Are you an inspirer?  A motivator?  Great at bringing people together to help support green spaces? 

Then Urban Green Newcastle wants to hear from you!

We are seeking someone with energy and enthusiasm to encourage involvement with Urban Green Newcastle.  Someone to develop the volunteering offer, and create the most amazing experiences which will inspire, reward and help people feel welcomed and valued.  To help more people feel connected and committed to keeping our wonderful parks and allotments special.

As a new organisation, this is a rare opportunity to be part of something really special.  We are all about collaborating, building close relationships and working with others.  We love our green spaces and want more people to enjoy them – so if you feel you would love this challenge, we would love to hear from you!

Closing date for applications:  Monday, 3 August at 9am

Interview date: w/c 10 August

Recruitment during COVID-19 restrictions

During the COVID-19 restrictions, our interviews will be by video call.

Additionally, the successful applicant will be fully supported to work from home for the initial period where restrictions on non-essential travel are in place.

About us

This post can based at any of our Skylights which are at the following locations London, Brent, Croydon, Oxford, Merseyide, South Wales, South Yorkshire, Coventry, Birmingham, Newcastle and Edinburgh.
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Crisis is expanding its enterprise team looking at new ways to collaborate with start-ups and become more entrepreneurial ourselves. We already operate nine charity shops, two training cafes and a furniture restoration business. We even have a grants programme to enable people experiencing homeless to leap into self-employment. And we know there is more we can do to use entrepreneurship to end homelessness.

About the role
This is an exciting new position in our ambitious and expanding enterprise team that is committed to finding more innovative and entrepreneurial ways to end homelessness.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing, growing and engaging Crisis’ entrepreneurial community of staff, members and external supporters in our mission to demonstrate how entrepreneurship can end homelessness. You will manage and implement a programme of activities and events in line with the Entrepreneurship strategy. You will also manage the internal and external communication channels.

About you
To be successful in this role you will be driven by our values (inspiration, integrity, dignity, fearlessness through independence, adaptability, resolve to end homelessness). You will have experience in developing entrepreneurial communities online and offline. You will be experienced in organising and promoting events locally and nationally. And you can confidently use Twitter and Instagram and other channels. You will be seeking an exciting new challenge, working in a fast paced and agile team and you will be willing to support new initiatives from across the organisation.

About you
To be successful in this role you will be driven by our values (inspiration, integrity, dignity, fearlessness through independence, adaptability, resolve to end homelessness). You will have experience in developing entrepreneurial communities online and offline. You will be experienced in organising and promoting events locally and nationally. And you can confidently use Twitter and Instagram and other channels. You will be seeking an exciting new challenge, working in a fast paced and agile team and you will be willing to support new initiatives from across the organisation.

Benefits
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.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team through the Crisis website

Closing date: Sunday 26 July 2020 (11.59pm)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

The Ashley Foundation is a large homelessness charity and offers accommodation with support to vulnerable single homeless people.  We are looking to appoint 1 x part-time Chef/Housekeeper to work at our Sunderland hostel.  The job involves cooking; budgeting; menu planning; cleaning and delivering some life skills training.

Ideally you will have catering experience and may have worked in a supported housing setting; care home or hotel.  You will have a good understanding of the support needs of homeless people, be non-judgemental in your approach and have good people skills.  You will be willing to go the extra mile and be self-motivated.  You will be able to work in the week, weekend and bank holidays.  You will be flexible in your approach to work and able to cover shifts at short notice.

In return we offer an opportunity to join our team of committed and enthusiastic staff, a competitive salary and good terms and conditions.

It would be preferable that you are a driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes.

To apply, please contact our Regional Housing Manager, Mr William Thompson at the email shown

The address to send any completed applications is: Poplar House, 65 Tatham Street, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR1 2QD

Closing date: Friday 28th August 2020 @ 12 Noon

The Ashley Foundation is a large homelessness charity and offers accommodation with support to vulnerable single homeless people.  We are looking to appoint a Night Duty Supervisor to work nights, weekends and bank holidays at our 26 bed fully supported hostel in Sunderland. 

Ideally you will have experience in working with vulnerable people. You will have a good understanding of the support needs of homeless people, be non-judgemental in your approach and have good people skills.  You will be willing to go the extra mile and be self-motivated.  You will be able to work alone and under your own initiative. You will be flexible in your approach to work and able to cover shifts at short notice. 

In return we offer an opportunity to join our team of committed and enthusiastic staff, a competitive salary and good terms and conditions.

It would be preferable that you are a driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Please provide a current CV.

Closing date: Friday 24th July 2020 @ 12 Noon

Network Development Manager

£27,255 per annum

(Ref SUS2936)

37.5 hours per week – based in North East and Cumbria

Our Network Development Manager roles are truly unique developing accessible walking and cycling routes for everyone. These roles are at the centre of delivering our Paths for Everyone vision for the National Cycle Network which aims to improve the number and quality of traffic-free paths across the UK.

We currently have a vacancy in the beautiful North East and Cumbria region. As part of this role you will be out and about on the National Cycle Network, meeting partners and communities to influence and inspire the upgrade and improvement of routes in the urban and rural environment.

We engage with a diverse range of stakeholders and so we are looking for someone who excels in building and maintaining successful relationships and who can write excellent reports. The role will involve working with design and engineering colleagues to develop and progress feasibility studies and designs, seek consents, secure funding and ultimately take projects into delivery - this is a role where you will see your projects through from start to finish.

We are looking for someone with direct or transferable experience in transport planning, project management, business development and stakeholder engagement. If you are passionate about sustainability, like the idea of working in a small team where you can make a big impact, this the role for you.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am Monday 20 July 2020.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams during week beginning Monday 27 July 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.

Do you have what it takes to rethink and redesign Newcastle’s ‘homelessness system’ to help us end homelessness in the city?
 

Recruitment during COVID-19 restrictions
During the COVID-19 restrictions, our interviews will be by video call.
Additionally, the successful applicant will be fully supported to work from home for the initial period where restrictions on non-essential travel are in place.

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.

Crisis and Newcastle City Council (NCC) have committed to a formal partnership to work together to end homelessness in the city within 10 years.

The partnership commits us to an ambitious place-based programme underpinned by a collective understanding of what causes homelessness in Newcastle, how we currently respond, what works and what we need to do differently to end homelessness in the city over the next 10 years.

About the role

We are recruiting for two Service Designers to join the integrated team being formed in Newcastle as part of the Partnership.
As a service designer you will play a key role in bringing about the fundamental system change needed to achieve an end to homelessness in Newcastle. You will gather insights in a creative and an ethical way from a wide variety of people and organisations to build clear recommendations of how services in the city can be improved or developed to meet the needs of residents’ who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. As a member of the integrated team who will deliver this programme of work you will also help to embed a service design approach into the team and across the sector. You will bring real and added value by teaching and coaching new methods and approaches to redesigning the homelessness system, using creativity to bring people along on the journey and enabling many types of stakeholder, including vulnerable groups, to contribute. You will lead the design and delivery a range of projects, from inception to implementation, that will improve the outcomes and experience of those at risk of homelessness or who are homeless in Newcastle.

About you
To be successful in this role you will be skilled in and comfortable gathering insight to inform the improvement of current services or design of new ones. Your strong understanding and experience of research methods and qualitative analysis techniques means you will help to build a stronger collective understanding of residents’ needs and circumstances. Your ability to communicate effectively across different audiences is key and you can simplify complex and technical information and language to make it more accessible for non-technical audiences. You will have excellent facilitation skills, and the ability to adapt approaches and topics to different audiences. You will help build consensus to enable necessary changes in culture and practice, managing what will at times be difficult conversations. You are a creative and solution focused thinker with strong data literacy skills, which mean you are confident capturing and using insight to help inform decision making and make change happen.

Benefits
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.

How to apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.  For further information on the Newcastle City Council and

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team through the Crisis website.

Closing date: Sunday 12 July at 11.59pm

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Job title: Wild Oysters Project Officer (Tyne & Wear)
Salary: £25,000 pro rata (equating to £15,000 per annum)
Hours:  Part Time – 22.5 hours per week
Duration: Fixed Term (to 1st June 2023)
Location: Sunderland and homeworking with regular travel

About us

Groundwork is a leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work.  We help people to carry out thousands of diverse, locally-led projects each year. Projects that tackle climate change and help people out of fuel poverty. That bring out the best in young people by helping them to improve their local area. Projects that build stronger communities by improving green space or get people back into work and create green jobs.

Wild Oysters is an exciting new project, developed by the Zoological Society of London, Blue Marine Foundation and British Marine.

About the role

The project will take place over three years having started in June 2020, and will create Oyster Rehabilitation Hubs in three locations across the UK- Tyne & Wear in England, North Wales and West Coast of Scotland. At each Rehabilitation Hub Oyster Nurseries will be installed across two Marinas, and we will restore the seabed by creating Oyster Reefs. The Oyster Nurseries form an important tool in our education and engagement programme, using the Oyster Nurseries we will engage local communities and schools with native oyster biology and culture, and with wider marine conservation issues.

As Wild Oyster Project Officer you will be responsible for implementation of the NE England Wild Oyster Rehabilitation Hub including supporting the installation of the native oyster nurseries, restoration of wild native oyster habitat, delivering regular public outreach and education sessions to engage the local community with the Wild Oysters project and leading citizen science-based monitoring and reporting.

This role is subject to an Enhanced Check through Disclosure Scotland

About you

We want someone with experience of working as part of a science/conservation/policy project and of delivering marine conservation or research projects. You will also have experience of carrying out fieldwork and delivering successful educational outreach sessions and public engagement activities. Your role will require you to have excellent communication skills as well as a good grasp of relevant conservation issues in the UK and in the marine/estuarine environment globally.

Closing date: Wednesday 8th July 2020

Want to apply?
Great. All you need to do is complete the application pack that’s available on our website. Simply click on the apply button to be directed to our vacancies page.

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 North East & Cumbria is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

No agencies please.

Humankind is an established provider of health and social care services including substance misuse, health young people and families, work and skills, offending and housing services.

In the last 3 years we have trebled in size. In 2020/21 we have a projected turnover of circa £60 million pounds and will employ in excess of 1500 staff, expanding from a turnover of £27 million pounds and 700 staff in a matter of two years.

We are a national provider with a need to engage and support staff and beneficiaries and advocate for improvements to their lives to enable everyone to have Fairer Chances.

With our recent encouraging growth, we need to take steps to manage this growth effectively and position ourselves to further develop the organisation. We want to continue our vision to be an impactful and innovative health and social care provider.

We are looking for a strong technical lead for our IT department.

You will need to be conversant in a broad range of technical areas including cyber security, infrastructure (On prem and cloud-based solutions), Networking, the Microsoft Office suite including Active Directory and Azure. You understand and can navigate your way through complex tasks, prioritising as appropriate. You have strong problem-solving skills with a flair for lateral thinking. You are a person who gets things done.

You will have technical experience of Microsoft Office Suite specifically MS Teams, Sharepoint, Onedrive.

You will need to be

• A skilled project manager with appropriate qualifications with experience of both agile and waterfall methodologies.
• Conversant with a range of hardware, software, and telephony solutions for large organisations
• ITIL practitioner
• Experience of working in an IT PMO environment and delivering complex work at fast pace to a high standard

Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification prior to applying for this position.

We are flexible on location with a preference for County Durham or Leeds based.

Please visit https://humankind.careers for more information.

The closing date is noon on Wednesday 15th July 2020, however we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

First round interviews held via Zoom on Friday 24th July & second round interviews held Thursday 30th & Friday 31st July. Interview dates may change should the vacancy close early.

Humankind is an established provider of health and social care services including substance misuse, health young people and families, work and skills, offending and housing services.

In the last 3 years we have trebled in size. In 2020/21 we have a projected turnover of circa £60 million pounds and will employ in excess of 1500 staff, expanding from a turnover of £27 million pounds and 700 staff in a matter of two years.

We are a national provider with a need to engage and support staff and beneficiaries and advocate for improvements to their lives to enable everyone to have Fairer Chances.

With our recent encouraging growth, we need to take steps to manage this growth effectively and position ourselves to further develop the organisation. We want to continue our vision to be an impactful and innovative health and social care provider.

We are looking for an experienced senior leader to manage our IT infrastructure, building and maintaining relationships with a number of external service providers and support a small in-house team. You will have a good understanding of IT infrastructure and a strong ability to think strategically about the short, medium- and long-term needs of the charity.

You will have excellent project management skills and a strong technical knowledge in IT and digital technologies. We are looking for someone with a proven track record in managing Internal and external stakeholders, driving efficiencies, and getting best value. You will have experience of working alongside the charitable sector in some way and you will share our values. You are a pragmatic person who is willing to roll their sleeves up.

You will also have technical management experience of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically MS Teams, Sharepoint, and Onedrive. An understanding of complex data migrations would also be desirable.

You will need to be

• A skilled IT leader who can deliver complex change both within and across teams
• Able to set out clear parameters on areas where there are interdependencies between IT and other departments
• A great contract manager, dealing with complex information and record keeping
• Skilled at planning, developing, and implementing projects to time and budget
• Experienced at a senior level in an IT environment
• Able to effectively prioritise across a complex workload

Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification prior to applying for this position.

Please visit https://humankind.careers for more information.

The closing date for CV’s is noon on Wednesday 15th July 2020 with first round interviews held via Zoom on Friday 24th July & second round interviews held Thursday 30th July.

Citizens Advice Gateshead is an independent local charity, and a member of the national Citizens Advice network.  As a team of over 160 staff and 50+ volunteers, we punch above our weight locally and nationally, mobilising knowledge through the delivery of tangible social value, in many different guises, to thousands of people every year.

Our vision is a fair society for all, with lives well lived. As set out in our strategic plan, we aim to be an enduring and dynamic charity that never stands still until we have achieved this vision.

We are now recruiting a Finance Manager to help us to take the next steps on our journey

The Finance Manager post is key to managing and continually improving the financial health and integrity of Citizens Advice Gateshead. The post holder will manage all aspects of the financial affairs of the charity and its trading subsidiary Society Matters cic, with accountability for day to day financial management, and for providing clarity and visibility in all financial matters, to inform and aid insightful and effective decision-making by the Trustee Board, the Chief Executive and the Leadership and Management team.

The role requires an uncompromising attention to detail and a focus on continuous improvement, making best use of technology and resources to improve the efficiency and accuracy of financial processes.

Reporting to a Director, this is a hands-on, technical role, with one direct report.

Does this sound like you

Our ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant who has experience of financial and management reporting within a charity or publicly funded organisation >£1m turnover, including hands-on preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, monthly management accounts and year-end statutory accounts and returns.

You will have an in-depth, recent working knowledge of managing income and expenditure (including cyclical claims) associated with complex and diverse funding streams including contracts, grants, trusts, foundations, donations, gift aid and trading income; and of all financial services, including payroll, pensions, payables and receivables.

If this sounds like you, please get in touch for an application pack to find out more about the charity, the role and how to apply.

Annual Salary: £32,000 to £40,000 per annum, depending upon the experience of the candidate and the contribution they can make to the charity.

Hours: 37 hours per week / Monday to Friday / Flexible working / TOIL system / can include remote working

Closing Date: 5 pm Thursday 9th July 2020

At Depaul UK we currently have an exciting opportunity for an Outreach Worker to come and join our team in the North Tyneside. You will join us on a full time basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £20,859 per annum + pension & other benefits.

Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that: prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within.

In return as our Outreach Worker, you'll be joining a friendly, flexible and values-led organisation, and will receive:

- Competitive salary

- 26 days of annual holiday, plus bank holidays

- Contributory pension scheme

- Life assurance

The Outreach Worker role:

We are looking for a committed Outreach Worker to support our work with Outreach support for young people at risk based in North Tyneside.

Depaul helps people around the UK who are homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged, with a special focus on young people. We are a homelessness charity with the largest network of emergency accommodation for young people in the UK, making a difference to the lives of thousands of young people each year. We are unique, innovative and very passionate about what we do, working in the very heart of local communities.

You will have a vital role to play in helping us achieve our mission of offering homeless and disadvantaged people the opportunity to fulfil their potential and move towards an independent and positive future.

What makes this role exciting?

- A full induction and training to enhance the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills required’

- Training in the Depaul Endeavour model

- Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner

- Access to a total rewards package including a health plan and generous pension contributions

What will ideally support your success in the Outreach Worker role?

- Experience of working with the client group and an understanding of their needs, poor mental health and substance use

- A knowledge and understanding of Risk Assessments and Support Planning

- An understanding and commitment to working in an assets-based way

- High level understanding of professional boundaries and ability to maintain boundaries

Closing Date:  Friday 17th July at 12:00

So, if this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Outreach Worker then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from unsolicited recruitment or media agencies.

+ 11½% non-contributory pension

Fixed Term for 9 months (possible extension) - Maternity Cover

NEA, the national energy efficiency and fuel poverty charity, is currently recruiting for an experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated Project Development Co-ordinator to assist the charity to deliver innovative projects to tackle fuel poverty.  Working in partnership with central and local government, fuel utilities, the health sector, consumer groups and NGOs, NEA aims to eradicate fuel poverty and promote energy efficiency to low-income and other vulnerable households.

This is a maternity cover post and will be responsible for the delivery of a range of projects which deliver affordable warmth services for low income and vulnerable householders.

The post holder will need good organisational skills, excellent written and communication skills as well as an understanding of energy efficiency and the needs of low income, vulnerable or disadvantaged householders.  The post will involve giving energy advice to householders and the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate experience and qualifications in doing so. The post holder will also assist in the identification of opportunities for the delivery of new projects.  This will require an understanding how partnership working may be developed with local authorities, housing providers, energy sector partners and community sector or health sector agencies. The post holder will also help to maintain and extend NEA’s profile with regional stakeholders in the North East.

This post provides an exciting and rewarding opportunity to help deliver projects that can change lives.  NEA’s project work aims to bring improvements to the health and well-being of low income and vulnerable householders. At the same time NEA’s projects also help to meet environmental and sustainability goals. 

North East

You have a good understanding of mental health issues 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.

Our NHS Secure 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 goals is to help clients achieve their goal of living more fulfilling lives, whilst maintaining their tenancy & 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 individuals 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 in mental health, 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 salary for this role is £17,004.00 per annum with potential progression to £17,230.00 per annum.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website. 

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

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.

You’ve got good administration experience and you’re a good team player with a flexible approach. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as an Administrator.

Enthusiastic and keen to develop, you’ve got good communication skills and a professional telephone manner as well as experience of completing financial returns/ records. It goes without saying that you have strong IT skills and are able to prioritise a busy workload and work to deadlines. You will work with Service Managers to assist in the processing of referrals and returns for commissioners. In addition to this you will be expected to liaise with Housing Benefit departments and Local Authority finance teams. 

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits including 25 days' holiday, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers, plus exceptional professional development and training opportunities? Apply now via our website.

This is a permanent role and will require the post-holder to work 37.5 hours per week. 

The salary for this role is £17,004.00 with progression up to £17,230.00 per annum.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website. 

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.
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.