Community Involvement Officer Jobs

PSPA supports families affected by Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), both are complex neurological conditions that affect mobility, vision, swallowing and cognition.

We are looking for someone to join our helpline team to provide professional, comprehensive support and make a real difference to people living with PSP, CBD, their families, and carers. 

We are seeking a motivated and confident person who can deliver a high-quality professional service, to work on our helpline. Previous experience of working in health, social care or the helpline sector is essential. You need to be a patient, empathetic listener with excellent verbal and written communication skills. The role will involve assessing and responding to callers' needs via our telephone and email service providing practical and emotional support and delivering learning sessions about PSP and CBD to health and social care professionals. Ideally, you will have experience working on a helpline or in a health or social care setting.

Ability and willingness to travel within your region is essential.  Occasional weekend work may be required.  The role covers the following regions: Greater London, Kent, Essex & Surrey. 

We have a hybrid working model with most staff working one day a week in the office in Milton Keynes and the remainder at home.  Please contact our Helpline Manager, Jules Brown, if you would like to discuss the role.

We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of ethnicity (including race, colour, and nationality) age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

See the full job description for more details.

• Benefits: Pension Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme 
• Annual Leave: 28 days per annum including bank holidays

Please apply with your current CV and a cover letter to show us how your knowledge and skills meet the requirements for the role of Helpline Care Navigator.

Closing date: Monday 20th May 2024

Interviews are to be held in person at the Milton Keynes offices the week commencing 27th May 2024.

The Major Gifts Stewardship Assistant is responsible for an existing portfolio of approximately 150+ individual, trust, and corporate donor relationships. Main responsibilities include:

· Maintaining the current portfolio of donors.

· Uplifting donors to give at higher levels, where possible.

· Supporting the trusts and foundations of new business processes through research and outreach.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri

Duration: Permanent

Location: London - hybrid (at least 2 days in office per week)

Salary: £28,011.50 per annum

Job Purpose:

To be an integral part of the Philanthropy team, providing stewardship to individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporate supporters (typically, yet not exclusively, at the £5,000 to £20,000 level). You will be responsible for a portfolio of major donors, ensuring their continued support of MSF.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Excellent and engaging written communication skills and ability to adapt style to suit a wide range of supporters.

• Confident interpersonal and verbal communication skills, including diplomacy and negotiating skills.

• Ability to deal with people at all levels and from a wide range of backgrounds.

• Accuracy and excellent attention to detail.

• Proven organisational skills with experience of managing multiple tasks and prioritizing effectively.

• Experience of working in an office environment, maintaining effective administrative systems and procedures.

• Flexible, can-do attitude and good team player – this role involves working very closely and collaboratively with colleagues in the UK and overseas.

• Ability to work independently to general guidelines, with capability to use initiative and seize opportunities.

• Computer literate and confident in using all Microsoft Office programs.

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

• Commitment to the aims and values of MSF.

• Willingness to travel within the UK.

Desirable:

• Work experience in fundraising, marketing, or sales.

• Experience in bringing in income against targets.

• Experience of working with senior decision makers.

• Experience using a CRM system.

• Interest in international, humanitarian work.

• Willingness to travel internationally.

Other information

Recruitment timetable:

• Closing date for applications: 6 May 2024, 11.59pm (BST)

• First and second round interviews: w/c 13 May 2024

Please note, you will be asked to complete a task as part of the interview process.

Right to work in the UK

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Please click here to check whether you have the right to work in the UK. If you would like to discuss your right to work status further, please contact us.

Accessibility

We are committed to removing barriers for people with specific accessibility needs. If you need an adjustment to the recruitment process to be considered for the role, please let us know.

Examples of adjustments we can make:

• offering you an alternative if you are unable to use our online application system.

• providing necessary information, such as the job description or assessment materials, in an alternate format

• allowing you to have someone with you during an interview for example, a Sign Language interpreter.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive organisation. MSF UK thrives when everyone feels comfortable bringing their best self to work. We celebrate difference, whilst striving to create an environment where colleagues feel respected and valued for their unique potential. We are committed to our values on equity, diversity, and inclusion. Please read our Equality & Diversity policy for more information.

MSF UK is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community.

Safeguarding

MSF UK/IE is dedicated to safeguarding everyone who comes into contact with the organisation, for whatever reason and however brief. All posts are subject to safer recruitment process which include robust reference requests, scrutiny of employment history and where applicable criminal record and barring checks.

Our safeguarding commitment is underpinned by policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the organisation. On joining MSF UK/IE you will be required to attend safeguarding training to ensure responsibility for and maintaining safe working practice and to safeguard our teams, beneficiaries, and communities.

We look forward to receiving your application!

SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Salary: £36,000 - £39,500 per annum

Reports to: Senior Health Community Engagement Manager (Talk Cancer)

Department: ?Information & Involvement (Policy, Information and Communications directorate)?

Contract: 14 month fixed-term contract / secondment

Hours: ?35 hours per week

Location: ?Stratford, London, with High-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office). We are open to further discussions around flexible working for the successful candidate.

Application process: CV and application questions

Closing date: Sunday 28 April 2024, 23:55

At Cancer Research UK, we want to bring about a world where everybody can lead longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer.

??We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented who can help drive forward our vital work to get clear and accessible information out to the public and to help people to take positive steps for their health. Someone who shares our vision, someone like you. ?

At Cancer Research UK, our Health Community Engagement team delivers targeted cancer awareness activity in areas of greatest need across the UK. Our Talk Cancer training equips people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to discuss cancer and health with people in their local community, and to spread key cancer prevention, early diagnosis and screening messages to those who need it most.

Our Talk Cancer programme trains people through interactive workshops delivered by experienced nurse trainers (face-to-face, online, and interpreted into any language), our social media channels, and our newsletter. We also run an internal Cancer Research UK staff training scheme and learning plan on how to talk about cancer. It's an exciting time to join the team with our Talk Cancer programme being central in our work to help to reduce health inequalities. You will help us reach people who need and can benefit from our health information the most.

We now have a great opportunity for someone to join us as a Senior Communications Officer. In this role, you can expect to support the effective development and delivery of Cancer Research UK's Talk Cancer training programme. This role seeks to maximise the reach, targeting and impact of the programme, as well as ensuring optimal engagement with new and existing trainees.

What will I be doing?

Responsible for key aspects of the Talk Cancer training programme, including co-ordinating all programme marketing, managing our Talk Cancer social channels, running our internal training offering and leading our efforts on targeting our training to the highest need areas of the UK.

In particular, you will be:

• Leading on promoting the Talk Cancer programme internally and externally. This includes creating proactive marketing plans and materials, generating and responding to relevant promotional opportunities, writing public-facing communications and creating engaging content. This may involve working independently or utilising the channels and expertise of other CRUK teams (e.g. our in-house design team).

• Engaging Talk Cancer trainee's by writing and sending regular newsletters and creating content for Talk Cancer's social channels and main CRUK channels

• Having ownership of all Talk Cancer web content, with the responsibility to review and update, ensuring the best search optimisation practices are used, as well as reporting on web performance

• Managing the 'Talking About Cancer' internal learning plan through updating content, responding to comments, promoting to staff, and reporting on performance

• Building and managing effective relationships with internal stakeholders who ensure the quality and accuracy of our content including colleagues in our Health Information & Cancer Intelligence teams

• Ensuring programme training content and marketing materials are in line with the latest audience insight, brand requirements and accessibility considerations.

What skills are you looking for?

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with an aptitude for creating content, and working with digital and social media formats

• Some experience of delivering communications or marketing activity

• Excellent organisation and time management skills with proven ability to juggle multiple tasks, prioritise work and meet multiple deadlines

• Proven ability to create project plans and coordinate a team of people to deliver activity

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with proven ability to build and maintain good working relationships with a range of internal colleagues and external stakeholders

• Solution-focussed and able to use initiative to capitalise on opportunities

• A proactive mindset, who drives projects forward and is comfortable with working both independently and with the wider team

• Good basis of understanding of evaluation and reporting methods.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy and providing health and cancer information - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively. Within this application, we'll also ask you to complete a few short application questions.

Please note that, internally, this role is known as Senior Health Community Engagement Officer (Talk Cancer).

Wild in the City was established in 2013 and was incorporated as an asset locked non- profit Community Interest Company in April 2016 to address the growing problem of disconnection from nature and generational loss of knowledge and skills, and to help make nature a meaningful part of everyday life. 

We are a national organisation supporting well-being through relationship with nature. We offer programmes in hiking, woodland living skills, natural history and ecotherapy, using the skills of our ancestors to develop a deeper relationship with the natural world and nurture a sense of belonging to communities past and present. 

We are a black led organisation with a focus on health and supporting Black and minority ethnic communities in accessing nature and the countryside, addressing the widely acknowledged lack of representation and lower levels of involvement of people of colour in nature-based activity. We are a leading organisation in research and the facilitation of forums about race and nature. 

We have an exciting vision for increasing the participation of people of colour in nature- based activity and highlighting black perspectives about the natural world through our core programmes. 

• Nature Guides 

• Nature Connectors 

• Wild in the City Festival 

• Black Nature Narratives 

• Research and Consultancy

We’re looking for an exceptional individual to become our new Director of Operations. The right person will balance strong interpersonal and leadership skills and robust operational ability in the areas of finance, administration and fundraising. The role of Director of Operations is central to helping us achieve our ambition of further growing as a Black led institution for learning and caring about nature. We are looking for someone with the experience to help shape our growth and guide implementation of our 5 year plan, and who will grow with us to become our Chief Operating Officer.

• The role is offered for 21 hours per week.

  Closing date: 3rd May 2024 

  Interview: w/c 13th May 2024 

  Start date: as soon as possible 

  Full job description with responsibilties and person specification is attached

This senior role will manage and oversee OTR’s Wellbeing services, which include our listening support and counselling offerings for young people in the community and at schools, colleges, and universities across BaNES, and will also include our new social prescribing service.

The post holder will be part of OTR’s senior management team (SMT), working closely with the Head of Voice Services and Head of Resources as well as the CEO to actively oversee the growth and development of the organisation, and delivery of our strategy.

 This is the role for you if you

• have experience of managing counselling or other related services

• are a great people manager with a strategic mindset

• are passionate about what OTR exists to achieve.

If you can’t tick off every point in the job description below but feel you have the right transferable skills to succeed in the post, please do still apply or get in touch with us for an informal chat to discuss how your personal or professional experience and skills could be transferred into this role.

We are a forward-thinking social enterprise committed to fostering equity and resilience in our community. Our mission is to empower Black and racially minoritised led initiatives that promote sustainable food systems, economic growth, and social well-being. As we cultivate fresh produce, we also cultivate hope, unity, and pride.

ABOUT BLACK ROOTZ

Black Rootz is a multigenerational growing project providing opportunities for Black and racially minoritised people to grow food for themselves, their families and their communities. Black Rootz was established in 2019 by a collective of Black growers in Haringey who recognised the need to organise to challenge the deep inequalities in the growing and food systems. Over the past 5 years, Black Rootz has developed a holistic practice for Black and racially minoritised communities incorporating intergenerational knowledge transfer, increased access to land and food sovereignty, regenerative environmental practices and reduced food inequality.

Black Rootz has been incubated as a project within The Ubele Initiative since 2019. As an established name in the growing community, it is now building towards an independent future.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Project Manager is a new role that will provide hands on management capacity to Black Rootz. The role will bring experience and energy to support the delivery and continued development of the project’s core activities; the Community Growing Programme and a new workshop series. The Project Manager will take on a management position and, with support from Ubele, help the project to navigate decisions that will enable Black Rootz to achieve its overall social, environmental, and operational ambitions. 

The successful candidate will be central in Black Rootz’ journey towards a more independent and sustainable future. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with the complexity andholistic nature of Black Rootz and will be committed to its values. As a small team, the Project Manager will be as comfortable making plans and big decisions as they are rolling their sleeves up and being hands on to support the team. While this is a fixed-term contract, we expect the role to be extended and grow over time.

For further information please download the Recruitment Pack.

Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust is one of 46 local, independent Wildlife Trusts and is the charity that works to make the environment of Birmingham and the Black Country (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) a better place for wildlife and people through environmental education, community involvement, ecological and practical work.

As a wildlife charity serving a heavily urbanised area, a major theme of our work is education and community engagement activity with people of all ages and demographics. We are currently seeking an Education and Engagement Manager to lead this vital work.

This is an exciting and deeply rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to people and wildlife in Birmingham and the Black Country. The post will ensure the Trust’s education and engagement activity is of the highest possible quality, and that it inspires and enables people, communities and organisations to connect with their local environment.

This will be a varied role that will feature a significant amount of project management, partnership working, policy and strategy development, and line management, as well as opportunities for direct delivery. The successful applicant will be very well-organised, with a high level of attention to detail, and used to prioritising a complex workload. You will have excellent communication skills, and the confidence to guide a team to successful outcomes. Above all you will be driven by a commitment to see nature’s recovery become part of as many people’s lives as possible.

Flexible role, based in offices within Birmingham or working from home, as required. Occasional travel regionally and nationally.

Benefits include 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), a 7% employer contribution pension, flexible and hybrid working opportunities, an Employee Assistance Programme and working alongside a supportive and friendly group of nature lovers!

Please note that we are not a UK visa sponsoring organisation. Therefore, you will need to be able to demonstrate that you have the right to work in the UK if you wish to apply for this role.

We are committed to ensuring transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment and employment. As a progressive charitable organisation, we champion equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristic.

We are delighted to be recruiting a Programmes & Partnerships Manager to manage and deliver our specialist services, as part of our vibrant team.  

With the launch of our new three-year strategy and a rebrand on the horizon, this is an incredibly exciting time to join us, and an opportunity to join the senior leadership team at a small but mighty organisation, where you will really see the impact of your work. 

This role would be ideal for someone who is:

• Passionate about supporting survivors of sexual violence and able to stand up for people who have experienced sexual harm 
• Visible and approachable 
• Values led, with the ability to embed those values across the organisation and our services 
• An expert in great service delivery, with local knowledge of service delivery across Oxfordshire 
• An excellent networker with a drive to ensure our charity is well-known and represented across the county 
• Resilient, with superb people management skills 
• A great listener 
• An understanding of the barriers some people might face in accessing our services and a drive to change this for the better, whenever possible 
• Confident, responsible and calm under pressure 

We know this is a lot to ask, and it’s more important to us that you are the right fit for the charity and the role than ticking all the boxes, so please do apply if you think you might be a good fit for this role. 

In return we offer: 

• Truly flexible working in a supportive, feminist environment, including up to ten days of emergency leave for those with caring responsibilities 
• A healthcare plan which provides cashback for dental care, physiotherapy, optical care and access to a 24 hour doctor 
• Regular counselling and mental health support, with access to our Employee Assistance Programme 
• An individual wellbeing plan to help fit your wellbeing needs in around work 
• 5% employer contributions to your pension and incremental pay rises
• A cycle to work scheme 

It’s important to us that our OSARCC teams include women from across the diverse Oxford communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications for this role from Black and racially minoritized women, Disabled women, LGBTQI+ women, and others whose intersecting experiences reflect those of the sexual violence and abuse survivors we work with. 

This post is open to women only and is exempt under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

The closing date for applications is: 9am on Monday 13th May 2024. Interviews will be held the week commencing: 20th May 2024 

This key role presents an excellent opportunity to see projects through from conception to completion and to play a part in shaping how we work and what we do.  You will have responsibility for day-to-day operation of UCISA, including technical Infrastructure and systems used to deliver UCISA’s services to our members.  You will deputise on operational matters for the CEO and represent and advocate for UCISA alongside other management team colleagues.

You will be reporting directly to and working closely with UCISA’s CEO and have opportunities to develop your own skills in running an organisation in an innovative and agile way.  Ultimately, you’ll ensure our operations run smoothly and that people are productive.

The role sits within the Management Team and the post holder will deputise for the CEO alongside management colleagues.

Summary of key Terms and Conditions

Contract: Permanent Full time, Oxford based, hybrid

Hours per week: 37.5, Monday-Friday with some flexibility to support UCISA events and participate in team days

Salary: £55,000-£65,000 per year (depending on candidate experience and skill set)

Leave: 30 days annual leave & 8 Bank Holidays

Pension: Defined Contribution scheme (6.7% employer contribution, voluntary employee contribution 0-6.7%)

Reporting to: CEO

To apply for this role please follow the instructions provided.  The closing date for this role is 10:00 (10am) 26 April 2024.  Interviews will take place on Friday 31 May 2024 at the UCISA office in Oxford and will include relevant skills tests.

The Director of Operations will work as part of the management team to develop and implement the organisation’s strategy and operational plans and to build the longer term sustainability of the organisation. They will be required to deputise for the Chief Officer in their absence and assist in the overall management of the organisation. As part of the management team the role demands a high level of flexibility, initiative and commitment. The role also involves working with the Chief Officer to design and improve our monitoring, evaluation and learning across the organisation in line with our new strategy.

The Director of Operations will have lead responsibility for overseeing the day to day operations and coordinating external partnerships and relationships. Operational oversight includes the two core pillars of work:-

1. Streams of Sanctuary programmes and awards (by streams we mean mainstream sector e.g. schools)
2. Coordination and development of network of refugee supporting groups

If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please complete the form on their ewbsite to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.

For further information please see the job description and person specification.

Closing date – Monday 6th May at midday (we will be unable to accept applications after this deadline)

Interviews will be held online on Tuesday 14th May

Hours: 37 hours per week

Holiday entitlement:  28 days plus 8 statutory Bank holidays, pro rata

Salary: £43,050

Based: Home working

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Social Prescribing Link Worker to join our team in Merton.

The Merton Social Prescribing service is one of the most established and mature services in the UK and is celebrating its 7th anniversary this year. We are seeking an individual to join our successful service in Southwest London. This role will help to strengthen the links between Primary Care, voluntary and public services to improve patients’ health and wellbeing. 

You will support patients within Primary Care in Merton, and you will support each patient to access appropriate services provided by voluntary and community organisations and other agencies. We expand the options available in Primary Care by creating a ‘managed’ way for referrals of patients with social, emotional and/or practical needs to a variety of local non-clinical services in the community. These include leisure, social activities, education, welfare, housing and employment advice and support. 

About The Role | How to Apply: 

• 35 hrs per week 

• six months fixed term contract with possible extension, subject to funding 

• £31,395 per annum plus 5% pension, includes Outer London Weighting 

• Closing date for applications:  Wednesday 1st May 2024 (midnight)

• Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.  

• Formal interviews will be held between 7th and 10th May 2024 

• The starting day will be in June 2024 

• Applicants will be notified by telephone if they are to be invited for interview 

• Please complete and submit your application form by email to

Do you have a prowess for political engagement and community building with exceptional relationship building skills?

Our Director of Delivery will be responsible for ensuring our mission critical functions are resourced, high performing and making a real impact.

You'll need to hit the ground running in this general election year, and have a demonstrable ability to successfully lead a team to drive outcomes and quality.

You'll have a natural aptitude for leading projects and some experience of identifying, securing and delivering income generating client relationships, ensuring efficient coordination and maximum impact.

You'll likely already be a successful team leader, looking for a unique opportunity like this to make that all-important step from manager to senior leader, learning on the job and developing while you deliver.

For our perfect candidate we prioritise ambition, energy, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn over ticking all the boxes!

Are you passionate about driving change, fostering inclusivity and making a tangible impact for the climate and nature crises?  HFTF has an amazing opportunity for someone to do just that. You will want to:

• Lead our talented and enthusiastic team to deliver our projects and develop successful partnerships

• Learn about becoming an effective Director at a charity

• Work with a supportive board and develop yourself for your next career step

Apply now and be part of a dynamic organisation committed to creating meaningful change.

About Us

Hope for the Future is a climate change charity that trains communities, groups and individuals to work with politicians on climate change. Our vision is to see politicians of all political persuasions joining together with each other and with communities across the UK to drive inclusive action on the climate and nature crises.

We operate nationally at a grassroots level, linking constituents with their elected representatives, running training and holding events.

We are currently seeking a Director of Delivery to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

• Salary of £41,976 (with a £3,000 London weighting for qualifying postcode areas)

• 30 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

• Employers’ Pension Contribution

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Season Ticket Loan Scheme

• Wellbeing support

The Role

You will have specific responsibility for:

• Growing HFTF’s impact, leading and overseeing the delivery of HFTF’s delivery projects and programmes and working with staff to ensure delivery targets are met

• Effective line management of the Policy & Engagement Officers, leading, supporting, managing and motivating staff,

• Supporting the Policy and Engagement team with work as required 

• Developing and overseeing the monitoring and evaluation and impact measurement for fundraising bids and reports to funders.

• Acting as the lead contact for Hope for the Future’s network of partner organisations growing  HFTF’s paid partnership work

• Ensuring that we are engaging new constituents and that we are working towards reaching and representing all sectors of society.

Other responsibilities

• Regularly travel around the country to workshops and meetings and to the head office in Sheffield.

• Networking to seek new partners and clients for the purpose of acquiring new training requests and potential collaborative work (paid partnerships)

• Representing the organisation at events,conferences, and partnership meetings and in external communications

• Continually championing the values, mission and vision of Hope for the Future to strengthen democratic engagement and drive inclusive action on the climate and nature crises.

• Maintain an awareness of advances in the climate and nature movement and national/ local politics.

• Maintain a strong working knowledge of climate change developments in Parliament, including changes to policy and specific MP involvement in such developments.

The ideal candidate will have

• Excellent organisational , prioritisation  and communication skills 

• A high level of autonomy and self-motivation, with an ability to think independently and solve problems proactively

• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills across a range of professional and community settings

• Strong IT skills, understanding of digital communications, analysis of data and creating reports.

• Strong multidisciplinary project, programme and resource management skills with the ability to ensure delivery targets are achieved.

• Minimum 2 - 3 years in a management, leadership or operational delivery role within a not-for-profit, NGO, social enterprise, charity or similar organisation.

• Experience and success in leading, supporting, motivating and managing and coordinating a team  to work towards delivering an organisation's strategic goals

• Experience in building and maintaining effective partnerships and networks with external organisations.

• A strong working knowledge of the UK political system and with national and local political structures and processes

• Experience of working with elected representatives 

• Experience of delivering, monitoring and evaluating effective community engagement campaigns / outreach work

• Experience of designing and facilitating workshops, trainings, both online and in-person 

• An understanding of monitoring and evaluation and impact measurement 

• Ability to seamlessly operate at a strategic and tactical level, leading by example and rolling up sleeves when necessary

Hope for the Future is an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we may close this opportunity early if an exceptional candidate is identified

The aim is to grow a secondary school ministry by enhancing current relationships in schools and developing new ones. The individual should seek opportunities to collaborate with Christian teachers to help equip them in schools’ ministry and develop ministry through assemblies, Christian unions and other schools’ outreach within the Sevenoaks area, with an aim to draw students into further St. Nicholas ministries.

To work with and complement the Youth Minister, supporting Contact (15-18s) and Centrepoint (11-14s), giving insight from a female perspective and developing opportunities for discipleship with female young adults. We have a growing number of female young adults in our youth groups and see a need to expand our ability to reach them with the gospel.

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Are you a skilled practitioner, passionate about making a difference to children and young people in school who live in vulnerable contexts? We are looking for an Education Inclusion Mentor to join St Giles, working alongside the SAFE Taskforces, on an exciting new initiative to support young people at Risk of Serious Youth Violence.

This exciting initiative brings together schools and partners to Support young people with challenging behaviour, enabling them to Attend school regularly so they can fulfil their potential and prevent costly poor life outcomes by inspiring them to Exceed their expectations.

About St Giles and the Project
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions, and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

St Giles in partnership with Leeds schools and the Area Inclusion Partnership (AIP) and the Leeds Safe Task Force is looking to appoint a team of Education Welfare and Inclusion Mentors to support the delivery of this exciting DfE sponsored programme across the city.  Candidates will model values and behaviours to help us to achieve the programme's ambition to support learning and engagement development for our identified cohort of children and young people who live in vulnerable contexts. 

About this pivotal role
Have you worked with socially excluded or challenging young people and other vulnerable groups? Do you have personal experience of gangs, knife crime or the other issues they face? Are you able to provide 1:1 mentoring support? Then join us as an Education Inclusion Mentor.

Working as an Education Welfare and Inclusion Mentor you will have relevant experience of successfully engaging and working with children and young people in an inclusive, relational and restorative capacity to secure positive outcomes. You will understand of the needs of vulnerable children and young people, the communities they live in and of how disadvantage can impact on learning and life chances.  We would actively encourage interest from candidates who reflect the diverse communities across Leeds.

As part of the team delivering this exciting new intervention, you will need to demonstrate that you have the ability to work flexibly, and at pace to meet appropriate deadlines with independence and be enthusiastic about working with a wide range of professional partners to bring about whole system change.

What we are looking for:

Our successful candidate will be embedded in a secondary school offering intensive one-to-one mentoring to young people who have been identified by their education setting as needing targeted support.

You will work closely with the education setting to prioritise safeguarding and contribute to a shared aim of reducing exclusions, reduce risky behaviour and raise aspirations.                 

To secure this role:

• You must have a proven track record of engaging positively with young people, young offenders or other vulnerable groups, plus providing support, advocacy, and the ability to assess clients’ needs.
• Want to work in an embedded setting in schools. 
• Be able to establish positive and professional relationships with the children, young people, and professionals.
• Be able to build trust and create a safe space for children and young people in which to explore challenging and potentially traumatic issues and topics. 
• Have experience of providing 1:1 mentoring to young people.
• Be able to assist with providing monitoring information and the evaluation of the project. 
• Be able to represent the organisation externally as required. This includes the ability to embed yourself and work collaboratively with the partner schools and adapting to their culture.

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting, and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Adult and Child with Child Barred list DBS check.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

To apply please visit our website via the apply button. 

Closing date: 11pm, Friday, 29th April2024.   Interview: On a rolling basis 

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

We are an equity and inclusion-confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi-heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.