Real is about to launch our new support planning service called Taking Control of Your Life. We have funding for three years for this exciting new project. We are recruiting an Advice Coordinator to oversee and deliver this new service to disabled people living and working in Tower Hamlets, which will help improve the level of choice and control they have over the way they live their lives. This is an exciting opportunity to work for the only pan-disability, user-led organisation in Tower Hamlets; helping us to provide remarkable services to, and outcomes for, disabled people in the borough. The project also works alongside a group of local disabled people to “change the system”, making sure that statutory services, and service providers, listen to the needs of the people that use them and adapt to meet those needs better.

This role requires a motivated, person-centred individual who is able to lead and inspire other staff and members of the public to collaborate to deliver this specialised advice service. You will be expected to have a good understanding of, and existing experience in, support planning already. You will be responsible for ensuring that project aims are achieved and all of Real’s activities contribute to Real’s vision, mission and strategic objectives.  You will line manage an Adviser (also being recruited) who will also work on the project and will need supporting and developing into role.

Real is proud of its principles of valuing everyone and never discriminating. As a user-led organisation of local disabled people we particularly welcome applicants who are disabled or who live in Tower Hamlets.

Why you should work for Real

• We are a dynamic, growing third sector organisation and a user-led organisation of disabled people. We are firmly driven by our principles and ethos.
• We are a progressive organisation, constantly looking to work more effectively. But this does not mean we abandon our principles.
• We have a good reputation with our funders and our clients, and support approximately 1000 people in the community each year.
• We actively embrace diversity in all forms. Our clients relate to us more because we reflect their reality.
• We consider disability in our employees an asset.
• There is a great atmosphere and good staff morale.
• In a number of areas we are at the forefront of being part of an evolving and developing third sector in Tower Hamlets.

Applications close: Monday 20 July 2020

Click on the link to our website here you will find:

• more information about Real
• important information about the recruitment process
• more information about the role
• the job description and person specification
• an application form.

Once you have read the information above, if you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact Mike Smith, the CEO, or Richard Stewart, the Head of Programmes, via our reception

Are you a warm, highly motivated person with person-centred values who can empower and support people with a learning disability to transform their lives?  Are you creative, proactive and willing to go the extra mile to enable people to achieve their aspirations?

We are recruiting Support Workers to support tenants with learning disabilities or autism to enjoy an excellent quality of life in a range of supported living services in the Tameside area.  You will work in collaboration with the service user, their family and wider support network to maximise their health and wellbeing and to promote their independence and community connections.

Our supported living services enable people to lead fulfilling and valued lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their desired outcomes.  As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and goals.

This rewarding role will require flexibility across the week and your working time will involve working shifts which include evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A high level of motivation and personal commitment is required along with demonstrable skills in engaging service users in their own support. You will also be expected to work professionally alongside Care Managers and health professionals and to communicate positively with the families of service users.

We value relevant experience of supporting people with a learning disability or autism. However, you do not need to have prior experience if you can demonstrate a ‘can-do approach’, person-centred values, energy and commitment. You will need good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop good quality support plans. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care and be able to contribute to a positive, team approach.

If you do not already have a relevant vocational qualification in health or social care we will support you to complete the Care Certificate and an accredited Health & Social Care Diploma. In return we will offer you good conditions of service, supportive management and prospects for future career progression. Applications from graduates in any discipline are welcomed as are applications from people seeking a worthwhile career change. You must enjoy good health and be able to carry out all expected care and daily living tasks.

The services are located across Tameside and are easily accessible by public transport.

The services are currently offering full time contracts of 37.5 hours per week or part-time contracts, subject to a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Creative Support is a non-profit provider of personalised care and support for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and older people.

You will work alongside our Hub Coordinator Manager and Project Manager to provide an outcome-focused floating support service for people over the age of 16 who are experiencing homeless or at risk of homelessness. The service, which has recently been commissioned by Liverpool City Council, will provide a time-limited support service from a Community Hub in North Liverpool. The service will work with individuals with generic support needs to provide a range of support options including support in peoples’ own homes, drop-in sessions and activities/courses at our hubs and signposting services to ensure people have the support they need to find and maintain tenancies in the local community.

You will manage a caseload and provide direct support to service users in accordance with their holistic support plans. You will provide focused support that enables people to develop the necessary skills and confidence to manage a tenancy, access other appropriate services and engage with leisure, training and work related opportunities in the local community. You will promote inclusion, independence and wellbeing with the aim of enabling service users to become active and productive citizens.

Experience is desirable, as is a relevant professional qualification. The position is open to graduates, experienced practitioners, and people looking to start their career in social care.

This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal and professional development. Creative Support has obtained Investors in People Silver status and you will receive ongoing training regarding the service user group you work with and training regarding changes to the law governing social care.

Are you a warm, highly motivated person with person-centred values who can empower and support people with a learning disability to transform their lives?  Are you creative, proactive and willing to go the extra mile to enable people to achieve their aspirations?

We are recruiting Support Workers to support tenants with learning disabilities or autism to enjoy an excellent quality of life in a range of supported living services in the Denton area.  You will work in collaboration with the service user, their family and wider support network to maximise their health and wellbeing and to promote their independence and community connections.

Our supported living services enable people to lead fulfilling and valued lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their desired outcomes.  As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and goals.

This rewarding role will require flexibility across the week and your working time will involve working shifts which include evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A high level of motivation and personal commitment is required along with demonstrable skills in engaging service users in their own support. You will also be expected to work professionally alongside Care Managers and health professionals and to communicate positively with the families of service users.

We value relevant experience of supporting people with a learning disability or autism. However, you do not need to have prior experience if you can demonstrate a ‘can-do approach’, person-centred values, energy and commitment. You will need good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop good quality support plans. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care and be able to contribute to a positive, team approach.

If you do not already have a relevant vocational qualification in health or social care we will support you to complete the Care Certificate and an accredited Health & Social Care Diploma. In return we will offer you good conditions of service, supportive management and prospects for future career progression. Applications from graduates in any discipline are welcomed as are applications from people seeking a worthwhile career change. You must enjoy good health and be able to carry out all expected care and daily living tasks.

The services are located across Denton and are easily accessible by public transport.

The services are currently offering full time contracts of 37.5 hours per week or part-time contracts, subject to a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Support Worker (Life Enabler) 
Location: Hounslow
Application Deadline: 31 July 2020
Salary: £10.61 per hour (£20,810.04 per annum)

If you are interested in a career that makes a difference, we are recruiting Grade 3 Support Workers to support adults with learning disabilities, to enable them to live a good life, achieving their own goals. As a Support Worker, you will work as part of a team, supporting people in line with their person-centred support plans, supporting them with all aspects of their daily life, both at home and out and about in their community. 

Key to your success as a Support Worker will be your ability to build rapport with the people we support, being adaptable and able to develop good relationships with colleagues in each of the services. A strong positive attitude is essential for this position, along with a willingness to undertake various levels of personal care and manual handling and make a difference to the lives of those you support.

As this is a Grade 3 Support Worker role, we are looking for someone that will be able to mentor other members of staff and share your knowledge and experience relating to your specialty in order to improve the team as a whole. This means that you will be expected to coach and mentor new, inexperienced and relief staff and provide developmental feedback on their work. In addition to offering guidance and support, you’ll demonstrate great practice through role modelling.

To be a successful Support Worker, you will need to demonstrate:

- Experience of supporting people who have learning disabilities to become more active in their community
- Experience of key/link working with individuals and enabling people with a learning disability to take positive risks in the lives
- Experience of mentoring/supervising/coaching others
- Experience of building great relationships which promote inclusion for people with learning disabilities
- An understanding of the challenges that are likely to be faced by many people with disabilities
- Knowledge of safeguarding
- The ability to make and maintain great relationships with others and help others make contacts and friendships
- The ability to motivate others and build their confidence to try new things, meet new people and organise others to get things achieved

We will trust you to:

- Ensure people are supported in everyday tasks in a respectful way that meets their individual needs and preferences and enables them to do as much as possible themselves and gives them as much choice, control and involvement as possible – whether it is assistance to eat, wash, dress, enhance their mobility, make meals, provide medication, communicate their needs, work out their money, get in touch with friends, take part in classes, or link with the community.
- Balance creating opportunities for people to try new things and make choices for themselves with the need to ensure people are safe and risks are well managed.
- Ensure all the plans and records relating to people are accurate and up to date, using respectful language which allows people to see what progress is being made against goals; track areas of concern (e.g. health) and take action as agreed.
- Support people to have their own voice heard wherever possible and where needed speak up for them and their interests e.g. when out and about, with other professionals or within the team. Consistently look to find ways to ensure people have as much power and control over their lives as possible.
- Work in a consistent and positive way with local managers and other team members to ensure people get a great service from the whole team at any time. Ensure all organisation policies and specific agreed ways of working in the service are followed e.g. that specific support plans are being followed up, that medication processes are being adhered to, that money is managed effectively and that health and safety practices are carried out.
- Observe changes within the individual’s circumstances and respond accordingly, as well as undertaking personal care tasks in a sensitive manner to meet the needs of the people we support.

What’s in it for you:

- A competitive salary
- Pension salary sacrifice scheme
- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- An attractive package of 25 days’ annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers and access to 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling
- We will pay for your Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers
- Travel season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme

Our values:

- Working Together
- Continuously Improving
- Inspired by People
- Dependable
 
All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history from time of leaving compulsory education and up to date employment references. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the job vacancy and to consider them on their abilities.

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

To apply for the role of Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Case Worker (Waltham Forest)

Location: Waltham Forest
Salary: Qualified applicants (with an accredited VAWG /domestic abuse qualification) dependent on experience: £25,000 to £28,000 Unqualified applicants, dependent on experience: £23,500 to £25,000
Hours: 37.5
Contract: Permanent
Vacancy Reference: SWA2954

Closing Date: 20/07/2020
Interview Date: 24/07/20

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.

About the Service

Waltham Forest Advocacy & Support Services (SASS) provide free and confidential support to survivors of abuse within the community. The teams are made up of professional staff offering short to medium term support to women and men affected by domestic and sexual violence in the community. Our teams offer information, advocacy and specialist services to increase safety and meet a range of needs – these can include ongoing safety concerns, emotional or housing support, legal options, reporting to the police, help around child contact, benefits and financial advice. As part of the support we also ensure survivors can access therapeutic support via the Waltham Forest Therapeutic Marketplace.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Case Worker to Provide specialist advice and support t survivors of domestic abuse. This will involve carrying out risk and needs assessments, safety planning, and individual support planning with survivors as well as advocating on their behalf with external agencies.

About You

The Ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge of domestic abuse and its impact on women and their children, as well as experience of providing emotional and practical support to victims of domestic and sexual violence. 
Experience of managing risk and following case management procedures to meet the needs of the client group. The ability to assess and identify needs, assess risks, develop safety plan and supporting clients in linking with other agencies Working knowledge of the available legal remedies, housing and welfare benefits. Excellent administrative and time management skills and ability to effectively manage a busy caseload.
In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.

The role of Head of HR offers a unique opportunity to harness the vibrant creativity and campaigning nature of the Greenpeace UK people operation. The Head of HR is responsible for providing clear and robust leadership to keep everything running smoothly, dealing with any conflict, as well as driving positive change at a crucial time for the organisation and the world!

Greenpeace is an international non-profit global campaigning organisation. Our independence and global reach enable us to stand for positive change through action in order to defend nature and promote peace. We investigate and expose global environmental problems, confront those in positions of power and present alternative solutions.

Supporting the Organisational Director and Senior Management Team in maintaining an effective organisational culture, you’ll be ensuring that HR policies and practices meet Greenpeace’s objectives and match its ways of working.

You’ll lead the HR Team to provide a high level of service and support, and to effectively deliver on HR projects. Coaching, supporting and guiding managers and directors across the organisation, you’ll be responsible for ensuring an effective approach to people management and employee relations.

You’ll be expected to make continuous HR improvements and deliver on strategic people initiatives, with a particular emphasis on diversity and inclusion, organisational agility, strong engagement and employee wellbeing. Building positive relationships at all levels to communicate and promote HR services, you’ll also work closely with teams managing freelance contracts, third-party workers and volunteers, to ensure a joined up approach to people issues.

Our commitment to diversity: We are committed to tackling systemic inequalities by being proactive in creating opportunities for people from under-represented groups. We particularly welcome applications from anyone who is from a BAME background along with applications from anyone who considers themselves to have a disability.

To secure this role you'll have

• Broad HR management experience within a fast-paced and flexible organisation, encompassing both legislation and a sound employee relations focus.
• The resilience and credibility to build relationships and influence in a similar environment, although not necessarily charity/third sector.
• The ability to work collaboratively and on your own initiative to analyse HR issues, apply insights and drive change
• A passion for Greenpeace’s aims - and for the key contribution that HR can make in achieving them.

You’ll get the opportunity to continue to develop both personally and professionally, taking advantage of the wide range of learning and development opportunities available to our staff. We offer great benefits such as a generous pension scheme, subsidised lunches, free yoga and a wealth of well-being resources, just to name a few. Take a look at our Work for Greenpeace pages to find out more about what it’s like to work for us and why you should apply.

We are happy to consider flexible working requests as part of the recruitment process.

Greenpeace UK is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or any other category protected by law. Greenpeace UK was recently awarded the National Equality Standard, one of the UK’s most rigorous accreditations for equality, diversity and inclusion.

CLOSING DATE : 10am Thursday, 20th July 2020
INTERVIEWS: week commencing 27th July 2020

Creative Support is a high quality provider of support to individuals with a wide range of care needs including learning disabilities, mental health and other needs. Employing over 5,000 staff members, we are continuing to grow at a fast pace nationally and are looking for dedicated, caring individuals to join our staff team in your local area.

We are looking for warm, flexible and motivated individuals to provide person centred care and support at St. George’s Court, Leighton Buzzard. This is part of our Bedfordshire Extra Care Service, which enables older people to enjoy an active and independent lifestyle. Your role will include:

• Providing respectful personal care, practical and emotional support to older people
• Maximising outcomes for clients by maintaining their independence and encouraging them to lead an active, fulfilling lifestyle
• Collaborating with clients, their families and involved professionals to ensure a coordinated and consistent service

Experience is not essential for this role; however, you must have a warm, caring and respectful personality to succeed in this role. We welcome applications from experienced practitioners, graduates and individuals looking to pursue a career in social care.

We have vacancies available at established services in Ampthill, Leighton Buzzard and Houghton Regis.

It is expected that you will work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

This unique and challenging opportunity will provide you with an environment that encourages personal and professional development. We will provide you with on-going training to best meet the needs of the service users.

The Foodbank are recruiting.

Are you interested in working with us, helping people in poverty? Our current staff are moving on after many years.

Responsible for: Administrative tasks needed to support the running of the Epsom & Ewell foodbank and its various projects.

Salary: £12.75 an hour

Hours: up to 30 hours a week (days may be flexible)

Permanent contract

Based: Ewell. However, we are aware at this time working from home could be an option and there may be times in the future when working at home is more appropriate.

Overall responsibility of the job: ensure that all admin is completed so that the teams have all they need to run the foodbank and its projects to the efficient and high standard required, in accordance with Trussell Trust franchise model and statutory requirements.

Specific responsibilities / Main duties:

Reporting to Foodbank Project Director

• Bring to the attention of the Project Director any concerns regarding the day-to-day operation of the foodbank centres for Epsom & Ewell foodbank
• Deal with day to day issues in the office: ie phone, emails and visitors
• Liaise with the rest of the team around any needs of the week

Trussell Trust compliance

• Ensure all foodbank centre processes and procedures are followed as per The Trussell Trust Foodbank Operating Manual

Foodbank centre outlets & volunteers

• Organise the volunteer rota for one-off events
• Support the training of the volunteers to undertake responsibilities within the foodbank centre and to meet the relevant legal requirements
• Monitor health & safety at the foodbank centres and maintain records
• Support the project leads with any administration that needs doing
• Work with the office manager around co-ordinating social media and updates
• Work with the Project Director to develop new initiatives as and when required

Data

• Ensure all completed red vouchers, e vouchers and packing lists are handled discretely, stored securely and entered on to the data collection system
• Add up and put donation weights of food on to database, especially the relevant supermarkets
• Access statistics from reports on database when required

Agencies

• Communicate with referral agencies in response to queries or issues arising from vouchers presented by clients at the foodbank centre
• Ensure agencies are stocked with vouchers and add new agencies as required
• Ensure signature sheets and information are up to date

Quality Assurance

• Support an annual client survey to review the foodbank and its services to identify ways that could be developed and improved

Requirements:

• Ability to be flexible and respond to demands in a fast pace changing office
• Ability to deal with fluctuation demands of administration

Key Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication
• Excellent telephone manner
• Excellent IT skills (Microsoft) and social media awareness
• Ability to work as part of a team but also independently and unsupervised
• Honesty and integrity
• Empathy and ability to work with people from disadvantaged, marginalised, or socially excluded backgrounds

Personal attributes:

• Passionate about tackling poverty

Training - all relevant training will be provided

Epsom & Ewell Foodbank is a project part of the Ewell Christian Trust charity founded on Christian principles. Not every member of the team is a Christian, and we welcome applications from all members of the community.

Creative Support is a high-quality provider of support to individuals with a wide range of care needs including learning disabilities, mental health and other needs. Employing over 5,000 staff members, we are continuing to grow at a fast pace nationally and are looking for dedicated, caring individuals to join our staff team in your local area.

We are looking for warm, flexible and motivated individuals to provide person centred care and support at Lavender Court, Ampthill. This is part of our Bedfordshire Extra Care Service, which enables older people to enjoy an active and independent lifestyle. Your role will include:

• Providing respectful personal care, practical and emotional support to older people
• Maximising outcomes for clients by maintaining their independence and encouraging them to lead an active, fulfilling lifestyle
• Collaborating with clients, their families and involved professionals to ensure a coordinated and consistent service

Experience is not essential for this role; however, you must have a warm, caring and respectful personality to succeed in this role. We welcome applications from experienced practitioners, graduates and individuals looking to pursue a career in social care.

It is expected that you will work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

This unique and challenging opportunity will provide you with an environment that encourages personal and professional development. We will provide you with on-going training to best meet the needs of the service users.

MDXSU is an independent charity in North London which supports, represents and improves the experience of the 18,000 students studying here at Middlesex University.

We are proud of our innovative campaign work on campus and beyond, and our role in championing student voice – supporting students to have a voice in shaping their experience both at course level and within liberation groups.

As a Students’ Union, we are committed to helping all students make the most of their time at Middlesex University. This includes delivering a packed social events calendar – including a month of freshers’ events; supporting over 90 students groups for those with shared interests and backgrounds; and enabling students to gain skills and build their employability through internships, placements and development programmes.

We are aspiring to be the most innovative, inspiring and inclusive Students’ Union in the UK by 2020, a vision which our staff are crucial in shaping and delivering.

Job Purpose:

1. Responsible for the planning, execution, development and evaluation of the Student Voice Leader’s programme.
2. Responsible for coordinating the collection, analysis and dissemination of student academic feedback through academic reports, policy papers and student officer support.
3. Contributing to the Advocacy and Policy Team’s strategic and operational planning.

Application Deadline Sunday 19th of July 2020 12:00pm
Shortlisting week beginning 20th of July 2020
Interviews week beginning 3rd of August 2020

If you are interested in applying for this role please apply via our website, please complete the Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form by the deadline stated above. 

We aim to ensure that the recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, please get in touch if you would like to discuss any access needs or need additional support through any stage of the process.

GMMAP is looking to appoint two Money Advice Supervisors to join existing teams at Citizens Advice Liverpool, Liverpool Community Advice and Raise Advice.  The successful candidates will be able to co-ordinate and manage the day-to-day operation of a Money Advice Team in a setting in Liverpool, to deliver an accessible, client focused, money advice and casework, quality service via telephone, digital and face-to-face channels.

The successful candidate will also provide frontline money advice and casework to clients responsively and flexibly in order to meet service demand and Greater Merseyside Money Advice Partnership (GMMAP) Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) performance and quality standards.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be confident, motivated and willing to try new things, have excellent communication skills with an ability to work under pressure to motivate a team to achieve targets and outcomes.

Closing Date Friday 24th July 2020 12 noon

A management consultancy is looking for a Project Assistant to ensure that consultants are correctly assigned to projects, and to help ensure that projects are well managed throughout the project life-cycle.

This is a fast-growing organisation with a clear societal mission and we are looking for someone who wants to work for an exciting and pioneering company. The role offers complete flexibility in how you manage your working week and you will be supplied with a laptop and phone so you can work remotely.

You will be working as part of the Finance team reporting to the Project Finance Analyst, but you will be working very closely with the project managers, as well as the HR & recruitment teams.

Key tasks for this role would include:

• Responsible for maintaining a clear staffing overview for all European projects
• Ensuring weekly timesheets are completed and submitted on time
• Making sure that the extension of the project is timely communicated and set up
• Responsible for timely and accurately raising the invoices and a vendor verification process
• Acting as first point of contact for timesheet enquires and issues
• Record-keeping for of all contracts, NDAs and purchase orders

Requirements:

• Confident and collaborative team player with people - we are looking for someone who can confidently engage with and challenge our consultants, project managers and partners
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Relationship management skills, to senior level
• Confident with systems - we are looking for someone who can quickly get to grips with the system Kimble (built on the Salesforce platform)
• Pro-active attitude

The role offers excellent benefits including a discretionary bonus.

Application deadline COB Thursday 9th July.

Want to level the playing field in the South West? We are a social mobility organisation, working towards a day where no young person’s background determines their future.

As an award-winning, fast-growing social enterprise our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential. Working in partnership with schools, we deliver academic tutoring/coaching programmes that improve a pupil’s grades, confidence and independence so they can win places at top universities and high level apprenticeships.

Having turned six years old in February 2020, we’re at an exciting stage of growth and have ambitious plans to scale our impact and reach. Currently working across London, West Midlands, South West, we are looking to thoughtfully scale our aca- demic programmes into hard to reach deprivation areas. Over the next 3 years, we are aiming to support over 10,000 young people. 

Role Description

The South West has been one of our key emerging hubs. Since 2015, we have developed partnerships and relationships across the region with schools, universities and collaborators. We are now looking for a leader to realise the region’s full potential. We need an outgoing self-starter to drive our work in the South West (Exeter, Plymouth, Bristol and surrounding areas) forward, making it a financially sustainable hub that delivers real social impact.

As the public face of the organisation, you will be responsible for partnership development, profile raising and managing our programmes from volunteer recruitment all the way through to evaluation. This is an “in-at-the-deep-end” role, you will work independently across the region and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence in decision making.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Growing the South West as a sustainable region:

• Generating new school leads and securing programmes
• Generating income outside of school programmes.
• Growing a strong and supportive network of schools, Multi Academy Trusts, universities, corporate partners and others.
• Feeding into key discussions on organisational direction and collaboration on various organisational workstreams (impact, sales, programmes).

Overseeing our tutoring programmes in the region from start to finish:

• Acting as the regional safeguarding lead (training provided)
• Meeting weekly KPI’s on attendance and quality management of sessions

Create a thriving community of social mobility advocates among university students:

• Recruiting volunteer tutors for the programmes
• Retaining volunteers term by term
• Training volunteers in tutoring/coaching and our pedagogy

Oversee multiple in-school and online programmes (university student led and peer led across the South West)

• Setting the timelines for the start and end of programmes
• Communicating with school staff weekly to provide feedback
• Visiting schools to oversee quality
• Managing and running online sessions

Programme Design and Delivery

• Contributing to the design of current workshops and creating new workshop when needed
• Running in-school workshops for groups of pupils (KS3-5) and facilitating university trips at the start and end of the programme.

Managing partnerships with South West universities:

• Maintaining regular contact with relevant staff members in outreach and/or volunteering teams at each university
• Managing room bookings for events at university campuses. Line managing a team of Head Coaches • Delivering training for Head Coaches in the South West
• Holding 1-1 appraisals to monitor performance and set actions

Embodying our values (humility, high expectations, service, responsibility and resilience) and demonstrating commitment to our mission.

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience:

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK.
• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (schools, universities, businesses) and bring people with you.
• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different workstreams.
• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone in the office and/or from home frequently where you will need to manage your own workload.
• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!
• Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation as a facilitator.
• Flexibility: the role will occassionally involve working evenings and weekends.
• Full, clean driving licence: the role will involve substantial travel across the region visiting our partners across Exeter, Plymouth and Bristol so you will need to have access to a car and be able and willing to drive your own vehicle across the South West.

Desirable knowledge/experience

• 2-3 years frontline experience working in a school or social sector for example as a teacher or workshop facilitator.
• Experience of partnership development in the social or public sectors.
• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or coaching.