Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering a very exciting period in its development. The charity has been connected with the people of Yorkshire for over 90 years during which time it has established a sound financial base. Following the commitment in 2015 to invest at least £100m in cancer research and service by 2025 the cancer and cancer-prevention services work has already led to the creation of several pilot and larger scale programmes and they now require talented and motived people to expand and develop this vital work further.
Yorkshire Cancer Research - Head Of Services -Cancer and Cancer Prevention X2
Location: Grove Park Court, Harrogate. HG1 4DP.Travel across Yorkshire will be required.
Salary: £50K + Benefits
Contract: Permanent or 6 months FTC
The charity is looking for two exceptional individuals to develop, deliver and manage a portfolio of evidence-based cancer and cancer-prevention services. The post holders will be vital in ensuring the charity meets its ambitious KPI targets that will lead to achieving the goal of saving an extra 2,000 lives a year in Yorkshire by 2025.
These are exciting, and continually developing roles for the charity working in partnership with local authorities, Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS Trusts, community, and voluntary organisations and most importantly with patients and service users.
To be considered for this position you will have an excellent track record of management and leadership experience at senior manager/team leader level in a relevant environment. You will need to present and show experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships.
You must have experience of implementing, managing, and evaluating a strategic portfolio of health services. It would be ideal for the postholder to have knowledge and understanding of cancer services and public.
Closing date for applications: Midnight on Thursday 25 th June 2020
If you would like to receive a more information for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Shweta Prabhakar:
Shweta Prabhakar: [email protected] | 020 7820 7320
Touchstone is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.
Live Well Leeds - Service User Consultant
Salary: Starting at £19,554 per annum (pro rata) – NJC Scale Points 7 – 11
Hours: 15 hours per week
Contract: This role is fixed term for up to 12 months
The aim of Live Well Leeds is to provide flexible and practical support to adults within the Leeds Metropolitan District. This has been commissioned by Leeds City Council Adult Social Care. The contract is delivered by a Strategic Partnership (comprising Touchstone as the lead, Community Links and Leeds Mind) and a Delivery Network (comprising of 16 different voluntary sector partners).
The service will be easy for diverse people to access, navigate and receive high quality support for everyone to improve and maintain their mental health.
Live Well Leeds offers a seven day service, including evenings and weekends according to community/individual needs and wishes.
The successful candidate will work with Live Well Leeds staff and volunteers to ensure the full and effective involvement of service users in the design, development and delivery of services, identifying barriers to this, and supporting Live Well Leeds to develop meaningful service user involvement and activities.
Virtual information sessions will be held on 07 July 2020 and 09 July 2020. Please get in touch if you would like to attend either of these.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 12 July 2020
Interviews, via zoom, will be held on: Friday 24 July 2020
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website to download the application pack. Please note, you are not applying at this stage.
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. Further information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you.
Dementia devastates lives. By 2021, 1 million people will be living with the condition. But dementia won't win. Until the day we find a cure, Alzheimer's Society will be here for anyone affected by dementia - wherever they are, whatever they're going through. Everything we do is informed and inspired by them.
We are the UK's leading dementia charity. Every day, we work tirelessly to find new treatments and, ultimately, a cure for dementia. We provide expert information, training, and support services to all those who need our help. And we are creating a more dementia-friendly society so people with the condition can live without fear and prejudice.
Please note during the current COVID19 situation all services are being delivered remotely by telephone or video conferencing. Also, candidates are advised that internal applicants subject to potential redeployment may take precedence.
Support Worker Responsibilities:
Alzheimer’s Society Wakefield’s Dementia Support service involves dedicated members of staff giving one to one support, information and guidance to people with dementia or their carers and wider family or friends, to help people understand dementia, cope with day to day living with dementia and prepare for the future. We are at the core of ensuring that people affected by dementia across Wakefield have access to a clear and supportive pathway throughout their journey with dementia.
As a Dementia Support Worker with our Wakefield team you will have the rewarding opportunity to provide support and guidance to people with dementia and their carers; helping to maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives. The service is unique to each service user as it is based upon their personal circumstances and support needs.
You will offer support and guidance to your clients in a variety of ways, whether in the client's own home, at service offices or at other locations, face to face, by phone, letter or email.
Support Worker Requirements:
We are looking for an individual who possess NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) with an understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers.
Your ability to assess client needs along with the understanding of the need for client confidentially is essential to providing a valuable and worthwhile service.
To be successful in this role you will have excellent non-judgmental communication skills as well as strong organisational and time management skills in order to manage your caseload of clients effectively.
About Alzheimer’s Society:
Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.
Position: Dementia Support Worker
Location: Wakefield and Five Towns
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part time, 28 hours per week
Salary: £15,971.20 - £16,616 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Closing date: 09 July 2020
Interview date: W/C 20 or 27 July 2020
You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Dementia Adviser, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Mental Health, Dementia, NFP, Not for Profit, Charity etc.
£19,847 - £23,350 p/a (outside M25) ; £22,847 - £26,350 p/a (inside M25) – to be pro-rated
Please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)
Part Time (2.5 days p/w) - 6 month fixed term contract
Location to be confirmed but will involve remote working for now
Please note due to the current situation, there is no specific base location as most of the work will be carried out remotely with the learners. However when it is safe to work in an office environment, we do expect the successful candidate to be based in one of our offices – we are currently have offices in London, Leeds, Coventry, Wrexham and Norwich.
Are you a flexible yet resilient individual with experience of working with socially excluded adults and building excellent working relationships with partners and specialist support organisations?
If so, St Giles Trust is looking for Peer Advisor Network Caseworker to join us and provide a high-level service to our peer advisors in order to help them overcome the added challenges that COVID-19 presents.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. In response to COVID-19, our peer advisor network has been awarded a 6-month top up grant to allow us to meet the significantly increased needs of our peer advisors which is where you come in.
About this vital role
Work with hub teams to identify peer advisors who need extra support, take responsibility for a caseload of clients and keep recording systems up to date. You will also regularly liaise with peer advisors and regional teams to agree and regularly review an action plan that addresses wider barriers. Providing day-to-day support to peer advisors to enable them to achieve agreed targets and outcomes will be key, as will putting into place any corrective action to address any shortfall. When it comes to promoting projects with partner agencies, other St Giles trust teams and referral organisations to identify and receive appropriate referrals, again, we’ll count on you to deliver.
What we are looking for:
• A good understanding of the issues faced by our client group, and the barriers faced when starting employment, particularly by people with lived experience
• A proven ability to assess client needs, provide client led support and constructive feedback motivate and encourage individuals to make progress
• Experience of providing support remotely and building relationships and improved outcomes by phone and online
• Knowledge of current agencies available for sourcing employment, training, housing support, substance misuse support and other related barriers and the ability to help clients to access them
• A collaborative approach and the ability to build positive working relationships with other staff, volunteers and partners to achieve targets and resolve conflicts of interest professionally
• Good IT skills and a flair for setting up and operating systems to monitor and report on work
Please note: an enhanced DBS check is required for this role.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervisions, cycle scheme, season ticket loan and much more.
If you have any queries or require further information, please visit our website.
Closing date: 8th July 2020. Interviews: 13th / 20th July (due to the current situation, interviews will be held via video)
At TLG, we’re passionate about building an exceptional staff team that love making a difference to struggling children across the UK. We’re looking for a natural leader who has experience of working in HR. We’re looking for someone who is inspired by the opportunity of finding, developing and equipping excellent people in one of the fastest growing charities. We want to build a talented team that reflects the diversity of the communities that TLG serves and with this in mind, we are looking for someone wo can apply their experience of reaching and engaging potential BAME candidates to the TLG recruitment process. The role will also support in the guidance, advice and coaching for managers across TLG and partner organisations on the full range of HR activities.
You’ll need to love working with people, be great at building relationships to achieve outcomes, and have tenacity for high expectations when it comes to finding talent for TLG. We’re looking for someone who thrives under pressure, influences others to great outcomes and has tried and tested methods of implementing HR strategy that leads to organisational performance. As the HR teams grow there will be opportunity to specialise and develop within the role.
TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and their families and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. The role will require you to travel.
TLG particularly encourage applications from BAME candidates to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.
The date of initial and final interviews is to be confirmed.
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