Community Hub Leader – Oasis 
Birmingham, West Midlands

About Us

Oasis Community Learning is a ground-breaking global Christian movement and group of charities and social enterprises working in 51 community hubs located in 11 countries across the world.

We create a new sense of neighbourhood in communities that had previously been forgotten by society and our community hubs enable people to come together and fulfil their potential.

We are also raising the educational bar through our academies. A family of 52 educational institutions serving over 28,000 students from a variety of backgrounds, our academies seek to close the educational gap that exists between disadvantaged students and their more privileged counterparts.

We are currently looking for a Community Hub Leader to lead our Foundry and Boulton Hub, which joins together our work in Handsworth and Winson Green.

The Benefits

- Salary of £31,371 - £35,934 per annum 
- Local government pension scheme 
- Make a lasting difference through community transformation
- Support to grow and develop your knowledge

If you have a background in community delivery and development, this is an incredible opportunity to deliver vital services that are helping to transform communities.

Our vision is for a community where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their true potential. In this role, you will have the chance to deliver services that enable people to flourish socially, physically, emotionally, spiritually and educationally.

So, if you are eager to make a positive, lasting difference to the lives of local people, we want to hear from you.

Your Role

As the Community Hub Leader, you will oversee the development of our Foundry and Boulton Hub, which will manage the work we do in Handsworth and Winson Green. 

Working towards the vision of integrated community delivery, you will oversee the success of a number of services, including advice and support, children’s/youth work, our targeted families work and chaplaincy.

Specifically, you will: 

- Lead the strategic development of the Hub 
- Develop a variety of services, including food banks, benefits advice, family support services and jobs clubs 
- Grow a team of staff and volunteers who provide chaplaincy and community services to academy students and the wider community 
- Develop services to benefit our academy
- Build positive relationships with key figures throughout the community

About You 

To join us as a Community Hub Leader, you will need: 

- Previous experience of leading community delivery 
- Experience of working with young people and communities  
- Previous experience of growing projects, from the initial start-up phase through to maturity
- Experience of strategic management within a school, statutory, voluntary or commercial organisation
- A degree level qualification and/or professional qualification in community development or teaching 
- The ability to act strategically and be involved in direct delivery

Ideally, you will have also completed training in management and leadership, extended services and/or community development. 

Other organisations may call this role Community Development Leader, Community Services Leader, Community Services Team Leader, Project Manager, or Community Development Project Manager. 

The closing date for applications is the 27th November 2019, with interviews scheduled to be held on the 5th December 2019.

So, if you are seeking a rewarding new role as a Community Hub Leader, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 15,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

With approximately 40 retail stores already across the UK and new stores opening almost weekly, Dogs Trust is the most rapidly growing charity retailer in the UK. With a broad range of donated and bought in products, we are looking for dynamic and flexible managers who have the customer and the charity at the heart of everything they do. 

Now you can be part of our next chapter. We are seeking a commercially minded Store Manager, working 5 days a week (including most weekends), to help to build and inspire a team of volunteers, take personal ownership for the performance of the store, maximise profits and deliver excellent customer service. In this varied and exciting role you will be instrumental in ensuring your store is a successful hub of the community, working closely with Rehoming Centres and representing the Dogs Trust brand. This is a great opportunity to be part of a busy and dynamic retail environment that changes every day!

So if you have retail experience along with strong team and budgetary management skills and enjoy leading from the front and driving sales through commercial awareness and inspirational customer service whilst making a difference to the dogs in our care, please apply.

Rumbletums is a Community Café offering non-accredited training and work experience opportunities to young people with learning disabilities.

The main purpose of the role of Project Manager is to work with the Board of Trustees in developing the future strategic direction of Rumbletums, to manage Rumbletums on a day-to-day basis and to lead the programme of training and development of our trainees.

The training is based in our café and trainees undertake a range of ‘Front of House’ and kitchen duties and other related activities that enable them to develop specific and transferable skills relevant to the catering industry, plus communication and life skills, as well as greater self-esteem and confidence.

We need someone who has experience of working with young people with learning disabilities in a vocational or learning setting and with proven experience of effective management, as well as excellent leadership and motivational skills.

Employment Support Worker (GEM Navigator Developer)

32 hours per week for 50 weeks of the year (fixed term contract to the 31/12/21)

Do you like to make a difference? Are you empathic? Can you support people to build their confidence and move them closer towards employment?  If you enjoy problem solving, have experience of 121 support and excellent administration skills then we'd like to hear from you.  The GEM Project is jointly funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and European Social Fund.

Thames Valley Partnership charity seeks a Service Manager - Victims' Services to lead on a new specialist support service for adult victims across the Thames Valley. 

The Partnership is an established registered charity of 25 years operating a range of support services for those affected by crime, across the three Thames Valley counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, and beyond. Following a successful funding bid to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Thames Valley, we have been selected to set up and run the new service for adult victims, beginning in April 2020. The new service will be tailored to meet victims’ individual needs and we will work closely with two partner agencies: bringing professionals with different specialisms together.

The Service Manager will have lead responsibility and accountability for delivering the new service, managing  key relationships as well as the contract with the OPCC. Overall, the role involves providing strategic direction in the development of the service, close working with key partners and stakeholders across criminal justice services and, in the short term, the integration of existing services and support and line-management of the relevant staff. You will oversee all aspects of the service including developing a strategy for the recruitment, training, retention and supervision of staff and volunteers and the development of peer support and buddy systems. 

The role will essentially be based in the Partnership offices in Aston Sandford, Buckinghamshire HP17 8JB (however flexibility and remote working may be negotiated for the right candidate).

Closing date for applications:  29th November at 8am

Interviews will be held on:  4th December (at the Partnership’s offices)

For a full Job Description and an Application Pack please visit the Thames Valley Partnership website 

Job Title Operations Manager

Contract Fixed Term (maternity cover – until March 2021)

Hours Full Time

Location Liverpool

We are looking for an Operations Manager to join our management team based in our delivery hub Liverpool city centre as a fixed term maternity cover. You will join two other experienced managers to help to deliver our ambitious plans to provide the very best support to young people across Merseyside and into Cheshire. You will be responsible for the line management of a team of executives who work directly with our young people, partners and volunteer colleagues.

We have an ambition to become the very best organisation within the sector. You will be required to continually innovate, review and adapt our operations to ensure we deliver the very best for young people across the region.  You will effectively manage those areas of operations assigned to you and support and develop our executives to do their best work.

You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders (internal and external) and ensure that our delivery plans are achieved, and the quality and impact is high. You will need to manage key partnerships alongside developing new relationships with organisations who can offer engaging and inspiring opportunities to our young people. 

You will be responsible for the accurate planning, phasing and resourcing of our delivery, you will effectively manage budgets and support the effective delivery of funding contracts. You will work alongside fundraising colleagues with the development of bids, reporting and attending meetings and events.

To learn more about the role please visit our website.

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website and download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

A fantastic, rewarding part-time opportunity has arisen in the Development Programmes Unit (DPU) at Plan International UK.

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We work to give every child the same chance in life. The Development Programmes Unit (DPU) is the hub for impactful long-term development programming in Plan International UK. DPU teams work in close collaboration with Plan International Country Offices to design high quality projects and to raise the funds from institutional donors needed to implement them. They oversee the management of grants and contracts awarded, ensuring quality delivery, effective programme monitoring and evaluation and donor compliance.

In this role, you will manage the effective delivery of a portfolio of defined projects by:

• Building the capacity and skills of programme country office staff to effectively manage projects, including liaising with appropriate technical advisors at both UK and country level
• Facilitating effective consortium partner working relationships and programmatic learning
• Providing information and analysis on projects, including producing high-quality narrative and financial reports, to strengthen project delivery and inform wider practice
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with institutional donors within the UK and in Country Offices

We are looking for someone with proven success managing sizeable development projects with institutional donors (DFID and/or EU experience essential), often at a distance, though occasional travel will be required. Ideally, you’ll have experience of child rights and gender equality programming, to ensure that projects are gender sensitive or transformative. You’ll have great skills in managing and developing complex relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, such as key project staff at Country Office level, institutional donor representatives and consortium partners.

The deadline for applications is 9:00am on 25 November 2019

Interviews will take place on 2 December 2019.

We anticipate that this post will be required for up to a year.

Due to the nature of our work with children, we follow rigorous child safeguarding policies and procedures in our recruitment process. As a result, some of our roles are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee or volunteer; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Be a part of The Barnet Wellbeing Hub:  The single point of access to Socially Prescribed Wellbeing services and activities - Improving access and connecting the community.

Job Title: Wellbeing Navigator

Salary: £24,000 + 3% Pension

Accountable to:   Wellbeing Hub Manager and Senior Wellbeing Navigator

Accountable for: Working with the team and volunteers

Location:   The Meritage Centre, Hendon, Barnet, NW4, and out in the community

Hours worked: 10am - 6pm Monday - Friday

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Barnet Wellbeing Hub is an exciting new initiative that utilises a social prescribing model to support adults over 16 years old with common and long term conditions and/or social care needs to become involved in community activities. The Wellbeing Hub is an integral component of the overall Integrated Wellbeing Service Strategy for Barnet. A vacancy available for the right candidate to support the continued growth and development of the Social Prescribing offer in Barnet.

The hub acts as a referral Single Point of Access between statutory providers and community settings. A high volume of people are referred from statutory providers, other community organisations, or could self-refer to the hub. Staff will support individuals to engage with community activities.

The role of the wellbeing navigator team will be to provide a holistic service from referral through to discharge. They will work with partners to accept referrals into the service. They will welcome each person, provide a short triage to ensure that their conditions are appropriate ones for the service to assist, and then make appointments for them to visit for more in-depth assistance where necessary. They will also carry out background administration for this service such as logging individual details onto the service database.

MAIN TASKS

Individual Support

• Working with other team members, to provide first point of contact to all those accessing the service, whether face to face, by telephone or email.
• As part of a team, make contact to all people referred into the service within 24 hours of the referral being received.
• Provide a basic Triage service to people who are referred, either over the telephone or via appointments in the office.
• For those people with appropriate needs, book appointments for them to meet within 5 days of the triage, or as soon as the person wishes attend a meeting.
• Assist people to engage with community activities.
• Follow up with people who have used the service to ensure that they are engaging successfully.
• Provide a professional service that maintains boundaries, but is warm and respectful.
• Maintain individual confidentiality and respects equal rights and diversity.

Outreach work

Links with other community organisations and relationships with statutory services are integral to the success of the Wellbeing Hub. You will be working as part of the team to formulate an outreach work plan to support the Integrated Wellbeing Service working with our partners,

• Log all individuals accessing the service onto the central database in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Liaise with our partners and encourage collaborative and partnership working
• Build relationships and rapport with external partners
• Seek and generate referrals to the Wellbeing Hub and improve the community access into the Wellbeing Hub service
• Work flexibly at other premises, including GP practices, to deliver Emotional Health Checks to individuals based around the borough where appropriate

Administrative Duties

• Log all individuals accessing the service onto the central database in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Information logged should include people’s demographic information, presenting needs and any other case notes deemed to be appropriate.
• Log appointments for people to meet Wellbeing Navigators.
• Ensure that all paper or computerised records and documentation regarding the service is effectively and securely stored.

General duties

• To maintain accurate records to fulfil reporting requirements
• To adhere to all policies including equal opportunity policy and volunteer policy at all times
• Support the team in the setup and facilitation of events throughout the year and support the continued development of the Wellbeing Café
• Work with the team to support the recruitment and management of volunteers to create a team of hub champions to support the work of the navigators
• Attend and contribute to regular team meetings and supervision, as well as training sessions
• Carry out such other duties as deemed appropriate and may be reasonably required by the Service Manager.

Wellbeing Navigator

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The Barnet Wellbeing Hub is an exciting and innovative initiative in the Borough that will improve the lives of thousands of people with health and social care needs. This role is a great job opportunity for candidates who have the relevant experience and skill sets. The post holder will need to be organised, self-motivated, and a quick learner. Candidates are expected to possess the following:-

Essential

• Experience of a customer care environment
• Experience of mental health needs or of working with people with mental health needs
• Ability to work on one’s own initiatives and self-motivated
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent standard of literacy and numeracy and IT competency
• Strong commitment to teamwork to ensure the tasks required are completed
• Ability to work flexibly with other colleagues within the team
• Ability to be proactive and to problem solve, including seeking creative or imaginative solutions
• Ability to work under pressure and cope effectively and/or support others to cope effectively with difficult situations
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and ‘can do’ attitude
• Strong ability to ensure confidentiality, data quality and integrity are kept at all times
• Commitment and ability to meet set deadlines for report generation and other tasks
• Commitment to equality and diversity

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time (Part Time Considered)

Barnardo's is a 150-year-old charity on a journey to transform children's social care . As part of our 10-year corporate strategy, Barnardo's has committed to becoming a digital organisation . The Digital and Technology team (also known as #futurebarnardos) is part of the Strategy & Performance group. Our team is responsible for leading a transformation of the whole organisation , and beyond it the whole children's health and social care sector - inspiring it to take a user-centric , data-driven approach to all our operations , products and services, and building up iteratively from small beginnings to big ideas.

Our goal is simple: to provide better social care , so that more children and families have better outcomes. Along the way we will make sure our staff are equipped and empowered to provide even better support , local government sees us as visionary leaders, and our charitable donors are inspired to be even more generous in supporting us.

We welcome applications from women, BAME and LGBTQA+ people, people with both visible and non-visible disabilities , and neurodivergent people, as we recognise that these people can be under-represented in our sector. Given the nature of our work, it is imperative that we ensure the widest view possible as we build our products and services.

To learn more about the team we are building, please read our blog post .

About the role....

As your team's associate delivery manager, you'll be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of your team, supporting individual projects wherever extra help is needed to unblock issues, facilitate connections across and beyond the organisation , and coordinate workshops, meetings and events.

Key Responsibilities :

You will:

* Support delivery teams, ensuring they are motivated , collaborating and working well
* Identify obstacles and help the team to overcome them
* Help focus the team on what is most important to the delivery of products and services
* Encourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery team
* Build your skills as a delivery manager, including building your confidence in supporting and leading teams with the agile project management toolkit

Successful applicants....

* A demonstrable interest in technology is vital. This can be shown at educational level (e.g. GCSE or Level 3 Apprenticeship in Computer Science or higher), through other learning (e.g. immersive bootcamp), or previous roles
* Aptitude, appetite and enthusiasm for product and delivery management are vital and should be demonstrable
* Strong interpersonal skills who enjoy working in a delivery focused, agile environment
* Care about new ways to tackle problems, following digital transformation principles and practices, and who know how to make projects succeed, as well as stopping them failing
* Demonstrable experience of involvement in project or delivery teams
* Demonstrable experience of project support , for instance coordinating workshops, managing events, facilitating connections with other teams
* Ability to see complicated tasks through to completion
* Strong organising skills, including an eye for detail

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements .

This role can be based in any of Barnardo's regional offices, as outlined in the job description, with regular travel to our digital hub in central London.

We are looking for a part-time Project Manager (3 days per week)  to run our succesful Women off to Work (WoW) project in Westminster. The job is offered with an 8-months fixed-term contract with potential of extension. 

The Abbey Community Association is a charity operating out of a large community centre and hub in the heart of south Westminster, bringing together local people and organisations to address local community needs. 

We are recruiting a Project Manager for a programme funded by the Big Lottery Fund (National Lottery Community Fund). Through this project, we have developed a holistic training and into-work programme for women in south Westminster and neighbouring areas, particularly those from Muslim and Arabic-speaking backgrounds. We deliver life and vocational skills training, and promote wellbeing and general employability through work experience placements, internships, job brokerage and practical advice on self-employment and micro-businesses. We provide women with opportunities to gain formal and accredited training qualifications, and provide support with tailored into-work action plans.

The Project Manager will play a crucial part in continuing the successful delivery of this important programme.

Details of the post are available, along with an application pack on our website. 

Deadline for receipt of applications: 8th December 2019

Interview date:  12th December 2019

Barnardo's is a 150-year-old charity on a journey to transform children's social care. As part of our 10-year corporate strategy, Barnardo's has committed to becoming a digital organisation. The Digital and Technology team (also known as #futurebarnardos) is part of the Strategy & Performance group. Our team is responsible for leading a transformation of the whole organisation, and beyond it the whole children's health and social care sector - inspiring it to take a user-centric, data-driven approach to all our operations, products and services, and building up iteratively from small beginnings to big ideas.

Our goal is simple: to provide better social care, so that more children and families have better outcomes. Along the way we will make sure our staff are equipped and empowered to provide even better support, local government sees us as visionary leaders, and our charitable donors are inspired to be even more generous in supporting us.

We welcome applications from women, BAME and LGBTQA+ people, people with both visible and non-visible disabilities, and neurodivergent people, as we recognise that these people can be under-represented in our sector. Given the nature of our work, it is imperative that we ensure the widest view possible as we build our products and services.

To learn more about the team we are building, please read our blog post .

About the role....

As a delivery manager, you will work closely with a product manager and as part of an agile team, to help produce a product or service for our staff, service users or supporters. Your role is to ensure that your product stays true to user needs, maintains a high velocity of delivery, and is managed well according to agile governance principles.

Successful applicants....

* Evidence of professional knowledge of project or product management
* Completion of a delivery manager course, for instance Scrum Master
* Demonstrable experience in delivering digital products and services
* Demonstrable experience of using a range of project management methods, including agile
* Demonstrable experience of projects where you balanced multiple priorities and managed through ambiguity
* Understanding of 'digital' and transformation programmes
* Experience of matrix-managing multi-disciplinary teams
* Ability to work in a fast-paced, fast-changing environment
* Appreciation of 'digital' and transformation programmes
* Ability to handle a variety of tasks and priorities at the same time
* Demonstrable experience of coaching and mentoring less experienced delivery managers
* Strong interpersonal skills and enjoy working in a delivery focused, agile environment
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including with senior stakeholders

This role can be based in any of Barnardo's regional offices, as outlined in the job description, with regular travel to our digital hub in central London.

London EC3N

6 months’ maternity cover from February 2020, with possible extension

The role

You will lead on ensuring successful delivery of our existing portfolio of services and negotiate new services, working in partnership with the NHS, voluntary and statutory organisations in locations across the South of England region. 

You will be responsible for managing a team of permanent and contract staff and supporting our vital services’ volunteers, working closely with the other services’ teams to increase access, reach and influence across the UK.

About you

Thriving on challenge, you will have the determination to see through the service set-up process from initial discussions to operational delivery. With a willingness to travel, you will have proven people management skills, and the ability to work as part of a busy team and with other teams across different geographical sites. It goes without saying that you’ll need exceptional organisational and time management skills, and be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication.

About us

We’re excited to announce that in April 2019, Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now united to create one charity for everyone affected by breast cancer. From research to care, our new charity has people affected by the disease at its heart – providing support for today and hope for the future. United, we can carry out even more world-class research, provide even more life-changing support and campaign even more effectively for better services and care.

By bringing together our passion, energy, expertise, funds and networks, we will make greater progress in more effective ways to make sure that, by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live and receive the support they need to live well. 

For further information and to apply

Please download a copy of the job description and person specification. Please submit your application through our online application portal.

Closing date 9am on Monday 2 December 2019

Interview date Wednesday 11 December 2019

Second interview date Monday 16 December 2019

Barnardo's is a 150-year-old charity on a journey to transform children's social care. As part of our 10-year corporate strategy, Barnardo's has committed to becoming a digital organisation. The Digital and Technology team (also known as #futurebarnardos) is part of the Strategy & Performance group. Our team is responsible for leading a transformation of the whole organisation, and beyond it the whole children's health and social care sector - inspiring it to take a user-centric, data-driven approach to all our operations, products and services, and building up iteratively from small beginnings to big ideas.

Our goal is simple: to provide better social care, so that more children and families have better outcomes. Along the way we will make sure our staff are equipped and empowered to provide even better support, local government sees us as visionary leaders, and our charitable donors are inspired to be even more generous in supporting us.

We welcome applications from women, BAME and LGBTQA+ people, people with both visible and non-visible disabilities, and neurodivergent people, as we recognise that these people can be under-represented in our sector. Given the nature of our work, it is imperative that we ensure the widest view possible as we build our products and services.

To learn more about the team we are building, please read our blog post .

As a service designer, you will design the end-to-end journey of a service. This helps a user complete their goal and Barnardo's achieve its expected outcome. Your work may involve the creation of, or change to, transactions, products and content across both digital and offline channels provided by different parts of the charity.

Key responsibilities:

You will:

* Develop new or iterated services to meet user needs, based on evidence gathered from a variety of existing and new sources, including primary research, existing evidence and organisational goals
* Be trusted to make good decisions and recognise when to ask for further guidance and support
* Focus relentlessly on the user need, and ensure every aspect of product development is user-centric
* Identify where separate interactions with children's social care should act as one service that meet that need

Key activities:

You will:

* Work on defined problem statements and design challenges throughout the product lifecycle, with particular responsibility for the early stages (discovery and alpha)
* Work in an autonomous fashion, empowered to make key decisions, as part of a multidisciplinary product team including users
* Analyse failure within services and identify root causes for that failure
* Identify opportunities for cost reduction and improvement within an existing service
* Understand the existing supporting system of a service and design targeted improvements to that system to accommodate the new service - both digital and process base
* Collaborate on designs with analysts and developers
* Welcome the constructive criticism of their work and be able to constructively review the work of others
* Contribute to the development of design concepts
* Interpret evidence-based research and incorporate this into your work
* Represent Barnardo's internally and externally (eg conferences, meetups, blogs, interviews etc.)

This role can be based in any of Barnardo's regional offices, as outlined in the job description, with regular travel to our digital hub in central London.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Volunteer Co-ordinator

16 hours per week

£23,388 per annum pro rate - £10,113.73 per annum actual for 16 hours per week

Birmingham

This is a permanent contract but funding for this post will end on 1 September 2021

Do you want to be part of a charity? Keen to be part of a new and innovative mental health and wellbeing service?

A fabulous opportunity has developed within The Children's Society for a volunteer coordinator .The successful Pause service run in Digbeth, to the campus The University of Birmingham, due to wining a grant from Office for Students (OfS) in partnership with the university and local NHS services

You will be part of 'Pause at University of Birmingham' service to create an innovative and unique mobile 'hub' of wellbeing practitioners and volunteers with mental health experience to provide interventions for students in comfortable, open-plan safe-spaces. The Hub will utilise early-intervention approaches to enhance student mental health and wellbeing on campus, allowing students to timely and flexibly access to support, and the help they need. No waiting list? Students can just drop in.

The volunteer coordinator role seeks someone:

-Who is motivated to recruit, encourage and support people for the community to want to work with 18- 24 years old to support with wellbeing and mental health issue.

-Passionate about mental health and wellbeing

-Is creative in creating a diversity volunteer team

-Able to work 16 hours a week

-Happy to work in a fast paced environment and has good computer Skills.

-The post will be based at the University of Birmingham.

-Please note we will not be able to accept any student university of Birmingham student to this post. Two week annual leave will have to be taken when the university closes.

In this post, you will work alongside other coordinators with The Children's Society to ensure that a good training package is provided to volunteers along with supervisions. The service will provide you will regular supervision, and you will work within a rewarding environment where you can leave work each day knowing you have made a difference to the lives of students.

If you are interest in the volunteer coordinator please apply following the link; If you would like to find out any more information about this role, please email Joanne Gill on [email protected]

Closing Date Midnight on 20th November

Interview date TBC