Fundraising Coordinator (Mass Participation)

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Mass Participation Fundraising Coordinator
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £22,367 to £23,270 depending on skills and experience plus London allowance of £3,600 if applicable

Closing date: 6th February 2020
Interview date: Friday 14th February

About the role:

We are looking to recruit a Coordinator to work as part of the Mass Participation fundraising team, specifically working on Cupcake Day and Elf Day two of the Alzheimer’s Society’s mass participation fundraising products, which continue to grow year on year.

This role will be delivering key aspects of the product campaigns, with a specific focus on supporter care, process management, developing fundraising channels, relationship management and ensuring the best experience for our participants. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join a dynamic and successful team and help grow our existing mass participation events.

About you:

You will be enthusiastic, creative and highly organised. You will be used to working across a variety of projects and be able to prioritise your workload effectively. You will be experienced in providing outstanding supporter care and building relationships both internally and externally. You will be a fantastic communicator, with great attention to detail. We are looking for someone who is driven and passionate and will work to maximise our income to increase the impact we have on the lives of people affected by dementia.

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Coordinator, Fundraising Officer, Events Fundraising Officer, Event Coordinator, Charities, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Marketing, Event Management, Third Sector, Fundraising Assistant, Mass Participation Fundraising, Mass Participation, Relationship Management, etc.

WHO ARE CATS?

We believe that all young people should be aware of the signs and symptoms of cancer, and how to check themselves, so that’s what we’re here for. We aim to empower these young people to be comfortable enough with themselves and their bodies to know when something is up, and when to go and see a doctor.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

You’ll be joining a small team to provide vital support to help us maintain our current income streams and grow them for the future. Our university teams are a huge part of our history, and as a key aspect of our community fundraising, help us deliver our main goals as a charity in a variety of ways. You’ll support the running of these teams on a day-to-day basis, the successful delivery of their events and any relevant campaigns. You’ll also ensure we are engaging with the community to create fundraising opportunities and supporting these individuals accordingly. As an Income Coordinator, you’ll also be supporting the creation of new income streams, and monitor those that are existing, against relevant targets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivery of our fundraising goals.

• Monitoring and evaluation of the goals throughout the year.

• Completing grant applications.

• Supporting and maintaining current income streams and development of new ones. 

• Maintaining existing corporate partnerships whilst looking to develop new ones

• Recruiting passionate people to be CATS challenge fundraisers. 

• Working with our university teams and supporting them wherever necessary. 

The successful applicant will: 

• Be crazy about CATS - passionate about our cause and care about the work we are doing. 

• Be creative and innovative; offering a wide range of ideas. 

• Have the ability to work independently and use initiative. 

• Have great written and verbal communication skills and be able to deliver information in a clear unambiguous way. 

What can CATS offer you :

• You will work with a close team, who are incredibly passionate about what they do. 

• You will have the opportunity to develop your own skills and understanding around income generation and small charity world.

• You will be part of the growth and development of CATS.

• You will have flexibility in your role to make it your own. 

Things to know before you apply:

• The team is only two strong at the moment, meaning the successful applicant will be the third/fourth person employed by CATS (as we are currently recruiting 2 roles).
• We are a youth led organisation, so expect fresh and new ideas in all areas of our work.
• You’ll be our sole fundraiser (officially) however you will have the support of both the Head of Development and Head of Engagement if deadlines need to be met.
• This opportunity is office based (Manchester city centre) and we will not consider remote working. 
• This is a full time role, contracted at 37.5 hours a week. 
• This position is contracted until November 2021
• Please read the job specifications before you apply.

Independent Living Service Coordinator

Rochdale

Salary: Grade 7 £31,089 - £34,879

Permanent, Full Time 

36 ¼ hours per week in accordance with Worklife Balance Scheme and service requirements

Do you want to work for a forward thinking mutual organisation who puts its customers at the heart of everything they do? 

Did you know that 42% of our clients tenants are aged over 55? They’re committed to providing great services for older people, and their Corporate Strategy “Together” sets out how they are going to continue to make Rochdale borough a great place to grow old. They have recently undertaken a customer led review of their Independent Living Service (ILS) and are looking to recruit a Co-ordinator to join the service management team.

You will be responsible for overseeing the daily operation of the their Independent Living, Activities and Extra Care services - providing a great customer focussed service to RBH customers, with day to day supervision, direction, and performance of ILS colleagues. 

You will be a self-motivated individual committed to continuously improving the services we provide to older people. You will be a values-led leader that understands how to support older people to live independently for longer. A great communicator, you will provide a supportive environment for colleagues to develop and grow whilst promoting effective team working to provide excellent customer focussed services.

Closing date – Wednesday 29th January 2020 at Noon.

Assessment Centre date Tuesday 11th February 2020.

The role of Governance and Communications Coordinator supports the CEO in their work with the Institute's Governing Council and duties include:

General Administration

• Dealing with incoming and outgoing post
• Answering the telephones and meeting and greeting visitors
• Office housekeeping duties
• Diary management for the CEO
• Act as Secretary to the CEO responding to incoming emails, letters and phone calls

Governance

• Assisting the CEO with administration relating to the Institutes charitable and Charter status
• To schedule and make all necessary arrangements for meetings of Council, and/or committees
• Administrate the Elections to Council and voting process, following up on actions and queries
• Coordinate official papers and documentation for the AGM
• To support the effective operation of the Council including the retention and electronic filing of meeting papers appropriately
• To keep the departmental webpages up to date
• Assisting the Secretary to the Benevolent Committee with administration and communication
• Assisting the CEO with administration relating to the Institutes Foundation Fund

Medals and Awards

• Assisting the Secretary to the Medals and Awards Committee in the provision of Meetings, electronic mailings and minutes
• Processing nomination applications, maintaining spreadsheets and collating information for electronic distribution
• Coordinating the marketing and sponsorship of Medals and Awards
• Liaising with awardees in the provision of certificates, medals and prizes and associated activities
• Working with external award partners to sign contra deals and licence agreements 
• To keep the departmental webpages up to date

Communications

• Coordinate the collating and distributing of PR and Marketing for the organisation
• Administrating digital surveys related to Governance, Medals & Awards and Communications.
• To assist with the administration of strategic operations and planning for the organisation
• Administrating TI databases including PR, sector and general contacts.

This is initially a fixed term contract for 12 months.

Working days are Tuesday - Thursday 9 - 5 but days and hours are flexible and can be negotiated.

PTMWA is a women-led organisation whose vision is to ensure that people, suffering, or at risk of domestic abuse receive appropriate support. We assist recovery by providing safe accommodation, specialist support services and by working in partnership with other agencies. We also run the only museum dedicated to telling the story of women’s fight for the right to vote at our Pankhurst Centre headquarters.

We are a diverse organisation with 28% of our staff coming from BAME and 20% from LGBT communities. We span the generations with 11% of staff being aged 18-24 and 25% aged 55-64. 11% of staff identify as having a disability.

Our staff, volunteers and service users have recently taken time to reflect on who we are and what we do when we are at our best. This reflection showed that we can proudly claim to be: 

Courageous by challenging inequality, stepping forward and making change

Affirming by supporting and inspiring, paying attention to discover what matters

Generous by sharing our skills, creating energetic positive links, and thriving together

Rooted by being secure in our communities, participating and nurturing a sense of belonging

About You:

You will be a pro-active, reliable individual who reflects the values of PTMWA in all that you do. Your experiences, whether in paid or voluntary work, will enable you to fulfil the role requirements but it is your attitude and character that will make you a successful team member.

You will enjoy a challenge and actively participate in delivering and developing services of the highest standard.

About the roles:

We have recently been successful in securing 3 x new projects and need additional staff and volunteers to deliver them. We welcome applications from people seeking part-time (17.5 hours) work as well as full-time (35). All roles are subject to a DBS check and we seek 2 x references, 1 of whom must be your current employer if applicable

For volunteer opportunities alongside these workers, please visit our website

Connect Worker – 2 roles available

The post holder will work with other professionals in the Early Help Hubs and deliver emotional and practical support needs of victims of domestic abuse. You will deliver the Step2 Recovery programme to victims and perpetrators and deliver appropriate interventions. You will support the Emerge service by delivering a period of resettlement support to women moving on from refuge.

You will work with individuals and families who have experienced domestic violence and abuse through provision of culturally informed and barrier free practical and emotional support.

You will work with other service providers, agencies, specialist services and volunteers in order to achieve positive outcomes for service users and raise awareness of domestic abuse issues through support and training for professionals

This role has been assessed and confirmed as open to women only under the Equality Act 2010, schedule 9, part 1

Hours of work: 35 per week on a rota covering the hours of 09.00 – 20.00

Salary: £22 077.00 per annum

Duration: Permanent (subject to funding), start date 1st April 2020 for both roles

Annual Leave: 25 days plus Bank Holidays, pro rata for part-time workers

Trafford Parents Forum are looking for an individual seeking a new and exciting challenge to assist our engagement and support of parent carers of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) children and young people.

You will need to be self-motivated, empathetic, client focused and has a passion for getting the best service for the young people and children with Special Educational Needs and Disability in Trafford.

You will have experience of mentoring, advocacy and volunteer co-ordinator, and an understanding of disability, additional needs and SEN support. You must have experience of working with families.  A working knowledge of the SEND code of practice is desirable but training will be given. 

You need an understanding of the barriers that parent carers face and know of the various services available for disabled children and young people in Trafford.

The successful candidate must be committed to user involvement, empowerment and have excellent communication skills.

30 hours per week flexible. Will consider job share, Funded for position for two years

25 days leave pro rata

£15,600 pa

We believe:

• In the power of listening and feeling heard.
• That everyone has value: something to offer.
• That everyone deserves to be supported in their mental health needs and we have a part to play.

We are working with a wide range of local employers, individuals and groups to raise awareness and understanding of mental health issues through the delivery of a wide range of training. We know that anyone may be affected by poor mental health, so reaching diverse organisations and networks across the city (Public/Private/Third Sector) is an important aspect of our work.

We approach our work in a way that is shaped and guided by our core values of:

• Openness
• Belonging
• Strength
• Collaboration

We are seeking an administrative assistant who would support this work:

Job Title: Training Administrator

Salary: £19,945 pro rata (actual £9,972) (Maternity cover 10 months)

Working Hours: 17.5 hours per week

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Working collaboratively with staff, volunteers and customers
• Excellent IT experience and knowledge
• Excellent administrative skills
• Ability to work flexibly

This role is to support our Training Co-ordinator and trainers who deliver a range of different training courses. The Admin role is a vital part of this busy team.

If you are interested in this role, please download the application documents accompanying this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website. The deadline for application submissions is 12noon, Monday 10th February 2020.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services or had experience of volunteering.

Beacon Counselling is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults. 

Beacon Counselling exists to improve the lives of people experiencing mental and emotional distress.  We do this by building resilience in communities at home, at work, and elsewhere.

We support people dealing with anxiety, depression, bereavement, and relationship difficulties, to name just a few challenges.  These are the issues that millions of us face at some point in our lives, and that 17 million people in the UK struggle with each year.  Beacon also has specialised services for people who have experienced trauma, sexual abuse, domestic violence, young people looked after by the state and Care Leavers.

Main Objectives of Post

• To provide a confidential and effective counselling service for young people in schools
• To work as Beacon’s main representative in the particular school
• To work with the YPS Coordinator in maintaining a strong relationship with the school(s) in which you work
• To work with the manager, supervisor, and school’s counselling team to assist in the development of Beacon’s school’s counselling service
• Working hours are 5 hours per day 3 days a week 
• The school where the counselling is delivered is MEA central in Fallowfield

City Hearts are currently recruiting for an Outreach Caseworker to work within the Anti-Trafficking Team of the organisation, working with both male and female clients. This role will require the successful candidate to casework the Survivors of Modern Slavery in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and women with life-controlling issues in their rest and reflection period before moving on to support the Staff of City Hearts; to ensure all standards for City Hearts are upheld to a high standard. 

City Hearts was founded in 2005 with a mandate to fully restore those with a history of vulnerability and exploitation. We began with a single home to help women with life controlling issues and shortly after welcomed our first survivor of Modern Slavery. Since then we have expanded dramatically across multiple regions and now provide accommodation and outreach support to hundreds of survivors of modern slavery every year, as well as continuing to house and support women with life-controlling issues.

The Role:

• Caseworking individual PVOHT (Potential Victims of Human Trafficking);
• Regular feedback and review meetings with Outreach Coordinator;
• Arranging and attending appointments for individual;
• Following up all the paperwork and details of VOHT in adherence to the terms of the contract; including on line reporting. Including, weekly reviews, daily logs and inductions.
• Shift flexibility to include some evenings and, weekends and sleeps on a rota basis at safehouse,
• Ensuring that volunteers who work with you on shift have the proper level of support and adhere to policies and procedures;
• Ensuring that all Key Performance Indicators are met;
• Ensuring progression of VOHT through system;
• Liaising with organisations and individuals regarding PVOHT and CH in a professional manner –
• Identifying support hours and ensuring accurate logging of all hours;
• Ensuring paperwork is being completed correctly and in a timely fashion;
• Ensuring Exit Strategies are being prepared in a timely fashion;
• Dealing with out of hour crisis in accordance with standby rota;
• Receiving out of hours referrals, carrying out inductions, weekly reviews, updating IT system.
• Ensuring adherence to all internal procedures regarding City Hearts, the Safe Houses and any legislation;
• Promoting CH in adherence to the terms of the contract – this may include attending events on behalf of CH as a whole.

Any other duties that are commensurate with the role;

The Candidate:

• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to liaise with other agencies in a professional manner
• Good communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• High level of emotional resilience
• Good IT skills and the ability to accurately record keep
• Ability to be flexible to needs of the service and clients
• Ability to manage time around shift work to enable adequate self-care and rest

Benefits:

30 Days Holiday (based on 40 hour working week)

Sleep shift pay supplement

Perkbox - local / national discount scheme + app

Training / Career Progression

Various courses - personal and professional development

On-going support

Group supervision regularly - share best practice

Closing date for the role is midnight on 7th February.

Are you creative with an active interest in live music? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Administrator to join our clients Concerts Team.

Position: Concerts Administrator

Location: Edinburgh Office

Hours: Part-time, hours between 20 and 22.5 hours per week depending on location

Salary: £20,000 pro-rata

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Excellent benefits package including 35 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays), Employer Pension contribution of 5%, Death in Service benefits, access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity for flexible working.

Closing Date: 11th February

The charity, which celebrated its 70th birthday in 2018, provides live music sessions for people who are receiving care or treatment in healthcare settings. In 2018/19 they delivered in excess of 4,500 live music sessions across the UK.

This is a tremendously exciting time to be involved with the organisation; in 2019 they successfully implemented a number of innovative and award winning programmes and partnerships, which they will look to build on in 2020 and beyond.

The Role

This is a really unique opportunity to build a career around something you love! We are looking for an experienced administrator with a passion for music to support a busy team.

As a key member of the concerts team, the Concerts Administrator will:

• Support the delivery of live music sessions in the relevant geographic area of responsibility.
• Support delivery of meaningful and participatory live music provision across partner venues supporting a wide range of beneficiaries through their live music choices.
• Work closely with the Concerts Team and Music Development Manager in their geographic area of responsibility, to support the provision of live music sessions in healthcare venues, in line with annual targets.

This role would be great for someone looking to build their experience of working with musicians delivering live music to people receiving care or treatment.

About You

As Concerts Administrator, you will combine your passion for music and live performance with strong organisation skills and the ability to show initiative. You will use your administration experience to support the team and bring with you the ability to multi task and manage a large workload with outstanding attention to detail.

Well organised and focussed, you will be approachable and friendly with an ability to build relationships with effective communication skills and an excellent telephone manner. You will have experience of using data bases and IT office packages.

Having experience in the voluntary sector would be an advantage.

When applying for this role you will be asked to submit a CV and covering letter as part of the process, please include which location you are interested in as part of the Cover Letter. Applications will be assessed as they arrive and the role may close earlier than stated. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

About the Organisation

The charity seeks to give joy through live music through the provision of live music sessions for people receiving care or treatment in healthcare settings across the UK, including those who are vulnerable, the elderly, those with dementia and in critical care.

Their live music concerts are presented by individual or small groups of skilled musicians who have been carefully selected through a process of audition. Sessions are tailored to the both the setting and the audience to ensure that they can reach and connect people, encourage communication and meaningful interactions and evoke emotions and memories to make people feel good one tune at a time.

You may also have experience in areas such as Music Delivery, Service Delivery, Music, Concert, Events Coordinator, Concert Administrator, Events Administrator. 

Location: Warrington Combined Court

Department: Witness Service - National

Hours per week: 29 hours

Citizens Advice won a grant from the Ministry of Justice to run the Witness Service from April 2015.  The Witness Service has nearly 300 staff and 3000 volunteers and offers free, independent, impartial and confidential support and information to 15,000 witnesses each month to give evidence in every criminal court in England and Wales.

Citizens Advice provide free, independent and impartial advice and information to help people resolve their legal, money and other problems. In the past year we have helped over 2.5 million people solve over 6.2 million problems. Our national network delivers services from over 3,000 locations in England and Wales. In 2015 we won Charity Times Charity of the Year for our work. Now we want to do even more.

Citizens Advice values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non-binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profile.

Interview date: 11/02/2020

Manchester Mind is working with Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust to deliver roles within community mental health teams in Manchester. To help us with this work we are looking to employ a social worker. The post-holder will work within an integrated, multi-disciplinary team with staff employed both by Manchester Mind and the Trust.

As a Social Worker you will be a crucial member of the team. You would be proactively supporting and care co-ordinating a caseload of people with mental health problems and complex needs.

Job Title: Social Worker, Community Mental Health Area Team (North West)

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: £32,878 + weekend enhancements + 5% pension contribution

Annual Leave: 28 days + bank holidays

The skills and experience that are most important to us are:

• Qualified as a social worker
• Experience of working with people who have complex needs
• Ability to work in a collaborative way

Application documents can be downloaded from this listing and from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

The deadline for submission of applications is 9am, Monday 3rd February 2020 (extended).

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services.

6% Employer pension contribution

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employer Assistance Programme with 24/7 telephone support service

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our service; we are looking for someone with wide ranging generalist advice experience to deliver advice and information across agencies in Salford. You will based in both our permanent sites and also be able to deliver self supervising advice at outreach projects. We are looking for someone with good communication skills who enjoys working one to one with clients and developing relationships with new partners.

Recruitment Timeline

Closing date: Friday 14 February 2020 at 9am

Interview date: w/c 24 February 2020

For more information, and to apply, please visit our website.

Citizens Advice Salford recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently under represented in our workforce.

Do you have the commitment, compassion and person-centred values to be able to make a real difference to the lives of older people with care and support needs? We have an exciting new role for a positive and professional individual who enjoys supervising and coaching staff alongside providing great care.

We are seeking an experienced care worker for the role of Team Leader with a strong work ethic who can share our vision of providing a person-centred, strengths-based service which promotes wellbeing, independence and community connections. You will lead the provision of care for a defined group of service users and staff working in our busy, locality-based home care service in the Droylsden area of Tameside, close to Manchester and Ashton-under-Lyne.

You will ensure that the care and support delivered is truly personalised and provided in accordance with agreed care plans, enabling the achievement of planned outcomes.  In addition to providing direct care you will be responsible for:

• Quality visits to service user homes to assess their satisfaction and the quality of service provision
• Medication compliance checks
• Audits of care records in the home and office
• Direct observations of staff practice
• Staff supervision and appraisals
• Induction and coaching of staff
• Taking part in service user reviews
• Following up any concerns and reinforcing good practice
• Promoting excellent customer care to your service users, their families and other  stakeholders
• Ensuring that we provide reliable, consistent, high quality care which meets internal, commissioner and CQC quality standards

You must have prior experience of managing or coordinating care and support services for older people, gained in a home care or residential environment. You will be able to lead from the front and delegate effectively as well as working collaboratively with colleagues and contributing to a positive team atmosphere.  

You will be a warm and kind person with the ability to build trusting, professional relationships with service users, their families, staff and partner agencies. You will be a role model for the people you supervise and be able to gain the respect of colleagues. You will support our commitment to creating an open, reflective and accountable culture which is underpinned by ethical practice, dignity and rights.

You will demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills. You must be reliable, well-organised and able to plan your own work as well as taking direction from the Registered Manager. As you will be providing direct care and support, including personal care, you must enjoy good health and be able to safely undertake moving and handling.  You will have an understanding of the principles of person-centred care and possess a relevant qualification (such as an NVQ or Health & Social Care Diploma).

As this position involves travel across the locality you must be a car owner/driver You will be expected to work flexibly according to the needs of the service and this will include evening and weekend working, including participating in an out of hours on-call rota, for which additional payments are made.

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to older people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism and people with physical disabilities and mental health needs. The support we offer is tailored to the individual and promotes their independence and community engagement. We are an Investor in People  employer of a diverse team of over 5,000 well supported staff across England. You will be joining a progressive charitable organisation, strongly committed to investing in your personal development through practice-based and accredited training.