Having supported patients and their families throughout the lockdown period, we're working with local heroes in West Yorkshire looking for a talented Corporate Development Manager. From the top down, you'll find clear vision and a commitment to engaging supporters in new and innovative ways to enable the clinical team to provide the very best care.

This is a brand-new role with investment from the trustee Board, recognising the potential for strategic and creative corporate partnerships with the right talent driving them forward. You'll work closely with the senior leadership team and the Board to develop the corporate strategy.

You'll be a positive, ambitious and experienced corporate fundraising professional with significant experience of developing new business. You'll be comfortable working at five and preferably six figure level; taking the lead on corporate business development and forging long-term relationships with the local business community.

You'll be confident operating at Board level and with senior level stakeholders and decision makers both internally and externally. With a dynamic and proactive approach to developing a pipeline of business support and sponsorship, you'll be able to demonstrate examples of carefully-crafted and well-executed corporate partnerships in previous roles.

Based in West Yorkshire. Flexible, life and family-friendly employer with a supportive and encouraging leadership team who believe in professional development.

To find out further information about this exciting role, please get in touch with Ellen Drummond.

Please note, we're looking to move quickly with this role so please get in touch ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

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.

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.

This role has the responsibility to develop network-wide financial reporting, modelling and costings for the Citizens Advice local offices to support organisation-wide planning and decision making. You will work closely with colleagues across the finance and transformation teams as well as the network to implement best practice and support the delivery of organisational and service priorities. Advanced Excel skills and some coding experience essential.

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

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 5 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Liverpool, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

About us

The Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) is the leading charity dedicated to fighting primary bone cancer. Our mission is to save lives and improve outcomes through research, information, awareness and support. In July 2019 we were awarded 'National Healthcare & Medical Reseach Charity of the Year' at the national Charity Awards and earlier in the year the Yorkshire & Humber Institute of Fundraising awarded our Fundraising & Communications Team with 'Fundraising Team of the Year'. We are a small but incredibly passionate and driven organisation that is proud and supportive of our people - together we make the biggest impact for our community.

The Role

The Community & Special Funds Fundraising Officer will contribute to the overall fundraising strategy by building exceptional supporter relationships that maximise income generation and supporter recruitment & retention.

You will operate as a key member of the Community Fundraising Team and will have the opportunity to explore new exciting opportunities for the charity. You will be a primary contact managing a variety of Special Fund relationships. You will also respond to and manage emerging community fundraising opportunities as they arise.

In the first few months of the role there will also be some varied temporary responsibilities to help with the delivery of the charity’s virtual fundraising challenges.

About You

The ideal candidate will bring a mature attitude who can effectively and empathetically communicate with supporters, patients, relatives of patients and wider charity colleagues. You will have a can-do, proactive attitude and will be a team-player, happy to help colleagues if required. You will have demonstrable experience of working in a fundraising role for over 1 year and will have an understanding for various fundraising practices.

Applications from around the Leeds area and national home-based applications will be accepted, however, please note travel to the charity office in Leeds will be required approximately once a month.

Application Process

1. Application Form & CV submission closing date: Wednesday 30th September 
2. Telephone interviews 1st & 2nd October
3. Face to face interviews W/C 5th October

For more details please see the full Job Description. 

We want to make meaningful, long term and sustainable change to ensure that Mermaids is a charity in which all trans and gender variant people feel included and seen.

Mermaids is committed to supporting trans and gender diverse PoC to challenge inequality. We are determined to establish an integrated model of care and support for young trans people from PoC communities.

Key Objective of the Role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Mermaids’ TPoC Youth Engagement Officer who will work closely with PoC children, young people and their families to raise awareness and build creative initiatives to provide support to TPOC communities around the country.

Through active engagement with young people and community leaders, the successful candidate  will lead on reviewing and reflecting on Mermaids inclusion status, developing substantive initiatives to move forward and help ensure that the PoC trans inclusion within Mermaids is meaningful, sustainable and long-term. The successful candidate will have a strategic budget to utilise and a team of staff and stakeholders that is ready to listen, understand, do more and do better. The successful candidate will not be working in isolation, or singly tasked with this level of change. It is the joint responsibility of all Mermaids trustees, staff, and volunteers to ensure that the need to change is a strongly held and ongoing priority.

Equal Opportunities

Whilst we are open to all applications and would sincerely encourage a broad range of candidates to apply, under the Equality Act 2010, Mermaids may choose to take positive action in offering the role to a PoC applicant due to the occupational requirements associated with the role. This is necessary and appropriate, in recognition of the harmful impact of systemic racism from white communities within the charity sector.

We are committed to applying our equal opportunities policy at all stages of recruitment and selection.

Send your CV accompanied by a maximum 500 word covering letter outlining what you would bring to the charity and what your personal experience will offer Mermaids as a charity. Please include hyperlinks in the letter to relevant material and add all social media accounts to the body of the email.

We respectfully request that all applicants also complete the equality monitoring form and return that with their application.

Applications not in the specified format or submitted past the deadline may not be considered. As a children’s charity Mermaids must ensure that engagement across social media is appropriate. The successful candidate needs to be respectful of this requirement. Any social media or online activity which is not declared, and/or falls outside of the necessary boundaries during the interview process, and which comes to light on the commencement of employment in this role, may result in dismissal under the terms of the contract.

The Trustees of Waterhouse and Mackintosh Memorial Homes wish to appoint a Lead Warden and Assistant Warden to support the Residents' of Waterhouse and Mackintosh Homes, Halifax.

If you are looking for a new challenge, come and join our Community and Team at Waterhouse and Mackintosh Homes, Halifax!

The Trustees of Waterhouse and Mackintosh Homes are seeking to fill the roles of Lead Warden and Assistant Warden (which may be part-time) commencing early 2021. For further information regarding the Charities please visit the Charities' website to gain an insight into our warm and welcoming community.

The roles would suit a couple, two people with the appropriate skills who are used to working together in a similar environment or the two roles could be considered independently. The roles are rewarded by an attractive renumeration package including accommodation (Lead Warden), pension contributions and holiday entitlement.

The Lead Warden has historically been a live-in role. The Trustees are looking for a warm, engaging and approachable person with experience in providing high standards of compassionate care for older people. They will have good IT skills, preferably be qualified in First Aid and Manual Handling or have a willingness to gain the relevant qualifications. They will be able to foster good working relationships with other members of staff and Trustees.

The Assistant Warden will be equally approachable, have IT, maintenance and gardening skills, the ability to supervise visiting contractors and note the general maintenance of the properties. They will have a willingness to gain qualifications in First Aid and Manual Handling and will be able to foster good working relationships with other members of staff and Trustees. This does not have to be live in role but the Assistant Warden must live within a reasonable distance of the Homes in case of emergency.

Both roles will include a degree of 24hr cover for the Residents’ of the Homes; additional cover is in place for when Wardens wish to take holiday entilitement.

Both roles will be subject to an enhanced DBS check

The closing date for Applications is 5pm on 18th September 2020.

If you require any further information please contact The Clerk via email through the Charities' website

The current Wardens retire following a twenty seven year period of service in January 2021; it is anticipate that interviews will be held on October 8th 2020, Covid-19 restrictions permitting.

Here at Mercy UK we have a passion for God, passion for people and passion for excellence – this means we are committed to becoming an organisation where team members feel supported, valued and challenged to deepen their personal and professional growth. As an agile and fast-moving team, we seek to give our very best to what we do in attitude and activity.

As a Pastoral Support Worker, you carry heart and passion for the emotional, mental and spiritual health of the incredible women who are residents of the Mercy UK home. You have a unique set of skills; bringing together keen organisational and administrative skills with pastoral people skills. You are a cheerleader and at times, a coach to a diverse set of residents, all of whom are wired differently, with different learning styles, outlooks and life experiences but all of whom are united in their pursuit for freedom from life-controlling issues and into intimacy in their relationship with God, self and others.

You are safe hands as the primary point of contact and support for residents during evenings and weekends and your experience and abilities in pastoral support and communication equips you to deliver a fun yet informative schedule. You are able to perceive the needs of the group as well as the individual resident and you can hold these in tension. You are confident in your judgement and decision-making and understand the importance of working as a team and seeking guidance, where needed.

As residents wrestle through their own healing journey and put into practice all they are learning, you can prayerfully direct them, support and signpost them towards healthy choices and ways in which they can strengthen themselves in their own relationship with God, understanding that your best days are when you are in overflow in your own discipleship journey.

The post will include but is not limited to:

• Working innovatively with residents in their engagement with creative solutions and tools to improve their emotional, mental, physical and spiritual well-being.
• Offering accountability in a resident’s self-administration of medications and facilitating the provision of medical care, as directed
• Empowering residents to improve their confidence in the kitchen, cooking and food-handling
• Facilitating the residents’ evening and weekend engagement with their external support network such as her home church, friends, family and other support partners through scheduled internet/email, post and phone use
• Creating fun and dynamic workshops and activities based on your own hobbies and passions, encouraging residents to explore their own creativity and skills
• Cultivating a sense of safety and consistency in the home by facilitating a fun yet informative programme schedule on and off-site and communicating changes or delays appropriately to the resident group and where necessary, the wider team
• Facilitating constructive and healthy discussion of Christian teachings and theology, and demonstrating healthy and appropriate personal boundaries and conversation within the home
• Transport residents to and from offsite activities including to and from church services and hospital or doctors’ appointments
• Willingness to be disturbed during sleeping hours to offer support, prayer or sleep-aid guidance to residents requiring support
• Ensuring any significant matters are communicated appropriately and promptly to ensure resident needs are being handled with excellence across the team
• Connecting regularly with the Senior Programme Manager in a one:one setting and being willing to engage in reflective practice towards personal and professional development.
• Undertaking a variety of administrative tasks, as directed, and ensuring the efficient filing and security of resident personal, sensitive and confidential information, upholding discretion at all times and ensuring that resident information is processed in line with regulatory requirements.
• Presenting the vision and mission of Mercy UK and being willing to deliver training to Christian audiences of all denominations and backgrounds as well as bringing an example of healthy Christian leadership in line with Mercy UK’s statement of faith and lifestyle policies.
• Remaining discerning, innovative and open to change, offering your skills and support across the charity, as needed.
• Undertake continued training, be an active participant and show commitment to personal and spiritual development.
• Adhere to ethical practice, strict confidentiality, disclosure and safeguarding policies and use discretion at all times.

Here at Charity Horizons we are honoured to be supporting Behind Closed Doors in their search for a new Chief Executive to play a significant role in shaping the strategic direction of the organisation moving forwards. The work of this charity provides a lifeline for those affected by domestic abuse and offers salvation in the darkest of times.

With a significant rise in reported cases of abuse due to Covid-19, this role presents a unique opportunity to lead this organisation in its next phase of development, expanding its reach and continuing its work at a time when its services are needed more than ever.

Behind Closed Doors strives to enable people to cope, recover and move on from domestic violence, regardless of gender or sexuality. The charity offers two arms of support services – a team that provides practical support to help those at risk of harm; and a team that provides emotional support to victims of abuse.

This multi-faceted role will involve the leadership of the organisation’s strategic direction, inspiring the team and finding new ways to grow the charity’s support and fundraising base. The role will also require operational leadership of the charity, overseeing the delivery of all services and the effective maintaining of quality standards.

To be considered for this role you must come to us with a demonstrable track record of achieving in a senior strategic leadership role in the voluntary or public sector and experience working within senior leadership or with boards. You must also have significant experience working with external stakeholders to effectively influence change, and experience of forming successful external partnerships. Although previous experience of working within domestic violence would be advantageous, this is not essential to the role; however, it is imperative you have a sound and extensive knowledge and understanding of the cause and effect of domestic violence. Most importantly you should possess strong networking skills and be known for your ability to build excellent relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Influential, clear and charismatic you should be a strong and confident communicator and public speaker with an ability to deliver messages to a variety of audiences while building a sense of passion and engagement.

To find out more about this exciting opportunity please contact either Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons. The role closes on 21st September with interviews scheduled for the week commencing 5th and 12th October.

BCD is committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an organisation we expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Please note: Only female applicants will be progressed as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and, as such, actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

Visitor Experience Officer
Reference number: A0470820
Location: Aire Valley
Salary: Starting at £17,276 to £18,804 Per Annum
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of the Aire Valley team of both staff and volunteers, delivering exceptional visitor experience across the Aire Valley at RSPB Fairburn Ings and RSPB St Aidan's. These are two of the RSPB's most important sites in Northern England showcasing the RSPB's large scale habitat conservation work to a wide and diverse audience. Both sites are accessible to large numbers of people, with over 1 million people living within 30-minutes drive and for St Aidan's, 20,000 within 10-minutes' walk

You will be working as part of the visitor experience team helping to plan and deliver our events programme across both sites. You will engage with our visitors and encourage and inspire them to support our work by becoming supporters of the RSPB through membership. Our Aire Valley sites are popular destinations for families, providing them with the most exciting opportunities to begin their journey to learn more about nature and wildlife. You will be an out going person, enjoy working with people, with excellent communication skills, both face to face and via our social media channels.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for connecting people to wildlife and inspiring them to take action to protect the natural world.

Closing date: 7 September 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website, where you can download the role profile and application details.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. You will be asked to declare unspent convictions and cautions at offer of employment stage.

Our job information pack and accompanying role profile on our website, tells you all about the key result areas and the skills and experience needed for the role. Please make sure you include reference number A0470820 on your application.

No agencies please.  

Support Worker

Are you interested in a career where you will make a real difference in young people’s lives? Do you understand the challenges which young people face in daily life? Is a career as a Support Worker the next step in life for you?

Care in Mind are currently looking for a kind, caring and friendly person to join our professional team as a Support Worker. Experience is not essential and full training will be provided but understanding the issues young people face in their daily life will really help to make a difference.

You will be based within our Residential Home in Hessay, York working shifts over a 37.5 hour working week consisting of earlies, lates and sleep-ins.

Company Benefits

- Competitive pay (£9.54 p/h + £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation)
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance 2 x your annual salary
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Induction (Running over 7 days)
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)

Your role as a Support Worker

- To carry out direct and indirect care of young people with complex mental health needs
- To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
- To closely follow individual care plans and support young people with education, shopping, and social and leisure activities.
- To carry out multiple interventions involving the delivery of care to young people
- To promote independence amongst the young people
- To provide support, advice and information to the young people, parents and other carers
- To carry out further duties as per our attached document (Writing reports, general office admin etc)

Requirements of a Support Worker

- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
- An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
- An understanding of safeguarding
- Professional working boundaries between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations

Desirable Criteria

- Full UK Driving Licence
- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care
- Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs

Due to the current climate regarding the Covid-19, all of our interviews are now taking place as a Video/Audio Interview over Microsoft Teams.

Training will be carried out at the beginning of each month over 2 days covering First Aid, Safeguarding and Therapeutic Risk Management and breakaway techniques. This is paid for along with travel expenses.

The closing date for this position is Monday 12th October, so if you are interested in developing and supporting young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please ensure you apply before this date.

Care in Mind operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert early, should we appoint a suitable candidate.

You may have experience of the following: Bank Support Worker, Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Care Assistant, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

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We are looking for a new Independent Sexual Violence Advisor based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

We are delighted that Victim Support has been awarded the contract to manage a new national flagship project:- Safe Spaces, a joint Anglican and Catholic church project to provide a vital support service for survivors of church-related abuse. We are now recruiting an Advocate to help deliver this service. An ISVA qualification is desirable, or the willingness to work towards one. 
The project is to help all survivors so applications from all genders are welcome.

As a national project covering the whole country, Advocates will be based in Wakefield and will work virtually with survivors to understand their needs and develop support plans, advocating on their behalf and providing practical and emotional support. They will also help in making sure the service is promoted, and that the needs of survivors from across England and Wales are met.

Good IT skills, knowledge of criminal justice issues and an understanding of the effects of abuse and trauma are essential, along with an appreciation of the nature and impact of church-based abuse.

The Safe Spaces team will run the service over 6 days Monday-Saturday on a rota basis.

Interviews will take place either week commencing 5th October or 12th October.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for our staff. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We welcome applicants from all genders and all communities and as part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.