Are you a warm, highly motivated person with person-centred values who can empower and support people with a learning disability to transform their lives?  Are you creative, proactive and willing to go the extra mile to enable people to achieve their aspirations?

We are recruiting Support Workers to support tenants with learning disabilities or autism to enjoy an excellent quality of life in a range of supported living services in the Tameside area.  You will work in collaboration with the service user, their family and wider support network to maximise their health and wellbeing and to promote their independence and community connections.

Our supported living services enable people to lead fulfilling and valued lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their desired outcomes.  As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and goals.

This rewarding role will require flexibility across the week and your working time will involve working shifts which include evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A high level of motivation and personal commitment is required along with demonstrable skills in engaging service users in their own support. You will also be expected to work professionally alongside Care Managers and health professionals and to communicate positively with the families of service users.

We value relevant experience of supporting people with a learning disability or autism. However, you do not need to have prior experience if you can demonstrate a ‘can-do approach’, person-centred values, energy and commitment. You will need good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop good quality support plans. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care and be able to contribute to a positive, team approach.

If you do not already have a relevant vocational qualification in health or social care we will support you to complete the Care Certificate and an accredited Health & Social Care Diploma. In return we will offer you good conditions of service, supportive management and prospects for future career progression. Applications from graduates in any discipline are welcomed as are applications from people seeking a worthwhile career change. You must enjoy good health and be able to carry out all expected care and daily living tasks.

The services are located across Tameside and are easily accessible by public transport.

The services are currently offering full time contracts of 37.5 hours per week or part-time contracts, subject to a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Are you a warm, highly motivated person with person-centred values who can empower and support people with a learning disability to transform their lives?  Are you creative, proactive and willing to go the extra mile to enable people to achieve their aspirations?

We are recruiting Support Workers to support tenants with learning disabilities or autism to enjoy an excellent quality of life in a range of supported living services in the Denton area.  You will work in collaboration with the service user, their family and wider support network to maximise their health and wellbeing and to promote their independence and community connections.

Our supported living services enable people to lead fulfilling and valued lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their desired outcomes.  As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and goals.

This rewarding role will require flexibility across the week and your working time will involve working shifts which include evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A high level of motivation and personal commitment is required along with demonstrable skills in engaging service users in their own support. You will also be expected to work professionally alongside Care Managers and health professionals and to communicate positively with the families of service users.

We value relevant experience of supporting people with a learning disability or autism. However, you do not need to have prior experience if you can demonstrate a ‘can-do approach’, person-centred values, energy and commitment. You will need good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop good quality support plans. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care and be able to contribute to a positive, team approach.

If you do not already have a relevant vocational qualification in health or social care we will support you to complete the Care Certificate and an accredited Health & Social Care Diploma. In return we will offer you good conditions of service, supportive management and prospects for future career progression. Applications from graduates in any discipline are welcomed as are applications from people seeking a worthwhile career change. You must enjoy good health and be able to carry out all expected care and daily living tasks.

The services are located across Denton and are easily accessible by public transport.

The services are currently offering full time contracts of 37.5 hours per week or part-time contracts, subject to a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Procurement Officer

Fixed Term Contract until End of October 2021 – Maternity Cover

Manchester City Centre

Starting salary for this position is £25,272 per annum (plus contributory pension)

Join a Nobel Prize-winning organisation committed to creating safe and secure futures for women, men and children around the world. MAG works by finding and destroying landmines, cluster bombs and the explosive remnants of war and by advocating and campaigning on behalf of those whose lives are blighted by the lethal debris of conflict. Be part of this life-changing mission by joining MAG to help us free from fear some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world.

We are seeking an experienced Procurement Officer to join our HQ Procurement team, which provides procurement services to MAG’s programmes based in over 25 countries across the world. This is an exciting and dynamic role, where your skills and experience will help us make a real difference, supporting our lifesaving work across the globe!

Based in the United Kingdom, and working with the Global Procurement Manager, you will provide high quality and cost effective procurement services to MAG’s overseas programmes and HQ in accordance with MAG’s policies and procedures. In addition, you will support the Procurement Team on the digitalisation of procurement and logistics processes as well as data management. Developing strong supplier relationships and effective communication will be key to succeeding in this role.

This is a fast-paced role, which will require high levels of initiative, pro-activeness and strong multi-tasking skills. You will have experience of sourcing and procuring a large and varied range of commodities and services, administering procurement procedures and systems, supporting tender processes and framework agreements, as well as familiarity with international freight and transport dynamics. Above all, you will need to be approachable, flexible, have a good eye for detail and be ready to work in a busy and varied role.

Previous international NGO experience is desirable but not essential.

The place of work will normally be our headquarters in Manchester. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, and to ensure the health and wellbeing of everyone who works for MAG and their families we have put in place a new working arrangement – remote working from home - to reflect what is a rapidly changing situation. Therefore, you will initially be home based until we are able to return to working in our headquarters.

Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website by the closing date of 12th July 2020.

Applicants who are non-residents of the UK will need to provide documentary evidence of their eligibility to work in the UK.

Are you interested in working within a vibrant social care sector ensuring service user finances are appropriately managed to allow for maximum quality of life?

Do you have an excellent eye for detail and a high level of competence in numeracy?

At Creative Support, we are reforming our Internal audit team to oversee good practice in managing client finances across our service user group. We are recruiting two new roles within an established department structure. This is an exciting time to join the team, full training will be provided.

The Internal (Finance) Audit team is responsible for the auditing of our services for finance policy compliance, and to provide good practice in dealing with Client finances and offer policy guidance.

The team also leads on policy and practice review for Client finances, and the improvement of systems related to safeguarding service user finances, and the security of cash held at services. Additionally the team support our head office functions with some basic monthly auditing and to appropriately manage financial investigations should these be required. The Finance audits roles work within a larger Quality team and support our achievement of high quality standards.

We are looking for candidates who have a high level of self-motivation, a high level of numeracy, ability to carry out on site audits and also undertake remote audits. You will have a sensitive approach to providing feedback and excellent organisational skills. The successful candidate will have good report writing skills and be able to carry out basic training to small groups. Flexible and willingness to undertake national travel essential.

Actual hours offered are 37.5 hours. We are open to considering Part time hours for the right candidate but no less than 22.5. The role is Head office Stockport with extensive national travel.

Please note: There are two salary scales depending on relevant experience.

Interview Date: 16 July 2020

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are committed to providing responsive, person centred care which promotes the independence, wellbeing and social inclusion of the people we support.

Due to continued growth we are now recruiting for an experienced Payroll Officer to join our fast paced Payroll team based in our friendly, busy office in the town center of Stockport, 5 minutes walk from the train station. This would be a great opportunity for someone who has a passion or interest in working in Payroll for a not-for-profit organisation and is looking for a long-term role where they can be part of a team.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Processing paperwork for starters, leavers and changes.
• Processing payroll each week/month to tight deadlines
• Receiving and verifying timesheets, inputting and calculating gross pay
• Processing of all statutory payments, alongside company payments where applicable
• Inputting all third party and additional payments and deductions
• Recording holidays in line with terms and conditions
• Processing all other pay related data
• Dealing with staff queries
• Keeping up-to-date with relevant changes in payroll legislation
• Updating pension information where required
• Preparing and checking reports
• Filing and administration of all payroll documentation
• Liaising with HMRC on payroll matters

The Experience required - Payroll Officer

The ideal candidate will have a strong background working as a Payroll Officer.  Experience working with timesheets would be desirable. You must be comfortable with confidential information and data protection as applicable to payroll and be familiar with HMRC and Auto-Enrolment legislation, and able to process the payroll in accordance with this. You must have excellent IT skills, especially within MS Word, MS Excel, MS Office and Payroll and Pension modules. You must be dedicated, hardworking and comfortable working to tight timescales. Please note: A Payroll Test will be part of the shortlisting process for this role.

Manchester Carers Centre is looking for Carers Services Workers to support delivery of our exciting portfolio of services, projects and activities for unpaid Carers delivered across Manchester neighbourhoods. 

• Would you like to work with unpaid Carers in Manchester, delivering direct support and achieving real job satisfaction?

• Would you like to work for a Charity that has a friendly, supportive, compassionate and welcoming team working together to deliver a range of high quality services?

• Does a combination of working from a range of community based venues in neighbourhoods, our office base and home based working appeal to you?

No two days are the same - you could be providing one to one tailored support to a Carer, running a virtual coffee morning, updating our website, writing a report for funders or working in and around Manchester to design, develop and deliver new and innovative neighbourhood projects to engage and support Carers.  Variety is the spice of life, so if you like a challenge, are passionate about making a real difference for unpaid Carers and would like to work for an organisation with an established track record for supporting Carers in Manchester, then this could be the job for you!

We seek

• Either an experienced professional or someone willing to learn quickly to deliver high quality individual and group services to unpaid Carers
• An individual with great drive, excellent communication and presentation skills
• Someone who is able to assess a situation, build a rapport easily, creatively problem solve and research information and provide support to meet individual needs
• An individual who is able to plan their workload and deliver services effectively and efficiently
• Someone with strong IT and Social Media skills and creativity
• An individual with the ability to devise ,deliver and market projects from inception to completion
• A person with  a ‘can-do’ approach who uses their initiative to work with minimal supervision, and is able to work flexibly  and positively as part of a committed team
• Someone who enjoys the variety of a role that is neighbourhood based, with some homeworking and office-based working
• Unpaid Carers are very welcome to apply

With a new Carers Strategy and Carers Pathway being implemented in the city this is an exciting time to join Manchester Carers Centre.

Closing date for all applications is 5pm on Friday 17th July 2020.  CV’s will not be accepted.

Interviews for this post will take place on 28th / 29th July 2020 via Zoom.

Survivors Manchester is currently looking for someone special, someone that has the passion to ensure that everything this amazing organisation does is of quality, that it remains authentic to its roots, and it continues to deliver on what male survivors want. Are you that person?

For the past 11 years, Survivors Manchester has provided survivor-focused therapeutic and advocacy support to male victims/survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation. We have developed a three tiered approach to services and underpin everything we do with a 'trauma and recovery' framework pioneered by Dr Judith Herman.

As our Clinical Lead (Community), you will help us develop, manage and deliver our quality assured trauma-informed services to over 950 male (including trans and non-binary) survivors annually. You will help us ensure that the 2 - 3 new men that ask for help each day hear our voice and know we will help them develop their own healing journey; and you will play your part in our collective effort to #BreakTheSilence on the sexual abuse of boys and men. 

Whilst you will lead our amazing team of Trauma-Informed Therapists, Independent Sexual Violence Advisors, and Group & Community Development Team; manage our community based services; you will also deliver trauma-informed talking therapy services to identifying male, trans and non-binary victims and survivors sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation.

You will be a qualified counsellor / psychotherapist who holds a Diploma in Counselling / Psychotherapy or equivalent and be registered with BACP or equivalent (preferably an accredited member). You will understand issues relating to sexual violence, particularly as experienced by males; have experience of working in a highly confidential setting and of managing workforce teams.

In return for your time, experience and commitment to the organisation, you will receive an annual salary of £33,000 – £37,000; 25 days annual leave (increasing annually by 1 day to max of 30 days) plus bank holidays; company sick pay; monthly clinical supervision; pension contribution; and a range of training opportunities.

If this is a role that you think you could achieve great things in, then we want to hear from you.

Creative Support wishes to employ a qualified and experienced plumber to work as part of our Mobile Maintenance Team attending to plumbing and other general maintenance jobs in Creative Support properties. Most properties the Mobile Maintenance Team visit are in the North West of England. On occasion, they attend jobs outside of this area and may be expected to stay overnight.

Applicants should be pleasant, reliable and hardworking individuals that take pride in their work and will be respectful of our tenants and their homes.

The Maintenance Operative will contribute to the Out of Hours Rota.

Full driving license essential.

The Mobile Maintenance Team report to our Head Office in Stockport and attend regular meetings at this site.

About the Together Trust

We are one of the North West’s leading disability charities, offering individual care, support and education to thousands of people each year.

Our work is made possible with our incredible team of staff and volunteers who are positive role models to the people we support.

You will be joining an organisation driven by its values and desire to see meaningful change - the people we support really are at the heart of everything we do.

We want you to grow and develop - so we will support you to shape the career that you want to have.

A job with us can be challenging. But what we can promise is that your role will be incredibly rewarding and filled with meaning.

A job at the Together Trust is more than just a job - together we’ll change lives.

Are you a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist looking to develop your skills as part of a multidisciplinary team?

We are looking for an experienced clinician to lead our Occupational Therapy Team of up to six staff and manage a small caseload of students with complex presentations at Inscape House School. We are one of the Together Trust’s non-maintained specialist schools for over 100 students aged 5 to 19 all with autism as their primary need.

Our well-resourced and supportive team work closely together to deliver a high quality therapy service. You will offer clinical supervision and management of professional colleagues contributing to their development.

At the forefront of this role will be your knowledge of autism along with an understanding of the fundamentals and governance of a school.

Our multi-disciplinary team includes Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, teaching staff, school counsellors, positive behaviour support colleagues, psychologists and other support team members.

We have a culture of joint responsibility to embed therapy approaches, strategies and interventions. This is a great opportunity to help shape service delivery and contribute to school wide projects.

This is a truly rewarding role as you will get to track student progress and their journey to independence in a way you might not necessarily experience within an NHS setting.

We would consider both full-time and part-time applicants for this post.

Benefits

You will get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future and be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, enjoy our jobs, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:

• Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications
• 25 days annual leave rising to 27 after 5 years
• A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution
• Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
• Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
• Support from mental health first aiders

Are you ready for a new leadership challenge within a highly innovative and diverse national charity that plays a vital role in helping people affected by crime?

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity. We are dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales, and we put them at the heart of our organisation. We work to bring forward a day when there will be far fewer victims of crime and for those affected, the support will be greater, their rights stronger and their voice much louder.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Service Director responsible for the North of England and the Midlands. You will join a highly experienced senior leadership team looking for a new colleague who shares their passion, enthusiasm, and motivation for the work that we do and the services we provide.

You will have an excellent understanding of the impact of crime and the criminal justice system, on victims and witnesses along with a proven track record of successfully delivering services with multi-million pound contract values.

A key aspect of the role will be to represent VS externally, promoting our services to develop new partnerships and opportunities that further support those who need us. You will work collaboratively to provide visible, innovative leadership within your Region, ensuring seamless, end-to-end support service for victims and witnesses; with a focus on increased support for those experiencing significant harm, repeat victimisation and those with vulnerabilities.

In addition, you will be the VS national lead for Safeguarding, bringing significant recent and relevant expertise.

In a fast changing environment you will have the expertise to identify opportunities to develop services and to improve their impact and reach, ensuring service users are involved in the development of services and their needs are heard and understood.

You will have a successful track record at operational and strategic levels within a complex organisation, as well as in forging successful partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders.

If you are attracted to the challenges and opportunities that this role presents then we want to hear from you.

Some unsocial hours working may be necessary.

Closing Date: 12.07.2020

Planned interview dates:

Shortlisting interviews : 23/24th July

Final Interviews: 30th/31st July 2020

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Victim Support is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for our staff and volunteers. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We welcome applicants from all communities and as part of our commitment to the we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 30 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the essential criteria in the person specification.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Place Based Funding Partner
Manchester
£34,522.92 per annum plus excellent benefits
Fixed Term contract for 12 months (potential to be extended), 
Full Time - 35 hours per week

Our client is passionate about working together to improve lives and help neighbourhoods thrive. They see the difference their work makes in their city and they work together to support their customers and their wellbeing. 

Why take up this challenge with them? This really is a great place to work. They have a top team. They have bags of potential. And they’re all set to achieve even greater things in Manchester. They’re leading nationally in delivering social value and making sure that it’s integral to all they do. And they have got an award from Social Value UK to prove it.

They’re looking for a passionate, driven person to join them in delivering the East Manchester Collaborative funding project which will aim to increase local giving and investment and ensure it is strategically placed in essential local priorities. 

You will champion a collaborative working approach across a multi agency partnership, working with new and existing partners from the private, public and voluntary sectors to encourage the sharing of information in relation to funding. A natural networker, you’ll engage proactively with local businesses to increase funding within the area.

You will have worked in a similar position and be able to demonstrate excellent working knowledge of fundraising from a range of sources such as grants, sponsorship, crowd funding and donations. 

They’re particularly keen to hear from candidates with a track record in engaging businesses in corporate giving and CSR. You will have extensive experience of building and maintaining professional partnerships and will have a good understanding of community development and all aspects of managing funded projects.

This is a hugely rewarding role where you’ll really see the difference you make to people’s lives every day. They’re a supportive and flexible organisation that’s really excited about their future. They offer a fantastic benefits package and a genuine commitment to your training and development. But that’s not all. It’s about being proud to make a real and positive difference to people’s lives. Join them now and see the difference you can make in their great city. 

If this sounds like you then apply today, they’d love to hear from you.

They are willing to offer appointment to the post on a secondment arrangement from other organisations.

Closing date: Friday 17 July 2020

Interviews and assessments will take place from late July 2020.

Our medical teams respond to health emergencies following disasters, disease outbreaks and war.  We are seeking an experienced Finance and Administrative Assistant to join our HQ team to provide excellent financial and general administrative support.

The successful candidate will join a small and friendly finance function playing a key role supporting every aspect of the charity’s work by ensuring the smooth implementation of financial and administrative processes.  You will bring experience of working in a finance / administrative support role and will be used to working with electronic financial ledger systems.  You do not have to have qualifications in finance, but if you hold or are working towards AAT (or similar) qualifications this may be an advantage.

You will combine your previous experience working with financial accounting processes and procedures with excellent attention to detail to make sure that your work is accurate and precise.  You will be good at working in teams as well as working independently with limited supervision.  Your excellent communication skills will ensure that you work well with our suppliers, donors and customers as well as with colleagues and the doctors, nurses and other health professionals who make up our membership.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference through humanitarian work.  This is an exciting opportunity to join UK-Med in an essential role in our team

Due to an internal promotion, we are excited to be recruiting another Programme Officer to build on the great work the charity is doing and to help us achieve more. Right to Succeed is all about bringing the community together to transform outcomes for children. Why? Because we believe every child deserves the right to succeed, no matter where they live.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent organisational and people skills who will be the reliable, positive, “go-to” person for a number of our programme teams. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting our high quality local and national Programme Delivery. This role provides an exciting opportunity to be part of an ambitious, passionate team committed to overcoming inequity and improving outcomes for children and young people.

We are keen to encourage applications from those with lived experience of overcoming one or more of the issues our programmes seek to address, as we understand the extra value that this brings to our programme delivery.

The succesful candidate will play an integral role in supporting staff across multiple programmes with a core focus on ensuring the programmes have the administrative support to enable them to effectively deliver high quality programmes that deliver maximum impact within their respective areas. 

The core objectives of the role include, but are not limited to: 

1. Supporting high quality programme delivery 

2. Supporting strategic and operational relationships 

3. Robust programme administration

4. Supporting programme related external and internal communications activity

The role will initially be a 12-month fixed term contract, but will ideally be extended/become permanent subject to funding.

Please note, due to Covid-19s, we will be carrying out interviews by video-call and the successful candidate will initially be required to work from home (home working equipment provided). 

Human Resources Officer (Programmes)

Manchester City Centre

Starting salary for this position is £25,272 per annum (plus contributory pension)

Join a Nobel Prize-winning organisation committed to creating safe and secure futures for women, men and children around the world. MAG works by finding and destroying landmines, cluster bombs and the explosive remnants of war and by advocating and campaigning on behalf of those whose lives are blighted by the lethal debris of conflict. Be part of this life-changing mission by joining MAG to help us free from fear some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world.

We are seeking an HR Officer to join our Human Resources team, which provides support and advice to MAG’s employees working in over 25 countries across the world. This is an exciting and dynamic role, where your HR skills and experience will help us make a real difference, supporting our lifesaving work across the globe, all from a fantastic office in Manchester city centre!

Based in the United Kingdom, but working with managers based overseas, one of your key challenges will be to source, recruit and deploy staff to meet project needs. You will also have responsibility for providing generalist HR advice on terms and conditions and the application of HR policy.  You will also have the opportunity to use your HR skills and knowledge in developing and implementing new HR projects and initiatives. You will report to a HR Manager in this fast-paced role in a dynamic HR team, which will require a high level of initiative, pro-activeness and strong multi-tasking skills. This is an opportunity to use your HR experience for an international charity.

Ideally you will be a graduate member of the CIPD or working towards it, with existing experience in a generalist HR role.  You will need to have experience of providing an efficient recruitment service and providing advice on a range of HR issues. Previous experience of working in international HR is not necessary, but you will need to rely on your varied HR resourcing experience and sound principles of people management.  Above all, you will need to be approachable, flexible, have a good eye for detail and be ready to work in a busy and varied role in a fast-paced environment. You will also recognise that good HR practice can make a real difference to MAG’s success in saving lives and building futures.

The place of work will normally be our headquarters in Manchester. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, and to ensure the health and wellbeing of everyone who works for MAG and their families we have put in place a new working arrangement – remote working from home - to reflect what is a rapidly changing situation. Therefore, you will initially be home based until we are able to return to working in our headquarters.

Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website by the closing date of 8th July 2020.

Applicants who are non-residents of the UK will need to provide documentary evidence of their eligibility to work in the UK.