Duties and Responsibilities
Support Work:
To work in partnership with mothers/carers to identify children and young people’s support needs and to ensure those needs are met.
To undertake needs analysis for each child and young person, to ascertain the level of support needed and the type of activities required to meet their needs.
To develop and deliver a comprehensive programme of one-to-one and group therapeutic and play sessions, and shared activities within refuge.
To provide school holiday play schemes in refuge.
To supervise and accompany children and young people on trips and visits outside of refuge.
To provide one to one support and family support with families living in the community.
To seek approval of all programmes with the refuge manager and ensure that these are discussed with other relevant members of the staff team before implementation.
To participate in the development of informative literature for women and children, including a children’s introduction pack, which is to be kept up-todate.
To purchase/hire such equipment as necessary to undertake programmes within budgetary constraints and with approval from the refuge manager.
To carry out appropriate methods of communication with women, children and young people living in refuge to keep them informed about opportunities and updates on work that is taking place, including house meetings.
To carry out detailed monitoring and evaluation of all support work, and keep an accurate record of notes and comments in line with relevant legislation.
To communicate regularly with mothers/carers about the work with their children.
To support mothers/carers to enable them to meet the schooling, health and social care needs of their children.
To link with health workers, schools, nurseries, social workers and to implement procedures for referral to other agencies
To work with the BSWA floating support and resettlement teams to identify the needs of women and their children leaving refuge after being offered permanent accommodation.
To advocate on behalf of children, where necessary, throughout adhering to Child Protection procedures.
To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.
Administration:
To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.
To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users.
To keep accurate records of financial transactions in line with BSWA’s procedures.
To provide monthly reports to the Refuge Manager about work that has taken place, feedback from service users and produce statistical information about participation.
To contribute to the preparation of reports for funders.
Communication:
To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by: o maintaining BSWA communication records o following safety procedures o attending team meetings.
To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.
To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies.
Premises and Equipment:
To ensure that all play areas, equipment and activities comply with Health and Safety requirements, the Children Act and other relevant legislation.
To deliver inductions and orientation to all children and young people entering the refuge.
To offer support and training to volunteers and ensure that they are aware of all legal Health and Safety requirements.
Training:
To deliver positive relationships and domestic violence awareness programmes in local schools and youth groups.
To raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and of BSWA services through the delivery of training and briefing sessions to agencies and community groups.
To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users.
General:
To maintain the confidentiality of the women, children and young people using the service.
To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation.
To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those related to working with children and young people.
To work within BSWA and local multi-agency safeguarding procedures.
To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.
To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.
To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager.
To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager.
To participate in 24 hour on call cover and provide emergency cover where needed.
To participate in multi-agency work.
To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop, or be assigned commensurate with the post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Llamau is daring to imagine a world without homelessness – will you help us to create it?
We know that Domestic Abuse is one of the lead factors in homelessness for women, and our ambition is to end this by providing a range of community and accommodation support services for women and children affected by abuse and trauma.
We’re looking for passionate, talented and tenacious people to join Team Llamau.
You’ll be working within our Newport Domestic Abuse Services, and the post will require specialist knowledge and experience in dealing with victims of domestic abuse within a multi-agency co-ordinated response. Your role will include providing housing related support and safety work to women in Newport affected by domestic abuse.
Also on call responsibility as part of a rota for first tier on call to cover the service.
You’ll be working alongside passionate and supportive colleagues in a rewarding environment, where you’ll be making a huge contribution to creating a Wales without homelessness, every single day.
This post is exempt from the Equalities Act 2010, and is open to female applicants only
Reference: OSDA17
Location: Newport
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term until until 31st March 2021, with possible extension
Salary: £20,858 pro rata
The closing date for the application is midday on 12th October 2020. Please email your completed application form to our careers inbox.
Digital Fundraising Manager
Permanent, Full Time
Salary circa £38,000 plus benefits
This exciting role is in the dynamic fundraising team based in London, and will make a significant contribution to the RAF Benevolent Fund’s annual income. You will work with the fundraisers in both the individual giving and community fundraising teams to develop and lead on the implementation of digital fundraising campaigns across the website, social media and ecommunications.
You will be educated to degree level or equivalent, with proven experience in managing digital paid media fundraising activities including the implementation, analysis and management of campaigns.
- Excellent understanding of digital marketing principles and best practices.
- Experience of delivering display campaigns.
- Experience in using all social media platforms.
- Proven experience in delivering effective email marketing campaigns with a strong working knowledge of best practice and understanding of email marketing platforms.
- Proven experience of using analytics tools (including Google Analytics) to generate income.
- Experience of using Adestra, Umbraco, Drupal, WordPress, Google Display Network or the like as well as HTML and Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
- Experience of briefing and working with external agencies.
- Experience of using a fundraising database.
- Strong knowledge in of SEO
- Experience in creating supporter journeys.
You will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and show initiative, flair and enthusiasm for the work of the RAF Benevolent Fund.
The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the RAF’s leading welfare charity, providing financial, practical and emotional support to all members of the RAF family
A detailed job profile is available below. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Louise Gibson, Head of Individual Giving.
To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and how you meet the person specification to Elizabeth Haigh, HR Advisor, RAF Benevolent Fund, 67 Portland Place, London W1B 1AR or email.
The closing date for applications is midday on the 19th October 2020
The dates for interviews are 22nd October 2020
The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009) which encourages applications from all sections of the community
Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.
MAIN SUMMARY OF ROLE:
To develop and deliver the RAF Benevolent Fund’s digital fundraising strategy in cooperation with the fundraising teams. To maximise fundraising income and supporter relationships generated through digital activity. The postholder will take the lead on scoping, proposing and implementing digital fundraising campaigns as standalone activity or to support other non-digital fundraising activity with the right message to the right people at the right time. They will also have responsibility for managing external agencies and meet income, expenditure and agreed targets.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop the digital fundraising aspect of the Fund’s Fundraising and Digital Strategies
- Take responsibility for the delivery of all revenue generating digital activity.
- Be the Fund’s expert on digital fundraising and advise the Fund’s fundraisers and Communications Team on innovation and best digital fundraising practice.
- Develop digital confidence for the fundraisers either direct or by recommending reading or training courses.
- Work with fundraising teams to develop digital-first content to increase digital conversion rates.
- Create and manage the delivery of a wide range of digital fundraising campaigns in cooperation with the Fund’s fundraisers covering community and corporate fundraising, individual fundraising and challenge events. This includes both standalone digital campaigns and integration of digital activity to support and amplify direct mail campaigns.
- Develop excellent working relationships with the Communications Team to support cross functional working and the sharing of learnings and to ensure opportunities and responses to communications led digital campaigns are maximised in terms of supporter relations and donations.
- Achieve set targets for supporter recruitment, conversions and income from digital activities and monitor and evaluate income and ROI.
- Use analytics, user research and audience insight to develop and optimise activity, identifying new target audiences to engage with and drive conversions.
- Create bespoke supporter journeys for each segment of new supporters.
- Produce and share regular analytical reports and results measuring campaign performance and impact.
- Ensure the fundraising pages of the Fund’s website are kept up to date with current fundraising activity and maximise the User Experience and drive conversions.
- Ensure implementation of development to fundraising areas of the website are planned outside of campaign activity, fully tested and monitored post-implementation and communicated in advance.
- Manage the Google Grant to maximise the income to the fundraising activity featured, ensuring the full portfolio of fundraising is represented as appropriate.
- Ensure all Fund staff are kept up to date on digital fundraising campaigns when appropriate.
- Be responsible for effective line management of the Digital Fundraising Assistant.
- Complete monthly reforecasts and report variances with commentary to the Head of Individual Giving and Finance Business Partner.
- Have an understanding of Charity and Data Protection Regulation legislation including but not limited to, Institute of Fundraising, Charity Digital Code, Fundraising Regulator and Charity Commission Guidelines.
- Keep abreast of digital marketing trends and practice within the third and for-profit sector.
- Manage contracts and relationship with external agencies and suppliers.
- Ensure all digital activity reflects the Fund’s brand guidelines, aims and objectives.
- Carry out any other duties within the scope of the role.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE
- Delivering results and meeting stakeholder expectations
- Creating and innovating
- Analysing
- Presenting and communicating information
- Working with people
- Adapting and responding to change
QUALIFICATION(S), KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE
Academic/Professional Qualification(s) or equivalent:
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Desirable
- Membership of the Institute of Fundraising.
Knowledge/ Experience:
Essential
- Proven experience in managing digital paid media fundraising activities including the implementation, analysis and management of campaigns.
- Excellent understanding of digital marketing principles and best practices.
- Experience of delivering display campaigns.
- Experience in using all social media platforms.
- Proven experience in delivering effective email marketing campaigns with a strong working knowledge of best practice and understanding of email marketing platforms.
- Proven experience of using analytics tools (including Google Analytics) to generate income.
- Experience of using Adestra, Umbraco, Drupal, WordPress, Google Display Network or the like.
- Solid understanding and experience of HTML and Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
- Experience of briefing and working with external agencies.
- Experience of using a fundraising database.
- Strong knowledge in of SEO
- Experience in creating supporter journeys.
- Line management experience.
- Proficient in the use of MS Office applications.
Desirabl
- Knowledge of online payment gateways.
- Experience of promoting national fundraising events.
- Experience in managing and promoting lotteries and raffles online.
- Experience of using the CARE database
- Experience of ecommerce or managing an online shop.
- Experience in developing content for different audiences to drive conversion.
Skills/Abilities:
Essential
- Delivering results and meeting customer expectations – working in a systematic, methodical and orderly way.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with a thorough, accurate and excellent attention to detail.
- Following instructions and adhering to policies and procedures.
- Planning and organising – managing time effectively, meeting deadlines and prioritising workload.
- Working with people – working well as part of a team and supporting others.
- Writing and reporting – writing clearly and succinctly, in a well-structured and logical way.
- Takes initiative, acts with confidence and works under own direction.
- Keeps abreast of digital trends and tools.
Desirable
- Strong interpersonal skills, relating well to people at all levels.
- Creative flair, with the ability to spot a good story or opportunity.
Other Requirements:
- Travel to other Fund and UK locations (as appropriate).
- Such other duties that occasionally arise, which fall within the purpose of the post.
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Opportunity:
Are you the person we are looking for to Lead Person Centred Planning? You have the opportunity to be part of Creative Support’s multidisciplinary Complex Care Team. This is a new and exciting role, which is varied and will require flexibility.
You will work with managers in specific services to lead the Person Centred Planning Process based upon our Opportunity, Choice and Wellbeing Model. You will work directly with managers enabling meaningful reviews to take place which include the individual at the centre alongside all the key people in their lives.
The purpose:
To work within the Complex Care Team alongside Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner’s to lead the process of Person Centred Support Planning in specific services to ensure a focus upon the person and their goals.
You will spend time with the people we support and the key people in their lives to identify their goals and aspirations and work with teams to achieve these within their everyday support.
You will have the opportunity to work alongside our managers and Complex Care Team to contribute to real outcomes based on genuine values of enhancing quality of life to embed person centred practice.
As Person Centred Lead you will be based at our Head Office in Stockport and support our services across the region and nationally at times. You will be supported within your role and have an opportunity to work with skilled practitioners who are genuinely motivated by the people we support. We will work together to ensure a focus on the person, their qualities and strengths, and provide support that makes a real difference in people’s lives.
Choice:
Creative Support is a non-profit provider of person centred care and support to people with a range of needs including older adults, people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and autism spectrum conditions. You must be able to engage with the individuals we support, their families and multi-disciplinary teams to facilitate our Opportunity, Choice and Wellbeing reviews.
This role is innovative and dynamic with a focus on identifying what is important to each person based on our key indicators of quality of life. You will need a creative approach to exploring aspirations and an ability to turn these into practical goals and plans that are supportive to the person and their teams. A key aspect of the role is to motivate staff and ensure that support is driven by these goals, celebrating progress and achievements.
You must be committed, professional, and have experience with working with the range of people we support and a related qualification. You will need to be an excellent and thoughtful communicator with the ability to sensitively facilitate meetings. You will have skills in hands-on support to role model, coach teams and enhance our commitment to person centred practice and positive behaviour support. It requires you to be personally driven and have the qualities needed to inspire others and fulfil the role.
Wellbeing:
Working for Creative Support you will have scope to contribute to the development of our services. This is a role where your creativity and ideas are valued. We believe that supporting your wellbeing is key to ensuring your effective support for others. We are an Investor in People accredited employer of a diverse team of over 5,000 well supported staff across England. You will be joining a progressive charitable organisation, strongly committed to investing in your professional development. You will be part of our highly committed and mutually supportive Complex Care Team and will be able to access supervision, peer support and expertise. You will work closely with our Positive Behaviour Support Practitioners and will be mentored by our PBS Lead. As an employee you will be entitled to our comprehensive Employee Benefits.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
The ambitious Individual Supporters Team at Crisis plays a key role in our successful and innovative Fundraising Programme – raising over £30m per year. The team is vital to the long-term income growth of the organisation, recruiting new individual supporters, and increasing the engagement of existing supporters through an audience-led communications programme of diverse channels and products.
Now is an exciting time to join Crisis as we are being more proactive in the way we work and becoming more agile every day.
About the role
We are looking for two Individual Supporters Executive’s to join us on a permanent and fixed term basis.
As Individual Supporters Executive, you will lead on developing and delivering inspiring, innovative, and cost-effective Direct Marketing campaigns, informed by insight, to achieve increasing levels of net income from supporters through a planned programme of acquisition and development activities. You will also contribute to the analysis of the results and impact of all direct marketing activities.
About you
To be successful in this role you will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and passionate about working for a charity committed to ending homelessness. Your experience will include working across a variety of direct marketing channels to deliver a great experience for supporters. You will be able to work on your initiative, and have a strong proactive approach to project management, especially at the moment whilst we are working from home.
This role will suit someone creative, organised, and committed to the vision, mission, and values of Crisis.
Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
How To Apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply For Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 18th October 2020 (at 23:59)
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The North Wales Victim Help Centre is looking for a Victim Help Caseworker to support victims of crime across North Wales. Office based in St Asaph with outreach work across North Wales.
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.
The purpose of this role is to provide direct support to victims of crime ensuring that the North Wales Victim Help Centre realise their aim of helping people cope and recover from the effects of crime.
North Wales Victim Help Centre serves diverse communities, many of whom experience a range of barriers that may impact on their ability to cope and recover from what they have experienced. These can include financial distress; social isolation; reduced mobility; mental and physical health issues; substance use and lack of opportunity. North Wales VHC aims to identify what matters to service users and empower them to take control of their journey.
The post holder will deliver needs led support to victims of crime and provide peer support to volunteers who are engaged in supporting service users. The Victim Help Caseworkers will work with a range of external partners, including the police, statutory agencies and other third sector organisations developing strong links in the community to meet the needs of service users.
Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, the post holder will assist in the implementation of work force plans and the development of the service to maximise positive outcomes for those that access the service
The ability to communicate fluently in Welsh to Level 4 is essential for this role.
VS are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.
Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as A. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.
If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.
Victim Support is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for our staff. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We welcome applicants from all communities and as part of our commitment to the we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.
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Working as part of the TLG centre team in the West London Centre, the Classroom Teacher post provides a unique opportunity to support young people experiencing educational crisis.
TLG West London is a centre for alternative education provision delivering tailored social and educational interventions for young people. The Classroom Teacher will play an integral role in enabling young people to get their lives back on track, through delivering innovative programmes and working with the Centre Manager to ensure that the education centre achieves success.
The role involves assistance with the planning and delivery of lessons, leading sessions as timetabled and providing one-to-one support as appropriate to bring excellence to the young people’s learning experience. The individual will also act as a link between TLG’s students, their families and the local church community.
We are looking to recruit an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS check.
Initial interviews will take place on Wednesday 11th November via Zoom and final Interviews in Centre on Monday 16th November 2020
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Trainees must be new to debt advice
Hours: Full time 36.25 hours
Location: Leeds
Salary: £23,866 plus 5% pension contribution
Type of contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2021 with possible extension to November 2021.
Based in an inner city multi-racial area of Leeds, Chapeltown Citizens Advice provides a comprehensive advice service from its main office and outreaches.
National Citizens Advice have recently secured significant additional funding in response to COVID-19 and the expected 60% increase in demand for the debt advice service.
This is an exciting time to join us as we embark on one of the largest upscaling of debt advice services in a decade.
We want people who are NEW to debt advice and who are passionate about giving an effective service to those most in need. You will need to demonstrate that you can engage skilfully with clients who are vulnerable and distressed and have proven skills at working in a busy environment.
You will be a highly motivated strong team player with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. You will have the ability to understand written and oral information of some complexity; have good numeracy skills sufficient to compile accurate financial statements and calculate benefits; and, have effective oral and written communication skills for the purposes of negotiation and reporting.
You will be trained to give advice across channels including face-to-face, telephone, email and web chat. The mix of channels will vary depending on local office working but is likely to consist of mostly telephone and digital at this time. You will receive project funder accredited advice-level training within 12 weeks of starting your employment, with further specialist level training to follow.
Closing date: Tuesday 20th October 2020 at 4pm
Interviews week commencing 26th October 2020
Please note we will only be contacting shortlisted applicants. If you have not heard by 26th October please assume you have not been successful.
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Data and Evaluation Officer to join Depaul UK on a full time permanent basis. This is a national role and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £28,184 pa (London) / £24,684 pa (Regional) + pension & other benefits.
Depaul UK delivers a range of support and housing services around the UK for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We provide services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training & volunteering. We're dedicated to putting our values into action to achieve a society where everyone has a place to call home and a stake in their community.
In return as our Data and Evaluation Officer, we can offer you:
- Competitive salary
- 26 days of annual holiday plus bank holidays pro rata
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance
The Data and Evaluation Officer role:
The successful post-holder will ensure we hold the right information about the people that we work with and services we provide.
They are responsible for bringing data to life through meaningful analysis and communication to a range of audiences, as well as working alongside the team to evaluate and improve the services we offer.
Please click apply to find out more and refer to the job description for a detailed overview of the role.
What makes this role exciting?
- A full induction and training to enhance the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills required’
- Training in the Depaul Endeavour model
- Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner
- Access to a total rewards package including a health plan and generous pension contributions
What will ideally support your success in the Data and Evaluation Officer role?
- Experience of undertaking monitoring and evaluation activities within a charity/social welfare environment
- An understanding of a range of monitoring and evaluation techniques, including quantitative and qualitative research methods
- Experience of data analysis that leads to evaluation/research reports for a range of audiences
- Substantial experience of MS packages (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)
- Experience of using Salesforce, preferably in an administrative or development role
We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We will close once we've received sufficient applications.
Closing date: Thursday 8th October 23:59
So, if this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Data and Evaluation Officer then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!
An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.
Location: Witness Service Central - Thames Valley
Department: Witness Service - National
Hours per week: 18
Citizens Advice won a grant from the Ministry of Justice to run the Witness Service from April 2015. The Witness Service has nearly 300 staff and 3000 volunteers and offers free, independent, impartial and confidential support and information to 15,000 witnesses each month to give evidence in every criminal court in England and Wales.
Citizens Advice provide free, independent and impartial advice and information to help people resolve their legal, money and other problems. In the past year we have helped over 2.5 million people solve over 6.2 million problems. Our national network delivers services from over 3,000 locations in England and Wales. In 2015 we won Charity Times Charity of the Year for our work. Now we want to do even more.
Citizens Advice values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non-binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profile.
The role
We are committed to our dedicated volunteers and are looking for someone with an excellent understanding of the voluntary sector and experience in developing and recruiting volunteers.
The Team Leader (Volunteer Development) is responsible for volunteer development and engagement within a specific geographical area. This includes:
- Exploring opportunities to diversify the Witness Service volunteering base
- Developing volunteering opportunities within the Witness Service
- Undertaking effective recruitment activities within defined framework strategies
- Building effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external organisations on a local basis
The role will also support the Team Leaders (Court Services and Outreach) in ensuring resource meets the required service demand.
We are seeking candidates with the ability to develop and motivate volunteers and with experience of building effective relationships and creating partnerships with key organisations and other stakeholders to build on the volunteer base. The role also requires knowledge of recruitment and training procedures and will require occasional travel.
Fixed Term Contract until June 2021
HMP Berwyn, Wrexham
Ref code: RCW-201
Are you compassionate and proactive with a natural approach with people? Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people? If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a highly motivated Resettlement Caseworker to join our dynamic team and provide a full resettlement service to prisoners within a custodial setting.
About us
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.
Wales Probation Services and the MOJ are increasing the numbers of prison based resettlement staff, as part of their commitment to better housing and resettlement outcomes for prisoners, a cause St Giles Trust wholeheartedly supports. If you want to be part of this positive change then this role is for you.
This role is an integral part of a Cabinet Office-funded project that will be providing a Through the Gates service that aims to reduce reoffending. It will see our successful candidates working within the delivery team alongside Peer Advisors to provide a comprehensive resettlement planning service to prisoners within a custodial setting.
About this vital role
As a Caseworker, you will review resettlement plans at agreed stages of a prisoner’s sentence and provide information and assistance based on identified needs or make referrals to the appropriate services. They will also lead on the delivery and coordination of resettlement plan interventions for service users in co-operation with prison staff, Peer Advisors, and Case Managers.
You will provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment, advice, referral and support service to men in custody, exploring innovative and effective methods of casework, plus offer casework support and supervision and regular coaching and resettlement courses to the Peer Advisors.
To succeed, you must have:
- An understanding of the issues facing individuals with complex needs, whilst in prison and on release
- A sound awareness of the support options for this client group in areas such as family and relationships, health, victims of DV, education, training and employment, plus finance, benefit and debt
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- First-class communication skills, particularly listening skills
- Calm, flexible and adaptable, you must have strong time management, organisational and IT skills
- Sympathy with the aims and ethos of St Giles Trust as an organisation
Any appointment is subject to security clearance from the Prison Service.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, access to clinical supervision, cycle scheme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.
Closing date: 11pm on 11th October 2020. Interviews: 22nd October 2020 (likely to be held via video).
Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than 1.6 million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals.
The IT services officer will be responsible for the provision of an IT support service to maintain the Mary’s Meals UK IT infrastructure and provide a customer-focused service to employees and volunteers.
This will involve the daily administration, maintenance, and monitoring of the Mary’s Meals UK IT infrastructure estate, supporting the testing and commissioning of new systems and services, and the delivery of IT projects.
This is a hands-on technical operations role, working closely with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers. Using infrastructure knowledge, this role will contribute significantly to the continuous improvement towards operational excellence.
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Closing date: Monday, 12 October 2020
About Us
The Natural History Museum is both a world-leading science research centre and the most visited natural history museum in Europe. With a vision of a future in which both people and the planet thrive, it is uniquely positioned to be a powerful champion for balancing humanity's needs with those of the natural world.
It is custodian of one of the world's most important scientific collections comprising over 80 million specimens. The scale of this collection enables researchers from all over the world to document how species have and continue to respond to environmental changes - which is vital in helping predict what might happen in the future and informing future policies and plans to help the planet.
We are at a pivotal moment in our history as we launch a new strategy setting out our role as the natural world faces increasing threats. Building on our world-leading collection, global reputation for science and as one of the world's leading visitor attractions, the NHM has ambitious plans leading up to the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Waterhouse Building in 2031, making this a truly exciting time to be part of the NHM team.
About the role
You will deliver Technology (Data, Digital, IT) projects in line with the Museum's ambitious digital strategy. Initially you will work on the delivery of the museum's Customer Relationship Management system roadmap, so experience in this area is highly desirable.
The role is not limited, and you will be assigned projects from a wide range of areas, e.g. Corporate and back-office systems (HR, Finance, Digital Workplace) and Commercial systems (Ticketing, Retail, Membership, Customer Relationship Management) giving you a chance to work across the varying departments of the museum and the chance to always learn something new.
Working in a varied and evolving role, you will be responsible for the full lifecycle management of technology software, including application implementations, system upgrades and continuous business improvement. Whilst this is a full-time post (36hr per week), we are willing to consider and support alternative working patterns or a part-time arrangement (accounting for pro-rata salary).
About you
We are looking for a strong leader who is able to take charge and work with people effectively at all levels across and outside of the Museum, using well-developed influencing and interpersonal skills. You are flexible and are able to display initiative to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. Experience with or exposure to CRM Dynamics will be advantageous but not essential.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 12 October 2020
Interviews will be expected on the 22 and 23 October
Diversity and Inclusion
We welcome applications from everyone - diversity, inclusion and the feeling of belonging matters to us. By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of diverse backgrounds we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. We offer a stimulating and professional environment in which to work. This is a remarkable place we look for staff who can work according to our values - we champion diversity, encourage creativity, we are connected, and we value evidence.
What we offer
- 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
- Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across the country, such as the British Museum, V&A, National Gallery, Royal Academy and Tate
- Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including a free digital Tastecard, discounted cinema tickets and corporate membership of English Heritage sites (including Dover Castle and Stonehenge). For more details, visit
- Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
- Staff discounts at a range of local businesses and services
- Up to 50% staff discount at our shops and cafes
- Season ticket, bicycle and rental loans
- Eye care vouchers
- Professional development opportunities - We are committed to the professional development of our staff and offer a range of courses to ensure they reach their potential. We also sponsor professional qualifications and job-related professional membership fees.
How to apply
To apply, please visit the museum's careers page upload your CV with a covering letter, which clearly outlines how you meet our person specification.
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About the role
The Talent Acquisition Partner will develop our talent acquisition strategy, introducing workforce segmentation and ensuring we take a proactive approach to talent acquisition. You will work closely with key stakeholders, from hiring managers to external networks, to provide a positive and engaging recruitment and selection process which delivers talent and capability in line with agreed organisation needs.
Key responsibilities:
- You will own our talent acquisition strategy, ensuring it meets our values and organisation needs and delivers a proactive and inclusive approach to internal and external talent acquisition.
- You will manage the recruitment and selection process from advert to offer stage, working in partnership with HR colleagues and hiring managers to ensure that the full recruitment lifecycle is delivered effectively.
- You will develop and own our selection process, improving selection methods and administering assessment tools including psychometrics, aptitude tests and other relevant tools.
- You will be responsible for ensuring the candidate experience is world class and embraces diversity and inclusion.
- You will manage talent pools to ensure future talent is engaged and enabled to proactively fill our vacancies.
- You will develop and improve talent acquisition metrics, owning action plans to drive improved performance.
Key requirements
The successful candidate will be an experienced in-house recruiter who can also clearly and confidently develop and lead a forward-thinking talent acquisition strategy which is aligned to the future needs of the charity and considers external labour market influences.
You must be able to manage multiple priorities, balancing active recruitment campaigns across multi-disciplines and levels with a variety of continuous improvement projects and strategic initiatives. You will be passionate about talent acquisition and ensuring that candidate experience is at the fore of everything we do. You will bring a positive, high energy, creative and professional approach to the role, building effective relationships with hiring managers and HR colleagues to ensure a partnership approach to recruitment. Candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent communications skills, effective partnership working and strong negotiation skills.
Experience with applicant tracking systems and vendor selection processes would be beneficial.
We are currently working remotely and expect this to continue until 2021. You may be based anywhere in the UK although travel to the London and Chesterfield office will be expected once we return to the offices.
To apply you must include both a CV and supporting statement outlining how you met the requirements of role.
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Closing date: 11 October 2020 at 11.30 pm
Are you active in community development and/or used to working with a variety of different communities and internal and external stakeholders? Then join Shelter as a Community Engagement Worker and you could soon be playing your part into bringing about positive change for people affected by housing/homelessness issues.
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
About the Role
Primarily based in communities and working via an outreach approach, your challenge will be to build relationships with specific communities, primarily those that are under resourced and/or who experience barriers to good housing, in order to provide preventative support to groups and individuals. We’ll also rely on you to help people at risk of bad housing and homelessness to access support before crisis point via housing rights promotion, training and engagement. Listening to the issues that are key to different communities will be key, as will working alongside them to try and find solutions, often in partnership with other agencies in the city, especially in the voluntary and community sector. This role is funded for two years by Shelter’s long-standing corporate partner, Nationwide Building Society.
About you
A demonstrable interest in, or knowledge of, homelessness and housing legislation and welfare benefits is essential. We would also welcome applications from people who have lived experience of bad housing or homelessness. Enthusiastic and self-motivated, strong written and verbal communication skills are vital, as is the ability to represent the organisation effectively to a range of external and internal stakeholders. Adept at preparing, planning and delivering training and/or group work sessions, and proficiency using case management systems and Microsoft Office applications is essential. Crucially, you’re someone who’s able to see the bigger picture and visualise the future of Shelter’s local service, understand Shelter’s strategic aims, yet maintain focussed on day-to-day detail.
A driving licence and access to the car is essential as travel around Dorset is required.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities),gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.