Admin Jobs in South West
Administration and Systems Manager
£35k p.a.
Location: initially remote working but to be hybrid based in W/NW/SW London.
We are looking for an experienced Administration and Systems Manager to join our enthusiastic and friendly Operations team. Help Counselling is a small Mental Health charity providing one-to-one counselling, both in person and online to adults over 18. We are also a well-established clinical training placement provider for trainee counsellors and psychotherapists studying with prestigious training organisations in London.
About Help
Help Counselling is well-established Mental Health Charity with a heritage of over 50 years. We provide training placements for clinical supervisors, counsellors and psychotherapists who need to gain clinical experience to qualify (or further qualify) and be registered with one of the industry professional bodies such as, BACP or UKCP. For ethical reasons, the work trainee counsellors / psychotherapists do is unpaid, i.e., they must volunteer their time.
This volunteer model enables Help to fulfil its charitable aim of providing low-cost counselling services. It can take between 3-5 years to qualify, and our training placements are for minimum of 12 months meaning we can also provide clients with long-term help. Having consistence and continuity plays a pivotal role in building a safe, therapeutic, and trusting alliance between the counsellor and client.
The blend of low-cost and long-term talking therapy is much needed in a time of increasing demand for mental health support and increasing complexity of presenting issues.
About the job
The purpose of this role is to manage the daily administrative operations and a small administration team of 2 people. The objective being to ensure that we meet our monthly targets, are compliant with the requirements of BACP, run efficiently and deal with exceptions in a timely, ethical, and effective manner.
Currently our client volumes are between 250-350, we have approximately 90 counsellors and clinical team of approximately 20.
We operate a number of cloud-based IT systems and have outsourced HR and Finance functions.
Key responsibilities
Team management
Directing the team to make sure work is scheduled, fully completed and managed efficiently.
Line managing and coaching team members to achieve their objectives and develop their skills, confidence and abilities.
Systems management.
Managing the impacts and interactions between processes and systems which can be complex and far reaching.
Monitoring and ensuring all systems used are accurate and up to date, performing, interpreting and following up on system audits.
Information review, reporting and continuous improvement.
Create, review and report on operational data and use this information to solve potential problems or strengthen business performance.
Evaluate processes and policies, look for and make improvements as necessary. Ensure that processes and policies are easy to understand and up to date.
Stakeholder management
Provide a point of escalation and decision-making for queries arising from clients, counsellors, supervisors, training organisations and other stakeholders.
Quality of service
Ensure all queries and contacts are dealt with professionally, accurately and promptly.
Manage all aspects of the administrative tasks and process required.
The Candidate
Education & experience: 5-6 years’ administrative, operations, customer service and supervisory experience, ideally within the charity or not-for-profit sector.
Skills:
· Ability to analyse information and develop practical solutions.
Planning, critical thinking, problem solving, and task and time management skills.
· Interpersonal, line management, coaching, and verbal and written communication skills.
· Technical expert on MS Office suite and hands-on experience of CRM and / or clinical management system.
· Knowledge / experience of JotForm (Powerforms or equivalent), Stripe and DocuSign will be advantageous.
About you:
· Self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative.
· Well-organised with ability to analyse information and problem-solve, work at pace, work flexibly and prioritise effectively.
· Excellent attention to detail, thorough and accurate.
· Proven track-record in high quality customer service skills, confident on the telephone.
· Quick to learn new systems and proficient with technology.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About CleanupUK
We’re a small charity that brings communities together to create cleaner, connected and safer urban and rural neighbourhoods by tackling the litter problems where they live. Litter-picking brings people closer together, enables neighbours to meet one another other and helps create a greater sense of pride and community in local areas.
Historically, we have delivered litter-picking focussed community engagement projects in London and Birmingham. Our current focus is developing partnerships with community organisations across England to expand our reach and increase impact.
Main duties of the role
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To provide a pro-active, high-quality administration and support service to the Operational Team, Chief Executive and the Corporate Partnerships team.
Operational Team: Deals with logistics, processes and day to day functions of our work on the ground with community partners and volunteers.
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To attend weekly team meetings
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To assist in research into new areas of operation for the charity.
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To oversee orders of equipment and printed resources to our partners with various suppliers around the country.
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To maintain meticulous records regarding our growing national Cleanup Hub network of community partners.
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To collate statistics and create regular reports of programme activity, using our website and new database.
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To provide help and advice to enquiries that come through our information email inbox. This could include; helping people access their profiles on our website or advising them as to how to get involved in community litter picking activity.
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To use Mail Chimp to send mailers to our partners and followers.
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Database Management, to take a pro-active role in our upcoming database development project, considering how best to structure, store and export data. Following the launch of the database lead on database development and maintenance, such as an annual data cleanse.
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To assist with setting up, maintaining and updating database information, Community Cleanup Hub registrations, profiles and filing systems, ensuring that data handling complies with GDPR requirements.
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To assist with staff recruitment and induction processes.
Chief Executive: leads our strategic direction / reports to the Trustees
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To organise board meetings; booking diary dates, venues, catering and taking minutes.
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To attend and take detailed minutes at board meetings and any other meetings required.
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To process invoices, expense claims and credit card statements.
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To assist with staff recruitment and induction processes.
Corporate Partnerships: manages relationships with our corporate partners
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To oversee orders of equipment and printed resources to our corporate partners with various suppliers around the country.
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To assist with staff recruitment and induction processes.
Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Our work is needed now more than ever before. This is why we have embarked on an exciting new strategy to maketackling low numeracy an urgent, national issue. However, we will only achieve significant and lasting change byengaging other organisations to support and fund our work.
The Programmes Assistant will work with the Programmes Team in delivering our activities with schools, employers andindividuals and help the team to deliver our programmes targeted at improving people’s confidence and skills with numbers in everyday life.
The Programmes Assistant will work with the Team in delivering our activities schools, employers and individuals help team to deliver programmes targeted at improving people’s confidence skills numbers everyday life. A major part of this role will be to support our Schools & Families Programme Manager in delivering our new programme to support numeracy in primary schools. You will also work with other members of the Programmes Team to assist with our work to support adults across the UK with improving their numeracy.
A major part of this role will be to support our Schools & Families Programme Manager in delivering new programme numeracy primary schools. You also work with other members the Programmes Team assist adults across UK improving their numeracy. This role will involve working with internal team members and liaising with schools to arrange training sessions, workshops, resource delivery and data collection. You will be the first point of contact for project participants and will be central to supporting schools who work with us.
We will not accept applications without a cover letter
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:
To work within the admin team to help provide administration support and answer a busy switchboard within the department under the direction of the PA to The Chief Executive/Admin Manager.
ABOUT THE JOB:
An experienced and capable administrator with excellent literacy, numeracy and organisational skills, you will work within the admin team to assist with data entry, incoming and outgoing mail as and when needed. You may, on occasion, assist other teams within The Trust with their duties.
Reception tasks will include answering all incoming telephone calls promptly, meeting and greeting visitors to reception and assisting with data entry and correspondence.
A good telephone manner is essential, together with excellent literacy and IT skills, coupled with the ability to work to tight deadlines, often under pressure.
This is a sensitive role which requires an individual with the ability to handle confidential information and empathise with our clients. In addition, a compassionate, professional public image and the ability to liaise and communicate at all levels with sincerity, warmth, efficiency and flexibility is essential.
To liaise with all other staff of the Trust in a flexible manner.
Together with such additional general duties as the Employer shall reasonably require, having regard to the needs of the Employer’s business as a Charitable Trust.
“Peace of mind and practical help for older people – love, care and safety for pets”
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Swindon’s welcome, accessible space in the heart of the town is looking for two Hub Coordinators - to help us grow, build and do more: by and with the community. It's a great chance to get active and make a real difference in this diverse town.
You’ll be working with a dynamic group of volunteers and visitors, helping to keep the Hub running day-to-day, as well as taking on a special focus of your own.
One special focus will be reaching out and drawing in: connecting with communities, groups and people around Swindon who are not using the Hub; building relationships, working in partnership and organising events and activities to see that the Hub is as inclusive and diverse as it can be.
The other special focus will be learning, skills & growing: supporting volunteers and visitors to the Hub, developing programmes of activities and opportunities - both internal and working with external partners - to help people learn, develop and grow.
Salary is £28,000 - £32,000 depending on experience. Hours are 37 hours/week full time - applications for job-share / part-time considered. It's a fixed term contract: 3 years, with possibility of extension
Please click on 'apply' to go to our website, for full details of both roles and an application form to download.
Application deadline 5th May 2024 | Interviews 29th May. Please make sure you specify which role you're interested in when applying!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced operations manager to join our team. We are looking for someone who will help strengthen the foundations of our organisation, as well as help us expand our growing network of partner organisations across the UK.
As a small charity, the role will require balancing practical tasks with strategic planning and management. Building on what has already been done, you will work directly with the CEO to help build the operational structure of Big Green Heart, and support its day-to-day operations.
You will also facilitate the national deployment of Big Green Heart workshops across the UK, and will work with the CEO and trustees to implement the strategy needed to upscale the work of Big Green Heart.
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JOB TITLE: Operations Manager
SALARY: £27,000 - £30,000 / year, FTE
LOCATION: Remote
FT / PT: Part Time
HOURS: Approx 16 hours per week. The hours will be flexible and may include evenings and weekends.
ANNUAL LEAVE: 25 days pro rata
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RESPONSIBILITIES
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You will develop and implement operational policies, procedures and systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the organisation.
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You will monitor and evaluate the operational performance of the organisation, identifying areas for improvement and implementing solutions.
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You will manage the operational activity of our Big Green Heart experience days, supporting the CEO in the delivery of them.
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You will work closely with our partner organisations who are using the Big Green Heart model, ensuring that the high standards and values of our teaching are maintained.
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You will also work with the Big Green Heart team to onboard new partner organisations. You will work with them to understand their needs and secure buy-in.
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You will collaborate with the trustees, who also contribute to tasks linked with Big Green Heart's development.
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You will manage the budgeting and financial planning processes, working closely with the Treasurer.
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You will be trained as a Big Green Heart facilitator with an expectation that you may be needed to facilitate a workshop during your time at the organisation.
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You will participate in professional and networking events related to Big Green Heart’s field of intervention.
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You will support staff members, trustees and volunteers, providing guidance and training in the operations of the charity as needed.
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NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS
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At least two years experience in operations management, preferably within the charity sector.
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A self motivated individual, capable of independent working.
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Ability to translate vision into a working practice.
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Strong organisational and multitasking skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with the capacity to work collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
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Familiarity with budgeting and financial management processes.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other relevant software applications.
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Commitment to the mission and values of the Big Green Heart.
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS
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Experience of working in a start-up environment, supporting the operational needs of a fledgling organisation.
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Familiarity with using KNACK database.
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The Big Green Heart recognises the need to provide a safe and caring environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults. As part of our safeguarding policy we will require any successful applicant to complete disclosure checks and obtain an enhanced DBS certificate.
There is an occupational requirement that the job-holder is a Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Huntington's Disease Association is a UK registered charity that supports people affected by Huntington's disease across England and Wales. We provide information, advice and support to families, friends, and healthcare professionals.
We are looking for an experienced Volunteer Manager to support and inspire those who volunteer for the charity. You will lead them in line with the vision, mission and values of the charity and work to fulfil the goals of our strategic plan. You will strengthen our current volunteering strands with effective governance and great communication and will develop new volunteering opportunities within the charity.
You will manage our volunteer-led Branches and Support groups who offer peer support, fundraising opportunities and activities locally. You will also manage HD Voice, our panel of volunteers, who contribute to the internal development of the charity and ensure that the voice of the Huntington’s community is at the heart of research into the condition.
You will co-ordinate all aspects of the volunteer journey from recruitment, selection, induction, training and ongoing support and develop effective policies, procedures and guidance for volunteers as well as developing an effective monitoring and evaluation process.
We are looking for someone with strong volunteer management skills who has experience of training volunteers and of writing policies, procedures and guidance in line with data protection guidance. Also someone with great communication and relationship management skills who has experience of managing volunteers at all stages of their volunteer journey.
There will be regular evening and weekend work as many of our volunteers work themselves so need the support out of office hours. There will be a need for travel across England and Wales.
This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to bring their knowledge, skills and experience to our organisation.
We offer great benefits including 25 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata for part time staff), a pension scheme with 3% employer contribution, a tax-free working from home allowance, a Medicash scheme, a flexible working approach, a supportive and positive working environment and fantastic learning and development opportunities.
We are committed to equal opportunities in our recruitment process and in order to find out how well we are doing, we collect monitoring data. This will not form part of the selection process in any way and will be used for monitoring purposes only. The completion of this form is voluntary.
The Huntington's Disease Association is looking for someone with the ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of adults at risk, children and young people. We follow safer recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the people we work with. We require the successful candidate to provide two employment references and undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for enhance disclosure before joining the charity.
Full details of how we securely handle the data you provide to us as part of the recruitment process can be found in our privacy notice for job applicants on our website.
Click on 'apply' to begin your application. To ensure your consideration, please upload both a CV and cover letter. Your cover letter should include why you are applying for the role and how you meet the requirements of the person specification. The job description and person specification can be found within the job vacancy pack.
Applications submitted without a CV and cover letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is Friday 3 May 2024, 5 pm
Interviews will be held Friday 17 May 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Trust is delighted to be recruiting for a HR Manager to join our passionate enthusiastic Team. Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations the post holder will be responsible for all HR related matters and ensure that Managers can develop to their full potential by upskilling, coaching and providing advice.
The HR Manager is a newly created position reflecting the growth in Trust activities over recent years and the need for a dedicated resource to ensure Trust needs are met as we continue to grow and evolve. This is a great opportunity to be involved in shaping and embedding HR Strategies across all Teams of the Trust.
The successful candidate will be qualified to CIPD level 5 and have proven experience in HR policy and practice. Charity experience would be advantageous however this is not essential.
As an employee of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust you will have access to a huge range of benefits and support, including but not limited to:
· Employer pension contribution up to 7.5%
· Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
· 27 days annual leave increasing to 30 days in your fifth year of service plus public holidays (pro-rata)
· Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
· Free tea and coffee
· Head office in town centre with parking
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Training and development opportunities
· Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
· Two staff wellbeing days per annum
Closing Date: 9am on Monday 15th April 2024 with interviews held on Friday 19th April 2024
(Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This information will be used in our short-listing process).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ARMA (UK) is the professional association for research management in the UK. We currently have around 3,5000 individual members from 250 organisations, ranging from universities and research institutes to research funders and the National Health Service.
This role will be responsible for the effective delivery of ARMA’s scheduled and ad hoc training and development events (c25 per year) and our mentoring programme.
This role will work closely with our Qualifications and Member Engagement Officers, various working groups and our volunteer trainers to support them to deliver high quality training, that meets our members needs.
For full details about this role, our work and the skills required please refer to our role profile.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Fixed term contract until the end of March 2025
14 hours per week
£23,488.66 per annum / £9,395.46 pro rata (plus allowances)
Home based with some travel in the West Midlands
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within the West Mercia team and will be to support:
-Administration for the Steer Clear team, including organising meetings to triage young people and taking minutes
-Organising and inputting data for the Climb Service to support commissioner reports
-Working alongside the other administrative assistant to complete administrative tasks that arise in the team
We are currently looking for an organised and reliable to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-Excellent organisational skills
-An ability to take clear meeting minutes
-Microsoft Excel skills including understanding manipulating data
-An ability to problem solve
-An ability to organise others
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
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.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is midnight on 16th May 2024. If after 14 days we have received enough applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy from the 2nd May onwards.
Interview date TBC
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
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We are recruiting into our FAST team. In this role, you'll be instrumental in maintaining and advancing our technology infrastructure. Working closely with colleagues across seven sites, you'll be at the forefront, ensuring smooth operations and facilitating the delivery of essential services.
Please find full details of how to apply via our website in the advert below. The deadline for application submissions is 23:59, Wednesday 08 May 2024.
We are striving to better represent the young people we support and therefore are particularly keen to increase applications from Black/Black British, Muslim, and male candidates as they are currently under-represented in our organisation. We also encourage applications from people with relevant lived experience.
If you need an adjustment to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.
Who are we?
We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people. At 1625ip we are driven by Social Justice and Passion: we strive to do something that matters and take pride in seeing the results of our work in social outcomes and improving young people’s lives.
What you will be doing:
- Tapping into your previous experience in help desk support, multitasking to troubleshoot and repair issues, you will be providing technical support via our helpdesk to colleagues, resolving issues promptly and efficiently.
- Using your previous experience in IT, you will be managing and overseeing the day-to-day operation of our IT systems, including hardware, software, and network infrastructure, using your problem-solving skills to ensure smooth running of the network and systems.
- With your solid knowledge of IT systems and applications and strong communication and interpersonal skills, you will collaborate with teams and colleagues to assess their IT needs, identify areas for improvement, and implement appropriate solutions.
- Assisting and contributing to IT policy, planning, development.
You will be in the FAST (Facilities and systems team) and your line manager will be our Central Services Manager.
At 1625ip we are led by our Competency Development Framework. This connects our values to our behaviours in everything we do and gives us the tools to develop. The framework ensures our recruitment is better informed, applications and interviews are behaviourally based, and job profiles are developed on the ‘how’ of a job.
The role requires previous experience and knowledge of IT infrastructure. If you have transferrable skills and you are interested in this role, but you are worried about the application process, please get in touch with us. We encourage you to have an informal chat with the recruiting manager to discuss how your personal or professional experience and skills could be transferred to this role. Details of how you can do that are further down in this advert.
Contract details
- Hours per week: 37.5 (this represents full time hours)
- Contract type: Permanent
- Pay: £28,282 - £29,777 per annum
- The location: You will be based in Kingsley Hall, close to Bristol’s main train and bus stations as well as the vibrant city centre. There is also flexibility to work from home to be agreed upon.
A few benefits at 1625ip
In return for your dedication, we offer:
- A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus all Bank Holidays
- A supportive and approachable team with an emphasis on colleague wellbeing
- Flexible working
- A friendly and welcoming team
Important dates
- Application deadline closes: 23:59, Wednesday 08 May 2024.
- If you have not heard from us by the end of the day on Thursday 09 May 2024, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
- Interviews are on Thursday 16 May 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
This role is a hybrid role within the Children and Families Team which is part of the Wiltshire Domestic Abuse Service, providing support to children and young people that have witnessed or experienced domestic abuse.
The Children and Young Persons Triage Advisor will act as the gateway for all children and young people referrals to the Wiltshire Domestic Abuse Service. Working within an experienced and established team, the Children and Young Persons Triage Advisor will:
- Triage referrals, with a particular focus on children and young people who have witnessed or experienced domestic abuse.
- Conduct risk assessments and offer immediate safety planning advice.
- Respond to safeguarding concerns.
- Signpost victims and professionals to other support agencies where appropriate.
- Provided early intervention support to children and young people as part of triage and welfare calls made.
- Offer specialist domestic abuse advice and support to professionals.
- Making welfare calls to victims who are waiting to start structured support.
- Support as required with co-facilitating in our children and young persons group work provision
In addition, the role requires the building of effective relationships both internally within the Wiltshire Team and externally, supporting a multi-agency approach.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Working within the agreed policies, principles and codes of practice of FearFree, the post holder will:
Working with children and young people and risk management:
- Provide a victim focused service, with an understanding of the impact of trauma on children and young people.
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and understanding of domestic abuse and how this may impact on the children and young people and their wider family unit.
- Provide advice, guidance and support to children and young people who have witnessed or experience domestic c abuse.
- Assess, manage and review risks to service users, colleagues and self, including the use of the dash risk assessment tool and SOAG.
- Make safeguarding referrals where appropriate: including to Children’s Social Care, Adult Social Care, Mental Health crisis teams and MARAC.
- Work directly with individuals or groups as agreed with the Team Manager.
- Safeguard the health and welfare of the children and young people and their families.
- Respond to emergencies and crisis situations including supporting a service user to access a place of safety if appropriate.
- Manage and support service users by telephone with low to medium support needs in line with the agreed values and aims of the service.
- Support as required with co-facilitating in our children and young persons group work provision
- Act as duty worker as part of a rota system. Duty shifts take place in the Trowbridge Office on weekdays between 9 and 5pm.
Team working
- Offer professional advice and support to multi-agency partners.
- Feedback to the Team Manager, Wiltshire Service Manager and/or other Support Workers any information related to the service users support needs or risk issues, and progress on support tasks.
- Work effectively in partnership with multiple statutory and voluntary agencies to enhance service delivery, safety and safeguarding.
- Contribute to effective team working with a flexible and pro-active approach, including cover for other team members’ holiday and sickness.
- Work closely with other agencies, to network with, make referrals to and maintain good relationships with, and be able to disseminate information appropriately.
- Communicate with other staff, as well as the Team Lead and Wiltshire Service Manager, issues related to activities and work undertaken.
Administrative duties
- Help provide a responsive support service with a high quality of customer care.
- Answer the telephone and take messages and referrals, take action on messages and referrals and provide a triage service for all children and young people referrals.
- Assist in the referral process and children and young people follow up calls, contacting other agencies and helping to arrange appointments.
- Assist in the assessment and identifying children and young people for priority allocation
- Update written and computerised records with accurate clear information to deadline, including maintaining details of any special needs required by service users.
- Assist with monitoring and evaluation policies and procedures and producing reports.
Additional tasks and responsibilities:
- Ensure personal safety for self, other staff and service users at all times
- Participate in personal training and supervision opportunities and attend team meetings.
- Carry out other tasks appropriate to the post, which may be identified as the service develops and as agreed with the Team Manager and Wiltshire Service Manager.
- FearFree is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. There is no specific closing date for this role and this vacancy will close once a suitable candidate is found, so early applications are encouraged.
FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting opportunity has come up to lead our Green Social Prescribing Service; Roots to Wellbeing. In this role you get the opportunity to unlock the therapeutic power of nature for those who really need it. You get to work with a diverse range of people across communities and leading organisations as well as being a leading figure in a growing movement that champions the impact nature connection can have to improve health and wellbeing and combat loneliness.
We are looking for a creative, compassionate and enthusiastic leader who can help us not only reach but exceed our goals for this project and be the nurturing force to help Roots to Wellbeing develop and grow.
Roots to Wellbeing project aims:
- Provide a safe and inclusive space for participants to receive weekly support.
- Help participants to connect with nature and socialise with others to feel happier, less anxious and less isolated.
- Support participants to access other beneficial services, where appropriate, including health, social and financial.
- Support participants to move onto outdoor work or volunteering with friends of groups where appropriate.
- Facilitate a positive journey through the service for participants to ensure as many people as possible can access the service.
The role
The roles has four main areas of work:
1. Leadership and management:
- Lead the Roots to Wellbeing team to reach its goals.
- Line manage and support three Mental Health Officers, each delivering Roots to Wellbeing on one site.
- Work with local communities and other team members to explore new opportunities for the project and develop solutions.
- Work with CEO and Head of Fundraising to secure funding for project development.
2. Project management:
- Oversee the delivery and development of the project to meet key KPIs.
- Collate qualitative and quantitative data and produce impact reports for funders.
- Support team to ensure administrative records are kept up to date, including but not limited to: maintaining accurate participant records, work programme, incident reporting, risk management, external outreach, website.
- Develop a thorough communications strategy and build on current local referral relationships to further embed the programme within the VCSE & Health sector.
- Ensure service standard and quality is consistent across sites and policies and procedures are followed.
- Recruit and induct volunteers to support session delivery.
- Work in partnership with stakeholders within and across the organisation to deliver project goals.
- Attend networking meetings and community events to raise awareness of the project and demonstrate its impact.
3. Session delivery at Hartcliffe Millennium Green:
- Continually build and maintain relationships with local referral partners to achieve a consistent referral rate into the project.
- Deliver weekly Roots to Wellbeing sessions by; planning and facilitating delivery of sessions and activities in line with 5 pathways to nature connectedness and that are accessible to all participants, organising logistics of sessions such as travel, food and equipment, acting as safeguarding lead during sessions, liaising with co-facilitator, leading peer-support style check in at the beginning of the sessions and the grounding and meditation at the end.
- Lead on all direct communication with participants at Hartcliffe Millennium Green. Support them to create personalised development plans, signposting and referrals where needed.
4. Other:
- Support the work of the wider charity and specifically the South Bristol team as required.
- Representing the charity externally through media work and presentation where necessary.
Equality & diversity
We are looking for dedicated and passionate people to join our team. We want to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. If you share our values and enthusiasm for access to parks, you will find a home here. All applicants will be treated equally but we want to build our level of lived experience of barriers to parks.
Therefore, we are particularly interested in received applications from people who are from ethnically diverse backgrounds, Disabled people and people from low-income households.
Helping everyone access parks and their transformational wellbeing benefits.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Ecologist
Advertised Salary: £32,427
Base Location: Home-based with requirements for national travel.
We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.
We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Ecologist to join our Environment and Climate action team within the S&I Directorate and is responsible for delivering the Trust’s strategy and policy on all environment and climate related sustainability issues, including environmental compliance as a minimum, improvement of our protected sites and achieving a net gain in biodiversity across our canal network.
The Ecologist will be responsible for providing professional technical input into the Trust’s strategic activities around nature recovery. This includes collecting and analysing information and data to support a long-term action plan to move more of our protected sites towards favourable condition and support projects that increase biodiversity and the abundance of protected species across the network.
The Canal & River Trust is in an ideal position, as a large landowner with blue and green corridors connecting habitats across the landscape, to carry out environmental enhancements using our local volunteer workforce to ensure that we improve habitats and support biodiversity. Planting the right trees in the right places, reconnecting old hedgerows and restoring or creating wildflower meadows and linear species-rich grasslands to provide a safe haven for wildlife and a destination for people to retreat to from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Reconnecting people with the nature on their doorstep and offering them opportunities to get involved in looking after ‘their patch’ through guided walks and talks.
Our aim is to support the work of the Trust as a whole, while conserving and enhancing the environment of the inland waterway network. Finding simple and innovative solutions/methods of work to ensure that the modern-day use of the waterways, their historical importance, the Trust’s legal obligations and strategic priorities are met through sustainable development, conservation and enhancement of the natural environment.
Location
The role will be based working from home, with the expectation to attend main regional hubs either at Milton Keynes, Birmingham, or Little Venice (Paddington), for collaborative working. This is a national role, requiring collaboration with teams in all six of the Trust’s regions. There will be an expectation that the successful candidate will be able travel to attend meetings or fieldwork throughout the regional waterway network.
Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience
Key accountabilities:
- Provide ecological technical advice as requested. This includes input into Trust EMS standards and tools and nature recovery projects.
- Contribute to the Trust’s Nature Recovery Strategy and associated sustainability initiatives, with a view to increasing biodiversity across the Trust’s network
- Contribute to national programmes of engagement with customers, volunteers, stakeholders and the general public to promote the value of waterways and the work of the Trust to increase the Trust’s reputation and influence and secure additional resources for our work, focusing on our key sustainability priorities.
- Work with regional ecology teams to implement relevant inspection/monitoring and maintenance programmes for environmental/soft estate assets within their geographical remit, (re-)prioritising work to suit available resources and within delegated authority levels.
- Contribute to the implementation of an environmental management system (EMS; including associated processes & standards) especially with responsibility for monitoring national uptake
- Collaboration with regional teams to maintain ecology and nature recovery performance data (e.g. GIS layers, ecological baseline and species location data)
- Assist in the development of environmental training & competency
- Contribute to corporate targets on raising public awareness of and support for the Trust especially through interest in our environmental assets.
- Contribute to external engagement and fundraising nationally to secure additional resources for the Trust, especially through interest in our environmental assets
- Displaying the Trust values and behaviours at all times
- Ensuring that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promoting inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust’s policies and values
Knowledge, Skills & experience
- Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline.
- Associate member of relevant professional institution, e.g. CIEEM, CIWEM, CIWM, IEMA, etc
- Proven postgraduate experience in application of technical knowledge within a business environment.
- Able to negotiate effectively with internal and external contacts to achieve desired outcomes for the Trust.
- Able to support other areas of the Trust’s business in an appropriate manner, taking account of overall business priorities.
- Knowledge of, and practical experience of operating within, UK & European environmental policy and regulatory frameworks
- Experience of operating within a customer service environment
- Understanding of Trust governance, financial controls and systems of compliance
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
What We Offer
Compensation is made up as follows: £32,427. Additionally, we also offer a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement (increasing with years of service) and numerous other employee benefits.
- 25 days paid holiday, increasing to 27 days after 3 years.
- Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, where we will double your contribution to a maximum of 10%.
- Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity – hobbies; aspirations etc.
- Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues – health; financial; lifestyle; well-being; domestic & neighbourly matters.
- Access to a range of employee benefits including – store discounts; boating holiday discounts; holiday purchase scheme.
- Expansive maternity/paternity provisions.
- Progressive access to learning tools and CPD.
- 2 days paid volunteering leave, volunteering for local community project work.
At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of. All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.
We believe that continuous personal & professional development are important, and through many Trust internal & externally supported development programmes we are pleased to support your ongoing growth and development in this role.
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