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This is an exciting opportunity to help develop our established community transport scheme in a new area. You will be based at our Sevenoaks office and cover Gravesham, Dartford and Swanley. Access to your own car is essential for this role.
Dial 2 Drive is a low-cost service supporting older people and vulnerable adults to maintain their independence; volunteer drivers support clients to attend medical appointments, health activities and community services, go shopping and meet up with friends.
You will plan, organise and deliver promotional and volunteer recruitment activities, aiming to increase the client base and recruit volunteer drivers to meet service demand. You will manage volunteer applications, interviews and induction. It’s important that volunteers have a great experience with Imago, so you will ensure they feel supported and valued in their roles.
You should be confident in speaking, delivering presentations and developing networks. Attention to detail is a key skill and you will maintain excellent records using our bespoke database. You will be expected to provide cover for staff leave at our Tunbridge Wells hub, so will be fully trained to use the scheduling system and other processes.
We consistently receive great feedback about this much-valued service.
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Imago is a long established, well respected and effective charity working across Kent, Medway, London and East Sussex to deliver a range of ser... Read more
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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’.
Age UK Oxfordshire is an independent local charity with over 40 years of experience in promoting the well-being of older people throughout the ... Read more
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We are a leading family support charity, dedicated to working with families with young children who are experiencing difficulties in 3 boroughs – Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, and Hammersmith and Fulham. We offer a unique service, training volunteers and matching them to families to provide weekly practical and emotional support in their homes. Our approach is flexible to take account of family and volunteers’ different needs, with the aim of encouraging families’ strengths, increasing their confidence and improving their wellbeing and life outcomes.
We are excited to recruit a full-time experienced Coordinator in a new, dual role. If you are passionate about making a difference for children and families, then you’ll certainly enjoy bringing your skills to part of a small, friendly, enthusiastic staff team, assessing the needs of families; matching them with appropriate volunteers; training and supervising volunteers; liaising with referrers and local partners; and exploring funding opportunities and reporting to funders. You will manage your own caseload of families with a variety of needs, whilst also playing a vital role in strengthening our communications, promoting and sharing the transformational work of Home-Start to our varied audiences.
Essential requirements:
- Knowledge and understanding of the needs of children and families, and experience of supporting families
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively via different mediums
- Good knowledge and experience of social media platforms (Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn)
- Experience of planning, implementing and evaluating projects
- Knowledge of safeguarding, and the ability to support, motivate and supervise volunteers
- A positive team player with commitment to anti-discriminatory practice, and the ability to work using your own initiative
This is a new role with a contract for 12 months, however there is a possibility for extension.
Who we are
We are a leading family support charity, providing befriending support and therapy to families with young children,... Read more
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- To ensure the effective day to day management of the family services team in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum & Articles of Association, the Home-Start Standards & Methods of Practice, the Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.
- To maintain high standards of practice in supporting families within the Home-Start model
- To ensure equality of opportunity, fairness and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s and work.
- To ensure good safeguarding practice in all aspects of the scheme’s work
- To take responsibility for providing leadership and management to the Co-ordinator, Outreach Worker and any other appropriate members of staff as identified going forward (the family services team).
- Taking responsibility for the day-to-day management of the family services team.
- Ensuring all Home-Start policies and procedures are implemented and reviewed.
- Ensuring effective administration and monitoring systems are in place.
- Ensuring that contracts or SLAs are delivered and targets are met
- Supporting the Board of Trustees and Scheme Manager in the recruitment, selection, induction, management and deployment of organisers/co-ordinators and other paid employees, as appropriate.
- Feed into Scheme Managers report to trustees
- Leading the family services team and ensuring that the Coordinator(s), Out reach Worker, student placement and volunteers receive effective supervision, direction and opportunities for development.
- Promoting the work of the scheme externally.
- Contributing to and supporting the development of the Home-Start network locally, regionally and nationally
- Maintaining an overview of all work with families supported by the family services team
- Manage own case load of supported families and volunteers, and model good practice in family support
- Receiving referrals, assessing need and allocating as appropriate .
- Ensuring support to families is of a high standard in accordance with Home-Start’s model, policies and procedures
- To undertake day-to-day designated responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s welfare
- Ensure the scheme maintains an effective team of volunteers to support the family services team
- Ensure the scheme’s policies and procedures are fully implemented in all aspects of work with volunteers, including their recruitment, selection, preparation, support and supervision
- Ensure that the Home-Start preparation course is delivered in full and to a high standard to all prospective volunteers
- Ensure on going training is accessed as required
- Ensuring appropriate liaison and communication with referrers and other professionals
- Networking appropriately within the community.
- Contributing to local policy and community development as appropriate
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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.
In a continuously challenging economic and policy environment, Community Regen offers a range of organisational management, economic and commun... Read more
To apply please follow the steps in "How to Apply" above.
About Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind
This is an exciting opportunity to join and support a fast growing and dedicated team supporting the wellbeing of communities across West London.
We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover. We listen, support recovery, fight stigma and work with partners to take action. We provide services for adults, children and young people, signposting for everyone and training and consultancy for employers.
Job Purpose
The role is a key part of a local team delivering a range services across Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow. We support clients with mental health with both clinical and non-clinical interventions. The postholder will coordinate a network of volunteers who, alongside the local team, deliver a range of services.
The postholder will recruit, train, match and provide ongoing support for the volunteers and provide oversight of the relationship volunteers have with adults we work with.
Fixed Term until 31st March 2022 (with potential to extend)
Post is subject to a DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
Please apply by sending your completed application form, following the steps in "How to Apply" above.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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.
Full-time (35 hours per week) job share or substantial part-time applications welcome
Society Building, London N1, with flexibility to regularly work from home/home-based, with occasional travel to the office in line with NCVO’s flexible working policy or home working policy if outside London
NCVO is transforming the way it works. With a new strategic direction and leadership team, we are determined to work with our members so that charities and volunteering can thrive. As the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and renews itself, charities and volunteering aren’t just vital support systems for communities in need – they’re at the heart of how people want to lead their lives.
We’re looking for a vibrant, well organised Practical support project coordinator with a flair for multi-tasking and excellent interpersonal skills. The successful applicant will be joining a dynamic team where we put our members at the heart of everything we do. We have an extensive portfolio of support from ad hoc enquiries to large consultancy projects, training and more.
Broadly speaking this role is made up of two parts.
Supporting and coordinating the wind down of NCVO’s Trusted Charity Mark alongside the Head of Practical Support. You will be dealing with day-to-day enquiries for those that have already started their accreditation journey and liaising with assessors accordingly. You will track our customers progress toward Trusted Charity by updating our CRM system and programme monitoring documentation, extracting and presenting information as required. Alongside this you’ll be issuing refunds and raising invoices, a sound understanding of basic financial systems would beneficial.
This role also works very closely with the Practical Support manager where you’ll be managing numerous enquiries. This would involve desk research, developing template responses for frequently asked questions and responding to enquiries via email and phone. You will also support the Practical Support Manager with the integration of Trusted Charity into NCVO’s broader practical support offer.
You’ll be liaising with both internal and external audiences ensuring we provide excellent customer service and responding to their varied needs. Your time management and organisational skills will be second to none with an eye for detail and the ambition to improve systems, work efficiently and meet agreed deadlines.
NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented in NCVO. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.
If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.
How to apply
Please visit our website for more information and to apply.
Closing date: Midday, Friday 19th March 2021
Interviews: Monday 29th March 2021
About NCVO
NCVO supports volunteering and charities.
We believe that the work of volunteers and charities make our communities stronger and the world around us better, for everyone.
Our members are at the heart of our mission. We work collaboratively with our 15,000-strong network of national and local charities and voluntary organisations. We share practical support and new insight so that people and organisations can focus on making a difference. And we work alongside our members to ensure that the essential role of volunteers and charities is widely recognised.
NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Charity No. 225922
Benefits for NCVO employees
NCVO offers attractive benefits including: 25 days’ annual leave (for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff) and the option to purchase up to 5 more days each year, take 35 hours of volunteering leave per year, subsidised gym membership, season ticket loan, flexible working including opportunities to work from home/off-site, generous contributions to a stakeholder pension scheme and training and development opportunities. We are located a short walk from London King’s Cross station in a modern accessible building, overlooking Regent’s canal.
NCVO champions the voluntary sector and volunteering because they’re essential for a better society. Each day, millions of people make a ... Read more
In response to Covid 19, the Gateway team has recently taken over the Council’s Vulnerable Helpline to continue providing support to Lambeth residents. This line is open to anyone with questions or concerns around accessing support and services. Queries range from access to food and shopping, access to medications and offering reassurance and emotional support.
For more information, please read the job description that has been attached.
Age UK Lambeth staff are given the room to grow and develop their skills. This role will be a great chance to do so as you contribute to helping the most vulnerable and isolated clients in our community.
What you’ll benefit from
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Brixton based - close to good transport and vibrant town centre but for now, you will currently be based at home)
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Generous pension provision - 7% employer contribution
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26 days holiday a year rising to 31 days after 5 years
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A great staff team
You will be required to upload your CV and a letter of application answering the following 4 questions (in no more than 250 words per question).
1. Why do you want to join us at Age UK Lambeth? And why now?
2. MYcommunity has core values at the heart of our service: kindness, person-centred, solution focussed, impartial and objective. What are some of the key values that you would bring to this role?
3. How would you define good customer care?
4. Describe what you think are some of the key issues facing the Lambeth population due to Covid and the current lockdown?
Closing date: 17th March 5 pm
Age UK Lambeth is an independent local charity. We've been working in the local community to help older people for over 70 years. We have 3... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking a dynamic community engagement coordinator to work with community rail partnerships across Scotland, supporting them to promote and enable sustainable travel by rail. You’ll be playing a vital role, helping this grassroots movement to involve local communities, build confidence and positivity about sustainable transport, and contribute to Scotland’s commitments to address inequality and the climate emergency.
About us
The Community Rail Network is a not-for-profit organisation supporting a growing ‘community rail’ movement, which helps communities get the most from their railways, promotes sustainable and inclusive travel, supports local development, and brings people together.
Community rail is made up of 73 community-based partnerships, plus more than 1,000 station friends volunteer groups and enterprises, striving to put railways and stations at the heart of communities across Britain. Activities range from station-based arts projects for young people, to advising train operators on local needs, to enabling groups facing disadvantage to access new opportunities by rail, to promoting green tourism. In Scotland, there are 10 community rail partnerships, working in a range of locations, drawing on local knowledge, volunteers and collaboration, and making an important contribution to the Scottish Government’s strategic aims.
Our enthusiastic team of 16 is based in a range of locations around the UK. We work together to support and advise our members, provide training, events and resources, and champion community rail and its unique insights. We believe in developing our staff and helping every team member reach their potential.
About this role
Thanks to funding from Paths for All’s Smarter Choices Smarter Places fund, this new role will provide a critical addition to our team, allowing us to work more closely with our Scottish members, delivering work specific to local needs and opportunities in Scotland.
You will work with, support, and draw on the expertise of, 10 community rail partnerships spread across different locations (hover over the Community rail tab on our website and click Map of our members) around Scotland, working with them to develop effective community engagement to enable and promote sustainable travel. You will support them to build links with local partners such as schools, colleges, community groups and authorities, extend existing and set up new initiatives, reaching wider audiences and taking an evidence-led, place-based approach. Close working with our members, the rail industry, and wider third and public sector partners will be essential.
The role will include regular rail travel around Scotland (once restrictions are lifted), plus occasional trips to our office in Huddersfield and elsewhere. We therefore encourage applications from people who live close to good rail links.
Main responsibilities
Reporting to our experienced head of support and development, you will work with our members and partners to develop effective community rail activity in Scotland promoting sustainable travel by rail. This will include:
- working closely with 10 community rail partnerships around Scotland, drawing on their local expertise and ideas and ensuring ongoing dialogue and good collaboration;
- advising on and coordinating local evidence gathering and analysis to increase understanding of local barriers to sustainable travel, and needs and opportunities for engaging people to overcome these, especially young people and families;
- supporting effective local partnership working, helping to maximise opportunities for community rail working with schools, colleges, clubs and other local groups, as well as rail and transport operators, local authorities and regional transport partnerships;
- exploring and developing opportunities to extend and enhance existing community rail initiatives promoting rail as a part of sustainable travel and tourism, as part of a green and inclusive recovery from the pandemic;
- working with the community rail partnerships to establish new local engagement projects, helping them to run targeted and needs-based activities such as travel confidence workshops or interactive sessions with young people or parents, creative projects, participatory mapping, station visits and community events;
- working with our communications team to deliver local PR to raise awareness of community rail and take the sustainable travel message to wider audiences;
- empowering our members to develop their knowledge and capacity in sustainable travel promotion and local engagement, by sharing good practice and experience, and tapping into expertise and insights from across community rail and our third sector partners;
- creating reports and case studies showing progress and impact, and liaising with and reporting to funders, rail industry partners and third sector networks to ensure this work is well-coordinated, informed and evaluated;
- keeping informed about sustainable transport and rail development in Scotland, ensuring our work supports wider strategic goals to enable more sustainable and inclusive mobility.
Skills and competencies
- Demonstrable experience in supporting community engagement projects, ideally related to sustainability and mobility, including working with young people or families to overcome barriers;
- A good understanding of and confidence using community engagement, local communications, project planning and evaluation techniques;
- The ability to collaborate and communicate with community groups and other local partners, draw on their views and expertise, and support them to build capacity and confidence;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work confidently with stakeholders at all levels and facilitate positive discussion; articulate and assertive, and a great team player;
- A proven ability to bring partners and groups together, develop and maintain mutually-beneficial partnerships, deliver joint activities, and form professional networks;
- Good writing and analysis skills, with the ability to draw on quantitative and qualitative evidence, produce case studies and reports, and advise on local communications;
- Awareness of sustainable transport and social inclusion issues, and an appreciation of the importance of rail, sustainable travel and mobility to communities across Scotland;
- A demonstrable ability to manage time effectively and juggle a range of activities in an organised, professional, productive manner, including planning and scheduling, coordinating with colleagues and partners, and bringing projects to fruition;
- Proactive, positive and self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and inspire and enthuse others, and overcome hurdles to achieve results;
- IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, the internet and social media.
Other information
The post is home-based, but with significant travel across Scotland and occasionally to our office in Huddersfield and events elsewhere (once travel restrictions are lifted). We therefore encourage applications from those with good rail links across Scotland.
This is a part-time position, 3.5 days per week. We are flexible which days these would be and use a flexi-time/TOIL system (with core hours usually 10am-3pm). We are committed to being a flexible, supportive and understanding employer. This is a fixed term position for 12 months, but with the potential for extension or making the role permanent, subject to funding being continued or secured from other sources. There is a probationary period of three months.
Community Rail Network is an equal opportunities employer.
What is community rail?
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COMMUNITY COORDINATOR
The Philanthropy Workshop is seeking a Coordinator to be based in either our New York or London office. This position reports to the Program Director based in London. Preferred start date is March 2021 or later.
WHO WE ARE
The Philanthropy Workshop (TPW) is a dynamic, expanding and highly entrepreneurial organization with ten team members across offices in London, New York, and San Francisco. TPW is the global leader in strategic philanthropy education and fosters a member network of over 350 individuals from around the world, all trained in the core principles and practices of strategic philanthropy. Our mission is to accelerate social impact by mobilizing a global network of strategic investors united by their commitment to unlock resources, lifelong learning, collaboration and entrepreneurial approaches.
WHO WE NEED
TPW is seeking a Community Coordinator to support program logistics, design, development and delivery and support member engagement and growth across TPW's global community. Our work environment is fast-paced, informal, collaborative and professional. This position will work with all members of the TPW team, especially the Community Team led by the Executive Vice President, and will report to the Program Director.
Primary responsibilities include:
Learning Program Coordination
- Help curate TPW’s global program slate by assisting in researching speakers, preparing workshop materials and other activities as needed to run our programs seamlessly
- Correspond with and manage program participant and speaker needs prior to, during and following each program
- Manage program registrations, invitations, and attendance records in Salesforce database
- Prepare and coordinate logistics for our virtual and in-person learning programs and other events, e.g., research and coordinate with tech platforms, venues, vendors and consultants
- Setup and maintain audio/visual equipment and technology for programs and events
- Maintain program budgets
Community Engagement
- Respond to member needs and inquiries in person, in writing and on the phone where appropriate
- Assist with acquisition and onboarding of new TPW members
- Support logistics and scheduling for TPW peer groups
- Help maintain data entry in Salesforce database and TPW’s digital Member Community
- Assist with logistics of TPW Board of Trustees meetings as needed
- Schedule and prepare senior staff for member meetings
Operations
- Work with operational staff to ensure consistent practices and alignment across geographies
- Responsible for maintaining clean and accurate data entry and providing input for improved data collection processes as needed
- Manage other administrative operations as needed to support a global, virtual team
WHO YOU ARE
TPW recognizes that experience comes in a variety of forms and considers candidates with a range of backgrounds. We are a small, high-performing staff and the ideal candidate must fit into our fast-paced, mission-aligned team. This requires a self-starter who will thrive working together with a team and independently, is willing to dive into new projects and eager to contribute in a wide variety of ways to our global team.
A successful candidate will have the following personal and professional orientation:
Personal
- Passion for our mission and driving positive social change
- Humility and ability to "roll up your sleeves" and jump in
- Relationship-driven focus
- Commitment to a learning mindset
- Collaborative culture builder
- Available to work occasional nights and weekends
- Willingness to travel, sometimes internationally, for select programs and meetings
Professional Experience
- BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience required
- Minimum 1-2 years' experience in logistics and event coordination or program/project management
- Experience liaising with philanthropists, major donors or senior executives a plus
- Experience in/knowledge of nonprofit, philanthropy and/or technology sector a plus
Professional Skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Friendly, professional and thorough approach to relationships
- Comfortable in entrepreneurial and nimble environment, working as a resourceful, flexible team member who can wear many hats as needed to meet objectives
- Able and willing to work highly independently, proactively and also in a collaborative setting
- Capable of managing multiple projects at once, prioritizing and problem-solving
- Proficient in ML Office Excel, Word and PowerPoint and the ability to learn quickly new tools and technologies; proficiency with Salesforce and/or other databases a plus
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
This is a full-time position with a salary range of USD 60-65,000 or GBP 45-50,000, depending on experience. Our salaries are competitive with other similar organizations and benchmarked for the cost of living in London and New York. TPW offers an excellent benefits package. We also offer a flexible work environment with a balanced schedule of in-office and work-at-home time.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Main purpose of Job
We are looking for Schools Project Coordinator, to oversee the Schools Team Programmes and develop our training, resources, and service delivery in schools.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Oversee the work of Schools Team programmes in schools: Heads Smart, Smart Schools and be responsible for Smart Moves.
- Provide a coordinated approach to developing wellbeing and resilience through Smart programmes in schools, to enable young people to make positive, independent decisions when faced with difficult challenges in their lives
- Further develop the Smart Moves programme, which has been developed in consultation with teachers and young people, based on the Resilience Framework (developed by Prof. Angie Hart and Dr. Derek Blincow, with help from Helen Thomas and a group of parents and practitioners) and the resources produced with Hove Park School, Boingboing and YoungMinds, to maximise the impact of Eikon’s service and drive innovation and growth
- Update resources shaped by the Resilience Framework to increase a young person’s resilience and create new targeted resources for students in primary and secondary schools
- Introduce and establish Smart Moves programme in schools and work with teaching staff to deliver engaging and interactive ways that the materials can be used to ensure desired outcomes are achieved
- Establish and maintain good relationships with schools to provide information and advice on wellbeing projects by Eikon and other appropriate organisations
- Responsible for marketing and promotion of services and liaising with school staff to identify needs and follow up on delivery
- Design web content and Wellbeing newsletters to promote Eikon resources for schools
- Update website information, social media and manage downloadable resources
- Oversee Smart Moves order process end to end
- Write end of year reports, in consultation with the other programme leads (Smart Schools and Heads Smart)
- Ensure programme targets are met for all 3 programmes
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of programmes in line with an evidence base
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Spitalfields City Farm's education programme has grown steadily over the years and we are wanting to continue this growth, working both on site at the Farm and off site within our local schools. Environmental education plays a large part at the Farm and we would like the programme to expand and offer a variety of services in the coming years.
This is a great opportunity to really make a difference within a small organisation that is wanting to grow and strengthen its operational model. The role would be ideal for someone who wishes to play a crucial part in an organisation that is on a journey of modernisation and improvement of its practices.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Regional Coordinator – Central England to join our team. This role will be home based but you will be required to travel to meetings in the community or to deliver services at various locations. You will join us on either a full time (37.5 hours per week) or part time (30 hours per week) permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £24,000 per annum full time equivalent (£19,200 for 30 hours), depending on experience plus benefits.
If part time hours are chosen, we would expect you to work on a flexible basis.
As our Regional Coordinator – Central England you will actively engage with the local deaf community through outreach support and by providing accessible opportunities to participate in consultation events, new services and to deliver sessions that deaf people may want and need. You will support our growth ambitions and undertake scoping activity to identify and network with specialist providers and other deaf organisations to establish key partnerships in line with our objectives and local government priorities.
What we’re looking for in our Regional Coordinator – Central England:
- Willing to attend training and commitment to CPD
- Must be a native user of BSL (British Sign Language) or minimum Level 2 – this is essential!
- Must be a car owner/driver
- Experience of working with deaf people (adults/ older people, children or young people)
- Knowledge of the difficulties and barriers facing deaf people and associated challenges
- Understanding of deaf culture
- Experience of working to project outcomes/targets
- Experience of working in a service delivery role
- Effective communication skills
- IT skills involving MS Office and databases
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to use resources effectively and efficiently
- Good time management
Closing date for applications: 23rd March 2021
Interview date: 30th March 2021 (via Zoom)
For more information on our Regional Coordinator – Central England role please click apply today! We’d love to hear from you.
Please note our Regional Coordinator – Central England role is subject to two references and an enhanced DBS check. Both have to be satisfactory to RAD.
RAD is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.
RAD positively encourages applications from Deaf people and will support Deaf people to meet the person specification through Access to Work contracts.
RAD is an equal opportunities employer. Please visit our website to view or download our Equal Opportunities Policy and our Employment of Ex-offenders Policy.
To apply please follow the steps in "How to Apply" above.
About Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind
This is an exciting opportunity to join and support a fast growing and dedicated team supporting the wellbeing of communities across West London.
We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover. We listen, support recovery, fight stigma and work with partners to take action. We provide services for adults, children and young people, signposting for everyone and training and consultancy for employers.
Job Purpose
This role is within our crisis alternative service, which is an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service will operate 365 days a year from 6pm-1am across all of our boroughs.
Staff within the service will provide person-centred, practical and emotional support, face to face or via telephone on a one-to-one or group basis to individuals experiencing mental health crisis.
The objectives of the service include:
• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in HFEH.
• To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation, planned wellbeing activities etc.
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
• To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
• To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
• To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
• To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
The Role
The role of the team coordinators will be to support the rest of the team in delivering interventions on a one-to-one and group basis. The role will also involve triaging and assessing all clients accessing the service, signposting and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing. The role will also include line management and supervision of support workers within the service.
Fixed Term until 31st March 2022 (with potential to extend)
Post is subject to a DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
Please apply by sending your completed application form, following the steps in "How to Apply" above.