Development Officer Jobs
Location: United Kingdom
Discipline: Marketing & Communication
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £30,989, increasing to £31,918 from 1st October 2024
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
#Care to join us?
We are looking for a Policy and Public Affairs Officer to join our friendly and welcoming team here at Hft. This is your chance to make a real difference to people's lives.
Hft is one of the largest charities in England and Wales supporting learning disabled adults to live their life their way. We’re passionate about what we do and we use our unique understanding of the challenges facing the people we support to amplify their voices to bring about positive change. Hft was founded more than 60 years ago by a group of pioneering families who wanted a better life for their learning disabled children. We have a clear vision, we’re ambitious and fully committed to positive change for those we support and the social care sector. We’ve embarked on a journey of transformation that will ensure we can meet changing needs and extend our reach and impact.
What will you be doing?
Reporting into the Deputy Director of Communications and Fundraising, this is a fantastic opportunity to establish and strengthen Hft’s relationship with politicians, policymakers. As Policy and Public Affairs Officer you will monitor parliamentary activity, consultations and policy developments to inform Hft’s campaign and communications activity.
The role is varied, often working with multiple and complex priorities, using the insight gained through public insight to inform integrated campaigns that raise awareness of the critical issues and the needs of people with learning disabilities.
You will be confident at building strong internal and external stakeholder relationships, with a core understanding of UK political systems and processes, and how public affairs and campaign tactics operates.
If you have the ability to identify the news angle in any story, provide strategic advice on key reputational and media issues, to influence our campaigns and help build our voice of authority, we would like to hear from you!
What’s in it for you?
There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and lots of support along the way. ???????
With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation, we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible. As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority.
We offer:
- All Hft employees get access to the Telus Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.
- Access to a range of discounts on your favourite brands through Telus Health
- Wagestream - allows colleagues to flexibly access their pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
- Access to wellbeing services including Health checks, Digital GP and mental health support via Aviva Digicare + Workplace
- 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
- 33 days holidays (including 8 bank holidays)
- A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
- Discounted mobile phone contracts with Vodaphone
- Long service awards - Hft offers a monetary award after 10 years of service
- Free DBS check
Find your place with us and change lives
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The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Training Manager to join an established and well-regarded Gloucestershire disability charity to lead on the delivery of peer led Abuse Awareness, Self-Advocacy and Enablement Training for adults in Gloucestershire with learning disabilities.
Training is delivered through both individual and group training sessions across the county.
By enabling and empowering Individuals to make decisions and act, the training will support people with a learning disability to develop the skills they need to ensure they are able to safeguard themselves from harm, contribute towards more independent living, and maintain and/or improve their health and wellbeing.
About You
You will be a highly motivated and engaging professional, with knowledge and experience in delivering and evaluating the effectiveness of training sessions, as well as guaranteeing the quality of delivery by the wider training team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has an interest in, knowledge and understanding of the daily challenges faced by adults with a learning disability.
The successful candidate will have a background in training or delivering in an academic environment. Direct experience of working with people with a learning disability is strongly preferred.
To be successful, you will have strong facilitation and communication skills, and the ability to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders. A proven ability to work collaboratively, flexibly, and virtually, is essential.
Experience delivering programmes related to diversity and inclusion would be beneficial, in addition to a thorough understanding of safeguarding.
The post is currently funded by Gloucestershire County Council.
What you will be doing:
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Leading a team to deliver our full range of bespoke training to adults with learning disabilities in Gloucestershire.
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Delivering the Building Circles Training to professionals and peers.
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Providing direction and prioritisation of course content in line with the Service Specification to meet the needs of those referred to the service.
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Working with the trainers and training administrator to recruit and train a team of co-trainers.
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Ensuring all training is outcome driven and measured against key performance indicators.
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Ensuring impact is measured and reported on to our Service Contract Managers, CEO and Board of Trustees
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Closely collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders and service providers to ensure timely intervention and support for referred individuals and groups
Duties include:
Delivery of training to individuals and groups with a learning disability across Gloucestershire.
Delivery of training to professionals/social workers/teaching staff across Gloucestershire
Staff training to colleagues as required
Building relationships with providers to sustain training year on year
Recruit and line manage a team of Experts by Experience, providing them with appropriate CPD and ongoing support.
Ensuring information shared online, social media and on our website is accurate and up to date.
Delivery of presentations to stakeholders to raise awareness of training.
Keeping up to date with changes in the law which are communicated via our training.
Collecting, collating, and analysing feedback from sessions in line with the Service Specification.
Ensuring all feedback and impact data is up to date for reports to Service Contract Managers, Trustees, CEO
Management, including regular supervision sessions, for trainers and co-trainers
Responsible for accurate documentation of all disclosures and safeguarding concerns
Assist CEO with bid writing for training projects
Other duties
Attendance at Building Circles events
Assisting with other responsibilities and workshops when required
Key essential criteria
Experience of working with people with learning disabilities and intellectual impairment.
Team management skills, ideally with a background in learning and development.
Current knowledge of effective learning and optimal environments for learning.
Excellent written communication skills with the ability to engage a wide range of audiences.
Excellent people skills and the ability to build constructive relationships with a wide range of people.
A compassionate, flexible and values led individual.
A full clean driving licence with own means of transportation.
Why you should work for Building Circles:
Building Circles (Registered Charity No 117838) was established in 2006 with the overarching aim of reducing social isolation and loneliness in adults with learning disabilities in Gloucestershire.
The guiding focus of our work is:
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Connecting people with learning disabilities to volunteers with shared interest to expand their friendship circles and to enjoy mainstream cultural activities.
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Training and upskilling people with learning disabilities to understand how to stay safe in their community and online, how to have a voice and advocate for themselves and be more in control of their own health and wellbeing.
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Supporting people with learning disabilities to access areas of personal interest to them with people other than family members and paid staff
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