We have an opportunity for a Peer Support Worker to use own lived experience of mental health to support others, by navigating through the Criminal Justice System and accessing support for mental health needs.

Title: Peer Support Worker
Working base: Luton
Area covered: Bedfordshire and Luton
Reports to: Project Support Manager
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £18,552.00 per annum
Contracted hours: 37.0 per week
Working days: Monday to Friday
Working hours: 7.4 hours per day

Responsibilities:

• To work in the East London Foundation Trust, Liaison and Diversion team as a Mind BLMK Peer Support worker and deliver on contract requirements.
• Encourage service users (including hard to reach clients with complex needs) to engage with the Liaison and Diversion Service, other agencies and referral pathways.
• Deliver a strength-based approach to support using own lived experience of mental health, in order to facilitate a space where people feel accepted and understood. Share ideas and approaches that have been useful in recovery and embed this in working practices as a peer.
• Increase the awareness and understanding of the range of local networks, community services and service user services available eg. Recovery college, Mind BLMK services.
• Be able to provide support and advice to colleagues in the wider Liaison and Diversion Service/Team based on lived experience.
• Raise any concerns within the wider Liaison and Diversion team and group/individual supervision and care planning, including review of care plans
• Carry out health and safety responsibilities in line with Mind BLMK’s H&S policies, procedures and guidance (risk assessments, reviews, reporting, safeguarding, incidents/accidents, premises).
• Carry out cash handling responsibilities as directed by your Line Manager in line with Mind BLMK’s financial policies, procedures and guidance (records, petty cash income and
• expenditure).
• Carry out responsibilities for the collection, updating, monitoring and reporting of service data in line with Mind BLMK’s contract and systems requirements and procedures.

Closing date: 10am on Wednesday 3rd June 2020

To Apply:

Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you can download the job description and application pack.

No agencies please.

The Services Manager role is an exciting opportunity to join the leadership team of a specialist sexual violence service, delivered by and for women and girls. She will provide operational management of frontline services at SRC, providing leadership and expertise to a team delivering their specialist roles. The Services Manager will lead both the counselling team and outreach service and will work collaboratively with the Director to ensure high-quality support to diverse women and girls throughout Suffolk. She will have strong experience in leading remote teams and delivering therapeutic and practical support services. SRC provides high-quality face-to-face and online support and the service Manager will continue to build and develop these life-changing and life-saving services. 

Ipswich or Bury St Edmunds offices (part-time homeworking will also be considered) 

Flexible working and job sharing will be considered. 

About Suffolk Rape Crisis 

SRC is a specialist, feminist sexual violence service run by and for women. We work to support survivors of sexual violence and to challenge the underlying attitudes that allow Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) to continue. SRC provides support to all self-identified women and girls aged 14 and above who have experienced any form of sexual violence, at any point in their lives. 

SRC provides a range of person-centred services to meet the needs of diverse women in Suffolk, including counselling, outreach, helpline and online support. SRC also takes part in both local and national feminist activism, including coordinating the annual Ipswich Reclaim the Night March.

Our Vision: A world free from sexual violence and gender inequality 

Our Mission: To work as part of a worldwide movement to ensure that women and girls experiencing any form of sexual violence in our community are able to access needs-led, specialist support. At the same time we will challenge the underlying attitudes that allow sexual violence to continue. 

Our values:  

• Empowerment 

• Diversity 

• Transparency 

• Change 

Benefits: Competitive salary, 30 days annual leave, pension scheme, family friendly working practices, including enhanced parental leave.

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role. 

SRC is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. SRC would welcome applications from BAME women who are currently underrepresented within our team. This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. 

We are looking for an Office and Data Coordinator, who will hold responsibility for coordinating and enabling our office and data functions, as well as ensuring the smooth running of the head office.

Title: Office and Data Coordinator
Working base: Flitwick
Contract type: Permanent~
Salary: £21,822 F.T.E (£14,744.59 actual)
Contracted hours: 25 hours per week
Working days and hours: Monday to Friday, 5 hours per day

Responsibilities:

• Maintain an effective workforce for the function in line with Mind BLMK’s HR policies, procedures and guidance (recruitment, line management, workload planning, support and development of the Office Administrator).
• Hold responsibility for managing, developing and maintaining Mind BLMK’s service data capture function, reporting and systems administration in line with Mind BLMK’s contracts and systems requirements and procedures (bespoke, case management, client and volunteer databases).
• Work with the office Administrator and wider HQ team to ensure the office functions day-to-day (H&S, First Aid, Fire Marshal, monthly visual checks, risk assessments, Housekeeping, volunteer support, purchasing office / kitchen equipment and supplies)
• Working with Finance and Resource Manager ensure systems including SharePoint, IT and telecoms are developed and maintained with support from the Office administrator.
• Ensure high quality customer services is maintained through the information and enquiries function.  Overseeing a whole office approach to answering the phone and door (ensure appropriate Access to Services information flow, deal with enquiries and signpost where appropriate, and escalate potential safeguarding issues to the Safeguarding Lead).
• Coordinate and manage specific and one-off pieces of work and/or projects and exercises that involve the collection, coordination, quality checks and submission of Mind BLMK data, reports as required (Mind quarterly Return, MQM, scorecard, tender application data, Mind Quarterly return organisational surveys and questionnaires) and the implementation of  a new CRM system across the organisation.
• Support the roles and responsibilities of the Finance and Resource Manager and other Senior Managers as required including but not limited to attending the GQP committee.
• Represent Mind BLMK when at events and meetings, ensure an external presence to promote Mind BLMK’s services to increase awareness and beneficiaries.

Closing date: Wednesday 27th May at 10am

To Apply:
Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you can download the role profile and application form.

No agencies please.

The Communications Co-ordinator is responsible for supporting Centre 33 with the development and delivery of the communications strategy and ensuring the smooth and efficient running of all administrative tasks associated with this.

You will be an experienced and enthusiastic comms practitioner with particular interest and skills in social media. Your literacy will be excellent and you will have a good eye for design and a creative bent. You will also have good administrative skills and have insight into, and a real interest in and commitment to the wellbeing of young people and the issues they are facing.

You will work from one of our hubs in Cambridgeshire and there could be some capacity to work from home if preferred. Some travel around the county will be required.

This post is subject to a DBS check and references.

Applications must be received by 9am, on 3rd June 2020

Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer.

We welcome discussions about part time and flexible working arrangements

This is a pivotal time in CCC's 41-year history as a leading local counselling charity. The 2020-2025 strategy has been completed and we are looking for a Clinical Services Manager to work with our executive team, trustees, and loyal self-employed counselling members to ensure that CCC is the local charity of choice in the counselling sector.

You will be operationally responsible for the clinical management of CCC’s counselling and related services and for supporting, motivating and performance managing our counselling members. You will ensure high quality service delivery in line with good practice and professional requirements, monitor and evaluate impact and outcomes and establish relevant processes.

We are looking for someone who has a consultative management style, with the ability to engage with a range of people, including colleagues, trustees, and third-party organisations. Please get in touch if you

· Have extensive clinical experience as a counsellor and supervisor

· Have managed teams of counselling practitioners

· Are accredited with BACP or an equivalent professional body

· Want to work with an organisation that truly values people and believes that all who may benefit from counselling should have that opportunity, whatever their financial position

· Live in the Cambridgeshire/Peterborough and surrounding area

We look forward to hearing from you.

Amazing new opportuniting for someone with a background in finance and operations, and a commitment to tackling homelessness. 

About Jimmy’s Cambridge

Jimmy’s is one of Cambridge’s leading providers of support and accommodation to people experiencing homelessness. We help people get off the streets and into their own home, backed up with all the support we can offer from our talented and committed team of staff, volunteers and partners.

The Role

We aim to use as much of our funding and resources to support people who are experiencing homelessness. To enable us to do this, we need efficiently run finances and resources to support the team and general running of the organisation.

This new role brings together key functions of finance, human resources, facilities, IT, and other related resources, to ensure they are run as efficiently and effectively as possible. Many of our resources are delivered through contracts, which need constant review to ensure we are getting the best service and best value for money. 

About You

The person will come with experience and a working knowledge of charity finance and accounting. We need someone who understands some of the legal and governance requirements relevant to a charitable organisation. We need great communication skills, someone who can build relationships with people. Being well organised will be central to how this person works, and the person will have the right people and project management experience and skills. We are a small charity, and a willingness to be ‘hands on’ as required is needed.

Overarching this, the person will want to work with an organisation that is making a real difference to people's lives. 

How to Apply

To apply, please send us your CV and a supporting statement setting out how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification, both no more than 2 sides each, and an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. Closing date for applications is 14th June 2020. We will be holding first stage interviews virtually, with a second stage subject to the latest guidance at the time. Email details are in the Job Description. 

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer – Graduates Welcome
Colchester, Essex (with travel to our sites across North Essex) 

About Us

We are Next Chapter, a domestic abuse charity that provides free and confidential services to support people who are currently experiencing, or have previously experienced, domestic abuse. We work across Tendring, Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Braintree and Uttlesford.

Formerly known as Colchester & Tendring Women's Refuge, our mission is to provide rapid responses that increase safety for all victims, enabling them to rebuild their lives and create lasting change

We are currently looking for a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer to join us on a part-time basis, working 22.5 hours per week. 

The Benefits

- Salary of £24,585 - £25,641 DOE pro rata 
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Join a skilled team who are passionate about making a positive change

If you have an understanding of the domestic abuse sector and experience of using data to compile reports (which may have been gained via your degree studies) this is a brilliant opportunity to support the ongoing success of an innovative charity.

Your work will enable us to grow, improve the way we work and support us to achieve our vision of a world without domestic abuse. 

Here at Next Chapter, we respect each other, strive to deliver the very best in all we do and enable the voices of survivors to be heard. If you think you’d thrive as part of our friendly team, we’d love to hear from you. 

The Role

As a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, you will evaluate the impact of our services by undertaking research, data analysis and reporting activities. 

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will develop and maintain a monitoring and evaluation plan for services provided under the Essex Integrated Domestic Abuse Services (EIDAS), as well as specialist projects. 

Specifically, you will: 

- Evaluate the impact and outcomes from the range of services provided as part of the EIDAS contract and for strategically important projects
- Work with colleagues to agree a reporting framework 
- Provide recommendations for improvements in data collection methods for outcomes monitoring
- Produce relevant statistics, analyses, reports and presentations for a range of audiences
- Provide case studies and outcome-based performance data 

About You 

To join us as a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, you’ll need: 

- Experience of managing a caseload and delivering against targets and objectives
- Previous experience of using qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate the impact and outcomes from projects, activities or services, including questionnaire design and methodology, conducting interviews and focus groups and analysing the results
- An excellent understanding of correct and effective information sharing between agencies 
- Knowledge of the domestic abuse sector and an understanding of the Essex Integrated Domestic Abuse Services agenda
- An understanding of data protection legislation
- The ability to write reports and communicate project outcomes in an interesting and compelling way, using a variety of formats

We're also eager to hear from graduates with relevant degrees, looking to gain experience within a domestic abuse charity.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational qualification under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Experience of any of the following would be beneficial: reporting statistical data to commissioners and evaluation experts, partnership working, representing organisations externally, working in a community or voluntary organisation, or working with domestic abuse services. This may have been gained during higher education studies.

Although not essential, a degree in a relevant field will be beneficial to your application.

Other organisations may call this role Monitoring, Evaluation & Impact Officer, Monitoring & Evaluation Analyst, MEIL Officer, Monitoring and Impact Officer, or Monitoring & Evaluation Co-ordinator. 

Those who have worked as a Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Support Worker, or Caseworker are encouraged to apply. 

Next Chapter is committed to creating an inclusive environment which celebrates difference and allows our staff and service users to flourish.

So, if you are seeking your next step as a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

By working at Alzheimer’s Research UK, you will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2020, we were listed 39th in the prestigious Sunday Times 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to Work For.  We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.

The Research Informatics team at ARUK is leading the coordination of the Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Diseases (EDoN) initiative. EDoN is a growing and exciting collaboration among more than 13 organisations aiming to create a digital toolkit and machine learning models to enable the detection of specific dementia-causing diseases decades before overt cognitive symptoms become apparent. The Research Informatics team, as part of the EDoN coordination group, provides support to the EDoN initiative and its partners in the following areas: Project management, Policy and Ethics, Communications, Capacity Building, and Governance & Legislation.

The Research Informatics Engagement Manager is an excellent opportunity to work in the Research Informatics team to support the EDoN initiative and its partners to achieve their goals. As Research Informatics Engagement Manager, you will report to the Head of Research Informatics and it is expected you will manage between one and three Research Informatics Officers.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Identify and facilitate collaboration opportunities strategic for the EDoN initiative.
• Support, mentor and manage officers at the Research Informatics team to support capacity building activities.
• Coordinate the effective engagement with EDoN collaborators.
• Work with the programme manager to define and manage open calls with the goal to engage external partners who could strengthen and support the activities of the EDoN initiative.
• Support fundraising activities engaging with donors and funders.
• Work with the DEMON network and EDoN working groups to engage researchers and data scientists in workshops, training, and networking activities to support EDoN data science activities.
• Represent the Research Informatics Team externally, support the Head of Research Informatics to maintain excellent working relationships with external partners.
• Undertake any other relevant duties and projects delegated by the Head of Research Informatics in line with the responsibilities of the post.
• Contribute to external events as a representative of ARUK including national and international conferences.

What we are looking for:

• A postgraduate degree in technology or biomedical research
• Excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills
• Excellent skills supporting and facilitating the work of colleagues
• Excellent skills delegating work and empowering direct reports
• Proven work experience in managing and coordinating projects, ideally clinical, data or technology projects
• Experience managing staff and fostering strategic collaborations
• Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively and confidently with both individuals and groups
• Motivated and able to approach problems systematically and creatively
• High standard of written English
• Flexibility for leading/participating in meetings/teleconferences with international stakeholder

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.

Salary: Circa £37,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 7th June 2020, with interviews to be held on the 16th June 2020. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on this date.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

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)

Fixed term contract until July 2021 

Lowestoft Probation offices

Ref: CEW-201

Are you a flexible yet resilient individual with lots of integrity, a positive attitude and experience of helping vulnerable clients with multiple needs - preferably individuals with an offending background? 

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Community ETE Worker to join the team that delivers a Community Education, Training or Employment (ETE) need service across Norfolk and Suffolk on behalf of the Trust.

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. 

About this vital role

You’ll be responsible for providing a high level service to a caseload of vulnerable clients with multiple and complex barriers that include housing issues, debt, long term unemployment and criminal records. As well as undertaking individual assessments, we’ll rely on you to deliver group work activities aimed at offenders across the region with an identified ETE need. In some instances there may be restrictions and limitations in place that you’ll need to work around in order to be successful in this role. Along the way, you’ll also need  to develop and maintain strong working relationships with CRC staff, and in particular the Responsible Officers (RO’s), who will be supervising and managing the offenders on their caseload, plus other teams across our Eastern Region.

What we are looking for:

• Experience of working with ex-offenders, giving appropriate advice & guidance and  making rational judgments from the available information and analysis

• A proven ability to deliver training, participate in group work activity, work unsupervised and make effective judgements about risk and safety as required

• The ability to maintain effective client records and follow up all client interaction with relevant organisations whilst maintaining appropriate case notes

• Strong IT skills, including proven experience of using Word, Excel and Outlook in a similar work environment and working with a case database on a day-to-day basis

• Awareness of and commitment to safeguarding practices and policies, and ability to promote safeguarding among vulnerable clients and colleagues

• Due to the role covering the Norfolk & Suffolk area, access to own transport would be beneficial

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 supervision, season ticket loan and much more.

Please note that an enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: 11pm, 31st May.  Interviews: 5th June (please note interviews may be held via video If social distancing measures are still in place).

Care Team Leader

St Elizabeth’s Centre is a specialist Centre providing holistic care together with learning, leisure and other opportunities for adults and children with severe epilepsy, learning difficulties and complex health needs.

Our Health Agency provides a range of Learning Disability, Epilepsy Specialist Nurses, Mental Health and Paediatric nursing alongside therapy to support our residents. We also work in partnership with GP’s, Psychiatrists, and lead Neurologists from both Great Ormond Street and the National Hospital for Epilepsy. Established since 1903, we have a proven track record in providing specialist health support and are committed to promoting the service as a centre of excellence.

Position: Shift Leader
Location: St Elizabeth`s Centre, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
Job type: 37.5 hours per week. This will include one weekend every 4 weeks and one late shift per week
Salary: £20,435 per annum
Benefits: We offer an excellent range of staff benefits including: A comprehensive induction & development programme, Subsidised restaurant, High Street retail / leisure discounts, Generous holidays, Discounted gym membership, Free Life assurance, Free on-site parking.

About the Role:

Working in the Children’s Home you will be assigned to one of our bungalows and will be one of three shift leaders expected to take the lead responsibility for each shift. This is a busy role where you’ll be leading the staff team on identified shifts and making sure shifts are planned and led in an organised manner. You’ll have responsibility as a key worker and demonstrate good care principles which you’ll reflect in everyday work practises and encourage in colleagues.

About You:

We’re looking for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills who is able to lead, motivate and work as part of a team. This is a great opportunity for someone who has experience of providing care and support to young people with additional needs in a residential setting. You’ll need to have already achieved or be currently undertaking a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or equivalent and be committed to completing this within one year of appointment if not already achieved.

You may have experience of the following: Shift Team Leader, Care Team Leader, Senior Carer, Deputy Care Home Manager, Deputy Manager, Deputy Residential Home Manager, Nurse, Nursing, Registered Nurse, Charity, Not for Profit, etc.

St Elizabeth’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. An equal opportunities employer committed to diversity, we welcome applications from all parts of the community.

Registered Charity No. 1176777

Refuge Support Worker
Working from one of our sites in Tendring, Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Braintree or Uttlesford

If you have a background in working with individuals experiencing domestic abuse, this is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference with a well-established charity. 

About Us

We are Next Chapter, a domestic abuse charity that provides free and confidential services to support people who are currently experiencing, or have previously experienced, domestic abuse. We work across Tendring, Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Braintree and Uttlesford.

Formerly known as Colchester & Tendring Women's Refuge, our mission is to provide rapid responses that increase safety for all victims, enabling them to rebuild their lives and create lasting change.

We are passionate about ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to live their life free from domestic abuse. We’re currently looking for a Refuge Support Worker to join our team.  

The Rewards

- Salary of £22,070 per annum 
- On-call pay
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Join a skilled team who are passionate about making a positive change

This is an amazing opportunity to take on a challenging, yet highly rewarding role where you will empower women and children in our refuges to live the lives they choose.

Our staff are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to creating a nurturing work environment where all can thrive. We are open, honest and fair, value diversity and always strive to act with courage; challenging injustices and enabling the voices of our survivors to be heard.

We are working towards a future without domestic abuse. If you are approachable, compassionate and eager to help us achieve our goal, this is the role for you.  

Your Role

As a Refuge Support Worker, you’ll provide specialist domestic abuse support to women and their children who are living in refuge accommodation. 

Working as part of the Refuge Support Team, you will manage referrals both in person and over the phone. You’ll use a needs-led, trauma informed approach to deliver an individually tailored support plan for service users.

In this important role, you will: 

- Deliver initial need and risk assessments with the client and initiate plans to manage and address risks, needs and immediate safety
- Encourage service users to get involved with programmes and build their resilience and future opportunities
- Ensure that service users have robust safety support plans and an individually tailored structured support plan
- Develop partnerships and relationships with statutory and voluntary agencies and local and national specialist agencies

About You

To join us as a Refuge Support Worker, you will need:

- Experience of working with individuals experiencing domestic abuse and other vulnerabilities
- Previous experience of managing a caseload of service users with differing needs 
- Experience of a multi-agency legislative framework 
- A good understanding of the impact domestic abuse has on victims and their children

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational qualification under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Experience of any of the following would be beneficial: partnership working, representing organisations at external meetings and conferences, working in a community or voluntary organisation, using qualitative and quantitative data in the compilation of written reports, or working with domestic abuse services. 

Other organisations may call this role Domestic Violence Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Refuge Services Officer, Refuge Support Officer, or Support Worker.

Next Chapter is committed to creating an inclusive environment which celebrates difference and allows our staff and service users to flourish.

So, if you’re looking to do something incredible with your career as a Refuge Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week plus participation in an on-call rota

We are looking for a Service Manager to oversee the operational management of a HIV Social Support and Sexual Health Promotion Service and an HIV prevention service targeted at People Living with HIV (PLWHIV) and high risk groups. These services comprise of two separate Local Authority contracts in Hertfordshire and Luton. The Hertfordshire contract will be for 4 days a week and the 5th Day is for the Luton contract.

The Service Manager will be responsible for managing the delivery of the two contracts and the attached staff, ensuring that the region benefits from high quality services targeted at high risk groups including Black Minority Ethnic communities, men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM), Young People and PLWHIV.

Inside Sales Executive (UK & Europe)

Our client is a professional body, a membership organisation and an international publisher with the goal of advancing excellence in the chemical sciences. With over 550 employees, based in Cambridge, London and internationally, they do this by publishing high quality chemistry journals, books and magazines, by engaging with their members and by interacting with their community to raise the profile of chemistry and ensuring high quality standards within the chemical sciences.

Position: Inside Sales Executive - UK & Europe
Location: Cambridge (commutable from Alconbury, Bedford, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge North, Cherry Hinton, Chesterton, Ely, Fen Drayton, Fenstanton, Histon & Impington, Hitchin, Huntingdon, Longstanton, Milton, Newmarket, Northstowe, Oakington, Orchard-Park, Royston, Saffron Walden, Somersham, St Ives, St Neots, Stevenage, Swavesey, Waterbeach, Wyton and surrounding areas)
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £27,733 - £30,814 per annum plus benefits
Benefits: Excellent contributory pension scheme, generous paid holidays, 35-hour (for full-time staff) working week, learning and career development, subsidised staff restaurant (Cambridge office), staff sports and social club, free private healthcare plan, income protection scheme, critical illness insurance, life assurance, free on-site parking (Cambridge office), season ticket, car / motor cycle and cycle to work schemes, membership subscription, employee assistance programme, eye-care at work scheme, wellness initiatives, flexible work environment, employee recognition, long service awards, membership subscription to professional body and RSC, two discounted staff flats on-site (Cambridge office), Litmus reward gateway benefits and more.

Closing Date: 14 June 2020

About the role:

Want to be part of a successful international sales team with great development opportunities?

They have an exciting permanent full-time (35-hour week) opportunity to join their Sales Team.

As their Inside Sales Executive (UK & Europe) you will work closely with their Senior International Sales Executive (UKI, Benelux & Africa) to source new sales opportunities through scheduled campaigns, outbound calling and email interactions to support and achieve sales targets

They are looking for a confident and commercially focused individual with excellent communication skills to join their motivated and successful Sales Team. You will be results focused and able to manage a variety of tasks and to promote and pro-actively sell designated products to customers across the territory (Academic and Government R&D institutions) through relevant sales campaigns.

About you:

- Inside sales experience is essential; with good email drafting skills, able to handle customer objections and self-motivated.
- Experience designing, managing and conducting telesales campaigns and promotional activities.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential for this role.
- Familiarity with the sales and marketing of journals, books and electronic products for libraries in academia and industry is preferred.
- Experience of Excel / PowerPoint / Word is essential.
- STM publishing experience is desirable
- Educated to degree level is desirable.
- Experience of CRM tool such as Salesforce is desirable.
- Additional European language skills of advantage.
- Valid, clean driving licence.

This role is based at their Cambridge office, and will involve working outside of core hours to attend relevant exhibitions and conferences and travel within the region.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply by their closing date.

You may have experience of the following: Inside Sales Executive, Business Development, Prospecting, Account Manager, Inside Sales Representative, Account Manager, Account Executive, New Business Development, Lead Generation, Sales Executive, Business Development Executive, etc.

Ref: 93111

Family Domestic Abuse Practitioner
Based at our refuge and community outreach locations across North and Mid Essex

If you have experience of working with children, young people and families experiencing domestic abuse, this is an amazing opportunity to make a positive, lasting difference to families living in your community.

About Us

We are Next Chapter, a domestic abuse charity that provides free and confidential services to support people who are currently experiencing, or have previously experienced, domestic abuse. We work across Tendring, Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Braintree and Uttlesford.

Formerly known as Colchester & Tendring Women's Refuge, our mission is to provide rapid responses that increase safety for all victims, enabling them to rebuild their lives and create lasting change.

We are looking for a Family Domestic Abuse Practitioner to join us on a 12 month fixed-term contract that has the potential to extend or become a permanent position. 

The Benefits

- Salary of £22,070 - £23,307 per annum DOE & qualifications
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Join a skilled team who are passionate about making a positive change

Our staff are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to creating a nurturing work environment where all can thrive. We are open, honest and fair, value diversity and always strive to act with courage; challenging injustices and enabling the voices of our survivors to be heard.

We are working towards a future without domestic abuse. If you are approachable, compassionate and eager to help us achieve our goal, this is the role for you.

The Role

As a Family Domestic Abuse Practitioner, you will provide specialist domestic abuse support to parents and their children.

In this important role, you’ll work with our Independent Domestic Violence Advisors and Domestic Abuse Practitioners to rebuild family bonds and increase the resilience of families as a whole.

Specifically, you will:

- Work as part of the Children & Young People’s Service to accept and manage referrals
- Carry out initial needs and risk assessments
- Provide a needs-led, trauma-sensitive approach to supporting service users and their children
- Ensure that families have robust safety support plans in place
- Support children and young people through 1:1 work, family and group activities

About You

To join us as a Family Domestic Abuse Practitioner, you will need experience of the following:

- Working with children, young people and families experiencing domestic abuse
- Working with vulnerable and challenging children and their families
- Running/delivering groups with children and parents
- Working alongside other agencies

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational qualification under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Experience of any of the following would be beneficial: partnership working and representing organisations at external meetings and conferences, working in a community or voluntary organisation, using qualitative and quantitative data in the compilation of written reports or creating and delivering domestic abuse awareness and training packages for professionals and volunteers.

Other organisations may call this role Domestic Violence Support Worker, Children’s Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Family Support Worker, Caseworker, or Support Worker.

This role is available on a full-time or part-time basis, working 37.5 hours per week, or 37.5 hours per week during term time only (077 FTE).

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