Maternity Cover – Administration Assistant

Thank you for showing an interest in working with Emmaus. Emmaus is a fantastic organisation, helping people who have experienced homelessness to re-gain lost self-esteem by providing them with a stable home and meaningful work in one of our social enterprises, which are predominantly charity retail based. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community. And that’s what Emmaus offers.

This role is with Emmaus UK, the federation office which provides support, guidance, training and central services to the Emmaus groups in the UK. The post is based in Birmingham although at the moment the Emmaus UK team are working from home and this is the plan for the foreseeable future. We are looking for an experienced administrator to join our team supporting our central staff and the 34 groups across the UK.

The role is a fixed term contract as maternity cover and is based within the administration team, answering the phone, responding to emails and managing the administrative functions as well as coordinating important meetings, working closely with the senior management team and Board of trustees and supporting the wider Emmaus UK team to deliver their activities.

This is a core role that underpins the organisation so we are looking for someone who is experienced, proactive and able to deal with multiple conflicting deadlines. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic and engaged, organised and professional, with a high attention to detail. We are looking for someone who enjoys working within a small but passionate team and thrives using their skills to enable others. Anyone applying for this role should be able to clearly explain how their previous experience demonstrates these qualities.

If you are interested in the role, please submit a completed application form that clearly evidences how you meet the personal specification. We will not accept CV’s or cover letters for this role and if they are submitted, we will disregard the application.

The deadline for applications is 10pm on Sunday 09 August 2020. Decisions will be made by Friday 21 August and interviews will be held between on Thursday 27 August and Friday 28 August 2020. We anticipate these will take place over Microsoft Teams or Zoom.

Emmaus UK is committed to equality and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all
backgrounds. If you have any questions or would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email.

Yours sincerely,
Maria-Angela Wells
Executive Assistant & Governance Manager
Emmaus UK

Age UK's vision is to make the UK a great place to grow older. We do this by inspiring, supporting and enabling in a number of ways.

We are actively recruiting for a Services Manager to lead, manage and develop a selection of the charitable services. You will be an active member of the Management Team and will contribute towards the strategic development and operational management of all services. 

You will: 

• Manage multiple services including delivery of statutory authority contracts 

• Manage, lead and develop the staff teams working within the services 

• Ensure service delivery is in line with the agreed strategic plans 

• Proactively promote and market services 

• Manage the charitable services with a high level of customer focus 

• Drive a high quality and performing culture, responsive to the needs of the charity. 

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders 

• Prepare and manage budgets for each service area 

• Develop expertise and an innovative and entrepreneurial approach to the effective delivery of high quality services 

Skills and Experience: 

• Evidence continuous professional development 

• Experience of managing, leading and inspiring diverse multi-functional teams 

• Experience of developing and leading a strong performance and outcome focussed culture 

• A proven track record of successfully developing high quality, cross sector partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders 

• Experiences of successfully developing and leading a strong performance and outcome focussed culture 

• A detailed working knowledge of either social care or the health care services 

• Ability to analyse and present complex information. 

• Ability to build effective teams and relationships and achieve results through others by leading, inspiring and motivating others 

• Excellent communications skills 

• Team focussed approach 

What we offer in return: 

• 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays 

• Pension: 3% employer contribution 

Further information regarding this post is available via our website.

Download an application pack from our website and return your completed application via email to that detailed in the Services Manager Recruitment Pack.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jo Judges - email provided in the Services Manager Recruitment Pack. 

Additional Information: 

Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment. 

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept CVs whether attached with an application or sent speculatively, from individuals or recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. Please complete an application form as detailed in the job advertisement. 

Birmingham Settlement is seeking to recruit an energetic, self-motivated and committed Community Action Worker to support our work in developing people and places. Based in Aston, you will contribute to the development and implementation of innovative community based programmes; helping to establish partnerships and networks, supporting individual and community development through volunteering, advice, support, and social action that addresses community priorities, local improvements and opportunity.

The Community Action Worker will work closely with individuals and groups to develop the skills they need to establish the activities they want in response to community needs and wishes. They will also have a particular focus on supporting individuals to overcome the barriers they face to get to the point where they can access and take part in our wider programmes of support.

This position present an exciting opportunity for the right person to make a significant contribution to the work of the Settlement and people we serve.

Closing date: Friday 14th August 2020 at 12 noon

Interviews: Thursday 20th August 2020.

Birmingham Settlement is committed to Equality of Opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Registered charity number 517303

Creative Support is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Manager to take the responsibility of managing our varied portfolio of social care services in the Sandwell and Dudley area. You will be responsible for maintaining an overview of all services, leading a highly motivated team of managers and contributing to the further development of services within the region. You must be an accomplished manager and have extensive experience and knowledge of working within the social care sector in support of people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. You must be highly proactive, resourceful and possess an analytical approach to problem solving.

You will be responsible for our current service provision of community based services which includes supported living services for people with a learning disability and people on the autistic spectrum, including people who have additional complex care and communication needs.

We are also keen to develop new services which meet local needs and promote opportunity, choice, health and wellbeing.

You will carry out the role demonstrating a person-centred approach with a warm, confident and professional manner. Experience of staff and service management is essential. We will expect you to have the vision, networking and organisational ability to deliver excellent outcomes for customers and to implement initiatives which connect service users to their local community and promote our reputation. A requirement of this role is that you will be the Registered Manager with CQC. You must have an excellent working knowledge of the CQC’s regulations and the key lines of enquiry. You must be a confident and accountable practitioner with the ability to put quality standards into practice.

You must have skills in positive communication and engagement and be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You must be able to write clear assessments, support plans and guidelines and work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

You must be able to lead a team with confidence and provide clear guidance, supervision and support to your team members. You will be able to communicate positively and professionally with the families of the people we support, their advocates and other agencies.

You will be expected to have regular direct contact with service users and attend person-centred reviews. You will be required to oversee staff deployment and rotas and to work in a flexible manner yourself including working evenings and weekends. You will develop a clear understanding of the commissioned hours for the services in your remit and areas financial performance based on a knowledge of budgets.

This role offers unique and challenging opportunities bringing great job satisfaction and career development opportunities. We provide accredited management training and health and social care diplomas through our own training academy as well as local coaching and mentoring by experienced qualified social care practitioners. We may support you with advanced practitioner training opportunities in relevant areas. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

Do you have the commitment and positive values to make a difference to the lives of people living in supported living services in Dudley?

Creative Support is a non-profit organisation which provides high quality person centred social care services for people with learning disabilities, mental health and other needs. Our supported living services in Dudley provide person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities, all who have unique support needs, likes and dislikes.

We are looking for enthusiastic, resourceful and energetic individuals who are well motivated, hardworking and keen to join our friendly team. You will provide person-centred support to tenants to take part in all aspects of everyday life and to engage and participate with their local communities. Although previous experience is not essential, you will demonstrate the values that are essential for a role of this nature such as warmth, compassion and unconditional positive regard.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a new service where you will be able to contribute to the shaping of a brand new team. You will receive a full local and corporate induction after which you will attain a level 3 certificate in ‘Preparing to work in adult social care’. On successful completion of your probationary period you will automatically be enrolled onto the level 3 diploma in health and social care. You will have access to ongoing training and personal development through regular supervisions and appraisals. You will be required to work in a flexible manner on a rota which includes evenings, weekends and sleep-ins. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

Job Purpose:

• To plan and implement high quality support and advocacy services for women affected by domestic violence who are deemed as being high risk and/or whose abusers are involved with the Drive perpetrator project. • To work within a multi-agency framework to ensure the safety of women is prioritised.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Support work:

➢ To recognise women and children’s individual needs, providing a short to medium term service to meet those needs ➢ To support the empowerment of the service user and facilitate their understanding of the dynamics of domestic violence ➢ To carry out risk assessment and safety planning with women ➢ To promote women’s safety within multi-agency arenas such as MARAC and Drive meetings ➢ To work with women to access services to help keep them and their children safe ➢ To facilitate access to BSWA and its services ➢ To devise and implement appropriate and safe methodsof communication with women and children, in agreement with your line manager

Development

➢ To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights. ➢ To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate ➢ To keep abreast of issues regarding domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the service ➢ To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services ➢ To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager

Administration:

➢ To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems ➢ To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users ➢ To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date ➢ To produce monthly reports for your line manager Page 2 of 3 ➢ To monitor and evaluate the MARAC IDVA and Drive Service, via various methods including feedback from service users and produce statistical information 

Communication:

➢ To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by: a) Maintaining BSWA communication records b) Following safety procedures c) Attending team meetings d) Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager ➢ To attend in-house training ➢ To identify and attend training and conferences relevant to the post, in agreement with your line manager ➢ To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager ➢ To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies ➢ Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate ➢ To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

➢ To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation ➢ To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation ➢ To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA ➢ To work within BSWA and local multi-agency child and adult safeguarding procedures. ➢ To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice ➢ To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post

Duties and Responsibilities

Development & Support Work:

• To work alongside Umbrella colleagues and women experiencing domestic abuse to assess need and identify appropriate support programmes • To deliver one to one support to women around their experiences of abuse • To develop clear referral pathways into ongoing support for women and their children where necessary • To bring specialist domestic abuse knowledge, skills and understanding into the team through briefings, joint working and participation in reflective learning sessions • To carry out detailed monitoring and evaluation of all support work and keep an accurate record in line with relevant legislation • To ensure that appropriate risk assessments are carried out and that all venues, equipment and activities comply with Health and Safety requirements and other relevant legislation.

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems. • To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users. • To keep accurate records of financial transactions in line with BSWA procedures. • To provide monthly reports to the Manager about work that has taken place, feedback from service users and produce statistical information about participation. • To contribute to the preparation of reports for funders. 

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by: a) maintaining BSWA communication records b) following safety procedures c) attending team and other meetings • To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager. • To attend substance misuse service team meetings and learning sessions as agreed by your line manager

Training:

• To identify and attend training relevant to the post, in agreement with your line manager. • To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users. Page 2 of 3 • To raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services.

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women, children and young people using the service. • To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation. • To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice. • To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those related to working with children and young people. • To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout. • To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times. • To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA. • To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager. • To undertake any other duties required by BSWA which may arise incidentally, develop or be assigned commensurate with the post

This role is 3 days per week and the salary is £20,000 to £23,000 pro-rata.

Working with the project delivery manager you will have:-

 The ability to talk to a range of people, including presenting to groups.  Exceptionally strong administration skills including reporting and monitoring finances.  A passion for working with volunteers and sharing stories across communities, using an array of communication platforms, including social media.  Strong writing skills to create web, social media and internal content.  Experience of planning, organising and evaluating local events, ideally within the heritage sector or the local community. We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who is proactive and results driven, who will learn quickly and become a key team player in the delivery of the project.

This is your chance to join an amazing local charity that is committed to safeguarding the Severn Valley Railway for future generations whilst further developing your skills. 

Job Purpose

To support the project delivery manager to deliver both the restoration and the educational elements of the Falling Sands Viaduct; a project, including this role, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Duties and Responsibilities  Assist in organising the ‘reopening’ events programme with the operation team at the SVR, including the events coordinator  Liaise and support volunteers.  Assist the project delivery manager in developing relationships with external partners and stakeholders to improve community engagement in the project and organise events.  Provide strong administration and co-ordination skills to monitor and report on activity.  Raise awareness of the project, writing strong and engaging copy to inform all stakeholders and using all communication platforms to share the news.  Keep donors updated on the progress on the project.  Undertake monitoring, reporting and administrative role maintaining good records of activity and interpretation progress against the agreed HLF action plan and budget

Key Accountabilities

 Report to the Falling Sands project delivery manager.  Provide timely information on progress, assisting in completing Heritage Fund progress reports.  Perform within targets and timescales.  Engage with staff to maximise the publicity and engagement of the project.  Ensure that the capturing of any data meets the requirement of the General Data Protection Regulations (2018).  Follow the Trusts safeguarding policy and report any concerns in accordance with the safeguarding procedures.  Actively participate in supervision and appraisal sessions, identifying your own learning and development needs and participating in learning activities relevant to the Trusts commitment to providing high quality services.  Work at all times with due regard to the policies and procedures of the Trust, including financial regulations.  Carry out other tasks as reasonably required by the Director of Development.

Qualifications, knowledge and experience required

 Exceptionally strong administration skills (essential)  Trained and experienced in the use of MS Office software (essential)  Experience in planning and organising events (desirable)  Experience of motivating and managing volunteers and/or working with a range of people  Understanding of using social media in a work capacity.  Experience in presenting to different audiences (desirable)  Experience of working or volunteering for a heritage organisation (desirable not essential)  Knowledge of GDPR regulations – or a willingness to learn to a high standard. 

We will offer  Free parking.  Subsidised meals.  Flexible working hours.

As a volunteering organisation, we ask staff to volunteer 5 days per year during our busy season.

Programme Associate

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

London, Birmingham or Manchester

£20,000 per annum (plus £3,000 London Weighting if applicable)

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a motivated and talented administrator and customer service professional to join our Programmes team as a Programme Associate. This role will support the operational delivery (end to end programme management) of a specific cohort, programme or number of programmes. The programme associate will work as part of a team owning the end to end experience of stakeholders on a range of programmes, helping them engage effectively with their chosen programme and ensuring they receive an excellent level of customer service. This team will provide the interface between the organisation and these stakeholders, liaising with other teams to ensure that they experience the highest quality service.

Based in either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office, and reporting to one of our Programme Managers, you’ll be responsible for supporting the effective delivery of the programmes, as well as attending events to build relationships with stakeholders. You will require previous experience of delivering excellent customer service, as well as excellent organisation, planning and prioritising skills. A key function of the role is processing stakeholder information and feedback, as well as supporting candidate services teams, so you will need to have excellent communication skills, as well as be a strong team player.

Who are Ambition Institute?

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• 2 additional annual leave days for 1 day booked during December over the festive period
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

All applications must be received by the closing date, midnight on 16th August 2020

Interviews are expected to be held the week commencing 24th August 2020

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please click the link to visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

Location: Please note that the role is either office based in Warwickshire or home based from any location in the UK - dependent on candidate.

Details: an exciting new opportunity has arisen to lead on RDA’s Corporate Partnerships. This is a perfect challenge for an experienced corporate fundraiser to take on a strategic and operational leadership role in an expanding team. Corporate partnerships is a key growth area for the RDA with significant untapped potential. We are seeking a motivated and successful fundraiser with a talent for new business to drive growth.

You will be responsible for ensuring RDA maximises income from companies – including winning competitive Charity of the Year pitches, negotiating sponsorships that deliver mutual benefit, developing multi-layered strategic partnerships and more. You will have an excellent track record in generating new business and developing relationships with corporate partners.

About RDA: RDA is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities through interaction with horses. With the support of 18,000 volunteers and qualified coaches, RDA has 500 centres all over the UK, supporting cities and remote rural areas. Through fun activities like riding and carriage driving, our beneficiaries experience the positive impact of our work; with significant improvements in physical and mental wellbeing, verbal and non-verbal communication, relationship building and confidence.

To apply: download the job description and send a supporting letter identifying clearly how your skills match the person specification and what you would bring to this role, along with your CV. Completed applications should be emailed via Apply with CharityJob button, and titled Corporate Partnerships Manager Application in the subject box, by the closing date.  

Location: Please note that the role is either office based in Warwickshire or home based from any location in the UK - dependent on candidate.

Details: an exciting opportunity has arisen to join RDA’s Fundraising team and lead on our Major Donor and Special Events portfolio. This is a perfect challenge for an experienced major donor fundraiser to take on a strategic and operational leadership role. As a key growth area for the RDA, with significant untapped potential, this role will provide you with the opportunity to develop and implement a strategy in major donor and special events fundraising. We are seeking a motivated and successful fundraiser with a track record in this area and experience of developing relationships to drive growth.  

You will be responsible for ensuring RDA maximises income from major donors, whilst delivering and developing our special events portfolio – including gala dinners, regional dinners, developing our major donor club and developing partnerships with new and existing donors. You will have an excellent track record in generating new business in this area of work.

About RDA: RDA is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities through interaction with horses. With the support of 18,000 volunteers and qualified coaches, RDA has 500 centres all over the UK, supporting cities and remote rural areas. Through fun activities like riding and carriage driving, our beneficiaries experience the positive impact of our work; with significant improvements in physical and mental wellbeing, verbal and non-verbal communication, relationship building and confidence.

To apply: download the job description and send a supporting letter identifying clearly how your skills match the person specification and what you would bring to this role, along with your CV. Completed applications should be emailed via Apply with Charityjob button, and titled Major Donor and Special Events Manager Application in the subject box, by the closing date.

£20,969 (£24,464 FTE) per annum plus 8.5%  Employer Pension Contributions. 30 hours per week (Some evening work required)

The Diocese of Coventry is seeking to appoint a part time Safeguarding Training and Support Officer to lead on the implementation and delivery of the safeguarding learning and development strategy in line with the House of Bishops guidance. In addition this role provides support to parishes and excellent administrative support to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team in serving and equipping the Diocese to live out our Mission Purpose of Worshipping God, Making New Disciples, and Transforming Communities.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the safeguarding team as we continue to develop a culture of safeguarding throughout the diocese as part of our ongoing commitment towards making churches ‘safe spaces’ for everyone.

This post reports to the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) and is based in Coventry.

The main responsibilities are:

• Be responsible for the organisation, implementation and delivery of face to face and online training
• Be responsible for all safeguarding training administration, supporting the DSA in ensuring all Clergy, Readers and those with Permission to Officiate have undertaken training in the last 3 years.
• Provide advice and guidance to Parishes (often the Parish Safeguarding Officer) in respect of the Safer Recruitment process including DBS of volunteers.
• Ensure accurate data inputting of information onto the database and Contact Management System.

The successful applicant will have experience of working in a Safeguarding role, arranging, facilitating and delivering face to face training, be highly organised and have good administration and IT skills, particularly MS Office.

The Diocese of Coventry is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents all aspects of the communities we are part of and welcomes all applications.  Applications are particularly welcome from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented within our workforce.

Full job description, Person Specification and Application form are available from the Diocesan Vacancy Pages

Closing date for applications: Monday 31st August 2020

Interviews will take place at the Diocesan office: 18th September 2020

This post can based at any of our Skylights which are at the following locations London, Brent, Croydon, Oxford, Merseyside, South Wales, South Yorkshire, Coventry, Birmingham, Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Recruitment during COVID-19 restrictions

During the COVID-19 restrictions, our interviews will be by video call.
Additionally, the successful applicant will be supported to work from home for the initial period where restrictions on non-essential travel are in place.

About Crisis
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it. Through our pioneering research into the causes and consequences of homelessness and the solutions to it, we know what it will take to end it, together, in our lifetimes.

About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to provide expert advice on welfare rights and entitlements for people facing homelessness, including those who may appear to have no recourse to public funds, to contribute to Crisis’ mission of ending homelessness. Advice and assistance will be offered on an internal consultancy basis to Crisis Skylight staff to enable them to advocate for their clients. For complex cases, more direct involvement will be required including direct work with members and advocacy to relevant agencies.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have extensive experience of working in the welfare benefits sector. You will enjoy working across Client Services providing good quality advice and support as well as developing and delivering training to Skylight staff.

Your knowledge and expertise will contribute to the development of policy, practice and campaigns work by providing examples of where welfare policy and/or practice contributes to the perpetuating or creating homelessness.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR team through the Crisis website.

Closing date: Wednesday 13 August 2020 (11.59pm)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Careers Advisor
Birmingham, West Midlands or Home Based (with travel throughout Birmingham/the Black Country area)

About Us

ACH (Ashley Community Housing) is a social enterprise that provides a range of integration and support services for refugees. During the past ten years, we’ve grown from a small-scale housing organisation to a leading provider of integration, employment and housing services for refugees and newly arrived communities in the UK.

Through our training subsidiary, Himilo Training, we are successfully expanding our services to deliver training, development and employment opportunities to the broader communities in which we operate.

We’re currently looking for two Careers Advisors to join us on a full-time or part-time basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £19,064 - £24,000 per annum (pro rata if part time)
- Mobile phone and laptop
- Free parking
- Paid company sick leave
- Company pension after probation period
- 20 days’ holiday + Bank Holidays (pro rata if part time)
- Claimable expenses for any work-related travel

If you have experience of delivering careers advice (or are looking to develop your career in this area), this is a brilliant opportunity to join an innovative organisation that helps people to realise their full potential.

Working as part of a passionate team, you will have the chance to make a positive impact on individuals throughout the Black Country area and enable them to achieve their professional and educational aspirations.

The Role

As a Careers Advisor, you will provide careers advice to adults at venues throughout the Black Country area, including Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

Supporting the delivery of our National Careers Service, you will advise individuals face-to-face, via telephone, email and other digital means to help them achieve their work or learning goals.

Additionally, you will:

- Support individuals to develop their career management skills
- Develop relationships with a network of referral partners, such as community and faith organisations
- Represent and promote our organisation and services
- Attend training to maintain your knowledge

About You

To join us as a Careers Advisor, you’ll need:

- Experience of delivering careers advice to employed and unemployed adults, individually or in groups (or working in a similar environment)
- At a minimum, a Level 4 Diploma in Careers Information and Advice or NVQ 4 in Advice & Guidance or equivalent (or the willingness to gain this)
- Strong IT skills, including the use of social media
- The ability to deliver careers advice in a range of settings and through a range of delivery modes

We are also eager to hear from individuals who want to build their careers advice experience and are seeking a trainee role.

Other organisations may call this role Employment Advisor, Careers Adviser, Guidance Counsellor, Employment Services Co-ordinator, Career Guidance Advisor, or Careers Counsellor.

This role is available on a full-time basis (37.5 hours per week) or part-time basis (18.5 hours per week). For the part-time position, we are flexible as to when these hours are worked.

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

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Careers Advisor, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.