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This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly Healthwatch Redbridge team as we advance to the next phase of our work.

The post holder will be highly organised and motivated with strong administrative and social media experience to support the team’s daily activities.

You will be part of a team that has a real say in developing health and social care services and liaises with senior professionals and clinicians to help deliver change for local people.

Main aims of the role:

• Work collaboratively with the Chief Executive Officer, HWR Board, Staff and Volunteers to develop print and digital communications and printed materials to support the work of Healthwatch and its outreach and engagement activities.

• Develop relationships with sector, national and local media

• Ensure a consistent brand and identity is maintained and support colleagues to ensure quality communications across all products and initiatives.

• Manage the HWR digital and print communications channels, such as enewsletters, social media and print newsletters. • Ensure and maintain the online/ Web presence of Healthwatch including Twitter and LinkedIn

• Secure local, regional and national press coverage of HWR work in a variety of publications.

• Support and sustain information, advice, and signposting services to ensure individuals are directed to appropriate health and social care services.

• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion by ensuring that communications are accessible to all segments of society.

• Publicise volunteer opportunities and their role in improving the delivery of health and social care services.

• Ensure compliance with Healthwatch England brand guidelines and protocols.

• Co-ordinate the design and production of press releases, information and promotional materials required by the team.

• Assist the CEO and the team with the production of reports as required.

• Review and monitor materials produced by other organisations and feedback areas of potential interest to the team.

• Provide general admin cover for the Healthwatch Redbridge office – answering telephones, dealing with general enquiries and visitors to the office.

Main activities of the role:

• Collate copy, edit content, design, and launch print reports on the work of Healthwatch.

• Collaborate with staff across Healthwatch to develop outstanding digital and print content for all HWR channels.

• Collate, develop, and manage content for the HWR website and ensure the website is kept up to date.

• Collate, develop, and manage content for Healthwatch email marketing.

• Manage the HWR social media presence with engaging content.

• Support the delivery of Healthwatch events and engagement programme.

• Monitor effectiveness and impact of all communications activities, making recommendations for change.

Please see attached PDF for full details.

The EPIC Restart Foundation empowers people to restart positive lives after gambling harm.

"I will be forever thankful to EPIC Restart Foundation for being the turning point in my life where I found my purpose again.”

Do you have a passion to support people after an addiction and enable them to lead more fulfilling, purposeful lives? Do you want to raise awareness in communities about where to seek support after gambling harm and help break down the stigma around gambling addiction?

We are seeking an energetic and highly organised individual to join our team as Community Outreach Manager to manage our new REACH programme – building relationships with voluntary and community organisations to help them support others who may struggle to overcome gambling harm - working especially with hard-to-reach audiences and ethnic minority groups.

Lived experience of gambling harm (either directly or indirectly) is an advantage but not essential requirement for this role as you will be collaborating with colleagues who will contribute their lived experience insights to inform REACH activities that you project manage. But you must be passionate about making a difference and excited by the opportunity to transform lives, support people in recovery and be sensitive to their needs.

You will work hands-on to organise and facilitate delivery of a wide range of REACH activities with community organisations including workshops, lived experience events, drop-in advice sessions and social media activities - aiming to reach diverse audiences, reduce stigma and encourage wider discussion about gambling harms recovery.

If you have experience of working with community organisations, good project management skills and an understanding of the inequalities and stigma that prevent people from reaching out for support around gambling addiction - then we want to hear from you. 

Please head over to our website to download the Application Pack with details of how to apply.

The EPIC Restart Foundation empowers people to restart positive lives after gambling harm.

“The single best thing I have ever done for myself. I have a renewed sense of power over my life, my mindset, and my goals. A genuinely life changing experience.”

We are an independent charity founded in lived experience of gambling harm. We are driven by our passion to ensure people are supported to sustain long term recovery and more fulfilling, purposeful lives. 

With an expanding portfolio of UK-wide programmes, we are seeking a highly motivated Programmes Manager who excels in programme management and delivery to join our growing team.

Working closely with the Head of Programmes and colleagues, you will manage the delivery of EPIC Restart's national programmes, working hands-on to support and manage a wide range of in-person and online activities, embedding good project management principles across our programmes and driving successful outcomes.

70% of our team and trustees have experienced gambling harm either directly or indirectly. Lived experience is an advantage but not an essential requirement for this role, as you will be collaborating with colleagues who bring their lived experience insights to inform our activities. But you must be passionate about making a difference and excited by the opportunity to transform lives, support people in recovery and sensitive to their needs.

If you are an experienced Programmes Manager, looking for a role that will excite, challenge and fulfil you, please head over to our website to download the Application Pack with details of how to apply.

We are recruiting a part time Advice Worker – Asylum Support, £37,616 pro rata, hybrid working,

We are seeking an experienced Asylum Support Advice Worker to help deliver our new maternity health justice partnership targeting refugee and asylum seeking women in Greater Manchester and East Cheshire.

About Maternity Action

Established in 2008, Maternity Action protects and strengthens the rights of pregnant women and new parents to employment, social security and healthcare, irrespective of migration status.

We employ specialist employment and asylum/immigration lawyers who represent women who experience maternity discrimination at work, difficulties in accessing maternity pay and benefits or are wrongly charged for their NHS maternity care. We provide second tier advice to NGOs on housing and subsistence for refugee, asylum seeking and migrant women. We support strategic litigation within our areas of expertise. Our policy and campaigning work is driven by the injustice we see from our advice services. We prioritise issues affecting low income and marginalised women, including migrant and asylum seeking women.

Maternity Action has grown over the past four years and we are now a team of 26. We are passionate about our work, but we are committed to our staff having a genuine work life balance. The majority of our employees have some form of caring responsibilities and Maternity Action is a genuinely flexible employer. 22 of our 26 staff work part time and staff are located across the UK. We have recently expanded our operations and have developed two Health Justice Partnerships with NHS Trusts.  We are funded by a variety of large charitable funders, smaller grant making organisations and unions.

About the role

We have secured funding for a 12 month pilot maternity health justice partnership targeting refugee and asylum seeking women in Greater Manchester and East Cheshire.  This is the first UK maternity health justice partnership targeting this group of women.  We have an existing maternity health justice partnership in Greater Manchester and East Cheshire which advises on employment rights, maternity pay and mainstream benefits.

You will deliver advice to pregnant women and new mothers on Home Office support and healthcare entitlements and provide ongoing advice and support where needed.  You will also refer to other support services as needed, including food banks, baby banks and community groups.  You will deliver outreach and engagement sessions to maternity services and voluntary organisations, working with our Outreach and Engagement Officer.  You will also contribute to the development, monitoring and evaluation of the pilot. The role will keep up to date with asylum support and related developments.

This role forms part of our Immigration and Asylum Advice team, which is led by our Senior Legal Officer.  The team consists of a Legal Officer, Senior Project Officer and Casework Support Officer.  The role will coordinate with the advice and outreach workers delivering our employment and benefits maternity health justice partnership in the region.

About you

We are looking for an experienced adviser with a thorough knowledge of asylum support and experience of liaising with the Home Office and Migrant Help.  You will have experience of delivering complex advice, preferably by telephone, of advocating on behalf of vulnerable client groups and working with interpreters.  You will have an excellent phone manner and the ability to deal with discussions of sensitive health issues.

We particularly welcome applications from Black and minoritised ethnic candidates and from people with lived experience of pregnancy or parenting, low income or migration.  We welcome applications from people returning from a career break.

Working arrangements

The post is 21 hours per week.  There is a core day (Thursday) and we are otherwise flexible about start/finish time and days worked, within normal business hours. 

The post can be delivered through a mix of home and office based working and will involve outreach sessions.  Office location is likely to be in Hulme, Manchester.  You must be based in the North West.

Salary is £37,616 pro rata plus 8% pension.

This is a 12 month post with the possibility of extension

How to apply

Please send us your CV and an application of no more than two sides of A4 outlining how you meet the selection criteria.

The closing date for applications is 5 June 2024.  Interviews will be held remotely on 13 June 2024.

Thanks to Move+ I’m more confident dealing with the day-to-day things I used to find daunting. I’ve grown, I have more belief in myself. Now I’m working towards goals I would never have dreamed of going after.

MJ – Move+ member

Based at the 999 club in Deptford, a safe and welcoming space for those experiencing homelessness Move+ is the latest of the 999 club’s service offerings which also include a drop-in day centre, employment & training support, advocacy & advice, a women’s space and the Bridge, our evening service for people in mental health crisis.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a cutting-edge service within the sector. The overall aim of Move+ is to enable people who have been homeless to draw upon their shared experiences and support one another to escape homelessness for good. Move+ empowers people to live independently, to set up and maintain a stable home, while working towards long-term goals and aspirations enabling them to move forwards with their lives. This is achieved through a combination of peer coaching, personalised support and an exclusive program of workshops and activities.

Working closely with the Coproduction Manager as part of the Specialist Services team, you will oversee all aspects of the day-to-day delivery of Move+. This includes line management of a team of Peer Coaches, focusing on support, personal and professional development. You will conduct assessments and manage referrals, build and maintain relationships, as well as promote the service, both internally and externally. Overall, you’ll ensure a high quality of service delivery that meets or exceeds targets and, most importantly, supports and empowers all participants.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about empowering and motivating others. Prior experience, lived, management or other is great, but attitude is key. If you have a positive, pro-active approach take a look at the Job Description / Role Profile. and get in touch to let us know why we should hire you.

The ideal candidate will have: 

· Great people skills, the ability to communicate effectively with a compassionate, non-judgemental approach

· A proactive approach, always looking to support the team in achieving positive outcomes

· A genuine interest in people, their innate strengths and their capacity to change

· Excellent organisational skills and the ability to oversee complex projects

· The ability to work without close daily direction and the ability to think outside of the box

· A positive, ‘can do’ attitude and above all, a good sense of humour to survive our fast-paced environment

Staff benefits include

· 27 days annual leave increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days 

· Occupational sick pay - 10 days per year full pay 

· 3% employers pension contribution 

· Employee Assistance Programme 

· Cycle to work scheme 

· The opportunity to be part of a truly amazing team 

Move+ has been made possible by the generous support of the National Lottery Community Fund

Community Catalysts CIC is a busy, buzzy social enterprise that tries hard to live up to its name. We’re working in partnership with Gloucestershire County Council and need an energetic, and imaginative person to coordinate things for us.

You will lead the Gloucestershire Community Micro-enterprise Project which will support local entrepreneurial people and community organisations to offer new and creative care and support options for people who need help at home or in their communities. In this way we will help people to get the support they need to live the life they want.

To do this job you must:

• Understand the world of care - but maybe feel it could do with a bit of a shake up!
• Be a real people person - able to work well with all sorts of folks with confidence.
• Instinctively make connections - and join up dots that are sometimes less than obvious.
• Be able to spot what people are good at and nurture it.

Have a look at our website and the job description and person specification for more information about us and the job. You will be employed by Community Catalysts and based in the Gloucestershire area.

Follow the link to download an application pack which includes the job description and person specification.

Closing date for applications is 1.00pm on 28th May 24 and interviews will take place on 4th June 2024 in Gloucester.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community.

SOCIAL WORKER (CARITAS SCHOOLS’ SERVICE)

5 days per week, term time only (39 working weeks, 13 non-working weeks)

Point 19-26, Qualification Bar at Point 24

£30,529 - £36,072 (pro rata for term time) Actual £26,091 - £30,828

Plus Essential Car Allowance

Fixed Term Contract for 12 months (Maternity Cover)

SCHOOLS BASED ACROSS BURNLEY & SALFORD

We require a Social Worker to provide high quality social work in our schools across the Diocese of Salford according to each school’s formal agreement.

You will work directly with children and young people, their parents, carers and schools in order to further the child’s welfare and provide the interventions necessary to enable them to use their learning opportunities to the full. You must be able to provide a non-judgemental, caring and confidential environment throughout this work to ensure the issues are addressed in an appropriate manner for all those involved.

To apply you will have experience of working with children and families and experience of direct work with children which includes supporting school staff with safeguarding. You must have competent IT skills which includes providing regular reports to the individual schools and Caritas and feedback to school staff as required. You must be able to maintain appropriate resources, databases and case files as well as maintain efficient and comprehensive referral and recording systems.

Registered social worker status with Social Work England (SWE) is essential and the salary includes accrued annual leave.

This role is due to commence in September 2024.

If this sounds like the next step you are looking for and you would like to work for an organisation passionate about transforming lives, we would love to hear from you!

Closing date: Monday, 3 June 2024

Interview: Friday, 14 June 2024

Caritas follows Safer Recruitment practices, and this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. It is also a requirement of the post that you must hold a full UK Driving Licence, with the use of a car insured for business purposes as this role involves working in the schools as required.

Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer

Registered Charity Number: 1125808

Please note we do not accept applications via agencies or CVs

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on profile page
Travel: You will be required to work in the London office 40% of your contracted hours. There will be occasional travel to Chesterfield or other areas of the country for team away days (2-3 times a year).

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.

Do you enjoy creating print campaigns to inspire supporter loyalty, by telling real life stories? Do you love testing and learning about what makes a mass audience tick, whilst understanding individual motivations to give? Do you have experience in Individual Giving fundraising or similar experience from outside of the charity sector? If so, then this role is for you.

About the role

Our Individual Giving programme includes cash appeals, regular giving, weekly lottery, retention pieces (including a supporter magazine), and more.

We need your help to deliver insight-led creative campaigns across print media for a mass donor audience, aiming to grow supporter loyalty and inspire repeat donations and repeat actions across our products. You will use data to test and learn, optimising opportunities for our community to support.

You’ll join the small but mighty Individual Giving team, aiming to raise over £1.3 million in 2024/25, with ambition to grow in the future. Together with the Mass Engagement and Fundraising team, we strive to raise money to improve the lives of people with arthritis.

About you

If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:

• Experience of planning and delivering engaging, innovative insight-led campaigns across print media channels, within a charity or commercial setting.

• Supporter or customer-led with a track record of developing retention or loyalty plans to inspire people to donate, purchase, or take non-financial actions.

• Enjoying developing content, with a critical eye, that is relevant and engaging for different audiences.

• Passionate about working with data and insights to understand audience needs and motivations, to help make campaigns more relevant and effective.

• Managing multiple projects and conflicting priorities, whilst delivering to a high standard.

• Working well with budgets, tracking financial and other metrics and working to improve ROI.

• Working collaboratively with colleagues across levels and confidently with external agencies.

• Being a proactive team-member, bringing ideas to the table, supporting and constructively challenging colleagues.

• Acting as an advocate for people with arthritis, always creating opportunities to hear the voices of those with lived experience.

• Feeling as comfortable embracing failures as you are with celebrating success

*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.

Benefits

Your excellent benefits include:

• Flexible hours, environments and working practices to promote a healthy work/life balance.
• Health and wellbeing support – including the Employee Assistance Programme (free confidential 24/7 support with mental health, legal and financial queries).
• Simplyhealth cash plan.
• Supportive and inclusive culture, with a wide range of employee networks and support groups available to join.
• Learning and personal development opportunities.
• Competitive annual leave, with the option to buy/sell up to five days per year.
• Generous pension plan, with employer contribution of up to 10%.
• Life Assurance plan (4 x salary).

Interview

Interview dates to be confirmed.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee you will be offered an interview if you disclose a disability and demonstrate sufficient evidence within your application that you meet the essential criteria for this role. We will also make any reasonable adjustments you may require for your interview.

Support Dog is a unique and innovative national charity that has been transforming the lives of families affected by autism, epilepsy and disability for 30 years.

Support Dogs trains and provides specialist assistance dog to give 100% reliable advance warning of epileptic seizures; to help children with autism to stay safe and better engage with the world around them. Our disability assistance dogs bring independence and a better quality of life for those with physical disabilities including MS, Cerebral Palsy and Fibromyalgia.

Founded and entirely based in Sheffield our charity operates across the UK, growing significantly over recent years. The demand for our work is overwhelming, with requests for support increasing ten-fold over the past few years. Support Dogs provides all of its services free of charge and relies entirely on voluntary donations for funding.

Funding from trusts and charitable foundations is vital to our charities ability to provide its vital, life saving work. Support Dogs is going through a period of growth and is looking for an experienced fundraiser to provide support to help us to reach further and maximise opportunities as our existing post holder takes maternity leave.

Cymraeg:

Rydym yn Cyflogi: Swyddog Gweithrediadau

Mae hwn yn gyfle cyffrous i chwarae rhan allweddol wrth symud Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru ymlaen: a sicrhau ein bod ni’n gweithredu ar ein gorau - fel sefydliad effeithiol, proffesiynol, sydd wedi'i lywodraethu'n dda - fel y gallwn gyflawni ein strategaeth pum mlynedd uchelgeisiol newydd er budd Cymru. Mae ein Swyddog Gweithrediadau yn chwarae rhan annatod wrth sicrhau bod ein sefydliad yn cael ei redeg yn esmwyth. Byddai'r swydd hon yn addas i unigolyn rhagweithiol a threfnus a fyddai'n mwynhau rôl amrywiol yn cefnogi ac yn bod yn rhan o dîm deinamig.

Mae Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru yn cefnogi dysgwyr Cymraeg gweithredol ar bob lefel. Nid yw rhuglder yn y Gymraeg yn un o ofynion y swydd hon, ond mae'r gallu i gyfathrebu yn Gymraeg yn ddymunol, ac mae bod yn barod i ddysgu yn hanfodol.

Ynghylch y rôl

Fel y Swyddog Gweithrediadau, byddwch yn chwarae rhan annatod wrth sicrhau bod ein sefydliad yn cael ei redeg yn esmwyth. Eich prif gyfrifoldeb fydd cyflawni datblygu, gweithredu a dogfennu prosesau busnes effeithiol, yn bennaf trwy gefnogi ein Cyngor a'r gwahanol Bwyllgorau a ddisgrifir uchod. Fel cydweithredwr ystwyth a threfnus, byddwch yn cyfathrebu'n effeithiol gyda’n tîm cyfan, tra'n talu sylw rhagorol i fanylion. Bydd eich ffordd ragweithiol o weithio yn sbarduno effeithlonrwydd a gwelliant parhaus yn ein gweithrediadau.

Byddwch yn rheoli’r broses o weithredu ein prosesau a'n polisïau llywodraethu o dan arweiniad y Clerc. Yn ogystal, byddwch yn darparu cymorth busnes hanfodol i'n tîm a'n Pwyllgor Gweithredol sy'n tyfu, ac yn sicrhau y gallwn weithredu'n effeithiol a ffynnu fel sefydliad.

English:

We Are Hiring: Operations Officer - The Learned Society of Wales

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in taking the Learned Society of Wales forward: ensuring we are operating at our very best - as an effective, well-governed and professional organisation - so that we can deliver our ambitious new five year strategy to benefit Wales. Our Operations Officer plays an integral role in ensuring the smooth running of our organisation. This post would suit a proactive and organised person who would enjoy a varied role supporting, and being part of, a dynamic team.

LSW supports active Welsh learners at all levels. Fluency in Welsh is not a requirement of this post, but the ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable and a willingness to learn is essential.

About the role

As the Operations Officer, you will play an integral role in ensuring the smooth running of our organisation. Your main responsibility will be to deliver the development, implementation, and documentation of effective business processes, primarily through supporting our Council and the various Committees described above. As an agile and organised collaborator, you will effectively communicate with our entire team while maintaining excellent attention to detail. Your proactive approach will drive efficiency and continuous improvement within our operations.

You will manage the implementation of our governance processes and policies under the guidance of the Clerk. Additionally, you will provide crucial business support to our growing team and Executive, ensuring that we can operate effectively and thrive as an organisation.

Are you passionate about ensuring high-quality assessments?

TPP are working on behalf of professional awarding and membership body who are looking for an Assessment Design and Outcomes Coordinator to make a real impact within their organisation as it undergoes an exciting period of change.

Benefits:

• Salary: £30,000-£39,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Employment type: 12-month fixed-term contract.
• Hours of work: Full time, 35 hours per week.
• Working arrangements: Fully remote or hybrid options available depending on your location and / or preference.

About the organisation:

Committed to excellence in education and assessments, the team encourages a collaborative and inclusive environment where your contributions are valued, and your professional growth is supported. Join them in making a difference in the world of education!

About the role:

As the Assessment Design and Outcomes Coordinator, you'll play a crucial role in preparing, producing, and publishing assessment materials. Collaborating closely with the Deputy Head of Assessment Design and Outcomes (DHADO) and the Head of Assessment Design and Outcomes (HADO), you'll ensure all assessments meet the highest quality and brand standards.

Key responsibilities:

• Quality Assurance
  • Work across portfolios as the quality lead, proofreading and ensuring consistency across projects.
  • Assist with the transition to a new assessment platform, ensuring migrated content is correct.
  • Perform general quality checks of exam papers and question banks.
• Coordination / Organisation
  • Assist the team in coordinating their work schedule by implementing new tools, programs and processes.
  • Remind team members of upcoming deadlines and reallocate tasks to meet these as necessary.
• Panel Work
  • Participate in awarding and paper evaluation panel meetings
  • Prepare and distribute agendas to panel members.
  • Take notes, track actions and make real-time amendments during panel meetings.

Skills / experience required:

• Background in higher education exams or assessments, or experience in an awarding body in a similar role.
• Ability to produce high-quality work under pressure and work independently or as part of a team.
• Excellent administrative, organisational, and time management skills.
• Experience in writing, proofreading, and editing content for diverse audiences.
• Strong proficiency in MS SharePoint, OneDrive, and PowerPoint/Excel/Word.

Interview process:

• Successfully shortlisted candidates will be invited to a one-stage interview, conducted remotely via Teams, to include a task element.

To apply:

• Submit your CV today and join an organisation where your expertise is valued, and your impact is far-reaching. Apply now to make a significant difference in this vital educational field!

Deadline for applications:

• We are looking to fill this position urgently, with an immediate start date. The search for the right candidate is on-going, so please apply promptly to ensure your application is considered.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Location:  Hybrid working between the Aldgate, London office and home.

Contract: Fixed term until 31 August 2025.

At  Asthma + Lung UK, we believe that our people are our greatest asset. We are dedicated to fostering a positive and inclusive work environment where every team member can thrive. We are seeking a dedicated and proactive People Advisor to join our HR team and help us make a difference!

Asthma + Lung UK is the only charity in the UK fighting for everyone with a lung condition, aiming for a world where everyone can breathe with healthy lungs. We fund cutting-edge research, provide advice and support for the 12 million people who will get a lung condition during their lifetime. We also campaign for clean air and for better NHS diagnosis and treatment.

As a People Advisor, you will play a crucial role in supporting our employees and managers across a range of HR functions. Your main responsibilities will include providing expert advice on HR policies, managing employee relations, managing the recruitment lifecycle and ensuring compliance with employment laws. You will have the opportunity to work on exciting people projects.

You will have excellent customer service skills, excellent IT skills  and experience working at an advisory level with HR. You will be organised, a good communicator and a team player.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), membership of a health cash plan, employee assistance programme, cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan and pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation committed to being the driving force behind the transformation of lung health.

Location:  Hybrid working between the Aldgate, London office and home.

Salary:  £22,800 - £24,000 pro rata for 21 hours per week. The FTE salary is £38,000 - £40,000 per annum.

Contract: Fixed term until 31 December 2024 and part time (21 hours per week).  

At  Asthma + Lung UK, we believe that our people are our greatest asset. We are dedicated to fostering a positive and inclusive work environment where every team member can thrive. We are seeking a dedicated and proactive People Advisor to join our HR team and help us make a difference!

Asthma + Lung UK is the only charity in the UK fighting for everyone with a lung condition, aiming for a world where everyone can breathe with healthy lungs. We fund cutting-edge research, provide advice and support for the 12 million people who will get a lung condition during their lifetime. We also campaign for clean air and for better NHS diagnosis and treatment.

As a People Advisor, you will play a crucial role in supporting our employees and managers across a range of HR functions. Your main responsibilities will include providing expert advice on HR policies, managing employee relations, managing the recruitment lifecycle and ensuring compliance with employment laws. You will have the opportunity to work on exciting people projects.

You will have excellent customer service skills, excellent IT skills  and experience working at an advisory level with HR. You will be organised, a good communicator and a team player.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), membership of a health cash plan, employee assistance programme, cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan and pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation committed to being the driving force behind the transformation of lung health.

Are you looking for an opportunity where your specialist skills will make a difference in helping to prevent homelessness and rebuild lives?

This is a 1 year fixed terms contract role. 

This exciting pilot is a new approach to preventing rough sleeping, through the provision of accommodation with onsite specialist move-on support to those who are at immediate risk of sleeping rough. The service will provide a route and support for single homeless clients who are presenting to the Local Authority Housing Options or day centres and at imminent risk of rough sleeping, but not yet rough sleeping.

Where their homelessness cannot be prevented by the council and they are at imminent risk of sleeping rough, a referral can be made into the Rough Sleeping Prevention service.

The service will be based across three London locations in Islington, Lambeth and Kensington and Chelsea and staff will be expected to work across all three.

•  (K&C): medium – high support accommodation.

•  (Lambeth): medium support accommodation.

•  (Islington): Assessment hub space for up to 15 clients. Site will operate 24/7.

Each site will have staff delivering casework and support, providing each person with a comprehensive assessment of their needs and circumstances, and intensive specialist support to secure move on.

Onward accommodation offer will be tailored to a person’s individual circumstances, with a move on route identified based on what is suitable and attainable e.g. private rented sector accommodation, supported housing, Clearing House accommodation, reconnections in the UK or abroad and specialist accommodation for certain cohorts such as young people. 

The service will work in partnership with the local authority to secure onward move-on options e.g. access the council PRS scheme, advocating for access to supported housing.

About you

This post requires a motivated and passionate experienced individual to support the managers to lead, support and manage a team across three projects. As Case Coordinator you will be supported by a team of Assessment and Reconnection Workers, night workers and duty workers to: 

• Work closely with the service managers to ensure the effective day to day running of the service.

• Have experience of communicating, liaising and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders to a high level.

• Have experience of client case management and the resilience to achieve and meet agreed outcomes.

• The ability to manage complex behaviours and motivate staff and clients to achieve outcomes with a creative and person-centred approach.

• The ability to coordinate a project or team in a homelessness service and provide reconnection advice.

• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to work with others whilst managing your own time.

We are looking for an exceptional, dynamic and creative individual who can operate in a fast paced environment and be passionate to the overall aims and objectives of St Mungo’s.

How to apply 

Click the ‘Apply Now’ Button at the top of the page to start your online application form. 

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website. 

Closing date: Friday 31 May 2024 

Interview and assessments on:  w/c 10 June 2024