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This role will be pivotal in contributing to FEI’s communications strategy, focusing on high-quality content creation across social media, personal stories and other written, designed and video formats.
Scope of the role:
The Digital Content & Communications Officer is responsible for creating content across FEI’s communications channels, inspiring individuals organisations alike to get involved in the face equality movement.
This is an exciting new role within the organisation and the ideal candidate will be creative, passionate about communications, content and digital and looking to build their expertise in a growing organisation with a global footprint. The role will be varied and the successful candidate will have the chance to work across a variety of key communications activities, with a primary focus on social media.
There will be freedom for creativity and trying out new ideas, with a focus on personal development through training and ongoing support by working closely with the newly promoted Campaigns Manager who previously fulfilled a similar role.
We offer flexible hours, with a remote team working across the UK.
About Face Equality International:
Face Equality International works to mobilise an alliance of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), charities and support groups to further the campaign for ‘face equality’.
Our mission is to enable the facial difference community to live a life free from discrimination, indignity or stigma. We do this by positioning face equality as a social justice movement.
Responsibilities
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Social media – Written, graphic and video content to be produced to support FEI’s mission. With the support from the Campaigns Manager, the Communications Officer will lead on developing engaging content to amplify the voices of the facial difference community. Accessible content standards are essential.
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Graphic/video editing – Using tools such as Canva or CapCut to create and edit content.
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Website updates – All FEI staff have access and responsibility to collectively update our WordPress site in line with their role.
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Copywriting – Creating content for social media primarily with the addition of blogs and other written marketing materials on occasion.
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Engagement – Community management and engagement via online channels, including influencer outreach.
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Monitoring and evaluation – using analytics to track impact.
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Ad hoc tasks: Supporting the team with ad hoc administrative and communications duties as requested.
Past experience:
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Experience of producing content for digital channels is essential.
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Experience of copywriting is essential.
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Experience of design programs such as Canva or Photoshop is essential.
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Experience/knowledge of the social justice and equality movements, particularly those devoted to the disability and disfigurement community, is desirable but not essential.
Knowledge and skills:
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Excellent communication skills – both written and oral, and the ability to communicate to our diverse global audience with care and professionalism.
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Good interpersonal skills in order to collaborate with volunteers, staff, members and our wider community.
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Good knowledge of brand guidelines, tone of voice, and adhering to overarching strategy.
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IT literacy – knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint are essential.
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Knowledge of website, social media and newsletter content management systems.
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Ability to work to tight deadlines, and to prioritise workload.
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Attention to detail and good organisational skills.
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Willingness and enthusiasm to learn, and grow as the face equality movement does.
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Multi-lingual candidates would be an asset to our work.
We would particularly welcome applicants with personal experience of disfigurement/facial difference and from other minority backgrounds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
PERMANENT, 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK
MUCH HADHAM, HERTFORDSHIRE
Are you looking for a new challenge, or would you like to take the next step in your care career? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced care professional to join our friendly Supported Living team. In this role, you will;
lead a team of carers to ensure the care we provide is to the highest standard and that education, leisure and work opportunities are incorporated into our learner’s programmes
provide support to the Supported Living Manager, deputising in their absence
work in partnership with our onsite College to support our learners to achieve the outcomes specified in their EHCP.
As part of this role you will also be required to carry out duties as the Person in Charge for the service on a rostered basis, acting as a Duty Manager ensuring safe staffing and responding to issues arising during the course of the shift. It is therefore essential that you are solution focussed and have good problem solving skills.
About you
The successful candidate will have previous care experience, including a Level 2 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent) and as a self-motivated individual, you will be willing to work towards Level 3. Throughout your working day you will use elements of Makaton, Moving & Handling, First Aid, Epilepsy and Safeguarding so ideally you will have experience or knowledge in these areas (though full training will be provided during our induction).
This role will see you lead a team of staff under the direction of the Manager, so you will be pro-active and versatile with a positive can-do approach to your work. No two days are the same, so the ability to respond calmly and methodically to unforeseen events is essential to ensure the smooth running of the service.
Why work for us?
Based across 60 acres of beautiful countryside, St Elizabeth's is a charity supporting children, young people and adult day clients with epilepsy and other complex medical conditions.
Over the past 120 years, St Elizabeth's has grown and developed to comprise a non-maintained special School for both boarders and day students, a specialist Further Education College, domiciliary care for College learners, Supported Living in the community, a comprehensive Day Opportunities programme for adult day clients and 24-hour health provision provided by specialist nurses and therapists.
In addition to excellent staff training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment:
- 38 days’ annual leave per annum
- Eligible for Blue Light card – discounts on big brands!
- Discounted gym membership
- Employee recognition scheme
- Life assurance
- Free on-site parking
- Recommend a friend payment up to £500!*
- Confidential employee assistance programme
- Fully paid for DBS
- Contributory pension scheme - eligible employees are automatically enrolled after 3 months at 5% (3% employer contribution)
- On-site accommodation from £200 per month for allocated roles
- Subsidised staff transport service from Bishops Stortford, Harlow, Sawbridgeworth and Stanstead Abbotts
- *terms and conditions apply
How to apply
Please complete an application form and upload an up to date CV on our website. All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note we are not on a public transport route. The salary range advertised is based on full-time equivalent and appointment on the scale is dependent on the role, qualifications
and experience.
Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. We reserve the right to close an advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline. If you require reasonable adjustments at application or interview stage, please do let us know as soon as possible.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At St Elizabeth’s we embrace diversity and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community.
Safeguarding
St Elizabeth’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Registered Charity 1176777
REF-213 148
About us:
Action for M.E. is the only charity in the UK providing direct support including healthcare to children and adults with M.E.. We provide vital support services, campaign for change and invest in ground-breaking research to help put an end to the ignorance, injustice and neglect experienced by people with M.E.
Opportunity:
Having been paused to new referrals, Action for M.E.’s free, independent, Adults Advocacy service will soon be re-opening. It’s one of our range of free Support Services that work with adults, young people, and/or families living with M.E. We support colleagues across the team to take part in and share reflective practice, self-care, peer-support and training.
Our Adults Advocacy service offers non-statutory, single-issue, instructed advocacy for adults with a confirmed diagnosis of M.E. We encourage self-advocacy where possible, though many of our clients are too severely affected by M.E. to be able to take undertake this.
As an Adults Advocate, you will manage a caseload of clients, as well as inputting and contributing to the triage process along with your Advocacy colleagues. You will meet with clients by phone, email, Zoom and/or SMS; we can also facilitate communication by post if this is required. We are not able to offer home visits or face to face meetings.
What we can offer you:
We offer fully remote and flexible working with generous annual leave (30 days plus bank holidays, pro rata). The wellbeing of our staff is important to us, we offer a range of benefits to employees including (but not limited to) access to free counselling and voluntary wellbeing weekday sessions, examples of recent sessions include guided group meditations and a book club.
To view the full job description, download the job pack, and apply for this role, please visit our Recruitee site (please note that we only accept applications via Recruitee; any application sent directly to an Action for M.E. mailbox will not be considered).
Should you have any questions about the role, or require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment team, details of how to do this are contained in the application pack, "how to apply" section.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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PERMENANT – FULL TIME
Calling all SLTS! Are you looking for a new opportunity to support children and young people with complex needs?
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an organised and compassionate Speech & Language Therapist to join our dynamic therapy team. This role would be an excellent opportunity for someone that may be at the start of their career or an experienced Therapist looking for a new and exciting challenge.
In this role you will:
Work as a multi-disciplinary team further develop the provision of SLT
Be responsible for providing clinical assessment, reports, therapy programmes
Take a holistic approach to support the needs of our children and young people that live on site
Be part of a team that improves quality of life for individuals by promoting wellbeing and self-advocacy.
Our Health Agency is committed to providing high quality, holistic person-centred therapy and support enabling people to maximise their potential. We also work in partnership with GP’s, Psychiatrists, and lead Neurologists from both Great Ormond Street and the National Hospital for Epilepsy.
About you
We are looking for candidates with a positive approach and excellent professional skills. The successful candidates will have knowledge of potential communication and dysphagia difficulties associated with the Learning Disability population and knowledge of assessment tools and a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group.
This is a great opportunity for someone with a recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree, who is HCPC registered, to embark on a rewarding and fulfilling career within an organisation that does great work.
Why Work For Us
Based across 60 acres of beautiful countryside, St Elizabeth's is a charity supporting children, young people and adult day clients with epilepsy and other complex medical conditions, the severity of which impacts upon their health, social, behaviour, learning and emotional development.
Over the past 120 years, St Elizabeth's has grown and developed to comprise a non-maintained special School for both boarders and day students, a specialist Further Education College, domiciliary care for College learners, Supported Living in the community, a comprehensive Day Opportunities programme for adult day clients and 24 hour health provision provided by specialist nurses and therapists.
Our benefits
In addition to excellent staff training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment:
- From 23 days’ annual leave per annum plus bank holidays
- Eligible for Blue Light card
- Discounted gym membership
- Employee Recognition Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications of your own
- Free on-site parking
- Recommend a friend payment of up to £500 (T&Cs apply)
- Confidential employee assistance programme
- Fully paid for DBS
- Contributory pension scheme - eligible employees are automatically enrolled after 3 months at 5% (3% employer contribution)
How can you find out more?
To apply, complete an application form and upload an up to date CV on our website. All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note we are not on a public transport route. The salary range advertised is based on a full-time equivalent annual salary and appointment on the scale is dependent on the role/band, qualifications and experience.
Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. We reserve the right to close an advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline.
If you require reasonable adjustments at application or interview stage, please do let us know as soon as possible.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At St Elizabeth’s we embrace diversity in all of its forms and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community.
Safeguarding
St Elizabeth’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Registered Charity 1176777
#IND002
REF-213 100
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Birchall Wood service in Welwyn Garden.
£2496.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. In some services, this will include providing physical, domestic, emotional and social care. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.
This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.
What you'll do:
If a need arises, deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. In some services, this will include delivering personal and physical care as appropriate
Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
Participate in the support planning and risk management, as facilitated by the lead Support Worker
Carry out security duties to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
Monitor the CCTV throughout the shift
Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed
Carry out support duties to enable customers to integrate into the community including e.g. accompanying the customer to attend benefit agency appointments and meetings, go shopping, to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities
Report any observations relating to customers welfare
Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements
Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times
Maintain records as required at the project under the direction of the Support Workers/ management
Participate in team meetings/reviews and the general development of the service
Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
What you'll bring:
Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Flexible
Open to feedback and self development
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour
Essential:
NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or experience within charity/social care sector
Desirable:
Experience in working with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism
Female only
Manual car driving licence.
About us:
Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
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About the role:
At a time of growth and of new opportunities for the Foundation, we want to make faster progress to realise our vision of funding, supporting, researching, and innovating, so all disabled people can make the journeys they choose.
Our Innovation Team, in place since 2020, aims to support the Foundation to reach more disabled people, and explores a wide range of current and future transport modes and technologies and how they could be made accessible. Flagship projects include grant funding the National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat), setting up a new model of car club in rural areas, and an influencing initiative targeting Government and industry to ensure the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is inclusive. The Team has also commissioned a wide range of robust research, including on our flagship intervention, the Motability Scheme, and grant funded partners in the disability sector to do the same.
This is a brand new role based in our Innovation Team, working closely with Communications colleagues, to use our existing evidence base and that of our partners to develop robust policy positions. As a politically neutral organisation that does not currently have a policy function, we want our start to policy work to be rooted in structured research, drawing out themes across transport modes and disability types to tell a clear story about what changes would make the biggest difference to disabled people. We want to do so in a transparent way that prioritises sharing what we know and convening key stakeholders to bring them on a journey with us.
You will work with internal staff to proactively identify opportunities to influence emerging from our portfolio of innovation projects. You will lead on Motability Foundation’s responses to high-profile Government consultations, coordinating closely between the Innovation and Communications Teams. Where there is alignment and reputational benefit, you may engage external partners to amplify each other’s positions and share expertise. You will develop and implement a specific research programme geared towards supporting us to develop robust policy positions.
You will lean on the subject matter expertise of the Innovation and Communications Teams, but also develop your own knowledge where necessary.
About you:
Must haves:
- Experience commissioning robust qualitative and quantitative research.
- Experience using internal and external research findings and evidence to develop robust policy positions and respond to high-profile Government consultations.
- Understanding of decision-making processes in central and local government, at civil service and political levels.
- Ability to facilitate sensitive internal conversations to reach a point of consensus on policy positions.
- Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders in Government, industry, and other charities and foundations.
- Exceptional written and oral influencing skills, including the judicious use of data and evidence and the compelling presentation of the case for change.
- Highly IT literate with extensive experience of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Nice to haves:
- Understanding of key disability and transport issues, such as the social model of disability, inclusive micro mobility, the transition to electric vehicles, or user-centered design.
Motability Foundation
At Motability Foundation we fund, support, research and innovate so that all disabled people can make the journeys they choose. We oversee the Motability Foundation Scheme and provide grants to help people use it, providing access to transport to hundreds of thousands of people a year.
We award grants to other charities and organisations who provide different types of transport, or work towards making transport accessible. We also carry out ongoing research, in partnership with disabled people and key stakeholders in the industry, to inspire innovations that continue to champion accessible transport for all.
Benefits
⭐️ WHAT MOTABILITY CAN OFFER YOU ⭐️
A career with Motability can offer you so much more than earning potential. We pride ourselves in offering some fantastic benefits and a culture to match, some of which includes;
Holiday – 26 Days + 8 Bank Holidays, increasing to 28 days after 5 years’ service
❤️ Health and Wellbeing – We offer private health care with BUPA alongside an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu vaccinations, enhanced sick pay and discounted corporate gym membership. We take your physical AND Mental Health seriously, with our dedicated mental health first aiders you will have support and understanding from your colleagues.
Family Friendly – We offer enhanced Parental Leave inclusive of Adoption Pay and we understand that families require flexibility, we provide time off for dependants, flexible working hours and the option to work from home. Life Assurance is 4 x your salary.
Diversity and Inclusion - We value everyone’s unique qualities and celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels safe to be their authentic selves, no matter their age, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, neurodiversity or otherwise. This is embedded in to our values and we celebrate our differences and create awareness throughout the year.
Celebrating Success – We love to recognise people that go above and beyond with our Spotlight Award as well as having team celebrations and social events throughout the year.
☕️ Our culture - In the Motability office we “dress for our day”, it’s an incredibly welcoming and inclusive environment where we look to support your career, we offer a mini bus service from Harlow Town centre and station for those using public transport to reach us and there are plenty of free hot beverages for when you arrive.
Pension – Up to 15%, inclusive of a 10% non-contributory addition and Motability matching your contributions up to 5%
How to find out more?
To find out more regarding the vacancy and for the full job description, please contact our Talent Team.
Here at Motability Foundation, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity which means bringing your full self to work. We encourage and welcome all applications, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or disability.
We are a disability confident employer, so please do make us aware of any reasonable adjustments you might need throughout both the recruitment process and to work with us.
We are committed to offering to interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you have applied please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability and we will offer you an interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Digital Analyst
A brand new and urgent contract opportunity has arisen for a Digital Analyst with a strong knowledge of Google Analytics (GA4) and Google Tag Manager to join an award winning, nationally recognised organisation in the charity sector.
This initial 6-month contract will see the Digital Analyst aid in the organisation’s website development project, whilst improving how web analytics are used. If you are currently a Digital Analyst with working knowledge of GA4 and GTM and a keen interest to develop your digital analysis skills, then this is the perfect role for you!
Skills that are required for a Digital Analyst are:
- Experience in Google Analytics (GA4) & Google Tag Manager
- Experience in creating dashboards
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Willingness to learn and develop
Digital Analyst / Google Analytics / GA4 / Google Tag Manager / Dashboards / Website
Rate: £210-£220 Per Day, Inside IR35
Contract: 6-months (initially)
Location: Remote (office space in London)
Start Date: ASAP
Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity
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