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Head of Student Development and Activities
Salary: £30,614 (£33,629 fte)
Hours: 32 hours per week if start before June 2021. Full time hours (36.25 pw) 1st June 2021 onwards
Contract: Permanent
Team: Student Opportunities and Development
Reports to: Assistant Director of Charitable Services
uea(su) is a vibrant, fast paced, student-led environment and we are looking for a new Head of Student Development and Activities to lead our Activities and Opportunities team. The team is part of the charitable side of the SU and works collaboratively with our Student Voice, Advice and Communications, Marketing and Insight departments, as well as with our colleagues in the commercial side of the organisation.
As the strategic lead for student volunteering across the organisation you will be responsible for developing our training, support and recognition framework for our volunteers, ensuring that they get the most of their volunteering experience in terms of enjoyment, skills and employability. You will also be skilled in stakeholder management, working closely alongside our elected student officers and our partners at UEA.
You will be experienced in event management, engaging students or young people in activities, opportunities and volunteering, and embedding a safety culture in all of the above.
This role is responsible for ensuring the broadest range of students engage in our activities and student groups, so you will be closely involved in our anti-racism and diversity work, as well as managing our outreach and widening participation projects.
Our team is friendly, inclusive and dedicated to providing students with the best experience – whether that is through our Buddy scheme for first years, our online Flativities programme for housemates or the hundreds of student-led clubs and societies that we support.
All Student Union staff are currently taking a temporary reduction in hours to reduce expenditure during the pandemic. If appointed before June 2021 then this role will be working 32 hours per week. From 1st June onwards it is anticipated that the role will be employed on a full time (36.25 hours per week) basis
We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all and are passionate to ensure that our staff reflect the diverse student body we serve. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability. You can be yourself with us and be part of a union that celebrates diversity.
Closing date: Monday 15th March 2021
Interviews: Will be held remotely on 25th March 2021.
For more details and how to apply please visit our website: https://www.ueasu.work/career-staff-roles
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Quaker Social Action (QSA) has recently started responding to homelessness for the first time after a planned merger with homelessness charity, Quaker Homeless Action. Cook Up is a brand new response we are keen to pilot, which if successful we would like to run as a permanent QSA project. This is an exciting time to join the organisation and make your mark on how we respond to homelessness in the future.
Cook Up; a kitchen space for those without a kitchen, aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people with experience of homelessness by providing a clean and safe space to cook and eat, where those attending will have choice and control over the meal they make for themselves. Our aspiration is that cooking in the kitchen is something people can look forward to. We are piloting this response to see if we can meet the intended outcomes and determine if there is sufficient demand for the service.
We’re looking for someone who is passionate about supporting people facing difficulties to seek solutions to the problems affecting their lives. You’ll also have an interest in cooking, nutrition or wellbeing. The successful candidate will have an adaptable and flexible problem-solving attitude as there are opportunities to respond creatively to challenges or barriers preventing people using the service. This pilot is a chance to experiment, reflect and redesign the service depending on the needs that present themselves. This will be a learning experience to see if this approach has tangible benefits to those who use it, or whether a different approach would yield better results, so an open mind to possibilities is essential.
You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the service so will need to be organised and resilient. You will have the freedom to develop the service in collaboration with the cooks who use the service and will have support at QSA with marketing, budgeting, assessing and mitigating against risk, and measuring impact.
Quaker Social Action (QSA) is a charity and a limited company, founded in 1867, which addresses poverty and social exclusion. We support over 3... Read more
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Job Title: Service Manager – Learning Disabilities and Autism
Project: Community Connections – Outreach Support & Group Health & Wellbeing activities
Location: South West London
Reports to: Operations Director
Salary: Circa £35000 per year depending on experience
Generate is a charity based in South West London. We have been supporting and helping create opportunities for people with disabilities since 1972. We improve the lives of people with learning disabilities and autism by supporting and encouraging them in a creative way to access opportunities in the community, be active citizens, and reduce reliance on services.
We’re now looking for somebody to lead our adult services. Could this be you?
As Service Manager – Learning Disabilities and Autism, you will be responsible for leading our:
- Community Connections Outreach Team
- Group Health & Wellbeing activities
- Social Opportunities programme
You will make sure that Generate provides high quality, person centred services that match our own standards, national standards, and funder requirements. You will be responsible for the overall management and supervision of the team and service as well as managing the budget.
The kind of person we are looking for is friendly, resourceful, and passionate about supporting the lives of people with learning disabilities and autism. You’ll have experience of advocating for and supporting individuals with learning disabilities in a community setting, combined with demonstrable experience of supportively managing a team of staff.
You will need an understanding of a person-centred approach and how to translate this into practice, as well as awareness of current issues and legislations relating to learning disabilities and autism.
Principles of Generate
- Generate members will always be at the heart of Generate and at the centre of every decision
- Generate will dream big to enable people with a learning disability to explore, shape and develop their own futures
- Generate is committed to having respectful and genuine relationships and will work together with members, clients, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Generate works to link people with their local communities and support them to maintain their connections
- The Generate approach is about using and developing our skills, knowledge and experience and engaging our hearts when we work each individual to improve their lives.
- Generate will empower people with learning disabilities to campaign for their rights
This is a rewarding opportunity to join an organisation that enables and inspires those with learning disabilities and/or autism to discover their passions and connect them with their community.
Closing date 14th March 2021.
For more information about the role and details of how to apply, please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website.
Generate is an equal opportunity employer.
No agencies please.
About Healthwatch England
We are the independent champion for people who use health and social care services. We’re here to find out what matters to people and help make sure their views shape the support they need.
Our sole purpose is to help make care better for people.
We have an ambitious vision to ensure that health and care works for everyone. Using the power of people’s stories, we aim to help improve how services are run now and in the future.
To help us do this, we are looking for with a track record in community engagement who wants to use their skills to make a difference.
Join our small but dynamic team, and in return, you’ll get to enjoy a great place to work, with excellent benefits.
What we are looking for
We’re looking for someone who is passionate about involving communities in shaping local services. You’ll need to be highly experienced in developing effective community engagement approaches, with the drive to lead a new national programme to support our 151 local Healthwatch services to establish common community engagement approaches.
As well as further increasing our reputation for outstanding community engagement, you’ll also play a key role in protecting and increasing the resources local Healthwatch need to carry out their role.
Let us tell you a little bit about the role....
You will be a senior member of the Network Development Team which supports local Healthwatch to be high performing and sustainable champions for people who use health and care services.
You’ll build a picture of local Healthwatch approaches to community engagement, especially with seldom heard groups, support the spread of good practice from within and outside the Healthwatch network and help enhance our reputation as a critical partner in supporting communities to have their say.
You’ll make sure local Healthwatch have a strong case for funding by leading our work on impact, quality and collaboration. You’ll also support five Regional Managers with advice and support when negotiating with local authority commissioners of local Healthwatch services.
What we're looking for from you....
You’ll have a track record on engagement, know the sector and how to achieve change at a national and local level and get the best for small organisations on tight budgets with a big remit.
You’ll have experience of, or the ability to demonstrate how you will quickly acquire an understanding of, commissioning, perhaps with experience in a related area. You’ll be a team player, enjoy collaborative working across Healthwatch England with excellent communication and analytical skills, judgment and ability to negotiate at senior level.
Whilst leading on our engagement and sustainability work, this role will also be pivotal in providing support to the Head of Network Development, so the ability to deputise is required.
Role Accountabilities:
Develop and implement an Engagement Plan which supports best practice on community engagement across the 151 local Healthwatch and builds Healthwatch England and Healthwatch’s reputation and profile for expertise in engagement within the health and care sector
Develop and implement a Sustainability Plan which seeks to protect and enhance local Healthwatch income and supports effective local authority commissioning and evidenced case for support from local and national funders
Provide support to Network Managers on sustainability, support them to manage stakeholder relationships, identify and manage risks across the Healthwatch network and provide high level intervention
Contribute to development and delivery of the Healthwatch England strategy and business plan, contribute to achieving outcomes, meeting deliverables and KPIs and development of Healthwatch England’s support offer to local Healthwatch.
Provide line management and effective support to 3 x Regional/Programme Network Managers, lead work within the designated region and Programme and contribute to the development of a high performing Network Development Team.
Contribute to team working and ensure effective integrated and collaborative working across Healthwatch England, local Healthwatch and external partners.
Cultivate and manage stakeholder relationships in relation to the job role, including at senior level with a particular focus on engagement at the national level in conjunction with Healthwatch England colleagues.
Manage resources, projects, events and/or partnerships that help deliver the Network Development Plan.
Provide self-administration
Essential Skills and Experience
A personal commitment to the mission and behaviours of Healthwatch England.
Related experience and ability to develop a deep understanding of, and operate effectively in, the Healthwatch England and local Healthwatch environment: federated structure;
supporting and influencing local authority commissioning as core funders of local Healthwatch; acing in an advisory role to support effectiveness of independent small/medium local voluntary organisations focused on influencing health and care with a statutory role.
Track record on community engagement with the vision and ability to drive change and support the achievement of Healthwatch England’s ambitions on engagement.
Ability to undertake high-level analysis of voluntary organisations’ effectiveness, associated risks and statutory contract arrangements, with the ability to identify, plan and implement solutions
Ability to provide effective support to and manage the performance of team members.
Track record on influencing and managing complex relationships including at senior level and negotiating effectively.
Excellent judgment with the ability to know when to escalate, act or delegate.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills that can be utilised for a variety of audiences and levels of authority.
Ability to work remotely and autonomously, be part of virtual team and work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders.
Desirable Skills and Experience
Track record on organisational development of small/medium sized voluntary organisations.
Understanding of the health and care sector