Fixed term contract till December 2020 (maternity cover)

Slough, Thames Valley

Closing date: 23 December 2019 at 11.30pm

We’re looking for a client-focused individual with recent experience of providing specialist level debt advice, to join us as an Advice, Support and Guidance Worker and help ensure our clients get the support they need.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve. 

Our Thames Valley service provides specialist housing, welfare and debt advice through a variety of face-to-face, telephone and online channels and we have a number of support, training, education and health focussed services to ensure we are able to holistically support our clients. We offer a comprehensive volunteering and service user involvement programme within the HUB and have an Information Resource Centre located in Slough.

About the role
As Advice, Support and Guidance Worker, you will deliver an integrated yet flexible advice and support service aimed at advising clients on their rights and responsibilities and working as a team to then find and retain accommodation. Carrying out initial housing needs assessments and developing a strategy with the client, supporting them when moving into accommodation and connecting them with local support services are also key elements of this role as well as preparing, planning and delivering briefings or group work sessions.

About you
To succeed, you’ll need relevant experience gained working within debt advice and within a safeguarding framework working with vulnerable people or those with multiple and complex needs. We’ll also be looking for a proven ability to work effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, both statutory and non-statutory. Proficiency using a range of IT tools to carry out your work, including case management systems, Microsoft Office applications, internet and email etc. is important too, with the ability to type preferred. Proactive, results-driven and sensitive to the needs of others, work well within a team and aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo and introduce new ideas, methods and processes if appropriate.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Fixed Term until March 2021

The Passage provides a range of support services to homeless and vulnerable people in London. Our mission is to provide resources which encourage, inspire and challenge homeless people to transform their lives.

Passage House Assessment Centre aims to provide the highest quality support to men and women who find themselves sleeping rough in Westminster by providing a safe and welcoming place to stay for up to 28 days whilst planning their resettlement. Passage House focuses on a rapid assessment process which is supportive and assertive.

The Assessment and Resettlement Worker will hold a caseload and deliver, in conjunction with other members of the team, the Passage House Assessment Centre service by carrying out comprehensive assessments and facilitating the rapid resettlement of all individuals who are referred to and accepted by the centre. They will also provide individuals with personalised case management support to help them to resettle, utilising a practical action plan in which the individual has full involvement.

To apply, please visit our website.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post

The Passage strives to be an equal opportunities employer. Benefits include 33 days annual leave including bank & statutory holidays, Group Pension Plan, Life Assurance and Cycle to Work Scheme.

RFEA is looking for a highly motivated Employment Advisor (Community) to join its Career Transition Partnership (CTP) Future Horizons team for the South West based in Plymouth. The principal role will be to provide high quality vocational advice and guidance to people leaving the UK Armed Forces to ensure they find appropriate and sustainable employment.

Person Specification

The successful applicant will have an impressive track record of delivering high quality employment support and guiding and advising people from all age groups. They will have a strong customer focus and be capable of working independently to targets and deadlines. Strong communication and organising skills, knowledge of the local employment market, training and adult education opportunities are essential. Experience or knowledge in using a Client Relationship Management System is essential. NVQ Level 4 in Information, Advice & Guidance is highly desirable. The applicant must hold a full UK driving licence and have sole access to a vehicle.

Principal Responibilities

• Manage a caseload of referred Early Service Leavers (ESL) and 'At Risk' Service Leaver (SL) clients who have settled in the relevant regional area.
• In accordance with the CTP Future Horizons Client Case Management Overview (CCMO), provide careers, training and employment advice and guidance to referred individuals.
• Work remotely with ESLs and referred "At Risk" SLs to agree individual resettlement and career plans including.
• Ensure any employment, training and vocational opportunities sourced are fed into the affiliated regional Employer Relationship Manager (ERM) to ensure a joined up, seamless CTP employer engagement approach.
• As required, provide in work support to ensure individual employment outcomes are sustainable.
• Work with the CTP Future Horizons Consortium and affiliated partners (including local housing, welfare, and Veterans Welfare Service) to put in place referral routes and support plans for ESL and referred "At Risk" SLs with complex multifaceted challenges. Liaise with the Central Support Team (CST) staff on a regular basis regarding ESL and referred "At Risk" SL information and process.
• Work with CTP Employment Staff to effectively deliver, further develop and market the CTP Future Horizons programme within and outside the CTP construct.
• When required, remotely interview ESLs referred to the programme, assessing any immediate risks, providing information about the benefits of the programme and encourage opt in.
• Conduct an initial needs assessment (remotely) on each individual referred, in accordance with the programmes CCMO.
• Identify, engage, broker and liaise with the relevant support agencies within the CTP Future Horizons Consortium when immediate risks are identified.
• Agree a personal communications plan with the client.
• Ensure all programme consent forms are signed and understood by referred individuals.

This is a Full Time Permanant position (35 Hours Per Week). A Competitive Salary package of £26,000 to £27,500 plus benefits depending on experiance. Job satisfaction is guaranteed.

To apply, please submit a Covering Letter and CV. Closing date for this position is midnight 5th January 2020. Interviews are likely to be held in mid January.

The successful candidate must have ‘Right to Work in the UK’ and will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check and a Ministry of Defence security clearance application, which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

RFEA the Forces Employment Charity is looking for a highly motivated self-starter with knowledge of the UK Armed Forces and Ex-Services charity network and the ability to understand the challenges faced by the families of serving personnel and veterans. This position will be based in Catterick, North Yorkshire, with a regional reach. The Families Employment Advisor will provide dedicated client case management in supporting the spouses and partners of serving armed forces and ex service personnel into employment.

The successful applicant for this role will have a track record of delivering high quality results, with a strong customer focus and be capable of working independently to targets and deadlines. Strong communication, IT and organisational skills and an empathy and understanding of the challenges faced by families of serving personnel and veterans are essential qualities. A clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car is essential. NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance along with a good understanding of the employment market and vocational training are highly desirable.

Specific Responsibilities

• Develop a Spouses and Partners Engagement Strategy to promote the benefits of employment and FEA support to serving Armed Forces and Ex Service personnel.
• Promote FEA support directly on social media, internally to Employment Advisers supporting Service Leavers and Veterans, and to charities and other organisations working with military spouses and partners.
• Develop an Employer Engagement Strategy to generate employment opportunities for military partners and spouses, working closely with the Employer Relationship Manager and focusing on Employers who are potential funders.
• Proactively market the talent pool of military spouses and partners to Employers.
• Provide advice and guidance to spouses and partners of serving Armed Forces and Ex Forces personnel throughout the journey into employment following the RFEA Case Management Guidance and Work Instructions.
• Manage cases and employment opportunities using RFEA’s CRM and Jobs Board systems. 

Essential Competencies

• A desire to achieve through self-motivation and initiative, with an ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
• Evidenced ability to provide effective case-working support to adults to achieve agreed aims.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills and experience of using a CRM.
• Clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car. There may be significant travel associated with supporting military spouses and partners.

Desirable Competences

• Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges faced by them and their families in finding appropriate and sustainable employment;
• A good understanding of the employment market, including recruitment, welfare to work provision, work-based learning and vocational training.
• NVQ Level 4 in Advice, Information and Guidance.

This role will be based in Catterick and initially on a one year fixed term contract with options to extend, 35 hours per week with a starting salary of £26,000 rising to £27,000 after six months plus additional employee benefits.

To apply please submit a covering letter and applicable CV. The closing date is 21st December 2019. Interviews will take place in early January for immediate start depending upon required notice periods.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service checks and a Ministry of Defence security clearance, which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

RFEA the Forces Employment Charity is looking for a highly motivated self-starter with knowledge of the Armed Forces and the Ex-Services charity network and the ability to understand the challenges faced by women who have served in the UK Armed Forces. This is a home based position with a wide reach, so the location of the successful applicant is flexible. The Military Women Employment Advisor (MWEA) will promote RFEA's support to women who have served in the Armed Forces, provide dedicated employment support to a case load of female veterans, and act as a focal point for RFEA's support to Military Women across our programmes.

The successful applicant for this role will have a track record of delivering high quality results, with a strong customer focus and be capable of working independently to targets and deadlines. Strong communication, presentation, IT and organisational skills and an empathy and understanding of the challenges faced by female veterans and their families are essential qualities. A clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car is essential. NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance along with a good understanding of the employment market and vocational training are highly desirable.

Specific Responsibilities

• Act as a focal point for RFEA’s support to Military Women.
• Promote RFEA’s support to Military Women directly on social media, at events including Employment Fairs and to charities and other organisations working with Military Women.
• Develop our programme of support to Military Women including provision of Advice and Guidance, and the development and use of a Mentor Programme.
• Work the dedicated caseload and with all of our Employment Advisers to develop our understanding of specific barriers to employment experienced by Military Women and the support needed to overcome these barriers.
• Work with our Employer Relationship Managers to ensure our routes into employment are suitable for the skills and aspirations of Military Women.
• Manage cases and employment opportunities using RFEA’s CRM and Jobs Board systems.

Person Specification

Essential Competencies

• Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges faced by them and their families in finding appropriate and sustainable employment;
• A desire to achieve through self-motivation and initiative, with an ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Driving licence and exclusive use of a car. There may be significant travel associated with supporting military women.

Desirable Competencies

• Evidenced ability to provide effective case-working support to adults to achieve agreed aims.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills and experience of using a CRM.
• A good understanding of the employment market, including recruitment, welfare to work provision, work-based learning and vocational training.
• NVQ L4 in Advice, Information and Guidance.

This role is not linked to a particular geographical area and is initially on a one year fixed term contract with options to extend, 35 hours per week with a starting salary of £26,000 rising to £27,000 after six months plus additional employee benefits.

To apply please submit a covering letter and applicable CV. The closing date is 21st December 2019. Interviews will take place in early January for immediate start depending upon required notice periods.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service checks and a Ministry of Defence security clearance, which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

RFEA the Forces Employment Charity is looking for a highly motivated self-starter with knowledge of the UK Armed Forces and Ex-Services charity network and the ability to understand the challenges faced by the families of serving personnel and veterans. This position will be based in Tidworth, Wiltshire with a regional reach. The Families Employment Advisor will provide dedicated client case management in supporting the spouses and partners of serving armed forces and ex service personnel into employment.

The successful applicant for this role will have a track record of delivering high quality results, with a strong customer focus and be capable of working independently to targets and deadlines. Strong communication, IT and organisational skills and an empathy and understanding of the challenges faced by the families of serving personnel and veterans are essential qualities. A clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car is essential. NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance along with a good understanding of the employment market and vocational training are highly desirable.

Specific Responsibilities

• Develop a Spouses and Partners Engagement Strategy to promote the benefits of employment and FEA support to serving Armed Forces and Ex Service personnel.
• Promote FEA support directly on social media, internally to Employment Advisers supporting Service Leavers and Veterans, and to charities and other organisations working with military spouses and partners.
• Develop an Employer Engagement Strategy to generate employment opportunities for military partners and spouses, working closely with the Employer Relationship Manager and focusing on Employers who are potential funders.
• Proactively market the talent pool of military spouses and partners to Employers.
• Provide advice and guidance to spouses and partners of serving Armed Forces and Ex Forces personnel throughout the journey into employment following the RFEA Case Management Guidance and Work Instructions.
• Manage cases and employment opportunities using RFEA’s CRM and Jobs Board systems. 

Essential Competencies

• A desire to achieve through self-motivation and initiative, with an ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
• Evidenced ability to provide effective case-working support to adults to achieve agreed aims.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills and experience of using a CRM.
• Clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car. There may be significant travel associated with supporting military spouses and partners.

Desirable Competences

• Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges faced by them and their families in finding appropriate and sustainable employment;
• A good understanding of the employment market, including recruitment, welfare to work provision, work-based learning and vocational training.
• NVQ Level 4 in Advice, Information and Guidance.

This role will be based in Tidworth and initially on a one year fixed term contract with options to extend, 35 hours per week with a starting salary of £26,000 rising to £27,000 after six months plus additional employee benefits.

To apply please submit a covering letter and applicable CV. The closing date is 21st December 2019. Interviews will take place in early January for immediate start depending upon required notice periods.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service checks and a Ministry of Defence security clearance, which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

Job Title: Employment & Enterprise Co-ordinator

Division/Section: Youth Services

Hours: 16 to 24 hours per week (2 Year Term)

Responsible to: Youth Services Manager

Responsible for: NA

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 Pro-Rata (depending on experience)

JOB PURPOSE

We have an exciting role for someone who wants to make a real difference to young people. We have received funding from Camden Youth Safety Fund to help support young people to secure meaningful employment or help them set up their own business. The post holder will be responsible for running a weekly employment drop in which will include employment and business start up support for young people in the London Borough of Camden.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties and Responsibilities – Specific

• Design and deliver drop in sessions for young people aged between 16 and 25 to help them write professional CVs and cover letters, support with completing  job applications, job search and interview skills
• Develop and establish partnerships with local and national employers to open employment opportunities for young people
• Support young people in brainstorming business ideas
• Writing business plans and financial forecasts
• Supporting 24 young people to run a pop up business out of Camden Market and Queen’s Crescent Market
• Access funding for their business plans
• Design, develop and deliver two employment events each year.
• Monitor and evaluate the project, which includes preparing reports for managers and funders.

Duties and Responsibilities – General

• To work as part of a team: sharing knowledge and acquiring knowledge.

• To adhere to existing working practices, methods, procedures, undertake relevant training and development activities and to respond positively to new and alternative systems.
• It will be necessary to work with information technology and associated systems in accordance with QCCA’s policies.
• To co-operate with QCCA in complying with relevant health and safety legislation, policies and procedures in the performance of the duties of the post.
• To carry out the duties and responsibilities of the post in compliance with the QCCA’s equal opportunities policies.
• To maintain confidentiality and observe data protection and associated guidelines where appropriate.
• To understand and comply with the QCCA’s environmental policies.
• To carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities within the overall function, commensurate with the grading and level of responsibilities of the post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The post holder will be expected to demonstrate:

Essential:

• Degree Qualified
• At least 3 years’ experience in employment support or similar activities that is transferable. 
• Be able to work well with IT applications such as Word and Excel
• Experience of working with under 25’s
• Excellent communication skills for meetings and presentations
• Experience writing business plans and preparing financial forecasts
• Coordinate and administer community project 

Equal Opportunities

QCCA is committed to principles of Equal Opportunity for all in terms of service provision and employment. As an employee of the company, it is your responsibility to ensure equality of access to jobs and services to women, Black/ethnic minorities, lesbian and gay men and people with disabilities, regardless of marital status, age, creed/religion and unrelated criminal convictions.

Health and Safety

All staff have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of persons and members of the public in the premises or sites controlled by QCCA the methods of achieving this will be provision of safe systems of work, safe and healthy conditions and environment, and including such information, training, instruction and supervision as is necessary to achieve these objectives in accordance with Safety Legislation and the Health and Safety Policy.

Permanent
35 hours per week (if candidate is only available for 28 hours per week, this will be considered). Monday and Wednesdays are essential working days. Very occasional weekend and evening work. A job share may be considered for the right candidates.
25 days annual leave per year pro-rata (increasing by one day per year until you reach a maximum of 30)
Location: 64 Altenburg Gardens, London, SW11 1JL and weekly at Share Garden, Springfield Hospital, Tooting, SW17 7DJ.
Closing date: Wednesday 8th January 2020
Interview date: Thursday 16th January 2020

The role

The Job Coach will:

• Work with adults with learning disabilities and autism, in groups and on a one to one basis, to prepare them for paid and unpaid work opportunities.
• Act as a supporter and mentor through the application and induction periods, as well as throughout the placement or job.
• Identify appropriate employers and liaise with them around suitable paid or voluntary vacancies; set up interviews; and support individuals to successfully transition into the world of paid or unpaid work.
• Support individuals to develop their confidence, self-esteem, work ethic, and functional skills.
• Refer participants who are work ready to our partners Choice Support, who provide further employment guidance and support for those seeking paid employment

The full job description can be downloaded via Charity Job or on our website.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working as a job coach with disabled people
• A strong track record of getting people into work or voluntary positions.
• A good awareness of the kinds of support disabled people may need
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to build and sustain rapport with a wide range of people.
• A person centred approach to supporting people and will be someone who inspires trust and confidence in others.

About us 

At Share, we’re passionate about supporting disabled people to set their own goals for learning and life, and then helping them to achieve their aspirations.  The majority of our participants are people with learning disabilities and/or autism. We offer a range of training, employment, personal development, and leisure opportunities. We recently won the prestigious award of Employer of the Year at Wandsworth Business Awards 2019. We also hold the Investors in People accreditation and we are accredited by the National Autistic Society.

How to apply:

Please complete our application form and equal opportunites form, and return both by midnight on Wednesday 8th January 2020.  Interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday 16th January 2020.

• Are you looking for a change in direction, new challenge, or opportunity to develop new skills?
• Are you able to demonstrate empathy, perseverance, adaptability, and resilience?
• Do you have excellent interpersonal skills, including building strong networks?
• Do you have a solution-focused results-orientated approach?
• Are you self-motivated, passionate about supporting people’s recovery and wellbeing and able to actively promote clients to employers?

The Role:

In recognition of the ever expanding evidence of the part paid employment plays in Mental Health recovery and wellbeing HPFT are expanding the range and volume of employment roles embedded within their Community Mental Health Teams. These roles will be delivering employment support in parallel to the health and wellbeing interventions provided by other team colleagues.

You will work intensively with a defined caseload of Service Users who have a severe and enduring mental health condition which impacts on their ability to gain work. You will assist them to obtain and sustain paid employment that is consistent with their goals, utilising the eight principles of Individual Placement Support (IPS). As the Senior Employment specialist you will offer support and supervise the B5 Employment Specialist and B4 Employment Advisor in your quadrant. You will receive professional supervision from the Employment services Lead and meet regularly with other employment colleagues.

Training in the IPS approach will be available to all successful candidates. The new structure offers career progression in this increasingly recognised area of practice and staff development is a priority for all HPFT staff as high quality staff are key to providing outstanding services and the best possible outcomes for our Service Users .

The ideal candidate may have previous employment specialist experiences, relevant clinical role, recruitment, careers advice or personnel background, but may also have a wider business experience, which can be drawn on to achieve positive outcomes.

The Post Holder will work from one of the quadrant bases in Stevenage or Hitchin . Caseloads are quadrant wide and involve regular travel between bases and wider localities.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Theresa Bailey - Professional Lead Adult Mental Health Occupational Therapy and Employment Services

About us

Work for an NHS trust that’s been rated as 'OUTSTANDING' by the CQC. Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is a successful provider of mental health and learning disability services with ambitions to be the leading provider in the country. We are already delivering services as far afield as Norfolk and North Essex as well as for the population of Hertfordshire. We are a Values Based organisation and our aim is to ensure that we deliver an experience that is consistently welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional, because these are the Values that our service users, carers and staff told us meant the most to them. We are currently embarking on a major transformation programme that will change the way that we deliver our services. We are also delighted to be named in the top 100 list of the best places to work in the health service in 2014, which is due to the national staff survey results as well as our range of engagement activities, the diversity of our staff, support for employees with a disability or those who have suffered mental ill health themselves, and our training and development programmes.

Additional Information

HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.

The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.

Are you interested in helping people who have, or are recovering from, mental health problems, integrate back into work? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as an IPS Employment Specialist.

Right now, one of our partners, Richmond Fellowship, is looking for an IPS Employment Specialist to join our team in Bath and East Somerset. We help individuals with mental health problems to find paid employment. We also support people to retain their employment when they are struggling at work due to their mental health. We also advise and support employers about mental health in the workplace. But, it’s only possible with the help of people like you.

Your challenge? To do everything you can to help the individuals we work with to source appropriate work experience placements with local organisations/employers. Day to day, you’ll offer support, careers advice and guidance, helping people to set their own recovery and employment  focused goals and  provide training in personal and skills development such as CV preparation, interview techniques etc. You’ll also be responsible for establishing and maintaining positive links with partner organisations, local employers and Mental Health teams and have the initiative to develop and promote the service. Additionally, you will have responsibility for maintaining efficient admin systems to ensure referrals, assessments and reviews are completed in a timely manner.

As well as a good understanding of mental health problems and the issues and barriers this can create for our clients, you’ll need excellent motivational, presentation and listening skills and a willingness to travel in the local area and to work outside of office hours as required.

The post holder must be willing to work remotely and travel within the Bath and East Somerset area therefore access to their own vehicle and a clean driving licence is essential. Business mileage will be compensated.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits?  Apply now via our website.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Women’s Global Protection Advisor

Fixed Term Contract – 2 Years

Grade E £49,196k per annum + benefits

Local terms and conditions of employment will apply

London or Johannesburg or Nairobi

At ActionAid International, we help people use their own power to fight poverty and injustice. We work to achieve social justice and gender equality, and to eradicate poverty. Join us as the Women’s Global Protection Advisor and you will be part of a team who are passionate about making the world a fairer place by supporting people to know, claim and defend their rights.

Reporting to the Humanitarian Director, you will provide expert advice on women’s protection to staff and partners across the Federation with an emphasis on humanitarian responses and protracted crises. You will deploy globally as needed and support countries to embed high quality, women led community-based protection approaches with a feminist perspective. You will also support strategic positioning in country, regional and global protection related coordination structures, platforms, networks and alliances. Acting as our representative in this area, you will help to bring our perspectives to global debates and support the engagement of women leaders from communities. You will forge strong links and develop networks with relevant organisations to continue to build our expertise and position in this area of work too. You will also be heavily involved in working collaboratively with colleagues across the Federation to progress our global protection work, build evidence of good practice, share learning and support training programmes to enhance the expertise of our people

To succeed you will have demonstrable experience of working in humanitarian contexts on women’s protection. You will have been involved in working at regional or international level on policy/advocacy issues and have gained good knowledge of global protection frameworks and approaches plus humanitarian architecture and conflict sensitive programming. Used to operating in conflict/insecure environments, you will also possess a strong understanding of women’s rights organisations and their potential to lead humanitarian response. Important will be the ability to demonstrate an understanding of the gender dynamics of protection work and ability to implement protection activities.

You must have good interpersonal and problem-solving skills, coupled with the ability to provide technical advice, mentoring, and training. You will also have the flexibility to undertake extensive international travel.

With an excellent standard of English, knowledge of French, Arabic or Spanish would be an advantage.

If you have the talents to make a significant difference to our organisation we would be delighted to hear from you. Please send your CV and motivation cover letter to us via the link by 5th January 2020. If applying by email in the subject line of your email, please write ‘Women’s Global Protection Advisor – Your Name’. You are requested to highlight in the cover letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this role.  To be considered for this role, you must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in your chosen location. 

Interviews likely to commence week beginning 13th January 2020

If you do not meet all the essential criteria, please don’t apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet all of the essential criteria listed on the job description. In addition, your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria.

Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

ActionAid is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community in particular women who are currently underrepresented in senior positions. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered.

Reg. Charity No: 274467

A new opportunity has arisen within RFEA - The Forces Employment Charity for a highly motivated Employer Relationship Manager for the East of England to join its dedicated Employment Team embedded within the Career Transition Partnership (CTP). The role, based in Colchester, is principally to source and secure suitable vacancies and vocational opportunities for HM Forces Service Leavers (SLs) resettling through the CTP and to develop, secure and manage relationships with employers across the East of England Region.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement an intelligence led, regional employer engagement strategy which links key regional employer job opportunities with the career requirements of all SLs. These should include full-time appointments, part time appointments, work experience placements, suitable self-employment and vocational opportunities.
• Proactively market the transferrable skills and experience of all SLs to potential employers, particularly potential regional key accounts.
• Work with employers across industry sector networks to determine future skill and talent pipeline requirements.  Work with Key Accounts staff and regional CTP staff to integrate these into the CTP Transition, Training and Employment Support strategy.
• When required, manage the End to End (E2E) process for specialist key account employer recruitment campaigns focused in the region.
• Manage the relationship with key regional CTP stakeholders, including:
  • Regional employment organisations.
  • County and Local Council Armed Forces Champions.
  • MOD stakeholders – including Defence Relationship Managers (DRM), Reserve Forces and Cadet Association (RFCA), Regional Employer Engagement Director (REED)  and Regional Army Brigade Transition Staff.
  • Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) regional Armed Forces Champions.
• Work closely, co-ordinate, liaise and provide employer engagement related support (when requested and when appropriate) to the affiliated:
  • CTP Regional Resettlement Centre (RRC).
  • Regional CTP Assist Specialist Employment Consultant(s).
  • CTP Future Horizon Employment Advisor(s).
  • RFEA Ex-Forces Employment Advisors (supporting Veterans).
  • Officers Association regional employment staff.
• Maintain strong links with existing regional SME employers who have traditionally supplied appropriate jobs for SLs under CTP.
• Ensure all regional employer contacts are encouraged to register, enter and manage their own vacancies on the CTP web site.
• Maintain accuracy and integrity in all interactions with the CTP BMS (ADAPT), ensuring timely recording of own employer engagement activity.
• Share information on regional training opportunities with CTP Training and the Preferred Supplier (PS) Manager, especially those opportunities leading to jobs.
• When required, support the Key Account Manager in the management of any high profile, national and specialist employer recruitment campaigns.
• Promote and assist with the organisation of CTP Regional Employment Fairs, Sector Briefs, Company Insight  Events and Brigade Transition Fairs - in conjunction with the relevant CTP RRC.
• Provide regular input to employment reports and CTP publications.
• When required, liaise with key regional Manpower offices in order to source regional employment opportunities that may be suitable for SL.

Personal Specification

Essential

• Self Starter
• A comprehensive understanding of recruitment and industry intelligence, including the regional job market and vocational training, job matching, and selection.
• Proven track record of initiating and managing high-level and influential external relationships.
• Ability to deliver outputs against demanding schedules and work to a set of Performance Indicators (PIs).
• Strong presentation and all round communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong organisational skills and experience of managing and working in a team.
• Experience of using and exploiting advanced business management systems.
• Ability to analyse data and clearly present findings.

Desirable

• Certificate in Recruitment Practice or equivalent (Training will be provided)

• Experience of marketing, PR and customer liaison.
• An empathy with and good understanding of Armed Forces personnel and their employability.

This is a permanent position with a competitive salary package of £30,000 to £31,000, depending on experience, plus employment benefits . To apply, please submit a Covering Letter and CV. Closing date for this position is 23 December 2019.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake Ministry of Defence security clearance, which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

Working in a small and dedicated team. Undertaking specialist Benefit Case work to support Autistic adults to access and maintain the welfare benefits that they are entitled to. A solid knowledge of the benefits system, welfare rights and entitlements, application processes and local eligibility criteria are all required for the role.

Benefits Case Worker

30 hrs with some occasional evenings and weekends required

Fixed term until 9/7/2021

£23, 000 pro rata (actual £18,400)

Assert supports Autistic adults in Brighton and Hove. We have an exciting opportunity for someone with the right skills, empathy and experience to help us provide and essential service in the city.

Purpose of Job:

To ensure the provision of high quality support services for adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS) or High Functioning Autism (HFA) that facilitate independent living and personal empowerment. The aim of this project is to support our service users through the provision of advice and guidance regarding all UK welfare benefits.

Undertaking specialist Benefit Case work to support Autistic adults to access and maintain the welfare benefits that they are entitled to. A solid knowledge of the benefits system, welfare rights and entitlements, application processes and local eligibility criteria are all essential to the role. Supporting members in application processes, providing supporting evidence, requesting appeals and attending tribunals are all important within the role. Good organisational skills, the ability to manage and prioritise your own workload whilst working positively and enthusiastically within a small team are essential.

This role will also require you to assist in the provision of general case work, including supporting with activities and supporting with marketing and publications and to implement and maintain administrative systems for report writing and monitoring purposes, including client database and newsletters.

This is a fixed term contract subject to funding but we aim to access additional funds to maintain this project and post.

For more information please get in touch. 

Please apply with your CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the requirements on the personal specification. Please note that CV's must be accompanied by a letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the role.

The  job pack is either available to download on Charity Job or from the bulletin board of the website

Closing date for application is 5pm on Thursday 2nd January.
Interviews are a two stage process:
Stage one will be on Thursday 9th January and is a panel interview
Stage two is on Tuesday 14th January from 8-9pm and is attending a client activity social session.

Link Worker

We are looking for a part time Link Worker to work in a Primary school setting in White City.  (3 days per week)

We are looking for highly motivated individuals with a passion for providing young people and families with the opportunities and relationships to enable them to flourish in life. Applicants will be highly proactive, professional, meticulous in their attention to detail and able to recognise the rigour required in reporting and data collection so as to evidence their own and other organisations’ work. WLZ Link Workers are individuals who are creative, constantly looking for new situations and solutions to improve the lives of young people and families, and who have great energy and enthusiasm for this work.

Based in a school, Link Workers work with families, WLZ colleagues, teachers and partner organisations to plan, co-ordinate and deliver a two year programme of support for children and young people. WLZ aims for every child to achieve good wellbeing, confidence and aspiration, positive relationships and improved academic achievement.

There are five key components to the Link Worker role:

• Build positive relationships with children, young people and families, developing a detailed understanding of each child on the WLZ programme
• Co-ordinate the programme of support delivered by WLZ’s partner organisations, ensuring that it complements what is on offer in the school and runs smoothly
• Create and deliver tailored interventions for individuals and small groups, responding to changing needs over the course of the programme
• Connect families to opportunities in their community by linking them to organisations, events and activities
• Support the children, young people and families to engage consistently with the programme of support so that they make progress towards positive outcomes

Applications received before 11.00pm on Sunday 15th December will be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 11am on Monday 16th December. The interview will be held on Tuesday 17th December.

Candidates will be shortlisted and interviewed on a rolling basis, and therefore in advance of the closing date. Interested candidates are therefore advised to submit their application as soon as possible.