Job Purpose:

• To deliver an intensive support service to families who are part of the Think Family programme and who have complex needs including domestic violence, drug and alcohol use and safeguarding concerns. Working with a small caseload of families for 5-8 hours per week you will be required to work with other agencies to assess need and coordinate a family support intervention with families in their home or the community 

Duties and Responsibilities

Development & Support Work:

 To work within Birmingham’s Family CAF process to assess whole family need liaising with other relevant partners as appropriate

 To hold a caseload of families who are part of the Think Family programme and work with them to secure positive engagement

 To conduct whole family assessment and planning and take on the role of Lead Professional for the family

 To engage partner agencies in the development and delivery of an agreed integrated support plan relevant to identified needs

 To provide direct and intensive interventions to support families to make required and sustainable changes

 To maintain appropriate records and documentation in line with BSWA’s agreed case file standards and ensure progress and achievement of outcomes is effectively and appropriately evidenced

 To promote children, young people and women’s participation in all aspects of service delivery and development

 To work effectively with partners from a range of children and adults services in order to meet needs and improve outcomes for children, young people and their families who are in need of additional support

 To identify and attend training and conferences relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager

 To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within the staff team and for use when working with women and children around their rights

Administration:

 To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.

 To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.

 To produce monthly reports for your line manager.

 To monitor and evaluate the service via various methods including feedback from service users and produce statistical information.

Communication:

 To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by: a) maintaining BSWA communication records b) following safety procedures c) attending team and other meetings d) carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager  To attend in-house training

 To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager

 To develop professional working relationships internally and with external agencies

 Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/training to the staff and management teams as appropriate

Training:

 To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager

 To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users

 To raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and of the BSWA services

General:

 To maintain the confidentiality of the women, young people and children using the service

 To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation

 To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice

 To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times

 To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those related to working with children and young people

 To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA

 To undertake any other duties required by BSWA which may arise incidentally, develop or be assigned commensurate with the post

 To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager 

To develop and deliver structured support to children and young people in our refuges struggling with educational attainment including non-attenders. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Support Work:

 To work in partnership with mothers/carers to identify children and young people’s support needs in relation to their educational attainment and to ensure those needs are met.

 To undertake a needs analysis for each child and young person, to ascertain the level of support needed and the type of activities required to meet their needs.

 To develop and deliver a comprehensive programme of one-to-one and group sessions within refuge including homework clubs.

 To work with and encourage Children and young people to re-engage with learning and development

 To build confidence in children and young people so they can reach their ability to achieve and feel good about themselves through learning, reaching targets, and completing tasks.

 To liaise with schools and educational institutions to best support children in need.

 To provide school holiday play schemes in refuge.

 To supervise and accompany children and young people on trips and visits outside of refuge.

 To provide one to one support and family support with families living in the community.

 To seek approval of all programmes with the refuge manager and ensure that these are discussed with other relevant members of the staff team before implementation.

 To participate in the development of informative literature for women and children, including a children’s introduction pack, which is to be kept up-todate.

 To purchase/hire such equipment as necessary to undertake programmes within budgetary constraints and with approval from the refuge manager.

 To carry out appropriate methods of communication with women, children and young people living in refuge to keep them informed about opportunities and updates on work that is taking place, including house meetings.

 To carry out detailed monitoring and evaluation of all support work, and keep an accurate record of notes and comments in line with relevant legislation.

 To communicate regularly with mothers/carers about the work with their children.

 To support mothers/carers to enable them to meet the schooling, health and social care needs of their children.

 To link with health workers, schools, nurseries, social workers and to implement procedures for referral to other agencies

 To work with the BSWA floating support and resettlement teams to identify the needs of women and their children leaving refuge after being offered permanent accommodation.

 To advocate on behalf of children, where necessary, throughout adhering to Child Protection procedures.

 To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.

Administration:

 To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.

 To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users.

 To keep accurate records of financial transactions in line with BSWA’s procedures.

 To provide monthly reports to the Refuge Manager about work that has taken place, feedback from service users and produce statistical information about participation.

 To contribute to the preparation of reports for funders.

Communication:

 To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by: o maintaining BSWA communication records o following safety procedures o attending team meetings.

 To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.

 To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies.

Premises and Equipment:

 To ensure that all play areas, equipment and activities comply with Health and Safety requirements, the Children Act and other relevant legislation.

 To deliver inductions and orientation to all children and young people entering the refuge.

 To offer support and training to volunteers and ensure that they are aware of all legal Health and Safety requirements.

Training:

 To deliver positive relationships and domestic violence awareness programmes in local schools and youth groups.

 To raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and of BSWA services through the delivery of training and briefing sessions to agencies and community groups.

 To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users.

General:

 To maintain the confidentiality of the women, children and young people using the service.

 To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation.

 To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.

 To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those related to working with children and young people.

 To work within BSWA and local multi-agency safeguarding procedures.

 To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.

 To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.

 To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager.

 To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager.

 To participate in 24 hour on call cover and provide emergency cover where needed.

 To participate in multi-agency work.

 To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop, or be assigned commensurate with the post

Project Manager – Fast Growing Charity with Great Leadership Development Opportunities

Come and work in a growing organisation which supports young people with life changing opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The Charity

Generating Genius connects students from BAME and disadvantaged backgrounds with top businesses in STEM and universities through our Uni Genius and Alumni Genius programmes.

We offer great leadership opportunities and flexible working arrangements for you to take the initiative and run a successful programme.

The Position

We’re looking for a highly motivated project manager with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills to run the Uni Genius programmes.

Current Uni Genius Programmes are:

1.Work experience programmes (350-400 students per year participate from Uni Genius at different times during the year)

2. University Preparation and Access Programmes

3. Corporate Mentoring Programmes

4. Corporates Insight Days

Annual Rate: £30,000-£33,000

Location: Can be based in London, Birmingham, Manchester or Leeds (travel to London 2 days per month from January 2021)

Job Type: Long term contract

Earliest Start Date: September 2020

Security Clearance: DBS Clearance and references will be required

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Managing the existing Uni Genius Programmes
• Creating new Uni Genius programmes
• Adjusting the existing Uni Genius programmes where necessary
• Organising work experience programmes
• Run a rolling student recruitment campaign
• Planning STEM activities to be delivered by 3rd parties for students
• Liaising with universities to deliver academic sessions and organise residential visits
• Organising and attending events with students
• Representing the organisation with companies, schools, colleges, universities, teachers and parents
• Ensure compliance with all necessary health and safety legislation for every event.

Essential skills and experience:

• Ability to manage multiple tasks
• Previous event planning and programme management experience
• Partnership building experience
• Proposal writing and fundraising experience
• Problem solving and critical thinking
• 2 years previous experience of project management
• Rapport building
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

The key role of the Contract Cleaning Manager is to expand the business whilst also overseeing the smooth running of the current various customer contracts and sites. The post-holder will be responsible for the ongoing management of cleaning staff, the recruitment and training of new staff as well as undertaking regular quality audits. 

The role is mainly office- based, but will also involve visiting sites, customers, cleaners as well as some cold calling. The Contract Cleaning Manager will be responsible for ensuring the highest cleaning standards are achieved and that high levels of customer satisfaction are maintained.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Specific tasks will include but will not be limited to:

• Contract retention
• Cold calling or following up on leads for potential new business
• Managing the resourcing of cleaning contracts including recruitment and mobilisation of new staff and contracts
• Managing and co-ordinating all cleaning services ensuring a high quality is consistently achieved
• Maintaining an excellent relationship with staff and customers
• Day to day strategic planning of the cleaning contracts
• Producing reports as required by the Senior Social Enterprise Manager
• Ensuring the overall cost effective and efficient delivery of the cleaning contracts
• Any other duties deemed necessary by the Line Manager

Personal Specification

Values

• Commitment, understanding and living of Jericho’s five values: Respect, Equality, Love, Integrity and Excellence

Skills and Experience

• Proven ability in developing and embedding new business opportunities
• Proven ability in quoting and winning new contracts
• Knowledge and experience in the cleaning industry
• Knowledge and understanding of social enterprises and the third sector
• Experience of managing a diverse staff team which will include people with barriers to economic participation and social inclusion
• Excellent communication skills
• Valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle which must be insured for business use

Additional Consideration Will Be Given For The Following

• An appreciation of the Christian ethos of the organisation
• Experience of working in a multi-ethnic, multi- faith setting

To Apply

Please email your CV and covering letter. The covering letter must include:

• Where you heard about the job vacancy
• Why you want to be considered for the role
• How you meet the criteria outlined in the personal specification

Maternity Leave - 9 Months - Community Development Worker - 20 Hours P/W

The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) is a community benefit society and cooperative working to develop healthy, happy communities living active and connected lives.

Our vision is for a society where people have the autonomy, capacity, resources and skills to become the architects of their own destiny; where our individual wellbeing is recognised as being bound up in our collective responsibility to and dependency on each other; and where all of us feel empowered as agents of social change to make a difference – whether at an individual level or more widely.

By working collaboratively with communities we aim to bring about sustainable change on an social, environmental and economic level; to do the social knitting required to create stronger and more resilient communities and to support communities to identify, mitigate and remove the barriers that prevent them from living active and connected lives.

You will be responsible in supporting the Activity Manager for Communities and Placemaking, for the operational planning and delivery of community based interventions that focus on community development, tactical urbanism and placemaking that ensure wellbeing outcomes for our target audience and places that support people and communities to be physically active, in an Active Environment working with communities.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work with communities, and system authorities and with positive disruption to gain support for and implement ways to help those who have the greatest barriers to community participation and to establish sustainable community models/structures for community level agency
• Understand and use asset-based community development approaches to community development and work with communities to understand priorities and co-design initiatives. This should also include working ‘with’ not ‘doing to’ communities and community organisations.
• Design and deliver a coherent delivery plan. This would include designing and delivering innovative ways to engage those with the greatest barriers to participation, including digital engagement
• Ensure plans and approach are linked to and influencing system change through system leadership at community level
• Proactive demonstration of innovation, leadership and delivery in field of work
• Work in partnership and collaboration with wider stakeholders, community group/organisation and activists and influence these.
• Project manage contracts including making recommendations for necessary decisions. This may include some direct or indirect budget management.
• Act to encourage develop and shape a community who engage in decision making, participate in activism toward locally co-designed plans to aid wellbeing
• Monitor and evaluation – To carry out effective performance monitoring of all activity working with the Knowledge and Insight team.
• Ensure the compliance with data capture systems and processes
• Teamwork -To work within the team and the wider organisation to support the values of the organisation and to ensure that citizens are central to the work that is been delivered.

Business Skills:

• Demonstrates an analytical and methodical approach to problem solving.
• Takes initiative in identifying and negotiating appropriate personal development opportunities.
• Absorbs and applies technical information.
• Has a thorough understanding of their role and how it relates to other roles and to the business of the employer

Complexity:

• Has defined areas of responsibility.
• Due to experience gained may provide guidance to more junior or less experienced staff.
• May produce non-standard letters or reports.
• May be responsible for a defined part of a project, small internal business project or a new process.
• Uses discretion in identifying and resolving complex problems.
• Performs a broad range of work, sometimes complex and non-routine, in a variety of environments.

Autonomy:

• Accountable for delivering assigned tasks within broader projects.
• Operate as a competent professional with minimum supervision.
• Has limited decision-making scope on how tasks are to be fulfilled.

Benefits:

• Bring your own device - £20 towards your phone bill monthly.
• Health Shield – discounted health benefit against eye examinations/prescriptions.
• +Plus EAP (counseling and DRs on call 24hrs a day)
• Death in Service – 4 times your salary paid to beneficiary.
• Nest Pension – 8% paid by TAWS 3 % paid by employee.
• Annual Leave – 25-29 days AL plus 5 wellbeing days
• Flexible working.

Fixed term contract up to End Dec 2021

£24,000 pa

One post -  London and South East England

One post – West Midlands and South England

We are looking for 2 new team members – one within the West Midlands and South West of England, one within London and the South East region - who love working with people and communities to join our UK wide team of Community Network Developers.

This is a great opportunity for someone with strong relationship building skills, experience in developing and growing regional networks inspiring our network members to engage in our campaigns and do more in their communities all year round.

Eden Project Communities aim to improve the happiness and wellbeing of people across the UK by bringing communities together and inspiring them to make positive changes where they live. We are the people behind the Big Lunch – the UK’s annual get together for neighbours – which sees millions of people participating each year. We run a programme of UK-wide mass engagement campaigns and activities creating social capital on a mass scale as well as supporting and engaging thousands of community-minded people all across the UK as part of our Eden Project Communities Network.

As Community Network Developer you will be providing a vibrant calendar of events and activities offline and online for our network across your region, grow our network in your region – not only in scale but also in depth – and help us increase awareness of and participation in all aspects of the programme, including our Community Camps, online workshops and trainings, network events and The Big Lunch.

It will be part of your role to establish and develop strong relationships with people across our network, regional partners and the organisation as part of our peer to peer support structure. We see ourselves as a back-bone organisation offering structures, events and opportunities for our network members to connect, learn and inspire each other.

You’ll bring

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience is community development, campaigning or project management
• Strong track-record of successfully supporting and growing networks of people
• Experience in the community or charity sector (paid or voluntary)
• Strong relationship building and communication skills that create a welcoming and open space for people to connect, learn and grow together
• As a natural host, you’ll be familiar with setting up and running online and offline events that bring people together
• A passion for communities and a drive to create stronger and happier communities across the UK

Working for the Eden Project (Charity number 1093070), roles within the programme are funded by the National Lottery through The National Lottery Community Fund.  This is a fixed term contract to the end of December 2021 subject to funding. The post holder will be based from home within the region and will be required to travel across the territory, the UK and to the Eden Project in Cornwall for key events and meetings. You will be part of a team of Community Network Developers, supported by our England Network Team Leader.

The closing date for applications is Monday 19th October 2020.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Crisis is committed to ensuring that people with lived experience of homelessness are involved in developing and delivering our services. 

About the role
Crisis Skylight Coventry (CSC) is 1 of 11 Skylight Centres across the UK, delivering Crisis’s Client Services directly to local communities. Crisis Skylights are currently in a period of operational change. Following the publication of ‘Everybody In’ Crisis is committed to making sure that the plan to Ending Homelessness becomes a reality. The 5-year strategy (2018-2023) reflects a change of emphasis: from growing the capacity of our services to maximising the impact of what we do to ensure that all aspects of our work move us in the direction set out by the plan.  

CSC Director role leads Crisis Skylight Coventry team in driving the changes.
The change approaches aim to contribute to Crisis’s wider strategy to End Homelessness whilst ensuring the following objectives are achieved; 
•  Provide a more focused planned service offer for members 
•  Improve the member experience when engaging with Crisis and particularly Client Services 
•  End homelessness for more people 

About you
To be successful in this role you will have experience at a senior level in relevant sectors e.g. homelessness, adult social care, education, training and employment. You will have experience of managing and leading change within an operational team; understanding the demands of implementing the change whilst maintaining a quality operational service. Driving service innovation through a value based approach will be a key part of your skillset. 

An understanding of a service which takes a person-centred approach, offering coaching and mentoring, learning support and/or personal development training, ideally working to matrix standards. You will demonstrate knowledge of issues affecting homeless or vulnerably housed individuals which could include mental illness, addiction, the benefit system and housing. Being committed to empowering homeless and vulnerably housed individuals is essential to this role.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
•  Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy 
•  Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8% (subject to annual increase) 
•  25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

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

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please apply online. 

Closing date: Sunday 4th October 2020 (at 23:59)

At Crisis we value diversity, promote equality, challenge discrimination, and we encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.

The Diocese of Coventry is seeking to appoint a full time PA to provide effective administration and support for the Archdeacon Pastor’s work.  The post is based in Coventry with the having an option to work from home up to three days per week, and from the Diocesan Office for the remainder of the time.

The main responsibilities are:

• Provide excellent administrative support to the Archdeacon Pastor.  This will include:
  • Provide a pleasant, professional and spiritually uplifting first port of call for the many people who contact the Archdeacons’ office by phone, e-mail or personally
  • Answering the telephone, and responding to e-mails on behalf of the Archdeacon when requested.
  • Undertaking research and providing relevant information to the Archdeacon in order to assist with queries and prepare for meetings.
  • Assisting in the creation and provision of papers as requested by the Archdeacon.

The successful applicant will have prior experience of being a PA to a senior leader within an organisation, have a good standard of education, proven administrative skills, be able to handle complaints calmly and efficiently, be highly organised and have good IT skills, particularly MS Office.

The PA will receive calls from committed Christian leaders (e.g. Churchwardens) seeking advice and help, sometimes in relation to their own struggles of Christian faith and practice in the churches in which they serve.  The PA will be involved in the preparation of and participation in Christian worship.  It is therefore an Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9 part 1 of the Equality Act 2010) of this post to have a committed Christian faith. 

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

Full job description and application form are available from the Coventry Diocesan Website vacancy page.

Closing date for applications: 16th October 2020

Interviews will take place at the Diocesan office: 3rd November 2020

The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic National Lead Safeguarding Officer, working 22 ½ hours per week.

This post is the designated safeguarding lead for the NFYFC – a membership organisation – primary for this role are the responsibilities of managing the safeguarding policy and its procedures.  This includes managing investigations arising from concerns reported and managing procedures to protect young people, including children, and the volunteers supporting them.

The role includes working to embed the safeguarding policy in the YFC community by supporting club, county and regional safeguarding officers (often volunteers) to ensure they know the safeguarding processes as well as the boundaries for volunteers that are working with young people and are in a position of responsibility and/or position of trust.

This post is the lead role in maintaining and reviewing the implementation plan for safeguarding and for protecting young people and volunteers,

The successful candidate will be experienced in managing safeguarding on an organisation-wide basis, will be a good clear communicator, adaptable, show enthusiasm and be creative in their approach to their work together with having a keen eye for detail.  Applicants must be charismatic, dedicated team players who can contribute positively and enthusiastically with a ‘can do’ attitude. They will be fluent in the use of IT systems (MS Office 365 and database).

Experience of working with or for a membership organisation will be an advantage.

The post is part-time - 22½ hrs per week and for a fixed term of 12 months - and is based at the NFYFC Office, Stoneleigh Park, Nr Kenilworth, Warwickshire.  Some homeworking will be considered by mutual agreement.  Occasional travel throughout England and Wales will be required.

The NFYFC is seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.  As a youth organisation the NFYFC is committed to the safeguarding of young people and adults at risk.  All posts are subject to Safe Recruiting Procedures, and this post will require a DBS check at enhanced level.