Department: Witness Service - National

Interview date: 23/03/2021

Are you an experienced manager of staff or volunteers looking for a new opportunity?

Are you a great manager of people, who is passionate about supporting vulnerable individuals?

We are looking for someone who is a great motivator who thrives on leading teams to deliver positive outcomes.

The Role

As Team Leader (Outreach Services) you will be in a crucial role, responsible for the delivery of a pre-trial Outreach Support Service to Vulnerable and Intimidated Witnesses in a defined geographical area.

You will manage, motivate and develop a team of volunteers who support vulnerable witnesses in their journey through the criminal justice system.

You will also develop and maintain key local stakeholder relationships with a view to enhancing partnership working, and service delivery standards and effectiveness.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for someone with excellent management and communication skills, who can adapt to and manage change. Experience of working to agreed targets is essential for this role along with working to tight deadlines.

We welcome applications from diverse candidates who can demonstrate transferable skills.

This post is subject to enhanced vetting and barring check.

You will love working with us because:

• We value diversity and equity
• You will be a part of a fantastic team who works collaboratively and inclusively, using cutting edge IT solutions to help us work better together
• You will be making a positive difference in people’s lives
• Your health and wellbeing is important to us, we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including access to counselling sessions, both online and on the phone support.
• Your future financial health is helped by a generous pension scheme
• You can further your career with training and development tailored to you
• You will have access to an online employee support networks and forums
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 26 days plus bank holidays with an additional 4 days off at the end of the year
• Opportunity to buy additional annual leave
• Generous maternity pay and shared parental leave
• 3 days paid volunteering each year
• Discount scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Inhouse mentoring scheme

 About us: 

The Citizens Advice Witness Service provides a vital service offering free and independent support for witnesses in every criminal court across England and Wales.

The Witness Service has over 260 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.

Last year, Citizens Advice helped 2.6 million people face-to-face, by phone, email and webchat, and we received 25 million visits to our digital advice content. We solve 7 in 10 clients' problems, and 4 in 5 tell us that advice improved their lives.

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 profiles.

We look for people to help us improve and transform our organisation. We can offer you the opportunity to make a genuine impact and create lasting change within an organisation that makes a difference in the lives of millions of people every year.

Head of Student Development and Activities

Salary: £30,614 (£33,629 fte)

Hours: 32 hours per week if start before June 2021. Full time hours (36.25 pw) 1st June 2021 onwards

Contract: Permanent

Team: Student Opportunities and Development

Reports to: Assistant Director of Charitable Services 

uea(su) is a vibrant, fast paced, student-led environment and we are looking for a new Head of Student Development and Activities to lead our Activities and Opportunities team.  The team is part of the charitable side of the SU and works collaboratively with our Student Voice, Advice and Communications, Marketing and Insight departments, as well as with our colleagues in the commercial side of the organisation.

As the strategic lead for student volunteering across the organisation you will be responsible for developing our training, support and recognition framework for our volunteers, ensuring that they get the most of their volunteering experience in terms of enjoyment, skills and employability.  You will also be skilled in stakeholder management, working closely alongside our elected student officers and our partners at UEA.

You will be experienced in event management, engaging students or young people in activities, opportunities and volunteering, and embedding a safety culture in all of the above.

This role is responsible for ensuring the broadest range of students engage in our activities and student groups, so you will be closely involved in our anti-racism and diversity work, as well as managing our outreach and widening participation projects.

Our team is friendly, inclusive and dedicated to providing students with the best experience – whether that is through our Buddy scheme for first years, our online Flativities programme for housemates or the hundreds of student-led clubs and societies that we support.

All Student Union staff are currently taking a temporary reduction in hours to reduce expenditure during the pandemic. If appointed before June 2021 then this role will be working 32 hours per week. From 1st June onwards it is anticipated that the role will be employed on a full time (36.25 hours per week) basis

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all and are passionate to ensure that our staff reflect the diverse student body we serve. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability. You can be yourself with us and be part of a union that celebrates diversity.

Closing date: Monday 15th March 2021

Interviews: Will be held remotely on 25th March 2021.

For more details and how to apply please visit our website: https://www.ueasu.work/career-staff-roles
 

Chief Executive Officer

Norfolk CAB

£50,000

Full-time, permanent

Norwich

Norfolk Citizens Advice is looking for an experienced executive to lead and inspire our highly committed team of staff and volunteers.

Our goal has always been to help everyone find a way forward, whatever problem they face.

The effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on people’s livelihoods and well-being will be felt for many, many years to come. Being able to meet the increasingly complex needs of a growing number of Norfolk people who approach us for quality assured, accredited advice will continue to both challenge and provide opportunity for service innovation.

Ultimately our success will require entrepreneurial flair and commercially astute rigour. We are a business that means business.

Our face-to-face service, offered free and impartially throughout the county, will continue to be our main focus for providing help and support. But we will also need to develop further our ability to provide advice and information through digital channels.

Looking ahead, we will also need to continue to focus on seeking new ways to supplement our main funding sources to ensure we can continue to meet the growing demand for our services. To be effective in this we will need to emphasise the impact and value we provide as a local charity for the benefit of the whole community.

It is vital that our next Chief Executive Officer will share our passion for supporting our communities, valuing diversity, promoting equality and challenging discrimination wherever we see it.

Your role will be to give strategic direction to our teams, ensure we build on the new delivery models we developed during the pandemic, and develop close relationships with a broad range of government and charitable bodies to enable highly effective partnership working.

How to apply

Application is by way of CV and a Supporting Statement.

For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact our recruitment partner, Simon Lloyd, Director.

Closing date: Monday 29th March, 2021

Victim Support is looking for a Case Manager to work within our Norfolk Scams Prevention Service as part of our Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care service based in Norwich. This is a two-year fixed term contract.

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.

As Case Manager you will be expected to provide a high quality, support service to the most vulnerable victims of complex crimes, in particular Scams and Fraud. Acting as the single point of contact for victims through the criminal justice and recovery process, you will deliver support and interventions where required, while providing support to prevent them becoming a repeat victim of Scams. You will act as an advocate on behalf of the victim and co-ordinate the support services required by external agencies.

The main duties of this role include: Triage and prioritising cases for the most vulnerable victims of fraud as defined by set criteria, needs and risk assessments and developing tailored support and recovery plans for all victims to enable them to cope and recover from their experiences. To, build and maintain links with organisations that can assist in meeting any additional needs of vulnerable victims of Scams and Fraud and co-ordinate the delivery of multi-agency support services in line with victims needs and to demonstrate positive behaviours which reflect our policies and values.

Applicants should have experience of delivering a service and working with victim's/service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting with good knowledge and understanding of the scams/fraud agenda and the impact these crimes have on victims. You will demonstrate experience of voluntary/statutory agencies, and an understanding and knowledge of confidentiality and safe working.

The successful applicant will need to be able to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/needs and interests and promote organisation interests and values.

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 outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

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 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 is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. 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 believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

MCS Charitable Foundation is an independent UK-wide charity working to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy and low carbon technologies. Homes and buildings account for around 30% of the UK’s carbon emissions so our sector has a crucial role to play in the drive for net zero. As a Charity with strong links to government, industry and the NGO sector, we have a leading role to play in driving that change.

The Foundation was set up by the UK Government in 2018 to take ownership of the MCS standards scheme – now run through MCS Service Company – and use the scheme’s profits to invest in initiatives that support growth in the sector. We now have an established grants and research programme focused on initiatives that can drive a step-change impact.

The MCS Charity and Company have a shared MCS Group External Affairs Strategy aimed at using our leading position in the sector to advocate for the policy changes needed to deliver the net zero target. Our key campaigns focus on: pressing for the scrapping of VAT on green technologies; seeking an earlier date for the introduction of net zero requirements in new build homes; and working for comprehensive consumer information services and green finance packages to enable the mass scale retrofitting of homes across the UK.

MCS Charitable Foundation is seeking a Research and Campaigns Officer to carry out research and analysis, and write key policy and campaign documents in support of its External Affairs strategy. The role will work across the Charity and its trading subsidiary, MCS Service Company, which runs the standards scheme for small scale renewables. As a leading organisation in the green homes sector, MCS has ambitious goals to influence public policy to accelerate the drive for net zero carbon emissions and this position will play an integral role in supporting this work.

The Research and Campaigns Officer is a new position that plays a key role in supporting the delivery of the MCS Group External Affairs Strategy. The postholder will carry out research and analysis to inform development of key policy positions, reports, Parliamentary briefings and government consultations. Working with the Director of External Affairs, you will be a key author of all such group policy documents.

The post will work across a range of themes relevant to renewable technologies, housing retrofit and the associated green economy, supporting the objectives of MCS Charity and Company. You will work closely with colleagues across MCS Group and partner organisations, drawing on existing knowledge, carrying out your own research and helping manage research carried out from time to time by specialist external extractors.

Please note this role is Norwich or remote location based

MCS Charitable Foundation is an independent UK-wide charity working to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy and low carbon technologies. Homes and buildings account for around 30% of the UK’s carbon emissions so our sector has a crucial role to play in the drive for net zero. As a Charity with strong links to government, industry and the NGO sector, we have a leading role to play in driving that change.

MCS Charitable Foundation is seeking a Grants and Innovation Manager to run and grow its grants programme, playing a leading role in supporting and shaping innovation in cross-sector organisations working for net zero carbon in homes and communities.

The Grants and Innovation Manager is a new position that will take responsibility for the management and development of the Foundation’s grants programme, as well as playing a pivotal role in co-ordinating and communicating innovative work across green sector organisations.

The role involves leading the assessment of grant applications, managing the grant oversight and evaluation process, and leading regular reviews of the grant programme criteria. In addition, the postholder will work to grow the impact and scale of the grants programme through building relationships with other funders and playing a ‘match-making’ role in the wider sector through sharing good practice and helping develop and drive innovative ideas.

Please note this role is Norwich or remote location based

Seasonal Beach Nesting Bird Field Officer
Reference: FEB20211221
Location: Sutton Fen
Salary: £17,276 - £18,804 Pro Rata
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days' Annual Leave
Duration: 4-6 months

We have three seasonal opportunities to work with volunteers and locals along the stunning east Norfolk coastline protecting little terns and ringed plovers. Successful candidates will spend the summer 2021 breeding season undertaking practical conservation work and species monitoring, alongside public engagement.

What are these roles about?

These roles will be assisting an amazing team of volunteers to protect little tern colonies and ringed plovers along the east Norfolk coastline, mainly; Winterton-on-sea and Eccles-on-sea.

These colonies are some of the most important for supporting the UK population of little terns in the country, regularly supporting over 200 nesting pairs. Without dedicated protection from wardens and volunteers, these vulnerable seabirds would struggle to rear their chicks. By supporting the terns to fledge their chicks, you would be making a real difference to the UK population and help to address the decline numbers. 

There are three positions currently available:

• Field Officer position 1 from 1st April- 1st October.

This role is for 6 months, this individual will focus on supporting the kestrel volunteer team, the wider volunteer team and finding novel ways to engage the public in a Covid-safe way, occasional night-wardening may be required.

Key activities specific to this role include:

• Support and recruit volunteers to deliver effective conservation throughout the breeding season.
• Support and lead the kestrel volunteer team to locate active kestrel nests near the little tern colonies and then oversee diversionary feeding techniques to reduce aerial predation.
• Assist the Project Officer to identify and implement novel ways of engaging the public in a Covid-safe way to reduce disturbance on the nesting birds and bring the members of the public closer to nature.
• Assist the volunteer teams in setting up and taking down colony infrastructure to provide protection for the nesting birds.
• Create engaging and creative content to reach a diverse range of audiences for traditional and modern communications.

• Field Officer position 2 & 3 from the 15th April – 15th August.

These roles are for 4 months, the individuals will focus on supporting the volunteer team to help build their confidence, and lead in monitoring and protection of beach nesting birds, night-wardening will be a minor part of the role.

Key activities specific to this role include:

• Warden the colonies in shifts, including night-wardening, to prevent large disturbance or predation events alongside a growing team of volunteers.
• Support the volunteers monitoring the little tern colony to help build their confidence as well as providing essential insight on predation or disturbance issues.
• Engage with the public in a Covid-safe way to help educate visitors and ultimately reduce disturbance on the nesting birds through greater public awareness.
• Support the kestrel volunteer team to locate active kestrel nests near the little tern colonies and implement diversionary feeding techniques to reduce aerial predation.

What do we need from you?

Essential

• Understanding of ecology, survey methods and seabird conservation measures.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and balance a diverse workload despite high pressure.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentational), including an ability to be diplomatic and speak confidently to members of the public.

Desirable

• Excellent knowledge of little terns/ringed plovers and general coastal species ecology.
• Experience of general public engagement work.
• Experience of working with local communities.
• Experience working alongside and developing volunteers (or staff) including evidence of ability to provide training and mentoring.
• Experience of working with land managers on conservation interventions would be favourable.
• Experience of producing creative, interesting content suitable for traditional media (e.g. local newspapers) and social media.
• Experience working in shifts including nights or working outside and in changing weather conditions.
• Lantra ATV licence, loads and trailer qualifications.
• Ringing licence.

Closing date: 23:59, 28 February 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

Participation Youth Worker

Hours: Ideally full time 37 hours per week, but we will consider applicants wanting to work part time or other flexible arrangements such as job shares

Contract: Permanent

Location: Various – Multiple roles available in Norwich and Norfolk

Salary: £23,397 pa full time equivalent

Our participation youth workers work alongside young people on campaigns, lobbying and youth involvement that promotes young people’s views, creates social change and ensures the voice of young people is heard in decision making.  The ideal candidate will be passionate about supporting young people to take action and will have experience of working with young people, networking, community organising, campaigning, lobbying and social movements.

Youth Mental Health Worker

Hours: Ideally full time 37 hours per week, but we will consider applicants wanting to work part time or other flexible arrangements such as job shares

Contract: Permanent

Location: Norwich (with a County wide remit)

Salary: £23,397 pa full time equivalent

This role involves delivering one to one and group psycho-educational interventions to young people. The ideal candidate will have experience of working with young people with mental health problems and experience of delivering individual psycho-social interventions.

How to apply:

The closing date for completed applications for all roles is Monday 15th March 2021 at 9am

Youth Counsellor

Hours: Various posts/hours available maximum hours 30 per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Various – Multiple roles available in Norwich and Norfolk

Salary: £23,397 pa full time equivalent

This role will play a part in our mission to support young people in Norfolk by providing 1:1 counselling sessions for young people.

Applicants must have a recognised qualification in counselling, and be accredited, or eligible for accreditation, by the BACP, UKCP, or an equivalent body. Some experience of working with young people is essential.

How to apply:

The closing date for completed applications for all roles is Monday 15th March 2021 at 9am

Victim Support is looking for a Case Manager to work within the Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care service, based in Norfolk.

English Heritage is responsible for the care and conservation of over 400 historic properties including Stonehenge and Dover Castle. We are committed to making all of these properties publicly available to as many people as possible, and in fact around 300 of them are accessible to the public to visit every day of the year, free of charge. Our Free to Enter Sites team works closely with people and organisations living locally to these 300 properties in order to place them at the heart of their local communities, and in doing so to improve the way that they are looked after and presented for everyone who visits them.

If you are interested in history and heritage, and enjoy working with people to make a positive difference to their quality of life, then this may be the ideal job for you. Our Free Site Partnership Managers are crucial to making English Heritage's Strategy for Free to Enter and Locally Managed Sites a success. You will be responsible for building relationships with local people and organisations to improve the way that we operate our Free to Enter sites. The role will require you to think creatively and to see potential partnership possibilities which might not, at first glance, be apparent.

In partnership with colleagues across the Territory, you will help shape the culture of our team, role-modelling our values of collaboration, innovation and empowerment. We are looking for someone who can galvanise others behind our shared vision. You will need to have the leadership skills necessary to get the best out of our partner organisations, as well as a basic knowledge of how to minimise health and safety risks through a structured approach. You will also have to travel frequently throughout the East of England (Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Essex) and so a full driving licence will be advantageous.

If you can bring those skills, and in particular, an ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with a wide range of people, this could be the role for you.

We strive to be an inclusive employer and are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage.

From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our shared heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.

You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our site a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year. We offer a competitive benefits package including a generous pension, 25 days leave a year and free entry to all English Heritage properties for you, another adult and up to 6 children (under the age of 19).

Closing date: 28/02/2021 23:59:59

2 x Practitioner - YouCanBe Great Yarmouth

YouCanBe provides intensive and goal-oriented support to young women with highly complex needs to improve their ability to think critically and choose healthy relationships. As Practitioner, you do this by taking a relational approach that centres around the needs of each young person.

You will work with a high level of independence and self-direction, managing the subtleties of professional boundaries and confidently using a flexible approach where work with different young people can go in a range of directions and last for varying lengths of time.

Ultimately, your work will enable young people who have experienced traumatic childhoods to make meaningful change and reduce unintended pregnancies.

By joining the service, you will be at the forefront of the exciting expansion of YouCanBe into Norfolk, with the service having been successfully piloted in Suffolk over the last two years.

It is essential that you able to travel within the area and have considerable experience of working intensively with young people with highly complex needs and collaborating on complex safeguarding cases.

For an application pack or to apply please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date:  12pm, Wednesday 3rd March 2021

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding. We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Mpower Norwich

Mpower provides intensive and goal-oriented support to women with highly complex needs whose children have been removed into care. As Practitioner, you will do this by taking a relational approach that centres around the needs of each woman.

You will work with a high level of independence and self-direction, managing the subtleties of professional boundaries and confidently using a flexible approach where work with different women can go in a range of directions and last for varying lengths of time.

Ultimately, your work will enable women who have experienced complex trauma to make meaningful change, rebuild their lives, and reduce the number of children being removed into care.

You will be joining a service that has been running successfully for seven years and is going through an exciting period of consolidation and expansion.

It is essential that you are able to travel within the area and have considerable experience of working intensively with people with highly complex needs and collaborating on complex safeguarding cases.

For an application pack or to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date:  12pm, Wednesday 3rd March 2021

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding. We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.