Respect are recruiting for an exciting position lead our Change that Lasts Perpetrator Response, CLEAR (Change that Lasts Early Awareness Raising) in Wales.
This post is located with Welsh Women’s Aid and works in partnership to deliver perpetrator strand of work, CLEAR, our early response to perpetrators of VAWDASV as part of the Change that Lasts approach. We are looking for a dynamic and motivated leader who is able to oversee and support delivery, contribute to the external evaluation, build strong local partnerships as well as manage a delivery team. Included in this role is contributing to the strategic aims of the Change that Lasts approach, focusing on CLEAR, and work to support the future development and funding of this approach.
This role is funded until March 2021 and this role is involved in our aim to secure funding for it to continue beyond this time.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are currently are looking for a Head of Membership Services and Engagement to be responsible for the implementation of the membership strategy, working in partnership with colleagues across the organisation and deliver a responsive and market-leading membership offer to foster carers and fostering services across the UK, ensuring effective use of feedback and a focus on continuous improvement.
Customer centricity is at the heart of who we are and if you are looking for a new, exciting and challenging job where you can deliver high value-added service to a changing and fast-moving charity then we want to hear from you.
Your application will be assessed against the person specification attached to the job description, which lists all the essential requirements of the post. You should address each point of the person specification separately, giving details and examples of how your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and achievements meet each of the specified areas.
Please email your CV and personal statement to our recruitment email. Please mention the title of the role you are applying for in the Subject of your email.
The Fostering Network encourages applications from candidates with personal experience in foster care.
We also encourage applications from all backgrounds especially those with a BAME background which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role.
The role can be flexible with location, working from one of our four offices across the UK.
Additionally, we consider family-friendly flexible working arrangements within the role descriptions.
The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from individuals with experience of foster care either through being fostered or from a family who fosters/ed.
The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.
The people and culture directorate is central to the work of The Fostering Network. It is responsible for a large and varied work agenda, all of which fall within the overriding organisational objective to have ‘a high performing and engaged workforce’.
We are looking for an experienced generalist and a chartered member of the CIPD who can hit the ground running and work in partnership with the organisation to drive and support initiatives and programmes. You must have up to date knowledge of UK employment law regulations, HR policies and best practice, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently.
Customer centricity is at the heart of who we are and if you are looking for a new, exciting and challenging job where you can deliver high value-added service to a changing and fast-moving charity then we want to hear from you.
Please email your CV and personal statement to our recruitment email. Please mention the title of the role you are applying for in the Subject of your email.
Your personal statement will be assessed against the person specification attached to the job description, which lists all the essential requirements of the post. You should address each point of the person specification separately, giving details and examples of how your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and achievements meet each of the specified areas.
The Fostering Network encourages applications from candidates with personal experience in foster care.
We also encourage applications from all backgrounds especially those with a BAME background which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role.
Additionally, we consider family-friendly flexible working arrangements within the role descriptions.
The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from individuals with experience of foster care either through being fostered or from a family who fosters/ed.
The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.
Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.
Position: Safeguarding Officer
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £25,300 - £27,628 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Closing date: 13 August 2020
Interview date: Thursday 20 – Friday 21 July 2020 (Virtual interview via Zoom)
About the role:
Alzheimer’s Society’s Safeguarding and Quality Team are looking for a Safeguarding Officer who will be able to provide expert safeguarding advice, support and quality assurance across the organisation, enabling our people to provide excellent, safe services to people affected by dementia. The Safeguarding and Quality Team are part of the Operations directorate and have overall responsibility for three key areas of work: safeguarding, quality and operational learning.
The role of Safeguarding Officer is a national role, working across the whole Society and reporting directly to the Safeguarding Manager. They will need to engage with colleagues at a local and national level across the Society, as well as with key external stakeholders and partners, to influence compliance with safeguarding policies and procedures, and to drive continual improvement of safeguarding.
The Safeguarding Officer will have responsibility for undertaking activity in relation to some key areas of the team’s work: learning and development, continual improvement, quality assurance, guidance and procedure, engaging and influencing others, and using data to report.
About you:
If you are passionate about enabling people to embed legislation and good safeguarding practice to ensure those at risk are safe from harm, we would love to hear from you.
You should have experience of working within a safeguarding framework, an understanding of safeguarding and associated legislation including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, and an ability to relate them to practice.
Experience of working in a safeguarding, health and/or social care organisation will be required. You should also have an understanding of safeguarding within an HR context and be able to demonstrate development of information and learning packages in relation to safeguarding good practice. An ability to use data from different systems to provide information which will help support safeguarding good practice would also be desirable.
You will need to be confident working on your own initiative as well as part of a geographically dispersed team, content to commit to some travel across the country and able use appropriate technology to engage and collaborate with colleagues remotely.
You should also demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of dementia, work in an inclusive way and encourage positivity, optimism and solution-focussed approaches.
You may have experience of the following: Safeguarding and Quality Officer, Safeguarding Officer, Quality Officer, Policy Officer, Safeguarding, Third Sector, NFP, Not For Profit, Charity, Charities etc.
Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.
Position: Safeguarding Team Leader
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £31,982 - £34,925 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Closing date: 13 August 2020
Interview date: Wednesday 19 August 2020 (Virtual interview via Zoom)
About the role:
The Safeguarding Team Leader is a senior, specialised role within the Safeguarding and Quality Team and is responsible for leading the development, implementation and continual review of our safeguarding policies, procedures and assurance frameworks, ensuring that they are in line with legislation and recognised good practice as well as being aligned to the Dementia Connect Service model and the work of other directorates across the Society. The Safeguarding and Quality Team are part of the Operations directorate and have overall responsibility for three key areas of work: safeguarding, quality and operational learning.
The Safeguarding Team Leader will drive the continual improvement of safeguarding across the Society, working cross-directorate to bring key, senior people together to properly influence, manage and evaluate safeguarding mechanisms and to drive improvement in safeguarding across the Society.
They will be responsible for external horizon scanning, ensuring that the Society stays abreast of changes to legislation and good practice in the wider safeguarding arena as well as developing excellent, collaborative external relationships with key stakeholders (e.g. local authorities, charity commission) to ensure effective management of safeguarding incidents and complex/serious safeguarding concerns.
This is a national role and the successful applicant will be required to regularly travel across the country.
About you:
If you are passionate about improving the lives of people affected by dementia and have a background in safeguarding and/or the Mental Capacity Act, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for someone who has extensive knowledge of safeguarding and/or Mental Capacity Act legislation and experience in the practical application of legislation and good practice.
We are looking for someone who can be an influential member of the Safeguarding and Quality Wider Management Team, who is used to communicating with a variety of audiences including senior management. You should have a strong understanding of HR policy and procedure in a safeguarding context, and be able to use quality assurance and audit data to identify and challenge poor practice appropriately.
You will have experience of developing and managing workplans, an understanding of continual improvement activity and have experience of developing and embedding audit processes. You should also be able to demonstrate experience with using resources to improve safeguarding mechanisms, preferably in a health and/or social care organisation.
You will have experience of managing or matrix managing staff and/or volunteers, including their development and support and supervision, and be comfortable designing and delivering high quality, tailored safeguarding learning programmes.
We need someone who can excel as a subject matter specialist on safeguarding and the Mental Capacity Act; advising, identifying and enabling others to solve problems and to manage serious incidents as and when they arise, and also to deputise for the Safeguarding Manager when required.
You will need to be confident working on your own initiative as well as part of a geographically dispersed team, content to commit to some travel across the country and able use appropriate technology to engage and collaborate with colleagues remotely.
You may have experience of the following: Social Worker, Social Work, Social Care, Deputy Care Manager, Vulnerable People, Assistan
At Ronald McDonald House Charities UK we build and run Houses that provide a ‘home away from home’ for families who have a sick child in hospital.
We are recruiting for a House Manager at our Ronald McDonald House situated in the grounds of University Hospital, Cardiff. This is a permanent position for the right candidate who is self-motivated, enjoys working as part of a team and will share our vision of wanting to keep families close to their sick child. You will lead the House team to ensure that the highest standards of family-centred care is delivered to all families and will set clear expectations for standards of work for the team and their development.
You will be a proactive and positive individual with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills with the welfare and wellbeing of the families and staff at the forefront of all your work.
Reporting in to the Regional Operations Manager, you will strive to create a safe and welcoming environment for our families to stay in during difficult times. The role is diverse and duties include management of the day-to-day duties associated with communal living, ensuring the premises are well-maintained, supervising employees, volunteers and other visitors. Managing office tasks and all administrative matters including computerised and manual systems and keeping up-to-date with matters of governance and compliance.
This is a great opportunity for someone with operations experience and line management experience or ready for the next challenge in his or her career.
The Candidate Pack will provide you with more information about the role, salary and employee benefits.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.