Our mission

We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counselors to manage the progression process effectively.

Our outlook is truly global - we work with schools and universities in countries all over the world from the US to New Zealand and Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with a third of UK secondary schools and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

Your role

As an Account Manager your role is to make sure that all partners in your area are using the Unifrog platform to its full capacity. You will build and maintain excellent working relationships with your partner schools and provide expert guidance on how to embed the platform across the whole school. Described below are some of your main responsibilities:

• Work with schools to provide resources and strategies which maximise staff and student engagement with Unifrog; identifying and promoting best practice across partner schools
• Deliver targeted training sessions within our partner schools; these could be workshops or presentations
• Monitor and analyse usage across partner schools; identifying schools that need additional support to use the platform effectively
• Work with the relevant Area Manager to improve Unifrog engagement
• Listen to teachers and students about how we can improve our customer service and the Unifrog platform
• Attend conferences and CPD events on behalf of Unifrog

Training and development

• Professional development is at the core of our performance review process
• Everyone in the company defines their own 6 month objectives; their line manager and the rest of the organisation support them to reach these objectives
• Everyone in the company has access to an annual training budget. Each person decides how to spend their budget, supported by their line manager
• Anyone in the team can volunteer to become a 'Champion' in a specific area - they get an additional training budget, and the chance to lead training sessions for the whole team
• When senior/managerial positions become available we typically look to promote from within

Key benefits

• Subject to your own and the company’s performance, in addition to your salary you will earn both a termly bonus and an annual bonus
• Become part of a committed, dynamic and growing team. We try to build our team for the long term – if you do well, we will do our best to ensure you want to stay at the company for a long time
• Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from
• People-focused, working closely with staff in our partner schools
• Join one of the most talked about education technology startups and help transform careers and destinations in schools

Essential skills and experiences

• Strong communication skills
• Track record of excellent relationship management
• Extremely well organised
• Keen attention to detail
• Confident speaker
• A background and interest in education would be an advantage
• Full UK driving license with car is essential

Details

• £32,000 per annum plus bonuses
• 36 days paid holiday per year; the vast majority of these need to be taken during school holidays (includes bank holidays)
• Annual car allowance plus mileage
• Normal working hours are 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday – some days you may need to start earlier but you can finish earlier as a result
• Start date: early January 2020

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail in advance of applying then please call us.

Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog

Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from. We also believe in the power of diversity in all its forms, including in terms of culture, education history, religion, age, socio-economic background, race, gender, sexual orientation, personality, life experiences and disability. We want to encourage applicants from every different background to apply for our roles, and add their perspectives to our team.

Application and interview details

• Please apply with a cover letter and CV
• Deadline: 8am on Monday 9th December
• In your cover letter please outline why you want to work for Unifrog and why you are an excellent candidate for the role
• We will hold telephone interviews throughout the application window so we encourage you to apply early
• Candidates who are successful in the telephone interview will be invited to an in-person interview
• Final interviews to be held on Thursday 12th December in Manchester

We can only consider applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the EU.

ABOUT GENERATION

Generation's mission is to provide a career-launching job for every young person, anywhere in the world. 

We are a not-for-profit social enterprise that delivers tailored programmes to recruit, train and place unemployed young people into work. Though our unique approach we also solve a wide range of employer challenges—skilled talent shortages, poor job performance, lack of diversity, and high turnover.

Generation launched globally in 2015, and has grown quickly to become the world’s largest demand-led youth employment initiative. We have placed over 30,000 young people into roles (many of whom have suffered some form of adversity), working with over 2,000 employer partners to date across 10 countries and 26 professions.

Generation successfully launched the first UK programmes in March 2019, following 18 months of planning. This included a healthcare programme developed in collaboration with the NHS, and a Cloud Operations programme developed in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Following successful pilots, both programmes are now being scaled up, and we are expanding across London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Dublin.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for someone to launch Generation's programmes in Manchester. This is a very entrepreneurial role - you'll initially be quite hands-on in planning and delivering the first programmes, and sourcing and selecting the right students and employers. Over time you'll be building out a team, managing partnerships (local government, corporate partners etc), securing funding, and growing the volume and selection of programmes.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who relishes the challenge of working autonomously to build a scalable, high-impact initiative in their local area.

RESPONSIBILITIES

There are three main areas of responsibility:

1. Business Development

• Develop a pipeline of likely employers through direct outreach and effective sales processes, as well as leveraging partner networks to engage employers at wider scale.
• Work with employers to secure their commitment to recruit graduates from Generation programmes, and managing commercials on a ‘fee per hire’ basis.
• Manage Generation’s existing relationships with major providers, and develop new relationships with local partners, CSR groups and authorities who can provide the following types of support : attracting youth to Generation programmes, providing training / work space, engaging quality instructors and mentors, providing funding for the expansion and growth of Generation in your region.
• Develop funding proposals / applications to support the securing of future funding.
• Implement a range of marketing initiatives that will build awareness of the programmes. Design and implement marketing collateral, pricing and processes to support these initiatives.
• Ensure your region has the support and funding to grow the volume of programmes in future years.

2. Programme Delivery & Team Management

• Oversee all planning of programmes in your region. Over time this may include : determining the right programmes to run, identifying elements that need to be customised for your region, scheduling of programmes / classes, ensuring there is sufficient support in place, implementing mechanisms to track and analyse data.
• Ensure the successful delivery of all programmes in your region, meeting targets related to : filling classrooms with target groups, course completion rates, job placement rates, improvements in students’ financial and personal wellbeing (in line with our charitable mission).
• Identify the resources needed to achieve Generation’s goals, ensuring they are aligned with your funding targets. Successfully recruit and manage these resources, taking responsibility for their engagement and development.
• Remain connected with wider Generation teams, sharing progress, leveraging services and resources, and ensuring your region’s programmes are aligned to other regions.
• Equally, remain connected with partners supporting programme delivery, ensuring they experience value, deliver quality, and can scale alongside Generation.

3. Contribute to the wider success and growth of Generation in the UK & globally

• Work closely with Generation UK and global colleagues to feed in learnings and share best practices.
• Facilitate roll-out of new initiatives from the global or UK team to your region.
• Work closely with Generation leadership to identify and develop new opportunities, plus help to shape and grow the UK and Global organisations.
• Support the design and development of Generation UK’s playbook, ensuring there is a consistent approach to business development, programme delivery, and team management.

BENEFITS

At Generation, we're changing the lives of many young adults, and that in itself gets us out of bed! Here are a few other benefits you'll experience working with the UK team:

• Work alongside some of the best minds to tackle one of the most pressing issues of our time—youth unemployment.
• Opportunity to make your mark - you'll have a lot of autonomy to bring the Generation blueprint to life in a way that makes sense for your region.
• Opportunity to get involved with a range of activities and projects - we're a small team so there's lots of opportunities to get involved!
• Flexible working - we try and accommodate everyone's preferred working pattern / preferences.

Job Title: Operations Manager - Volunteering

Contract: 2 years (fixed term)

Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week

Location: Manchester

The Prince's Trust is a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

As an organisation we have big growth ambitions to reach another one million young people over the next 10 years and to best the best organisation to work and volunteer for. In order to achieve this, we will need to fundamentally change our approach to volunteering, enabling more of our services to be delivered by volunteers, bringing them close to the heart of the organisation and improving the level of service we provide them.

This role has specific responsibility for developing, delivering and testing new volunteer interventions which will enable the Operations team in Greater Manchester to reach more young people and provide higher quality provision. You will work closely with colleagues in the Operations team to identify opportunities to better utilise volunteers and help develop bespoke resources and guidance to enable the opportunity to run. From helping our Operations teams engage more young people to take their first step with The Trust, to delivering one of our programmes entirely by volunteers, the role will be diverse. This role will also focus on evaluating the impact of new interventions and working with the Volunteering Development, National Operations and Service Design teams to share learning across the UK.

To learn more about the role please visit our website

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

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We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Fundraising and Communications Manager to join our team in Salford. With responsibility for community fundraising events and liaison with current and potential supporters, the role includes promoting the charity’s services through face-to-face and digital communications. You will be spreading the message of the charity and inspiring members of the public to support our work. In addition making online applications to charitable trusts. 

Please send your CV in the first instance, by 5th December 2019.

BASIC is a registered charity 518806 and Company Limited by guarantee 01944414

Fundraising Manager - Community & Events

You will join our client as a Community & Events Relationship Fundraising Manager to help create new networks of support across the North and South of England.

Fundraising Manager Responsibilities:

Ideally, you’ll have experience of working in a relationship fundraising role, a passion for developing relationships with supporters, and organisations. Enabling supporters to achieve and raise more than they thought was possible, you will have genuine passion and natural drive to deliver results through your strong experience and innovative approach.

Reporting into the Head of Community & Events you will create lifetime relationships of value with individuals and groups across your designated area in the North or South as well as contributing to the work of our Relationship Fundraising team by supporting corporate partnerships and major donor fundraising.

Fundraising Manager Requirements:

This is a great opportunity to play a key part in developing an impactful fundraising presence in a currently under represented area of the UK for a charity with an emotive cause and strong ambitions to deliver more for kidney patients sooner.

In this homebased role, you will travel throughout the North or South (and to our office in Peterborough), working evenings and weekends as required.

About Our Client:

Our client are striving to cure kidney disease. A silent killer, it blights the lives of more than two million patients, with a further million undiagnosed. They are the largest charitable funder supporting kidney research in the UK today. For decades the research they enable has been saving lives, but there is so much more to do.

Our client have been shaping and facilitating advances in kidney disease research since 1961, collaborating with other charities and funders to deliver life-changing care to all those affected by kidney disease.

With the incidences of obesity, heart disease and high blood pressure (all triggers for kidney disease) on the increase due to our changing lifestyles, their work is more essential than ever, and they need talented, passionate and caring people to help get to a cure – faster.

Location: Home Based (North of England and South of England)

Job type: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, working evenings and weekends as required.

Salary: £26,000 to £30,000 depending on experience

Closing date: Friday 29 November 2019

You may have experience of the following: Community & Events Fundraiser, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising and Events Coordinator, Event Fundraiser, Marketing Assistant, Community Fundraiser, Direct Marketing, Events Coordinator, Community Fundraising, Events Assistant, Third Sector, Charity, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Fundraising Assistant, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Sales Executive, Sales Assistant, Fundraising Manager, etc.

Ref: 90260

Philanthropy Manager (Manchester)

Salary: £35,000 to £42,000 per annum + excellent benefits

Contract length: Permanent

Location: Home-based in Greater Manchester & North West

Working Hours: 35 per week, however part-time and flexible working options available. We appreciate not everyone has the same working needs, therefore please advise of your preferred working pattern within your application.

Closing date: Ongoing

Please note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing for this role on an ongoing basis, so early application is encouraged to avoid disappointment.

In this role you will manage a portfolio of and develop relationships with prospective major donors and trusts in a way that will increase the likelihood and value of a major gift.

To do this you will steward relationships, bringing them closer to the organisation, considering a range of research projects, events and opportunities to identify and maximise how our donors can add value to CRUK as well as...

• Recruit, manage and support senior volunteers
• Develop and implement engagement and cultivation strategies
• Manage a portfolio of current and prospective major donors - to secure 4 or 5 figure donations and pledges
• Identify potential new prospects by attending networking events

You may have a working knowledge of the principals of major gift fundraising or sales but you will:

• Have a track record of fundraising from high net worth individuals or charitable trusts
• Be performance driven and enjoy working in a target driven environment
• Be a strong influencer and a great networker
• An inspirational communicator - both written and oral

If this sounds like you or you would like to hear more about these opportunities do not hesitate to get in touch.

Please see the following link for a full candidate pack:

Would you like to join the dynamic team behind the City of Trees movement, creating a greener and more resilient Greater Manchester? Environmental sustainability is hot topic right now with politicians and social change movements like the Extinction Rebellion making the case for action. We are looking for a talented Fundraising Manager with specialism in strategic corporate engagement to seize the day and maximise opportunities for companies to get on board.

City of Trees has an innovative and exciting plan to transform the landscape of Greater Manchester by planting a tree for every person who lives here, bringing community woodland back and developing a woodland culture.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with great interpersonal skills who can sell the power of trees and woodlands to potential supporters and funders of the City of Trees movement. Someone who can confidently communicate the need for trees and woods across the urban landscape and make the case for successful investment in trees for Greater Manchester as part of the Northern Forest.

They've already laid the foundations for successful fundraising with a corporate membership scheme in place, leaving plenty of room for creativity and innovation to shape future fundraising strategy. There is also potential for growth in the fundraising team itself as income increases, so a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual to really make their mark.

Flexible, life and family-friendly culture; open to some homeworking with a small, happy and collaborative team waiting to welcome you.

If you care deeply about the future of our planet, please send a CV for lots more detail on this unique opportunity. Our North West consultant, Amelia Lee, is looking after this one: [email protected]

Final deadline for applications is Monday 2nd December with a view to interviewing on 12th December.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

National Programme Manager, Disrupting Exploitation (maternity cover)

Maternity cover fixed term contract, which is estimated to end in January 2021. 37 hours per week. £47,759 per annum.

Location. The preferred location for this role is London, but other Disrupting Exploitation delivery locations will be considered. These are Birmingham and Manchester.

This role sits within our children and families directorate. The role of National Programme Manager is a high-profile role, both internally and externally. If successful, you'll be managing an ambitious and innovative team. You have overall responsibility for the line management of 20 members of staff within the Disrupting Exploitation Programme and two members of staff who are part of Tackling Child Exploitation Support Programme.

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run national programmes and local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

We are currently looking for an experienced team manager, with a passion for systems change to join our dynamic, ambitious team. The Disrupting Exploitation Programme works both one-to-one with young people and on systems change. Our systems change work is focused on the policies, procedures, contexts and cultures around young people to improve the response to children in comparable situations in the future

A key part of this role will be your ability to lead and manage a diverse and ambitious team, be an organisational spokesperson on child exploitation and be relied on as a subject matter expert in the field of child exploitation.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Knowledge and understanding of the protection of vulnerable young people and safe

-An understanding of leading and managing continuous improvement in a changing funding and policy context.

-Understanding the principles of systems change as applied within children's policy.

-Experience of developing brilliant, sustaining and well functioning relationships and partnerships with external organisations and individuals

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview. Please note this will be sent to candidates prior to interview.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on 22nd of November. Interviews will be held on Thursday 12th December.

Purposes of the job: The purpose of the Scheme Manager role is to ensure that Home-Start Warrington has in place effective leadership required to meet its charitable objectives.

• To execute the strategic plan as laid down by the Trustees
• To hold responsibility for maintaining an overview of the scheme
• To ensure the effective day to day management of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum & Articles of Association; the Home-Start Standards & Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.
• To ensure the scheme maintains high standards of practice in supporting families within the Home-Start model
• To ensure equality of opportunity, fairness and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s work.
• To ensure good safeguarding practice in all aspects of the scheme’s work
• To take responsibility for providing leadership and management to the staff team.
• To increase the profile of Home-Start Warrington in the region.

This is a strategic role for which the key responsibilities are:

• Leadership & People Management
• Business Development and Planning
• Effective Networking, PR and Marketing
• Income Generation
• Performance Management
• Operational Management

Key Skills and Experience:

• The successful candidate will be an experienced Manager/Leader with a demonstrable track record of success.

• They will possess strong leadership, strategic management and governance skills as well as being solution focussed.

• Strong change management skills are essential.

Detail of Responsibilities

Leadership and People Management

• To provide leadership to staff, delegating specific responsibilities to them where appropriate, and to maintain a climate which attracts, retains and motivates good quality staff.
• To undertake the leadership and line management of the staff team, including individual coaching, team development and motivation.
• To be responsible for ensuring that all aspects of staff recruitment, development and training, supervision, grievance and appraisal procedures are developed and conducted in accordance with accepted good practice and in line with Home Start UK Policies and Home Start Warrington business plan.
• To foster good communications within Home-Start Warrington and develop the organisation’s initiatives.
• To agree continuous professional development priorities with all staff.
• To oversee and ensure all aspects of volunteer recruitment, development, training, supervision procedures are developed and conducted in accordance with accepted good practice.

Operational Management

• To effectively manage all operational activities, monitoring and reporting to the Trustees on performance against objectives
• To ensure systems and processes are fit for purpose, aligned with Home Start UK practices and consistent throughout the organisation

Support for families/volunteers

• Maintaining an overview of the work with families.

• Ensuring support to families is of a high standard, in accordance with Home-Start’s model, policies and procedures.

• To undertake the Strategic Lead role on safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare.
• Ensuring the scheme maintains an effective team of volunteers

Fundraising and Income Generation

• To work with the Trustees on the development and implementation of a fundraising strategy in line with the organisation’s plans.
• To manage, support and work with the Trustees to secure adequate resources for Home-Start Warrington.
• To ensure research and funding priorities are up to date.
• To ensure new opportunities for income generation that will support Home-Start Warrington’s ambition are identified.
• To manage the relationship with key stakeholders ensuring excellent understanding of the value and importance of Home-Start Warrington’s work.
• To ensure all relationships are carefully managed, and to act in the best interests of the scheme at all times.

Finance

• To manage the financial plan and yearly budgets, working with the Trustees to ensure continued financial viability.
• To be responsible for ensuring adequate resources for Home-Start Warrington through sound financial management and effective budgeting.
• To take responsibility for service agreements, negotiating contracts and agreements as appropriate, in consultation with the Trustees.
• To ensure that the annual financial audit takes place, and to oversee the preparation.
• To ensure that the Trustees Annual Report is produced in line with current guidance.

Board and Governance

• Together with the Chair, to prepare an annual board timetable and regular meeting agendas.
• To attend all Trustee meetings, including sub-groups, as required.
• To ensure that such papers are available so as to enable the Trustees to make considered decisions about all matters of strategy, policy and finance.
• To work with the Chair and other trustees to identify, recruit and induct new trustees.
• To ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and HSUK requirements (either directly or through delegation) through appropriate policy development and standards of behaviour.

Job Title: Marketing Manager

Contract: Perm

Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week

Location:       Any Trust Office in England

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

This exciting marketing manager role will play a key part in supporting the delivery of one of the largest initiatives in our history.
As part of our mission to work with one million young people over the next 10 years, we will support 10,000 young people into health and social care careers over the next 4 years. Our new marketing manager will lead the marketing planning and tactical implementation to achieve this.

You will join our team to work on this ground-breaking project that will see The Prince’s Trust work in partnership with health and social care organisations across England to be part of solving the health and social care workforce challenges, and encourage young people to start a valuable career in the health/care sector.

To learn more about the role please visit our website

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

At Depaul UK we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Service Manager to come and join our Stockport team. You will join us on a full-time basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £27,234 pa + pension and other benefits.

Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that: prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within.

In return as our Service Manager, you'll be joining a friendly, flexible and values-led organisation, and will receive:

- Competitive salary

- 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)

- Contributory pension scheme

- Life assurance

- Cycle to work scheme

- Interest free Annual Season Ticket Loan

- Four Weeks Paternity Leave

The Service Manager role:

We are recruiting for a Service Manager for an exciting new service in the Stockport area, working with young people who are leaving the care system. This supported accommodation provision will equip young care leavers to make the move towards independence, increasing their resilience and helping them realise their full potential.

What makes this role exciting?
 
- A full induction and training to enhance the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills required’

- Training in the Depaul Endeavour model

- Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner

What will ideally support your success in the Service Manager role?

- Experiencing of supervising the work of others

- Significant experience of managing a service, preferably in a residential care or support setting

- Demonstrable experience of working with young people with a range of support needs including mental health and/or complex needs

- Experience managing partnerships with mental health and other professionals

- Experience of managing buildings, budgets and expenditures

Closing Date: Monday 18 November 2019

So, if this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Service Manager then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

Would you like to be part of transforming mental wellbeing in Greater Manchester?  Mind in Greater Manchester are recruiting a pro-active, energetic and dedicated Network Development Lead to lead on the creation of a network of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) partner organisations committed to improving mental wellbeing across the whole of Greater Manchester.  If you have experience of building relationships with key stakeholders and have successfully persuaded diverse organisations to commit to a programme, project, scheme, vision or strategy – and kept them on track – we would love to hear from you.

Objectives

You will engage partner organisations in the VCSE sector to commit to staff being trained to deliver ‘Connect 5’ – a workforce development programme that empowers individuals to improve and sustain mental wellbeing, both in themselves and in others. These trainers will then cascade the training to colleagues, service users and members of the public. They will be supported by a community of practice aimed at developing knowledge, skills and best practice, and ensuring high quality, consistent training that is safe, effective and genuinely transformative. First-class digital resources will further support this work.

Mind in Greater Manchester, in partnership with The Big Life Company, have been commission to create the ‘Greater Manchester Connect 5 Hub’ to deliver this vision.

Connect 5

Connect 5 is a well-established prevention toolkit that promotes psychological awareness, knowledge and understanding. It teaches the development of skills, which empower people to take pro-active steps to build mental health resilience for themselves and others. The programme will be disseminated more widely than anywhere it has previously been attempted, in an effort to reform and enhance normal ways of working and embed the GM-Connect 5 principles across the whole Public Service and Voluntary Community Social Enterprise (VCSE) system and the communities they serve.

The Lead Engagement Worker will be responsible for driving the adoption of the Connect 5 model within the VCSE sector in Greater Manchester while ensuring inclusivity across geographies, sectors and communities of identity. The Lead Engagement Worker will be responsible for making sure partner organisations remain active participants in the project.

Can you win commitment and maintain energy within a diverse network of partner organisations?

We would like to work with someone who shares in our vision and will really invest in turning it into a reality. You will have a passion for enabling individuals improve and sustain their mental wellbeing, whilst tackling the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health.

This role includes all aspects of stakeholder engagement:

• Horizon scanning for partner organisations;

• Strategic planning and implementation;

• Networking, relationship building with key stakeholders;

• Involving, engaging and motivating individuals and organisations;

• Attending meetings and events;

• Following up/re-engaging organisations.

Who we are:

We are a flexible and fast-moving charity delivering mental health services across part of Greater Manchester. Our aim is to continue to provide the best quality local mental health services in prevention, early intervention and primary care; alongside empowering individuals and our communities to live well. We offer various services across the community and to individuals aiming to improve wellbeing and raise awareness around the importance of mental health support.

Why choose Tameside, Oldham and Glossop Mind?

1. We offer a dynamic, stimulating environment that embraces change and is open to new ways of working.

2. We provide a real opportunity to influence meaningful change within our society and for you to contribute your expertise to this process.

3. We maintain a strong commitment to ethical standards of working within a socially inclusive environment.

4. We offer ongoing training and development to all staff and volunteers, enabling you to gain qualifications and expertise in mental health and therapeutic interventions.

5. We offer a degree of flexibility around working hours, balancing work and personal commitments.

6. Other benefits include 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, a 5% pension contribution and a discount in our café.

Mind in Greater Manchester is a partnership of five local mind associations: Tameside, Oldham and Glossop Mind, Manchester Mind, Mind in Salford, Rochdale and District Mind and Stockport and District Mind. By working together, we can achieve better mental health for everyone in Greater Manchester.

Ready to apply? We’d love to hear from you.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 8th December 2019.  However, the vacancy may close earlier if enough applications are received. 

Care Team Manager

You will join our client as a Care Team Manager who will manage the day-to-day running services in Rochdale.

Care Team Manager Responsibilities:

They provide a supported housing service for people with Learning Disabilities and some mental health problems. But they need your help in order to provide the very best Person Centred Support. As well as ensuring the quality of service and support provided to people who use their services, they’ll rely on you to manage service contracts, line manage front line staff and organise any building maintenance requirements. Whether you’re carrying out an induction, undertaking an investigation, putting team development plans in place or providing support to their business development team, one thing’s certain – you won't be short of challenge and variety.

Care Team Manager Requirements:

- Substantial experience gained managing a caseload of individuals with complex needs is a given, as well as being values and outcome driven, able to lead by example using your firm, Values Driven but inclusive management style.
- You’re transparent and encouraging too and have lots of tact and diplomacy.
- What's more, you're great at managing conflicting priorities on time, have a flexible attitude to working hours and are willing to participate in on call arrangements.
- And, if you have experience of carrying out investigations, writing reports / recommendations and solutions driven, even better, although it's not essential as they offer an extensive induction and training program for managers.

About our client:

They are a leading, high quality social care provider for people with complex needs in the North West of England. With a background of over 18 years’ experience, they are a well-respected and highly regarded provider of specialist services tailored to the needs of individuals with complex needs.

They pride themselves on working in partnership with individuals, their families, commissioners and local communities to develop personalised services which are tailored to fit the individuals they support. They also want to promote the independence of the people they support by providing opportunities to work with and in local communities.

Location: Rochdale,

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £21,000 to £25,500 per annum

You may have experience of the following: Social Care Manager, Care Team Manager, Supported Housing Manager, Care Home Team Manager, Care Home Manager, Care Team Leader, Care Supervisor, Senior Care Assistant, Support Worker, etc,

Ref: 89977

Oasis Charitable Trust is a multi-national charity supporting young people and their families in 11 countries worldwide. Our vision is for building healthy communities: places where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their full potential.

The Oasis Hub Oldham team have been successful in obtaining funding for a Community Kitchen Project Worker.  This person will support the Hub Team in running a community kitchen project, including cooking and serving food to over 100 young people at the Oasis Hub Oldham Hubabaloo Holiday club provision.

Key responsibilities will be:

• To support the project lead or provider in delivery of Oasis Community kitchen weekly sessions as well as our holiday club.
• Developing positive relationships with the volunteers working on these projects.
• Planning, preparing and delivering food (responding to dietary needs), and cleaning and tidying after.
• Assisting the Hub Leader by providing data for monitoring and evaluating purposes.
• Assisting with recruitment campaigns.

The successful post holder must have:

• A relevant qualification (minimum Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate) and relevant experience (e.g. catering or café).
• A working knowledge of safeguarding, food hygiene and health and safety practices.
• Experience of working with and supporting volunteers.
• Be self-motivated, resilient, with excellent organisational and inter-personal skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing national organisation, making a difference to communities on a local level, while individually improving the life chances of young people.  As part of the package, Oasis offers:

• A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution
• A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays)

If you are interested in this position, please email your CV to OasisUK or click "Apply" on this page.

This is an ongoing recruitment campaign and interviews will take place until a suitable candidate is interviewed.  So please send in applications as soon as possible.

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. 

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487