Cord is an international charity based in the UK that has been working for over 50 years to build and transform relationships across a range of contexts in South-East Asia and Africa.
Cord’s vision, mission and values are inspired by the Christian faith and we employ and work with people of all faiths and none. Cord’s vision is of a world where people can live in the fullness of peace; having the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. We work with people in highly sensitive and oppressive contexts to transform dysfunctional relationships between civil society and powerholders into those that create peaceful & inclusive societies.
Cord has an ambitious objective to grow private fundraising income from £250,000 to £350,000 over the next three years to enable the implementation of our strategy entitled ‘Promoting the Power of Peaceful Relationships’.
Cord has a loyal and committed UK supporter base consisting of individuals, churches and other groups with around 450 regular givers. The Fundraising Officer is responsible for supporting the Fundraising Manager to implement the private fundraising & communications strategy. The focus of the role is on building good relationships with Cord supporters, producing engaging communications and facilitating volunteers to contribute to Cord.
The role would suit someone who is an excellent communicator, has a positive ‘can do’ approach, can work both collaboratively and independently, has experience of running fundraising campaigns, is enthusiastic about engaging others to support Cord’s work as supporters or volunteers, who is confident using social media and inputting to produce communication materials.
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To contribute to the achievement of Cord’s private fundraising strategy plan through the delivery of fundraising and supporter engagement activities including mailings, supporter news, and events
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To update Cord’s digital platforms and support the production of communications to engage people about Cord’s work
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To manage and develop the use of the donor database to enable effective extraction and segregation of data
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To supervise volunteers and support with volunteer coordination to expand opportunities for supporters to raise funds for Cord and contribute their time usefully to the organisation Scope and Limits of Authority
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Supervision of fundraising and/or office volunteers
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There is no budget responsibility for this post.
Areas of Responsibility
Fundraising & supporter care activities:
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To support the Fundraising Manager to implement Cord’s private fundraising work plan.
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To attend and speak at fundraising events and networks to build engagement from UK supporters as directed
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To engage Cord supporters providing excellent supporter care
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To support the coordination of fundraising appeals, campaigns and events
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To lead on the physical and electronic distribution of Cord’s appeals, magazine and supporter communications
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To support the Fundraising Manager to plan and coordinate a community volunteer programme
Social media, website & communications:
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Generate content and update Cord’s website and social media platforms – supporting on producing content for UK target audiences
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To maintain the photo library and coordinate the selection of visuals for Cord’s communications and publications
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To guide colleagues on collection and collation of photo content and on brand use
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To support Cord offices to have visually engaging with content about Cord’s activities
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To develop and maintain communication and branding resources
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To support the production of fundraising materials for newsletters, direct mailings, appeals, legacy campaigns, and events
Fundraising database:
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To lead on the use of the fundraising database designing and running reports to provide key information
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To manage the mailing and distribution process of the Cord newsletter and supporter mailings. This will include running queries on the database, mail merging data, printing letters and arranging the mail sort & collection.
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To build and review fundraising reports to enable effective targeting
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To ensure that the databases in up t- date, accurate and GDPR compliance and to support the improvement of data quality
Volunteer Coordination
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Support the Fundraising Manager to plan and coordinate a community volunteer programme
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Supervise Fundraising and Office Volunteers
General:
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To support the Fundraising Manager to carry out day to day tasks as required
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To deliver other tasks required by the Leadership Team
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The Vegan Society is an anagram of The Nicest Voyage. Quite fitting, we think, as for many people veganism is a journey – and a pretty remarkable one at that. Regardless of where you are on your vegan journey, our staff are on hand to make it easier, healthier and more fun. And if you think you’d be great at helping others with this, read on, as this may be right up your street.
The Vegan Society makes veganism more accessible and an easily adopted approach by supporting individuals, policy and decision makers, caterers, manufacturers, health care professionals and the media.
In order to meet our ambitious growth plans for the next few years, we need to recruit some additional people to join our team in our new offices conveniently located by Snow Hill station in Birmingham. As such we are looking to recruit a Community Network Volunteer Coordinator on a part time basis, for 3 days per week.
The Community Network Volunteer Coordinator will focus on managing and growing The Vegan Society’s Community Network of volunteer activists. They will ensure the smooth running of the network, keeping the local groups engaged and developing actions that further The Vegan Society’s aims. The Community Network is split into two tiers, with both Organisers and Advocates. This role will communicate with Organisers, who in turn will manage Advocates in their local groups.
As Community Network Volunteer Coordinator, you will:
Manage the Community Network
- Build and maintain relationships with volunteer Community Network (CN) Organisers.
- Provide support to the CN Organisers and local groups where needed.
- Ensure that new CN Organisers complete a full induction and provide training to CN Organisers on various relevant topics.
- Monitor progress of CN actions and report back to the Campaigns and Policy team.
Grow the Community Network
- Seek opportunities to grow the existing CN so that there are effective local groups in all areas of the UK.
- Assist with advertising and promotion of CN Organiser roles, including writing advert copy and selecting appropriate advertising platforms.
Build Community Links
- Reach out and connect with other local community groups (e.g. charities, foodbanks) to share and promote our campaigns and policy work.
- Look for opportunities to collaborate and connect with local community organisations to ensure our messages reach a diverse audience.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery to communities across the UK. Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£508.5 million) of National Lottery funding to over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. We support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes. 86% of our new grants were for less than £10k.
At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities. We have changed how we work across the Fund to help us serve people and communities more effectively, working flexibly and on their terms; working closer to communities.
About the Role
Funding Officers are responsible for our grant-making activity in a geographical area, including pre-application support, assessment, grant management and gathering and sharing learning. You will ensure that our funding responds to the local context, and challenge yourself and colleagues to continually improve the way we work across the Midlands region.
You will build long term relationships with people and organisations in the area you cover, this will include reaching out to new and different groups, supporting people who are applying and continuing to work with them after a grant has been awarded.
You will be responsible for understanding how an organisation’s ideas align with our funding priorities, and making good judgements about when to take an application further or when to signpost to other opportunities.
You will combine local knowledge, your knowledge of the social policy of the third sector and understanding of best practice and the experience of grant holders to make informed recommendations about who and what we fund.
You will represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings, and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact.
You’ll be part of a team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of a number of other Funding Officers.
The ability to drive and access to a vehicle is benefical for this role.
Location: Coventry and Warwickshire (ideally living in Coventry)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered
Interview Date: Two stage Interview process
Telephone interviews: W/C 1st March 2021 or W/C 8th March 2021
Selection interview date: W/C 22nd March 2021
The location of this role is as stated within the advert however due to the pandemic colleagues are temporarily remote working and this is under regular review in-line with government guidelines
Essential Criteria
We are looking for talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.You will have:
You will have:
- Communication skills: Strong listening, written and verbal communication with an emphasis on written communication for assessment purposes.
- Relational skills: Ability to nurture, develop and promote effective relationships and communication with colleagues, community organisations and other external agencies with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion
- Analytical skills: Ability to assess a high volume of applications, make good judgements, challenge when appropriate and manage risk. Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data, and to identify and manage risk
- Lived experience within and/or knowledge of the Coventry area and its third sector.
- An ability to manage your own workload with minimal supervision.
You will work from several locations across the area, including your home and our offices with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience working with underrepresented communities in the region
- Demonstrate sound IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes
For You
We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.
We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:
- Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
- Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Season ticket and cycle to work loans
- Paid volunteering leave
How to Apply
Visit our website The National Lottery Community Fund for further details about the vacancy and our application process.
Equal Opportunities
Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive. We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.
About us
Since the coronavirus outbreak began, our society has pulled together to achieve extraordinary things. Thousands of people sleeping rough have been temporarily housed in a matter of weeks, and many more were prevented from becoming homeless due to emergency changes to legislation.
As we begin to emerge from the series of lockdowns, we now stand at a crossroads: we can build on the incredible progress that has been made by helping everyone move into a secure and permanent home; or we risk seeing thousands of people being forced into homelessness.
We are recruiting for a Volunteering Partner – Development to join our expanding Volunteering Team, to work alongside our inspirational volunteers and to bring an end to homelessness in Great Britain.
About the role
This role can be based at any of our 11 offices (Croydon, Central London, Brent, Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham, Rotherham, Liverpool or Newcastle, South Wales and Edinburgh) but must be able to travel to our Head Office in London occasionally.
As our Volunteering Partner - Development you will join our innovative, dynamic and creative central Volunteering Team. For the past few years, we’ve been working hard to transform the volunteer journey and experience at Crisis and have made significant progress. New materials, new processes and a more digital approach are all being embedded and you will be part of ensuring that all of our volunteers have a brilliant experience with Crisis.
This role has a focus on new and effective marketing approaches to ensure we reach those volunteers who have an ambition to end homelessness. It’s also pivotal in the use of our Learning Management System for volunteers and ensuring that volunteers commit to an engaging and effective learning experience. However, you will not be alone, and you will need to work in a collaborative and positive way with our Volunteer Coordinators, Marketing and Data and Technology teams whose energy and expertise is vital to the delivery of effective volunteering support.
About you
We are looking for someone who is able to work on multiple projects at once, has excellent organisation skills, and outstanding written and verbal communication. You will need the confidence and creativity to develop new ideas and approaches and the ability to build support for them and ensure their delivery.
We want someone to make this role their own. The remit is broad, the space for creativity and risk taking is generous and this team is ambitious about being sector leading in the way we work with our volunteers.
Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
How to Apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.
Closing date: Sunday 31st January 2021 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on Friday 5th February 2021
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people.
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Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action
is recruiting
Volunteering Coordinator – North Warwickshire
22.5 hours per week
£21,074 pro rata per annum
Permanent, subject to funding
We are seeking a Volunteering Coordinator to facilitate the promotion and development of volunteering within North Warwickshire.
Excellent communication and organisational skills, the ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team are essential for this role.
The successful candidate should have experience of working with people with support needs, volunteer management/coordination and best practice, giving advice or signposting individuals/organisations.
To apply for this role you are required to hold a driving licence and have use of a car for work purposes.
If you think you fit the brief for this exciting role, please view the job opportunity below and apply as per the guidance.
Download an application pack from our website.
No CVs please
Closing Date: Monday 25th January 2021 at 9am
Interviews: Thursday 4th February 2021
WCAVA is a Registered Charity no. 1123402 and a Company Limited by Guarantee no. 06531268
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 36 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.
We are currently recruiting for the position of 'Regional Desk Coordinator MENA-EE' for the Middle East, North Africa and East Europe (MENA-EE) who will provide support to allocated country offices in delivery effective programmes according to the Country Programme and Regional Strategies and raising the profile amongst donors and potential funders. The post holder will keep an up to-dated overview of operational matters in the Region, with knowledge of IRW activities in Country Offices.
The successful candidate must have or be:
- A graduate degree or equivalent experience in development/humanitarian areas
- Experience of distance management
- Good interpersonal skills including the ability to listen, sensitivity to others’ views and perspectives, and conflict resolution.
- Proven track record of working in a similar role with an International NGO
- Strong and well developed analytical skills coupled with experience of writing quality proposals and reports
- Written and spoken command of regional languages
- Willing to travel at very short notice
Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who are sympathetic to the IR values of; Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. If you would like to be a part of an organisation striving to make a difference in the world and are looking for a meaningful career, we will be glad to hear from you.
Please Note: Interviews are expected to take place at the Mid-February, 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Pre-employment Checks:
Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
- screening clearance
- proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
- receipt of satisfactory references
Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:
(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bristol, Birmingham or Sheffield or Home Working considered
Closing date: 31st January 2021 at 11.30pm
Do you have experience of planning and delivering involvement, volunteering or research activities and liaising with external agencies, partners and professionals, possibly in a housing or homelessness context? Then join Shelter as an Involvement Coordinator and you could soon be playing an exciting and diverse role within a new project aimed at developing our approach to women's centred services.
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change with individuals, in communities, across society and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Women are being increasingly and disproportionately impacted by the housing crisis. This has led Shelter to develop a new strategic priority to ensure that all our housing advice services are designed with a clear understanding of how a women's gender affects their housing problems and the kind of support they need as a result. We're spearheading this transformation by developing services in three locations, which are designed by women with lived experience and local partner agencies, and directed at helping homeless and poorly housed women. We have secured National Lottery funding, initially for 6 months, to carry out this work.
About the Role
Under the direction of a Project Manager, you'll be responsible for recruiting Peer Research Volunteers with lived experience and training and supporting them to conduct research in their local communities. Research will involve talking to women about local need and barriers to accessing support, with the aim of designing services to help them. This will involve engaging, supporting and developing people involved, to actively engage them in the project and ensure that the project is coproduced. The work will be carried out in three key locations and your challenge will be to represent the voices of people with lived experience in service design discussions and see that the language used in documentation and proposals is appropriate to the issues women face. Along the way, you'll also work with a variety of stakeholders to support and encourage involvement through various means and make sure opportunities are available for all to be involved.
About you
Personal experience of homelessness or poor housing and an understanding of how these issues have affected you would be an advantage. You’ll need to be dynamic and have experience of working with people who have direct experience of homelessness or poor housing, or similar issues. You'll also need a proven ability to use different methods to encourage participation and help those involved meet their potential. Adept at networking and information gathering, you have the excellent all-round communication and interpersonal skills it takes to work closely with an Involvement Team and other internal stakeholders. And, because your workload will be varied and demanding, you'll need excellent skills in prioritising, organising and boundary setting and a willingness to travel regularly between Sheffield, Bristol and Birmingham to get the job done.
Due to the specific requirements of the role we are only considering applications from women for this role. The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1 applies to this post.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We're here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our Women's Centred Services team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities),gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Home-Start Birmingham North West was founded in 1993.We aim to safeguard and preserve to good mental and physical health of children and their parents. T prevent cruelty to.or maltreatment of children,relieve sickness and reduce poverty. To assist parents to build better lives for their children in thier own communities.
Volunteers provide support to families in the families own home. We support families as they learn to cope, improve confidence and reduce risk of problems within the families from escalating. We tailor our support to the needs of the family, using a holistic approach to all support. We empower and enable families to make long term positive changes.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Family and Volunteer Coordinator.
Purposes of the job
- To contribute to the effective day to day operation of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum & Articles of Association, Home-Start,
Standards & Methods of Practice, 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 work.
- Implement good safeguarding practice in all areas of work
Main Responsibilities
Supporting the work of the scheme
- Undertaking work as delegated by the senior member of staff to support the strategic management, development and future funding of the scheme.
- Supporting the implementation and review of all Home-Start policies and procedures.
- Complying with the scheme’s administration, monitoring and financial systems.
- Promoting the work of the scheme, as required by the Senior Worker
- Contributing to and supporting the development of the Home-Start network locally, regionally and nationally.
Support for families
- Receiving referrals and assessing needs of families.
- Attending Integrated allocation meetings
- Completing reports as directed by the scheme manager
- Introducing families to appropriate support.
- Ensuring support to families is reviewed at regular intervals and at the end of Home-Start support, in line with current Home-Start guidance
- To undertake designated responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s welfare.
Managing Volunteers
- Recruiting, selecting and preparing suitable volunteers.
- Matching and introducing volunteers to families.
- Contribute as directed to the delivery of the Home-Start preparation course in full and to a high standard to all prospective volunteers
- Providing support, supervision and initial and on-going training opportunities for volunteers.
Working in Partnership
- Ensuring appropriate liaison with referrers and other professionals
- Networking appropriately within the community.
The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed above.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Fixed Term Contract
Volunteer Manager - Health Champions Warwickshire
Ref: V299
Start date: ASAP
End date: 31 December 2021
Hours/Days per week: 35/5
Salary: £22,668
Location: Locally homebased – Warwickshire
Closing date: 29 January 2021 – 5pm
Interview date and Location: Online – Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Purpose of role
Volunteering Matters has been commissioned by Warwickshire County Council to deliver a new community-based programme to promote healthy lifestyles and encourage behaviour change to improve the health and wellbeing of people aged 18+ within Warwickshire. There will be a focus on COVID-19 prevention and prehabilitation messages. COVID-19 Prehabilitation refers to improving physical health and mental wellbeing in preparation of a “stressor” such as a COVID-19 infection, so that the individual is better equipped to cope with a possible infection and to minimise its impact.
In return for your commitment we offer 25 days holiday per year (FTE) plus discretionary festive leave + public holidays. We also offer a 3% employer pension contribution, flexible working opportunities and enhanced employee benefits.
To apply please visit our website.
Your supporting statement is of equal importance to us as your CV and is a key part of our shortlisting process. It is an opportunity for you to outline your experience and credentials directly to the details of the post.
Volunteering Matters is committed to the provision of equal opportunities in employment and accordingly wishes to ensure that no job applicant is treated less favourably on unjustifiable grounds. To assist in the monitoring of our performance in relation to equal opportunities you are requested to complete the enclosed monitoring form. The questionnaire is for statistical purposes only. Upon receipt it will be separated from your CV and cover letter and will not form part of the selection process.
Please note: Due to the volume of applications we receive if we have not contacted you by the interview date it means that on this occasion, we are unable to take your application further.
GDPR Statement
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Starfish Health and Wellbeing provides a range of primary care psychological therapies service that offers support to people who are emotionally distressed and looks at how we can support them in their recovery. We are seeking to recruit Midlands based Social Prescribing Link Worker for a range of periods of fixed term employment up to three years working in a partnership between Starfish Health and Wellbeing and the Primary Care Network.
Job Title: Community Link Advisor
Location: Staffordshire
Contract: 22.5 hours, Fixed Term to 31/08/2021
Salary: £22,000 pa FTE, depending upon qualifications and experience
The areas the project will cover are Aelfgar, Brereton and Great Haywood Stafford.
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to non-medical ‘link workers’ who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.
Link Workers will support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable working collaboratively with local partners.
Key tasks of the role include: taking referrals from a wide range of agencies, working with GP practices within primary care networks, hospital discharge teams, pharmacies, job centres etc to promote social prescribing and its role in self-management; providing personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to improve their health outcomes; help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, loneliness, unemployment etc; working with individuals to co-produce simple personalised support plans, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment, where appropriate; supporting community groups to receive referrals; working collectively with all local partners to ensure sustainable community groups and with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community; recruiting and developing a team of volunteers to provide ‘buddying support’ for people, starting new groups and finding creative community solutions to local issues, providing regular ‘confidence surveys’ to community groups receiving referrals, to ensure strength and sustainability and data capture.
The role will require the successful candidates to manage and prioritise their own caseload.
All Starfish appointments are subject to a six- month probationary period.
Closing date: 24th January 2021.
Please click the 'Apply Now' button for more information on how to complete your application.
A DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful applicant.
Starfish is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
No agencies please.
Recovery Navigator / Mental Health Support
Handsworth, Birmingham
18.75 hours per week
Salary £18,246 (pro rata £9,123 for part time position) per annum
Our client is a leading provider of mental health services in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Recovery Navigators to offer an individualised and integrated Recovery service to users aged 18 upwards, who require support to manage their physical, psychological and emotional health needs.
You will have a central base at either our client’s Erdington or Handsworth Recovery and Employment Hubs. These roles require the post holder to be able to work evenings and weekends on a rolling rota. Your typical week would include facilitating social support sessions in community venues, offering activities such as stress reduction and relaxation, and giving signposting advice and guidance and personal development planning.
You will be required to complete administrative hours each week in order to update your online registers, update service user information on the online database, contact new referrals, prepare materials for your upcoming activities or sessions, respond to emails, and follow up any other administrative duties in relation to your role.
Benefits include 33 days holiday (including Bank and Public Holidays), defined contribution pension scheme, Paycare which offers employees affordable cover for a range of healthcare treatments, an Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and a comprehensive training programme.
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Family Support Worker
To deliver one to one and family support sessions to enable children and their mums living in the community to recover from their experiences of domestic abuse.
• To work in partnership with mothers/carers to identify children and young people’s support needs and to ascertain the level of support needed and the type of activities required to meet their needs.
• To develop and deliver one-to-one support programmes for children to enable them to explore their experiences of abuse and address issues arising from this.
• To design and deliver group sessions for children to build confidence and participation within a mutually supportive environment.
• To support mothers to enable them to understand and support their children emotionally and practically and to build confidence in their own parenting skills
We are particularly keen to recruit staff who can speak community languages, particularly Punjabi, French, Polish, Somali and Farsi. All positions, unless otherwise stated, are full-time, 37 hours per week.
These posts are subject to a 6% pension contribution. Women only need apply. These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010).
BSWA operates within Safer Recruitment good practice guidelines. Please note all successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service Check before commencing their employment.
All posts at the WEA will support the vision for "A better world - equal, democratic and just; through adult education the WEA challenges and inspires individuals, communities and society.”
To plan, prepare and teach online (initially) courses for adults within the WEA programme of work, as agreed with the appropriate Education Coordinator. To carry out the administrative tasks required in each programme area. To provide appropriate student feedback and support and educational advice and information where necessary, and to create an appropriate and welcoming atmosphere for students.
You will initially be required to deliver level 1 Introduction to Early Years Settings. There are likely to be other courses in the future.
As a Sessional Tutor you are required to carry out the following duties in the context of the WEA’s policies and practices, particularly Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety and Data Protection, and those of any host organisations, including informing students of their obligations:
- Plan, deliver (online using Zoom) and report on your course, using methods and materials appropriate to the student group and course content. A scheme of work, course outline and lesson plans should be used for this and made available to the Education Coordinator, class visitor or inspector when required;
- Prepare/adapt appropriate teaching materials on Canvas (the WEA’s virtual learning environment) (N.B Preparation time is implicit in calculations of tutor remuneration) - Training on our virtual learning platform will be provided;
- Identify/assess the needs of students and if necessary adapt course content and delivery style to meet these needs. Where a course is inappropriate for a student direct them to another course or provider. Deal appropriately with individual student support needs, using the appropriate forms and recording the required evidence as per the guidelines provided. Advice or assistance can be provided by the Education Coordinator, Education Support Assistant or the Tutor Support Team in the relevant Support Centre;
- Comply with the WEA policy on Equality and Diversity so that all students are treated with respect and dignity in an environment in which a diversity of backgrounds and experience is valued. Deal with any harassment or discrimination issues that arise;
- Discuss Learning Outcomes or Moderation Requirements with students as the course proceeds;
- Enable your students to participate in the WEA by affording time for distribution of any relevant notices or information, and ensuring they know about the organisation and how they can become a voluntary member;
- Liaise with Branch/Centre Head/Caretaker to be aware of venue, resources and administration, including procedures in case of fire and other health and safety issues;
- Evaluate the effectiveness of learning. Assess students’ work. Keep records of students’ progress and ensure students are given feedback on their progress;
- Offer advice on further learning and progression opportunities to students as required;
- Ensure that all required paperwork, including enrolment forms, learning outcomes forms, Tell Us About It! forms, awarding body paperwork and other registration forms and course registers, including the Tutor’s Report and Claim Forms are returned to the relevant Support Centre, within two weeks of the end of the course (It is vital for funding purposes that these documents are received promptly) - The tutor will collate this information on Canvas.
- Undertake continuing professional development required to maintain your professional status. Attend relevant induction and training meetings as required by the WEA. It is essential that you attend at least one briefing event per year;
- Where appropriate, attend moderation meetings;
- Maintain contact with your Education Coordinator, and inform her/him immediately of any changes, cancellations, or other significant problems. In an emergency, please contact the Tutor Support Team in the relevant Support Centre. Maintain contact and liaise with Branch or Partner organisation, where appropriate;
- Represent the WEA throughout the course;
- Any other duty, which, from time to time, may reasonably be required to meet the needs of the WEA and the funders and is within the remit of this post.
The successful candidate must have occupational knowledge of childcare, a level 5 Childcare qualification and level 5 Teaching qualification.
The successful candidate must be IT literate and will have some experience of teaching online. Training will be given in teaching using Zoom and Canvas which are the platforms used by the WEA.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We invite applications for an exciting opportunity to join a developing service at our office in central Birmingham and working from home until our current Covid-19 policy changes.
The senior therapist will join Respond’s Midlands team delivering therapeutic trauma informed services across the region. You will support Midlands Transforming Care Partnerships to enable people with learning disabilities, autism or both subject to long-stay hospitalisation under the Mental Health Act to return to their local community.
You will undertake a range of clinical work including case management and provide clinical supervision, reflective practice groups, consultation and training for a wide range of clinicians, professionals and care staff externally.
This unique opportunity may well be the next step in your career advancement with a commitment from Respond to support and develop your skills in all areas of the role, including your knowledge of trauma and its impact of people with a learning disability, autism or both.
About us: Respond is a small national charity with offices in London and Birmingham providing specialised community support for children and adults with learning disabilities, autism or both who have experienced abuse or trauma.
To apply: Via CharityJob with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification criteria. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date: 21st February 2021
Interviews (by Zoom): 5th March 2021
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
£20,000 - £25,000 per annum (Regional salary weighting may apply)
Full-time, Permanent
Home based with the potential to do some face-to-face activity post COVID-19
Covering Central England (Geographical areas include: Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Herefordshire & Worcestershire)
The Shaw Trust, in tandem with government and the broader employment support community across the UK, is working hard to make sure we support as many individuals as possible to get and keep a job. We believe that everyone who needs help and support to attain their employment goals should be able to access it as soon as possible and that support should reflect their individual needs.
To help us in this mission, we are looking to expand our employability services and are looking for Employment Advisors to work on a DWP Work and Health Programme - Job Entry: Targeted Support (WHP/JETS).
As an WHP JETS Employment Advisor you will be providing advice and support to guide and encourage participants to overcome barriers to employment and achieve realistic job goals. This will be mainly delivered remotely via phone, video conference and other digital channels.
Reporting to a Team Leader, you will be expected to manage a caseload of participants, managing their journey to employment, offer advice and direction to enable participants to access support they need. The role will also involve re-building participant confidence and self-efficacy following a period on unemployment.
Shaw Trust operates on a national level with over 2,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers. We work with the government, local authorities, combined authorities, health service providers, employers, and other stakeholders – including the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Work and Pensions, clinical commissioning groups and NHS Trusts.
The ideal candidate will need to be inclusive and embrace our culture and values, putting those we serve at the heart of everything we do. You will consistently deliver high quality services to support our communities and beneficiaries. Additionally an understanding of government funded employment programmes such as the Work and Health Programme would be an advantage.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary.
- Enhanced Pension Scheme after 6 months.
- Life Assurance x 3 of your salary.
- Enhanced annual leave.
For further information and to apply online, please visit our website, via the link quoting reference: 21481.
Closing date: 31 January 2021.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
Shaw Trust is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and inclusion. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.