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Volunteering Fundraising Manager - North and Midlands
Fixed term until September 2022
Home based
£31,500 + car allowance
Volunteers are central to Macmillan’s ambition to reach and improve the lives of everyone affected by cancer. We have one of the largest and most successful fundraising teams in the charity sector, but with the challenge of supporting four million people living with cancer by 2030, it’s essential we raise more to expand our vital work.
As part of our UK-Wide team of Volunteer Fundraising Managers (VFMs) you will be implement the ambitious plans to involve volunteers to increasing our fundraising income to support people living with cancer.
You will be responsible for recruiting, managing and developing a large and diverse team of volunteers in a range of roles, predominantly in and around Midlands and North of England. These volunteers will support our growing and varied fundraising events programme, from marathons to music festivals. You will also be supporting our network of existing collectors and representatives.
For hundreds of volunteers you will be the face of Macmillan, sending out communications, responding to queries and leading at events. You will build effective relationships with volunteers and colleagues to ensure a joined-up approach to volunteering. Your warmth and communication skills will allow you to engage with people from all backgrounds, understanding and responding to their different motivations for supporting Macmillan.
You will be passionate about the importance of delivering a consistent and excellent experience to ensure volunteers continue to choose to help our charity, and use data and insight to help find opportunities, identify which have the biggest impact, and show the power of volunteering.
Whether your experience has been gained in the charity or corporate sector, you will readily demonstrate your knowledge and experience of volunteering, fundraising, sales and marketing. You will have strong communication, organisation and time management skills as well as the ability to model good practice using our Macmillan Volunteering Quality Standards. Personal experience of volunteering will be beneficial.
First stage interviews planned for week of 23rd August. For those successful at the first stage, there will also be second interviews the following week. Interviews will be held online via Microsoft Teams.
In return for your own commitment, we commit to actively developing you. Our benefits include private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, generous leave, and interest free loans for season ticket and gym membership.
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to help those living with cancer find their best way through. The work you do wil... Read more
ACORN is looking for a Field Organiser to build power to fight for social and economic change in Newcastle, to start work on 4th October 2021.
ACORN is a mass membership organisation and a direct action community union. By taking action on issues that affect us, we win real changes to our lives and build power in our communities.
About the job
As an Organiser with ACORN, you will be responsible for recruiting, developing and supporting members to take action on issues affecting them and the communities they come from.
You will be a Field Organiser for ACORN in Newcastle. Your daily work will involve:
- Recruiting individual ACORN Members through door-knocking, social media and other means (door-knocking takes up around 50% of our organisers’ time),
- Building and maintaining existing ACORN Local Groups and teams,
- Identifying, and taking action on, issues that affect our members and their communities,
- Identifying, developing and supporting potential leaders,
- Supporting elected leaders to enable them to carry out their roles.
ACORN is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Qualifications
No formal qualifications are necessary. We’re primarily looking for someone with a strong work ethic, good listening skills and the ability to motivate others.
For more specific information on the role and its requirements, please refer to the job description and selection criteria linked below.
ACORN is committed to investing in the continued professional development of our organising staff. Please refer to the Job Description and Selection Criteria for information on the training and support you will receive as an ACORN staff member.
Salary
£17,290 (Living Wage equivalent) - £18,000 starting salary, depending on level of experience
To apply
- Make a copy and complete the full Application Form, referring to the Job Description, Person Specification & Selection Criteria.
- Save your completed application form as a PDF with the file name <YOUR NAME, role> e.g. JANE SMITH Bradford FO.pdf
- Submit via email to workforacorn @acorntheunion .org .uk with ‘Application: Newcastle FO’ as the subject line
- Once you have submitted your application please complete this diversity monitoring form
If you require paper versions of this application form & diversity monitoring form please write to info @acorntheunion .org .uk.
Deadline
The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 22nd August. Late applications will not be considered. All candidates will be contacted to let them know whether they have been successful in meeting our shortlisting criteria. If you have any questions, please contact us at info @acorntheunion .org .uk.
Interviews
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an assessment day, involving an interview and two tasks. Currently due to the Government’s social distancing advice we are conducting assessments over Zoom video call. This may be subject to change if the Government’s guidelines change.
Assessment date 2nd September.
MISSION
ACORN’s task is to organise the unorganised for power. In the pursuit of this we will:
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About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
About the role
We are a dynamic, innovative and values-led organisation, with the opportunity and flexibility to develop our services to meet the needs of the people we work with. We are seeking a Peer Support Worker to work in our Housing First service. You will join an extraordinary team frontline coaches, supported by Clinical Psychologists, with a focus on people facing homelessness who have survived a range of difficult and traumatic experiences.
Fixed term contract until 31st January 2024
About you
We are looking for people who have lived experience of homelessness, and/or mental health difficulties, and who are community focused and driven by shared values. You will look forward to engaging with individuals who have very difficult lives and have struggled to access traditional forms of support. You will have skills to support people in the Housing First service, using a peer approach, to establish greater control over their lives and to identify and work toward aspects of life that provide meaning, hope, value and purpose.
We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
When you join us you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Monday 30th August 2021 (at 23:59)
Interviews will take place week commencing 13th September.
Accessibility
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people.
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About the Role
It is an exciting time to be joining St John Ambulance as we introduce this new opportunity. We are looking for 8 x Volunteering Delivery Managers to work in our regions across England.
You will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams of both staff and volunteer leaders to grow our volunteer offer, ensure our volunteers have the best experience and drive improvement so we can enable and serve our communities. Each Region is made up of a number of Districts – you will be an integral part of both the Regional and District Leadership Teams shaping the way in which our people volunteer across a number of activities, including but not limited to NHS operational support which currently includes vaccinators and hospital volunteering, event first aid, fundraising, community advocacy and services and with our young people. You will also act as the conduit between those regional teams and the wider organisation including our County Priory Groups, Fellowship and County Presidents.
There are 8 roles in total but can be based in any of the following locations, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Lancaster, Carlise, Birmingham, Worcester, Derby, Nottingham, Chesterfield, Norwich, Chelmsford, Stevenage, London, Oxford, Ashford, Brighton, Poole, Bristol, Exeter and Truro.
Travelling throughout the region is required but home working is a possibility for some of the time.
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
About You
We are looking for dynamic, personable and energetic people who can drive collaboration and effectively influence across multiple teams. You will be a team player who is able to role model our HEART values and be compassionate. You will have resilience, a sense of purpose and a passion for volunteering.
About Us
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.
Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.
We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.
You will receive:
- Competitive salary & pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts – you’ll have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping.
Interview Date: TBC - September
Application Review Date: 25th August 2021
We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.
If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here
For all other candidates, or SJA volunteers wishing to apply, please click here
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, so are particularly interested in applications from women, trans and non-binary people, as well as those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with different accessibility needs.
Please note, St John Ambulance does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.
Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any speculative CVs submitted without invitation will not be considered
St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid charity.
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Policy Officer - Future Nature - English Policy
Reference: JUL20213520
Location: Flexible
Salary: £27,574.00 - £30,590.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave
The next decade will be crucial for nature in England. We know the UK is already one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. We’re looking for an energetic and committed colleague who would relish the opportunity to work within one of the most influential organisations for nature in the UK.
Being a Policy Officer at the RSPB involves working as part of a passionate and committed Policy & Advocacy community to:
- Develop new policy ideas or solutions to solve challenges faced by nature – working with other policy experts, our conservation scientists and colleagues delivering for nature on the ground to ensure new policy proposals are evidence-based and founded in practical delivery experience.
- Advocate policy positions and solutions to civil servants, ministers, MPs and Peers.
- Track government process and outputs to understand the context and timing of new policy developments.
- Work with colleagues in communications and campaigns to harness the power of our supporters and the public to influence government policy.
- Brief internal colleagues about relevant policy developments to ensure an informed and consistent approach to policy and advocacy across the RSPB.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with external stakeholders in relevant policy areas.
This role will involve leading policy development and advocacy in England on several key areas, including:
- Emerging Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) policy and any related legislation, including the extension of BNG to apply to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).
- Working with Defra, Local Authorities and our RSPB Area Teams to influence the policy and implementation framework for new Local Nature Recovery Strategies, including their ability to support nature’s recovery by linking into planning reforms, environmental assessment, and in directing funding and investment.
- Tracking key components of the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan and how they are being delivered across government.
- The England-focused components of Defra’s forthcoming Nature Strategy.
You will be working across two teams – the UK Future Nature team and the England Policy & Advocacy team – both central to the RSPB’s Policy & Advocacy Community. Based in England, the role can be flexible: either home-based or - as offices re-open - based in one of our offices in England. Occasional travel within England, particularly to London, will be necessary in the longer-term.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- A passion for nature, and the energy and urgency to respond to the nature and climate emergencies we face.
- Ability to develop innovative new ideas, drawing on conservation science and operational experience.
- Capacity to distil and assess complex information in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience of operating in a policy and/or advocacy role.
- Experience of working as part of multi-disciplinary teams.
- Ability to negotiate with and influence others.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
- A working understanding of UK and English institutions relevant to the policy areas covered by this role.
- An understanding of the role of public facing communications and campaigns in supporting policy and advocacy.
- Strong time management and organisational skills.
- Able to prioritise effectively.
- Able to manage projects effectively.
- Competent use of Microsoft Office.
This is a Permanent, Full Time role.
Closing date: 23:59, 29 August 2021
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position on 10th September 2021.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more about this position, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
No agencies please.
Job title: Digital Inclusion Tutor – Northern Directions
Reports To: Project Manager – Northern Directions
Priority Contacts: Participants, Youth Coaches
Salary: Circa £24,000 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: North of Tyne
About Groundwork
Groundwork aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work.
Each year Groundwork makes an incredible difference to communities across the North East and Cumbria. We work on hundreds of individual projects each year, supporting disadvantaged communities but what’s most important is how we change people’s lives. Our local programmes and services are tailored to the needs of partners and communities in each locality. When all that local activity is added together, it becomes a major force for regional change.
About the role
Working as a member of the Youth Employment and Skills team to run a Digital Inclusion Programme (Be Tech Savvy) with the aim of ensuring all young participants are equipped with key digital skills at a pivotal stage of their lives, responding to a need identified through recent observations, comments, and consultation with young people, employers, educators, and partners across the youth/employment sector.
Be Tech Savvy will be delivered via sessions both remotely and face to face depending on the need of the participants. Sessions will include; employability, Climate Change, cyber safety, online banking and financial inclusion, IT basics, social media, social action, and using engine searches. On completion our participants should have increased digital skills; They should be able to access online education, employment, and training opportunities, have increased their online employability skills and have reduced feelings of loneliness and isolation.
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This role may involve some evening and weekend work and a driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential to support delivery.
Closing date: Midnight 12th August 2021.
Interested?
Please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.
Make yourself at home:
We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work.
Groundwork NE & Cumbria is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
No agencies please.
Employer Liaison Officer – Northern Directions
Salary: Circa £25,000 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: North of Tyne
Priority Contacts: Employers, Jobseekers
Reports To: Performance Lead
About Groundwork
Groundwork aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work.
Each year Groundwork makes an incredible difference to communities across the North East and Cumbria. We work on hundreds of individual projects each year, supporting disadvantaged communities but what’s most important is how we change people’s lives. Our local programmes and services are tailored to the needs of partners and communities in each locality. When all that local activity is added together, it becomes a major force for regional change.
About the role
Working as a member of the Youth, Employment & Skills Team the post holder will be responsible for matching long term unemployed young people with suitable employers with the aim of moving individuals into sustainable employment. The Employer Liaison Officer will work closely with local, regional and national employers, building relationships in order to gain a better understanding of their recruitment needs and requirements. Building up an Employer database to support our Northern Directions participants and supporting employers in understanding our participants’ needs and help create job roles to match. Attracting individuals to attend education and training to enable them to progress in to paid employment, education or apprenticeships. The post holder will gain referrals by advertising and networking, pre-screening candidates, interviewing and finally matching candidates to employers.
The Employer Liaison Officer role is fully funded By Northern Directions and North of Tyne Combined Authority as part of the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England.
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service
This role may involve some evening and weekend work and a driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential to support delivery.
Closing date: Midnight 12th August 2021
To Apply and for More Information:
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.
Make yourself at home:
We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work.
Groundwork NE & Cumbria is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
No agencies please.
This is an exciting time for Brain Tumour Research, and you will join us to support the delivery of our strategic plans and objectives, by generating and growing our income through community fundraising activities.
You will help raise awareness by engaging people with our work and by recruiting and supporting the fundraising of individuals, challenge event participants, our Fundraising Groups and Charity of the Year partnerships.
You will help build and sustain our supporter base and provide excellent stewardship at all times.
You will come to us ready to hit the ground running with insight into how local fundraising works, with good office skills. Your ability to work proactively and as part of a remote team is important to us to ensure that we grow the budget we need.
Position: Community Fundraiser
Location: Home Based – can be based in either:
- Manchester / North West
- Newcastle / North East
- Birmingham / Midlands
- London
Salary: Up to £27.5k
Contract: Full Time – Permanent
Reports to: Community Development Manager
Direct Reports: None
Job Purpose:
This is an exciting time for Brain Tumour Research, and you will join us to support the delivery of our strategic plans and objectives, by generating and growing our income through community fundraising activities.
You will help raise awareness by engaging people with our work and by recruiting and supporting the fundraising of individuals, challenge event participants, our Fundraising Groups and Charity of the Year partnerships.
You will help build and sustain our supporter base and provide excellent stewardship at all times.
You will come to us ready to hit the ground running with insight into how local fundraising works, with good office skills. Your ability to work proactively and as part of a remote team is important to us to ensure that we grow the budget we need.
Requisite Skills and Experience:
- Proactive mindset.
- Ability to identify and maximise opportunities.
- Outstanding organisation skills.
- A good communicator, including an excellent standard of written and spoken English.
- Experience of fundraising, donor management and stewardship
- Experience of working with a database / CRM.
- Experience of working with MS Office, especially Word and Excel
- Flexible in your approach to work, embracing change and development and able to work occasional evenings and weekends when necessary.
- Be prepared to converse sensitively and empathetically with members of the public who may be going through current or recent traumatic experiences
- Access to a car and full driving license are essential for this role.
Main duties:
- Manage, and continuously develop and improve your region by running online donation reports, accurately coding income and account managing supporters as directed by the Community Development Manager.
- Ensure supporters, volunteers and fundraising groups have access to relevant fundraising advice, guidance and accurate signposting, whilst promoting best practice in fundraising.
- Be a point of contact for teams within the neuro hospitals within your area in order to organise regular information stands taking place on brain tumour clinic days, and to book in visits from the Community Development Manager as appropriate.
- Research and contact RAGs, mayoral offices and other candidate organisations across the area with a view to securing charity of the year opportunities.
- Be available to undertake one-off projects for other colleagues across Brain Tumour Research as agreed by your line manager.
- Comply with Brain Tumour Research’s internal policies as appropriate.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Community Development Managers, National Fundraising Events Manager, the Director of Fundraising and Supporter Care and members of the management team
- Ensure that all relevant charity and other legislation is complied with.
- Deputise for colleagues as necessary to deliver an exceptional supporter experience.
- Ideally have knowledge and competence with social media to maximise reach and engagement.
Closing Date: Sunday 8th August 2021
Early applications are encouraged, interviews will commence before the closing date if suitable candidates are identified.
Interested?
Please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.
No agencies, please.
Children North East exists because growing up can be hard. We work with babies, children and young people through the rollercoaster of growing up in their families, schools and communities.
As Head of Families and Parenting and a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), you will ensure the successful strategic development, and the effective and safe operational delivery, of all the families and parenting team services across the North East.
As our Head of Families and Parenting, you will report directly to the Operations Director and work with them to deliver and implement Children North East’s new 5 year strategy, this will include:
- Growing and sustaining our families and parenting work, existing and new.
- Reaching out beyond current funded project to establish links with new partners and create new initiatives cognisant with the families and parenting teams work.
- Ensuring that the families and parenting team are actively involved in reporting and monitoring the impact of their work through a range of mechanisms including; Outcome Star and CiviCRM.
You will have designated safeguarding responsibility for the Families and Parenting team, reporting to the Operations Director who is the charities Designated Safeguarding Lead as and when required.
The Head of Families and Parenting will:
- Report to the Operations Director.
- Have direct line management responsibility for the Deputy Manager and the Senior Administrator.
- Participate in the Senior Management Team and all working groups therein.
Main Responsibilities
- Be a member of the Senior Management Team of Children North East and work in conjunction with the Chief Executive, Operations Director and other Senior Leaders and the Board to develop and further the strategic interests of the organisation.
- Lead, develop and inspire others to achieve high performance standards in line with Children North East behaviours and values.
- High level analysis of internal data through use of CiviCRM and other systems i.e. Outcome Star.
- Solution focused response to organisational need to effectively rectify concerns or barriers to best practice standards being met.
- Take a lead role in enabling effective culture by providing a culture of excellence and development.
- Act as senior advisor on early years and families across the organisation ensuring that senior leaders and their teams have access to high quality support and advice.
- Provide strong and inspirational leadership and management of all families and parenting services including the provision of all line management duties for direct reports (including regular one-to-ones, performance appraisals, team meetings, sickness and performance management).
- Support the Head of HR in the recruitment of staff.
- Provide delegated budget management of all families and parenting services to appropriate managers, ensuring that all services are within budget and spend is monitored regularly. Provide explanation on key variances when needed.
- Create, build and maintain positive long term relationships with a whole range of family and parenting stakeholders regionally and when appropriate, nationally. Develop a significant external presence, through use of social media, as a speaker at events and through networking.
- Represent Children North East at a range of both strategic and operational family and parenting meetings, contributing widely and creatively in discussions and presenting where appropriate.
- Develop Children North East’s family and parenting service portfolio through sales and spot purchase arrangements with a range of partners.
- Working with the Operations Director to support the mobilisation of all new family and parenting services when secured, ensuring that specific contract requirements are fully met.
- Support Team Managers to provide contract management for all family and parenting grants and contracts; reporting back to commissioners/funders on both financial and non-financial information.
- Ensure the impact of family and parenting services is routinely measured, monitored and analysed. Sharing widely the findings of individual impact measures across all of our service delivery.
- Acting as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (as delegated by the Operations Director) for the Families and Parenting Service.
- Supporting the Operations Director to create impact reports which not only highlight the completion of contractual agreements but raise the profile of additional social value and the long term impacts of providing high quality services.
- Ensure that the quality of all family and parenting services is as high as possible, with oversight and management of robust quality assurance and case management processes.
- Supported by the Deputy Manager and Team Managers ensure regular observation of safe clinical practise and case file audits to ensure high quality, best practise guidelines are being followed and exceeded wherever possible.
- Perform any other duties within the general scope of this job profile or as reasonably required by the Operations Director.
- Commit to continuous professional development through engagement in specific opportunities agreed with the Operations Director.
For a full candidate pack and to apply, please visit the “Our Vacancies” section of our website.
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
We welcome a diverse range of applications and are passionate about promoting equality, and valuing diversity. We welcome applications from all suitable qualified persons particularly black, Asian and minority ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.
Children North East exists because growing up can be hard. We work with babies, children and young people through the rollercoaster of growing up in their families, schools and communities.
This is a new and exciting opportunity at Children North East. You will be involved in establishing our social policy position, campaigning for change and helping to influence local and national social policy to improve the lives of babies, children and young people.
Your responsibilities as Policy Officer will include researching and analysing data, advising on various issues including the impact of policy decisions, carrying out developmental work and liaising with internal and external contacts in the wider community.
Main Responsibilities
- Undertake or commission research and carry out consultations with internal and external stakeholders including colleagues, service beneficiaries, or members of the public.
- Gather and analyse data and information.
- Develop expertise in social policy affecting children and young people regionally and nationally.
- Lead on campaigning for change in social policy affecting babies, children and young people.
- Keep up to date with social, political and economic developments and brief others on these.
- Identify and respond to relevant consultations and inquiries, including submissions to consultations issued by Government, Parliament, and other bodies in collaboration with Senior Managers as necessary.
- Identify opportunities for Children North East to engage reactively and proactively across all relevant policy areas.
- Manage and track the delivery of political or organisational priorities.
- Provide advice to senior managers, stakeholders and decision makers on Children North East policy position.
- Work closely with our Communications Team to prepare public policy statements, briefings, reports, and speeches.
- Deliver oral briefings and presentations.
- Work with a range of people and organisations, including senior managers, public office officials and members of the public.
- Produce resources, articles, speeches, tweets and posts in partnership with the Communications Team regarding Children North East’s policy position.
For a full candidate pack and to apply, please visit the “Our Vacancies” section of our website.
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
You’ve got a good understanding of mental health issues and really enjoy supporting others to achieve independence and lead their own recovery. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Mental Health Recovery Worker.
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.
Right now, Newcastle Supported Housing service is looking for someone like you to join our team and support the people who use our services to maintain their tenancy and independence in the community. Not only are we committed to putting them at the heart of everything we do, we recognise they should be involved in decisions that affect their future too. That’s why we need you to inspire and support them to lead their own recovery. So, whether it’s helping to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations, developing domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, your empathy, enthusiasm and compassion will have every chance to shine. Entering accurate case notes onto our IT system will be important too. And, when it comes to regularly liaising with GP surgeries, the local council, charities etc. or promoting the service within the community, again, we'll count on you.
The chances are, you already work in the mental health field. What is for certain is that you’re caring, consistent, flexible and creative, work well under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and, like us, are keen to break down the stigma of mental health. Oh and you’re happy working independently or, as a valued member of our team, being part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties.
This is a permanent role available at 37.5 hours per week. The salary for this post is £17,549 per annum.
Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss.
Closing date for applications is 11th August 2021. (We reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received).
So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.
- We believe in the power of your personal lived experience of the criminal justice system.
- We believe with the right opportunity, encouragement, and support everybody can change.
- Do you want to use your experience to enable others to change the system from within?
IF YOU DO, THEN USER VOICE IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR YOU! DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
- Been in prison or on probation?
- A People person and a good listener?
- Good IT/literacy/numeracy skills?
- Turned your life around and want to help others?
- Have something to give and can say what it is?
- Manage your own life well, and can prove it?
- Highly motivated and passionate about change?
If the answer to ALL of these is yes, then we want to hear from you.
WHAT’S ON OFFER?
- Two part-time positions, 1 in each prison
- Up to £25,000 depending on experience (pro-rata for part-time)
- 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
- The posts are subject to a 6-month probationary period and Enhanced DBS check
MORE ABOUT THE ROLE
Become part of a vibrant team living our values – collaborative, democratic, resilient optimistic, ordering chaos and authentic. You will 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.
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About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
About the role
We are a dynamic, innovative and values-led organisation, with the opportunity and flexibility to develop our services to meet the needs of the people we work with. We are seeking a Clinical Psychologist to work in our Newcastle Skylight service, to join our existing Clinical Psychologist, who acts as Regional Lead. You will join an extraordinary team of frontline coaches, tutors and case workers with a focus on people facing homelessness who have survived a range of difficult and traumatic experiences.
About you
We are looking for people who are community focused and driven by shared values. You will look forward to engaging with individuals who have very difficult lives and have struggled to access traditional forms of support. You will have the skills to offer creative and flexible individual work, alongside consultation and reflective practice to core groups, multi-agency networks and the wider system. You will be excited about joining a local team of people who share a commitment to end homelessness and a national team of 11 clinical psychologists and psychotherapists led by a lead psychologist.
We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
When you join us you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing Date: Monday 30th August 2021
Interviews will take place week commencing 13th September.
Accessibility
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people.
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You have a good understanding of substance misuse and the needs of, and issues faced by, people who have been involved in forensic services or detained in secure care settings. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery Worker.
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.
Our Specialist Community Forensic Team based in the North East prepares people for, and supports them through, the transition from Secure Care facilities to living within the community. The team’s goal is to help clients achieve their goal of living more fulfilling lives, whilst maintaining their tenancy and independence in the community. Join us, and you’ll play a key role in helping to make that happen.
Based within a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll manage a caseload for people who use our services with substance misuse issues and give them the assistance they need to enable them to participate in community life. Developing personal support plans and risk assessments which take account of each individual’s full range of needs will be key. We’ll also rely on you to help clients to pursue positive personal development programmes, including community involvement, not to mention develop domestic management and finance management skills so that they can gain increased and improved access to support from various services. And, when it comes to helping with activities like accessing local community services, work and educational opportunities or setting up health and safety systems within their homes, again, we’ll count on you.
To succeed, you'll need some experience of working with people with substance misuse issues, or a similar field, and possibly an NVQ Level 3 In Health & Social Care, though this is not essential. What’s for certain is you have a good understanding of the needs and issues faced by people with lived experience of drug and alcohol issues and the ability to motivate, support and advocate for them. What’s more, you’re used to identifying and coordinating services to meet each client’s needs and supporting individuals to engage with community activities. Basic knowledge of welfare benefits would be useful too, but more important are the communication skills it takes to deal effectively with sensitive and complex issues and with a wide range of people. Great at record keeping, you work well under pressure, are flexible about your hours and committed to self-development. A full driving licence and access to your own transport is preferred
This is a permanent role requiring the post-holder to work 37.5 hours per week. The post holder will be required to work shifts between the hours of 8am - 8pm, including some weekends.
The salary for this role is £17,549 per annum.
So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.
Closing date for applications is 11 August 2021. (We reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received).
We are looking for a highly skilled relationship manager with excellent understanding of social issues and community needs
Senior Philanthropy Advisor
Salary range: £33,655 - £37,341
Full time (35 hours a week)
Office based in Newcastle upon Tyne with some flexibility for remote working
At the Community Foundation, we share a love for North East England and believe in the importance of giving and philanthropy, backing local charities and championing disadvantaged people. Every year, we award grants totalling millions of pounds through funds set up by generous people and organisations. We embrace diversity and seek to engage people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences in our work as staff, trustees, grant recipients and donors.
As our new Senior Philanthropy Advisor, you will promote and support philanthropy by providing advice and services to people and organisations that have set up funds with us. You’ll oversee a portfolio of donor relationships and provide philanthropy advice. And you’ll assess, manage and evaluate grant funding requests.
We don’t need you to have worked in funding before or have a degree. But you’ll have excellent interpersonal skills and experience of developing and managing relationships. You’ll have the skills to advise donors ensuring their interests are met. Your writing will be clear, concise and accurate. You’ll be confident working with data and ICT. And you’ll be strongly committed to your own learning and development.
Alongside an attractive salary and benefits package, we offer flexible working, a great office environment, travel-to-work schemes, half a day a month paid time off to volunteer and opportunities for professional development. Having worked from home since March 2020, we are returning to our office base in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, but trialling all staff being able to continue working remotely for 20% of their time a month.
To help us better reflect the communities we serve, we particularly encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, people who identify as disabled, and people under 40.
We are holding a webinar on Wednesday 11 August from12-1pm where you can find out more about the role and the work of the Community Foundation
Deadline for applications: Monday 23 August 2021 at 9am
Shortlisted applicants notified by: Friday 27 August 2021
Panel interviews: Friday 3 September or Monday 6 September 2021
Registered charity number 700510
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