Contract: Permanent, Part-Time (25 hours per week)

The Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) provides foster carers and adopters the opportunity to have the proposed decision of their agency reviewed by an Independent Panel before the final decision is made.

About the role

As Contract Manager you will be responsible for the delivery of this important service. It will be your task to manage the process of the IRM, systems and the staff to ensure smooth efficient service is provided to both applicants and agencies.

The Contract Manager can, if required, have a flexible working arrangement agreed by their CCLC manager being primarily home based but with agreed days to be spent in the office when it reopens.

To apply, please click on the 'apply now' button to be redirected to the application form.

Please note CVs will not be accepted as we only accept completed application forms.

Closing date for applications: 23:59, Saturday 31st October 2020

Interviews: To be confirmed

Coram Children’s Legal Centre is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and will require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered charity no. 281222.

This role requires working on a rota basis with typical shifts including: 

- 1pm - 7.30pm (weekdays only); 

- 4.15pm - 9am including an 8-hour sleepover; 

- 8.30am or 9am - 5pm (weekends only)

Potential Interview date: 22nd October 2020

Here at Mercy UK we have a passion for God, passion for people and passion for excellence – this means we are committed to becoming an organisation where team members feel supported, valued and challenged to deepen their personal and professional growth. As an agile and fast-moving team, we seek to give our very best to what we do in attitude and activity.

As a Pastoral Support Worker, you carry heart and passion for the emotional, mental and spiritual health of the incredible women who are residents of the Mercy UK home. You have a unique set of skills; bringing together keen organisational and administrative skills with pastoral people skills. You are a cheerleader and at times, a coach to a diverse set of residents, all of whom are wired differently, with different learning styles, outlooks and life experiences but all of whom are united in their pursuit for freedom from life-controlling issues and into intimacy in their relationship with God, self and others.

You are safe hands as the primary point of contact and support for residents during evenings and weekends and your experience and abilities in pastoral support and communication equips you to deliver a fun yet informative schedule. You are able to perceive the needs of the group as well as the individual resident and you can hold these in tension. You are confident in your judgement and decision-making and understand the importance of working as a team and seeking guidance, where needed.

As residents wrestle through their own healing journey and put into practice all they are learning, you can prayerfully direct them, support and signpost them towards healthy choices and ways in which they can strengthen themselves in their own relationship with God, understanding that your best days are when you are in overflow in your own discipleship journey.

The post will include but is not limited to:

• Working innovatively with residents in their engagement with creative solutions and tools to improve their emotional, mental, physical and spiritual well-being.
• Offering accountability in a resident’s self-administration of medications and facilitating the provision of medical care, as directed
• Empowering residents to improve their confidence in the kitchen, cooking and food-handling
• Facilitating the residents’ evening and weekend engagement with their external support network such as her home church, friends, family and other support partners through scheduled internet/email, post and phone use
• Creating fun and dynamic workshops and activities based on your own hobbies and passions, encouraging residents to explore their own creativity and skills
• Cultivating a sense of safety and consistency in the home by facilitating a fun yet informative programme schedule on and off-site and communicating changes or delays appropriately to the resident group and where necessary, the wider team
• Facilitating constructive and healthy discussion of Christian teachings and theology, and demonstrating healthy and appropriate personal boundaries and conversation within the home
• Transport residents to and from offsite activities including to and from church services and hospital or doctors’ appointments
• Willingness to be disturbed during sleeping hours to offer support, prayer or sleep-aid guidance to residents requiring support
• Ensuring any significant matters are communicated appropriately and promptly to ensure resident needs are being handled with excellence across the team
• Connecting regularly with the Senior Programme Manager in a one:one setting and being willing to engage in reflective practice towards personal and professional development.
• Undertaking a variety of administrative tasks, as directed, and ensuring the efficient filing and security of resident personal, sensitive and confidential information, upholding discretion at all times and ensuring that resident information is processed in line with regulatory requirements.
• Presenting the vision and mission of Mercy UK and being willing to deliver training to Christian audiences of all denominations and backgrounds as well as bringing an example of healthy Christian leadership in line with Mercy UK’s statement of faith and lifestyle policies.
• Remaining discerning, innovative and open to change, offering your skills and support across the charity, as needed.
• Undertake continued training, be an active participant and show commitment to personal and spiritual development.
• Adhere to ethical practice, strict confidentiality, disclosure and safeguarding policies and use discretion at all times.

Payroll & Finance Lead

Full time: 36 Hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Are you passionate about improving adult skills?

The demands of the modern UK workplace and the current economic crisis mean that adult learning is increasingly crucial for people of all ages regardless of their level of skills and qualifications.

Did you know…..

• one in five adults lack functional English or maths;
• longer working lives and frequent career changes mean regular upskilling is a necessity;
• rapid developments in technology require us all to keep acquiring new knowledge;
• automation means reskilling and redeployment are the only options for many.

Northern College, the only adult residential college in Yorkshire, is in a unique position to be able to offer the essential skills adults need and employers want.  Our campus is open 24/7 so we can offer flexible and accessible modes of delivery – evenings, weekends, blended and residential – to meet the needs of the local, regional and national economy.

Our mission is to inspire positive change through adult education, and working closely with our community, voluntary and employer partners we will provide outstanding teaching and learning on our campus based in the grade 1 listed Wentworth Castle and surrounded by 500 acres of National Trust gardens and parkland.

We have a number of exciting new roles that will be at the heart of delivering our aims.  If you are passionate about enabling adults to achieve the skills they need to reach their potential and you meet the requirements below then we look forward to receiving your application.

Key duties:

• Lead the preparation, calculation and processing of the college’s monthly payroll.
• Undertake pension and auto-enrolment responsibilities in line with regulatory dates.
• To reconcile the College’s monthly payroll and month end payments to external agencies such as HMRC and pension schemes within required timeframes
• Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts and support monthly budget monitoring and analysis reporting.
• Utilise relevant reporting tools to ensure the accuracy of data and to develop the payroll system to identify efficiencies and find solutions.

To be successful in this role, you will have or be able to:

• Demonstrable working knowledge of payroll including knowledge of PAYE, NICs and statutory payments.
• Knowledge and an understanding of accounting principles.
• Experience of working in Credit Control
• Be part-qualified CCAB (AAT minimum) or have an equivalent payroll qualification.

What we can offer you:

• Access to the LGPS pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Up to 34 days annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays) plus college closure between Christmas and New Year
• Free access to 500 acres of surrounding National Trust gardens and parkland
• Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including access to Occupational Health services
• Career development and progression opportunities and access to support for professional development
• Flexible working opportunities
• Free on-site parking
• Opportunities to take paid time off to participate in volunteering in community and charity fundraising events.

(Temporarily Remote)

The Role
As a Digital & Technology Officer, you will support the implementation of our digital and technology projects, ensuring we have the tools and ability to deliver against our strategy.

Reporting to the Digital & Technology Manager, you will help to administer and deliver the digital roadmap, co-ordinate (and occasionally lead) the delivery of projects and support departments across the charity to take full advantage of the benefits of technology.

Some of your duties will include:

- Providing IT support to employees, ensuring issues are resolved in line with SLAs
- Preparing documentation and papers for project meetings
- Carrying out some analysis, stakeholder management and project management activities
- Obtaining quotes for hardware and software
- Helping to promote lean, iterative, collaborative, matrix and user-centric planning and working practices

About You
To join us as a Digital & Technology Officer, you will need:
- Experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with a broad range of stakeholders
- An understanding of the digital and technology landscape
- Excellent communication skills
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant subject

Experience of managing relationships with third parties would be beneficial, as would experience of working with digital tools or services. Exposure to project management (particularly digital) or delivery environments would also be an advantage, as would an understanding of digital transformation.

The Benefits
- Salary of £24,000 - £30,000 per annum
- Pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays (increasing with service to 30 days after 5 years’ service)
- Offices within walking distance of the train station/free onsite parking

The charity is a responsible and flexible employer and an individual’s circumstances would be considered and balanced against the needs of the charity. We welcome any discussions for flexible working at interview/offer stage.

For further information about the charity please see our website.

The post holder will work alongside the Director of National Development to lead and support the four teams who fundraise for and grow the impact of the organisation within National Development, as well as personally leading the growth of Major Donor partnerships. We are looking for a proven leader and manager with excellent interpersonal and relational skills, who has a track record of exceeding expectations and results.

The post-holder must understand how to inspire, challenge and motivate a range of high-level stakeholders to engage with the work of TLG, as well as being able to demonstrate significant leadership experience! They will be an excellent communicator – both written and verbal and will be excited to make a significant difference for struggling children through this varied and influential role. They will have a strong attention to detail as well as being able to focus on high level strategy and delivery. Ideally, they will have a range of fundraising, communications or advocacy experience or they will be able to demonstrate significant transferable skills.

The individual will be passionate about making as much of an impact as possible in order to support both the growth of TLG to be helping 10,000 struggling children a year by 2026 and about raising awareness of the issues children are facing in the UK today. As a rapidly growing charity, we are focused on becoming a household name in order to be able to make a substantial difference for struggling children across the country, and the applicant must be up for a challenge in a fast-paced environment! For the right applicant this will be an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, pioneering team who spearhead the growth of the organisation.

We are looking for individuals who have a strong and vibrant Christian faith. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

The deadline for applications is 5pm, Monday 26th October. Initial interviews will take place on Wednesday 4th November, with final interviews on Monday 9th November.

Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire 

Hours: 4-5 Days (Including occasional evening and weekend work)

About the Role

You will work directly with children and young people providing advocacy and other children’s rights support which will empower and support them to navigate the care system. This direct work will include issues based advocacy support for children in need, looked after children and care leavers, as well as children subject to the Child Protection process.

You will be a capable ambassador for Coram Voice with the ability to engage effectively with professionals, foster carers, commissioners, other stakeholders and most importantly children and young people.

Coram Voice particularly welcomes applications from care leavers or individuals with experience of being ‘looked after’ by the state. We are also actively encouraging applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and young people we help.

If you have the necessary experience and skills and a commitment to promoting the rights of young people, we would like to hear from you.

To apply, please click on the 'apply now' button to be redirected to our website.

For more information about the main duties and responsibilities of this role please refer to the job description and person specification.

Closing Date: 9am, 30th October 2020

Interview Date: 10th November 2020

All posts are subjected to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and successful candidates will not be able to work unsupervised with children or young people until the completion of this process. Coram Voice - working towards quality through equality and the development of a diverse workforce.

We ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this position. We have chosen to recruit directly as this helps us to minimise our recruitment costs, ensuring that valuable funds aren't diverted from the children and young people we help.

Registered Charity Number 1046207