BTM JOB DESCRIPTION: OPERATIONS MANAGER

Salary:  £33,000 per annum

Normal Hours of work are 9am to 4.30pm, with flexibility expected

Responsible to: Chief Officer

This information is provided to lay out the work content, scope and responsibilities of this post. Whilst every endeavour has been made to outline all the duties involved in the post, broad descriptions may have been used, which assume all the usual associated routines are included.

PRIME OBJECTIVES OF THE POST.

1. To oversee and co-ordinate our commissioned contracts, primarily our CBMDC contract with the Department of HWB, CCG contract (soon to be ICS), WYHHCP and Social Enterprise, also any other new contracts secured by the charity. The Operations Manager will ensure quality delivery against all our contracts large or small from producing accessible information to co-ordinating projects, arranging consultations etc
2. To work with the Manager/CO on the range of other commissions and social enterprise work that the charity undertakes. Some of the following tasks the Operations Manager will delegate to other members of the staff team. This will include but not necessarily be limited to, raising estimates, organising readers/translators, overseeing completion of worksheets by staff to fulfilling contracts as well as managing work stream priorities in line with the Manager/CEO
3. To undertake detailed administrative and development tasks for the organisation to ensure the efficient running and timely delivery of its services
4. To allocate and prioritise work tasks and delivery with team members to ensure smooth delivery of a wide range of projects
5. Organising delivery of an extensive variety of contracts and liaise with clients at all levels of a project
6. Organise the regular maintenance of the building securing appropriate contractors etc
7. With the Chief Officer ensure compliance with building and fire safety
8. To co-ordinate a weekly meeting to ensure clear routes of travel for projects and division of work between this role and that of the Manager/CO
9. To work closely with the Manager/CO and assist with organising their diary and appointments

This is to include:

• ensuring administrative, financial, and development tasks and appointments are kept up to date for the contracts
• assisting with overview of pricing strategy
• producing estimates for the production of accessible information and keeping track of ongoing projects
• keeping or delegating the administrative records for the charity and maintain the filing systems for projects
• support the development of social enterprise work and maximise the income from efficient management of contracts
• liaise with clients to design and develop labels and informational literature that supports accessible media produced by the charity
• assisting in the production of promotional materials
• assist in ensuring relevant publicity is distributed through as many channels as possible

Support the work of the Managing with delivery of management of the staff team and volunteers promoting the accessible information services and networking of our services.

SUPERVISION AND GUIDANCE

The post holder will be responsible to the Manager/CO of the charity and the organisation’s voluntary management committee.

This job entails a close working relationship with the Manager/CO of the charity to ensure clarity of work progress and support for the delivery of all projects. Regular reviews of work progress and support meetings will be held. The frequency of these meetings will be determined by the post holders together

TRAINING

Any training needs relevant to the post will be considered as the charity encourages updating of skills and knowledge.

RANGE OF DUTIES

1. To co-ordinate the work of our successful social enterprise business and our commissioned work. Including the development and production of work for voluntary organisations, the statutory and public sector as well as individuals.  The work will enable service providers to make their information accessible in a broad range of formats from EasyRead to audio and British Sign Language. To ensure the smooth running of these activities you will need to prepare estimates, liaise with clients, organise work schedules for recording, editing etc.
2. Report to and liaise with the Manager of BTM on a weekly basis to ensure smooth running of all our services
3. To co-ordinate a weekly meeting to ensure clear routes of travel for projects and division of work between this role and that of the Manager/CEO
4. Co-ordinate and keep the various organisational diaries up to date.
5. Ensure the reception staff are up to date with worksheet administration and ensuring staff complete them
6. Keeping the financial records up to date and banking balanced
7. Assisting with the continued development and evaluation of the charity services and assist with the production of progress reports and spreadsheets of actual spends against budget targets for the Manager/CO and Management Committee.
8. Be responsible for the management and organisation of repairs to the building on Eldon Place, which are the offices of the charity
9. BTM is a very busy organisation and co-operation and participation in / with other aspects of work is expected.
10. Hours of Work Normally 9am to 4.30 flexibility expected
11. Holiday entitlement, after initial probation of 6 months, as a full time member of staff is 33 working days including Bank Holidays

Essential Requirements:

Proven and demonstrable skills as a senior member of a work team, Operations Manager or similar senior managing role

Proven and demonstrable skills in planning and budgeting

Proven ability to manage multiple contracts and delivery

Proven and demonstrable skills in business process and functions (finance, HR, procurement, operations etc.)

Strong analytical ability

Excellent communication skills

Outstanding organizational and leadership skills

Problem-solving aptitude

Good understanding of local networks and relationships between statutory and voluntary sector.

Knowledge of charity and contract compliance and working with the VCS

Flexibility in working hours and some evening work required

Desirable Requirements:

Experience of senior role in the voluntary sector

Experience of working with disabled people

Good working knowledge of the social model of disability and the Accessible Information Standard

The contents of this post may change from time to time to meet the needs of the service. The range of duties are therefore subject to change in consultation with the post holder. 

Exciting opportunity to become part of the senior leadership team of a dynamic and flexible charity, where we are committed to making a difference to unpaid carers in Bradford, Craven, Harrogate and Selby districts.

Carers’ Resource exists to support unpaid carers – people who are looking after a family member, friend or neighbour who may have a disability, physical or mental health condition, illness, frailty, or addiction. We provide practical and emotional help, information and advice to enable carers to cope.

The successful candidate will bring enthusiasm, drive and a strong desire to provide the best possible service at all times. They will have significant management experience in a number of settings, detailed knowledge of managing contracts and wide experience of managing dispersed staff teams. An understanding of how the voluntary sector operates and its interface with statutory bodies is essential, as is the ability to successfully manage projects and engage the users of our services.

For informal discussion contact Chris Whiley

Associate Director, Practice, Safeguarding & Learning

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Salary: £82,000 plus London allowance of £3,600 (if applicable) and London Link allowance of £1,440 (if applicable)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 18 May 2022
Interview Date: TBC (via Zoom or Teams)

Reference Number: VAC3145

Please note, the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 23:59pm on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About Alzheimer's Society

Dementia has devastated lives but dementia won't win. Until the day we find a cure, Alzheimer's Society will be here for anyone affected by dementia - wherever they are, whatever they're going through. Everything we do is informed and inspired by them.

We are the UK's leading dementia charity. Every day, we work tirelessly to find new treatments and, ultimately, a cure for dementia. We provide expert information, training, and support services to all those who need our help. And we are creating a more dementia-friendly society so people with the condition can live without fear and prejudice.

About the role

We have a fantastic new opportunity for an Associate Director of Practice, Safeguarding & Learning to join our Operations directorate.

As the Associate Director of Practice, Safeguarding & Learning, you will lead safeguarding and quality practice across Operations, ensuring that it is evidence-based, informed by people affected by dementia, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and learning and enabling the delivery of cutting edge of dementia support.

You will lead teams to deliver outstanding results, working effectively, collaboratively and at pace.

As a senior leader you have corporate accountability for the operational, day-to-day success of the organisation and its continued growth and development through innovation and collaboration at every level.

About you

- Have experience in driving forward an inclusive and high-performing culture
- Making sure that our values and expected standards of behaviour are embedded across the entire organisation,
- You will have a relevant professional qualification or significant (minimum of 5 years) relevant expertise and experience in leadership within social care or health.
- Be able to develop and communicate a compelling vision for the future of our services that drives best practice
- Ensures the Alzheimer's Society delivers first class, high quality services that are evidence based and able to respond to emerging research findings and government policy
- Ability to manage senior roles and performance is essential.
- You will demonstrate sound decision-making taking personal accountability for risks and decisions which carry organisation-wide impact.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.

You may have experience of the following: Operations Director, Business Manager, Department Manager, Operations Manager, Regional Director, Sales Director, Static Manager, Unit Manager, Director of Operations, Ops Manager etc.

Ref: 132 516

Role outline and purpose

Responsible in the delivery of a professional, responsive and inclusive employee experience to all our people and people experience related projects. Achieved through effective organising and delivering of projects, supporting the people partners and the HR operations function.

Role responsibilities

• Manage and deliver projects and initiatives appropriately implementing project planning, stakeholder management and communications activity effectively.
• Produce reports and workforce metrics to support People Partners in client activity and planning.
• Provide cover for administration tasks to deliver an efficient and legal (regulatory) operation of the organisations people processes and practice.
• Provide responsive, accurate support and advice to client bases (including ER casework, Recruitment) according to priorities as set by the Senior People Manager.
• Provide excellent customer service to employees ensuring that the central People inbox is managed well, and all emails and requests are responded to accurately and in a timely manner.
• Work with relevant partners e.g. Learning and Development, Finance etc to meet client needs and deliver joined up people planning activity

Person Specification

Technical skills and minimum knowledge:

• CIPD level 5 or equivalent experience
• Ability to manage and implement people initiatives, projects and change programmes
• Sound knowledge of UK employment legislation; confident in applying the principles to various scenarios
• Confident interrogating systems and extracting meaningful HR metrics to provide insight and inform action

Behaviours and competencies:

• Demonstrates a commitment to the values of the Trussell Trust
• Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially- excluded backgrounds 
• Role models inclusive behaviour, values and leadership
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build and manage relationships; present information accessibly and in a format appropriate to the audience
• Highly organised; capable of managing a broad portfolio of activities through to completion
• Strong problem solving and decision making
• Ability to influence appropriate outcomes

Key Stakeholders

• People & Inclusion Director

• Learning & Development Specialists
• Project Leads

Our Values

The Trussell Trust is a charity that works to end the need for food banks. It is founded on and shaped by Christian principles.

Our values of dignity, justice, compassion and community, are central to all that we do and therefore supports our aim to be an organisation where the diversity of all employees is valued.  We welcome people of all faiths and none and those that are committed to these values.

We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.

Digital technology helps care services spend more time caring. It helps the people we support keep control of their lives, and of their care. And in recent months, the need for information to be shared securely and efficiently between health and care services has become even more apparent. But there can be risks – for example how information is kept safe and secure, and what happens if a digital system fails.

Better Security, Better Care (BSBC) is a support programme to help adult social care providers to store and share information safely through the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT). The DSPT is a free, online self-assessment for health and care providers to evaluate and improve their data and cyber security.

The BSBC programme supports the sector with resources and assistance to help care providers complete the DSPT. It’s an ambitious programme with the aim that all CQC registered adult social care services will have completed the DSPT. The programme is delivered by a diverse group of care sector organisations, including many local care associations, with colleagues from the NHS, ADASS and local councils also involved.

About you and the role

As Policy and Grants Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring the successful and smooth running of our programme, by providing operational assistance to the team, liaising with our partners and grantees and addressing all manner of different challenges. You'll manage programme-critical functions and will take an entrepreneurial approach to improving operations. Confident working remotely with some travel. You'll report to the Programme Director.

Here’s a taste of what you’ll do:

• Running programme projects. Taking the lead on developing, tendering and managing a programme of grant funded projects aimed at improving the adult social care sector's ability to adopt good cyber security standards through the DSPT.

• Grant management and monitoring. Making sure our grant process is fit for purpose, including Expression of Interest (EOI), grant agreement, monitoring and reporting.

• Drafting supplier and contractor documentation, liaising with suppliers to ensure invoices are in line with agreements, liaising with our project officer on expenses and invoicing.

• Stakeholder management and relationship building. Working closely alongside our policy partners to ensure the programme is involved in the development of new cyber and digital programmes involving social care.

• Tracking and managing key compliance and governance processes. Managing paperwork and reporting for the board.

• Ensuring regular communications to the grantees and stakeholders, working closely with the Communications Manager and Engagement Manager to develop the comms and publications around the programme of special projects.

• Providing reports to the board and relevant stakeholders. Managing an effective project monitoring system and proposing developments and improvements where necessary.

• Grow with the role. As the programme grows, lead the delivery of our local and regional support as well as working closely with the wider Better Security, Better Care and Digital Social Care teams to ensure the programme is embedded in the digital developments across the sector.

Your skills

You'll be the right person for this job if:

• You're passionate about solving problems, no matter if their big or small; and have a strong mindset of getting things done.

• You will have experience of working in or alongside adult social care providers.

• You will be comfortable managing multiple projects at the same time.

• You will be confident using Teams.

• You will have experience developing and managing programmes or projects from tender to completion.

• You appreciate the big picture of our mission and balance that with a collaborative mindset to prioritise your work. 

• You have excellent verbal communication and presentation skills.

• You feel comfortable dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity.

• You are willing to learn and can develop new skills and can tackle new areas.

Benefits

You'll benefit from:

• Salary £43,000 (pro rata)

• fully flexible, remote working

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Next steps

All you need to do is start the process by clicking through below to apply via the Applied platform.

You’ll answer some questions that are related to your day-to-day job. After the job closes, your answers will go through our sift process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers.

If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite you to the next step, which includes a video interview. Also, we love giving feedback, so at the end of the application process, we'll let you know how well you performed.

Expected duration of this application process: 4-6 weeks

We are an equal opportunities employer

We are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

The charity is seeking a Development Manager to take the lead on the charity’s operations in Northern Ireland and Scotland, and deliver the Hourglass model of community-focused support to tackle and prevent the abuse of older people.

This is a dynamic role, presenting a unique opportunity to create a responsive and person-centred support framework.

The Development Manager will play a key role in shaping Hourglass’ response to meeting the needs of vulnerable older people and their communities.

Leading a team of staff and volunteers, the postholder will develop strong partnerships with other agencies and networks, and have operational responsibility for all programmes, services and developments in both Northern Ireland and Scotland.  The Development Manager will also be involved in scoping the pathway for Hourglass to work in the Republic of Ireland.

As part of a UK-wide team, the postholder will work closely with the Management team, providing support relating to programmes, performance, policy, communications, and fundraising. With a passion for supporting and representing older people, the Development Manager will utilise relevant skills, knowledge and experience to develop an end-to-end model of support from prevention right through to recovery.

Clubs Process and Support Coordinator
Location: Remote, based in the UK
Rate: £24,000 – £33,000 p.a. full-time equivalent, dependent on experience
Basis: Permanent; full-time, part-time, or flexible
Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK

The role

Through Code Club and CoderDojo we support young people around the world to learn about computing and how to create with digital technologies, in fun and social environments. Like all in-person activities, Code Clubs and CoderDojos have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures that have been put in place to limit its spread. We have been working hard to support club leaders to run online activities where in-person meetings aren’t possible, and we are now supporting clubs to return, where possible, to in-person sessions. In a world where digital skills are even more important, and where so many young people have missed out on opportunities to learn them, Code Club and CoderDojo have a critical role to play.

The Clubs Process and Support Coordinator, will report to the Director of Clubs and be responsible for managing processes and providing support on both Code Club and CoderDojo programmes. The ideal candidate will have proven experience of implementing and improving processes, project management, and supporting volunteers remotely. You will be confident when communicating with stakeholders at all levels and capable of coordinating multiple strands of work effectively. You will also have an agile attitude to work, ready to try new approaches, evaluate, and iterate.

You don’t need to be an expert in computing or digital making, but you do need to bring a passion for our mission and a willingness to learn. Previous involvement with Code Club or the CoderDojo movement would be an advantage.

We strive to make the Foundation a place where talented people who care about our mission can do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach to all aspects of our work. If you’re the right person for the job, we’ll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you’ll be working with an exceptional team.

Responsibilities

Work in close collaboration with the Impact, Digital Products, Operations, and Clubs teams to:

• Improve Salesforce and Pardot implementation based on the Clubs team’s requirements, including auto-email journeys
• Coordinate and implement processes to measure club engagement and impact, including email campaigns and surveys
• Support club data analysis and reporting, and implement data cleaning and quality improvement processes
• Gather feedback to inform improvements to our data collection and process management, and then implement changes as required
• Support the delivery of training for the Clubs team, enabling them to utilise the tools available for data-driven strategy development and decision-making.
• Provide support to clubs including responding to queries from club volunteers, moderation of our online courses, and club verification.

Experience and personal attributes

We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth and we welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not all of the experience and personal attributes listed here.

• Excellent data and analytical skills, with the ability to use data effectively to improve what we do.
• Skilled and confident using databases, CRMs, email marketing and survey tools, ideally including Salesforce, Pardot, and Form Assembly.
• A track record of effective project management, including collaboration across organisations, managing multiple strands of work, and attention to detail.
• Experience of implementing and improving processes based on data and stakeholder requirements.
• Excellent communication skills. You should feel comfortable presenting to different audiences and be able to write clearly.

About us

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK-based educational charity working to put the power of computing and digital making into the hands of people all over the world. We want more young people to be able to harness digital technologies for work, to solve the problems that matter to them, and to express themselves creatively.

Established in 2008 and first known for our product — the wildly successful Raspberry Pi computer — the Foundation has developed education programmes, learning experiences, and products that are helping millions of young people learn vital new knowledge and skills.

Through Code Club and CoderDojo, we support the world’s largest network of free informal computing clubs for young people. Tens of thousands of educators have taken our online courses, and millions of people use our free online learning resources.

Across all of our work, we work hard to engage young people who come from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in the field of computing or who experience educational disadvantage. We work all over the world, with teams based in the UK, Ireland, North America, and India, and partnerships with mission-aligned organisations in over 40 countries.

We are at the forefront of the global movement to help young people learn about computing and digital making. You can read more about our mission, values, and goals in our 2020 Annual Review.

Benefits

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a range of benefits for all of our colleagues, including:

• 25 days’ annual leave (UK)
• Generous company pension scheme with 8% employer and 4% employee contributions
• Life assurance and long-term illness insurance policy
• Investment in professional development and learning
• Flexible work hours as needed, to fit around childcare or other commitments
• Generous family leave policy
• Cycle-to-work scheme and season ticket loan policy
• Private healthcare

We are currently expecting all interviews to take place remotely online, though with the relaxing of COVID-19 measures, we may invite candidates for a face-to-face interview if appropriate.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in the selection process, you will be required to undergo a background check to confirm that you are a suitable person to work with children. Further background checks will be made at regular intervals thereafter.

We’re recruiting for new trustees who share our burning ambition that every person paralysed by spinal cord injury (SCI) should lead a fulfilled life. 

Trustees
Salary: This is a voluntary position; however reasonable expenses are reimbursed

Our aim is to build a network of experts and partners to support the 50,000 people in the UK living with a SCI, as well as the hundreds of thousands of people who are their families, friends and loved ones. It’s both ambitious and innovative, but no less than what is needed.

‘Becoming a trustee for SIA has been one of the most rewarding roles I’ve taken on. It has enabled me to use my knowledge, skills and my lived experience to support the organisation to continue serving people with spinal cord injury’

Faisal Hussain, SIA trustee

We are seeking applicants who share our enthusiasm and determination for a better life for every SCI person. We encourage applications from within the spinal cord injured community (particularly individuals with a high-level injury or conditions such as transverse myelitis and cauda equina syndrome), people of colour and people who identify as female.

‘Besides giving back, for me it’s been part of making sense of SCI and finding fulfilment. After my injury, becoming a Trustee for SIA gave me purpose’

Claire Martin, current chair of our trustees

What skills do I need

You’ll have good judgement, personal integrity and ideally skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:

Finance 

• Not-for-Profit strategic finance experience
• Charity finance accounting/SORP and reports
• Investment & business development

Fundraising

• Major donor engagement
• Strong & aligned network

Campaigning

• Public campaigning
• Parliamentary lobbying
• Promoting disability rights and access
• Policy-led, including experience of NHS / health & care sector

Communications

• Digital & social
• Media
• Marketing
• Membership engagement

We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing date: Midday on Thursday 9 June 2022

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

No agencies please.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic, engaging, and inclusive leader to 
join us as Chief Executive at Keep Wales Tidy. 
After completing many years’ service, the current head of our organisation is retiring. As we begin our 50th anniversary celebrations, we are looking for an inspirational leader to help us build on our achievements and cement our reputation as a leading environmental charity. 
Reporting to the Chair of our Board, you will work closely with our Trustees and executive management team to provide clear, strategic direction. You will have the opportunity to lead a team of more than 70 committed and passionate individuals, nurturing  an innovative and supportive culture.
The quality of our local environment, our green spaces, waterways, beaches, and the air that we breathe is essential to protecting biodiversity for the future and building our resilience to the global climate emergency.
Through our programmes and projects, Keep Wales Tidy has set the stage for working together with government, public bodies, schools, and local communities to take positive sustainable action. National initiatives like Caru Cymru and Local Places for Nature have opened up opportunities to engage communities across Wales, with long term benefits for our health, well-being and natural environment; while international programmes such as Eco-Schools have enabled us to share our learning with global partners. 
Do you have the qualities, skills and experience to lead an ambitious and trusted charity? If you share our vision of a beautiful Wales cared for and enjoyed by everyone, we would love to receive your application to join us. 
How to apply
Please visit our website for more information on the role and how to apply.
The closing date for applications is midday 6 June
Preliminary stakeholder meetings and formal interviews will take place during the week commencing 20 June.

We will be in touch with successful and unsuccessful candidates no later than 14 June. 
Further details 
Keep Wales Tidy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, accredited by Investors in People.
The post is part-funded through the Welsh Government Rural Communities -Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the Welsh Government and the European Union. 

Prospectus are delighted to be supporting Kinship as they look to appoint their first ever COO. This is a vital position within the organisation to help shape and drive robust processes and systems to support the charity thrive.

More children are growing up in kinship care as an alternative to the care system. Kinship care keeps children in the family, leads to better outcomes and economic benefits. Yet kinship care has been marginalised and poorly supported for too long. It's time for change.

During the pandemic they spoke out for kinship carers, secured funds and extended support services across England and into Wales. They are proud to have advised and supported more kinship carers than ever before. Kinship are determined to build on it. In March 2021 they changed their name to stand with kinship carers, to tackle invisibility and fight for support. Their bold new name signals their unwavering commitment to kinship carers and the children they are raising.

We are seeking a values-driven, commercially-minded, strategic and forward-thinking COO. Following a sustained period of organisational growth and impact, and at a time of unprecedented interest in kinship care, you will lead on financial and business planning and organisational performance. You will lead the delivery and development of our finance function, digital transformation and our People Strategy.

We're looking for somebody with the experience and understanding of what a growing organisation needs to scale successfully as Kindship deliver their new growth and impact strategy for 2022-25.

The successful candidate will be an inspiring leader, with change management experience, and excellent people management skills. You'll thrive in a fast-paced environment and inspire those around you with a strategic and commercial mindset. You will have strong financial acumen with previous experience of overseeing finance, operations and IT functions.

Now is the time to invest. Kingship's strengths are their unique social action approach, their pioneering programmes developed and delivered in collaboration with kinship carers and local authorities, their unrivalled breadth and depth of engagement with kinship carers, kinship care professionals and academics. They are leading the improvement of support on the ground, delivering impact and building evidence for investment in kinship care. They are building a powerful movement of kinship carers and young people.

If you are interested in this position, please apply with a CV in the first instance. Suitable candidates will be contacted to have a further conversation about the position.

Prospectus welcomes candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

This is a fantastic flexible role that is hugely rewarding and you'll be making a difference and be inspired every day by supporting people to change their diets and their lives. 

We're looking for someone who is either based locally in Thanet or you can do the role remotely from another location across the UK.

You’ll have a keen interest in food poverty, health and supporting local people to improve their diets.  Bags of Taste is an innovative, award winning, behaviour change intervention with a vision that everyone should be able to afford, buy and cook good food. We work with vulnerable people in food poverty to change the way they cook, shop and eat, for ever.  We specifically focus on low-income, vulnerable participants who experience significant health inequalities, like disability (mental and/or physical), and long-term health conditions.

The Role

Your job will be to run Bags of Taste courses in Thanet,  working independently, but supported by colleagues at Head Office. You’ll be responsible for all aspects of the delivery of our Mentored courses to participants in the borough with considerable autonomy to develop ideas that could help us to increase our impact.  As Area Head, your main  responsibilities will be to:

Course delivery 

• Interview potential course participants
• Organise buying, assembly and delivery of food bags to course participants (or work with local people to do so, if you don’t live locally)
• Monitor and supervise course delivery, following co-ordinator manual guidelines
• Train and supervise volunteer cooking mentors, using resources provided
• Recruit and supervise volunteer food bag couriers
• Identify potential case study candidates for evidence of impact and funders’ reports
• Nurture cooking mentors through continuous training and development as needed
• Be able to work easily with a range of social media platforms

Referrer relationships

• Develop excellent working relationships with referrers and attend local meetings where necessary
• Actively seek out and develop existing and new referral sources through local charities and community organisations
• Attend relevant networking meetings to meet potential referrers and advertise our courses

Administration

• Maintain student monitoring spreadsheets and keep information current, following data protection guidelines
• Update and maintain list of local referrers
• Send out graduation packs to course participants
• Provide reports of course outcomes to Head Office

Essential requirements:

• You could live locally in Thanet – local presence and knowledge would be desirable. However, we will also consider remotely based people based in other locations across the UK.
• Someone who is engaged and inspired by Bags of Taste’s mission and values
• Experience of working with vulnerable/disadvantaged people and outreach
• Relationship building skills, particularly with referrers and other organisations
• Someone able to work independently, think on their feet and be adaptable
• Good, practical organisational skills
• Good IT skills, particularly with WhatsApp, and basic social media skills
• Previous experience in project management an advantage but not essential
• Previous experience in sales would also be an advantage but not essential
• People management skills
• Volunteer experience – either as a volunteer or managing volunteers

What you can expect

To become part of a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation changing attitudes and approaches to dietary change in the UK.  By helping to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the area, you’ll make a lasting positive impact on your local community.

By working with local networks and developing successful relationships, you’ll be working with a range of public, voluntary, community and private organisations as a trusted partner. You’ll gain insight into the social determinants of health and how they affect peoples’ ability to improve their diets and understand how to implement a successful, pragmatic behaviour change programme.  Finally, Bags of Taste is supported by a team of dedicated, talented volunteers, who are critical to the success of our work. One of the most rewarding aspects of the role is managing and motivating them to make a difference in their local community.

For further information about the role, click apply and read the attached job pack. 

We are asking all candidates to detail in the covering letter how their skills meet the requirements of the job.

Part-time – expected commitment of 1.5 days per month, for at least six months

£10.80 /hr outside M25; £12.55 /hr inside M25. Travel expenses paid

Location - UK wide

Fixed term contract of 6 months

Ref: PCO-221

Are you a proactive, organised and compassionate individual with lived experience of the prison and probation services across England and Wales?  If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Peer Consultant to join our team and deliver activities that will support and advise the National Probation Service on change as part of our ground-breaking Engaging People on Probation (EPOP) contract.

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise working to lift people out of poverty.  St Giles and The Wise Group came together to form a partnership with the aim of supporting the Probation Resettlement reforms by offering a high-quality service underpinned by staff who have lived experience and cultural competency.  This partnership includes the EPOP project, an exciting new opportunity to work closely with the National Probation Service and Peer Consultants will be at the centre of this project.

About this exciting opportunity

As Peer Consultant, you will participate actively in initial training in peer-led evaluation and consultancy approaches and in specialist and refresher training workshops on tools and techniques.  You will also work with regional and national NPS representatives to self-assess progress in engaging people on probation and identify areas of strength and for development, plus support the development of regional actions plans and measures of success.

We will also count on you to support, co-deliver, or lead activities to address areas for development in the region e.g. workshops, surveys, comms activities and to promote and demonstrate the value of POP involvement to everyone involved in the project.

What we are looking for

• Relevant lived experience, e.g. either on license, recently left the justice system, with other lived experience welcomed (e.g. of homelessness, mental distress, substance misuse, domestic violence/abuse)
• The ability to relate directly and authentically to people on probation as a peer
• A background of having links to people on probation
• The ability to follow processes and/or completing tasks, where accuracy is important
• A good knowledge and understanding of the issues faced by people on probation
• Sound IT, organisational and communication skills, both verbal and written

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, childcare vouchers, season ticket loan and much more.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: 11pm, Sunday 24th July 2022.  Please apply early as interviews will be conducted when suitable applications are received.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

Job title: Parents in Mind Peer Support Service Delivery Manager EAST SUSSEX

Salary: £26,000

Hours: 35 per week

We are looking for a talented individual to launch a new arm of Parents in Mind perinatal mental health peer support, across East Sussex – initially until April 2024, but with the possibility of extension, subject to funding.  This role is home-based but will include regular meetings (sometimes at short notice) across East Sussex, so the ability to travel and a flexible approach to working are essential. The post will be full time, for 35 hours per week.

With some support, the post holder will need to use their excellent networking and people skills to recruit and mobilise a new local volunteer team, set up pathways into peer support for new clients, and network with other local services to integrate Parents in Mind into their pathways too.

You must have excellent written and oral communication skills and be able to quickly create rapport with commissioners, volunteers, service users, NCT practitioners and a range of staff from local services. An understanding of mental health support is also essential to the post, as you will be a first point of contact for new referrals. This is a complex project, so you must be able to confidently prioritise your own work, be highly organised and able to work independently. In this leading role, the post holder will be an ambassador for the service across the locality, and will line manage a small local staff team, so outstanding relationship building skills are vital. Good IT skills will also be required – including use of Outlook, Word and Excel – and preparing professional quarterly reports for funders will be central to the post. Ideally you will also have the skills to be able to engage with parents via social media.

It is essential for this post that you are, or undertake the training to become, a Parents in Mind peer supporter. This accredited training requires lived experience/close support of another who has experienced mental health difficulties during the transition to parenthood.

We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, at all levels, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the parents and families that we support.  More details about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion action can be found here.

We are committed to zero discrimination both internally and externally regardless of visible or invisible difference such as sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, religion or belief, gender identity, economic class, marital/civil partnership, family status including single parents, socio-economic background and pregnancy and maternity.We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. 

We welcome and actively encourage applications from all candidates including those from under-represented groups within NCT such as individuals from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people and people with a disability. 

Closing date: 23:59 on Wednesday 25th May 2022

Interviews will take place via Zoom in early June 2022

Location: Flexible with any UK office but some travel will be required

Our Safeguarding Team is currently going through an exciting period of development and now have a great opportunity for you to join them as a Safeguarding Advisor! The role is a Maternity Cover for up to 12 months and can be based anywhere in the UK, but with some requirements to travel.

You will provide safeguarding support and advice to our frontline staff and volunteers working with children and young people aged 11-30 participating in Prince's Trust programmes and activities.

Your primary focus will be on case management of safeguarding referrals for children and young people across the four nations of the UK.  You will be responsible for triaging safeguarding concerns, managing a caseload and being part of a duty rota across the Safeguarding Team. You will be provided with excellent supervision and professional support so that you can make a real difference in the lives of the children and young people who are engaged with the Prince’s Trust. 

There is a very strong commitment to safeguarding across the Trust and this means that there will be developing opportunities for you and your colleagues to promote our safeguarding first culture throughout the Prince’s Trust and allow the children and young people we support to achieve their best outcomes.

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