The Hospice requires a professional and enthusiastic Major Donor Fundraiser.

About the Charity:

At St Rocco’s we want to make every day count for our patients living with life limiting illness and their loved ones. This is a role where you will make a real difference to all those who need our care. The successful candidate will join a dedicated team whose work supports the continued provision of the Hospice’s highly valued services.

Strategic Aims:

To develop and deliver a -major donor strategy in line with the Income Generation Teams Objectives. And to develop and lead on a major donor programme.

Job Purpose:

• To generate income through cultivating relationships with major donors.
• To develop and deliver a major donor programme of events. To develop and a major donor giving programme.

Hours:

22.5 hours per week, worked over 3 days between Monday to Sunday at days and times notified by your line manager. These hours do not include a 1/2 hour unpaid meal break.

Salary:

£15,000.00 per annum.

The post is not a salary incremental post and pay reviews are at the discretion of the Hospice.

There will be travel within the local geographical region therefore a full driver’s licence and own car with a valid motor insurance certificate that shows fully comprehensive business use cover at Class 2 level is required.

This exciting position comes with an attractive package of benefits:

Contributory Company Group Pension Plan, (If you are a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, you have the option of continuing in this scheme), Life Assurance and a Medical Cash Plan - T&C’s apply, free on-site parking, annual holiday entitlement in any holiday year is 7 working weeks, inclusive of all public holiday entitlement. Part-time employees’ annual holiday entitlement accrues on a pro-rata basis.

Closing date: Thursday 17th October 2019, with interviews being held on an on-going basis so apply today!

Please Note: This role may be removed before the original end date or extended without prior notice.

St Rocco’s Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory receipt of DBS if applicable, 2 references and documentary proof of right to work in the UK.

A referral to Occupational Health in relation to Health and Safety aspects of the role may be made prior to employment, however the offer of employment will not be conditional upon this.

Please note: St. Rocco's Hospice is not part of the NHS.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

As the Hospice meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants (staff and volunteers) who are offered employment based at the Hospice or in patient facing roles will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions.

Please contact the recruitment team for further policy details.

You will lead a new Health Ambassadors project, which has been funded by the South East London Cancer Alliance for a fixed period of 1 year. Supported by the Self Advocacy Coordinator and LSU Director, you will set up and coordinate the project. Responsibilities include recruiting, training and supporting a team of three paid Health Ambassadors, who will be people with a learning disability. You will support them to facilitate workshops, presentations and training to groups of people with learning disabilities and individuals focussing on cancer awareness, health and the need for annual health checks. You will also support them to deliver learning disability awareness training to GP practices and other health professionals.

We seek a person with experience of supporting people with a learning disability and either experience or strong interest in the health and social care sector, who values people with a learning disability and puts them first. The person we seek must believe in the principles of supporting people with a learning disability to have a strong voice in society and to take control of their own lives.

Interview date: Tuesday 1 October 2019
Please ensure you are available on this date - regrettably, we are unable to hold interviews on any other dates.

Salary £22,800 p.a pro rata (£7,165), part time 11 hours / week
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 5-8.30pm
Fixed term contract to 31 March 2020 – extension subject to successful funding bids
Application Deadline: end of day 6th October

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the staff team at SHRUB Coop! We’re looking for a bike mechanic to help us run our weekly fix-your-own-bike sessions and help our community to learn how to take care of their bikes, as well as empowering our Wee Spoke Hub volunteers to take ownership of the project.

Job Purpose

To ensure the smooth operation of the Wee Spoke Hub’s weekly bike repair workshops. The role holder will facilitate the workshops, providing top-level mechanical bike knowledge and assistance to participants, practical support to volunteers and ensuring that accurate records are kept. 

Successful applicants must have experience and skills in the following areas:

• Experience in bicycle maintenance / repair with high level of practical knowledge - at least Velotech Gold level qualification required.

• Ability to engage and teach essential bike maintenance and cycling skills

• A high level of empathy and respect for people with no cycling or bike knowledge, and people coming from a range of backgrounds and experiences.

• Experience managing teams of volunteers and knowledge of how to delegate and empower them

• Strong communication and team-work skills for a fast-paced working environment

• Able to work on own initiative and organise own time and workload

• Full proficiency with Google Accounts and familiar with Microsoft Office e.g. Excel 

• Ability to use inclusive, non-stigmatising and respectful ways of communication and a creative approach to engaging others and solving problems

About the Wee Spoke Hub

The Wee Spoke Hub is a welcoming workshop space where our volunteers and mechanic will empower members of our community with the skills and tools to take care of your bike. We also have a range of refurbished bikes and used parts for sale. We run 2 fix-your-own-bike workshops each week on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 5-8pm, and a volunteer session on Wednesday evenings, 5-8pm, where volunteers help fix bikes for sale, all at 13 Guthrie Street.

Further details and how to apply at our website

My client is looking for an immediately available accounts payable clerk to join the team immediately on an interim contract.

Client Details

My client is a large NFP organisation in central London with good transport links.

Description

• Keeping track of all payments and expenditures, including payroll, purchase orders, invoices, statements, etc.
• Reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances
• Maintaining historical records
• Paying employees by verifying expense reports and preparing pay checks
• Paying vendors by scheduling pay checks and ensuring payment is received for outstanding credit; generally responding to all vendor enquiries regarding finance
• Preparing analyses of accounts and producing monthly reports
• Continuing to improve the payment process

Profile

Candidates will need to have used PSFinancials and have Interim Excel skills: Pivot tables & Vlookups

Job Offer

£15-17ph

This well known homeless charity are looking for a part-time media professional to come and join their team. Within this role you can look forward to join the charity during an exciting period, with many key projects and campaigns coming up to get stuck into. You will play a leading role in raising the profile of the charity to support awareness of their service impact and their key campaigns and fundraising initiatives. You will be leading on the coordination of media initiatives with key stakeholders, and support senior staff around media issues and reputational risks. You will be coordinating a more proactive approach to making and executing PR plans, and write, co-ordinate and issues media releases.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced media relations professional
• Have experience in both a proactive and reactive press office
• Have strong experience in advising senior staff on media issues

Please note that applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.

18 Month Fixed Term Contract, 35 Hours per week

Location: This role can either be based at our office in Northampton, our hospice in West Midlands, or our Head Office in London

Travel across South East England will be required as part of the role

up to £40k (inclusive of London allowance if role is based in London office)

Closing Date: 30th September

Interview Date: TBC

Join Marie Curie and you will become part of a fantastic HR team filled with warm and friendly personalities, where building relationships and individual development is key.

The Senior Regional HR Advisor provides high quality HR generalist coaching and advisory services to employees and business leaders enhancing the employee experience. This role is part of a large national HR team in multiple UK locations. The employee population includes employees on non-standard terms and conditions and may also include some who are part of unionised groups.

This is a challenging and exciting learning environment, where you can really make a difference.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

You will be a strong HR generalist and extensive high-volume case management experience. A willingness to learn and lead in line with our Marie Curie values and team ethos you will have excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills with a commitment to delivering five-star customer service and a coaching management style.

You will have recent experience of working in a similar sized, fast paced organisation with multi-site responsibilities.

What's in it for you?

We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs to help you acquire and build specialised skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with others. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to further build on your career.

On top of this, we have an extensive benefits package which includes 32 days' annual leave per year, gym subsidies, pension, life assurance, season ticket loan and encourage a flexible working / work life balance approach.

About Us

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

Do something amazing and help support a better life for people and their families living with a terminal illness by applying.

WWF-UK

Job title: CHAIR

Job Reference: BWFP

Closing Date: Friday, 11th October 2019

We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and could be the last one that can do anything about it. Time is short, but it’s not too late. Now is the time to turn things around and actively restore nature and by doing so we’ll protect the health, wealth and security of future generations.

At WWF, we’re using our scientific expertise, world-leading programmes and thought leadership to raise awareness and campaign on those underlying drivers of nature loss most urgently needed to deliver lasting and transformative change for planet and people alike.

Our Chair of Trustees plays a pivotal part in applying their skills, experience, knowledge and networks to represent WWF-UK and to ensure that it has a secure future, robust governance, and is positively engaged with a very wide range of national and international stakeholders. WWF-UK is an important member of the WWF Network and our Chair fulfils a key role as a member of the International Board.

WWF-UK is now seeking applications from exceptional candidates to join our high performing board of trustees as Chair. Whether from the private, public or non-profit sector, you will have made an outstanding contribution within your industry or profession and have the personal gravitas and senior experience with which to lead WWF-UK and provide motivating support and challenge to colleagues. Candidates will bring extensive board and chairing experience along with energy, passion and a deep commitment to WWF, its mission and its values.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to WWF on this appointment.  For further information about the role, please visit the website via the link and apply online using reference BWFP.  Alternatively, telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours).  Applications should be received by noon on Friday, 11th October 2019.

Fixed term contract ending 30th October 2020

Do you have a good understanding of the harm caused by alcohol and drug use to adults, young people, children, families and society and a sympathetic approach to people who misuse them? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as a Recovery Support Worker.

Right now, one of our partners, Aquarius Action Projects, is looking for a Support Worker to join their team. Based in the East Midlands, Aquarius helps people overcome the harm caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling. They work closely with individuals, families and friends to lessen the impact caused by the behaviour of a loved one. But it’s only possible with the help of people like you.

Your challenge? To provide advice, support, advocacy and key work for recovery plans and undertake elements of assessment and case management as directed. You’ll work not only from Aquarius offices, but also in primary care, arrest referral, hospital and youth settings and other outreach settings as required. And, all the while, we’ll expect you to operate in a way that recognises and values diversity and understands the functional model of substance misuse, the Recovery Agenda and the problems caused by alcohol and drug misuse.

Preferably with a NVQ 2/3 in Social Care, or willing to attain this, you are used to working to policy and procedural requirements that include child protection, vulnerable adults, confidentiality and health & safety. We’ll also be looking for good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to maintain accurate records and fulfil data requirements. A flexible approach is important too, as is commitment to taking a client centred approach to providing services and working in a way that recognises and values diversity.

Closing Date: 26th September 2019

Interviews will be held on: 8th October 2019

To apply please submit a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience.

In return, you can expect some great benefits, including 32 days' holiday, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers, plus exceptional professional development and training opportunities.

In return, you can expect some great benefits, including 32 days' holiday, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers, plus exceptional professional development and training opportunities.

So, get inspired and take the first steps towards a more fulfilling career.

Windsor Homeless Project (WHP): Assistant to the WHP Manager

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

The Windsor Homeless Project (WHP) helps local homeless and vulnerable people rebuild their lives through a simple, three step process:

• Engage: providing compassion and a listening ear at our drop-in centres.
• Empower: assessing individual needs and enabling each guest to make their own decisions and work towards their own goals.
• Rebuild: providing a choice of ongoing support by working with local specialist organisations once a guest has been housed.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Make a difference to our community by supporting the vulnerable and homeless. An exciting new role has been created to work alongside the WHP Manager and support them with all aspects of their work, including:

• Creating a hospitable, respectful and hopeful environment where guests needs can be assessed and help can be offered to meet those needs.
• Supervising Project staff and volunteers.
• Maintaining strong relationships with partner agencies.
• Managing external communication and relevant administration tasks.

Experience of working with people with complex needs, vulnerabilities and challenging behaviour is important and, in addition, the successful candidate will need to:

• Have a heart for vulnerable people and be dedicated to positively impacting their lives.
• Have a flexible approach to work and a willingness to undertake any task that needs doing.
• Be able to build positive and collaborative relationships with colleagues, volunteers, partners and guests.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have a satisfactory enhanced DBS check for working with adults at risk.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Service Delivery:

• Be present at, and take the lead when the WHP Manager is not there, in the Project sessions.

• Deal with difficult and problematic situations in a sensitive manner.
• Support in assessing guests’ needs and helping to meet those needs.
• Solicit feedback from guests to improve services and outcomes.
• Support guests in their ongoing journey including tenancy, job opportunities, universal credit application etc

Supervision:

• Assist the WHP Manager in the general management of staff and volunteers.

Partnership:

• Assist the WHP Manager to maintain strong relationships with partner agencies.

Administration:

• Assist in the preparation of reports for the Steering Group and Trustees.
• Carry out routine administration

Communication:

• Input into the maintenance of the Project’s website and Facebook page.
• Assist in compiling and circulating a monthly Homeless Project newsletter.

PLACE OF WORK

The role is based at our drop-in centre at Holy Trinity Garrison Church, Trinity Place, Windsor SL4 3BB.

HOURS OF WORK

This is a part time role of 20 hours per week.  Core hours are Mon, Weds, Fri 10.30am – 2.45pm (every week) and Saturday 12.30-2.30pm (once a month).  These core hours will be spent at the Project. Other hours can be worked flexibly.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your CV with a covering note, outlining why you are applying for this opportunity and the three most relevant skills or attributes you would bring to the role.

The closing date for applications is Monday 30th September 2019

SUPPORT PLANNER, MICHAEL VARNAM HOUSE, NOTTINGHAM, TEMPORARY UNTIL APRIL 2020, FRWK06 £18,476 - £20,531 (PRO-RATED RATE OF PAY: £11,235 - £12,485), 22`2 HPW

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a vibrant team working with homeless people with substance misuse issues.

Michael Varnam House is a gated community comprising of 16 self-contained flats and two en-suite community supported detoxification beds housed within beautifully landscaped gardens located on the north side of Nottingham city in the Arboretum.

The team are trained in delivering Smart Recovery group work which is a CBT based recovery model.

In conjunction with Frameworks Last Orders we manage an NHS community detox facility for Nottingham City residents.

The hours will involve shift work on a rota.

For more information please contact: Andrew Thompson

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

CVs will not be accepted

NO AGENCIES PLEASE