Day Opportunities Support Worker Jobs in Sutton, Greater London

Elizabeth House Community Centre has been a cornerstone of the local community for over 100 years, dedicated to serving the needs of local residents and communities. Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust is the Charity founded to save and manage Elizabeth House.

Our vision is for Elizabeth House to be the heart of a thriving local community, where everyone has the power to effect positive change. Our mission is to build a stronger, more resilient community by providing a safe space, relevant activities, and meaningful support for all.

The Community Leader will oversee the management of our community services and activities, ensuring the programmes align with local needs, our strategic goals and available funding. 

Key Responsibilities

·Design and implement a comprehensive activities programme that addresses the social, educational and wellbeing f the community.

·Manage the day-to-day operations of our programme, ensuring the seamless delivery of activities and collaborating with all stakeholders to provide high-quality, holistic services.

·Ensure effective project management practices are consistently applied in your work, fostering efficiency and accountability.

·Oversee the monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of all community activities, ensuring they align with funding requirements and high-quality reports are provided to funders and partners.

 ·Work closely with colleagues and key stakeholders to identify funding opportunities, and prepare and submit high-quality funding applications.

·Build trust and strong relationships with local residents by organising co-production, engagement and consultation opportunities that involve people with lived experience.

·Collaborate with community members to develop and support campaigns that drive change for specific resident groups and continuously improve our referral processes to provide comprehensive support.

·Work with partners, community-led groups, and representatives across various sectors and organisations to enhance support for community members.

·Develop engaging marketing materials, including leaflets, website content, and social media posts, to ensure our services are widely advertised and accessible to a diverse audience.

·Oversee all administrative aspects of project activities and coordinate volunteer and staff schedules.

Please see the full job pack attached with detailed responsibilities and person specification. 

Key information

Salary: £37,000 – 39,000 per annum (pro rata £31,700 to £33,400)

Hours: 30 hours per week (over a minimum of 4 days)

Contract: Fixed term contract until 30 April 2026 (extension subject to funding)

Holidays: 25 days per year plus bank holidays (pro rata)

Report to: Executive Director

Line-manage:  1 Community Development Coordinator and 3 Community Organisers

Please submit a CV and tailored covering letter via Quick Apply.

Closing date: Sunday 13 October.

About The Connection at St Martin’s

We believe that no one should have to sleep rough on London’s streets, and that everyone should get the support they need to find a place to call home. We get to know every person we work with, understanding what they need to recover, helping them build on their strengths, and supporting them to find their own way home. Help us make London a city where no one sleeps rough on our streets.

London’s diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of homelessness who we believe are an essential asset in our sector.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome the opportunity to consider flexible working arrangements.

About the Role

This is a new role for The Connection at St Martin’s and reflects our ambitions to deliver housing opportunities for our clients. In our strategy we aim to ensure that 300 of our clients are successfully and sustainably housed. 

This is an ambitious target and the person holding the role will need to deliver our existing accommodation services while continuing to network and create relationships with other organisations to bring more opportunities to our clients.

The person in this role will be responsible for managing relationships with existing partners and funders while also securing new partners and funders as necessary to deliver our strategic aim of delivering housing solutions.

Full job description can be found on our website

Salary: £50,547
Closing Date: Sunday 6th October
Interview Date: Thursday 17th October

Our Benefits

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Generous training budget, plus an annual personal training budget

• Enhanced Sick Pay Policy

• Enhanced family friendly policies

• Day off for moving house

• Hybrid working (depending on role requirements)

• Pension – 5% Employer, 3% Employee

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Season Ticket Loan

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Reward Gateway (access to discount vouchers and cashback at the UK’s favourite retailers)

We are a London Living Wage employer

Playground Coordinator - Wandsworth and Chelsea

Employer – Kids

Location – Kids Lady Allen Adventure Playground, Wandsworth Common, London SW11 1HT and on occasion, Chelsea Playground

Salary - £17,842.61 (£29,197 FTE)

Hours – 22 hours per week

The good stuff/benefits

• Join a company that truly cares about your wellbeing
• Enjoy an enviable annual leave package, starting at a generous 25 days and growing each year up to 30 days.
• Option to buy an additional 5 days holiday.
• Enjoy your entitlement to Bank Holidays.
• We've got your back with Maternity and Paternity Pay.
• Rest easy knowing you're covered with our Death in Service plan.
• Invest in your pension plan with the option to top it up knowing that Kids is also contributing 3%.
• Achieve work-life harmony with flexible hours tailored to your needs.
• Unlock exclusive discounts at hundreds of online retailers through our employee benefits portal.
• Reap the rewards with our enticing "Recommend a Friend" scheme.
• Access confidential support and expert guidance 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Programme, helping you navigate both personal and professional challenges.
• Take care of yourself with Company Sick Pay which you are entitled to from your first day.
• 5 days of paid family/carers leave.
• Salary sacrifice schemes available
• Develop your mentoring skills by either being a mentor or signing up for our mentoring programme.
• Expand your horizons with Kids’ online learning platforms, offering a wealth of professional courses for your personal and career development.
• Apprenticeship programmes available for employees
• Benefit from a colleague engagement programme enabling your voice to be heard.
• Lean on us during difficult times with Bereavement Leave.

As a Playground Coordinator you will be supporting disabled young people and their families by coordinating the delivery of an adventure play service at Lady Allen Playground. This is a great opportunity to develop your existing skills in a rewarding role and gain a strong sense of achievement. 

Working context: 

• You will be required to work variable/unsociable hours including evenings and Saturdays 
• Based on playground sites outside of regular office hours 
• You will be required to work from a second playground site (Chelsea Playground) on occasion 
• Managing a flexible workforce 

Key responsibilities: 

• To manage and supervise staff in the provision of the service 
• Brief staff effectively so they provide a positive play experience 
• Make sure there is a programme of activities that provide children with choices and opportunity for different play and social activities 
• Respond to and develop play episodes with children and other play practitioners  
• Take responsibility for providing 1-1 support for children with a range of disabilities 
• Keep written children records up to date and accurate 
• Demonstrate and record that children are involved in the development and planning of the playground 
• Effectively recruit and prepare play staff to undertake the requirements of the role 
• Co-ordinate and take management responsibilities for external visits and outings 
• To assist the Manager with the physical responsibilities of the playground including site inspections, maintenance, renewals and utilities.  
• To be aware of the budgets and the management of them 
• Make sure the playground meets regulatory requirements including Ofsted, H&S and Quality in Play.  
• Liaise on operational level with relevant Local Authority officers 
• Attend relevant regional and KIDs meetings 
• Participation in your own supervision and Continuing Professional Development 
• Within the post there is an agreed level of decision making responsibility in the delivery of the service especially in the absence of the Manager.  

To be able to carry out this role it is essential that you have the following characteristics: 

• Significant experience of working with disabled children in a play setting 
• Knowledge of disabilities/ impairments and impact on child and family members 
• Ability to engage and support children in a variety of play experiences without supervision 
• Experience of implementing an activity programme 
• Experience of coaching and mentoring sessional workers in areas of good practice 
• Understanding of current Safeguarding processes 
• Ability to work on your own and problem solve with little input from line managers 
• The capacity to undertake, when required, the range of management, development, administrative and liaison duties.  
• Good numeracy and literacy skills 
• Computer literate- good working knowledge of Microsoft office suite  
• Excellent range of communication skills with children, parents and other professionals.  

Personal Qualities:  

• You will have the ability to think on your feet and confidently use your initiative 
• Ability to calmly and efficiently problem solve 
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and complete tasks across a range of disciplines 
• Energetic and willing to learn, grow and have fun 
• Creativity- in order to enhance and develop the service 
• Passionate about inclusive, adventurous play! 

This role is for 22 hours per week. It can be combined with our Young People's Wellbeing Co-ordinator role to create a 34 hour per week role. Please read through the job ad for both roles and indicate in your application if you would like to be considered for both. You only need to apply through one vacancy.

Funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and managed by the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET), the Global Health Workforce Programme (GHWP) aims to develop the health workforce (HWF) in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Somaliland supporting them to build stronger, more resilient health systems for post-pandemic recovery and to make progress towards UHC.

  

Grants for UK-LMIC and cross-LMIC health partnerships will be awarded to respond to national HWF priorities identified through a scoping assessment carried out by THET with DHSC, FCDO, national Governments and stakeholders (such as local World Health Organisation offices). These grants will run until December 2025.   

With a strong focus on building local ownership and sustainability, these partnerships will contribute to the following programmatic outcomes:

1. Partnerships contributing towards improved health workforce leadership capacity aligned with health workforce strategies, that will support reduction in gender inequalities.

2. Partnerships aligning with and contributing towards retention and wellbeing strategies.

3. Improved number and quality of training opportunities for health workers.

4. Co-developed and documented learning on health workforce interventions shared with key national and international stakeholders.

THET will award 28-36 strategic grants of £100,000 – £350,000 that feed into the country scoping priorities and outputs outlined above. The grants will broadly be split across the six countries; however, the exact split is dependent on the number and quality of applications received and broader priorities.   

  

20-28 smaller grants of up to £50,000 will also be available for projects that tackle specific areas such as innovation, rural health facilities, diaspora engagement, leadership opportunities for women and protected groups, and the climate crisis.   

Grants will be available to UK-LMIC health partnerships and LMIC-LMIC health partnerships. There are no institutional eligibility criteria as long as ODA rules are followed, so grants can be awarded to healthcare providers, royal colleges, universities, professional associations, NGOs, alliances, diaspora networks etc, but not to Ministry of Health departments.

This document serves as a Terms of Reference for the type of work the THET Administrative Support should expect to carry out as part of this.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Oversee consultants’ invoicing and payments process and staff expense claims

· Prompt consultants to send invoices at the end of the month

· Review receipts and time claimed against contract and allowable expenses, file documents and send to Programme Manager for approval

· Monitor consultants’ time and expenses in trackers

· Review expense claims from THET staff related to GHWP, file documents and send to Programme Manager for approval

· Follow up with Finance team regarding payments

2. Oversee the National Oversight Mechanism invoicing and payments process

· Prompt in-country Admin Assistants to send invoices to NOM upon completion of activities, and follow up if necessary

· Admin Assistants will check receipts and time claimed against honoraria agreements and allowable expenses and send to Programme Manager for approval, cc’ing Admin Support

· Monitor payments in tracker

· Follow up with Finance team regarding payments

3. Provide support to recruitment/contracting process

· Support with developing/adapting recruitment documents (application log, creating folders in Sharepoint)

· Support with drafting contracts based on information provided by Programme Manager/Coordinator

4. Provide support to reporting process

· Support with development of templates and updating basic information in the report

· Proofread and format reports before finalisation and submission by the Programme Manager

5. Support the Programmes Manager and Programmes Coordinator

· Provide ad hoc administrative and logistical support to the team as required

· Support with filing documents in Sharepoint

· Support with drafting briefings

· Support with setting up meetings and comprehensive note-taking

Candidates must submit their CV along with a cover letter of no more than two pages to THET by 22nd of September 2024, with ‘Admin Support’ in the subject line.

We will review applications as they come in so may close applications early, and therefore early applications are encouraged.

A little bit about the role 

This advert will close at 9am, 20 September 2024

As a member of the Admissions & Support team, you will play a key role in ensuring all participants starting Approach Social Work have passed eligibility checks for the programme.
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You will provide a positive Admissions & Support experience for all applicants and offer holders, supporting them throughout the onboarding process to complete checks, keeping them engaged prior to the programme start.

In supporting the pre-programme process for the Approach Social Work Programme, you will be supporting the recruitment and development of new social workers, who will then go onto change the lives of vulnerable children and families. 

We think the internship at Frontline is unlike other internships. You’ll be given plenty of opportunity to develop key skills for your future career, while also holding a core role within the team. 

You will be joining us at our busiest time and so will have day to day coordinator responsibilities throughout the year. This makes it a great first step into your career as you’ll have real practical examples to take forward. As part of the internship, you will also have the opportunity to work on individual projects and learn more about all aspects of the Frontline organisation.

Some key responsibilities include:

• Support applicants and offer holders in completing key eligibility checks including right to work checks, qualification checking and references
• Support communications with applicants and offer holders during the Admissions & Support processes​
• Maintain accurate data on our customer relationship management (CRM) system, including the management of confidential and sensitive data​
• Work independently and with other interns to hold responsibility for projects

A little bit about you 

We’re looking to see 2023/2024 graduates, wanting to take their first step at Frontline whilst also contributing to our vision and mission. The role will suit someone who is people-focused, with a keen eye for detail and enjoys being part of a strong team.

We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own. 

If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you. 

Important information

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.

We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as ‘ChatGPT’ etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will.

We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!

You will need to have current right-to-work in the UK prior to application and for at least the first six months (for permanent positions) or for the full duration of the contract (for fixed-term positions). Visa sponsorship is not guaranteed.

Family Support Coordinator

£22,000 pa + benefits (including company car, 25 days annual leave, and pension)

London & the South East

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing, with the aim of reaching more families in need.

About the role:

We are looking to appoint a Family Support Coordinator to support our care teams in delivering a high-quality family support service in the region, working with families and professionals to ensure the families we support have access to the services they need.

Reporting to the Family Support Manager and working in partnership with health, education, and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for sourcing practical goods and services in the region, applying for grants and benefits, as well as working with other charities or community providers to obtain goods, equipment or funds for families that Rainbow Trust do not provide directly.

Having worked in a stressful or emotionally-demanding environment with an understanding of the complexities of working with children and families, you will have a genuine interest in building supportive relationships and strong networks with other organisation to provide meaningful assistance to the families we support.

What we’re looking for:

· Professional experience of working in an administrative or coordinator role - applications will be particularly welcome from those who have provided services in a health, social care, youth or education setting within a charity environment.

· A friendly and socially-focused approach – you have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and develop effective relationships with a wide range of people, you enjoy helping others.

· Well-organised, with a high level of attention to detail – you work well within established systems, produce high quality work and can manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

· Practical and people-oriented - you will thrive working at a fast pace whilst maintaining accuracy and be a confident MSOffice user.

· A persuasive and open communicator, you are inclusive in decision-making and are able to build and maintain strong working relationships with external organisations and networks.

· A practical knowledge of diversity issues affecting children, young people, and their families – aware that being responsive to others needs and concerns, is essential.

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes.

• Flexible working hours to balance home and working life

• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)

• Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand

• Company car for front line care posts

• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts

• Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes, as well as a recommend a friend recruitment bonus

• Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year

• Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%

• The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping

• Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees. If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our website.

We also have a fantastic learning and development programme - the Anne Harris skills development programme - in which we aim to provide a high level of training and development opportunities for all staff, so you are able to perform to the best of your ability, achieve individual and team objectives aligned to Rainbow Trusts strategic plan, supporting staff to be the best they can be, and feel a valued member of a high performing organisation.

Our Family Support Workers are given the opportunity to complete a number of diverse training courses in their first 12 months, including but not limited to: Mental Health First Aid, Makaton, counselling skills, and Introduction to Play.

The programme aims to provide a building block for you to individually tailor your own learning and development needs, with all family support workers having a foundation level of skills within their first year.

About us:

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of their time together, providing expert practical and emotional support where they need, it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.

How to apply:

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Interviews will take place via Teams or in person with a date to be confirmed. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

There will be a requirement for flexible working and a full current driver’s licence to accommodate the team and family need. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.

Health Poverty Action (HPA) acts in solidarity with poor and marginalised communities in their struggle for health and social justice, recognising these injustices are often rooted in colonialism and imperialism (both historical and ongoing) and have strong racial and gender dimensions.

We develop and implement locally rooted and culturally appropriate solutions to improve health for communities in 10 countries across Central America, Asia and Africa. Alongside these global programmes, we campaign to change the unjust policies and practices that push people into poverty and destroy their health and tackle the powerful vested interests that sustain them.

As Partnership Officer, you will be the critical driver of growing our partnerships fundraising and ensuring that more people worldwide are able to realise their right to health. 

• Job purpose: To help grow unrestricted income for Health Poverty Action through community and corporate partnerships. 
• Location: Home-based, within commuting distance to London for events and meetings. 
• Salary: £26,095 rising in length of service increments to £29,832. 
• Responsible to: Head of Fundraising 
• Annual leave: 25 days per year, plus the time between Christmas and New Year, plus bank holidays.

How to apply: Download and complete the application form available on our website.

This helps ensure fairness and consistency and is also a demonstration of your interest in the role; therefore, we will only consider those applications who use the application form. 

Closing date: Wednesday, 2 October 2024 at 11:59 PM BST 

Interview dates: Monday, 14 October and Tuesday, 15 October 2024 

Your key responsibilities will be flexible. You’ll manage your workload and set objectives, priorities and deadlines with the Head of Fundraising. Your work will include: 

• Partnerships Fundraising: You’ll lead and grow our partnerships fundraising portfolio by nurturing existing relationships and identifying new prospective partnerships. You will prepare proposals, pitches, and reports based on key funding needs, and implement stewardship plans to retain support, maximising partnership value. 

• Community Fundraising: You’ll manage community-based fundraising efforts, including coordinating with other organisations. Develop new community fundraising initiatives and engage volunteers, working to maintain an established network of volunteers which support community fundraising activities.

• Events Fundraising: You will manage our fundraising events, including the London Marathon. This will include recruitment, resourcing, relationship-building and supporting our event participants in their fundraising efforts. We are also excited for you to develop and oversee other innovative and profitable one-off events. 

• Fundraising Management: You will monitor and report on fundraising activities, manage relevant website pages, and ensure effective administration and record-keeping. You’ll need to stay abreast of industry trends and react accordingly to maximize opportunities. 

• What else? We encourage you to be aware of all of Health Poverty Action’s work and any key developments which may affect it. When representing Health Poverty Action, you should communicate our work in a professional and passionate way. 

At Health Poverty Action we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst all our staff and everyone we work with. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We are particularly keen to hear from ethnic minority candidates.  

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development and delivery of a 3-year train the trainer pilot programme in the chosen pilot locations in England or Scotland.

The pilot will train and equip local health care professionals, health promotion workers and local community workers with the knowledge and resources to promote breast awareness, breast screening and risk reduction messages in their own communities.

Supported by a public health development officer, train the trainer (1 based in England and 1 based in Scotland), who you’ll also line manage, you’ll lead on the development and delivery of the in-person programme, including marketing materials, resource packs and ongoing support for trainees. You’ll also identify opportunities, agree timescales and associated logistics for training delivery within the pilot areas.

About you

We’re looking for someone who is experienced in leading on the development and delivery of insightful and engaging workshops or public health focused projects, to a range of audiences from health or community-based organisations. The right candidate will have a good understanding of health inequalities, the challenges they present to health behaviours and outcomes, and be passionate about addressing these challenges. You’ll have strong communication and engagement skills and enjoy working independently and innovatively to develop successful partnerships with a range of organisations, communities and stakeholders.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

These roles involve significant travel across England (Westminster and Leicester) or Scotland (Glasgow and Lanarkshire).

Therefore, these posts can either be home based or office based at our London, or Glasgow offices (if within reasonable commuting distance).

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. In your supporting application please clearly state if you are applying for the England role or Scotland role. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact The Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team. 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date: 9.00am on 30 September 2024

Interview date: W/C 21 October 2024 (Ibex House, London for England Role and via MS Teams for Scotland role)

Are you passionate about fashion or furniture and want to make a difference through your work? We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Store Manager to join our team, focusing on driving sales while supporting our charitable mission.

About the Role:

As the Store Manager, you will play a key role in supporting our Retail Manager to maximise sales and ensure the smooth operation of our retail business. You’ll be part of an enthusiastic Retail team that values collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to positive change.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Retail Manager in achieving sales targets and operational goals.
• Lead, inspire, and manage a dedicated team, including staff and volunteers.
• Ensure exceptional customer service and a welcoming store environment.
• Manage inventory, merchandising, and store presentation to align with brand standards.
• Oversee daily store operations, including cash handling, reporting, and compliance.
• Contribute to marketing initiatives and community engagement efforts.

About You:

• Experience: Previous experience in a store management role within the fashion or furniture industry is essential.
• Skills: Strong leadership skills with proven line management experience. Experience managing volunteers is highly desirable.
• Attitude: Positive, proactive, and passionate about driving change. A “can-do” attitude and optimism for the future are a must.
• Passion: Enthusiasm for fashion, furniture, and making a positive impact through charity-focused work.

Why Join Us?

• Training: Additional training and development opportunities will be provided.
• Team: Join a friendly and supportive team that is dedicated to making a difference.
• Impact: Be part of a company that values its people and their contributions to both business and community.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and share our passion for fashion and positive change, we’d love to hear from you!

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV and a cover letter explaining why you would be a great fit for this role.

Purpose of the job 

This role is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding individual to join the UK Youth Fundraising team. UK Youth already works with a broad range of exciting corporate partners, including Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, KFC, Burger King and RSA Insurance. This role focuses on identifying and securing new income generation opportunities with Corporate Partners across strategic, commercial and charity of the year style collaborations. 

Key responsibilities

• Lead and secure income from new corporate organisations and achieve new business targets
• Identify new corporate opportunities to add to the new business corporate pipeline
• Pro-actively engage new businesses using a range of methods: e.g. working with senior stakeholders, events, networking, cold calls, emails, LinkedIn
• Develop and strengthen warm relationships with prospective funders and find opportunities to engage them in the work of UK Youth
• Develop corporate bids, budgets and proposals, managing the process across different teams, cultivating strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Create and present high quality, persuasive funding bids to C-suite audiences and senior stakeholders
• Present and attend meetings alongside senior leaders and stakeholders at UK Youth
• Work with the Senior Partnerships Manager to identifying new streams of income from different corporate audiences
• Work with the Senior Partnerships Manager to develop the corporate partnerships offer beyond income generation, identifying opportunities for corporate partners to offer their skills and expertise to further UK Youth’s charitable objectives
• Ensure all donations are accurately recorded and recognised, working closely with the finance team
• Ensure that the CRM is up to date and accurate at all times
• Keep up to date with trends, research and data on fundraising and corporate partnerships, helping to inform long-term strategy

Experience we're after

• Demonstratable experience in a sales or corporate fundraising role, working on six – seven figure proposals
• Proven track record of corporate partnerships fundraising/ securing sales targets from new organisations
• Experience of working in a busy and deadline-driven environment and achieving ambitious targets
• Experience negotiating, pitching and presenting to senior (C-suite) internal and external stakeholders 

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even for those working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture:

• Flexible/Agile Working

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)

• Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity

• Other training available in support of your personal and professional development

• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)

• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary

• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally

• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.

• IT equipment provided for the duration of contract

• CycleScheme and TechScheme

How to apply

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all. Scroll to the top of the page and start your application.

Closing date: Monday 7th October 2024 at 11:59pm (Midnight)

Interview date(s) proposed: w/c 14th October 2024

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.

Do you want to help build a world where no one feels lonely or left behind?

Do you care deeply about the welfare and dignity of older or vulnerable adults?

Do you have experience in social care or working with people with a wide variety of needs and abilities?

If you answered yes to all of the above, this could be the role for you! We’re looking for a Neighbourhood Care & Phoneline Coordinator with experience and enthusiasm for older people to join a well-established and vital programme. The Neighbourhood Care & Phoneline Coordinator reports to the Senior Manager – Older Adults & Volunteering and works in a team alongside the Neighbourhood Care Coordinator and the Befriending & Volunteering Coordinator. This part-time post plays a vital role in supporting isolated older adults in the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe areas. If you are a good listener, compassionate, flexible and able to take initiative, this is a fantastic opportunity for you. What we do Time & Talents is a lively, busy community centre in the heart of Rotherhithe, London SE16. Set in a leafy heritage building, and ‘T&T2’, our second venue in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, we offer something for everyone. With a history of 137 years of supporting people of all ages in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, we bring people together for mutual support, fun and friendship, with a wide range of services and activities for older people and other adults, along with children and families’ programmes and a range of volunteering projects.

The role

In this role, your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting older people aged 55+ in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe: providing strength-based assessments of individual needs and support to help reduce loneliness, improve health and wellbeing and increase older adult’s opportunities to connect to their local community.

• Delivering a shared phoneline and inbox offering signposting support to older adults.

About you

You are passionate about the power of community, and particularly volunteers, to connect and support people, and you like to work in collaboration with others. You are methodical with demonstrable experience in supporting older or vulnerable adults, particularly able to show experience in working with volunteers to meet the needs of the community. You’re flexible, accountable, take responsibility, are highly organised and skilled in multitasking and balancing priorities.

 About us

We are an energetic, experienced, and passionate team of 17, with a strong sense of shared purpose and a lively sense of humour. You’ll have the chance to make a big contribution to a growing, ambitious and innovative organisation which has doubled its reach and impact in recent years. This role is 26 hours per week, with flexibility for regular evening and occasional weekend working. Time & Talents is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity, and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

If you would like an informal chat about the job, please email recruitment @ timeandtalents. org. uk with your phone number and a suitable time for us to call. The closing date is 09:00 Monday 30th September.

Summary

The newly scoped CEO role in our vision-focussed charity is one of many challenges. Despite having doubled its outputs in the last 2 years, the charity acknowledges there is still a great job of work to do to prepare itself for even greater demand in its services - without necessarily a proportionate increase in its budgets. This role is about leading and enabling the incredible team of people on to even greater levels of already-strong performance. So we're looking for an accomplished leader and not just a great manager. We're looking for someone who can lead from both the front - and from within. This will be someone who is as comfortable sitting and engaging with our beneficiaries - primarily homeless people and those with previous convictions, as they are creating and delivering highly polished, compelling public event and funder and stakeholder-focussed presentations. We are looking for someone who understands the balance of external and internal focus required to ensure both good governance and team wellbeing (as they work in often challenging circumstances) and the ambition to keep developing existing and new external partnerships. With a strong start to its ambitious Corporate Partnership programme, commercial and/or business experience is highly desirable as well as a proven track record in creating and optimising new funding channels.

In more detail

About Us

The Upper Room (TUR) works with a wide range of financially and socially disadvantaged groups including homeless people, people with long-term mental health conditions, asylum-seekers, refugees and ex-offenders – helping them to improve their lives and become productive members of society. Central to our offering is our UR4Meals service, providing free, home-cooked food to people who cannot afford to provide for themselves. We are also very proud of our UR4Driving programme, which supports people recently out of prison with free driving lessons in exchange for community volunteering. Gaining a driving licence greatly enhances their future employability prospects and helps break the cycle of re-offending. Additionally, our UR4Jobs project focusses on both client wellbeing and breaking down the many barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged people every day.

The role

Is leading the charity through its next phases of development as it prepares itself for year on year increases in demand with a focus on delivering the charity’s future resilience plan (Project 12/25). The CEO is accountable for overall charity performance (financial, operational, governance, compliance), team (paid and volunteer) support and development. Additionally, there are a wide range of community and external partner relationships to manage and develop. Ultimately this role sets the tone for the charity, one of both compassion and ambition to improve the lives of the people who need us. This is primarily an on-site role, with occasional opportunity to work flexibly.

About You

You have a stable CV that demonstrates you have built and led successful teams and enabled growth and/or transformation for your organisation – ideally in an equivalent charity/non-profit environment. You can evidence strong team leadership and results across a wide range of business functions which will need to include income generation, managing budgets and business operations. You live within - or know well, West/Central London, are passionate about improving the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people and can lead multi-functional teams through a blend of 121 coaching, training and ensuring a ‘we can do this’ culture across the charity. You are an accomplished and visionary public speaker and presenter, able to articulate both the journey we’re undertaking and the support/input we need to get there.

Location: Elmbridge

Contract Type: Full time/ Permanent

Salary: £26,000 + benefits

Hours: average 39 hrs per week on a shift basis

“I genuinely look forward to going to work on a Monday – how many people can say that!” – Alex, Housing & Support Officer.

Why not be like Alex and join them as their next Housing and Support Officer and make a difference!

Do you thrive on empowering others and have the desire to support vulnerable individuals to live independently?

They believe everyone should live independent and fulfilling lives. They provide housing and support for many socially excluded and vulnerable people across Surrey, parts of Berkshire, West Sussex, and the London Borough of Sutton.

Come and join the Team and play a pivotal role in their incredible success stories, which have resulted in individuals finding stability, securing jobs, and their own homes.

If you're looking for a role where every day is different and brings new opportunities to make a meaningful difference, this is the place for you.

What You'll Be Doing

You will be joining the Team, a warm friendly and welcoming group, to provide a high-quality service to clients in Walton on Thames, Molesey, Hersham, Thames Ditton, Hinchley Wood and Cobham. They currently support 65 clients with a range of needs. Their clients include individuals who are homeless, some with mental health issues, those in recovery from substance misuse, and young people.

A little more about your day as a Housing & Support Officer:

- Act as a keyworker to clients, helping them achieve their goals and live independently.
- Family mediation and support, bringing families back together.
- Work with a community of professionals to support the right outcomes.
- Problem solving together and debriefs sharing experiences and learning as a team.
- Support clients with repair issues and repayment agreements for rent arrears.
- Carry out room inspections, health and safety checks and make rooms homely for new residents.

It is an exciting time to join the Team as you’ll also be involved in planning and running their extra-curricular workshops which range from sport activities such as basketball, table tennis and boxing, to relaxation sessions including yoga and meditation. They are always open to new ideas and projects, so if you have a particular talent or skill, please let them know!

What You'll Need

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- Ability to develop non-judgmental professional relationships with clients.
- The ability to manage your own time, delivering outcomes, meeting deadlines.
- An Enhanced DBS check (to be completed by them, upon successful application).
- A fully valid driving licence and use of your own car for business purposes.
- Tick most of the boxes but not all? The best candidate rarely does. So, if you are excited by the role and can do most of what they are looking for, go ahead and apply; you could be exactly who they need.

How they’ll set you up for success

They want to make sure you have the skills and knowledge to be great in your role. So, when you join them, you will complete a tailored induction programme which will include a combination of online training, in person training, and shadowing. Plus, after two years, you will have the opportunity to undertake a relevant extended training course, whether that be a college course, Open university degree or professional qualification.

Why work there

This is a place where everyone is valued. They want to make sure colleagues have the flexibility they need to balance their personal lives and do well at work. They focus on outcomes and are open to different ways of working, including flexible hours where possible.

Their benefits are great too and include:

- 28 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
- An additional 1 day (pro rata) per annum wellbeing day
- A defined contribution pension scheme
- Interest-free staff loans
- The opportunity to buy or sell up to five days annual leave per holiday year
- Life assurance cover

What's Next

They are all about celebrating diversity because they know it's key to success. They're committed to being inclusive, so if you're passionate about what you do and share their values, they want to hear from you!

If you need any adjustments during the application or selection process, please let them know, and they'll be happy to help.

They review CVs as they receive them and interview as soon as they have applications that look like a good match, so apply as soon as you can to avoid missing out.

You may have experience in the following: Support Officer, Resident Support Officer, Housing Caseworker, Housing Liaison Officer, Accommodation Support Officer, Supported Housing Officer, Housing Needs Officer, Housing Advice Worker, Homelessness Support Officer, Housing Coordinator, Tenant Liaison Officer, Housing Welfare Officer, Residential Services Officer, and Community Housing Officer.

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Reporting to: Area Manager

Location of work: Flexible. This post holder will be based at home but daily travel to schools or other establishments within your allocated local area will be required including some early morning breakfast visits. The role will require irregular travel throughout the UK with minimal overnight stays. 

Contract type:  4 days / 28 hours per week term time only, although part time / flexible hours may be considered. This role will involve early morning breakfast visits to schools or other establishments which you will need to be able to attend. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work  

Contract Length: Permanent  

Salary: £31,500 FTE (Pro rata to £22,050)

BACKGROUND 

Magic Breakfast is a registered charity providing healthy breakfasts to children and young people in the UK who arrive at school too hungry to learn, and expert support to their schools. Over 200,000 children and young people are on roll at Primary, Secondary, ASL / Special Educational Needs Schools and Pupil Referral Units that the charity works with, in disadvantaged areas of Scotland and England. Providing breakfast ensures that children start their school day with the energy and nutrition they need to be able to make the most of their morning lessons.  Magic Breakfast also undertakes research, and campaigns for long-term solutions to end hunger as a barrier to learning.  

This is an exciting time at Magic Breakfast, as we have expanded our team to meet the challenge of ending morning hunger for now, and for good.

JOB PURPOSE 

Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good. The Service Delivery team is responsible for ensuring the delivery of our breakfast provision. As Engagement Partner, you will work with relevant partners (schools, local authorities, parents, parent councils) to ensure that breakfast provision is optimized, encouraging reach and providing education on relevant topics.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Pipeline development and cultivation:   

• To develop a relationship with the supported schools in their respective area, to enable, preserve, embed, enhance and extend stigma and barrier free breakfast pron.

• To educating and engage with the wider school community, including teachers, parents and children and young people on the importance of breakfast and implications of hunger as a barrier learning through various means including assemblies, staff meetings, online events and regional events throughout the academic year.

• To engage with the wider community to advocate for the importance of breakfast, the work that we are doing in existing schools and to support our campaigning and advocacy strategy and plans.

• To develop brand awareness in schools and local communities in line with our marketing strategy

• To support the recruitment of new schools with launching new breakfast provisions, adapting to the requirements of the school and children and young people, and advising on best practise

• To support any media requests as directed through the Policy & Engagement team

• To capture and report on “storytelling” to enable the organisation to utilise qualitative data to support external communication

• To explore, share and deliver on new engagement ideas across the department and organisation

• To enable, support and feedback on new ways of working, trials and innovations

General:  

• By contributing to team meetings, sharing best practise and support colleagues and team members where necessary in line with Magic Breakfast’s ways of working.

• By helping to maintaining a positive working environment; keeping the vision of Magic Breakfast at the heart of everything we do.

• By upholding a culture that keeps children and young people at the heart and encourages our values of openness, collaboration, bravery, compassion and a solutions-focussed approach.

• By working collaboratively across the organisation to build good working relations.

• By adhering to all Magic Breakfast policies and procedures.

• By ensuring everything is compliant with current legislation, policies and procedures.

• By undertaking any other duties commensurate with the role.

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Skills and abilities  

• Possess excellent communication skills, organisational skills and stakeholder management capabilities.

• High level of competency in the use of Microsoft Office packages and Salesforce or a similar CRM

• Demonstrate working knowledge and understanding of the charity and education sector along with a commercial awareness.

• Good use of judgement in terms of when to escalate and when to delegate.  

• Confidence in using Microsoft Word IT packages.  

Knowledge and experience  

• Engagement with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external, delivering presentations, assemblies, engagement events, both in person and online.

• Experience of customer support and an understanding and experience of influencing and making the case for change.

• Experience of working against targets.

• Working remotely with multiple customers and stakeholders.

• The proven ability to communicate messages confidently, engagingly and with impact across a variety of audiences.   

• Familiarity with the UK charity market and fundraising trends, techniques and best practice.  

Other 

• Be a collaborative team player with the confidence to effectively contribute remotely across teams and departments.

• Share a passion and commitment to Magic Breakfast’s aim of alleviating morning hunger as a barrier to learning for children in the UK.

• Embody the charities values, behaviours and ways of working.

• Demonstrate positive mindset, flexibility and openness to agile working and change.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.

Please click below for our job pack

APPLICATION PROCESS

While Magic Breakfast welcomes applications from everyone, to better serve its communities it has identified that we would particularly benefit from: young people earlier in their careers, people who have lived experience of poverty, navigating socio-economic adversity or were eligible for free school meals, and people from a minority ethnic background.