programme of work at The Factory

• To ensure that all the events are effectively monitored and evaluated including for a range of stakeholders and partners

• Contribute to the broader work and vision of the Creative Engagement Team as appropriate

Interviews will take place on 15 January 2020. All applications must go through the online application form or if you have any specific accessibility requirements (such as printed forms/Job Packs) please contact the MIF Office. Applications through any other method will not be considered.

MIF are always happy to make reasonable adjustments for candidates where possible.

We are looking for a new Director of Services to manage, lead, shape and develop SCT’s frontline services including all aspects of our ‘Recovery Hub’ (Primary Programme, Housing Team, Training and Development) Drop-In and service user involvement in SCT’s social enterprises.

To set a positive management culture in line SCT’s inclusive Christian ethos, values and mission.

To ensure consistent therapeutic practice across all of our services.

To establish stronger referral pathways through our services.

To oversee the dayto-day administrative functions within the services including on-going monitoring and evaluation, human resources and financial management.

To ensure the residents in SCT’s accommodation are secure and maintain their tenancy as part of the therapeutic practice.

To assist and deputise for the CEO where necessary.

To apply, please read through the DoS Job Pack and our Vission Mission Ethos document and apply via the attached application form.

Deadline for applications: Sunday 5th January 2020

Informal visits for long-listed candidates: Wednesday 15th January 2020

Formal Interviews for short-listed candidates: Thursday 23rd January 2020

Waterloo Uncovered is hiring a Senior Fundraising Officer to join our small team, based in South West London. We’re looking for an experienced, driven professional to help us take our Veteran Archaeology Charity to the next level. Over the next five years, WU is set to expand fast, and we need the right people on board to help us do just that. If you’ve got a proven track record in charitable fundraising, experience with events, are digitally savvy and want to make a difference, apply today. 
 

The focus of the fundraising role (three days out of five) will be to fully manage and grow the charity’s Grants and Funds programme (with an initial focus on the UK Veteran and Health sectors). The remainder of your time, prioritised across the year, will be spent supporting other existing fundraising activities: supporting the CEO in developing the charity’s growing Major Donor and Corporate Sponsorship programmes, working with our Marketing and Operations staff to maintain our Supporter Organisations programme, and working with volunteers and the CEO to support a number of events. 

OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS 
To be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a short covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role. We have a two-stage Interview process as defined below. 
Initial stage 
Initial face to face meeting with the CEO and Operations Manager/or Fundraiser. We anticipate our initial meeting to last up to 60-minutes. 
Final stage 
Second face to face meeting with CEO and up to two trustees. We anticipate our second meeting to last up to 60-minutes. 
Thank you for your time in considering a role with Waterloo Uncovered. We look forward to meeting you shortly! 

With extensive experience of advising on a range of safeguarding issues, you will have knowledge in safeguarding case management, preferably in the voluntary sector.

In this role you will oversee the implementation and development of operational procedures and be our voice and advisor in all matters relating to safeguarding, providing support to local churches.

Your knowledge of best practice, statutory, and other guidance or policy concerning issues related to the protection of children and adults at risk, will be key in playing a role in arranging and leading the training of others.  You will be able to work with minimal supervision and have excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

Interview date - Monday 20th January 

Starfish Health and Wellbeing currently runs a project ‘Wolverhampton Social Hub’ to support unemployed or economically inactive adults within Wolverhampton to improve their employability.

Volunteer / Lead (Trainer)
Hours: 15 per week
Salary: £21,000 - £24,000 pa pro rata, depending upon skills and experience
Based: Wolverhampton

This is a fixed term contract until end of May 2020.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with proven experience to deliver sessions training people to become accredited volunteers who will help run Social Hubs.  The Social Hubs will take place in community venues for people to share interests, build skills and reduce social isolation.

Duties will include:

• Identifying training needs of all new clients
• Delivering variety of training courses
• Promoting the Training and Social Hubs to participants
• Engaging with all clients to encourage participation in Training and social integration.

A Train the Trainer qualification (or equivalent) is essential along with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.  You will have previous experience of working in a training delivery role. Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills are essential.

Closing date for completed applications: 8th December 2019.

Please click the 'Apply Now' button for more information on how to complete your application. 

A DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful applicant.

Starfish Health and Wellbeing is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. 

Starfish Health and Wellbeing is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We only accept our completed applications.

No CVs or agencies please.

Through our award-winning Spear programme, we partner with churches to work with unemployed young people and support them to get into work or education. 89% have at least one indicator of disadvantage, and over 75% of program completers are still in work a year later.

The role of Centre Manager is to oversee the day to day running of the Spear programme at the centre to enable excellent delivery of the Spear programme as an expression of the Christian life and faith. You will have responsibility for coaching and developing the Graduate and Lead coaches at the Spear centre, and together with Lighthouse Church, Camden, you will develop local networking and partnership opportunities.  

We are currently looking for a dynamic and engaging Coach with great communication skills and emotional intelligence, to manage the Camden Spear centre run in partnership with the Lighthouse Church, starting as soon as possible.

You will be highly self-motivated and have strong leadership skills and initiative, with excellent organisational skills and confidence working with corporates, as well as at least two years’ experience in training and development design and delivery.

This is a pivotal role working closely with the relevant church staff team to facilitate meaningful and lasting impact in the local community. Because the Spear programme is run in partnership with the church, the role requires that the successful applicant becomes an integrated member of the church. For more information on where other roles are available and the partner churches these are based at, please get in touch with our People & Culture team.

In 2016 we were listed as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the ‘Great Place to Work’ Awards. In 2017 we won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes.

Please note, we are looking for someone to fill this roles as soon as possible, and so will be interviewing throughout the application period, with a view to offering a role before the closing date.

TLG Volunteer Programmes are available for churches who have a heart for the struggling children and families in their communities. For Early Intervention (EI), we train, equip and support volunteers to coach children for an hour a week in school. For Make Lunch (ML), we train and support volunteers to provide nutritious meals and activities during the school holidays.

The TLG Regional Leader role offers a unique opportunity to manage a cluster of EI Centres and ML clubs within the South Central areas of England (including a large area of Central and Greater London). The ideal candidate will be a very organised, strong relationship builder with a vibrant Christian faith.

This key role involves training, leading and supporting new and established TLG EI and ML Programmes, working mainly with the Volunteer Coordinators who are leading their team of volunteers. The Regional Leader will be required to support progress against set key performance indicators to ensure the best possible support is given for thriving programmes.

TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and their families and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Location: Regional Leader, covering south-central area of the UK (including large area of Central to Greater London areas). The locations mentioned are examples of some of the areas you will cover and the role will require you to travel. You will also be expected to attend events & meetings during the year as required along with visits to National Support office in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Hours: 22.5 (3 days) per week
Closing: 5pm, Sunday 8th December 2019
Interviews: Telephone interviews on 12th December. Formal interviews on 19th December.

WMS is recruiting a part-time Case Manager to oversee and develop their community mediation casework. The Case Manager will be an integral part of a small team, liaising directly with volunteer mediators and service users to administer and host mediations. In addition, they will network with other community organisations in the borough, building awareness about mediation and developing referral relationships where appropriate. The successful applicant will be self-motivated, organized, with excellent inter-personal skills, strong IT skills, the ability to work within a wide variety of contexts and ideally a trained mediator (or a developed knowledge of mediation).

CASE MANAGER: JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

The role of Case Manager is to oversee and develop the community mediation casework undertaken by WMS through effective case administration, volunteer management and relationship building with referrers/partners.

Key Duties:

Working as part of the St Mark's staff team, duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Act as key liaison and contact person at WMS with partner agencies/key referring bodies.
• Responsible for day-to-day case management for community mediation work undertaken by WMS.
• Represent WMS at meetings relevant to community mediation including meeting regularly with referring bodies.
• Cultivate relationships with existing referring bodies, new partners and the wider community, increasing the number of mediation referrals.
• Conduct initial phone calls for mediation cases, ensuring the case is appropriate for mediation, and explaining mediation to clients where necessary.
• Monitor a caseload of open mediation cases and manage delivery of services to clients, including the scheduling and logistics of mediation sessions.
• Appoint volunteer mediators to mediation cases and provide necessary administrative support.
• Conduct evaluation of mediation cases and follow up work as necessary.
• Signpost and refer clients to external support services when needed.
• Any additional duties as may be reasonably required by the service manager within the scope of the above.

Notes

• The charity operates out of St Mark's Church Battersea Rise and applicants should be in sympathy with Christian ethos and values.
• The Case Manager will play a key role in the running and development of a small charity. We are looking for someone who is passionate about investing into the community and willing to contribute to overall vision and strategy.

*The Case Manager should be willing to work one evening every other week, in lieu of daytime hours.

CASE MANAGER: PERSON DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Case Manager

Job Summary

The role of Case Manager is to oversee and develop the community mediation casework undertaken by WMS through effective case administration, volunteer management and relationship building with referrers/partners.

Essential Skills:

• Organised with the ability to work to deadlines.
• Good attention to detail, which is essential when organising mediation meetings.
• Good inter-personal skills, such as listening and empathy, especially when working with people in a conflict situation.
• Able to line manage volunteers effectively, recognising the crucial contribution that they make to the organisation.
• Good administrative and communication skills, including written, email and telephone communication, which is necessary in coordinating mediation appointments.
• Good IT skills with proficiency in using Microsoft Office packages – Word, Excel, Dropbox, the Internet
• Self-motivated and able to work in a small team, contributing to the overall development of the organisation.
• Able to network effectively with other community organisations, building relationships as appropriate.
• A strong understanding of mediation and conflict resolution.

Desirable Skills:

• Ideally a trained mediator or with conflict and communications skills experience.

Title

Educational Mentoring Coordinator

Reports to

Head of Educational Mentoring

Staff responsibility

Responsible for volunteer mentors

Hours

Part time - 3 days per week

Salary

£24,000 pro rata

Contract

1 year contract with initial 3 month probation, renewal subject to funding

Location

Oxford, with travel to London twice a month

About RSN

At Refugee Support Network we are working towards a world where all young people displaced by conflict or crisis are able to build more hopeful futures. We do this by supporting young refugees and asylum seekers to access, remain and progress in education.

Currently, over 500 young people each year benefit from our core programmes:

• Educational mentoring: we recruit and train community volunteers to provide bespoke 1:1 educational mentoring to young people in their area. We currently deliver this through educational mentoring hubs across London, Oxford, Birmingham and the East of England.

• Access to higher education: we offer – through a national helpline and face-to-face sessions – advice and support for young people who have the academic potential to attend university but who face challenges in doing so because of practical and immigration status-related barriers.

• Specialist education and wellbeing support: we provide personalised advice, guidance and psychosocial support to young people who are NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) or facing significant barriers to educational progression.

Alongside our direct work with young people, we undertake research and consultancy and provide training, ensuring that the voices of young refugees and asylum seekers are heard by the policy- and decision-makers who affect their lives. Our new strategy has also introduced an innovation stream, enabling us to remain responsive and creative in the face of emerging needs among the young people we exist to serve. 

RSN is led by our founder and Chief Executive, who, assisted by our senior leadership team, provides leadership and direction to our growing staff of 24. Our well-qualified, dynamic and thoughtful team has a wealth of experience in the refugee, education, youth, international development and humanitarian sectors, and is supported in the delivery of our programmes by over 150 volunteers.  Our work is overseen and scrutinised by an active and engaged board of trustees who meet on a quarterly basis. We receive regular additional input and expertise from our Youth Advisory Board, and, when we need specialist guidance, from our team of expert advisors.

RSN was founded in 2009 by members of a church in north west London with widespread experience working in the refugee and international development sectors as well as a desire to see the most vulnerable in their community cared for and supported. Since then, we have sought to outwork our Christian ethos at every level of RSN - in our governance, values, strategy, staff care and direct work with young people - and we continue,  nearly ten years on, to respect faith, culture and the role of these in our lives and the lives of the young people we work with and seek to serve. 

Job mission and description

The mentoring coordinator’s mission is to run a successful mentoring programme in  our Oxford mentoring hub. 

A key component of this work is building and maintaining relationships with partner organisations including both those that refer young people to RSN and other specialist support services that RSN can refer young people onto. The mentoring coordinator will recruit, train and support volunteer mentors, and conduct initial assessments with unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee young people referred to the project. They will be responsible for matching young people with mentors and supporting the mentoring pairs, maintaining the project database and monitoring the effectiveness of the project including feedback to funders and trustees.

The post holder will be skilled at building relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders including vulnerable young people, teachers and social workers and will be able to represent RSN with external partners. They will enjoy working as part of a small and dynamic team, but will need to be a confident independent decision maker and able to run their mentoring hub on a day to day basis in Oxford. The post holder will need to be a good administrator: to maintain accurate records and monitor the outcomes of the mentoring relationships, dealing with any concerns in a timely and constructive manner. This role will be based in Oxford with travel to our head office in London (Willesden Junction) twice a month.  The role will also require running trainings and meetings in the early evening.

Job outcomes

The mentoring coordinator will be required to deliver the following outcomes:

Outcome 1: The mentoring hub receives enough appropriate referrals of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee young people interested in educational mentoring to maintain a caseload of 20 matched mentoring pairs per year

• Maintain and develop strong relationships with existing referral partners and develop relationships with new referral partners 

• Ensure that referral partners are kept up to date with information about the mentoring scheme, are supported to make referrals on an ongoing basis, and any problems are dealt with swiftly

• Liaise with college tutors and other education providers to keep up to date on educational opportunities available for young people on the mentoring scheme

• Produce end of year reports for referring organisations at the end of each academic year to demonstrate the progress and activities of the young people referred from their institution that year

• Represent RSN at local stakeholder meetings

Outcome 2: The mentoring programme recruits enough high quality, trained volunteer educational mentors so that all assessed asylum seeking and refugee young people can receive mentoring support.

• Identify potential sources of volunteer mentors such as community and faith groups and develop relationships with these groups to facilitate a sufficient number of volunteers onto the programme.

• Process all incoming volunteer mentor enquiries and applications, take up external references, arrange interviews and undertake child protection checks for all candidates

• Coordinate, organise and lead mentor training sessions for successful mentor applicants

• Coordinate and organise our mentor development programme, ensuring that current mentors are receiving additional relevant training and input from RSN, as well as social events

Outcome 3: A minimum of 80% of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee young people on the programme meet their educational goals and have a positive mentoring experience.

• Process all incoming referrals of young people, and carry out initial assessments with young people

• Ensure all mentors use the online feedback form on a weekly basis, monitor incoming feedback and identify areas where support is needed, responding as appropriate, and referring serious issues to the programmes manager

• Initiate contact with all mentors on a regular basis to ensure that they feel well supported and have the opportunity to raise any broader concerns or questions

• Maintain regular contact with all young people being mentored, ensuring their expectations are being met and that they have opportunities to raise any concerns or challenges they are facing (providing follow-up support where necessary)

• At all times ensure compliance with our safeguarding responsibility

Outcome 4:  All records of mentors and mentees are kept up-to-date, ensuring that information about our work with the young people can be accessed quickly, both for safeguarding purposes and for monitoring and evaluation.

• Ensure the project database is kept up to date at all times with mentor, mentee and referral partner details

• Ensure contact logs are maintained for each young person and that educational placements and progress are recorded

• Conduct 6-monthly face to face reviews with all mentor pairs, and analyse data as appropriate

• Conduct end of year reviews with all referral partners to monitor the young person’s educational progress

Outcome 5: The mentoring programmes manager receives appropriate support and information to enable the strategic growth of the mentoring hub. 

• Locate funding opportunities within the hub area and share with the programmes manager 

• Contribute to other projects as appropriate e.g. contribution to communications, policy and research etc

• Any other reasonable task requested by the programmes manager or chief executive

• Continue to meet the additional requirements of the Oxfordshire County Council Mentoring project, including maintaining strong inter-organisational partnerships with Refugee Resource and EMBS.

Person specification

In order to achieve this role’s mission and deliver the above outcomes, candidates must demonstrate the following competencies (evidenced by the listed behaviours):

Competency 1: Work with volunteers and external agencies

• Communicates professionally, promptly and warmly with volunteer mentors and partner organisations, including schools, colleges and social services. Able to ask appropriate questions to elicit information to make informed decisions, and explain information succinctly and compellingly.

• Is able to engage an audience when delivering volunteer training - communicates accurately, clearly, demonstrating technical expertise and passion for the issues.

Competency 2: Work with young people

• Can display a track record of working with vulnerable young people from a variety of backgrounds, evidencing an ability to sensitively explore and understand a young person’s needs, and provide appropriate support, helping them to build resilience. 

• Deals promptly and calmly with safeguarding concerns as they arise and follows RSN’s child protection and safeguarding processes accurately.

Competency 3: Written and verbal communication skills

• Can display excellent verbal communication skills with a range of audiences - from those with very little English to senior staff within referring organisations.

• Writes clearly, accurately and appropriately for a range of audiences. 

Competency 4: Knowledge

• Demonstrates a strong understanding of the refugee/education/youth sectors in which RSN operates, and proactively seeks to develop and maintain technical knowledge in these areas.

Competency 5: Personal working style

• Works well independently and is confident to take decisions on their own whilst recognising situations where it is appropriate to discuss with their line manager or the wider team

• Prioritises actions appropriately when juggling competing deadlines.

• Maintains stable performance when under heavy pressure or stress, demonstrating strong willingness and internal motivation to work hard and get the job done. 

• Takes the initiative to reflect critically on their own performance and develop improvement strategies.

Competency 6: Team working

• Contributes to a positive working environment by taking time to build relationships with everyone they engage with through this role, being helpful, kind and sensitive to their needs. 

• Has sufficient IT knowledge to work effectively on the RSN team. Eg: able to use, or quickly pick up,  google drive, whatsapp, google hangouts, CiviCRM

• Participates actively in group supervisions and team meetings

Competency 7: Self-care

• Has developed and practices effective self-care to avoid burnout, including the ability to maintain appropriate boundaries in order to keep workload at a sustainable level. 

Competency 8: Ethos

• Is passionate about RSN’s vision enabling young refugees to build more hopeful futures through education. Is inspired by the possibility of positive change and committed to nurturing hope within their sphere of influence.

• Motivated by personal core beliefs (whether Christian or not) and values being part of an organisation which is founded on, and seeking to outwork, the Christian faith.

Equal opportunities 

RSN is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. Any job applicants will, except in circumstances justifying different treatment that are not unlawful (for example to comply with an occupational requirement), receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (Protected Characteristics).

Application process

You must have a visa that allows you to work in the UK for the duration of this contract to apply for this job.

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter through Charity Job by 11th December. Interviews will take place on Tuesday the 7th of January.

In the covering letter (maximum 2 pages of A4) please demonstrate how you meet the competencies of this post as articulated in the above person specification and explain why you would like to work with Refugee Support Network.

Disclosure of a Criminal Record

The Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986 does not apply to posts where there is access to children. This means that applicants for employment which involves working with children and young people must disclose any criminal record. If your application is successful, you are required to make these disclosures and consent to Refugee Support Network verifying the accuracy of your response with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). References will be taken up and a DBS check carried out for the successful candidates, but as part of our safer recruitment policy all shortlisted candidates are required to complete a Self Disclosure form before interviews.

Do you have a heart for serving Jesus in a community setting?  We’re looking for a Bar and Events Manager to join our team at Rowheath Pavilion, Bournville, Birmingham.

Who we are

Rowheath Pavilion is part of the George Cadbury legacy, and is the heart of the Bournville community, set in its own park and playing fields.

The community café and bar provide opportunities to serve and engage with different parts of the local community. The Terrace Room is a popular venue for weddings and parties. Rowheath Pavilion also hosts its own events, including Street Food Fridays, ale and food festivals, community days and our popular fireworks event.  The playing fields are home to a number of football clubs, a rugby club and running club.

Trinity Christian Centre, a charity set up by Rowheath Pavilion Church, runs Rowheath Pavilion on behalf of the Church for the benefit of the whole community.  We serve the community as we follow Jesus.

The role

This is a new position: we’re looking for someone who is an excellent team player, able to work with the existing events team to deliver our food and drinks events, as well as manage our community bar and front of house for weddings and parties. It would help to love sport as well.

The person

The role requires someone with excellent people skills, who is hard-working and tenacious, has the ability to work on their own initiative, can think on their feet, with excellent organisation, financial and time management skills and who thrives in a busy yet small team environment. Bar and events management experience would be an advantage. Passion to serve the local community is essential.

There is an occupational requirement attached to this job for the successful candidate to be Christian and able to uphold our Christian values serving the community in God’s love

Job Title: Fundraising Manager

Hours: Full-time / Permanent

Salary: £34,000 – £36,500

Location: Chichester

Chichester Cathedral welcomes 350,000 worshippers and visitors each year and is an important contributor in the local and regional economy. Alongside the primary purpose of worship and prayer, the Cathedral fosters music, learning, volunteering, public debate and social action.

The Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced Fundraising Manager to join the small, dedicated team at the Cathedral, working closely with the Head of Fundraising to develop and deliver the charity’s fundraising strategy.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience raising money from grant making trusts
• Some experience raising money from either individual givers, legacies or events
• A natural flair for building relationships with supporters and colleagues
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong organisation skills
• Resourcefulness and a willingness to work flexibly

We are seeking an individual with excellent interpersonal skills and a proactive and driven approach to fundraising. You will be sympathetic to the broad aims and values of the Church of England and to the mission of Chichester Cathedral in particular.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then please submit your CV and supporting statement quoting our reference JO1726.

For any further information, please contact Adam Stacey at Charisma Charity Recruitment.

We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may withdraw the position if we feel we have sufficient applications, so please send your CV and supporting statement as soon as you can.

“For anyone looking to work in the homeless sector, I can’t recommend a better place to do it than Glass Door” Daniel Smith, former Glass Door caseworker

Glass Door Homeless Charity is London’s largest open-access winter night shelter. This award-winning, independent charity provides shelter and support for those with nowhere else to turn.

Our shelters run from a different church venue, every night of the week in the boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, Richmond and Wandsworth. 

You will work waking shifts that run from either 7.30pm or 10pm until 7.15am.  Working as part of a two-person team, you will be responsible for ensuring the security and safety of all guests in the shelter through the night, and that all project activities meet health and safety requirements.  You must remain awake and alert throughout the night and respond appropriately to any situations or emergencies that may occur. 

The shelters house around 35 people each night – though more may be accommodated if the weather is exceptionally cold.  You will be expected to take part in regular checks throughout the night.  The two duty Project Workers are also responsible for preparing and serving breakfast to our guests and ensuring that everyone leaves each venue by 7am.

We are looking for confident and empathetic people to join our overnight team.  Come and be part of something special and help us to relieve poverty amongst street homeless people of West London.

Start Date

The start date will be early November, with a number of training and induction days taking place in October.  

Working for Glass Door

We’re a rapidly-growing team who work together to make a positive impact. If you believe in our ethos and want to make a difference, get in touch.

Glass Door provides its employees a full induction as well as learning and development opportunities and access to our employee wellbeing programme.

We operate an equal opportunities policy and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Although Glass Door services normally take place within churches or church-owned properties, people of different faiths or no faith work, volunteer, or are guests of Glass Door.

Job Description

The Overnight Project Worker team is responsible for the following:

1. The overnight operations of our night shelter project which accommodates around 35 people per night.
2. Monitoring guest welfare throughout the night and responding to any situations that arise.
3. Maintaining good, positive relationships with shelter guests and volunteers.
4. Responding to emergencies appropriately, following the Emergency Procedure if necessary.
5. Following best practice procedures for the security and safety of the guests and volunteers.
6. Ensuring the security of the venue is maintained to the highest possible standard at all times.
7. Following health and safety requirements, including food hygiene standards.
8. Preparing simple breakfast for 35 people including clearing away afterwards.
9. Ensuring that all guests leave promptly in the morning and that the venue is secure.
10. Ensuring the venue is in an acceptable condition for daytime activities.
11. Ensuring that the van is loaded correctly with shelter provisions.
12. Maintaining good communication with the Shelter Managers and Operations Manager, communicating regularly to report on progress and concerns.
13. Ensuring overnight checks are completed every 20 minutes throughout the night.
14. Ensuring that all reports are completed accurately, immediately after overnight checks and at the end of the shift.
15. Undertaking any other duties to aid the good running of the project, as required by the Shelter Managers, Operations Manager or Chief Operating Officer

Person Specification

Essential

• Commitment to providing an excellent service and to interact with shelter guests in a positive and respectful manner
• Ability to work as part of a team and be a supportive team member
• Empathetic approach to people in difficult situations
• Confidence to deal with challenging behaviour
• Excellent communications skills
• Ability to carry out manual handling tasks
• Willingness to work through the night
• Ability to adhere to and implement Health & Safety, personnel and operational policies
• Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities

Desirable

• Driving licence and willingness to drive a shelter van when required
• Relevant training certificates (First Aid, Health & Safety, Fire Safety)

Please apply by 9am on 16 September 2019.

About the role

Quakers in Britain have adopted an exciting new fundraising strategy. We aim to ensure that we continue our work for equality and for a sustainable and peaceful world. To do this, we need to expand and professionalise our fundraising capacity. We are looking for an experienced membership and individual giving fundraiser to join our team. This role is full-time for 35 hours per week.

About you

• You will be ambitious with a flexible approach to work and be excited by the opportunity to grow income from individuals and contributions from Quaker meetings.
• You will have demonstrable experience in one or more of the following areas: membership fundraising; individual giving; faith/church fundraising.
• You will have a sound understanding of what motivates individuals to support charities, organisations campaigning for social change and faith-based bodies.
• You will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating the ability to work collaboratively with a range of different stakeholders, including volunteers.

Working for us

Quakers are committed to equality and encourage applications from all sections of society. You do not have to be a Quaker to apply for this post, but we expect staff to uphold the values of our organisation.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, staff discount at Friends House Café and Restaurant, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work–life balance.

For more details of this exciting role and how to apply, please go to our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 16 December 2019 (by midday)

Interviews: 10 January 2020

Quakers in Britain are committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and expect all our staff and volunteers to share and uphold this commitment.

Quakers have a faith commitment to equality and encourage and welcome applications for posts from all sections of society. You do not have to be a Quaker to apply for this post, but we expect you to uphold the values of our organisation.

Quakers in Britain are committed to equality in all of its employment practices.

The Sycamore Project (Zac's Youth Bars) is seeking a new CEO to have oversight and responsibility for all aspects of the organisations work. "Zac's" is a Christian charity providing a wide range of activities and support for over 1,400 young people annually in Bolton and seeks to have a positive and lasting impact, helping young people to achieve their potential.  

We are looking to appoint an exceptional individual who will continue to build on the foundations, address the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities to lead the charity forward. You will be working alongside a dedicated team of currently seventeen full and part time staff, together with a team of volunteers.

The successful candidate will be required to provide Christian leadership and have specific focus on funding bids and fund raising, as well as ensuring aims are achieved, targets met, and legislation and regulation complied with.

Overall, you will need to be able to hold and manage the  bigger picture.

Zac’s ( The Sycamore Project) has always put the needs of the young people at the heart of all it does, and so its projects are always evolving, with new services being set up all the time in order to meet the increasing needs of its young people and the wider community.

As well as centre-based activities,schools work emerged as another important strand of the charity, with support being offered to several schools across Bolton, in a variety of ways (e.g. lunchtime clubs, pupil mentoring support, and targeted issues-based work).

In 2017, with mental health concerns emerging as a major issue for the young people in the community, a new “Young Persons Listening Service” and “Healthy Minds” peer support group was set up as part of a new “Thrive alliance” working in partnership with other Bolton based charities and with funding from Bolton CCG.

Whilst the charity has changed and evolved since being formed, the heart of serving the community and being faith based not biased has never and will never change.

Please submit a cover letter, together with CV and supporting statement outlining how you meet the requirements of the person specification .