Talk for Health Programme and Systems Manager – starting salary £30,000

Talk for Health is a small and growing mental health social enterprise. We teach community members the skills of therapeutic talk and empower them to lead and/or participate in a network of ongoing groups. This approach is innovative, and as effective as therapy.  It runs in Islington and Camden, funded by the NHS and grant-makers.

As our Programme and Systems Manager, you will be paramount in successful delivery of Talk for Health programmes, and our in-house ‘tech witch/wizard’, ensuring our IT systems are upgraded, accessible and efficient.

The key elements of your role are:

1. Project-manage delivery of Talk for Health programmes, funded by commissioners and grant funders, ensuring they run smoothly
2. Analyse the organisation’s technology needs and recommend upgrades, and implement new software and technologies, maintaining control over budget and deadlines.

You will be a make-it-happen person with self-discipline and high standards, who can make sure others get things done to high standards too.  You will be a key member of a warm and committed team, and receive plentiful learning and development opportunities as well as a staff wellbeing allowance.

The role is 5 days a week 9.00 – 5.30 pm plus occasional evenings and Saturdays with time off in lieu.  You will work both from NW3 at our home-based office and from home as needed. Currently we are working remotely/virtually due to COVID. You will also need to travel to Islington and Camden, our main areas of operation, regularly during the week.

The role is demanding, and we need someone with determination, resilience, and a can-do attitude.  At the same time the role will be hugely rewarding for the right person, giving you the satisfaction of making a key contribution to an important cause and a purpose-driven organization that delivers for its users.

Job Description:

You will manage a) our technology systems and b) delivery of commissioned or grant-funded Talk for Health Programmes.  This includes:

• Plan, manage and effectively promote a programme of Talk for Health training, events and ongoing groups ensuring we meet targets, deadlines, and budgets. Our service is online during the pandemic, but much of it will return to in person.

• Analyse our IT systems and evaluate/manage roll-out of new solutions.  This includes improving our data collection
• Provide IT training and support sessions to continuously upskill the team in use of new technology solutions.
• Marketing and communications including effective face to face engagement with funders/commissioners/referrers and digital work e.g. oversee and develop comms on our website, e-newsletters, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, flyers and posters
• Participant and client management: liaise with both funders, commissioners, clients of our programmes and with participants.
• Attend and sometimes host events: this can include 1 or 2 evenings per month and the occasional Saturday.
• Build and maintain good relations with stakeholders such as NHS contract managers; community referrers; host venues; corporates; guest speakers
• Service evaluation, reporting and data analysis: manage stringent collection and protection of service user data, to track our social impact and produce reports
• Document daily tasks

Experience and skills required

• Graduate/Masters level education – or the equivalent in experience
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in a fast-paced, IT-sophisticated working environment. Ideally, some in a commercial setting and some in a VCSE setting
• Demonstrated competence in leading and implementing projects from initial briefing to execution and evaluation, meeting tight deadlines and budgets. Desirably, this would include experience in event management or organising trainings
• Expertise in business information technology so you can find and implement technology, software and products that enhance our productivity
• Excellent general IT skills (e.g. with Microsoft 365, Wordpress, CRMs, project management software, and platforms such as Mailchimp and Eventbrite)

• Strong influencing and leadership skills: able to motivate and manage others – whether our team, our clients and funders, our partners, our providers or volunteers
• Strong attention to detail in administrative tasks (no task is too small or too big for you)
• Ability to deal with confidential issues in a professional and sensitive manner
• Data analysis: ability to understand, analyse and produce data from multiple sources, to draw out and communicate key insights and conclusions

• Ability to produce and manage marketing and social media campaigns; write and edit marketing copy
• Experience dealing with people from all walks of life, from senior professionals to those in distress.

Personal skills needed

• Resilience: you don't give up easily on difficult tasks. You must be able to persevere as new information and new challenges are thrown your way
• Resourcefulness: being able to implement projects from scratch and with the resources to hand
• Warm and engaging, yet able to be tough and hold boundaries when needed

This position will begin with a 6-month probationary period. Starting salary is £30,000 per year with annual review depending on performance.

Children’s mental health matters!
 
More and more children and young people are experiencing difficulties with their own mental health. There is no single solution and we all need to work together to ensure young people can access the help they need and lead healthier and happier lives.

Working alongside GP practices, Social Prescribing Link Coordinators help children and families connect with health and community services which will make a real difference to the child’s emotional and physical wellbeing.

You will deliver personalised support to patients, independently managing new referrals from GP practices and a caseload. It’s essential that you have an understanding of how to prioritise need, and are able to recognise when to refer on to specialist services, and must be confident to communicate at all levels across health and social care sectors. 

We are looking for someone who is organised, proactive and able to establish instant rapport with children and young people. You should have experience of working with children, delivering mental health support and a background in education, medical or social care.

You will need to demonstrate a robust knowledge of confidentiality, data protection, safeguarding and boundaries in all aspects of your work. The post covers Medway South so a car driver is essential.

 
The right support can make a difference to a child now and for their future. 

JOB DESCRIPTION: Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) (in training)

Centre 33 is an equal opportunities employer. We are keen to encourage applications from a diverse range of people without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or any other protected status.

Get in touch – we want to hear from you! 

Centre 33 is looking to recruit four trainee ‘Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioners’ (CWP) to join our existing team based within the ‘Someone to Talk to’ service.

As a trainee CWP you will deliver brief, evidence based, goal focussed interventions to support young people aged 13-25 experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will provide ‘Guided Self Help’ interventions to support parents of younger children aged 5 -12 who experience anxiety and behavioural difficulties. You will deliver support in a variety of ways including both 121 and group work, workshops and webinars. Our blended offer at Centre 33 means you will be expected to work face to face and remotely via telephone and zoom depending on individual client needs.

You will study part-time for the ‘Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice PG Cert’ through University College London and the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families. Your remaining hours will be spent working within our busy service, applying and developing the skills and knowledge you acquire in training to our client base.

You will be based at one of Centre 33’s hubs in Cambridgeshire but will be required to travel for the purposes of study and client work where needed.

You will have a minimum of a second-class Bachelor’s degree from a UK University (or equivalent) in a relevant subject (e.g Psychology) and experience of working with young people.

CYP IAPT

 The Children and Young People’s ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ programme (CYP IAPT) is a service transformation programme delivered by Health Education England and partners that aims to improve existing children and young people’s mental health services (CYP MHS) working in the community. Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner training will benefit from being integrated fully within CYP MHS and linked to the CYP IAPT collaborative, which brings a valuable organisational infrastructure.

Job Purpose

 This is a training role within the Children and Young People ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ programme (CYP IAPT). The post-holder will work within Centre 33’s ‘Someone to Talk to Service’ delivering high-quality; brief outcome focused; evidence-based interventions for young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties through a variety of means including 121, group work, workshops and webinars.  Similar interventions will also be offered to parents whose younger children present with emerging anxiety or behavioural difficulties.

Regular clinical supervision, high quality academic training and placement experience will equip the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.

The post holder will attend all university based taught and self-study days required by the education provider, as specified within the agreed national curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills.

 Main Duties and Responsibilities

 1. Therapeutic skills

1.1. Assess and deliver, under supervision outcome focused, evidence-based interventions to young people aged 13-25 experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and to parents whose children aged 5-12 are experiencing anxiety or behavioural difficulties.

 1.2. Working in partnership, support young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.

1.3. Work in partnership with young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.

 1.4. Support and empower young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention.

 1.5. Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.

 1.6. Accept referrals within agreed national and local protocols.

 1.7. Undertakes accurate assessment of risk to self and others.

1.8. Adhere to the service referral protocols. Under supervision signpost unsuitable referrals to the relevant service as necessary.

1.9. Through close case management and supervision, escalate cases where the level of need becomes beyond scope, or more severe, ensuring adherence to other relevant elements of service delivery.

 1.10. Provide a range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help. This work may be face-to-face, by telephone or via other media.

 1.11. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of  young people contacts offered, and sessions carried out per week in order to improve timely access and minimise waiting times.

 1.12. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or CYP accessing services, where appropriate.

 1.13. Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making. Complete all requirements relating to data collection.

 1.14. Assess and integrate issues relating to transitions, education and training/employment into the overall therapeutic process.

 1.15. Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.

 1.16. Work in collaboration with  young people, families  and communities to enhance and widen access.

2. TRAINING AND SUPERVISION

 2.1. Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post including practical, academic and practice based assessments.

2.2 As well as attendance at the University for training, fulfil private study requirements to enhance learning and prepare assignments for examination.

2.2. Apply learning from the training programme to practice.

 2.3. Receive practice tutoring from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards.

2.4. Prepare and present case load information to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered.

 2.5. Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in practice.

 2.6. Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and practice.

3. PROFESSIONAL

 3.1. Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating bodies, and keep up-to-date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the relevant departments.

3.2. Ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times, according to Centre 33 policy.

 3.3. Ensure clear objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with supervisor and senior colleagues on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.

 3.4. Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.

 3.5. Keep all records up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development and ensure personal development plans maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.

 3.6 Attend Centre 33 staff meetings as required.

 3.7. Attend relevant conferences/workshops in line with identified professional objectives.

4. GENERAL

 4.1. Support the collection of data and facilitate data flow to the New Workforce Development team.

4.2. Contribute to the development of best practice within the service.

4.3. Ensure a comprehensive understanding of the relevant safeguarding legislation, guidance and best practice.

 4.4. Maintain up-to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to children and young people’s mental health

4.5. All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.

 4.6. It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.

 4.7. This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development.

Personal Specification

Qualification

A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology)

Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a specific psychological therapy

 Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree

 Other relevant postgraduate degree

 Experience

Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties

 Experience and knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures

Experience of working in the voluntary sector

Experience of working in mental health or related services

 Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes

 Experience of working with vulnerable young people - ability to encourage, motivate and support;

Skills & Competencies

Ability to study as a self-motivated learner and implement training with appropriate support

 Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communication

 Team Player

 Ability to with support, manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.

Ability to manage own caseload and time

 Other

Full, enhanced and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role.

 Able to travel to hubs across the region to meet post requirements

 Commitment to working for a third sector organisation and understanding of the needs/challenges involved

 An understanding of and commitment to the promotion of Equal Opportunities.

Please do not apply if you have submitted an application in the past 12 months.

Could you be a Link Worker supporting people from within the NHS? 

Hertfordshire's NHS has commissioned "Link Workers" throughout the county to work closely with GP surgeries supporting patients to find non-clinical solutions to improve their wellbeing. Link Workers will work intensively with a small number of individuals, enabling them to access support within their local community.

You will be responsible for linking patients to services across the Health, Statutory and Voluntary sectors. You will work alongside patients to help them achieve their goals, undertaking assessments and building relationships to agree personalised plans to help the patient make the necessary changes to live the life they choose. You will work closely with GPs, other health and social care professionals, and local voluntary organisations. 

You may have worked in a similar role previously - but equally this role will be suited to someone with good local knowledge, appropriate experience and a passion for personalised care. Are you a people person? Can you earn trust and help people identify goals and access the support they need to achieve those goals? Are you fully committed to person-centred services and to helping inviduals find solutions to their needs? Can you work as part of a GP surgery team, maintaining the highest professional standards, sharing systems, communicating clearly and contributing to case management? If you are proactive, enthusiastic and person-centred, then we would love to hear from you. 

We already employ a team of Link Workers in Hertfordshire and we are looking for new Link Workers to fill roles throughout the county. HCNS's wider activities are also supported by HCC and by local CCGs. The roles are offered as permanent contracts (subject to future funding). The roles are full-time but we will accept part-time applications and will try to find job-share partners. 

The roles will be based at one or more local GP surgeries and we will pay travel expenses within the geographical area covered. Applicants must be licenced drivers with access to a vehicle. An enhanced DBS check will be required. 

The role

We are recruiting Link Workers to work with people who are frail or vulnerable or unwell, or people who are in danger of losing their independence. Link Workers will receive referrals from GP surgeries. They must take time to understand people’s needs, and they work with professionals, volunteers, families, carers and individuals to develop appropraite solutions.

You will work to understand your local community, link people together, and help develop more effective services. When solutions are needed, you will find them.

The job

You will be employed by one of the voluntary organisations involved in the delivery of Link Worker services: Age UK Hertfordshire, British Red Cross, Carers in Herts, Dacortium, Home-Start Watford & Three Rivers, POhWER, Watford & Three Rivers Trust and Watford Community Housing. Other partners may join.

You will be assigned to work with one or more GP surgeries and play a key role within their team. You will also be part of a locality team comprising other social prescribers led by a Senior Navigator.

You will need to operate independently and as part of several different teams, each providing support and supervision. You will use case management databases and communications systems, understand safeguarding and privacy rules, and provide high quality information, input and feedback. 

Please apply online stating how you meet the above requirements for this post. Shortlisted candidates will receive full details before interview. If you are currently based beyond reasonable commuting distance of of Hertsmere or South West Hertfordshire, please explain how you will commute or relocate or your application will be disregarded. 

Applications

Please apply soonest: we will interview candidates as appropriate applications are received. Please apply online stating how you meet the requirements for this post. If you are currently based outside Hertfordshire, please explain how you will relocated or commute if appointed. Shortlisted candidates will receive full details before interview. 

Do you have the vision, expertise and person-centred values to be able to make a real difference to the lives of people with mental health support needs in a high quality, new service in Northamptonshire? We have an exciting role for a proactive mental health recovery practitioner with leadership and management skills to set up and manage a new-build mental health supported living service commissioned by Northamptonshire County Council, working in partnership with Northampton partnership homes, referrers, Care Managers and other agencies

You will have relevant experience of working with people with mental health needs within a person centred, recovery focussed framework and will demonstrate knowledge of mental health needs/conditions, recovery principles and helpful interventions. You will have skills in promoting independence, tenancy sustainment and positive risk management

You will work with service users, their families, Inclusion Housing and other agencies to assess needs and to plan a successful transition into the service, creating the foundations for greater independence and personal fulfillment.  Individuals moving in to the service will vary in age and need, may be moving from other placements or may not have held a tenancy before.  You will ensure that individuals are enabled to make progress in their personal recovery journey and to attain goals relating to their mental health & wellbeing, independence, maintenance of their tenancy, quality of life and community connections. This will be achieved through co-producing outcome-based support plans which build on strengths and assets and promote meaningful occupation, resilience and capacity for self-management

You will promote a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere and ensure that staff are skilled in promoting recovery and positive engagement, with relationships based on respect and unconditional positive regard. You will ensure that that there is a strong commitment to equality and diversity. You will be committed to community asset-based approaches and be able to collaborate creatively with community partners as our delivery model is characterised by the use of volunteers and peer supporters as well as paid staff and by close partnership working with statutory mental health services and voluntary agencies

As the Team Manager you will ensure that our services are delivered effectively in accordance with assessed needs, contract requirements, quality standards, and outcomes. You will need to have strong verbal and written communication skills and be confident in the use of IT as you will be responsible for collating data and using electronic monitoring.

Your varied and rewarding role will include responsibility for

• Leadership and operational management of the service
• Deployment of staff according to assessed needs
• Management and co-ordination of all aspects of service delivery
• Liaison and joint working with the landlord
• Assessment, support planning and positive risk management
• Mentoring, supervising and supporting staff
• Organising person-centred reviews
• Enabling pathways to independence and move on as appropriate
• Promoting the service to referrers and potential service users
• Building positive partnership

You must have at least two years relevant experience, preferably gained in a mental health service or supported accommodation setting. A professional mental health or social care qualification, or a relevant degree (such as psychology) is essential. You must demonstrate excellent assessment, support planning and report writing skills. You will be able to demonstrate skills in motivating staff and promoting effective team work. You will be warm and emotionally intelligent with the ability to build positive, trusting relationships with service users, their families and partner agencies. An understanding of trauma informed approaches and psychologically informed environments is desirable

This role requires flexible working on a 7 day rota which may include evenings and weekends

Your work base will be the supported living service which is located close to Kettering town center and comprises of 10 well designed, self-contained one bed apartments, with a communal lounge and on-site staff office. A driver with access to their own vehicle is essential for this role

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

This post will work as part of the Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Alliance (VSI Alliance) team.  VAC is a partner within the VSI Alliance which provides a range of ‘infrastructure’ services and support to voluntary and community groups across Calderdale.  The VSI Alliance team works closely with voluntary and community organisations to ensure that all groups have equal access to good quality services which in turn help build the capacity of the sector, enabling them to carry out their own objectives effectively.

This post will be responsible for developing opportunities for collaboration between public sector and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations to improve service delivery and care in the community in Calderdale to ensure:

• The VCSE is better connected and can influence the health and care system
• Investment in community organisations to innovate on delivering health and care outcomes
• A system-wide culture shift to integrate ways of working championed by the VCSE i.e. social and peer support
• Utilisation and inclusion of VCSE workforce development to maximise systems working
• VCSE capacity is increased to work in systems transformation – as an integral part of local systems transformation and development

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 5th October (midnight).  To apply for the role, please submit your CV and a supporting statement (no longer than 2 sides of A4 Arial 12 font) and apply via our Charity Jobs listing.

In your supporting statement you must describe how you meet the requirements within the Job description and Person Specification (using examples to demonstrate your skills, knowledge, experience and key characteristics).

PLEASE NOTE: If a supporting statement as specified above is not submitted as part of the application it will not be shortlisted.  Covering letters will NOT be accepted as supporting statements.

Interviews will take place on Friday 15th October (we will confirm whether interviews will be face to face or Zoom upon inviting individuals for interview.)

Hours: 35 hours full time or 28 hours part-time per week

Salary: NJC SP SO1 23 - 25 £27,741 - £29,577 per annum

Location – Manchester (remote initially)

Contract type: Fixed term until 30th June 2022 with the possibility of extension to funding.

BHA for Equality is looking for a Sexual Health Advisor and Engagement Lead to join their Greater Manchester sexual health team.

BHA is a leading health and social care charity that works to challenge health inequalities and support individuals, families & communities to improve their health & well-being. 

We are seeking a passionate and motivated team member who is committed to improving the sexual health outcomes for Black, Asian, and Ethnic Minority communities.

You will be joining a friendly, creative, and dedicated collaborative team who are determined to reduce sexual health inequalities and challenge HIV related stigma and discrimination.

Overview of the area of work:

• To lead on developing and implementation of BHA’s sexual health Asset Based Community Development strategy. 
• To lead on all risk management procedures for the asset-based community development.
• Raise awareness of sexual and reproductive health issues (via digital and community-based engagement)
• Undertake asset-based community development (ABCD) activities to support individuals and their communities to determine, mobilise and develop their assets.
• Recruit, train, and support community assets across all boroughs of Greater Manchester.
• Ensure people from all communities can access HIV testing and other prevention tools so that no-one is left behind.

Experience of working with marginalised communities and working in a health-related field would be advantageous to your application.

Knowledge and understanding of Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority communities and the issues faced by them regarding access to sexual health provision would be essential.

The delivery of our work takes a blended approach (digital and community based) so strong interpersonal and digital skills are essential.

The benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Employers’ contributory pension
• Blended working
• Flexi working
• Employee assistance scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

Deadline for applications: Sunday 17 October 2021 midnight (Please note late applications will not be accepted). 

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.K.

If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Emma Zurowski (Programme Lead) to arrange an informal telephone discussion.

Due to the nature of this post, a Disclosure & Barring Service search will be conducted, and 2 references will be sought on the successful applicant.

WHP JETS Programme

£65,000 - £70,000 per annum

Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Ref: 23432

Location: Home Based but prepared to travel as necessary within the Central England (CPA1) and Home Counties (CPA5) areas.

The Shaw Trust, in tandem with government and the broader employment support community across the UK, is working hard to make sure we support as many individuals as possible to get and keep a job. We believe that everyone who needs help and support to attain their employment goals should be able to access it as soon as possible and that support should reflect their individual needs.

To help us in this mission we are looking to expand our employability services Work and Health Programme Job Entry: Targeted Support (WHP/JETS). We need a Head of Work and Health Programme (JETS) to lead the contract delivery of services supporting people to change their lives positively through finding work. Our staff strive to make an impact by looking for new and innovative ways to motivate people who are disadvantaged in the job market. They deploy out-of-the box thinking to provide personalised support to help people take control over their lives.

Reporting directly to the Contract Director, the role will be responsible for the leadership of Shaw Trust’s Work and Health Programme (JETS) delivery. The role will ensure all operational delivery is operated safely, efficiently and achieves or exceeds performance expectations.

We need an individual with a background in management, budgeting and the delivery of continuous improvement.  Working with key stakeholders, you will have a proven track record of achieving objectives through strong relationship management.  A solution-focussed approach, which enables risks and issues to be minimised is ideal, as is the ability to make decisions based on analytical assumptions.

This is a complex and challenging operations management role, which requires strong management and contract delivery skills. You will have responsibility for the efficient, effective and evidence-based delivery of excellent performance in all services measured against contractual requirements.

Shaw Trust operates on a national level with over 2,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers. We work with the government, local authorities, combined authorities, health service providers, employers, and other stakeholders – including the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Work and Pensions, clinical commissioning groups and NHS Trusts.

You must have an understanding of the local and regional labour market and employment issues within two geographical areas – Central England, and Home Counties, and able to maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of the benefit system and entitlements.

You will need to be inclusive and embrace our culture and values, putting those we support at the heart of everything we do. You will consistently deliver high quality services to support our communities and beneficiaries.

For full details including the Job Description, Person Specification and how to apply online please click on the "apply" button quoting ref: 23432.

Closing date: 7 October 2021.

Employee Benefits

This is a great time to join Shaw Trust as we grow our Health and Wellbeing division. As well as helping to make a positive difference to people’s lives as an employee of Shaw Trust you will receive:

Paid leave

• 25 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• Discretionary 3.5 days paid leave at Christmas
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year

Opportunities to connect

• Join one of our employee networks: LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disabled Equality Network

Opportunities to progress your career

• Access to an online learning platform
• Access to internal apprenticeships
• Cross organisational career paths

Health and wellbeing

• Healthcare cash plan, giving you money back for health care costs including dentistry and eye care, and access to wellbeing apps
• Health and wellbeing programmes including counselling via our employee assistance programme
• Discounted gym membership

Financial wellbeing

• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Online shopping discounts including supermarkets and DIY stores

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive, please visit our website.

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion. If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format, please contact our HR Service Centre to make alternative arrangements.

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Are you passionate about working with young people and supporting the health and social care sector?

We have several exciting opportunities to join our dynamic team that are well suited to individuals who are looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace. The successful candidates must be as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

The areas that we have vacancies are shown below:

Staffordshire 

Bristol 

Devon or Cornwall

Solent

Buckingham, Oxfordshire or Berkshire

Liverpool

Burnley

Countless talented young people across the country are unemployed, under-employed or looking for a better career. Meanwhile, across social care and the NHS (one of the largest employers in Europe) there is currently a staffing crisis with thousands of vacancies across hundreds of roles. In this role you have the power to make a difference in this crucial time.Could you lead our programmes to support 10,000 young people into health and care careers by 2023?

As a Youth Development Lead, you will work with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 16-30-year olds into sustained health and social care roles. Working as part of a regional team, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.

This is a really exciting time for our team as we are expanding and have a number of Youth Development Lead vacancies across England.  We embrace flexible working at The Prince’s Trust so these roles can be home based, although please be aware there will be a requirement to regularly travel to the patch you are supporting to deliver programmes.  As part of your application, please indicate where in the country you are based/would like to work in and can commute to. 

 Responsibilities:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills
• Organisation and delivery of Health and Social care short courses (programmes) to engage young people with the sector and prepare them for the application process
• Accurately recording and tracking the young person’s journey and progression using The Prince’s Trust CRM system
• Supporting young people into positive sustained outcomes including education, training, and employment
• Ensuring young people who need us the most are recruited and engaged through outreach
• Managing relationships with employer partners to ensure courses run in collaboration and to a high quality
• Ensuring every young person ‘progressed’ has an action plan with an appropriate pathway of support
• Recruiting and managing volunteers to support and deliver our services

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across England we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who have some of the following qualities:

• An understanding of the NHS or Health & Social Care sector in any capacity
• Experience of working with and effectively engaging with young people
• A natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people
• Experience working with data
• The ability to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience
• Be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation
• Experience in providing one-to-one support and delivering high quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums.
• Ideally have experience in at least one of the following areas:
  • Youth Work or Teaching
  • Health & Social Care sector
  • Recruitment
  • Careers & Employability Sector
  • Managing Partner Organisations and Volunteers
• A strong understanding of the challenges young people from within The Trust’s target groups might face. 

Are you passionate about volunteering?

Do you have experience managing all aspects of a volunteer programme, from attracting and recruiting volunteers to keeping them engaged and motivated?

Would you like to be the lead for our volunteering programme and expand it across our organisation?

Do you want some flexibility to work your weekly hours around other commitments?

This is a brand-new role and we’re looking for someone who can drive, develop and manage our volunteering offer. You’ll have a unique and rewarding opportunity to achieve the volunteering aspirations of one of the country's best-known charities. 

We are One YMCA, a successful and respected regional YMCA serving Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire. We provide a range of social housing, health & wellbeing, children and family services for the benefit of local communities from multiple sites across these regions. We already have a volunteering programme in place, but it is limited, and we want to expand its scope across our organisation.

We’re an ambitious charity and we have a big goal – which we call Mission 25 - to double our impact in the communities we serve by 2025. Volunteers will play a vital role in helping us to achieve this, and so will you!

How you'll help us:

• You’ll be instrumental in growing our volunteer programme and meeting our ambitious Mission 25 targets for volunteer hours.
• You will introduce volunteering to departments in One YMCA which have yet to see the benefits first-hand.
• You’ll be our central resource in supporting volunteers and line managers. This includes helping managers with any challenges that arise with their volunteers, such as people issues.
• You’ll build and develop external partnerships to enable and enhance volunteer recruitment.
• You’ll be comfortable handling the compliance activities too, such as record-keeping, DBS checks and mandatory training.

What you’ll bring:

• You’ll need previous experience managing and expanding all aspects of a volunteer programme (but we’re open-minded about what companies and sectors you have worked in).
• You’ll be a self-starter - able to create, as well as follow, direction.

What you’ll get in return:

• Lots of help, support and appreciation! Although you need to be comfortable in a lead role, you will be part of a friendly and collaborative team, so you’re not on your own. Moreover, managers across the wider organisation are really looking forward to working with you, and they will support you too.
• An impressive tick on the CV plus the personal fulfilment that goes with this. You will achieve a substantial expansion of volunteering across a multi-site organisation, which directly improves the lives of our service users.
• Great benefits – as well as a competitive salary, we offer a Simply Health cash plan, membership at our St Albans Community Gym, life cover and flexible working.

Hours, pay and travel:

• This is a part-time role paying £15,965 per annum (based on a full-time salary of £26,609).
• Working hours are 22.5 per week (equivalent to three days per week) – however, we can be quite flexible on when these are worked. For example, you might work them across four or even five days per week, and this can vary from week to week if that helps you.
• You will need access to a car to travel regularly to our sites across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. You won’t be travelling every day – some of your work can be done from home – but we will expect you to be frequently engaging with managers and volunteers in person. We will reimburse mileage incurred in the course of work duties.

HOW TO APPLY:

Important: applications will only be accepted via One YMCA's careers pages. Please make sure you read the instructions at the end of the vacancy listing and include the information we have requested in your covering letter.

Fixed-term Contract until June 2022
Youth Engagement Manager - Highlands
Job ref: V344
Start date: ASAP
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week
Salary: £24,000 Per annum
Location: Home-based
Closing date: 30 September 2021
Interview date and Location:  Microsoft Teams, date to be advised

Overview

Volunteering Matters is a national volunteering and social change charity. We harness the unique power of volunteering to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

By bringing people together, we aim to resolve some of society’s most complex issues and have a real impact in communities. From tackling social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence and opportunities; and ensuring young people can become change makers in their community.

And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

In April 2021, the Volunteering Matters family grew to include ProjectScotland, who work to support young people to get on in life, through the power of volunteering.  We support young people, including those facing multiple barriers or disadvantage, to achieve positive outcomes for their future.  We provide young people with personalised emotional and practical support, meaningful and supported volunteering opportunities through charity partners, and access to a reliable and positive Volunteer Mentor.

Role Purpose

We are looking for a talented, dynamic, and professional Youth Engagement Manager to join our team in the Highlands. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.

You will directly support young people in the Highlands who have complex and challenging barriers that prevent them from achieving a positive pathway towards the next stage of their lives. Your support will include barrier identification and removal, one to one employability support such as help with CV writing, job search and interview preparation, and ensuring young people are volunteer ready and identify a suitable volunteering placement with them.

You will also work alongside colleagues in our Mentoring team, ensuring young people have the opportunity to benefit from a ProjectScotland Volunteer Mentor.

You will manage and develop our networks and relationships in the Highlands including within education, social work and employability teams, to secure referral pathways into our service. You will identify and build partnerships with charitable and not-for-profit organisations across the Highlands who will host volunteer placements.

Other

Having a regular presence in the Highlands to work with partners and young people is essential for this role (in line with COVID restrictions).  When home based, internet access to enable remote working is essential.  IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied.

This role requires membership of the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme. Having a conviction will not necessarily cause a bar to employment.

Volunteering Matters Values & Ways of Working: 

In all that we do, Volunteering Matters embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values:

We are Empowering
We are Inclusive
We are Compassionate
We are Positive
We are Straightforward

Benefits package: Pension, Unlimited annual leave, fully flexible working, cycle to work & season ticket loan.

Your supporting statement is of equal importance to us as your CV and is a key part of our shortlisting process. It is an opportunity for you to outline your experience and credentials directly to the details of the post.

Volunteering Matters is committed to the provision of equal opportunities in employment and accordingly wishes to ensure that no job applicant is treated less favourably on unjustifiable grounds. To assist in the monitoring of our performance in relation to equal opportunities you are requested to complete the enclosed monitoring form. The questionnaire is for statistical purposes only. Upon receipt it will be separated from your CV and cover letter and will not form part of the selection process.

Please note: Due to the volume of applications we receive if we have not contacted you by the interview date it means that on this occasion, we are unable to take your application further.

GDPR Statement

If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months.  We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.

To apply please visit our website.

Permanent Contract
Head of Operations – Get The Gen (Enterprise Directorate)
Job ref: V342
Start date: ASAP
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week (full time)
Salary: £50,000 per annum
Location: Homebased – Post Covid-19 Travel to London & Edinburgh will be required
Closing date: 5pm on Monday 4th October 2021
Interview date and location: Week Commencing – 11th October 2021

Overview

Volunteering Matters use the unique power of volunteering to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence and opportunity and ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.

And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

People-led and impact driven, we’re a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England.

We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside our business. This includes our investment in our newly formed Enterprise Directorate under which this exciting opportunity sits.

Get The Gen (GTG)

GTG is a training and consultancy Social Enterprise created to help businesses with issues around recruitment, retention and development of a multi-generational workforce starting from young people up. GTG use evidence-based insights to deliver immersive, interactive, and fast paced workshops online and in person that create lasting individual and group change. We are trusted by over 60 leading UK and Global businesses including; The Natwest Group, The Law Society of Scotland, KPMG, Brodies, Burness Paull, Skills Development Scotland and Aegon amongst others.

Role Purpose

The Head of Operations for GTG is a leadership role which sits as part of the wider Enterprise Directorate team and reports to the Director of Enterprise. They will play a critical role in supporting our continued growth for GTG having full responsibility for the day to day operational running of the Social Enterprise.
Although part of a wider parent charity ‘family of brands’ at Volunteering Matters, GTG is very much an established and stand-alone business, so we are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit that thinks commercially about how we can continue to grow our existing portfolio of products and services. We are looking for a self-starter, someone who can drive and lead on business development, whilst having the ability to organise and motivate our existing team to delivery our high end service to our business and corporate clients. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing and ambitious team.

Qualifications

Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications

Other

Internet access to enable remote working is a requirement. IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied. Post Covid-19 and in accordance with any social distancing guidelines there may be an expectation to travel across Scotland and England to engage with colleagues, volunteers and beneficiaries.

Volunteering Matters Values & Ways of Working

In all that we do, Volunteering Matters embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values:

We are Empowering
We are Inclusive
We are Compassionate
We are Positive
We are Straightforward

Diversity & Inclusion

Volunteering Matters welcome all applicants and are keen to ensure their team to reflect the diversity of the UK and the communities they serve. They would like to encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills and attributes” section of this job description. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application.

GDPR Statement

If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.

To apply please visit our website. 

Fixed Term Contract to August 2022
Project Coordinator – Equip Mentoring –  Lowestoft
Job ref: V343
Start date: ASAP
Hours/Days per week: 28 hours per week
Salary: £19,200 per annum
Location: Homebased
Closing date: 5pm on 29 September 2021
Interview date and location: TBC

Volunteering Matters

At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues.  From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.  And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

People-led and impact driven, we’re a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK.  We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England.  We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.

Volunteering Matters is looking for an experienced and dynamic, East Suffolk based (Lowestoft), Project Coordinator to join our Ipswich team. We are looking for someone who has relevant experience and has an alignment with our values: compassionate, empowering, straightforward, inclusive and positive.

Purpose of the role

The role will be centered around working with young people and enabling them to have a volunteer mentor on Equip Mentoring Project (Lowestoft). The role will include working closely with different aspects of the East Team as well as key external partners and community organisations. The post holder will manage and support different volunteers (mentors) and beneficiaries (mentees) to create an inclusive, safe and empowering environment.

The post holder will be accountable to the Project Manager of Ipswich Mentoring.

• The post will be eligible for a social care worker vaccine and Volunteering Matters Ipswich have access to lateral flow tests for staff and volunteers twice a week.

Mentoring for Young People

Volunteering Matters has an established mentoring programme working with many different young people from different backgrounds.

The job description gives an outline of key duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The post holder may be asked from time to time to take on other responsibilities as reasonably requested by her/his manager.

Qualifications

Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications

Other
 
Internet access to enable remote working is a requirement.  IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied.

Volunteering Matters Values & Ways of Working:

In all that we do, Volunteering Matters embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values:

We are Empowering

We are Inclusive

We are Compassionate

We are Positive

We are Straightforward

Diversity & Inclusion:

Volunteering Matters welcome all applicants and are keen to ensure their team to reflect the diversity of the UK and the communities they serve. They would like to encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills and attributes” section of this job description. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application.

GDPR Statement 

If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months.  We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.

To apply please visit our website. 

Fixed Term Contract
HR Administrator
Ref: V345
Start date: ASAP
End date: 6/7 month contract – With potential of the role being made permanent
Hours/Days per week: 25 - 35 hours per week/Flexible working
Salary: Full - Time salary - £19,000 + London Weighting if applicable
Location: Can be Home or Office based
Closing date: 6 October 2021 -5pm  
Interview date and Location: TBC – Microsoft Teams

Volunteering Matters

Volunteering Matters use the unique power of volunteering to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK. 

We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence and opportunity and ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.

And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

People-led and impact driven, we’re a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England. 

We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside our business

Role Overview

Volunteering Matters is looking for a talented, dynamic and professional HR Administrator to join the small team. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and commitment to our organisational values.

The post holder will help with the day to day running of the HR department. This role is an integral role as part of this busy HR team and will be the first point of contact for staff and managers of HR queries. The HR Administrator will be proactive, and customer focused in their approach and ensure to provide GDPR compliant service to the company and staff. The post holder will support in all lifecycle functions all the way from recruitment to the exit of staff members. The HR Administrator will report directly to the Head of Human Resources and be part of small, busy HR Team.

Benefits package: Pension, Unlimited annual leave, fully flexible working, cycle to work & season ticket loan.

To apply please visit our website

Your supporting statement is of equal importance to us as your CV and is a key part of our shortlisting process. It is an opportunity for you to outline your experience and credentials directly to the details of the post.

Volunteering Matters is committed to the provision of equal opportunities in employment and accordingly wishes to ensure that no job applicant is treated less favourably on unjustifiable grounds. To assist in the monitoring of our performance in relation to equal opportunities you are requested to complete the enclosed monitoring form. The questionnaire is for statistical purposes only. Upon receipt it will be separated from your CV and cover letter and will not form part of the selection process.

Please note: Due to the volume of applications we receive if we have not contacted you by the interview date it means that on this occasion, we are unable to take your application further.

GDPR Statement

If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months.  We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.