Programme Leader

£40,000 per annum
5 days per week (Monday - Friday)
Core, 175 St John Street, London EC1V 4LW

Your new employer:

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff. Place2Be provides children’s mental health services in over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils. Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life.

Are we the type of life changing organisation you’d like to work for? Yes…. then read on.

Your new role:

You will have responsibility for day to day leadership a suite of Place2Be Mental Health Training Programmes in addition to single-delivery Workshops and the Peer Mentoring Programme, this includes curriculum development, programme delivery, delegate learning, monitoring and evaluation. You will lead on the development and delivery of an outstanding delegate experience from enquiry through to programme completion. You will also be part of the Learning & Practice team based at 175 St John Street. You will report to the Head of Learning for Schools & Communities and ensure that Place2Be programme(s) are consistently quality assured through development, evaluation, delivery, supervision and moderation. 

The successful candidate:

As the successful candidate you’ll have proven experience of leading on the development, organisation and day to day management of internal or externally based programmes for clinical staff.

The Programme Leader will be responsible for:

• Leading on the development, organisation and day to day management of the programme suite ensuring relevance, currency, coherence, attractiveness and distinctiveness to schools and other learning & teaching communities
• Contribute to new programme development as appropriate and ensure it reflects up-to-date practice in Place2Be Partner schools along with best practice in the wider field Working with Co-ordinators to Schedule Taster Days, Level 2 and 3 courses nationwide
• Work closely with the Development Programme Co-ordinator and the Business Systems team to
• Develop a departmental approach to transition to a new CRM and other systems
• Ensure that the programmes and any module specifications, programme materials and resources are accurate and up-to-date

As the successful candidate you’ll be able to demonstrate the following as part of your application:

• Qualified as a counsellor/psychotherapist to Level 5 or above, or other equivalent experience in a Mental Health role.
• Experience of line management, staff appraisal and development
• BACP Registered/Accredited or UKCP/HPC registered or equivalent accrediting body for qualification
• Initiates, builds and maintains sustainable key stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
• Demonstrates competency in using Microsoft Office, emails, cloud-based technology and the internet
• Experience of working dynamically with diversity and difference to bring about change
• Currently practising as a counsellor/psychotherapist for children and able to continue doing so in this role

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended maternity/paternity pay

A supportive organisation we offer strong and clear leadership as well as a fantastic working environment to ensure your early success.

*Please note: internally this role is called Programme Leader- Schools and Communities

For further information, please visit our website and apply via our website by completing the application form.

Closing Date: Sunday 29th March 2020 at 11.59pm

Interviews: Monday 06th April 2020

If You share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work - but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping give young people brighter futures.

Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are keen to reflect the diversity of the partner schools we work in and are particularly interested in attracting applications from male candidates, as well as candidates from Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

About ReachOut

ReachOut is a mentoring charity that works with young people in disadvantaged communities in London, Manchester, Oldham and Liverpool to raise aspirations and help them grow in character and academic attainment. We improve Numeracy, Literacy and Communication Skills whilst reinforcing our core values of Fairness, Self-Control, Good Judgement and Staying Power.

Role Description

We are looking for enthusiastic, collaborative and positive individuals to join our Leadership Programme and become Project Leaders. As a Project Leader you will run a weekly mentoring project at either a primary or secondary school, facilitating the 2-hour sessions alongside other responsibilities. The Leadership Programme is an opportunity to gain and improve your leadership, management and communication skills whilst having a massive impact on the lives of young people. You will be supporting them to raise their aspirations, develop their character, and build their academic attainment and self-confidence. Are you up for the challenge?

Role Details

As a Project Leader you will:

• Spend 2 hours planning and 2 hours delivering your mentoring session each week during term time for 10 - 16 young people and their mentors.
• Manage and support the young people.
• Manage and support the volunteer mentors.
• Attend meetings with school contacts alongside the ReachOut team and provide information to the school when requested by ReachOut.​
• Complete monitoring and evaluation activities to assess project success.​

Please download the information pack for full details about the job role.

Personal Specification

Experience

• Has worked with groups of young people in the range 9 to 16 years old
• Has the potential to take on a leadership role
• Can demonstrate commitment to a cause / activity and has taken an active role in that (e.g. captain of a sports team, president of a society)
• Has professional work experience (e.g. internships, summer placements, etc.) This can include regular voluntary experience but should be positions where you have had responsibility for something, worked to deadlines, worked with others etc.

Skills

• Maths and English skills, (minimum grade C at GCSE or equivalent)
• Communication skills (face-to-face, email, text, phone)
• Good organisation skills (can manage tasks effectively, accurately and in timely fashion)
• Confident in use of MS Word and Excel

Personal attributes

• Passionate about ReachOut’s mission
• Demonstrates ReachOut’s Character Strengths: Fairness, Good Judgement, Self-Control and Staying Power
• Demonstrate good team work skills such as collaboration and delegation
• Open to feedback with a genuine desire to learn and develop personally
• Enthusiastic and energetic
• Excited by challenge
• Prepared to be adaptable and creative
• Positive
• Sociable

Application Instructions

To apply for the Leadership Programme, please visit our website where you can apply. Applicants must ensure they are available to attend a Residential weekend from 4th to 6th September. The residential weekend will be in London. Accommodation, transport from Manchester/Liverpool, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday will be provided. Upon completion of the residential training weekend, all Project Leaders will be paid a lump sum of £50.

We aim to respond to applications within 2 weeks of receiving your application.

Part-Time, 17.5 hrs p/w

Fixed Term Contract until 30 December 2020

HMP Stoke Heath

Ref code: TAS-203

Are you a proactive, efficient and influential individual who is passionate about making a difference to disadvantaged people? If so, St Giles Trust has a career-enhancing opportunity for a Trainer Assessor to deliver training, support and assessment for Peer Advisors.

About St Giles

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

About this vital role

Our successful candidate will focus on identifying, engaging with and recruiting learners in custody with the relevant skills and motivation. You will work alongside the Peers in Custody to develop and deliver ETE interventions in line with KPI targets.

You will also work alongside some of the teams at St Giles to identify placements for Peer Advisers and support both the Peer Advisers and their supervisor caseworkers, in achieving successful placement.

To secure this exciting opportunity, you must have:

• A proven track record of sourcing and supporting participants to access employment, training, personal development opportunities and other specialist support (housing, substance misuse, mental health)
• Strong experience of successfully supporting disadvantaged people into sustainable employment
• The ability to apply a creative approach to planning programmes and activities that support the development of those already in work to improve their circumstances and employment situation
• A background of career coaching and a sound understanding of career adaptability
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational abilities, plus impressive attention to detail
• Sympathy with the aims and ethos of St Giles Trust as an organisation

Any appointment is subject to security clearance from the Prison Service.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervision, cycle scheme, season ticket loan and much more.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: 11pm, 29th March 2020.

Offering a friendly and supportive team, opportunities for professional and personal development, and an excellent benefits package including Simply Health coverage, a work-related clinical supervision allowance, competitive annual leave entitlements and a contributory pension scheme, we are looking for a friendly Volunteer Coordinator looking to develop their career in a fast-paced charity team.

The Forward Trust is a social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction and move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past.

The Role

You will work within our Recovery Support team which offers support to Forward Trust service users. This team is a part of the Recovery Support Department, which also offers the following support: Volunteering, Family work, Apprenticeships and Resettlement.

You will support our employability Mentoring Support Service by overseeing and monitoring the Employment Mentoring Service as well as training, recruiting and supporting Mentor Volunteers.

The Volunteer Coordinator will work with both of our Employment Coaches to deliver mentoring services to Employability Services clients, as well as supporting the Mentoring Programme Coordinator to deliver OCN and NCFE qualifications to Peer Supporters, volunteers and apprentices.

Role Responsibilities for a Volunteer Coordinator:

* Support clients or learners from employability services with their on-going needs
* Support the implementation and development of the employability mentoring or volunteering programmes.
* To recruit, interview, support and review mentors, volunteers and apprentices
* To deliver Training induction and qualifications to Mentors
* Facilitate quarterly reviews and forums and events with Mentors
* Support the Recovery Support Team Leader to develop and implement the Mentoring and Volunteering strategy
* Set individual objectives to implement and achieve strategic objectives
* Build strong relationships with, and make full use of the support offered by, head office functions
* Support the Team Leader with regular service audits ensuring that any issues are escalated and addressed in a timely manner
* Support the Team Leader to write quarterly reports for the trustees reflecting the progress against the department strategy and objectives

Requirements for the Volunteer Coordinator:

* A positive problem-solving approach with the ability to focus on key issues quickly and clearly
* Understanding of the voluntary sector and mentoring programmes
* Experience of supporting clients with their training and employment needs
* Experiencing of coaching, supervising and delivering training and induction to volunteers
* Understanding of and sensitivity to diversity and equality issues.
* Commitment to 12 steps interventions and treatment approach.

Qualifications:

* Level 4 Education and training
* A relevant coaching skills qualification.

£19,847 - £23,350 (unqualified); £22,526 - £26,501 (qualified) - please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)

Full-time (35 hrs p/w) – FTC until 3rd April 2021

Cardiff Office, Coopers Yard

Are you a collaborative and proactive individual with extensive experience of delivering training to vulnerable adults and the ability to work with people who have multiple and complex needs?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Trainer Assessor to join our team and deliver an inspiring training programme leading to the achievement of NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance.

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

St Giles Trust’s peer-led services form the backbone of our work; we firmly believe that Peer Advisors bring something special to our services, increasing engagement, having more time to spend with clients and becoming role models to their peers. Our successful candidate will be a part of a Peer Hub team that provides a high-level service to individuals with lived experience whilst working towards their NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance. 

About this pivotal role

As part of a larger Trainer Assessor team, which is at the heart of the Peer Advisor Network, you will plan and deliver an effective training programme, which will involve liaising with St Giles Trust staff and external partner organisations to identify and engage learners with the relevant skills, motivation and aptitude, plus interviewing applicants, completing assessment paperwork and assessing learning and other needs.

You will also work with learners to produce realistic individual learning plans and provide a comprehensive induction, and maintain and develop the range of work placement opportunities, matching learners to placements and ensuring positive and supportive relationships with placements hosts.

What we are looking for:

• Experience of working to targets and recording information and statistics to enable effective monitoring of performance against targets
• Knowledge of the issues faced by project participants in accessing and sustaining training or employment
• A proven capability to apply a creative approach to planning programmes and activities
• Ability to effectively assess evidence and identify assessment criteria using a range of assessment methods
• Excellent time management, prioritisation and communication skills, both verbal and written
• A professional, flexible and collaborative approach to your work

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, childcare vouchers, season ticket loan and much more.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button,

Closing date: 29th March 2020. Interviews: 7th April 2020.

Fixed Term Contract

HMP Parc with occasional Travel

Ref Code: RCP-202

About St Giles

A well-established charity that helps ex-offenders and disadvantaged people to move their lives forward, St. Giles offers support to help people overcome any issues that might be holding them back and to prevent the likelihood of them reoffending on release.

This role is an integral part of a Cabinet Office-funded project that will be providing a Through the Gates service that aims to reduce reoffending. It will see our successful candidates working within the delivery team alongside Peer Advisors to provide a comprehensive resettlement planning service to prisoners within a custodial setting.

About this vital role

As a Caseworker, you will review resettlement plans at agreed stages of a prisoner’s sentence and provide information and assistance based on identified needs or make referrals to the appropriate services. They will also lead on the delivery and coordination of resettlement plan interventions for service users in co-operation with prison staff, Peer Advisors, and Case Managers.

You will provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment, advice, referral and support service to men in custody, exploring innovative and effective methods of casework, plus offer casework support and supervision and regular coaching and resettlement courses to the Peer Advisors.

To succeed, you must have:

• An understanding of the issues facing individuals with complex needs, whilst in prison and on release
• A sound awareness of the support options for this client group in areas such as family and relationships, health, victims of DV, education, training and employment, plus finance, benefit and debt
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• First-class communication skills, particularly listening skills
• Calm, flexible and adaptable, you must have strong time management, organisational and IT skills
• Sympathy with the aims and ethos of St Giles as an organisation

Any appointment is subject to security clearance from the Prison Service.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.

Closing date: 11pm, 6th April 2020. Interviews: 14th 15th April 2020.

To help us achieve our mission, we are recruiting qualified social workers with direct experience of working with children and families and knowledge and experience of supporting social work students. We are looking for candidates who can lead the delivery of teaching across the year, support participants in their local authority units and supervise participants during the 2nd year of the Frontline programme.

Practice Tutors (PTs) work closely as a peer group to share effective ways of working across participant units, local authorities and regions. They play a key role within the development and delivery of our social work curriculum, contributing knowledge and expertise to create a culture that promotes outstanding social work education and that enables teams to do their best work in order to achieve our mission to transform the lives of vulnerable children and families.

PTs are responsible for teaching and developing participants at the five-week summer institute, regional recall days and, in the participant units within local authorities. PTs support a number of participant units, based within statutory children’s social care services. Each unit is led by a Consultant Social Worker (CSW).  Core to the Practice Tutor role is the ability to provide support, challenge and guidance to participants and CSWs to ensure a high quality practice learning experience.

Applicants need a good understanding of the social work role and have the ability to make links with adults’ and children’s services. To apply you need excellent social work practice skills, experience of developing others and a commitment to educating a new generation of social workers. This role provides the opportunity to genuinely align practice and theory. In doing so you to be a committed to evidence informed practice models and have an appetite to exploring different and innovative approaches to teaching these models. PTs are supported to gain fellowship status with the HEA if not already held.

Young K&C is a brand-new charity established to support children and young people in Kensington & Chelsea.  Young K&C is an innovative cross-sector partnership, working with youth clubs, charities, schools, businesses and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.

The Fundraising & Development Manager will help build and manage the membership base and create strong consortia.  You will have tenacity and drive, leading large scale funding applications and working with corporates and individuals to leverage investment.

We are seeking a passionate and highly skilled individual into an exciting and flexible environment which offers excellent prospects as the charity develops.

This is a full time role but part time hours/ job share negotiable for the right candidate/s.

With the wider HR team made up of 25 employees, you will lead a team of 8 and be responsible for designing and implementing all Jewish Care human resource activities, ensuring they drive the Jewish Care Vision and 7 strategic goals including being an Employer of Choice.

Not only will you play a key role in ensuring that our Vision and Values are brought to life across the organisation, you will lead a team who provide high standards of HR service and advice to stakeholders to help them achieve their goals, enabling organisation development, good change management and efficiencies.

Part of this role will be to review our policies to ensure that they're robust and up to date, and that our employment practice is fit for purpose to maximise the potential of our staff. Developing strong performance management and overseeing employment relation issues will be a significant part of the role. You will provide specialist, professional advice on employment law issues, supporting the HR Business Partners and mitigating legislative risk.

Driving continual improvement and great communication skills will need to come naturally so that you can roll out various HR initiatives influencing the Senior Leadership Team and a variety of stakeholders at all levels.

It will also be important for you to influence organisation structure and workforce planning as well as keeping our pay and benefits under review to ensure we remain competitive.

What you'll be doing:

* Maintaining focus on the strategic development of Jewish Care to be an Employer of Choice.
* Contributing to the leadership and direction of Jewish Care through active strategic input and involvement in the Senior Leadership Team.
* Provide support for reward activities - e.g. pay review, benefits, pensions
* Implement a robust HR function capable of supporting Jewish Care as an Employer of Choice:

* Design and implement all human resource activities throughout the employee life cycle; to include policies, processes, systems, budgets, development of our people, objectives and plans designed to achieve people related KPIs to deliver the strategic vision.
* Lead the Human Resource Business Partners, HR Advisors, Payroll and administration team to deliver added value and high standards of customer service to stakeholders.
* Oversee employment relation issues, driving effective performance management, and mitigating risk.
* Ensure that all human resource activities comply with appropriate legislative requirements and best practice.
* Alongside the Head of Talent support staff wellbeing, including management of external providers. Jointly provide good awareness and tools to effectively manage sick absence and offer support where required e.g. mental health

5. Work closely with the Head of Talent who leads on Learning and Development and the interim Head of Resourcing who leads Recruitment and is currently overseeing HR systems as well as other peers.

6. Provide constructive challenge and innovative ideas by remaining up to date and engaged with HR research, developments and networks.

7. Assist in the coaching, mentoring and development of our senior management team.

8. Deputise in the absence of the Director

What you'll need:

* Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD
* Over 5 years generalist HR experience in a senior HR management role
* Experience of being part of a senior leadership team and making meaningful contributions to strategic decision making
* Extensive knowledge of employment law
* Good understanding of staff engagement techniques and effective performance management
* Organisational design, structures and change management concepts
* Ability to align teams and their performance to the vision and core values of an organisation.
* Excellent communication, negotiation, mediation and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to develop, monitor and deliver KPIs.
* Consistently delivering results within agreed timeframes and in line with financial targets.
* Personal Attributes
* A positive can-do attitude and a change agent
* Goal orientated
* Team player

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 31st March 2020

If you require further information on this role and a full job description please email 

Benefits

Jewish Care offers excellent benefits and training to all staff. Benefits include, free meals, 20 day's annual leave, Jewish Care Pension scheme, various discounts, Loans and mileage reimbursement, ride to work scheme, eye tests, employee referral bonus and more.

About

Jewish Care is a leading communal organisation. We are the largest health and social care charity for the Jewish community in the UK, caring for nearly 7,000 people every week. Approximately 1500 staff from multi-cultural backgrounds together with 3,000 volunteers help to maintain their service. It provides a wide range of services to help meet the community's physical, social and

Do you share our passion for supporting people with neuro-disabilities? Do you have a clinical background as a therapist, social worker or nurse? Would you welcome the opportunity to serve as our new CEO?

If you do, Integrated Neurological Services (INS) would like to hear from you.

Integrated Neurological Services (INS) is a unique charity. Founded in 1993, we offer long-term, holistic support to people with neuro disabilities, in particular Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke.

We work closely with the NHS and local authorities to bridge the gap in their support services to people with neuro disabilities and we maintain support for people once active NHS input has ended. INS have contracts in Hounslow and Richmond providing health and wellbeing preventative services as well as supporting carers.

INS have developed a reputation for achievement and innovative approaches to integrated care in the community. We are passionate about providing support to ensure all clients receive ongoing, long-term professional support tailored to their needs. Our multidisciplinary team use an integrated model of care to encourage self-help and, through rehabilitation, education and support, enable people to manage their condition, to live as fully and independently as possible within their communities and achieve the best possible quality of life for them and their carers. 

We have also recently reached an important milestone, our 25'" anniversary, which provided us with the opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved and what we hope to achieve moving forward.

Following the recent decision by our previous CEO to leave INS to take up a new position closer to where he lives, the Board took the decision to appoint an Interim to provide oversight whilst we appoint to the substantive post.

Our new CEO will preferably be a therapist, social worker or nurse who can provide INS with the visionary leadership and networking skills to champion our ethos and continue taking us forward. Their priorities will be to champion and lead our clinical work, continue our local partnership working and look to increase funding by exploring opportunities in surrounding areas.

They will be expected to be ambitious and entrepreneurial, bring energy and a vision. They will have the ability to communicate the work, success and ambition of INS and be able to lead and motivate people effectively.

Closing date: Monday 30 March

Final Panel Interviews: Monday 6 April

If you are interested in submitting an application and would welcome a confidential and discrete conversation, please contact our advising consultant Philip Nelson at Harris Hill.