Help us to support disabled survivors of domestic violence

Stay Safe East is a leading user-led Disabled People’s Organisation which supports disabled victims of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime and other forms of abuse. All our practice is inclusive and aimed at promoting the human rights of our clients. We are looking for hardworking and knowledgeable disabled women who are passionate about supporting disabled survivors.

Post 1: INDEPENDENT DISABILITY AND DOMESTIC ABUSE ADVOCATE

17.5 hours per week. £26,390 per annum pro-rata

Post funded to 31.3.2021 by the Mayor’s Office on Policing and Crime (MOPAC) through the London Integrated Victims and Witnesses Service.

Post 2: TRAINEE INDEPENDENT DISABILITY AND DOMESTIC ABUSE ADVOCATE

21 hours per week. £25,480 per annum pro-rata

Post currently funded to 31.3.2020 by the Home Office but we are seeking further funding.

Both posts are open only to disabled women (Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010). We are a user-led organisation of disabled people. Peer support and positive role models from our disabled staff are essential to building the long term self-confidence and resilience of our clients. We have a positive policy on training and employing disabled people. We particularly welcome applications from disabled women who reflect London’s diverse communities of age, faith, sexuality and ethnicity.

Benefits and Entitlements Advocate

to support Deaf and disabled victims of domestic abuse and hate crime

(£ 26,390 per annum, pro-rata for 28 hours per week)

Funded to 31.3.2022 by Trust for London

Stay Safe East is a leading user-run agency working with Deaf and disabled survivors of domestic violence, hate crime and other abuse. We are passionate about inclusion and promoting the human rights of disabled people to safety and a decent income.

The advocate will provide long-term Benefits Advocacy to our clients, some at a critical point in their lives, and support them to obtain a living income and any additional resources they need to enjoy a quality of life. You will assist clients to apply for welfare benefits, support them with assessments, appeals and challenging sanctions; you will assist with budgeting, refer clients for Debt Advice and help them to obtain small grants and entitlements such as a Freedom Pass. You will co-produce guidance on the income needs of Deaf and disabled survivors.  In Year 2, you will also run monthly benefits advice sessions for disabled people at a local community centre.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced benefits adviser who would like to offer more specialist long-term support to clients and get to know them. You must have a proven track record of success. You must be effective, self-motivated and an excellent communicator who is able to work under pressure and deal sensitively with disabled people who may be traumatised.

We particularly welcome applications from women (the majority of our clients are female survivors of domestic abuse), and from disabled people. We are a user-led organisation of disabled people where peer support and positive role models are essential to building the long term self-confidence and resilience of our clients. We have a positive policy on training and employing disabled people. We aim to make our office and systems as accessible as possible to our staff.

We are recruiting a manager for a fun and lively home, supporting a group of fantastic, loving and diverse young people with learning difficulties and to managing the dedicated team of support workers. This role is challenging, but a lot of fun and extremely rewarding

The main purpose of the role is:

1. Responsible for the day to day running of residential address
2. Plan the rotas and support the staff.
3. To support the adults with a learning disability to live as independently as they are able.
4. To support these adults to implement their support plans and achieve the agreed outcomes set out in them.
5. To ensure the safety and wellbeing of all adults and staff and treat them with dignity and respect at all times.

This is a fulltime post, 36 hours per week.It involves shift work and a requirement to work one weekend in three. The days of work will be agreed on a monthly basis but the provision is for 24hour support for 365 days per year.

Person specification / Profile

Formal Qualifications
NVQ Level 3 in Health and social Care
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and social care. (or be prepared to work towards this qualification)
Experience
Minimum of 5 years experience of supporting either children or adults with a learning disability.
Experience of managing staff
Experience of working effectively with families and carers

Skills
Exceptional verbal communication skills with adultswith a learning disability, their families and other professionals
Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly with otherprofessionals within the team and other agencies.
Ability to supervise staff and undertake appraisals
Good organisational skills
Ability to maintain budgets

If you are interested in applying please click the 'Apply button' and send your CV along with a covering letter outlining why your suitable to the role.

Director of Fundraising Horatio’s Garden Charity.

Horatio’s Garden charity is looking to recruit a highly experienced, dynamic Director of Fundraising to join our inspirational organisation.

We are a growing, award winning, national charity improving the lives of people with spinal injuries by creating and nurturing outstanding garden projects in NHS spinal injury centres.

In the new role of Director of Fundraising you will be responsible for increasing fundraising income to support the organisation’s aspiration to grow charitable expenditure year on year to meeting new capital appeals and cover operational costs of existing gardens.

You will develop and implement a five year fundraising strategy to accelerate income growth in a sustainable manner across a diverse range of income streams throughout the UK , leading and developing the fundraising team and raise fundraising income year on year.

For this exciting and challenging opportunity, you will need to have significant fundraising experience gained in a charitable environment, ideally as a Director or Head of Fundraising, whilst also having strong previous experience in leading fundraising campaigns and attracting and developing major corporate partnerships and community groups.

You will have demonstrable experience and knowledge of the latest donor development techniques and experience of working on major fundraising initiatives, as well as proven experience of delivering fundraising targets.

The post will be based at the charity’s head office just outside Salisbury and is full time.

Salary dependent on experience.

Essential experience:

• Director or Head of charity fundraising team

• Track record of year on year income generation

• Successful team performance management

• Management of regional fundraising teams

• Development and implementation of fundraising strategies

• Development and management of budgets and delivering targets

• Operating within an environment of growth and change

Required:

• Outgoing, positive, engaging personality

• Calm under pressure

• Outstanding team management skills

• Strategic, intelligent thinker

• Confident to implement strategic change

• Highly experienced presentation skills

We welcome applicants who may be considering the role to have an informal chat in advance of applying. Please ring and ask to speak to Olivia Chapple chair of trustees. Please apply with covering letter and two page CV.

Finance Administrator (12 month Fixed Term Contract)

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a quality driven, professional and highly motivated individual to work closely with the Finance Officer and Finance Manager to ensure that the Poppy Factory's financial transactions are properly recorded and reconciled. 

Are you:

• An experienced administrator with sound knowledge of financial and accounting procedures?
• Someone with excellent IT skills, experienced in the use of financial software?
• Able to commit 12 months to The Poppy Factory from December 2019?

The successful candidate for this role will have a sound track record of effectively delivering a service to the whole organisation, ideally in the charity / not-for-profit sector. You will need excellent organisation skills and a keen attention to detail. 

The ideal candidate will also have experience of charity VAT accounting and Sage 50 Accounts software.

Company benefits

The Poppy Factory aims to be an exemplar employer.  We provide competitive terms and conditions of employment including:

• A generous Company Pension scheme 
• Company-paid life assurance
• Reservists' leave.

How to apply

For the full job description and more information about the role, please download the candidate pack, attached.

To apply for this position please prepare your CV including a covering letter clearly outlining how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification. You may address your covering letter to Ajay Bahri.

Closing date is 4 November 2019, with interviews expected to take place in week commencing 11 November 2019. 

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Ajay Bahri, Finance Manager.

No Agencies Please

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to equality, valuing diversity and promoting inclusion within our workforce, including the volunteers who give their time to us.  We work to maintain an environment where the needs and aspirations of all employees are met, irrespective of characteristics protected under the legislative framework of the Equality Act 2010. We expect everyone to understand and accept their personal responsibility to recognise and value differences and the unique contributions that people make to the way we deliver our work.

As an equal opportunities employer our commitment is to take positive measures to recruit people from underrepresented groups, and we actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for any job applicant with a disability who meets the essential criteria for the role. Please indicate in your covering statement if you wish to be considered under this scheme. We are also happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the application or interview process to accommodate candidates with disabilities. 

We’re looking for a reliable and motivated Manager to join our professional team at our Supported Living service in Holbeach. This is a full time role, working 37.5 hours per week.

Title: Registered Care Manager
Reference number: 43703
Hours: 37.5 per week, Full time
Location: Holbeach, Lincolnshire
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Circa £27,600 per annum, pro rata

About the role

As a Manager you will provide a customised, responsive and high quality service to people with multiple sensory impairments and/or learning disabilities. You will effectively manage a team to deliver person centred, specialist services to the individuals we support.

You will have management responsibility for a number of Support Workers for the day to day running of the service, and a small number of community support packages.

In addition, you will:

• Work with your team and support teams to ensure compliance with the Care Quality Commission, striving to achieve a minimum rating of ‘good’ during CQC inspections and contract monitoring visits
• Take an active role in the recruitment, induction and development of staff.
• Be an integral part of a proactive and committed management team who take pride in working for Sense, ensuring that the support received is least restrictive, person centred and engaging.
• Ensure staff are supported, motivated and focused on achieving best outcomes for those they support.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times and to ensure respect for, proper observance of and adherence to Sense’s data protection and confidentiality policy.
• Manage staff rotas using electronic rotating system, induction of staff supervision, appraisals, identifying and assisting staff to meet their training needs and acting as a role model / mentor.

A full UK driving licence is an essential requirement for this role

About You

You must be willing to work towards a Level Five Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent), or be working towards an accredited award. You will need to have had proven experience of supervising and line managing staff in accordance with policy and legislation, as well as experience of managing misconduct, grievance and performance issues.

The successful candidate will have experience of dealing with challenging situations and of advocating in the best interests of individuals.

About us

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world.

We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

Closing date: Monday 18 November 2019
Interview date: To be confirmed

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete the application process. 

We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines and job description (available on our website) before applying. If you are a disabled candidate and require a hard copy pack or a different format for example large print, Braille or audio, further details can be found on our website.

Sense is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.  Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment are subject to a number of checks including an enhanced DBS check where appropriate.

No agencies please.

Project Manager

You will join us as a Project Manager, based within our Peterborough office.

Project Manager Responsibilities:

As part of the Programme Management Office, you will be responsible for managing a varied portfolio of projects within the usual quality, cost and time considerations. You will champion the cause of project management and be part of a ‘centre of excellence service’ to projects running across the rest of the RNIB.

Project Manager Requirements:

- You will have previous experience of PRINCE2, or similar methodology, with significant experience with using project management tools and techniques to plan, deliver and evaluate projects.
- You’ll be prepared to work in a culture of continuous improvement, where you will use your strong communication skills to manage excellent collaborative relationships and manage complex stakeholder relationships and third-parties.
- Based in Peterborough, this role will involve some travelling to other RNIB locations across the UK.

RNIB is committed to being led by our customers (blind and partially sighted people), and one of the ways we do this is through active involvement and engagement in many of our work activities, including the recruitment of new members of staff.

Please be aware that blind and partially sighted volunteers may be involved in the recruitment and selection process for this vacancy; including reviewing job applications and CV’s, shortlisting and interviews and selection tests.

RNIB is committed to being an Equal Opportunities organisation and we welcome applications from people with sight loss.

About RNIB Royal National Institute of Blind People:

We’re the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we’re here for everyone affected by sight loss. Working for us means working for one of the UK’s biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.

Location: Peterborough, PE1 1TN

Job type: 1 Permanent and 1 Fixed Term Contract (18 Months); 36 hours per week

Salary: £38,582 per annum pro rata (Inc. London weighting)

Benefits: We offer a competitive salary, a stimulating and supportive working environment and a benefits package including: 26 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), which increase with service. Excellent pension schemes.

You may have experience of the following: Programme Manager, Programme Management, Project Manager, Project Management, Regeneration Manager, Development Manager, Regeneration, Service Manager, Property Manager, Economic Development Manager etc.

Ref: 89903

Sense has an exciting opportunity for a passionate and motivated individual to join our small but busy team as a Senior HR Advisor.

Title: Senior HR Advisor
Ref: 43691
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, full time
Location: Selly Oak, Birmingham
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Circa £28,500 - £32,000 per annum

About the role

This is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week at our purpose built centre, TouchBase Pears in Selly Oak Birmingham,

This is a varied role that will see the successful candidate actively involved in a wide range of HR functions and projects across the organisation. You will take a lead role in analysing data from a range of employee issues, produce reports and support on major projects.

In addition, you will be the first point of contact for our Retail and Charity teams, offering support and guidance on a range of HR matters, policies, and procedures. 

You will also assume line management responsibilities for a team of three in the absence of the Advice Team Manager.

About you 

Our ideal candidate will have a wealth of proven and up to date knowledge of case law, employment law and best practice. 

You will have excellent customer service skills, and be used to dealing with a high volume of queries, complaints and have experience of being a front facing HR advisor.

We are looking for a confident, approachable communicator with a customer focused attitude who is able to build strong relationships with managers across the organisation. You will be IT literate and have experience using the full Microsoft Office suite and HR databases.

You will be willing to travel nationally, in order to meet with and maintain the relationships with our customers. 

If you’re creative, focused and able to work well both independently and as part of a team, we’d love to hear from you.

About us

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world.

We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

Sense has a proven record of offering high quality, pioneering services.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

Closing date: Monday 11 November 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply Now' button to be directed to the Sense website where you can download the Job Description and complete the application process.

We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines and job description (available on our website) before applying. If you are a disabled candidate and require a hard copy pack or a different format for example large print, Braille or audio more information is available on our website.

Sense is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work. Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.

No agencies please.

We are seeking an exceptional HR Systems and Data Analyst to lead the development and design of effective People Metrics, providing analysis for the organisation’s leaders to make strategic business decisions. You will also be responsible for completing the implementation of the HR database and managing the relationship with Cascade, ensuring it remains a cost-effective and viable solution.

In this crucial role, you will work closely with HR Business Partners and other members of the People Team, providing regular reports with detailed insight highlighting any trends, concerns and opportunities. You will also help support managers to implement solutions across the full range of activities, including performance management, sickness absence, retention and equality and diversity.

With experience of working in HR management information and data analysis, perhaps gained in a charity or not-for-profit environment, or within a large, diverse, multi-site organisation, your ability to write professional reports on your findings and present complex information clearly will ensure the wider corporate KPIs are adhered to.

Self-motivated and pragmatic, ideally with advanced knowledge and experience of Cascade, your background in HR Systems will make you adept at completing its implementation, whilst your liaison management skills will maintain and enhance the relationship with Cascade and other key external stakeholders.

CIPD qualified or similar, you will also work closely with the Operations Manager to design appropriate reporting metrics for the recruitment team, including analysing the effectiveness of recruitment campaigns and highlighting opportunities for improvements.

Knowledge of the issues and communication challenges experienced by people who are deaf or have a hearing loss along with the ability to demonstrate how you meet Action on Hearing Loss’ values would be highly desirable.

The role is fixed-term for 12 months, at 21 hours per week to be worked over 3 days. Complete flexibility as to the choice of days worked will be offered.

Communication is a basic human need. Yet most of us know someone who struggles to communicate through hearing loss. It can cause substantial harm to friendships, family relationships, confidence, employability, mental health and life chances.

Action on Hearing Loss (formerly the RNID) is the UK’s largest charity for the 11 million people in the UK who confront deafness, tinnitus and hearing loss every day. Established in 1911, we help people to take control of their lives and live the life they choose, removing the barriers standing in their way. We give people support and care, develop technology and treatments, and campaign for equality. 

We champion the value of difference and equality and celebrate our diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds or who are deaf or hard of hearing. With almost 20% of our employees having a disability we proudly hold Disability Confident Leader status and guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum essential criteria.

To apply please send your CV to our retained consultant, Charlotte Pihlqvist of I Am Recruiting.

Individual Giving Manager

Salary: £36,500

Letchworth, Herts

Full time, flexible working considered

The MS Trust is a UK charity, focussed on:

• Providing high quality, accessible and user-friendly information and support for people with MS and their health professionals.
• Producing resources including education programmes to help MS health professionals deliver support to people with MS.
• Ensuring access to specialist services for people with MS.

Our vision is to enable people with MS to live their lives to the full.

While nothing can change the impact of a diagnosis of MS, we believe that with good information and the support of specialist health professionals, positive steps can be taken to improve and maintain quality of life.

We believe that the best outcomes result from a partnership between those who live and those who work with MS.

This role is pivotal to the organisation moving forward. You will have the opportunity to develop this role as your own and be responsible for developing and further integrating the individual giving programme across the charity, developing short, medium and long term strategies to ensure success.

Working directly with the Director of Fundraising and Marketing, this is a great role for a talented fundraiser looking to deliver an integrated individual giving programme which achieves growth in donor acquisition, recruitment and retention.

Please visit our website to download the job pack, application form and an equal opportunities form. No CVs thank you.

Closing date:  10am Thursday 14 November

First Interviews:  Thursday 21 November

Final Interviews:  Week Commencing 28 November

Are you looking for a role where your talents as a fundraising professional can benefit tens of thousands of families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people?

Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people – providing over 88,000 grants and services worth over £33 million last year.

As Fundraising Coordinator, you will provide a high level of supporter care to donors, coordinating fundraising activities, covering organisation of smaller events, trust fundraising and implementing individual giving plans. You will work across the fundraising team to support and work on the development of existing and future income generation.

Acting as the primary contact for all individual donors and digital fundraisers, you will coordinate the stewardship of regular and one off donors, building lasting relationships and the delivery of individual giving plans to recruit new donors and grow income. You will work to expand current fundraising activity and create new opportunities for Family Fund, by promoting the organisation with creativity and credibility to potential supporters.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Working with the communications team to create social media and online content, specifically taking responsibility of the fundraising pages on the website, regularly checking content to keep up to date.
• Market and steward participants for smaller third party fundraising events
• Recording supporter communications in the database (Salesforce) and generating personalised thanking for donors in a timely manner.

The successful candidate will be motivated and driven in order to identify appropriate fundraising opportunities, organise and deliver fundraising events and engage with those who wish to support our work. You will have experience of fundraising in paid or voluntary capacity, be a resourceful self-starter with excellent administration, organisation and time management skills – planning, prioritising and managing workload with the ability to meet deadlines.

This post is based in York with travel across the UK.

If this describes you and your career aspirations, please click the APPLY button to submit a persuasive covering letter and CV.

For more information on the role, please visit the Family Fund website.

Closing date for applications is 8th November 2019.

Family Fund is positive about disabled people and so all disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the minimum requirements for the role will be asked to attend interview.

Support Worker

Find your place with us and help change lives.

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,900 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

Position: Community Support Worker
Location: Sutton, KT3 3LJ
Job type: Permanent Full Time
Hours: Various Hours (This service operates Monday to Friday between the hours 8.30am and 5pm)
Salary: Up to £20,002
Benefits: Apprenticeships - gain a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care whilst earning. Hft Plus benefits package (discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out), 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) increasing to 25 days after first year, contributory pension scheme and life assurance, an Employee Assistance Programme, annual staff award schemes, access to award winning training and development

Closing date: Friday 1st November 2019

About the role:

As a community support worker at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. In this caring and creative role, everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, creating flexible services that meet people’s needs and always looking for the best way of doing things.

The purpose of your role is to give the highest possible standards of support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities, in all aspects of their daily lives. You’ll be helping to ensure the people we support:

- Build confidence to develop interests
- Feel secure and safe
- Are provided with any personal care needed with dignity
- Increase independence
- Are enabled to make as many choices as possible
- Achieve personal goals, which may include travel or holidays

We provide 24/7 support to some people, so you will need to have flexibility to work shifts on a rota basis, including nights, weekends and Bank Holidays. You may also get the opportunity to accompany the people we support on holidays and attend training courses and other activities.

About you

You don’t need experience of support work or any special qualifications for this job - you’ll get plenty of training along the way. Having the right values and wanting to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life is what matters most. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. You also need to have basic level IT skills to be able to use a computer to record information about people you will be supporting.

It’s great if you already have experience of working with people with learning disabilities, autism or dementia, but it’s not essential. What matters most is your positive attitude to life and your desire to support people to live their life with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible.

What we offer

We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in our teams to ensure they have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support others to live the best life possible.

Join us and help us change lives.

Strictly no agencies please.

Hft's usual terms and conditions apply.

Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do.

Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.

Ref: 89934

Are you looking for a role where your talents as an experienced fundraising professional can benefit tens of thousands of families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people?

Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people – providing over 88,000 grants and services worth over £33 million last year.

As Fundraising and Volunteering Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of the fundraising strategy in key areas (including events, community and individual giving) and engaging the organisation in the development of volunteering to support organisational needs. You will coordinate the fundraising and volunteering team to support income growth and providing the best supporter experience for volunteers and fundraisers.

You will expand current fundraising and volunteering activity to create new opportunities for Family Fund, promoting the organisation with creativity and credibility to potential supporters. You will also attend networking events and manage senior relationships to support volunteering and fundraising activity, developing and sharing ideas to input into the strategic direction of fundraising.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the development of the Individual Giving Strategy and managing existing individual giving activities, seeking to understand trends and opportunities for growth.
• Managing the delivery of larger fundraising events and special events, such as dinners, with the support of the fundraising and volunteering team. Providing hands on direction and support to ensure the team achieve agreed targets.
• Ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, Data Protection Law and charity law specific to fundraising.

Educated to degree level or with equivalent experience, you will have excellent networking and collaboration skills with the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders. Your influential writing and exceptional document presentation skills compliment your proven ability to research and identify appropriate fundraising opportunities. With an open and participative working style, you are a great team player and able handle pressure and to work to tight deadlines.

This post is based in York with occasional travel throughout the UK.

If this describes you and your career aspirations, please click the APPLY button to submit a persuasive covering letter and CV.

For more information please visit the Family Fund website. 

Closing date for applications is 15th November 2019.

Family Fund is positive about disabled people and so all disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the minimum requirements for the role will be asked to attend interview.

Talkback and Nclude have worked for over 20 years in a person-centred way with over 1000 people who have learning needs and/or autism. We provide people with opportunities for education, life and social skills and employment. We enable them to share a voice and be recognised equally in their community. We are committed to creating a society where Individuals with a learning disability and/or autism are inspired to live fulfilling lives.

“This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults with care and support needs and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment”

We are currently recruiting:

Engagement Facilitators

To work on a zero hours basis, 1 to 2 days a week

To work in Buckinghamshire

We are looking for students, with either a minimum of 2 years study in Psychology or Social Care, or MSc and PhD students with more in depth experience, with an ability to think outside the box and work with Talkback to run Community Engagement sessions. These are run across varied client groups, including learning disability, mental health, autism, dementia and physical and sensory. We support people in a variety of ways and the roles would be  across Buckinghamshire. 

The core of our work is focused on supporting people to speak up and have their say on local issues. We do this by facilitating groups and sharing feedback in a variety of creative ways at professional meetings. These are exciting and varied roles, with a range of opportunities and development within various areas such as Advocacy, Training and Positive Behaviour Support.

You need to be a strong, independent person who can use your initiative and enjoy a wide variety of work and being part of a team, supporting each other.

We believe everyone is unique and needs to have a voice. Do you want to be a person who can enjoy the satisfaction of making that happen?

We give training and support to all our team.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) including checks with past employers (Applicant Declaration must be completed and returned with application).