Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at-risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they are able to overcome the barriers they face. We have more than 35 years of experience working with migrant communities, and in 2019 we supported around 2,000 people through expert legal advice, housing and peer support. Our holistic approach supports people away from a point of crisis and destitution towards safety, economic independence, social engagement and greater emotional wellbeing.

You will have experience in providing high quality administrative support to the CEO, trustees and senior managers.  You will play a key role in developing and supporting our charity and strengthening our resource management, administration and governance. This will include the organisation and servicing of trustee and management meetings ensuring effective administration, record keeping, communications and progress tracking. 

This role requires flexibility, initiative and discretion. You should be highly organised and proactive with strong people and communication skills and have a good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 systems, including SharePoint and MS Teams. You should be committed to self-improvement and respond positively to constructive feedback when given, as well as being a committed team player.

We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration, and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status.

For more details about the job and to apply, please complete the application form on our website.

Job Role: Mental Health Advisor

Contract: Fixed-Term, Maternity Cover

Location: Centrepoint Manchester (Role involves outreach across various Centrepoint Manchester Services)

Closing date: 21st September 2021

Salary: £27,753 - £30,839 per annum

Do you thrive in challenging environments? Do you have what it takes to join our busy health & wellbeing team? Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Mental Health Advisor to join our small team of practitioners based in Manchester, providing a range of mental health programme to the most vulnerable young people that Centrepoint support. In return, you will receive a competitive salary plus excellent benefits.

We will need you to have:

• A relevant core professional qualification in mental health or social care plus evidence of continued professional development in mental health related work.
• You will have substantial experience of risk assessment and risk management.
• Have experience of assessment, formulation and managing complex cases and risk within a mental health service.

Centrepoint’s Health & Wellbeing Team

In the role of a Mental Health Advisor in the Health and Wellbeing Team, you will be providing one-to-one interventions for young people, who are supported by Centrepoint, with serious mental health problems, suicidal ideation, self-harm. Moreover, in this role you will be providing guidance and consultation to staff in respect of young people with mental health difficulties.

You will have substantial experience of working with homeless or vulnerable young adults aged 16-25 in a crisis mental health setting.  You will also have a relevant Professional qualification at a minimum of degree level in the field of mental health (Dip SW) essential relevant professional registration (i.e. HCPC).

As part of a multidisciplinary team, alongside other health practitioners, you will undertake comprehensive assessments of young people’s health needs, risks and vulnerabilities. Your experience of managing a caseload of young people will mean you excel at working in partnership with Centrepoint colleagues, partner organisations, and local services to ensure that young people receive the right level of support to meet their mental, emotional and physical health needs. As a result, you will need a good working knowledge of primary healthcare and public mental health initiatives, and be keen to learn new skills.

What we offer in return...

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

• 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
• Excellent training package to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to build a new career
• Employer pension contributions of 4%
• Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work , that enables movement up the pay scale
• Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
• An interest-free travel loan

We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint. We welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people's services.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Mental Health Advisor, click ‘Apply’ now!

You'll be key to the effective delivery of our programmes of work: supporting schools to promote equality, diversity and inclusion and tackle discrimination, training teachers and delivering workshops with young people. 

**Extended closing date for applications: 5pm on Wednesday 15 September 2021**

Hours of work:        35 hours per week

Salary Scale:           NJC SCP 21-23: £26,511- £27,741

Location: The post will be based at our office: Suite 11, Davey House, 31A St Neots Road, St Neots, PE19 7BA. However, the role involves travelling to deliver training and support for schools and other organisations 1-2 days per week. We also have a 'work from where's best' policy in place which means that staff can choose to work from home or the office when they are not travelling for work.

Benefits: Flexible working. Occupational Sick Pay. Occupational Maternity Leave. Individual training budget. 5% pension.

Job Summary

The post-holder will be key to the effective delivery of our programmes of work on issues of equality, diversity and inclusion. This role involves supporting schools to effectively promote equality, diversity and inclusion and achieve the Equalities Award, training teachers to promote equality and tackle discrimination and delivering workshops with young people. The post-holder will assist with developing the EqualiTeach brand, create new workshops, training sessions and educational materials in line with EqualiTeach's values and strategy.

Background to EqualiTeach

EqualiTeach is a not-for-profit equality training and consultancy organisation, working with educational settings England-wide to help promote equality and tackle discrimination.

We provide:

• Equality, diversity and inclusion training for governors, teachers and support staff
• Interactive workshops with young people
• Production and updating of policies, strategies and guidance documents
• Production of training and educational resources

Details of the staff training and workshops that we currently deliver can be found on our website 

Key Tasks:

• Delivering workshops on issues of equality with young people and teaching staff
• Developing new training activities, workshops and educational materials in line with EqualiTeach's values and strategy
• Creating resources to support the delivery of workshops
• Meeting with schools and providing support and guidance on issues of equality
• Auditing schools and providing them with feedback as they complete the Equalities Award audit process
• Contributing to the general administration, well running and development of the organisation

Person Specification

Knowledge

• An understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion
• An understanding of the UK school system and the equality duties placed on schools

Experience

• Experience of training adults
• Experience of teaching or delivering educational workshops

Skills and Competencies

• Skilled and confident communication skills
• Good classroom management skills
• Ability to adapt to the needs of every participant, to ensure that workshops and training sessions are inclusive
• Intermediate level IT skills in standard Microsoft packages
• Strong organisational skills
• High levels of enthusiasm and motivation
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Ability to work with minimum supervision

**Extended closing date for applications: 5pm on Wednesday 15 September 2021**

To apply, please complete the accompanying application form and equalities monitoring form and return these to Claire Currington via email

Interviews will be held in person on Tuesday 28 September 2021 in St Neots (please let us know if you’d like to request a remote interview via Zoom, MS Teams or Skype

EqualiTeach is a Disability Confident Employer

EqualiTeach strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to offer sponsorship to applicants from overseas.

Although the post is advertised as a full-time position, we are happy to explore flexible working options. If you require the application form in a different format, or reasonable adjustments made for interview, please contact us.

The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

If you have any questions, or need any further information about this post, please e-mail Claire Currington

JOB DESCRIPTION SUPPORT WORKER

Responsible to: Support Team Manager  

Location: Based in Main Baca office, Loughborough and Leicestershire England. The role requires travel to all locations where Baca Services are delivered.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week including evening and weekend work

Salary: £18500 - £22000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Overall purpose

• To provide support and care to the young people who are newly arrived in the country, providing the foundations for them to rebuild their strength, dignity and grow their hope for their futures.
• To partner with social workers, representatives from other agencies, community groups and voluntary sector organisations for the benefit of the young people.

• Through this service we aim to empower unaccompanied asylum seeking young people, some of whom are victims of trafficking, with dignity, strength and hope - inspiring them to become individuals who are net contributors to society.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To be a key worker for a number of young people who are in the care of Baca, providing high quality holistic and therapeutic support for their transition to adulthood, to enable young people to achieve the following outcomes in line with Baca’s Theory of change –
  • Improved Physical Wellbeing,
  • Improved Emotional Wellbeing,
  • Increased engagement with Education, Employment and Training,
  • Increased Social engagement and
  • Increased Personal Safety
• Playing an active role in developing knowledge and understanding in areas relevant to the role and especially in the areas of asylum and refugee law, trafficking, supporting separated children and the cultures of different nations relevant to Baca.
• To be a role model to all young people in Baca’s care, providing care and compassion without discrimination of age, race, colour or behavioural issues.
• Support young people in developing essential life skills in line with the individual support plan to prepare them for independent living. Training young people in living skills such as washing, cleaning, cooking and safety food shopping and budgeting; proactively and intentionally in line with the Baca pyramid plan.
• Support young people in developing their skills, aspirations and interests in education, vocation or hobbies.
• Be an active part of a diverse environment of staff and young people from different cultures and backgrounds.
• Develop excellent working partnership with social workers, volunteers and other partners’ to provide a holistic development package for each young person enabling them to become independent.
• Regularly review and manage the risks associated with young people.
• Actively plan, prepare and participate in all meetings and events that are related to the support of the young people.
• Develop and maintain excellent communication with all members of the team and all external partners and supporters.
• Carry out all administrative work required as part of the role such as month end reports, support plans on time and in a consistent manner.

General

• Be a role model, leading by example in practicing the Values of Baca.
• Play an active and supportive role within the organisation 
• Take ownership of all administrative aspects of the role.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy. 
• Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity policy 
• Be adept in employing the correct procedures for dealing with any safeguarding incidences or concerns, in line with Baca’s Child, Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy 
• Adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures. 
• Ability to work flexible hours, including occasional evenings and weekends, in line with the needs of the team.

Our Hounds for Heroes dogs are specially trained Assistance Dogs. Our Heroes are disabled UK Armed Forces and Emergency Services personnel whose quality of life can be enhanced by a partnership with one of our highly trained dogs. 

We are looking for a Fundraising Manager – a proactive self-starter with first-hand experience of Corporate and Community fundraising who meets targets. You will have excellent communication and relationship building skills, comfortable with working both independently and as part of a small team. With a tenacious and creative approach you will identify potential partners, share our vision, build relationships and deliver compelling proposals that inspire new support for our work.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build Hounds for Heroes Corporate partnership portfolio and Community activity pipeline to help deliver our fundraising strategy.

You will be part of the Charity’s Senior Management Team. 

Details

Hours: 37 hours a week Monday to Friday. Required to regularly attend the office whilst also offering the ability to work from home with a flexibility to occasionally work some evenings/ weekends as required. 

Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 p.a. depending upon experience. 

Location:  Head Office - Unit 2B Rookery Farm Buildings, Ramsdean, Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 1RU

For further information on the role please refer to the detailed job description attached

JOB DESCRIPTION SUPPORT WORKER

Responsible to: Support Team Manager  

Location: Based in Main Baca office, Loughborough and Leicestershire England. The role requires travel to all locations where Baca Services are delivered.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week including evening and weekend work

Salary: £18500 - £22000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Overall purpose

• To provide support and care to the young people who are newly arrived in the country, providing the foundations for them to rebuild their strength, dignity and grow their hope for their futures.
• To partner with social workers, representatives from other agencies, community groups and voluntary sector organisations for the benefit of the young people.

• Through this service we aim to empower unaccompanied asylum seeking young people, some of whom are victims of trafficking, with dignity, strength and hope - inspiring them to become individuals who are net contributors to society.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To be a key worker for a number of young people who are in the care of Baca, providing high quality holistic and therapeutic support for their transition to adulthood, to enable young people to achieve the following outcomes in line with Baca’s Theory of change –
  • Improved Physical Wellbeing,
  • Improved Emotional Wellbeing,
  • Increased engagement with Education, Employment and Training,
  • Increased Social engagement and
  • Increased Personal Safety
• Playing an active role in developing knowledge and understanding in areas relevant to the role and especially in the areas of asylum and refugee law, trafficking, supporting separated children and the cultures of different nations relevant to Baca.
• To be a role model to all young people in Baca’s care, providing care and compassion without discrimination of age, race, colour or behavioural issues.
• Support young people in developing essential life skills in line with the individual support plan to prepare them for independent living. Training young people in living skills such as washing, cleaning, cooking and safety food shopping and budgeting; proactively and intentionally in line with the Baca pyramid plan.
• Support young people in developing their skills, aspirations and interests in education, vocation or hobbies.
• Be an active part of a diverse environment of staff and young people from different cultures and backgrounds.
• Develop excellent working partnership with social workers, volunteers and other partners’ to provide a holistic development package for each young person enabling them to become independent.
• Regularly review and manage the risks associated with young people.
• Actively plan, prepare and participate in all meetings and events that are related to the support of the young people.
• Develop and maintain excellent communication with all members of the team and all external partners and supporters.
• Carry out all administrative work required as part of the role such as month end reports, support plans on time and in a consistent manner.

General

• Be a role model, leading by example in practicing the Values of Baca.
• Play an active and supportive role within the organisation 
• Take ownership of all administrative aspects of the role.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy. 
• Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity policy 
• Be adept in employing the correct procedures for dealing with any safeguarding incidences or concerns, in line with Baca’s Child, Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy 
• Adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures. 
• Ability to work flexible hours, including occasional evenings and weekends, in line with the needs of the team.

Richmond Carers Centre, a network partner of Carers Trust, is a registered charity providing information, support, advice and a voice for carers living and caring in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 

Helping Carers to Live Well is our organisational aim.  We are looking for someone with the skills and ability to offer a coordinated approach in supporting unpaid and family adult carers in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Carers provide vital support and can come from all walks of life and be of any age.

As an Adult Carers Support Worker you’ll be part of the Adult Carer Support Team at Richmond Carers Centre. Here, you’ll provide carers with advice, information and emotional support either face-to-face, via email and through our dedicated telephone support line. Much of your work will involve actively listening to carers and formulating packages of support. You will also be involved in organising breaks for carers, outreach activities and leisure events, as well as group work to help enhance carers’ health and wellbeing. You’ll also be expected to work with our volunteers and to use appropriate monitoring and evaluation reports to show our funders what we’ve achieved. 

With your proven experience of working with carers or other vulnerable groups on an individual and/or group basis, you’ll recognise the importance of being client focused and have a commitment to enhance the lives of carers.  You will be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of carers’ needs, a wide range of skills in relation to service delivery to support carers, and have a sound understanding of social care provision in both statutory and voluntary sector environments. 

You will be self-motivated and positive in your approach to working with both carers and staff, and have a willingness to embrace our organisational values. Strong administrative, time management, IT and organisational skills are essential.  Your ability and willingness to occasionally work outside normal working hours is required.

In return, we offer regular supervision, training and professional development for this rewarding position, along with generous annual leave, employer’s contribution to your pension scheme and above all, a supportive and friendly working environment.  

Richmond Carers Centre is currently working remotely and a plan is being devised for a transition to office based provision.

Please use the application form only. CVs will not be accepted

Closing date – Midnight on Sunday 3rd October 2021

Provisional interview dates – Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th October 2021. Interviews will be held on Zoom unless otherwise advised.

For application documents, please click the relevant website links

Privacy Notice

In compliance with General Data Protect Regulations, Richmond Carers Centre will only collect personal data and applicant information relevant to carry out a safe recruiting process. This means we will ask for data such as applicant’s name and contact details, education and employment history, and contact details for referees. The application pack will include an equalities monitoring form, which will be separate to the application form for statistical purposes only. Applicant’s information will not be shared with a 3rd party unless required to do so by law. We will retain applicant’s information for the duration of the recruitment period after which unsuccessful applications will be deleted.

Richmond Carers Centre is committed to Equality of Opportunity

Registered Charity No: 1092459. Company No: 4412793

This is an exciting opportunity to play a significant part in the strategic management and leadership of one of the most successful and well-known schools in the country. Tiffin School is a selective state secondary school with an excellent financial track record.  We are looking to appoint a well-qualified, experienced and talented financial leader to play a key role in delivering an outstanding finance and business function to our academy.

The postholder will work as a member of the Senior Leadership Team which meets regularly to set the strategic direction of the Academy Trust and plan, organise, monitor and evaluate its work. The postholder will also be the company secretary to the Academy Trust.

The successful candidate must be a highly motivated individual who can lead by example and inspire others. You will:

• Be an experienced financial leader with established proven track record of financial management, risk management and financial operational leadership.

• Have excellent and successful leadership and management skills, and be used to working

with a number of diverse teams.

Some educational and or Charity background may be an advantage but we would welcome applicants from other sectors.

Tiffin School has a vibrant and friendly staff, with a diverse mix of teachers and support staff.  The location is close to Kingston town centre, with excellent public transport links to Central London.  We are close to Richmond and Bushy Parks, and the Surrey countryside.  Benefits include: season ticket loan/Cycle to Work scheme/salary advance scheme for a rental deposit/free on-site parking /childcare vouchers/enhanced maternity benefits/and Local Government Pension Scheme.  For a good feel of the School, please look at the Head’s Newsletters on the website. 

Please see our website for the Recruitment Brochure, including the Person Specification, Job Description and application form.  Only fully completed application forms sent to our vacanies email and received by the stated deadline for applications will be accepted as valid applications.

Safeguarding of Children

REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (EXCEPTIONS) ORDER 1974 (AS AMENDED IN 2013)

Tiffin School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  The post you are applying for is subject to an order under Section 4(4) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  Applicants must therefore provide information about all: convictions, cautions, warnings, reprimands, binding over or other orders, pending prosecutions, criminal investigations that are not “protected” as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).  This particular post is also subject to a section 128 management check.

Equal Opportunities

Tiffin School is an equal opportunities employer and its policies, including the need to guard against false assumptions based on an applicant’s sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, disability, religion, age, marital status, working pattern, sexual orientation or gender reassignment, are followed at all stages of the selection procedure.

Link Age Southwark is a vibrant local charity which works to ensure that older people and people living with dementia can thrive in later life. We work with our dedicated volunteers to provide the support people need to live happy, healthy lives. We support around 700 older people and people with dementia each year, and with the support of over 400 volunteers, help them stay connected with their communities, alleviating loneliness and social isolation, improving health and wellbeing and making communities stronger through volunteering.

We are looking for a Volunteering Manager to join our team for a 12 month period of maternity cover. The Volunteering Manager has lead responsibility for overseeing the work of the Volunteering and Events Team. The team includes the Volunteering and HR Coordinator and the Fundraising, Communications and Marketing Coordinator. The Volunteering Manager is part of the Senior Management Team supporting the design and delivery of Link Age Southwark’s strategic objectives. The role will have lead responsibility for our volunteering strategy ensuring that our volunteering offer remains attractive and that we are able to recruit from all sections of the diverse community in which we operate. You will be responsible for the collation and analysis of our annual volunteer survey and will provide management information that will allow us to monitor our volunteer population and inform our recruitment strategy.

In overseeing the work of the Fundraising, Communications and Marketing Coordinator you will support the development and delivery of our communications and marketing strategy as well as our target for community fundraising events. Working with the Chief Executive and the fundraising team you will take the lead in ensuring the delivery of our events calendar.

We are an equal opportunities employer with a strong commitment to respecting diversity and promoting equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Closing date for applications: 9am on 4 October 2021

Interview date: 11 October 2021

Ideally the candidate will start in post on 1 November to receive a 3 week handover from the current postholder.

For full details and application form please download the documents below or visit the careers page of our website.

Based in any UK Office (Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London or Manchester)

The job of a Save the Children’s UK Head of Engineering is influential and exciting.

• Would you like the opportunity to have a real impact in shaping the future of our IT Development strategy?
• Are you a passionate with exceptional technical leadership skills?
• Do you have a proven track record in leading talented cross-functional IT engineering teams?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the Head of Engineering will be responsible for leading the engineering effort to ensure effective development, enhancement and use of business intelligence, CRM and digital platforms.

The Head of Engineering role is critical to the successful delivery of technology solutions to support our goal of providing better programming for children, better engagement with supporters, and more effective internal management.

The role holder will work as a strategic partner to ensure that our organisational outcomes for technical solutions and our IT development strategy are well defined and understood. They will rigorously challenge and question both organisational requirements and proposed solutions and technology choices as necessary.

As we enter a critical period in our technology transformation journey, this role offers a true opportunity to make their mark and influence how Save the Children UK uses technology in the next 5 years.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Head of Engineering will be responsible for ensuring the effective development, enhancement and use of business intelligence, CRM and digital platforms. Key duties will focus on:

Strategy

• Drive the vision, design and implementation of an effective platform strategy. Make this a strong and collaborative contribution to the Technical Design Authority function of the CIO

• Play a lead role in the development of SCUK’s Data and Analytics strategy

• Lead and manage the execution and evolution of platforms (data, BI and digital), software and application development (adobe systems - experience manager, target and analytics)

Leadership

• Work alongside our Head of Service Delivery, Head of Business Architecture and Analysis, and Head of PMO to form a coherent leadership team for our Technology Department

• Lead a team of 20+ cross functional development and test staff, contractors and vendors

• Provide technical expertise guidance and direction to solution design and delivery

• Setting an overall strategy and workplan for the team, and ensuring optimal deployment of resources to meet requirements

• Ensuring the implementation of agile processes wherever appropriate and in all cases support engineers to participate in the methods chosen by projects

• Drive positive, proactive engagement with the wider organisation, bringing engineering into the solution design and analysis activities, and driving “can do” “yes if…” behaviours

Quality systems and methods

• Lead engineering techniques including DevOps / release management

• Set coding standards
• Own QA and testing methods, systems and environments

Other

• Manage the development, documentation and enforcement of architecture and design standards and guidelines.  Ensure that Save the Children has a complete, comprehensive and high-quality set of documents for its systems

• Keep abreast of new technologies and champion the use of data analytics and digital technologies in Save the Children’s work. Technical evangelist in areas such as data, BI, .NET, digital platforms (AEM, ACM etc.)

• Work effectively with colleagues across the Save the Children movement to ensure stronger alignment of systems within a coherent overall architecture

• Capability of becoming part of the broader iNGO tech community and keen to explore and contribute in order to share best practise and new opportunities

Person Profile

Essential Technical Skills Required

• Proven track record in a similar role leading talented cross-functional engineering teams

• Solid and demonstrable experience in most of data, BI, .NET, digital platforms (CMS, email campaign, personalisation)

• Experience of agile delivery process

• Understanding of testing methods relating to delivery of platforms and associated applications and software

• Good understanding of how quality data and information can be used to make day to day business decisions

• Previous experience in two or more of the following: 

• Experience of data virtualisation platforms e.g. Tibco, Denodo etc.
• Experience of automation and/or CI/CD
• Experience of DataOps
• Experience of data mining, machine learning, visualisation
• Integration of online and offline data in a digital world
• Enterprise architecture experience

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Are you passionate about Life? Are you looking for a career that really makes a difference?  If so, an exciting opportunity has become available here within Life.

We are currently recruiting for a Head of Housing to join our senior leadership team to lead and direct the work of our Housing Department.

If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.

About Life:

Life's a national pregnancy-support charity. We're creating a world where no one faces pregnancy or pregnancy loss alone. Through our services, we help people - whoever they are - to meet pregnancy or pregnancy loss with courage and dignity so they can flourish.

Am I the right person for this role?

• Highly organised, hard working, creative, self starter who thrives and can easily adapt within an ever changing environment.
• Confident, positive and outgoing with great communication skills.
• Proven senior management experience in a similar role
• Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it
• IT Literacy and numeracy skills.

Main Purposes of the Job:  

To formulate and deliver a strategy for approval by the Senior Leadership Team which consolidates and repositions Life Housing  for  growth and expansion to meet client demand and enable  improved infrastructure.

To lead and direct the work of staff providing housing, maintenance, income recovery and life skills to our clients to ensure that a high standard of service is provided, whilst ensuring the Charity meets its legal, regulatory, financial, contractual, and other obligations including  approved performance targets and KPIs.

To work with the CEO, Deputy CEO and Senior Leadership Team to plan and manage the Charity’s housing operations to achieve the Charity’s overall objectives in Quality improvement,  and improved support services.

Responsibilities

• To formulate, develop and deliver a viable Housing growth and expansion strategy, in line with the Charity’s overall strategy.
• Provide professional and effective leadership to the Housing function ensuring Life meets, or exceeds all its statutory, regulatory, and legal requirements and demonstrates best practice where appropriate.
• Contribute to business development, growth, service improvement, achievement of high performance, quality, and continuous improvement through the application of strong business, commercial, professional, technical and leadership skills.
• Work with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that the department can demonstrate strong governance, viability, risk, compliance management, efficiency, value for money, best practice, client-centred behaviours and social responsibility.
• To identify, assess and respond appropriately to new business opportunities for the Charity, especially those involving the provision of Housing and Services to pregnant women and their families.
• To ensure the prompt control, invoicing and collection of the Charity’s revenue income including Voids and Rent arrears.
• To prepare reports for service and attend the Senior Leadership Team meetings and working parties as required including reporting on departmental progress.
• To ensure the effective delivery of the day to day, cyclical, preventative, and major repairs programmes to the Charity’s housing properties.
• To secure and manage improvement grants, local authority funding and assess repair and maintenance programmes.
• Monitor breaches of Tenancy and License agreements, which could culminate in carrying out legal proceedings.
• To liaise with Pregnancy Matters™ On-line service to monitor the referral, assessment, and allocation of clients to appropriate services.
• To assess the delivery of housing management, tenancy management and health & safety in the supported accommodation units.
• Ensure compliance in contract monitoring and service delivery including financial compliance.

Our Values and Commitment to Safeguarding and Equality

Life is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Life expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from all diverse backgrounds to apply.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. Life takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS)

Virtual Inerviews to be held on Friday 1st October 2021

SERVICE & ROLE SUMMARY

The Befriending Service is for people over 60 years old who are lonely and/or socially isolated and who may have difficulty getting out and about alone. The service aims to alleviate the effects of loneliness and social isolation, support people to continue to live independently in their own home and enhance quality of life through the support of a face to face home visit by a volunteer befriender or a regular call from a volunteer telephone befriender.

Our Befriending Service provides support to clients using the service through either a weekly home visit (currently suspended due to Covid-19) a telephone call, or via digital interaction through our newly developed face to face digital support programme. Our telephone befrienders usually call the same person each week to provide a listening ear, links to other services and monitor general well-being. In line with our Hybrid working arrangements you will be based between our Chelmsford/Thurrock offices and working from home in agreement with the service Team Leader or Manager. You will be required to travel across all parts of Thurrock, Southend and Essex as and when necessary. 

Duties will include working across all areas of Thurrock, Southend and Essex whilst working under the supervision of the service Team Leader.

You will be required to attend occasions and/or events. Meetings and/or training sessions may also arise that will require your presence in Thurrock, Southend and/or Essex as required. 

All befrienders will receive training and ongoing support through both the Befriending Service Manager and the Team Leader as required.

All staff working for the Charity are expected to have a degree of flexibility and adaptability within their role depending on the response of the Charity to Covid - 19 and the impact on our beneficiaries, volunteers and funders. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide telephone support to volunteer befrienders and the clients whom they are visiting 

• Provide telephone support to clients using the service to alleviate loneliness and social isolation and help to build confidence.

• Report any safeguarding concerns or problems to the Befriending Service Team Leader or Manager immediately.

• Read and understand the information provided as part of the induction training.

• Assist the service Team Leader and/or Manager to facilitate or carry out volunteer induction training sessions as necessary

• Understand and work to the general  befriending service guidelines, boundaries and expectations.

• Adhere to Age UK Essex confidentiality policy.

• Deal with service enquiries in the appropriate manner.

• Play and active role and assist with the development of our face to face digital befriending programme.

• To represent the Charity in an appropriate manner.

• Maintain and update client files and regularly monitor their progress.

• Assist the service Team Leader to provide accurate monthly reports 

• Engage with statutory services and other partnerships across Thurrock, Southend and Essex to promote client enablement.

• Assist the service Team Leader to actively promote the service across Thurrock and Essex ensuring base quality standards are fully achieved.

• Adjust and implement changes to the service in line with service provision and development needs.

• Help to ensure the service is maintained to the highest standard.

• Attend and contribute to regular team meetings organised by the Befriending service Team Leader or Manager.

• Arrange and attend volunteer support events/meetings from time to time as requested by the service Team Leader or Manager

• Carry out any other duties consistent with the responsibilities of this post as requested from time to time by the befriending service Team Leader or Manager.

• Signpost to other services as necessary 

• Assist with Food Parcel deliveries from time to time as requested by the befriending service Team Leader or Manager.

Fixed term – up to 12 months; maternity cover

Currently working from home

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

We are looking for a Head of Supporter Loyalty to join the Marketing Team within the Public Engagement directorate at the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK). This is a newly-formed team and directorate, and we are embarking on an exciting period of change to maximise the income, influence and impact we deliver for children.

Covering maternity leave, (we call this Early Moments Leave), you will play a leading role in our multi-disciplinary marketing team, delivering a best-in-class supporter experience. You will develop strategies to achieve our income and supporter experience objectives, whether through donations, products, gifts in wills or campaigning.

You will be accountable for multi-million pound expenditure and income budgets, as well as delivering longer-term supporter loyalty objectives, and you will work closely with other heads to ensure seamless supporters journeys and campaign delivery.

To achieve this, you will have a track record of successfully managing significant expenditure budgets, overseeing complex, multi-channel, multi-audience marketing programmes.

You will bring your applied understanding of digital technology relevant to supporter retention programmes, including CRM, marketing automation, productivity tools, and you will bring knowledge and understanding of regulation relevant to supporter retention programmes, with particular emphasis on data.

Closing date: 11.59pm, Sunday 26 September 2021

Interview date: Wednesday, 6 October 2021 (via video conferencing)

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.  We are expecting to move to a hybrid approach (part home/part office based) when our office reopens.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Have you a proven track record in securing new high value Corporate Partnerships? If so, please read on……

The Sick Children’s Trust is the charity that gives families with a seriously ill child in hospital a comfortable place to stay and a friendly ear to listen in one of our ten ‘Homes from Home’.  We have a well-established fundraising team covering a variety of income streams including corporate partnerships. We are looking to increase our high value corporate partnerships portfolio and have created a Corporate New Business Manager role to help us reach this objective.

You have a successful fundraising record having created and managed multiple long-term corporate partnerships  £50k+each per annum. 

Your collaborative approach, sound decision making, good communication and IT skills are a given for this role.  Your corporate partnership fundraising experience and skills will include:

• sound research of and well thought out approaches to new businesses
• systematic review of prospects to ensure progress to fully engaged partners
• delivery of engaging presentations and tailored packages  
• management of successful long-term partnerships
• maximising income through multiple fundraising methods

If you wish to apply for this position please submit your CV and a covering letter stating why you wish to work for The Sick Children’s Trust as a New Business Manager and how you meet the person specification.

Hybrid working available and part-time hours considered

We are reviewing applications as we receive them so early application is advised.

We reserve the right to amend the closing date.