Are you passionate about film and want to work in the industry, but are struggling to find your way in?
FEDS is our ground-breaking scheme designed to give newcomers to the film industry the ultimate head-start.
Offering ten month long paid traineeships in the film exhibition sector, as well as mentoring and industry expert advice, you’ll leave with a CV that will make you top of the list.
Who are we looking for?
We are recruiting ambitious trainees from across the UK with these attributes:
- A passion for film
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of using Microsoft Office packages and email
- The ability to work as part of a team
- A desire to learn
How does it work?
FEDS trainees will undertake an office-based placement in an independent film exhibition company. FEDS 2020 placements are available at the Barbican (London), Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (Berwick-upon-Tweed), HOME (Manchester), Independent Cinema Office (London), Phoenix Cinema (Leicester) and Tyneside Cinema (Newcastle-upon-Tyne).
Trainees will:
- Work full time (defined as 35 hours per week) in host companies, and will regularly attend training sessions with the other trainees, which will further enhance their employability skills and knowledge of the film industry.
- Be paid a monthly training allowance equivalent to the UK/London Living Wage (depending on placement).
- Be entitled to 16.5 days annual leave, subject to agreement with their host organisation.
Placements will commence in March 2020 and run until December (10 months).
Trainees must:
- Be new entrants to the film industry i.e. not have more than twelve months’ industry work experience, be it continuous or discontinuous/paid or unpaid.
- Be UK residents and eligible to work in the UK.
We want to make the film industry more inclusive. People of colour and people who consider themselves to have a disability are underrepresented in cinema and film festival jobs. That’s why we welcome applications from these groups.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an experienced, driven and proficient Website Officer to join our ambitious Digital Team, which is part of a wider, creative and high performing Communications Team.
At Practical Action we believe that to deliver our mission and vision we need to connect and engage more people meaningfully in our cause. We have invested in refreshing our brand as well as building a new website, to attract and engage new audiences and deepen our relationships with existing ones. The Website Officer role will be critical in ensuring the website delivers on these objectives and provides a superior digital experience for our audiences.
Reporting to the Digital Manager you will be responsible for managing our group website, as well as supporting website editors and managers of our sub-sites, providing a consistent website experience and ensuring the stability of our website infrastructure.
In addition the Website Officer will work with our specialist agency partners to manage any new development or optimisation work required.
Journey optimisation will be a key focus. Using data insight and a test and learn approach to continuously improve our user journeys and SEO. This includes providing a more intuitive and user-friendly donation experience and realizing our future ambitions of a full e-commerce experience.
Content creation and development is key to supporting our new brand and telling our story of change in a compelling and engaging way. Working closely with all website editors, including those in our international offices, you’ll provide support, training and guidance in best practice.
About you
You will have a solid understanding of custom websites using 3rd party integrations and user journey design. With at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role, you will have a track record of delivering results through data-driven UX optimisation.
You must be comfortable with HTML, CSS and website infrastructure, and have a good technical knowledge of website content management systems. Working well within a team is a must as you will be collaborating with colleagues across the communications team and beyond to deliver on campaign digital activities.
You will be highly organised, a confident problem solver and comfortable with providing expert advice to a range of stakeholders. Some experience of international development or the charity sector is desirable but not essential.
Why join us?
The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.
Our brand new open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station but we also offer free parking.
In addition, we offer the following benefits:
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Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
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Flexible working hours are encouraged and enabled – depending on the role, remote working is possible.
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26 days holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays.
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A pension scheme that new employees can join from day one of employment - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%.
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Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental leave.
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Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
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Bike to Work scheme.
About us
Practical Action is a change making organisation that works in unconventional ways. We put ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We do things differently, so answers that start small can grow big - bringing people together in bold collaborations, using innovation and knowledge to build futures free from poverty and help shape a world that works better for everyone.
Additional information
We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Practical Action are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.
Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.
The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: Friday 3rd January 2020
Interview dates: Thursday 9th January / Friday 10th January 2020
Please apply through our Practical Action website
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Operations Executive
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week
Location: Birmingham, Stoke, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Norwich or Luton
As an Operations Executive, you will work directly with young people, volunteers, and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage young people to live, learn and earn!
We are looking for individuals who engage in challenges with optimism and resilience. People who are adaptive, flexible, and ready to embrace change and innovation.
Ideally have experience in one of the below areas:
- Youth Work
- Health & Care Sector
- Employability / Self Employment Sector
- Managing Partner Organisations and Volunteers
You will be a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people. Working as part of a team within a defined geographical area, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most. You will be passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people. You will thrive in both teamwork and autonomous settings.
Delivery teams help young people by:
- Ensuring young people who need us the most are recruited and engaged
- Supporting young people into successful employment outcomes
- Ensuring every young person ‘progressed’ has an action plan with an appropriate pathway of support
- Recruitment and management of trusted partners who refer to and/or deliver our services
- The recruitment and management of volunteers to support and deliver our services
To learn more about the role please visit our website
About The Prince’s Trust
We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!
We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years. Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.
The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.
To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application. To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.
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Do you enjoy working in a solution focussed and creative way? Do you want to work within an Adult Social Care environment where teams of professionals are breaking new ground? Are you committed to supporting some of the most vulnerable members of the community?Our clients adult social care teams support each other by sharing experiences, being positive and working together as a group and they are looking for an Assistant Care Manager to join them!
Position: Assistant Care Manager - Prevention & Safeguarding Team or Long Term & Review Team
Location: Oakham
Salary: £21,589 - £26,317 pro rata
Hours: Full-time or Part-time (18.5 or 30 hours)
Duration: Permanent
Benefits: Amazing benefits available such as a minimum of 24 days annual leave (pro-rata), with a further 5 days added after 5 years’ continuous service, plus 8 days paid bank holidays, a defined benefits pension scheme, payment of fees for membership to one professional body where this is a requirement of your role, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay, special and family leave provisions, Childcare vouchers, occupational health service, lunchtime yoga, circuits and cycle rides, as well as discounted swimming sessions and flexible working policies to enable you to balance work and home commitments
Closing Date: 18 December 2019
The Role
This Councils award winning Adult Social Care teams are leading the way in health and social care integration, ensuring the services they deliver meet the needs of their service users in a fully personalised and joined up way. With continually evolving services, this is a great opportunity to join a nationally recognised and committed team, supporting service users and their carers every step of the way. They offer fantastic opportunities to make a real difference to the lives of residents in the local community – Rutland really is one of the best places to live, learn, work, play and visit. This is your chance to become part of an amazing team, delivering great services throughout the county.
About You
For the Assistant Care Manager role, we are looking for people with:
- Experience of working with adults who have care and support needs.
- Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities or with autism.
- Experience of person centred support plans and reviewing outcomes.
- Experience of undertaking social care assessments.
To apply you will be directed to the Councils website, where you can select to apply for 18.5 or 30 hours on the Long Term & Review Team or 18.5 hours on the Prevention & Safeguarding Team.
What you get in return
Work that makes a difference to people’s lives within this beautiful county, in addition to structured salary reviews, local government pension scheme, discounted access to ‘Active Rutland’ keep fit activities and flexi-time, to name just a few!
The successful applicant for this post will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).The cost of your DBS will be covered by us.
Our client is committed to Equality and Diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm. The successful applicant for this post will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
You may also have experience in areas such as Care Manager, Care Home Manager, Assistant Care Home Manager, Senior Carer, Senior Support Worker, Support Worker.