We are looking for highly motivated individual with significant HR professional experience.  Working closely with the Finance and Resources Director, the HR Manager will lead the delivery of West London Zone's HR services with the aim of promoting and embedding best practices. They will ensure that WLZ recruits , engages, inspires and manages its staff so that the organisation can nurture a high performing, enabling culture which aligns with its vision, mission and values.

Responsibilities include

• Liaising with our Senior Management Team, Department Heads and the HR Officer to develop a recruitment pack that attracts the best candidates and improves the diversity of our workforce
• Leading on the interview process at WLZ so that we follow best practice and select the top candidates for our roles.
• Driving the contracting and induction process so that all new staff are aligned with the organisation’s values and safer working practices, and understand their role within WLZ.
• Refining and codifying our current performance appraisal process to ensure fair, motivating and transparent management of performance.
• Assessing learning and development needs, and working with the senior leadership team to design training programmes and personal development plans that inspire and encourage a learning mind-set.
• Training all managers in how to undertake performance management and standardizing our performance reporting across teams.
• Advising on ad hoc performance management issues, in liaison with the Finance and Resources Director.
• Advising on grievance and disciplinary issues as necessary in liaison with our HR advisor.
• Drive the recruitment and selection process to attract the best staff
•  Lead on a performance management process that drives reflection & high performance

To apply, please complete and email your application form, which is also available on our website via the Apply button.

Applications received before 5pm on Monday 6th April 2020 will be considered.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 5pm on Tuesday 14th April 2020.

Interview date is Friday 17th April 2020.

About Scope

We’re the disability equality charity. We won't stop until we achieve a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. At home. At school. At work. In our communities.

We provide practical advice and emotional support whenever people need it most. We use our collective power to change attitudes and end injustice. And we campaign relentlessly to create a fairer society.

About the role

As a Lead Researcher, you will be at the centre of Scope’s major research project Our Lives Our Journey (OLOJ), a ground-breaking qualitative longitudinal study which involves qualitative in-depth interviews with 80 people over five years. The findings from this project will support the development of our policy, campaigns and services helping to ensure Scope is an evidence-led organisation, improving our offering to disabled people and their families, whilst delivering social change. The project is currently in its second wave, and interviews are ongoing.

This role will also include supporting research more widely across a broad range of projects conducted by the research team at Scope – from Scope’s Big Hack project addressing inclusive design to our ground-breaking Price Tag analysis unpicking the financial impact of the extra cost of disability. This role is an ideal point for anyone wishing to progress their research career within a sector-leading charity and will provide exposure and development opportunities across a range of areas.

About you

The ideal candidate will have experience of conducting qualitative interviews, coding and analysis (utilising coding software, such as NVivo or Dedoose) report writing, and publishing/dissemination. You will be responsible for at least one (of four) cohorts within the OLOJ project, taking ownership of everything from data collection to presenting findings to internal and external stakeholders. The role, whilst supported by a small team of four, requires you to work with a high degree of pro-activity and independence.

What we offer

In return we offer an attractive benefits package including 27 days' holiday, pension scheme and discounts at restaurants, gyms, shops and more. 

Please apply in writing with your CV and covering letter fully detailing your suitability for the role.

Closig date for applications:  7 April 2020.

To help us achieve our mission, we are recruiting qualified social workers with direct experience of working with children and families and knowledge and experience of supporting social work students. We are looking for candidates who can lead the delivery of teaching across the year, support participants in their local authority units and supervise participants during the 2nd year of the Frontline programme.

Practice Tutors (PTs) work closely as a peer group to share effective ways of working across participant units, local authorities and regions. They play a key role within the development and delivery of our social work curriculum, contributing knowledge and expertise to create a culture that promotes outstanding social work education and that enables teams to do their best work in order to achieve our mission to transform the lives of vulnerable children and families.

PTs are responsible for teaching and developing participants at the five-week summer institute, regional recall days and, in the participant units within local authorities. PTs support a number of participant units, based within statutory children’s social care services. Each unit is led by a Consultant Social Worker (CSW).  Core to the Practice Tutor role is the ability to provide support, challenge and guidance to participants and CSWs to ensure a high quality practice learning experience.

Applicants need a good understanding of the social work role and have the ability to make links with adults’ and children’s services. To apply you need excellent social work practice skills, experience of developing others and a commitment to educating a new generation of social workers. This role provides the opportunity to genuinely align practice and theory. In doing so you to be a committed to evidence informed practice models and have an appetite to exploring different and innovative approaches to teaching these models. PTs are supported to gain fellowship status with the HEA if not already held.

You

You are an experienced leader, ideally with experience of leadership in schools. You care about what The Difference is trying to achieve, and have your own ideas about how we ought to do this. You are a natural communicator, and can inspire more teachers to make the difference with the most vulnerable learners. You have experience of hiring teachers, designing assessments and coordinating others to deliver projects. You love to learn and to grow in your work.

The Challenge

Every day 41 of England’s most vulnerable children– equivalent to more than a full classroom of pupils – are permanently excluded, with disastrous personal and societal consequences.

These are the country’s most disadvantaged: 4 times more likely to have grown up in poverty, 7 times more likely to have special needs, 10 times more likely to have mental health problems and 20 times more likely to be interacting with social services due to safeguarding concerns. These children are at serious risk of knife crime.

Once they are excluded, life chances are bleak. Less than 2% of excluded pupils finish school with the qualifications they need in maths and English; 50% are immediately not in education, employment or training (NEET) straight after GCSEs. This small group of pupils goes on to make up half of the prison population, and is more likely to reoffend. It is estimated that each excluded child will go on to cost the state £370,000 in extra education, health, welfare and criminal justice spending. For last year’s cohort of excluded pupils, that’s a total cost of £2.9bn to the Exchequer.

Yet too little is known about how to break this tragic cycle. While some parts of the school system have seen an evidence-led revolution, there has been insufficient research and teacher training in how to measure or move outcomes for these most complex and vulnerable pupils. This impacts teacher satisfaction. Increasing numbers are leaving the profession, disillusioned and disempowered by this lack of expertise. Meanwhile, the numbers of young people whose lives are written off through school exclusion continues to rise, year on year. 

Our Journey

Our Journey The Difference is embarking on the ten-year journey to different a future. Over the first three of these years, a pilot of the Difference Leaders will: recruit the best teachers to work with the pupils who need them most, in 10% of schools for excluded pupils; develop the evidence base of which interventions are best-replicated to impact vulnerable pupils; train mainstream senior leaders in inclusive practice; and continue to convene the conversation on inclusive practice in England’s schools. We will grow from a small start-up team, to a bigger organisation, with impact across the country. Are you the right person to join us on this journey?

To apply

To apply for the role please read the full applicant pack on our website

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR (HIGH INTENSITY SERVICE USER CASE WORKER), OPPORTUNITY NOTTINGHAM, FRWK08 £20,531 – 22,212), 12-MONTH CONTRACT WITH POSSIBLITY TO EXTEND FOR A FURTHER 12 MONTHS, 37 HPW

A unique opportunity has arisen to be part of an exciting pilot to support High Intensity Service users in Nottingham City. This service will be delivered in partnership between Framework and Nottingham CityCare Partnership.

Due to the nature of this service, experience is required in working with people with complex needs as well as working within a fast-paced environment. You will work with a rolling cohort of patients who attend A&E or have been admitted to hospital more than might be expected, working collaboratively to reduce the number of inappropriate emergency attendances within Nottingham City.

We are looking for individual(s) whose ability to connect with citizens and will enable change in behaviours of those with even the most complex health and social needs. Skills required will be empathy, compassion, negotiation, patience and a real appetite for helping those that many others may have either forgotten about or have turned away.

You will also be involved with the continued development of this service alongside the Service Lead. This is an excellent opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives by putting in place interventions that reintegrate people into the local community without the need to make demands on services that may not be the most appropriate to meet their needs .

You will be working closely with the local Clinical Commissioning Group, A&E department, ambulance service, police, local authorities and local community health teams.

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Development Officer

We are looking for someone to play an important role in supporting the development and implementation of our fundraising activities to secure funding from trusts & foundations, major donors and statutory funders. This job requires exceptional writing skills and a good understanding of how to position West London Zone and our work within applications and funder reports.

Responsibilities include

• Write high-quality bids for trusts/foundations and any other fundraising applications, including proposals to High Net Worth Individuals as required.
• Work closely with line manager to manage our existing pipeline to meet fundraising targets on an annual basis.
• Conduct prospect research on potential trust and foundations funders and discuss action plan for new prospects with line manager in order to help build our pipeline.
• Write bespoke external reports for funders, collaborating across the organisation as required.
• Help to build relationships with key individuals representing trusts and foundations by drafting outreach communications and supporting documents, with the opportunity to build your own small portfolio of donors.
• Lead on donation processing and thanking.
• Manage and develop the Salesforce database system and reporting, utilise (and help develop) internal systems and processes to track deadlines, KPIs, and get the most out of our CRM.
• Work closely with other members of the Development team to support all fundraising activity, including event.

To apply, please complete and email your application form, which is also available on our website.

Applications received before 5pm on Tuesday 14th April 2020 will be considered.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 5pm on Thursday 16th April 2020.

Interviews Friday 17th April via conference/video call.

Director of Support and Development

• Full time (37 hours per week)
• £58,545 pa plus 6% pension contribution
• Permanent
• 25 days annual leave
• Office base: London based

Clinks is the national infrastructure charity supporting charities and social enterprises working with people in the criminal justice system and their families in England and wales.  We have been providing this support since 1997 and we’re proud of our achievements on behalf of a sector which provides vital support to people in increasingly difficult situations at a time of challenge and opportunity in their lives.

We are currently hiring for two new senior roles in our team and want to hear from talented people who are committed to doing what they can so that people in the criminal justice system and their families can rely on a vibrant and well supported voluntary sector. The environment we work in is tough and providing ever increasing challenges.  We are looking for two people who love a challenge, believe in the potential of everyone given the right support and also believe that voluntary organisations play a crucial role at the heart of our criminal justice system.

Our Director of Support & development will work with our CEO and Director of Influence & Communications to develop and deliver activities across the charity to ensure we can implement our strategy.  Their work will focus on supporting organisations through our membership, events, training, regional and thematic networks and projects and programmes which seek to provide solutions to challenges the sector faces. They will be part of our strategic leadership group, working with our skilled an experience board and leading our team of committed and approachable staff across the charity.

Deadline for applications 9am Friday 27th March

Interviews will be held in central London on Monday 6th April

To be accountable for the application of learning methods used to teach the Frontline programme, making sure we successfully incorporate current evidence and maintain our exceptionally high quality.

To review and revise the structure, approach to teaching and pacing of the Frontline programme and ensure participants are given the essential tools and knowledge to become excellent practitioners. You will work closely with the curriculum and teaching teams to ensure the programme equips participants to effectively apply the tools taught on the programme in their work with children and families.

Band 6

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

£33,509.70 - £40,665.78 FTE plus supplements

Cognus Therapies is a multidisciplinary team of occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, teachers, practitioners and therapy assistants who support pupils in LB Sutton schools and bases at primary, secondary and POST-16 level. 
 
Due to continuing expansion of the team we are seeking enthusiastic therapists to join our friendly and supportive team. You will have the opportunity to either specialise or to work across selected key stages with pupils with SaLT needs in mainstream education and/or special needs provisions. Clinical Supervision, and time for Continuing Professional Development are provided.

We have both permanent and fixed term (initially one year) posts available, either term time plus 2-4 weeks, or all-year. We also welcome applications from those wishing to work part time and from those requiring Tier 2 sponsorship. 
 
Location: Based at 24 Denmark Road, Carshalton, SM5 2JG, but required to work at various settings around the borough. 
 
Therapists must have a current registration with HCPC to apply for this vacancy. Own transport an advantage but not essential. 

To arrange an informal visit or for more information, please contact Patsy Winkley, Cognus Therapies Team Manager.

An offer of employment is subject to successful completion of recruitment formalities including DBS check at an enhanced level.  These checks must be completed prior to commencement of employment. 

Closing date 14/4/20  Interviews w/b 20/4/20or by arrangement

Band 6

Specialist Occupational Therapist

£33,509.70 - £40,665.78 FTE plus supplements

Cognus Therapies is a multidisciplinary team of occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, teachers, practitioners, and therapy assistants who support pupils in LB Sutton schools and bases at primary, secondary and POST-16 level. 
 
Due to continuing expansion of the team we are seeking enthusiastic therapists to join our friendly and supportive team. You will have the opportunity to either specialise or to work across selected key stages with pupils with OT needs in mainstream education and/or special needs provisions. Clinical Supervision, and time for Continuing Professional Development are provided. We are currently offering Sensory Integration training as part of the job offer.

We have both permanent and fixed term (initially one year) posts available, either term time plus 2-4 weeks, or all-year. We also welcome applications from those wishing to work part time and from those requiring Tier 2 sponsorship. 

Location: Based at 24 Denmark Road, Carshalton, SM5 2JG, but required to work at various settings around the borough. 
 
Therapists must have a current registration with HCPC to apply for this vacancy. Own transport an advantage but not essential. 

To arrange an informal visit or for more information, please contact Patsy Winkley, Cognus Therapies Team Manager.

An offer of employment is subject to successful completion of recruitment formalities including DBS check at an enhanced level.  These checks must be completed prior to commencement of employment. 

Closing date 14/4/20   Interviews w/b 20/4/20or by arrangement

Over the past seven years, Frontline has leveraged its success to build committed, high impact partnerships with a number of prestigious supporters including corporates, individuals, trusts and foundations. With significant support already pledged in our major gifts programme, the charity is now prioritising sustainable income growth in order to accelerate its impact and expansion.

We are recruiting an exceptional and experienced fundraiser to work closely with the Director of External Relations, our senior team including the Chief Executive and the Board of Trustees to lead and manage the growth of Frontline’s fundraising programme, which has a current annual target of up to £2 million. This exciting role will suit a tenacious and inventive relationship builder, keen to make their mark on a growing and dynamic charity. The Head of Fundraising will devise and implement strategies to build and manage partnerships, working creatively to establish new income streams from major donor sources. They will also support our work with corporates, trusts and foundations.

Reporting to the External Relations Director, this role will manage two Fundraising Officers – one who leads on trust fundraising, and the other on corporate partnerships – and a Fundraising and Events Coordinator (who also supports the events team).

The Programme Management team, of which the Suitability Team is a branch, works to ensure a first class participant experience of, and interaction with, the administrative elements of the Frontline programme. The focus of the Suitability Team is to ensure that all prospective participants complete Frontline’s suitability processes (i.e. assessing applicants’ health to conduct), along with working closely with a range of teams across the organisation to champion and provide support to participants’ learning experience.

The Suitability Coordinator will manage a variety of keys projects for the Frontline programme. Projects will include: the delivery of our suitability checks, the processing of DBS and Overseas Police Checks, organising and facilitating suitability panels, and managing ongoing communications with participants and our university partner’s Student Wellbeing Service and Disability Advisor. The successful candidate will be someone with experience of managing complex projects, who enjoys managing relationships, developing processes, multi-tasking, problem solving and event management. This role is fantastic opportunity for someone looking to use and develop their skills in project delivery to transform the lives of vulnerable children.

Please note travel and overnight stays will be required from time to time, especially during the Summer Institute.