Contract Social Welfare Jobs

Post: Education and Youth Engagement Officer

Hours: Full-time

Salary: £25,500 per annum (4 years fixed term)

Reporting to: Training and Development Manager

Location: Liverpool head office & work where required, including travelling

The successful candidate overall responsibilities will be the Savera UK Youth and Education programme and facilitating and assisting Savera UK Youth Advisory Board with their youth engagement activities, campaign and programmes.

Savera UK is a leading national charity (no.1145564) working to end ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA), harmful practices and other culturally specific abuse, including forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). We safeguard, advocate and intervention to anyone at risk of HBA and harmful practices, regardless of age, ethnicity, gender or sexuality and offer a completely confidential and non-judgemental service. We campaign, educate and raise awareness to eradicate all form of harmful practices.

How to apply

Savera UK will consider applications from candidates who have comparable qualifications and experience for the role advertised.

Job Description & Job Specification and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form can be downloaded directly from our website. Savera UK will consider applications from candidates who have comparable qualifications and experience for the role advertised.

Applications that don’t include a covering letter, as specified, will be automatically rejected.

Following receiving your CV and covering letter, Savera UK may ask you to complete a further application form, to help us gather further information. Ensure your covering letter is clearly relates to the essential specification required for the role, as detailed in the job description

Closing date for applications: 5pm Thursday 6th June 2024

This post has been made possible as a result of our successful application to the National Lottery Community Fund

Job Vacancy – Donations Processor

The Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) is looking for a donations processor with excellent data entry skills, to join our busy Donations Team (Relief Chest)

The ideal candidate will be able to process high volumes whilst maintaining accuracy and high standards. Good computer skills are required however full training on the specific systems will be provided.

Details 

Post:                 Donations Processor

Description: Responsible for processing a high volume of Gift Aid Envelopes (GAEs)/donations, and other administrative tasks

Location: Covent Garden, London

Hours: 34 hours per week (early finish on Fridays)

Contract: 12 month Fixed Term Contract; probationary period of 6 months

Hybrid: Work from home up to two days per week (after completion of induction)

Salary: Circa £21,573 - £23,477 (dependent upon experience)

Holiday: 25 days (rising to 30 after 5 years’ service), plus additional 3 days to be taken between Christmas and New Year

Benefits: Excellent package including contributory pension, medical and dental plans, access to various health, wellness and retail benefits and continual professional development.

Reports to: Gift Aid Envelope Scheme Team Leader

Team: 4 (12within department)

About the Masonic Charitable Foundation

The Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) is one of the UK’s leading charities, providing a range of benevolent support to individuals and awarding grants to local and national charities.

The MCF was founded in 2016 following the merger of four charities that had operated separately since the eighteenth century.

Our work helps to encourage opportunity, promote independence and improve wellbeing for thousands of people each year.  Last year, the MCF awarded support totalling around £20 million.  Our support is funded from the donations of freemasons, their families and friends.

The Relief Chest Scheme is the fundraising part of the MCF. Currently there are nearly 5200 individual charitable accounts (Relief Chests)

The team take receipt of over £19m in donations and process over 1 million transactions each year

Main responsibilities

• Accurately processing and inputting Gift Aid envelopes (GAEs)/donations and claiming the valid Gift Aid tax relief.
• Dealing with telephone/reception queries.
• Responding to relief chest holder queries.
• Image/data capturing on to FileDirector and other Electronic Document Records Management.
• Maintaining records and archiving in line with Data Protection Act and department policies
• Banking cheques and cash
• Assisting with team administration tasks including stationery monitoring and ordering

Person specification

Essential

• Excellent data input skills with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail
• High volume processing
• MS Office Suite with intermediate standard of Word and Excel
• Good understanding of data and data electronic filing software
• Good communication skills
• GCSE’s (or equivalent) or qualified by experience

Desirable

• Electronic data records management systems (EDRMS).
• Customer relations management software.
• Fundraising within charity sector.
• The Data Protection Act and HMRC Guidelines

How to apply

Please provide a copy of your CV together with a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification.

Deadline for applications: Sunday 9th June

Hours: Full time – 5 days per week (can be flexible)
Contract type: 12 Months Fixed Term

Citizens Advice Westminster works to make a difference to the lives of people in Westminster. We deliver a high quality, agile advice service which reflects community issues and needs. Our service puts people first.

As a Gateway Assessor you will be part of a busy team at Citizens Advice Westminster, answering phone, face to face and digital social welfare law enquiries from residents across the City Council and providing them with information and assessment. You will be provided with full training and support, in order to ensure client’s needs are accurately and quickly assessed within Citizens Advice guidelines and standards.

Do you share the same passion as us that no one should be left disadvantaged due to lack of knowledge about one’s rights and responsibilities?

You will need to be a strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of people including vulnerable clients, and be able to communicate at all levels. You would also need to have good working knowledge of Microsoft ICT packages, and be flexible to work a later shift up to once a week if required.

We will offer the right candidate a generous salary along with other benefits such as annual season ticket loans, career breaks, and the opportunity to develop yourself professionally. You will be part of a warm and friendly work culture where opinions are valued. We can also offer a flexible hybrid working environment where you will be able to work some days from home and some days at the office.

If you are ready to be a part of this community organisation offering a vital service to people who need our help, then click the apply button and complete the application process, demonstrating how you meet the competencies in the Person Specification in your supporting statement.

Citizens Advice Westminster value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We strongly encourage applicants from all parts of society and believe that diversity is what makes us the leaders in what we do.

Closing Date: 12th June 2024, 5pm

Please note interviews will be conducted up to the closing date, and the vacancy may close early if the right candidate comes along. 

The Mulberry Centre’s vision is to be known and respected by everyone living or working within reach of our services who may become affected by cancer.All the services at The Mulberry Centre are geared towards supporting the physical and emotional needs of someone following a cancer diagnosis or at end of life, including their carers, families and friends who also might have to stop working to look after them. It can be difficult to know where to start and what you are entitled to, but we are here to help them every step of the way. To assist us in this endeavour, we are looking for an experienced full-time Welfare and Benefits Information Lead.  You will assist clients in claiming welfare benefits, grants, and any financial aid that may be available to them. This includes informing them of any financial help available, supporting them with applications and following up on claim as necessary.  Where anyone has been given an end of life diagnosis you will be required to start the application on their behalf. In addition, you will also conduct financial wellbeing assessments in the community and schedule one-on-one application completion consultations with individuals who request your assistance.

This vital role will suit an enthusiastic and dynamic person who has excellent communication skills, being able to deal with complex matters effectively both verbally and in writing.  You will need to understand the issues involved in interviewing people within a time defined period. The ideal applicant will have emotional resilience to deal with people who have experienced cancer or bereavement. An empathetic and compassionate approach is important.  The Welfare Benefits Information Lead will be at the forefront of our client-based services and need to be self-motivated and have a positive and flexible attitude.

Join our great team at Carer Support West Cumbria delivering support to unpaid carers of all ages, helping them carry out their caring role and maintain their own wellbeing by providing a flexible and varied programme of services that meet individual needs along their caring journey.

We are recruiting a Development Manager who will lead on the growth of the organisation by identifying service development possibilities through new funding streams, partnerships, and commissioning opportunities. They will also work to raise the profile of Carer Support West Cumbria and extend the reach of services to increase impact and revenue.

This role will give you the chance to contribute to a successful established charity and be at the forefront of creating positive change in your community.

If you are passionate about making a real difference to someone’s life, this could be an exciting opportunity for you.

Our generous employment benefits include:

• Being part of an energised, passionate team
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities
• Pension Scheme with 7.5% employer contribution
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Supportive working environment with a focus on mental health and wellbeing
• Training plan with opportunities for continuing professional and personal development
• Based in the town of Cockermouth on the edge of the Lake District National Park

Visit our website to download the Application Pack containing the Job Description/Person Specification and an Application Form.

Recruitment: Triage and Wellbeing Worker at Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering

Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering are recruiting for:

Triage and Wellbeing Worker  
Hours: 14 hours per week

Salary:  £22,250 pro rata (£8900 actual for 14 hours/week)

Closing date: Monday 10th June 2024
Proposed interview date: Monday 17th June 2024

We are looking for a Triage and Wellbeing Worker to be the first point of contact for Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering enquiries and provide triage and signposting to relevant internal and external services.

The Triage and Wellbeing Worker will be the first point of contact for Older People, Carers, Professionals & Visitors who approach Age UK RBH, either by telephone or visit to the Age UK office.

The post holder will identify the information, advice and support needs of older people and their carers who are referred or make contact with Age UK RBH and signpost or refer them, where necessary to the most appropriate service or organisation both internally & externally.

You will need to have experience of providing information and signposting by telephone as well as experience of working with older people or vulnerable groups and their carers (preferable).  The post holder requires excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively both written and spoken as well as the ability to organise self, prioritise varied workloads, plan effectively.  We are looking for someone with a Good understanding of issues affecting older people and their carers.

The position requires good computer skills including fast, accurate data entry and internet research and accurate record keeping are also required. An appropriate DBS Disclosure will be carried out for this post.

To apply: Please check our website for further details and a full application pack

Completed application forms and Equal Opportunities Forms should be returned to Gabby O’Neill using the email: admin or alternatively post to Gabby O’Neill, Recruitment, Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering, 4th Floor, 103 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4PU.

Location: Tower Hamlets

Salary: (Salary Band 4.2) £37,113.48 - £38,681.65 per annum,

£29,690.78 - £30,945.32 pro rata at 30hrs per week (please note successful candidates are usually appointed at bottom of relevant band)

Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term Contract for 24 Months until March 2026

Closing Date: 7th June 2024 at 12 noon

Virtual Interview Date: 13th June 2024

Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as Service Manager Nest & Pan London  at Solace Women's Aid.

We exist to end the harm done through gender-based violence. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse, as well as providing services to meet the individual needs of survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives, free from abuse.

Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.

About the Service

The Nest and Pan London Services are a part of our community service provision, providing advocacy and support to survivors of domestic and sexual abuse across London. Our Nest and Pan London Services provide high-quality trauma-informed support, advocacy, and intervention to survivors residing in their own homes across London. These are unique services providing support services to women living independently in the community and those living in accommodation provided by Solace. As such we require a manager who is versatile with a wide range of experience.

This position requires an individual with excellent leadership skills who can manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. You must be able to meet the targets set by the funders, establish strong partnerships with stakeholders, and ensure that survivors are always the top priority in service delivery.

About the Role

We are seeking a Service Manager to lead our Nest and Pan London Services. As the Manager of this service, your primary responsibility will be to oversee day-to-day operations and to lead a team of specialist Caseworkers. You will be responsible for:  

• The day-to-day management of our Nest and Pan London Services
• The development and maintenance of effective relationships with colleagues and a range of stakeholders
• Hold line management responsibility for a specialist team providing holistic support to survivors of domestic abuse.

About You

We are seeking someone with strong leadership skills with a commitment to keeping survivors at the centre of service delivery whilst also delivering on service targets. You will have a passion for ending male violence against women and girls (MVAWG) as well as a thorough understanding of MVAWG and experience of advocacy and accommodation service provision.

As women we know that we don’t always apply for jobs unless we meet all the criteria. If this applies to you, we ask that you consider using the supporting statement to show us how you believe your experience and skills will enable you to do the role, and how you think we might support you to develop in the role.

We understand that you may not have all the knowledge, experience, and skills mentioned in the Job Profile Document. However, your interpersonal skills, passion to have a positive impact, commitment to our purpose, and ability to learn quickly and collaborate effectively will be equally important. If you wish to learn more about the role or if you are unsure about whether to apply, we encourage you to contact our recruitment team.

What we can offer you

We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:

• Flexible working
• Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Employer pension contribution
• Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
• Access to Inclusion Networks
• Daily clinical debriefing
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
• Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
• Flow & Restore yoga classes
• Meditation sessions
• Cycle to Work Scheme

How to apply

Please submit your CV and Supporting Statement through the recruitment portal. When applying for this role, kindly highlight in your Supporting Statement how your values, knowledge, transferrable skills, and experience align with each point within the following sections of the Job Profile Document:

• Values, Behaviours & Competencies
• Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work. If you require any support to apply for this role, please email us.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.

No agencies.

Location: Tower Hamlets / Travel to dispersed accommodation in North and East London

Salary:Salary Band: 2.1 £27,582.75 – £29,174.06 per annum, pro-rated to £22,066.20 - £23,339.25 based on working 30 hours per week.

Salary band: 2.2 £29,174.06 - £31,826.25 per annum, pro-rated to £23,339.25- £25,461.00 based on working 30 hours per week.

(please note successful candidates are usually appointed at bottom of relevant band)

Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until March 2026

Closing Date: 17th June 2024 at 12 noon

Virtual Interview Date: 24th June 2024

Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as Floating Support Worker (the Nest Project) at Solace Women's Aid.  

We exist to end the harm done through gender-based violence. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse, as well as providing services to meet the individual needs of survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives, free from abuse.

Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.

About the Service

The overall aim of the service is to increase survivor safety over time and to reduce incidents of domestic abuse through awareness raising and filling gaps in service provision, to reduce and remove harm for victim/survivors. The Floating Support Worker (FSW) supports victim/survivors of domestic abuse living in safe accommodation, at any level of risk, on a needs-led basis.

About the Role

As the FSW you will carry out risk and needs assessments, safety planning and support planning with survivors and advocate on their behalf with external agencies. You will provide ongoing casework support, including referrals to specialist advice and practical support, such as legal advice around civil and criminal remedies. You will empower survivors with information on their rights and options, demystifying complex statutory systems and dispelling myths perpetuated by perpetrators and wider society and will provide support to maintain accommodation, or to source permanent accommodation as necessary.

About You

You will have a passion for working with victim/survivors and a thorough understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on women and their children, as well as experience of providing emotional and practical support and strong casework management skills.

You will have the skills to provide effective crisis intervention, carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning

You will be committed to understanding diversity and ensuring anti-discriminatory practice is applied in all forms of work.

We understand that you may not have all the knowledge, experience, and skills mentioned in the Job Profile Document. However, your interpersonal skills, passion to have a positive impact, commitment to our purpose, and ability to learn quickly and collaborate effectively will be equally important. If you wish to learn more about the role or if you are unsure about whether to apply, we encourage you to contact our recruitment team.

What we can offer you

We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:

• Flexible working
• Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Employer pension contribution
• Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
• Access to Inclusion Networks
• Daily clinical debriefing
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
• Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
• Flow & Restore yoga classes
• Meditation sessions
• Cycle to Work Scheme

How to apply

Please submit your CV and Supporting Statement through the recruitment portal. When applying for this role, kindly highlight in your Supporting Statement how your values, knowledge, transferrable skills, and experience align with each point within the following sections of the Job Profile Document:

• Values, Behaviours & Competencies
• Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work. If you require any support to apply for this role, please email us.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.

No agencies.

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.

You will be working from the Haverfordwest Office, as well as being home based, and travel throughout Pembrokeshire is essential.

Salary: Band DP3 £23,050 - £24,670 depending on experience

Hours: 35hrs per week full time, and job share will be considered

We are looking to recruit a self-motivated, enthusiastic, hard-working experienced Information & Advice Officer to join our organisation.

You will be committed to providing up-to-date information and advice to older people and their carers in outreach locations, via telephone, online and face to face.

Working to approved quality standards, you will be responsible for the effective delivery of providing advice covering a range of topics including (but not exclusively); Welfare Benefits, Social Care and local services. 

Experience of delivering Welfare Benefits Advice is required.

Closing date: There is no formal closing date. Applications will be reviewed as received until the position is filled. If you are interested, please therefore apply as soon as possible.

Interviews: To be confirmed – via Microsoft Teams

This is fixed term contract funded initially until March 31st 2025 and subject to review and funding thereafter. 

We are recruiting for an experienced Employment and Transition Mentor to work closely with Autistic/neurodivergent individuals aged 16 to 25 residing in the Bromley borough, to enable skills which will assist them in overcoming barriers to employment and achieving their vocational goals.

This role involves assessment, guidance, and advocacy to ensure that each student reaches their maximum potential. 

In partnership with the London Borough of Bromley, this new unique role has been developed as part of an exciting pilot project funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to support autistic/neurodivergent students to transition from school into further training or permanent paid employment. 

The successful candidate will provide training and workshops to participants and their support networks to enhance understanding and coping skills. In addition, the role will be required to provide training for other stakeholders (employers and other organisations) to raise awareness and ensure they understand the needs of the participants. 

Main Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of participants to help them take the steps they need to gain employment. This can include CV writing, interview practice, work experience, apprenticeships, college and/or other vocational courses, paid employment opportunities.
• Work closely with local employers and engage them in signing up to the Employability programme  
• Act as main liaison between participants and professionals working with the participant to ensure that reasonable adjustments are made to enable success
• Provide information and signposting & collaboration opportunities to participants.
• Work closely with participants to identify and address their employability and reasonable adjustment needs
• Provide emotional and practical support.
• Empower students and families to ensure their views inform decision making and support.

We are recruiting for a self-motivated and ambitious Communications and Marketing Assistant. Reporting to the Business Development Manager, and working closely with the Fundraising Officer, the candidate will play an active role in delivering a newly developed comms strategy.

Working at Basis means being part of a fun, dynamic and vibrant workforce; we also offer a benefits package including flexible working (for this post, home working will be considered) contributory pension (4%), free parking; significant opportunities to access training, funded external supervision and an Employee Assistance package.

You will be working from the Haverfordwest Office, as well as being home based, and travel throughout Pembrokeshire is essential.

Salary: Band DP3 £23,050 – £24,670 depending on experience

Hours: 35hrs per week full time, and job share will be considered

We are looking to recruit a self-motivated, enthusiastic, hard-working experienced Information & Advice Officer to join our organisation.

You will be committed to providing up-to-date information and advice to older people and their carers in outreach locations, via telephone, online and face to face. Working to approved quality standards, you will be responsible for the effective delivery of providing advice covering a range of topics including (but not exclusively); Welfare Benefits, Housing, Social Care and local services. Experience of delivering Welfare Benefits Advice is required.

Closing date: There is no formal closing date. Applications will be reviewed as received until the position is filled. If you are interested, please therefore apply as soon as possible.

Interviews: To be confirmed – via Microsoft Teams

This is fixed term contract funded initially until November 30th 2024 and subject to review and funding thereafter.

• To take a leadership role in supporting the Stothard Supported Living mission.

• In discussion with the Project Manager, take direct responsibility for managing and delivering identified functions. Progressively increase the range of experience in supporting and leading staff, and liaising with external agencies.

• Liaising with the Finance Administrator to deliver administrative/financial support related to the Deputy role as it develops further.

• Provide service support and a secure and positive home for tenants whilst ensuring highest quality standards.

• Assist the Project Manager in line with direction from the Trustee Management Committee.

• Take an active role with the Project Manager in planning future developments.

• Deputise for the Project Manager where required.  Step up as Project Manager for an enhanced salary if the current Project Manager is unavailable for a significant period of time. There will need to be discussion about extending the part time role in these circumstances.