Our client, which is a leading professional association based in Central London, is looking for a Financial Controller to be responsible for all aspects of the organisation’s finances ensuring that they are used as efficiently as possible.
This opportunity is potentially suitable for someone looking for the next step in their finance career. You should have the management skills to support a small finance team and the ability to undertake the financial management of the organisation in support of the Director of Finance. You should have a can-do attitude and must be happy to take on small tasks as well as big financial responsibilities.
Degree qualified and with a qualification from one of the Chartered Institutes of Accountancy, you should have a background either in practice or in commerce and have experience of producing statutory accounts.
With all audited accounts signed off for 2018/19, the professional association is in robust financial health, despite the current COVID19 situation. On the contrary to many organisations, there has been an upturn in its work and the output for its members has considerably increased.
The impact of COVID19 has not negatively affected the organisation to a great extent and no staff have been furloughed nor is our client anticipating any changes to the staff establishment of 75 at this present time.
At present all staff are being supported to work from home, but this role is ultimately an office-based role.
To discuss this unique opportunity in more detail please contact Julian Smith from memcom recruitment.
To apply, please send ypur CV to Julian Smith at memcom recruitment via the application link on CharityJob.
About our work and values
Do you have passion for your work, a commitment to excellence and a desire to support some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in our communities? Could you support us to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives?
Providence Row works with more than a thousand homeless and vulnerably housed people a year in East London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice, recovery and learning and training programmes. Our aim is to ensure that people who are so often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life away from the streets. Central to our work are our core values of Compassion, Respect, Inclusiveness, Empowerment and Justice. These inform the content, style and delivery of all our services.
RESET Outreach and Referral Service
Providence Row has been successful in winning the new Reset Outreach & Referral Service contract. Having successfully delivered the contract for 3 years Providence Row is now building on its success with engagement and minimising harms through outreach work in the vibrant yet complex Borough of Tower Hamlets.
The Service is based at the central hub delivered by Providence Row and is commissioned by Tower Hamlets Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT). The service works seamlessly with Reset Treatment and Reset Recovery Support Services providing residents of Tower Hamlets with the drug and alcohol support they need.
The Outreach team includes a needle exchange provision and onsite support at the hub. The team works alongside other Outreach provisions within the Borough and partnership work is key.
The service is delivered through a “strengths based” approach. This means that all staff involved in the delivery of the service must work with, rather than for clients to address their situation. This approach taken by Providence Row recognises that clients are people with problems, not problem people. The service will engage clients in the development, delivery and evaluation of the work, working with a team of peer mentors with lived experience of substance misuse.
Your contribution to our work and values
- Passionate and have experience providing a quality Outreach Service.
- Experience working with people actively using drugs and alcohol and be understanding of their circumstance.
- Drive and commitment to work with some of the most vulnerable and excluded people living in Tower Hamlets.
- An excellent communicator, have the ability to lead a small team, able to coordinate partnership working and create positive working relationships with a wide range of people.
- Creative, innovative and well organised.
- Experience managing a small team and an understanding of outreach work.
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Resident Support Outreach Officer
Vacancy Reference Number: PLA00646
Grade: SO2 - £33,759 - £34,986
Contract Type: Temporary- Fixed Term Contract (FTC)
Number of Posts: 1
Hours per week:35
Benefits and Allowances
Our existing terms, conditions and benefits are currently under review.
Role Purpose
Are you looking for a role that will offer practical support to help residents improve their circumstances? Do you have both sound knowledge and experience in benefits, homelessness, debt advice or a similar discipline? Do you want to help the Council improve the way it works with families and individuals who are struggling? If so, this could be the right role for you.
The Resident Support Outreach Team have been helping vulnerable households in the borough for the last 2 years to successfully transition on to Universal Credit, where eligibility criteria is met. We also provide support in other areas such as basic housing/rent arrears advice and grant applications which are identified by our troubleshooting, holistic approach.
It is clear many people across the borough need support both to be ready for their transition to UC, as well as help to successfully maintain their claims. It is therefore essential that any applicant has a proven track record of dealing with Universal Credit enquiries, as well as working with the vulnerable on a 1-1 basis. You will also possess good knowledge of other services within the borough that you can interlink with to provide the best outcomes.
The outreach team are currently working remotely, providing the same provisions, however, we do normally work from numerous outreach locations across the borough. It is our ambition to return to the face to face service when government safety guidelines allow. This means any applicant will also have experience in providing support both remotely and face to face.
It is essential that you have experience in delivering advice and assistance in either benefits, debt or homelessness advice or a very similar discipline. It is also essential that you have a proven track record of providing beneficial 1-1 support to the vulnerable on a varying number of issues.
We are very proud of our diverse, inclusive borough and we are looking for likeminded diverse and inclusive individuals to join our workforce. If you believe you have the necessary experience and you are genuinely passionate about helping others, please do apply as we would like to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
1. To provide high quality advice to residents in the borough in relation to Universal Credit and the whole welfare system. To also provide advice on other matters such as (but not limited to) Housing, free school meals, NHS fines, energy grants and rent arrears.
2. Identify errors in Universal Credit calculation and information given to residents by the Department for Work and Pensions. Once identified, on-going support must be provided to ensure the error is corrected.
3. To undertake outreach using a holistic approach to advise and assist residents who may present with multiple issues and to provide wrap around support by way of on-going support and appropriate referrals to other partner agencies.
Additional Information
All applications should be made via our online application system, no CVs or alternative forms of applications are accepted.
Closing date: 07/06/2020
Interview Date: 25/06/2020
Please note interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams.
This is a fixed term contract for one year.
Willingness to work outside of contracted hours in the evenings and weekends subject to notice.
To comply with the requirement to carry out a DBS check on this role.
Application Details
This post is open to the following types of applicants: Redeployees/ Internal/ External
If this role is available to Internal employees only, this will include agency workers but does not include independent contractors or Skills Match trainees
All applications should be made via our online application system, no CV’s or alternative forms of applications are accepted.
Internal employees should apply via the council's Intranet. External applicants apply via the Council's website.
Financial Support Officer
Vacancy Reference Number: PLA00645
Grade: SO2 - £33,759 - £34,986
Contract Type: Temporary- Fixed Term Contract (FTC)
Number of Posts: 2
Hours per week:35
Benefits and Allowances
Our existing terms, conditions and benefits are currently under review.
Role Purpose
Are you passionate about making a difference? Do you get job satisfaction from helping the vulnerable achieve successful outcomes? If so, one of our Financial Support Officer roles may be for you.
Tower Hamlets Council is looking to recruit 2x Financial Support Officers to contribute to the meaningful work of the Tackling Poverty Programme. Tackling Poverty is a Mayoral priority and the programme was created to help alleviate the high poverty levels within the borough. The posts are being offered on a 1-year fixed term contract basis.
You will work with some of the borough’s most vulnerable residents to improve their circumstances. Using a holistic approach, you will identify all areas where support is required and where this support cannot be provided in-house i.e. specialist law advice, you will ensure referrals to appropriate organisations are made.
Using council systems, you will proactively contact vulnerable residents whom are identified as having rent arrears or being in financial crisis. You will have proven experience in carrying out income and budgeting assessments, and where gaps in benefit entitlements are identified, assistance to claim will be offered. This will predominately be Universal Credit and Discretionary Housing Payment applications but help to claim all welfare support will be offered. Knowledge of different financial and non-financial support options is required.
It is essential that you have experience in delivering advice and assistance in either benefits, debt or homelessness advice or a very similar discipline. It is also essential that you have a proven track record of providing beneficial 1-1 support to the vulnerable on a varying number of issues.
Occasionally we identify the opportunity for a benefit up-take campaign that we would like the financial support officers to lead on.
We are very proud of our diverse, inclusive borough and we are looking for likeminded diverse and inclusive individuals to join our workforce. If you believe you have the necessary experience and you are genuinely passionate about helping others, please do apply as we would like to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
To identify and proactively support the most vulnerable households in the borough who may be experiencing issues such as risk of homelessness and debt using council systems.
To carry out budgeting and income maximisation assessments using the Benefits and Budgeting calculator and support households to make applications for Discretionary Housing Payments and other grants available.
To carry out a wide range of duties that support the delivery of the overall Tackling Poverty Programme
Additional Information
All applications should be made via our online application system, no CVs or alternative forms of applications are accepted.
Closing date: 07/06/2020
Interview Dates: 23/06/2020 and 24/06/2020
Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams
This is a fixed term contract for one year.
Willingness to work outside of contracted hours in the evenings and weekends subject to notice.
To comply with the requirement to carry out a DBS check on this role.
Application Details
This post is open to the following types of applicants: Redeployees/ Internal/ External
If this role is available to Internal employees only, this will include agency workers but does not include independent contractors or Skills Match trainees
All applications should be made via our online application system, no CV’s or alternative forms of applications are accepted.
Internal employees should apply via the council's Intranet. External applicants apply via the Council's website.
The Youth Futures Foundation is a new, independent, not for profit organisation set up to tackle youth unemployment with a £90million endowment from the Reclaim Fund. We are looking for bold and impactful ways to help young people find and keep good jobs. There are over 750,000 young people not in education or employment in the UK. Young people are twice as likely to be unemployed than older adults in the labour market and BAME and disadvantaged young people disproportionately bear the brunt of it.
We are building an ‘empowerment foundation’ to identify practical solutions that work in a complex world yet are simple and cost effective enough to roll out across multiple locations, to reach as many young people as possible. To do this, we are now building our own inspiring team to help us achieve our vision.
As the Executive Assistant to the CEO, you will play a vital role in supporting Youth Futures Foundation to achieve our mission and deliver our ambitious strategy. You will develop and deliver a comprehensive organisational, administrative and management support service to the CEO, Chair and wider Youth Futures Foundation team. You will be dealing with a wide range of external and internal stakeholders and will be the first point of contact for the Chief Executive and Chair.
This role will suit someone who has experience as an Executive Assistant at executive level and would be excited at the opportunity to be involved across all aspects of the organisation to ensure we are operating efficiently and effectively to deliver on our purpose. As part of a small and ambitious team, the post holder will have visibility of all areas of the organisation and have the opportunity to really help with shaping Youth Futures Foundation at this nascent stage.
The successful candidate will have at least three years' experience supporting a senior management team member (i.e. CEO or Director), ideally in the charity sector, and will have excellent organisational, written, verbal and general project management experience.
The closing date is 11.59pm 8th June 2020.
Fixed Term Contract (1 x 12 Months & 1 x 3 Months)
Closing Date: 09/06/2020
Interviews: W/C 29th June 2020 – TBC
Do you want to end homelessness and make a positive difference to people’s lives? Are you highly motivated and looking for a challenge? Do you want to use your excellent people skills to support people to move away from homelessness?
Thames Reach are committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to achieve the highest standards and effectiveness in delivery of our services.
Our Tenancy Sustainment Team (TST) is supporting people with histories of rough sleeping in their accommodation, and are supporting people to achieve their aspirations. We are looking for applications from people new to the homelessness sector and experienced case workers.
The Assistant Support Worker role would suit:
• People interested in working with people with rough sleeping histories sustaining their tenancies.
• People with experience of face to face or customer service work.
• An understanding of how to support people to manage and sustain tenancies and engage positively with their local community.
• People with experience of supporting and motivating people to engage with health services, employment, training and education.
• People who are able to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationship with other agencies such as referral agencies, health services, benefit services and registered social landlords.
• Those with strong administration experience who would like to work to support a key front line homelessness service.
You will play a key role in the development of our services and your work will contribute to influencing the future of service provision across the UK.
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
• The ability to provide a flexible and responsive service to people with rough sleeper histories.
• Excellent communication, organisation and creative problem solving skills.
• Commitment to working within the homelessness sector to support people to lead fulfilling lives.
• Creating and working through action plans and be strongly outcome focuses.
• The ability to follow instructions, manage and mitigate risk.
• The ability to use IT systems to communicate and record your work.
• Be confident in working autonomously as well as within a team, the role with involve office work and in the community.
As well as a great working environment we also offer:
• 6.5% employer & 1.5% employee contributory pension
• Development opportunities
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Reimbursement of the cost of annual eye test
• Season ticket/cycle loan
• Flexible Working
• EAP services
Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
About our work and values
Do you have passion for your work, a commitment to excellence and a desire to support some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in our communities? Could you support us to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives?
Providence Row works with more than a thousand homeless and vulnerably housed people a year in East London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice, recovery and learning and training programmes. Our aim is to ensure that people who are so often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life away from the streets. Central to our work are our core values of Compassion, Respect, Inclusiveness, Empowerment and Justice. These inform the content, style and delivery of all our services.
We support clients in addressing their mental health, substance misuse needs and general wellbeing by building a positive relationship with the person, not just focusing on their problems, but by exploring their potential using a strength based approach. Providence Row works with people to improve their self-esteem and confidence, helping them rediscover their skills, get back into work and training and build stronger support networks.
Your contribution to our work and values
Passionate about providing quality support to some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in East London. You will have the drive and ambition to support your team to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives.
You will have experience in delivering a needle exchange service as well as an excellent knowledge of substance misuse support services. Expert in engaging through a low threshold service and a strong understanding of how other factors such as rough sleeping and mental health issues can impact a person’s health and wellbeing. You will live out our values in your approach to your work.
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About us
Brook is the UK’s leading provider of sexual health and wellbeing services for young people. We are committed to changing attitudes, challenging prejudices and championing equality so that young people can make positive, healthy lifestyle choices.
We provide free, confidential sexual health services and counselling in clinical settings throughout the country. Our education work supports young people’s emotional development and teaches core life skills, while our training for professionals improves the confidence of teachers to deliver effective, rights-based relationships and sex education.
About this position
You will be responsible for delivering Brook’s Communications Strategy, published in 2019. You will oversee both internal and external communications, tailoring your messaging to ensure that staff, young people, external stakeholders, donors and the public are engaged with Brook’s work.
About you
You will have a positive attitude, excellent communication skills and be able to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including corporate and charity partners. You will also have a strong track record of managing multiple projects and deadlines.
You will be able to prioritise a demanding workload and work well under pressure and be able to make confident decisions based on your initiative. You will be organised and demonstrate excellent attention to detail, ensuring all work is of a high standard.
Essential to this role is demonstrable experience of working in a senior communications position, and preferably within a voluntary sector organisation. You will also have experience of managing staff and working collaboratively both internally and externally.
In return for your expertise, enterprise and initiative, we can offer an exciting position within a supportive team, and genuinely interesting work within a charity that has a proud history and ambitious plans for the future.
Your application
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a personal statement no longer than two pages by 5pm on 30 June. It should outline why you are a suitable candidate and your reasons for applying. Interviews for this role will take place virtually on 8 and 9 July 2020.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
London, SW9
About Us
London Plus is the regional body that champions the voluntary and community sector across London. We empower civil society through better connections, ensuring that our collective voice influences positive change.
We are delighted to be leading a new London-wide network to grow and strengthen social prescribing in the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector to help deliver the Mayor’s Health Inequalities Strategy. The VCSE sector plays a crucial role in improving health and wellbeing and has a unique reach into the most disadvantaged communities in London.
We’re looking for a part-time Social Prescribing Network Co-ordinator to help us build this network and grow the understanding and practice of social prescribing. This is a 12 month contract that has the potential to extend.
The Benefits
- Salary of £34,000 pro rata
- 25 days’ holiday pro rata
- Flexible working
- Pension (5% employer contribution)
If you have a background in the VCSE sector and knowledge of social prescribing, this is an amazing opportunity to join a charity that is helping to create a city where all Londoners can thrive.
In this newly created role, you will have the chance to help develop and lead something special for London. You’ll be joining our small and agile team, working on vital issues to help disadvantaged people and communities across the city.
Here at London Plus, we promote equality, champion diversity, think big, actively collaborate and act with integrity. If you share our values and want to bring about positive, lasting change to the people of London, we’d love to hear from you.
The Role
As a Social Prescribing Network Co-ordinator, you will lead on promoting, supporting and developing social prescribing in the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector across London.
In this exciting role, you will develop the social prescribing network to offer support, identify needs and share and develop good practice for, and between, London’s VCSE sector. You’ll recruit and engage with members and build relationships with key stakeholders in the social prescribing field.
Some of your duties will include:
- Organising quarterly network meetings to share knowledge and ideas
- Building and supporting partnership working between the VCSE sector and other sectors with a role in social prescribing
- Developing a framework to evaluate the impact of the network
- Providing updates, information and resources to create a social prescribing hub on our website
About You
To join us as a Social Prescribing Network Co-ordinator, you’ll need:
- Previous experience of working in the VCSE sector
- Experience of identifying and developing relationships with key stakeholders
- Project co-ordination experience, including monitoring and reporting on impact
- Experience of facilitating support networks to enable peer support and the exchange of experience
- Previous experience of producing written information, such as ebulletins, blogs and publicity
- Experience of using social media
- The ability to influence strategic outcomes within multi-agency partnership working groups
- An understanding of the work of voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations and their contribution to improving outcomes for communities
- A basic understanding of social prescribing and the health sector
- A degree (or equivalent)
Experience of enabling service user involvement would be beneficial, as would an understanding of voluntary and community infrastructure support organisations.
Other organisations may call this role Network Co-ordinator, VCSE Network Co-ordinator, Social Prescribing Project Co-ordinator, Social Prescribing Project Officer, Wellbeing Project Officer, Partnerships Executive, or Partnerships Officer.
This is a part-time role (days are negotiable).
The closing date for applications is the 16th June 2020. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by the 23rd June 2020.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
So, if you’re looking to do something great as a Social Prescribing Network Co-ordinator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Do you love helping people? Do you have experience of working in Health and Social Care? We would love to hear from you if you would like to make a real difference to the lives of older isolated people in Hertfordshire.
Reach Out is a project that aims to reduce loneliness in those who have recently been discharged from hospital, by linking them up with a trained volunteer in their neighbourhood who can visit them to help them to feel less lonely and isolated.
Our aim is to ensure those we support for have an enjoyable life and increase their confidence and independence. This role will enable you to use your excellent communication and listening skills to recruit, support, develop and inspire a team of volunteers to provide companionship and practical support to older people who are home from hospital and who are socially isolated.
The role is predominantly home-based during COVID-19. Covering the South and West Hertfordshire catchment area from Watford General Hospital. The role will include county-wide travel including periodic visits to the main office in Letchworth Garden City.
N.B ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COVER LETTER OUTLING YOUR SUITABILITY FOR THE ROLE ACCORDING TO THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION BELOW.
Job Description
Purpose of the Post
To co-ordinate the matching of referred clients who have recently been discharged from hospital with local trained volunteers who can offer short term companionship and practical support to help them feel less lonely and isolated.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To support the Project Manager with the development of the Reach Out Project.
- To recruit, interview and process all potential volunteer applications
- To organise and assist with the delivery of regular training sessions for new volunteer recruits including updating and preparing induction materials.
- To organise and deliver training for volunteers. (Via Zoom or other online meeting platforms during COVID-19)
- To manage all volunteers, ensuring they are retained and recognised
- To contact all referred clients and complete risk assessments and assess support needs. To build relationships with clients, referring agents and other professionals involved in clients’ support where appropriate.
- In future, to arrange visits to clients in their own homes. This will be subject to lockdown restrictions and government guidance around self-isolation for older people.
- Match /allocate volunteers to individual clients, having regard to their location, availability, experience, and compatibility etc
- To record sensitive information securely and update as required
- To carry out follow up monitoring calls and visit with users of the service
- Keep in regular contact with volunteers to ensure they are motivated, safe and effective and have a positive volunteering experience
- Receive, assess, and respond to service requests promptly, courteously and effectively.
- To work in partnership with the Hospital Discharge and Herts Help Community Navigators to identify clients
- Be responsible and accountable for the delivery of a high-quality service
- To increase the accessibility of the information about the project and its development
- Ensure that the volunteer recruitment software is kept up to date
- Understand and comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act ensuring confidentiality of information in respect of records maintained and tasks undertaken.
- To undertake administration associated with the project
- Promote good practice in all areas of the project
- Maintain effective working partnerships with public sector agencies, other voluntary organisations and local businesses. Also, where appropriate, establishing new links.
- Support the project manager to create monthly statistical data and produce quarterly monitoring reports
- To put up displays promoting the initiative throughout the local area e.g. supermarkets, libraries etc
- To organise outreach recruitment events (subject to social distancing) and actively seek publicity through the local media
- To give talks and presentations to promote the benefits of Reach Out to local professionals, groups and businesses in the local community
- To help raise the public awareness of the Reach Out project together with the #TeamHerts Volunteering Marketing Manager
- Represent NHCVS at events and meetings as required. This will include online meetings, networks and forums.
- To undertake other work that may arise on a day to day basis to support the objectives of NHCVS, as required by the line manager.
- To undertake training as required.
- The post holder must hold a full, clean driving licence and insure their own vehicle for work.
Person Specification
Essential
Skills and Qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in Maths/English
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to form strong positive relationships with people across a diverse range of backgrounds
Ability to empower others and encourage participation
Ability to plan and prioritise workload and meet deadlines
Excellent IT Skills including Microsoft Office, email, internet, Zoom Video Conferencing and social media
Ability to work both in a team and individually
Knowledge and Experience
Understanding the issues and health needs affecting vulnerable and/or older people.
An understanding of safeguarding procedures
Understanding of the value of volunteers and a commitment to maximise their potential
Experience of organising and delivering community-based services/activities to the public
Experience of working with volunteers
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with a wide variety of people
Aptitude and Characteristics
Enthusiasm to support community activities, volunteering and independence for older people and vulnerable adults.
Committed to quality and social inclusion
Ability to prioritise competing activities
Motivates others, ready to listen, friendly and approachable.
Calm under pressure
Other
Car driver with full licence
Use of car for the job
Flexibility on working hours with evening and weekend work required throughout Hertfordshire
Enhanced level DBS check (this will be carried out if an offer is made)
Desirable
Skills and Qualifications
Care Certificate
NVQ or equivalent in Health and Social Care
Experience of giving presentations and public speaking
Knowledge and Experience
Understanding of the Voluntary Sector
Good local knowledge of Hertfordshire Services
Experience of working with convalescing, elderly or isolated people
Experience of recruiting volunteers
Acceptance and sensitivity to the need of professional confidentiality
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trust Fundraising Officer to join St Mungo’s Trusts and Grants team. The role is perfect for someone keen to build and develop their fundraising skills and experience in a positive, professional and supportive team.
As a homelessness charity and a housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do. Every night we provide a bed and support to more than 2,800 people, and every year we support thousands more with their housing, physical and mental health, and skills and employment.
About the role
In this role, you will develop compelling fundraising proposals about our varied projects, and manage your own portfolio of small to medium trusts and family foundations (giving up to £10,000). You will support the team to achieve their annual fundraising target – currently £1.4 million – and will be personally responsible for securing income of c. £180,000 per year.
Who we’re looking for
To succeed in this role you will need the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, while promoting the values of the charity. Strong written and interpersonal skills are essential, and experience in a trust fundraising role (or similar) is desirable.
If you have the skills, knowledge and drive that we are looking for, and are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of those experiencing homelessness, we would love to hear from you.
What we offer
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Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.
As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.
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A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place
At St Mungo’s is a Disability Confident Employer, we are in the top 100 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2020 and we are. Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.
We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 7 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, Irish and Women’s Action.
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Flexible Working and Other Benefits
We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.
St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.
What we do
At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.
How to apply
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: 10am on Wednesday 10 June 2020
Interview and assessments on: Monday 22 June 2020
Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.
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About ReachOut
ReachOut is a mentoring charity that works with young people in disadvantaged communities in London, Manchester, Oldham and Liverpool to raise aspirations and help them grow in character and academic attainment. We improve Numeracy, Literacy and Communication Skills whilst reinforcing our core values of Fairness, Self-Control, Good Judgement and Staying Power.
Role Description
We are looking for enthusiastic, collaborative and positive individuals to join our Leadership Programme and become Project Leaders. As a Project Leader you will run a weekly mentoring project at either a primary or secondary school, facilitating the 2-hour sessions alongside other responsibilities. The Leadership Programme is an opportunity to gain and improve your leadership, management and communication skills whilst having a massive impact on the lives of young people. You will be supporting them to raise their aspirations, develop their character, and build their academic attainment and self-confidence. Are you up for the challenge?
Role Details
As a Project Leader you will:
- Spend 2 hours planning and 2 hours delivering your mentoring session each week during term time for 10 - 16 young people and their mentors.
- Manage and support the young people.
- Manage and support the volunteer mentors.
- Attend meetings with school contacts alongside the ReachOut team and provide information to the school when requested by ReachOut.
- Complete monitoring and evaluation activities to assess project success.
Please download the information pack for full details about the job role.
Personal Specification
Experience
- Has worked with groups of young people in the range 9 to 16 years old
- Has the potential to take on a leadership role
- Can demonstrate commitment to a cause / activity and has taken an active role in that (e.g. captain of a sports team, president of a society)
- Has professional work experience (e.g. internships, summer placements, etc.) This can include regular voluntary experience but should be positions where you have had responsibility for something, worked to deadlines, worked with others etc.
Skills
- Maths and English skills, (minimum grade C at GCSE or equivalent)
- Communication skills (face-to-face, email, text, phone)
- Good organisation skills (can manage tasks effectively, accurately and in timely fashion)
- Confident in use of MS Word and Excel
Personal attributes
- Passionate about ReachOut’s mission
- Demonstrates ReachOut’s Character Strengths: Fairness, Good Judgement, Self-Control and Staying Power
- Demonstrate good team work skills such as collaboration and delegation
- Open to feedback with a genuine desire to learn and develop personally
- Enthusiastic and energetic
- Excited by challenge
- Prepared to be adaptable and creative
- Positive
- Sociable
Application Instructions
To apply for the Leadership Programme, please visit our website where you can apply. Applicants must ensure they are available to attend a Residential weekend from 4th to 6th September. The residential weekend will be in London. Accommodation, transport from Manchester/Liverpool, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday will be provided. Upon completion of the residential training weekend, all Project Leaders will be paid a lump sum of £50.
Application assessments and interviews have been temporarily suspended due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Applicants are encouraged to still apply, however, applications are unlikely to be assessed for a few weeks.
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Data Analyst
Ewell
Permanent, Salary Band 3
Samaritans is an established charity who for over 60 years have been delivering services to some of the most vulnerable people across the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Based in Ewell with great transport links to London and the South, our employees benefit from a picturesque head office, flexible working and a comprehensive wellbeing and benefits package.
Our volunteers operate 24 hours a day providing emotional support and alleviating distress. Our mission is to reduce the number of people who die by suicide and we pride ourselves in taking a leading role in influencing suicide prevention policy and practice.
We are launching our new multi-channel platform, which should allow volunteers to answer telephone calls, online chats and emails within one platform. We are also planning to roll out Online Chat after several successful pilots, as well as looking at digital outreach and a number of other exciting developments.
We are looking for Data Analyst to join our Listening Service team to inform continuous improvement in our services, to deliver deeper research findings, and to support more effective communications, partnerships and influencing. The Senior Service Data Analyst will play a key role in supporting the Samaritans vision that fewer people die by suicide.
In return we’re offering a salary of between £28,000 and £38,000, 25 days holiday, and 3 wellbeing days per annum as well as access to a competitive pension scheme.
We are keen to hear from candidates who have demonstrable experience of:
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Recognizing and identifying appropriate ways to collect, collate and prepare data;
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Presenting clear findings that colleagues can understand and use;
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Understanding and producing different types of data models;
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Manipulating and linking different data sets;
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Taking responsibility for data organisation, architecture, quality, integrity and compliance.
In addition, we are interested to hear from candidates with experience of data visualisation, applied statistics or building data products - and candidates are encouraged to highlight any experience in these areas in their application.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
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Determining the needs of different users for data insight and reporting;
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Using operational data to monitor the functioning of our services;
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Advising on the development of data systems and tools;
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Representing service data on key initiatives and projects;
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Assuming shared responsibility for improvements to data organisation, architecture, quality, and compliance.
If the prospect of joining a well-respected and highly regarded national brand appeals to you please visit our website for a full job description
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Lambeth and Southwark Mind are looking for a committed Chief Executive to lead our people, operations and finances.
Do you share our passion for providing access to high quality and innovative mental health services in local communities?
This role would give you the opportunity to help shape the future of our charity and to improve the lives of vulnerable people.
Responsibilities:
• Promoting the values and goals of Mind within the charity and with our strategic partners
• Developing and implementing innovative strategies and operational plans
• Overseeing clinical service delivery, with a focus on quality, inclusion and standards
• Managing finances, income generation and ensuring sound budgeting and financial management reporting
• Leading and managing staff and volunteers, with openness and transparency, ensuring that both well-being and performance are high priorities
• Encouraging active involvement of users in service development
• Developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, including funders and providers
Requirements:
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Preferably, you will have counselling or psychotherapy qualifications, with a good understanding of well-being and mental health.
• Experience of managing a charity, social enterprise or relevant business, with a track record of compassionate leadership
• Experience of leading and managing staff and volunteers across a multi-site environment
• Successfully led organisational change, including maintaining staff morale, well-being and engagement
• Previously developed a culture of openness and transparency, including building trust with staff and wider stakeholders
About Lambeth and Southwark Mind:
We're Lambeth & Southwark Mind, an independent charity providing mental health services for people living in Lambeth and Southwark.
Our mission is to provide long-term, free psychotherapy services to our local communities, particularly helping those on low incomes; we won’t give up until everyone in our community who is experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.
Lambeth and Southwark Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We serve a diverse part of London and we would particularly welcome applications from the BAME community.
An Enhanced Criminal Records check is required for this role.
Location: Brixton, London SW9 7AA
Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours a week
Salary: £53,000 per annum
Benefits: 33 days annual leave
Closing Date: Wednesday 17th June 2020
Strictly no agencies please.
You may have experience of the following: Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Operations Director, Commercial Director, Commercial Manager, Senior Service Delivery Manager, Senior Operations Manager, Head of Operations, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.
Ref: 93061
Victim Support Children and Young Peoples Service in London are looking for a Senior Service Delivery Manager to join the team, managing the South Area of London.
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.
The main purpose of this job is to lead a local area Children and Young People's team ensuring that young victims and witnesses of call crime including Serious Youth Violence (SYV) and Knife Crime receive the support they need at the right time and delivered in the way that is most effective for them. You will manage a team of Children and Young People (CYP) caseworkers and (SYV) Youth Advocates, supporting them to meet Victim Support's current and future contractual requirements as well as increasing take up of service and ensuring all young victims and witnesses get the support they deserve. You will also coach staff to enable them to provide both effective immediate and longer term support and advocacy to clients.
You will analyse performance information and use outcomes to identify and implement effective practice both in the CYP service and across any projects that you manage. You will also produce accurate and timely performance reports for internal use and high quality monitoring reports for commissioners.
You will be required to maintain effective relationships and formal partnerships across organisations and with key stakeholders promoting and developing the services of Victim Support in order to meet clients needs and win new business.
You will also be required to manage borough based projects, meeting with commissioners as required and ensuring quarterly and other reporting requirements are met.
Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as A. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.
If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.
Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.
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