Finance and Admin Supervisor

North West Police Benevolent Fund (The Ben Fund)

St Michael’s Lodge

Langho

BB6 8BG.

Part time 30 hours per week (Flexible hours)

Closing Date 31.7.20.

Salary £27,000 per annum

Applications are invited for a Finance and Admin Supervisor at the The Ben Fund, St Michael’s Lodge, Langho.

St Michael’s Lodge is a Charity for Police and retired officers, situated in the village of Langho within the Ribble Valley, which offers first class facilities for it’s memebrs including physiotherapy treatment, counselling, convalscence and holsitic therapy.

This is a new and exciting post and the successful candidate will report to the Finance Director and the Health and Wellbeing Director.  The main duties include supply finanacial support to the Finance Director, be the single point of contact for the bookings of all wellbeing programmes and line management of one administrative staff.

Who are GMYN?

For many young people, the transition to adulthood isn’t easy. In the UK, one third of young people are lonely, half feel unready for work and half feel like they don’t belong to their community.

At GMYN, our vision is #YoungPeopleCan and we help young people in Greater Manchester overcome this. We deliver a range of development programmes and drop-in activities to help young people transition to adulthood feeling skilled, supported and positive.

Founded in 2007 by our Chief Executive, Alex Fairweather, we have grown from a single volunteering project to a registered charity and have helped over 10,000 young people.

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join GMYN’s operations team, providing strategic and operational financial support and advice. The role holder will provide day to day management and reporting of the charity’s income and expenditure as well as responsibility for preparation of GMYN’s annual budget and accounts.

You will have experience of working within a financial environment ideally in a management/leading role within a charity. You will have the AAT or similar qualification, or substantial equivalent experience. You will also have strong numeracy and communication skills and the ability to provide accurate and timely information.

In addition, you will have the ability to work flexibly as part of a team and on your own initiative working independently when required.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will also work alongside GMYN’s Operations Lead and work closely with the Business and Finance Administrator.

Joining #TeamGMYN: Our Offer

At GMYN, we strive to be inclusive. Every member of #TeamGMYN is involved in all aspects of decision making, from strategic planning, setting the organisational values through to basic everyday practices to give everyone an active voice. We are responsive to the needs of the team and all support available is designed through consultation.

We are regularly reviewing our practices to create a safe, welcoming and supportive environment and encourage suggestions and feedback from staff to improve our offer.

Our offer currently includes access to

• The Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days annual leave, including 5 ‘no-questions-asked’ ad-hoc wellbeing days
• Flexible working hours, including working from home options
• Childcare vouchers for those already accessing the scheme
• Accessible, ethical and gender-neutral office space
• Living wage, with processes to request performance-based payrises
• An 8% pension scheme with 3% employer contribution

Whilst our staff team is diverse in many ways, people from BAME backgrounds and people with disabilities are currently under-represented, therefore applications from candidates who identify with these characteristics are welcomed and encouraged.

For full details on the role and the #TeamGMYN offer can be found in the job pack attached.

To apply, please email your CV and cover letter (no more than two sides of A4) showing how you meet the attached personal specification via the link on this page by Monday 20th July. 

Nelson St Church will be an innovative, exciting Resource Church in the centre of Rochdale. Established in partnership with Holy Trinity Brompton Church, London it is expected to launch in January 2021.

We are looking to build a close-knit team, united by the vision of seeing the transformation of lives in Rochdale. As Operations Manager you will be a key part of the leadership team, and will have a significant role in implementing the vision and values of the church.

Initially, you will be responsible for the set up of the operational side of the Church, providing strategic, organisational and administrative support to the team. Once established, you will be responsible for the effective running of the operations of the church and play a key role in growing through effective communication with the community.

This will be an exciting and challenging place to work, full of variety. We hope to create an environment where innovation and creativity are encouraged, and where we strive for excellence in everything we do.

Are you an excellent listener with a calm and responsive approach?

We are looking for an individual experienced in social care who has excellent customer care skills and a positive and confident communication style. You will need to be able to deal with issues that arise in a calm manner, offering appropriate support and advice to those who call. You will also require good IT and administration skills including Microsoft Word and Excel.

Senior responsibilities:
This role is ideal for those individuals who are looking to progress into management whilst working within a very experienced and established team.

You will also be expected to carry out routine administration tasks such as preparing personnel files for CQC inspections, recording & managing incident reports and collating & organising timesheets.

Terms of the role:
Hours are on a waking night basis, shifts will operation from 7.50pm till 08:10am.

Due to the nature of this role, the post is not suitable for individuals with commitments during the day which may affect their ability to perform a waking night shift.

The Out of Hours Service…

Creative Support’s Out of Hours service, based at our Head Office in Stockport Town Centre, provides essential support to staff, service users and third parties outside of normal office hours every day including Christmas Day.

The OOH Service offers expert internal advice as a telephone service, run each night by a qualified and trained social care advisor and a trained administrator. The core purpose of the service is to respond to serious issues and incidents that arise within the organisations services nationally.

What We Offer…

This is a perfect opportunity for those who are seeking to progress in the health and social care sector. We will support your continuous development by offering training and support. You may also have the opportunity to get involved in other aspects of quality within Creative Support such as assisting with key pieces of quality work.

Who we are looking for 

We are looking for a motivated and talented Participant Support Manager to join our Participant Support team. The role will lead a multi-tiered team providing the interface between the organisation and our teachers and leaders on a range of our programmes and provide varied support to these participants. The expectation is that the Manager will also act as Business Partner across a number of programmes acting as the point of escalation for the programme externally ensuring we deliver a timely and high quality experience. This role will act as the point of escalation for the programme externally with our Partners ensuring we deliver a timely and high quality experience.

Internally, the Participant Support Manager will work collaboratively with the Programme Leader, providing advice and strategic support in regards to participants and partners and work in a matrix structure with other programme operations departments. The Manager will be responsible for overseeing the quality of engagement with their participants/partners and maintaining an excellent participant experience. They will lead on the development of participant/partner engagement and communication plans and ensure all programmes under their leadership are accurately tracking participant engagement.   

Based in one of our London, Manchester or Birmingham offices, and reporting to the Participant Support Associate Director, you will be an individual with experience of delivering excellent customer service. We are looking for someone who has previously managed multiple stakeholders, including the ability to deal with difficult conversations. The successful candidate will have excellent written and oral communication skills, good budgeting skills, and will be able to take a strategic approach to the end to end programme journey.

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, 09:00am on 20th July 2020 

The expected timeline for interviews is as follows: 

• Interviews: w/c 27th July 2020 

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please 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. 

Due to an internal promotion, we are excited to be recruiting another Programme Officer to build on the great work the charity is doing and to help us achieve more. Right to Succeed is all about bringing the community together to transform outcomes for children. Why? Because we believe every child deserves the right to succeed, no matter where they live.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent organisational and people skills who will be the reliable, positive, “go-to” person for a number of our programme teams. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting our high quality local and national Programme Delivery. This role provides an exciting opportunity to be part of an ambitious, passionate team committed to overcoming inequity and improving outcomes for children and young people.

We are keen to encourage applications from those with lived experience of overcoming one or more of the issues our programmes seek to address, as we understand the extra value that this brings to our programme delivery.

The succesful candidate will play an integral role in supporting staff across multiple programmes with a core focus on ensuring the programmes have the administrative support to enable them to effectively deliver high quality programmes that deliver maximum impact within their respective areas. 

The core objectives of the role include, but are not limited to: 

1. Supporting high quality programme delivery 

2. Supporting strategic and operational relationships 

3. Robust programme administration

4. Supporting programme related external and internal communications activity

The role will initially be a 12-month fixed term contract, but will ideally be extended/become permanent subject to funding.

Please note, due to Covid-19s, we will be carrying out interviews by video-call and the successful candidate will initially be required to work from home (home working equipment provided). 

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are committed to providing responsive, person centred care which promotes the independence, wellbeing and social inclusion of the people we support.

Due to continued growth we are now recruiting for an experienced Payroll Officer to join our fast paced Payroll team based in our friendly, busy office in the town center of Stockport, 5 minutes walk from the train station. This would be a great opportunity for someone who has a passion or interest in working in Payroll for a not-for-profit organisation and is looking for a long-term role where they can be part of a team.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Processing paperwork for starters, leavers and changes.
• Processing payroll each week/month to tight deadlines
• Receiving and verifying timesheets, inputting and calculating gross pay
• Processing of all statutory payments, alongside company payments where applicable
• Inputting all third party and additional payments and deductions
• Recording holidays in line with terms and conditions
• Processing all other pay related data
• Dealing with staff queries
• Keeping up-to-date with relevant changes in payroll legislation
• Updating pension information where required
• Preparing and checking reports
• Filing and administration of all payroll documentation
• Liaising with HMRC on payroll matters

The Experience required - Payroll Officer

The ideal candidate will have a strong background working as a Payroll Officer.  Experience working with timesheets would be desirable. You must be comfortable with confidential information and data protection as applicable to payroll and be familiar with HMRC and Auto-Enrolment legislation, and able to process the payroll in accordance with this. You must have excellent IT skills, especially within MS Word, MS Excel, MS Office and Payroll and Pension modules. You must be dedicated, hardworking and comfortable working to tight timescales. Please note: A Payroll Test will be part of the shortlisting process for this role.

Manchester Carers Centre is looking for Carers Services Workers to support delivery of our exciting portfolio of services, projects and activities for unpaid Carers delivered across Manchester neighbourhoods. 

• Would you like to work with unpaid Carers in Manchester, delivering direct support and achieving real job satisfaction?

• Would you like to work for a Charity that has a friendly, supportive, compassionate and welcoming team working together to deliver a range of high quality services?

• Does a combination of working from a range of community based venues in neighbourhoods, our office base and home based working appeal to you?

No two days are the same - you could be providing one to one tailored support to a Carer, running a virtual coffee morning, updating our website, writing a report for funders or working in and around Manchester to design, develop and deliver new and innovative neighbourhood projects to engage and support Carers.  Variety is the spice of life, so if you like a challenge, are passionate about making a real difference for unpaid Carers and would like to work for an organisation with an established track record for supporting Carers in Manchester, then this could be the job for you!

We seek

• Either an experienced professional or someone willing to learn quickly to deliver high quality individual and group services to unpaid Carers
• An individual with great drive, excellent communication and presentation skills
• Someone who is able to assess a situation, build a rapport easily, creatively problem solve and research information and provide support to meet individual needs
• An individual who is able to plan their workload and deliver services effectively and efficiently
• Someone with strong IT and Social Media skills and creativity
• An individual with the ability to devise ,deliver and market projects from inception to completion
• A person with  a ‘can-do’ approach who uses their initiative to work with minimal supervision, and is able to work flexibly  and positively as part of a committed team
• Someone who enjoys the variety of a role that is neighbourhood based, with some homeworking and office-based working
• Unpaid Carers are very welcome to apply

With a new Carers Strategy and Carers Pathway being implemented in the city this is an exciting time to join Manchester Carers Centre.

Closing date for all applications is 5pm on Friday 17th July 2020.  CV’s will not be accepted.

Interviews for this post will take place on 28th / 29th July 2020 via Zoom.

Love meeting new people and passionate about fundraising in a fast paced environment?

Join us!  We are looking for a Fundraising Champion to join our expanding team here at Reuben’s Retreat.

This is an exciting new role and will be an amazing opportunity for the successful candidate with room for progression.

OVERVIEW

Reuben's Retreat was founded in August 2012 just 2 days after 23-month old Reuben moved to heaven. His legacy “Reuben's Retreat” will be a home from home for children with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses to spend time with their family, to relax and recharge.  It already serves as a bereavement counselling support centre for families that have lost a child and for parents whose children may not reach adulthood.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The postholder will be responsible for creating fundraising events/activities that have a positive impact on the income to the charity. In addition, the postholder will work closely with the Senior Fundraiser, Operations Manager and Chief Executive to achieve Reuben’s Retreat’s wider fundraising aims.

Job Specification & Person Spec are attached

All criteria is desirable, not essential, however we would expect your experience to meet a good proportion of these and have the ability to perform well in other areas quickly and efficiently.

You must hold a full UK Driving License and have access to a car.

To apply, please send:

– A copy of your CV with a covering letter (1000 words) explaining why you want the job and outlining how you meet the criteria for the role

– A personal statement (1000 words) with examples of how you meet our charity core values as outlined in the job specification

If you have any questions about this exciting role, please call 01457-680023 and ask for Stacey.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Be a Disability Gamechanger and join us as an In work Support Advisor on our national employment service. Support to Work provides employment advice and guidance to disabled people across England and Wales.

You will manage a caseload of customers who have recently started work. You will help them to create an action plan so they can be successful in their new role.

This will be done over the phone and via our online portal.

About the role

We are looking to recruit 2 experienced advisers with knowledge of employability in the field of disability.

You will need excellent communication skills and experience in a customer-facing role. This should include experience of supporting customers remotely online and over the phone.

To succeed in this role you will need to:

• have a flexible approach
• respond positively to change
• work well under pressure
• deal with conflicting priorities.

This service is open 9am to 7pm, Monday to Friday. You will need to be flexible and work 35 hours a week on a rota basis to support the team.

The job is currently home-based due to coronavirus. When we return to our offices, you can do this job from either Leeds or Manchester.

About you

You should bring drive and enthusiasm to your role and care passionately about improving disabled people's lives through employment.

You'll need to be confident with digital technology. Good working knowledge of IT including Microsoft Office products is essential. Knowledge and experience of Microsoft dynamics would be desirable.

You should be dynamic and results driven with demonstrable evidence of performance across a range of outcomes. Excellent negotiation skills will allow you to positively influence at all levels.

Skills and experience

• Excellent customer service skills, especially over the phone
• Experience of providing employment advice to a diverse group of customers.
• Knowledge of the national employment market
• Experience working in a team.
• Excellent written skills.
• Digitally confident with knowledge of CRM systems, especially Microsoft Dynamics, Skype for Business and Call Handling .
• Agreement with ‘Social model of disability’ approach

Disabled candidates

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of Scope’s mission and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace with equality of opportunity for everyone.

We welcome applications from disabled people and guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum job criteria. Please let us know in your application if you would like to be considered for this.

Be a Disability Gamechanger and join us as our Customer Coordinator as we expand our national employment service Support to Work.

This new role will support our new In Work Support Team by ensuring all customers have appointments booked to get ongoing employment support. You’ll be a main point of contact for disabled people who have been successful at getting a job through our service. You’ll allocate eligible customers to our team of Employment Advisors according to agreed criteria, current caseloads and any adviser specialisms.

As part of the role there will be some administrative duties required including:

• tracking all customers who leave our service
• organising team meetings and other events as required by the Programme Lead
• keeping rotas and adviser's information and diaries up to date
• moderating comments on our social media platforms.

The job is currently home-based due to coronavirus. When we return to our offices, you can do this job from either Leeds or Manchester.

About you

The Customer Coordinator is an important role in the Support to Work service. You will need to have excellent customer service skills and experience working in a telephone-based customer service environment. You will need to be comfortable using a range of IT packages and programs.

You will bring drive and enthusiasm to your role and demonstrate that you care passionately about improving disabled people's lives.

Skills and experience

• Excellent Customer service skills, especially over the phone
• Experience working in a team.
• Previous experience working in a contact centre environment or a telephone-based role.
• Excellent written skills.
• Digitally confident- knowledge of CRM systems, especially Microsoft Dynamics, Skype for Business and Call Handling .
• Agreement with ‘Social model of disability’ approach

Disabled candidates

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of Scope’s mission and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace with equality of opportunity for everyone.

We welcome applications from disabled people and guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum job criteria. Please let us know in your application if you would like to be considered for this.

Be a Disability Gamechanger and join our Support to Work employment team. The service is expanding so we are looking for a new Team Leader.

About the role

Manage a team of employment and partnership advisers by:

• providing supervision, coaching and guidance
• ensuring the service meets its targets
• delivering support to customers where required.

To succeed in this role you will need to be able to:

• take a flexible approach
• respond positively to change and the challenges and opportunities it brings.
• work well under pressure.
• deal with conflicting priorities.

The job is currently home-based due to coronavirus. When we return to our offices, you can do this job from either Leeds or Manchester.

About you

You should have knowledge of employability in the field of disability. You should have line management experience or you will need to show us that you are ready for your next challenge.

You should bring drive and enthusiasm to your role and care passionately about improving disabled people's lives through employment.

You'll need:

• effective organisation and communication skills. With excellent negotiation skills, you will be able to positively influence at all levels
• to be dynamic, results driven and able to evidence performance across a range of outcomes.
• to be a confident user of digital technology, including Microsoft Office Products.
• to show a positive approach to the adoption of innovative products and tools

Skills and experience

• Line management and supervision experience
• Knowledge of the employment sector
• Customer service skills
• Digitally confident
• Agreement with ‘Social model of disability’ approach

Disabled candidates

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of Scope’s mission and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace with equality of opportunity for everyone.

We welcome applications from disabled people and guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum job criteria. Please let us know in your application if you would like to be considered for this.

Fantastic opportunity to work within a fun, engaging and highly motivated Fundraising Team.  Based in Runcorn, Cheshire,  we have a vacancy for a part time Fundraiser.  The job holder will need to be able to work flexibly, be mobile and have experience of networking and active engagement within their local community, supporting events and running fundraising initiatives.

Our ideal candidate will be self-motivated, a confident communicator with great team spirit and a flair for marketing, fundraising and engagement.

Halton Haven Hospice provides palliative care to the community across Widnes, Runcorn and surrounding areas, as well as comprehensive support for the families of patients. The Hospice aims to relieve the symptoms and improve quality of life in anybody that has a life limiting illness. Our vision is that people in Halton, facing life limiting illness, will have quality of life and dignity in death. Our mission is to care for people living with life-limiting illness by providing safe end of life care and support and, also to support their families. We will lead and inspire excellent care wherever people chose to die

To be successful in this role you will be honest, full of passion and confident in yourself and also in our cause. You will be creative and constantly willing to learn about new ways of connecting with people, asking what you need and why?  Able to paint a picture through positive 'story telling' but be able to prepare and present a commercially astute business case.  Strong IT skills with a focus setting goals and achieving results. 

If you are a 'go-getter' and feel you are up to this exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you.

We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.

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Closing date for this role is 17th July, 2020. 

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society – do you share our passion to live in a world free from slavery?

We are seeking an experienced and well-qualified HR Adviser to join the team at Hope for Justice, with a primary focus on recruitment, staff development and well-being.

Overview

Main Purpose

To provide advice and assistance to line managers in relation to a broad range of HR matters with a main focus on recruitment, staff development and well-being.

Department: Operations/HR

Location: Head Office

Reporting To: HR Manager

Main Duties

• Deliver high quality HR advice to staff and managers in relation to all aspects of the employee lifecycle ensuring compliance with policies, employment law and regulations
• Provide HR support on all aspects of operational HR including recruitment across Head Office and the wider group.
• Assist with the management of all core Employee Relations cases (incl sickness, performance management, grievance and disciplinary processes)
• Liaise with the HR Manager to ensure appropriate support provided on complex ER issues
• Champion the development of people management skills within the group
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR systems and practices
• Manage the dedicated HR mail accounts

Key Result Areas

• All HR enquiries responded to promptly and with accuracy
• HR systems and practices developed for efficiency
• People Management development

Soft Skills

• Excellent organisational/prioritisation skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to identify staff development needs
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Technical Skills

• Ability to write and present information
• Generalist HR experience
• Experience with HRIS (desired)

Experience & Education

• Minimum level 5 CIPD qualified or equivalent
• Proven experience facilitating, advising, guiding and supporting line managers on a range of ER issues
• Demonstrable understanding of HR compliance with legislation
• In depth knowledge of best practice HR operations & processes