Overview of the area of work

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

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

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

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

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the only organisation that brings together professional societies of obstetricians and gynaecologists on a global basis. For nearly 70 years FIGO has collaborated with the world's top health and donor bodies. FIGO currently has member societies in more than 130 countries and territories.

FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of women’s health and rights and to the reduction of disparities in healthcare available to women and newborns, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. The organisation pursues its mission through advocacy, programmatic activities, capacity strengthening of member societies, education and training.

We are looking to recruit a Committees Coordinator. This is a new post that will contribute to the continued strategic development of engagement and communications within FIGO, in particular with our divisions and committees. The postholder will help bring greater synergy across the previously separate functions of Communications and Membership.

(For further detail about this role, please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification). 

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.

Location: The role is based from FIGO House, Waterloo, London SE1. FIGO staff will be working on a trial ‘hybrid’ basis from September 2021 i.e. with combined office and home working.

Role Description

Job title: Outreach Project Co-ordinator

Department: Community

Location: Newcastle-based with some remote working across Northumberland and Tyne & Wear

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours)

Pay Scale: £20,538 - £25,863 per annum*

Line Manager: Area Manager (North)

• Although a full salary is guaranteed, each member of staff at Junction 42 has a financial target that they commit to raise for their role through personal donors from their faith communities. This is to sustain the missional aspect of our work. In some organisations, this is known as personal support.

Responsible for: Working towards the aims of the “Work Out” programme, which is to support ex-offenders from a range of ages, backgrounds, and life circumstances, to build a stable and rewarding life and move closer to the workplace. Based at the Newcastle office with remote working around the region, you will offer in-person one-to-one coaching and virtual support to bring about change in all areas of clients’ lives. You will help clients on your caseload over a 3 to 9-month period to achieve their goals and aspirations. You will also seek to increase community faith opportunities for clients.

Key responsibilities:

1. Co-ordination of the Work Out programme
2. Group Work Delivery/Participation
3. Interviewing ex-offenders to assess their work-related needs and one-to-one job coaching
4. Liaising with external partners

Detailed duties and responsibilities:

1. Co-ordination of the Work Out programme

• Line management of Work Out team
• Managing communication within the Work Out team
• Managing caseloads and expectations of caseloads within the Work Out team
• Gathering evidence for contract invoicing from Work Out team and ensuring compliance with contractor requirements
• Completion of regular internal reporting for Work Out project and weekly and monthly reporting to contract provider
• Increasing employability opportunities for clients
• Increasing faith opportunities for clients
  
  2. Group Work Delivery/Participation
• With a team of colleagues and volunteers, delivering/participating in regular group sessions (in-person or virtually), ranging from Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Job Clubs, Clean Sheet training courses, angling, circuit sessions and at-home creative/culinary challenges
• Doing any necessary preparatory work, including all material set-up, inviting clients, and informing volunteers of their roles
• Initiate and facilitate conversations one-to-one and in a group, before, during and after the sessions – endeavouring to build a sense of community.
• Join in the Away Day events, designed to move people slightly out of their comfort zone to build confidence, break isolation and have fun together.
  
  3. Interviewing ex-offenders to assess their work-related needs and one-to-one job coaching
• Whilst maintaining professional boundaries and remaining open-minded, conduct an assessment interview with prospective clients to discuss their job history, criminal convictions, wider barriers to work, employment aspirations and wider life goals.
• Identify clients’ broader needs and signpost them to relevant agencies.
• Upon assessment of their work-readiness, liaise with Job Centres where necessary to amend the Claimant Commitment.
• Agree on a time-bound Action Plan that lays out the target areas and goals.
• Liaise with external partners engaged with the client to create an informed risk assessment, including probation officers, PPU officers, social workers, etc.
• Working remotely around the region through door-step appointments with clients, you will offer weekly in-person coaching sessions with clients on your caseload alongside virtual support. Using a holistic, whole-person approach, you will work towards the goals identified on the Action Plan, utilising Junction 42’s 10 pathways, which are employability, education and training, purposeful activity, accommodation, finances, drugs and alcohol, mental and physical health, life skills, mindset and attitude, relationships and family, and faith.
• Maintain up-to-date paper client files and online logs/Excel trackers for reporting purposes and contract commissioners’ audits.
• Maintain longer-term contact and ad-hoc assistance to former clients who have finished the 12-week programme, but who are still job seeking or still attending church, within reasonable time limits.
  
  4. Liaising with external partners
• Employers – Source new paid opportunities for clients through networking and paying attention to jobs advertised.
• Volunteer providers – Maintain existing partner relationships through regular contact and reviews; source new volunteering opportunities for your clients from across local churches, charities and commercial businesses; liaise with the partner organisation to lay out expectations on each side and to explain what support we will offer; accompanying client to first appointment/interview’ maintain regular contact with client through intermittent reviews.
• Referral Agencies – Maintain regular contact with referral partners, including Work coaches at the job centre and Integrated Offender Managers and probation officers to update about clients’ progress
• Advocate for a proportionate ‘Claimant Commitment’ for your client, balancing job search hours with other meaningful activity. Paying particular attention to those struggling with multiple barriers, especially recent prison leavers.
• With clients who are subject to Probation and/or Police supervision, inform their Probation Officer/PPU Police Officer about our involvement; obtain a risk assessment, all licence conditions or restrictions and prior approval for any work placements.

The successful candidate will be able to evidence the following experience and attributes:

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Abilities: 

• At least 2 years’ experience in leading/managing a team

• Excellent organisational and IT skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to work and contribute as part of a team
• Ability to convey maturity, confidence and credibility to other professionals
• Ability to adhere to deadlines and produce accurate reports

Person Specification:

• This post has been identified as having a GOR to be filled by an active Christian under the provisions of the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003 (Section 7.2).
• Both appreciates and models the core principles and values of the organisation (showing personal commitment to a life of Christian faith).
• Conveys maturity, confidence and credibility to other professionals.
• Identifies with the ethos and mission of Junction 42.

This post has the following special circumstances:

• For safeguarding reasons, the candidate will be screened through an Enhanced DBS check.
• The post holder will be expected to attend all Junction 42 training, team days and conferences as requested by the Director.

Confidentiality:

Any information acquired in the course of duty must be treated in strictest confidence and must be discussed only within the confines of the work setting with the appropriate members of staff.

Note:
This job description is not exhaustive, and amendments and additions may be required in line with future organisational changes.

The post holder will be expected to attend Junction 42 training, team days and conferences as requested by their line manager.

Midaye is looking to employ a diligent and enthusiastic Community Link Officer to provide effective client management and referral processes for multiple, community-based projects. The successful candidate will help us work effectively and efficiently to design, deliver and oversee processes which ensure that our clients receive the most from their engagement with our services. 

The new Community Link Officer will be a central part of our close-knit, vibrant and committed staff team. We work with members of the BME communities in West London for whom English is an additional language. Our clients are usually first- and second-generation refugees, ex-refugees and migrants. We help them become healthier, better educated and more informed about services. Our activities empower, advocate for and support the most disadvantaged and isolated members of these communities. 

If you would like to join us in providing our crucial community services, you must demonstrate that you are highly organised and efficient, able to prioritise and manage your workload and can support a diverse staff team in providing services to our clients. You will need to have a good understanding of community organisations, excellent interpersonal skills and high levels of emotional and cultural competency. Project management experience, report writing skills, data management and processing and confidence with IT systems and database management are also necessary. 

In return, you will gain the satisfaction of knowing that your work is making a difference to disadvantaged and deprived communities in London. Your role will be a crucial one within Midaye, and the work you do keeping us organised and on track will be appreciated by staff, volunteers, trustees and clients alike. You will have the opportunity to grow in your role, and to gain experience in all areas of running a busy charity. You will be part of a friendly staff team who work towards Midaye’s goals with commitment and good humour. 

Older Peoples’ Reference Groups (OPRGs) are commissioned by CCG’s as a statutory requirement to consult and involve older people on public health issues and decisions that affect them. Age UK East London facilitates these groups in City and Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham. The groups are diverse with a wide membership and each group operates in a different way. They are user-led and sup-ported to co-produce their program to advance the interests of local older people, influence services designed for them and voice their wider concerns. For example, the co-design and delivery of the City and Hackney OPRG Covid-19 Impact Survey Report which outlined fourteen priorities and actions deduced from the consultation of 106 OPRG members.

JOB PURPOSE

• To co-design and co-produce with older people the work of the Older Peoples’ Reference Groups for Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham including its promotion, development and delivery.
• To support older people to engage in and shape areas of public policy at a local level.
• To build on and enhance good practice in user engagement across the organisation with the User Involvement Team.

KEY TASKS

• Co-ordinate meetings of the Reference Groups, including mail-ings, arranging speakers, convening, minuting, publicising and de-livering support arrangements.
• To increase membership and widen participation through promo-tion, outreach and use of technology.
• Increase participation from underrepresented groups.
• To provide and support leadership opportunities for members in-cluding Chairing/Co-Chairing/Co-directing the OPRG and partici-pation in external forums and events.
• To ensure that OPRG activities are inclusive and representative of the local population of older people.
• Manage a large number of relationships across three boroughs, e.g. with local community groups such as the Bow Belles and The Geezers. 
• Represent members at key stakeholder meetings and action groups e.g. development of Aging Well strategy, City and Hackney Isolation Forum.
• Support the delivery of related user involvement projects, e.g. the Co-Production Forum in Newham and the Older People’s Network in Tower Hamlets.
• Support referral into and support from cross cutting AUKEL ser-vices e.g. digital inclusion programme, social activities.

Administration

• To carry out monitoring of activities in order to meet contractual reporting requirements in co-operation with the Service Manager for Information, Advice and Advocacy and User Involvement.
• To maintain membership database in accordance with GDPR.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records using Age UK East Lon-don data management reporting system.
• Provide additional data as required e.g. case studies.

Quality

• To deliver all work in line with Age UK Quality Mark standards.
• To attend Age UK East London mandatory training as required.
• Have a working understanding of quality and compliance issues affecting charitable organisations.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience

• Experience of co-producing and servicing meetings and events across multi-ple channels.
• Experience of working with people from diverse cultural and social back-grounds.
• Experience of engaging with and developing service user-led groups.
• Experience of networking with statutory, voluntary and community sector partners or similar.

Knowledge and understanding

• Knowledge and/or a strong interest of the public policy environment affecting services to the public.
• Knowledge of services available to older people and their carers (e.g. through health service, social services, voluntary sector).
• Understanding of confidentiality policy and practice.
• Understanding of equality and diversity in practice.

Skills/ Attributes

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with ability to tai-lor these for a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to work on own initiative and within a team.
• A positive and challenging approach to adapting working practices and im-prove project outcomes.
• Ability to identify and resolve individual barriers which prevent active par-ticipation.

Other Requirements

• This post is subject to a check through the disclosure and barring ser-vice.
• This post requires travel across the three boroughs from time to time.
• The post holder will work with standard office server based computer systems.

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About FSUK

FareShare is an award winning charity, we are the UK’s national network charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to almost 11,000 frontline charities and community groups.

Hunger is a growing issue in the UK and while there is surplus food that is otherwise going to waste, we believe that this food should be used to feed people first.

The COVID19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the issue of food insecurity in the UK and with it, FareShare’s ability to get food to vulnerable communities nationwide. We are fortunate to benefit from the support of major retailers, the media, sports ambassadors and a groundswell of public engagement. As a result, there has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness.

About the Role

As Community Coordinator, your role will focus on the growth and sustainability of the FareShare Go programme across Kent and some areas in Surrey, through maximising relationships and adding value to create the best experience for our charity community. The successful candidate will be an exceptional communicator, with an approachable nature who will play a vital role in developing and maintaining charity and retailer relationships, plus raising awareness of FareShare Go across your local area. FareShare Midlands is the largest of the FareShare delivery partner operating across the West and East Midlands. We rely on an army of volunteers to help redistribute food to 550 frontline charities such as school breakfast clubs, community centres and organisations supporting those who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated and recovering from addiction. These organisations provide meals and food parcels to more than 35,000 vulnerable people every week. 

As a Community Coordinator, your role will focus on the growth and sustainability of our network of community food groups in the region. The successful candidate will be an exceptional communicator, with an approachable nature who will play a vital role in developing and maintaining charity and retailer relationships, plus raising awareness of the Regional Centre and FareShare Go across the Midlands.

Main Responsibilities

• Charity account management: You will carry out virtual calls and in person visits with new and existing charities, and be responsible for ensuring that coverage KPIs are reached and maintained for both new and existing retailers. Using your analysis of charity needs, plus your knowledge of retailer and store profiles, you will use these visits to maximise the offer to charities, ensuring the service meets their requirements. 
• Community Capacity Building: As part of the Building of relationships with charities, you will seek opportunities to enable and empower charities to increase their capacity and ability to take more food, to ultimately increase the redistribution of surplus food to those in need. 
• Sustainability and Compliance: You will work with your Regional Manager and team to identify stores where re-engagement activities are needed to improve charity coverage and charity compliance. You will work to maximise the amount of food collected by charities with lower levels of compliance. You will also be responsible for undertaking food safety reviews with charities to ensure compliance. 
• Retailer Engagement: You will play a key role in maintaining strong retailer relationships across your region. You will take an active role in any meet and greets with retailers, where required. Plus, you will be responsible for maintaining regular contact with the relevant retail stakeholders in your region, sensitively dealing with any issues in a professional manner, as and when they arise. 
• FareShare Network Engagement: We aim to become 'oneFareShare’. These roles are an integral part of our FareShare network and you will partner closely with the Regional Centre(s) in your areas. You will work on joint initiatives which improve and grow the FareShare community, ensuring that charities have access to the FareShare service which best meet their needs. 

Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria

• Have exceptional relationship building skills with a range of stakeholders 
• Be a strong communicator who is able to engage with a variety of audiences. 
• Be confident and assertive in handling difficult situations, whilst demonstrating calmness and professionalism 
• Strong problem solving skills 
• Self-manage your own performance and workload. 
• Have initiative and innovative thinking, in order to shape new/different ways of working 
• Have strong IT skills 
• Be flexible with working arrangements as the role may involve high levels of travel to areas of the UK. 
• Have a valid driver’s licence for the UK, access to a car and can undertake extensive travel across your region. 

Desirable 

• Level 2/3 Food Safety training is desirable, but training will be provided. 
• Have previous experience working with constituent relationship management (CRM) software. Salesforce experience is advantageous. 
• Some experience in data analysis and project planning 
• Be degree educated or have a strong career history with relevant skills. 

Values and behaviours

• A commitment to equal opportunities and safeguarding.
• An understanding of, and enthusiasm for, FareShare’s mission and strategy.
• A commitment to continuous professional development.
• An empathy with volunteers and an understanding of their needs.
• Flexible and non-judgemental approach to people and work.
• Willingness and ability to travel in the UK.

Benefits

25 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Employers pension contribution of 4% Life assurance -  group life scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme

Season ticket loan

Flexible working 

Depaul UK are currently recruiting for a youth-focused Community Engagement & Communications Coordinator, passionate about ending homelessness, to work as part of a team based in Cumbria and the North East. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £21,068 Per Annum plus Pension & Benefits.

Depaul UK works with some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. We specialise in working in communities where poverty and long-term unemployment have resulted in generations of social exclusion and high rates of homelessness

Over the past 30 years, we have grown as an organisation and developed and enhanced our work and the impact it has across the UK.  Depaul UK has a wide range of services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness

What’s the role all about?

As Community Engagement and Communications Coordinator, you will have a primary focus on recruiting volunteer ‘hosts’ for Nightstop and making sure people at risk of homelessness are pointed in the direction of Depaul.

In addition, you will develop and implement a comprehensive and effective programme of communications and community engagement activities to promote Nightstop North East & Cumbria, creating engaging publicity content and engaging with local organizations, groups and networks. Successful candidate can be based in either Middlesbrough or Carlisle.

What makes the Community Engagement & Communications Coordinator?

• A thorough induction and orientation to help you settle in and ensure you have the knowledge and support you need to perform your role.
• Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner.

What will ideally support your success as our Community Engagement & Communications Coordinator

• Experience of building effective community relationships, with community, voluntary, and statutory sectors in the area
• Demonstrable knowledge of the homeless / social care / young people sector
• Experience in media relations, including writing press releases and handling media enquiries, and a knowledge of key media outlets in North East & Cumbria
• Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering successful marketing campaigns and promoting a project through social media
• Excellent standard of written English, and experience of writing engaging materials for a range of audiences
• A willingness to travel independently around North East & Cumbria, and occasionally nationally
• To ensure that confidentiality and compliance with the Data Protection Act.
• Knowledge of safeguarding in relation to vulnerable young people or adults

What’s it like to work at Depaul UK?

You'll be joining a friendly, flexible, and values-led organisation, and will receive:

• Competitive salary
• 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Interest-free Annual Season Ticket Loan
• Four Weeks Paternity Leave

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Community Engagement & Communications Coordinator then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing Date for applications: Tuesday 02 November 2021 at 23:59

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this role. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

We are seeking a Volunteer Coordinator who has worked in the mental health field (or a related area) and has a good understanding of service user development and the Recovery model. We are looking for someone who has experience of recruiting and/or supervising volunteers or implementing new services. Part of the role will also involve working alongside the Service Manager to develop the service. You should be confident in using social media, developing marketing materials, speaking, delivering presentations and developing networks. Attention to detail is a key skill and you will maintain excellent records.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to make a significant contribution to the wellbeing and recovery of people with mental health issues in Kings Heath and Moseley. You will be joining a small team of dedicated paid staff and volunteers, managed by an energetic and motivated management committee.

You will have the ability to respond to the changing landscape of community-based well-being services and have a good understanding of equal opportunities along with a recovery focussed attitude to people who have experienced mental health difficulties. You will be committed to the principles of person-centred working and the values of KINMOS.

Kinmos is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, age, gender, sexuality or disability.

The hours and days of the role can be flexible to suit the candidate and charity. 

Wellbeing Coordinator 

£22.183 - £24,491

37 Hours

Permanent

Leeds

Ref: J268-B0447-21-3055

We are on the hunt for dynamic and passionate people to join us in our innovative venture of Social Prescribing across Leeds.

We need great people to achieve our vision and are actively seeking Wellbeing Coordinators to make it all happen.

Working in partnership we are looking for energetic and highly motivated individuals to join the wider consortium to promote and deliver this unique service.

As a member of the Linking Leeds team you will make a real difference to the lives of others.  You will be a keen advocate of the benefits of supporting people with health and social care needs accessing primary care service to access support in their community by linking them to a network of groups and activities; enabling them to have improved health and wellbeing.

You will have relevant experience, be an effective communicator with a passion for excellence in your professional field.  It’s essential is that you love what you do.  We want you to enjoy coming to work every day and to care about your job, your colleagues and our service users.

If you think you can do a remarkable job for us and our partners, please click here for more information and to apply.

Closing Date 23:59 Sunday 7th November 2021

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve.

Care Coordinator

AFC Band 6 £31,365 - £37,890

37 Hours per week

Fixed-term Contract till December 2022

Leeds

Ref: INSHV675176

Are you an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about the provision of exceptional support for people who have mental health issues or a dual diagnosis?

We are looking for a creative and empathetic individual to be responsible for working in partnership with members of the Recovery Centres network and city-wide Rehabilitation Pathway.

The Recovery centre is a multidisciplinary and multi-agency service made up of staff members from LYPFT, Community Links, Leeds Mind and Touchstone. The remit of the service is to provide coordinated care and interventions to service users within the inpatient rehabilitation and recovery units and to support their transition into the community.

As an experienced leader you will co-ordinate the care of service users from admission to the inpatient service, into the community and through the discharge.

In return for your exceptional work you’ll receive a competitive salary and you'll be part of a friendly and talented team.

If you think you can do a remarkable job for us, then we’d love to hear from you. 

You will be joining Community Links, an award winning, leading mental health provider working across the region of Yorkshire and the Humber whose core values are: behaving with integrity, embracing individuality, valuing people, taking pride in what we do, and achieving excellence.

Closing Date Sunday 7th November 2021

Interviews to be held on 22nd November 2021

We are looking for a full time Centre Coordinator who is passionate about creating a welcoming and accessible atmosphere for older people in a dedicated space. In this role you will ensure the centre runs smoothly on a day to day basis. This entails a range of responsibilities that focuses on engagement and positive member experience. You will need to have the ability to both organise and prioritise own workload and work flexibly and pro-actively.

About Open Age:

Open Age was established in 1993 and we’re now celebrating over 25 years of championing an active life for older people. Each week we run over 380 different activities for older people from our own three centres and over 60 other community venues. From boxing to ballet, baking to blogging - Open Age’s array of activities improve the physical and mental wellbeing of our members, and in doing so address the issue of loneliness and isolation among older people.

We are looking for a full time Senior Centre Coordinator who is passionate about creating a welcoming and accessible atmosphere for older people in a dedicated space. In this role you will ensure the centre runs smoothly on a day to day basis. This entails a range of responsibilities that focuses on engagement and positive member experience. You will need to have the ability to both organise and prioritise own workload and work flexibly and pro-actively.

About Open Age:

Open Age was established in 1993 and we’re now celebrating over 25 years of championing an active life for older people. Each week we run over 380 different activities for older people from our own three centres and over 60 other community venues. From boxing to ballet, baking to blogging - Open Age’s array of activities improve the physical and mental wellbeing of our members, and in doing so address the issue of loneliness and isolation among older people.

Cancer Support UK is now looking for an enthusiastic and organized person to join our friendly 'Cancer Coach' team as a 'Cancer Coach Co-ordinator' to oversee and manage and co-ordinate our support groups.

Key tasks will include managing all aspects of the administration and organisation of the support group network across the U.K, ensuring participants are booked onto groups successfully and have received joining instructions, overseeing the smooth running of the groups, assessing applications for suitability, signposting, safeguarding and managing our CRM system. You will be the first point of contact for people coming into the service and therefore experience of managing difficult conversations with a vulnerable client group is preferred.

Ability to demonstrate previous experience of working in a charity, health or social care setting is essential, as is the ability to communicate confidently with a wide range of people. You will also need to demonstrate excellent orgnizational and I.T skills, with the ability to work as part of a team and on your own. Please refer to our role description for essential criteria for this role.

The role is full time on a fixed term 12 month contract, with the possibility of extension. The role will be home based with occasional travel to meetings across the UK.

To apply please send a C.V and covering letter detailing how your skills and experience makes you the right candidate for this role. PLEASE NOTE - IF YOU DO NOT SEND A COVERING LETTER WITH YOUR APPLICATION IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 

Award-winning charity and social enterprise Aspire Oxford seek an Employee Volunteering Co-ordinator to support the introduction of a new Employee Volunteering pilot for partner organisation Bureau Veritas.

With support from the Aspire-managed Team Oxford volunteering project, the pilot will include providing volunteering advice, guidance, training and brokerage support to Bureau Veritas employees in the Manchester and London areas initially, boosting social action and volunteering with voluntary and community organisations by Bureau Veritas employees in their local areas.

About Aspire Oxford
Aspire is an Oxford-based, multi-award-winning employment charity and social enterprise, established in 2001. Aspire supports people who have faced significant challenges in their lives such as homelessness, offending histories, or substance misuse to find sustainable employment and break the complex cycles of re-offending, poverty, and homelessness. Aspire works closely with businesses to support them to become more inclusive in their recruitment practices and to offer unique volunteering and partnership opportunities. This includes helping businesses to implement effective, placed based employee volunteering and social action.

About Bureau Veritas
With approximately 1200 employees across 23 offices and labs in the UK, Bureau Veritas (BV) is a world leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification. Bureau Veritas assist clients throughout the lifetime of their assets, products, and infrastructure, helping them assure quality, reduce costs, increase productivity and foster a more responsible, sustainable culture. Bureau Veritage provide a broad portfolio of services throughout the UK through our highly skilled, dedicated employees who deliver completely impartial advice and solutions.

Please refer to the attached job description for a full breakdown of key tasks and responsibilities. Please apply by midday on Monday 8th November 2021.