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We currently have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Operations Manager to join our nationwide operations team. You will join us working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £43,527.27 per annum plus excellent benefits.
This role will be home based in Scotland and will take on shared responsibility for the day to day safe and effective operation and governance of our network of 35 centres and nearly 200 volunteer led branches across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You will remotely lead a team of managers, some with responsibility for adoption centres and some managing the development of our volunteer-led branches across Scotland.
Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2020, despite all of the challenges, we helped 126,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 345 cats a day!
The Operations Department is at the heart of all our cat-related activities and is responsible for ensuring that we help as many cats as possible. We are unique, in that we deliver our work through a combination of centres primarily run by our employees with volunteers support, and volunteer-led branches. The role of the Operations Directorate is not only to support our employees and volunteers in everything that they do but also to deliver the charity’s strategic objectives and identify opportunities for further growth.
Responsibilities of our Operations Manager:
As an Operations Manager you will be responsible for planning, financial oversight, delivery and development of operational plans and objectives across field based branches and centres ensuring that they are aligned to the national strategy and its growth objectives. Review teams plans to ensure consistency and effectiveness. You will ensure high standards of cat welfare through branches and centres. Monitor and evaluate adherence to CP policies and procedure. Liaise closely with the Cat Welfare Manager in regard a welfare plan for their branches and remedial action where any immediate risk is identified. You will be an ambassador for Cats Protection, raising the profile, through an increased presence, with a view to increasing the public understanding of Cats Protection and its work
What we’re looking for in our Operations Manager:
- significant management experience
- proven Project management experience
- excellent interpersonal skills and experience of engaging and working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
- proven experience of managing investigations, appeals and conflict resolution
- proficient IT skills, including all aspects of Microsoft Office
What we can offer you:
- salary of up to £43,527.27 per annum plus excellent benefits
- generous annual leave entitlement
- contribution pension scheme
- life assurance scheme
- range of health benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- and more
Join us as our Operations Manager and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.
Closing date: 10 February 2022
Virtual interview date: 23 & 24 February 2022
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Position: Volunteer Support Manager
Contract: up to 6 months maternity cover fixed-term contract
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Location: Flexible (can be home or office-based)
Salary: £46,828 - £51,418 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band G3
Department: Community Networks
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
We’re looking for a committed and experienced manager to lead our Volunteer Support Team.
Please note we’re advertising this as a maternity cover (fixed-term contract for up to 6 months).
Our Volunteer Support team provide high quality support to our volunteers based across our community networks. Our team keep in frequent contact with our volunteers in a number of ways whether it be through phone call, messages/emails or online video-chat.
You’ll have a proven track record of success in leading and managing a team and an ability to understand organisational or departmental strategy and apply it to work programmes.
You’ll be experienced in providing complex support to volunteers, demonstrable experience of leadership qualities and the ability to solve problems and use a creative approach to overcoming issues and challenges, and able to encourage others to do the same.
You’ll respect the unique contribution of every individual and work positively in a diverse environment and be able to work effectively as part of a geographically dispersed team and with geographically remote stakeholders.
We offer 35 days annual leave (pro rata for part time employees) including bank holidays, travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.
Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 2 February 2022
In order to apply for this role, please submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the person specification in the attached job description.
The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK. If we do offer you employment, you’ll be required to provide documentation to show that you’re eligible to be employed in the UK before starting employment.
The full list of UK visas and permits that grant you the right to work in the UK can be found on the UK government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and will not be in a position to support you with any visa applications you may make.
We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity. We’d be grateful if you could complete the attached equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.
No agencies please.
Position: Volunteer Support Officer
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Office-based contract with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £30,310 - £34,923 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E1
Department: Community Networks
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
We’re looking for a committed and dependable Volunteer Support Officer to help support our 244 Community Network groups across the UK.
Our Volunteer Support team provide high quality support to our volunteers based across our community networks. Our team keep in frequent contact with our volunteers in a number of ways whether it be through phone call, messages/emails or online video-chat.
You’ll be experienced in providing complex support to volunteers, demonstrable experience of volunteer support and management qualities and the ability to ability to solve problems and use a creative approach to overcoming issues and challenges.
You’ll respect the unique contribution of every individual and works positively in a diverse environment and able to work effectively as part of a geographically dispersed team and with geographically remote stakeholders.
We offer 35 days annual leave (pro rata for part time employees) including bank holidays, travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.
Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 2 February 2022
In order to apply for this role, please submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the person specification in the attached job description.
The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK. If we do offer you employment, you’ll be required to provide documentation to show that you’re eligible to be employed in the UK before starting employment.
The full list of UK visas and permits that grant you the right to work in the UK can be found on the UK government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and will not be in a position to support you with any visa applications you may make.
We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity. We’d be grateful if you could complete the attached equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.
No agencies please.
Are you a children’s nurse?
We are looking for Staff Nurses who are passionate about providing expert, person-centred care for babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions and their families. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!
You will experience the privilege of providing specialist palliative care and respite for the whole family. You will have the opportunity to work alongside a highly motivated, supportive and skilled team in our beautiful hospices (which have free parking!). Both hospices are in beautiful locations and are commutable from across central Scotland.
You will:
- Provide specialist, person-centred palliative nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care plans
- You will adapt care plans to meet the complex needs of the individual
- You will give nursing care at the end of life and bereavement support
- You will offer emotional and practical support to the child and their family, ensuring contact is maintained between visits and that the wishes of the family are delivered
- You will mentor the Nursing Support Worker team, students and Care Support volunteers
- You will participate in quality assurance and practice development activities, including regular opportunities to work in our CHAS at Home service.
About You
- You will be kind and empathic
- You will be a team-player
- You will have a registered nurse qualification
- You will have a degree or evidence of equivalent experience
- You will have experience of assessing, planning, organising, implementing and evaluating nursing care for babies, children, young people and their families
- You will have experience of working with whole families to provide education and support in managing the condition of babies, children or young people
About CHAS
- We are Scotland’s national children’s hospice service
- Our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together.
- We care about our staff so they can care for the families who need us.
- You will be well supported with regular clinical supervision and reflective practice.
- Our nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team with interesting career development opportunities.
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