NAPAC exists to support survivors of childhood abuse. The damage caused by abuse in childhood doesn’t always end in childhood.  Many adults with a history of childhood abuse can continue to suffer – from post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, depression and other issues. They can suffer from low self-esteem and be prone to self-harm or suicide.  It doesn’t have to be this way – this the chance for you to change someone’s life for the better.

We are seeking an empathetic and resilient Call Handler to join our friendly team in Stockport. The Call Handlers answer calls to NAPAC’s primary survivor support service – the telephone support line and also our developing email support service.  Along with volunteers, they provide telephone support to adult survivors of childhood abuse and those supporting them. Overall, they will have a commitment to delivery of excellence in everything NAPAC does for survivors and their supporters.

Salary: £22750 pa, pro rata, plus pension (pay rise pending)

Hours:  21 per week (0.6 FTE) to be worked flexibly across the week

Contract: One year (with possibility of extension subject to funding)

Closing date for applications: Friday 7th August 2020.  Application is by completion of the formal NAPAC application form only - CVs will not be accepted

Interview Date: Week beginning 17th August 2020 in Stockport

A job description and application form can be downloaded from our website 

NAPAC exists to support survivors of childhood abuse. The damage caused by abuse in childhood doesn’t always end in childhood.  Many adults with a history of childhood abuse can continue to suffer – from post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, depression and other issues. They can suffer from low self-esteem and be prone to self-harm or suicide.  It doesn’t have to be this way – this the chance for you to change someone’s life for the better.

We are seeking an empathetic and resilient Survivor Support Facilitator to join our friendly team in Stockport. The Survivor Support Facilitators are accountable for the day to day delivery of NAPAC’s primary survivor support service – the telephone support line and the developing email support service.  They manage the NAPAC volunteers to provide telephone and email support to adult survivors of childhood abuse and those supporting them. Overall, they will have a commitment to delivery of excellence in everything NAPAC does for survivors and their supporters.

Salary: £26,520 pa, pro rata, plus pension (pay rise pending)

Hours:  21 per week (0.6 FT) to be worked flexibly across the week

Contract: One year (with possibility of extension subject to funding)

Closing date for applications: Friday 7th August 2020.  Application is by completion of the formal NAPAC application form only - CVs will not be accepted

Interview Date: Week beginning 17th August 2020 in Stockport

A job description and application form can be downloaded from our website 

We are looking for two admin officers to join our friendly, busy team. One is a full-time position to act as maternity cover for 9-12 months. The other is a part-time position for 14 hours per week.

Reporting to the Head of Admin, the person in this role will influence, inspire and support people to embrace and maintain a vegetarian lifestyle. You will need to be able to demonstrate how you uphold our vegetarian values in your personal life.

Main duties include providing excellent customer service, dealing with enquiries via phone, email and in-person as well as supporting all areas of the charity with a wide range of admin and facilities tasks.

Our physical offices are closed at the moment because of COVID-19 so the position currently involves working from home. When the office re-opens the role will be based in our headquarters which is located, within close proximity to Altrincham. So the ability to be able to travel into the office is essential.

For further information on this position please see the job description and person specification.

To apply for either of the posts please enclose a letter detailing how you meet each of the criteria set out in the person specification along with your CV to Zoë Irwin either via email or post to: Parkdale, Dunham Road, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 4QG. You’re welcome to apply for both positions but if you have a preference please let us know.

The closing date for applications is Friday 21st August 2020 at 9 am.

You must be available for the first round of virtual interviews on Tuesday 1 September 2020.

If successful you must also be available for in-person interviews at our offices on Thursday 3 September 2020.

The Vegetarian Society aims to be a positive employer. We operate a 35-hour week, flexible working-time scheme and stakeholder pension.

If you have any queries regarding the post, please get in touch. 

Creative Support is a national not-for-profit organisation which is looking to recruit warm and person centred individuals in your area to provide the highest standards of care to service users with support needs. We have a strong history of helping individuals with a wide range of needs to live independent and fulfilling lives, ensuring that our service users enjoy opportunities for personal development and engaging within their local communities.

We need energetic individuals to join our busy team to support 3 individuals with a learning disability and autism or epilepsy within their own flats in the Walkden area. Support is provided on a 1:1 basis when in the individual’s home or 2:1 basis when participating on community based activities.

You will need to work flexibly across a 24 hour rota and work with the upmost positive regard for the individuals we support. It is essential you have experience working in a social care environment and an understanding of positive behaviour support is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.

Job title: Case Officer X2

Region: Homebased, North - 1x Greater Manchester and 1x Lancashire

Directorate: Operations

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £24,816 per annum

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support

• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution

• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop

• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like to hear from you ….

The Role

Our Case Officers provide one to one support to members of the Armed Forces Community. They carry out a detailed assessment and work with a wide range of partners and services so that individuals can receive the right support in a timely and seamless way in areas such as finance, employment, health, housing advice or in overcoming temporary crisis.. A case officer may work with someone who has low level needs or those with multiple and complex needs and therefore a strong background of providing support within a welfare setting is essential.  We’re looking for someone who has great communications skills, an ability to build a rapport with others and a strong understand of statutory and third sector support agencies. With a caseload to manage and as a remote worker, the successful candidate will be a motivated self-starter with excellent planning and organisational skills, but you’ll also need to be a strong team player; working closely with the other RBL staff and those in partner organisations.  Case officers also manage volunteer caseworkers who support within their area.

It is essential that you have an empathy with the UK armed forces community, and some knowledge and understanding of this area would also be an advantage.

This role is home based but requires travel throughout Greater Manchester / Lancashire and you may be required, once our offices reopen, to work from the office in the centre of Manchester on occasion.

The role may require some evening and weekend work.

The role requires a full UK driving licence.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply Online’

Closing date for this role is: Sunday 9th August 2020

Virtual Interview Date:  Likely 17th August 2020

Programme Associate

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

London, Birmingham or Manchester

£20,000 per annum (plus £3,000 London Weighting if applicable)

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a motivated and talented administrator and customer service professional to join our Programmes team as a Programme Associate. This role will support the operational delivery (end to end programme management) of a specific cohort, programme or number of programmes. The programme associate will work as part of a team owning the end to end experience of stakeholders on a range of programmes, helping them engage effectively with their chosen programme and ensuring they receive an excellent level of customer service. This team will provide the interface between the organisation and these stakeholders, liaising with other teams to ensure that they experience the highest quality service.

Based in either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office, and reporting to one of our Programme Managers, you’ll be responsible for supporting the effective delivery of the programmes, as well as attending events to build relationships with stakeholders. You will require previous experience of delivering excellent customer service, as well as excellent organisation, planning and prioritising skills. A key function of the role is processing stakeholder information and feedback, as well as supporting candidate services teams, so you will need to have excellent communication skills, as well as be a strong team player.

Who are Ambition Institute?

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• 2 additional annual leave days for 1 day booked during December over the festive period
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

All applications must be received by the closing date, midnight on 16th August 2020

Interviews are expected to be held the week commencing 24th August 2020

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please click the link to visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality person-centred social care services for adults with learning disabilities, mental health needs and other support needs. We are very excited to be expanding our service provision in Stockport, and are currently recruiting within our established supported living services across the area.

We are looking for enthusiastic, resourceful and energetic individuals who are well motivated, experienced and keen to join our friendly team. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a new service where you will be able to contribute to the shaping of a brand new team. You will provide person-centred support to tenants to take part in all aspects of everyday life and to engage and participate with their local communities.

In addition to opportunities for personal and career development, we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

Full or part time hours are available. Full time: 37.5 hours per week. Contracts of up to 48 hours per week are also available. Part time: to be agreed subject to a minimum of 15 hours per week. To be worked flexibly on a rota which will include evenings, weekends and public holidays according to the needs of the service.

Exempt from section 7 2e of the SDA.

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality person-centred social care services for adults with learning disabilities, mental health needs and other support needs. We are very excited to be expanding our service provision in Stockport, and are currently recruiting within our established supported living services across the area.

We are looking for enthusiastic, resourceful and energetic individuals who are well motivated, experienced and keen to join our friendly team. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a new service where you will be able to contribute to the shaping of a brand new team. You will provide person-centred support to tenants to take part in all aspects of everyday life and to engage and participate with their local communities.

We offer full-time positions and you will be required to work in a flexible manner on rota which includes evenings, weekends and sleep-ins. We also offer part-time positions which are ideal for fitting around personal commitments, study or caring responsibilities. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development, we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

Full or part time hours are available. Full time: 37.5 hours per week. Contracts of up to 48 hours per week are also available. Part time: to be agreed subject to a minimum of 15 hours per week. To be worked flexibly on a rota which will include evenings, weekends and public holidays according to the needs of the service.

Are you an experienced finance professional with experience in the charity, NGO or humanitarian field?

UK-Med has grown rapidly over the last few years, increasing our income, impact and diversity of donors and grants.  As a key partner on the UK Emergency Medical Team (EMT) we work closely with DFID and the WHO, whilst also growing our own portfolio of programmes.  Our work has never been more vital, with disease outbreaks and disasters becoming more frequent, complex and severe.

We are seeking an experienced finance professional, holding or working towards an accounting qualification, with experience of financial operations and planning in a charity, NGO or humanitarian setting.  You will have experience of finance coordination and support to, and within, overseas and field operations and understand global health funding and grant management reporting.  You will have a good understanding of what an appropriate control environment looks like and be experienced in implementing suitable financial controls and working with accounting software.

In this newly created post, you will support the Head of Finance in the development and delivery of systems to support the successful implementation of our programmes of work.  You will work across a portfolio of projects and be a key link for financial management and reporting between HQ and operations in the field.  You will deploy overseas in support of our emergency response teams when required.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference through humanitarian work.

Can your HR expertise help UK-Med provide life-saving humanitarian health care

Humanitarian health needs are growing. Our medical teams respond to disasters around the world and we work with local emergency teams to build their resilience to future threats. Our work has never been more vital, with disasters becoming more frequent, complex and severe. Can you help build a world prepared to help?

We are seeking a skilled HR professional with relevant overseas field experience in humanitarian / fast-paced development contexts. As our new HR Advisor / Business Partner you will play a key role in supporting HR planning and operations for our humanitarian operations. You will help develop our systems for hiring national staff, and partner with operational leads and health experts to plan resourcing for different responses. You will contribute to our workforce planning and development of our registers of medical and non-medical international responders. You will bring broad generalist HR expertise and experience working in the field, to enable you to play a key role across every aspect of our HR operations.

Our ideal candidate will be passionate about both UK-Med’s humanitarian mission and the power of the HR function to support successful programming. You will have experience working overseas in humanitarian or fast-paced development work, ideally in humanitarian health. You will be experienced and expert in HR and a true generalist with experience across the full spectrum of HR activity including recruitment, selection, pre-employment screening, performance management, employee relations and organisational development.

You will be comfortable working at pace and thrive on achieving challenging objectives and meeting rapidly changing demands. You will be happy to deploy with our teams as required and comfortable working stand-alone in field settings with remote support from HQ. We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference through humanitarian work. UK-Med is a growing and developing organisation with a committed team of staff, volunteers and members. This role is a truly exciting opportunity to help develop our people to meet the challenges and opportunities our growth presents.

Creative Support is a high quality provider of support to individuals with a wide range of care needs including older people, individuals with a learning disability and other needs. Employing over 5,200 staff members, we are continuing to grow at a fast pace nationally and are looking for dedicated, caring individuals to join our staff team in your local area.

We are looking for warm, flexible and motivated individuals to provide person centered care and support in our Droylsden Extra Care Service, which enables older people to enjoy an active and independent lifestyle. Your role will include:

• Providing respectful personal care, practical and emotional support to older people

• Maximising outcomes for clients by maintaining their independence and encouraging them to lead an active, fulfilling lifestyle

• Collaborating with clients, their families and involved professionals to ensure a coordinated and consistent service

Experience is essential for this role.

HOSTEL OPERATIONS MANAGER

37 hours per week

SCP20-25 £25,295 - £28,785 per annum

Qualification bar SCP23

BASED IN MANCHESTER

The post holder will ensure high standards are consistently achieved in relation to providing a safe, welcoming, effective and quality service in relation to housing management.  Working with Senior Management they will set clear standards, work plans and goals, provide continuous coaching and supervision.

Working as part of a newly re-established team, the successful post holder will be expected to support the development and improvement of our services based at Denmark Road to provide a flagship service.

They will be proactive, closely monitoring all key areas of service delivery, from health and safety, compliance, maintenance of properties, implementing quality management systems and overseeing hostel budgets

This is a dynamic role and the ideal candidate will not only be able to ensure regulatory compliance but help drive positive change, innovation and continual improvements in line with Caritas values and ethos.

Caritas follows Safer Recruitment practices and this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service checks.

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality person-centred social care services for adults with learning disabilities, mental health needs and other support needs. We are very excited to be expanding our service provision in Stockport, and are currently recruiting within our new supported living services across the area.

We are looking for enthusiastic, resourceful and energetic individuals who are well motivated, hardworking and keen to join our friendly team. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a new service where you will be able to contribute to the shaping of a brand new team. You will provide person-centred support to tenants to take part in all aspects of everyday life and to engage and participate with their local communities.

Previous experience is essential. You will receive a full local and corporate induction.

This is a relief position which enables you to pick up shifts at a time that suits you, and is ideal for fitting around personal commitments, study or caring responsibilities. The flexible shift pattern includes evenings, weekends and sleep-ins. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development, we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

Assistant Shop Manager

Permanent contract

Part time 16 hours per week [over 7 days to include Sundays]

£18,192

Location - Stockton Heath Bookshop Shop

We offer many enhanced benefits including; 28 days holiday a year - plus Bank Holidays and stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%. Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.

We are looking for an Assistant Shop Manager to work alongside the Shop Manager in our Stockton Heath Bookshop shop. Are you self motivated with strong interpersonal skills and thrive on challenges and opportunities that come with assisting in the running of a shop? Can you assist the Shop Manager in driving sales and profits and able to work closely with staff and Volunteers to ensure we deliver the best level of customer service.

We are looking for someone who loves working with people and has the ability to lead in the absence of the Shop Manager, inspire and empower people around them. We are looking for someone who is friendly and positive in their approach and can instil an energy to those around them. Have you got a creative ability that you can bring to the role?

You will make a real difference to young people in England by helping to raise vital funds needed to support our frontline work.

It is important that you have good communication skills both inside and outside the shop, reaching out to the local community to help build support for the shop.

If you have what it takes to work hard but have some fun along the way, and support your Shop Manager to be the best, then this is the place for you!

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The Children's Society is committed to Safer Recruitment and as such a range of pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with recommendations made by the Bichard Enquiry, and current best practice. To include a basic DBS check, these will be required before employment can commence.