Young Carers Activities, Engagement and Participation Worker 17.5 hours per week (regular after-school sessions with some evening and occasional weekend working) Salary: £23,493 pro rata plus generous benefits 28 days, pro rata in addition to statutory Bank Holidays

We are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic and skilled person, with exceptional communication skills, who can develop creative ways to reach and help Young Carers speak up and be heard, as well as grow as people. This includes advocating for their rights, influencing local and national strategic decision-making, and increasing their ownership over the delivery of Young Carers’ service provision. Applying your demonstrable experience, you also will organise and develop a range of social and educational activities alongside these Young Carers, events that will enable them to have short-term breaks from their caring roles and the opportunity to develop their lives, aspirations and abilities.

Membership and Training Officer, Wales (part-time; maternity cover – 9 months)

LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group) is a charity which enables access to justice by encouraging and supporting legal pro bono in England and Wales. We work primarily with solicitors, law schools and law students, and other legal and non-legal volunteers and organisations.

Salary: £23,983 per annum (at full-time equivalent - pro rata 4 days)

Hours: 28 hours per week (4 days)

Location: Cardiff (and/or home-based working)

LawWorks are recruiting maternity cover for the post of Membership and Training Officer (4 days). LawWorks has recently been awarded five-year funding by the National Lottery Community Fund to further develop legal pro bono in Wales.

You will be joining a small team at an exciting time for LawWorks; the focus of the post will be to:

• develop and grow LawWorks membership in Wales (law firms, in-house teams, universities and advice agencies);
• provide guidance and support to our members and volunteers;
• organise training for volunteers and other stakeholder events; and
• promote and celebrate pro bono opportunities across Wales.

This role will work closely with the Clinic Support and Development Officer (Wales), who provides support for clinics in Wales.

About LawWorks

We support a growing network of clinics across England and Wales; other projects include brokering legal advice for charities, a number of ‘secondary specialisation’ projects which provide more ‘in-depth’ pro bono casework in specific areas of social welfare law, and piloting new online platforms to enable lawyers to do pro bono work remotely. We also engage in policy issues to give pro bono a voice. Our work includes a dedicated project in Wales deploying locally based staff to support pro bono initiatives, develop new pro bono opportunities and to increase engagement from the Wales legal profession. Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, we offer free membership to legal organisations in Wales.

More information about the role and how to apply is available on the LawWorks website.

The deadline for applications is 4.00 pm on 29.09.20.

LawWorks is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications irrespective of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age.

Swyddog Aelodaeth a Hyfforddiant, Cymru (rhan-amser; cyfnod mamolaeth – 9 mis)

Elusen yw LawWorks (Solicitors Pro Bono Group) sy'n galluogi mynediad at gyfiawnder drwy annog a chefnogi pro bono cyfreithiol yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Rydym yn gweithio’n bennaf gyda chyfreithwyr, ysgolion y gyfraith a myfyrwyr y gyfraith, a gwirfoddolwyr a sefydliadau cyfreithiol ac anghyfreithiol eraill.

Cyflog: £23,983 y flwyddyn (cyfwerth ag amser llawn - 4 diwrnod pro rata)

Oriau: 28 awr yr wythnos (4 diwrnod)

Lleoliad: Caerdydd (a/neu gweithio gartref)

Mae LawWorks yn recriwtio ar gyfer swydd Swyddog Aelodaeth a Hyfforddiant yn ystod cyfnod mamolaeth (4 diwrnod). Yn ddiweddar, sicrhaodd LawWorks gyllid pum mlynedd wrth Gronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol i ddatblygu pro bono cyfreithiol ymhellach yng Nghymru.

Byddwch yn ymuno â thîm bach ar adeg cyffrous i LawWorks; bydd pwyslais y swydd ar:

• ddatblygu a thyfu aelodaeth LawWorks yng Nghymru (cwmnïau cyfreithiol, timau mewnol, prifysgolion ac asiantaethau cynghori);
• darparu arweiniad a chefnogaeth i'n haelodau a'n gwirfoddolwyr;
• trefnu hyfforddiant i wirfoddolwyr a digwyddiadau eraill i randdeiliaid; a
• hyrwyddo a dathlu cyfleoedd pro bono ar draws Cymru.

Bydd y rôl yn cydweithio’n agos gyda’r Swyddog Cefnogi a Datblygu Clinigau (Cymru), sy’n rhoi cefnogaeth i glinigau yng Nghymru.

Ynglŷn â LawWorks

Rydym yn cefnogi rhwydwaith cynyddol o glinigau ar draws Cymru a Lloegr; mae prosiectau eraill yn cynnwys brocera cyngor cyfreithiol ar gyfer elusennau, nifer o brosiectau ‘arbenigedd eilaidd’ sy’n darparu mwy o waith achos pro bono ‘manwl’ mewn meysydd penodol o gyfraith lles cymdeithasol, a threialu platfformau ar-lein newydd i alluogi cyfreithwyr i wneud gwaith pro bono o bell. Rydym hefyd yn ymgysylltu â materion polisi er mwyn rhoi llais i waith pro bono. Mae ein gwaith yn cynnwys prosiect pwrpasol yng Nghymru sy'n defnyddio staff lleol i gefnogi mentrau pro bono, datblygu cyfleoedd pro bono newydd ac i gynyddu’r ymgysylltiad ymhlith y proffesiwn cyfreithiol yng Nghymru. Wedi’i ariannu gan Gronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol, rydym yn cynnig aelodaeth am ddim i sefydliadau cyfreithiol yng Nghymru.

Ceir mwy o wybodaeth ynglŷn â’r rôl a sut i wneud cais ar wefan LawWorks.

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 4.00 pm ar 29.09.20.

Mae LawWorks yn gyflogwr cyfle cyfartal. Rydym yn annog ceisiadau beth bynnag yw eich hil, crefydd, rhywedd, cyfeiriadedd rhywiol, anabledd neu oedran.

This is an exciting time to be joining Chester Students’ Union. We have had a recent refocus on our charitable objectives, ensuring strong delivery of the core elements of a Students’ Union including effective representation, independent advice and a diverse range of social opportunities. The organisation is energised in becoming the best it can be for over 12,000 students at multiple sites across Chester, Shrewsbury and Warrington.

Role Purpose

To provide strategic leadership in the organisation for HR, people and overall student engagement. Additionally, to provide oversight and support to Heads of Department within our membership services and marketing and sales functions. To deputise where required for the Chief Executive Officer.

Key Responsibilities

• To lead work on our people and HR functions ensuring over time we achieve appropriate accreditations such as Investors in People (IiP)
• To work with the CEO in supporting elected officers to achieve their goals, providing coaching and mentoring
• To empower and support managers of our marketing and student opportunities functions
• To provide support and leadership to our advice and representation staff
• To lead work on maximising student engagement through developing and enacting a clearly defined strategy at all sites
• To deputise for the CEO in their absence

Further Information

A job pack with more information including a full role description and person specification can be found on our website which you will be redirected to when you click 'apply on website.'

In many organisations this role is purely fundraising.  We’re looking for someone to design our supporter journeys and as importantly someone to inspire and support them across their many different journeys.  Fundraising is good, but it isn’t everything.

We want to have reached 10,000 supporters and members by 2023. We’ll work on outreach campaigns and need you to make sure new members and new enquirers are given the love and attention they need to get, and stay engaged.

Your role is to create the communications and the processes to support our supporters and members in their engagement with us. We’ve little in place right now, so this is a great time to make your mark.

ROLE

To support our supporters and ensure that they are made to feel welcome;  that they can find the information they need, can get involved in a way that suits them, are aware of the services they can access, take part and vote as members, stand or vote for Trustees, attend the AGM, are supported in reaching out to others, are acknowledged, thanked and are kept informed and inspired.   

ABOUT YOU

You enjoy writing and have an easy, relaxed style. You will be at home in the social media environment.  Alongside your great communication skills (is it wrong to hope you stammer?) you are analytical - able to see the bigger picture – keen to drill down on user journeys and set up processes capable of supporting and tracking the different paths our supporters take – whether that be fundraising, campaigns, volunteering or just kept inspired. And convert passers by into fully engaged members and supporters. 

SUPPORTER JOURNEYS

You will start by mapping the routes people (can) take to get involved – and set up systems and communications (emails, tweets, letters, thank yous, information packs) to encourage them to stay engaged and involved.

You will work with mailchimp, hootesuite and other platforms to ensure supporters are kept informed via a channel which suits them. You’ll work with our Salesforce Administrator to ensure we capture all relevant data, segment our communications and monitor impact. Don’t be afraid to rethink how we do things.  Take a look at Facebook Support Group, Twitter and Insta – how do we use these channels to convert people into members?

A portion of our supporters have been with us for up to 40 years, others are fresh in.  We’ve enquiries in from parents, from students, from those struggling at work and from rebels keen to campaign.  You will need to be systematic and structured in your approach if we are to provide consistent care for all of our supporters.

While your communications will capture and inspire, this needs to be backed up with good structured admin and planning skills.  You’ll design the pathways for fundraisers and runners – from the info packs through to the certificates and thank yous; you’ll have your sights set on high volume recruiting during International Stammering Awareness Day; have a plan for students; have the welcome email off pat.  And because you are ambitious, keen to demonstrate the value you bring and show your achievements, you’ll set up monitoring and tracking from the start.

If this is you, come and join the team.

World Bicycle Relief’s purpose is to relieve the needs of people living in impoverished or disaster-stricken areas of the world by the provision of bicycles to enable them to access education, employment, healthcare and other essentials of life.

We are a small team of dedicated fundraisers, making a difference through the Power of Bicycles.  As part of our larger global organisation, you will work with likeminded people from all over the globe on a regular, collaborative basis.

World Bicycle Relief UK has grown significantly in terms of income and support over the last few years.  We need somebody who can enthuse, persuade and communicate with our fundraisers and donors ensuring they feel valued, supported and part of something special.  Also CRITICAL to this role is experience within fundraising CRM systems, running reports, especially within Salesforce NFP.

If you think this is you, please apply - we would love to hear from you.

Lancaster University Students’ Union’s (LUSU) goal is for students to have a fulfilling time at university. We work towards that goal by getting involved in every aspect of the life of the university, providing a wide range of services designed to make time at the University as fun, fulfilling and fantastic as it can be. We also provide support services, so that if students are experiencing challenges, they can get the support they need.

Our vision is to inspire, support, and empower our members to succeed academically and engage in our communities on campus, in the region and around the world so they thrive now and in their future.

Chief Executive

Lancaster University Students’ Union (LUSU)

£55,000-£62,000 plus pension

Lancaster

We are seeking a Chief Executive to provide collaborative and agile strategic leadership that enables a powerful voice for our students. At a period of exciting change, the Chief Executive will work closely with student officers, staff and Lancaster University to develop the Union and implement a strategy that is determined by our students and reflects our core values. The Chief Executive will guide our democratic organisation, where students lead at every level, and deliver an ambitious change programme, to ensure LUSU is as effective as possible in achieving the best for students. The Chief Executive will also ensure our commercial opportunities are maximised, our finances are stable and will develop a culture of ideas, innovation and entrepreneurialism.

We are seeking an engaging, collaborative and enabling leader and coach who is values driven. With experience of working within membership organisations and a track record of developing successful strategies with stakeholders, our new Chief Executive will bring a facilitative style and commercial ability, with experience of enabling staff to work effectively. Adept at ensuring effective operational delivery and financial management, the Chief Executive will be confident working within a complex governance environment and crucially will be motivated by others succeeding over achieving their own personal agenda.

For further information and to apply to this role, please click on the apply button.

Closing date:  Sunday 18th October 2020

Interviews with Prospectus: 23-28th October 2020

Engagement meetings with LUSU: week commencing 2nd November 2020

Interviews with LUSU: week commencing 9th November 2020

Lancaster University Students’ Union is committed to achieve greater diversity in its executive team and welcomes applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability. We particularly welcome applications from those from Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities as well as those from the LGBT community.

Trust and Foundations Manager

Salary: Circa £45K

Location: Poplar High St, Poplar, London E14 0AF

Reports to: Group Head of Strategic Projects

Work closely with: Senior Management Team; Poplar campus redevelopment team; Finance

Type of position: Full-time, permanent

Introduction to New City College

New City College (NCC) is the fourth largest further education college in England. It has been formed through five mergers: the merger between Tower Hamlets College and Hackney Community College in August 2016 and subsequent mergers with Redbridge College in April 2017, Epping Forest College in August 2018 and the mergers with Havering College of Further and Higher Education and Havering Sixth Form College in August 2019.

NCC currently has over 25,000 students with a small provision of 14-15 education, a large cohort of 16-18 students and a significant number of adult students. It offers over a 100 courses from A Levels, BTECs and ESOL to vocational subjects, such as business, IT, performing arts, trade skills and catering as well as pre-University courses. Throughout its intensive period of growth, NCC has maintained a focus on students and teaching and learning.

NCC is based in east London and has 10 sites in five local authorities: Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Redbridge, Epping Forest and Havering. The College continues to maintain its strong local presence, serving the needs of its local communities.

Join an ambitious and exciting redevelopment project

The College has an ambitious plan to redevelop its campus in Poplar. Located on Poplar High Street, right next to Poplar DLR station and within 200m of Canary Wharf and Crossrail, the current campus is formed of an amalgam of buildings from different areas. The oldest part is a 1894 Poplar library building and the campus also includes a grade II listed Naval College from 1906. Newer parts of the building are from 1990s and 2006. The current building is inefficient and it is no longer future proofed to accommodate education and training provision for decades to come.

As such, the College is looking to redevelop the new campus into a state-of-the-art education facility which provides a flexible learning environment, is aligned with industry requirements, is green, accessible and sustainable and celebrates the heritage of the local area and the Naval College. The new campus will be funded through an enabling development, built on the same site as the new campus. There is also an opportunity to enhance the public realm around the new development, including invigorating Poplar High Street.

As part of the early planning for the redevelopment, NCC has worked with fundraising consultancy More Partnership to assess the overall potential to seek philanthropic support for aspects of the redevelopment, including specific subject areas and student groups. From this, it is clear that there is considerable scope to engage Trusts and Foundations with the project and that resulting impact NCC has on the lives of young people in this part of London. 

As a result, NCC now wishes to appoint a Trusts and Foundations Manager to lead this work, and in so doing, to put in place a long-term and sustainable grant-focused fundraising programme.

How to apply

If you wish to apply please email your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two sides of A4 explaining how you meet the requirements of the role 

Closing date: 1st November 2020

Interviews will take place week commencing: 9th November 2020

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

This is a new role to strengthen the national campaigning of Keep Our NHS Public, joining a small, but very successful and committed team.

Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) campaigns for an NHS which is publicly funded, publicly provided and publicly accountable, available to all on the basis of clinical need, regardless of ability to pay. We campaign for an increase in funding, an end to privatisation, safe staffing levels and against racist scapegoating in the NHS and against migrant charges. Our campaign is growing rapidly and is recruiting more members, increasing its reach into the mainstream media and growing our online presence. This job is an exciting opportunity to be part of our growth and help us win our struggle to save the NHS.

A successful applicant will have some campaigning experience, though not necessarily as a professional, ideally have good interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively by email, on video call, phone and in person. We are looking for a dedicated, friendly and helpful personality who copes well with stress, maintains focus and will be an enthusiastic new member of the team.

The KONP Campaigns Officer role is primarily designed to support the Head of Campaigns with ongoing campaigns, to support the development of new campaign initiatives, with a focus on digital campaigning activity, recruitment and fundraising, and to support and maintain close liaison with the KONP groups around the country, as well as helping local people set up new groups.

More about the job:

The Campaigns Officer will be responsible to the Head of Campaigns. This post is for 16-24 hours a week, commencing at £15.50 per hour. Some of the weekly hours may occur in the evening and at the weekend, and time off in lieu is offered if this is the case.

KONP rents desk-space in a shared office in Hackney, London, where some of our team is based. Currently, the team is working remotely. However, travel to London for team meetings is likely to resume post-Covid. Details about the tasks involved are included in the Job Description.

What you need to do to apply:

• Please read the job description in full, to make sure you understand the role and fulfil the specifications
• Please send us a covering letter of why you think you're right for the role
• Please send us an up to date, relevant CV with your covering letter

Please note:

• The application deadline is 16/10/2020
• The interview date will be 30/10/2020 (online)

Also note, successful applicants will be subject to references.

We are currently recruiting for passionate, experienced and committed Mental Health Recovery Workers to join our care and support rehabilitation services supporting adults with complex mental health needs based in Croydon, London.

As a Recovery Worker your role is to provide a supportive, responsive and effective service in order to rehabilitate and reintegrate Service Users back into the community and provide pathways, support and appropriate interventions that will enable successful resettlements. Taking a holistic and person-centred approach, you will work to support individuals to identify their strengths, set goals, develop coping mechanisms and support motivation to improve their mental health and wellbeing through a variety of interventions.

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is a leading UK based charity, providing bespoke person centred social and health care solutions. Utilising strength-based models of working, we specialise in rehabilitation and supporting people who have complex needs, empowering them to achieve their full potential. We deliver social and health care services through our subsidiary charities SIG Penrose, SIG Equinox and SIG Investments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement the service’s policies and procedures in order to deliver the overall programme using a recovery focused approach.
• Encourage Service Users to develop social networks and undertake meaningful activities to assist them to develop positive coping mechanisms and reintegrate into the wider community.
• Maintain a standard of service as required by Commissioners and Penrose to deliver a safe and effective service.
• Responsible for the maintenance of a healthy, safe and psychologically informed environment that includes the security of the building, fabric and grounds.
• Ensure that information is shared appropriately within the team and with other professionals and that all Service User and service records are accurate and up to date.
• Liaise with relevant and appropriate agencies and services to provide information, advice, support and treatment where necessary in relation to physical and mental health, substance misuse, education, employment and training, life skills and any other identified support needs.

Experience Required:

• NVQ / Diploma Level 3 in Health & Social Care / Community Justice or professional equivalent
• Experience of delivering a recovery focused service to vulnerable adults with support needs, including complex needs
• Understanding of recovery focused service provision / person centred approach for people with mental issues.
• Experience of successful reintegration of service users into the community
• Understanding of the principles of Key working, support planning, and risk assessment
• Experience of lone working and working on one’s own initiative
• Understanding of the connection between substance misuse and mental health

Benefits of working with us:

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• Study support
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Massage and a range of other therapies
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Life Assurance

We also have multiple vacancies across our organisation including in Brent and Enfield. Please do ensure you make reference in your supporting statement if you wish to be considered for these roles.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that develops new products and provides innovative services which deliver greater choice for disabled people. We are a creative and inspiring team, operating with the freedom to explore and deliver exciting new ways of working, beyond statutory provision.

We’re seeking a Lead Occupational Therapist to provide clinical leadership for Designability, with responsibility for the delivery of therapy services, as well as leading and contributing to research projects, and providing knowledge and insight to product development projects.

You will have:

• Experience of managing occupational therapy service delivery, understanding and meeting client expectations.
• Clinical knowledge of a wide range of disabilities with both theoretical and practical experience.
• Experience of leading and supporting innovation and change.
• Experience of leading quality improvement and service developments.

The number of disabled people in the UK is growing each year and our products are
now needed more than ever. We deliver choice by involving disabled people across
our organisation and throughout the design process to create innovative product solutions not available elsewhere.

You will be joining a small team which includes mechanical and electronics engineers, workshop technicians, product designers, occupational therapists, fundraisers, researchers and administrators. Our team is led by strong values: we are creative, inclusive and practical, with our vision being to create a future where every person with a disability has the products they want to live the life they choose.

Designability is in a strong financial position, with healthy reserves to support our ambitious plans to expand our charitable operations.

Designability was recently awarded second place in the ‘Best Charities to Work For 2020’ list by Third Sector which is a reflection of our team highly rating the fact that we encourage activities that create strong teams and foster good personal relationships. Our staff also stated their confidence in Designability’s leadership and strategic planning.

The University of Bath provide us with recruitment support and applications are made through the University of Bath Jobs website. We choose to follow many of the University of Bath’s human resources policies. However, Designability is a fully independent charity and our staff contracts are not with the University.

There is one position available however we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis, all applications will receive a response.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Company description

Full Circle has been operating out of St Pauls since 1980 and was founded in response to the racial profiling and civil unrest to provide positive opportunities for the young people of the area. Over the past 40 years it has become a key youth service locally but also to the wider BME communities in Bristol and the neighbouring counties.

Job description

Details of Role:

Full Circle @ Docklands Ltd has been continually serving the area for over 40 years and is built on a foundation of longstanding trusted relationships.

The Youth Development Manager is a strategic role that is responsible for the overall delivery of Full Circle’s Youth Services. The youth development manager will manage the overall programme of youth activities, having a clear eye into the future, whilst also supporting the team to deliver the day-to-day activity. Full Circle delivers 20hrs of weekly open access youth clubs, 10 weeks of annually of holiday activities and other targeted projects. As necessary, a lot of this work is now taking place online, remotely and in small face-to-face groups and the candidate will need to be confident and adaptable to utilising digital platforms and keeping ahead of current policy.

Reporting to the Managing Director, the post holder is solely responsible for the staffing, coordination and delivery of all youth staff, sessions and projects and school holiday activities in consultation with the centre manager and the business development manager.

The candidate will encourage and support the personal development of young people and youth staff. They will create a safe space in which they can feel welcomed, have fun and participate in informal learning and play. This will be achieved through the development and delivery of programmes of activities that empower young people to achieve their aspirations. We aim to help young people be aware of their rights and responsibilities to the wider community and enable them to take greater control of their lives.

Closing Date:

Sunday, 11th October, 2020 - 23:45

How to Apply:

Please download the job description and application form below or follow the link to Voscur and return to J. Newey by the end of Sunday 11th October 2020.

This is likely to be a face to face panel interview at Docklands, but there’s still a chance that t will be via zoom. If this is the case you will need to have access to a computer, camera and microphone and download the zoom program and make sure you are familiar with it.

The interviews will take place on Tuesday 20th October.

Interview Panel:
Trustee/Lead Youth Worker - Jacqui Pitter
Business Development Manager - Jon Newey
Director of Cognitive Paths / Head of Full Circle's Sports Delivery - Sibusiso Tshabalala

We have included a student demographic study on our youth services and an area context study to give you some further information. If you're interested in reading Docklands Youth and Community Centre business plan or pur recent area demogrpahic study please get in contact.

Contract length: 12 months with the possibility of extension 

Full Time hours: 30 per week

Application deadline: 11/10/20