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The Education Support Worker will provide intensive support to Ukrainian refugee families within the local area who are experiencing challenges understanding, navigating and accessing the education system.
Students who have their learning and wellbeing needs met will develop the capacity to engage more effectively with school, which will reduce the risk of falling behind, increase social participation and wellbeing, and contribute to building opportunities for their future.
This is a new role within our team, so the successful candidate will have the specialist knowledge and expertise required to build a sustainable framework of support for Ukrainian refugee children and their families. The Education Support Worker will work alongside the Surrey County Council education support services and schools and will be guided by professional advice.
The key activities of the role will include:
· Supporting families to develop a Support Plan that sets academic and wellbeing goals, based on the young person’s individual circumstances and needs
· Supporting families to understand the local school system, relevant curriculum, and the types of support available within the local area
· Supporting families to prepare and submit school based administration and engage with the school, through provision of advocacy at school meetings and liaising with school staff as required
· Develop a resource kit to share with families, which outlines services, supports and tools available to families
· Signpost to additional support for students, in particular linking with EERN network of education support volunteers and other local services
Please submit your CV along with a covering letter referring to the points on the Person Specification. The interviews will be on either 9th, 10th or 11th April. Thanks
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We are delighted to be expanding our services in the London Borough of Ealing for those who cannot or do not want to access refuge but who need support because of domestic violence. As a result, we are currently seeking a Men’s Outreach Worker to join our amazing team on a part-time basis for a fixed term contract until March 2025.
This is a highly rewarding opportunity for an empathetic individual with experience of working with male survivors of domestic violence and vulnerable adult males to make a difference with our dedicated charity. In this challenging yet fulfilling role, you’ll have the chance to act as a catalyst for positive change, uplifting and advocating for men affected by domestic violence, enabling them to overcome trauma, regain independence and lead better lives.
With the Office of National Statistics reporting a 7.4% rise in reported cases between 2022 and 2023, there has never been greater need for outreach workers to join us and support victims.So, if you want to help us empower victims of domestic abuse and challenge the inequalities they face to create a fairer, better world, then apply today.
The Role
As a Men’s Outreach Worker, you will provide high-quality support to male victims and survivors of domestic abuse who are living in the local community. Facilitating access to a range of interventions and support measures, you’ll work with local and national services to improve and achieve the best outcomes for men, ensuring compliance with our standards, contract assessments and monitoring framework. You will also provide trauma-informed support to a caseload of men and women who are experiencing domestic violence, including those who are high-risk referred through MARAC.
Additionally, you will:
- Produce individual support plans
- Organise and deliver support sessions
- Provide effective advice and advocacy services
- Support the training and development of new staff and volunteers
- Ensure that accurate and up to date records are maintained
About You
To be considered as a Men’s Outreach Support Worker, you will need:
- Experience of working with vulnerable male adults from diverse backgrounds
- Experience of supporting male survivors of DVA
- Experience of undertaking individual assessments and devising support plans
- Experience of working collaboratively with external agencies
- Knowledge of the impact that DVA has upon service users and their children
- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, such as the Children’s Act, Community Care Act, Domestic Violence Legislation, Housing Act, MARAC protocol
- A working knowledge and understanding of welfare benefits, safeguarding children and adult, child protection, social and voluntary services approaches
- Demonstrable knowledge of strategies to empower service users to address issues of DVA
- A good understanding of confidentiality, data protection and professional boundaries
Candidates interested in applying should attach a cover letter outlining how they meet the essential criteria specified in the job ad and person specification as well as how they think they meet Housing for Women’s EPIC values.
Housing for Women is an independent organisation and we support women in London to challenge the inequalities they face. As a charity and a registered housing association, we are proud to have housed London’s women for 85 years; providing secure, affordable housing and related services to help them make the most of the opportunities they have.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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We seek a motivated individual to join our Education & Youth Service Teams to support the development and coordination of a high-quality ESOL programme for newly arrived young women.
The Baytree Centre, is a social inclusion charity for local women and girls in Brixton. Rooted in Catholic Social Teaching, we are committed to fostering confidence, self-esteem, and aspirations among our beneficiaries. Through a range of programmes encompassing academic support, mentoring, skills development, and well-being activities, we strive to enhance life chances not only for individuals but also for their families and communities.
We are seeking a dedicated individual to join our Education & Youth Service Teams. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting the development and delivery of a high-quality ESOL programme tailored for newly arrived young women. Key responsibilities include curriculum development, coordination, and delivery of ESOL lessons in alignment with broader programme objectives. The role involves working collaboratively with families, fostering personal and social growth among girls and young women, and cultivating a positive and inclusive learning environment within the Centre.
We are looking for a hardworking, motivated, and innovative individual with experience in working with young people. The ideal candidate will possess genuine empathy and a strong commitment to Baytree's principles and values. Essential qualities include collaborative teamwork, effective communication skills, and cultural sensitivity. The candidate should demonstrate the ability to develop comprehensive syllabi, deliver engaging lessons, and provide support to learners of diverse abilities. Experience in aligning educational programmes with adult ESOL provision and a proactive approach to generating a positive learning environment are highly desirable attributes.
We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups, particularly those with firsthand experiences of the challenges faced by women and girls in Brixton.
Please read the attched detailed job description.
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Join a team with a bold mission – at S&G Mind, we are dedicated to reshaping the landscape of mental health and emotional wellbeing in our community. We believe in empowering individuals with opportunities for a richer life. As a Mental Health Trainer, you will help deliver different courses and workshops across Swindon and Gloucestershire working closely with the Business Department.
What You'll Do:
-Leadership and Prevention: Lead, inspire, and effectively deliver training including in house and open courses and the delivery of bespoke workshops in the local community.
- Innovation and Empowerment: Channel your passion into providing training and promoting training courses for S&G Mind. Empowering people to build confidence, understanding and resilience whilst supporting themselves or others with mental health needs.
- Quality and Leadership: As a S&G Mind Mental Health Trainer, you will lead on collecting data and evaluation forms in relation to training delivery.
Why Join Us:
• Impact Matters: Join a team where your work directly transforms lives and contributes to a healthier community.
• Personal Growth: We offer professional development opportunities that will enrich your career and help shape the future of mental health services in Swindon.
• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside like-minded individuals who share your passion for making a meaningful impact. Together, we can build a brighter, healthier future for people in Swindon and Gloucestershire. Your leadership can make all the difference.
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Our ESOL service was established in 2017 and now runs 5 days per week and offers English lessons for resettled refugees and an English Club with an emphasis on learning skills for integration into UK society. We are a growing team of ESOL tutors and creche teams providing training to help refugees and their families to resettle in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As an ESOL Tutor, you will be responsible for teaching English to adult refugees in a classroom setting.
You will deliver high quality, formal scheduled ESOL teaching, including planning, delivery, assessment and review, alongside curriculum development.
You will also be expected to hold a minimum TEFL/TESOL qualification or be willing to work towards it. You will have, or will develop, working knowledge of supporting and coaching adults learners through learning programmes.
Classes take place Mon and Wed (9.30am-2.30pm). Staff meetings will take place outside these hours.
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· Are you passionate about working with children and young people and want to make a difference?
· Do you have a good understanding of young carers and their needs and are you willing to learn and adapt?
· Are you organised, energetic, enthusiastic, a great communicator, have experience of community outreach work with children and young people, and love to work as part of a supportive committed team?
· Would you like to work for an organisation that is friendly, fun, flexible and has good staff benefits?
If the answer to all these questions is yes, then we’d like to hear from you.
York Carers Centre is an independent charity that helps unpaid carers in York access the support they need. We currently have an exciting opportunity for individuals who have a genuine interest in using their experience and skills to support young people.
A key part of the role will involve maintaining a high quality, effective service through the delivery of one-to-one support for the most vulnerable high need young people and liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies, including developing relationships with schools, to ensure young carers and families access relevant information and support for their needs.
The posts involve organising and delivering activities/group work. Applicants will require excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to use their experience and creativity to effectively plan and deliver a variety of initiatives which ensure young carers have fun, develop healthy networks and improve their health and wellbeing.
To be successful, you will need:
· To be able to work effectively and engage sensitively with children and young people aged 5 – 18 years
· To be empathetic and compassionate with excellent communication and engagement skills
· Experience and skills in building positive relationships with young people and their families, enabling them to lead healthy, fulfilling and purposeful lives
· Experience of providing one-to-one support and advocacy to children and young people
· Experience of effectively planning and delivering fun and creative activities for vulnerable young people that overcome social isolation and help to improve individuals physical and emotional wellbeing (could be a separate job role)
· A confident practitioner, preferably with a relevant qualification. However, emphasis will be placed on your experience of delivering effective support to vulnerable young people that promotes positive mental health and emotional well-being
· To be proactive to motivate and deal confidently and effectively with challenging situations
· To evidence experience of developing effective partnerships and working in collaboration with a variety of agencies and stakeholders
· To work within the boundaries of confidentiality and work effectively and engage sensitively with a wide range of clients
· Experience of responding to referrals and escalating safeguarding concerns in line with policies and procedures
· Experience of, and/or understanding of, mental ill health (desirable)
· A good understanding of the negative impact that caring responsibilities may have on children and their development and be committed to York Carers Centre policies and procedures for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and adults
· To be highly motivated with excellent organisational and time management skills and the ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimum supervision
· To be an excellent team player, well organized with good attention to detail
· To be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including some evenings and during school holidays
· A working knowledge of the voluntary and statutory services in York (desirable)
· Full clean driving licence and access to a car for work with business insurance
The roles will involve flexible/hybrid working travelling to and working from a range of outreach venues in the York area.
In return we’ll offer you:
· The opportunity to make a notable contribution to our work in making a difference to the lives of young carers in York
· A friendly fun supportive working environment
· Generous Annual Leave
· Great flexible hybrid working options
· Learning and development opportunities
· Contributory pension scheme
The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Westway Trust - a community-guided organisation, with an ambitious and exciting vision, in the heart of Portobello, West London - as an Adult Learning Tutor - Digital Skills.
Westway Trust is a charity located in North Kensington which runs an adult learning programme of accredited and non-accredited provision across a range of subjects. We aim to enable people to progress in work, in learning and in life. Our learners come from a variety of backgrounds and have different prior experiences of learning.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced tutor who will be able to design and deliver high quality learner-centred teaching, and learning and assessment experiences. The role will encompass both the development and delivery of Essential Digital Skills, ICT User Skills and Digital Skills for the Workplace qualifications at Entry level to level 1 to our employed and unemployed adult learners. You will be committed to working for a charity supporting and enhancing the lives of people in the local community.
The hours are negotiable and flexible and will be discussed and agreed at interview stage.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Teaching
- Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality teaching and learning sessions, workshops, and tutorials in line with the curriculum requirements and the needs of individual learners, ensuring learning objectives are met.
- Assess learners’ abilities and identify areas for improvement, tailoring teaching and learning methods and resources accordingly.
- Develop and deliver consistently engaging and interactive sessions, utilising a variety of teaching techniques and materials to enhance learners’ understanding and engagement with the subject/topic.
- Rigorously monitor and track learners’ progress, providing regular feedback and implementing strategies to address areas of weakness or underperformance.
- Set and mark assignments, tests, and examinations, providing constructive feedback to learners to support their learning and improvement.
- Establish and maintain a positive and inclusive learning environment, actively promoting learner participation, motivation, and confidence in professional development.
- Maintain accurate records of learners' attendance, progress, and assessment outcomes, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal requirements.
- Stay abreast of the latest developments in sector specialism, curriculum changes, and teaching methodologies, continuously updating own knowledge and skills.
- To undertake regular and appropriate CPD as agreed with Line Manager, some of which will be mandatory such as Safeguarding and Prevent Training.
Administration
- To identify materials and equipment/resource needs to assist the provision of teaching and learning by students.
- Maintaining up to date course files and submitting accurate data on attendance and achievement within agreed deadlines.
- To monitor student attendance and punctuality and take appropriate action as required.
- Preparing groups of learners for accredited assessment (exam or portfolio) & non-accredited assessment (RARPA), marking assessments and taking part in internal moderation and/or consultation meetings with appropriate Trust staff.
- Providing feedback on appropriate documentation for example observation, IQA reports etc.
- Running end of course evaluations and writing tutor end of course reviews.
Knowledge and Experience:
Essential
- Practical work experience in the ICT/digital sector, demonstrating hands-on knowledge and skills applicable to real-world scenarios.
- Experience of teaching adult learners and an understanding of appropriate teaching strategies in a similar role.
- Experience of devising course outlines and schemes of work.
- Awareness of differentiation and a commitment to inclusivity in your teaching and professional conduct.
- Experience of managing mixed groups of learners.
- Experience of assessing and recording progress, both in accredited and non-accredited learning and supporting learners.
- Knowledge and experience of working with a variety of exam boards.
- Basic understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices to impart essential knowledge to students.
Desirable
- Ability to provide sound support in offering information, advice and guidance to learners.
- Understanding of the RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement in non-accredited learning) system.
- Experience in handling sensitive issues in relation to learner well-being.
- Experience of working/teaching refugees and or asylum seekers.
Personal Skills
Essential
- The ability to plan programmes of work and develop creative, relevant activities that will facilitate learning.
- The ability to motivate and encourage learners with a variety of learning experiences and from diverse backgrounds.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and the ability to work as part of a highly collaborative team.
- An understanding of equality and diversity, safeguarding policies, health and safety and a commitment to putting them into practice.
- A flexible approach and a willingness to teach in a variety of community venues and to teach cover as required.
- The ability to take own initiative and find creative solutions to challenges faced.
Desirable
- The ability to speak another language
Qualifications:
Essential
- Level 3 or above subject specialism qualification, such as IT User Skills.
- A full teaching qualification for working in adult learning (DTLLS, PGCE or DET)
To view the full job description click on 'job description' under 'Key Info' on the left hand side.
Benefits of working with us:
- Great location in the heart of Portobello, North Kensington
- Free gym membership at health club one minute walk from the office
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Free eye test voucher
- Investor in People (IiP) employer
The application deadline is Sunday 31 March 2024 when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early (an early application is strongly recommended)
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We have an amazing opportunity for a Local Growth Officer – Barnet to join our Growth and Communities Team.
Salary: £11,161.02 per annum – Band E, Level 3 inclusive of Outer London Weighting (pro rata £32,553, Band E Level 3 inclusive of Outer London Weighting)
Location: Home Based within Greater London (Barnet)
Term: 2 Year Fixed-Term Contract
Working Hours: 12 hours per week (including evenings and weekends)
We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world.
About the Local Growth Officer Role:
As a Local Growth Officer you will be pro-actively helping the District to achieve their growth ambitions focusing specifically on opening new sections by collaborating with local volunteers and our wider Growth & Communities team.
You will provide practical ‘hands on’ support that creates new spaces for young people to join, and recruit adult volunteers to support them, prioritising lower income communities, Muslim and Black, Asian minority ethnic families of young people.
What we are looking for in our Local Growth Officer:
- Ability to work effectively as part of a remote team.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage and deliver a varied workload and set of projects whilst ensuring effective prioritisation and balancing of the needs of a range of stakeholder
- Experience of working with volunteer organisations and groups.
- Experienced in community engagement and demonstrate an understanding of best practices when recruiting and supporting volunteers.
- Self-starter with the ability to work remotely.
- Able to operate an effective home-based office, juggling personal/family life with work
Key responsibilities as our Local Growth Officer:
- Support and work in partnership with District Commissioners, Group Scout Leaders and other volunteers to open new sections to grow Scouting within the District according to the District Growth Plan.
- Open new sections in line with the District Growth Plan, and using local knowledge, collaborating with local volunteers and contributing to the ongoing development of the Growth Plan as needed to ensure that we are achieving our ambitions to create more Scouting opportunities for young people within IMD 13 areas and within predominantly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.
- Work with the relevant local lead volunteers, to understand their current community reach and identify opportunities for growth within their local areas.
As our Local Growth Officer in return, we offer you:
- Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
- Be proud to say you’re part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
- Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
- 28 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 32 days after two years
- Four extra days to look after your family when they need you
- Three extra days over Christmas
- Work with the relevant local lead volunteers, to understand their current community reach and identify opportunities for growth within their local areas.
We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Flexible working hours
- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
Closing date for applications: 23:59 Sunday 31st March 2024
Interviews will be held on Saturday 13th April at The Scouts HQ, Gilwell Park
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and influential individual with experience of developing training and learning packages on technical subjects ideally within the humanitarian/international development sector to join us as our Crisis Financing Training & Capacity Development Advisor where you will develop and expand an innovative package of trainings and learning for the Start Network covering the portfolio of topics and programmes under the organisations New Forms of Financing including Crisis Anticipation and Risk Financing.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
Save the Children has an ambitious strategy to ensure that, by 2030, all children survive, lean and are protected from all forms of violence. The humanitarian department supports both the strengthening of our organisation's humanitarian capability as well as acknowledging the need to also support change within the humanitarian system in order to address the increasing frequency and severity of emergencies world-wide. The department is committed to build a stringer workplace culture, prioritising the wellbeing and resilience of those within it.
Start Network is made up of more than 50 aid agencies across five continents, ranging from large international to national NGOs. Together, our aim is to transform humanitarian action through innovation, fast funding, early action, and localisation.
We're tackling what we believe are the biggest systemic problems that the sector faces. Problems including slow and reactive funding, centralised decision-making, and an aversion to change mean that people affected by crises around the world do not receive the best help fast enough, and needless suffering results. Our work focuses on three areas to change the system; localisation, new forms of financing and collective innovation.
About the role
The Crisis Financing Training & Capacity Development Advisor will be responsible for developing and expanding an innovative package of trainings and learning for the Start Network.
You will play a crucial role in the ongoing capacity development of Start Network organisation, by disseminating and institutionalising new developments in learning, knowledge and terminology
related to Start Network crisis financing programming throughout the staff team.
You will continue to develop new and strengthen existing training packages that are of high quality and will ensure that Start Network's New Financing programming is mainstreamed throughout the sector in a sustainable manner.
You will be responsible for assisting in delivering trainings to member agency colleagues, Start Network Hubs as well as training the Start Network team. You will coordinate a group of ‘trainers' who can offer high quality capacity development opportunities. You will also ensure that monitoring, evaluation and accountability is built into capacity development to measure outputs and outcomes more systematically.
In this role, you will:
- Leverage technical expertise from Start team members, technical partners and the anticipation and risk financing building blocks framework to design modularised training and learning materials to meet the capacity development needs of the Start Network, including e-learning.
- Identify and develop a training of trainers (TOT) programme and build up a group of trainers within the Start team and across the Start Network membership.
- Strengthen the training and facilitation skills of Start Network team
- Develop a learning pathway with the technical leads to ensure different stakeholders can access the training necessary for their role
- Investigate and utilise cutting edge and interactive learning and training approaches, building partnerships and relationships with providers of such services.
- Review and develop adaptable learning materials with multi language application requirements and cultural contexts as needed.
- Work with academic partners to see how higher levels of training and learning could achieve levels of accreditation for member participants.
- Lead on coordinating and monitoring capacity development with the above-mentioned cadre of trainers from the Start team and across the Start Network membership, supporting the cadre to deliver high quality trainings as well as delivering in-person trainings directly and ensuring that materials and approaches are adapted to context.
- Build in monitoring, evaluation and accountability systems. Feed learning back into the development of training, and into the wider Start Financing programme delivery.
- Work with Start Programmes team (i.e. CARF and Start Funds) to understand their work and the subject areas to develop the training package.
About you
To be successful, it is important that you have:
- Experienced as a confident and engaging trainer, facilitator and communicator with excellent networking and relationship-building skills and with proven ability to cater to diverse stakeholders i.e. grassroot, regional and international organisations.
- Sound knowledge of humanitarian financing.
- Proven experience in developing training and learning packages on technical subjects.
- Knowledge and experience of undertaking learning needs analysis and designing high quality blended
learning solutions. - Proven ability to provide engaging, effective, and operationally applicable training in person and remotely.
- Knowledge of building and designing e- learning modules and digital packages on Moodle and/ or Kaya
learning platforms. - Adaptability and flexibility, sensitive to and able to modify approach and materials to meet varied
requirements including ability, language, context, etc. - Ability to adapt materials to be contextually appropriate.
- Experience in partnership development in national and/or international contexts
- Project management skills and experience.
- Understanding of pedagogical principles of adult learning.
Experience with coordination and navigating a fast-paced humanitarian setting. - Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate with colleagues on all levels in a disbursed and
multicultural professional environment. - Passionate about the potential of humanitarian early action and risk financing.
- Relevant professional experience developing and delivering training, or teaching complex subjects in an
accessible manner, or higher level qualification in a relevant subject. - Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.
What we offer you:
Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
- We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
- We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day. You can read more about our benefits here
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
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Background
Chapter One is a dynamic, growing charity with a vision of a world in which all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive. Our mission is to close the reading gap by providing children with one-to-one support at the time they need it most. We work in eleven areas/regions of the UK and will support 3000 children in 2023-24.
Our unique Online Reading Volunteer programme pairs struggling five to seven-year old (KS1) readers with reading support volunteers who are working professionals. The volunteer ask is very focused: readers commit 30 minutes a week to read with a child using a bespoke digital platform for an entire academic year. The results are transformative, boosting children's reading confidence and ability.
From a school perspective, online reading volunteers provide direct, meaningful literacy support for up to 10 pupils per class. The programme is particularly suitable for communities where it might be challenging to find parents and other volunteers who can commit to physically visiting schools to boost reading.
For more information please visit our website and watch this short video!
Job Summary
Chapter One is seeking a West Cumbria Programme Manager who is an excellent communicator and is able to both motivate and support schools and teachers to implement our online reading volunteers programme, and also to ensure that the programme’s impact and benefit to disadvantaged communities is maximised throughout the academic year.
The post is ideal for someone looking for part-time, flexible, term-time only work from a home base and who is able to travel frequently around West Cumbria. The postholder will be joining a team of established Programme Managers (also part-time) who work in different parts of the UK and will need to have some flexibility to work additional hours during busy autumn months, and conversely to work fewer hours during quieter periods of the year.
Key Responsibilities:
• Effectively explain Chapter One’s online reading volunteer programme and its benefits to school leaders and teachers
• Install, setup and maintain Chapter One equipment in participating classrooms
• Fully understand the operation of the Chapter One platform and database and communicate this to others
• Organise and conduct initial teacher training and follow-up
• Ensure a smooth initial launch of Chapter One’s programme in every classroom
• Liaise with colleagues performing technical and volunteer support roles
• Through regular visits to/contact with schools, provide on-going embedded professional learning and support to teachers throughout the year as needed
• Proactively monitor classroom adherence/fidelity to the Chapter One model, including systematic review of data reports and volunteer feedback, taking proactive action to resolve problems that arise
• Analyse and manipulate data (largely in Google sheets) to produce reports and identify trends
• Create monthly data summaries for all participating classrooms
• Lead annual review meetings for senior leadership at participating schools
• Support programme monitoring, evaluation and research as required
• Coordinate in person and virtual school ‘visits’ of volunteer teams to classrooms where necessary
• Liaison with corporate partners as required
• Weekly communication and status updates with Senior Programme Manager(s) and wider team
• As a new school year approaches, secure commitments from returning schools and find and target new schools to join Chapter One’s programme
Role Requirements:
Essential
- Highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Proven track record of working at a senior level in education, project management or a related field
- Proven strength in both written and verbal communication
- Highly IT literate, with excellent computer skills, able to troubleshoot software issues and adept with Google suite
- Ability to manipulate and analyse to draw useful conclusions to improve programme delivery
- Proven ability to work independently
- Self-starter and quick learner
- Ability to adapt and embrace a changing environment
- University degree
- Ability to drive and access to a car for work purposes
Desirable
- Two years of teaching/education experience with primary age children
Chapter One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and celebrate diversity in backgrounds and experience and are deliberate about the kind of teams we are building. Literacy is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds to maximise our innovation, creativity and impact. We especially welcome applications from persons who have experienced disadvantage and/or from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation.
Chapter One is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. Copies of our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are available on request.
Please send your CV (maximum 2 A4 sides) and a covering letter. Your covering letter (maximum 1 side of A4) should detail:
1) Tell about your relevant experience and why you’re interested in this role at this point in your career.
3) Your ability to be resilient when things are not going the way you thought, including clear examples of past experiences.
4) Tell us about how our organisational mission is in line with your values.
Applications that fail to meet these criteria will automatically be discounted. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and to show us your talents—please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.
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Ygam is seeking a proactive, adaptable, creative, resilient individual, who has the ability to work remotely, autonomously and as part of a team. They must have outstanding communication skills, be highly organised, and an excellent team player.
The post holder will be an active member of our programmes team and will work across our portfolio of programmes, particularly focusing on our Parental Engagement Programme.
They will be responsible for regional stakeholder engagement, developing relationships and promoting Ygam training across the UK. They will recruit suitable delegates to workshops, working closely with a range of organisations and families.
They will provide training both face to face and online and will be responsible for the delivery of our assured workshops and promoting the work of Ygam at conferences and events.
They will be able to demonstrate the impact of this work by working with organisations to collate case studies and evidence to support the programmes achievements.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Programme Lead (North West)
About Voice 21
Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity. We exist to empower every child to use their voice for success in school and life. Our work transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most. Follow the links to find out more about why oracy is so vital and the impact Voice 21 has.
Your opportunity
Tackle a vital challenge, with great people. Voice 21 exists to transform childrens’ learning and life chances through talk and we are aiming to be working with 2,000 schools a year by 2025. To reach this goal we recruit great people and give them real responsibility, training and support.
Output focused culture, with flexible working opportunities. We have an agile and flexible approach – our team can work when and wherever works best to deliver the requirements of their role. For staff working at home, we support them to create a workspace and provide technology that enables them to work effectively.
Real development opportunities. We believe in supporting people to develop the skills they need to be excellent – whether this means funding external training, finding a mentor to support them or giving them the time to learn from others in the organisations through our regular CPD sessions. We also offer paid study leave for team members taking part in formal studies outside of work.
Great benefits. 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) and additional Christmas closure period. Holiday entitlement increases linked to length of service, 5% employer contribution to pension, interest-free season ticket, cycle and technology loans, employee assistance scheme.
Your purpose
To facilitate the Voice 21 approach in Voice 21 Oracy Schools through leading professional development and school improvement programmes, and by designing and delivering high impact learning experiences and materials for teachers and school leaders.
Your responsibilities
Quality programme delivery
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Lead high quality professional development and school improvement programmes in our Pathway programmes and Open Learning for groups of teachers. These may be delivered in person, online or in school.
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Deliver transformative consultancy support, working with teachers and school leaders to design and implement bespoke improvement plans for their oracy provision, including through in school consultancy support and one-to-one advice.
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Build credibility and purposeful relationships with programme participants, both at programme days and touchpoints, and on an on-going basis to drive impact in our schools.
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Be responsible for participant learning and experience on your programmes, upholding high standards for all elements such as preparation, adapting to participant needs, content and rigour, on-going interactions and support, and participant feedback.
Learning content & programme development
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Proactively share insights and learning from the programmes you deliver, proposing and shaping solutions to enable Voice 21 to continually improve its programme offer.
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Apply and share expertise through varied outputs such as teaching materials, online learning content, resources, written or video outputs. Proactively identify and respond to opportunities or gaps and fulfil briefs or commissions.
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Contribute to the continual improvement of Voice 21’s programmes, through development and review cycles, based on first-hand learning from our schools, content expertise, programme insights and external research and evidence.
Team and organisational contribution
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Act as an ambassador for Voice 21’s national oracy expertise, communicating the value and impact of our approach at conferences, events and through publications.
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Embody and communicate oracy teaching and learning expertise within the organisation, acting as a resource for the wider team and making contributions to organisational priorities, projects, campaigns and events, outputs and publications etc.
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Continually and proactively develop your own and others’ expertise in Voice 21’s approach to a high quality oracy education, and use this to leverage impact for our schools through tangible learning outputs.
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Identify and carry out other tasks commensurate to the level and spirit of the role as required.
Your experience
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You are an excellent teacher (primary or secondary).
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You are passionate about teaching and learning, and the role of talk in learning. You have used talk to support learning in your classroom.
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You have experience leading whole-school change and inspiring teachers to embrace new approaches and ideas.
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You have a knowledge of a range of speaking and listening techniques and contexts for oracy, these could include: debate, dialogic teaching, storytelling, public speaking or communication and language development.
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You are a strong communicator both when working in a small team and when facilitating learning for large groups of adults.
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You are flexible, can think on your feet and can bring your own experiences to the work we do.
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You are highly-organised, look for solutions and can prioritise and manage a varied workload.
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You are willing to travel nationally on a frequent basis (2-3 days a week) during term time; this will include regular overnight stays.
Application details
We are particularly interested to hear from applicants who live in the North West of England.
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Tell us why you want to work at Voice 21. What is it about us and our mission that excites you? (Max. 400 words)
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Making direct reference to the job description, please tell us the three main reasons why you would make an excellent Programme Lead (Max. 400 words).
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Tell us about something you have achieved recently that you are proud of? (Max 200 words)
Closing date: Tuesday 2nd April, 12pm
Interview date: We will be interviewing on a rolling basis
Start date: ASAP
Terms: Permanent, subject to successful probation review at 3 months.
Contract: This is a full time post, but we would welcome applications from those looking for 0.8 FTE.
Location: We are looking to appoint someone who is based in the North West of England. Home-based with frequent national travel, including overnight stays, to work with schools and attend meetings. Applicants must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a car they can use for work.
Valuing every voice
Voice 21 believes that every voice should be heard and valued. We are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Voice 21.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join us!
Contact is a national charity for families with disabled children. We provide information, advice and support, and bring families together so they can support each other. We campaign to improve their circumstances, and for their right to be included and equal in society.
Your role
The SEND Education Helpline Adviser provides specialist education advice by telephone, e-mail, and social media to families with disabled children in the UK. You will be supportive and show clear boundaries when offering advice within the scope of the organisation and be confident when dealing with complex and challenging callers and conversations. You will keep up to date with Education law and guidance in UK and signpost callers to Contacts online resources or to relevant local national charities and agencies.
What we’re looking for
You will have at least one year’s experience (or part-time equivalent) of working in an advice role of which SEND advice formed a substantial part. You will have experience and a good understanding of education issues that may impact families. In-depth knowledge of the SEND law in England Part 3 Children and Families Act 2014 and a working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice 2015. You will be able to confidently navigate websites to identify relevant information. You will have experience of using a CRM database to enter client records. You will be flexible and adaptable in your role and enjoy working in a friendly and supportive team.
Important dates
Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 2 April 2024
Interview date: 8 & 9 April 2024
Quality Coordinator
We are looking for a professional and passionate individual that can put the quality of life for the people we support at the heart of everything they do.
· Could you help our teams develop their practice and compliance?
· Could you offer support and assurance to colleagues whilst undertaking audits and supporting with improvements?
· Do you like making sure that our processes work well?
· Could you coach people to find better ways of working?
If you could, then we need you to join Mencap’s Quality team where you can build on the great work we are already doing.
We are currently looking for two Quality Coordinators to join our national team on a full time fixed term contract for 12 months initially. (We are also recruiting for a 6 month FTC - Please apply for this separately if you would also like to be considered)
The Quality Coordinator will work together collaboratively with the Personal Support operational team to provide guidance and coaching so we can provide safe, reliable and stable services, and use Person Centred Practices that deliver Improved Experiences and Outcomes for people.
Working with a focus on audit and improvement, Health and Safety and Practice your work plan will include undertaking agreed independent reviews and audits against the ‘What Matters Most’* standards and regulatory compliance. You will support the development of the quality and practice skills of managers and support workers using coaching and positive role modelling.
It is a challenging role working across the Quality Directorate and you must be willing to travel nationally and to stay away from home on a regular basis (weekly). You will get support with all areas of the work and an in-depth induction.
If you’re ready to make a difference, please get in touch today by providing an up-to-date bespoke CV that demonstrates all your relevant skills and experience.
At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!
This role will close on 2nd April with interviews taking place on 11th/12th April via Microsoft Teams. If successful at first stage, you will be invited back for a second stage with our inclusion panel the following week.
*What Matters Most is our internal quality framework*
Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
· 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
· Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
· Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
· Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
· Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
· Interest free season ticket loans
· Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
· Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
· Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
· Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
· Access to award winning training and development
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Mencap
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.
Our work includes:
· Providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
· Providing advice through our help lines and websites
Student Support Assistant
Are you 18 – 24 and looking to develop your career in a rewarding role? Are you a good communicator that can connect with people? Can you nurture inclusion and belonging?
If you are driven with a passion for raising aspirations, then we want to hear from you!
This is an exciting entry level position to develop your career and support pupils in the process with full training provided.
If you are not in education, training or employment already, then join the team as a School Service Leader and work as part of the UK Year of Service programme.
Position: Student Support Assistant (internal title School Service Leader)
Location: Liverpool locations to be confirmed during the interview process. From Monday to Thursday you will be based in a partner school supporting the programme delivery
Training: Fridays you will be based at the Manchester training centre (M12 6FZ) to support learning and development activities with volunteers (travel costs will be subsidised)
Hours: 35 hours per week, from Monday to Friday.
Remuneration: £21,840 per annum
Duration: Fixed-term for 9 months (15th April - January 2025)
Closing Date: 2nd April 2024
Interview Date: Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, so please apply at your earliest opportunity.
The Role
The purpose of the School Service Leader role is to provide support to pupils in schools with their social and emotional achievement, with a particular focus on key stage 2 in primaries, and key stage 4 in secondaries.
Training will be provided to all successful candidates to ensure you have the skills to support school-based interventions.
Key relationships will include:
- Working closely with a team of 5-7 full-time mentors or other School Service Leaders
- Impact Officers, who you are typically based alongside in school two days a week, providing line management support
- Colleagues, school staff and pupils
Depending on the needs of your school and team, you will:
- Delivering interventions to pupils - The School Service Leaders will focus the first half of their placement on helping KS2 or KS4 pupils get or remain on track, by providing a range of targeted interventions; including delivering behaviour and attendance coaching encouraging pupil engagement and social development to promote a positive learning environment. You will also provide mentoring around attendance and behaviour.
- Maintaining a strong relationship with the school - You will assist the Impact Officer (line manager) to maintain a successful school relationship and ensure prompt and accurate data collection.
- Assisting with the support of Mentors - The second half of the placement will require carrying out the duties outlined in above and also assisting with the management and support of a team of mentors who are volunteering.
This is an amazing opportunity for personal development as a significant proportion of working time will be dedicated to your professional development and career growth. This may involve formal qualifications or informal development, which candidates will be allowed to complete during their working hours.
About You
In order to be considered for this role you must be based in the North West, with the ability to travel daily to Greater Manchester and be aged 18-24 (candidates who turn 25 between March - December 2024 will not be eligible) You must have not been in formal Education, Employment or Training within the last six months.
We are looking for someone who:
- Communicates and connects with others in consistent, positive and meaningful ways
- Holds space that nurtures inclusion and belonging
- Sees positivity in others, and has a passion for raising aspirations
- Shares the reasons behind plans/decisions, and helps in creating understanding and significance
- Collaborates towards a common purpose with a deep sense of ownership
- Effectively prioritises and organises to deliver results
- Seeks out opportunities for self-improvement
- Models authenticity
About the Organisation
This youth social action charity challenges 18 to 25-year-olds to tackle educational inequality through a year of full-time voluntary service. As mentors, tutors and role models in schools, the charity support pupils growing up in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK.
Benefits to all employees include:
- Pension: up to 5% pension employer contribution matched after 3 months of employment.
- Holidays: 25 days holiday per year plus one additional day per year after two years of employment, capped at a maximum of 28 day (or the pro rata equivalent for part-time staff).
- Travel: Interest free loan for season ticket or bicycle.
- Volunteering days: All employees can take up to 2 days to volunteer in a mission-aligned charity depending upon length of service.
Other areas of experience may include Volunteer, Volunteering, School, Youth, Support, Education.
Please note this role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of our client.