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Project Worker for the Manchester Missing Service

Permanent contract until 31st March - with potential to extend to June

37 hours per week

£26,269.74 per annum / pro rata (plus allowances)

Location - Manchester

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our youth impact domain in our Manchester Missing Service. This is an impactful, and rewarding role, where you will be part of a supportive team, who supports young people in the care system.

TYPE OF PERSON YOU'RE LOOKING FOR/ WHAT'S EXPECTED OF THEM

We are currently looking for an empathetic practitioners, who can build trusting relationships with young people, to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to:

-To complete Missing from Care Return Interviews with children and young people.

-Assess needs and risk, providing short term support

-Take specific responsibility for direct work with referred children and young people and manage own caseload

-To co-work interventions with colleagues from the multi-disciplinary team and those in other agencies

-To ensure all safeguarding procedures are followed and supervised appropriately

-To work with children and your people to enable them to have a voice and influence in our work.

-To actively work within a non-judgmental, anti-oppressive framework and value cultural diversity.

-To collect data and maintain records to a high professional standard and according to policies and guidance.

-To contribute to reports regularly to partners highlighting key data, trends, gaps and other significant lessons.

-To ensure work is undertaken in line with corporate policies and procedures e.g. safeguarding, administration and record management, data protection, consent and confidentiality.

-To actively participate in supervisions, team meetings and develop/evolve the work of the Service to meet changing needs.

-To actively work within a non-judgmental, anti-oppressive framework and value cultural diversity

-To support team members, providing advice and guidance and share skills/experience

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Negotiation, facilitation and advocacy skills.

-Ability to communicate with a wide range of children and young people, families, colleagues and partner agencies.

-Assessment and evaluation skills.

-Accurate recording skills.

-IT skills in Microsoft Office .

-Ability to work on own initiative and to reflect on own practice and performance

Benefits - 28 days holiday per year (plus Bank holidays), Family-friendly policies, Cycle to work scheme, Pension- employee contributions of up to 8%, Death in service benefit, Discounted health scheme, Free confidential counselling service

INFO ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is Midnight on 19th of May.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 20th of May

If you would like more information, or to talk through the role, please contact [email protected]

In this varied and rewarding role, you will engage with a range of groups; providing support through a variety of methods, you will empower and help them to clearly identify issues and design and co-produce their own sustainable solutions. This will include working with for example, seldom heard groups such as children and young people; promoting active community involvement and supporting initiatives to ensure their neighbourhood is a great place to live.

We are looking for someone who can quickly build relationships with people, create activities they want to take part in and identify ways these activities can be sustained.

You will be passionate about building capacity and resilience and be enthusiastic about sharing knowledge with people in an accessible and creative way.

You will have excellent communication skills and be comfortable working with local residents, volunteers and other stakeholders. You will have experience of community work and a track record of achieving positive outcomes at a neighbourhood level.

You should be comfortable in taking the lead, with an open and supportive style that encourages community participation and volunteering.

You will have a desire to get things done and a passion for people.

After gaining additional funding we are seeking to appoint a part-time Liaison Officer to support individuals who are recognised as being in the last year of life and those important to them.

As part of the team, you will be devoted to:

• Achieving the optimum quality of life for patients and their families facing a terminal illness
• Helping patients live meaningfully in the time they have left.
• Supporting patients to have control and choices over decisions about their care & keep their independence.
• Supporting patients to have a ‘good death’.
• Providing emotional, practical support to both patients and loved ones to help alleviate stress, anxiety, and social isolation.
• Helping loved ones to plan and prepare for life after the death of their loved one.

You will have:

• Sensitivity and understanding
• The ability to work well with others.
• Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Customer service skills
• Experience in a similar role within the voluntary sector.
• Experience of delivering a frontline service
• Experience of working with volunteers

We are seeking a full time experienced administrative officer to support our Best Years Hub.  This role will act as the first point of contact for all services users and volunteers who are referred to the hub. 

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years experience in a similar role, good administrative skills, a pleasant and helpful telephone manner, good attention to details and experience of using all Microsoft packages, WordPress, Canva and all social media platforms.

We are delighted to be launching our Best Years Hub an exciting new pilot project to support over 65s in Newark & Sherwood. To support this work, we are looking to recruit to the following.

The team will be devoted to:

· Achieving the optimum quality of life for patients and their families facing a terminal illness

· Helping patients live meaningfully in the time they have left

· Supporting patients to have control and choices over decisions about their care & maintain their independence

· Supporting patients to have a ‘good death’

· Providing emotional, practical support to both patients and loved ones to help alleviate stress, anxiety and social isolation

· Helping loved ones to plan and prepare for life after the death of their loved one.

Job Purpose:

To provide support, information and guidance to end of life patients and their carers to empower and ensure that they have the right information and the right time to make informed choices about their care.

We are looking for an experienced individual to co-ordinate day to day delivery of the Best Years Project to include supervision of liaison officer, administration officer and recruitment and supervision of all volunteers who will provide emotional and practical support to individuals over the age of 65 with long term health conditions. The successful applicant will have experience of managing and recruiting volunteers, an understanding of the structure of local health services and the local voluntary sector and a minimum of 3 years’ experience of managing a similar service or project.

We are recruiting for a Health IDVA to join our team in Kingston; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Health IDVA

Location: Kingston
Salary: £28,104 per annum
Contract type: Fixed-term (6 months, until 5 December 2024), Full-time

Hours: 37.5

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Health Independent Domestic Violence Advocate to supporting women and children who are impacted by domestic violence. You will work closely with victims of domestic abuse from the point of crisis, to provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of domestic abuse at the highest risk and their children.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. 

Closing date: 9am on 20 May 2024

Interview date: 24 May 2024

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Are you a seasoned finance professional with a passion for driving impactful change? My client is seeking a dynamic leader to spearhead their Financial Performance Team. As the Senior Strategic Finance Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring their financial strategies align seamlessly with their mission-driven initiatives.

The main responsibilities of the interim Senior Strategic Finance Manager are:

• Lead, manage, and inspire a high-performing team to maximise their potential and drive results.
• Cultivate strong relationships with senior stakeholders, serving as a trusted advisor to challenge and support strategic decision-making.
• Drive improvements in charitable funding strategies and financial performance across diverse initiatives and partnerships.
• Oversee the enhancement of financial reporting and planning processes to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Conduct thorough financial due diligence on funding applicants and monitor risk associated with existing awards, implementing mitigation strategies as necessary.

My client is looking for:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA or relevant qualification.
• Experience managing complex strategic projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency in building and influencing relationships at the senior level.
• Strong people management skills with a focus on mentorship and development.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

My client can offer a flexible approach to working, with 2 days a week going into the office based in central London and the rest working remotely. There is also a strong opportunity for this role to get extended or go permanent.

Applications are under constant review and the post can close early if the right candidate is found. Please apply immediately if this role is of interest.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.

Harris Hill is seeking an Interim Corporate Fundraiser to help identify, research, and engage new corporate prospects.

The role is 3 months, 3-5dpw and are offering up to £200 per day. This can be worked as a freelancer billing directly OUTSIDE IR35 or PAYE through the agency. 

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Research and identify a pipeline of qualified prospective corporate donors who are headquartered in the UK/Europe and have the capacity and propensity to give at the six-figure level.  

Engage and cultivate new high value corporate/corporate foundation donors.

Create compelling propositions which reflect the organisations operational needs and aligns with donor interests.

Work with the Director of Fundraising to plan cultivation events across 2024.

Specific activities:

Identify a long list of UK/Europe headquartered corporate/corporate foundation prospects, with the propensity and capacity to support at the £100K+ level. Categorising those who can fund an specific project (£300k) and those who may be smaller in scale.

Shortlist and screen prospects to create a ‘priority pipeline’ of Corporate prospects whose interests align with organisational mission, and have the capacity to fund a specific project (£300k).

Identify contact details for all priority prospects, always aligning with GDPR.  

Support the Director of Fundraising with targeted outreach and making direct approaches, with the aim to secure an exploratory meeting.

Securing new meetings with 20+ new prospects.

As required, writing compelling proposals relevant to donor interests.

High level proposal submitted on possible cultivation / networking events that they should attend in 2024.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Experience in corporate Fundraising in the charity sector

A proven track record of identifying, engaging and securing five/six figure gifts from corporate/ corporate foundations in a charity setting.

Solid research skills to identify and screen prospective donors.

Ability to create compelling proposals for new audiences and influence support.

Personal Qualities

Excellent written, communication and interpersonal skills.

Attention to detail and ability to work independently to deliver goals.

If you would like to find out more about the organisation and the work they do, please get in touch.

Can you inspire and be inspired? Can you deliver great customer service? Are you looking for a chance to shine? We have fantastic opportunities for progression and development and the Freedom to nurture ideas and flair within a Framework of support to develop you.

At Barnardo's we believe in children, the funds raised in store support the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK and now's your chance to play your part in this vital work. As well as maximising sales and profit in store you'll also ensure the very highest standards of presentation and customer services – your aim will be to make your store the best in town, for customers to visit and for your colleagues to work in.

As a Store Associate you will support the manager with all aspects of running a busy store, it's the best of both worlds as you will have responsibilities but also the chance to develop and learn with an experienced store manager by your side. You'll need to be well organised with great communication skills and ready to learn how to lead your team of colleagues in store to maximise sales and profit and meet your stores targets.

In return you will work for one of the UK's largest charity retailers with benefits, including full training and development package, promotion prospects, pension and benefits.

Generating the money we need to make children's lives better is a truly fulfilling role so if you'd like to use your talent to make a positive difference then we would love to hear from you!

The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience.

* As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check.

Interview Date: Where an interview date has been given in the advert, this will be the only date available. Please check this before proceeding with your application.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date.  We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and  Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates. 

Please check the other roles we have available:

• Education and Wellbeing Specialist (mental health) full or part-time
• Counsellor (part time)

Check our Brook Careers website for more details about the available roles. 

About Education & Wellbeing Coordinator (mental health) role:

Hours: Part-Time 30 hours per week with the option to join 4 day week and go down to 24 hours after passing probation with no decrease in salary

Contract: Fixed Term - contract end date 31/03/25

Location: Truro, Cornwall

Salary: £30,000 pro rata

Closing date: 28/05/24

Application Tip: Ensure your supporting statement refers to the person specification as this will assist in a successful sift through to the interview stage. 

Job Overview:

To provide high quality, flexible local management for mental health and wellbeing services in targeted education and youth settings and the mental health hub ensuring successful service coordination including all operational elements and ongoing delivery.

To provide high quality management support and supervision to a team of Education and Wellbeing Specialists and Counsellors who deliver mental health and wellbeing interventions and provide information, advice and guidance to people aged 11 to 24.

To work collaboratively to ensure Brook is aware of and accessing service and business developmental opportunities.

To learn more about the role and person specification please read attached 'role specification'.
 

About Brook:

Brook is the UK’s leading sexual health and wellbeing charity. We are committed to changing attitudes, challenging prejudice and championing equality. 

Our unique combination of clinical services and education programmes are designed to meet individual needs and instill positive behaviours that influence their whole lives. Our digital solutions help us reach even greater numbers of young people and professionals, and our expansion into all-age services ensures that whole communities can benefit from our inclusive, non-judgmental approach to sexual and reproductive health. 

We are continuously listening to and learning from our service users and the communities we support. We amplify the voices of those who face barriers to access, ensuring that sexual health remains high on the political agenda and that law, policy and practice is aligned with what they need. 

Benefits of working for Brook:

• 4 Day Week (Working 20% hours less without salary decrease)
• Annual leave – 28 days per annum, increasing up to 33 days plus 8 bank holidays 
• Sick pay (from 3 up to 12 weeks fully paid) 
• Flexible working 
• Gratitude scheme 
• Assisted purchase scheme 
• Cycle to Work up to £1k 
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) 
• Long service awards 
• Maternity and paternity pay 
• Pension scheme – with contributions matched up to a maximum of 4% 
• Training and development opportunities 
• Coaching

Please note - this role requires the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Candidates must be able to provide paperwork demonstrating their right to work in the UK.

Please note: internal applicants with live sanctions or performance improvement plans in place will not be considered for this role. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible. 

Due to the high number of applications for this post, it will not be possible to respond to every application. We will contact you within 4 weeks of the closing date if you have been shortlisted for the role. 

If you are interested in applying for this post, please review the Job Description and complete an application form. 

Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.

Brook Safeguarding with Purpose

Working with People Safely. Safe Place, Safe People.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Data & Analytics Manager to join our Marketing and Income Generation directorate. You will join us working 35 hours per week for a period of 6 months and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £53,353 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Since 1927, Cats Protection has helped thousands of cats each year, across the UK. As a community of volunteers, employees, supporters and partners, we’ve improved the lives of millions of cats and transformed the way millions of people see and care for cats.

The Data team, based in the Marketing & Income Generation directorate, focuses on data processing, data selections and data analysis. The Data team has grown over the last couple of years due to significant charity growth. The Data Team sits within the newly formed Income Generation Operations team however the data team provides a service to the whole of the Marketing & Income Generation directorate as well as other parts of the organisation.

Responsibilities of our Lead Data & Analytics Manager:

As Lead Data & Analytics Manager, you will support the Head of Data & Analytics in providing the Marketing & Income Generation directorate with the data services required to attain its 10-year strategy by delivering an exceptional and reliable centralized support function across data operations and analytics. You will lead a high performing and specialised Data & Analytics team responsible for developing, maintaining and utilising supporter information systems that adhere to sector-wide best practice and legal requirements as well as ensuring analytics are at the heart of the fundraising decision making.

What we’re looking for in our Lead Data & Analytics Manager:

• Experience of building and leading a high performing and technical Data & Analytics team
• Proven track record of driving key data transformation projects
• Proven experience of developing data systems and processes to increase efficiencies
• Managing external suppliers, including contract management and supplier tendering process
• Excellent understanding of fundraising data operations (including income and data processing and data selections), analytics and compliance

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £53,353 per annum plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Join us as our Lead Data & Analytics Manager and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note any applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date: 16th May 2024

Virtual interview date: 29th May 2024

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm.  We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Action Hampshire works with communities across Hampshire and beyond on innovative, impactful, asset-based projects. We support communities to have their voices heard and to take action together. We support and partner with a range of voluntary community and social enterprise organisations to help make great things happen. We celebrate diversity and challenge inequalities. As a key member of a team, you will be able to work across a variety of innovative and impactful projects. 

This role plays a central role in the development and implementation of projects and partnerships at Action Hampshire. Your main focus will be to support the development and overseeing the mobilisation and delivery of new engagement projects. You will also support the ongoing delivery of existing projects at Action Hampshire, including in some cases taking a leading role in ensuring the project is delivered to a high standard. We would particularly welcome candidates with experience or an interest in energy advice, community research and supporting underserved communities and organisations.

You’ll bring creativity, organisation and relationship building skills to the management of your own projects and the development of your team. Self-motivated and able to work both independently and collaboratively, you will be committed to delivering results in order to solidify Action Hampshire’s reputation as a trusted and impactful deliverer of funded projects and services. You will be committed to Action Hampshire’s values and have an understanding of and an empathy with the culture and values of the VCSE sector.

There has never been a more exciting time to join our talented, expert and friendly team. Our senior leadership team is working to embed our new culture and ways of working, driven by our values of being bold, enterprising, informative, and empowering. We very much welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith or disability. We are a Living Wage employer and Disability Confident.

We are looking for an aspirational and motivated individual to lead an innovative national initiative that will shape the health’s sector response to perpetrators of domestic abuse.

We would particularly welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics, particularly from people from the following under-represented groups:  

• Black and minoritised people  
• Disabled people

We always welcome and support applications from those who have personal experience of domestic abuse.