Service Manager: Staying Well and Staying Independent

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Manager for this exciting position as part of the Leadership team of Age UK Kensington and Chelsea.  The post spans the management and leadership of My Care My Way (MCMW) and key services within Age UK Kensington & Chelsea enabling older people to stay well and stay independent.

The My Care My Way (MCMW) Service is a ground breaking integrated approach with the NHS and Third Sector ensuring Older clients are at the centre of their care and better outcomes are achieved with co-located teams. You will work closely with the MCMW team, supporting the operational delivery of the programme as well as coordinating the development needs of the Health and Social Care Assistant team.

The post also manages Age UK services through the Staying Well and Staying Independent stream of activity including our Dementia Services.

You will be joining a thriving and innovative organisation which is deeply embedded in the local community. 

Hours: 35 hours per week, including some evening and occasional weekend work.

Salary: £37,500 per annum (pro rata).

Closing date: Monday 11th November at 9am. We are expecting to hold interviews on 19th  and 20th November 2019 and ideally the successful candidate will be available to start in early January 2020.

Please send your CV along with a cover letter setting out how you meet all the Essential points in the Person Specification. Please indicate in your application if you would like to have a conversation with the CEO prior to the closing date to discuss the detail of the role.

ConnectEd is one of the largest providers of counselling and therapy services to schools in London.  We are looking for an experienced mental health professional or Social Worker who is passionate about supporting children’s wellbeing.  

The Service Manager will line-manage a team of qualified and experienced counsellors/ therapists who work on-site in primary, secondary and special schools across London. 

In this term-time role you will receive an excellent package including an 11% employer pension contribution and access to an employee assistance scheme.  The successful applicant will have:

• A qualification in counselling, therapy or social work and full membership/ accreditation with an appropriate professional body (e.g. BACP/UKCP/BAPT/HCPC). 
• At least five year’s post qualifying experience of working as a mental health professional/Social Worker.
• Experience of working with or in schools, or similar experience which demonstrates a clear understanding of how to effectively engage with schools and school staff.
• Experience of team/performance management and the ability to inspire staff to work to the highest professional standards.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding guidance/legislation and experience of practically applying this knowledge when dealing with safeguarding concerns.

Salary: £32,973 (Full Time Equivalent £42,349).

Hours: 4.5 days per week (31.5 hours) term-time only, plus nine days which must be worked during the school summer holiday

INTERVIEW DATES: Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st November

Office of the Vice-Provost (Advancement)

London

People Coordinator

Full Time

The appointment will be on UCL Grade 6. The salary range will be £29,089  - £34,090 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

UCL is London’s Global University. We do things differently here and we take the long view. We are not afraid to take risks. We remain focused on making a major contribution to the long term benefit of humanity. In September 2016 UCL launched ‘It’s All Academic’, our bold new global Philanthropy and Engagement Campaign to raise £600m to support students, research and the transformation of our campus. It will enable us to achieve more than ever before to secure our position as one of the world’s top higher education institutions.

From fighting dementia to ensuring generations of students reach their full potential: It's All Academic. UCL’s ideas and discoveries are shaping the future, improving lives and having a massive impact on London and the wider world. There has never been a more exciting time to join our Advancement office. We are a team of exceptionally ambitious, creative and passionate individuals who work together to achieve remarkable things with a global impact, and we would love for you to be part of this exciting journey and our success.

This is your chance to play a pivotal role in delivering our Campaign in an interesting and varied role. As People Coordinator you will deliver outstanding customer experience and high-quality operational support to the People team and to the Advancement office more widely. In your role you will have the opportunity to focus on and develop your skills in talent acquisition and resourcing, onboarding, talent development and HR operations.

An excellent relationship-builder, with a customer-centred outlook, you will have experience of HR and/or recruitment administration and processes. A natural communicator, you will be a stronger organiser with excellent attention to detail and the ability to plan your workload to meet multiple deadlines.

We know that our people are our greatest asset and in return we provide an empowering, values-based environment where personal and professional growth is invested in. We offer agile working and flexibility around working hours. We also value mutual respect and collaboration, and have a strong customer-service ethic.  Expectations are high and we work hard, but the rewards are huge.

UCL is an outstanding place to work. We welcome people from all backgrounds and strive to create an environment where everyone can give of their best. Working with some of the greatest intellects in the world, you will also be entitled to a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance.

To find out more about the role, please contact Therasa King, Head of People.

Closing Date: 6 November 2019.

Latest time for the submission of applications: 23:59.

Interview Date: TBC.

We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a tier 2 certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

We are looking for a person with excellent project management skills to lead a sports and fitness worker and a team of volunteers to deliver an innovative community programme. 

The project aims to support people to make use of available resources in Camden by co-producing a range of workshops with established community providers, and through individual and group support. Our partners include the British Museum, London Wildlife Trust and Mary Ward Centre, alongside many others. 

To be successful, you will need to demonstrate the ability to build relationships with partners and have the skills to motivate a team to deliver on the aims of the service. This is an excellent opportunity for a creative, solution-focused leader who is socially minded and has a person-centred approach to mental health work. 

This role is a fixed-term contract until 1st February 2021, with the possibility of extension.

For more information and an application pack, please visit our website by clicking the apply button.

Closing date: Midday on Thursday 7th November 2019.

Interview dates: Wednesday 13th & Wednesday 20th November 2019

Do you have significant experience as a Marketing/Digital Marketing Manager or a Senior/Head of Marketing, gained ideally gained within a charity?

We are looking for a leader and a Digital Marketing professional to join a prominent health charity, looking to fight one of the greatest but most misunderstood health crises of our time! This is a permanent position within the charity's Strategic Marketing division.

As a Senior Marketing Manager, you will lead the delivery of the marketing and communications planning and governance, integrated marketing campaigns and supporter engagement strategies. This is an incredibly exciting time to join the division ahead of the roll out of their brand refresh and the announcement of their new organisational strategy!

You'll be highly experienced at working with others to develop strategic campaigns that deliver outstanding results. You will also be an expert in developing and delivering projects from end to end, while drawing from your exceptional knowledge and hands on experience of managing and evaluating digital channels. It is essential that you have a background in leading high performing teams during times of change.

To register your interest and find out more about this position, please your CV in Word Doc format; cover letters will be required but not at this initial stage of the application process.

Age UK are currently recruiting for a highly organised Finance Administrator/Services Support Officer to manage the Digital and Technology Services accounting, budgeting, invoicing and recharging requirements.

You will be closely monitoring supplier compliance and this role would best suit a strong, finance focused team player with a keen eye for detail.

You will be:

* Confident using financial systems and MS Office (especially Excel)
* A strong multi-tasker with a "can do" attitude and excellent communication skills
* Highly focused and accurate with an uncompromising eye for data quality
* Experienced in processing invoices, liaising with suppliers, finance teams, running reports and basic accounting practices
* Adaptable, flexible in approach with strong time management skills, prioritising your workload to meet requirements and deadlines
* Able to understand implications of contracts, use monitoring tools and provide analysis.
* A confident, solution-focused problem solver with the ability to interpret reports and complex documents (e.g. SLA's)
* Assisting with audits to ensure quality standards are exceeded.
* Providing assistance to the Service Manager and support IT incidents with communications and reporting
* Able to build strong relationships and work effectively with a wide range of people

What we offer in return

* 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
* Annual leave purchase scheme
* A fantastic pension (with up to 9% employer contributions)
* Health cash plan
* Annual Season Ticket loan (spread the cost of your commute)
* Cycle to work scheme
* Shopping discounts and many more excellent benefits

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

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

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Fund Engagement Manager
Edgware Road, London (with travel across our five hospital sites)

Are you a highly organised and enthusiastic individual with a passion for grants? Want to build on your existing knowledge and help increase engagement for one of the largest NHS trusts in the country? If so, then read on. 

About Us

We're Imperial Health Charity, an organisation that helps our hospitals do more through grants, arts, volunteering and fundraising. We support the five hospitals of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust: Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea, St Mary’s and the Western Eye.

Our fundraising initiatives, including major appeals, philanthropy, corporate partnerships and community events, make our essential work possible.

We’re looking for an Fund Engagement Manager to join our ambitious Grants Team and support the management of our special purpose funds. 

Special purpose funds are donor-gifted funds, each with a specific purpose to support a particular hospital ward, department, area of research, service or group of patients within the Trust’s hospitals.

The Benefits 

- Salary of up to £36,000 per annum
- Free gym membership and access to yoga classes
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- Pension (with employer contributions of 10%)
- Life insurance
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Staff arts club – including free entry to London galleries
- 25 days’ holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Training and development opportunities

If you have experience of stakeholder engagement and grants management, this is an amazing opportunity to help redevelop and manage funds for a growing charity. 

Our grants enrich our hospitals and support staff and patients, from research fellowships to assistance for those who are in extreme financial difficulty as a result of being in hospital. 

You will have the chance to make a real difference within our hospitals by championing our grants programme and ensuring funds are helping as many people as possible.

So, if you are looking to develop your skills and have the opportunity to bring about change within our ways of working, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role 

As a Fund Engagement Manager, you will be a key player within Imperial Health Charity during the first year of our new three-year strategy. 

Specifically, you will work with NHS staff who have delegated authority for our special purpose funds. You’ll ensure funds are spent in line with guidelines, governance is followed and opportunities for grant spending and fund growth are capitalised. 

You will:

- Enhance engagement with our special purpose funds and promote our work
- Act as the key liaison contact between the charity and trust staff
- Facilitate our strategic goals for our grants, fundraising and finance teams
- Support the senior management team and board of trustees

About You

To join us as a Fund Engagement Manager, you will need:

- At least two years’ grant-making experience in a similar role
- Experience of grants management (including grants management systems) including advising applicants, assessing and monitoring grants
- Great influencing skills and confidence in presenting to a range of audience types and sizes
- The ability to travel between our hospital sites across west London on a day-to-day/weekly basis
- Proficient Microsoft Office skills and efficiency with CRM databases
- English language skills and the ability to build relationships

Experience in a similar role within the charity sector would also be desirable but is not essential.

Other organisations may call this role Grants Manager, Grants Engagement Manager, Fundraising Manager, Grant Programme Manager, Charity Engagement Manager or Fund Development Manager.

Webrecruit and Imperial Health Charity are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking to make a real change with your career as a Fund Engagement Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

At the Foundation, we create opportunities that change the lives of those living in our local community. We work with a wide range of age groups from primary school children and their parents, to older people living in sheltered accommodation. However, education and employment opportunities are at the heart of what we do.

Through our strong links with local educators, employers and government, we work with residents of all ages, helping them to develop, gain qualifications and progress on to apprenticeship schemes and accessible routes to employment and education.

The Functional Skills Trainer will be working within the Employment and Skills Team to deliver Maths, English and Employability Skills courses to adult learners to gain the skills and qualifications to help them progress into a job or pathways to employment including traineeships.

For the past three years, THF have successfully enabled many participants 16+ to pass their English/Maths Functional Skills and help them achieve their goals to either get into employment or further education. We have now partnered with the College of North East London (CONEL) to enhance this offer.

This role is a 1-year fixed-term contract and is part-time, 3 days per week.

Come and join our team.

To apply, please follow the link below to our website.

Closing date: 5th November 2019.

Service Manager

Our client is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day they support over 6,500 women and children in their national network of services. These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs / ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services and culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline (run in partnership between our client and Women’s Aid). They advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. They run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, managing a busy press office and website, and they are an accredited training provider. They give a voice to the voiceless.

Position: VAWG Service Manager
Location: London Borough of Redbridge, Greater London
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £36,254 to £37,830 per annum
Benefits: Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, Royal London Pension scheme, comprehensive EAP which includes up to six counselling sessions.

Closing date: 10 November 2019
Interview date: 18 November 2019

About the role:

Our client is recruiting a service manager to run the day-to-day operations of an innovative violence against women and girls service in the London borough of Redbridge. A team of advocates and outreach workers provide services in the areas of domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, so-called 'honour based' violence and female genital mutilation. The service provides confidential, non-judgemental, independent specialist support to women, girls, children and men at high risk of serious harm.

Responsibilities:

- The post holder will oversee all of the services run within the centre, including the independent gender violence advocates (IGVA), an early intervention service for teenage girls, a children’s outreach service and peer mentors.
- You will ensure that the service provides high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors at the highest risk of gender-based violence and their children.
- The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring that contractual and other funding requirements are met fully and that our client’s high quality standards are maintained.
- The job involves working closely with staff that supports abused women and their children in crisis using our services.
- As a member of the management team, the post holder will be required to participate with other managers in an out-of-hours management service.
- The role may involve contributing to the establishment of new services in conjunction with the development team.

About you:

- The successful candidate will have proven experience of managing a domestic violence or VAWG (violence against women and girls) service, and extensive experience of responding to the risks and needs of survivors of abuse.
- Whilst the Redbridge service supports victims of all forms of gender-based violence, domestic violence makes up the majority of the caseload of the work, the successful applicant should have significant experience in this area.
- With an ability to manage crisis services and work under pressure, the successful candidate will have an up-to-date knowledge of criminal and civil legislation relating to gender-based violence.
- You will understand multi-agency partnership structures, including MARACs, and have experience advocating for clients in a range of settings, including civil and criminal proceedings.
- You will have strong written and verbal communication skills and an ability to write reports, deliver presentations and communicate with stakeholders in a clear and effective way.

Our client is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpin all of their work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within our client’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work

Our client is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. They offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for their profession.

As an ever expanding charity they are also able to provide career development opportunities including advancements into other management roles across their range of services.

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity they work hard to keep their costs down.

You may have experience of the following: Service Manager, Services Manager, Care Manager, Social Worker, Senior Social Worker, Social Worker, VAWG, Counsellor, Domestic Violence Counsellor, Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector, etc.

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One of the leading heritage sites based in South West London are looking for a part time Finance Officer to join their team.

This is a permanent part time role offering a salary between £24,000 - £26,000 per annum pro rata for 3 days. You will be required to work 24 hours per week.

Working within a small close knit finance team, you will be working very closely with the Finance Manager and work sharing with another part time Finance Officer.

Your main duties and responsibilities are:
- Processing of purchase ledger invoices including organising invoice approvals
- Managing the timing and preparation of payments
- Responsible for Credit Control producing aged debtor reports and statements
- Production of invoices and allocation of payments to the ledger

Candidates applying for this role must be strong on
- Strong experience on accruals and prepayments
- Experience of book-keeping and understanding of double entry accounting
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise work
- Attention to detail and accuracy

This role will be closing on 1st November, 2019 and the interviews will be held at a very short notice.

If you are interested, please apply immediately with a copy of your CV.

An opportunity to develop major donor skills in a supportive team.

Work for an international humanitarian organisation that strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression. They believe that no-one should have to live in fear that they won’t have a home to sleep in or enough food to feed their children.

The Major Donor Executive will:

• build and strengthen the mid value philanthropy pipeline, responsible for relationships end to end
• research programmes and write fundraising proposals to engage supporters
• research and select appropriate donor prospects for targeted approaches
• organise annual dinner, steward existing and cultivate new donor prospects
• support the Major Donor Partnerships Manager to develop high value relationships.

The position would best suit someone:

• with excellent writing skills
• able to work proactively and independently
• who wants to develop their fundraising skills in a supportive environment
• who may have event or direct marketing experience and wants to specialise in major donor giving.

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Nicola Hall at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

SameYou, founded by Emilia Clarke, is a charity that is dedicated to increasing access to rehabilitation services after brain injury and stroke. SameYou and one of London’s leading higher education establishments are working in partnership, putting patients at the heart of a transformational new approach to rehabilitation. They are now looking to recruit a Partnership Programme Manager to support all activities within the partnership programme at this early stage of development.

This role will support information management across the programme, as well as lead on the design and the implementation of key programme milestones. You will be an assertive and creative self-starter who is comfortable in a fast-paced and changing environment, acting as the programme’s representative to a broad range of stakeholders. As the Partnership Programme Manager, you will provide comprehensive, advanced administrative support service to the programme and support on all operational elements of the programmes activity, including meetings. You will be a key point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders, responding to requests for information, appointments and other enquiries, coupled with producing and compiling written materials in support of the programme as required.

Demonstrable experience as a lead co-ordinator / project manager in a complex organisation and experience working with senior stakeholders in a fast paced environment is essential. You would need the ability to foster strong working relationships across diverse groups of stakeholders, the ability to multi task and prioritise, and have excellent communication skills.

If you are excited by the prospect of working on an emerging project and helping to put processes in place to support successful development of the project at this early stag,e and are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. You must be available immediately to be considered for this post.

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.

About the Service

Housing First is a new approach to supporting the most entrenched, excluded and hard to reach service users. It focuses on finding permanent housing as quickly as possible and then addressing the issues that have contributed to an individual’s homelessness. This Southwark-based Project will work with homeless women affected by violence against women and girls (VAWG).

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic Senior Housing First Project Worker to establish and deliver this new project.

About You

Ideal candidates will have experience of working intensively with service users and be adept at risk and needs assessment and support planning.

You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the intersection between VAWG and multiple disadvantage, a developed understanding of how this can make it difficult for women to engage with support, and an ability to reflect on your own practice.

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.

About the Service

Housing First is a new approach to supporting the most entrenched, excluded and hard to reach service users. It focuses on finding permanent housing as quickly as possible and then addressing the issues that have contributed to an individual’s homelessness. This Southwark-based Project will work with homeless women affected by violence against women and girls (VAWG).

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic Housing First Project Worker to help establish and deliver this new project.

About You

Ideal candidates will have experience of working intensively with service users and be adept at risk and needs assessment and support planning.

You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the intersection between VAWG and multiple disadvantage, a developed understanding of how this can make it difficult for women to engage with support, and an ability to reflect on your own practice.

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.