Healthwatch Milton Keynes is here to influence improvements in local health and social care services and make sure they work for the patients and service users of Milton Keynes. Our mission is to be an independent organisation, providing an effective local voice for people in Milton Keynes, influencing and shaping health and social care services to meet their needs.

Healthwatch Milton Keynes has a statutory right to ‘Enter and View’ health and social care services in Milton Keynes. Our volunteers talk to patients and users about their experiences of these services and make recommendations for how services can improve. We run a highly successful Enter and View Programme that has covered services such as MK Hospital, local Care Homes and Residential Homes for people with Learning Disabilities.

The post of Project Coordinator - Enter and View will be responsible for developing and delivering Enter and View activities for the organisation.

Duties will include project research and planning, volunteer management, relationships management with service providers, commissioners of services and the Care Quality Commission, data analysis, report writing and publishing reports to strict deadlines.

We’re looking for a dynamic person to join our team. You’ll need to be able to manage your own workload with high degree of initiative. You’ll also be passionate about engaging with people and upholding people’s rights to receive high quality health and social care services.

Candidates should possess strong people, relationship and project management skills, report writing and IT skills. Previous experience of working within a Social Care or Healthcare setting is desirable.

We highly recommend interested applicants contact us for an informal chat about the role.

Recruitment Business Partner

As the Recruitment Business Partner, you will work closely with the HR Business Partner team and recruiting managers across all areas to agree recruitment and selection strategies, developing their employer brand and managing campaigns to ensure the attraction of great candidates.

Recruitment Business Partner Responsibilities:

This is a new role, in a growing team, providing a great opportunity for you to shape how they recruit and how they embed the charity in the local and wider communities. As an experienced, commercially minded recruiter, you will have the space you need to develop the role and the support of a really great team, when you need it. As someone who is motivated by results, they can offer the environment for you to be your best and realise your potential.

Recruitment Business Partner Requirements:

So that you can make your mark as quickly as possible, you will need to have Recruiter experience in a commercial environment, confidence using a range of channels and a flair for using creative techniques to attract, and be highly collaborative in your approach, demonstrating true business partnering.

About Our Client:

Our client's mission, simply put, is to change the lives of disabled children and their families. They provide access to the vital equipment they rely on, offer information and support through a team of dedicated healthcare professionals, sponsor pioneering medical research into the causes of birth defects and offer families a voice through campaigns for change.

They are not like any other charity. All of the stock in their stores is new, donated by retailers, allowing them to create a heaven for bargain hunters and savvy fashionista shoppers who want high street products at discount prices.

What they do and how they do it is unique and being part of the charity is very special. Their team members are passionate about what they do and the contribution they make in helping the families they work with.

This is a truly great opportunity to make your mark and be part of creating something amazing!

Location: Head Office, Cannock, WS11 7GF

Job type: Part Time, Permanent – Flexible Hours

Salary: Up to £30K pro rata - dependent on experience

Benefits: Our client can offer you the flexibility you need to help you strike the right balance between home and work. In addition to a competitive salary, you will also receive 31 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), health cash plan membership, team member store discount, company sick pay and pension scheme membership…. and of course the satisfaction of knowing that what you do is making a difference!

You may have experience of the following: Recruitment Consultant, Recruitment Executive, Recruitment Resourcer, Recruitment Administrator, Recruitment, Resource Executive, Resourcer, Recruiter, Internal Recruiter, In House Recruiter, etc.

Ref: 91970

Full time, 35 hours per week

Permanent

Grade DL, Salary £39,576 per annum

Location 30 Euston Square, London NW1 2FB

Closing date:  12.00pm on Wednesday 11 March 2020

Interview date: Friday 20 March 2020

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 53,000 members who are committed to improving patient care, developing their own skills and promoting general practice as a discipline. General practice is the largest branch of the medical profession. It provides some 1 million consultations for patients in the UK every working day and deals with 86% of the health problems experienced by the UK population.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide clerking, coordination and administrative support services to Council, Council standing committees, sub-committees and working groups. 
• To oversee the annual national and Council member ballots & elections; dealing with College governance functions; and
• To provide governance/constitutional advice, guidance and support to the Honorary Secretary, Faculties, Executive Management Team and College Officers so as to ensure effective and efficient administrative services. 

Experience

• Relevant experience of office and committee administration at senior level essential
• Experience of drafting and presenting complex / confidential written material, including reports, at senior level essential
• Previous experience of working within a committee-based membership organisation is desirable
• Previous experience of working within mandatory regulations or a statutory framework to tight deadlines essential
• Previous supervisory or management experience at senior level essential
• Previous experience of the coordination and management of committee papers, agenda and minutes essential

Qualifications or equivalent experience

First degree level or equivalent professional qualification (ICSA qualified desirable but not essential) OR significant Local Authority (or equivalent) experience at senior level as Head of Committees or Manager/ Co-ordinator.

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.

To apply please upload your CV and cover letter via the RCGP Vacancies page on our website.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

                                                                 ~ Great doctors great care ~

We're looking for a Design and Publications Officer to join the Green Party's Communications Team. This is an exciting role where you'll play an integral part in managing the Green Party's brand and ensuring that our messaging and visual representation is consistent across the country.

You'll work alongside our press, campaigns, social media, events and membership officers, as well as assisting local parties, in translating Green Party messaging into engaging visual content. This is a role for someone proactive who wants to make a significant contribution to design development not wait for a perfect brief before they can get stuck in.

Full-time, 6 month probationary period followed by a permanent contract, 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks (not term time only)

Salary - £20,000 per annum

Elmhurst Ballet School is a highly successful vocational ballet boarding school associated with Birmingham Royal Ballet and is based one mile from the city centre in Edgbaston.

The school offers boarding facilities with around 120 students living on site and a further 80 Sixth Form students living in accommodation nearby. 

We are looking for a Development Assistant to support the work of the Development team. Reporting to the Head of Development and Engagement and working closely with external specialists, the role of Development Assistant is varied with responsibility for developing and maintaining the School’s communication channels, copy writing for multiple audiences, coordinating advertising and print, maintaining the CRM systems, organising events and supporting the team as required. 

Ideally you will have sound communication and event organisational skills, with a high standard of English grammar and attention to detail. You will have an aptitude for and interest in social media and ICT systems and be a team player with a flexible approach to your work.  An interest in ballet and education would be an advantage, as would photography skills. 

Closing Date - Midday on 26th February 2020

Interview Date - 5th March 2020

For the job description and an application pack, please visit the Elmhurst Ballet School website.

Elmhurst Ballet School aims to be an equal opportunities employer and is committed to upholding the safety and welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to child protection screening including reference checks with previous employers and a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

CV’s cannot be accepted and we kindly request no contact from employment agencies

Job Description

The Head of Communications and Marketing will develop and deliver a Communications and   Marketing strategy that: delivers highly effective marketing campaigns for shows and events;   promotes the Coronation Hall as a venue for hire; champions the Coronation Hall as a social   enterprise with charitable status and a community hub; delivers excellent communications to   customer groups including audiences, artists/performers, volunteers and members; develops   new audiences across Cumbria and the Lake District and; drives tickets sales, hires and other sources of revenue.

Main Responsibilities and duties:

•Set and manage budgets and work towards income generation targets agreed with the Director.

•Develop and have oversight of a strategy which addresses the communications, marketing, public and customer relations needs of the Coronation Hall and all its functions.

•Plan and implement marketing campaigns for all shows/events at the Coronation Hall including working closely with local producers, festival organisers and hirers of the hall to deliver a package of marketing support to promote their event at the Coronation Hall.

•Be responsible for the design, production and distribution of all marketing material assets for the Coro, to include the season brochures and other associated leaflets, posters and other materials both digital and print.

•Develop, maintain and grow a paid membership scheme that offers an exciting and attractive opportunity for loyal customers to engage with and contribute to the Coronation Hall and manage all communications with the membership.

•Work closely with the Volunteer Coordinator to develop a regular newsletter for volunteers and establish systems for maintaining effective communication with volunteers year-round.

•Be responsible for the design, production and distribution of newsletters and direct mail outs to the Coronation Hall’s various customer groups liaising with colleagues to develop content.

•Have oversight of the development of a new Coronation Hall website and responsibility for the ongoing maintenance and development of the website ensuring that it is constantly evolving, is up to date with relevant, engaging content and is user friendly to a wide range of audiences.

•Manage and grow social media as a key element of the communications and marketing strategy that is effective in actively engaging audiences and driving sales.

•Lead on the development of a database of image and video content for use across all outlets and platforms.

•Guard and champion the Coronation Hall brand at all times, ensure it is maintained across all production and establish it as a brand that is widely recognised and valued.

•Build and maintain strong relationships with media outlets, act as a primary press contact for the Coronation Hall and proactively drive press coverage locally, regionally and nationally.

•Have oversight of the Coronation Hall Box Office including management responsibility of Box Office staff.

•Work closely with the Head of Programming to grow audience numbers, increase diversity within the audience and drive growth within new demographics which will be identified through regular surveying and analysis of the box office data.

•Report to the board directly on strategy development, performance and financial issues.

•Undertake other tasks as agreed with the director. 

To apply

For further details, to download a recruitment pack and apply, please follow the link to our wesbite.

Closing date: Monday 24th February

Interviews:     Monday 2nd March

You will play an essential role in ensuring staff’s HR needs are met and managed to a high standard. You will work closely with the Executive Director: Organisational Development to ensure all HR policies and procedures are executed to a high level of quality inside the organisation and in line with NEON’s values of solidarity, generosity and respect and our commitment to anti-oppression. You will oversee the recruitment and onboarding process for new staff and ensure these processes are implemented consistently across teams. You are a people person and enjoy being the first point of call for staff on all HR queries and helping staff interpret policies for their own needs and situations, e.g for parental leave.

Closing date: 24th February 2020 at 11.30 pm
Interviews: 2nd March 2020

Do you have a good understanding of project management processes and experience of carrying out desktop research and data collation and analysis? Then join Shelter as Quality and Development Assistant and you could soon be providing vital administrative, research and project support to our Services Quality and Development (SQD) team.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

About the Role

The SQD team enables Shelter’s Services to grow and continue to provide the help that matters to people in housing need. This particular role is part of the Quality & Development Support team which provides support to the SQD team via research, knowledge management and communications. As a Quality and Development Assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in making sure the team has the information it needs to identify leads and opportunities, complete tenders and create innovative services to help more people. Along the way, you’ll work closely with colleagues across the SQD team, as well as other teams and departments across Shelter. You’ll also be able to learn about the markets we operate in, how we go about winning tenders and how we make sure people have access to the services they need when fighting bad housing and homelessness.

About you
As well as some project management experience, you’ll need a proven ability to use administrative systems, e.g. CRMs, databases and document storage systems. You’ll also need proficiency in Microsoft Office applications like Outlook, Word and Excel. Someone who’s not afraid to challenge the status quo and introduces new ideas, methods and processes when appropriate, you have a proactive approach and lots of initiative. What’s more, you’re commercially aware, have a strong customer-focus and work well as part of a team.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our Quality and Development team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

NYAS is the leading provider of advocacy and associated service across the UK. NYAS shares the opinion that every child or young person experiencing care should have the same chance to live happy, healthy and rewarding lives as their peers. At NYAS we listen to what children and young people want, care about what they say and empower them to get their voice heard. We ensure their wishes and feelings are expressed and acted upon to improve their situation and help them to build a better future.

If you are looking for a rewarding role with an organisation that makes a difference to young people’s lives, we want to hear from you.

We are currently recruiting for a Service Manager who will have the responsibility for local authority commissioned Advocacy and Independent Visitor services in Lancashire, Cumbria and West Yorkshire, as well as some independent services to other providers.

In this role you will be responsible for the management and support of staff delivering these services and you will also be expected to support new services in the surrounding areas. Other key responsibilities the Service Manager will hold includes:

• Responsibility for the development, co-ordination and delivery of identified services according to the opportunities and service specification of the contracts commissioned in the region.

• Convene, co-chair and participate in meetings in consultation with the operations manager/ director and to support and participate in training events and any promotional work of NYAS.

• Liaise and maintain effective working relationships with all relevant agencies and stakeholders in accordance with the development strategy for the region

• Identify opportunities for the growth of potential NYAS projects beyond that of local authority contracts.

• Have responsibility for the development, co-ordination and delivery of identified services according to the opportunities and service specification of the contracts commissioned in the region.

You must have a professional qualification in social work or another relevant field and have substantial proven practice experience in delivering direct work to children, young people and vulnerable adults in a social care setting. You will also need to have experience in supervising staff and volunteer as well as experience and understanding of budgets.

Due to the geographical area of our services, we are looking for candidates who reside within Lancashire, Cumbria and West Yorkshire. This is a home based role but you will be expected to travel widely according to the demands of the post.

In return for joining NYAS you will receive the following benefits:

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years (pro rata)

• Company sick pay

• Salary sacrifice pension contributions

• Learning and development opportunities

• Cycle to work scheme

For more information please view the attached recruitment pack which contains the job description and person specification.

Note for candidates - please apply through our website and when completing the application form, it is important that you refer to the person specification within the job description and detail how you can evidence the criteria.

NYAS operates robust safe procedures to ensure the protection of the children, young people and adults at risk we work with. To comply with NYAS’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, references and a Digital Risk Assessment.

NYAS is an equal opportunities employer

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we receive a high number of applications.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Administration and Events Officer, London 

c.£26,000 – £31,000 depending on experience, plus generous benefits

The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases is an important alliance of international health research funders. We fund, develop and facilitate innovative research collaborations between high-income and low- and middle-income countries in the fight against chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, mental ill health, and heart disease.

Who you are:

You are inspired to help us to deliver our vision to reduce the impact of NCDs through coordinated implementation science.

What you can bring to the role:

You will support the administrative function within the GACD team, including organising meetings, coordinating cross-team activities and information, and general office administration. You will also support international events run by GACD including the Annual Scientific Meeting and Strategy Board meetings.

You will have experience of: i) providing office administrative support; ii) events management; iii) committee servicing; and, iv) designing, implementing and maintaining efficient office systems and procedures. You work in an organised and methodical manner with excellent attention to detail, are able to work under pressure and meet deadlines. You are a team player, have good interpersonal skills and a friendly manner and are tactful and able to work confidentially.

Our offer:

• A salary c.£26,000 – £31,000, dependent on experience.
• Annual pay award, performance award scheme and other rewards.
• Generous pension contribution, with no qualifying period.
• 30 days annual leave each year, plus public holidays.
• 36 hour working week, usually worked over 5 days.
• Flexi-time system and core working hours of 10am to 4pm.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Other health-related benefits.
• An opportunity to make a difference to human health around the world.
• Opportunity for international travel.

How to apply:

• provide an up-to-date CV which includes your contact details, education and vocational qualifications, membership of professional bodies, career history and explanation of any breaks in your employment history.
• provide a brief supporting statement setting out why you are the right candidate for this role making reference to the job description and the person specification. The case that you make and the way that it is presented will form a key part of the shortlisting process.
• complete our equal opportunities monitoring form.
• let us know if you are not able to make any of the assessment or interview dates (the pre-arranged dates can be found in the application pack).

A copy of the recruitment information pack and equal opportunities monitoring form are attached as separate documents.

Closing date: 9am, 20 February 2020

Interview date: 3 March 2020

Are you passionate about improving the lives of young people? Are you a people-person, who can encourage and motivate your staff to be their very best? Are you an experienced youth worker looking for an exciting new challenge in Christian leadership? WCYP is seeking an enthusiastic, capable Project Manager to lead us forward in our vision to help the young people of Weston live life to the full!

WCYP started in 1992 as a ministry of the parish church in Weston, Southampton. The project has grown considerably in recent years and is now registered as a separate charity with two key objectives: 

• promoting the personal, social and educational welfare of young people, and
• promoting the gospel of Jesus Christ among those young people. 

The Project Manager will lead a team of three staff, four sessional workers and a number of volunteers while helping the trustees develop and promote the ongoing vision of the charity. The role includes:

• Developing the vision, strategy and growth of the charity
• Delivering face-to-face youth work (7-18s) in line with the charity’s objectives
• Leading, managing and developing staff and volunteers
• Networking and developing beneficial partnerships with like-minded organisations and churches

Aspects of this role mean that there is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be a committed, practising Christian.

Salary: £26,718 pro rata  (i.e. JNC 16 pay agreement 2018-19)

Hours: 30 hours per week

The position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The deadline for applications to be received is March 1st 2020.

Charity No: 1173543

This role is partially funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

Would you like to be part of an innovative, friendly & dynamic team committed to making a difference? Yellow Door services are seeking a flexible, highly motivated practitioner who shares our values & passion for delivering the very best in Domestic & Sexual Abuse prevention & response.

Male Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA)

This role will provide support and advice to men and boys aged 11 years + who have experienced sexual abuse/ violence. The successful applicant will have strong communication and advocacy skills and knowledge of the impact of sexual abuse/ violence. This post aims to increase the number of male clients accessing the ISVA Service through targeted outreach and awareness raising across all sections of our community. The role will raise the profile and promote the ISVA Service across statutory and voluntary agencies to establish pathways for male clients.

37.5 hours pw

£22,956 – £28,321

Closing Date: Thursday 27 February 2020 at midnight

Interviews will be held: Friday 6th March 2020

Yellow Door works across Southampton & Hampshire and is based near central Southampton with free staff parking and opportunities for professional development. Working hours negotiable but some early evening hours may be required. We are an equal opportunities employer and operate a TOIL system to support flexible working.

Salary: £48,232 (37.5 hours per week)

Hours: Full- time (part-time considered)

We are looking for an educational psychologist with a specialist interest in working with children, young people and young adults with autism spectrum disorders or learning disability in the Together Trust’s education establishments. The successful candidate will join the Trust’s Applied Psychology Team and will work in a collaborative way with a small group of staff teams to promote the learning and well-being well being of young people.

This is a rewarding role whereby you will enjoy using your initiative and creativity to address varied challenges and gain a sense of fulfillment. It is an opportunity to specialise in the given fields and to work intensively with young people and the staff teams that support them.

About us:

Together Trust is a long-established North West charity that provides education, care and support for children, young people and adults with neurodevelopmental conditions, learning disabilities and mental health needs, and/or who have experienced complex and unsettled family lives. This is a friendly, forward-thinking organisation with a passionate commitment to achieving positive outcomes for the people it supports. Our mission is to offer an equal chance in life for everybody. We believe everyone has the ability and the right to experience joy, happiness and hope, and we do everything in our power to make that happen.

About the role:

The post holder will join the team of clinical and educational psychologists within the Together Trust’s Department of Applied Psychology and will be responsible for providing a highly specialised educational psychology service to Bridge College and Inscape House School. Working alongside staff within these services, you will offer training, psychological consultation, advice and supervision to teachers, tutors and other staff to enable them to better understand and meet the needs of the young people. You will undertake assessment, formulation and interventions for those children/ young people where this is indicated to be necessary. Whilst receiving the support of others in the Applied Psychology team, you will be expected to work autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.

Responsibilities include;

• Offering tiered interventions within a framework of systemic consultation; including training, project work and whole service development, as well as direct work with young people
• Providing advice and support to senior staff within the college and school
• Contributing to the general work of the Applied Psychology team
• Collaborating with the Trust Therapy Team which consists of speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, counselling, play therapy and positive behaviour support.

About you...

You will:

• Have relevant experience
• Be registered with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Hold a Doctorate or Masters degree in Educational Psychology (professional training)

It would also be highly desirable for you to have training in and experience of using specific approaches to working with young people with autism and/or learning disability

We are ideally looking to offer the successful candidate a full-time post.However, where a candidate meets the full person-specification for the role we may consider offering a part-time post with flexible working hours.

We follow a robust safer recruitment process and all successful applicants will go through recruitment checks. If you’re successful we’ll need you to have an enhanced DBS check. For all roles we’ll also need a minimum of three references. Depending on the role you apply for, we might also need to request references from each employer where you have worked with young people or vulnerable adults.

We’ll also need to know about any breaks in your employment history with evidence from documents like birth certificates or passports. If you’re successful and have worked outside the UK for any longer than three months in the last five years, we’d also need to complete a foreign DBS or code of conduct check.

Are you dynamic and resourceful, and motivated by helping others to help themselves?

Support Through Court is an independent charity providing practical and emotional support to people facing the court process without lawyers. Most people are unfamiliar with - and may be frightened of - the courts, and many are in danger of losing their homes, children or livelihoods.

This highly regarded, energetic and friendly charity, is seeking a part-time Service Manager to further develop and maintain its service in the Sheffield Combined Court Centre.

Reporting to the Regional Service Manager (North), you will be responsible for recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, facilitating day-to-day operations, building and sustaining relationships with key contacts and contributing to an ambitious fundraising target.  

You will be an excellent communicator, as well as a practical, well organised and hardworking individual, preferably with experience in the voluntary sector or equivalent transferable experience. 

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Charlotte at the Birmingham office.

Applicants should apply with a CV and a covering letter explaining persuasively why we should offer you the post. It is important that your letter should provide evidence of the criteria detailed in the person specification.

Interviews to be held Tuesday 3rd March