Overview of the area of work

The aim of this post is to provide support for families who are interacting with the Youth Justice Service and to receive referrals from Youth Justice colleagues or via Complex Safeguarding for families who need tailored support, including connecting them into community support offers – whether for advice, mental health support, practical support such as food / clothing, and access to community activities. The role encompasses elements of both advocacy and social prescription.

Community Connectors are at the heart of our approach to Social Prescribing in Salford and we are looking for an enthusiastic and person-centred individual with experience of working with children, young people and their families to join the team.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Develop positive working relationships with Salford City Council’s Youth Justice Service, ensuring you have an understanding of the youth justice system and working closely with the team to identify families who may benefit from support
• Develop and maintain good communication with people accessing the service to ensure that their strengths, goals and preferences as individuals are met and connect them to relevant services and opportunities within their community to achieve these
• Manage an active caseload and regularly visit families in person at home, at community venues or at the Youth Justice Service office
• Attend Child Protection / case conferences and other key meetings as required, including building relationships with other relevant professionals
• Work in collaboration with Wellbeing Matters’ Community Connectors to identify opportunities to connect families into, as needed
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key relevant community-based service providers to ensure effective and smooth onward referrals e.g. other local voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
• Undertake research to understand how housing services operate in Salford and ensure a working knowledge of the benefits system
• Monitor and record key information regarding individual’s participation in the programme including tracking their experience and outcomes and provide timely feedback to referral partners
• Support and assist with the monitoring and evaluation of the programme including producing relevant monitoring reports as well as collecting broader qualitative and outcome data from case studies, focus groups and interviews to understand how or why the delivery approach is impacting on people and the local community
• Support project development by raising awareness of the service through training, presentations and events

Community Engagement & Supporter Experience Manager

Aberdeen Association of Social Services (T/A VSA) is currently seeking to appoint a Community Engagement and Supporter Experience Manager to join our Philanthropy & Income Generation Department on our ambitious journey as we scale up for success.

This is a busy and varied role and you will be the main point of contact for supporters raising money in aid of VSA or those who are taking part in VSA led or mass participation events. You will be responsible for growing our unrestricted income across multiple income streams

Reporting directly to the Director of External Relations, the Community Engagement and Supporter Experience Manager will be responsible for supporter led acquisition, maximising donations from individual supporters and the administration and delivery of our supporter experience and events.

To be successful you will need to have expertise in Developing and Managing high quality relationships with fundraisers to cultivate, engage and nurture prospects and existing supporters.  In addition, you will need to evidence your ability to create new and appealing fundraising activities, to appeal to and recruit new audiences and supporters. 

We are a small, but agile, team that prides itself on creating an exceptional supporter experience.  The successful candidate will need to be able to work independently to manage and prioritise your own workload in order to meet competing deadlines and deliver against annual financial targets.

About VSA

At VSA we help change the lives of over 20,000 vulnerable children and adults each year. We support a person's physical, mental, emotional, and social wellbeing through a range of residential and outreach support services. Across all our services, we support people living with learning disabilities, a mental health diagnosis, loneliness and isolation, additional support needs, poverty, addiction, and long-life conditions such as Parkinson's and Dementia.

How to Apply

To apply for this opportunity please submit the following :

• A comprehensive CV
• A supporting statement no more than two sides of A4 paper explaining what attracts you to the organisation, the role and the specific skills and expertise that will add value to the team
• A completed equalities and diversity form

Applications should be submitted no later than 12pm on Monday 23rd August 2021.

Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 30th August and potential second stage interviews the following week.

Note relocation expense may be available for the right candidate.

Supporting the Fundraising Team and the charity at events as and when required. As many activities are held in the evening and at weekends the post will involve some unsocial hours, for which Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) will be given.

Salary -depending on experience up to circa £28K depending on experience + Car Allowance.

Purpose of Job: 

We have a fantastic and rare opportunity for an experienced fundraising professional to join our Philanthropy & Income Generation team on our ambitious growth journey as we scale up for success.

You will be a first point of contact for low-mid level donors and the main point of contact for supporters leading on all VSA’s community and events income streams, supporting individuals and groups to raise funds through activities and mass -participation events, and organising and co-ordinating VSA led events.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

The below provides are overview of key areas of responsibilities and duties (but is not limited to):

Strategy and Planning

• In conjunction with the wider team, ensure the supporter experience and journey is of high quality and inspires people to continue to support VSA
• Provide timely progress reports for the Executive Management Team

Income Generation

• Create new, appealing Community Fundraising activities and opportunities to recruit new audiences and supporters including clubs/associations and individuals
• Contact all individual supporters that are raising funds in aid of VSA and take them through our supporter experience journey to help maximise funds raised for the organisation (Face to Face meetings, telephone calls etc.)
• Develop and deliver a range of mass participation & VSA lead events to generate income and affinity towards VSA from the general public

Research

• To work with wider VSA colleagues to identify new opportunities
• Have excellent knowledge of our services, understand how they are funded to tell our story in a compelling way to gain support

Relationship Management

• Develop and manage high quality relationships with fundraisers to cultivate, engage and nurture prospects and existing supporters, collaborating with fundraising colleagues, senior management and to maximise networking opportunities
• Monitoring shared inboxes and ensure all enquiries are responded to in a timely manner
• Processing online supporter experience registrations that come through online fundraising platforms (such as JustGiving etc) and web forms.

• Process all challenge event and small business registrations, ensuring the lead contact is informed.  
• Ensure fundraising stock suppliers are maintained and managed,
• Provide fulfilment of fundraising materials required.
• Ensure all supporters have been thanked in a timely manner (electronic or postal)
• With the wider team process online or offline donations.
• Communicate with supporters when necessary to chase up outstanding sponsorship money
• Update and complete event portals within deadlines required
• Be prepared to work some weekends and evenings where events require

Public Relations

• Promote the work of VSA, locally, regionally and nationally, targeted in line with our Philanthropy &  Income Generation strategy, representing the organisation at relevant forums, events and seminars
• Represent the Charity to Statutory, voluntary and commercial organisations, professional bodies and institutions.

Compliance

• Adhere to the highest standards of fundraising best practice ensuring compliance with OSCR and the fundraising code of practice.
• Ensure that all activities comply with GDPR requirements.
• Ensure that the client relationship management database is kept up to date.

General

• Carry out other tasks that may be within the scope of the post to ensure the effective delivery and development of the service.
• Supporting the team and the charity at events as and when required. As many activities are held in the evening and at weekends the post will involve some unsocial hours, for which Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) will be given

Qualifications/Training/Education: 

Essential:

• Able to demonstrate suitable experience and examples of achievements relevant to role.

Desirable:

• Educated to Higher / A Level and must include English
• Diploma in Fundraising

Experience:

Essential:

• Minimum two years experience working in a fundraising environment or similar role
• Proven experience working in a result orientated environment
• Proven ability to cultivate and maintain professional relationships
• Understand how to maximise income raise at events including gift aid
• Strong administration skills and knowledge of online platforms such as JustGiving

Desirable:

• Experience of working in the charitable/not for profit sector

Key Skills/Aptitudes: 

Essential:

• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with a wide range of people
• Ability to produce reports and proposals to a high standard
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Good organisational skills with an ability to prioritise workloads
• The ability to analyse and interpret data

Desirable:

• Working within a complex organisation
• Project planning
• Driving licence

Personal Qualities:

Essential:

• Sensitivity and diplomacy in dealing with others
• Able to work with minimum supervision
• Creative and a problem solver
• Flexible and cooperative
• Driven by working to targets
• Good team player
• Evidence of working proactively and with initiative
• Willingness to learn new skills

Desirable:

• Involved in charitable work/volunteering
• Interest in Health & Social Care

Other Job Requirements: 

Good attendance record supported by references- one of which must be your current employer.

Subject to Basic Disclosure check

We are looking for a Kitchen Coordinator to join our team and be part of the Headway kitchen at the heart of our day service; cooking alongside our members for everyone in the centre and for the wider community.

As part of the co-ordinator team, take responsibility for organising and delivering activities in the centre, with a specific focus on our kitchen and garden. The role also involves providing advocacy and support for up to 20 members, and ensuring the smooth running of the day service as a member of the co-ordinating team.

Closing date for applications is 16th August 2021 at 9.00am. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview which will take place the week commencing 23rd August. Following a successful interview, candidates will also be invited to attend a day in the kitchen with the Kitchen Projects Lead and members.

Healthwatch Milton Keynes is here to champion improvements in local health and social care services. 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 meet with patients and users about their experiences of services such as hospitals, GP practices and care homes and publish evidence-based reports and recommendations on service improvements identified by those that rely on, and receive services. Healthwatch Milton Keynes operates an established and highly quality 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 Enter and View Project Coordinator will be responsible for developing and delivering Enter and View activities for the organisation alongside our dedicated volunteers.

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, and with volunteers is desirable.

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

The postholder will be required to work in Care Homes. The UK Government is bringing in legislation mandating anyone working within a CQC registered Care Home must have two doses of a Covid-19 vaccination. This extends to Healthwatch staff and volunteers undertaking Enter and view. The postholder would be expected to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Applicants who are not already fully vaccinated will be expected to take up the vaccine, or notify the organisation of any medical exemptions. 

Interview dates week commencing 30th August 2021.

Healthwatch MK CIO is an equal opportunities employer. We value the importance of diversity and positively welcome applications from all members of the community, including those with disabilities.  The successful candidate will be expected to declare all previous criminal offences and to provide an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Community Catalysts CIC is a busy, buzzy social enterprise that tries hard to live up to its name. We’re starting a new piece of work in Islington in partnership with Islington Council and need an energetic, and imaginative person to coordinate things for us.

You will lead the Islington “Community Offer” Project. You will find and mentor local people and community organisations, helping them to create new ways for people with a learning disability to have increased choice, new experiences and community connections.

 To do this job you must:

• Understand the world of care – but maybe feel it could do with a bit of a shake up, particularly for people with a learning disability
• Be a real people person – able to work well with all sorts of folks with confidence.
• Instinctively make connections – and join up dots that are sometimes less than obvious.
• Be able to spot what people are good at and nurture it.

Have a look at the job description and person specification for more information.

The post holder will be employed by Community Catalysts and based in Islington.

Closing date for applications is Monday 16th August 2021 at 5.00pm and interviews will take place on Wednesday 25th August 2021 in Islington.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Communities Coordinator 

Do you want to help make Hertfordshire a more dementia-friendly place? Have you got the drive to raise awareness and enable people with dementia to live well in a community which is working to become more dementia-friendly?

Communities Coordinator Responsibilities:

You will be approaching GP practices, organisations, groups and individuals and encouraging them to take action. You will be encouraging new, and supporting current, Dementia Friendly Community groups to work towards being recognised as a Dementia Friendly Community.

The role involves supporting Dementia Friendly Community groups to consult with people with dementia and carers on their priorities locally. You will be promoting a better understanding of the condition across communities in order to reduce stigma and discrimination and promote independence for people living with dementia.

Communities Coordinator Requirements:

You will be confident speaking to a group and able to get people on board. You will be well-organised and flexible with good time management skills. The successful candidate will be educated to GCSE level or above, with good interpersonal and communication skills. You will be able to travel across Hertfordshire.

About our client:

They are the UK's leading dementia charity. They provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Dementia Friendly Communities Coordinator
Location: Community based - Hertfordshire
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part time, 21 per week.
Salary: £13,688.40 to £14,241 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience

Closing Date: 11 August 2021
Interview Date: Thursday 19th of August 2021 via Zoom

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Social Care, Dementia, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Social Worker, Community Care, Community Coordinator, Support Coordinator, Not for Profit, Healthcare Assistant, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Voluntary Sector, Care Assistant, etc.

Ref: 101 342

We are looking for a passionate and experienced individual to help build a movement powerful enough to radically transform the culture of engineering.

Responsible for: Growing and mobilising the movement.
Location: Remote (UK based)
Type of post: Full time, 18 month contract
Remuneration: £26-28k per annum depending on experience
Leave: 24 days per annum, plus public holidays and 27-31 Dec
Application deadline: Midnight (BST), Sunday 1 August 2021. We will be reviewing and progressing with shortlisted candidates from when an application is received. This is a rolling recruitment process so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Interview: From Wednesday 28 July, Virtually

ABOUT THE ROLE

This decade is crucial and the changes we need to see in the engineering industry to achieve social and environmental justice cannot wait. To achieve Engineers Without Borders UK's ambition, we need to support and empower a very wide network of individuals and organisations committed to promoting globally responsible engineering. Currently, our largest demographic of members are 25-34 years old. We now want to broaden our reach within the engineering industry, deepen the engagement and impact of all members, and create a structure for the movement that ensures our collective voice and action is as powerful as possible.

The Community Coordinator / Movement Facilitator will play a key role in growing and mobilising the movement, joining us to lay the foundations to build a movement powerful enough to radically transform the culture of engineering, ensuring a safe and just future for all.

The primary responsibilities will be to build and mobilise the movement. You will:

• Support the development and showcasing of individual and collective action, tracking and reporting on member commitment and actions.
• Collaborate with colleagues and members to build the movement and plan how to do it.
• Nurture the movement, facilitating and supporting member upskilling and collaboration.
• Lead the development of member networking and collaboration groups e.g. regional groups.
• Coordinate events for members and professionals, such as panel discussions and training.
• Coordinate and strengthen the member voice to influence policy, industry and the direction of Engineers Without Borders UK.

TO APPLY

To apply please visit the Engineers Without Borders UK website for more information and the full job description. 

The deadline for applications is midnight (BST) Sunday 1 August 2021, however, we will be reviewing and progressing with shortlisted candidates from when an application is received. This is a rolling recruitment process so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

We expect to carry out all first interviews during weeks commencing 26 July, 2 August and 9 August.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Engineers Without Borders UK is guided by a set of principles that we believe will help ensure that all viewpoints and knowledge are heard, included, and respected.

We want to make the recruitment process as inclusive and accessible as we can. We have tried but we know that there might be more that we can do, particularly if you have experienced exclusion, disadvantage or discrimination, or if you have particular accessibility needs. We would be happy to provide any further support that you may require – please get in touch with us and we can think together about how to make this process easier for you.

We especially encourage applications from people of colour, LGBTQ+ people (we are a trans-inclusive organisation), people with disabilities, and people who have experienced other exclusion or marginalisation.

Engineers Without Borders UK is committed to selecting candidates for employment based on aptitude and ability, irrespective of gender, race, ethnic origin, disability, nationality, sexuality, religion or belief, marital status or social class.

Position Title: Community Connector
Advertising Reference: 2119
Location: Lambeth 
Status: Full time, Fixed Term - 2 years
Salary: £27,082 per annum

For over 50 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all. The Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) programme is a part of the NCB mission. LEAP is engaging and supporting families and communities across Lambeth wards including Stockwell, Coldharbour, Vassall and Tulse Hill, to positively impact and better the life chances of young children and babies aged 0-3 years.

As part of this work an exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join the LEAP Community Engagement team, and play a key role in helping to connect LEAP families to each other and to key LEAP services.

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and passionate about improving the lives of others, they will also be people person with excellent communication skills and an ability to work well with a range of different people. 

Applications close at 11:59pm Monday 2nd August.
Assessment and interviews to be conducted between the 9th – 12th August.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can find further details about the role and download the application pack.

Please quote the job title and reference number in your application. CVs will not be accepted.

NCB is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, political opinion, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, and carer status.

No agencies please.

Jewish Care is making plans to re-open all of our community centre's again. Are you a people person, looking to be part of a fantastic team in a great environment who makes a real difference to the lives of older people? The Dementia Centre Coordinator, is responsible for the overall delivery of activities and events for older members of the Jewish Community, living with Dementia, working with our Senior Programme Design Manager to ensure stimulating and engaging activities in a warm and friendly environment

This post is for 36.25 hours per week

You will be responsible for front line coordination of day services delivered to Jewish Care members.

You will be responsible for:

* Day-to-day operational coordination of culturally specific Jewish Day service for older people and associated programming and events
* Responsibility for the wellbeing, management, development and performance of frontline support, recreational and care staff
* Working in collaboration with the Senior Programme Design Manager to coordinate the scheduling of, facilitate and lead activities and programming across service responsibility.
* Work collaboratively with programming teams to support assistants to set up appropriate technology to support members taking part in activities at home
* Working with the Community Hub Manager, to ensure that new services and programming are implemented and managed in line with agreed standards and KPIs.
* Working collaboratively with internal and external colleagues to lead safeguarding concern enquiries, follow up appropriately and to enhance the quality of life of older people.
* Where required, coordinate and carry out actions as indicated in a person's care plan or associated documents and in collaboration with internal Social Work colleagues, relatives, and external agencies.
* Coordinate and participate in the effective and safe delivery of transport services across the older people's services.
* In collaboration with the Community Hub Manager and the Administration and Operations Lead, working with facilities management and catering colleagues to ensure that the physical environment and catering services are safe and well run.
* In collaboration with the Community Hub Manager and the Administration and Operations Lead, working with colleagues in Jewish Cares' support services on statutory compliance for Health and Safety, transport services, environmental management and building management.
* Where appropriate and in partnership with the Senior OT (dementia lead), promote the Montessori approach to dementia care.
* Supporting members to coordinate and organise their transport arrangements to and from the centre to include help with booking and managing dial-a-ride, other community transport private hire and public transport.
* Working collaboratively to support the Hub Manager specialisms of Community, Digital, Dementia and Programming to ensure that the Community Services team can effectively share best practice and work in partnership to deliver outstanding services that are consistently meeting the needs of our current and future client group.

What you will need :

* NVQ level or equivalent experience
* Minimum 2 years' experience in a coordination role, working with older and/or disabled people
* Minimum 2 years' experience of working with people living with dementia in a personal or professional role
* Minimum 2 years' people management experience
* Experience leading a team of staff and volunteers
* Experience working in a complex multi stakeholder environment
* Experience of or an interest in working in a co-production culture
* Knowledge of the Jewish community, across all levels of observance, local parlance and festivities
* Knowledge of The Care Act, The Mental Capacity Act, DOLS and general adult safeguarding best practice
* Knowledge of General Data Protection Regulations and their practical application in day to day operational work
* Skills & Abilities
* Ability to work empathetically and respectfully with people of all ages and abilities
* High levels of IT literacy in the use of modern business systems e.g. Microsoft Office Suite, Internet and cloud-based services and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems

For a full job description for this role please email recruitment3 @ jcare . org

We are a team of many different backgrounds and cultures
Jewish Care is the leading health and social care charity serving the Jewish community in the UK. Though our clients are all of a similar religious tradition, our staff represent diverse cultures and faiths, bringing their own unique perspectives and individuality to their roles.

Why you'll love working with us

No matter how young or old you are, if you want to make a real difference in people's lives, we'll reward you for your hard work and dedication. On top of providing some of the most competitive pay rates in the care industry, we offer excellent benefits, including:

• 4% employer pension contribution
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Excellent training opportunities
• Free meals
• Wellbeing & staff recognition initiatives

Do you want to work for a dynamic, creative, fast-paced charity?

At Action Together we see the amazing things people achieve when they work together to make the lives of others better. If you share our values; believe it’s possible; strengthen others and be true, we’d love you to consider joining our team.

Action Together are recruiting a full time Community Wellbeing Projects Coordinator to deliver a number of projects that further the aims of our Community Wellbeing Programme.

The Role

You will, develop, deliver monitor, communicate, and evaluate all aspects of the projects you are responsible for, flexibly, creatively and in-line with agreed time and resource constraints working in partnership with our managers and staff, our public sector colleagues, and commissioners, our clients and VCFSE members.

The main things you will be asked to do in this role:

Deliver key projects identified between the managers and commissioners of our Community Wellbeing programme, and the Strategic Locality Lead for Tameside.

• Managing a variety of complex projects from start to finish, in line with our values, and agreed time and resource constraints that further the work of the Community Wellbeing Programme.
• Identify the key stakeholders internally and externally to support your work and will engage and collaborate with them to achieve shared outcomes.
• Identify and seek resources that help achieve your project aims.
• Establish and implement systems and processes to record, monitor, communicate and evaluate your work and meet our contractual obligations.
• Provide quality reports, presentations, and verbal updates to a variety of stakeholders internally and externally as required.
• Assist the management team to prepare bids and grant proposals.
• Work collaboratively to support the wider work of the team at Action Together.
• Championing the role of the VCFSE, and local communities in all you do.
• Be an active partner, representing Action Together in planning and delivery structures as required and create a positive, solution focussed partnership working environment in line with Action Together’s values.
• Deputise for the management team as required.
• Identify opportunities for Action Together and VCFSE to secure resources and contribute to better outcome for local people.

About You

The ideal candidate for this role will be someone who:

• Is a skilled and experienced project manager.
• Is driven by social justice and has an in-depth understanding of the VCFSE.
• Has great interpersonal skills and can foster and maintain effective relationships internally and externally.
• Is an experienced line manager who can coach people to reach their full potential. 
• Is a skilled influencer who can operate within partnerships and bring solutions.
• Is an excellent communicator in person; in writing and effective in producing reports ad presentations to a wide variety of audiences.
• Is outcomes driven and able to flex and prioritise to meet agreed commitments.

If you are looking for a new challenge and enjoy working in a varied role as part of a busy and dynamic team, making positive changes to people and the communities of Tameside, then this could be the role for you.

Salary: P01 27-30  (£31,346 - £33,782 per annum)

Hours: 36 per week (Monday to Friday)

Length of contract: until 31 March 2023 (extension subject to funding).

Location: Tameside

The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on 04 August 2021. 

Jewish Care is making plans to re-open all of our community centre's again. Are you a people person, looking to be part of a fantastic team in a great environment who makes a real difference to the lives of older people? The Community Centre Coordinator, is responsible for the overall delivery of activities and events for older members of the Jewish Community, working with our Senior Programme Design Manager to ensure stimulating and engaging activities in a warm and friendly environment

This post is full time for 36.25 hours per week.

You will be responsible for front line coordination of day services delivered to Jewish Care members.

You will be responsible for:

* Day-to-day operational coordination of culturally specific Jewish Day service for older people and associated programming and events
* Responsibility for the wellbeing, management, development and performance of frontline support, recreational and care staff
* Working in collaboration with the Senior Programme Design Manager to coordinate the scheduling of, facilitate and lead activities and programming across service responsibility.
* Work collaboratively with programming teams to support assistants to set up appropriate technology to support members taking part in activities at home
* Working with the Community Hub Manager, to ensure that new services and programming are implemented and managed in line with agreed standards and KPIs.
* Working collaboratively with internal and external colleagues to lead safeguarding concern enquiries, follow up appropriately and to enhance the quality of life of older people.
* Where required, coordinate and carry out actions as indicated in a person's care plan or associated documents and in collaboration with internal Social Work colleagues, relatives, and external agencies.
* Coordinate and participate in the effective and safe delivery of transport services across the older people's services.
* In collaboration with the Community Hub Manager and the Administration and Operations Lead, working with facilities management and catering colleagues to ensure that the physical environment and catering services are safe and well run.
* In collaboration with the Community Hub Manager and the Administration and Operations Lead, working with colleagues in Jewish Cares' support services on statutory compliance for Health and Safety, transport services, environmental management and building management.
* Where appropriate and in partnership with the Senior OT (dementia lead), promote the Montessori approach to dementia care.
* Supporting members to coordinate and organise their transport arrangements to and from the centre to include help with booking and managing dial-a-ride, other community transport private hire and public transport.
* Working collaboratively to support the Hub Manager specialisms of Community, Digital, Dementia and Programming to ensure that the Community Services team can effectively share best practice and work in partnership to deliver outstanding services that are consistently meeting the needs of our current and future client group.

What you will need :

* NVQ level or equivalent experience
* Minimum 2 years' experience in a coordination role, working with older and/or disabled people
* Minimum 2 years' experience of working with people living with dementia in a personal or professional role
* Minimum 2 years' people management experience
* Experience leading a team of staff and volunteers
* Experience working in a complex multi stakeholder environment
* Experience of or an interest in working in a co-production culture
* Knowledge of the Jewish community, across all levels of observance, local parlance and festivities
* Knowledge of The Care Act, The Mental Capacity Act, DOLS and general adult safeguarding best practice
* Knowledge of General Data Protection Regulations and their practical application in day to day operational work
* Skills & Abilities
* Ability to work empathetically and respectfully with people of all ages and abilities
* High levels of IT literacy in the use of modern business systems e.g. Microsoft Office Suite, Internet and cloud-based services and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems

For a full job description for this role please email recruitment3 @ jcare . org

We are a team of many different backgrounds and cultures
Jewish Care is the leading health and social care charity serving the Jewish community in the UK. Though our clients are all of a similar religious tradition, our staff represent diverse cultures and faiths, bringing their own unique perspectives and individuality to their roles.

Why you'll love working with us

No matter how young or old you are, if you want to make a real difference in people's lives, we'll reward you for your hard work and dedication. On top of providing some of the most competitive pay rates in the care industry, we offer excellent benefits, including:

• 4% employer pension contribution
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Excellent training opportunities
• Free meals
• Wellbeing & staff recognition initiatives

Working within Huggard’s senior management team, this is an exciting opportunity to develop, support and drive forward Huggard’s services, at this critical time, working across a range of disciplines providing line management and matrix management support to staff and supporting people who are experiencing homelessness. 

Job Title : Community, Health, Prevention Operations Manager

Team : Senior Leadership Team

Responsible to : Director of Services

Responsible for : Community, Health, Prevention Team (Including The Beck services and aspects of the Our Way Leeds service)

Hours : 37 hours per week (open to job share)

Salary : MG5, Scp 38 £41,881 per annum
Benefits : Company Techscheme, Health Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Flexible Working

Leave : 29 days’ annual leave per annum + Bank Holidays

GIPSIL is committed to all aspects of safeguarding. We believe that all children and adults, who are at risk of harm, have the right to be protected from abuse. GIPSIL aims to ensure that all staff and voluntary workers who seek work at GIPSIL and who have access to children and adults are safe to do so.

As an organisation we are committed to the following principles in recruitment to ensure we can effectively achieve our aim of providing equal opportunities and safer recruitment; 

• We recruit for potential, not perfection
• We are a values based recruiter
• We value lived experience as a demonstration of capability for a role
• We only utilise truly “essential” criteria in recruitment
• We are committed to safer recruitment practice

When we refer to Values we are talking about our organisational Values, found here. 

GIPSIL is a community based organisation and are lead provider of housing and support services to vulnerable adults, young people and young people leaving care in Leeds; we also provide wellbeing support to children in a school setting.

We deliver outstanding and well-respected services to children, young people and families in multiple settings through our Community, Health, Prevention including counselling and wellbeing work under The Beck brand. We also lead the cross-city consortium for housing support, Our Way Leeds. This role sits within the Senior Leadership Team reporting directly to the Director of Services with a clear remit for overseeing all of our Community, Health and Prevention work.

This work is an exciting new developing focus for the organisation, recognising the excellent work we have done across the city in the last decade and seeking to build on it.

The ideal candidate will understand how Community, Health and Prevention work together to provide early help for the people we work with, meeting our ambition to support people as early as we possibly can.

As this is an area of development for us as an organisation the ideal candidate will also have a track record of identifying gaps in service delivery and working collaboratively and co-producing solutions, finding and securing appropriate funding to meet this need.

We are seeking a volunteer co-ordinator/manager to join our small team to expand our flagship volunteer visiting and befriending service which covers the whole of Somerset. The successful candidate will live close to and cover Mendip and the eastern area of South Somerset and will recruit new volunteers, assess needs of potential beneficiaries who wish to access the service, complete paperwork, and make successful introductions.  Each beneficiary is matched with their own regular volunteer and both parties supported throughout.

The service reduces isolation and loneliness and offers beneficiaries the opportunity to take trips out, socialise and have help with reading, correspondence and other useful tasks.

The organisation: Somerset Sight works in partnership to deliver effective practical and emotional support for people with sight loss across the whole county. Our role is to provide practical and emotional support to enable people with sight loss to adapt, remain independent and live a full and active life. We have recently been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of the impact we make in the local community. We worked throughout the pandemic within Government guidelines and no member of staff was furloughed.

Role/ Person:

•  You will be self- motivated and a team player, energetic, enthusiastic, focused and results driven.
• You will have excellent communication and people management skills and be a proven motivator of people
• . You will understand how to effectively work within agreed boundaries and manage volunteers to do the same.
• You will have demonstrable experience in managing people and overcoming challenging situations that arise.
• You will be able to assess needs of beneficiaries and their families, and will enjoy supporting both beneficiaries and volunteers.
• You will be IT literate, competent with Excel and database management, have experience of report writing and know how to keep accurate records.
• You will be conscientious and will possess a hard-working, positive attitude and will have a proactive approach to problem solving and ability to manage your own workload and use initiative. 
• You will be flexible and may have to work occasional weekends and evenings and will be committed to working for a not for profit organisation and all that it involves. You will be a competent driver, with a clean current driving licence, able to find obscure locations. This is a part time role initially 22.5 hours a week with potential to increase.

Competitive salary. Home working or office based considered.