Community transport operators have a great story to tell and it is CTA’s job to help them tell it and to support them to develop excellent services that can transform lives and communities. We champion, connect, support and grow a thriving community transport movement across all parts of the UK. 

The purpose of this role is to ensure that our members receive outstanding support and development, including advice, resources, training, forums and events to derive value from their membership. The post-holders collect data from member interactions to improve our services and help us better advocate for and champion community transport.  The role provides a valuable two-way communication channel with members to gather intelligence, promote membership, increase participation in CTA initiatives and market our services and products such as driver training, permits etc.

The work of this post is primarily delivered through grant-funded programmes and, on occasions, separately commissioned projects.

Please see the Recruitment Pack attached for more detailed information about the role and our organisation.

Your application should include:

1. A personal statement that demonstrates how you meet the requirements set out in the ‘Experience’ section of the Person Specification and what you think you will bring to the role.
2. An up to date, detailed CV including all relevant employment history and expertise
 

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 partnership with Denbighshire County Council and need an energetic, and imaginative person to coordinate things for us.

You will lead the Denbighshire Community Micro-enterprise Project which will support local entrepreneurial people and community organisations to offer new and creative care and support options for people who need help at home or in their communities. In this way we will help people to get the support they need to live the life they want.

To do this job you must:

• Understand the world of care - but maybe feel it could do with a bit of a shake up!
• 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 our website and the job description and person specification for more information about us and the job. You will be employed by Community Catalysts and based at home with a view in the future to working in the communities across Denbighshire.

Closing date for applications is 5.00pm on 31st March 2021 and interviews will take place on 9th April 2021 virtually.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community.

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Mae’r Cwmni Buddiannau Cymunedol Community Catalysts yn fenter gymdeithasol brysur sy’n ceisio'n galed i adlewyrchu ei enw. Rydym yn dechrau darn newydd o waith mewn partneriaeth â Chyngor Sir Ddinbych ac rydym angen unigolyn egnïol a llawn dychymyg i gydlynu pethau i ni.

Byddwch yn arwain Prosiect Mentrau-Micro Cymunedol Sir Ddinbych a fydd yn cefnogi pobl entrepreneuraidd lleol a sefydliadau lleol i gynnig dewisiadau gofal a chymorth newydd a chreadigol i bobl sydd angen cymorth yn y cartref neu yn eu cymunedau. Fel hyn byddwn yn helpu pobl i gael y gefnogaeth maent ei hangen i fyw’r bywyd maent ei eisiau.

I wneud hyn rhaid i chi:

• Ddeall y byd gofal – ond efallai eich bod yn teimlo ei fod angen ei ysgwyd ychydig!
• Gallu ymwneud yn rhwydd â phobl -  gallu gweithio’n dda gyda phob math o bobl yn hyderus.
• Gwneud cysylltiadau’n reddfol – ac ymuno’r dotiau sydd weithiau’n llai amlwg.
• Gallu gweld cryfderau pobl a’u meithrin.

Edrychwch ar ein gwefan a'r swydd-ddisgrifiad a'r manylion am yr unigolyn i gael mwy o wybodaeth amdanom a'r swydd. Byddwch yn cael eich cyflogi gan Community Catalysts ac yn gweithio o gartref gyda’r gobaith yn y dyfodol o weithio yn y cymunedau ledled Sir Ddinbych.

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 5 o’r gloch ar y 31ain o Fawrth a cynhelir cyfweliadau ar Ebrill 9fed yn rhithiol. Croesawn geisiadau gan bobl o bob rhan o’r gymuned.

We have several positions with various hours available. Successful applicants will be called for interview before the closing date. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should the positions become filled. Send your application today to avoid dissapointment. 

Working within local communities across Oxfordshire you will be joining our successful Community Information Network Team as we work to further improve access to information, support, activities and opportunities for all those with a health, care or support need. You will be working with individuals, families and groups both in the community and in their own homes. In addition you will be working closely with local GP surgeries to provide the new social prescribing element into the support they offer to their patients. You will also have the opportunity to join our hospital discharge support team working across various settings including the John Radcliffe, Horton Hospital and community hospitals. We work with local communities to further build upon and support what is being offered as well as working with individuals and their families to connect them with the support and opportunities that exist. We are passionate about supporting and empowering people so that they can maintain their independence, health, wellbeing and ‘live life to the full’.

We are a local charity that provides a safe place for all in the heart of Huddersfield, through our Community Cafe and Advice service. Our aim is Serving People, Changing Lives.

During the last year, we have also provided a range of community-based services to individuals as well as community and voluntary sector organisations.

Our Community and Premises Manager will further develop our role as a Community Anchor Organisation, and our work in the Tolson Primary Care Network area which looks to develop community activities and reduced health inequalities.

We are looking for an experienced community-focused manager who can use their management experience to also cover more general management tasks in the Mission, such as premises and volunteering. You will be a resourceful individual, with excellent interpersonal communications and teamwork skills, who can motivate people, is well organized, and is capable of developing effective systems and procedures.

Full details of the post are available in the attached application pack.

We are looking for a new Chief Executive Officer to lead our highly successful independent charity. The Students’ Union supports over 15,000 students at Huddersfield University with representation, social activities and advice and support, and we are proud of the levels of engagement we have achieved over the last three years with the current strategic plan. Our new Chief Executive will have the opportunity to develop that strategy to the next stage and use data to gain a detailed insight into the diverse student community at Huddersfield University.

We are looking for someone who is a motivating leader and a real team player. Someone who has the enthusiasm to support five elected Officers in their roles and responsibilities, as well as supporting a great team of over 40 permanent staff and up to 90 part time student staff.

You will have a good knowledge, and feel passionate about, the importance of extra-curricular activity as part of the University experience and understand the value it has in personal and skills development, as well as in social mobility. You will also have some understanding of the current Higher Education landscape and demonstrate strong partnership working skills, as the University and Students’ Union relationship will be a key part of your role.

The Students’ Union is emerging from the current pandemic in a strong financial position, so there will be plenty of opportunity to maximise the opportunities for students going into the next academic year and develop the digital as well as physical capabilities of the charity. All surplus generated, including income from a retail outlet and a lettings agency, is invested back into the facilities provided across the organisation for our members.  

To find out more and submit your application, please visit our website https://www.huddersfield.su/main-menu/jobs/su-staff-vacancies

The closing date for applications is 14th March.  A shortlisting process will then take place and applicants will be invited to interview with dates set for 24th, 25th or 26th March, depending on the number of applications we receive.

Community Regen has an exciting opportunity for an energic and creative engagement practitioner to work 3 days a week on a project in Cambridge and 2 days managing and delivering key projects, contracts and commissions for Community Regen. The role will also involve some working from home as well as some evening work.

Working as part of a small team, the Coordinator will be responsible for bidding, planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating key projects. The role will involve engaging residents, businesses and partners to develop initiatives and projects that benefit local communities. The position requires an experienced and approachable community engagement/development practitioner who can engage communities, develop and support projects and initiatives as well as being a good communicator, writer, and able to generate new partnership and project opportunities.

Can you help us to realise our vision for the Brecon Beacons to be ‘a rich and resilient landscape which helps communities to live prosperously and sustainably now and in the future’? The interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and economic disadvantage have never been more acute and this role will be responsible for leading the Authority’s community development and sustainability agendas.

You will be a key part of the new corporate leadership team, charged with transforming the organisation to enable it to deliver more impactful outcomes to ensure that residents, businesses and visitors understand the value and importance of protecting and enhancing the special qualities and environment of the National Park for the wellbeing of current and future generations.

Alongside an appreciation of the unique culture and heritage of Wales, you will bring substantial direct experience of engaging with communities in sustainable development and environmental initiatives, together with experience of public engagement and visitor management.  You will be able to balance strategic leadership and direction with effective operational management and you will have outstanding relationship management skills, together with a strong track record of partnership building and driving value for money. You will be able to lead and inspire a team and to foster joint working across boundaries.  Politically astute, you will be able to navigate complex policy areas and also have a strong belief in the value of local democracy and accountability. The successful candidate must also have the ability to speak Welsh to Level 2 Foundation.

If you understand why the Brecon Beacons National Park is so special and want to help us ensure that it is used and cared for in ways that will maintain it for future generations, please do get in touch.

Applications are welcomed and accommodated for in either Welsh or English. We would be grateful if you could state in your application if you wish to conduct your interview and assessment in Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

To apply and for further information, please click Apply.

The closing date for applications is 17:00 on Friday 19 March 2021.

Do you have the lived experience to help us design a culturally appropriate perinatal mental health service for the local Muslim community?

Peer Designer (Muslim communities)
Home-based
Time commitment: 5 days in total between 17th May and Friday 16th July 2021
£230 per day / £115 half day

CPSL Mind is a progressive and expanding mental health charity, working across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire.

We are seeking women from the Muslim community to join our project team to develop an exciting new perinatal mental health service, which is being specifically designed to support the wellbeing of Muslim women in Peterborough before, during and after having a baby.

We know that women from Muslim communities are disproportionately less likely to access community perinatal mental health services.  As Muslim women, with personal experience of mental health issues during pregnancy and new motherhood, our Peer Designers will all play a crucial role in informing the design process, ensuring that the service we deliver truly meets the needs of Muslim communities, both practically and culturally.

The successful post holders will have personal experience of mental health challenges following pregnancy or new motherhood, a willingness to share the learning from your experience within a confidential space, and a willingness and ability to share and discuss ideas in a group setting and within your own community.

This post requires a female applicant from the Muslim community and is therefore exempt under section 158 of the Equality Act 2010.

Information Session (via Zoom): Thursday 11th March 2021 at 11.30am
In order to book a place at this session, more info can be found in in the how to apply section. 

Closing date: Monday 22nd March at 9am
Interviews: Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th April

PLEASE PRESS THE 'APPLY NOW' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY

Please read the job opportunity document.

We will only accept complete applications, which should include: Application Form and your completed Equality & Diversity Monitoring form. 

We are an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please. 

Mind in Brighton and Hove empowers and supports people who have experience of mental health issues in Brighton and Hove and West Sussex. Our Advocacy Services take action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need.

We are seeking to appoint a part-time Community Advocate in West Sussex. You will be based in our Brighton office but will work within the south east coastal area of West Sussex.

Advocates are responsible for the provision of independent, professional mental health advocacy primarily within community settings across West Sussex. This post requires an understanding of advocacy, experience of managing a client case load, excellent communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a range of professionals, whilst retaining independence.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including full induction, nationally accredited advocacy qualification and 29 days’ leave (pro rata) per year excluding bank holidays, 3% pension contribution and access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.

All successful applicants are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

Full job details and application pack can be found on our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 5.00 pm on Monday 15 March 2021

Interview date: Tuesday 23 March 2021 via Microsoft Teams

We are committed to equal opportunities and we value diversity in our workforce and aim to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability (including experience of living with mental health issues), gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

Full-time role, 35 hours per week - £20,000 per annum

Community Impact Bucks Office (Monks Risborough – our team is currently working mainly from home).

Would you like a varied administrative role where no two days are the same?

Would you like to support Buckinghamshire’s communities, charities and voluntary groups to be strong and resilient?

Could you provide our staff and volunteers with the support needed to successfully deliver our work?

If you are highly organised, and enjoy talking to people from a variety of backgrounds, this could be the role for you.

About us

At Community Impact Bucks, we are passionate about helping people to get involved and make a difference in their communities.

• We support hundreds of communities and causes across Buckinghamshire by helping charities and voluntary groups to be the best they can be – perhaps by helping them find funding, run their organisation or find volunteers.
• By helping local residents to find volunteering roles, we support people who want to give back to their communities while at the same time help local charities to find the volunteers they may need to support vital services.
• And through our community services, we help to build strong, resilient communities and directly help people – the elderly, vulnerable and socially isolated – where we see an unmet need.

Our office in Monks Risborough has free parking and good bus and rail links. Our team is currently working mainly from home, but with access to the office when needed.

About you

Enthusiastic, committed and customer focused; you will be an experienced administrator with a flexible approach, and relish variety in your work.

You will understand the needs of older and vulnerable people, with the ability to demonstrate a respectful and non-judgmental approach to volunteers, clients and colleagues.

Key responsibilities

Key tasks include:

• Provide administrative support to the Gardening and Handy Helpers projects including organising client visits, preparing paperwork and liaison with clients & Team Leaders.

• Provide first point of contact for enquiries and referrals to our projects and services, including from vulnerable adults.

• Recording and collating monitoring information – using SurveyMonkey and other tools. Providing support with our database (Salesforce).
• Creating/editing reports, presentations, online forms, leaflets, newsletters and other materials.
• Conducting welfare telephone calls to vulnerable older or disabled clients.
• Co-ordinating the recruitment, induction and supervision of volunteers.
• Supporting fundraising activity by researching funding opportunities.
• Maintaining an equipment inventory and making purchases.

Key requirements

• Experience of administrative support and customer service
• A multi-tasker who is able to prioritise tasks, plan ahead, be resourceful and use own initiative.
• Able to communicate effectively and with people from a variety of backgrounds in writing and face to face.
• Respectful of confidentiality, with a high level of emotional intelligence.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Confident working with data and spreadsheets.
• Able to work outside normal office hours on occasion.

Diversity & Inclusion

Community Impact Bucks is committed to challenging inequality and values the diversity of our communities in Buckinghamshire. We recognise that reflecting that diversity will only ever make our organisation better. We work to ensure an inclusive culture where colleagues feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from under-represented communities.  

How to apply

For more information please visit our website to download the Job Description.

To apply, please send a CV with a cover letter explaining how your skills, experience and interests meet the Job Description and Person Specificationby 9am on Friday 12 March 2021.

Interviews will take place via video call – Teams or Zoom.

Goldsmiths Community Association has a great new opportunity for an experienced Community Development Worker to join our team and help realise our vision.

This post will lead our exciting and ambitious Community Development strategy that puts health, wellbeing and connection at the forefront; empowering local people to help shape community life and play an active role in our pandemic recovery.

The successful Community Development Worker will play a dynamic, agile and creative role with strong cross-functional collaboration. They will be experienced in asset-based community development and community-led theory.

Please note: We have a legal responsibility to ensure that all our employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. If we make an offer of employment, we will need to check that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.​​

We are committed to offering equitable opportunities. Our recruitment process is comprehensive and rigorous to ensure that all applicants receive fair treatment. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) who are currently under-represented.

We are committed to provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum job criteria, and we are flexible with assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job. We aim to make reasonable adjustments as required.

Our staff share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups.

The Membership Development Officer plays a key role in the Membership Team, driving the growth of our membership and delivering the aims of the membership recruitment plan. This is an exciting and crucial time to join the AUA as we launch and implement a new strategy developed by the Board of Trustees.

Working as part of a small, committed and ambitious team at the heart of UK HE, this role will be responsible for writing engaging content that showcases our membership offer, and for developing and delivering targeted campaigns that reach new audiences; utilising the possibilities of all available communication tools including the website, CRM, social media, email and digital publications.

The AUA’s biggest asset is our members and this role will endeavour to engage our volunteer members, ensuring they feel valued and supported to advocate and deliver activities in support of our strategic vision.

Who you are: 

You are an experienced marketer or membership professional who can demonstrate digital marketing skills and a successful track record of running results driven communications campaigns. You will be an excellent and creative writer with proven planning and organisation skills who can coordinate integrated communications.  You must be self-motivated, with good attention to detail and analytical skills, and your interpersonal and communication skills will enable you to share knowledge and insights effectively with colleagues, build a motivated volunteer network and develop relationships with HE organisations.

Blended working arrangements may be considered

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

To apply, please click on the apply button to visit our website.

Closing date: 18 March 2021.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.  All appointments are made on merit.

The Supporter Engagement Officer - Community is responsible for inspiring and mobilising support from local communities to raise money and manage these relationships for the long term, providing an outstanding supporter experience.

Job Title: Supporter Engagement Officer / Community

Location: Remote working plus attendance at DAA HQ, Harrington Lane, Exeter

Reports to: Supporter Engagement Manager

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £28,000 per annum FTE

About Devon Air Ambulance

We're motivated by shared values as well as the knowledge that our work makes a real difference to people's lives.  Because of our values and culture, we believe it's important to attract, develop and inspire our staff. We give our team lots of opportunities to grow and develop.

We are a Living Wage Employer and hold a Silver Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, awarded to employers who wish to pledge their intention to support Defence and take a positive stance towards employing personnel who are or were members of the Armed Forces community.

RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Communications and Relationships

• Provide fundraising advice and guidance to individuals and groups raising money.
• Build and steward relationships with key individuals and groups to secure future income and support.
• Work with the Legacy Manager to include volunteers in a legacy programme as advocates and prospects.
• Work with fundraising and communications colleagues to include inspiring community fundraising stories in a range of media, e.g. Helipad magazine, website, social media, e-newsletters, including as part of supporter journeys.
• A natural ambassador for DAA in all interactions with colleagues, the public, suppliers and other services.

Knowledge and Experience

• Understanding of the potential for community fundraising across many channels, including digital, and other income streams.
• Compliance with the Code of Fundraising Practice, data protection and other legislation, Gambling Commission and other regulators, Gift Aid.
• Planning and delivering high volume events and stewarding relationships with participants to provide an outstanding experience.

Training and Qualifications

• Numerate with good IT skills and able to analyse and evaluate data.
• A commitment to continuous professional improvement and development.
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.
• This role will involve a reasonable amount of travel around the county therefore a full driving licence is essential and access to a vehicle desirable for anyone living outside Exeter. Pool cars are available.

Planning and Organisational Skills

• Create an annual plan to test and deliver new activities, including for Air Ambulance Week, and grow existing ones, working with the Volunteer Manager where appropriate.
• Develop and manage fundraising materials for a range of target audiences and activities.
• Create and test new products and approaches.
• Test and evaluate the roll out of contactless donations across different locations and activities.
• Work in partnership with volunteers to ensure their fundraising, and attendance at events and activities, is effective and efficient.
• To manage and evaluate attendance at shows, coordinating relevant staff and volunteers around key fundraising and engagement objectives.

Creative and Intellectual Effort

• Researching, writing and designing various fundraising packs and campaigns that engage different audiences, working with communications colleagues across multiple channels.
• Work with patients, their families and friends to tell their stories as part of their fundraising.
• Keep abreast of community fundraising activities in order to identify potential new trends or transferable initiatives.

Emotional Effort

• Occasional exposure to emotional circumstances by working with patients on their stories.

Physical Skills and Effort

• This role will require occasional light or moderate physical effort, i.e. manual handling of fundraising resources.
• Standard keyboard skills.

Accountability, Autonomy and Judgement

• Assessing fundraising potential of individuals and groups.
• Using judgment to manage own workload, evaluate and prioritise activities and relationships with the best potential return.
• Autonomy to try new activities and approaches to develop community fundraising within agree parameters such as budget and risk.
• Risk assessing community fundraising activities, including using on-the-spot judgment during events.
• Ability to make sound decisions based on options appraisal in order to inform future plans.

Financial, Physical and Information Resources

• Responsible for delivering against financial and non-financial objectives for community fundraising.
• Responsible for the efficient and effective use of fundraising resources and collateral.
• Following up with fundraisers so income raised is paid into the charity.
• Safe and secure transfer of cash, following agreed procedures.
• Providing regular reports and updates on progress against objectives.
• Access to and handling of sensitive personal data.

Policy and Service

• Operate at all times within the Health & Safety Policy and adhere to safe working practices at all times.
• Contribute to development of policy within community fundraising.

Working Conditions

• This role will involve occasional lengthy use of VDU and minimal exposure to unpleasant working conditions.

Leadership and People

• Works collaboratively internally and externally, including with volunteers.
• Briefing and training volunteers when necessary, providing expert guidance and making decisions on appropriate activities to attend in line with expected return.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in line with the culture of the organisation.

Are you a dynamic person with experience of working in the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector, looking for a more hands-on role?

If so, then this is a great opportunity to join an ambitious Dorset charity, helping charities and community groups to fulfil their ambitions. 

The post holder will play an essential role in the development and delivery of consultancy and training in support of VCSE organisations in Dorset, as an integral member of the DCA Team.

 To be successful, you will likely:

• Be able to use your skills to deliver support to set up, develop and mentor new community enterprises, projects, and services.
• Have experience delivering research, strategic assessment & planning, data analysis and evaluation reports in a consultancy capacity.
• Have experience of training development and delivery on various topics related to community development and engagement
• Be a self-starter and enjoy engaging with a wide range of people and stakeholders.

This is a part time role (22 hours per week, to be worked over 3 days though this is negotiable). The post holder will be mainly working from home, with an office base at DCA’s offices in Dorchester or Wimborne.

Please click on the Apply On Website button to be redirected to the DCA website where you will be able to find  details on the application process and to download the JD and Person Spec.

DCA is a registered charity (no 1060910)