We are looking for a self-motivated team player with senior management experience to lead and manage a range of teams, programmes and services throughout the county.  You will foster good relations with partners and stakeholders, developing new initiatives for the benefit of older and vulnerable people living in Northamptonshire.  You will use your experience of working with the general public and your strategic skills to ensure that our services provide a high standard of care and support for older people.

The Services Manager will recruit, motivate, monitor and line manage the teams providing a range of services across the organisation as agreed and directed by the Chief Executive.

You will work as part of the senior management team of Age UK Northamptonshire consulting with, advising and supporting colleagues, as necessary, to help the whole team to be productive and effective, ensuring that staff in different teams, localities and departments work well together for the benefit of clients. The postholder will be expected to be part of the Directors Team Meetings on an "as needs" basis.

About you

We need someone with experience of working with the general public and a good standard of education, including vocational training that is relevant to the post.  We are looking for excellent interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to represent the organisation and give talks and presentations to a range of audiences. 

The Services Manager must be someone who can inspire trust and confidence in their staff, motivating others to reach their potential.  If you can demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and you work well under pressure, this is the post for you.  Come and work for a local independent charity, knowing that you are making a positive difference to thousands of older people every year. 

How to apply for our job vacancies

Please follow the link to our website to download and complete an application form. 

Age UK Northamptonshire | Services Manager 

Pact is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services. We provide practical and emotional support to prisoner’s children and families, to prisoners and those who have resettled back into the community. Our work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of every human being, and our work focusses on human relationships, family and community. We are committed to achieving high standards of quality in all that we do.

Position: Family Relationship Tutor
Location: HMP Bullingdon - Bicester OX25 1PZ
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Part Time, 22.5 hours per week, (Monday to Sunday)
Salary: FTE £22,000 pro rata (£13,200 actual)

Closing date for applications: 11th October, 2021

About the Role:

As a Family Relationship Tutor, you will play a key role in the delivery of Pact Groupwork and in ensuring that wider delivery is conducted in line with Pact’s quality standards. The role will assist in keeping group work materials and evaluation data up to date and in developing content, learning materials and assisting with wider Groupwork project work under guidance.

This role is a fixed-term contract, commencing as soon as applicant is able and running until 30.09.2022 in the first instance.

About you:

You will have experience of delivering training or groupwork to young people and adults, hold a relevant training qualification and ideally have experience of working in prison. In return you will receive a full induction programme including train the trainer for the various groupwork courses you will be delivering.

What we offer:

Pact offers a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to further develop yourself as a professional training and interventions worker. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.

How to apply:

If you feel that you meet the requirements of this exciting new role please complete an application form by clicking the `apply now` button.

Other information:

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).

This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

You may have experience of the following: Family Relationship Tutor, Programme Manager, Services Programme Manager, Process Improvement, Social Work, Social Worker, Service Delivery Tutor, Charity, NFP, Not for Profit, Charities, Case Worker, etc.

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Role Description:

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Trust Fundraiser with a proven track record in income generation and relationship management. This role can either be based at home or in our Bedford office. Schoolreaders is a rapidly growing child literacy charity with ambitious plans, which is positively impacting the lives of thousands of children every week.

About Schoolreaders:

Schoolreaders was launched seven years ago in Bedfordshire with the aim of recruiting volunteers to provide one-to-one reading support for children in primary schools across the country.  Before the pandemic over 12,700 children in over 650 schools were receiving weekly reading sessions from a Schoolreaders volunteer.  Pre Covid-19, one in four children was leaving primary school unable to read to the expected Government standard.  School closures over the past year mean that many children have fallen even further behind with their reading. Our service is needed more than ever before with 10% of primary schools across the country asking Schoolreaders for reading volunteers. Building on past successes, we now have ambitious expansion plans to address the need.

What you can expect:

A highly rewarding fundraising role where you can develop your skills managing your own portfolio of funders. Schoolreaders is a highly professional charity which values every team-member’s contribution to our team efforts. We offer a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, an employee assistance programme, plus training and development opportunities. If you want to be part of a great team in a fast-moving, welcoming environment whilst making a huge impact on children’s literacy across the country, this could be the perfect role for you!

Closing date for applications is 23.59 on 8th October 2021 with interviews to be held the week beginning 18th October 2021.

Further details including the job description and application forms can be found on our website.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an ongoing basis. We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Schoolreaders is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and requires staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a basic disclosure check of unspent criminal convictions.

Schoolreaders is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered in England and Wales (1159157)

Have you got the merchandising ability and the desire to play a critical role raising funds for life saving research? 

Do you want to make a big impact most successful charity retailers in the UK? You could be the Assistant Merchandiser we are looking for!
 
About the role

Working within our New Goods Buying and Merchandising team, the Assistant Merchandiser supports the Merchandiser in all aspects of their role. You’ll be responsible for managing store and e-commerce distribution according to the range plan, analysing sales, administrative tasks and managing stock levels.

You’ll be key to liaising with field management and over 700 British Heart Foundation stores, product suppliers, our warehouse, the digital team and many other internal contacts.

Please note that is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

Whilst this role will be based at our Northampton office. The BHF will be following a blended approach between home and office working. This will allow us to unlock our best work for our cause, blending the best of home and office working.
 
About you

You’ll have previous merchandising experience gained in a retail Head Office environment with strong commercial awareness. You'll also have experience at Assistant Merchandiser level or as an experienced Admin Assistant/MAA looking for the next step.

With strong analytical skills and be highly numerate, you’ll be IT proficient with strong systems and Microsoft Excel skills.

A team player, you'll have strong communication skills and the ability to build excellent relationships with people across the organisation. You'll be highly organised and able to manage a range of tasks with competing deadlines. 
 
About us

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

Here at the British Heart Foundation we celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Diversity and Inclusion forms a main pillar in our People Experience Strategy and we drive our strategy through our diversity and inclusion leaders group Kaleidoscope. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work, so we can beat heartbreak for everyone.

We understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.
 
Interview process

The interview process will consist of two stages and will be held virtually over MS Teams.

How to apply 

It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.

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

Role Summary

NEF runs a number of projects that have domestic households at their core. The UK Government is committed to net zero targets by 2050 and has already commenced several large-scale domestic energy retrofit programmes, with grant funding available for low income/high cost households.

Our new role of Home Visit Advisor will supplement our existing service, Better Housing Better Health, by following up our telephone advice service with free home energy visits. You will provide advice and guidance to vulnerable households (such as the elderly, young families or those with a health condition) through a home visit, assessing their property for energy efficiency improvements (as well as assessing wellbeing measures) before creating a home visit report to refer into a range of case management services and onward social care and health support mechanisms.

Alongside this, you could be delivering awareness sessions or training to public health or voluntary sector organisations or the public; certainly, you’ll be representing NEF at public meetings and events. This role is very much about communication and people, but you’ll also need be organised, diligent and able to navigate various systems and processes.

This role might be suited to either a current domestic energy assessor or someone with limited experience but looking to enter this sector.  

Key Responsibilities

• Provide home visits across Oxfordshire Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 19:30.
• Provide advice regarding energy efficiency in the home and assess potential energy efficiency improvements.
• Provide advice and guidance to vulnerable households around general health and safety risks in the home.
• Prepare a comprehensive report of visits to capture an overall picture of the household and follow up actions required.
• Refer the household into any further support organisations or installers as required.
• Prepare and deliver training to a range of audiences, providing information on the programmes and funding available.
• Manage a range of systems and processes, including relevant CRM systems and/or databases.
• Adhere fully to NEF Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Assist the Project Manager with the administration and reporting of projects.
• Support, assist and deputise for other members of the Foundation as workload and/or circumstances might require.
• Other activities as agreed with Line Manager.

Person Specification

• Ability to work with and for the general public (mainly vulnerable households) in a caring and non-judgmental way.
• Excellent verbal (including telephone) and written communication skills.
• An enthusiastic approach and the ability to work both individually and as part of a team.
• The ability to engage with people confidently and effectively; remotely, one-to-one and in groups.
• Highly organised, with a methodical approach to projects and a keen eye for detail.
• Current DBS check (or willingness to acquire one before starting the role).
• Current Domestic Energy Assessor or an interest in energy saving, energy efficiency and renewable energy.
• Ability and willingness to travel. Regular travel is a feature of the job, particularly during autumn, winter and spring.
• Ability to work outside of office hours, by arrangement.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel, Word and Access.
• Possession of a full UK driving licence and use of a car with business insurance cover.

Desirable (not essential)

• Experience of working with vulnerable adults and knowledge of principles of safeguarding (Training will be provided).
• Knowledge of the local area (Oxfordshire).
• Knowledge of the Housing Health and Safety Rating system (Training will be provided).

Application process: Please apply with your CV and Cover Letter outlining why you feel you would excel in this role by 12pm Monday 11 October. Applicants who send their CV without a covering letter will not be considered for the role.

This is a Fixed Term (24 months) (FT or PT x2 for the right candidate). This role requires requires Monday to Saturday availability

Support Coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke. We are looking for an innovative, passionate and professional individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to join our Stroke Recovery Service based Buckinghamshire

Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator

Location: Home based, Buckinghamshire, with regular travel across the service areas

Hours: We are recruiting for a full time post of 35 hours (Ref S790) and a part time post of 17.5 hours (Ref S791)

Salary: £23,100 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract: This is a fixed term contract until March 2022. Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for the contract until 31 March 2022

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 10 October 2021

Interview Date: 19 October 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

The service aims to identify and address the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway, by providing a range of innovative support solutions, supporting them to meet their desired outcomes. A key part of the role will be to support service users and the delivery of the service.

Reporting to the Stroke Association Service Delivery Coach, the Stroke Association Support Coordinator will:

• Support new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.
• Provide personalised information, advice and support.
• Support clients to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to prevent further strokes
• Be accountable for volunteers, so experience of recruiting, training and managing volunteers would be an advantage.
• Recruit, train and manage a team of volunteers
• You will have excellent IT skills and demonstrate a flexible approach to your role.

About You

The Stroke Association Support Coordinator will have experience/background in:

• A caring profession ideally with experience of supporting people with disabilities.
• Setting up and running support groups.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter  of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of you skills and experience. Please confirm the reference number to the role when applying.

This role is home based, but extensive travel is required across the local area and occasionally further afield.

The ability to drive and the use of a car with business use cover are essential to fulfil the requirements of the role.

To fulfil the requirements of the role you must abode within the U.K and have the right to work in the U.K.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.

We have an exciting opportunity within our expanding and successful retail team for an Assistant Shop Manager in our Newport Pagnell charity shop.

You will be responsible for supporting the Shop Manager in the day-to-day management of the shop; generating donations; display and merchandising; managing stock deliveries and collections; record keeping; cash handling and crucially, recruiting, training, motivating, managing and supporting a loyal and committed team of volunteers.

You should be able to offer the following qualities:

• Ambitious and enthusiastic
• Strong communication skills and customer oriented
• Organised and resourceful
• Personable, hands on and committed to achieving the highest retail standards
• Good communication and customer service skills are essential
• An affinity with the work that Wood Green does and a desire to increase public awareness and donor engagement of the Charity's mission

The successful person will be given a full and in-depth induction training programme from the start of their retail journey with Wood Green and on-going.

Part time hours, training and development offered, complete with a competitive salary!

£18,138 - £19,698 FTE, this position is working 24 hours per week

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative, and diverse teams.

We are seeking Support Workers to join us and support adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. We recognise that the current pandemic means we have had to adapt to change and in many ways we are now doing things differently but what hasn’t changed is our passion for standards and doing all we can to look after the people we support both in these current challenging times and in the future.

To be successful in your application you must be able to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Salary: Up to £19,970
Hours: Permanent, Full time
Location: Clifton, Bedfordshire

What we Offer

Apprenticeships - earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care with a Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer (ranked 11th in 2020). Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out, but also an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) increasing to 25 days after a year of employment (pro rata for part time staff). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance. Free DBS Check. As a “key worker” you will
benefit from government incentive schemes.

You don’t need experience of support work or any special qualifications for this job - you’ll get plenty of training along the way. Having the right values, a positive attitude to life and a desire to support people to live their life with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible is what matters most. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. You also need to have basic level IT skills to be able to use a computer as you will regularly need to record information about people you will be supporting.

If you do not already have a relevant qualification in Health and Social Care, Hft will fully fund and provide training for you to obtain your Diploma in Adult Health and Social Care within the first 18 months of your employment.

Government legislation is coming into force on 11th November, which states that all individuals working in registered care homes must be fully vaccinated.

If you have not been vaccinated yet and are not medically exempt, you will need to be fully vaccinated by the 11th November 2021 as we may require you to operate in services which are Care Quality Commission registered.

This means you will need to have had your first vaccination by the 16th September at the latest followed by your second one by 11th November 2021 allowing 8 weeks between them.

If you are medically exempt, you are required to provide us with the relevant documentation stating this.

We are currently restricting face-to-face training; therefore most of your training courses, including some aspects of your induction, will be online. But you will still be able learn from your colleagues in a supportive hands-on environment.

Closing date: Saturday 23rd October 2021

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Senior Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Relief Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP, Flexible Working etc.

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WHP JETS Community Integration Advisor – Home Based

(Fixed Term Contract until March 2022) – Central England

Salary £22,000.00 - £27,000.00 per annum

Total hours per week 37.5

Location:

Home based - The support will be predominately delivered as face to face interaction and will be part an outreach team, with an element of virtual delivery.

Working across various outreach sites in Central England (CPA 1) - Geographical areas include: Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Herefordshire & Worcestershire.

The Shaw Trust, in tandem with government and the broader employment support community across the UK is working hard to make sure we support as many individuals as possible to get and keep a job. We believe that everyone who needs help and support to attain their employment goals should be able to access it as soon as possible and that support should reflect their individual needs.

To help us in this mission we are looking to expand our employability services and looking for WHP JETS Community Integration Advisors to work on our DWP Work & Health Programme Job Entry – Targeted Support (WHP JETS) Programme.

As a WHP JETS Community Integration Advisor you will be proactively engaging with local Job Centres to increase the amount of participants we have starting on the JETS programme.  You be will actively engaging with all aspects of the JETS provision, such as our Supply Chain and Employer Account Managers so that you have a full working knowledge of what JETS offers and are confidently able to promote this to our stakeholders. This engagement will take place through a mix of digital channels and face to face interactions.

Predominantly based within the local community, and where possible, Job Centres, the role holder will be expected to increase the amount of participants attending their Start Meetings with JETS as well as starting on the programme. The role will involve engaging with Job Centre colleagues to ensure they are confident in promoting the JETS contracts to participants and may involve engaging and interacting with participants during their appointments with Job Centres and form part of a warm handover process.  The WHP JETS Community Integration Advisor will also be required to source provision within the community for the delivery of any training that is required and not currently provided by our Supply Chain.  Matching participants to training provision secured will be a further duty of the role and will require strong rapport and engagement skills as well as the ability to effectively promote the services provided by partner organisations within the community.  The ability to drive or access to strong travel networks is essential for this role.

The ideal candidate must have an understanding of the local and regional labour market and employment issues within Central England regions of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton, Birmingham and Herefordshire & Worcestershire and able to maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of the benefit system and entitlements.

Shaw Trust operates on a national level with over 2,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers. We work with the government, local authorities, combined authorities, health service providers, employers, and other stakeholders – including the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Work and Pensions, clinical commissioning groups and NHS Trusts.

The ideal candidate will need to be inclusive and embrace our culture and values, putting those we serve at the heart of everything we do. You will consistently deliver high quality services to support our communities and beneficiaries in a fast pace target driven environment. Additionally an understanding of government funded employment programmes such as the Work and Health Programme would be an advantage.

For full details including the Job Description, Person Specification and how to apply please click on the "Apply on website" button quoting reference 23434

Closing date: 1st October 2021.

Employee Benefits

This is a great time to join Shaw Trust as we grow our Health and Wellbeing division. As well as helping to make a positive difference to people’s lives as an employee of Shaw Trust you will receive:

Paid leave

• 25 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• Discretionary 3.5 days paid leave at Christmas
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year

Opportunities to connect

• Join one of our employee networks: LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disabled Equality Network

Opportunities to progress your career

• Access to an online learning platform
• Access to internal apprenticeships
• Cross organisational career paths

Health and wellbeing

• Healthcare cash plan, giving you money back for health care costs including dentistry and eye care, and access to wellbeing apps
• Health and wellbeing programmes including counselling via our employee assistance programme
• Discounted gym membership

Financial wellbeing

• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Online shopping discounts including supermarkets and DIY stores

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims please visit our 2030 Strategic Directive  available via our website. 

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion. If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format please contact our HR Service Centre to make alternative arrangements.

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Pact is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services. We provide practical and emotional support to prisoner’s children and families, to prisoners and those who have resettled back into the community. Our work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of every human being, and our work focusses on human relationships, family and community. We are committed to achieving high standards of quality in all that we do.

Position: Play Worker
Location: HMP Springhill - Aylesbury HP18 0TL
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Part Time, 8 Hours /week (Saturday and Sunday)
Salary: £3,868.80 per annum pro rata (FTE £18,135 per annum)

Closing date for applications: 6th October, 2021
Interview date: TBC

About the Role:

Pact is looking for a forward-thinking, creative childcare worker to join their play project within HMP Springhill. You will provide support and play opportunities to the children using play facilities at the Prison. The post holder will work as one of the children’s services team, assisting in the organising of a daily play facility for children visiting HMP Springhill. You will ensure that the play facilities operate at an excellent standard and safeguard children at all times, ensuring that activities are suited to the range of children visiting.

About you:

You will have experience of planning and delivering play to children and families within a challenging environment; you will also be a good communicator, reliable and enthusiastic. A NNEB or NVQ level 2 in childcare or equivalent is essential. You should have at least one years’ experience of play work with children. It essential that you have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and can relate sensitively to the varying needs of the children visiting the Prison. You must also have the ability to work flexibly, as this role will include regular weekend work.

What we offer:

Pact offers a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to further develop yourself as a professional training and interventions worker. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.

Other information:

This post is subject to pre-employment checks, a Satisfactory DBS disclosure and Enhanced Prison security clearance.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).

This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

You may have experience of the following: Play Worker, Teacher, Coach, Play Scheme Assistant, Nursery Worker, Teaching, Coaching, Childcare, Nursery Assistant etc.

Ref: 103 105

Conference & Events Lead

The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association have a new and exciting opportunity for a Conference & Events Lead to join our Digital & Communication Team at our national office in Northampton, where we operate a trusting, collaborative, and agile working environment.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity where you will manage and deliver the core conference and events programme for the Association from inception, through to delivery and follow up.

You will be responsible for the planning and delivery of a busy and wide-ranging conference and events programme - delivered as virtual, physical (and possibly hybrid) events to a range of audiences.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an enthusiastic & driven individual with demonstrable experience of Conference & Event planning, in both virtual and live format.

This role requires a candidate who can communicate and influence at all levels, strong liaising skills and the diplomacy and tenacity to see all events and projects through to the end.

There may be the need for occasional evening and/or weekend work, along with the ability to travel to external meetings and events as required.

How to apply?

We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply online now and submit a supporting statement and CV.

About Us

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised and addressed by wider society.

We operate an agile working environment within a flexible office space using the latest technology and digital infrastructure. This, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, gives staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.

We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.

Important Notices

This role is Northampton office based. The MND Association operates an Agile working culture and therefore we are open to discussing the possibility of variable hours, remote or home working, flexible start and finish times etc.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Our selection process will be multi-stage; this may include video call screening, psychometric assessments, and competency-based interview/s.

All internal applicants must liaise with their line manager before applying.

We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role. We work hard to fill our roles directly and if assistance is required, we operate a PSL, which currently closed for review. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies/ head-hunters.

Pact is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services. We provide practical and emotional support to prisoner’s children and families, to prisoners and those who have resettled back into the community. Our work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of every human being, and our work focusses on human relationships, family and community. We are committed to achieving high standards of quality in all that we do.

Position: Restorative Practice Practitioner
Location: HMP Aylesbury
Contract Type: Part Time, Fixed Term
Hours: 15 per week, Monday to Friday (weekend & evening work may be required occasionally)
Salary: £8,800 per annum pro rata (FTE £22,000 per annum)

Closing date for applications: 6th October, 2021
Interview date: TBC

About the Role:

As a Restorative Practice Practitioner at HMP Aylesbury, you will work with a small caseload of prisoners embedding restorative practice into relationships.

About You:

To be successful in this role you will have a demonstrable capacity to coordinate a broad service, as well as experience and understanding of working with families in a challenging multi-agency environment, ideally involving offenders and/or their families. You will also have excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a demanding workload. You will have the ability to contribute to the planning and development of Pact’s family work and also have knowledge of safeguarding/child protection practice. Furthermore, you will have excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work in build partnerships with a range of agencies.

What we offer:

Pact offers a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to further develop yourself as a professional training and interventions worker. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.

How to apply:

If you feel that you meet the requirements of this exciting new role please complete an application form by clicking the `apply now` button.

Other information:

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).

This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

You may have experience of the following: Restorative Practice Practitioner, Justice Service, Victim Support Worker, Social Worker, Complex Needs, etc.

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Job Title: Campaigns Coordinator
Reporting to: Campaigns Manager
Contract Term: Permanent, full time
Location: Milton Keynes, London - (flexible arrangements considered)
Salary: £28,500 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

The vision of SIA’s Campaigns Team is to be a campaigning voice that acts as an agent for change for spinal cord injured (SCI) people and for organisational growth. To help deliver this vision, the Campaigns Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the research, development and implementation of SIA’s range of national and local campaigns. The Campaigns Coordinator will make full use of all of SIA’s resources, membership and supporters to build a strong evidence base and coordinate activities that will:

• Actively support the effective and successful delivery of campaigns which energise the SCI community, politicians, funders and the public.
• Help develop an active campaigning network of SIA staff, SCI people, charities, health and corporate partners.
• Develop and deliver innovative campaigning strategy and tactics that bring about successful campaign outcomes and create and attract fundraising opportunities.

The Campaigns Coordinator role is central to the success of SIA’s campaigning activities, and delivering lasting change that supports people with a sci and enables them to lead a fulfilled life.

Closing date: Friday 8th October at 5pm
Interviews: Friday 15th October
Outcome confirmed: w/c Monday 18th October

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

No agencies please.

Depaul UK are currently looking for a Youth Homelessness Project Coordinator to join our team based in Milton Keynes. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £24,416 p/a + pension & other benefits.

Depaul UK works with some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. We specialise in working in communities where poverty and long-term unemployment have resulted in generations of social exclusion and high rates of homelessness

Over the past 30 years, we have grown as an organisation and developed and enhanced our work and the impact it has across the UK.  Depaul UK has a wide range of services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness

The Youth Homelessness Project Coordinator role: 

This is a really exciting time to join Depaul and an opportunity to lead the ongoing development and delivery of our new services aimed at preventing youth homelessness in Milton Keynes.

We are looking for someone passionate about homeless prevention and committed to our cause, with fantastic experience of leading a team and working with young people and their families in crisis.

You’ll be key in building strong partnerships across the region to embed our services within Milton Keynes and develop effective relationships with key partners to ensure the success of both Nightstop and Reconnect.

Your role will be varied and you will also work with a small caseload of families through Reconnect, providing family support and mediation to prevent young people from experiencing a breakdown in their family relationships. You will also lead on recruiting and vetting volunteer hosts for our award winning Nightstop service, to ensure young people in Milton Keynes have access to a safe place to sleep in our emergency accommodation.

What makes the Youth Homelessness Project Coordinator role exciting?

• A thorough induction and orientation to help you settle in and ensure you have the knowledge and support you need to perform your role.
• Ongoing and targeted learning and development that will support and enable you to deliver the role to a high standard
• Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner

What will ideally support your success as our Youth Homelessness Project Coordinator:

• Significant experience of working with homeless and vulnerable people in crisis
• Experience supervising staff or volunteers
• Significant experience of taking responsibility for operating safeguarding requirements and procedures
• Excellent experience of working under pressure, finding creative solutions and using own initiative
• Excellent experience of developing productive relationships with partner organisations

What’s it like to work at Depaul UK?

You'll be joining a friendly, flexible, and values-led organisation, and will receive:

• Competitive salary
• 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Youth Homelessness Project Coordinator then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing Date for applications: Tuesday 05 October 2021 at 12:00 pm

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this role. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.