Purpose of the role
We are Business in the Community. We inspire, engage and challenge our members and we mobilise that collective strength as a force for good in society. We are recruiting an experienced Senior Manager to oversee delivery of our inclusion advisory projects and manage inclusion advisory team members.
The purpose of the role is to ensure that Business in the Community consistently delivers first class advisory services that add value to our members, whilst growing the pipeline of inclusion advisory work.
Key requirements of the role include (but are not limited to):
Supporting our advisory work across the inclusion agenda, including workshop facilitation, report writing, overseeing and being the senior lead on projects; being the main point of interaction for senior business contacts; business development and team oversight. Experience of both project planning and delivery as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
You will support the Director of Advisory Services and wider Strategy and Membership Teams to scope, plan, deliver, present and resource our inclusion advisory projects, so experience of collaborative working to achieve results is essential.
This role will also include working with colleagues to develop new advisory products and to review proposals for providing advisory services that support our members based on member need. This will be linked to an income-generation target so experience of income generation is required.
The successful candidate will have a good understanding of inclusion issues and the business and the societal case for inclusion. We are looking for knowledge on inclusive cultures, and diversity including race and gender equality.
The successful candidate will also understand strategy development and implementation, including developing recommendations for next steps, implementation and governance.
The full person specification and job description are attached on BITC careers page where this vacancy is displayed. To view the documents please click on 'apply' .
Closes for applications Thursday 4th February 2021 at Midnight
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Severn Wye are looking for two friendly, outgoing individuals to work with Gloucestershire households and communities to relieve fuel poverty and champion energy efficiency.
This role represents a partnership between Severn Wye, Barnardos, GARAS and Inclusion Gloucestershire. You will be remotely working across Gloucestershire, delivering home visits/telephone consultations, support, reporting and delivering events for both service users and partners.
The role is focussed on supporting and educating vulnerable households to help lift them out of fuel poverty. As Community Outreach Officer you will support consumers through the process of securing a better energy deal, managing and reducing debt, accessing funding and engaging with smart technology. This will ensure that vulnerable citizens are much more engaged in their energy use and make good decisions in relation to how to use and manage it — ultimately putting money back in their pockets and improving their health and wellbeing. This is a hugely rewarding role, working with people overwhelmed by the world of energy to help them find clarity. You will be a positive, optimistic friend to people who are struggling to manage their energy and finances on their own.
You will receive referrals from other services to offer advice over the phone and at home visits, as well as providing advice at appointments and drop-in surgeries. This post requires a satisfactory DBS check and appropriate references, but if this is a role you see yourself thriving in, we’d love to hear from you.
Severn Wye is an equal opportunities employer and an exciting expanding sustainability charity. Please contact Project Manager Melissa Spiers if you would like to discuss the role. Applications for this role are to be made via our application form at https://severnwye.hrpartner.io/jobs
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Community Advocate to join our team working on our contracts on a fixed term contract. The post will be home based working across East Sussex.
You will be supporting a wide range of vulnerable adults often with profound and multiple needs, so you will have experience of this type of work, along with a good working knowledge of public and voluntary organisations.
Ideally, you will have strong experience working with vulnerable adults who are affected by significant health and social care issues who find it difficult to speak up for themselves; and experience providing persuasive verbal and written representations.
You will be a confident positive team player, able to work in partnership with clients and professionals, gaining an understanding of their issues by listening, exploring options and taking action as directed by them. Our ideal candidate will have worked in advocacy, information and advice or similar role before, ideally in a health, social care or voluntary setting and will have experience of working with vulnerable adults.
You will need to have a flexible attitude and must be comfortable handling highly sensitive information whilst able to work well independently and confidently on behalf of others. Strong communication skills and time management skills will be required and you will need to be computer literate.
Because of the nature and location of the role, applicants must live within the area; have a full driver’s licence and access to their own transport. Travel expenses will only be paid once in East Sussex.
We apologise in advance, that if you do not hear back from us within two weeks of the closing date then please presume that you have been unsuccessful.
Completed application forms will only be considered for this role.
Closing date: 09.00am, Monday 1st February 2021
Interviews: Due to take place on Monday 8th or Tuesday 9th February 2021
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Would you like to work for a leading mental health charity?
Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?
If yes, join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.
We have a very exciting opportunity for a Supervising Advocate to join and supervise our friendly Essex Advocacy team. Your role will be a permanent term position working full time, 35 hours per week based in the service.
Our Essex Advocacy service works in accordance with relevant legislation and statutory guidelines to provide specialist advocacy services as appropriate across a range of disciplines including, IMCA, DOLS, RPR, IMHA, Care Act and Community Advocacy. We are currently developing and growing our CYP Advocacy Team. We provide a range of generic and statutory (instructed or non-instructed) support in secure units, hospitals, care settings or in the community.
Who are we?
We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.
What will you be doing?
- Co-ordinating a high quality, responsive and effective advocacy service in accordance with the service specification, contract and legislative timescales; ensuring a consistent standards are maintained and delivered in an empowering framework.
- Maintaining a thorough understanding of how the contract should be delivered, actively monitoring and taking action on performance against KPI targets and deliverables; ensuring that the service demonstrates positive outcomes, impacts and added value.
- Allocating referrals in accordance with the service standards and engagement protocols.
- Reviewing and checking monthly advocate reports for accuracy and quality and conduct case file and practice audits and reviews.
- Supporting advocates with case management and practice issues including report writing and reviewing.
- Recruiting the best talent and ensure that all new staff and volunteers receive a high-quality workplace induction; ensuring they have the knowledge, information and resources to be successful in their roles.
- Contributing to the promotion and understanding of the role of statutory and non-statutory advocacy services among staff working in health and social care services, service users, carers and other stakeholders.
- Keeping accurate factual records relating to the service users and their cases, including keeping the case management database up to date.
Do you have what we are looking for?
- I have substantial practical experience working as a statutory advocate.
- I have completed the relevant National Qualification in Independent Advocacy and units as required by the contract and service
- Team management or supervisory experience of developing staff and/or volunteers, setting and
reviewing SMART objectives, and taking immediate action to address performance or conduct issues. - An understanding of case management systems and implementing safeguarding protocols.
- Have a good understanding of advocacy practice and principles of empowerment and knowledge of relevant legislation.
- Ability to manage a complex caseload covering a wide range of subjects ensuring independence and clarity of decision making.
- Ability to travel throughout the Locality, including travel when required to Hub Office
What will you receive?
You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses. You will also receive:
- Salary of £22,407.40 to £25,690.03 per annum
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance and employee assistance programme
- 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays
- Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
- Eyecare vouchers
- Flexible working
Don’t just change jobs, change lives!
In response to the current COVID 19 pandemic, we are flexible in the delivery of our advocacy and have maintained our work with our clients in the most pro-active and practical ways. Our Supervising Advocates are currently working from home and the Advocacy Teams are conducting their appointments with clients using a range of online software and telephone contact. Any face to face visits are carried out in line with Government Guidance and full PPE is worn by all staff, where necessary.
We have been working throughout and have ensured that our clients receive the best possible support and service in spite of the practical restrictions.
Just a couple of final things,
We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this. Please be mindful that we may need to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications, we therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If a shortened closing date has a significant impact on your ability to apply, please let us know.
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Are you resilient, confident, and looking for a new challenge working within mental health service delivery?
Assert is a small team of advocates working as a project within Mental Health Resource charity and as part of the Kent Advocacy partnership. We provide high quality advocacy and statutory IMHA services to individuals affected by mental health problems, often detained in medium and low secure units and in acute inpatient settings. We also offer community advocacy in West Kent. This can be a tough job, but in return you will receive competitive pay, training, benefits and have the support of a strong team. You will have the opportunity to expand on your existing skills and attributes required for the role. Training will be provided if you are not yet qualified as an IMHA.
You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and show confidence and assertiveness when required. You will understand the diverse needs of people affected by mental health problems and how these differ for those detained in inpatient settings from those requiring support in the community. You will need to be resilient and have the ability to cope with sometimes challenging people and environments. In addition, you will have strong organisational skills and be able to work on your own initiative, as well as within a team.
You will have a natural confident and calm manner and key skills of resilience, professionalism, honesty, trustworthiness, and respect for confidentiality.
You will be passionate about mental health advocacy. Ideally, you will have experience of working as an advocate, and if you are not qualified as an IMHA, you must be prepared to undertake training.
A willingness to work within a diverse range of environments is essential as is the ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. The job will require some community advocacy, but mostly working within acute wards, medium and low secure forensic units, and locked rehabilitation units across West Kent. A current driving licence and access to transport is essential.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, client work will be delivered remotely via telephone or video conferencing.
An Enhanced DBS check will be required for the role.
For further information please read the job description and person specification. To apply please send a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification along with a copy of your current CV to Ms Leigh Attwood, Office Manager, at Mental Health Resource.
Please note standalone CV’s will not be accepted
Closing date: Monday 1st February 2021, at 12 noon
Expected interview date: Weds 10th or Thurs 11th February 2021
Mental Health Resource is committed to equal opportunities and promoting diversity, and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
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We are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to join our highly regarded Specialist Advocacy team.
If you have a strong commitment to empowering and upholding the rights of people with a wide range of conditions, you are a people person with the ability to engage with a varied client group and you can write high quality reports and documents, you will do well in advocacy!
If you have a background or qualification in independent advocacy that’s ideal, but it’s not essential and we will provide you with all the training and support you need to learn on the job.
Advocates work with a wide range of service users to ensure that an individual’s unique views, wishes and preferences are expressed clearly and are central to care planning and decision making. An advocate will help service users to speak up and act for themselves and will facilitate supported decision making. This can include listening and providing information and representing someone’s views by speaking on their behalf.
This role carries a busy caseload providing one-to-one advocacy support to a range of clients in a variety of settings including care homes and hospitals throughout Derbyshire.
Independent Specialist Advocates carry out the Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) and Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) roles. These are statutory roles defined in the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, therefore an understanding of this legislation is desirable but if you have a strong work ethic and willingness to learn, you can gain this knowledge in the role.
Derbyshire Mind is a local mental health charity focused on improving mental health and wellbeing for people across Derbyshire. We are one of a federated network of local Mind charities across the country. We provide a range of advocacy and community wellbeing services designed to support people with mental health problems as well as the wider population. We are committed to developing innovative and responsive services which further promote mental health awareness and wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Victim Support is looking for an Independent Victims Advocate working across our two offices based in Lancaster & Blackpool. There will be an expectation that Lancaster is the base office and some days working in the Blackpool office.
We will consider a job share so can accept part time applications for either post based on 18hrs 45mins over three days to be agreed.
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.
The main purpose of the role is to provide personal and structured support to victims of crime, which include victims of serious crime, persistently targeted victims, vulnerable and intimidated victims as per the MOJ Victims Code of Practice; to develop and enhance relationships with key statutory and non-statutory partner agencies, especially within the hub setting working together in support of enhanced entitlement victims of crime and to manage the work of volunteers in providing appropriate support to victims of crime, retaining overall responsibility for the case management.
To be successful in this role, you will have understanding and knowledge of the requirement for confidentiality and safe working practice and maintenance of files in accordance with the Data Protection Act and other legal requirements. You will have experience of delivering a service and working directly with clients or service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting. You will also have knowledge of the criminal justice system and the impact of crime including witnesses giving evidence.
You will have an excellent telephone manner with the ability to engage and develop rapport as well as the ability to needs assess, risk assess and empathise with the victim. You will be able to work without direct supervision, prioritising work and dealing with competing or conflicting demands/ needs and interests in an organised and methodical manner. You will be able to gather, analyse and use information and evidence from different sources, solve and resolve problems. Due to the requirements of the role access to a car is essential. there is also a requirement to complete the IVA Accreditation
Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support is committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.
Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as Essential and A. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.
If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.
If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.
Victim Support is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for our staff. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We welcome applicants from all communities and as part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage. We also particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from LGBT+ Communities.
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Victim Support is looking for an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate co-located in St Helliers Hospital, London
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve. VS is looking for a skilled experienced IDVA for our St Helliers Hospital colocation. The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on victim/survivors and their children, as well as experience of providing emotional and practical support and strong casework management skills. Working as a member of the London Domestic Abuse team you will be supporting domestic abuse clients through the colocation at St Helliers hospital liaising directly with hospital departments such as ED/ Safe Guarding/ Maternity as well as through the criminal justice system, heightening awareness of the processes and outcomes, whilst having the ability to work in partnership with other agencies aiming to increase the level of domestic abuse prosecutions. Candidates will have the skills to provide effective crisis intervention, carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning. You will work in partnership with other agencies to develop and deliver risk management plans to ensure victims' safety. You will be responsible for advocating on behalf of survivors of domestic abuse and managing and reviewing your cases. You should have demonstrable experience of working in an IDVA or similar position with this or a similar client group, or an outstanding knowledge of supporting those experiencing domestic abuse, including the MARAC process. Candidates will need to have proven knowledge of the criminal justice system and social care and understand how they relate to survivors of domestic abuse. You will possess excellent communication, written and IT skills, the ability to engage with clients and liaise and deliver training and presentations to external agencies and stakeholders effectively. Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change. Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as A. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form. If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you. |
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Mothers' Climate Action Network (Mothers 'CAN) are looking for a part time freelance organiser to develop and help implement a powerful organising and digital communication strategy to meet the aims of our network. This is an opportunity for someone to sit at the heart of Mothers CAN at an exciting point in its development. We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible.
Who we are: We believe every child deserves to live a safe and healthy life and that children have the right to grow up in a world in which everyone has clean air to breathe, food to eat, a stable climate and a hopeful future; where lives are more balanced, more connected and communities thrive together. However, our children’s futures are at threat. The science is clear - our world is warming at an alarming rate and the crisis we are heading into will affect all of us. Those least responsible will suffer most. While we have all the solutions at our fingertips, those holding power are failing to protect our children and future generations from the threat of the climate crisis. There is no time left to waste.
We are mothers, from all walks of life, leading the way towards the cleaner, better future all our children deserve to have. We build supportive networks of engaged mothers and provide them with the tools necessary to be catalysts for change. We offer community - both locally and more widely - to mothers who have come to understand that the time has come to stop waiting for someone else to do something - it is time to stand up and work together to build the future we want. We are a start-up founded by a group of volunteers and we are now looking to appoint an experienced organiser with strong digital skills to help shape the direction and approach of the organisation, and boost the growth of the network.
Who you are: We are looking for someone with at least 3 years’ experience in an organising role(s) who:
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Understands the value of relationship building in organising, through identifying shared values and achieving purpose together, and has proven experience of putting this into practice
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Knows how to build power through the continuous empowering and development of the leadership of others and can build an effective strategy to help achieve this
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Has built diverse movements and has knowledge of engaging people of all backgrounds
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Desirable: strong digital knowledge including
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Experience of implementing digital strategic plans to engage new audiences
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Ability to maintain and update on social media channels and websites
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Experience developing advocacy emails and running an engaging email programme for supporters
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Managing an email list and maintaining standards within GDPR rules
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Experience of using Action Network to manage membership/ supporter database and email programmes
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Has a growth mindset, is excited by continuous learning and sees failure as a learning opportunity
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Is a quick learner, asks questions, is a strong problem-solver and has proven project-management skills
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Organised and proactive, can keep momentum building from meeting to meeting and maintain the engagement of a volunteer team
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Committed to the fight for a liveable climate for everyone’s future - this can be in a personal and/or professional capacity.
Responsibilities:
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Building on the work that is already in place, develop and implement an organising strategy to help grow Mothers CAN
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Be the central point for the leadership group and place-based teams
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Develop a comprehensive digital strategy including overseeing the building of our website and database, and the writing and distribution of action and community emails.
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Write, organise and facilitate training sessions to support team leaders to help move teams to action
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Host regular one-to-ones/ check-ins with team leaders
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Develop an approach for sharing news, ideas, best practice and successes across the network.
The climate crisis is a crisis of humanity and equality. At Mothers CAN, we are committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone regardless of their background. We are aware that people of certain backgrounds are under-represented in the climate movement and we are committed to helping to change that. We would particularly welcome applications from individuals from currently under-represented groups.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join us. We are building a better world for young people.
Frontier Youth Trust is an inclusive and broad movement of people building a better world for young people. We want to see this diversity reflected in our Leadership. We particularly welcome applications for the Leadership Team post of Movement Advocate from women, Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and LGBTQ+ candidates.
We are a growing movement committed to reaching young people on the margins. We are equipping this movement to take pioneering risks in their work with young people through training, coaching, practical resources, theological reflection and sharing good practice. We are looking for someone with a gift for communication to join our Leadership Team.
The Movement Advocate will help others to theologically reflect on their experiences with young people in the light of their faith, the principles of youth work, and the Christian story, to inspire people to catch a vision for pioneering with young people on the margins.
✓ Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
✓ Extensive experience of pioneering with young people
✓ Strong online and offline communication skills
A Christian commitment is a genuine occupational requirement for this post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Coram Voice Leaving Care with Confidence Volunteer Coordinator and Advocate
Location - Greater Manchester - Home - based
Hours - 18 hours per week
Salary - £11,427.94 per annum (£22,221 FTE)
Contract - Permanent - Part Time
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
Coram Voice
Coram Voice is the leading specialist provider of advocacy and children’s rights services for children and young people in and on the edge of care. We support some of the most vulnerable children and young people in society, giving voice to the voiceless and reaching out to those who have missed out on the support they need. Join us as we work to transform the lives of children and young people by supporting them to uphold their rights of to actively participate in shaping their lives.
Coram Voice was established in 1975 and in 2013 joined the Coram group of charities which develops, delivers and promotes best practice in the support of children and young people. Coram’s vision is that every child has the best possible chance in life.
We have around 60 employed staff, 100 self-employed advocates and independent persons, and 70 volunteers deliver services to children and agencies throughout the country. Together they provide Coram Voice with a high degree of specialist expertise in the fields of advocacy, children’s rights, mental health, complaints, secure accommodation and experience of working with children in care, in custody, in need and those who have recently left care.
Every day we make a positive difference in the lives of children and young people in and on the edge of care across the North West and West Midlands. Our advocacy teams are based in Greater Manchester and Shropshire and is made of up of experienced community advocates who work alongside our specialist advocates (who focus on direct work, supporting and developing good practice with young people who are homeless, 16+, or have a disability).
About the Role
There are two exciting elements to this role, one will coordinating our Independent Visitors Service in Greater Manchester, which will involve the recruitment, training and supervising of volunteers. As well as finding suitable Independent matches between volunteer and looked after children.
For the other you will work directly with children and young people providing advocacy and other children’s rights support which will empower and support them to navigate the care system. You will provide advocacy support for looked after children and care leavers, and homeless young people aged 16-25 years as part of Coram Voice's Leaving Care with Confidence project. This is a 3 year project funded by Comic Relief and other trust grants
You will be a capable ambassador for Coram Voice with the ability to engage effectively with professionals, foster carers, commissioners, other stakeholders and most importantly children and young people.
If you have the necessary experience and skills and a commitment to promoting the rights of young people, we would like to hear from you.
To apply, please click on the 'apply now' button to be redirected to the application form.
For more information about the main duties and responsibilities of this role please refer to the job description and person specification.
Closing Date: 5th February 2021, 5pm
Interview Date: TBC
Coram (entity) is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.
Coram Voice particularly welcomes applications from care leavers or individuals with experience of being ‘looked after’ by the state.
All posts are subjected to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and successful candidates will not be able to work unsupervised with children or young people until the completion of this process. Coram Voice - working towards quality through equality and the development of a diverse workforce.
We ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this position. We have chosen to recruit directly as this helps us to minimise our recruitment costs, ensuring that valuable funds aren't diverted from the children and young people we help.
Registered Charity Number 1046207
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About The Advocacy Project
We help marginalised and vulnerable people make effective choices about what happens in their lives. We also support them to speak up and help improve important services we all need. We want to make sure people across all age and care groups – including learning disability and mental health – can:
- voice their concerns
- understand their rights
- make effective choices about what happens in their lives
We do this through advocacy services which support people individually, and user involvement projects that help organisations improve the services they offer.
About the role
The post-holder will lead a team of advocates working with adults and young people across NHS and private hospitals and the local community.
You will be required to provide line management support, be the point of contact for our stakeholders and ensure high quality delivery of our advocacy contracts.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of assigned advocacy services actively encouraging your team to contribute to service planning, quality improvement and development.
- Ensure the team provides instructed and non-instructed advocacy and signposting, working to the advocacy empowerment cycle and actively promoting self-advocacy throughout all work with service users where practicable.
- Ensure the team capture high quality advocacy notes, outcomes information and other evidence into the Case Management System in a timely manner.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of new legislation and reports and current trends and issues in mental health, mental capacity, care act, and health and social care legislation, local and national policy relating to people with mental health issues and disseminate across your team.
- Ensure quality standards are achieved by implementing operational policies and procedures to maintain professional and consistent advocacy services.
- Ensure contracts are delivered within budget, to agreed key performance indicators, case work standards and monitoring requirements, eg producing reports including quarterly monitoring reports.
- Lead on raising awareness of the advocacy service to service users and potential referrers.
- Ensure referrals are allocated efficiently, appropriately and within the requirements of the contract.
- Provide support and supervision to your staff team including professional development, appraisals, team meetings and work review meetings, and organisational activities such as CPD lectures and staff briefings.
General responsibilities
- Participate in team meetings and training (and make sure your staff to attend).
- Keep to our policies, including health & safety, and risk regulations.
- Work to our mission, vision, and values.
- Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.
- Participate in personal, team and organisational development.
- Contribute to monitoring reports.
Person specification
Essential
- Experience of delivering advocacy.
- Achieved qualification in advocacy.
- Proven leadership ability and strong people management skills.
- Experience of managing contracts and delivering advocacy services.
- Understanding of statutory and non-statutory advocacy.
- Sound knowledge of current issues in health and social care policy, practice and legislation.
- Exceptional stakeholder management abilities with experience of building effective relationships with ranging commissioners, partners, service users and colleagues.
- Excellent communications (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills. Effective in working with a wide variety of stakeholders ranging from trustees to service users and employees.
- Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project code of conduct, equalities and safeguarding policies.
- Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative, to plan and prioritise your own workload.
- Willingness to promote The Advocacy Project and the mental health service in line with our mission, vision and values.
Desirable
Achieved qualification in advocacy management
Benefits of working for us
We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.
Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.
All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.
We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.
How to apply
Send your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you think you’re the person we’re looking for and how your experience meets the person specification.
Upload your application via our website on.
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Morgan Hunt are currently looking for a Mental Health Advocate to work from home on a one month placement with a well-known Mental Health Charity.
You will provide advocacy ensuring that service user's wishes feelings belief needs and values are taken into account leading to strong outcomes for the individual.
Helping service users to understand what is being considered around their care, treatment and support you will explain to the service users their options and rights, supporting them so they can fully participate in decisions affecting them.
The role is Monday to Friday 9-5 and requires someone with previous advocacy experience either volunteering or employed. You do not have to be a qualified advocate to apply but experience within advocacy is necessary. The role will primarily be via Zoom or telephone.
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
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Headway East London is currently looking for Community Support Workers to join our team, working one to one and collaboratively with survivors in their own homes and the local community.
All of the roles and skills at Headway East London contribute to our success. If you are interested in the role and you think you don’t have all the desirable experience but are passionate and care for our community and have skills you think will be beneficial to Headway East London we would still love to receive an application from you.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 3rd February at 5pm. Interviews will commence the week beginning 15th February 2021.
Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 per annum
Contract: 9 months Fixed Term Contract
Work pattern: 35 hours per week (Working full time remotely due to covid-19)
Position Description
Job Profile
As a Community Fundraising Executive in CAFOD’s Supporter Fundraising section, you will be responsible for promoting CAFOD’s fundraising initiatives to Catholic community groups – focusing on parishes. The post is fundamental to inspiring support and building lasting relationships between CAFOD and these audiences.
The Community Fundraising team is responsible for the continuing development of CAFOD’s community and parish fundraising programme through mailings, paid advertising and digital channels and the engagement of an extensive network of local volunteers. This includes both Family Fast Day appeals, other parish fundraising schemes and emergency appeals.
We are looking for a passionate fundraiser with a can-do attitude who has experience managing multiple deadlines simultaneously and working with a range of stakeholders. Working day to day without supervision, you will be expected to resolve everyday challenges and obstacles independently. You will be confident making creative and data-led recommendations and have the ability to inspire a faith-based audience to support our work.
The post is based within the Community Fundraising team and reports to the Community Fundraising Manager. The post holder will also need to build excellent working relationships with other teams across CAFOD – especially those in Supporter Fundraising, Theology, Communications, Supporter Care, Donations Processing and Regional Teams.
The contract for this role is for nine months. However, there is a possibility this could be extended. We are very committed to the development of our Community Fundraising Programme and over the next year will identify the shape and focus of roles in the team, longer term, to support an ambitious fundraising strategy.
To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD website to begin filling out the application process.
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