Charity People are supporting a wonderful Midlands-based charity which provides nursing care and emotional support for anyone affected by life-limiting illness or bereavement.

This fantastic charity has won awards for being a great place to work. They have focused on the wellbeing of their people during the pandemic by creating clubs and activities for everyone, whether at home, or in a shop or office; the fundraising team worked throughout 2020. They are now looking for a part-time Digital Fundraising Manager to build on the successes they've had in the digital space over the last 18 months.

The Digital Fundraising Manager will be the 'go to' person for all things relating to digital fundraising (Community Relationships, Lottery and Retail). You'll monitor digital fundraising activities in the charity sector and react quickly to genuine opportunities; you'll guide colleagues how to utilise digital channels for income generation and stewardship. Working with the Digital Fundraising Assistant, you will generate income by managing and maintaining a range of digital channels, including third-party online fundraising platforms, online donation services, and our income generation webpages; you'll promote fundraising activities across social media; and deliver digital/hybrid campaigns and events.

We are looking for someone with:

- A track record of delivering online fundraising and/or commercial income generation plans
- Knowledge and demonstrable experience of using online donation services and fundraising platforms such as Virgin Money, Just Giving, Stripe, Paypal, Raisely and Visufund
- Knowledge and experience of running campaigns via social media (predominately Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn)
- Experience of writing digital copy and digital design skills
- Knowledge of email marketing

Flexible, life and family-friendly employer. Hybrid home/office (Derby) models. A friendly, happy place to be, where people really enjoy coming to work. This role is part time: 22.5hrs p/w.

Closing date: 1st October
Interviews: TBC; 8th October

For more information about this fantastic opportunity, please get in touch ASAP with Ellen Drummond at Charity People.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Deputy Shop Manager/s

We are recruiting Deputy Shop Managers for the following locations:

Ashby Superstore – 17 hours per week, including weekends

Burntwood Superstore – Full time over 5 days, including weekends

Burton Bookshop – 8.5 hours, 1 day per week, including weekends

Tamworth Superstore – 17 hours per week, including weekends

Salary: £8.91 per hour

Closing date: 26th September 2021

Interview date: Week commencing 4th October

We have exciting opportunities for the right individual to join our stores. Being part of a growing community team, you’ll have a hands-on approach to charity retailing.

We’re looking for the candidates who have great commercial skills, understands why customer service is key and wants to be part of growing a successful team. Ideally you’ll have previous retail experience, be able to demonstrate strong leadership and have the ability to develop and motivate a volunteer team.

About us:

St Giles Hospice provides care and support for local people, and their families, living with a terminal illness. Care is offered at the hospice’s centres in Whittington and Sutton Coldfield, and in patients’ own homes across the region.

We have 21 shops, run by dedicated staff and volunteers, within our catchment area and a growing online e-commerce business. These are supported by a dedicated distribution facility and central team.

Just so you know

• This post maybe subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. 
• Due to the expected number of applications we are not able to respond to every application received, therefore, applicants who do not receive a response within 14 days of the closing date should assume that they have been unsuccessful.
• Applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

St Giles Hospice, Fisherwick Road, Whittington, Lichfield, WS14 9LH.  Registered charity 509014 Company limited by guarantee 1430090

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it motivates us to maintain our position as an influential, informed and forceful voice at every level.

We are seeking a specialist writer to produce evidence-based content about safeguarding and child protection for the NSPCC Learning website. This role is suitable for hybrid-working, with at least one day per week in the office (either London or Leicester) and working from home for the remainder of the week.

The post holder will work in our busy Knowledge and Information team, which seeks out and disseminates child protection information to anyone who works or volunteers with children.

You should have demonstrable experience of carrying out desk research, synthesising complex information from a range of sources and translating this into web content that is clear, concise and easy to understand. You will have attention to detail, follow brand guidelines, proofread and review your own work.

You need to have excellent interpersonal skills, be a continuous learner and demonstrate a commitment to keeping children safe.

Join us and you’ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff, volunteers, agency workers and consultants to share this commitment.

KITCHEN ASSISTANT, EDWIN HOUSE, NOTTINGHAM, NLW £17,189, PERMANENT, 37 HPW

Edwin House is a 63 bed facility based in Radford which provides nursing care, residential care and move on support to people with a range of complex support needs and health conditions resultant from historic or current problematic substance misuse.

Framework is looking to appoint to the role of Kitchen Assistant within this exciting development.

Edwin House is CQC registered Care Home, and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have amended the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 so that, from 11 November 2021, all care home workers will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they have an exemption.

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

SUPPORT WORKER CARE, EDWIN HOUSE, NOTTINGHAM, PERMANENT, 37 HPW, FRWK03 £17,189 - £18,661

Edwin House is a 63 bedded specialist registered care and reablement facility which meet the needs of people with a range of complex support needs and health conditions resultant from historic or current problematic substance misuse.
Framework is looking to appoint suitably skilled and experienced staff for the role of Support Worker at Edwin House to provide high standards of care and support and work proactively with service users to enable them to gain some control over their substance use, improve their quality of life and build recovery capital.

This is exciting opportunity to be involved in the development and delivery of a truly innovative and unique service which will form a new pathway available within in the substance misuse treatment system locally and regionally.

Edwin House is CQC registered Care Home, and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have amended the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 so that, from 11 November 2021, all care home workers will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they have an exemption.

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, OPPORTUNITY NOTTINGHAM, FIX-TERM UNTIL JUNE 2022 (END OF THE PROJECT), 37 HPW, FRWK08 £21,415 - £23,117

Opportunity Nottingham is part of the National Fulfilling Lives Programme and Big Lottery Funded until 2022. We exist to improve the lives of people with multiple and complex needs in Nottingham City, and deliver our work through a partnership of local agencies, of which Framework is the lead.

Beneficiaries of Opportunity Nottingham need to be experiencing at least three out of the following four complex needs; homelessness, substance misuse, offending, or mental ill health and may have had poor experiences of engaging with mainstream services.
The main purpose of the job will be to coordinate delivery of services to individual beneficiaries and directly support a beneficiary caseload. The successful candidate will also work with beneficiaries to create Personal Development Plans and liaise with referring & partner provider agencies.

This group of beneficiaries present challenges, therefore the team and its members need to be resilient, creative, flexible, patient, and persistent and, where required, assertive in their approach.

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate:

• Experience of working with vulnerable people, particularly those with multiple needs
• Understanding of partnership working with external agencies
• Understanding of the range of services available to vulnerable people
• Understanding of the issues faced by people who are affected by: homelessness, substance misuse, mental ill health, and offending
• Ability to accurately plan and record work with beneficiaries
• Commitment with tolerance and flexibility.
• Excellent communication, liaison and negotiation skills

Opportunity Nottingham has a diverse team and we positively encourage applications from all communities.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

To protect the health & wellbeing of those receiving support from Framework, colleagues and the wider community, any job offer is conditional upon the prospective post-holder having been vaccinated against Covid-19, or agreeing to do so during the first six months in the post, except where such a requirement would be unreasonable in the circumstances.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Base Administrator

Job type - Full time / Permanent Salary - £18,424 per annum Hours - 35 hours per week( plus 5 hours paid lunch) The working hours will be 9-5, Monday-Friday Location - Nottingham The successful post-holder will work between home and Concord House Business Centre, Nottingham Road, Basford, Nottingham, NG7 7FF, when it is safe to return to working in offices.

We are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years' experience of changing lives, building stronger communities and reducing crime. Last year alone we helped support, house, educate, advise and speak out for 38,000 disadvantaged young people and adults - and you could now help us make an even bigger impact going forward.

Who we are looking for?

The Base Administrator will provide administrative support for the North and East England Housing area, who deliver intensive housing management services. The successful candidate will develop and accurately maintain electronic recording systems, ensuring that administrative procedures are carried out in accordance with Nacro requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

-To accurately maintain the paperwork and electronic record systems. -To check and enter data into the organisation's MI systems and retrieve data as necessary. -Excellent organisational and planning skills and ability to deal with competing priorities and deadlines, working flexible with an outcome focussed mind set. - Ability to learn new systems and procedures and effectively apply them. - Use computerised systems to produce management reports and key MI. Demonstrable experience as an administrator, preferably related to similar activities with other public sector organisations or within the voluntary sector.

For Details of Nacro's excellent benefits click here

For a full role profile please click here

Please Apply online

Base Administrator

Job type - Full time / Permanent Salary - £18,424 per annum Hours - 35 hours per week( plus 5 hours paid lunch) The working hours will be 9-5, Monday-Friday Location - Nottingham The successful post-holder will work between home and Concord House Business Centre, Nottingham Road, Basford, Nottingham, NG7 7FF, when it is safe to return to working in offices.

We are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years' experience of changing lives, building stronger communities and reducing crime. Last year alone we helped support, house, educate, advise and speak out for 38,000 disadvantaged young people and adults - and you could now help us make an even bigger impact going forward.

Who we are looking for?

The Base Administrator will provide administrative support for the North and East England Housing area, who deliver intensive housing management services. The successful candidate will develop and accurately maintain electronic recording systems, ensuring that administrative procedures are carried out in accordance with Nacro requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

-To accurately maintain the paperwork and electronic record systems. -To check and enter data into the organisation's MI systems and retrieve data as necessary. -Excellent organisational and planning skills and ability to deal with competing priorities and deadlines, working flexible with an outcome focussed mind set. - Ability to learn new systems and procedures and effectively apply them. - Use computerised systems to produce management reports and key MI. Demonstrable experience as an administrator, preferably related to similar activities with other public sector organisations or within the voluntary sector.

For Details of Nacro's excellent benefits click here

For a full role profile please click here

Please Apply online

Transport Officer

Location: Midlands - Birmingham, Nottingham or Leicester

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5hours/week

Salary: £23,000 per year

Reporting to: Supply Chain Manager

About FareShare Midlands

FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity, fighting food poverty and hunger by tackling waste. We source good quality food that is surplus to requirements from retailers and manufacturers. We rely on an army of volunteers to help redistribute this food to 550 frontline charities such as school breakfast clubs, community centres and organisations supporting those who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated and recovering from addiction. These organisations provide meals and food parcels to more than 35,000 vulnerable people every week.

The Role

To co-ordinate, manage and oversee the efficient and economic operation of our transport network of vans and lorries to ensure we are optimising the cost of the fleet and reducing our environmental impact. The role holder will be part of the Supply Chain team and will work closely with the regional ops team, food suppliers and FSUK to ensure we have timely access to all available food and schedule internal transfers to ensure we deliver a high service level whilst keeping food wastage to its lowest possible level. They will also manage the maintenance and upkeep or our fleet of vehicles

Key Responsibilities:

1. Operations

• Coordinate the Supply Chain vehicle schedule across the region on a daily basis, focused on collection and transfer of food available from suppliers and regional depots
• Maintain a close control over cost and efficiency of Supply Chain vehicle movements, taking direct responsibility for variances and improvement programmes
• Define & work to performance indicators that measure the financial and environmental impact of our transport operation
• Ensure that all relevant transport operations under the control of the SC team are carried out safely and within appropriate regulations
• Share best practice and improvement opportunities with the regional teams regarding route planning and van optimisation
• To liaise with the suppliers including FSUK regarding the removal of trays and pallets etc.

2. Communication & Leadership

• Develop accurate, timely and clear communication with operations colleagues within our region, ensuring they have the transport resource to achieve their objective of delivering a first class service to their Community Food Members
• Work closely with the food suppliers via the FSUK and FS midlands Supply Chain teams, building good working relationships with all relevant external partners
• Provide daily updates on transport schedules between depots and from suppliers, so all stakeholders have visibility of the plan
• Lead effectively a team of drivers, mostly volunteers, who will require clear direction to fulfil their daily tasks. Experience of working with Volunteers on a regular basis would be a distinct advantage in this role
• Develop a close working relationship and communication process with the vehicle suppliers to ensure maintenance and performance levels are met, and with FSUK and other suppliers to agree and execute their requirements for food collection and delivery. Target cost and efficiency savings.
• Undertake end of day reviews and planning for the next day’s activities, and provide reports against weekly & monthly performance indicators

3. Standards

• Ensure compliance with relevant Health & Safety, Food Hygiene and other standards applicable to the transportation of chilled, ambient and frozen food, carrying out risk assessments as required
• Work to the standards and processes agreed with the Food suppliers, vehicle suppliers and depot teams
• Uphold and develop high quality customer care towards & communication with our Food suppliers
• Design standard operating procedures to make continuous improvements to the way that we manage our vehicle fleet
• Show flexibility in leading or being involved in additional projects out of the relevant depot, undertaking any other reasonable duties to support the operations of the charity

4. Administration

• Ensure that relevant administrative & legislative matters are dealt with in a timely way, for instance license checks, vehicle maintenance and driver legislation

Person Specification

• To succeed in this role, you will need to be dedicated to the values & objectives of the Fareshare organisation You will need a motivation to collaborate with and develop others, with a demonstrable commitment to Equal Opportunities
• A flexible work approach, including a willingness to cover alternative tasks & shift rotas as required

Essential Experience

• Experience of working in a transport coordination role, preferably within the food industry
• Experience of working in a cross-functional environment which involves close communication and facilitation of working practises across internal departments & external stakeholders

Skills, knowledge & abilities

• Full working knowledge of vehicle and transport regulations
• Clear and proactive communication skills, both internal and with external stakeholders
• Excellent at problem solving and proactive planning
• Team working & good organisational skills including attention to detail, an ability to prioritise and meet deadlines working as one team
• All round good health and ability to do physically demanding work at times

Qualifications

• Fork Lift truck license and experience of van driving would be an advantage
• IT literacy, in particular of using Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word), and relevant technology that will benefit and enhance the scheduling of transport
• Sound numeracy skills
• Qualifications in Food Hygiene, Health & Safety as it applies to food distribution (or if not it is essential that you have the commitment to training in these areas)

How to Apply:

If you would like to apply for this role, please provide a supporting statement to demonstrate your suitability and to explain your interest in both the job and FareShare Midlands.

 

We particularly welcome applications from those of a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background, as BAME people are currently under-represented within FareShare Midlands.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 24th September 2021 at 12 noon

Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 27th September 2021 or week commencing 4 October 2021

Are you passionate about building a community of supporters, passionate about heritage and the arts? Are you a great communicator able to build trust and rapport with a diverse membership base? Do you have experience of fundraising through Trusts and Foundations, managing a broad range of fundraising events and enjoy raising money to make a real impact?

Then Derby Museums wants to hear from you!

The Role

Derby Museums is looking for an experienced and dynamic Fundraising, Membership and Events Coordinator to generate income through Trusts and Foundations, develop membership programmes and fundraising events across Derby Museums’ sites. With a thriving community of Derby Museums Friends, a growing community of 1839 Circle supporters and a newly launched membership at the new Museum of Making, this role will support and sustain new and existing relationships with the Friends, develop the supporter Circle and Museum of Making membership schemes and also lead on the organisation and delivery of fundraising events.  The role includes but is not limited to;

• Working with the wider museums team to identify potential trusts and foundations in support of specific projects, making applications and managing the end of project reporting
• Leading on the delivery of the Derby Museums Friends and the newly launched 1839 Circle and Museum of Making membership schemes
• Support and sustain existing relations with members through running supporter events and membership communications  
• Organising fundraising events, including the annual Fundraising Ball
• Supporting the development of new income generation activities and help develop Derby Museums Endowment Fund

Joining a committed team, you’ll work closely with colleagues to ensure a collaborative approach to all stakeholders as well as managing team data and reporting.

The Person

We’re looking for a driven individual with proven track record in developing and delivering membership schemes, fundraising events and in fundraising through Trusts and Foundations. To excel at this role, you’ll be organised, creative and resourceful with a solid understanding of these different types of fundraising. Importantly, you’ll have outstanding relationship development, communication and networking skills and be confident to tailor your approach.

Above all else, you’ll have a strong commitment to the cultural heritage of Derby and a strong belief in your ability to make a positive impact.

We believe that diversity and equality within our workplace, programmes and in our outlook is crucial. We therefore particularly welcome applications from candidates that are under-represented at Derby Museums and within the heritage sector, including black and minority ethnic candidates and/or candidates with a disability.

For an informal conversation about the post contact Jenny Cuadrado at Derby Museums.

Employee Benefits: 20 days (pro rata) + bank holidays, Flexible working, mileage allowance payable on authorised business travel.

              Jobseeker Personalised Travel Planning Officer, Derby

£24,938 per annum pro rata

15 hours per week – Fixed Term Contract until March 2022

Home Based within reasonable travelling distance from Central Derby

(Ref: SUS3368)

About the Role

We now have an exciting opportunity for you to use your passion for active and sustainable travel at work!

You’ll engage a diverse range of communities in fun, informative activities to promote walking and cycling.

You’ll also work with a number of other organisations that have links to jobseekers; triaging and signposting jobseekers to relevant support services to help with their needs such as journey buddying, cycle training, the bike loan scheme, bike skills courses, one day public transport tickets etc.

About You

We are looking for an individual with experience of working with people looking for work, delivering behaviour change projects and partnership working with local authorities.

So if you have the ability to enthuse and motivate others and are committed to the promotion of sustainable transport, this could be the role for you!

Apply today and help us make a difference!

What we offer?

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 27 September 2021. Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Monday 4 October 2021.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. This includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

HOUSING NAVIGATOR, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PREVENTION AND RESETTLEMENT SERVICE, SUTTON IN ASHFIELD, 12-MONTHS WITH POSSIBILITY TO BE EXTENDED, 37 HPW AND 16 HPW AVAILABLE, FRWK09 £22,140 - £24,011 FTE (PRO-RATA: £9,574 - £10,383)

*PLEASE STATE ON YOUR APPLICATION WHETHER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FULL OR PART TIME ROLE.

The post will provide an intensive service in Nottinghamshire County to support complex, and/or chaotic service users in securing and maintaining accommodation. 

This cohort of service users will have a history of rough sleeping and are likely to be at risk of rough sleeping due to struggling to adapt to the change in lifestyle required and difficulty of adhering to the rules and regulations that come with being a tenant in accommodation. 

The post exists to stem the flow of rough sleepers by taking a lead on coordinating the support from a range of agencies, to adults with a broad range of issues, and creatively supporting those individuals to maintain tenancies, sustain independent living, and building their resilience.

The post requires a driver with access to own car and full driving license.

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

To protect the health & wellbeing of those receiving support from Framework, colleagues and the wider community, any job offer is conditional upon the prospective post-holder having been vaccinated against Covid-19, or agreeing to do so during the first six months in the post, except where such a requirement would be unreasonable in the circumstances.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale. A higher salary will only be considered for exceptional candidates with strong evidence of relevant experience.

17.5 hrs p/w – 12 month Fixed Term Contract

HMP Lowdham Grange 

Ref: TAH-212

Are you a collaborative and proactive individual with extensive experience of delivering training to vulnerable adults and the ability to work with people who have multiple and complex needs? 

If so, St Giles is looking for a Trainer Assessor to join our team and deliver an inspiring training programme leading to the achievement of NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance.

About St Giles 

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

St Giles’s peer-led services form the backbone of our work; we firmly believe that Peer Advisors bring something special to our services, increasing engagement, having more time to spend with clients and becoming role models to their peers. Our successful candidate will be a part of a Peer Hub team that provides a high-level service to individuals with lived experience whilst working towards their NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance.

About this pivotal role

As part of a larger Trainer Assessor team, which is at the heart of the Peer Advisor Network, you will plan and deliver an effective training programme, which will involve liaising with St Giles Trust staff and external partner organisations to identify and engage learners with the relevant skills, motivation and aptitude, plus interviewing applicants, completing assessment paperwork and assessing learning and other needs.

You will also work with learners to produce realistic individual learning plans and provide a comprehensive induction, and maintain and develop the range of work placement opportunities, matching learners to placements and ensuring positive and supportive relationships with placements hosts. 

What we are looking for:

• Experience of working to targets and recording information and statistics to enable effective monitoring of performance against targets 

• Knowledge of the issues faced by project participants in accessing and sustaining training or employment

• A proven capability to apply a creative approach to planning programmes and activities

• Ability to effectively assess evidence and identify assessment criteria using a range of assessment methods

• Excellent time management, prioritisation and communication skills, both verbal and written

• A professional, flexible and collaborative approach to your work

We offer a generous benefits and rewards package which includes a competitive salary, leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervisions eye care scheme, season ticket loan and much more.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy

Closing date: 11pm, 3 October 2021. 

Support Worker

Job type - Full time/ Permanent
Salary - £20,542 per annum
Hours - 35 (plus 5 hours paid lunch break)
hours of the post are 40 per week flexible between 8am and 8pm Mon-fri. Saturdays and bank holiday cover is required for the east of England region as a whole on a rotational basis.
Location -Derby + Nottingham

A safe, secure and affordable home is what we all want. But that can seem like an impossible dream for those who come out of prison or hospital or have been homeless. But it doesn't have to be this way. At Nacro, we believe that everyone deserves a second chance and always fight for them to get it. That's why every year we help thousands of people find a home, keep it and thrive in it. And you could now play a vital role in this process.

Who are we looking for :

BASS support workers provided tailored 121 support to our service users, supporting them to source move on accommodation, helping with benefits, financial concerns, employment and training opportunities as well as to address offending behavior issues and liaise with offender managers and 3rd party agencies to provide cohesive support.

The post is going to be based at home, with daily required travel to Nottingham and Derby properties, so ideally the candidates would need to live within half hr of Derby and/or Nottingham.

Excellent computer and communication skills are essential to this post.

BASS Support Worker role providing 121 support in dispersed properties in Derby and Nottingham, to offenders released on bail or home detention curfew.

Previous criminal justice or support work experience is desirable but not essential.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Engage with actual and potential referral agencies including local authority central access point/gateway services, statutory and voluntary sector agencies in order to generate referrals for the service as required.

- Plan and deliver an effective support and safety plan with the service user referring to specialist agencies as required. The progressions/outcomes identified, delivered and service user contact should be recorded, monitored, reviewed, and updated regularly and in line with contract requirements

- Maximise rent collection, ensuring successful housing and other welfare benefit claims are submitted and maintained, taking proactive action to minimise rent arrears in line with targets, monitoring the account and recording all actions and where necessary taking appropriate action when arrears arise in line with policy and procedure

- Ensure that routine property maintenance and damage is reported promptly to maintenance staff

- Minimise void time by taking a pro-active approach to ensure properties are re-let as soon as possible in line with targets.

The post is lone working and includes office work at applicants home address. Computer equipment will be provided.

DBS checks require for this role

A full UK driving licence and use of own car are required.

Please Apply online