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This role is borough-wide and will see you undertaking direct work with VCSE groups and organisations within Bury. This may be providing individual information, advice and guidance, delivering a training course, supporting our VCSE networks/forums or representing the sector at a meeting or event.
We’re looking for someone:
- With the ability to communicate with a wide and diverse range of people in a culturally sensitive way.
- Who can support and understand a wide range of groups from mutual aid and small community groups to larger charities and social enterprises.
- Who can build strong and trusting relationships with VCSE organisations and can be a representative of Bury VCFA in the community.
- Who has a problem-solving approach – with patience, listening skills and the ability to provide a professional challenge if needed.
- Who has the passion and skill to work as part of a team to support the VCSE sector and genuinely improve the quality of life for people living in Bury.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about empowering individuals and making a difference in your community?
Citizens Advice Swindon is looking for a dedicated Volunteer Development and Training Officer to join our team.
At the heart of our service are our volunteers, and this role is key to supporting them in their volunteering journey with Citizens Advice Swindon.
About Citizens Advice Swindon:
Citizens Advice Swindon is a dynamic and community-focused organisation dedicated to providing free, confidential, independent and impartial advice to individuals and families facing a wide range of issues. We aim to empower people to make informed decisions, resolve problems, and improve their lives. Whoever you are, whatever the problem.
Key Responsibilities:
- Training Development: Work collaboratively to identify training needs, develop training materials, and design engaging programs.
- Training Delivery: Deliver dynamic training sessions in various formats to volunteers and staff, creating a positive and inclusive learning environment.
- Volunteer Development: Mentor and guide volunteers, helping them develop their skills and confidence in delivering high-quality advice and support.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is well organised
- Has excellent people and communication skills
- Is a great team player
- Is dedicated to creating a positive and inclusive learning environment
- Recognises the value of volunteering both to the individual and society.
You may have prior experience of delivering training, assessing and supporting learners to achieve competence, however, we will consider offering this as a trainee role for the right candidate.
Experience of working in a Social Welfare law setting would be an advantage.
Closing date for applications: 11th April 2024
Interview dates: 19th April 2024
For an application pack please click the apply button.
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At Bexley Voluntary Service Council (BVSC), you will find a team who are absolutely committed to supporting a strong, sustainable, and influential voluntary and community sector that can make a positive impact on people’s lives in Bexley.
We work hard, we help each other and go out of way to help others and find solutions rather than focusing on problems. We are positive and proactive and, although absolutely focused on our areas of expertise, we work as a team so that BVSC is the best it can be. Above all, everything we do is to strengthen our local Voluntary and Community Sector.
We are looking for a dynamic individual to take on the day-to-day running of the Digital Champions project and network. Digital Champions are volunteers who inspire and motivate others to get online, while encouraging and supporting them to develop their digital skills and confidence. As the project continues to evolve, there will be an increased focus on Digital Champions placed in local health care settings across the borough. This is an opportunity to be at the centre of an exciting, innovative partnership project, working closely with the statutory and voluntary sector partners in taking the scheme into a new phase of development. If you are an individual passionate about community development and ensuring that digital inclusion remains an important part of the agenda in Bexley, we would love to hear from you.
Key Duties:
- To be the first point of contact for the existing network of Digital Champions in the borough, and support organisations to recruit, onboard and manage new Digital Champions.
- To directly manage a pool of Digital Champions under BVSC and lead on recruitment, onboarding, and training.
- To organise regular online and face-to-face meetings for Digital Champions.
- To develop and implement a communications plan that raises awareness of the Digital Champions Network in Bexley and of the challenges and opportunities digital inclusion presents.
- To explore new opportunities with partners and the sector more broadly in a way that aims to expand the digital champions project and create a more digitally inclusive culture for Bexley residents.
- To organise regular events, training and information sessions for Digital Champions based on needs.
- To collect data and write reports on the project for presentation to partnership committees and health and wellbeing boards.
- To represent Bexley Digital Champions at London-wide and national forums and conferences.
- Attend staff meetings, supervision and training as required.
- Identify, report, and monitor any safeguarding concerns in accordance with the latest local procedures relating to the appropriate service.
- To comply with, and share responsibility for ensuring the implementation of, BVSC policies and procedures and key legislation such as GDPR and Safeguarding.
- Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be assigned from time-to-time including travel throughout the borough to attend events, answer phone enquiries, occasionally on evenings/weekends, meet with volunteers and organisations.
- To support the Volunteer Centre on an adhoc basis with events, phone line queries and other general activities.
These are the normal duties which are required of the position; however, we do require that all staff be flexible and may be required to perform other duties to ensure the efficient running of services.
Please note that the base for this role is Engine House, Bexley, and will involve regular travel throughout the London Borough of Bexley.
Person Specification
- Experience of working in a person-centred way in charity, health, or care services
- Committed to improving lives and communities
- Excellent interpersonal skills with experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Experience of working within a framework of confidentiality and with access to sensitive personal data
- Excellent IT skills including previous use of Microsoft Office and CRM database systems
- Experience of demonstrating impact and user outcomes
- A creative problem solver and able to prioritise a varied workload, managing conflicting priorities to meet deadlines
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with professionals and voluntary sector providers across the borough
- Enthusiasm, flexibility and a positive ‘can do’ attitude
Desirable
- Existing knowledge of local voluntary services and resources
- An understanding of health inequalities at a local, London-wide, and national level
- An understanding of Health and Social Care Services
- Must have access to own transport (car, motorbike, bicycle) and able to travel efficiently across the borough
- Experience of providing volunteer management and support
- An understanding of volunteering policies and procedures
- Organisational values, who have the right experience and skills for the role
This position will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS check.
Please submit your CV, cover letter, screening questions and monitoring form by 9am on Thursday 18th April. Applications which do not provide all 3 items (CV, cover letter and screening questions) will not be considered.
You will be advised if you are shortlisted and informed of the interview date which will take place week commencing 29th April. If you have not heard from us by Wednesday 24th April, please assume your application was not successful, we are unable to provide feedback on applications which are not shortlisted.
*We encourage you to apply early, as applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received*
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As Project Support Officer you will support the Northern Area Manager and Regional Manager with volunteer recruitment, documentation of training (such as DBS, references, Food Safety Level 2, First Aid), giving our volunteers a fantastic experience, guest outreach and giving extra support to our Yorkshire & The Humber projects to aid development and growth within the region.
Our projects are run by volunteers and supported by Regional Managers, through recruitment and training of volunteers. Your role will be to support the Regional Manager so that they can manage more projects, along with supporting the Regional Manager with expansion plans within their areas. This support could range from developing relationships with our food suppliers, researching local organisations to support with guest outreach, and recruiting new volunteers for the region.
You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and be able to talk confidently to external people about our Projects. You will also be a good organizer, with the ability to manage multiple tasks within multiple Projects. You will have a passion for food and cooking, and be committed to our objectives and ethics.
The role will require attendance at our Community Meals projects in Leeds, Sheffield, Hull and Bradford, with occasional evening and weekend work. A full driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this exciting role.
Benefits: We offer 26.5 working days (this includes 3.5 days for the Christmas close down) plus additional holiday for length of service, up to a maximum of 30 days (pro-rata for part-time). Our healthcare package allows staff to claim money back on healthcare bills and includes access to telephone counselling and online GP appointments.
How to apply: Please upload a CV of no more than two sides, and a covering note/letter of no more than two sides explaining why you are suitable for the role, via our vacancy website.
Deadline for your application: 11.59pm on Wednesday 3rd April 2024. Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing 8th April.
Inclusivity: FoodCycle is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.
Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for this role. We do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you excited to roll up your sleeves and be part of the growth and evolution of a dynamic anti-poverty charity? Are you adept at building relationships and an outstanding communicator? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
As our Fundraising Officer, you will have the exciting opportunity to make a huge difference in improving the lives of people living in hygiene poverty. Working to secure vital funding for the charity’s work and particularly our volunteer-led projects across the UK, you will work closely with the Senior Volunteer Experience, Communications and Fundraising Manager and Head of Fundraising, Communications and External Engagement. You’ll create new income generation streams, manage trusts and foundations’ bid writing and help deliver all fundraising and stewardship initiatives.
The Hygiene Bank is at a pivotal point in its journey as it embarks on its three-year strategy for growth. The charity has grown rapidly since its creation in 2018 and has exciting plans in its mission to end hygiene poverty. The income generation team will play a critical role in this changing organisation.
If you fit this profile and want to use your talents to improve the lives of people across the UK and are interested in remote working opportunities in a flexible organisation with a values-led ethos, we would love to hear from you!
About The Hygiene Bank
Hygiene poverty is not being able to afford many of the everyday hygiene and personal grooming products most of us take for granted. The reality of low income is that it restricts people’s options, leaving us caught between being able to heat our homes, pay the rent, eat, or be clean. It is washing hair, bodies, faces and clothes in the same cheap washing up liquid used for the dishes. It is not being able to replace a toothbrush when needed or sharing a toothbrush because one each just isn't an option. It is having to choose between shaving foam and razors or the transport fare to a job interview.
Hygiene Poverty is the hidden crisis facing the UK. In 2022, The Hygiene Bank published groundbreaking research into the incidence and impact of hygiene poverty. It found that over 3.1 million adults across the country are currently experiencing hygiene poverty and that it is both alarmingly widespread, increasing and disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable. It stops people from participating in society, feeds the mental health crisis and blocks routes out of poverty. It is simply unjust.
At The Hygiene Bank, we believe that everyone deserves to feel clean. That is why our network of projects exists – to give people access to the basics they need.
Job Description
The Fundraising Officer will be a key member of The Hygiene Bank’s income generation and wider team, with a responsibility to help fulfil the charity’s fundraising plans. The role will support the charity’s Senior Volunteer Experience, Communications and Fundraising Manager and Head of Fundraising, Communications and External Engagement to help raise and grow revenue from a diverse portfolio of supporters across the UK, with a particular focus on maximising funds from trusts, foundations and grant-giving organisations, as we implement our new fundraising strategy.
Responsibilities
· Research and build relationships with new and existing grant-making organisations.
· Write and submit applications to grant-making organisations.
· Keep the pipeline of support and the fundraising database updated.
· Assist with evaluation and monitoring reports and ensure these are of high quality and are submitted on time.
· Support and provide guidance to local projects on the development and submission of grant applications, keeping record of all prospects and monitoring the reporting and performance of local projects based on funding requirements.
· Support and assist the Senior Volunteer Experience, Communications and Fundraising Manager and Head of Fundraising, Communications and External Engagement with the implementation of the Fundraising strategy and other team activities.
· Assist in stewarding the support of funders and donors through regular communications updates.
· Have an understanding of charity law, in particular with regard to the Data Protection Act and GDPR and the recording and storage of donor data. Ensure all data is managed within the law and effectively.
· Assist with the creation of fundraising materials, such as newsletters, brochures, Annual Report and other communications.
· Support the team on creative concepts, tactics and messaging for fundraising and communications campaigns.
Person Specification
With a strong alignment with The Hygiene Bank’s values, you will have:
· Excellent communications skills; both written and verbal.
· Strong interpersonal skills: with the ability to forge and develop relationships with individuals, corporate contacts and community groups.
· Sound knowledge of fundraising and income generation.
· Excellent organisational skills: being self-motivated and disciplined, with the ability to work without the need for close supervision.
· The ability to work under pressure and on multiple projects at the same time.
· The ability to represent the charity and its mission in a clear, emotive and factual way.
· An enthusiastic, can-do attitude; a self-starter and a team player, with a flair for building relationships.
This job description and person specification represents an outline of the major components of the job and is not intended to be exhaustive.
Experience
You will have two years’ experience in the following:
· Either fundraising and/or successful voluntary fundraising activities.
· Communicating effectively with a range of audiences.
· Forging and stewarding relationships with key stakeholders.
· Working toward financial targets.
· Using and maintaining budgets.
· Working in the charity sector.
Next Steps
· Deadline for applications – Monday 8th April 9am
· Interviews –.Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th April, via Teams
· Starting date – as soon as possible thereafter.
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please let us know if you need adjustments to the application process.
If you would like to join our team, please submit:
• An up to date CV outlining your employment history, qualifications and contact details.
• A supporting statement (no more than 2 x A4 pages) which i) demonstrates how you meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification and ii) outlining why you are interested in working for The Hygiene Bank.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
Our Welfare Officers provide direct and impactful welfare support to RAF personnel and their immediate family. As a trusted and confidential source of support, you will assist our service users with challenges they are facing, from mental ill-health, difficult relationships, domestic abuse, financial and cost-of-living concerns, resettlement, housing, childcare, equality issues, bereavement, military discharge or deployment and many more - no day will be the same, as such this is a great opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the Welfare sector.
Our intervention is provided with consent on a non-statutory basis, and you will work with and engage our service users to develop appropriate interventions for individual outcomes.
Our service is transitioning to become more accessible and inclusive, digital technology plays a key role in this, as such you will use digital technologies to complement and enhance processes and service user experience.
You will play an active role within the community, promoting the service through the delivery of presentations and representing the service at public engagement events. You will also work closely with RAF welfare teams, local authorities, health, education, civilian agencies, charities and other military organisations to ensure the best outcome for the service user.
About the Team
2024 marks 34 years since SSAFA began delivering an independent non-statutory, and confidential service, for the Royal Air Force community across the UK, and this is an exciting time to be joining as we were recently successful in our bid to continue delivering this service.
We are transforming our ways of working to be innovative, to ensure our service is even more inclusive and accessible to meet the needs of a modern RAF.
As part of this transition, we are recruiting to several Welfare Officer vacancies across the UK, including apprenticeship opportunities which will be advertised in due course.
We are a hard-working team from diverse professional backgrounds. Although we all have our own area of responsibility, we support each other in delivering the best possible service to our military community.
About you
To thrive in this role you will have relevant experience of supporting adults, families and children/young people. You will be able to take a flexible and creative approach to problem solving. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to deliver presentations with confidence.
You will have used Microsoft Office 365 to a high standard. It is important that you have experience of planning and managing your own workload, with minimal supervision.
It would be advantageous if you have experience of carrying out assessments, preparing plans, monitoring and reviewing outcomes.
There will be some travel required and therefore you will need to be able to drive and have access to your own car.
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2022 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way, they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.
Closing date: Midnight on Monday 01 April 2024. SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews: Week commencing 08 April 2024
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We are currently seeking a Quality and Insight Officer to join our team in Lincolnshire. The pro rata starting salary for working 22 hours per week will be £13,111.
The requirements of the role will include:
To develop and implement a Quality Management Framework, which aligns to Lincolnshire County Council Framework.
Onboard the staff team across Lincolnshire with the Quality Framework providing training and support to the teams.
Support the development and implementation of Carers First Impact and Evaluation Framework and ISO 9001 to evidence the positive impact the team has on lives of carers.
To take overall responsibility for monitoring, both strengths and learning across Lincolnshire
To be successful we are looking for a self-motivate individual, who can work flexibly, whilst maintaining a good work/life balance with experience of using CRM systems e.g. Mosaic, BlueBox and Power Bi to manage workflow and record essential data and contacts.
You will require experience of developing and implementing quality systems and measures, collating, analysing and reporting data and be able to make recommendations for performance improvement.
You will also require excellent written analytical, listening and verbal communication skills, experience of planning and delivering workshops. An ability to build positive and constructive working relationships with colleagues at all levels across the organisation, along with the ability to network, develop and sustain joint work between agencies, including establishing good working relationships.
Good geographical and working knowledge of support services available in Lincolnshire and be able to demonstrate understanding of and commitment to the goals and values of the charity.
We offer the flexibility to work from home with some travel within Lincolnshire.
In return, you will benefit from working for a not-for-profit organisation that delivers a service which makes a real difference to people’s lives.
We offer training and development to help you grow your career, good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our work-place pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.
If you are interested in becoming part of our team and have the skills and experience, we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference then please read the Job Description and Person Specification outlined in our Candidate Pack.
Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.
We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us and we will be happy to organise for one of the Team to contact you.
Please note that if you have not been contacted within one week of submitting your completed online Carers First application form, that your application has not been successful.
Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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Healthwatch is all about people - capturing the views of local people on their experiences of using services, taking this feedback to health and care leaders and other decision-makers to improve care.
In Hampshire, the local Healthwatch is hosted by The Advocacy People who would be your employer. The Advocacy People and Healthwatch share core values which are all about people’s voices:
· Empowering people to speak up
· Amplifying service user voices
· Enabling people to participate in, and influence, decision-making about health and social care
· Providing information which helps people make informed decisions.
We’re looking for a passionate and innovative communicator to join our small and friendly team on a permanent basis, working 37 hours per week, with a starting salary of £23,611 per annum.
As a Healthwatch Officer with strong interpersonal, verbal and written skills you’ll be the lead for the recruitment, training and deployment of volunteers, creating opportunities for them to engage digitally and face-to-face with a wide range of people on health and care issues.
You’ll need to build positive relationships with local residents, reaching those who are seldom heard or marginalised, and professionals from the health, social care and voluntary sectors.
Good teamwork is essential: we are looking for someone who is flexible and confident, who can speak to people from all parts of the community, and who will be ready to support the team in the different facets of its work.
As an employee of The Advocacy People, you’ll be offered a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive support and development programme.
Role requirements and how to apply
With travel across Hampshire an essential part of the role, we need you to be based within the county or Hampshire borders, with a full driving licence and access to a vehicle as many parts of Hampshire are not reachable by public transport. As this role is home-based, we also need you to have a stable home broadband service and reliable mobile phone coverage.
Please note that this position is subject to standard DBS and Right to Work checks and we ask all invited applicants to bring evidence (photographic where possible) of their right to work in the UK to interview.
New employee start dates can only be confirmed once relevant checks have been completed and satisfactory references received.
We really look forward to hearing from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job title: Supporter Care Officer
Reporting to: Fundraising Manager
Terms: Permanent Contract, 25 days Holiday (exc. Bank Holidays) pro rata, 5% pension contribution.
Place of work: Our central office (Bristol) with some hybrid working optional and occasional visits to our Plymouth and Bristol warehouses
About FareShare South West
FareShare South West is the region’s largest food redistribution charity. We take good-to-eat surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, and share it with over 400 charities, schools and community hubs across the south west, joining the dots between food waste and hunger and transforming an environmental problem into social good.
Purpose of role
FareShare South West’s (FSSW) fundraising strategy and income streams have developed and diversified rapidly in line with major growth since 2017. Individual giving (IG) became a new major fundraising stream for us during the pandemic and is essential for ongoing sustainability as we expand and launch new programmes and operations to fight hunger and food waste.
The Supporter Care Officer (SCO) is responsible for all donor support processes, systems, strategies and individual giving fundraising appeals, which ensure we have excellent relationships with our donors to retain and grow our IG income. Powerful narratives, storytelling and engagement with donors is crucial to ensure that our funding need and impact is shared with supporters.
The SCO will work with the Fundraising Manager (FM) and Chief Fundraising and Communications Officer (CFCO) to grow our major donor, regular giving, appeal and legacy income alongside sustaining our irregular giving and Gift Aid income. The SCO will work with the Fundraising Assistant to thank supporters, record donations and support individuals with their own fundraising events.
The pay scale for this role reflects that we're open to applications from experienced Supporter Care and Individual Giving fundraisers, and also those looking to move into the sector who have transferable skills.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job title: Communications Officer
Reporting to: Communications Manager
Terms: Permanent contract, 25 days holiday
(exc. Bank Holidays), 5% pension contribution.
Place of work: Our central office (Bristol) with some hybrid working optional; regular visits to our warehouses
About FareShare South West
FareShare South West is the region’s largest food redistribution charity. We take good-to-eat surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, and share it with over 400 charities, schools and community hubs across the south west, joining the dots between food waste and hunger and transforming an environmental problem into social good.
Purpose of role
We’re restructuring our Fundraising and Communications team to increase our capacity to communicate engaging stories about the breadth of our work.
In this creative role, you will plan, create and deliver print and digital marketing content to support this important work, ensuring potential supporters (including volunteers, fundraisers, food suppliers and key local stakeholders) know about our social and environmental impact.
The pay scale for this role reflects that we're open to applications from experienced communications professionals, and also those looking to move into the sector who have transferable skills. Please note: the salary range for this post has been amended since it was first advertised.
Job description
• Work with the Communications Manager to develop and deliver an annual comms schedule, including proactively sourcing case studies and testimonials with video, photography and written content
• Work with the Communications Manager to develop and implement a social media plan with metrics for monitoring and evaluation
• Create and share engaging content across all our social channels (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X) to meet objectives
• Launch TikTok as a new content platform
• Design print materials including posters and leaflets
• Keep the website up to date
• Support the Communications Manager with the circulation and promotion of press releases and management of press database, comms crisis plan and FAQs
• Assist with the delivery of internal communications
• Regularly review and refresh our bank of testimonials and statistics, managing permissions for content
• Work closely with the fundraising team to creating compelling appeals content to generate income
• Act as an ambassador for our charity, sharing our values and engaging with the public
• Work collaboratively with staff teams (Food Sourcing, Volunteering, Membership, Fundraising, Employability and warehouse teams in Bristol and Plymouth) to ascertain and fulfil their comms needs
• Work collaboratively with young people on our FareChance employability programme, supporting them to learn new professional skills and developing an exciting new youth-led, inclusive aspect of our comms
• Support student interns, volunteers and warehouse-based comms leads with comms projects
• Proactively seek out examples of comms best practice and developments, including building relationships with partner charities in the FareShare network
Other
• Undertake any other reasonable duties to support the operations of the charity
• Assist on monitoring progress, impact, and success against KPIs
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job title: Trusts and Grants Officer
Reporting to: Fundraising Manager
Terms: Permanent Contract, 25 days Holiday
(exc. Bank Holidays) pro rata, 5% pension contribution.
Place of work: Our central office (Bristol) with some hybrid working optional
About FareShare South West
FareShare South West is the region’s largest food redistribution charity. We take good-to-eat surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, and share it with over 400 charities, schools and community hubs across the south west, joining the dots between food waste and hunger and transforming an environmental problem into social good.
Purpose of role
FareShare South West’s (FSSW) fundraising need and strategy has developed and diversified rapidly in line with major growth since 2017. Trusts and Grants make up a significant percentage of FSSW’s annual fundraised income.
The Trusts and Grants Officer (TO) will be responsible for managing our portfolio of small grants (up to £15k) alongside supporting larger grant applications where appropriate. This involves researching available funding opportunities, maintaining a prospect list and applying to relevant opportunities. The TO will work with the Fundraising Manager (FM) to create compelling fundraising applications for both core funding and specific projects. They will be responsible for the stewardship of their funders, ensuring that they meet reporting guidelines, share impact data appropriately and keep funders updated of any project changes.
This role will suit an individual with excellent writing skills looking to develop their skills in the charity sector. The successful candidate will be able to create powerful narratives incorporating factual data and emotive case studies and be confident in approaching funders and promoting FareShare South West.
This role will be based in our central Bristol office, with occasional home working and occasional travel to our Plymouth warehouse.
The pay scale for this role reflects that we're open to applications from experienced Trusts and Grants Fundraisers, and also those looking to move into the sector who have transferable skills.
Location: Hybrid · UK - United Kingdom
About the role
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our bank as a Welfare Officer, providing cover as required for the SSAFA RAF Service across the UK.
Our Bank Welfare Officers will provide direct and impactful welfare support to RAF personnel and their immediate family on an ad hoc basis when a full-time member of the team is unavailable to do so.
As a trusted and confidential source of support, you will assist our service users with challenges they are facing, from mental ill-health, difficult relationships, domestic abuse, financial and cost-of-living concerns, resettlement, housing, childcare, equality issues, bereavement, military discharge or deployment and many more - no day will be the same, as such this is a great opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the Welfare sector.
Our intervention is provided with consent on a non-statutory basis, and you will work with and engage our service users to develop appropriate interventions for individual outcomes.
Our service is transitioning to become more accessible and inclusive, digital technology plays a key role in this, as such you may be asked to use digital technologies to complement and enhance processes and service user experience.
You will work closely with RAF welfare teams, local authorities, health, education, civilian agencies, charities and other military organisations to ensure the best outcome for the service user.
About the Team
2024 marks 34 years since SSAFA began delivering an independent non-statutory, and confidential service, for the Royal Air Force community across the UK, and this is an exciting time to be joining as we were recently successful in our bid to continue delivering this service.
We are transforming our ways of working to be innovative, to ensure our service is even more inclusive and accessible to meet the needs of a modern RAF.
We are a hard-working team, from diverse professional backgrounds. Although we all have our own area of responsibility, we support each other in delivering the best possible service to our military community.
Find out more about the 34 year history of the Service Personal Support & Social Work Service and hear from a colleague at RAF St Mawgan on our careers page.
About you
To thrive in this role you will have relevant experience of supporting adults, families and children/young people. You will be able to take a flexible and creative approach to problem solving. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to deliver presentations with confidence.
You will have used Microsoft Office 365 to a high standard. It is important that you have experience of planning and managing your own workload, with minimal supervision.
It would be advantageous if you have experience of carrying out assessments, preparing plans, monitoring and reviewing outcomes.
There will be some travel required and therefore you will need to be able to drive, have access to your own car and be flexible to spend nights away from home occasionally within the UK at short notice..
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2022 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way, they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.
Closing date: Midnight on Monday 01 April 2024. SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews: Week commencing 08 April 2024
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Role Title: Accommodation Support Officer
Base: 1 Role in Telford, 1 Role in Leamington Spa
YSS enables people to be emotionally resilient, to thrive and feel they belong to a community. We uphold people’s rights and responsibilities and enable them to exercise these with dignity and respect.
Since 2003, YSS has been delivering rehabilitation and resettlement services to adults in the Criminal Justice System. In partnership with NACRO, YSS deliver accommodation services to those on a probation community order, or custodial license across Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. Our accommodation services include prison pre and post release support
Our aim is to break-down the barriers to maintaining, or securing, suitable and settled accommodation, including difficulties accessing social housing or securing accommodation within the private rental sector due to having served a prison sentence, financial hurdles and/or a lack of knowledge/experience to navigate the housing market.
The Role:
As Accommodation Support Officer you will provide structured, tailored, one-to-one, rehabilitation and resettlement support to individuals on a custodial license and under supervision in the community. The support provided aims to help individuals overcome any barriers to obtaining and retaining secure and stable accommodation so that they can successfully reintegrate into society.
Your role will principally work with individuals managed in the relevant probation delivery units, offering a mixture of face to face and remote working. Your primary base will be determined by the area closest to where you reside and there will be an expectation that you travel to probation offices that you cover at agreed intervals. Mileage costs will be paid from your base to other offices.
There is an expectation for the team to also support delivery in other areas, within our service, according to need.
Summary of Key Responsibilities
· Support service users to sustain, maintain or break down barriers to accommodation.
· Carry out accommodation needs assessments.
· Record, monitor and review progress against individual and service objectives, to demonstrate impact and outcomes achieved.
· Enable and motivate service users to identify and achieve desired accommodation outcomes.
· Actively engage with service users to obtain feedback around decisions that affect them.
· Risk assess and take the necessary actions in respect of any activities/engagement undertaken with service users including personal safety, lone-working and safeguarding.
· Understand professional boundaries and ensure that your role and remit is made clear to all service users you engage with.
· Work collaboratively in multi-agency settings as required. This includes maintaining professional relationships and appropriate levels of confidentiality of information.
· Meet individual performance targets and contribute towards meeting team performance targets in respect of the service.
· Provide cover for other team members of the Accommodation Support Services Team.
· Maintain up to date records via relevant and appropriate systems within specified timeframes and produce reports as required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week. Some out of office hours work will be required.
Salary: £25,970 per annum
Benefits: 28 days annual leave per annum/pro rata plus statutory holidays on appointment. Additional annual leave days awarded on length of service, Company pension contribution, Life insurance (3 x salary), Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including 24/7 support helpline, Interest-free Season Ticket Loan, Additional maternity pay and leave, Additional paternity pay, Additional sick pay.
ABOUT US
Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. Missing People exists to ease the heartache experienced by those missing someone, and to help people who are away from home find their way back to safety. Our vision is for every missing child, adult and family left behind to find help, hope and a safe way to reconnect. We are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working for everyone who needs us. We provide free, confidential support, help and advice by phone, email, text and live chat.
We coordinate a UK-wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search for the estimated 170,000 people who go missing each year.
Missing People is an independent charity that relies on donations.
ABOUT THE ROLE
You will play an integral role in planning and delivering our flagship annual Night of Light Gala, working closely with our Event Lead and the rest of the Philanthropy Team on this dazzling event. Our Gala raised approximately £300K of vital funds in 2023. You will work with some amazing suppliers, high profile people, volunteers and supporters on this, and other events. You will get to support third-party events, including Golf Days and challenges, and special events like our 8-Hour cycle challenge round Brands Hatch for 20 teams of four in September, as well as any new events for our philanthropists to deliver vital income, and inspire our supporters to grow and repeat their events, each year.
You will also provide essential research and administration support to help prospect and steward incredible high-level supporters and our Fundraising Board of volunteers.
ABOUT YOU
Do you want to use your experience in Events and your organisational skills to ensure Missing People’s events and challenges delight participants and raise vital funds for the charity?
You will be highly organised with the ability to prioritise as you will be working on several projects concurrently. You will be responsible for reaching out to some of our most important supporters and will be confident in communicating with a diverse people such as executives, high net worth individuals and people affected by the issue of missing.
You will have experience of:
• Planning and delivering events.
• Writing impactful communications such as letters, emails, or newsletters
• Strong administration
You will also have:
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Outstanding communication skills suited to diverse audiences such as executives, high net worth individuals and community leaders.
• A commitment to Missing People’s values and aims.
WORKING FOR MISSING PEOPLE
Would you like to work for a welcoming, caring organisation which really makes a difference to vulnerable people throughout the UK?
Missing People is a friendly and supportive place to work. Working for Missing People means living our values. It’s a place where people are encouraged to ‘let fly’ so you can ‘make things happen’. We know you’re more than just a job title, and ‘be human’ is an important value here.
You will find plenty of scope for personal development including: getting involved in cross-charity projects; leadership development or volunteer supervision; training; e-learning; and hearing about the latest topics from some of our amazing partners. We offer a range of enhanced family friendly benefits.
FIND OUT MORE AND APPLY
If you want to be a lifeline when someone goes missing, click apply to read the full job description, a letter from the Major Donor Managers and information about the charity's fantastic achievements in 2023. We look forward to receiving your application.
Please ensure you include your CV and a brief covering letter explaining how you would be a good fit for this role.
Closing Date: 23:59 on 4th April 2024. We reserve the right to close this vacancy before this date if we receive a high number of applications and encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews: 10th April 2024
You may also have experience in the following: Events Coordinator, Hospitality, Events Co-ordinator, Conference Manager, Events Assistant, PR, Public Relations, Events Manager, Sales, Business Development Events Organiser, Events Assistant, Events Manager, Events Administrator, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Administrator, Events Management, Funding Coordination Officer, Fundraising Coordinator, Charities, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Donor Management, Regional Fundraising, Third Sector, Charity Funding, etc
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Salary: £22,866 FTE
Hours: 22.5
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Permanent
Purpose:
To support Carers to review and reassess their Carers Assessments and Peace of Mind for Carers contingency plans in line with local authority procedures. To provide information and support to Carers to reduce the impact of their caring role.
Specific Responsibilities
- Contact all Carers whose Carers Assessment/POM4C plan is due for annual review.
- Ensure that Carers Assessments/POM4C plan reviews are carried out with at least 90% of Carers who are due for an annual review.
- Consider if a Carer may have substantial difficulty in being involved in the assessment review process under the definition provided by the Care Act 2014 and ensure the Carer has suitable advocacy support.
- In undertaking the Carers Assessment/POM4C plan review support the Carer to identify and communicate whether there have been any changes since their assessment that impacts on their caring role.
- Where there have been no changes since their assessment, ensure the Review Form is complete enabling the Carer to continue to receive the same levels of support.
- Where there has been changes since their assessment, undertake a re-assessment to determine the Carer’s eligibility under the Care Act 2014 using the National Eligibility Criteria.
- Where Carers needs for support meet the eligibility criteria, develop and deliver in partnership with the Carer a care and support plan, that is proportionate to the assessed needs.
- Where there has been changes since their assessment, use the Local Authority Resource Allocation System (RAS) to determine a Carers’ payment. Commission Carers’ payments, explaining the payment process to the Carer.
- Ensure that Carers who are ‘not eligible’ in accordance with the Care and Support (Eligibility Criteria) Regulations 2014 are provided with advice, information, signposting and referral on to meet current needs and prevent/delay future needs.
- Ensure that Carers’ Assessments Reviews and Support Plans are complaint with the Carers’ Assessment and Support Planning Quality Assurance Framework.
- Take a whole family approach to undertaking the Carers Assessment Review, considering whether other Carers, including young Carers, are involved in care giving and ensure they are offered information and referred on for support where consent is given.
- Provide up to date information regarding Carers rights and the services and resources available to support Carers.
- Ensure support offered and information provided to Carers is appropriate for their specific needs including but not limited to mental health conditions, learning disabilities and dementia.
- Make outgoing referrals to facilitate Carers’ access to other local services/organisations where appropriate.
- Work in partnership with the other Review Officers to ensure a co-ordinated approach to annual carers assessment reviews.
- Process notifications such as notifications of death and changes to residential status.
- Maintain accurate case recording using both Local Authority Case Management Systems and internal recording systems in line with business processes.
- Ensure any changes made to the POM4C plans are registered with the call monitoring provider for the POM4C Scheme.
- To provide a quality standard of report to support service reporting.
- Achieve individual performance management indicators as set by the Team Leader.
- Responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and adults.
- Contribute to the newsletter for local carers and professionals.
- Undertake the role of Assessment & Support Officer where required to meet the demands on the service and provide contingency support throughout the wider carers service as required.
- Support the induction, training and professional development of social work students.
Personal support
- Attendance of regular n-compass staff and carers team meetings
- Attendance of bi-monthly supervision and annual appraisal
- Complete a personal development plan in conjunction with your Line Manager and take responsibility for achieving its actions
- Work within organisational policy and act in the best interests of the organisation at all times
- Work within the organisations Safeguarding Policy, including completing safeguarding training to ensure a good understanding of safeguarding concerns, including potential abuse/neglect of adults/children and young people
- Work within the organisations Quality, Information Governance and Caldicott Principle Policy. This will include following processes in line with the ISO Quality Management System and the Information Governance Tool Kit
The post holder may be required to undertake other related duties not specifically mentioned above. Any changes to their job description will be made in consultation with the post holder
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