Role Description

Job title: Outreach Project Co-ordinator

Department: Community

Location: Newcastle-based with some remote working across Northumberland and Tyne & Wear

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours)

Pay Scale: £20,538 - £25,863 per annum*

Line Manager: Area Manager (North)

• Although a full salary is guaranteed, each member of staff at Junction 42 has a financial target that they commit to raise for their role through personal donors from their faith communities. This is to sustain the missional aspect of our work. In some organisations, this is known as personal support.

Responsible for: Working towards the aims of the “Work Out” programme, which is to support ex-offenders from a range of ages, backgrounds, and life circumstances, to build a stable and rewarding life and move closer to the workplace. Based at the Newcastle office with remote working around the region, you will offer in-person one-to-one coaching and virtual support to bring about change in all areas of clients’ lives. You will help clients on your caseload over a 3 to 9-month period to achieve their goals and aspirations. You will also seek to increase community faith opportunities for clients.

Key responsibilities:

1. Co-ordination of the Work Out programme
2. Group Work Delivery/Participation
3. Interviewing ex-offenders to assess their work-related needs and one-to-one job coaching
4. Liaising with external partners

Detailed duties and responsibilities:

1. Co-ordination of the Work Out programme

• Line management of Work Out team
• Managing communication within the Work Out team
• Managing caseloads and expectations of caseloads within the Work Out team
• Gathering evidence for contract invoicing from Work Out team and ensuring compliance with contractor requirements
• Completion of regular internal reporting for Work Out project and weekly and monthly reporting to contract provider
• Increasing employability opportunities for clients
• Increasing faith opportunities for clients
  
  2. Group Work Delivery/Participation
• With a team of colleagues and volunteers, delivering/participating in regular group sessions (in-person or virtually), ranging from Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Job Clubs, Clean Sheet training courses, angling, circuit sessions and at-home creative/culinary challenges
• Doing any necessary preparatory work, including all material set-up, inviting clients, and informing volunteers of their roles
• Initiate and facilitate conversations one-to-one and in a group, before, during and after the sessions – endeavouring to build a sense of community.
• Join in the Away Day events, designed to move people slightly out of their comfort zone to build confidence, break isolation and have fun together.
  
  3. Interviewing ex-offenders to assess their work-related needs and one-to-one job coaching
• Whilst maintaining professional boundaries and remaining open-minded, conduct an assessment interview with prospective clients to discuss their job history, criminal convictions, wider barriers to work, employment aspirations and wider life goals.
• Identify clients’ broader needs and signpost them to relevant agencies.
• Upon assessment of their work-readiness, liaise with Job Centres where necessary to amend the Claimant Commitment.
• Agree on a time-bound Action Plan that lays out the target areas and goals.
• Liaise with external partners engaged with the client to create an informed risk assessment, including probation officers, PPU officers, social workers, etc.
• Working remotely around the region through door-step appointments with clients, you will offer weekly in-person coaching sessions with clients on your caseload alongside virtual support. Using a holistic, whole-person approach, you will work towards the goals identified on the Action Plan, utilising Junction 42’s 10 pathways, which are employability, education and training, purposeful activity, accommodation, finances, drugs and alcohol, mental and physical health, life skills, mindset and attitude, relationships and family, and faith.
• Maintain up-to-date paper client files and online logs/Excel trackers for reporting purposes and contract commissioners’ audits.
• Maintain longer-term contact and ad-hoc assistance to former clients who have finished the 12-week programme, but who are still job seeking or still attending church, within reasonable time limits.
  
  4. Liaising with external partners
• Employers – Source new paid opportunities for clients through networking and paying attention to jobs advertised.
• Volunteer providers – Maintain existing partner relationships through regular contact and reviews; source new volunteering opportunities for your clients from across local churches, charities and commercial businesses; liaise with the partner organisation to lay out expectations on each side and to explain what support we will offer; accompanying client to first appointment/interview’ maintain regular contact with client through intermittent reviews.
• Referral Agencies – Maintain regular contact with referral partners, including Work coaches at the job centre and Integrated Offender Managers and probation officers to update about clients’ progress
• Advocate for a proportionate ‘Claimant Commitment’ for your client, balancing job search hours with other meaningful activity. Paying particular attention to those struggling with multiple barriers, especially recent prison leavers.
• With clients who are subject to Probation and/or Police supervision, inform their Probation Officer/PPU Police Officer about our involvement; obtain a risk assessment, all licence conditions or restrictions and prior approval for any work placements.

The successful candidate will be able to evidence the following experience and attributes:

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Abilities: 

• At least 2 years’ experience in leading/managing a team

• Excellent organisational and IT skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to work and contribute as part of a team
• Ability to convey maturity, confidence and credibility to other professionals
• Ability to adhere to deadlines and produce accurate reports

Person Specification:

• This post has been identified as having a GOR to be filled by an active Christian under the provisions of the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003 (Section 7.2).
• Both appreciates and models the core principles and values of the organisation (showing personal commitment to a life of Christian faith).
• Conveys maturity, confidence and credibility to other professionals.
• Identifies with the ethos and mission of Junction 42.

This post has the following special circumstances:

• For safeguarding reasons, the candidate will be screened through an Enhanced DBS check.
• The post holder will be expected to attend all Junction 42 training, team days and conferences as requested by the Director.

Confidentiality:

Any information acquired in the course of duty must be treated in strictest confidence and must be discussed only within the confines of the work setting with the appropriate members of staff.

Note:
This job description is not exhaustive, and amendments and additions may be required in line with future organisational changes.

The post holder will be expected to attend Junction 42 training, team days and conferences as requested by their line manager.

Older Peoples’ Reference Groups (OPRGs) are commissioned by CCG’s as a statutory requirement to consult and involve older people on public health issues and decisions that affect them. Age UK East London facilitates these groups in City and Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham. The groups are diverse with a wide membership and each group operates in a different way. They are user-led and sup-ported to co-produce their program to advance the interests of local older people, influence services designed for them and voice their wider concerns. For example, the co-design and delivery of the City and Hackney OPRG Covid-19 Impact Survey Report which outlined fourteen priorities and actions deduced from the consultation of 106 OPRG members.

JOB PURPOSE

• To co-design and co-produce with older people the work of the Older Peoples’ Reference Groups for Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham including its promotion, development and delivery.
• To support older people to engage in and shape areas of public policy at a local level.
• To build on and enhance good practice in user engagement across the organisation with the User Involvement Team.

KEY TASKS

• Co-ordinate meetings of the Reference Groups, including mail-ings, arranging speakers, convening, minuting, publicising and de-livering support arrangements.
• To increase membership and widen participation through promo-tion, outreach and use of technology.
• Increase participation from underrepresented groups.
• To provide and support leadership opportunities for members in-cluding Chairing/Co-Chairing/Co-directing the OPRG and partici-pation in external forums and events.
• To ensure that OPRG activities are inclusive and representative of the local population of older people.
• Manage a large number of relationships across three boroughs, e.g. with local community groups such as the Bow Belles and The Geezers. 
• Represent members at key stakeholder meetings and action groups e.g. development of Aging Well strategy, City and Hackney Isolation Forum.
• Support the delivery of related user involvement projects, e.g. the Co-Production Forum in Newham and the Older People’s Network in Tower Hamlets.
• Support referral into and support from cross cutting AUKEL ser-vices e.g. digital inclusion programme, social activities.

Administration

• To carry out monitoring of activities in order to meet contractual reporting requirements in co-operation with the Service Manager for Information, Advice and Advocacy and User Involvement.
• To maintain membership database in accordance with GDPR.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records using Age UK East Lon-don data management reporting system.
• Provide additional data as required e.g. case studies.

Quality

• To deliver all work in line with Age UK Quality Mark standards.
• To attend Age UK East London mandatory training as required.
• Have a working understanding of quality and compliance issues affecting charitable organisations.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience

• Experience of co-producing and servicing meetings and events across multi-ple channels.
• Experience of working with people from diverse cultural and social back-grounds.
• Experience of engaging with and developing service user-led groups.
• Experience of networking with statutory, voluntary and community sector partners or similar.

Knowledge and understanding

• Knowledge and/or a strong interest of the public policy environment affecting services to the public.
• Knowledge of services available to older people and their carers (e.g. through health service, social services, voluntary sector).
• Understanding of confidentiality policy and practice.
• Understanding of equality and diversity in practice.

Skills/ Attributes

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with ability to tai-lor these for a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to work on own initiative and within a team.
• A positive and challenging approach to adapting working practices and im-prove project outcomes.
• Ability to identify and resolve individual barriers which prevent active par-ticipation.

Other Requirements

• This post is subject to a check through the disclosure and barring ser-vice.
• This post requires travel across the three boroughs from time to time.
• The post holder will work with standard office server based computer systems.

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Hope4 supports those who find themselves in crisis - homeless, temporarily housed or in food poverty across the Borough of Rugby. Joining the Hope Centre's small staff team and volunteers you will a have wide reach changing the face of homelessness in the town. This role will work with clients both as a Key Worker and through designing and running project activities supporting people to re-establish their independence and develop skills to maintain their tenancy. Projects could include ‘house to home’ skills such as cooking, budgeting, taking up hobbies and developing new friendships and social networks, or experts by experience groups. This role will involve developing volunteering opportunities within these projects. This work aims to support clients holistically and prevent the 'revolving door' scenario.

For more details see the job description attachment. Candidates are welcome to visit the Centre prior to application and should contact the Centre Manager.

L’Arche London is more than just a care provider, we’re a diverse, inclusive community of nearly 100 people, with and without learning disabilities who live, work and celebrate together, and we’re looking for a new Deputy Service Coordinator to join our leadership team. Our aim is to provide a place of belonging to help people with learning disabilities live independent yet connected lives.

You will have previous experience of providing support people with learning disabilities and together with the Service Coordinator you will manage and deliver high quality person centred support for the Oak Group, one of our three community groups. Oak group supports 8 people with learning disabilities with differing needs, who live in our supporting living programme. Together with the Service Coordinator you will manage and inspire a team of 14 support assistants, who facilitate the practical, social and spiritual needs of everyone in the group.

L’Arche London is a vibrant, joyful place to be. We’re part of an international federation of L’Arche communities in over 100 countries worldwide. Founded in the Christian tradition, L'Arche Communities welcome people of all faiths and none. Our vision is a world where all belong.

As a Deputy Service Coordinator you will split your time between the office, organising rotas, liaising with families, social services and health care professionals, and with providing a minimum of 24 hours a week direct support.

Throughout the pandemic, the community groups at L’Arche London have remained strong and positive teams, who have ensured that the people we support have been able to flourish despite COVID restrictions. Now as things are opening up, we are beginning to reimagine what support, care and shared lives can look like, building on our existing quality and on the unique faith-based values of L’Arche. This role will be part of a group of key leaders during this exciting time.

This is an ideal step up for someone with knowledge and experience of supporting people with learning disabilities, an enthusiasm for our values and the ability to inspire and manage others. 

How to apply

Applicants are asked to send a CV and a letter of around two sides of A4, outlining how their experience, knowledge, skills and values meet the person specification and job description.

The closing date for applications is 10am on Monday 22 November 2021.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 November 2021. The interview will have two parts, both in person. There will be an interview with task and a visit to one of our houses to enable us to see you interact with people with learning disabilities and for a panel of people with learning disabilities to interview you. 

We are looking someone to start ideally by mid-December 2021

Benefits for this role include 33 paid days holiday a year, a pension, life insurance and an Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential well-being support including counselling. Our personal development or "Formation" programme offers opportunities for reflection, mentoring and growth for everyone in our community. We also offer opportunities to study for QCF qualifications and to participate in our nationwide leadership programme. Pre-COVID there were opportunities to travel both in the UK and internationally to visit other L’Arche communities which we hope will be possible again soon.

Please note:

• This role is offered subject to a probationary period of 3 months; 3 clear references; a completed work history form; a satisfactory Right to Work check, and a satisfactory up-to-date enhanced DBS check. We are not able to sponsor visas for this role so all applicants must already have the right to work in the UK and we are required to complete a Right to Work check for all employees.
   
• To ensure we comply with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (“the Regulations”), Service Coordinators and Deputy Service Coordinators need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 unless clinically exempt. Appointees will need provide evidence of their vaccine status or exemption before they start work.
   
• Because we support medically vulnerable people, regular COVID 19 testing (PCR and lateral flow) are a standard requirement for all staff including Service Coordinators and Deputy Service Coordinators, as well as for the people we support.

Cancer Support UK is now looking for an enthusiastic and organized person to join our friendly 'Cancer Coach' team as a 'Cancer Coach Co-ordinator' to oversee and manage and co-ordinate our support groups.

Key tasks will include managing all aspects of the administration and organisation of the support group network across the U.K, ensuring participants are booked onto groups successfully and have received joining instructions, overseeing the smooth running of the groups, assessing applications for suitability, signposting, safeguarding and managing our CRM system. You will be the first point of contact for people coming into the service and therefore experience of managing difficult conversations with a vulnerable client group is preferred.

Ability to demonstrate previous experience of working in a charity, health or social care setting is essential, as is the ability to communicate confidently with a wide range of people. You will also need to demonstrate excellent orgnizational and I.T skills, with the ability to work as part of a team and on your own. Please refer to our role description for essential criteria for this role.

The role is full time on a fixed term 12 month contract, with the possibility of extension. The role will be home based with occasional travel to meetings across the UK.

To apply please send a C.V and covering letter detailing how your skills and experience makes you the right candidate for this role. PLEASE NOTE - IF YOU DO NOT SEND A COVERING LETTER WITH YOUR APPLICATION IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 

Age UK Bristol is seeking a Home Support Manager to develop and deliver our new Home Support Service. The service will support older people at home to be independent, active and engaged in their community, bringing a friendly face to those who may often be alone. Although the post is fixed for 12 months, Age UK Bristol plan to make this a permanent service, and so we hope to make the post permanent too.

As our Home Support Manager you will be,

• someone who genuinely cares about the welfare of our service users,
• an experienced line manager who can recruit and manage a new team, and
• knowledgeable about the care sector.

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds to apply to work with us.

Previous applicants need not re-apply.

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 15 November, noon.

Interviews: Wednesday 24 November.

Do you have a passion for ensuring people with learning disabilities live fulfilled lives? We’re looking for a new member of our leadership team to help us build a community that values people for who they are and what they can do

L’Arche London is more than just a service provider, we’re a diverse, inclusive community of nearly 100 people, with and without learning disabilities who live, work and celebrate together. We provide registered care and supported housing as well as specialist day services. Our aim is to provide a place of belonging to help people with learning disabilities live independent yet connected lives.

We are looking for a new person to join our leadership team as a Service Coordinator. You will be responsible for the delivery of high quality person-centred support for one of our community groups. Each group has 8 - 10 community members with learning disabilities, living in 3 Supported Living houses.

L’Arche is a vibrant, joyful place to be. We’re part of an international federation of L’Arche communities in over 35 countries worldwide. Founded in the Christian tradition, L'Arche Communities are places of diversity and inclusion, welcoming people of all faiths and none. Our vision is a world where all belong.As Richard, one of our community members with a learning disability always says: “At L’Arche there is always room at the table.” 

Supported by a Deputy Coordinator, you will manage and inspire a team of 12 - 15 support assistants, working together to support the practical, social and spiritual needs of the members of your group.

As a member of our Coordinating leadership team led by our Registered Manager, you will provided with a programme of personal development and training including opportunities to study for CQF qualifications in social care, and leadership development through L’Arche UK’s leadership training programme.

Throughout the pandemic, the community groups at L’Arche London have remained strong and positive teams, who have ensured that the people we support have been able to flourish despite COVID restrictions. Now as things are opening up, we are beginning to reimagine what support, care and shared lives can look like, building on our existing quality and on the unique faith-based values of L’Arche. This role will be one of our key leaders during this exciting time.

We’re looking for someone with knowledge and experience of supporting people with learning disabilities, as well as an enthusiasm for L’Arche’s values, the ability to inspire others and a willingness to be part of our friendly, professional and committed team.

Applicants are asked to send a CV and a letter of up to two sides of A4, outlining why you feel you meet the job description and person specification for the role.

In the shortlisting process we will anonymise all statements (removing names from file names and so on) before they are passed to the panel for final shortlisting.

Closing date: Monday 8 November at 10am.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 10 and Monday 15 November 2021. The interview process will include a visit to the community to meet a panel of people with learning disabilities and an in person-interview with a short task. We are looking for someone to start by mid December.

Benefits for this role include 33 paid days holiday a year, a pension, life insurance and an Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential well-being support including counselling. Our personal development or "Formation" programme offers opportunities for reflection, mentoring and growth for everyone in our community. We also offer opportunities to study for QCF qualifications and to participate in our nationwide leadership programme. Pre-COVID there were opportunities to travel both in the UK and internationally to visit other L’Arche communities which we hope will be possible again soon.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join St Christopher's fellowship as our new Deputy Manager for our children’s home in North London, a home with 8 bedrooms. You will lead and support a professional team of staff committed to transforming young lives and creating positive outcomes. You will be supported by a Registered Manager, Team Leaders, and the team of residential staff.

About Us

St Christopher's is an established children’s charity that has provided care and support for vulnerable children and young people for 150 years.  Our focus and commitment is all about our children and young people. We provide fostering, children's homes and a range of innovative housing and support services across London, Essex, West Midlands and the Isle of Man.

We really care about children and young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We ask children and young people what they think and involve them in decision making, from helping to shape new services to interviewing new members of staff.  Our social pedagogic approach is our core philosophy of care.  Put simply this is a holistic approach for building positive relationships with children and young people to bring out their inner “diamond”.

We are an equal opportunity employer and keen to develop an inclusive workforce were people feel they belong.  We hope to attract application from under- represented groups including people from different cultures, nationalities, socio economic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religion, faith, sex, orientation, child care responsibilities and with gender diverse identities.

St Christopher’s Academy

At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We can offer you a career where you can develop your skills and knowledge while making a difference to young people’s lives.

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.

We are proud that 84% of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions. 

The successful candidate will have:

• Two years’ recent experience of working with children/young people in a residential setting.
• Degree in Social Work/DipSW/CQSW, or at least Level 3 NVQ or Diploma relevant to working with children.
• Ability to develop appropriate one-to-one relationships with young people and employ mentoring skills that empower young people to achieve their goals
• Numeracy skills to manage budgets efficiently and contribute to the budgetary process.
• An understanding of the regulatory framework relevant to the provision of residential services for children and young people.
• Awareness of issues facing young people such as bullying, gangs and exploitation and how these impact on behaviour
• Ability to work shifts including weekends and bank holidays and undertake sleep-ins.
• Ability and willingness to be part of an on call rota overseeing multiple Homes.

Key aspects of the job will be: 

• To assist the manager in safeguarding and ensuring every child and young person receives high quality care as measured by Ofsted in the social care common inspection framework.
• To assist the manager in the management of the home, including the staff, external relationships, the budget, the resources and fabric of the building.

In return we offer:

• Salary: £31,552
• 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.

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.

Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting. 

Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. For more information or assistance during the application process, please visit our website.

We advise to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and this opportunity might be filled before the stated closing date.

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.

The Projects coordinator sits within the Programme management team, who are responsible for the effective management and oversight of the national logistical and project management functions of the Frontline programme (a two-year social work training programme that develops excellent social work practice and leadership). The Projects coordinator supports in the organisation and delivery of several key high-quality events and projects that are integral to the Frontline programme’s success, the largest of these being the delivery of our annual 5-week Summer Institute, which will consist of 2 weeks delivered online and 3 weeks delivered residentially.

You will work closely with the Operations manager and Projects officer to ensure that participants on the Frontline programme have a positive and seamless experience of key programme elements, and will support other programme management team staff with other key programme projects where necessary.

The successful candidate will be someone who enjoys multi-tasking, problem solving, building relationships, communicating effectively, working with complex data and facilitating projects. This role is fantastic opportunity for someone looking to use and develop their skills in project planning and delivery to transform the lives of vulnerable children.

With the Projects team leading most logistical elements of the Summer Institute, their presence at the Summer Institute will be especially necessary on days where specialist support and event management is required. Please note therefore that travel and overnight stays will be required between July-August. Time-in lieu will be fairly agreed during and around this period with the Operations Manager.

Hours:   36 hours per week to be worked across a 7-day rota (12 Months Fixed Term Contract)

We are currently seeking an able and emotionally resilient administrator to join our busy Clinical Admin / SPoC Team. The main purpose of this role will be to coordinate the Choose Home Health Care Assistants and Volunteers providing the support for the Choose Home service. This will involve planning the order of visits at a patient’s home and contacting and booking volunteer support. In addition, the role will be responsible for ensuring that the volunteers and care assistants have made contact at the end of the day and ensuring that their rotas are kept up to date.

You will also be dealing with telephone calls and enquiries promptly, sensitively and efficiently, providing appropriate advice where required. To understand and respect the sensitive nature of calls, particularly those from relatives and external healthcare professionals.

You will work flexibly to cover the clinical admin demands across all clinical areas, including the SPoC service rota, which runs across a 7-day week, 364 days a year. Each Clinical Administrator is required to work as part of an on-call weekend rota, frequency to be agreed.

To succeed in this role

• You will be skilled in performing administrative tasks and duties, which should include entering patient data into an electronic system with accuracy and speed.
• Have a good level of recent experience of working as a Senior Care Worker, administrator or GP receptionist of similar
• You will excel at working as part of a team and on your own initiative.
• You should possess excellent customer service skills including a good telephone manner and excellent listening skills.
• It is also important that you understand the need to safeguard our vulnerable adults, and you are able prioritise large workloads successfully.

To apply for this position, please submit your expression of interest by clicking the ‘Apply Online’ button below.

Within your expression of interest, it is important that you include your qualifications, employment history, and explain how you meet the essential criteria within the person specification.

Closing Date: 7th November 2021

Interview Date: Provisional Date – 15th November 2021

Thank you for considering a Programme Coordinator role with Redthread. We are a team of compassionate, collaborative and courageous professionals, committed to empowering young people to change their lives.

This role is part of our Youth Violence Intervention Programme (YVIP) at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. As a Programme Coordinator, you will play a key role in the YVIP team, being responsible for data collection and report writing, providing administrative support, monitoring referrals and being a key point of contact within the hospital for the programme.

To succeed in this role, you will be an enthusiastic individual who is highly organised, a strong communicator, enjoys collecting and reporting on data, and has the ability to form effective working relationships with a wide range of people. You will also need to be excited at the prospect of working in a fast-paced and exceptionally busy environment inside a hospital.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, our teams are still working from the hospitals as we are classed as essential workers. You will need to do shifts the hospital, as well as working some days from home, depending on the needs of the team and the service.

In return, the successful candidate will receive a competitive salary, a supportive and flexible working environment, excellent staff training and development package and access to a range of employee benefits including; enhanced annual leave and family leave entitlements, employer pension scheme contribution, access to clinical supervisions, enhanced employee assistance programme services and more.

If this sounds like it could be the role for you, please download the full Job Description and Person Specification from our website via the yellow 'Apply on Website' button at the top of this website. 

Applications deadline: 9am, Tuesday 9th November 2021.

Please Note: If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

What do our Youth Intervention team do?

Redthread empowers young people to thrive as they navigate the challenging transition to adulthood by integrating trauma-informed youth work into the health sector. Whether a young person has been the victim of a stabbing, is seeking support for anxiety, has suffered a sexual assault, or wants to find a new home beyond the reach of a gang, we support them to overcome the challenges they face through our dynamic youth work programmes.

Every year thousands of young people find themselves in hospital A&E departments as the victim of serious youth violence. Redthread’s Youth Violence Intervention Programme embeds youth workers in hospitals to intervene with these young people. The teams meet the young patients as soon as they can: in the A&E waiting room, on the ward, or even in the resuscitation bay. We believe that this moment of intense crisis, when the young person is nursing a serious injury in the daunting environment of a busy hospital, often alone, can be a catalyst for pursuing positive change – a ‘teachable moment’.

Our teams build rapport with the young people, mentor and advise them, and support them to make long-term positive plans to break away from cycles of violence and offending. Problems include exclusion from education, employment or training, a lack of stability in housing, mental health concerns, unstable relationships and reprimands due to criminal activity. Redthread capitalise on our partnerships to ensure long-term work and change is possible for each young person. The teams make well-judged referrals on their behalf and accompany them to initial meetings to ensure transition is smooth. This work disrupts the cycle that can too easily lead to devastated communities and an exhausted healthcare and justice system.

Volunteer Coordinator

Pact is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services. We provide practical and emotional support to prisoner’s children and families, to prisoners and those who have resettled back into the community. Our work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of every human being, and our work focusses on human relationships, family and community. We are committed to achieving high standards of quality in all that we do.

Position: Volunteer Coordinator
Location: Home based or a Visits Centre across the south-east
Contract type: Fixed Term
Hours: Part Time, 18.75 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £23,000 FTE (Actual £11,500)

Closing date for applications: 5th November, 2021
Interview date: TBC

About the Role:

We are looking for a Volunteer Coordinator to lead on volunteer recruitment, and support volunteers into their role within Pact’s Family Services.

This role is a 12 months fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension with further funding.

Responsibilities:

You will work closely with managers in the South East Family Services team (HMP Coldingley, HMP Downview, HMP East Sutton Park, HMP Huntercombe, HMP High down and HMP Send) to ensure the volunteers feel welcomed and have a positive experience. You will act as the initial point of contact for any volunteer enquiries and will support all interested volutneers through the recruitment process. Using a variety of recruitment avenues, such as churches, universities, and other local opportunities, you will work with managers to ensure that they have a diverse, competent team of volunteers to meet the needs of their services. You won’t be doing this alone. You will also work closely with our National Volunteering Manager, colleagues in service delivery and our national communications and fundraising teams. As a result, you will see the benefits of your work and maintain contact with volunteers you have helped recruit.

About you:

To succeed in this role, you will be passionate about social justice and have a good understanding of the role of volunteers in an organisation, including their motivation for volunteering. You will be an excellent communicator, both written and verval and have a high level of ‘customer service’. You will be comfortable working and engaging with people from a variety of backgrounds and skill levels. You will need to have a positive attitude and be able to work on your own initiative and most importantly will make volutneers feel welcome and valued in their time with Pact.

What we offer:

Pact offers a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to further develop yourself as a professional training and interventions worker. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.

How to apply:

If you feel that you meet the requirements of this exciting new role please complete an application form by clicking the `apply now` button.

Other information:

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).

This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

You may have experience of the following: Peer and Volunteer Organiser, Social Worker, Care Worker, Advice, Support, Advocacy, Volunteer Organiser, Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Engagement, Supporter Engagement, Volunteering Development Coordinator, Volunteer Manager, Volunteer Management, Volunteer Recruitment, Charity, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.

Ref: 103 556

Part Time (28 hrs p/w) - Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2022 (with possibility of extension)

St Giles Leeds Office

Ref: PCY-211

Are you a proactive, driven and compassionate individual with excellent motivational skills? If so then join St Giles as a Pantry Coordinator and you will be embarking on a highly rewarding and career-enhancing position.

About us

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

This exciting opportunity will be based at the St Giles Food pantry, which is located in Leeds and works alongside Fare Share, Unity Housing Association and the 2gether Schools Cluster serving the communities around Leeds Media Centre, providing a positive way of supporting those on low incomes. The aim of the Pantry is to help tackle poor diet and overcome health inequalities, by enabling tenants, and those low-income families, through a membership scheme to purchase surplus food at heavily subsidized prices

About the role

As the Pantry Co-Ordinator you will supervise and work in conjunction with volunteer Peer Advisors to provide support to families for up to 6 months, who are based in Leeds and surrounding areas. You will be responsible for the project achieving it’s overall purpose and key goals which will include but not limited to: managing the day to day pantry, carry out daily and weekly stock checks and re-order, building and managing a team of volunteers and assisting customers to choose their shopping items and to complete simple forms.

To secure this great opportunity:

• Self-motivated and ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Empathy and ability to work with a diverse range of people in an inclusive and proactive way
• Ability to lead, motivate, train and support volunteers
• Have previous experience of working within a retail and customer-facing role
• Have a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
• You must have Knowledge of and commitment to safeguarding practices and policies, and an ability to promote safeguarding among vulnerable clients and colleagues

In return you can expect a competitive salary and generous leave allowance; staff pension scheme, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice & counselling service, season ticket loan, access to clinical supervisions and much more besides.

Closing date: 11pm, 27th October 2021. Interview date: 3rd November 2021

The College has an exciting opportunity to appoint to a new role to support our recently launched Assessment Strategy Review project. Having received approval from the General Medical Council for changes to psychiatry curricula, we are now undertaking a review of our assessments, including our internationally recognised exam, MRCPsych, to ensure we are attracting and assessing the best doctors to work in psychiatry and Mental Health.

We are looking for a dynamic and flexible individual who has excellent organisational and communication skills to support this fast-moving and innovative project. Being able to quickly adapt to changing priorities, with excellent administrative skills and a professional approach is key. We are a busy, supportive and committed team working across Psychiatric Medical Education and Exams, and look forward to working with someone who is quick to learn and understands the importance of maintaining high quality standards in education.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional membership body for psychiatrists and promotes excellent care for people with mental illness. It has 19,000 members and engages with government and the media as the leading voice of the UK’s mental health services. The College is a values-based organisation and, in 2019, was named Charity of the Year in the European Diversity Awards.

The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves. 

We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

The College supports flexible working, and from December 2021 a hybrid of office and home working will be piloted.

We will consider putting into place appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment, the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.

How to apply

For more information and instructions on how to apply, please visit the College’s website.

We welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Closing date: Wednesday 3 November 2021 at 10am

Interview date: Thursday 18 November 2021 - via Microsoft Teams

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Charity registration no. 228636

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