IT & systems manager is Leeds based,  £28k and 32k, 

IT & Systems Manager

Mermaids is currently growing and needs to ensure that all aspects of the charity are maintained and remain secure. We are looking for an experienced and motivated IT and Systems Manager who will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring that computing systems, databases, and equipment are operating effectively and efficiently, and that systems continue to be fully secure and GDPR complaint.

To be successful in this position you will demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the industry’s best practices and evidence a professional track record of effective technical and operational management, information analysis, and a thorough understanding of computer hardware and software systems. The candidate should have a firm understanding of monitoring techniques to ensure tracking and reporting to agreed SLAs, they should have experience of crisis and change management and have in depth knowledge in security best practices.

The ideal candidate will have impeccable communication skills and be used to dealing with all levels of the organisation as well as third party vendors. They will benefit from a sensitive understanding of transgender issues. They will have an industrious work ethic and the ability to react quickly and professionally to complex and pressured situations.

We encourage applications from those with lived experiences (directly or indirectly) and/or close ties to the LGBTQ community.

We promote and value diversity in the workplace and welcome diverse applicants. We are committed to applying our equal opportunities policy at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to disability, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or pregnancy or maternity. We believe that QTPOC trans people are disproportionality under-represented and we encourage applications from them.

Send your CV , accompanied by a maximum 500 word covering letter outlining what you would bring to the charity and what your personal experience will offer Mermaids as a charity. Please include hyperlinks in the letter to relevant material and add all social media accounts to the body of the email. Applications not in the specified format or submitted past the deadline may not be considered. Any social media or online activity which is not declared during the interview process and which comes to light on the commencement of employment in this role may result in dismissal under the terms of the contract.

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Title: Liaison and Diversion Peer Support Worker
Based: Barnsley and Doncaster
Salary: NJC Scale Points 7-11, starting at £19,554 per annum
Hours: Part time, 16 hours per week
Contract: This role is fixed term for up to 12 months

Background

The Liaison and Diversion (L&D) Service works with people of all ages (including children and young people) with a wide range of vulnerabilities including poor mental health and learning disabilities, substance misuse and homelessness who have offended or are at risk of offending.  We support service users who have contact with police stations, the courts, prisons and probation. The aim is to work together to reduce the risk factors for reoffending by providing short-term support and signposting service users into longer-term support services.

SWYPFT (South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust) has won the contract to deliver the Liaison and Diversion Service across South Yorkshire from April 2019.  Touchstone is delighted to be a part of this partnership, providing the exciting new volunteer and peer support element of the service.

About the role

You will complement the work of the South Yorkshire Liaison and Diversion service, providing practical and emotional support to service users who have come into contact with the criminal justice system, with support needs around mental health, learning disability and/or substance use.

You will work with a caseload of service users, in the community and at court, recording all interactions with service users in line with Liaison and Diversion procedure and liaising with L&D staff around their support. 

About you

You will need to have lived experience of offending as well as accessing support services. You will have experience of giving and/or receiving peer support and will be able to demonstrate how you manage your recovery and what you are currently doing with your time to being able to step up into full time employment.

The successful candidates will need to have strong communication skills and the ability to positively engage with a wide range of service users, colleagues, and other professionals.

This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of a service working in partnership with the NHS. Peer Support workers will receive a robust package of support and supervision to enable them to manage their workload and promote their wellbeing.

Closing Date: Sunday 30 August 2020
Interviews will be held on: Monday 14 September

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can view the full Job Description and download the application pack. Please note, you are not applying at this stage.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. Further information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy.

Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you.

 

We are working with a National Charity who have secured funding to launch a not-for-profit service caring for people who have been bereaved in ways that can traumatise and change lives forever. This service has been created as a pandemic response and its purpose is to make sure bereaved people get the help they need at a time of darkness to move forwards to a brighter day.

We are looking for a Development Manager to join the team. This is a senior and pivotal role at the heart of the service ensuring its continuation beyond its set up funding. The Development Manager will need to have significant and senior fundraising and service development experience. With a track record of securing major multiple grant requests of 6 figures + as well as the ability to forge strategic, multiple and high-end relationships with partner agencies, we are looking for a big hitter who can hit the ground running.

We can only accept candidates who are available to start ASAP. This role is FTC until the end of October but of course with further funding the strategic aim is for this to become a longer term service.

Ideally full time however we can look at part time options and as such there is flexibility on the package.

Location; home based - head office is Huddersfield however due to Covid the office is closed for the foreseeable and so this is a homebased role.

To apply please send your CV to Ellen Drummond ASAP

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

12 month Fixed Term Contract

Regional based: £34,190 to £36,190 per annum

London based: £37,270 to £39,270 per annum

We are looking for an experienced Campaigner lead our political work on plastic pollution!

As a Campaigner with us you will work with others to deliver great campaigns for Friends of the Earth - building our supporter base and grassroots strength.

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate strategic thinking in developing and delivering campaign strategies. You will have the ability to identify what sort of pressure for change is needed, and where and when it should be applied to achieve our campaign goals. 

Understanding of how change happens politically and socially is also required, along with experience in mobilising people to effect change.

Closing date: Monday 31st August 2020 (23:59)

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

We are looking for someone to work with the National Parent Support Team based in our office in Leeds to act as an independent source of support and contact for parents whose children are being sexually exploited by perpetrators external to the family, deliver intensive telephone casework support, link parents to the online Parent Forum, and attend occasional parent network events.

You will have good active listening skills, experience of working with CSE, the ability to empathise and engage with affected parents and respect their vital role in safeguarding their child.  You will be able to liaise and develop a good rapport with partner agencies, and offer advice on good practice relating to working in partnership with affected parents.  You will maintain your own professional practice and ensure ongoing development through use of supervision and training.  You will adhere to Pace ethos and policies including equal opportunities and diversity. 

National Parent Support Team is funded by the Leathersellers’ Company Charitable Fund, Tudor Trust and the National Lottery Community Fund.

Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 13th September 2020

Interviews: Tues 29th September 2020 

Interviews will be held in the Leeds head office.

To apply either download an application form here or, visit our jobs page at:

 www.paceuk.info/about-pace/vacancies

Having supported patients and their families throughout the lockdown period, we're working with a fantastic hospice in Yorkshire to find a talented Trusts and Major Donor Fundraiser. From the top down you'll find a clear vision and drive to raise essential funds to provide the very best palliative care and quality of life for patients.

As a key member of a friendly and supportive Fundraising Team, you'll be responsible for identifying and developing relationships with trusts and foundations in order to deliver the charity's ambition of doubling the number of people supported each year. You'll create and submit compelling cases for support, developing bespoke funding proposals and managing and identifying opportunities to grow major giving from both existing supporters and new prospects.

We are looking for someone who has a strong previous track record in Trust fundraising. You'll be able to demonstrate management of a pipeline of trusts and foundation applications including ongoing relationship management. Ideally, you'll also have experience of managing major relationships with individuals, although this could also be a great development opportunity for an experience Trusts fundraiser keen to widen their portfolio of skills into philanthropy.

You'll have a passion for palliative care and be able to demonstrate care and compassion in your approach.

Based in West Yorkshire with flexibility for homeworking. With the encouragement and support of a brilliant leadership team, there is opportunity for professional development too.

To find out further information about this exciting role, please get in touch with Ellen Drummond.

Closing date: 9am on 7th August

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Finance Assistant - Part-Time
Calderdale, West Yorkshire

Are you an enthusiastic individual with an accounting qualification? Do you want to support a fantastic charity funding life-changing services? If so, read on.

About Us

With over 29 years of experience, Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) is a multi-award winning charity and are listed in the top ten grant distributors within the UK.

We support hundreds of charities and volunteer groups across our region, addressing inequalities, investing in brighter futures and enabling positive change.

Working with generous individuals, businesses and public sector organisations, we have distributed over £30 million in grants to a diverse range of causes in local communities.

We are now looking for a Finance Assistant to join us on a part-time basis, to support our financial activities and accounts.

The Benefits

- Salary of £17,000 pro rata
- Pension scheme
- 20 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays
- Extended Easter and Christmas breaks
- Flexible working schedule

This is a fantastic opportunity to hone your diverse set of financial skills with an organisation that is creating real and lasting change throughout the local community.

You’ll quickly find that we offer excellent development and progression opportunities, ensuring that you grow with your role and beyond, meaning this role represents present and future value for your career.

So, if you want to use your expertise to support local causes and issues such as mental health, loneliness and homelessness, this is the role for you.

The Role

As a Finance Assistant, you will support and maintain our accounting records and ensure the efficient running of the accounts function in-line with all current legislation.

Supporting the Finance Manager, you will:

- Assist with all incoming and outgoing cash, cheques, invoices and delivery notes
- Maintain the cashbook, post book and petty cash
- Update and maintain the online accounting system
- Prepare Gift Aid claims, cheques, FPS (online) and other payments
- Support the delivery of the financial management reports and papers
- Assist in preparing returns documentation for funding bodies
- Support the year end accounts and audit

About You

To join us as a Finance Assistant, you will need:

- At a minimum, an accountancy qualification
- Experience of working with Sage
- A strong work ethic
- Strong time-management abilities

Ideally, you will have accountancy and/or finance experience from within a charity environment, but this is not essential.

Other organisations may call this role Finance Officer, Accounts Assistant, Finance Co-ordinator, Finance Administrator, Accountancy Assistant, Ledger Clark, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Sales Ledger Clerk, Accounts Technician, Charity Finance Assistant, Finance Clerk, or Accounts Clerk.

This is a part-time role, working 21 hours per week, over any three days, however these hours can be worked over five days.

The closing date for this role is the 28th August 2020.

CFFC reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Webrecruit and Community Foundation for Calderdale are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking for a new challenge as a Finance Assistant, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Clinical Nurse Specialist (RMN)

Are you a registered Clinical Nurse Specialist with working experience of Band 6 or above? Do you like the idea of working for a leading specialist service providing NHS funded intensive mental health packages and residential placements for complex young people and young adults?

Care in Mind have a fantastic opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join a professional team where you will be responsible for assessing, developing, outlining and implementing specialist interventions to young people, both within residential provision and independence packages of care within the community. The young people within the service, will have often transitioned from long term hospital admissions or secure care provisions, as well as having been placed as an alternative to a hospital.

You will be based in our Yorkshire Hub which is located in Birstall, with the majority of your role within the West Yorkshire area. There will be occasions where you may need to work across Cheshire and Lancashire to conduct assessments or duty reviews. Your role will involve working Monday to Friday over a 37.5 hour week.

Company Benefits

- £30,401 - £37,267 or £37,570 - £43,772 (Band 6 / 7 Salary - Dependant on experience)
- 27 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 31 days + 8 bank holidays with service)
- Enhanced company pension
- Paid Induction
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
- Life Assurance 2 x your annual salary
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities
- The opportunity for internal promotions
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)
 
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist you will:

- Contribute to training and education of the residential team as well as facilitating reflective practice sessions to ensure all intervention is effective and evidence based.
- Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
- Be expected to work as an integral part of a multidisciplinary core team in risk management and case formulation for cases of concern referred to the service. 
- Provide a specialist assessment and treatment services based upon comprehensive assessment of the young people’s needs from a variety of sources

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist you must be:

- A Registered Nurse and have experience at Band 6 or above.
- Experienced in risk assessment and proactive and innovative management of Clinical Risk, Risk Assessment and Management and will embrace a therapeutic risk-taking approach.
- Experienced in Clinical Supervision / Line Management of a junior team.
- Understanding of and experienced in Liaison or a role in Tier 4 inpatient CAMHS and in secure and/or outreach settings.
- Flexible enough to adapt to the changing needs and the skills to provide intensive support for young people with differing mental health needs in varying contexts.
 
Essential Criteria:

- Full UK Driving Licence
- Legislative Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of working with young people with complex mental health difficulties.
- Evidence of continued professional development.

Desirable Criteria:

- Case Management Experience within a Health & Social Care setting
- Accredited Safeguard qualification
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working within a secure setting
 
If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in multi-disciplinary environments, working with young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please get in touch today.

Due to the current climate regarding the Covid-19, all of our interviews are now taking place as a Video/Audio Interview over Microsoft Teams.

The closing date for this position is Thursday 3rd September 2020, so if you are interested in developing and supporting young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please ensure you apply before this date. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we appoint a suitable candidate.

Care in Mind operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

We are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert early, should we appoint a suitable candidate.

You may have experience of the following: Clinical Nurse Advisor, Nursing, Staff Nurse, Critical Care, Healthcare, Nurse, NMC, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Staff Nurse, Registered General Nurse, etc.

Ref: 93753

Christians Against Poverty is a dynamic and growing mission with a strong vision, award winning culture and passionate workforce. CAP exists to equip the local church so that it may effectively serve the poor and proclaim Jesus. We have developed highly effective expertise to break into the hellish mix of poverty, isolation, chaos and severe stress, delivering hope, peace, and freedom through our compassion and technical excellence. Due to our debt help work, we are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and are required to meet high regulatory standards.

Working at CAP is exhilarating because we experience partnership with the living Christ and the power of His resurrection as we see thousands of people freed from debt, connected with a loving community and saved. We have a huge, collective ambition to see people freed from poverty, and to see them come to know Jesus’ abundant life and find belonging in his family.

CAP’s work in the UK is delivered through over 300 head office staff in Bradford who serve the frontline teams and volunteers that make up a vibrant network of around 600 community franchise centres. CAP UK, as the founding national franchise, also supports and equips country franchises growing in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and America.

CAP lives out the belief that culture eats strategy for breakfast (though we’re pretty keen on strategy too, so we have that for lunch). We invest in and seek to thoroughly integrate our core values into who we are and how we do what we do. To join CAP is to commit to growing with us into being more Christ centred, generous, passionate, united, compassionate, fun, excellent and courageous.

The role of the Director of Technology and Digital Transformation, reporting into Jon Day our COO, is a critical one, particularly at this time in leading the digital transformation of our flagship debt service.  We are looking for a Director to provide the sophisticated and inspiring leadership required to take our services to the next level.

This senior role will drive our finance transformation programme forward and lead our transition to a finance business partnering model. Working alongside the Finance Director and the Head of Finance, this role will help shape the strategy and delivery of excellent forward facing financial planning, analysis, and decision support.

They will lead and develop a strong team of business partners to make sure we make the best financial decisions across the organisation. Excellent communication is a critical part of this role (and the team they manage) as they will bring a concise, clear understanding to complex issues and be able to translate data into an understandable narrative to Directors and senior leaders.

Are you caring and compassionate? Looking for a role where you can make a real difference to people’s lives every day? Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Night Recovery Worker. You don’t need experience, we’re more interested in your personality, so if you can bring empathy and a real commitment to supporting people to achieve independence, we will provide you with all the training and development you need to excel in this role.

Right now, we are looking for someone like you to join our team at Moor View where we support people with mental health problems. Following a recent CQC inspection that raised some operational issues, we have taken positive steps to address them and have started an improvement journey which we’d love you to join us on. You’ll share our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment where people can thrive and achieve their full potential. You’ll join a team of Recovery Workers and get involved in a range of duties such as helping to come up with a personal support plan, developing domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities. It’s a varied role but one that will give you real satisfaction as you see the difference your input makes to the lives of the people we support.

Training and Benefits
When you join us you will receive a thorough induction and ongoing training and development, along with a great range of benefits including 25 days annual leave (which increases the longer you are with us) family friendly policies, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

The salary is £17,004.00 with progression to £17,230.00 per annum. In addition the successful candidates will receive a £1,000 Golden Hello payment.

Please note that this post is for a night worker and the post-holder will be required to work night shifts. 

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

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

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Citizens Advice is delivering a service called “Help to Claim” which offers end-to-end support to help people make a new Universal Credit claim and be ready for when their first payment arrives.

We are looking for an adviser with good IT skills to support clients to make and complete their new Universal Credit claim, as well as a commitment to the aims and principles of the Citizens Advice Service.

You’ll have the ability to interview clients using sensitive listening and questioning skills to get to the root of the issues and empower clients, whilst maintaining structure and control of meetings.

• £8,736 actual salary per annum
• Part time, 15 hours pw for each post (2 days of either Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday)
• Fixed Term Employment Contract until 31st March 2021, which may be able to be extended, subject to funding

During COVID-19 restrictions, this role will be based from home and will deliver the Help To Claim service as part of a national telephone helpline. When restrictions allow, this role would transition to a Face To Face (appointment) model in both our Harrogate (HG1 5LX) and Skipton (BD23 1FJ) offices – 1 day a week each.

This role is funded until 31st March 2021 by the DWP.

We operate the NEST Pension Scheme

Closing Date: 12 noon on 24th August 2020

Interview Date: To Be Arranged, provisionally w/c 31st August 2020

At Student Minds we value student engagement and co-production. We believe that students with lived experience should be at the forefront of decisions that will impact their experience. We want to improve and enhance how we do this and we are looking for a Student Engagement Officer to help us achieve this.

We have a proud history of championing student engagement and co-production in designing and delivering student experience and we want to ensure that student voices feed into our programmes and initiatives at all levels. If this sounds like an appealing challenge then this could be the role for you!

As Student Engagement Officer you will be working in close collaboration with our Student Voice and Equality Lead to ensure Student Minds’ student engagement work is the best that it can be.

You will advance the work of the charity on a number of different projects. This is an excellent opportunity within an organisation that is small enough to see the direct benefit of your effort. This role is ideal for someone looking to enter into a career in student engagement, Higher Education and/or the charity sector.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website.

Do you want to make an impact across the Wakefield District?

Nova is the support organisation for the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Wakefield District and we are currently looking to recruit a Nova Adviser – Community and Enterprise Development, to join our small, highly motivated team.

This is a really exciting time to join Nova for someone with a passion for the sector to get involved - there's lots happening within the organisation, within the sector and within Wakefield District! Maybe you've worked for a charity, you might have experience of working within communities or maybe you've had involvement in a social enterprise. This position will be well suited to you if you're dynamic, resilient and hard working.

We understand the importance of diversity and we value it, we want Nova to be an appealing, exciting and enjoyable place to work, where people feel welcome, respected and included. Our aim is that Nova offers quality employment opportunities in the VCSE sector including competitive pay, pension and healthcare policy to promote the wellbeing of staff. We also offer flexibility in working practices.

If you want to contribute to the development and growth of the VCSE sector, support our membership of organisations and in turn make a difference to the lives of people across the Wakefield District, please apply for the role.

For more information, and to apply, please see the Recruitment Pack on our website.

Closing date: 5pm on Wednesday 19 August 2020
Interview date: 28 August 2020