Community Connector, Moving Forward (Central Notts), Nottinghamshire, Permanent, 37 HPW, FRWK07 £20,133 - £21,866 FTE

Moving Forward is a county wide service that supports adults living in the community with a mental health conditions. The Service provides person-centred support that works alongside clinical and other statutory services.  We support people to address immediate problems around housing and money, and then work with them to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to pursue broader goals (e.g. around healthy lifestyles, social connection, education, employment & digital inclusion) with the aim of achieving better mental and physical health and well-being, increasing independence and reducing reliance on services.

We are recruiting a Community Connector to assess and plan focused support to groups and individuals, with the aim of building and embedding knowledge, skills and resilience in people; to empower service users with the confidence and ability to access and connect with all community services, agencies and opportunities available to them. The post requires innovation and creative approaches with an enthusiasm to connect people with help and support available in their community. The post holder must have a Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF) qualification or willing to achieve within 12 months.

The role will also tackle and enable people to overcome barriers to digital inclusion. The post holder will be expected to implement creative and innovative support, including digital approaches, to help achieve successful outcomes.

The role is based in Sutton-in-Ashfield but works across several county districts and access to a car and a current driving licence are essential.

For more information please contact Mark Lambert 

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

CVs will not be accepted

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to join a team that are passionate about improving mental health and wellbeing?

We're looking for two people to join our team as Project Coordinators to work across our projects, delivering a range of programmes that support children and young people to build their resilience and improve their mental wellbeing.

Could this be you?

We're looking for someone who is hardworking, personable and enthusiastic with some experience of working with children and young people. Ideally, you will have knowledge of schools and experience of planning and coordinating projects but, above all, we want people who are passionate and share Lancashire Mind’s ambition to achieve Mental Wellbeing for All.

Hours: part-time, 28 hours per week
Contract: temporary until 31 July 2021 with possibility of extension dependent on funding
Salary: NJC points 14 (£22,462) to 19 (£24,799) (pay award pending)
Responsible to: CYP Project Lead or Community Development Lead
Location: working from home initially due to covid-19 restrictions but usually based in Chorley, with extensive travel across Lancashire

Lancashire Mind is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, particularly candidates with a lived experience of mental health conditions who fulfil all the criteria within the person specification.

Deadline for applications:9am on 16 November 2020.

Applications must be submitted using the Lancashire Mind job application form, which is attached to this email along with the recruitment pack that provides more information about Lancashire Mind and the job.

Thank you!
The Lancashire Mind Team

The Community Champions Project Coordinator will work to engage and support vulnerable individuals, families and groups in the Kentish town area, by recruiting local people to volunteer as Community Champions.  These Community Champions will reach out to the community in different ways including surveys and focus groups. The Champions will meet people in the streets, knock on their doors and talk to them regularly and can use the rich insight they hear from residents to work with commissioners and other professionals to influence services and their local environments. The Community Champions also support residents in making informed choices about a range of issues linked to their health and well-being through organising fun, engaging events and activities.  The successful candidate will be confident in engaging with the local community both on the streets and online and will be able to successfully deliver the project within any restrictions arising from COVID-19 . 

2 x Posts

• Volunteer Coordinator (Community Partnerships) Fixed term until 31st March 2021 &
• Project Worker (Volunteer Befriending Pilot) Fixed Term 9 months

Both posts have the potential to be extended subject to further funding

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Location: Bradford City Centre (Likely to be home based for much of the time during COVID)

The Bridge Project is looking for resourceful, motivated individuals with a passion for working with volunteers and delivering high quality services. The roles will involve all aspects of delivering a volunteering scheme including the recruitment, training, placement, and retention of volunteers/befrienders.

Ideally you will have worked in a voluntary sector, health or social care setting and have had experience of delivering training and working with volunteers.

In return, you will enjoy a varied, interesting role, working for a well-established local charity, that values its staff and is committed to their well-being and professional development.

Full details of the roles and access to the on-line application form can be found on our website.

Interviews will be held on 16th or 17th November 2020

Help and Connect is all about putting people in charge of their lives, getting around challenges and problems and finding a better life and informal support and friendship in community. You would work with a varied bunch of people experiencing learning disability and autism. They will be living either with family or independently and not be eligible for any local government help because their level of need is seen to be low. Your role will be to connect these people to informal support networks across Coventry and help them plan for a better future. For more information please download our application pack.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (FTE)
• Flexible working
• Free EAP
• Stakeholder pension scheme plus 8% employer contribution
• A friendly workplace with a strong culture of helping people uncover their potential

Closing date Thursday 29th October 12pm, interviews will be held on the week commencing 2nd November.

Please be aware that we are looking at interviewing over Zoom for safety reasons.

Do you want to be part of an exciting national team creating amazing opportunities for girls and young women? Could you help our charity inspire more people to volunteer and make a positive difference in Croydon and Surrey East? Could you help us build relationships with a range of community stakeholders that will help strengthen, grow and diversify our charity?

Girlguiding offers amazing opportunities for all girls and young women to discover their potential. Our volunteers are vital in inspiring and supporting girls to become the young women they want to be.

We have an exciting opportunity within our Growth and Insight team to grow our volunteer and girl membership, by opening more guiding groups and widening our community relationships so that even more girls can have fun, make friends, enjoy new adventures and grow in confidence.  

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate experience recruiting and working with volunteers or with people in unpaid roles in the community. The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience of community outreach/engagement, as well as experience of planning and facilitating meetings, organising events and managing small projects. You will be a relationship builder and networker. You will be able to show an understanding of the motivation of volunteers and the challenges/opportunities involved in recruiting, training and retaining volunteers, particularly amongst under-represented communities.

The role requires flexibility and multi-tasking, as well as the confidence to work independently on the ground in Croydon and Surrey East, and as part of a fun and creative national staff/volunteer team. You will live within close proximity of Croydon and Surrey East and have thorough knowledge of both areas and their diverse communities.  Regular evening and weekend working is required for which time-off-in-lieu can be taken.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change. While Girlguiding’s young members may be women only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. Girlguiding is a COVID secure employer, providing support for all employees during the current pandemic. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.

We’re looking for a passionate, experienced, delivery focused Project Coordinator, to join our growing team. The Project Coordinator will support, develop and grow our network of projects across the UK. Working directly to the Head of Operations, the post holder will be responsible for helping achieve the charity’s ambitions to grow and scale our work.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting local projects through engagement with our local delivery partners. This will include working closely with children’s centres to support project delivery, identifying opportunities to grow the scheme with existing and new centres, and running training for staff to help them to manage and run the project locally. They will also be responsible for the development and maintenance of local retailer relationships including engaging with Market Management Teams, supporting individual traders and retailers who are members of the scheme, and helping to identify new retail opportunities.  

The Project Coordinator will be a part of our Operations Team made up of the Projects Officer and the Head of Operations. The role will also work closely with the Impact & Evaluation Manager who will be responsible for developing and delivering the charity’s Evaluation Framework and implementing new methodologies for measuring impact. This work will influence the future training needs for local partners and implications for how we monitor and share data on the project.

The post will be primarily based in London where we have the largest number of projects, and the post holder must be willing to travel regularly around London. The individual must also be willing to travel nationally as we have projects across the country – including in Barnsley, Liverpool, and Glasgow – and to Brighton where a number of key staff are based and where the charity’s main office is located.

When not travelling, the post will be home based.

The post holder must be comfortable working in collaboration with many partners and stakeholders and have good communication and relationship management skills. A structured approach to work and attention to detail will be essential to help support the growth of the charity over the coming years.

We want our organisation to reflect the diversity of the communities we work in and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds.

Job responsibilities

• Project coordination – support the delivery of the Rose Vouchers for Fruit & Veg Project in its various locations
• Coordinate local partnership relationships and secure continued buy in from key stakeholders
• Attend local steering group meetings
• Coordinate and deliver training for local project partners on how to deliver, monitor and manage the project locally
• Work with the Impact & Evaluation Manager to imbed processes and procedures for data management and evaluation of project impact
• Coordinate relationships with local retailers and markets
• Deliver project training and support including the development of project toolkits for children’s centres and “train the trainer” sessions
• Support local project teams to effectively deliver on targets
• Support the development of a network of projects with the aim of better sharing and learning between project areas
• Coordinate the growth of family numbers and vouchers in each area to ensure that budgets are not exceeded but targets for family numbers are met
• Further responsibilities relevant to & commensurate with the role of Project Coordinator

How to apply: Please submit a CV and covering letter outlining your interest and ability to successfully fill this position. Applications will only be considered if both a CV and covering letter are submitted.

Closing Date: Sunday 1st November at 11.30pm. 

Community Development Worker (Male) – Men’s Mental Health

Hours:  37 (5 days) per week

Contract: 3 years (fixed term)

Salary : £21,757 - £23,800

Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and complex needs.  Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.

The Men’s Mental Health project will work with communities across Somerset to raise awareness of men’s mental health in the community. It will also create spaces for men to talk about their own mental health and facilitate access to local services and networks, including Open Mental Health provision.

This exciting new role will empower and support individuals and organisations to take action to support men’s mental health and suicide prevention. Reflecting the principles of asset-based community development, it will work with community partners to develop targeted provision, community events and online engagement activities to raise local awareness of mental health and support services.

About You

We are looking for an experienced male community development worker, with experience of working with people with mental health and complex needs. You will need to be a confident communicator and facilitator, who thrives in a collaborative environment and is able to engage a wide range of stakeholders.

Due to the specific requirements of this role, this post is exempt under the Equality Act (2010), Part 1, Schedule 9 (Genuine Occupational Requirement).

For more information on the role and person specification please see the Role Profile attached to this advert. To open the Role Profile please click on ‘1 Document available’ at the top of the screen.

Closing date: 3rd November 2020 (midnight)

Interview date: 17th November 2020

For more information and to apply please see our website. Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from people who have personal experience of using mental health services.

Programme Coordinator – Birmingham Changing Futures Together

Background

BVSC is the lead organisation for the Birmingham Fulfilling Lives: Birmingham Changing Futures Together.

The Programme seeks to persuade people who commission services for people with Multiple Needs to change their approach to how services are delivered so that they are more effective.

We are currently recruiting for the following position:

Programme Coordinator (Maternity Cover)
Up to 12-month Fixed Term Contract
SO2 Point 32 £28,203 per annum
35 hours per week
Based at BVSC, 138 Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 6DR

The Programme Coordinator works closely with the Programme Director to ensure that the programmes’ business plan is delivered across a range of workstreams including:

• Every Step of the Way
• Training for Experts by Experience
• Inreach and Outreach
• Bridging Fund
• Other areas of responsibility as the programme evolves and develops - including legacy planning for responsible work streams

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of contract management, programme coordination and delivery in a dynamic and complex organisation. You must have a robust understanding of the experience of adults with multiple and complex needs and understand how social disadvantage affects service uptake. You must also have experience in managing people with lived experience. The successful candidate must demonstrate excellent skills in managing and motivating partners and key stakeholders to achieve both organisational and programme objectives and have a proven track record of staff management using performance management techniques and maintaining partnerships across the private, statutory and third sector.

Closing date for applications – Monday 2 November 2020 at 10am
Interviews will be conducted via Zoom

Secondments will be considered for all posts.

BVSC is Birmingham’s premier voluntary sector support organisation. We work to:

• Provide people with opportunities to make a positive difference to their communities,
• Provide voluntary and community organisations with the resources to help them achieve their goals,
• Champion the voluntary sector as an influential force for positive change.

BVSC is an equal opportunities employer.
 

Answer Cancer is not a traditional health promotion service; instead it takes a VCSE-led community development approach in addressing the imbalance in screening uptake amongst certain groups.

The Answer Cancer Programme aims to provide a co-ordinated cancer screening prevention and screening awareness engagement programme across Greater Manchester. We focus on priority areas and communities, using a diverse range of approaches and interventions using a community development and social movement approach. We have a primary focus of

Manchester and Salford; followed by Oldham; Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale (HMR); and Bolton. These are the geographical areas that have the poorest screening uptake and outcomes of breast, bowel and cervical screening in Greater Manchester. Within those geographical areas we aim to reach people and communities that traditional screening engagement struggles to connect with.

Through Answer Cancer we aim to help:

• Increase uptake of the breast, bowel and cervical cancer screening programmes within target communities. This will help reduce health inequalities in communities with the worst health outcomes.
• The Answer Cancer Champions social movement will continue to grow in reach, purpose, output and outcomes, which in turn will promote cancer prevention activity across GM.
• There will be better connectivity across cancer prevention and early detection activity in GM through networking and engagement.

Working closely with the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager and Senior Development Manager within the Corporate team, you will be responsible for helping to shape the future of Young Enterprise at a critical time for young people in the UK.  The role will focus on both account management (50%) and supporting business development (50%) across the corporate income stream. We’re looking for someone with a grounded understanding of corporate partnerships, who is forward thinking, ambitious and self-motivated, to join a friendly and supportive team.

The successful candidate will possess excellent relationship management skills, with an ability to spot opportunities to grow partnerships. You will have experience of helping to generate significant income and the knowledge and expertise to help build a robust pipeline of prospective corporate partners for the organisation, as we seek to expand our network of partners to help reach an increasing number of disadvantaged communities.

You’ll be joining a passionate and ambitious organisation at the early stages of its new 3-year strategy to provide 1,000,000 enterprise and financial education opportunities for young people, at a time they will need it the most.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please send your CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining your suitability for the role as soon as possible.  Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Interviews will take place first week of November 2020.

Young Enterprise is an equal opportunities employer and would welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Please note that we will only be able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the UK.

About Mencap

We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.

Our work includes;  

• providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
• providing advice through our help lines and web sites
• campaigning for the changes that people with a learning disability want 

Job Advert

Did you know that disabled people living in the UK are twice as likely to not have used the internet in the last three months as non-disabled people?

Did you know that even before Covid-19, people with a learning disability were seven times more likely than the general population to be lonely?

Mencap are recruiting for a Digital Partnerships Programme Manager (DPPM) to join our team to help upskill people with a learning disability to get online. This role is a full time (37.5 hrs per wk) fixed term contract until March 2022 and it will be a home based position, with some travel to our offices and Network Partners when required.

The DPPM will lead Mencap’s flagship digital programme to support 100 local community partners to increase digital skills and confidence as well as accessing equipment for their members.

We are looking for an experienced Digital Programme Manager who has an in-depth understanding of how to engage harder to reach groups in using technology. The DPPM will need to be an excellent communicator, with colleagues and external stakeholders, as well as being accessible and engaging with people across the 100 community partners.

The successful DPPM will work with two digital agencies to supply equipment fit for the users and deliver a bespoke upskilling ‘Digital Champions’ programme to Mencap’s Network Partners. Over the next 18 months, Mencap wants to work in partnership with 100 partners to support them to both enhance their online provision and develop their own digital strategies, resulting in more people with a learning disability being connected online.

Essential skills and experience required:

• Experience leading a digital transformation/ access project
• High-level digital skills, across varying web platforms, social media etc.
• Project management; including financial and risk management
• Excellent administration skills, written and verbal communications skills
• Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and to prioritise own workloads effectively to meet deadlines
• Creative approach to overcoming problems or challenges
• Extensive experience of working in the field of digital engagement; particularly how to support those who are digitally isolated to increase their knowledge and skills
• Experience of managing budgets
• Knowledge of impact, outcomes, and experience of gathering and reporting on this

(Please view a more extensive list of responsibilities and key skills required for this vacancy in the Role Profile, including the Job Description and Personal Specification)

Are you up for the challenge? If the answer is yes, then we would love to hear from you!

At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!

This role will close for shortlisting on Weds 4th November and interviews will take place on Monday 16th and Tues 17th November via Microsoft Teams.

Please apply with your up to date CV and covering letter. .

Benefits

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.

• 32 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 35 days with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
• Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
• Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
• Access to award winning training and development

*T&C's apply based on contract

At Help for Heroes, we believe those who serve our country deserve support when they are wounded. Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever. We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives.

And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).

As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are: Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic. 

We have an incredible opportunity for four Veterans Community Nurses to join our team across four geographical areas. Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.

About You

Are you a dynamic, positive, and determined Band 6 Registered Nurse (Adult) with experience or knowledge of working with the Armed Forces Community? Or maybe you are a Registered Nurse (Mental Health) with recent experience of working in the adult healthcare arena? Do you enjoy being agile and resourceful in supporting people to navigate their own healthcare pathways and appreciate the challenge of sourcing novel solutions and working collaboratively with others? Are you also empathetic and can quickly build rapport to understand our Veteran’s needs and expectations? And you would be happy to embrace a flexible work pattern to meet our veterans in their own homes and communities and represent Help for Heroes at outreach and educational events? Well then, this is the role for you.

About the Role

In this unique and exciting role, you will manage your own caseload working alongside and with the support of the team in your area. You will champion and seek in partnership with our veterans, personalised community healthcare solutions and act as their advocate when required. You will meet veterans in their own homes, communities, clinics and at Outreach events to provide case management and delivery of professional support as part of a Multidisciplinary Team as well as clinical advice and support to them and their families.

About the Team

You will be a much-valued part of an expert, energetic and innovative Veterans Clinical Team across the UK. We are resourceful in finding ways to deliver what is right and fair for our veterans in the healthcare domain seeing the bigger picture, focusing on ideas that deliver the best results for our veterans and actively challenge, test, learn and adapt ideas, making them a reality. 

What we offer

To enable our employees to thrive in all aspects of their lives we proudly support flexible working practices. You can tailor your working day around your work and private commitments providing you maintain high class service to the team and our veterans at all times. And there is also a wide range of other benefits we offer like 26 days paid holiday, enhanced maternity pay, health cashback plan, and so many more.

Areas

• The Borders including Scotland and Northern Ireland
• East
• South
• Wales

Like what you see? Get in touch and apply now!

We look forward to hearing from you.

The Prince’s Trust have an ambition to support 10,000 young people into careers in health and social care over the next 3 years. Our Mentoring Manager will be responsible for designing and delivering an effective and efficient programme of mentoring support to young people looking for work in the health sector. You will ensure the Prince’s Trust has a pool of highly skilled Mentors who will provide excellent guidance and support to young people on their journey into work.

You will work with Teams and Partners across England to recruit and train skilled Mentors. We would love to hear from candidates who have experience recruiting and managing volunteers as well as delivering high quality training programmes.

The role is flexible in where it is based, however we are looking for candidates based in England. Due to the current covid-19 pandemic the role will be working from home, therefore there may be digital delivery of training involved.

This year we aim to support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. 

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days of annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform!Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform to develop your skills for your career and you role
• The Trust will contribute 5%of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.