At Connection Support we are passionate about the professional and quality services that we provide. At the heart of what we do are the exceptional team of support workers, team managers, administrative support and volunteers, and we are currently looking for new people to join our team.

This service supports those who are long-term rough sleeping, who are not engaging with, or who have been serially excluded from, available services. These clients often need support to engage with other services and explore housing options to help break free from a life on the streets and move into suitable accommodation.

Our Mental Health Outreach Worker will take an assertive approach to meet clients with serious and enduring mental health difficulties through street work, assessing how best to support them and encouraging engagement including signposting and attending appointments with primary and secondary Mental Health services in Buckinghamshire.

The aim is to help them regain choice and responsibility for their lives.

Use of a vehicle is essential

Promoting equal opportunities and celebrating diversity.

“This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults with care and support needs and expects all staff and volunteers* to share this commitment”*

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.

We aim to respond to applications within 2 weeks of receiving your application.

Job title: Programme and Partnerships Manager (Employment)

Salary: £39,256 -£42,000

Hours: 37.5 per week (Part time/Job share will be considered)

Black Thrive is a partnership that works to address the inequalities that negatively impact the mental health and wellbeing of Black people in Lambeth. We place the voices of the community at the centre with the aim of influencing policy, service design and delivery. We are a small and dedicated team with big ambitions. Our work focuses on changing systems that create and sustain inequalities for Black people in Lambeth.

We are looking for a Programme and Partnerships Manager (Employment) to join our team and lead on our employment strand of work which promotes wellbeing, prevents ill health, slows the progression of long-term illnesses and supports recovery from ill health. The immediate priority for the role is to ensure the effective delivery of the employment project funded by Guys and St Thomas’ Charity (GSTC).

We especially encourage applications from people from Black backgrounds and individuals who have lived experience of long-term conditions and or caring for someone living with long-term health conditions.

Please send us a copy of your CV (no more than 3 pages) and cover letter (up to two pages) outlining your suitability for the role. Email your CV and cover letter or post it to Black Thrive, We are 336, 336 Brixton Road, SW9 7AA. All applications should be received by 11:30pm on Tuesday 7th April 2020. Please note that our office closes at 5:30pm.

Interviews will take place between 15th and 17th April 2020

About Us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

We have four cafes within our network of nine charity shops within London and two dedicated training cafes in London and Oxford. Our cafés are an attractive space for shop customers to recharge and get involved in ending homelessness. Our shops and training cafes also offer a retail and hospitality training course to our members as part of their journey out of homelessness.

We have one opening for Café Assistant in our Finsbury Park shop and one in our Spitalfields café. You’ll mainly be based in the Finsbury Park location with regular shifts in all other locations when needed.

It’s an exciting time to join as we’re opening more coffee bars, reworking our café menus and exploring new ways to involve our different customers in ending homelessness.

About the role

The Café Assistant is an exciting role within our growing network of cafes in London. You will support the successful running of the entire café with a focus on front of house operations.

You will be the first point of interaction for our customers and we look to you to keep pushing the bar higher for the inclusive and personal customer service we delivery. You will be key to engaging our customers in our mission to end homelessness. You will continue to improve our track record of serving a great coffee to high standards. Your knowledge about our customers is key in developing our product offer.

You will maintain and strengthen the café's reputation and use its influence to end homelessness.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have experience contributing to a successful café or similar business. You will have experience delivering friendly, personal and inclusive customer service and will be able to drive income. You’re experienced in serving high quality espresso and filter-based coffee and might even hold an advanced barista qualification. You will also be meticulous about food safety and hygiene.

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 sound likes the opportunity for you, please submit a CV and a cover letter addressing the points of the person specification. The job description (including person spec) is available under additional details.

Closing date: 8 April 2020 (11.59pm)
Interview date: 17 April 2020

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
 

Professional Services

Marketing and Communications

Senior Alumni Engagement Officer

Employment type:  Permanent

Employment basis:  Full-time

Salary:  £35,845 - £39,152 per annum 

Post number: ZZ005255

Date published: 10 March 2020

Closing date: 05 April 2020

Interview date: 21 April 2020

The University of Portsmouth is a dynamic and ambitious institution with a track record of success. One of only four universities in the south east of England to achieve a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework, it is also ranked 21st in the 2020 Guardian League Table University Guide, and 113th in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings.

The University of Portsmouth is looking for a candidate with strong project management experience, highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and a proactive approach to develop and deliver our alumni volunteering programme.

It is a very exciting time to be joining the Alumni Relations and Advancement Team. The University has recently launched an ambitious new strategy, which puts our alumni at the heart of the University and its vision for the future.

Graduates who give their time and expertise make a real and demonstrable difference. Our alumni volunteers play an important part in the student experience, employability and alumni career outcomes. They also help us to make a positive difference to society through our civic, outreach and global objectives.

The current volunteer programme is in early developmental stages, but we know that our graduates are looking for relevant ways to support their University; for the right candidate, this role is an excellent opportunity to develop a thriving network and make a true impact. The programme will be pivotal in deepening the relationship between the University and its alumni, at all levels of seniority, and support the building and strengthening of lifelong relationships with alumni and students, faculty, friends and others.

If this sounds exciting and you believe that you have the skills to help make our volunteer programme sector-leading, then we would love to hear from you.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Trudy Monk. 

Please note that Non-EEA applicants can be considered for positions that have been advertised for less than 28 days unless they are currently living outside of the UK or a current Tier 2 visa holder in a different profession or at a different employer.  The post must meet the minimum skills and salary requirements as set out in the UKVI immigration rules.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons and all appointments will be made on merit. As we are committed to the principles of the Race Equality Charter Mark, we would particularly welcome applications from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community who are currently under-represented at this level in this area.

To find out more about the University of Portsmouth and this role, click the apply button and apply on-line. 

It is the policy of the University to only accept applications submitted using the University’s application form.

All applications for this position will be processed and conducted in compliance with UK legislation relevant at that time.

NCDA seeks a Public Engagement Officer to support efforts engaging PLWNCDs to raise awareness of NCDs, help drive policy change and strengthen the NCD response. The Public Engagement Officer will support the implementation of the Our Views, Our Voices initiative.

In 2020, the Our Views, Our Voices initiative will be creating the NCD Diaries, a participatory and community-based programme that will provide a compelling repository of documented lived experience illustrating local and personal realities living with NCDs, the challenges faced and aspirations and recommendations for change. A selection of NCD Diaries will be showcased in a global exhibition in 2022.

The Public Engagement Officer will work with the CD team, the communications team, particularly the multimedia specialist, and other stakeholders for the fulfillment of its responsibilities. The ideal candidate will bring understanding of the global health agenda, understanding of public engagement, volunteer management, communications and overall programme management.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates interested in working for a respected civil society organisation, engaging with national and regional stakeholders in different geographies, and getting involved in priority NCD-related global health and development issues.

NCDA seeks applicants with suitable experience and background for a full-time role as Public Engagement Officer. This position reports to the Capacity Development Manager. This position is for three years and is subject to yearly renewal.

Barnet Mencap is dynamic, expanding, and looking for team players to join our enthusiastic and diverse team. We support adults with moderate learning disabilities and/or autism to live independently in housing of their choice.

The role offers a challenge and satisfaction, which will suit people who:

• have experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and autism in a community setting
• have a good working knowledge of safeguarding issues facing people with learning disabilities and autism
• understand the issues faced by people with learning disabilities and autism living independently and have the skills to meet their practical, social and emotional needs
• have a ‘Person Centred Planning’ ethos
• have excellent communication skills

Barnet Mencap is committed to safeguarding, quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

We believe in the potential of every individual.

We believe no one should live in poverty.

We believe in the power of effective information and advice.

The Manchester Volunteer Advice Partnership (MVAP) recruits and trains advice volunteers centrally and then supports them in ways that enable them to develop. This has been a collaboration of Manchester Mind, Cheetham Hill Advice Centre, Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit, Manchester Refugee Support Network, Centrepoint, and, since December 2017, Manchester City Council. The project increases our respective capacities to meet the advice needs of our communities. We all share our talents and skills and the responsibility for this exciting project for which Manchester Mind serves as lead and accountable body.

We approach our work in a way that is shaped and guided by our core values of:

• Collaborative Communities
• Sharing
• Trust

We are seeking someone who cares about social justice and collaboration to work with us:

Advice Supervisor

Salary: £28,785   |   Hours: 35 per week

Funding for this post is in place until 30th March 2021.

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Supporting volunteer development
• Collaboration
• Advice in areas of social welfare law (benefits, debt, housing)

This full-time role is based at the Town Hall, where you would be supporting volunteers in Manchester City Council’s Homelessness Contact Centre. As such you would be working both within the Town Hall and at the Zion Centre in Hulme.

If you are interested in this role, please download the application documents from alongside this listing. The deadline for application submissions is 9am, Tuesday 7th April 2020.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services or had experience of volunteering.

NCDA seeks a Training and Development Officer to support efforts engaging PLWNCDs to strengthen the NCD response. The Training and Development Officer will support the implementation of the Our Views, Our Voices initiative, as part of NCDA’s partnership with Access Accelerated, supporting the development of a global digital platform and ongoing training efforts, including through annual regional Our Views, Our Voices summits.

The Training and Development Officer will work with the CD team, the communications team, including a multimedia specialist, and other stakeholders for the fulfillment of its responsibilities. The ideal candidate will bring understanding of the global health agenda, understanding of advocacy, training, communications and overall programme management.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates interested in working for a respected civil society organisation, engaging with national and regional stakeholders in different geographies, and getting involved in priority NCD-related global health and development issues.

NCDA seeks applicants with suitable experience and background for a full-time role as Training and Development Officer. This position reports to the Capacity Development Manager. This position is associated with the partnership described above and is subject to yearly renewal.

Baca is looking for someone who can join the support team and provide support, care and be a role model for young people who are unaccompanied asylum seekers aged 16 to 18. In particular, they will provide support and care to the young people who are newly arrived in the country, providing the foundations for them to rebuild their strength and dignity and grow their hope for their futures. 

The successful applicant will live in the new arrival house with up to four young people and make it their home. They will act as the 'big brother' to the young people living in the house, help them develop independence skills, and set the example for how to live well.

This is a male only role for a boys house. 
The start date of the role is flexible, but aiming for the beginning of June. 

When you apply for this job, please ensure to send us your CV as well as the application form by 6th April. Interviews will be held on 9th April.

22.5 hours per week - Normal working days Wednesday to Friday, some flexibility and evening working required/occasional cover for the PA to the Chief Executive.

About us:

Princess Alice Hospice is one of the top ten adult hospices in the UK, providing specialist palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living in Surrey, south west London and Middlesex.

About the role:

We are looking for an executive assistant with recent experience of coordinating and providing a full range of administrative support at non-executive board and senior executive level.

As a registered charity our trustees, who are volunteers, are responsible for the oversight, governance and strategic direction of the Hospice. They discharge these duties through a non-executive Board and five key committees, Clinical Strategy & Governance, Finance & General Purposes, People & Communities and Income Generation.

You will be responsible for administrative support to the Board and committees – ensuring that the meeting cycle runs smoothly, servicing meetings and acting as a key point of contact and liaison between trustees, volunteer committee advisory members and the organisation. You will also be providing administrative support to the Chief Executive and other members of the senior management team.

You will be an experienced executive assistant, with excellent organisation, prioritisation and planning skills. IT literate and comfortable with technology, you will be used to taking meeting notes in real time using a laptop and producing accurate and concise minutes promptly for review by the Chair. We are adopting a “paper light” approach to all of our meetings, so experience of board/meeting management software or systems would be an advantage. You should also have an understanding of corporate or charity governance, or be willing to learn.

This role would suit someone who can be flexible on their working hours/days. Board and committee meetings are held in the early evening and on meeting days you would be required to start and finish later in the day. You will also be required to cover for the PA to the Chief Executive who works Monday to Wednesday, so need to be able to work additional hours or spread your hours over the full week on an occasional basis.

Closing Date:  22nd March 2020 Interview Date: 31st March 2020

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Recruiting for 2 x Support Worker (4 month FTC) to join our Mental Health Service in Brent!

GBP 21,944 per annum, 40 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more

The service works with customers with severe and enduring mental heath conditions or learning disability who are assessed as having medium to low support needs.at Brent NAIL we have 2 services, one which is an all female accommodation, which has 4 female customers and 1 which is an all male accommodation based with 11 customers
Most customers are referred to the service following a period in high support services. The aim is to offer support tailored to assist the individual developing skills to be able to live independently in the community.
Customers are supported in a number of areas to enable them to "step down" to lower support or independent living.
Those include: maintaining a stable mental health, tenancy management, living skills such as cooking, budgeting, maintaining their room to good living standards, liaising with external professionals involved in their care, and linking with local governmental and third sector agencies to promote education, training, volunteering and employment opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Contract Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and maximising the use of resources available
- Support customers to carry out domestic tasks, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Develop and maintain links with key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and detailed tenant/customer records to high standards
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and service charge ensuring that rent accounts are managed effectively
- Ensure that referrals are sought and assessed proactively so that properties are filled as efficiently as possible to house those in need
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably required.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Person Specification:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is essentially customer-focused
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

- Effective communication and literacy skills
- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:

- Experience working in mental health

Please note that we have the right to close any vacancy before the advertised closing date if we have received a high number of applications.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We are now recruiting for a Graduate Coach to join Spear teams in London, Leeds and Brighton on our Graduate Coach Training Programme with start dates in August 2020 and on-going throughout the year - a paid, dynamic, one year opportunity to develop coaching and leadership skills, and at the same time have an impact on the local community.

Join our experienced and passionate team of Coaches who work together to equip and empower unemployed 16 – 24 year olds to overcome disadvantage and move into sustainable work or further education.

You will receive intensive leadership and management training delivered by our professional Coaches and build coaching skills through working on the front line with vulnerable young people, and at the same time be part of the church team and developed in Christian leadership. 

The Spear programme is run in partnership with local churches, giving you the opportunity to be part of a thriving church team as well as receiving outstanding coaching support from Resurgo. You will be employed by the church, and a level of church commitment is therefore required.

This opportunity is well suited to someone with a vision for engaging in social impact, looking to develop your career in the charity sector, or looking for a career change. 

In 2017 Resurgo won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes.

Please see our website as well as the attached job description for further information, and head to our jobs portal to apply.

Earn while you Learn and get Legal Experience and Legal Qualifications

Stockton & District Advice & Information Service

require a

Trainee Welfare Adviser (Debt)

This post will include completion of the CILEX Level 3 Diploma in Law and Practice or Level 6 Diploma in Legal Practice and the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux General Welfare Adviser Certificate Training Programme.

The postholder will be trained and supported to provide legal advice to members of the public on a wide variety of Social Welfare matters, including Welfare Benefits, Debt, Housing, Employment and Health and Social Care.  There will then be additional training on Debt with the potential to qualify as a Debt Caseworker at SDAIS.

The post is for 37 hours per week.

The salary is National Minimum Wage.

Course fees for the CILEX Course will be met by SDAIS.

CILEX Associate Membership Registration and Exemption fees will be met by SDAIS.

Essential Criteria

For the Level 3 Diploma – 5 GCSE’s

For the Level 6 Diploma – Law Degree or Graduate Diploma in Law

Closing date for applications – Friday 27th March 2020 at 12 noon

The post will commence in April 2020.