deafPLUS is a charity which supports integration and equality between D/deaf and hearing people in all areas of life. We provide services such as advocacy, employment, equipment, information and advice across 7 centres around the UK, as well as a national adviceline service.

We are now seeking to appoint to the exciting role of Independent Living Coordinator within our Personal Assistant service, which we call Youchoose.

This role focuses on the delivery of deafPLUS’ direct payments support service. This is a scheme which enables people to receive funds from the council to pay for their personal care and support, for which they would have been assessed and awarded funds to meet these needs. Youchoose providing support for individuals with personal direct payments and enable them to manage their choices and decisions for services they require and want.   

The independent living coordinator role will be responsible for the following tasks, line-managing Youchoose personal assistants, account management, delivering support, information, and advice This role is providing support to empower people with a sensory disability to access and manage their personal direct payments as independently as possible.

The post-holder will work as part of a team to promote, extend and develop the scheme to enable more people to have personal budgets and self-direct their support.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the health and social care sector, particularly in relation to individualised budgets. Essential skills required for this post are good communication, excellent literacy, numeracy, IT and presentation skills.

Knowledge of the direct payments scheme will be an advantage, although full training will be provided.

Employment benefits include 25 days (pro rata) annual leave, 8 Bank holidays (pro rata) and paid festive closures in December. Opportunities for training and professional development to become a registered manager will be provided. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

We particularly welcome applications from Deaf people and those who have personal experience of disability issues, as well as all sections of the community.

Please note that the closing date for applications is Monday 2nd March 2020 at 12pm (noon) and interviews will be held on Thursday 12th March 2020.

An exciting new post has been created by the Social Interest Group for a Project Management Coordinator.  We are looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic person with excellent project management skills to join our newly formed Best Practice Team. 

Working closely with the Deputy Director for Innovation and Impact, you will work across our charities, Equinox and Penrose, to support the development and implementation of new services as well as enhancing learning in existing projects.  You will manage a virtual team of experts from across the Social Interest Group, specially selected for each project you will work on, and will lead on ensuring consistent project management tools and approaches are adopted across the wider organisation.

The Social Interest Group is a forward looking charity providing services and support for people who are often the most excluded in society and have experience of trauma, substance misuse, mental health issues, homelessness and the criminal justice system.  We are committed to meaningful service user involvement and creating Enabling Environments using psychologically and trauma-informed approaches.

If you are an ambitious project manager and want to make a real difference to the lives of people with multiple and complex needs, we would like to hear from you.  We can offer you flexible working hours and locations,  a package of health care benefits, 28 days holidays a year, ongoing training and professional development.  Above all, you will get to work with a passionate team who genuinely care about the people we work with in a creative and supportive environment.

Our services are spread across London, Bedfordshire and Brighton, so regular travelling will be required.

Healthwatch Milton Keynes is here to influence improvements in local health and social care services and make sure they work for the patients and service users of Milton Keynes. Our mission is to be an independent organisation, providing an effective local voice for people in Milton Keynes, influencing and shaping health and social care services to meet their needs.

Healthwatch Milton Keynes has a statutory right to ‘Enter and View’ health and social care services in Milton Keynes. Our volunteers talk to patients and users about their experiences of these services and make recommendations for how services can improve. We run a highly successful Enter and View Programme that has covered services such as MK Hospital, local Care Homes and Residential Homes for people with Learning Disabilities.

The post of Project Coordinator - Enter and View will be responsible for developing and delivering Enter and View activities for the organisation.

Duties will include project research and planning, volunteer management, relationships management with service providers, commissioners of services and the Care Quality Commission, data analysis, report writing and publishing reports to strict deadlines.

We’re looking for a dynamic person to join our team. You’ll need to be able to manage your own workload with high degree of initiative. You’ll also be passionate about engaging with people and upholding people’s rights to receive high quality health and social care services.

Candidates should possess strong people, relationship and project management skills, report writing and IT skills. Previous experience of working within a Social Care or Healthcare setting is desirable.

We highly recommend interested applicants contact us for an informal chat about the role.

Application

To make an application, please download the acompanying recruitment pack and submit your CV along with a cover letter in Word format, which explains:

• how you meet each of the areas outlined in the Person Specification outlined in the Recruitment Pack and
• why you are interested in doing this job.

To shortlist for interview, we score people based on whether they have the skills outlined in the person specification and the experience relevant to the role they are applying for.  Please include enough details in your personal statement for us to be able to do this. 

We require that you submit your Covering Letter and CV in Word as we will be conducting a blind recruitment process which means that all names and identifying information will be removed from your application before being presented to the selection panel.

The deadline is 10am Monday 25th February 2020. Please submit directly to the email address stated in the recruitment pack.

Groundswell is seeking an experienced individual, with a track record of supporting people to volunteer and get involved in their communities. As our award winning HHPA programme grows, we need to invest in recruiting new volunteers with lived experience of homelessness and ensure that existing volunteers are properly supported and able to input fully into what we do. 

This role will be responsible for working with partnership organisations across London to develop a recruitment programme, including pre-volunteering workshops to help people explore whether volunteering is a good option for them.  The Volunteer Co-ordinator will also be responsible for making sure that we have the right systems in place to support our volunteers and help them develop within their roles. You will be playing a crucial role in a growing and dynamic charity which is committed inclusive solutions to tackling homelessness.

You will be managed and supported by our Director of Advocacy and will work closely with our Project Managers, the Progression Team and our Training Manager. Your work will also be part of our ongoing project to create people management systems that support individuals with lived experience of homelessness to transition into, and maintain, volunteer and paid roles. You will be based in our office in Brixton. The post will support our work across London but learning from the work will be shared with HHPA projects setting up in other areas.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on Monday 2nd March 2020.  If you have not been notified by this date, then please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

This is an exciting new role to work alongside the Mental Wealth Academy to design and develop an innovative programme that supports young people who have been on a mental health journey and are ready to take a step into training and development opportunities to become Mental Health Ambassadors.

Our Governance Co-ordinator keeps the organisation in check, are responsible for the administration of the governance function of Liverpool Guild of Students, ensuring legal compliance and supporting the senior management team in striving towards and achieving our organisational objectives. 
Working closely with members of the Board of Trustees, Senior Management team and elected officers, you will champion our governance structures helping to ensure its robust and properly informed, by providing excellence administrative support at Board and committee meetings.

Specific Duties

Committee Support

For Trustees meetings, committees, Companies Act meetings, members’ meetings, meetings with the University of Liverpool and other internal and external meetings:

• Formulate with the Chair and Chief Executive the agenda, organise the supporting reports and liaise with those members of staff or trustees who may be required to prepare papers for meetings;
• Schedule meetings, providing proper notice to members, coordinate the compilation and distribution of papers in a timely and accurate manner in advance of the meetings;
• Brief Chairs ahead of meetings
• Attend and take accurate minutes of the meetings and produce action logs, complying with the Companies Act 2006 and best practice for charities;
• Check and confirm the quorum at meetings;
• Ensure the safe custody of the official record of the Board of Trustees’ business, including signed minutes;
• Respond informatively to queries from members of committees and attendees of meetings;
• Make the necessary logistical arrangements for meetings, including room booking, refreshments etc;
• Prepare for approval committee terms of reference and rules relating to the composition, quorum, chairing and frequency of committee meetings in accordance with the Governing Documents;
• Maintain an accurate register of the members and attendees of all committees/meetings and their contact details;
• Prepare induction packs for trustees and members of committees;

• Prepare and update an annual schedule of matters detailing the planned detailed work for each meeting/committee;
• Organise the Annual Members Meeting and provide support to the Chair during the meeting;

• Ensure that best practice and legal compliance is adhered to at the Trustees meetings;
• Undertake an annual effectiveness review of the Board; and
• Attend and organise the Board of Trustees annual Away Day.

Company Secretarial Support

• Advise on, and be responsible for the proper approval of changes to, the Governing Documents;
• Ensure that the Guild’s policies and procedures are up to date, accurate, centrally stored and available, and approved;
• Draft policies or procedures that may be required;
• Maintain a database of policies and procedures and their status;
• File returns, appointments, resignations, accounts and other required information to Companies House and to the Charity Commission within the prescribed deadlines;
• Act as the principal point of contact with the Charity Commission;
• Maintain statutory and other registers including the Register of Directors and Register of Members;
• Project manage the production of the Guild’s Annual Report, liaising with the Director of Finance;
• Maintain a database of other key legislation, linked to the schedule of policies and procedures, and ensure that strategies for compliance are developed and implemented;
• Administer the Guild’s risk management strategy, updating and reporting to the Trustees at least annually;
• To keep informed of governance developments for companies, charities and students’ unions and to disseminate this information for the Guild’s senior managers where relevant;
• Lead the process to appoint and induct new trustees including monitoring upcoming vacancies, checking the eligibility of prospective trustees, ensuring that appointments are validly made in accordance with the Governing Documents and relevant legislation, and preparing letters of appointment;
• Undertake an annual skills survey of the board to guide trustee recruitment;

Executive Assistant

• Support the Senior Management Team;
• Work closely with the Democracy Manager to ensure the effective development and implementation of Guild policy;
• Support the strategic and business planning process as and when required;
• Arranging and booking events;
• Booking travel and accommodation for trustees;
• Managing expenses requests for trustees in line with the Expenses Policy;
• Support the administration of the Guild’s relationship with the University of Liverpool; and
• Assist with the administration of the Guild’s pension and insurance arrangements.

Information Governance

• Act as the Guild’s Data Protection Coordinator and ensure compliance under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR inter alia;
• Draft and keep up to date key data protection policies;
• Provide induction and ongoing training for staff in the area of Data Protection and Information Security;
• Maintain Statutory Registers, including a Register of Processing Activity and Breach Register;
• Lead on processing Subject Access Requests;
• Co-ordinate the response to, and investigate, breaches in accordance with the Guild’s Data Breach Procedure;
• Provide advice and respond to queries in the area of Data Protection;
• Formulate Privacy Notices and draft statements provided at the point of data collection;
• Formulate Guild policy for the filing and retention of documents;
• Review potential contracts and agreements for Data Protection compliance; and
• Assist with the undertaking of the Data Sharing Agreement with the University of Liverpool.

Other

• Compile reports and manage records as required, including being responsible for the management of relevant Guild databases.
• Be present at, and assist in the running of Welcome Fairs.
• Attend meetings and training events as required.
• Comply with the Guild’s policies and procedures at all times.
• Comply with and promote the environmental and sustainability procedures within the Guild.
• Undertake any other duties that may from time to time be requested.
• Have a flexible approach to duties and work and, in particular, adopt a team work style with departments and activities across the Guild. This may involve undertaking duties in support of the activities and services of other departments.
• Maintain an appropriate standard of confidentiality.

Service Co-ordinator – Part Time (Contract)
Manchester, Greater Manchester (with occasional travel to the Manchester Royal Infirmary)
£8.57 per hour

Royal Voluntary Service is an innovative charity that focuses on inspiring people to give the gift of voluntary service to support the NHS and older people at home and in the community. We are now looking for a part-time Service Co-ordinator to join our team on a fixed-term contract, starting on the 20th April 2020 and ending on the 1st November 2021.

Within a welcoming and team-focused environment, you will have the chance to undertake great training and make a positive difference to staff, visitors and members of the community.

As a Service Co-ordinator, you will play a key role in delivering our Supporting Your Recovery Service, co-ordinating both the On Ward and Home From Hospital service.

You will support patients’ recovery and successful hospital discharge through the Supporting Your Recovery service. Our Home from Hospital service helps for the first 12 weeks after leaving the hospital, ensuring patients reconnect with their community with the aim of reducing recovery time, isolation and the chance of readmittance.

In this diverse role, you will:

- Support the recruitment, training and support of Volunteers
- Ensure growth and engagement of the services
- Maintain strong partnerships with the NHS Board
- Action referrals from local stakeholders
- Record all relevant data

Interested? To be considered, you’ll need:

- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS, commissioning groups and local authority commissioning including health and social care bodies
- Excellent communications skills at all levels
- The ability to act on your own initiative within agreed parameters
- The ability to proficiently use standard IT systems
- At a minimum, GCSE level qualifications in Maths and English at grade A* - C (or equivalent)

This is a part-time role, working 14 hours per week, ideally over two full days.

The closing date for this role is the 6th March 2020, with interviews scheduled for the 16th March 2020.

To apply for the role of Service Co-ordinator, please apply via the button shown.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Support Service Co-ordinator, Volunteer Co-ordinator, Service Officer, Community Support Co-ordinator, Healthcare Service Co-ordinator, or Service Administrator.

Application 

To make an application, please download and read the recruitment pack submit your CV along with a personal statement which explains: 

• how you meet each of the areas outlined in the person specification and  

• why you are interested in doing this job.

The deadline is Friday 13th March 2020 at 10am. We ask you to submit your CV and personal statement in word (do not PDF) – this allows us to anonymise applications for shortlisting as part of our fair recruitment process. 

Interviews 

If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to an interview on Tuesday 24th March 2020 with the Fundraising and Communications Manager and Chief Executive.

Groundswell are at an exciting time, as we approach an annual income of over £1.5 million for the first time ever and look to roll out our National Lottery funded #HealthNow strategy nationwide, whilst continuing to grow our impact in London. By working for Groundswell, you will benefit from a busy yet positive environment. There is no shortage of dedicated staff and volunteers full of ideas on how to overcome homeless health inequalities and influence the sector to use the insight of lived experience to develop solutions to homelessness.

You will be a crucial part of the team, working closely with the Senior Management Team, particularly the Fundraising and Communications Manager and Chief Executive to grow Groundswell’s income. You will lead on generating new business through systematic research, stakeholder mapping and targeted approaches to from a range of trusts, foundations and statutory prospects.

You will be a flexible worker with strong organisational, research and written communication skills. You will pride yourself in collaborative working to ensure the most successful chance of securing income, whilst being a self-starter who can manage their own workload effectively.

People with the serious neurological condition, myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.), especially those most severely affected, face considerable challenges in accessing appropriate services and support that meets their needs. Action for M.E.’s regional advocacy service, launched in April 2018, has successfully delivered advocacy to adults with M.E. across the South West and Midlands. Now we’re looking for a empathic, experienced project manager to join our dynamic and devoted team. You'll apply a collaborative, compassionate approach to making the most of opportunities to develop our vital service, managing staff in the office and remotely, as well as taking on your own caseload of advocacy clients. 

If this sounds like you, please take a look at our website.

This is a full time (35 hours per week) post based in our Keynsham office. The post is fixed term until 31 March 2021, with possibility of extension. 

Could you lead Wokingham’s key volunteering charity? Join us and make a real difference to our older and vulnerable clients.

The Wokingham Volunteer Centre is the lead organisation in Wokingham Borough promoting and supporting volunteers and the organisations they work with. As well as promoting good practice, we recruit and place volunteers in charities throughout the area and run our own volunteer transport and gardening schemes serving elderly and vulnerable residents. 

Reporting to the Trustee Board, this exciting and varied role combines general management of all operations, fundraising and strategic development. 

We seek an individual who believes strongly in the value of volunteering and the local voluntary sector.  You will need an understanding of the ethos of serving vulnerable clients, leadership to inspire a diverse team of paid staff and volunteers, relationship and partnership building to maintain and develop core and project funding, and the financial acumen to optimise the use of resources.

To find out more about the role and how to apply please download the information pack

Closing Date: 13th March 2020

Interviews will be held in Wokingham in late March / early April.

Job Title: Volunteering and Communities Manager

Salary: £36,000 including OLW allowance FTE (pro rata 28 hours £28,800)

Hours: 28 hours per week

Line Managed by Ealing and Hounslow CVS Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive

Period of Contract Fixed Term 12 months

Line Manages: Ealing and Hounslow CVS Volunteer Coordinators

                                      Caretaker/Cleaner at West Ealing Library

Deadline 6th March 2020

Interviews: 12th and 13th March 2020

Ealing and Hounslow CVS is recruiting a volunteering and communities manager to work closely with Ealing and Hounslow councils, communities, project partners and volunteers to deliver a professional, high-quality Volunteering service for both Ealing and Hounslow boroughs.

The role will also require the development and management of West Ealing Community Managed Library to build a positive and successful new environment in which community involvement and volunteering is paramount.

Other tasks will include developing Social Action activities throughout both boroughs including crowd-funding opportunities. Creating micro/digital/flexible volunteering opportunities including “one-off” engagement activities.

We are looking for someone who is: dynamic, a self-starter, able to work independently and to think strategically.

The person we are looking for:

• Enjoys talking and listening to people with the ability to quickly build effective working relationships and good rapport, with people from all walks of life.
• Can communicate (written and verbal) complex positions in a clear and concise way.
• Is an experienced user of Microsoft Office packages and will grasp quickly how to use our databases.
• Can analyse data – both quantitative and qualitative – and produce and present accurate, well written papers and reports.
• Has experience of working with, recruiting and supporting volunteers.
• Can work collaboratively as part of a team – supporting others to deliver various Healthwatch Oxfordshire activities.

Hub Manager

Wales

Cruse Bereavement Care is recruiting a regional Hub Manager for Wales- a new and exciting role created as part of our new strategy to develop Cruse.  

The Hub Manager is responsible for the delivery of high quality bereavement support across the Nation.  This includes strategic planning and budgetary control, staff and volunteer management, planning and monitoring service provision.

The roles will either be based in a local Cruse office or home based within the region.  The post holder will be able to travel easily within South Wales. 

Cruse Bereavement Care is the largest bereavement charity in the UK. Our mission is to offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies and to enhance societies care of bereaved people.

The closing date for this role is 24th February 2020 with interviews being held on 5th and 6th March 2020

To apply for this role, send your CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role and should be no longer than two pages.

Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager working in our Student Development Department. The Student Activities Manager will lead our Activities team in their work supporting student leaders running societies, halls of residence committess and our student media outlets. This is a significant role for someone who'll be excited to be part of the largest Students' Union in the UK.  With over 400 societies, 16 halls committees, and three media outlets this role is suited to someone who appreciates the impact that student-led activities can have on the student experience.

The priority will be to create consistency and encourage collaboration between various student groups. The successful candidate will be able to develop and deliver engaging and fulfilling training and support for student leaders.

The role requires someone who is able to offer excellent line management that encourages innovation and drives the high performance of their team. Natural people skills and an ability to influence and inspire is also important.