Independence Development Worker

Ealing

£20,220 per annum

Ealing Mencap

Exciting opportunity to use your skills, creativity and enthusiasm to enable disabled people to improve their recreational life skills and enhance their quality of life. 

This is a newly created role, that will help our charity deliver a new style of service to ensure disabled people have every opportunity in life to achieve their full potential. Successful candidates will work across our range of support services delivering person-centred training and supported activities on both a 1:1 and group basis.

You will be personally motivated and rewarded to see others overcoming their challenges and enjoying success and progression in achieving their goals.

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for a change in career path whose skills will add real value to our charity and the lives of those we support. Regardless of your specific career background/qualifications you will need to be enthusiastic, confident, IT literate and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

In line with the Equality Act 2010 there is a Genuine Occupational Requirement to appoint a male to this specific post due to the needs of the individuals who will be accessing the service.

Closing date for applications is 20th January 2021

SEND Travel Training Development Worker 

Hounslow 

£22,406.80 per annum 

Ealing Mencap 

Do you have the passion to teach young disabled people how to travel safely and independently on public transport to change their life-opportunities?

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your professional skills and experience in the Social Care sector, whilst working directly with disabled people and making a lasting difference to their lives.

We are looking for enthusiastic and confident individuals with strong communication skills, who can work effectively on their own and as part of a team. You will work closely with schools, families, and other professionals to promote the project and ensure travel training placements run smoothly.

You will be trained to be able to devise and deliver person-centred travel training to disabled people, supporting them to become safe and independent travellers on their routes to school or college. You will share responsibility with the rest of the team for developing and expanding the work of the project by improving our working practices, identifying growth opportunities and creating accessible training materials.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates who have experience working with individuals with learning and/or other disabilities including autism in a teaching or training capacity.

Our partner is providing essential assurance services to a number of large institutions around the world, this specialist team works closely with global clients such as UNICEF & UNDP and the The Gates Foundation – delivering and manging international development grant-funded programmes. This long established, diverse and multi-lingual team are global leaders in this field.

The Development Grant Auditor is on the frontline of this globally focussed department travelling internationally (when safe), meeting clients, colleagues and auditees. Leading meetings, leading audit teams, writing audit reports. Representing the department in person in front of multiple partners and stakeholders. Contributing to the success of our clients and to the development of auditees, as well as your colleagues. The role offers travel experiences (post pandemic) that very few other roles can match. You will

• Prepare a tailored plan for all assignments based on a good understanding of the terms of reference and the applicable contractual conditions
• Lead opening meetings with clients and auditees and present the audit findings clearly and credibly at closing meetings
• Lead assignment fieldwork teams, including locally based staff, on overseas assignments, or work alone
• Demonstrate the ability to identify issues and areas of non-compliance on an assignment and write them up as findings in a detailed, precise and clear way in the assignment report
• Be able to work to tight deadlines and manage time effectively
• Be prepared to be out of the office on international assignments for up to 40% of the time*

Key skills required..

• A genuine interest in international development
• A love of international travel, preferably with experience of working or volunteering internationally
• A second language, especially French, Spanish, German, Russian or Mandarin, Portuguese & Turkish.
• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• An ability to communicate in a professional, constructive and respectful manner
• At least 4 years’ proven track record in audit work

* Due to the pandemic, the international travel element of the role has been significantly reduced and replaced largely by remote work. An increase in international travel opportunities is expected when the pandemic eases.

Packages;

Our partner offer highly competitive starting salaries and review remuneration packages regularly to ensure that our pay always positively reflects performance. As well offering support with tuition and professional qualifications, they also provide the following benefits, as standard:

• 25 days’ holiday;
• access to a personal pension scheme, with matched employer contributions;
• life assurance cover;
• and income protection insurance.

They also offer a range of voluntary benefits to suit every lifestyle. A flexible benefits platform, means our people can choose from a range of tax efficient options to design a benefit package that best suits them. Such as;

• buy up to ten days’ extra holiday;
• add on private medical, personal accident, dental insurance or travel insurance;
• enrol in our Bike to Work scheme;
• enjoy discounts off cinemas, dining, and gyms;
• receive an interest free season ticket loan or interest free graduate loan;
• access childcare vouchers;
• take an online health assessment and utilise our employee assistance programme.

For more information please Apply 

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Please enquire if you have concerns about travel and the chance for more flexible working.

Marine Society and Sea Cadets are seeking to appoint a Growth & Development Worker to join our team. You will be home based but will be required to travel around the area. You will join us on a part-time, fixed term basis working 21 hours per week for 6 months, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £25,000 Gross per annum (pro rata).

Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a leading maritime charity in lifelong learning and personal development and is the governing charity of the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC), a civilian voluntary youth organisation engaging some 15,000 young people over 400 Sea Cadet Units, throughout the UK.  The SCC offers a wide range of youth opportunities with the same enduring objective – to give young people the best possible head start in life through nautical adventure and fun.

The Growth and Development team is based across the UK and works on a variety of projects that aim to grow the Sea Cadets. These projects include setting up new Juniors Sections, supporting Sea Cadet units in schools and helping existing Sea Cadet units to develop plans and strategies for sustainable growth.

Key areas of focus for our Growth & Development Worker include:

- Delivering a variety of training sessions on, for example, recruitment of cadets and volunteers
- Developing new growth and recruitment tools and ideas
- Promoting flexible volunteering and the volunteer strategy
- Assisting with running our social media accounts
- Working with and empowering our volunteers to develop plans for growth
- Planning and setting up Juniors Sections in new and existing locations/units
- Delivering assemblies in schools
- Forming part of various working groups with colleagues to develop the tools, resources and processes needed to increase the positive impact of the Growth and Development team.

Our ideal Growth & Development Worker will:

- Experience of working with volunteers and a good understanding of how to ensure they are most effectively recruited, on-boarded, supported and managed
- Experience of actively promoting projects or programmes to engage adult volunteers and young people from diverse communities to participate
- Practical understanding of equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion
- Experience of communicating with internal and external stakeholders using excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to present information in a manner appropriate to the audience, including through formal and informal presentations
- A track record of working with others to develop and deliver projects
- Experience of delivering projects against targets
- Experience of monitoring project activity and outcomes to meet external and internal reporting requirements
- An understanding of health, safety and safeguarding legislation and best practice procedures as they relate to working with children, young people and vulnerable adults
- Working knowledge and understanding of the voluntary and community sector

In return as our Growth & Development Worker you will receive:

- Pension Scheme
- Life Insurance
- Private Medical Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- season ticket loans
- Eye Care

Closing Date: 29th January 2021 Midday
Interviews: W/c 1st February 2021

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Growth & Development Worker then please click “apply” below – we’d love to hear from you!

Applications should consist of a CV and supporting statement. Without this, we sadly will be unable to consider your application for this role.

About us
Since the coronavirus outbreak began, our society has pulled together to achieve extraordinary things. Thousands of people sleeping rough have been temporarily housed in a matter of weeks, and many more were prevented from becoming homeless due to emergency changes to legislation.

As we begin to emerge from the series of lockdowns, we now stand at a crossroads: we can build on the incredible progress that has been made by helping everyone move into a secure and permanent home; or we risk seeing thousands of people being forced into homelessness.

We are recruiting for a Volunteering Partner – Development to join our expanding Volunteering Team, to work alongside our inspirational volunteers and to bring an end to homelessness in Great Britain.

About the role

This role can be based at any of our 11 offices (Croydon, Central London, Brent, Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham, Rotherham, Liverpool or Newcastle, South Wales and Edinburgh) but must be able to travel to our Head Office in London occasionally.

As our Volunteering Partner - Development you will join our innovative, dynamic and creative central Volunteering Team.  For the past few years, we’ve been working hard to transform the volunteer journey and experience at Crisis and have made significant progress.  New materials, new processes and a more digital approach are all being embedded and you will be part of ensuring that all of our volunteers have a brilliant experience with Crisis. 

This role has a focus on new and effective marketing approaches to ensure we reach those volunteers who have an ambition to end homelessness.  It’s also pivotal in the use of our Learning Management System for volunteers and ensuring that volunteers commit to an engaging and effective learning experience. However, you will not be alone, and you will need to work in a collaborative and positive way with our Volunteer Coordinators, Marketing and Data and Technology teams whose energy and expertise is vital to the delivery of effective volunteering support.  

About you
We are looking for someone who is able to work on multiple projects at once, has excellent organisation skills, and outstanding written and verbal communication. You will need the confidence and creativity to develop new ideas and approaches and the ability to build support for them and ensure their delivery.  
We want someone to make this role their own.  The remit is broad, the space for creativity and risk taking is generous and this team is ambitious about being sector leading in the way we work with our volunteers. 

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to Apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.
Closing date: Sunday 31st January 2021 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on Friday 5th February 2021
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Network Development Manager


Location: Flexible, with UK-wide travel required
Hours: full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £36,250 (London) or £34,210 (Rest of UK)
Contract type: 18 months fixed term contract
Closing date: 09.00am on Wednesday 27^th January 2021

Who we are?

Versus Arthritis is the UK's largest charity dedicated to supporting people with arthritis, we pride ourselves in cultivating a society that creates change and gives strength to over 10 million people living with arthritis and related conditions in the UK. We support world class research and advanced treatments that help achieve life-changing breakthroughs in our push to beat arthritis together. We are a community of people from carers to researchers, healthcare professionals, friends, parents and fundraisers. We are all united in our ambition to ensure that one day, no one will have to live with the pain, fatigue and isolation that arthritis causes.

Department

Involvement, Influencing and Support

Summary

The Network Development Manager plays an integral role as part of our exciting new ambition that wherever you are in the UK there should be a Local Touchpoint with Versus Arthritis. We have co-designed alongside people with arthritis and other stakeholders a new local delivery model which has a variety of different roles for people to take locally and become a 'Local Touchpoint' with Versus Arthritis. During 2021 and 2022 we will be testing these roles across six sites in the UK and ensuring that we learn as much as we can for a future roll out. We are building a team of people to develop and deliver this test and learn phase and this is a pivotal role focused on preparing and supporting that team for success. This role sits within our Involvement & Volunteering Department (Headed by the Project Lead), which is focused on developing and enabling best practice involvement and volunteering across the charity. The role will, however, work across the UK with all employees linked to the project, whether as part of a core project team, local delivery sites or UK-wide teams.

About the role

In order for our new Together Versus Arthritis initiative to make the most impact for people with arthritis you will play a key role in building local and UK-wide networks of 'Local Touchpoint volunteers'.

Prior to launch you will begin by developing the standards and process across six different sites. Once we have launched you will guide and support the employees who support them based in each site so that we achieve consistency, quality and a focus on learning and sharing.

You will manage a small team of UK-wide role(s) focused on making Together Versus Arthritis a success whilst ensuring that you collaborate with colleagues across all nations and a variety of functions.

What we are looking for?

To be successful in the role, you will be committed Versus Arthritis values and behaviours and demonstrate the following:

KNOWLEDGE: Best practice in volunteer recruitment and management

SKILLS: Collaborative working with people across the UK including remotely based workers, including strong communication skills.

EXPERIENCE: Working on volunteer-delivered projects/initiatives

How to apply

To apply you MUST submit:

• A concise, up-to-date CV
• along with a completed supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the key requirements set out in the job description and person specification

For further information on how to apply to the role please visit Versus Arthritis Careers page

Closing Date: 9am on Wednesday 27^th January 2021

We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of this date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Interviews
Interviews to be held week commencing 1^st February 2020 via Microsoft Teams

Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions the postholder will initially be working from home and thereafter based at one of our national offices

Headway East London is currently looking for Community Support Workers to join our team, working one to one and collaboratively with survivors in their own homes and the local community.

All of the roles and skills at Headway East London contribute to our success. If you are interested in the role and you think you don’t have all the desirable experience but are passionate and care for our community and have skills you think will be beneficial to Headway East London we would still love to receive an application from you.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 3rd February at 5pm. Interviews will commence the week beginning 15th February 2021.

6 months Contract 

Our Education Operations Team are looking for someone who’s creative and passionate to become the new Operations Executive (Youth Worker) in South London!

You will promote the education programmes (Achieve and Mosaic), work as a team player to provide administrative support for the programmes and work collaboratively to support young people to achieve their goals.

We are looking for individuals who engage in challenges with optimism and resilience, who are adaptive, flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation and ideally have experience in one of the below areas:

• Youth Work
• Education Sector

We are looking for someone who:

• Strong administrative skills
• Education knowledge
• Knowledge of Achieve and Mosaic programme
• Is a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people
• Will thrive in a busy and dynamic role and is able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience
• Is able to work efficiently and effectively to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Has experience of working on their own initiative to achieve individual and team objectives  
• Has a strong understanding of the challenges young people under 18’s from within The Trust’s target groups might face

Project Development Officer – Urgent Carers Breaks

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week) Part time or Job Share will be considered.

Salary: £27,174 per annum FTE (rising to £29,824).

As a registered charity providing a wide range of practical and emotional support to carers, including information, advice and personalised home care and carers breaks, we are excited to be launch a brand new urgent carers breaks service. Carers in need of an urgent break, will be supported to access a service that is free to them either through a direct service from Carers in Hertfordshire care services team or from an alternative specialist provider.  The project development Officer will set up and manage this innovative project liaising with staff across the charity to ensure high quality care.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about high-quality person-centred care and has the skills and experience to lead this new development. The successful candidate will have a level 5 diploma in leadership for health and social care, and an understanding of what it takes to develop a new service.

This exciting new project is designed to make sure that carers in West Hertfordshire can take a break knowing that the person they look after is happy and well cared for.  Whether it is time to recharge their batteries or to attend their own health appointments this service will make sure they get the support they need. Taking a break can be a vital support to enable a carer to stay well and continue with their caring role

Closing date: Tuesday 26th January 2021, at 9am.

Interview date: Wednesday 3rd February 2021

About Options

Options Consultancy Services Limited is a leading global health consultancy established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of MSI Reproductive Choices. We manage health programmes that ensure vulnerable women and children can access the high-quality health services they need. We work with partners to co-create and implement locally informed solutions to complex health problems. This includes governments, development partners, NGOs, civil society and health workers. Our programming is flexible, evidence-based and politically informed. This means we adapt to changing contexts, use data to inform our decisions and ensure our approach is appropriate. Our focus is always on building local skills and systems that last.

Position

The position will work within the New Business and Partnerships team to play a key part in coordinating and managing the business development process. This includes analysing new opportunities, developing and maintaining relationships with partner organisations, and pursuing and managing technical and commercial proposals to secure new business for Options. The BDM also contributes to the implementation of Options’ new business strategy, supporting our approach to new clients, design and innovation, and expansion in new countries. The post holder will act as Options’ Framework Manager on the UK aid-funded International Multi-Disciplinary Programme Framework Contract helping to ensure the smooth running of the framework including reviewing all call-downs and facilitating go / no go decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Identification and tracking of new business, including understanding the market and landscape.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of Options’ strategy for expanding work with institutional donors, new clients, foundations and in new markets, including developing engagement strategies and supporting aspects of our geographical strategy development and implementation.
• Develop and maintain relationships with existing and new clients, consultants, and potential partners.
• Analysis of opportunities, tender documents, potential partners in collaboration with senior Options staff.
• Lead and managed the development of proposals providing support to forming consortia.
• Act as Options’ Framework Manager on the UK aid-funded International Multi-Disciplinary Programme Framework Contract helping to ensure the smooth running of the framework including reviewing all call-downs and facilitating go / no go decision-making, on-going learning and process refinement.
• Along with the rest of the team, seeking ways to improve BD systems and processes to enhance the team’s efficiency and knowledge management.

Requirements:

• Professional qualification or degree in a relevant subject (relevant post graduate qualification in international development or health desirable)
• Extensive experience in business development, resource mobilisation or programme management in international development
• Work in/with developing countries
• Identification and tracking business opportunities
• Supporting the development and contributing to successful proposals for government, foundations and other donors
• Budgeting (using Excel);
• Time management and organisational skills, and an ability to multi-task
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build internal and external relationships
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly good editorial and proof-reading skills
• Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to work as part of a team and use own initiative
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Commitment to equal opportunities
• Commitment to Options’ mission

Benefits

Options offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance.

Other information

• Options is an equal opportunities employer
• Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
• We seek people who are pro-choice, energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
• Overseas candidates require a valid work permit

ABOUT WLM

WLM’s mission is to empower positive change.

WLM has been working in the community in London since 1887. We currently work in Lambeth, Southwark, Westminster and Islington providing a range of services including supported accommodation for ex-military personnel, a residential care home for men managing an addiction to alcohol, an approved premise for men coming out of prison, advice and support for people experiencing homelessness, affordable and accessible counselling in the community, and financial resilience services.

WLM is a values-led organisation. Our people are the heart of what we do. We have recently embarked on developing an asset-based approach in partnership with Mayday Trust building on our work embedding recovery and psychologically informed approaches.

ABOUT THE SERVICE

WLM The Haven is a CQC registered care home for men managing an addiction to alcohol.  It offers long-term care and accommodation, providing a stable environment using a harm-reduction approach.

The primary aims of the service are to address health, wellbeing and accommodation needs of residents using a Strength and Asset-based approach. We focus on strengths not what’s wrong. Staff and volunteers encourage residents to participate in activities that are of interest to them. We also encourage residents to develop or renew positive relationships where possible with their families and the wider community.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of a Support Worker is to provide excellent person-centred care ensuring residents are treated respect and dignity. This will involve promoting equality, diversity and resident rights, and assisting to create an effective and safe day-to-day environment.

The role requires the ability to work a shift rota, which will include working at nights, weekends and bank holidays.

In return WLM offers a competitive salary, generous annual leave (27 days on appointment, rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service), staff benefits including interest free season ticket loan and group personal pension plan.

Please refer to the job description for additional information on the responsibilities and duties of the role.

HOW TO APPLY

• Please visit our website for the job description and to apply.
• Please note an Enhanced DBS certificate is required for the role.
• Interviews will be held as applications are submitted and before the closing date below so please apply early.
• The closing date for applications is midnight Monday 8th February 2021.

Please ensure that all documents submitted to WLM are in either MS Word document or PDF format. If you are using the Pages application on an Apple device, you will need to change the document to one of these formats.

Your new company
An innovative profit for purpose research-based network that is dedicated to sharing best practice and new insights to the world of HR professionals.

Your new role
The Business Development team is currently a team of 6 including this vacancy and you will one of two Business Development Manager's (BDM) working together to: bring on new members; sell training and learning programmes; create innovative and creative partnerships with Law Firms, Schools, Assessment providers; and provide other custom in-house solutions. Currently the organisation has over 200 members across the UK and mostly Western Europe but in the last year they have been growing so they ideally will be looking to expand their portfolio across Europe and hopefully the Middle East.

What you'll need to succeed
We are looking for a strong BDM who is not hard nose and very relationship driven.You will be selling tailored solutions and insight to other organisations so the sale won't necessarily be quick but more of a "slow burner", you must be commercial but happy to plan the long game and map out target organisations that will see the value in our products. The team are experienced and good at what they do so we are looking for a personable and persistent Team player that has a proven track record of increasing revenue, ideally through membership sales. It would be beneficial if the successful candidates had an interest or background in HR with a network to already target clients.

What you'll get in return
You will get a very competitive salary and uncapped commission (OTE of an additional £10,000 after 15 months) and private healthcare within an organisation that puts time, effort and money towards bettering your career

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Trainee Support Worker - Young People's Services

Are you seeking an opportunity to develop or start a career in youth work; working in a role where you can play a part in supporting young people to lead a fulfilling life?  Then this could be the post for you.

We currently have exciting opportunities for you to join SHP as a Trainee Support Worker, working within our Young Persons supported accommodation services in Lewisham and Greenwich.

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

Within our range of supported accommodation services for young people (16 +), we aim to prepare them for independence and positively impact their quality of life.   These services provide temporary and longer-term accommodation for people who may have associated difficulties relating to mental health, complex support needs and trauma.

As a Trainee Support Worker, you will be working in a varied and rewarding role; amongst a committed and supportive team that aims to run services that safely house our young people, whilst working with them to achieve their aspirations and make positive and sustainable life changes. You will be crucial to making that happen.

Through your training you will learn how to provide support to clients, which will enable them to achieve the objectives they have jointly created in their support and action plans.  This will also include supporting clients with routine tasks and their goals relating to training, education or employment.

You do not need to have previous or formal experience working in youth services or in an accommodation-based service. What we are seeking are people with transferable skills and experience gained from a varied background, who will demonstrate a commitment and passion for the work that we do.  Ultimately, we are looking for people who are creative thinkers, motivated and able to inspire our young people into leading successful lives. 

In return, we will provide you with a comprehensive induction and plenty of opportunity to learn on the job; through formal training, reflective practices and from experienced colleagues. 

As a Trainee Support Worker, you will be working a shift rota, which will involve working early, late and some weekends. There may also be occasional lone working within this role.

Closing date for applications: 8th February 2021 (at Midnight)

Interviews to be held: 23rd February 2021

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited. 

About us

We are a world-leading hospice aspiring to a world in which all dying people and those close to them have access to care and support, whenever and wherever they need it. St Christopher’s Hospice was founded in 1967 by Dame Cicely Saunders and formed part of the modern hospice movement. Proudly celebrating over 50 years and with a turnover of over £20 million, we provide invaluable care and support to over 7,500 people across the five London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We seek to work in partnership with communities to find ways to respond to societal need and create change, and to develop a mutual response to a population which is living with growing challenges.

Your new role

As part of our commitment to societal change, we have two exciting new roles for two self-motivated and innovative people to join our Community Action Team, working closely with The Community Action Lead and other supportive Community Action team members to ensure that the way we do things is participatory, shares leadership and looks for opportunities across all our work. You will be responsible for initiating and developing community-based projects which seek to widen participation, explore new modes of care for others and ourselves at the end of life, and build confidence for a range of community members across our catchment area in end of life processes and planning. You will need to build strong relationships with community members, and support people with lived experience to address their own ambitions for helping themselves and each other.

Please note that these posts are being offered on a 3-year Fixed Term Contract, and there will be an opportunity for flexibility regarding work hours.

To succeed in this role

• You will be committed to societal change and of working together to take new approaches to seemingly entrenched challenges.
• You should feel comfortable and reflexive about changing power and leadership in healthcare and keen to learn and help others understand the potential of these approaches.
• You’ll be an experienced facilitator in community-based approaches to societal challenges, with a track record of working in an area like community development, participatory research or social innovation, of creating local charities or working with others to try new approaches.
• You should have both a working knowledge of community studies or similar approaches, relating to inequality, social trends, for example a degree in social sciences, and also a range of putting participatory community-based techniques into practice, for example PAR of community-led innovation.
• You will have a track record in delivering projects and bring with you experience working with a range of community members e.g. public, volunteers, community groups, and thus be an excellent communicator and maintain an approachable demeanour.
• You will also need to feel comfortable and reflective about learning, end of life and death, dying and loss, and appreciating intersectional experiences of life, death and loss.  

If this sounds like you, we will be excited to hear from you!

We particularly welcome applications from BAME and LGBT employees, individuals that reside in the five London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, in addition to people who have experienced death, dying or loss. We also welcome applications.

St Christopher’s is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age

Benefits of joining St Christopher’s

• You will gain a stimulating and rewarding role with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community
• Access to excellent training and development opportunities
• A number of health and wellbeing schemes
• A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan
• Access to plenty of free local street parking.

Closing Date:  25th January 2021 at Midnight

Interview Date: TBC