Job title: Community Development Coordinator 

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week 

Contract: 12 months initially with the strong potential for extension, dependent on funding (funding is already secured for 17.5 hours to end of March 2023) 

Salary: NJC points 14 (£23,080) to 19 (£25,481) 

Responsible to: Community Development Lead 

Location: working from home initially due to covid-19 restrictions, usually based in Chorley with time spent in Blackburn with Darwen each week and travel to other communities across Lancashire 

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to join a team that are passionate about improving mental health and wellbeing? 

We’re looking for an inspiring individual to join our Community Development Team, who has experience of working with communities to engage and motivate people to participate in activities.  

We want someone who is hardworking, creative, and able to work on their own initiative to roll out our Community Wellbeing Challenge programme that empowers communities to address issues that impact on wellbeing. You will also deliver a range of workshops to raise awareness of mental health and the ways in which people can look after and maintain their mental wellbeing.  

Ideally, you will have experience of project coordination and delivery of group activities but, above all, we want someone who is passionate and shares Lancashire Mind’s ambition to achieve Mental Wellbeing for All. 

Lancashire Mind is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, particularly candidates with a lived experience of mental health conditions who fulfil all the criteria within the person specification. 

See attached Recruitment Pack for more information about Lancashire Mind and the job role. 

Deadline for applications: 12 noon on 4th February 2021. Applications must be submitted using a Lancashire Mind application form. Late applications will not be accepted. 

Interviews for this post are scheduled for 16th February 2021. Please reserve this date in your diary because alternative dates cannot be offered. Due to the continuing need to safeguard staff and members of the public, interviews will take place remotely, using Microsoft Teams. 

Please note: Lancashire Mind follows Safer Recruitment practices and have a commitment to safeguarding people who use our services. Therefore, this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of your qualifications and right to work. 

Birth Companions is a small charity that supports women experiencing multiple disadvantage through the perinatal period in the community across London and currently in three different prisons. We aim to address some of the many health and social inequalities facing the communities we work with and, in doing so, improve the outcomes of our service-users and their children. We believe that no woman should be isolated or unsupported during this crucial transition.

Through the work of our staff and trained volunteers we offer practical and emotional support before, during and after birth. We work in a woman-centred way that is trauma-informed, flexible, non-judgemental and mindful, basing our support on what a woman tells us she needs. 

The Coordinator: Community Antenatal Services will be involved in delivering all aspects of our targeted antenatal course model in the community, supporting some of the most vulnerable pregnant women and new mothers in London. The post-holder will be involved in the assessment of new referrals and maintaining appropriate partnership working with key referrers and relevant agencies. The role also includes coordination and support of paid sessional workers and volunteers who help to deliver the classes.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to temporarily suspend all of our classes and face to face support of women, and we have adapted our community services to provide remote support for women using phone, email and post.

There is still uncertainty about how COVID-19 will continue to affect our services. The way that the post holder will be asked to deliver our service will also depend on-going restrictions and guidelines issued by the Government.

We are therefore looking to recruit someone who is able to work in a flexible and creative way to support women through this challenging time.

This role is exempt from the sexual discrimination act 1975 as the post requires working closely with women. Only female applicants will be considered.

Birth Companions is committed to increasing the diversity of our staff team. 
Currently women from Black, Asian and other ethnic groups who experience racism in our society are under-represented in the team and we therefore particularly welcome candidates from these communities. We will be using positive action under the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate who is Black, Asian or from any other minoritised ethnic community if two candidates are equally qualified. 

Are you looking for a new challenge this new year? YMCA East Surrey is a vibrant, local charity recruiting brand new roles. Based in our Emotional Services and Mental Health team, the ideal candidates will be passionate about working with children, young people and their families to improve their overall mental health and wellbeing. Working with the NHS, CAHMS and Children's Services, this is a varied role that will have a real impact, on real lives. 

The main responsibilities of the role are:

1. To help assess the needs and strengths of the referred child or young person and help them identify individual goals to achieve desired change
2. To deliver and assist with the evaluation of interventions for children and young people which aim to improve mental health and well-being, build on existing strengths and increase levels of resilience
3. Record and collect data with various tools such as goal-based outcomes (GBO’s) and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions
4. To take responsibility for own caseload of children, young people and families some with complex and multiple needs with support from senior EWMH staff
5. To help involve children, young people and their parents in the co-production of programmes, activities and services
6. To work collaboratively with Surrey and Borders NHS Partnership, Surrey Children’s Services, local CAMHS teams and other community-based services to provide the most effective service for children, young people and families
7. To keep accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrate progress with children and young people
8. To provide record and report the appropriate data to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated 
9. To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures
10. To help provide written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions
11. To work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in one to one, peer and group supervision.

Hours of work: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Typically this will be 9.30am to 5.30pm but up to 2 evenings with a 7pm finish (with a later start time) may be required. Requests for 4 days per week would be considered. 

Location: YMCA Hillbrook House, Redhill

Salary / pay rate: £22,000 - £25,000 per annum

Annual leave: Four weeks plus bank holidays. Holidays increase after two years service to a maximum of five weeks after six years service. The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year.

Benefits: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents. There is free parking available at YMCA East Surrey sites. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.

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.

Ready to beat COVID? 

Rolling out the vaccination programme is a huge undertaking. Imago are supporting Sevenoaks Primary Care Network to ensure the success of this process and we have an opportunity available for a full-time COVID Vaccination Care Coordinator.

This role aims to ensure the smooth delivery of the local vaccination programme. The post is based in Sevenoaks and you will be supporting multiple GP surgeries with this process. 

Applicants are expected to have exceptional organisation and customer care skills, and empathy regarding patient needs. You will coordinate the care needs of individuals in line with the processes of each practice and overall vaccination programme. You should have the ability to manage multiple tasks such as booking appointments, coordinating patient transport, hosting clinics, record keeping and carrying out follow up calls with patients. This role will develop over time to include meeting additional patient health and wellbeing needs outside of the vaccination programme. 

Due to the nature of this role, it is essential that applicants have previous experience of working in a health or medical environment. Due to the nature of the programme, you will be required to work evenings and weekends on a rota basis 

Are you seeking a new challenge this year? YMCA East Surrey is recruiting for this brand new role, which sits within our Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services team. Sitting alongside a more junior post, this role will see the successful applicants coordinate, plan and deliver interventions to improve the mental wellbeing of children, young people and their families. This role will also require working with the NHS, CAHMS and Children's Services. If you are passionate about helping those in need, this role could be for you. A Level 4 qualification relevant to working with children, young people and families gained in education, social care, youth work, informal education or health is required. 

Main responsibilities

1. To receive and manage referrals from partner agencies and from young people themselves
2. Assess the needs and strengths of the referred child or young person and put together a programme of help and support; helping them identify individual goals to achieve desired change
3. To design, deliver and evaluate interventions for children and young people which aim to improve mental health and well-being, build on existing strengths and increase levels of resilience
4. Co-ordinate, record and collect data with various tools such as goal-based outcomes (GBO’s) and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions
5. To take full responsibility for own caseload of children, young people and families some with complex and multiple needs
6. To involve children, young people and their parents in the co-production of programmes, activities and services and support other staff in their understanding and delivery of co-production techniques
7. To take a lead on working collaboratively with Surrey and Borders NHS Partnership, Surrey Children’s Services, local CAMHS teams and other community-based services to provide the most effective service for children, young people and families
8. To be responsible for accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrate progress with children and young people
9. To provide record and report the appropriate data to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated
10. To be responsible for the health and safety of children and young people attending all sessions and to ensure that safeguarding and child protection policies are adhered to.
11. To provide written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions and support other staff in their understanding and delivery of similar qualitative evaluation techniques
12. Attend and participate in relevant internal/external meetings and forums related to the mental health forums
13. To work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in one to one, peer and group supervision.

Hours of work: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Typically this will be 9.30am to 5.30pm but up to 2 evenings with a 7pm finish (with a later start time) may be required. Requests to work 4 days per week may also be considered.

Location: YMCA Hillbrook House, Redhill

Salary / pay rate: £25,000 - £28,000 per annum

Annual leave: Four weeks plus bank holidays. Holidays increase after two years service to a maximum of five weeks after six years service. The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year

Benefits: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents. There is free parking available at YMCA East Surrey sites. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.

If you are passionate about supporting young people to reach their potential, we want you to join our partnership! Bonny Downs Community Association (BDCA) and Renewal Programme (RP) have come together in an exciting new youth project and are seeking 2 x experienced Youth Co-coordinators to provide the young people of Newham with spaces to enjoy, support to achieve their best, and opportunities to make a positive difference in their community.

About us

BDCA is a dynamic community-led charity that has been serving the residents of the London Borough of Newham since 1998. Our motto is, “working together to change lives and transform our community”.  The Renewal Programme has also been working in the borough for 50 years and is passionate about investing in community and supporting people to rise through dignity, inspiration, and empowerment. Together we have a combined track record of over 70 years’ Newham focussed service delivery. including local club youth provision. holiday activities, evening drop-ins, sports activities and youth leadership programmes.

About the roles

These new posts offer an exciting opportunity to play a driving role in launching a new package of services for young people across the economically disadvantaged but beautifully diverse East Ham area of Newham. Each role is 36 hours per week and for an initial fixed term period of 2 years pending further funding. Please see the full job descriptions and person specifications attached and do note an enhanced DBS check will be required.

Our ideal candidates will have significant youth work experience, a passion for working with young people from diverse backgrounds and a high level of motivation to develop an excellent and impactful youth offer.  You will be excellent relationship builders that are enthused by partnership working, and given current circumstances you will also need to be creative in your approach to adapt youth engagement offers safely and in line with Covid-19 restrictions. You will need to demonstrate that you are professional, organised, efficient and able to manage our sessional youth staff, sports coaches, junior leaders and workshop providers. You will also have a robust understanding of safeguarding policy and procedures.

With one role based predominantly at BDCA (London E6) and the other at RP (London E12), you will work together to plan, lead, manage and evaluate sessions in venues across the East Ham community, ensuring project outcomes are effectively delivered. Key shared project outcomes are:

• Provide safe places to enjoy = at least 6 venues will be open for a total of 1759 hours of youth activities each year.
• Increase youth engagement = Each year, at least 495 unique young people will access our regular activities and accredited courses and feel a greater sense of community connection as a result.
• Grow youth leadership = Each year, at least 45 young people will receive intensive year-long support to achieve their best and build their hope and agency to make positive change in their own lives and in their wider community too through accredited youth leadership courses and social action campaigns.
• Deliver inspiring and diverting activities = Each year, the programme will deliver at least 25 co-produced activities including sports, creative arts, wellbeing workshops, free play, tuition support, educational workshops, offsite trips, training and mentoring.

Each role will however have slightly different areas of responsibility as follows:

Youth co-ordinator 1 (BDCA)

This post holder will be specifically responsible for coordinating: four outdoor MUGA sports sessions and one outdoor BMX session per week; year round Saturday volunteering sessions for young sports leaders; support to complete Duke of Edinburgh award scheme led by specialist partner and an annual music production project led by specialist provider. They will also be directly delivering: three virtual activity videos per month; two annual residentials for 15 participants; three-week summer volunteering placement with accredited Sports Leadership Award for 30 participants; monthly Stepping Up life skills training and social action campaign planning workshops plus regular mentoring calls for 15 participants; annual music premiere event for up to 100 attendees; and 10 day trips per year for up to 15 participants.

Youth co-ordinator 2 (RP)

This post holder will be specifically responsible for coordinating and delivering five evening youth clubs per week including a tuition club, journalism club and three drop-in free play sessions with creative workshops. They will be charged with leading the project’s monthly youth forums during the above sessions and also supporting participants to attend borough-wide Youth Citizens Assemblies and Area Youth Forum meetings. So as well as delivering high quality inclusive activities in safe supervised spaces, this new Project Coordinator will focus on increasing access to platforms where youth voices can be heard and younger leaders are supported to help steer local services to boost engagement and impact.

Application process: Please apply by attaching an up to date CV AND covering letter (max 2 pages, applications without cover letters WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED) demonstrating how your skills meet the Job Description and Person Specification and why you are interesting in applying for the role. If your application preference or request is for one specific role over the other then please state this in your cover letter otherwise we will assume you wish to be considered for either role within a single application. We are also willing to consider job share applications for each role from strong candidates

Application deadline:

Please note there is no fixed  closing date, but we are keen to recruit to these posts as quickly as possible and so early applications are very much encouraged. We will invite interviews and begin the selection process on a rolling basis, with the aim to have the positions filled as soon as appropriate candidates are identified. Candidates will need to apply before 1st February to be considered for the first set of interviews fixed for 4th February.

• First interviews via Zoom: Thursday 4th February 2021
• Ideal start date: w/c 15th February 2021

Equal Opportunities Statement

Both BDCA and RP are committed to recruiting high quality candidates whose skills and experience are most suited to the jobs on offer regardless of sex, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion (or beliefs), marital status, sexual orientation, disability, age or political affiliation.

Ready for a new role?
 
Could you help adults with complex needs to access the support they need to live independent and healthier lives? We are looking for someone who is organised, self-motivated and confident, and can work both independently and as part of a team.

You will work alongside multiple GP practices, independently managing a caseload and new referrals, providing personalised support and connecting patients with health and community services to improve independent living, health and wellbeing.

Applicants should have experience of completing initial mental health assessments with provisional diagnosis for mild to moderate depression and anxiety in either adults or children. You should be competent to complete a risk assessment identifying associated risk with diagnosis. As such, it is expected that you will have worked in a similar environment and role. 

It is essential that you have an understanding of how to prioritise need, and be able to recognise when to refer on to specialist services, being confident in your ability to communicate at different levels across both the health and social care sectors. 

The position is based in Gillingham and is a great opportunity to join our established Social Prescribing team working with Primary Care Networks across the South East.

You will need to demonstrate a robust knowledge of confidentiality, data protection, safeguarding and boundaries in all aspects of your work. Car driver essential.
 
Be part of something great. 

Ready for a new challenge?   
  
We are looking for an organised, self-motivated and confident individual to join our established Social Prescribing team working with adults with complex needs, helping them to access the support they need to live independent and healthier lives.   
  
The position is available in Ashford, and applicants must have experience of working with adults, and a background in medical or social care. 

You will work alongside multiple GP practices, independently managing a caseload and new referrals, providing personalised support and connecting patients with health and community services to improve independent living, health and wellbeing. It is essential that you have an understanding of how to prioritise need, and be able to recognise when to refer on to specialist services, being confident in your ability to communicate at different levels across both the health and social care sectors.  
  
You will need to demonstrate a robust knowledge of confidentiality, data protection, safeguarding and boundaries in all aspects of your work. Car driver essential.   
  
It’s time to make a difference.  

Digital exclusion contributes to loneliness, social isolation and health inequality.  People who are disabled, living with a long term health condition, living in deprived areas, people with a caring responsibility and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are at higher risk of experiencing both loneliness and digital exlcusion.

Health, social care and voluntary sector partners in Surrey Downs and East Surrey are determined to reduce loneliness in our community, and are using digital inclusion to help to achieve this.  The Tech to Community Connect service provides access to devices, a 'match' with one of our brilliant volunteer Tech Angels, access to virtual social and activity groups, and opportunities to become a virtual volunteer.The service has been piloted over the last 9 months and has had a real impact.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the innovative team at Surrey Coalition of Disabled People and really make a big difference in your community.  As you will see from the job description, we are not looking for a tech expert; your people, communication and organisational skills are what we are after (though if you do happen to be a tech expert too then that won't hurt!) 

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.

COMMUNITY CONNECTOR, MOVING FORWARD CENTRAL NOTTS, SUTTON IN ASHFIELD, FRWK07 £20,133 – 21,866, PERMANENT, 37 HPW

The County Moving Forward team provides floating support to people with mental health issues who have a housing or financial support need.  There is currently a vacancy for a Community Connector within the team. 

What is a Community Connector?  It’s a key part of the service where we connect the people we support with any opportunity, service or activity in their local community that helps them stay resilient, gain knowledge and skills, and stay more independent. Many people we support are socially excluded and struggle to know how to access opportunities available to them. The aim is to help educate and empower people to gain the help they need in the community rather than returning to longer term support services.  Being able to be an active part of their community or just even know where to go to get something done – e.g. joining a social group - is a positive step in staying independent and well.

The Moving Forward Community Connectors research, build connections and maintain relationships with a wide range of projects, services and organisations within the area that they work and the wider county. From this resource of information we can support people to begin their journey – whatever that might be.  This could include becoming a volunteer, looking for training, making new friends – or learning new skills such as how to navigate the benefits system successfully, how to use the internet effectively or set up an email account - the list is endless. The skill of the community connector is to build interest, motivation and confidence in the person to create a better life for their future.

We work with people individually or in small groups to explore how they can build their confidence, together with skills and knowledge that will help them find a route to their own personal goals.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed person who can help people find their own solutions and aid them in planning a way forward. The successful candidate should be able to assess service users’ needs and offer viable options in a positive and safe way. The ability to design and deliver short, well planned and fun activities that engage socially excluded people is a must. The role will also advise and support core MF keyworkers to identify socially inclusive options for the people they support. The post holder would be expected to help recruit volunteer peer mentors and assist in their training and development. There is training available to achieve a Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF) qualification within 12 months. The post holder must have a current driving licence and access to a car.

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

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.

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