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Services Marketing and Communications Officer
Salary: starting at £24,724 FTE per annum to £26,370* FTE per annum
Additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum, Grade 2, point 16-18
£14,834.40 per annum to £15,822 per annum for 22.2 hours per week
Location: UK home based with some nationwide travel required to service sites
Hours: Part-time 22.2 hours per week (3 days a week)
We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.
Contract: Permanent
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
Family Action is a registered charity, building stronger families since 1869. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 200 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants. We transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation.
The Services Marketing and Communications Officer is responsible for developing and delivering marketing and communications plans to support specific service KPI’s and objectives.
The successful candidate will be a marketing and communications all-rounder, with a working understanding of brand, marketing, communications, media relations, PR and social media relating to services, and able to work with marcomms colleagues to support services through these channels.
Main Responsibilities:
· Develop and deliver bespoke marketing and communications plans and activities specific to particular Family Action services and targeted at their audiences (public and professional).
· Develop marketing collateral, press releases, guides/toolkits, adverts, articles for professional magazines, e-bulletins/newsletters, web pages, events, etc.
· Ensure all services marketing activity is brand compliant and aligned to Family Action’s corporate priorities, as well as meeting the needs of the specific service.
· Manage the production of marketing collateral using design tools/software and/or Family Action templates. This will include copywriting, proof reading, image selection.
· Liaison with and management of external suppliers, such as designers and printers, when appropriate. Management of the production process on behalf of the service/s you work for and budget management.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
· Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering a range of successful marketing and communications activity across multiple channels and for a variety of stakeholders.
· Experience of working within a corporate visual identity and translating that for multiple uses.
· Experience of materials development, e.g. writing, editing, proofreading, design (including the use of design software).
· Some understanding of website design and delivery, e.g. developing content, navigation, accessibility, SEO.
· Experience of managing external consultants and suppliers, e.g designers, printers.
· Experience of managing projects to be delivered on time and in budget.
· A marketing or design qualification or similar experience, and evidence of a commitment to continuing learning and professional development.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
· Interest in the charity sector and social impact.
Benefits:
- an annual pro-rata paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
· Click APPLY or Visit: Family Action - Get Involved - Work for Us - Current Vacancies - Services Marketing and Communications Officer - complete the Application Form which can be found on the job advert via a link
· Closing Date : Friday 14th June 2024 at 09:00 to receive completed application forms
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email Sarah Bailey, Senior Marketing and Communications Manager - email address can be found on the Family Action website.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an in person interview.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: Part Time 28 hours per week.
Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Currently one Friday in two from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., hours will be reduced elsewhere in week when working Fridays.
Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2025, extension likely. Start date as soon as available.
Responsible to: Nightingale Service Manager
Location: Richmond upon Thames - User homes, community locations, offices, from home as required by service.
Salary: £25 – 28k FTE DOE plus 5% employer pension contribution.
Join a great team providing support to local older people when leaving hospital.
Age UK Richmond upon Thames are a local independent charity providing support for older people throughout the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Our wide range of services have a positive and long-lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of local older people.
We currently have an immediate excellent opportunity for flexible and proactive individual to join our Nightingale Home from Hospital service, which provides support to older people over the age of 65 living in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on their return home from hospital or when they have become unwell in the community.
The team is involved in organising and delivering tasks which facilitate a speedy hospital discharge / make the home safer to avoid readmission and avoid admission in the first place. This includes preparing the home for discharge; fitting keysafes; moving furniture; shopping; arranging travel and providing advice.
The role will involve:
- Managing a caseload of clients.
- Developing a holistic plan of support, and directly delivering aspects of it.
- Liaising with hospitals, social workers, volunteers, family members, carers and other voluntary sector organisations and services.
- Administration related to the delivery of the service.
We are looking for an individual with experience in a health or social care related field, has an understanding of the challenges facing older people upon leaving hospital, has access to their own transport and is able to undertake physical tasks associated with preparing the home for discharge. Good communication, administration and coordination skills are also essential.
Please click apply to be taken to our website for full details and to apply. Closing date for applications is the 18th June 2024 at 9 a.m., with interviews on the afternoon of 24th June 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Regional Community Fundraiser – North East England
- Ideal locations include Newcastle, Carlisle, Durham to allow travel across North East England.
- 22.5 hours per week
- Working pattern to be agreed (with occassional evening or weekends)
About Us
The Fire Fighters Charity offers specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community, empowering individuals to achieve mental, physical and social wellbeing throughout their lives.
We provide confidential, personalised support to the whole of the fire services community, whether that’s at our centres, over the phone, online or out in communities.
We are looking for an experienced Fundraiser to join our national team who can inspire the diverse communities across the North East of England to unite support for their fire community.
The Benefits
As an Employee of the Charity, we pride ourselves on ensuring you have great employee benefits along with a caring and supportive working environment.
- Salary of £23,170 per annum (equivilent £38,618 FTE)
- £3,400 p/a Car Allowance (Ts & Cs apply)
- Pension: 8% pension contributions (All pension contributions are paid by the Charity on your behalf. No employee contribution is required, though can be made through a salary sacrifice scheme)
- Paid Annual leave: 25 days’ holiday rising to 27 plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Life assurance: 3 x basic salary
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and other support tools
The Role
Building relationships with the fire and rescue services in your area, you’ll become an integral part of the local fire services community. You’ll join a nation-wide team of inspiring and innovative fundraisers, working collaboratively to secure the much-needed income for the Charity.
Helping to coordinate events, support fundraising initiatives and implement new ideas, you’ll support your people, stations, and offices to raise awareness of the Charity and achieve and exceed income targets, as well as working with local businesses and people to maximise our fundraising potential.
By generating the income, we need to realise our ambitions you will help us to be there for even more members of the fire and rescue community.
This role is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Services Check.
About You
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and innovative fundraiser to join our team, full of ideas and a positive attitude.
You’ll need excellent business and project planning skills, as well as the ability to multi-task and adapt your communication style to your audience.
You’ll be responsible for maximising the potential fundraising income from every initiative you support, so you must be able to effectively engage with multiple stakeholders and build strong networks.
You’ll also be able to support and inspire our volunteers, ensuring that these vital links between our Charity and the fire and rescue services are happy and fulfilled in their roles.
Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, you’ll be an excellent communicator with exceptional organisational skills and a ‘can do’ attitude.
How to apply
More information about us and the role can be found on our website.
Please apply online, via our recruitment portal.
We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to contact applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was not successful this time.
We offer specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community, empowering individuals to live happier and healthier lives
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join our small, dedicated team working to support people in the care system to have their voices heard.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in health and social care, ensuring that clients’ rights are protected, and their personal choices are respected.
Matrix SDT is a local-based advocacy provider operating for over 25 years in Surrey and Berkshire. We are a small and supportive team, committed to ensuring that people who use local health and social care services -regardless of their physical or mental capacity - are able to direct those services to meet their specific needs.
A Relevant Persons Representative (RPR) works across a varied client group in Surrey or Berkshire, achieving positive changes for individuals over time.
This crucial role safeguards vulnerable people who lack capacity around their care and support needs, and who are deprived of their liberty in their best interests.
The Role:
- You will have a fixed caseload of clients in Surrey and/or Berkshire, visiting them on a six- week rotation. You will need to be able to visit he client in person across the county and be able to travel independently of public transport.
- Fixed, flexible hours (15 to 30 per week) to fit around other commitments.
- Working from home to complete administrative tasks - maintaining accurate records and writing reports.
- Working with a wide range of vulnerable people often with complex needs.
- Working within the Mental Capacity Act and the Care Act, maintaining regular contact with your clients (Relevant Persons) who are deprived of their liberty.
- Representing the wishes, views and feelings of your clients, helping them understand the DoLS (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) Authorisation, and challenging authorisations where appropriate.
- Opportunity over time to work in other advocacy roles and gain qualifications in this profession.
- Generous salary and annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, travel expenses and flexible working.
The role would suit someone with a passion to support people who may have communication challenges due to their impairments, and need help to ensure their views are listened to. Full training will be given.
Previous advocacy experience or working with those who lack capacity is desirable though not essential, as is some experience or knowledge of health and social care.
Good written English and ability to communicate at all levels is essential.
Are you already a Qualified Advocate?
If you already hold an advocacy qualification, we may be able to offer a full-time post in combining this role with additional functions (with pay reflecting qualification/experience).
Please send in your CV, with a covering letter (no more than two-sides of A4) that indicates why you are applying for this post, and how your experience is either directly relevant or how you can meet the requirements as outlined in the person specification and job description, how many hours/days of employment you are seeking and in which area (Surrey, Berkshire or both).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our Macmillan Benefits Advice team is recruiting a specialist welfare rights caseworker to maximise the income for people with a cancer diagnosis and receiving treatment so they can focus on their journey instead of money worries.
You will work with patients via phone and in person at our offices and outreach locations such as hospitals. Full benefits advice is provided on means-tested and non-means tested and passported support. You will do benefit checks, help with applications, negotiate and challenge decisions up to Tribunal level whilst referring to other support to ensure a holistic service. You will be highly motivated, empathic and professional able to work in a team and independent to move cases forward and meet a case target.
Income through benefit applications, appealing decisions and representing at tribunal; you will need excellent communication and negotiation skills, able to digest complex legal information and explain it clearly with attention to detail and able to follow casework processes. You will need to be a problem solver who is able to work independently and in a team. You will need to be flexible and able to work in different environments, find solutions to problems and be highly organised with a commitment to quality.
The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of social security law and experience of casework but training and a trainee position will be considered for the right candidate. A DBS will be required for this role.
What you will get
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Flexible working
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced sick and maternity pay
- Access to extensive training and continued professional development
How To Apply
For more information and to apply, please click on the Apply button.
Applications will be reviewed as they come in.
Interview Date: 10 June 2024
Case Manager for Drive DVA Programme
Position: DRIVE Case Manager
Location: Thames Valley - Berkshire
Salary: 25-29k, based on experience
Contract: Full-time, 3 days working from home, 2 days in the office
About the Role:
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Case Manager to deliver the Drive Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) programme. This role involves working one-on-one with perpetrators identified as high risk through MARAC and the Thames Valley Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Panel (DAPP). The aim is to secure engagement, influence behavioural change, and link perpetrators to complementary services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Champion organisational values of ambition, compassion, innovation, and integrity.
- Develop and implement strategic individual intervention plans in collaboration with existing agencies.
- Work closely with Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) to review risks, develop safety plans, and improve outcomes.
- Manage long-term outcomes by working with each service user for 3-12 months to achieve behaviour change.
- Engage proactively with multi-agency settings to ensure a coordinated response.
Essential Experience:
- Direct work with vulnerable service users.
- Experience in public protection/safeguarding multi-agency settings (e.g., Child Protection, MARAC, MAPPA).
- Proficiency in managing safeguarding issues and procedures.
- Strong skills in writing and presenting information to varied audiences.
- Experience in working within legislative frameworks and encouraging partnership working.
- Conflict management experience.
- Reliable reporting and meeting deadlines.
Desirable Experience:
- Work with victims and/or perpetrators of domestic abuse.
- Experience with service users with complex needs and/or challenging behaviour.
- Background in mental health, substance misuse, or working with young people aged 16-25.
- Familiarity with pro-social modelling and motivational interviewing.
Abilities and Attributes:
- Confidence in decision-making.
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Belief in perpetrator behaviour change.
- Comprehensive understanding of risk in the domestic abuse sector.
- Capacity to manage raw emotions and conflict.
- Proactive and self-motivated.
Liaison and Partnership:
- Strong relationship management skills in multi-agency work.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other IT skills.
- Relevant degree, vocational qualification, or equivalent experience.
- Advisory, negotiation, and persuasive skills.
- Empathy and excellent conflict/crisis management skills.
- Interpersonal skills to facilitate discussions and achieve positive outcomes.
- Networking skills to develop strong agency relationships.
Knowledge:
- Understanding of domestic abuse, its impact, and legal/practical remedies.
- Familiarity with public protection arrangements and multi-agency/partnership working.
- Knowledge of effective engagement with domestic abuse perpetrators.
- Thorough understanding of IDVA work, including risk assessment and safety planning.
- Understanding of the Marac process and child protection systems.
Application Process:
If you are passionate about making a difference and meet the criteria outlined above, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are the ideal candidate for this role.
Please note you will need a drivers liscence and a car to be suitable for this role.
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
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Job Description: Community Outreach Worker
Responsible to: Community Project Coordinator
Salary: £12.00/hr (£23,400 FTE)
Hours: Part-time 30 hrs per week
Contract: Fixed Term 3-year contract to April 2027
Location: Units 2&3 Cobb Way, Park Wood, Maidstone ME15 9XF
Driving Licence and own car essential
This role requires an enhanced with barred DBS check
About Fusion:
Fusion Maidstone is a health & wellbeing charity based in Park Wood. We opened our doors in 2003 and set about developing programmes, activities and services to address the changing needs of the residents of Park Wood with a strong focus on addressing health inequalities. Fusion works in the community to offer assistance in four key areas Public Health, Food/Food Poverty, Social Inclusion, Mental Health. Services are either delivered directly by Fusion or by a network of partner agencies. We bring services to local people thereby removing barriers to engagement.
Park Wood Connects Project
Courtesy of the National Lottery Community Fund Fusion Maidstone are able to launch their Park Wood Connects project which is a three year engagement and support initiative co-designed with the local community to support people struggling with the combined effects of the cost-of-living crisis, the mental health crisis, and high levels of social isolation/loneliness in one of the South East’s most deprived communities. To address the growing numbers of vulnerable local residents we propose to do two things through the Park Wood Connects project:
- Reach out better across the community to make more people aware that we and our partners are here to help.
- Make more services available locally by encouraging more people and organisations to begin delivering support locally.
About the Community Outreach Worker Role
Fusion is employing a Community Outreach Worker who has a great sense of community and customer service, enjoys working in an outreach environment and who is looking to make a positive difference to the local community.
Working closely with a second Community Outreach Worker and the Community Project Coordinator you will be performing tasks associated with community outreach including identifying and directly engaging with hard-to-reach individuals and families, providing responsive and effective support, deliver drop-in information sessions, recruit, induct and train volunteers to support the project, organise and host community engagement events throughout the year.
Who You Are
You are an active listener and an empathetic communicator who is able to deliver confidently to a wide variety of audiences.
You have excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills.
You have the ability to deal with beneficiaries, colleagues and partners tactfully in difficult situations and be assertive as appropriate.
You are able to be flexible in response to the organisation’s needs and requirements.
What You Will Offer Us
You will contribute to the design and development of activities and partner services in response to identified need.
You will contribute to and attend steering group meetings to represent the voice of the community and aid in the development of the project.
You will be responsible for your own administration with accurate data entry and working with our customer relationship management (CRM) system.
You will be a positive addition to the team and happy to represent Fusion Maidstone.
Key Responsibilities
To identify and directly engage with hard-to-reach individuals and families in Park Wood to raise awareness of Fusion.
To provide responsive and effective support.
To ensure immediate needs are assessed and met, respecting the wishes of individuals and families.
Act as a ‘keyworker’ for the co-ordination and delivery of individuals and families support with the assistance of the wider Fusion team.
Build a relationship with the KCC Community Wardens with a view to developing partnership working.
Recruit and induct a total of 15 volunteers from the local community to assist with the project 5 in year 1, 5 in year 2, and 5 in year 3.
Organise and deliver 4 community engagement events each year of the project.
Organise and deliver a minimum of 12 drop in surgeries each year of the project in various locations.
Assisted by the Community Project Coordinator attend regular stakeholder steering group meetings
Benefits Package
Mileage will be paid outside of commute journey at the rate of £0.45 per mile provided the successful applicant has business insurance
DBS paid for by Fusion
Employer Assistance Programme available 24/7 for advice and guidance
Full induction
Ongoing training and development
Support with career progression and personal development
Paid 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Pension scheme with NEST
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stage of recruitment, specific measure can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.
Fusion are committed to the Disability Confident charter. We actively recruit staff who have lived experience. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with lived experience, at all level across the organisation, brings. We create a trauma-informed, person centred environment, where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed.
To promote the health, education, recreational opportunity, self improvement and community support capacity of residents in Park Wood.
National LGBT+ Independent Victim Advocate!
Location: Remote
Department: Advocacy & Support + Helpline
Job Type: Part-time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract - until March 2025 (possibility for extension depending on funding)
Do you want to make life better for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse?
About the Role
You will join our national advocacy team, supporting survivors remotely across the UK and providing face-to-face, office-based, or community-based support in Wales. Your role involves offering a safe, confidential space for LGBT+ victims/survivors to discuss their options, plan actions, and obtain necessary services. Key areas of focus include wellbeing, navigating the criminal and civil justice systems, safety, and accessing support services.
Key Responsibilities
- Client Support: Remotely support, advise, and advocate for LGBT+ victims/survivors of abuse, with a focus on so-called conversion practices.
- Empowerment: Use a trauma-informed, empowerment-based, and person-centred approach.
- Information and Assistance: Provide information to help clients make informed choices and meet their needs.
- Justice System Navigation: Assist clients with understanding their rights and navigating the criminal/civil justice systems.
- Professional Boundaries: Maintain professional boundaries and ensure clients understand the service remit.
About You
- Experience: Expertise in delivering needs-led specialist support services.
- Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively across a diverse team.
- Resilience: Good resilience and self-care, with an understanding of the impact of trauma.
- LGBT+ Understanding: Thorough understanding of LGBT+ lives and the impact of discrimination.
- Bilingual: Fluent in Welsh and English.
Location: This is a remote position, working from home, with travel to London and across the UK, particularly to communities in Wales.
If you are passionate about supporting LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and meet the requirements, we encourage you to apply.
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
Case Manager for Drive DVA Programme
Position: DRIVE Case Manager
Location: Thames Valley - Buckinghamshire
Salary: Competitive, based on experience
Contract: Full-time, 3 days working from home, 2 days in the office in Milton Keynes
About the Role:
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Case Manager to deliver the Drive Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) programme. This role involves working one-on-one with perpetrators identified as high risk through MARAC and the Thames Valley Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Panel (DAPP). The aim is to secure engagement, influence behavioural change, and link perpetrators to complementary services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Champion organisational values of ambition, compassion, innovation, and integrity.
- Develop and implement strategic individual intervention plans in collaboration with existing agencies.
- Work closely with Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (IDVAs) to review risks, develop safety plans, and improve outcomes.
- Manage long-term outcomes by working with each service user for 3-12 months to achieve behaviour change.
- Engage proactively with multi-agency settings to ensure a coordinated response.
Essential Experience:
- Direct work with vulnerable service users.
- Experience in public protection/safeguarding multi-agency settings (e.g., Child Protection, MARAC, MAPPA).
- Proficiency in managing safeguarding issues and procedures.
- Strong skills in writing and presenting information to varied audiences.
- Experience in working within legislative frameworks and encouraging partnership working.
- Conflict management experience.
- Reliable reporting and meeting deadlines.
Desirable Experience:
- Work with victims and/or perpetrators of domestic abuse.
- Experience with service users with complex needs and/or challenging behaviour.
- Background in mental health, substance misuse, or working with young people aged 16-25.
- Familiarity with pro-social modelling and motivational interviewing.
Abilities and Attributes:
- Confidence in decision-making.
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Belief in perpetrator behaviour change.
- Comprehensive understanding of risk in the domestic abuse sector.
- Capacity to manage raw emotions and conflict.
- Proactive and self-motivated.
Liaison and Partnership:
- Strong relationship management skills in multi-agency work.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other IT skills.
- Relevant degree, vocational qualification, or equivalent experience.
- Advisory, negotiation, and persuasive skills.
- Empathy and excellent conflict/crisis management skills.
- Interpersonal skills to facilitate discussions and achieve positive outcomes.
- Networking skills to develop strong agency relationships.
Knowledge:
- Understanding of domestic abuse, its impact, and legal/practical remedies.
- Familiarity with public protection arrangements and multi-agency/partnership working.
- Knowledge of effective engagement with domestic abuse perpetrators.
- Thorough understanding of IDVA work, including risk assessment and safety planning.
- Understanding of the Marac process and child protection systems.
Join us in our mission to create safer communities and support positive change. We look forward to hearing from you.
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
We are looking for two individuals to help deliver an impactful GOALS service across London and build effective networks of support for people before, during and after treatment.
A main aspect of the role will be to support and work closely with individuals presenting with lived experience of gambling harm issues and/or people affected by this issue. The GOALS Supporter will understand gambling related harm and dependency issues and be able to ensure safe working environments and take a robust lead on safeguarding and harm minimisation procedures and policy.
The post holder will work with the Director of Support Services and GOALS Coordinator to support the development and maintenance of the systems and structure of the service, ensuring that governance and polices are implemented, safeguarding and safe working practices are systematic and develop a clear understanding of how the service integrates with the national gambling treatment service.
Other support activities will be developed, such as group support and weekly meet ups.
The post holder will develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, deliver presentations and other promotions within community, education and health centres to help grow and develop the service.
Adherence to health & safety, equal opportunities and diversity policies is expected at all times.
Please review the full Job Pack before applying with your CV and cover letter.
Please review the full Job Pack before applying with your CV and cover letter.
Your cover letter should detail how you meet the job specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: 37 hours
Location:The post holder will work primarily from Whitehawk and/ Hollingdean Food banks, as well as CABH offices in Hove.
Contract: Fixed term until September 2025 with possibility of extension
Application deadline: 5th June 2024 at 9am
Expected interview date: 12th June 2024
Job outline:
Citizens Advice Brighton & Hove is seeking a dedicated adviser to establish and deliver our outreach project with Trussell Trust Partners Whitehawk and Hollingdean food banks. The postholder will be primarily based within the two food banks providing drop in services and one-to-one one-to-one appointments for advice on income maximisation. They will need to deliver services in line with funder requirements, maintain our high quality of advice and make sure clients get the best advice and outcomes available.
We are looking for an experienced benefits adviser with a commitment to tackling food poverty. The ideal candidate will also be trained to deliver full debt casework to FCA standards. We will provide training to fully equip the adviser to deliver high quality advice and casework, as well as an ongoing focus on continual professional development.
For more details about this rewarding opportunity and how to apply, please read the full job information pack, application form and guidance notes on our website via the apply button.
Appointment to this role will be subject to successful references and a basic DBS check.
Prospectus is proud to be partnering with a great organisation, that for over 25 years have been helping charities and non-profits redefine their fundraising & campaigns. With a dedicated team of UK and International experts that bring together the latest thinking, innovation, and best practices in generating support for important causes. At an exciting time of growth, they are now recruiting for temporary Telephone Fundraisers to join their team, on an ongoing basis.
As a Telephone Fundraiser, you will represent a range of charities and non-profits over the phone. You will call across supporter acquisition, welcome calls, cross-sell, membership, legacy fundraising campaigns and more. You will be speaking with existing supporters who have previously donated or shown an interest in supporting the charities work, no ‘cold calling’ and will be making a strong fundraising ask on a charity’s behalf.
To be considered for this role, you will have strong background in a sales-based role, interpersonal skills transferable to telephone conversations, a confident and clear speaking voice, and the ability to follow a structure (call guide). You will also be resilient, able to handle objection, empathic and have the ability to perform to a target based working environment.
This is fully remote role, with a choice of working hours between 17.5 – 35 hours per week, shift patterns include afternoon and evenings, 12:00-4:00pm or 4:00- 8:30pm. Please only apply if you are available to start ASAP or have no more than a 1 weeks’ notice period.
Please note, due to the nature of the role you will also be required to have a private workspace with no noise pollution or household foot traffic, a laptop or PC running on with MAC or Windows 8 or above (they specifically cannot run on Chromebooks or Windows 7) and the ability to run an Ethernet cable (provided) from workstation to internet router as home WIFI.
Please apply with your CV only in the first instance (in Microsoft Word format). Cover letters are not required at this stage. We are reviewing CVs on an ongoing basis, so it is highly recommended to submit your application as soon as possible.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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We are currently seeking an enthusiastic Press and Campaigns Officer to raise the profile of Carers First, building our brand awareness and engagement levels to reach new carers. The successful candidate will also help to raise awareness of the issues affecting carers and be responsible for our press and media activity, helping us to secure national and local coverage.
You will work to increase the charity’s local presence improving visibility and helping to increase engagement with Carers First across all the areas in which we work, supporting with the development and delivery of our campaigns and projects.
To be successful you will require 1-2 years of experience in a public relations or communications position, ideally within the charity or public sectors, excellent IT skills including ability to use Microsoft Office suite, along with superb organisational skills with a proven ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines and show attention to detail.
In return you will benefit from working for a not-for-profit organisation that delivers a service which makes a real difference to peoples’ lives. We offer training and development to help you grow your career, a good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our workplace pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.
If you are interested in becoming part of the team and have the skills and experience that we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference, then please read the Job Description and Person Specification.
Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving suitable references and an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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 online application, that your application has not been successful. Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer