Location: Yorkshire and North East England, covering postcode areas: NE, DH, TS, DL, HG, BD, YO, LS, HX, WF, HD, S, NG, LN, DN, HU, and SR.
TLG Volunteer Programmes are available for churches who have a heart for the struggling children and families in their communities. For Early Intervention (EI), we train, equip and support volunteers to coach children for an hour a week in school. For Make Lunch (ML), we train and support volunteers to provide nutritious meals and activities during the school holidays.
The TLG Regional Leader role offers a unique opportunity to manage a cluster of EI Centres and ML clubs within the South Central areas of England (including a large area of Central and Greater London). The ideal candidate will be a very organised, strong relationship builder with a vibrant Christian faith.
This key role involves training, leading and supporting new and established TLG EI and ML Programmes, working mainly with the Volunteer Coordinators who are leading their team of volunteers. The Regional Leader will be required to support progress against set key performance indicators to ensure the best possible support is given for thriving programmes.
TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and their families and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. The role will require you to travel. You will also be expected to attend events & meetings during the year as required along with visits to National Support office in Bradford, West Yorkshire. This is a part-time position covering three days a week (22.5 hours). Specific days to be confirmed.
The deadline for applications is 5pm, Thursday 30th April 2020 (this may be extended due to the Coronavirus pandemic). Video interviews and formal interviews will be arranged with dates communicated nearer the time.
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Become part of a vibrant team living our values – collaborative, democratic, resilient optimistic, ordering chaos and authentic. You’ll get an experience like no other with the chance to fast forward your career.
We offer career enhancing opportunity, support and encouragement to develop new skills.
Successful candidates will be results and outcome-orientated with knowledge of the criminal justice sector. As well as managing the development and delivery of the service, we are looking for motivated people willing to travel and go above and beyond to get the job done.
Our Engagement Teams are responsible for engaging with a diverse range of service users with different experiences in order to improve services and promote active citizenship. As balanced Teams they have a range of complementary skills in order to achieve these aims, including service user engagement, service provider engagement, project management and administration.
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
- Been in prison or on probation?
- Able to lead a team of dedicated staff?
- Excellent communication skills?
- Drive and have your own car?
- Strong IT skills?
- Experience of managing multiple projects?
- Experienced managing volunteers or small groups?
- Experienced managing budgets?
- Highly motivated and passionate about change
IF THE ANSWER TO ALL OF THESE IS YES, THIS IS THE JOB FOR YOU.!
WHAT’S ON OFFER?
- Full time position
- 12 month fixed-term contract (likely to be extended)
- Up to £30,000 depending on experience
- 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays
* The post is subject to a 6 month probationary period and Enhanced DBS check
ABOUT US
At User Voice we believe in transformation powered by experience, and are committed to making the criminal justice system work for everyone.We believe that with the right opportunity, encouragement and support everybody can change.Only offenders can stop re-offending…
HOW TO APPLY
Visit our website for details of how to apply for this role.
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Providing guidance, options and choice for people in various locations across the country.
Pension Wise is a free and impartial government service that offers people guidance on their defined contribution pension options. Citizens Advice offers the face-to-face Pension Wise appointments in over 300 locations. As of summer 2018, the service has helped over 250,000 people understand their pension options and has a 98% satisfaction rating.
You’ll be expected to supply accurate and relevant information and guidance on pension options and choices. You’ll need to have a good foundation knowledge of pension law and practice, gained in a pensions technical role, as well as a thorough understanding of a broad range of pension arrangements, both occupational and personal. You also should have an understanding and appreciation of wider retirement issues.
Successful candidates must be able to attend a 3-week induction programme, 6 days of which will be held in central London, Birmingham or Bristol, exact dates TBC.
How to apply
To apply please send a copy of your CV along with a covering letter detailing your suitability for the role.
Sites Bookings Coordinator, Part-time, an opportunity to join a National Health Charity based in Central Newcastle.
The role is part-time, 20 hours a week. Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm.
As the Bookings Administrator you will be working as part of a vibrant Face to Face Fundraising department, leading on booking sites locations, with both new and existing contacts, for the fundraisers to attend site and fundraise.
Your role will be focused on:
- Making outbound calls to local businesses, introducing the charity to key contacts, with the aim of securing booking times for the fundraising team to attend site.
- Confirm these bookings with the wider team, logging bookings into a shared calendar.
- Resolving any site booking issues and supporting the fundraiser where required.
- Whilst maintaining relationships with existing contacts, research new venues from the web and other sources
- Undertake a various task across the fundraising office including word processing, data entry, making and receiving telephone calls.
- Receive and collate information on behalf of the Regular Giving Manager, e.g. timesheets and expenses.
Our client is looking for you to have previous experience and skills which include:
- Exceptional telephone and outbound calls experience with excellent customer service skills to represent the charity via phone.
- Outstanding administration skills to confirm bookings, record calls and contact information on the in-house systems and Excel.
- Extremely organised, with good attention to detail to record and follow-up on activities.
- Strong administration skills to receive and process a range of documentation such as timesheets, expenses, and shift reports
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Your own experience of managing mental health problems and recovery means that you’re good at engaging with, and supporting, others who are experiencing similar difficulties. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Peer Support Worker.
Right now, we are looking for a Peer Support Worker to join our team based in North Shields. Day-to-day, you will encourage service users, including those hard to reach, with complex needs to engage with the Liaison and Diversion Service as well as other agencies. You will provide engagement, emotional and other support and advocacy and you may also assist in recruiting and overseeing volunteers. The role will involve supporting people to navigate through the Criminal Justice System, to access support for mental health needs as well as other vulnerabilities including substance misuse, (alcohol and drugs), homelessness, intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge.
To succeed, you’ll need a good understanding of the recovery and personalisation agenda and the principles and practice on which mental health services are run. Lived experience of the criminal justice system is also essential to this role. You must have a proven ability to consult, liaise and work collaboratively with a team of colleagues and a wide range of external organisations and a flexible approach to working hours. You will be well-organised and self-motivated; good problem-solving and decision-making skills are essential, as is an innate ability to cope with personal stress.
So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits, including a smartphone? Apply now via our website.
Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.
Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. Take the next step in your journey by applying for the following key vacancy and join our team in the Research & Monitoring Unit:
Impact Director
(Ref SUS2872)
£50,000 per annum
37.5 hours per week – based in London, Bristol, Newcastle or Edinburgh
Can you help us lead planning, research, monitoring and evaluation activities across the Charity? We are looking for an Impact Director to lead our impact strategy and run an effective evaluation function for our organisation. You will help us to transform Sustrans’ approach to reporting, leading the strategic development of the organisation’s impact framework and empowering the charity to tell clear, compelling and rich stories about the difference we are making through our work.
Please visit Sustrans website and follow the link for further information and application instructions. Please quote reference number. Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is Monday 16 March 2020. Interviews will take place in on Monday 30 or Tuesday 31 March 2020.
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.
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