We are currently recruiting for vacancies in the London and North West regions.

As an HMI, you'll be taking your social care career to the next level. You'll be part of a forward-facing, energetic organisation, improving the lives of children and young people across the country.

It’s your opportunity to broaden and deepen your knowledge as you inspect in a wide range of settings across England. You'll be working with many other talented professionals from other key services, exercising your professional curiosity. HMI Social Care work primarily in local authority services but may also inspect the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), secure training centres alongside Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons and the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and Youth Offending Services with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. We also undertake joint targeted inspections with CQC, HMIC (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary) and HMI Probation.

You will already have extensive leadership experience and significant achievement in children’s social care. At Ofsted, there will be many opportunities to continue your professional development and enhance your career. You will join an experienced team and engage in high-level professional discussion that can influence national policy. Becoming an HMI could provide an excellent stepping stone to becoming a senior leader back in the sector later in your career. As an HMI, you'll add another string to your bow by developing inspection skills and gaining knowledge of a large number of services, while bringing your outstanding talent, expertise and recent practice to the inspection workforce.

Salary £75,500 (post probation) + home-based working and vehicle user allowance + performance-related rewards and other benefits

Home-based with travel

Permanent, full-time

Above all, you'll make a bigger impact on children's lives than ever before.

For more information about the role and how to apply, please see our recruitment brochure,

The closing date for submission of applications is 11.55pm on Monday 4 October 2021.

Events Fundraising Assistant

- 37.5 hours per week

Type - Permanent contract

Based – The role is based at CCC-Wirral however will require attendance in CCC-Liverpool at least once per week

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.

Our flagship specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool opened in June 2020, supported by our hospital on the Clatterbridge Health Park in Wirral providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care, and our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree Hospital site.

Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside’s district hospitals, we are able to deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies. We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service; are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers.

Working with leading experts from The University of Liverpool and the Cancer Research UK Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments than ever before.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity is growing and we have a fantastic opportunity to join our Fundraising Team!

THE CHARITY

Following the opening of Liverpool's first cancer hospital in June 2020, we are in the most exciting phase of our history. With investment in our existing centres and the future of cancer care across Merseyside and Cheshire, we are the only charity dedicated to the incredible work of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Our charity funds the latest treatments, vital research, technology and the best possible environment for over 30,000 patients each year at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. As one of the largest cancer hospitals in the UK, we operate from 19 sites, including our Centres in Liverpool, Wirral & Aintree, and our network of clinics across the region.

In line with our future plans we have an incredible opportunity for an enthusiastic Events Fundraising Assistant to join our fundraising team. This role will be instrumental in raising funds to help transform cancer care for people across Merseyside and Cheshire, and is key to the charity's future growth.

THE ROLE

Assisting the Events Fundraising Manager, this role is key to the success of the charity’s fundraising events – from countryside bike rides and coastal walks to adrenaline fuelled skydives and everything in between! You will assist in marketing the events, the recruitment of participants, and giving our supporters the tools they need to hit their fundraising goals to support the work we do.

This exciting role also includes getting involved in the logistics of our events – helping to make sure our events are safe, smooth running and most of all fun for our supporters! You could be developing a social media campaign one day, and handing out medals in a muddy field the next. It’s an exciting role and no two days are the same.

General overview:

• Provide proactive support in the planning, preparation and manual set up of fundraising events

• Preparing and sending out fundraising packs to participants ahead of events to aid fundraising and participation

• Support marketing activity to recruit participants for our events

• Identify case stories to inspire others to take part

• Attend third party events as and when required (some weekends)

• Recruitment and coordination of event volunteers

• Maintain event systems, including database management and filing

• Support on specific third party events as designated by the Events Fundraising Manager

• Communicate with fundraisers to encourage income generation and further participation

• Source gifts in kind and prizes from local companies

• Prepare information packs and marketing materials

• Attend events with and on behalf of the Events Fundraising Manager

• Encourage participation in organised fundraising activities and events

The ideal candidate will have a passion for events, marketing, the outdoors, and fundraising. You should be someone with a very hands-on approach, and are happy to do everything for the good of the event and the charity. You will thrive on making our events a success, raising money for people with cancer and supporting our participants on their journey.

If you are looking to develop a career in fundraising and/or events, this role is a fantastic opportunity to learn and gain experience in a fast-paced charity events environment.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We take an active responsibility for ensuring systems, policies and processes are in place to safeguard children, young people and adults. We support the national and local safeguarding agenda, including local arrangements for the protection of children young person and adults at risk.

Service Charge Manager

Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of people? Do you want to work for an organisation that has been providing affordable housing across the UK for over 90 years, as well as caring for the elderly and supporting those who face homelessness?

We’re looking for a Service Charge Policy and Systems Manager to play a crucial role in our Finance Department.

Position: Service Charge Policy and Systems Manager

Location: Home-based/remote

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: £45,682 per annum (10% increase after 12 months' service, depending on performance)

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 4th October

The difference you’ll make

The Service Charge Policy and Systems Manager will develop the Group strategy and associated policies for service charges, translating legislation and government guidelines into specific rules to ensure the accurate formulation of service charges for all customers, the maintenance of associated models, calculators and systems.

You will provide expertise to wider Finance and Operational colleagues with complex, high profile and high profile service charge matters, including the business rules and formulae associated with service charges and manage the small Service Charge Policy team ensuring all customer, financial and administrative activity is carried out to ensure timely delivery.

So, who are you?

We are looking for an experienced leader with up to date knowledge of legislation, regulations and standards relating to service charge policy within the housing sector as well as a detailed understanding of how wider government and regulatory policy impacts on service charge setting in housing associations. You’ll have demonstrable experience of successfully developing and implementing Service Charge policies and processes within a large organisation.

Your strengths are communication, influencing skills, a strong customer focus, managing conflicting priorities, attention to detail and a focus on continuous improvement. You are results driven, work well under pressure to deliver to strict deadlines and have strong knowledge of accounting procedures.

Although not essential, a recognised accountancy qualification, previous experience within a similar sector, evidence of continued professional development, knowledge of IT systems relating to service charges and financial modelling experience would be desirable.

Enjoy the rewards

This is a job that offers true satisfaction with the chance to help those who can’t afford a house of their own.

The organisation is focused on being an employer of choice where people thrive and your voice is truly heard. Working with here, you’ll enjoy competitive pay, a wide range of benefits, flexible working, employee offers, and the chance to learn valuable new skills. People are empowered to do great work by investing in learning, personal development and technology.

If you’re the kind of person that wants to do a really great job and make a difference to customers, we think you’ll love it here. Sound like a challenge you’d like to take on? Then get in touch and let’s talk about how you can help us transform lives and revitalise neighbourhoods.

We encourage applicants from all sections of the community so that we can truly reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work.

You may have experience in areas such as Service Charge Analyst, Service Charge Financial Analyst, Senior Service Charge Analyst, Service Charge Manager, Service Charge Accountant, Service Charge Officer, Service Charge and Rents Analyst, Commercial Service Charge Manager, Rents & Service Charge Assistant Manager, Senior Finance Officer Rent & Service Charges, Finance Manager Service Charge, Senior Service Charge Officer, Service Charge Accountant,

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic individual with a commitment to animal welfare to join us as a Rehoming and Welfare Assistant at our thriving St Helens site. You will join us on a zero hours basis, working over seven days per week to include some weekends. In return, as our Cat Care Assistant you will receive a competitive salary of up to £9.21 per hour plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2020, despite all of the challenges, we helped 126,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 345 cats a day!

Our adoption and homing centres care for thousands of cats each year until they are able to find a loving new home. In 2020 27,000 cats were rehomed,15,000 of these through our hand-free homing service, and 1,900 more reunited with their owners. This success would not be possible without our dedicated team of employees and volunteers. Dealing with thousands of visitors each month, our centres are the face of Cats Protection and we pride ourselves on our employees providing the very best in animal welfare and customer service.

Responsibilities of our Rehoming and Welfare Assistant:

As a Rehoming and Welfare Assistant, you will work to meet Cats Protections’ aims and values by providing first class care for the cats in our centres. You will be responsible for cleaning the sleeping quarters, feeding cats and taking care of specific individual needs. You will respond to enquiries from the general public, advise and educate potential new owners in the care and welfare of their cats.

What we’re looking for in our Rehoming and Welfare Assistant:

• A full, manual driving license is essential
• An excellent communicator with strong organisational skills
• A strong, flexible team player
• Lots of energy teamed with a positive upbeat attitude
• Experience working with or handling cats is desirable

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £9.21 per hour plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Join us as our Rehoming and Welfare Assistant and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note applications that are received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date: 21 September 2021

Virtual interview date: 28 September 2021

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic individual with a commitment to animal welfare to join us as a Cat Care Assistant at our thriving St Helens site. You will join us on a part time basis, working 24 hours per week on a rolling rota basis to include weekends. In return, as our Cat Care Assistant you will receive a competitive salary of up to £11,497.93 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2020, despite all of the challenges, we helped 126,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 345 cats a day!

Our adoption and homing centres care for thousands of cats each year until they are able to find a loving new home. In 2020 27,000 cats were rehomed,15,000 of these through our hand-free homing service, and 1,900 more reunited with their owners. This success would not be possible without our dedicated team of employees and volunteers. Dealing with thousands of visitors each month, our centres are the face of Cats Protection and we pride ourselves on our employees providing the very best in animal welfare and customer service.

Responsibilities of our Cat Care Assistant:

As a Cat Care Assistant, you will work to meet Cats Protections’ aims and values by providing first class care for the cats in our centres. You will be responsible for cleaning the sleeping quarters, feeding cats and taking care of specific individual needs. You will respond to enquiries from the general public, advise and educate potential new owners in the care and welfare of their cats.

What we’re looking for in our Cat Care Assistant:

• A full, manual driving license is essential
• An excellent communicator with strong organisational skills
• A strong, flexible team player
• Lots of energy teamed with a positive upbeat attitude
• Experience working with or handling cats is desirable

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £11,497.93 per annumplus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Join us as our Cat Care Assistant and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note applications which are received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date: 21 September 2021

Virtual interview date: 28 September 2021

Charity People is heading up the search for one of the North West's biggest, most recognisable charities with a lifesaving mission. We're looking for a talented Individual Giving Officer with expertise in Income Generation; someone who can contribute to the development of creative campaigns and write effective copy.

Working towards specific income targets, the Individual Giving Officer will be responsible for acquisition campaigns including direct mail appeals, face-to-face recruitment and regular giving; retention campaigns including ongoing stewardship communications. Working with the Legacy Manager to maximise In Memory giving and the Digital Marketing Manager to test new online fundraising products and supporter journeys.

Creating and developing regular giving and donor retention campaigns, you'll work closely with the data team to analyse and profile donors to inform future activity. Understanding and intelligence of what motivates donors to give will enable you to react, create and influence in response.

You'll have previous experience of fundraising, ideally in a campaign-led environment. We'd be over the moon to hear from candidates with specialist knowledge and experience of individual giving, although we're also open to direct marketing and communications experts with transferable skills looking to make the break into fundraising.

The charity has spent time and energy creating a flexible, agile working culture with life and family-friendly working policies. This role can be a mix of home and office (Knowsley) based - we are really happy to discuss a working pattern that works for you!

For lots more detail on this exciting role, please get in touch with Ellen Drummond at Charity People.

Final deadline is 8th October, but we'd love to share the details with you ASAP if you're interested.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity 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 want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Are you a driven HR professional looking to progress your career and enhance your existing skills in a passionate and fast paced environment?

Victim Support's People Services are looking for a HR Assistant to join our small but extremely busy team based in our Preston office. The team is hard working and committed to delivering a first class service to the charity and its 1,000+ employees across the full range of Human Resource activities involved in the employee lifecycle.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

In this busy role you will support all processes associated with the employee lifecycle from recruitment and on-boarding, processing payroll, monitoring sickness absence and ensuring appropriate application of HR policies and procedures. You will also fulfil all general HR administration activities, including managing the HR inboxes, adhering to legal requirements including DBS and Right to Work checks and maintaining our HR and Applicant Tracking Systems. You will be the first point of contact to provide HR advice and guidance to line managers across your region and will be accountable for supporting the HR Business Partners in effectively managing relations and absence. Ensuring we deliver a fast and effective solution to managers and employees.

Ideally, we would love you to have some experience of preparing and analysing HR data to support the team to be able to report on trends in absence, processes and turnover for example.

Victim Support is a professional and friendly organisation and being a small HR team we work very well together. You need to be conscientious, very well organised, flexible, friendly and discreet with a genuine interest in Victim Support's values. You will be expected to deliver excellence in HR administration, maintaining your own workload, ensuring you provide and accurate and timely service to the HR Team, line managers and employees. Ultimately you will be a people person who can manage internal relations well.

Closing date: midnight 27th September 2021

Interviews will take place Tuesday 5th October 2021

In return for all of this, we have a comprehensive benefits package including

• Pension and life assurance
• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Savings discount scheme for discounts off Major high street retailers, entertainment, holidays and days out
• Financial wellbeing hub
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Season ticket loans
• Eye care vouchers

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form. If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans-identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

Support Worker

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of people affected by dementia?

Do you want a career where every day is different and full of reward?

Could you be a part of supporting and empowering people and their families with expert guidance and advice?

Yes? Well, our client would love to hear from you!

Support Worker Responsibilities:

The Sefton Dementia Support Service provides a highly responsive and individualised information, signposting and referral service to people affected by dementia. You will;

- Assist people with dementia and their carers in identifying their needs, providing information and guidance to help maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives.
- Be part of a highly motivated and supportive team, sharing responsibility of some Group Activities.
- Build relationships with a range of local contacts, networking with health and care professionals, marketing the Sefton Dementia Support Service and providing dementia support.
- Develop networks and pathways with partner organisations who work in the field of dementia, ensuring seamless and consistent support and empowering individuals affected by dementia to make informed choices.
- Provide support face-to-face, by telephone and online.

Support Worker Requirements:

Our client is looking for a highly motivated individual, with an understanding of dementia and the needs of people affected by dementia.

You will;

- Be empathetic and non-judgmental in your approach with a commitment to equal opportunity.
- It is desirable that you have knowledge and experience of Adult and Children Safeguarding, Information Governance policies and procedures and statutory laws such as the Mental Capacity Act
- Have good communication skills to meet the diverse needs of our client's community and represent their needs to statutory and other voluntary agencies.
- Have a sound knowledge of IT systems to record data, write reports and communicate by email.
- Understand client confidentiality and how this is applied when representing client needs.
- Preferably had some experience of working with a wide variety of relevant agencies.
- Possess NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) or have demonstrable experience.
- Have the ability and means able to travel independently around Sefton.
- Due to the nature of this role you will be expected to travel independently around Sefton
- You will be asked to apply for an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Scheme) check

About Our Client:

Our client is the UK's leading dementia charity. They provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Dementia Support Worker
Location: Community based - Sefton (Merseyside)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £20,363 - £22,726 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing date: 27 September 2021
Interview date: TBC

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Dementia Adviser, Care Assistant, Dementia Advisor, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Mental Health, Dementia, NFP, Not for Profit, Charity, etc.

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Nature Recovery Corridor - Community Volunteer & Training Coordinator

Temporary (October 2021-March 2023) – Full time (35 hours per week)

We are Chester Zoo, and for over 90 years, we have been a leading conservation and education charity, and an amazing, award-winning visitor attraction.

We’re also a team of passionate, talented, enthusiastic and expert people, doing everything we can to prevent extinction, from caring for animals to discovering new conservation ideas, and giving our visitors an inspirational day out.

We work hard because we love animals, we care about nature, we love Chester Zoo and, despite all the recent challenges thrown at us, we still want to be the best zoo in the world! If you think you can help us to achieve that, then we’d love to hear from you.

We currently have an exciting vacancy for a Community Volunteer & Training Coordinator to join our Conservation Education and Engagement team working specifically on the Nature Recovery Corridor (NRC) Project. This project is funded by the Government's Green Recovery Challenge Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England, the Environment Agency and Forestry Commission.

The role:

• Collaborate with Nature Recovery Corridor Project Manager, Volunteer Manager, external organisations and community groups to identify opportunities for community volunteering and develop appropriate volunteer roles.
• Recruit, train and supervise a team of community volunteers, developing their roles and the training programmes required to deliver to them.
• Provide day-to-day supervision for community volunteers, ensuring standards are maintained, they have the resources they need and that any issues are dealt with before they become problems.
• Ensure all volunteers are kept up to date with project and zoo news and support the community volunteers to engage with the already existing volunteer Facebook page, volunteer noticeboard, newsletters and other methods.
• Develop and maintain systems for tracking volunteer activities and training (using existing systems where appropriate) and work with the Conservation Social Scientist and Nature Recovery Corridor Project Manager to evaluate our community volunteer programmes.
• Ensure our delivery is cost effective and minimising wastage by tracking the project budget related to the volunteers.
• Ensure that all volunteering activities are safe and appropriately risk assessed, liaising with Health and Safety Advisors as appropriate.
• Manage the Nature Recovery Corridor Trainees and oversee their programme of training and mentoring support including regular 1-2-1 meetings and keeping track of their progress regarding training.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of working with and supervising volunteers on a regular basis is essential, including the administration of rotas, supervision of volunteers and managing recruitment processes. Experience of working with young people or youth volunteers is also desirable.
• Managing people: Experience of supervising a team and managing the work of others.
• Experience of delivering training sessions, preferably in a visitor facing environment and to a wide range of participant groups, especially those who face additional barriers to learning.
• Organisational skills: Excellent time management, administration and planning skills, with substantial administration experience, including the production of reports and dealing with personal data.
• Interpersonal skills: Excellent diplomacy and interpersonal skills. Ability to work effectively under own initiative and as part of a team, to work under pressure with positive attitude and also to enthuse and engage others.
• Experience working collaboratively with a range of community organisations, particularly from the voluntary and adult learning sectors.
• Experience of working in a large public facing organisation, excellent customer service skills and practical knowledge of developing public facing roles is essential.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, demonstrated through a wide range of experience presenting to different audiences and delivering training. Including good written skills and ability to develop resources.
• Practical understanding of some of the barriers people face to learning, volunteering and employment.
• Ability to work under pressure and deal with sensitive issues.
• IT skills: Skilled in the use of all key Microsoft packages and use of digital technologies for public engagement.
• Subject knowledge: The post holder would ideally have some knowledge of conservation. This is likely be demonstrated by relevant degree and/or experience of working within a zoo, conservation organisation or similar environment.
• Full driving license.

The hours of work are 35 hours per week, worked 5 days over 7 to ensure contact with weekend volunteers. Evening work may be required to meet the needs of the project for which time off in lieu will be given.

The salary for this role is £21,125.00 per annum and in addition we offer a range of amazing benefits .

To apply for this position, click ‘Apply Now’ to provide your current CV and complete the application form highlighting your skills and experience including why you believe you should be considered for our Community Volunteer & Training Coordinator role.

Closing date for applications is midnight on 19th September 2021.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 29th September 2021. 

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 23:59 on 28th September 2021

Salary: £26,800.00 to £29,000.00 

Location: Liverpool

We are looking for a creative and confident communicator to support our fundraising efforts in the North region, to enable us to give more young people the opportunity to transform their lives.

Sitting within our Philanthropy function, this role is part of the Regional Philanthropy team, raising funds from Major Donors and Trusts & Foundations, with specific responsibility for the North of England. 

You will be based out of the Liverpool Centre (with flexibility to work from home and from other regional hubs) and will have a particular focus on the North West region & fundraising campaigns in Liverpool and Greater Manchester in particular. You will have a personal income target of approximately £500K, made up of both existing accounts and new business, but with an emphasis on building new Philanthropic relationships in this region. 

You will be an ambitious and target-driven fundraiser, with outstanding communication and inter-personal skills, and the ability to build lasting relationships with supporters, colleagues and volunteers. We are looking for someone who can proactively seek out new opportunities, with initiative, tenacity and creativity, and make a meaningful contribution to our regional place-based fundraising.

For more information, please go to the job description - if you're viewing on an external job board, you may need to visit our site to view. (This will open in a new window)
 

Why we need Philanthropy Managers:

Last year, we helped more than 70,000 young people, with three in four young people on our programmes, move into work, education or training. 

The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. Our job is to inspire and support young people, to help them reach their potential so that they can thrive and society can prosper.

We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.

We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBT Network). For more information, click here.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

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

Req ID: 1023 

Company Description

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. 

Our service aims to prevent, reduce and stop child exploitation through awareness-raising amongst young people and their families. In addition we provide training for professionals including partner agencies, education placements, care home provisions and community settings.

Job Description

This is an exciting new opportunity for Catch22 with funding from Merseyside Police to be able to empower parents to help them understand the risks around child exploitation.  Catch22 build ‘trusted relationships’ with children and young people through our relational approach, however we want to extend this support to parents and siblings who are affected by criminal exploitation to safeguard their health, well-being, safety and to support them to understand grooming models and how they can better support one another.  If this sounds like the right job for you then we would love to hear from you. 

• To undertake one to one work with parents and siblings who are vulnerable to CE to inform a risk reduction plan. 
• To work in partnership with Children’s Social Care and other agencies to facilitate support where child exploitation is highlighted as a risk.
• To offer Educational Awareness Raising within local authority areas, parents/carers and young people and to co facilitate child exploitation awareness training in partnership with LSCP’s where needed.
• To work in association with and support the Child Exploitation Pan Merseyside Protocol.
• To implement a Parenting Forum to ensure that peer support is available to parents so they are able to share their experiences and feel better supported and informed, in the knowledge that others had been or are going through the same experiences.
•  To improve parent’s understanding of County Lines/ Criminal Exploitation.
•  To improve young people’s health and well-being.
•  To show reduction in risk of siblings becoming involved in criminal exploitation
•  To improve relationships between family members
• Plan and deliver support interventions in accordance with Catch22 policies and        procedures and local authority guidance, to ensure effective use of resources and targets are achieved.
• Identify and support access to additional or specialist services for young people and parents where necessary to ensure their needs are met and risks factors are reduced.
• Develop and sustain productive working relationships with referring agencies to ensure the regular and appropriate referrals are received.
• Record all intervention, contacts and multi-agency correspondence in accordance with the service specification within prescribed Management Information Systems
• Complete all required monitoring information by set timescales to assist the production of feedback reports to funders and stakeholders to track and monitor progress against outcome targets, KPIs etc.

Qualifications

Essential

Minimum 5 GCSE’s or equivalent, grade “C” or above

Full driving licence and access to own vehicle with business use.

Additional Information

Salary: £20,319 - £27,939 (Grade D, Zone 3)

Contract:  37 hours per week. Working hours are flexible between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday including some weekends to meet the needs of the service.

Vetting and Clearance Requirements: Enhanced DBS check

The successful candidate will have strong skills and experience in (trusts/foundations and government) fundraising, proposal and report writing and grants management, as almost all of the organisation’s income comes from these sources. The Charity Development Lead will be expected to contribute to developing the organisation’s fundraising strategy in consultation with the CEO, Senior Management team and board members; help to secure increased funding from existing and new foundation and government funders; work collaboratively to improve fundraising systems (e.g. research and tracking of prospective funders, grants, contacts and reporting); and play a key role in establishing a strategy for sustainable growth. 

Continuous Improvement:

• Demonstrate a proactive commitment to continuing professional and team development.
• Contribute to the upkeep of best practice resources, materials and tools.
• Take responsibility for a thematic lead area producing/sharing regular updates which reflect organisational/wider sector developments.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Attend and contribute to charity development meetings.
• Work flexibly across the organisation to support the CEO and wider team.

Person Specification Essential Requirements:

• Developing an exciting new corporate fundraising programme.
• Actively managing a network to ensure long-lasting relationships with funders, maintaining effective communication using various channels.
• Identifying a pipeline of opportunities across multiple channels.
• Creating well-researched, skilfully-written funding proposals.
• Maintaining and developing existing donors, ensuring that they are kept informed of the impact of their support and identifying opportunities to further develop relationships and ensure high levels of retention.
• Representing MDVS externally and identifying sector specific corporate opportunities.
• Experience of writing successful tenders, proposals or grant submissions, or other technical/professional writing experience e.g. marketing, research or journalism.
• Experience of writing successful tenders, proposals or grant submissions.
• Professional writing experience, e.g. marketing, research or journalism.
• Excellent writing ability.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills and IT Literacy.
• Excellent proof-reading and editing skills with an exceptional eye for accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines while maintaining a high standard of quality.
• Flexible approach to the requirements of the post, including capacity to travel when necessary to the role.
• Confident and effective communicator, both verbally and in writing and ability to foster positive collaborative relationships, including with senior stakeholders.
• Team player who is willing to adapt to the changing priorities of the organisation.

And the ability to:

• Give and receive constructive and challenging feedback in a positive way that supports continuous improvement.
• Communicate complex issues in writing in an accessible and engaging manner.
• Remain resilient in a high-pressured environment and respond proactively and positively to challenges (e.g. tight deadlines).
• Review and analyse large amounts of information, extract relevant content and rewrite to ensure accurate and up-to-date bid content.
• Creatively solve complex problems.
• Seek out relevant information proactively from a variety of sources.
• Conduct research which can be used for campaigning in media, advocacy or public mobilisation work.
• Work independently and keep calm under time deadlines/pressure.
• Understand and have a commitment to the principles and practice of equal opportunity and diversity.
• Understand and have a commitment to safeguarding vulnerable individuals.
• Understand and deliver on MDVS’ values, mission and aims.

Support Worker

Join before 30th September 2021 to receive a bonus of £1000

Are you interested in a career where you will make a real difference in young people’s lives? Do you understand the challenges which young people face in daily life? Is a career as a Support Worker the next step in life for you?

Our client provides residential services for young people aged 16-25 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or may have experienced previous admissions and/or placement breakdowns. The young people they care for often require a high level of support and dynamic approach to risk management in order to support problems they may have with self-harming, behaviour and emotional regulation. Our client's aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic, least restrictive approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

Our client is currently looking for a kind, caring and friendly person to join their professional team as a Support Worker. Experience is not essential and full training will be provided but understanding the issues young people face in their daily life will really help to make a difference.

You will be based within their residential home in Neston working shifts over a 37.5 hour working week, consisting of earlies, lates, sleep ins & nights when required to support the service. Flexibility will be required.

Company Benefits

- Competitive pay (£9.85 p/h + £1000 Welcome Bonus paid over 5 months
- £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with service)
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Induction (Running over 3 days)
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Healthcare Cashplan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships
- Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)

Your role as a Support Worker

- To carry out direct and indirect care of young people with complex mental health needs
- To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
- To closely follow individual care plans and support young people with education, shopping, and social and leisure activities.
- To carry out multiple interventions involving the delivery of care to young people
- To promote independence amongst the young people
- To provide support, advice and information to the young people, parents and other carers
- To carry out further duties as per the attached document (Writing reports, general office admin etc)

Requirements of a Support Worker

- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
- An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
- An understanding of safeguarding
- Professional working boundaries between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations

Desirable Criteria

- Full UK Driving Licence
- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care
- Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs

If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please apply today.

Please note that our client does not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.

To support their commitment as a COVID-19 Secure employer, all of our interviews will be held over video platform.

Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.

Our client is a CQC registered organisation and therefore all staff who work in or visit any of their residential homes will have to demonstrate evidence that they have received the COVID vaccination as a condition of employment.

Ref: 102 801

Business Analyst

We are looking for a Business Analyst who is known as Business Solution Designers internally, for a fixed term contract of 12 months.

Position: Business Analyst

Location: Home-based/remote

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: £47,917.05 - £52,960.95

Contract: 12 month Fixed Term

Closing Date: 23rd September

The Housing Association never stands still as it is constantly working to transform and improve to benefit both customers and colleagues. Striving to be easier to do business with, delivering, high-quality, value-added products to improve service, simplify interactions and limit waste. The lean, agile and flexible approach empowers teams to drive innovation, make their own decisions and to help transform lives and neighbourhoods for customers. We need great people who work well with others and can lead and deliver the best solutions for customers, helping to achieve goals while developing their own skills and expertise. The organisation operates smart working which focuses on outcome rather than location, so can flexible on where colleagues are based. So if you want to be part of the change agenda, you could make a difference, wherever you’re based.

The difference you’ll make

As a Business Analyst, you will be responsible for analysing complex business problems and designing new solutions, products and services to support the Change Portfolio.

The role requires managing the delivery of small to medium change and training people in the solutions you have designed and tested before they are adopted by the business. You will need to work as part of an agile squad / project team with responsibility for undertaking in-depth analysis and capturing business needs to identify products and services that provide business solutions to complex problems.

So, who are you?

We’re looking for someone who has experience of capturing business requirements within a complex, multi-site organisation. You will need strong knowledge of industry standard tools and design thinking.

A team player, you will ideally have experience of Agile Delivery and can help us on our journey, but we are looking for great people first so Agile is desirable but not essential as we will always provide training.

The project teams are structured in Agile Squads which has nurtured a team culture with a focus and determination to deliver. This means people do what it takes to get successful outcomes for business and customers. So we are looking for people with the same attitude. The Business Solution Designers occasionally help out with the following capabilities, which has improved delivery performance and pace of change.

We want like-minded people to apply, so if you experience of the following, we are interested. If you want experience of the following, we are equally interested.

• PM Experience

• Training Experience

• Testing Experience

• Agile Delivery

The organisation has a diverse portfolio of change with many interesting projects are interested in anyone who has experience in Telecare solutions, Finance/Purchasing Projects, Salesforce or Operating Model Integration. These are not essential requirements but helpful.

Enjoy the rewards

This is a job that offers true satisfaction with the chance to help those who can’t afford a house of their own.

You’ll find the organisation is focused on being an employer of choice where people thrive and your voice is truly heard. Working here, you’ll enjoy competitive pay, a wide range of benefits, flexible working, employee offers, and the chance to learn valuable new skills and somewhere that empowers people to do great work by investing in learning, personal development and technology.

If you’re the kind of person that wants to do a really great job and make a difference to customers, you’ll love it here. Sound like a challenge you’d like to take on? Then get in touch and let’s talk about how you can help transform lives and revitalise neighbourhoods.

We encourage applicants from all sections of the community so that we can truly reflect the neighbourhoods in which the organisation works.

You may have experience in areas such as Business Analyst, Junior Business Analyst, Lead Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Data Analyst Lead, Business and Programme Systems Analyst, Research Analyst, Insight Analyst, Research Associate, Systems Analyst, Data and Analytics, Market Insights, CRM Business Analyst.