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Volunteer It Yourself (VIY), is a UK-wide not-for-profit organisation which combines youth skills/employment, volunteering and construction. We are seeking a new Programme Manager in the West Midlands for an initial 12-month contract. Focus for the role will be leading a regional team on programme delivery, stakeholder management, growing partnerships and identifying/developing new business opportunities.
Key responsibilities:
Project management and delivery
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Work with colleagues and relevant partners to identify and scope a pipeline of strong, impactful projects which will contribute to the KPIs of multiple programmes, align to our strategic objectives and strengthen impact in the region
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Develop appropriate project plans and budgets, with support from VIY’s Regional Lead Mentor team and Project Manager
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Lead the initial set-up and delivery of individual VIY projects on-the-ground, including the engagement of venues and ensuring a strategic approach to the overall venue and youth outcomes of the project
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Work with VIY’s Mentors and Project Management team to ensure a high standard of safety is maintained across these projects
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Oversee and manage project/programme budgets
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Manage any escalated safeguarding issues
Business development and partnership working
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Manage client/funders, reporting on progress and nurturing positive relationships
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Identify new and develop existing national/regional relationships including with the third sector, youth sector, appropriate educational institutions (those who work with young people who are NEET/at risk of NEET), sport sector, construction industry, local authorities, trade sector organisations and other key stakeholders
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Help generate income through new partnerships/funded contracts to support delivery of projects in the region
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Establish strong relationships with key partners such as Travis Perkins, Dulux and Toolstation to enable sourcing of materials and tools for the projects, as well as opening up routes into volunteering opportunities
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Support to identify, establish and grow relationships with new and existing youth partners to drive young people’s engagement and progressions, ensuring clear and accessible referral routes into VIY projects and beyond, post-project
Leadership/line-management
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Line-manage and support the regional project team to deliver VIY projects, providing appropriate operational support as required and supporting with the escalation of any issues
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Work closely with VIY’s Head of Programmes, to ensure the regional portfolio of projects are collectively on track to deliver the Programmes KPIs
Terms and conditions
Salary: £38,000-£42,000 per annum depending on experience
Hours: Full time. Hours are 9am-5.30pm Monday to Friday.
Occasional evening and weekends may be necessary
Leave: 25 days per annum (plus bank holidays), increasing 1 day per year of employment up to a maximum of 28 days
Contract: 12 month FTC, potential to become permanent
For full details including the skills and experience required for the role, please see the attached job description.
Please review the attached job description to ensure you align with the required skills and experiences for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an MDT Admin to join our Therapies Team. This role will require the successful candidate to provide high quality efficient and reliable administrative support to the Therapies Directorate.
Staff benefits include, free shuttle bus, and more… Read more below.
Role Requirements
- Support planning and changes in the administration of children and young people’s timetable for children and family services.
- Support with photocopying of notes for subject access/ solicitor requests (SARS).
- Manage the SARS and redacting process with appropriate members of the Therapies teams.
- Update logs and coordinate the Clinical and Safeguarding Supervision across the Therapies teams, escalating non-compliance where required.
- Monitor mandatory training compliance and administer booking processes for all relevant training sessions/course.
- Coordinating specialist clinics, including spine and hip clinics; liaising with the Physiotherapy team to ensure the correct children are on the schedule. Liaison with external Consultants to organise the clinic lists.
- Carry out audiotyping of clinic letters and distribute as required.
- Update absences within the teams onto the SMI (staff care) system, as requested by the Heads of Service.
- Place orders for any required equipment and/or resources for departments and for the children and young people as deemed necessary.
- Take overview of clinical asset ordering, linking with the clinical assets team and management system, in line with MHRA guidelines and the medical devices policy.
- Track and monitor equipment orders with Heads of service, escalate delays and provide a central overview for all equipment re-charges and ordering.
- Raise and receipt PO’s and invoices for the therapies directorate and liaise closely with the finance team.
- Undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time.
With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail. You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.
Strictly no agencies, please.
As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including, Zest; our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offender’s
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
COUNSELLORS (CARITAS SCHOOLS’ SERVICE)
Full & part time vacancies (5, 4, 3 days per week) TERM TIME ONLY (39 working weeks a year)
Point 19-26, Qualification Bar at Point 24
£30,529 - £36,072 (pro rata for term time) Actual £26,091 - £30,828 (pro rata if part time)
Plus Essential Car Allowance
Fixed Term Contract for 2 years
SCHOOLS BASED ACROSS THE DIOCESE OF SALFORD
Thanks to funding from a charitable foundation, we are now seeking to employ Counsellors for our Caritas Schools’ Service, to address and support the poor mental health of children and young people and their families through counselling interventions and therapeutic services in schools across the Diocese of Salford, according to each school’s formal agreement.
The role requires you to liaise and work with parents and families to ensure that the child/young person’s needs are being met and any issues that arise are being addressed appropriately. This will also include providing support and guidance to school staff on these matters.
You must have knowledge of safeguarding guidelines and risk factors in relation to working with children and young people and be able to respond accordingly by following the locality safeguarding procedures and ensure that priority is given to the Safeguarding Policy and Procedures in all work undertaken. You must also support the school staff with safeguarding.
You must have competent IT skills, be confident with systems, complete reports, maintain records and manage confidential data and be able to review and obtain feedback on the support in place for the children and young people and provide this information back to the schools and Caritas Schools’ Service as required.
You must also be able to make autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice and approaches and partake in supervision one to one, clinical and group reflective supervision with other counsellors.
Registered counsellor status with the BACP, UKCP or similar registration is essential. However, we will discuss experience and qualifications on a person-by-person basis if you are selected for an interview. The salary includes accrued annual leave.
If this sounds like the next step you are looking for and you would like to work for an organisation passionate about transforming lives, we would love to hear from you!
Closing date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Interview: Wednesday, 28 & Thursday, 29 August 2024
Caritas follows Safer Recruitment practices, and this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. It is also a requirement of the post that you must hold a full UK Driving Licence, with the use of a car insured for business purposes as this role involves travelling to the schools as required.
For full details please visit our careers page.
Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer
Registered Charity Number: 1125808
Please note we do not accept applications via agencies or CVs
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Permanent contract
35 hours per week.
£56,349.90 per annum / pro rata (plus allowances)
Benefits
Location
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our Digital, Data and Technology domain, which is responsible for managing and optimising the organisation's technical systems and data processes. Your role will be to lead the CRM and data management efforts, ensuring the effective use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 across the organisation.
What we are looking for?
We are currently looking for a strategic and technically-savvy leader with a commercial mindset to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
A key part of this role will be your ability to oversee system architecture, drive data-driven initiatives, and manage relationships with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
Key Skills and Competencies
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-Strong leadership skills with experience in managing CRM teams and driving organisational change through technology and data-driven solutions
-Technical expertise in Dynamics 365 CRM and data management, with the ability to ensure coherence, security, and optimal integration within the wider IT architecture
-Proven track record in supplier management, contract negotiation, and financial planning, with experience in managing third-party relationships and budgets
-Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, able to work effectively with senior leaders and provide expertise on data usage and best practice.
Info about The Children's Society
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is on the 31st of August.
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£57,545 per annum
37.5 hours per week
Putney Office / Hybrid working
About Us
Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.
St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.
We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.
About the Role
To provide overall leadership on the strategic development and income by ensuring the organisational support services are enabled through: tendering activity, project management, fundraising, and achieving placement targets.
St Christopher’s Academy
When you join St Christopher’s, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions.
Applicants should have
- Education to A level standard, or equivalent.
- Previous sector or relevant experience within a similar environment where the customer is a public body.
- Experienced selling & promoting spot purchase fostering, children’s residential, leaving care & supported accommodation.
- People Management experience and working collaboratively with key stakeholders.
- Strong business plan, tenders and bids writing skills.
- Ability to build effective working relationships with commissioners and deliver effective presentations.
- Analytical skills - the ability to analyse financial & statistical data to inform decision-making.
What you should expect from us
- £57,545 per annum.
- Annual salary review based on performance.
- A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
- 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
- Industry leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
- Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
- BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
- Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
- Discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
- Discretionary funded training programs.
- Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
- Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.
Recruitment Process
At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.
Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification.
Closing date: 11th August 2024
Interview date: 21st and 28th August 2024
We advise to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
St Christopher’s Fellowship has a minimum age requirement of 21 for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi-independent Homes.
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Head of Service Mental Health & Learning Disability to located at our Head in Caledonian Road.
£65,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're part of one team? You'll feel at home here.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
The Head of Service for Mental Health and Learning Disability will work in alignment with the Director of Specialist and Complex Care, and wider Senior Management Team to drive up performance, business, and financial efficiencies. The role will provide expertise and capacity to support the organisation to deliver is vision and strategic objectives.
The Head of Service will be the strategic and operational lead ensuring delivery of consistent and high quality services and performance across a defined customer group. To ensure that all Services are run effectively, well managed financially, and employees are performing at high levels. Service and Contract Managers will report directly into this role.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.
Leadership Accountabilities:
Develop and maintain a culture that supports collaboration and service improvement whilst behaving as a role model to Look Ahead's values and behaviours
Provide effective, visible leadership ensuring challenging objectives are set within a performance and quality focused environment
Focus on external stakeholder management, maintaining and building new relationships to support organic growth
Lead a performance culture and deliver on budget, quality standards and full KPI compliance.
Operational Accountabilities:
Ensure that services are compliant with CQC regulatory requirements (where applicable)
Responsible for ensuring Service Managers/budget holders deliver on budget; robust budget management practices, shared learning, increasing commercial capability at management level
Maximise income through business development and remodelling
Be responsible for identifying loss making contracts and lead on negotiations with Director of Complex Specialist Services to improve financial viability
As part of wider management team support new business opportunities across directorate
Effective management of any safeguarding incidents and appropriate escalation of any emerging risks
Lead on investigations as required
Lead on ensuring all services are Inspection ready, reaching for outstanding performance and deliver and adhering to compliance with policies and procedures
Matrix Lead Responsibilities:
Knowledge of CQC and other regulatory requirements and frameworks i.e., PBS
Working with Policy Group to develop new policies relevant to area of work.
Keep informed of legislative and policy changes to improve working practices and help inform strategy.
Lead on innovation relevant to supporting adults with mental health, learning disabilities & autism
Work in partnership with other Leads across directorate to ensure consistency and share good practice
What you'll bring:
The ideal person for this role will have:
A positive attitude and ability to motivate direct reports
Proven experience of being a strategic lead across relevant services
Experience of successfully delivering in a contract and target driven environment
Proven financial management experience and delivering surplus
Previous experience of working with housing management contracts and agreements
Experience of Safeguarding and responding effectively to serious incidents
For our full job description please visit our website.
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
NYAS provides independent monitoring services nationally which aims to ensure that all residents within homes are safeguarded and have their wellbeing promoted at all times. This service provides regular reports which are a reliable source of external monitoring to ensure that the provision has the leadership and resources as well as skilled and supported staff to meet the needs of each resident. The monitoring will also ensure residents are provided with a safe environment which promotes their wellbeing.
We are looking for a new Service Manager to work alongside our current Service Managers to co-lead and be responsible for the delivery and development of the service which includes the management of staff and contractors. You will work to ensure that the service is delivered to a high standard and is within budget.
You must have knowledge and experience of residential care for children and adults plus experience with quality assurance.
This is a home-based role however, there is an expectation with the needs of the role to travel nationally with occasional overnight stays and attend NYAS offices as required. There is also a minimum expectation of quarterly travel to meet with commissioners.
For more information, please view the below attached job description below.
In your application, you will need to evidence, using specific examples, how your skills and experience meet the criteria laid out in the person specification, within the job description attached. Requirements include:
- Substantial proven practice experience in delivering direct work to children, young people and adults at risk in a social care setting, preferably residential
- Knowledge and experience of writing and quality assuring reports for regulatory bodies
- Considerable experience of the supervision of staff
- Knowledge of the legal and policy frameworks for children, young people and adults at risk in residential care and how this applies to the role
- Ability to maintain professionalism at all times
- Ability to communicate effectively.
NYAS operates robust safe procedures to ensure the protection of the children, young people and adults at risk we work with. To comply with NYAS’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, references and a Digital Risk Assessment.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we receive a high number of applications.
At NYAS, we listen to what children, young people and vulnerable adults want. We empower them to have their voices heard.
In this exciting and varied role, you will be responsible for developing and driving forward the corporate new business strategy for The Trust’s National Corporate fundraising approach to the Technology, Telecomms and Media sector alongside Pharmaceutical, Defence and related STEM sectors. You will be responsible for developing rich and exciting partnerships to both fund our programmes and deliver vital unrestricted income, collaborating with colleagues across employee engagement, commercial and marketing teams.
With an income target of £1m+, you will be an inspiring leader of a team of 2 staff and be able to harness the support from Senior Volunteer Boards who open up their networks. Alongside targeting prospecting techniques, you will have strong influencing skills to harness their support to meet your objectives.
You will work closely with the Senior Head of Business Development to create and implement the team strategy to support our organisational strategy and 2025+ Funding Plan. This team has significant scope for growth in line with a new high value partnerships and commercial focus across our partnerships team.
This is a pivotal and fast paced role that requires excellent relationship management skills and tenacity which will be second nature to you, with the ability to relate to people at all levels within potential corporate partners as well as within The Prince's Trust. You will be organised and a strong project manager, confident in solving problems and securing financial targets.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In this exciting and varied role, you will be responsible for developing and driving forward the corporate new business strategy for The Trust’s National Corporate fundraising approach to the Financial Services, Industrial Services (Energy, Automotive, Built Environment) and Real Estate sectors. You will be responsible for developing rich and exciting partnerships to both fund our programmes and deliver vital unrestricted income, collaborating with colleagues across employee engagement, commercial and marketing teams.
With an income target of £1m+, you will be an inspiring leader of a team of 2 staff and be able to harness the support from Senior Volunteer Boards who open up their networks. Alongside targeting prospecting techniques, you will have strong influencing skills to harness their support to meet your objectives.
You will work closely with the Senior Head of Business Development to create and implement the team strategy to support our organisational strategy and 2025+ Funding Plan. This team has significant scope for growth in line with a new high value partnerships and commercial focus across our partnerships team.
This is a pivotal and fast paced role that requires excellent relationship management skills and tenacity which will be second nature to you, with the ability to relate to people at all levels within potential corporate partners as well as within The Prince's Trust. You will be organised and a strong project manager, confident in solving problems and securing financial targets.
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Contract: Permanent
Location: Home-based, but with on-site meetings
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer
Hours: Full-time – 35 hours per week. A 50:50 job share may be considered.
Salary: In the range £36,400 - £40,200 depending on experience
Background
Evolve is a Cambridgeshire-based charity (a CIO), founded in 1978, which provides affordable mental health counselling to adults in Cambridgeshire and surrounding counties. We deliver talking therapies to adults – online and in person. The Evolve counselling community is made up of around 50 qualified practitioners working part-time at donated or subsidised rates. Our service delivers around 500 counselling sessions per month to a broad range of individuals, many of whom would not otherwise be able to access counselling support. Evolve also provides supervision, reflective practice, critical incident support and mental health awareness and related training to organisations.
Main purpose of the job
The Head of Counselling works with our counsellor members and executive team to ensure that Evolve is the local counselling charity of choice - managing existing client relationships and service contracts, as well as seeking and securing new business. They are responsible for the clinical leadership of our counselling and related services to clients, and for supporting, motivating, and managing our counsellor members.
About the candidate
The successful candidate will be an appropriately qualified and experienced individual who has leadership expertise, with the ability to engage with colleagues, trustees, counselling clients, organisational contacts and other stakeholders. They will have demonstrable experience of delivering a high-quality service in line with ethical standards and good practice, monitoring and evaluating impact and outcomes, as well as identifying and implementing, alongside other members of the executive team, service development/improvement and growth initiatives. They should also have a good understanding of the commercial considerations of managing a counselling service, and have experience of successful funding proposal/ bid writing and delivery.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Management
- Overall responsibility for incoming referrals and allocations as well as ongoing management of clients and any waiting lists.
- Monitor the balance between counsellor capacity and client demand.
- Provide leadership and support to the counselling members.
- Be the first point of contact for clinical advice and enquiries.
- Ensure the quality of provision to clients and the care of counsellors.
- Lead on revising, updating of existing, and writing of new, clinical policies and procedures to ensure compliance with charity standards as well as ethical and legal standards.
- Liaise with the CEO as Designated Safeguarding Lead, taking responsibility as the Counselling Safeguarding Lead. This includes ensuring that Evolve adheres to local and national guidelines for safeguarding and that issues relating to client risk are appropriately dealt with.
- Oversee counselling members’ health and safety including lone working and risk assessment.
- Manage and respond to complaints in line with Evolve’s procedures.
- Monitor, implement and ensure clinical service compliance with GDPR standards.
- Report on clinical service performance and attend Trustee Board meetings as required.
Training and development
- Ensure that all counsellors have the appropriate training, experience, and specialist knowledge required to support Evolve clients, including identifying training and development needs.
Recruitment
- Lead the recruitment of new counsellors, including interviewing potential new members as well as clinical induction and training of new counsellors.
- Oversee the annual membership renewal process, ensuring all members are compliant with Evolve requirements.
Monitoring and impact analysis
- Take responsibility for client feedback, ensuring comments are reviewed and acted on as appropriate.
- Compile reports and impact analysis as required, for internal and external stakeholders.
Business Development and General requirements
- Work alongside the CEO and executive team to represent Evolve and promote awareness of Evolve’s services along with the importance of mental health awareness and support. Provide clinical and commercial input to funding proposals and/or new service developments.
- Participate in Evolve’s committees, support work with the Trustee Board, and through events for the membership, to shape the future development growth and sustainability of Evolve Counselling CIO.
- Build and maintain effective external professional networks within Evolve’s operational areas.
- Work closely with the Administrator to ensure all data regarding members and clients is up to date, appropriately recorded and in line with Data Protection guidelines.
- Provide input to Evolve’s website and social media presence and other marketing channels, suggesting and writing content for posts and resources as required.
- Ensure effective partnership working with those charities and other organisations with whom Evolve collaborates.
The above list of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to carry out such other duties as required from time to time on-site and working from home which are broadly consistent with the status of the post within the charity.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Education, Qualification and Training
- Degree level or minimum level 4 Diploma qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy.
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision (or equivalent professional qualification).
- BACP accreditation, or equivalent professional status.
Core competencies
- Service planning and project planning/delivery – drive for completion.
- Problem identification and resolving – a ‘solutions’ focus.
- A client focus - negotiation for mutually beneficial results (clients/colleagues).
- Nurturing improvement and innovation – researching and making informed decisions.
- Inspiring others – forging a cohesive and motivated membership.
Essential requirements
- A minimum of five years post-qualification clinical experience.
- Extensive experience of recruiting, leading, and motivating a diverse team of counselling practitioners, including providing clinical support, reviewing performance, and project/change management.
- Significant experience Clinical Supervisor, supervising qualified counsellors on a group, or individual, basis.
- Extensive knowledge of the legal and ethical frameworks that relate to the counselling profession.
- Considerable experience in safeguarding individuals and management of clinical risk.
- Strong professional and clinical judgment.
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a diverse team, whilst retaining the flexibility to work independently and the ability to build positive relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including presentation skills as well as the provision of executive level reports.
- Ability to convene and lead committee work, preparing and running to agendas and guiding groups to positive outcomes and consensual decisions.
- Demonstrable understanding of the charity or voluntary sector.
- Experience of costing, pricing, and monitoring financial performance of services, including knowledge or experience in forecasting and budgeting.
- Excellent IT skills including use of MS Office.
- Experience in the use of a clinical case management system, including analysis and presentation of clinical data, and accurate client billings.
- Experience in the planning and successful delivery of service improvement/development initiatives.
- The ability to be flexible and respond reasonably to the needs of the CIO.
Desirable qualities
- Knowledge/experience of statutory mental health services.
- Clinical leadership experience in more than one organisation and across modalities/specialities.
- Experience of providing clinical and commercial input to successful funding bids, including subsequent delivery.
- Knowledge of the local East of England mental health and voluntary/charitable service community, including a willingness to represent Evolve locally as required.
- Ability to support a social media presence that represents and promotes the service.
- Ability to create and plan promotional events.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Role
We have a fantastic opportunity to join Sense's engagement team at this exciting time, as Head of National Events. You will be leading the National Events team to deliver against Sense’s ambitious strategy, inspiring and supporting the team. This Includes:
- Support of a £1Million plus London Marathon Event
- Support the Event Managers in delivering 2 new bespoke events
You will drive the creation of a national events strategy to ensure a balanced portfolio of challenge events and support innovation, and creative thinking to further drive income growth and lifetime value across the events portfolio at Sense, delivering impact for people with complex disabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership
- Lead, motivate and inspire the Events team, a team of 4 at present
- To carry out the relevant people management for the team including recruitment, annual appraisals, motivating performance, management of sickness absence and, where necessary, applying HR policies and procedures
- As part of the Engagement Leadership Team, work with peers to provide inspirational leadership to the broader Engagement Directorate
- Collaborate with colleagues across the Engagement Directorate and wider organisation including Digital, Trading, and Volunteering, to deliver fully integrated supporter engagement activities
- There will be a requirement for travel and to work unsociable hours at events with occasional overnight stays in the UK
Strategy development and implementation
- Lead on the development of a National Events' three-year strategy and operational plan to drive growth and create a balanced portfolio of Event offerings
- Oversee the delivery of in-year National Events plans including all marketing and stewardship activities to ensure budgets and targets are achieved
- Manage the Events budgets, ensuring net income is achieved and appropriate mitigation plans are in place where necessary
- Review and interpret research and data to make evidence-based decisions that improve activities within the Events portfolio
- Produce regular reports on progress against the strategy with the delivery of key performance indicators for the Associate Director of Public Fundraising, Group Director of Engagement, CEO, Executive Team, Trustees and other stakeholders as required
- Contribute to the development of the Sense brand by ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality supporter engagement materials that are accessible to all
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the Engagement strategy, ensuring supporters are inspired to actively participate in helping improve the lives of people living with complex needs
Strategic delivery and innovation
- Strategic leadership of the events function, focusing on impact, delivering against our strategy and ensuring financial stability
- Lead and oversee the delivery of the in-year and three-year Events strategy.
- Identify opportunities for the development of the Events strategy through new events, partnerships and products.
- Be an active member of the Events team, attending events and activities where needed.
- Lead on product development activities for key areas of opportunity including mass participation products and virtual events.
- Encourage a culture of innovation and constant improvement in the team.
- Cultivate and manage strategic relationships with key external suppliers and supporters where identified.
- Person specification
Person Specification
Essential
- Extensive experience in managing challenge event fundraising teams in a charity, with a strong track record of generating growth in participation and income
- Experience in creating and bringing to market new events – from inception to launch and review
- Experience in leading a team, including facilitating high-performance and staff development
- Experience in managing stakeholders at all levels and dealing with external contacts/suppliers
- Experience in engaging with colleagues and to bring them on board in line with set targets
- Ability to see opportunities and challenge convention to make improvements to how Sense delivers events
- Demonstrable experience of setting and achieving ambitious growth targets
- Demonstrable experience in using CRM and data to identify and harness actionable insight
- Experience in developing and implementing National Event strategies and plans
- Experience in leading projects, especially innovation development projects
- Experience of setting, managing, and reporting on budgets.
- Strong understanding of the challenge event landscape with a willingness to stay ahead of current trends and developments and apply learning
- Understanding of the regulatory environments including GDPR and fundraising regulations
Desirable
- Experience of using Raiser’s Edge and MS Dynamics
- Experience of working with a volunteer network
About Us
Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
Our experts offer support that’s tailored to the individual needs of each person, whether that’s at our centres, through our holidays and short breaks, or in people’s own homes. In addition to practical support, we also provide information to families, and campaign for the rights of people with complex disabilities to take part in life.
To apply
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines and job description before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Do you want to work with a vibrant, dynamic and youth driven organisation that is committed to creating healthy futures for British children by improving the food system?
Be part of the creative, agile and growing team behind Bite Back 2030’s exceptional teenage activists. Join us as our Youth Development Lead and contribute to our journey to help make the food system healthier and fairer.
You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our Youth Activists and Ambassadors are equipped to challenge the global food system and advocate for change.
Responsibilities
The Youth Development Lead is accountable for:
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Providing ongoing operational, administrative and mentoring support to ensure the smooth and effective running of our youth engagement, including:
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Organising and facilitating regular group meetings.
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Managing appropriate digital communication channels.
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Ensuring forums for engagement are engaging, fun, and tap into youth motivation.
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Planning and executing team and community building activities.
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Building a strong values-based culture, encouraging positivity, openness, collaboration and creativity.
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Developing progression and personal development opportunities for youth board members, as individuals and as a collective.
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Creating effective communication and collaboration channels with peers.
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Acting as the key point of contact for our Youth Board members, on standby to resolve any arising issues.
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Ensuring that the highest level of safeguarding is upheld in all interactions with the Youth Board and Ambassadors, including the securing of consent forms, training of the young people for social media and media appearances, as well as liaising with partners, schools and parents/guardians.
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Taking steps, alongside the Head of Youth Activist Development to enable every young person to act as key representative of Bite Back, ensuring their needs, ideas, and strategic thinking is fed into wider organisational plans.
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Supporting the design and delivery of training to empower 90 youth activists to aid us in activating our campaigns activities in a multitude of settings including media, policy, social media and public affairs.
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Working effectively alongside the Head of Youth Activist Development and our colleagues in Communications and Brand on the recruitment and onboarding of the Youth Board Members.
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Leading regular evaluations of the Youth Board programme, securing feedback from the youth activists on their experiences, and providing recommendations to shape strategy and approach in the future.
The Youth Development Lead works closely with the Head of Youth Activist Development to ensure that we can provide a consistent and uplifting pathway for our youth activists.
Skills and Experience
The ideal candidate would have the following:
Essential
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Experience working in youth engagement programmes in the UK.
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Experience in designing and leading programmes and governance structures to empower young people.
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Great project management, administration and operations experience, with the ability to manage multiple projects to tight deadlines to high quality.
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Experience in building and maintaining partnerships (preferably with schools, youth networks and community groups).
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Outstanding people skills, with the ability to form strong relationships with young people.
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Excellent English language verbal and written communication skills.
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Knowledge of key safeguarding principles.
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Understanding of the basic principles of campaigning.
Desirable
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Experience of empowering young people to lead campaigns targeting the government or business to make policy changes.
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Experience of evaluating the success of youth programmes.
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Experience of working on children’s health in the UK.
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Experience of mentoring young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Good understanding of the cultural landscape of young people in the UK.
Approach to Work
You will be able to show the following qualities:
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A bold and open mind - you will be prepared to think differently about issues.
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A level head - you will be comfortable working both reactively and proactively.
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A sense of humour - we believe work should be fun and that we all perform at our very best when we enjoy what we do.
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Creativity - you will come at issues from new and unusual angles and be prepared to work hard on finding fresh and surprising angles.
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Resilience - you will be prepared to keep going or as our values say, set back won't set you back.
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A passion for our mission.
Please apply with a CV and covering statement (maximum two sides of A4) explaining why you are a good candidate for this position. The covering statement is your opportunity to tell us why you’re a good fit for this role. We know it’s a big job so we don’t expect you to have everything we are asking for on day one and we are committed to providing support and training. Do look at each point under Skills and Experience and Approach to Work to give clear, specific examples of how you meet them through your personal or professional experience (volunteering counts too!) Don’t forget to tell us why you want the job!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
THE ROLE: Part-time (22.5-30 hours per week) / Fixed term until 31 March 2025 with possible extension / Job description and benefits are available to download
Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.
YMCA What is Sexual Exploitation (WiSE) works to prevent and disrupt the sexual exploitation of children and young people aged 5-25 across East Sussex, Brighton and Hove, and Surrey. We are a specialist team of passionate, dedicated professionals who support each other to work in this challenging area. We deliver trauma informed, consent-based work with young people, schools, statutory services and Sussex Police. We focus on one-to-one interventions as well as group work, training for professionals.
As a Sexual Exploitation Worker SOLAH ("safer online at home") you will provide early intervention support to children and young people 5-25 years who have been identified as being at risk of sexual or criminal exploitation. In this role you will support these young people to stay safe online and, in their communities, by providing consultation, support and guidance to other professionals working directly with children and young people who are at risk of being exploited. Exploring risk, healthy/unhealthy relationships, sex and consent, negotiation and assertiveness, protective behaviours, personal boundaries, harmful sexual behaviours, gender identities and concepts of masculinity.
You will work in partnership with Sussex Police delivering short term interventions to young people who have been identified as having shared sexual content online. In addition, you will deliver Child Sexual Exploitation training to the wider professional workforce.
You will be primarily based in our partner Eastbourne office and travel to meet young people across East Sussex, with some opportunity to work from home. Work pattern can be discussed at interview. It is essential you hold a full UK driving license and have access to your own car for this role.
ABOUT YOU: We know there are great candidates who may not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself and why perhaps you are looking to take the next step.
You will already have experience supporting children and young people aged 5-25 years old, working with parents/carers, along with proven experience in safeguarding children and young people at risk of serious harm. You will have knowledge of the risks posed to vulnerable young people through criminal and sexual exploitation, along with safeguarding knowledge and experience managing safeguarding concerns. Ideally you will have experience of working within education settings and/or providing practice support or mentoring to other professionals.
CLOSING DATE: 11 August 2024 at midnight, we reserve the right to close this advert early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Assistant Head of Public Fundraising
There’s a brand-new role in the YMCA’s rapidly growing fundraising team and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you!
We’re looking for an expert in public fundraising, with the leadership background and presence to comfortably deputise for the Head of Fundraising. You are solutions-focussed, are a strategic thinker and you naturally build strong working relationships with partners and supporters alike.
This is an opportunity to oversee the newly created Public Fundraising team. That team comprises Individual Giving, Legacies and Major donors, leading a team of ten fundraisers, directly managing four fundraising leads: Acquisition, Retention, Legacies and Major Donor. Our Individual Giving programme is already hugely successful, and you will work with the team to develop and deliver strategies to grow legacy income and establish a new Major Donor programme.
You’ll join supportive, highly ambitious colleagues and oversee the delivery of existing and new fundraising activities. You’ll regularly experience first-hand the difference your work makes to the lives of young people.
YMCA England & Wales exists to support, represent and develop more than eighty local YMCAs; our federated structure helps us deliver tailored local services according to needs. This structure means we can also provide a national voice through campaigns and our lobbying of the government and key decision makers. YMCA is the largest provider of supported accommodation in the country.
Fundraising at YMCA England & Wales has three pillars:
- Fundraising for distribution through initiatives such as our RoomSponsor programme
- Fundraise to support YMCAs and fund our policy, campaign and research work, that changes the lives of young people
- Help YMCAs fundraise themselves by providing assets, propositions and advice for local YMCA fundraisers
If we have caught your attention, and you want to find out more about the opportunity, then we can’t wait to hear from you! Please don’t rule yourself out if you’re not 100% sure you have all the experience, this could be a career defining move!
Please submit your CV and one page cover letter.
Our recruitment process is anonymised, and candidates' names are hidden. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates. Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration, safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check.
Join Our Team – Fundraising Coordinator
We're looking for a dynamic individual to identify, secure, and manage funding opportunities. You will work closely with our Head of Business Development & Partnerships to implement our income generation strategy and grow new income streams including individual giving, legacies, corporates. This includes researching potential funders, preparing compelling grant proposals, managing funding applications, and maintaining relationships with donors and partners. Additionally, you will leverage data to demonstrate our impact and secure funding.
About Us:
Action for Family Carers is a well-established Essex-based charity dedicated to supporting unpaid carers and young carers. We've been making a positive impact for over 30 years.
About You:
You like to get results! You have experience in securing funding through grants, donations, partnerships and sponsorships. You have strong writing and communication skills for crafting compelling proposals. You also understand the value of accurate data when demonstrating impact of our services and have good data analysis and CRM skills. Most importantly, you will share our vision, our values and our ambition to do more for local families.
What We Offer:
· Salary: Band 7, £29,361 per annum FTE
· Contract: Permanent
· Hours: 21 hours per week - Flexible days/hours, hybrid office/home working
· Location: Brickhouse Farm, Poulton Close, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6NG
Benefits:
· Full induction and relevant training
· Contributory work-based pension scheme
· Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
· Flexible working arrangements
Apply Now:
If you're ready to be part of a dynamic team, contribute to meaningful work, and make a positive impact, we want to hear from you! Apply now and help us continue changing lives at Action for Family Carers.
Read the full Job Description and Person Specification. Send your CV with a covering letter addressing why you meet the requirements of the person specification.
Closing date for applications 5pm, Friday 30th August 2024
Action for Family Carers is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.