The My Sighted Guide Community Development Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by supporting the growth of the My Sighted Guide Service, expanding reach and flexibility through the community partner model and identifying opportunities to work in new ways. They deliver training to the friends and family of people with sight loss and to external partners, providing user friendly and appropriate services to communities.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Proven experience of volunteer management, supervision, and development.
• Experience of delivering training to groups and individuals in different formats.
• Experience of delivering successful project outcomes with an understanding of the importance of monitoring and evaluation.
• Track record in influencing, building and sustaining relationships to achieve results.
• Relevant and recent knowledge of safeguarding practices including safer recruitment.

Desirable

• Demonstrates an understanding of visual impairment issues and service requirements.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of additional needs.
• Experience of working within the voluntary sector.
• Experience of grants/contract management.
• An understanding of the Visually Impaired sector.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised. If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Are you a skilled organiser with experience of facilitating effective campaigning?

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Campaign Organiser to join our England Team based within Central/East of England (includes: Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Essex) . The main purpose of this role is to act as the regional lead for Friends of the Earth, facilitating activists and groups to campaign effectively across central & east of England.

We are looking for a strong campaigner who is passionate about mobilising and supporting our groups to design, develop and run campaigns that will make a real difference.

If you have practical experience in campaigning and are enthusiastic about the aims and values of Friends of the Earth, apply now!

Please read Job Description for more information 

Closing date: 6th February 2022

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

Location: Blended between office and home (England and Wales)

Department: Data and Impact

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

The role

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join the Impact team at Citizens Advice to oversee the evaluation of the Wales Single Advice Fund (Advicelink) on a fixed term contract (with possible extension) until March 2023.

The candidate will also lead the impact evaluation of other welsh government funded projects including the EU Citizens rights service. 

The role will be funded by the Wales Funded Services Team, but managed by the national Impact Team.

The role is broad and varied. There will be an opportunity to lead research and evaluation across a range of projects until final report or presentation or there could be an opportunity to lead or manage commissioned evaluation or research. You will have a degree of professional autonomy when deciding on research methods and approaches. 

As the role will sit in the national Impact Team, there will also be an opportunity for appropriate professional development and to work on a broad range of activities within national Citizens Advice

The successful candidate for this role will be someone who has great mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) research skills and is ideally confident within the field of service or general impact evaluation, including being able to design and lead their own work (with appropriate support) until completion.

In addition, the successful candidate will be confident in communicating with a broad range of stakeholders, including fostering a positive relationship with representatives from Welsh government and colleagues at all levels within Citizens Advice.

We welcome candidates with a broad range of research, analyst or evaluation skills. Previous service evaluation experience and/or knowledge of evaluation tools and techniques is desirable but not necessary. 

If you think you would like to join us, at a time when our services are needed more than ever,  we would love to hear from you.

Our commitment to flexible working extends to where we work. As Covid restrictions ease, Citizens Advice are moving towards a permanent mix of office and home based working which will give much more choice to staff, while still maintaining the best of collaborative working.

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early. 

This vacancy closes at 23.59 on the closing date. 

Communications

Central Services

NJC Scale 26 (pay award pending)

£30,451

Permanent

Full Time

Leeds

Ref: INSBQ690496

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our passionate and dynamic Development Team as a Creative Communications Lead.

Inspire North is an award-winning charity working across the north of England. We work to create a world where everyone matters, building brighter futures for people within the health and social care sector.

In this role you will lead on the development and implementation of the communications strategy for Inspire North, Community Links and Foundation, delivering a compelling and comprehensive communications service.

We are looking for applicants who can deliver inspiring and creative communications plans working across all media and digital communications. You will therefore have a sound understanding of managing websites and social networks and proven ability to produce high quality attention grabbing marketing resources.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced individual to use your skills and creativity to help an award-winning regional charity to flourish.Interested? Don’t forget to tell us how you meet the person specification criteria in your application.

In return you will receive a competitive salary, enhanced annual leave entitlement, company sick pay, and daily mindfulness time, among other benefits. We believe in the wellbeing of our employees and will be offering a hybrid approach to work following the COVID-19 pandemic. 

You will need to visit our offices throughout the geographical spread of our Group region so will need to have access to a car for work purposes and hold a full current UK drivers licence.

If you think that this role is right for you, then we'd love to hear from you.

You will be joining Inspire North, the parent company to regional charities Community Links and Foundation whose core values are: People, Integrity, Collaboration and Passion. 

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and show us your talents. Please let us know if there is anything, we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.

Closing Date: 30-Jan-2022

Provisional Interview Date: 16-Feb-2022

Home based in Leeds (serving mainly wider West Yorkshire areas) 

Plus frequent local and regional travel, occasional UK-wide travel and overnight stays. 

Anne Frank Workers are the front-line delivery posts for all the education programmes of the Anne Frank Trust UK, leading our workshops, training our peer educators and mentoring our ambassadors in schools and communities across the country.   This is a varied, exciting and demanding role for highly organised professionals with a deeply held commitment to equality and the skills to engage 10 to 15-year-olds in a structured, creative journey of learning and empowerment.  If appointed, you will joining a dedicated team of people who are inspired by Anne Frank, passionate about young people and committed to empowering them to challenge prejudice.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Written application:

• Factual CV (1 or 2 pages).
• Supporting statement saying why you would like the job and how you meet each of the points on the person specification below (up to 4 pages).

Closing date: Monday 14th February 2022 at 5pm

Tasks and Responsibilities

1. To be outcome-focused and highly organised in planning and carrying out a varied portfolio of educational work, aimed at empowering young people (usually aged 10 to 15) with the knowledge, skills and commitment to challenge all forms of prejudice and discrimination.
2. To be pro-active, methodical and determined in booking Anne Frank Trust programmes into schools and community settings, and to maintain close working links with key schools and partner organisations.
3. To lead inspirational classes and workshops in schools, in community venues and online – teaching about Anne Frank, the Holocaust and all forms of prejudice today; challenging stereotypes; building anti-discriminatory values; and developing skills in recognising and responding to prejudice.
4. To train young people as peer educators so that they share their knowledge and values with their schools and communities, e.g. as guides to Anne Frank exhibitions or by running activities based on Anne Frank’s Diary.
5. To train small groups of peer educators as Anne Frank Ambassadors, drawing on their personal views and experiences of prejudice to produce creative responses to Anne Frank, and empowering them to disseminate their anti-prejudice messages as effectively as possible.
6. To provide mentoring to a caseload of Anne Frank Ambassadors, usually out of school hours, supporting them through a journey of learning and empowerment from induction to alumni support when they turn 16.
7. To be imaginative, collaborative and practical in organising and supporting events and projects with Anne Frank Ambassadors and their communities, including local Anne Frank exhibitions, regional multi-school training days, and an annual national conference.
8. To plan, deliver and monitor all work to meet the targets set by the Trust’s funders and operational plans, and to implement the Trust’s curriculum, quality standards, values and policies.
9. To achieve excellent practice in working with young people, notably by focusing on ambitious but realistic learning objectives, by maintaining a balance of warm engagement and clear boundaries, by identifying any safeguarding or welfare needs, and by making appropriate referrals to other agencies.
10. In all aspects of the role to give a high priority to equality and diversity, notably in the reach, content and impact of educational activities.
11. To keep thorough records of all activity on the Trust’s databases, and to be proficient in gathering data for evaluation, e.g. by encouraging young people to complete questionnaires
12. To use manual handling skills when necessary, e.g. to carry, set up and dismantle educational exhibitions made of pop-up banners.
13. To assist occasionally with fundraising, e.g. by contributing ideas to grant applications or by supporting young people to speak at donor events.
14. To undertake a continuous process of professional development and self-reflection, participating in training, and keeping up to date with best practice especially in education about prejudice and in youth empowerment.
15. To be managed through close two-way communication with line manager, including monthly one to one Support & Supervision sessions and an Annual Appraisal.
16. To be a collaborative team member with the Anne Frank Workers and other colleagues, participating in staff meetings and contributing to the development, cohesion, productivity and team fun of the organisation as a whole.
17. To undertake other tasks commensurate with Anne Frank Worker role, especially as led by the empowered Anne Frank Ambassadors.

Person Specification

All applications to the posts will be assessed on the following criteria:

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Educated to at least degree level, ideally with a relevant professional qualification, e.g. teaching or youth work.
2. Full driving licence.

EXPERIENCE

1. Substantial experience of running learning activities with groups of young people, including aged 10 to 15.
2. Experience of engaging with and meeting the needs of disadvantaged young people and/or those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
3. Experience of providing pastoral or emotional support.
4. Experience of working successfully as part of a team.
5. Experience of keeping records and writing reports.

KNOWLEDGE

1. Knowledge of best practice in teaching and/or youth empowerment.
2. Familiarity with the needs and issues experienced by young people, their families and communities.
3. Sound understanding of safeguarding.
4. Understanding and ideas about how to challenge prejudice and discrimination.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Highly developed organisational skills, able to meet deadlines and manage a varied workload.
• Ability to identify, initiate and sustain effective relationships with other professionals and organisations.
• Ability to use initiative and develop new projects or ways of working.
• Strong literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• Manual handling skills, e.g. for carrying and using pop-up banners.
• Excellent presentation skills – able to present clearly and inspire an audience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills that demonstrate a balance of warmth and boundaries.

VALUES AND PERSONAL QUALITIES

1. Enthusiasm for Anne Frank and the work of the Trust, including a commitment to the Trust’s strategic direction to greater youth empowerment and creativity.
2. A deeply held belief in equality and diversity.
3. Passionate commitment to the wellbeing and empowerment of young people.
4. Creativity, energy, a can-do attitude to solving problems, with a willingness to learn.
5. Willingness to travel regionally and across the UK, and to work evenings and weekends when required.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Access to a car
• Enhanced DBS check on appointment
• If working from home, an appropriate working space

EQUALITIES COMMITMENT

At the Anne Frank Trust UK we are strongly committed to equality of opportunity in recruitment and employment. We aim for a diverse workforce and inclusive work practices. As an anti-prejudice education charity, we positively value the insights of staff who have lived experience of prejudice or discrimination.

If you would need adjustments or specific support to carry out any of the tasks or responsibilities in the job description – e.g. because of disability or a characteristic protected under the Equality Act 2010 – you are welcome to state this during the recruitment process. We will see this as a positive request and can then let you know how we will respond.

If you believe that you may be unfairly disadvantaged in meeting any of the points of the person specification or if you need any specific help during the recruitment process – e.g., again, because of disability or a characteristic protected under the Equality Act 2010 – you are welcome to state this in your application.  We will see this as a positive request and can then let you know how we will take it into account or what support we can offer.

The Dog Wellbeing Technician helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by being responsible for ensuring the mental and physical welfare and specialist care of dogs. This is achieved through carrying out husbandry duties in order to provide for the wellbeing of dogs whilst accommodated at our Leeds Community Team.

This role is Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. You will work varying hours in order to provide cover during the office opening hours 8am – 6pm.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• 2 ‘A’ Levels or equivalent, one of which must be in an area of biological or social sciences, or equivalent qualifications or relevant experience.
• Proven experience working with dogs within a professional environment.
• Experience of coaching and mentoring.
• Experience of supporting a service.
• Knowledgeable in the core principles of animal care and behaviour.
• Computer literate, with proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience with using databases

 Desirable

• Dog-related qualification.
• Experience working with volunteers. 

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

If you have any accessibility issues, please contact our Recruitment Team.

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Please contact our Recruitment Team if you require any support with your application.

About Volunteer It Yourself (VIY)

VIY combines volunteering and DIY by challenging young people aged 14-24 to learn trade and building skills on the job, by helping to refurbish and transform youth and community facilities in need of essential improvements.Young people are mentored by professional tradespeople and gain vocational accreditations as well as access to further training, work placement and apprenticeship opportunities.

To date over 600 youth and community buildings across England and Wales have been repaired/refurbished, involving 12000 young people, 1100 trade skills mentors, with 4500 young people gaining City & Guilds accreditation.

VIY is scaling rapidly, reaching and benefitting even more young people and communities with the support of our partners, including Travis Perkins, Dulux, Local Authorities, City Councils, GLA, Sport England, Postcode Lottery, Youth Futures Foundation and other grant funders and commissioners. We have now been funded through the Community Renewal Fund to deliver multiple local community projects with three local authorities and between now and July 2022, will help over 1000 young people learn and apply vocational construction skills whilst breathing life back into buildings at the heart of communities in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and Norfolk.

We are now looking for a driven and ambitious Programme Manager to join us at this exciting stage.

Job purpose

The Programme Manager will be VIY’s lead in the North of England and initially will be responsible for on the ground project delivery across the region. As the team grows, they will manage and support a team of Project Managers and Project Executives, supporting them to deliver projects on the ground, providing operational support and be the first point of contact for the escalation of any issues.

In addition, the Programme Manager will take a lead on VIY relationships and operations for the region, supporting the Senior Leadership Team to identify new business opportunities, whilst growing and deepening regional partnerships.

This is a new position at VIY and is therefore potential for the role to evolve over time to accommodate the needs of the organisation and the new specialist skills which will grow throughout the early stages of 2022.

The location for this position is flexible/home-based, with regular travel across England (mostly North of England).  Office space is available for use in Leeds.

About you:

• You have signficant experience of project management across multiple sites/locations.
• You are a great organiser, with a proactive and hand-on attitude 
• You have signfiicant experience of identify new business and developing new partnerships.
• You can cultivate positive relationships, and are able to motivate and influence people.
• You are an experienced manager of people and resources.
• You are accustomed to working in a fast paced environment, bringing energy, determination and flexibility.

If this sounds like you, and you'd like to be at forefront of a rapidly growing and dynamic organisation helping to change the lives of young people and communities, we would love to hear from you.

Interviews for these positions are being scheduled as applications come in, so please apply early. A full job description and person specification is attached below.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Area Growth and Development Manager to join our team Home Based in North of England. We will offer you a competitive salary of £41,304 per annum.

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

The Area Growth and Development Manager Role:

As an AGDM, you will be leading a team who provide support to local Scouting, providing exceptional quality support and customer service, helping counties and districts achieve their growth and development ambitions and supporting volunteer managers develop Scouting locally. You will ensure high quality support is available to our members, that local Scouting has the right resources in place to help them grow, and ensure any externally funded projects deliver on their objectives.

Key responsibilities as our Area Growth and Development Manager:

• Provide leadership, management and support to the Funded Project Co-ordinator and Growth and Development Officers across the allocated patch, ensuring that they deliver against their designated targets on a wide range of core and funded projects
• Take responsibility for the effective management (including target setting and performance management) of a Funded Project Co-ordinator (and similar roles) who in turn manage teams of Growth and Development staff
• Work in partnership with the relevant Regional Commissioners on the selection and induction of new County Commissioners and Assistant Regional Commissioners for Growth
• Work with colleagues in Strategic Funding to identify, approach and bring online potential funders and funded projects to attract additional resource to the area

What we are looking for in our Area Growth and Development Manager:

• An understanding of most, if not all of the following issues: growth, rural communities, urban communities, deprived communities, minority ethnic communities, schools, local authority youth and community service, partnership projects
• A track record of obtaining external funding, running highly effective funded projects and delivering on funded project objectives
• Experience of working with volunteer groups or organisations
• Able to manage, coach, motivate and support up to 6 direct reports and up to 10 (fte) other members of staff
• Working on a wide range of different and complex projects
• Possess high level of relationship skills to ensure effective relationships with a wide range of people from young people, to Chief, Regional, County and District Commissioners to leaders of faith communities and external bodies
• Manage a diverse workload and reach targets that are set within deadlines
• Able to address staff performance issues
• Advise on project planning and development issues
• Able to support volunteers with critical incident management
• Be an effective trainer

What we can offer you as our Area Growth and Development Manager:

• 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
• Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year
• Life Assurance
• Simply Health Scheme
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Free car parking

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

• Up to four personal days paid leave a year
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Childcare Vouchers
• Flexible working hours
• Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
• Study and volunteer leave

Closing date: Sunday 6th February 2022, 23:59

Interviews are in person in Leeds on the 17th November and first online stage of interviews on the evening of the 10th November.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strictly no agencies.

This post will work as part of the Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Alliance (VSI Alliance) team.  VAC is a partner within the VSI Alliance which provides a range of infrastructure services and support to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations across Calderdale.  The VSI Alliance team works closely with voluntary and community organisations to ensure that all groups have equal access to good quality services which in turn help build the capacity of local groups and communities, enabling them to carry out their own objectives effectively.

The purpose of this post is to deliver a range of organisational development support, services and activities to help VCSE organisations to develop, thrive and remain sustainable.  

Reporting to the VAC Team Leader for the VSI Alliance, you will also work as part of an integrated team within the VSI Alliance. 

The closing date for applications is Friday 4th February 2022 (midnight).  To apply for the role, please submit your CV and supporting statement (no longer than 2 sides of A4 Arial 12 font) describing how you meet the requirements within the Job description and Person Specification (using examples to demonstrate your skills, knowledge, experience and key characteristics) and apply via our Charity Job Listing.

NOTE: If a supporting statement is not submitted as part of the application it will not be shortlisted.

If shortlisted for interview, you will be sent a pre employment form to complete and send back.

Deadline for submission of applications is Friday 4th February 2022.

Interview date is Tuesday 15th February 2022.

Unfortunately, we are unable to give feedback to applicants not shortlisted for interviews.

We do provide feedback upon request to candidates interviewed.

Key Info

Current hours: 4.5 days per week

Initial Fixed term contract of 12 months with the intention to extend.

Proposed Post Start Date: 1st March 2022

Salary: £30,000 per year pro rata
Report to: Board of Trustees of Thornton and Allerton Community Association Ltd

Overview

South Square Centre is a grassroots, arts and heritage centre embedded in its local community. It has a vibrant programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, as well as strong partnerships with local schools, care homes and community organisations. Since April 2020, South Square has been nimble and quick to adapt its working practices to best serve the community.  In the last 18 months, South Square has engaged with 4k+ participants all whilst undertaking major capital development of the building.

There is a volunteer board of trustee Directors, and a small staff team. In addition to this post the staff include a Programme Manager (2.5 days pw), Arts and Heritage Coordinator (4 days pw), Building Manager (12 hrs pw) and Cleaner (6 hrs pw). South Square also has a longstanding traineeship programme to enable trainees to undertake their first paid role in a cultural organisation. There is a great range of tenants at South Square including Plenty at the Square Café, The Watchmakers, Bradford Community Cinemas, Thornton Antiquarian Societies archive and 10 artist studios. 

In 2019 South Square was pleased to secure a 99-year lease through a Community Asset Transfer of the building and in 2021 the building underwent an extensive refurbishment. The long-term security of tenure and warmer more welcoming building provide a great platform for engaging with communities and programming arts and heritage activities. Early next year there will be a number of access improvements made that will further open up the centre’s users and participants.

The Centre Director plays an essential role in the running of South Square. This is an exciting opportunity to help design and lead on the organisations strategy in the lead up to Bradford’s bid to be city of culture in 2025.

The Centre Director will instigate the creative and public programme, and have a strong grasp of the centre’s finances, business plan, partnerships, and organisational development.

South Square consists of a compact team with myriad roles therefore staff, volunteers and trustees work collaboratively and support one another.

Our working environment promotes learning and experimentation, a culture which has been engrained from the centres’ beginnings in the 1980’s. We work with a wide range of people; we have a strong track record of providing development opportunities for staff, volunteers as well as emerging businesses and artists.

South Square is currently in receipt of funding from National Lottery Heritage Fund, this funding comes to an end in March 2023. South Square are making an application to become an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation which will take us from April 2023 to March 2026. If successful, with the NPO application the Centre Director will be required to submit a business plan to Arts Council England in October 2022. If unsuccessful, they will explore alternative funding opportunities such as Arts Council England project grants and Reaching Communities England. It is an exciting time to help shape the future of South Square Centre’s programme in the lead up to Bradford’s bid to be City of Culture in 2025. There will be a month handover period with the Centre’s existing Director and also support offered following this as required.

Job Title Regional Fundraiser, West Yorkshire

Responsible to Regional Fundraising Team Manager

Hours of work 35 hours per week, including some evening and weekend work

Place of work/Base Martin House and in the Community. Hybrid working arrangements will be considered, where possible.

Type of contract Full Time, permanent

Overall purpose of the role

• To be the point of contact for those fundraising across the area in support of Martin House, with the responsibility for developing, delivering and sustaining a network of individual, corporate, groups & associations, and fundraising supporter groups across West Yorkshire
• Recruit, manage and motivate Community Ambassadors and volunteers to successfully grow income and widen awareness of hospice services
• Contribute to an operational plan by liaising with the wider fundraising team to raise the Martin House profile across West Yorkshire, engaging with existing and new supporters to raise income.

Tasks and duties

• Generate local income from West Yorkshire, maximising networking opportunities in order to grow and sustain individual, corporate and group support.
• Actively network within West Yorkshire, maintaining and building up contacts
• Represent Martin House at events and cheque presentations as well as utilising the Community Ambassadors.
• To be responsible for achieving agreed fundraising targets through support and cultivation of both existing and new volunteers, Friends Groups, individual supporters, low level corporate partners, In memory giving and supporter led events
• Engage with and give talks to community groups, pubs, clubs, educational establishments and faith groups with the aim of securing their financial support.
• Contribute to an operational plan to raise the profile of Martin House and increase income across West Yorkshire
• Build and maintain links with care team colleagues in order to be able to support Martin House families, bereaved and current, should they wish to fundraise.
• Communicate effectively with supporters, utilising the database to record activity and respond promptly to donors to thank them for their support.
• Hold each member of the team in positive regard and foster a culture of respect and consideration between all staff.
• There will be some degree of overlap with other fundraising areas which will require a high degree of flexibility and team work.
• Carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Head of Fundraising or Director of Income Generation.

Health & Safety

• To be aware of the safety needs of the children, siblings, parents and colleagues and adopt a preventative safety approach to all times.
• To report all accidents incidents and untoward incidents to a Deputy Head of Care and Clinical Services.
• To be aware of your health and safety responsibilities as an employee and adhere to these.

Personal development

• To adopt a positive and reflective approach to personal and professional development.
• To participate constructively in a yearly annual appraisal.
• To undertake core competencies for clinical skills and specific training and to remain updated.
• To work in conjunction with the education co-ordinators to develop your practice and care for the children.
• To work contracted hours including unsocial hours as required weekends evenings and nights.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post and will form the basis of performance appraisal.  As duties and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be reviewed and necessary changes made with consultation.

Employees may be required to drive a Martin House pool car. These cars are insured by Martin House and it is a requirement of the insurers that we have checked that any staff who drive the cars have a current driving licence.

Martin House has a multi-professional, multi-skilled team seeking to reach out to each family in a way that most helps them.  Because of this team members may be expected to accept a different or unusual task or role.

Equality statement

Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation

Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults

Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a basic DBS via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

All Martin House employees are expected to

• Uphold the values of Martin House and behave in a professional manner at all times.
• Value equality and diversity and comply with relevant equality legislation.
• Attend 1:1s with line manager, team meetings and annual appraisals.
• Take part in all relevant mandatory training and any other education and training considered necessary to carry out the role.
• Take responsibility for one’s own personal development.
• Cooperate with colleagues, encourage and support positive working relationships (both internally and externally) and foster a culture of respect and consideration at work.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with relevant individuals and groups, both internally and externally.
• Take responsibility for one’s own health and safety and the health and safety of others whilst at work, and comply with Health and Safety legislation.
• Comply with information governance requirements and maintain confidentiality at all times, as required.
• Work within all Martin House policies and procedures.
• Communicate a positive image of Martin House and protect its reputation.

Staff who support Martin House volunteers are expected to

• Carry out effective inductions for new volunteers in your department
• Lead and guide volunteers, providing the support needed to maintain morale and enable them to work effectively
• Supervise your volunteers appropriately in their day to day work and actively work to recognise the work that they do
• Ensure your volunteers have access to some personal time with you on a regular basis
• Ensure that your volunteers have an annual opportunity to reflect on their volunteering role with you
• Support appropriate volunteer learning and development within your team
• Communicate effectively with your volunteer team, and in line with the Martin House Staff Charter
• Play a role in the recruitment of new volunteers within your area, once appropriate training has been given
• Support the Manage performance issues with volunteers fairly and sensitively, taking advice from the HR department where appropriate

Care Team Member

Responsible to: Care Team Leader

Hours of Work: According to individual contract, with a requirement to work some unsocial hours as needed including evenings, weekends and nights

Place of Work: Martin House and in the Community

Overall Purpose of Role:

To create and support a homely and welcoming environment in which families feel safe nurtured and rested. Provide care (physical, emotional, spiritual and social) to the affected child and their family. To work flexibly both within Martin House and the community

Tasks and duties:

1. To contribute positively to the creation and help sustain the welcoming community environment, and to establish good communication.
2. To provide total holistic care to the poorly child, including activities such as play and recreation as well as attending to the child’s physical and emotional needs.
3. To hold each member of the team in positive regard and to foster a culture of respect and consideration between all staff.
4. To work flexibly alongside families respecting the child routine of care.
5. To ensure that care routines and practice are documented accurately and clearly communicated.
6. To participate equally with other care team members in general household activities to facilitate the smooth running and family feel of Martin House.
7. To ensure accurate and contemporaneous record adhering to standards of confidentiality at all times.
8. To work closely with the Care Team Leader on each shift and inform them of any issues that need resolving.

Health & safety:

1. To be aware of the safety needs of the children, siblings, parents and colleagues and adopt a preventative safety approach to all times.
2. To report all accidents incidents and untoward incidents to a Deputy Director of Care and Clinical Services.
3. To be aware of your health and safety responsibilities as an employee and adhere to these.

Personal development:

1. To adopt a positive and reflective approach to personal and professional development.
2. To participate constructively in a yearly annual appraisal.
3. To undertake core competencies for clinical skills and specific training and to remain updated.
4. To work in conjunction with the education co-ordinators to develop your practice and care for the children.
5. To work contracted hours including unsocial hours as required, weekends. evenings and nights.

All Martin House Employees are expected to:

1. Uphold the values of Martin House and behave in a professional manner at all times.
2. Value equality and diversity and comply with relevant equality legislation.
3. Attend 1:1s with line manager, team meetings and annual appraisals.
4. Take part in all relevant mandatory training and any other education and training considered necessary to carry out the role.
5. Take responsibility for one’s own personal development.
6. Cooperate with colleagues, encourage and support positive working relationships (both internally and externally) and foster a culture of respect and consideration at work.
7. Establish and maintain effective communication with relevant individuals and groups, both internally and externally.
8. Take responsibility for one’s own health and safety and the health and safety of others whilst at work, and comply with Health and Safety legislation.
9. Comply with information governance requirements and maintain confidentiality at all times, as required.
10. Work within all Martin House policies and procedures.
11. Communicate a positive image of Martin House and protect its reputation.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post and will form the basis of performance appraisal.  As duties and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be reviewed and necessary changes made with consultation.

Care team members may be required to drive a Martin House pool car.  These cars are insured by Martin House and it is a requirement of the insurers that we have checked that any staff who drive the cars have a current driving licence.

Martin House has a multi-professional; multi-skilled team seeking to reach out to each family in a way that most helps them. Because of this team members may be expected to accept a different or unusual task or role.

In order to provide a good standard of care at all times, all care team members will work a variety of shifts, including night duty, weekends and bank holidays

Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults

Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a DBS check.

Equality Statement:

Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation

Responsible to: Housekeeping Manager

Hours of Work: An average of 20 hours per week, part time, on a two weekly rolling rota

Place of Work: Martin House Hospice

Overall Purpose of the Role:

To clean the general meeting rooms, chapel, the communal areas, corridors, entrances and parents’ accommodation, children’s areas, toilets, bathrooms, bedrooms and offices.

This role also includes helping out with kitchen duties, and working in the laundry.

Tasks and Duties:

• Vacuuming
• Hard floor cleaning
• Washing windows
• Washing and ironing
• Polishing
• Kitchen duties such as loading and unloading dishwashers, cleaning ovens, washing pans and setting tables
• Making up of parents/children’s bedrooms and cleaning en suite bathrooms.
• Shampooing carpets
• Any other reasonable duties as required by the Housekeeping Manager, IT and Facilities Manager or other Senior Manager
• Martin House has a multi-professional; multi-skilled team seeking to reach out to each family in a way that most helps them. You may therefore be asked to help in other areas as required

Personal development

• To adopt a positive and reflective approach to personal and professional development
• To participate constructively in a yearly annual appraisal
• To undertake specific training (where necessary) for the role

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post and will form the basis of performance appraisal.  As duties and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be reviewed and necessary changes made with consultation.

Employees may be required to drive a Martin House pool car. These cars are insured by Martin House and it is a requirement of the insurers that we have checked that any staff who drive the cars have a current driving licence.

Equality statement

Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation

Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults

Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a DBS check.

All Martin House employees are expected to

• Uphold the values of Martin House and behave in a professional manner at all times.
• Value equality and diversity and comply with relevant equality legislation.
• Attend 1:1s with line manager, team meetings and annual appraisals.
• Take part in all relevant mandatory training and any other education and training considered necessary to carry out the role.
• Take responsibility for one’s own personal development.
• Cooperate with colleagues, encourage and support positive working relationships (both internally and externally) and foster a culture of respect and consideration at work.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with relevant individuals and groups, both internally and externally.
• Take responsibility for one’s own health and safety and the health and safety of others whilst at work, and comply with Health and Safety legislation.
• Comply with information governance requirements and maintain confidentiality at all times, as required.
• Work within all Martin House policies and procedures.
• Communicate a positive image of Martin House and protect its reputation.

Working closely with the CEO, the postholder will create Amal’s fundraising capability, developing and implementing the strategy, structure, processes and relationships needed to support Amal’s growth and the fulfilment of its mission.  They will build a small fundraising team over the next three years.

Benefits

• Employer’s pension contribution of 6% of salary.
• 25 days’ holiday in addition to bank holidays.
• Flexible working arrangements including working from home part of the week.
   

Job purpose
To create, develop, implement and lead an ambitious, sustainable, diversified, and values-driven fundraising strategy and capability that maximises support for Amal’s work and reputation. 

Responsibilities

1. Strategy and planning

• To develop and lead a four-year fundraising strategy to achieve agreed stretch targets for all income streams, focusing initially on high-level givers, whether trusts and foundations, major donors, corporates or local/statutory authorities and exploring opportunities for lower-level giving.
• To devise and implement detailed annual plans for implementation of the fundraising strategy.
• To develop Key Performance Indicators to report progress against plans to the CEO and Board.
• To define the level and timing of human and other resources required to deliver the agreed plans and make the case to the CEO and Board for this investment.

        2. Leadership

• To play a part in the overall leadership of Amal, contributing to the development of strategy, culture, monitoring, evaluation and learning processes, delivery plans and budgets.
• To ensure a commitment to and focus on fundraising among the entire team and Board.
• To represent Amal externally at events and meetings.
• To remain up to date with best practice in fundraising and its regulation, including guidance from the Fundraising Regulator and GDPR and Gift Aid rules, and ensure that Amal follows best practice and is compliant with regulations.

        3. Fundraising proposition

• To review and develop Amal’s case for support.
• To devise funding packages and themes that support Amal’s programmes and projects to present to potential funders.
• To develop and write bids to trusts, corporates, major donors, and local and statutory authorities to secure grant funding.
• To work with Trustees and the CEO to develop a major donor committee whose members not only donate but also help to grow Amal’s pool of donors and friends. 

       4. Growing the donor pool and portfolio

• To identify, research and prioritise prospects.
• To develop a prospect pipeline that balances immediate needs with longer term relationship development.
• To prepare cultivation plans for prospects.
• To submit strong fundraising applications and proposals within a timeframe that meets Amal’s funding needs.
• To identify and develop engagement opportunities, including events, for existing and potential supporter

       5.​ Stewardship

• To build enduring relationships of trust with existing and new funders.
• To develop a stewardship and recognition programme for existing and new supporters to engage them closely with Amal.
• To ensure that all reporting and other requirements stipulated by donors are fulfilled on time and to a high standard.

       6. Systems

• To develop and implement processes and tools to manage prospects and donors at each stage of the solicitation cycle, including prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, gift acknowledgement and administration, compliance with donor stipulations and donor stewardship.
• To develop and maintain a fundraising database ensuring compliance with GDPR.

        7. Financial and risk management

• To provide information on income received and pledged to assist with the production of monthly management accounts, restricted funding tracking, quarterly budget reforecasts, income collection, including Gift Aid, financial reporting to donors, and fundraising performance reporting against KPIs.
• To develop and manage budgets for fundraising activity.
• To identify key risks to income and reputation, ensuring that controls are in place for their mitigation and that they are included in Amal’s risk register.

This job description outlines your main responsibilities but you may be asked to undertake other duties when necessary.

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