St Peter's is a Hospice charity that offers a range of high quality services to adults with life limiting illnesses and their families and carers, and our house clearances make a vital contribution to the care that the Hospice is able to provide.

Due to the success of our Retail Logistics Team, we are expanding our team and looking for a new team member.

We are seeking for an energetic and driven person to join our furniture and house clearance team. Experience in house clearance and furniture removal an advantage but full training will be provided. Working out of our warehouse in Avonmouth near the park and ride (Unit 4, Victoria Road, Avonmouth BS11 9DB), predominantly with our house clearance team as well as assisting with servicing our shops and other areas of the charity.

If you are enthusiastic with great communication skills, who is happy working to deadlines but with a willingness to learn, then we would like to hear from you!

Salary up to £18,692 depending on experience.

A full UK driving licence is a must and it would also be handy if you had a good knowledge of Bristol and surrounding area but this is not essential

In return, we offer 27 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) and a generous pension scheme. 

Hours of work 37.5 hours per week, 5 days in 7 - with occasional weekend work to support events and business needs. 

Add a much-loved Bristol charity with a huge supporter base in a vibrant city to your CV and the feel-good factor of working for a cause that truly matters.

The interview process will be made up of two stages, both stages to be held virtually. 

We believe in equality of opportunity and understand the value of a diverse mix of talented people that is representative of our community. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender or disability.

If you are already employed by St Peters Hospice, please speak with your line manager or area manager before applying. 

St Peter's is a Hospice charity that offers a range of high quality services to adults with life limiting illnesses and their families and carers, and our shops make a vital contribution to the care that the Hospice is able to provide.

At St Peter’s Hospice you will enjoy one of the most diverse, career building and rewarding roles in retail.

We now have an opportunity for an enthusiastic, creative and motivated individual to join the team in our Horfield shop (315 Gloucester Road, BS7 8PE), as Assistant Shop Manager, working 37.5 hours per week, 5 days in 7. On occasions you may be required to be based in our Coffee shop (which is attached to our Horfield shop), any training needed for the Coffee shop will be provided. As our Horfield shop is open 7 days a week it is important that you'll have flexibility to work in the week, Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays. 

Ideally, you will bring previous retail experience, gained at managerial / supervisory level but commercial awareness and demonstrable experience of managing a team and delivering outstanding customer service would be equally advantageous, as would a genuine interest in fashion.

Salary: £17,421 - £18,108per annum, dependant on experience. 

In return we offer you a very real opportunity to progress your retail career, competitive salary, hours that offer you a better work life balance, generous holiday allowance of 27 days FTE (plus bank holidays), plus pension scheme and life assurance cover.

We believe in equality of opportunity and understand the value of a diverse mix of talented people that is representative of our community. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender or disability.

If you are already employed by St Peters Hospice, please speak with your line manager or area manager before applying. 

Due to the nature of the work involved, this role is exempt from the ROA and all job-holders are required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check

St Peter's is a Hospice charity that offers a range of high quality services to adults with life limiting illnesses and their families and carers, and our shops make a vital contribution to the care that the Hospice is able to provide.

At St Peter’s Hospice you will enjoy one of the most diverse, career building and rewarding roles in retail.

We now have an opportunity for an enthusiastic, creative and motivated individual to join the team in our Stoke Lane shop (3 Charlecombe Court, W.O.T, BS9 3RL), as Assistant Shop Manager, working 37.5 hours per week, 5 days in 7. 

Ideally, you will bring previous retail experience, gained at managerial / supervisory level but commercial awareness and demonstrable experience of managing a team and delivering outstanding customer service would be equally advantageous, as would a genuine interest in fashion.

Salary: £17,421 - £18,108per annum, dependant on experience. 

In return we offer you a very real opportunity to progress your retail career, competitive salary, hours that offer you a better work life balance, generous holiday allowance of 27 days FTE (plus bank holidays), plus pension scheme and life assurance cover.

We believe in equality of opportunity and understand the value of a diverse mix of talented people that is representative of our community. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender or disability.

If you are already employed by St Peters Hospice, please speak with your line manager or area manager before applying. 

Due to the nature of the work involved, this role is exempt from the ROA and all job-holders are required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check

Trust and Foundatiions Manager

Full time permanent contract, part time negotiable

Home and office working - charity based in Bath so much be prepared to visit

Developing Health & Independence is an award winning charity that supports excluded and marginalised young people and adults to overcome structural barriers and life limiting behaviours holding them back from achieving their potential.

We provide a comprehensive range of services for people who are socially excluded for a wide variety of reasons such as homelessness, alcohol or drug problems, or lack of opportunity.

Your remit will be to develop the fundraising strategy and secure income, primarily through trusts and grant giving bodies to achieve the charity’s strategic objectives. Your responsibilities will include identifying prospective funding bodies whose strategic objectives match those of the charity, to develop, manage and lead all trust and grant applications ensuring that targets are met.

The successful candidate will bring a demonstrable track record of researching and fundraising from trusts and foundations, and networking with external and internal stakeholders, including building sustainable relationships with new and existing donors.

Closing Date: ASAP

For an informal confidential conversation please contact our recruitment partner, Carroll Lloyd, Director, NFP Consulting 

Are you passionate about helping to prevent young people becoming homeless and influencing system change across Bristol? We have an opportunity for someone to lead our innovative, multi-agency project, Bristol Youth MAPS. 

Please find full details of how to apply via our Website in the advert below. The deadline for application submissions is 23:59, 9th May 2021.

We are particularly keen to increase applications from Black and Minority Ethnic groups and men as they are currently under-represented in our organisation.

We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the South West, working with over 2,500 young people. We have strong local partnerships and adhere to the best practice in the sector.  We build trusting relationships between our young people and our colleagues and this is at the core of our work.

What we are looking for:

• You are passionate about preventing youth homelessness, bringing flexible and creative leadership to enable effective mediation, advocacy and support for young people and their families.
• You are a leader in your field and you inspire confidence in others; you coach and support others with passion, working well in a multi-agency setting.
• You thrive when working under pressure, juggling tasks whilst remaining positive and focussed.
• You confidently make decisions at different levels, including those that will safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable young people.

What you will be doing:

• Leading a team to deliver psychologically informed ways of working to prevent youth homelessness and enable family relationship repair.
• Ensuring effective service provision from reception and triage through to complex case reviews.
• Putting in place recording mechanisms, plans and strategies to deliver/exceed key performance indicators; to strive for continuous improvement and proactively analyse/plan to address under-performance.
• Leading effective multi-agency working on a case and systems level.

You will lead the Bristol Support Services Team and your line manager will be our Senior Operations Manager.

What we are offering: 

• The opportunity to work in a psychologically informed environment, with excellent training and development opportunities
• Flexible working including agile working options
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• A very supportive environment with reflective practice, regular supervisions, team and cross departmental and organisational development days

Contract details: 

• Hours per week: 30 hours (0.8 FTE) or 37.5 hours per week (full-time hours) – to be agreed with the successful candidate - plus a requirement to be part of an on-call rota 
• Contract type: Permanent 
• Pay: £30,451 - £32,910 (per annum)
• The location: You will be based in our Bristol Youth MAPS office, in the heart of Bristol’s vibrant city centre, within walking distance of both of the main train and bus stations.

Important dates: 

• Application deadline closes: 23:59, 9th May 2021
• If you have not heard from us by 14th May please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 
• Interviews are on 19th May 2021 and will be at our main offices in Old Market, Bristol. 

Covering Letter / Supporting Statement Guidance

Please note that the online application form cannot be saved until it is fully complete.  We recommend that you prepare your Covering Letter before you start the online application.

Your Covering Letter is essentially your Supporting Statement and will form the most important basis on which your skills, experience and behavioural competencies will be tested against the job criteria.  Without it, your application cannot progress to the shortlisting stage. 

You should refer to the Person Specification document within the Job Pack and cover only the elements that are tested at this stage of the recruitment process.  Elements that only have the word ‘interview’ next to them will be tested at the next stage of the process and do not need to be covered in your letter.

Please try to keep the word limit to 250 words per criterion. 

ALTHOUGH THE APPLICATION FORM GIVES YOU THE OPTION TO UPLOAD A CV, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A CV AS THIS IS NOT NECESSARY AND WILL NOT BE USED IN THIS PROCESS. 

Equal opportunities for everyone:

We safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Barred List Disclosure Check. 

We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers.  We also pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We are particularly keen to increase applications from Black and Minority Ethnic groups and Males as they are currently under-represented.

Please see our Policies section on the website, for further information.   If you need an adjustment made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible. 

Social Worker (Safeguarding)

How you'll make a difference.

Every day, our client's Adult Social Workers are making a real difference to vulnerable people in their community, helping and supporting them to live their lives in the way they want to.

Social Worker (Safeguarding) Responsibilities:

The work is with people who require social care services, their families, and carers to ensure independence in maintained as much as possible and outcomes are clear, monitored and reviewed. You will be working in a small, supportive, and friendly adult safeguarding team.

- Deliver genuine people-centred, strengths-based support, with a focus on what those they work with tell them will make the biggest difference to them. Using your creativity to deliver the best outcomes for local people.
- You will complete section 42 safeguarding enquires and risk assessments, ensuring to keep people at the centre of their safeguarding.
- Implement, review and monitor actions and outcomes outlines in line with individual care plan.
- Make changes and amendments as the needs of the individual change and evolve.
- Work in line with best practice legislation, policy and guidance to promote the wellbeing and dignity of service users.
- Make recommendations for the implementation of reablement equipment.

Social Worker (Safeguarding) Requirements:

- You must have a degree in Social Work with relevant registration to practice or be in the final year of your Social Work studies.
- You should also understand asset and strength-based approaches to adult social care.
- You will be a problem solver, confident about making important decisions, underpinned by a genuine passion to work collaboratively with people to meet their goals and aspirations.
- You’ll welcome challenge and embrace change.??

Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.

How a career with our client is different:

What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos. They are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the people they work with.

They know their team work best when they have balance in their lives and they offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance

They invest in the careers of their people and they are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of their training and development offer, which helps their people make the greatest long-term difference in their work.

They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all their staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.

They recognise that their diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make them a great place to work. They welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

Location: Yate, Gloucestershire

Salary: £29,577 to £32,234

Type: Full time, Permanent

You may have experience of the following: Qualified Social Worker, Social Work, Social Care, Young Peoples Social Worker, Child Development, Child Protection, Safeguarding, Local Authority, Local Government, Public Sector, etc.

Ref: 98307

We are seeking a creative and proactive individual committed to our values. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and inspire others to take action, building relationships that last. Managing a portfolio of projects including our flagship event Virgin London Marathon, you will bring real energy and drive to a role that also requires attention to detail, sensitivity and flexibly. You will be working with a lively, friendly and varied team.

Membership Venues Officer - South West England
Reference: APR20219523
Location: Flexible
Salary: £18,250.00 - £20,246.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and driven individual with excellent organisational skills to join our UK-wide Membership Venues Team, who are vital to the success of our Membership Fundraisers and helps the RSPB to raise the funds it needs to reach our ambitious goals to save nature.

About the role:

You will be responsible for planning and organising a calendar of events for our team to attend, from shopping centres to country shows; high streets to our reserves, and everything in between, so that they can inspire members of the public to become members of the RSPB.

Our aim is to inspire external partners about our attendance at their event or venue. We are looking for someone who is a confident relationship builder, with an excellent telephone and email manner as well as communication and negotiation skills. You must have impeccable organisational skills, a keen eye for detail, and be able to manage several tasks at once, recording all key details on our CRM database system on a daily basis to ensure that our team of Membership Fundraisers have everything they need to attend their events and venues.

You will be part of a successful and energetic team, which covers the whole of the UK. This position can be conducted from home, however occasional visits to a local office or reserve will be required.

Ideally you will have a geographical understanding of the South West of England, and knowledge of local Membership venues.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Competent in use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Confident in learning about and using new software (eg, CRM database and Fundraising Portal). Training will be provided.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Geographical understanding of the South West of England
• Knowledge of membership venues in the South West of England

Benefits of the position include:

• A set salary between £18,250 and £20,246 per annum
• 34 days holiday (including bank holiday and fixed Christmas leave)
• Full training and support with professional/personal development programmes; and
• Opportunities for career progression in multiple directorates.

Closing date: 23:59, 02 May 2021
Interviews will be held week commencing 3rd May 2021.

To Apply and For More Information:

If you would like to apply or find out more about this position, please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

No agencies please.

Facilities Manager
Location: Gloucester Rd, Almondsbury, BS32 4FB
Salary: £26,785 FTE
Hours of work: Full or Part Time - 21 to 35 hours a week over 3 to 5 days.

Do you know your IOSH from your NEBOSH? Your asbestos from your Legionella?

We're looking for someone to manage our buildings, oversee our health and safety and generally look after the physical things around us that help us do what we do and save lives.

You will be based at our airbase, seeing the important work our crew do everyday, and being in no doubt about the contribution of your work to that.

You will work closely with our whole team, so you will feel well supported, but you will be the only property and health and safety professional in the charity, so we need you to know your stuff, find out what you don't know, and take responsibility for your areas.

In return, we offer training and development opportunities, flexibility to develop your role in a way that is mutually beneficial, and a fantastic team environment.

Closing date and time: 9am on Monday 10th May

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete the application process. 

No agencies please.

My client is a National Charity who, in response to the changing landscape across the sector they work in, are developing a new and exciting business strategy. As part of this strategy, they are looking for an Interim Financial Controller for the next 12months to support the Finance Director and be an important link between finance and the wider business.

Key Duties And Responsibilities include:

• Manage the finance team to deliver timely and accurate financial information for decision making
• Support the budget and forecast process for all departments
• Ensure that all statutory and tax obligations are met and manage the annual external audit process and production of statutory accounts
• Drive efficiency through robust and insightful analysis and ensure financial control systems are robust, compliant and regularly updated to provide improved accuracy in financial information
• Deliver accurate monthly management accounts, KPI’s and cashflows and be the main point of contact for bank, auditors, insurance brokers and Investment Managers
• Support the Finance Director with any ad hoc projects and related issues including deputising in meetings

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new vision and influence and shape the direction of the charity with the wider finance team.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Finance Officer to join our small and friendly finance team. You will support the Head of Finance to manage all aspects of the charity’s finances.

You will have:

• Experience in managing and maintaining a Sage 50 accounting system and producing insightful management reports
• A successful track record in budgeting and forecasting
• Excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working as part of a team and independently.
• A thorough, focussed and thoughtful attitude with strong analytical skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• A can-do attitude and able to play an important role in our projects to improve finance systems and processes.

You will joining an independent, national charity based in Bath. Our creative and inspiring team includes engineers, technicians, product designers, occupational therapists, fundraisers and administrators. We are led by strong values: we are creative, inclusive and practical, with our vision being to create a future where every disabled person has the products they want to live the life they choose.

Are you an experienced female feminist fundraiser?

SARSAS is looking for maternity leave cover from June 2021 to work on our corporate, community and individual giving fundraising. You need to be passionate about the cause and have a successful track record raising funds, providing supporter stewardship and keeping records of all your work.
So, if you'd like to work for an organisation that believes and supports survivors of sexual violence, values diversity and inclusion, and strives for attractive working conditions.

Contract: Maternity Cover
Salary: £25,000 per annum (full time equivalent)
Hours: 27.5 hours per week (part-time)
Pension: 5% employer pension contribution
Annual Leave: 27 days plus Bank Holidays (full time equivalent)
Line Manager: Head of Fundraising
Based: Bristol or Taunton with home working in line with the government’s guidance on the coronavirus pandemic

SARSAS will also be hosting a facebook live information session at 1pm on 20th April 2021, please come and join us to hear all about the role and to meet the team and to ask any questions you may have.

re you a fearless leader with the passion to beat heartbreak forever? Are you able to inspire and build pioneering relationships?

Our Community Fundraising team has ambitious targets to help us in our fight to beat heart break forever. We are recruiting for an ambitious, confident and engaging Fundraising Manager to develop and grow our supporter network and income in Bristol, Bath and Gloucestershire.

Putting the supporter first, you’ll maximise income and awareness for the BHF within your patch through proactively securing and managing community and corporate fundraising partnerships whilst recruiting/supporting networks of fundraising groups, supporters and volunteers. 

With fantastic local knowledge matched by your passion for the cause which will enable you to help our supporters to achieve their ambitious fundraising goals. You’ll also proactively build and develop fundraising groups and recruit individual volunteers and supporters, securing fundraising partnerships and delivering national campaigns, local projects and maximising community engagement.

About you

You'll have a proven track record in fundraising at a community level. You will have been involved in projects such as the winning and management of charity of the year or longer-term corporate/clubs/association partnerships, volunteer or people management experiences and supporter/customer engagement. 

With strong evidence of transferable skills and experience, e.g. a track record exceeding KPI’s in sales or account management, customer service, business development or fundraising. You’ll have excellent communication, networking and relationship building skills and be passionate, tenacious and motivated to make a difference in the fight against heart disease.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join our ambitious forward looking team and contribute to our recent track record of fantastic growth. This role provides a brilliant opportunity to transition from a local charity to gain experience with one with nationally recognised brand presence. Or for an ambitious salesperson who is an expert in their field, to use their transferable skills to help our vision become a reality. We're brave, informed, compassionate and driven in our fight against heart disease and, if that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

You will also need a full UK driving licence plus previous experience of working remotely and be able to demonstrate an ability to manage and motivate team.

About us

Every single one of us is vulnerable to the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases – they are the world’s biggest killers. But the research we fund represents hope. And nothing matters more than finding cures and treatments that give us more time with the people we love.

Interview process

The interview process will be held over MS Teams.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
 

We have an exciting consultancy opportunity for a Nutrition Scientist, who will be responsible for providing scientific and research expertise for the Global Nutrition Report (GNR). Nutrition research will include, but will not be limited to, evidence synthesis, protocol development and writing content for the GNR.

The consultant will be accountable for delivery of specific GNR content, and will work under the guidance and oversight of the Independent Expert Group (IEG) Chair and IEG members as appropriate.

We are looking for someone who is knowledgeable in nutrition research methodology, analysis and reporting, with a sound understanding of nutrition indicators/metrics, dataset management, nutrition data from different countries and regions, diet-disease links and nutrition/ food policies.

The successful candidate will need a Master’s in nutrition, nutritional epidemiology, public health, food policy or a related field. You must have two years’ professional experience in nutritional research at postgraduate level, and a good publication record of at least five published articles in peer-reviewed journals.

If you would like to contribute to increasing the impact of a dynamic organisation committed to ending poverty, we would love to hear from you. Please download and read the full Terms of Reference and submit your application online.