Reports to: Education Programme Manager

Location:                      Birmingham, Manchester or London

Hours:                        37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening or weekend work (TOIL provided)

Contract: 2 year fixed term

Salary: £ 22,000 - £24,000

Language Requirements: Fluent in English. At least one target language is desirable and will be a advantage: Arabic, Tigrinya, Amharic, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish, Pashto, or Somali.

The Charity

Founded in 2015, Breaking Barriers is a fast-paced, start-up charity with a mission to help refugees in London gain the knowledge, confidence and experience to secure stable and fulfilling employment in their new home.

We offer effective and flexible employment and education support in direct partnership with businesses that help refugees secure work, progress into better jobs, and successfully integrate into UK society. We have a unique approach, working with corporate partners to help refugees develop careers that match their skills, experience and aspirations.

Since Breaking Barriers’ inception in 2015, we have grown to support in excess of 500 refugees per year. We are really excited that we are now expanding into new regions in the UK with an exciting opportunity to deliver services in Birmingham and Manchester.

We concentrate on getting things done in a flexible environment where everyone is encouraged to take ownership and contribute.

We are a team of over 40 employees supported by several hundred volunteers, who are all driven and committed to helping the refugee community in the UK.  We are looking for similarly driven and ambitious individuals keen to join an enterprising organisation where they can benefit from the opportunity to innovate and shape the direction of the charity. Colleagues who thrive are passionate, driven and have the confidence to work autonomously while remaining team players and sharing credit with all involved.

We are looking for someone who lives and breathes our values:

• Mission-led: our clients come before everything else.
• Welcoming: we want all people to feel happy, comfortable and secure with us.
• Collaborative: we are supportive and considerate, curiously exploring other viewpoints to find solutions.
• Enterprising: we are discerningly bold, entrepreneurial and have the courage to give things a go.

Overall purpose of the role

Breaking Barriers’ Education Programme was started in 2017 to complement our core Employment support. The Programme is designed to enable refugees to achieve the level of English that is needed to enter the workplace or further education by providing supplementary courses to statutory provision. Covering a range of levels of English language courses, from Pre-Beginner to Business Writing, the Programme has expanded to include IT and Numeracy and Digital Skills, and aims to branch out into further courses. The Education Programme relies on skilled volunteers who support with curriculum development and lead our education courses helping our clients learn English and improve their IT skills.

The successful applicant will assist in the coordination of the Education Programme and develop it according to the emerging needs of Breaking Barrier’s refugee clients. They will take responsibility of the organisation and coordination of classes, welfare of the education volunteers, and communication with students. The key responsibilities outlined below are designed to provide an overview of the basic responsibilities required, but we envisage that the job holder will be able to take on more responsibility as they develop and as the organisation grows and changes. 

Key Responsibilities

Breaking Barriers runs education classes and training sessions to support its main employment programme. Your responsibilities will include:

• Recruiting students and organising classes and logistics (whether courses are taking place remotely or face to face)
• Working with the wider Education team to support education volunteers
• Conducting education volunteer screening calls and interviews; onboarding new volunteers and managing existing education volunteers (ensuring training is given and contribution is recognised and rewarded)
• Maintaining strong relationships with students and volunteers
• Liaising with volunteers and students by phone and email, providing information and dealing with queries
• Recruiting and managing course curriculum development volunteers
• Managing student attendance and communicate with them about their classes and upcoming courses
• Following current administrative processes, ensuring that it is completed accurately and on-time
• Ensuring that all data is accurately recorded and kept up-to-date through our CRM and other supporting documentation
• Following up with students and volunteers to collect feedback to support the effective monitoring and evaluation of the Education Programme
• Undertake the administration to set up additional new courses, such as sector specific training courses 
• Coordinate with the Employment team to ensure clients within the Education programme are receiving holistic support, and that the programme continues to meet the needs of refugees also receiving other types of support
• Take on additional duties and responsibilities, as and when needed, to ensure the smooth running of the Education Programme
   

Personal Specification

Essential  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate fluently in English
• A demonstrable interest and commitment to working with marginalised populations, particularly refugees or working within the education sector
• Confident in communicating with internal and external stakeholders via email and phone 
• Confident completing database work and numeracy-based tasks
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure
• A high degree of accuracy. Detail oriented and meticulous
• Able to organise their own day-to-day work and assist in more complex organisational tasks
• Confident in using Microsoft Office and databases
• Willing to undertake all tasks that need doing, including routine work
• Flexibility to work alternative hours (evenings/weekends) on occasion, as agreed in advance

Desirable 

• Administrative experience
• Fluent in a second language such as Arabic, Tigrinya, Amharic, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish, Pashto, or Somali 
• Has a continuous improvement mindset. Looks for new and better ways to do things. 
• CELTA/TEFL qualification or teaching degree and experience teaching English to adults at a variety of levels
• Experience with developing syllabuses for English, IT and Numeracy and/or other educational programmes 
• Ability to proactively overcome challenges through adopting creative approaches and take ownership over existing and new project processes
• Lived experience. We welcome applicants from a refugee background

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of migration and/or a refugee background.

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and 500-word statement outlining:

• Why you are interested in the role and explain how providing free English and Training  courses can support refugees to find meaningful employment

• What skills and experience you would bring to be successful in this role

Are you a person with lived mental health experience who is passionate about supporting and empowering others going through a similar experience? Does your background mean that you have the skills and experience needed to positively relate to and mentor a person struggling with their own mental health?

Job Vacancy: Paid Peer Mentor
Contract Length: 12 month fixed term
Hours: 10 hours per week
Line Manager: Lived Experience Coordinator
Location(s): Salford
Salary: £10 hourly rate

Living Well Salford service participants tell us that they welcome support from someone who has experience of what they are going through. Embedding people with lived experience within Living Well Salford offers people hope, aspiration and motivation through their recovery journey.  Paid Peer Mentors will support the self-realisation process and empower people to articulate their hopes and goals.

 Your main duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Working as part of and alongside the Living Well Salford Team to ensure peer mentoring is offered and delivered as an integral element of the service user journey. 
• Support volunteers and the MDT in line with agreed competencies, including delivering training and supporting development.
• Planning, facilitating and reporting one-to-one and group peer mentoring sessions with allocated service users who have identified that peer mentoring would be beneficial to their recovery.

An enhanced DBS check will be required.

We are committed to equal opportunities, value diversity in our workforce and aim to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability (including those with lived experience of mental or emotional distress), gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

Closing Date and time for applications: 28th August 2021

No agencies please.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Copywriter
Reports to: Head of Communications and Engagement
Contracted Hours: 37.5 hours
Contract Duration: Fixed until 29th June 2025
Salary: £22,750-£24,000
Location: Position can be based from home or our Liverpool of Sheffield offices. If home based,
may require occasional travel to those offices
Closing Date: 6th August 2021
Interview Date: 18th August 2021
Probationary Period: 3 months

RESPONSIBILITIES
Working with the Head of Communications and Engagement you will create a wide variety of meaningful
content that can be used across multiple outlets supporting the aims and goals, vision and values of the
organization.
• You will be a strong team player able to translate the goals of the team and organisation into content that
compels people to support and engage with our growing work.
• Provide content to our designers, working with them to create a mixture of pieces; from fun social media
posts to pieces sharing the stories of people we support, their journeys to recovery and the issues we
engage with.
• You will write content for newsletters, collateral, press pieces, awareness days, internal and external
campaigns and press releases.
• You will enjoy creative writing and be able to take initiative to identify and propose and generate content
for our platforms in line with our vision and values.
• Create regular and consistent posts across our social media, responding to comments and reaching out to
others building cross links and relational connection.
• You will have experience interviewing vulnerable people and will understand informed consent and risk
assessment processes around working with vulnerable people.
• You will have an understanding of the safeguarding issues surrounding the people we work with.
• You will have an understanding of the issues that City Hearts engages with and be able to write in a
compelling manner on those issues.
• You will track relevant daily news stories to our impact areas, responding to trends and key industry
announcements, producing regular news round ups.
Any other duties that are commensurate with the role;

SKILLS/ABILITIES
• Excellent written, verbal, and telephonic communication skills.
• Ability to project manage
• Set and work to own deadlines
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent organisational skills
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Ability to research
• Ability to negotiate
• Self motivated
• Consistent, reliable and professional.
• Networking
• Programme management
• Service design and/or delivery

Gift Aid and Giving Support Officer
Closing Date – noon on Thursday 19th August 2021
Interviews – Thursday 26th August 2021

We are seeking to appoint a Gift Aid and Giving Support Officer to assist the Giving Adviser in enabling parishes to maximise their giving potential through the implementation of modern methods of giving, effective claiming of Gift Aid, training, and as the first-line support. The post holder will have responsibility for administrating the Gift Aid Lite scheme.

Gift Aid Lite, the diocesan Gift Aid scheme, supports over 190 churches (more than 50% of the churches in the diocese) by providing them with a donations management service using a third-party software solution incorporating online claiming, integration of contactless payment facilities, a regular giving scheme and online donations applications. The diocese acts as an agent between parishes and the HMRC, thus facilitating claims.

The primary requirement of the role will be the applicant’s secure knowledge of Gift Aid claim procedures and charity tax legislation, gained through work or as a volunteer in charitable organisations. A sound knowledge of data protection legislation and competent skills in IT is also an essential requirement.

The successful candidate will be a confident communicator, able to liaise with stakeholders at all levels and to engage parish representative in learning and becoming knowledgeable in essential legislation around Gift Aid and charity tax.

The Diocese of Manchester is the Church of England in Bolton, Bury, Leigh, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, and parts of Rossendale, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford. 

Although experience of working within the Church of England is not required, the post holder should be sympathetic to the aims and values of the Church.

The role is normally based at Church House, 90 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2GH.

Overview of the area of work

The aim of this post is to provide support for families who are interacting with the Youth Justice Service and to receive referrals from Youth Justice colleagues or via Complex Safeguarding for families who need tailored support, including connecting them into community support offers – whether for advice, mental health support, practical support such as food / clothing, and access to community activities. The role encompasses elements of both advocacy and social prescription.

Community Connectors are at the heart of our approach to Social Prescribing in Salford and we are looking for an enthusiastic and person-centred individual with experience of working with children, young people and their families to join the team.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Develop positive working relationships with Salford City Council’s Youth Justice Service, ensuring you have an understanding of the youth justice system and working closely with the team to identify families who may benefit from support
• Develop and maintain good communication with people accessing the service to ensure that their strengths, goals and preferences as individuals are met and connect them to relevant services and opportunities within their community to achieve these
• Manage an active caseload and regularly visit families in person at home, at community venues or at the Youth Justice Service office
• Attend Child Protection / case conferences and other key meetings as required, including building relationships with other relevant professionals
• Work in collaboration with Wellbeing Matters’ Community Connectors to identify opportunities to connect families into, as needed
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key relevant community-based service providers to ensure effective and smooth onward referrals e.g. other local voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
• Undertake research to understand how housing services operate in Salford and ensure a working knowledge of the benefits system
• Monitor and record key information regarding individual’s participation in the programme including tracking their experience and outcomes and provide timely feedback to referral partners
• Support and assist with the monitoring and evaluation of the programme including producing relevant monitoring reports as well as collecting broader qualitative and outcome data from case studies, focus groups and interviews to understand how or why the delivery approach is impacting on people and the local community
• Support project development by raising awareness of the service through training, presentations and events

Job Title: Centre Manager

Salary: £26,000 per annum

Location: The Beacon Centre, Barrington Street, Clayton

Position type: Fixed Term until 30th September 2023

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday, flexible with core hours 10am-5pm and some evening work as required.

Other details:

• 5% employer pension.

• 25 days holiday plus 8 statutory bank holidays rising 1 day per year to a maximum of 30 days.

• Sick-pay is 4-weeks full-pay, 4-weeks half-pay followed by statutory sick pay (subject to satisfactory probation period).

Equal Opportunities 

Beacon Centre strives to be an equal opportunities employer and celebrates diversity and is committed to developing a diverse team. We welcome applications from people returning to work and may not have continuous employment history.

Deadline and interview dates:

Deadline for applications is 12pm on 27 th August 2021.

Interviews to take place on 8th September 2021

Background

A group of local stakeholders decided to re-open the disused Barrington Community Centre as a community led resource under the new name of The Beacon Centre. The Beacon Project has now been established as a charity and will create a new hub offering activities that support community health and wellbeing. The refurbishment will be taking place over the next few months, and we are looking to recruit a Centre Manager.

The Beacons Centre is led by a dedicated Board of Trustees including St. Cross Church, Healthy Me Healthy Communities, One Manchester and residents.

Funding providers include Sport England and The National Lottery project.

Role Description 

This exciting role will be joining at the start of The Beacon Centre journey and the post-holder will be responsible for day-to-day management of the Centre, managing and developing the centre-offer and working closely with the management committee. 

Ideally, you will:

• Be someone who young people easily warm to recognising you as a trusted professional
• Be able to work effectively within a team
• Have experience of working with young people, supporting emotional health and wellbeing in non-traditional settings
• Strong awareness of legislation as it applies to young people particularly focussed on mental health, safeguarding, substance misuse, criminal justice and broader emotional health and well being
• Be prepared to work evenings and/or occasional weekends as required by the role
• To contribute to the wider work of the charity and its entrepreneurial development
• Be a reflective practitioner in the role

As a worker you will be child focussed in your practice, you will be a reflective worker who engages in the opportunities to build on your practice that this role offers. You are someone who is organised in your administration and yet can work at depth with vulnerable young people and their families. You will have a knowledge base of the environment of children and family services and will bring to the role your willingness and experience to support others to change lives and safeguard as required.

Due to continued growth, we are now recruiting an experienced Payroll Coordinator to join our fast-paced Payroll team based in our friendly, busy Head Office based in central Stockport. 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a step back from the day to day processing of payroll and get involved in the investigation and resolution of queries and concerns raised by colleagues and relevant third parties. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Payroll processes and legislation and be customer focused. You must be comfortable with confidential information and data protection as applicable to payroll, be familiar with HMRC and Auto-Enrolment legislation, and be able to process the payroll in accordance with this. You will need to be very well organised, hard-working and flexible.

You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills including a ‘can-do’ attitude to resolve any queries. You will also need strong IT competencies with Word, Excel, MS Office as well as Payroll and Pensions modules with the ability to analyse data with excellent attention to detail.  You must be dedicated, hardworking with the ability to work as part of a team and be comfortable working to tight timescales.

In return Creative Support will provide internal training to enhance your payroll knowledge and continue your professional development via our local Stockport based training academy.

Please note: A Payroll Test will be part of the shortlisting process for this role.

Your main responsibilities will include:

-To process and respond to payroll queries in a timely manner.

-To provide efficient and effective Payroll support

-To coordinate between the weekly and month Payroll Teams to provide support in dealing with pay queries and concerns.

-To complete manual calculations to calculate any under and over payments where applicable. To ensure that corrections are recorded and actioned for employees.

-1600 employees on the payroll split between bank and weekly paid employees.

-Auto-enrolment

You will have/be:

-Experience with Timesheets

-Fully competent with all year end activity

-ITRENT (Advantageous)

-The ability to perform manual payroll calculations

-Good working knowledge of current payroll legislation

-The ability to work flexibly according to the changing needs of a busy office

-Proven experience in a Payroll environment

• Do you enjoy building community and forming partnerships with local groups?
• Do you have a flair for securing funding and developing volunteer capacity?
• Are you passionate about supporting people at risk of NEET?

Our Community Project Worker role might be the role for you!

Oasis Hub Oldham are now looking for a Community Project Worker to engage and work with hard to reach families, supporting them to access Hub services and activities to develop their skills, knowledge and aspirations. The key to this role is working with families to improve outcomes and help break the cycle of disadvantage.  Does this sound like you?

We are looking for someone who might have:

• Appropriate experience in areas such as community development, project management or you may have a relevant qualification.
• Experience working with young people at risk of NEET or helping people into employment.
• Experience of working with parents/carers and young people in need of support.  This might even be in a voluntary capacity.

In return, working for Oasis offers:

• A pension scheme offering 7% employer contribution
• A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays)
• A supportive, friendly work environment, with flexible working arrangements
   

Completed applications should be returned by 9am Monday 9th August 2021.

Interviews will take place in Oldham on Friday 20th August 2021.

To express your interest, please go to the Oasis UK charity website or click apply to see where to send your current CV and covering letter. One of our team will be in contact with you.  We encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. 

As part of the wider Oasis family of hubs, Oasis Hub Oldham works to provide integrated, high quality services that benefit the whole person and the whole community.  This is achieved by bringing together the Oasis ethos and values, local and national resources and expertise, and working together in and with local partners. 

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.  We cannot assist with sponsorship or visas.

Salary:  £23,396 per annum

1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Full-time (40 hours per week, inclusive of breaks) in the Oldham area.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

Passionate… professional… creative… pro-active…

Do you want to use your skills to make a real difference in the world? Through quality fundraising, Chell Perkins Ltd exists to make a real and lasting impact on the third sector. We want to identify, partner with and nurture the next generation of potential fundraisers to see all charities have access to bespoke, exceptional and affordable fundraising support.

At Chell Perkins, we have been blessed by the charities we have worked with. They have offered us training, sharpened our fundraising skills, challenged us, and invested in our ability to fundraise well: releasing us to help more individuals with deeper support. 

Chell Perkins wishes to pay this kindness forwards through our Junior Fundraiser Training Programme. 

Break into fundraising and make a difference:

If you want to use your skills to help charities, this five-year training programme will teach you everything you need to know about fundraising, while giving you considerable on-the-job training and support. 

How it works:

Year One – Fundraising Officer: You’ll be inducted into an immersive training programme, featuring online/classroom training, self-study and key texts. There is plenty of practical experience with trusts and foundations, event, corporate, individual donor and major donor fundraising. This is all aimed to equip you for your Certificate in Fundraising in Year Two.

Year Two – Fundraising Consultant: This year you will have the opportunity to complete the Institute of Fundraising’s Certificate in Fundraising, fully funded by Chell Perkins. This is the industry-recognised qualification for frontline fundraisers. It provides the theory and principles behind successful fundraising and practical skills to make an immediate impact on fundraising results. With your increased experience and knowledge, you will find yourself taking the lead more with our clients’ trust and foundation, direct mail, capital and event fundraising. 

Year Three/Four – Senior Consultant: By Year Three, you will have experienced fundraising across a diverse range of income streams. This learned experience will now see you assisting Chell Perkins with strategy formation and consultation work throughout the third sector. We will offer some candidates the chance at this stage to enter into a Level 7 qualification either with the Institute of Fundraising or the University of Kent.

Year Five – Principal Consultant/Team Leader: As you continue to sharpen your fundraising toolkit, you will have the choice of working towards becoming a Principal Consultant or a Team Leader. 

• Team Leader – This role will see you managing your own team of fundraisers within the speciality or sector that suits you best. You will be responsible for ensuring all output from your team is of exceptional quality, and producing the best outcomes for the charities we work for. You will help to mentor and train the newer members of staff on your team.
• Principal Consultant – You will now use your skills to lead and partner with your own charity clients. Working with charities over the last four years, you will have built relationships and grown your capacity to support organisations in a variety of ways. Chell Perkins will support you as you transform charities through professional, passionate and pro-active fundraising.

Both roles will be instrumental to ensure that Chell Perkins continues to support charities and make their Vision a Reality.

Why Chell Perkins?

At the end of our Junior Fundraiser Training Programme you will be a fundraising expert, trained in every aspect of the job and capable of fundraising for clients of all shapes and sizes. But there’s much more to the scheme than the nuts and bolts. Although we are biased (of course), the Chell Perkins team are a great bunch of people to work with. We really care about our clients and your future. We want you to become part of the family, and enjoy our supportive and empowering work culture, aimed at enabling you to realise your own potential.

Client mix

Candidates should be aware that at present 70% of our clients come from a Christian background (churches or Christian charities). While it is not an occupational requirement to be Christian, candidates must be happy to write for a faith-based audience.

Learning and Development Assistant

Are you a Learning and Development or People Assistant looking for your next career move? Do you have experience working within an L&D/HR capacity? Would you be interested in working within a close-knit, fast paced team who excel in providing a professional service across the organisation?

Care in Mind have an exciting opportunity for a Learning & People Assistant to join our friendly and professional team based within our Head Office based in Stockport, where you will support the People Service Department by providing support with Learning and Development processes and HR practices.

You will be required to work Monday to Friday over a 30 hour working week, which will involve hybrid working between the Head Office in Stockport and home working.

The closing date for this position is Tuesday 10th August and interviews will be held on Thursday 29th July and Thursday 12th August 2021.

Company Benefits

- £20,344.82 - £22,491.18 per annum (FTE based on 37.5 hours per week)
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with length of service)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Free on-site parking
- Paid DBS check
- Healthcare Cashplan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships
- Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)

As a Learning & People Assistant you will:

- To maintain the accuracy of the training matrix systems
- To maintain communication with the people services department on the training status of candidates logging information accurately.
- To ensure that new candidates are booked on induction training within the KPI timeframes
- To maintain candidate engagement whilst going through the onboarding and training process.
- To ensure that all internal employees are booked on mandatory training and for this to be reflected in the matrices
- To arrange all company training sessions with support from the People Coordinator, ensuring the necessary number of sessions are booked throughout the calendar year.
- To attend the location of induction training to be available for candidate queries and to assist the People Services team in taking relevant identity documents and onboarding paperwork.
- To ensure all trainers have relevant equipment and materials to deliver training.
- To ensure that all evaluation forms are submitted to attendees, information collated and analysed.
- To report monthly on training compliance for the Executive Departmental Report, providing narratives for lower compliance and actions to increase this. To report in line with KPI’s to ensure that training is being pushed to Outstanding compliance ratings.
- To manage the Learning and Development inbox and respond to general enquiries from staff, management and external stakeholders.
- To become the point of contact for Training providers and to arrange for staff to undertake apprenticeships.
- To provide administrative support to the People team.
- To support the Recruitment and People Assistant with onboarding and engagement of new staff members and complete onboarding checks in line with the Safer Recruitment Policy.

Requirements of a Learning & People Assistant

- Previous experience of working in an administrative role
- Understanding of HR and Learning and Development processes and procedures
- Experience of working in a HR/Learning and Development department
- Knowledge and experience of HR or Training Management System software
- Experience of dealing with high volumes of data input.
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Strong IT skills including the use of spreadsheets, databases, email and word processing
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
- Strong problem-solving abilities in line with the People Services Competencies.
- Have access to a vehicle for work purposes with the ability to travel to the sites within the Care in Mind portfolio
- An ability to work from home where necessary – Wifi connection, suitable working space.

Desirable Criteria:

- Working towards an L&D or HR qualification
- Previous experience of working in health and social care industry

If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please apply today.

Please note that we do not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.

Care in Mind operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert early, should we appoint a suitable candidate.

This is an exciting time for Brain Tumour Research, and you will join us to support the delivery of our strategic plans and objectives, by generating and growing our income through community fundraising activities.

You will help raise awareness by engaging people with our work and by recruiting and supporting the fundraising of individuals, challenge event participants, our Fundraising Groups and Charity of the Year partnerships.

You will help build and sustain our supporter base and provide excellent stewardship at all times.

You will come to us ready to hit the ground running with insight into how local fundraising works, with good office skills. Your ability to work proactively and as part of a remote team is important to us to ensure that we grow the budget we need.

Position: Community Fundraiser
Location: Home Based – can be based in either:

• Manchester / North West
• Newcastle / North East
• Birmingham / Midlands
• London

Salary: Up to £27.5k
Contract: Full Time – Permanent
Reports to: Community Development Manager
Direct Reports: None

Job Purpose:

This is an exciting time for Brain Tumour Research, and you will join us to support the delivery of our strategic plans and objectives, by generating and growing our income through community fundraising activities.

You will help raise awareness by engaging people with our work and by recruiting and supporting the fundraising of individuals, challenge event participants, our Fundraising Groups and Charity of the Year partnerships.

You will help build and sustain our supporter base and provide excellent stewardship at all times.

You will come to us ready to hit the ground running with insight into how local fundraising works, with good office skills. Your ability to work proactively and as part of a remote team is important to us to ensure that we grow the budget we need.

Requisite Skills and Experience:

• Proactive mindset.
• Ability to identify and maximise opportunities.
• Outstanding organisation skills.
• A good communicator, including an excellent standard of written and spoken English.
• Experience of fundraising, donor management and stewardship
• Experience of working with a database / CRM.
• Experience of working with MS Office, especially Word and Excel
• Flexible in your approach to work, embracing change and development and able to work occasional evenings and weekends when necessary.
• Be prepared to converse sensitively and empathetically with members of the public who may be going through current or recent traumatic experiences
• Access to a car and full driving license are essential for this role.

Main duties:

• Manage, and continuously develop and improve your region by running online donation reports, accurately coding income and account managing supporters as directed by the Community Development Manager.
• Ensure supporters, volunteers and fundraising groups have access to relevant fundraising advice, guidance and accurate signposting, whilst promoting best practice in fundraising.
• Be a point of contact for teams within the neuro hospitals within your area in order to organise regular information stands taking place on brain tumour clinic days, and to book in visits from the Community Development Manager as appropriate.
• Research and contact RAGs, mayoral offices and other candidate organisations across the area with a view to securing charity of the year opportunities.
• Be available to undertake one-off projects for other colleagues across Brain Tumour Research as agreed by your line manager.
• Comply with Brain Tumour Research’s internal policies as appropriate.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Community Development Managers, National Fundraising Events Manager, the Director of Fundraising and Supporter Care and members of the management team
• Ensure that all relevant charity and other legislation is complied with.
• Deputise for colleagues as necessary to deliver an exceptional supporter experience.
• Ideally have knowledge and competence with social media to maximise reach and engagement.

Closing Date: Sunday 8th August 2021 
Early applications are encouraged, interviews will commence before the closing date if suitable candidates are identified.

Interested?

Please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies, please.

Job Title:  Employment and Integration Adviser (multiple) 

Location(s):  Birmingham and Manchester (multiple in both) 

Hours:  37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening/weekend work (TOIL provided) 

Contract:  2 year fixed term 

Salary:  £23,000 - £25,000 

Reports to:  Senior Employment and Integration Adviser or Programme Manager 

Language Requirements:  Fluency in English and at least one target language is essential e.g. Arabic, Amharic, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish, Pashto, Somali, or Tigrinya. 

The Charity 

Founded in 2015, Breaking Barriers is a fast-paced, start-up charity with a mission to help refugees in London gain the knowledge, confidence and experience to secure stable and fulfilling employment in their new home. We offer effective and flexible employment support in direct partnership with businesses that help refugees secure work, progress into better jobs, and successfully integrate into UK society. We have a unique approach, working with corporate partners to help refugees develop careers that match their skills, experience and aspirations. 

Since Breaking Barriers’ inception in 2015, we have grown to support in excess of 500 refugees per year. We are really excited that we are now expanding into new regions in the UK with an exciting opportunity to expand in Birmingham and Manchester. 

We concentrate on getting things done in a flexible environment where everyone is encouraged to take ownership and contribute.

We are a team of 40 employees supported by several hundred volunteers, who are all driven and committed to helping London’s refugee community. We are looking for similarly driven and ambitious individuals keen to join an enterprising organisation where they can benefit from the opportunity to innovate and shape the direction of the charity. Colleagues who thrive are passionate, driven and have the confidence to work autonomously while remaining team players and sharing credit with all involved. 

We are looking for someone who lives and breathes our values: 

• Mission-led: our clients come before everything else. 

• Welcoming: we want all people to feel happy, comfortable and secure with us. 

• Collaborative: we are supportive and considerate, curiously exploring other viewpoints to find solutions.

• Enterprising: we are discerningly bold, entrepreneurial and have the courage to give things a go.

Role Overview 

You will take on significant responsibility in this role, enrolling new clients, managing a full caseload and delivering quality support. This involves assessing the opportunities available to each individual, helping them set goals and drawing up support plans to support them into employment, training, or education. You will work with clients online and by phone, as well as in person when it is safe to return to face-to-face delivery and monitor their progress towards goals. Complementary support will be delivered through our volunteers who are trained in delivering employment advice, and you will book weekly appointments for clients, allocating time slots according to availability and the volunteer’s specialty. We offer a strong team environment, where your ideas and drive will be welcomed and where you as an individual can make a real difference to people’s lives. 

Key Responsibilities 

We are a fast-growing charity that prides itself on its flexibility and responsiveness, and as a result your responsibilities may change, develop, and grow according to the needs and development of our programmes. 

1. Manage a caseload of clients 

• Complete enrolments to register new clients to receive Breaking Barriers support, gathering registration information and explaining Breaking Barrier’s services. You will focus on client enrolments in particular in the first 9 months of the project.

• Take responsibility for managing and delivering quality support to a caseload of clients, (depending on hours worked). 

• Work with clients to assess available opportunities and draw up support plans to support them into employment, training, or education outcomes. 

• Ensure clients who have lower levels of English and/or IT skills can join appropriate Education classes, both within Breaking Barriers and externally. 

• Monitor clients’ progression towards their goals and provide monthly written updates on progress and agreed actions.

• Look into alternative approaches and solutions where clients are not progressing towards their goals.

• Meet clients remotely (and in person when face-to-face delivery resumes) and work in collaboration with other service providers providing complimentary support. Provide contact by phone and email as required, providing guidance in an easily understood manner.

• Share knowledge and learnings with the rest of the team 

​2. Delivery and Administrative Work 

• Ensure that all paperwork and online records are completed accurately and in time for deadlines. 

• Update the Breaking Barriers database, keeping accurate records of client details, support provided during appointments, client progress and planned next steps. 

• Assist with effective monitoring and evaluation, ensuring that clients on your caseload carry out surveys in a timely manner. 

• Record summaries of clients’ appointments to ensure that accurate records are maintained. 

• Coordinate with volunteers and book appointments for clients by phone and email on a weekly basis, matching clients and volunteers by availability and specialty. 

• Create detailed briefings for volunteers to help them structure their appointments. Supervise and act as a point of contact volunteers, ensuring they are supported to deliver advice and guidance to a high standard. 

• Stay on top of internal communications and emails to ensure no opportunities for clients or deadlines are missed. 

3. Cross-Organisational Responsibilities 

• Take part in meetings both with the Programmes team and the wider organisation, sharing ideas and feedback. 

• Take up opportunities for training and development provided by different teams within the organisation, so that new skills are being learned and knowledge is being shared across the organisation. 

• Support with additional activities as required both within the Programmes team and the wider organisation. 

Considerations 

Although Breaking Barriers staff are currently working from home, when we return to face-to-face support this position will require the ability to travel regularly within Birmingham or Manchester (depending on the role) and occasionally within the UK. Occasional working outside of normal working hours, i.e. at weekends or evenings, is required to meet client need, and time off in lieu is provided. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. 

Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of migration and/or a refugee background. 

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and 500-word statement outlining:  

• Why you are interested in the role 

• What skills and experience you would bring to be successful in this role 

Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

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 an experienced Payroll Officer to join our fast-paced Payroll team based in our friendly, busy office in the town centre of Stockport, a 5-minute 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. You will be supported in your role by colleagues and a hands on senior management team.

Your main responsibilities as a Payroll Officer 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

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, be familiar with HMRC and Auto-Enrolment legislation, and be 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.

Why you should work for us:

• You will receive ongoing training to further your personal and professional development
• You will always work in a covid-secure environment
• 28 days annual leave, with a holiday bonus after two years of service
• Free access to Health Assured
• A pension with company a contribution
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

Please note: As part of the interview process you will be asked to complete a short payroll exercise.