Community Engagement Officer (Part Time)

Bedfordshire with travel 

C£16,054 (pro rata’d) plus car allowance £1,216

Permanent, Part Time (22.5 hours per week)

Do you want to bring people together to create thriving communities?

Does undertaking community projects to bring about positive change excite you?

Are you a creative problem solver?

If so, this is the role for you!

Our client is are a forward-thinking housing association, on a mission to build thriving communities where people can live happily in a home they can afford.

They work right across the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, and own or manage over 19,000 homes. As one of the top 25 Housing Association developers in the country, they remain committed to delivering high-quality affordable housing to those who need it the most.

Their Residents, shared owners and leaseholders are at the core of everything they do. With every employee playing an important part in ensuring they continue to provide them with excellent customer service and maintaining our role as a responsible landlord.

They are seeking a Community Engagement Officer to join them. Working with internal and external partners you will help develop thriving communities by developing and delivering innovative and exciting community led solutions

 What you will be doing:

• Initiating and encouraging community cohesion, including being involved in the planning and handover of new housing developments

• Identifying and helping to secure funding and other resources for community based initiatives / projects

• Empowering communities to create a voice that can tackle their needs and represent their interests

• Encouraging residents to participate in decision-making consultation and other resident involvement activities

 They’d love to meet someone with: 

• Experience of working within a community based role

• Experience in managing projects

• Strong communication and reporting writing skills

• A creative approach to problem solving

• Awareness of relevant political changes affecting communities in social housing

• A full UK driving licence and the ability to work out of hours at short notice

Amongst what they offer you is: 

• A competitive salary of C£16,054 (pro rata’d) plus car allowance £1,216

• 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays

• A generous contributory pension scheme

• Private health care

• Free life assurance

• Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym

• Opportunities for learning and development

• Discounted gym membership

• Retail discount scheme

 Successful candidates will need to complete a basic DBS application.

They reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that they have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.

They are an equal opportunities employer and they are keen to attract diversity into the organisation.

Closing date: 22nd October, 2021 

Interview date: To be confirmed 

The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association are seeking a Community & Engagement Partner to join our Association on a two-year fixed term contract, based from our National office Northampton. (Hybrid working with a mix of home and office).

Help us help more people!

The MND Association want to remove real and any perceived barriers to extend our reach into local communities to ensure that the support we offer meets the needs of and works for our members. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Community Engagement Partner to help drive this work forward. Based at our National office here in Northampton with flexible working

About the role

You will be working directly with local communities to understand their needs, build relationships, remove barriers and develop partnerships whilst equipping and empowering staff and volunteers to do the same.

In this new, dynamic and exciting role, reporting to the Head of Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI), you will play a key part in helping us achieve a step change in delivering our commitment to inclusion.

What are we looking for?

You will be a great people person, able to engage with, encourage and enthuse a broad range of people. You will understand the needs of different local communities and have experience of working with them. You will be collaborative and resourceful.

We particularly welcome applications from people with a disability or impairment and from members of the Black and Minority Ethic community as these groups are under-represented within our workforce.

How to apply?

We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please submit your CV in MS Word along with a supporting statement as described in the additional information attachment'.

To arrange an informal discussion about the role please contact the Head of DEI

About Us

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised and addressed by wider society.

We are agile, flexible and committed to hybrid working using the latest technology and a robust digital infrastructure. Together with a high level of trust and a performance driven culture, gives staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.

We value diversity, are committed to equity and are determined to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers and stakeholders.

We are members of the Stonewall Champions programme, part of Communication Access UK, signed up to the Disability Confident* programme and are looking at what we need to do to meet the RNIB's Visibly Better Employer quality standard.

*Although we are only at the Disability Confident committed stage we will offer interviews to disabled candidates that meet the requirements for the role and of course make any reasonable adjustments necessary.

Important Notices

We are open to discussing the possibility of variable hours, remote or home working, flexible start and finish times etc.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Our selection process will be multi-stage and may include video call screening, competency-based interview(s) and task(s). It is expected that interviews will be held and tasks performed via Teams or Zoom.

All internal applicants must liaise with their line manager before applying.

We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role. We work hard to fill our roles directly and if assistance is required, we operate a PSL, which currently closed for review. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies/ headhunters.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a key role within Northamptonshire Rape Crisis as part of the NRC Leadership Team supporting local survivors of sexual violence towards its vision and ambitions for the future.

You will be responsible for driving organisational change, improvement and embedding best practice across NRC support services. This new role will lead a small team and manage our services so that they adapt and respond to the changing needs of our clients. You will identify and develop responsive new services, consider creative and innovative approaches to service delivery with an aim of reducing wait times for survivors and engaging with underserved communities. 

You will drive good practice across our service provision ensuring services are consistently delivered to a high standard. 

 Why work for us?

• We are a well-respected, professional organisation that seeks continuous improvement.
•  You will work alongside a supportive team. 
• In addition to paying a competitive salary, we also look to develop our volunteers and colleagues continuously. 
• This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we move towards our next stage of development.

Download the job description for further details.

Please attach a cover letter in support of your application.

Please feel free to call the office for an informal chat regarding this role.

Closing date for all applications is Sunday 31st October 2021 at 5:30 pm.

We will be scheduling interviews as and when suitable candidates apply throughout the vacancy period.

We are currently recruiting for:

Community & College Skills Project Workers – Learning Assistants - £18700- £19200 p.a. or pro rata

Both full and part time roles available (a minimum of 3 days a week)

Full year and term time roles available

No shift work or evening/weekend work

Are you a caring person that wants to see young people with autism develop in learning life skills?

Are you patient and able to communicate to young people in a way they engage with?

Are you wanting to use your life experience to really impact someone’s life?

Due to an increasing demand for our service, we have Community Living Skills vacancies to deliver a range of services to students with a learning disability and/or autism. Within the Equip Project, you will support young people, aged 16 - 23, to meet the outcomes on their Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCP). For some of our learners we provide 1:1 support in college, to support them to achieve their course. We also deliver a range of community groups to help learners develop their social skills, confidence, life skills and independence. These include, but are not limited to, Independent Living Groups, Women’s & Men’s Groups, Creative Media Groups, Art Groups & Travel Training Groups. In addition, we offer a range of work experience opportunities including horticulture, working with animals, retail & mechanics.

You will work at our High Wycombe and Aylesbury buildings, plus in local colleges and out in the community. You will work alongside people with a learning disability or autism to meet their individual needs and support young people with their families to achieve positive outcomes.

To succeed you will be able to work both as part of a team and independently and have a 'can do' attitude. You will need to have good communication skills and an understanding of both self-advocacy and inclusion. We can teach you all you need to know; you just need to have the passion and care.

You will have the opportunity to help someone develop and grow as a person whilst making a difference that will live with you forever. And, as one of our team said, ‘Working with people with a learning disability or autism is the most rewarding and fulfilling role I have ever had.’

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) including checks with past employers (Applicant Declaration must be completed and returned with application).

“This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults with care and support needs and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment”

Closing date: 5th November

Role: Community Link Worker-Social Prescribing(22.5hrs) & Administrator (7.5hrs)

Hours: 30hrs pw

Location: BMW PCN (Berryfields Surgery, Meadowcroft Surgery, Whitehill Surgery)

Salary: £18,800

Contract Duration: Permanent

Reporting to: Team Leader

ABOUT BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MIND

Buckinghamshire Mind shares National Mind’s vision: “We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.”  It remains our mission to deliver high quality community-based services across Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire to reach out and ensure everyone with a mental health problem gets access to the help they need.

Our charity has over 500 volunteers (including 400 peer ambassadors/mentors in schools and over 100 in befriending partnerships). These dedicated individuals support our passionate staff team alongside an active service user council, who all ensure our services are tailored to need and are of the highest quality.  

Purpose of the role

The Social Prescribing service will be delivered by Community Link Workers working from GP surgeries in Primary Care Network (PCN) areas. The Community Link Worker will be directly employed by Buckinghamshire Mind.

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through GP referral to non-medical Community Link Workers (CLW’s) based in GP surgeries 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. Community Link Workers work collaboratively with all local partners.

Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and personal resilience and reduces health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing, and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. It particularly works for people with long-term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities

1. Take referrals from GP practices within a primary care network.
2. Provide personalised, holistic support to individuals, their families, and carers to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes.
3. Develop trusting relationships by giving people time and attention to their priorities and ‘what matters to me’.
4. Co-produce a personalised support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services.
5. Managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals on the caseload.
6. To refer people back to other health professionals/ agencies when the person’s needs are beyond the scope of the Community Link Worker role.
7. To provide Administrative support to our South Asian Communities Link Worker.

Key Tasks: Referrals

1. Promoting social prescribing to patients; its role in improving health outcomes, reducing social isolation and the ability to remain independent in one’s own home for longer.
2. Build relationships with key staff in GP practices within the local Primary Care Network (PCN), attending relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
3. Be proactive in developing strong links with GP surgery personnel to encourage referrals, recognising what they need to be confident in the service to make appropriate referrals.
4. Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.
5. Provide referrers with regular updates about social prescribing, including information on the types of people most likely to benefit from the service, how to refer and outcomes of referrals
6. Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of social prescribing on referrers.
7. Work in close collaboration with the Prevention Matters service to maximise the availability of social prescribing across the county whilst ensuring there is no duplication of resources.

Provide personalised support

1. Meet patients on a one-to-one basis, making home visits or using digital technology such as Skype where appropriate. Give them time to tell their stories and focus on ‘what matters to me’. Build trust, providing non- judgemental support, respecting diversity, and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a patient’s assets.
2. Be a friendly source of information about wellbeing and prevention approaches.
3. Help patients identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
4. Work with the patient, their families and carers and consider how they can all be supported through social prescribing.
5. Help people maintain or regain independence through developing skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
6. Work with patients to co-produce a simple personalised support plan – based on their priorities, interests, values, and motivations – including what they can expect from the groups, activities, and services they are being connected to and what the person can do for themselves to improve their health and wellbeing.
7. Where appropriate, physically introduce patients to community groups, activities, and statutory services, ensuring they are comfortable. Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.
8. Where patients may be eligible for a personal health budget, help them to explore this option as a way of providing funded, personalised support to be independent, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment, where appropriate.

Support community groups and VCSE organisations.

1. Develop supportive relationships with local Voluntary, Community, Social Enterprise groups/organisations and statutory services, to make timely, appropriate, and supported referrals for the patient being introduced.
2. Work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community and gaps in community provision.
3. Support local partners and commissioners to develop new groups and services where needed, through small grants for community groups, micro-commissioning, and development support.
4. Encourage patients who have been connected to community support through social prescribing to volunteer and give their time freely to others, in order to build their skills and confidence, and strengthen community resilience.
5. Encourage patients, their families, and carers to provide peer support and to do things together, such as setting up new community groups or volunteering.

General tasks: Data capture

1. Work sensitively with patients, their families, and carers to capture key information, enabling tracking of the impact of social prescribing on their health and wellbeing.
2. Encourage patients, their families, and carers to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.
3. Support referral agencies to provide appropriate information about the patient they are referring. Use the case management system to track the patient’s progress. Provide appropriate feedback to referral agencies about the patients they referred.
4. Work closely with GP practices within the PCN to ensure that social prescribing referral codes are inputted to EMIS and that the patient’s use of the NHS can be tracked, adhering to data protection legislation and data sharing agreements with the clinical commissioning group (CCG).
5. Work closely with our South Asian Communities Link Worker to provide administrative support and ensure that Emis is updated regularly.

Professional development

1. Work with your line manager to undertake continual personal and professional development, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the roles and responsibilities.
2. Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
3. Work with your line manager to access regular ‘clinical supervision’, to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that patients present.
4. Attend team meetings with other Community Link Workers, organised by the Team Manager.
5. Work with allocated GP who will have oversight of the successful embedding of this role into the surgeries and support with patient issues as required.

Miscellaneous

1. Work as part of a team to support the Coronavirus vaccination rollout and support the PCN with Coronavirus recovery.
2. Work as part of the team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.
3. Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
4. Duties may vary from time to time in this new and developing service, without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.

Person Specification

Candidates are required to meet all the essential conditions and requirements listed (E) and the majority of the desired requirements (D). Please refer to these requirements in your supporting statement as they will be used to help select candidates for interview.

Requirements

• Supports the aims and work of Buckinghamshire Mind (E)
• Maintains strict confidentiality concerning all Buckinghamshire Mind matters (E)

Personal Qualities & Attributes

• Ability to listen & empathise with people and provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way (E)
• Able to support people in a way that inspires trust & confidence, motivating Others to reach their potential (E)
• High level of written & oral communication skills with the ability to apply these effectively with people, their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies & stakeholders (E)
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals (E)
• Ability to work from an asset-based approach, building on existing community and personal assets (E)
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all colleagues and other partners(E)
• Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure (E)
• Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative (E)
• Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, GDPR & Health and Safety (E)

Qualifications, Training & Experience

• Experience of working in VCS or relevant Adult health & Social care roles (E)
• Training in motivational coaching and interviewing of equivalent experience (D)
• Experience of supporting people with their mental health (in a paid or unpaid capacity) (D)
• Maintains confidentiality in line with Buckinghamshire Mind policy (E)
• Experience of Supporting people, their families/carers in a related role (D)

• Has excellent communication skills, especially with people who experience/have experienced mental health issues (E)

• Is able to network and build sustainable working partnerships with other agencies (E)

• Is able to organise own workload and work without direct supervision (E)
• Is able to keep written records and data (E)
• Understanding of equality and diversity principles (E)

Other

• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own homes (E)
• Meets DBS reference standards, in line with the law on spent convictions (E)

Employee Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2 wellbeing days pro rata
• Training and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme – free professional confidential counselling
• Childcare vouchers
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Flu vaccinations
• Free eye tests
• Pension: Auto Enrolment (currently 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution)

Applications: Please send –

CV and Supporting Statement.  Your Supporting Statement should explain how your skills and experience meet each of the requirements detailed in the Person Specification.

The short-listing panel make their decisions based on this information and no assumptions about your skills or experience will be made.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore please apply as soon as possible.

Closing date for applications is: 29th October 2021.

Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including individuals with lived experience of mental health problems. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

To apply for any of our vacancies, please send your CV and covering letter.

The Greensand Trust is an independent environmental charity that works with local communities and landowners to conserve and enhance the distinctive landscape, wildlife and history of the Greensand Ridge and wider area, improving access, understanding and enjoyment for the benefit of everyone.

We are looking for someone who is experienced in SAGE to join our team and help deliver our wider work and objectives though delivering our financial processes.

Working directly to the CEO, this role is wide ranging and requires work at all levels from day to day processing through to statutory returns.

Regional Campaigns Officer

The Regional Campaigns Officer will lead RNIB's campaign activity across the South East, deliver local campaigns and empower blind and partially sighted people to achieve change in their local area.

The individual will have an exciting and challenging role within our Policy and Campaigns team, joining our network of Regional Campaigns Officers across England. They will be a highly effective team player and influencer, able to work and develop projects alongside local politicians and other key stakeholders such as local authorities, local health and social care bodies and voluntary sector partners.

Regional Campaigns Officer Responsibilities:

• Roll out local elements of RNIB’s nationally coordinated influencing work, engaging with local stakeholders, in line with organisational priorities.
• Recruit, support, train, and provide day-to-day management for RNIB campaign volunteers in the region, working with the national Policy and Campaigns team and regional Community Connection team to create skilled and empowered campaign leaders and participants.
• Support campaign volunteers to secure influential roles at local and regional levels, e.g. on NHS committees and transport access forums.
• Recruit supporters from across the region, working with the national Policy and Campaigns team and regional Community Connection team to grow campaign capacity, or direct to other RNIB services or departments as appropriate.
• Coordinate with the public affairs team and other RNIB regional staff to develop positive working relationships with local MPs and local authority elected members and officers to deliver RNIB's objectives. To facilitate contact between MPs and local authorities and RNIB campaign supporters.
• Develop positive working relationships with customer forums and local groups representing blind and partially sighted people and to identify local priorities, feeding intelligence to RNIB colleagues.
• Develop positive relationships and close links with RNIB regionally based staff, RCOs based in other regions and the central Policy and Campaigns team.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for RNIB’s regional and local campaigning activity, in collaboration with colleagues and a range of stakeholders.
• Co-ordinate the production of influencing briefings and materials, feed into the development of national materials as appropriate, and organise engagement events at local and regional levels.
• Be an RNIB spokesperson, representing the charity as appropriate in local media, develop a strong regional campaigning presence on social media and write articles and contribute stories to a range of RNIB and non-RNIB channels.

Regional Campaigns Officer Requirements:

• Experience of campaigning or influencing to secure change in policy and practice
• Understanding of disability issues and the social model of disability and knowledge of issues affecting blind and partially sighted people.
• Experience of working with groups of campaigners, and/or with working with people affected by an issue to make change.
• Ability to produce campaign plans and write campaign reports, briefings and submissions for a variety of audiences.
• Ability to provide effective line management to campaign volunteers: setting objectives, developing and training volunteers, and monitoring performance.
• Exceptional team working skills and the ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Ability to quickly build rapport and establish relationships with supporters, volunteers and service users as well as a wide range of external stakeholders.
• Ability to plan and organise own time and volunteer time effectively, by prioritising and creating work schedules in order to manage workload and meet deadlines.
• Ability to think creatively and develop new ideas, identify potential difficulties and generate workable solutions.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, and knowledge of how to adapt style to suit the audience.
• Ability to represent RNIB in local media and to make internal/external presentations to a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to secure the effective engagement of colleagues and partners at external meetings.
• Knowledge of how to effectively use social media and other communications to support and enhance campaign activity.
• Ability to understand and demonstrate commitment to RNIB's Equal Opportunities Policy and to ensure all activities are consistent with the Equal Opportunities Policy. This includes all staff activities and their interface with the general public.

Desirable

• Knowledge of statutory provider structures and decision making processes including NHS and local authorities..

About RNIB:

We’re the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we’re here for everyone affected by sight loss. Working for us means working for one of the UK’s biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.

RNIB is committed to being led by our customers (blind and partially sighted people), and one of the ways we do this is through active involvement and engagement in many of our work activities, including the recruitment of new members of staff.

Please be aware that blind and partially sighted volunteers may be involved in the recruitment and selection process for this vacancy; including reviewing job applications and CV’s, shortlisting and interviews and selection tests.

RNIB is committed to being an Equal Opportunities organisation and we welcome applications from people with sight loss.

Location: Home-based within the South East: location is flexible but the ideal candidate would be based in the South East region e.g. home counties, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire etc.
Salary: £32,115 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 36 per week

In exchange we a stimulating and supportive working environment and a benefits package including:

• 26 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), which increase with service.
• Excellent pension schemes
• Flexible Working

You may have experience of the following: Regional Campaigns Officer, Campaigns Officer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Policy and Campaigns, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

Ref: 103 289

The Resident Engagement Officer will provide a wellbeing service within HMP Five Wells, a 1,680 population resettlement prison that is currently timetabled to open in Wellingborough in February 2022, giving residents and staff time to focus on ‘what matters to them’.  They will take a holistic approach to the residents and staff health and wellbeing, connecting residents and staff to the local community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

They will also support existing local community groups to be accessible and sustainable, and help them to start new groups or activities, working collaboratively with residents, G4S Commissioners and all local partners. The Link Worker will work alongside any existing wellbeing or pastoral provision for residents and staff and any initiatives developed will seek to complement this provision.

All applications need to be made with reference to the full job description, using our application form. Please note that the successful applicant will be subject to vetting procedures for this post.

Closing date 10am on Friday 29th October 2021.

We are currently recruiting:

Engagement Facilitators:

To work on a zero hour basis, 1 to 2 days a week

To work in Buckinghamshire

Talkback has worked for over 20 years in a person-centred way with people with learning needs and/or autism. We provide people with opportunities for education, life & social skills and employment. We enable them to share a voice and be recognised equally in their community. We are committed to creating a society where Individuals with a learning disability and/or autism are inspired to live fulfilling lives.

We are looking for students, with either a minimum of 2 years study in Psychology or Social Care, or MSc and PhD students with more in depth experience, with an ability to think outside the box and work with Talkback to undertake research and run engagement sessions.

The core of our work is focused on supporting people to speak up and have their say on local issues. We do this by facilitating groups and sharing feedback in a variety of creative ways at professional meetings. These are exciting and varied roles, with a range of opportunities and development within various areas such as Advocacy, Training and Positive Behaviour Support.

You need to be a strong, independent person who can use your initiative and enjoy a wide variety of work and being part of a team, supporting each other.

We believe everyone is unique and needs to have a voice. Do you want to be a person who can enjoy the satisfaction of making that happen?

We give training and support to all our team.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) including checks with past employers (Applicant Declaration must be completed and returned with application).

NRC are recruiting to an important new role. In recent years we have seen continuous growth in men and boys accessing our service. In response to this, we are looking for a highly motivated individual to provide practical and emotional support to male survivors of sexual violence. You will develop and maintain strong and effective relationships with key partners, enabling clients to access relevant services to support them in their recovery process. The post holder will work throughout the county to advocate, risk assess, safety plan and empower clients to make positive informed choices.

You will report to our Service Development Lead.

Why work for us?

• We are a well-respected, professional organisation that seeks continuous improvement. 
• You will work alongside a supportive team. 
• We have developed positive working relationships with both statutory and voluntary organisations across the County.
• In addition to paying a competitive salary, we also look to develop our volunteers and colleagues continuously. 
• This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we move towards our next stage of development.

Please ensure to attach a cover letter in support of your application.

Please feel free to call the office for an informal chat regarding this role.

Closing date for all applications is Saturday 6th November 2021 at 5:30 pm.

Please note that we will be scheduling interviews as and when suitable candidates apply throughout the vacancy period.

Location - Flexible (across Oxon, Bucks and Milton Keynes).

Connection Support is excited to announce a new post being created to implement our charity’s latest strategy to generate and diversify its income. We are looking for someone to bring enthusiasm, professionalism, personable and persuasive communication both in person and writing to the process of establishing a distinct, charity focused fundraising strategy to generate supplementary income through grants, individual givers, events and other means, during this very exciting time for us.

From a fundraising/charity background, you have experience and a proven track record of fundraising from individual and company donors and grant making organisations and can facilitate people to plan and work together so that income generation targets are achieved.

You will be part of our senior management team working together to help us to reach more vulnerable people and make a greater difference to peoples lives.

Put simply, it’s about making a difference. A real difference.

Support Coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke. We are looking for an innovative, passionate and professional individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to join our Stroke Recovery Service based Buckinghamshire

Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator

Location: Home based, Buckinghamshire, with regular travel across the service areas

Hours: We are recruiting for a full time post of 35 hours (Ref S790) and a part time post of 17.5 hours (Ref S791)

Salary: £23,100 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract: This is a fixed term contract until March 2022. Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for the contract until 31 March 2022

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 22 October 2021

Interview Date: 19 October 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

The service aims to identify and address the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway, by providing a range of innovative support solutions, supporting them to meet their desired outcomes. A key part of the role will be to support service users and the delivery of the service.

Reporting to the Stroke Association Service Delivery Coach, the Stroke Association Support Coordinator will:

• Support new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.
• Provide personalised information, advice and support.
• Support clients to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to prevent further strokes
• Be accountable for volunteers, so experience of recruiting, training and managing volunteers would be an advantage.
• Recruit, train and manage a team of volunteers
• You will have excellent IT skills and demonstrate a flexible approach to your role.

About You

The Stroke Association Support Coordinator will have experience/background in:

• A caring profession ideally with experience of supporting people with disabilities.
• Setting up and running support groups.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter  of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of you skills and experience. Please confirm the reference number to the role when applying.

This role is home based, but extensive travel is required across the local area and occasionally further afield.

The ability to drive and the use of a car with business use cover are essential to fulfil the requirements of the role.

To fulfil the requirements of the role you must abode within the U.K and have the right to work in the U.K.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.

We are currently recruiting for:

Learning Disability Project Workers - £18700 - £19200 p.a. (pro rata for part time staff)

Both full and part time roles are available (a minimum of 3 days a week)

No shift work or evening/weekend work 

Do you have a passion for making the difference to someone’s life? Do you have patience and a good sense of fun? Do you wonder what it would be like to be able to help people learn life skills and practical areas so they can live independently.

At Talkback our Vision is ‘To help everyone with a learning disability or autism embrace new opportunities, lead the fulfilling lives they want and actively contribute to their local community.'

Our Project Workers play a vital part of that vision and are responsible for planning and delivering creative, fun, and engaging sessions that enable people to progress and develop their independence.

Core projects that staff work on include, social and life skills training, sports and wellbeing, men’s and women’s groups, a drama group which puts on regular shows, an upcycling and woodwork enterprise, gardening and allotment groups, work experience and a creative arts group.

We embrace staff from different working backgrounds who can use their experience and talents to benefit the lives of people with a learning disability or autism. If you have the passion and desire, we can provide the training and support.

As part of the role, you will work across Buckinghamshire at both our High Wycombe and Aylesbury locations, plus out in the community. You will work alongside people with a learning disability, aged 23 years and older, to meet their individual needs to achieve positive outcomes.

To succeed you will be able to work as part of a team and independently and have a 'can do' attitude. You will need to have good communication skills, as well a desire to help people with a learning disability learn new skills, access employment opportunities and build friendships.

In addition to our building based service, Talkback deliver virtual sessions via platforms such as Zoom. This addition to our traditional service was developed during the Covid-19 lockdown and not only provides vital support for people unable to attend a building based services but connects our current sites and enables a wider range of activities to be shared with our members.

You will have the opportunity to help someone develop and grow as a person whilst making a difference that will live with you forever. And, as one of our team said ‘Working with people with a learning disability is the most rewarding and fulfilling role’

If you want to make a lasting difference to people we want to talk to you.

Closing date 5th November

The Business Engagement Manager will be responsible for building relationships between The Clare Foundation and Buckinghamshire based businesses, to encourage and develop better partnership working between businesses and the charity sector. The post holder will create our new Helping Businesses Programme, which is an integral part of TCF’s three-pronged strategic vision: Helping Charities, Helping People and Helping Businesses in Buckinghamshire, making it an even more thriving and happy county to work and live in.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating and owning the Helping Businesses programme by generating new business contacts and collaborative opportunities to increase Corporate Social Responsibility in Buckinghamshire

• Conduct research and suggest new ideas or initiatives for CSR type proposals that will have a significantly positive impact on the environment and local communities

• Set up a series of roundtable discussion events with local businesses, agencies, county authorities, organisations and charities to listen to their needs and challenges

• Organise networking and training for businesses and charities to encourage positive collaboration and sustainable partnerships

• Provide a series of seminars/workshops that provide specific help and insight for charities on how to engage with businesses, build rapport and maintain relationships

• Represent the charity at corporate events and continue to build a network of relationships with external strategic corporate partners

• Monitor the progress of projects and programmes assessing results against initial plans

• Support the Trustee Matching programme

• Prepare related progress reports and quarterly Board papers for the CEO

• Provide information, media and associated materials for TCF’s communications team

• Maximise publicity for the network and promote successful interventions

• Become a local member of organisations such as CSRA, Chamber of Commerce and Buckinghamshire Business First (BBF) to build mutually beneficial relationships that enable TCF to gain exposure and traction.

Other Responsibilities

• Occasionally able to work evenings and weekends as required or appropriate

• Any other reasonable tasks requested and deemed appropriate by the CEO

Person Specification/Key Competencies

Requirements

• At least 3 years’ experience in a charity, public or corporate role

• Some knowledge of the business and charity sector in Buckinghamshire

• Own car and full clean UK driving licence

  Essential

• Engaging, collaborative and inclusive personality

• Ability to map, organise, create and deliver successful programmes and projects

• Flexible and adaptable, able to respond to the changing needs of the organisation

• Able to manage a diverse workload, deliver outcomes and remain calm under pressure.

• Articulate, with excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to deliver clear messages to a range of stakeholders, partners and staff.

  Desirable

• Reflect the values of our organisation and that of the sector

• Understanding of the Buckinghamshire Council community strategy and programmes

• Ongoing commitment to BAME issues, equality, diversity and inclusion and to be a voice for those who are disengaged and vulnerable.

Please forward a CV (not more than 2 pages) and a covering letter (not more than 1 page)