DHI is an award-winning charity that challenges social exclusion by supporting people to achieve their potential and contribute to the richness and wellbeing of their community. We are looking for individuals who share our passion for our values of self-direction, stimulation and zest for life and our commitment to our client groups and the local communities we serve.

The post holder will be working within the vibrant Peer and Workforce Development Team. You will recruit, train, coach and support Peer Supporters to grow in their recovery and develop work-based skills as well as coordinate peer placements within DHIs recovery hubs, partner agencies and across Bristol ROADS (Recovery Orientated Alcohol & Drug Services) .

We welcome applications from those with direct lived experience of drug and alcohol addiction.

If you are interested, please visit the DHI website for contact details to arrange an informal discussion regarding the role.

How To Apply

If you wish to apply for the role, please use the enclosed Job Description & Person Specification to complete an Application Form and Skills Form and send to HR before Midday Monday 31st August 2020.

More information available on the DHI website

We’re looking for a brilliant Peer Support Officer to develop and deliver a voluntary peer support programme alongside women across London. You will work closely with the nine Pause Practices currently being delivered in London. This post is one of several being piloted across the Pause network to test and develop new approaches to Next Steps.

We’re looking for someone who shares our commitment to ensuring that women who have experience of the Pause programme are at the heart of decision-making, and that we work together to learn, collaboratively solve challenges and grow. 

Pause is keen to encourage applicants from as diverse a range of candidates as possible, to better reflect the range of women we work with. We would particularly like to hear from people who have lived experience of children’s services, and from BAME communities, both of whom are currently underrepresented in the national team. 

If you think this may be the job for you then please download the briefing document and application form, as well as the declaration form. 

If you would like to talk to us before making an application please call Jo Crellen, using the number in the briefing document.

Application deadline: 9am, 17th August 2020 

First interview and assessment: 26th and 27th August 2020 

Second interviews if required: w/c 1st September 2020 

Summary

Diabetes Scotland have secured funding from The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland to develop and deliver a peer support project led by young people targeted specifically at 13-24 year olds living with type 1 diabetes across Scotland. This 18 month project aims to improve self-management by helping young people increase their emotional health and wellbeing, overcome isolation and increase their confidence in self-management.

Interview Date: 31 August 2020

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan (on completion of your probation period)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

Project Delivery/Management

• To lead development, delivery and project management; following all relevant safeguarding, GDPR and Diabetes UK policies and procedures
• To embed the principles of co-design and co-production and ensure the project is being responsive to the needs of young people living with type 1
• To be responsible for the overall project budget
• To develop and deliver a robust evaluation and monitoring plan and meet all reporting requirements
• To be an ambassador for the project and for young people living with type 1
• To recruit and train young volunteers and constantly increase the confidence and capability of young people actively involved in the project
• To implement a communications and marketing strategy for the project across a range of platforms
• To proactively build, and manage, key stakeholder/partnership relationships
• To share best practice and provide regular networking and knowledge transfer opportunities
• To support the development of an on-going legacy for the project beyond the lifespan of the current funding

General Responsibilities

• To be a point of first contact within Diabetes Scotland for all volunteers aged between 13-24
• To advise Diabetes Scotland on best practice relating to young people as required
• To support Diabetes Scotland events and with general office duties as required
• To contribute to Diabetes Scotland strategic planning and delivery and support the wider Diabetes Scotland team as required

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have project management experience and have worked collaboratively with young people and young adults to design approaches that will meet their needs. Educated to degree level, or equivalent standard, you will have experience of working with young people and young adults across a variety of settings. You will also have experience of project planning, delivery, training and evaluation with excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as being proficient with digital and social media.

About the APPG on Malaria & NTDs

Established in 2005, the APPG on Malaria & Neglected Tropical Diseases (APPMG) has an established history of actively engaging UK parliamentarians on the issues of malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The APPMG facilitates and implements an active calendar of parliamentary and public events, policy briefings to support parliamentary debates and specialist meetings to inform and mobilise UK parliamentarians in support of priorities and policies that will accelerate progress against malaria and NTDs.

The priorities of the APPMG are guided by the Chair and Officers of the group, all sitting MPs and Peers in Westminster, and implemented with support from a part-time Coordinator to provide parliamentary and policy advice and administrative functions. The APPMG benefits from an active base of expert stakeholders from across academia, research, multilateral organisations, industry and the private sector as well as civil society. This is a significant resource to the APPMG in understanding and working to highlight key opportunities to engage parliamentarians on a wide range of topics from access to medicines, R&D for new tools, aid architecture, funding gaps, to evidence-based policy to inform control and elimination programmes.

In 2020, the APPMG is looking for an enthusiastic self-starter to fill the role of Coordinator. The candidate will support the secretariat function of the APPMG across the issues of malaria and NTDs, actively engaging with UK parliamentarians, expert stakeholders and networks including the UK Malaria Advocates and the UK Coalition against Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Role of the Coordinator

The APPMG Coordinator will act on behalf of the best interests of the Chair, Officers, and parliamentary members. The agenda of the APPMG will be driven by the Chair and Officers with input from and consultation with the external malaria and NTDs stakeholders as and when needed. The Coordinator will maintain regular contact with all external partner organisations to ensure broad and unbiased representation of the malaria and NTDs communities. The Coordinator will be required to work alongside the APPMG Chair and Officers to raise the political profile of malaria and NTDs with UK policy and decision makers and grow parliamentary support for the fight against malaria and NTDs.

Reporting

The Coordinator will be employed and line managed by and administratively accountable to Malaria No More UK. The Coordinator is functionally responsible to the APPMG Chair and Officers to execute the approved strategy and workplan.

Key responsibilities

Stakeholder engagement:

• Liaise with expert stakeholders to understand the key threat to progress on malaria and NTDs and the implementation of UK government policy in support of these issues.
• Collaborate and partner with expert stakeholders to strengthen parliamentary discussions with recommended content and guest speakers.

Parliamentary and policy advice:

• Identify potential APPMG priorities and share policy advice to inform the APPMG Chair and Officers on annual themes to be addressed in APPMG activities.
• Liaise with parliamentarians personally and develop and maintain a broad network of external contacts.
• Lead the organisation of parliamentary events and meetings focusing on key issues relating to malaria and NTDs and bringing together experts and parliamentarians, including logistics, agendas, and briefing materials.
• Support parliamentarians through the drafting of letter correspondence to relevant parliamentary targets; briefing papers ahead of parliamentary debates; circulating regular updates to parliamentary members and the wider malaria and NTD community on APPMG activities.
• Prepare speech remarks upon request to support APPMG parliamentary members and visiting dignitaries to APPMG events.
• Lead/support the preparation of an annual report on the activities of the APPMG, and other specialist reports based on discussion with APPMG Chair and expert stakeholders.
• Lead the organisation of field visits for parliamentarians to see international programmes tackling malaria and NTDs first-hand.

Administrative, strategy and planning:

• Development of a Chair and Officers approved annual workplan and oversight of the APPMG’s budget.
• Monitor and regularly report to the APPMG Chair and Officers on progress against the strategy and workplan.
• Financial reporting and basic accounting.
• Ensure strategic and operational plans fall within available budget and escalate to the APPMG Chair and Officers when there are concerns about the financial viability of being able to execute the workplan.
• Effective communication and lead renewal/revisions of MoUs with financial donors where required.
• Liaise with financial donors to cultivate continued support to the APPMG.
• Identify opportunities to grow and strengthen the APPMG.
• Ensure compliance with all APPG protocols and reporting requirements with the APPG Register.

Communications:

• Prepare press releases when relevant, update the website when needed and manage the APPMG’s social media accounts.
• Effectively communicate between the Chair, Officers, members, and external stakeholders.

Person specification

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of the UK parliamentary system
• Experience of parliamentary affairs
• An understanding of global dialogue on the Sustainable Development Goals
• Experience in international public health/development programs
• Excellent writing and critical analysis skills
• Excellent communication skills to build collaborative relationships and supportive engagement with stakeholders
• High attention to detail and quality
• A strong commitment to partnership and a collaborative approach
• Ability to undertake domestic and international travel agreed upon with the APPMG Chair and Officers

Desirable

• Experience in malaria and/or neglected tropical disease programmes/policy engagement/communications
• Experience of communicating science to a non-scientific audience
• Knowledge of website editing
• Knowledge of print production and use of online/social media
• Lived experience of malaria and/or NTDs

Staff benefits include:

• 10% employer pension contributions
• 28 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holiday days

To apply, please send your CV together with a supporting statement detailing why you are interested in this position and how your skills and experience fit the person specification above

MNMUK recognises the value of a team in which people from diverse backgrounds are able to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to delivering our mission to make Malaria No More. Candidates from historically marginalised or underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Upon appointment you will be required to comply with the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, undertaken by the Members’ Staff Verification Office (MSVO). See Members’ Staff Verification Office (MSVO) page for further info.

Closing date for applications: 17th August 2020

Refuge is the country’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services and culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline (run in partnership between Refuge and Women’s Aid). We advise Government and lobby to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, managing a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

Managing service delivery and performance

1. To work in a supportive, non-judgmental and non-directive manner

2. To offer emotional and practical support to victims of gender based violence. 

3. To plan and prepare for your supervision. 

4. To support the Advocacy team with the daily duty system (e.g.) answering calls, taking messages, giving information about the service to other professionals and clients.

5. To empower clients to research activities in the borough to help reduce levels of isolation

6. To support clients to carry out job searches and complete application forms. 

7. To assist with international women’s day and other events.

8. To accompany clients to appointment. (e.g.) housing, GP, job interviews, college, view properties etc.

9. To assist with group activities by meeting, greeting and helping service users to use the lift and making sure they are settled in the right room. 

10. To support the Advocacy team with administration tasks as required.

11. To gather and update contacts and other information required to enable staff and volunteers to provide a quality service 

12. To contribute to the on-going evaluation of the volunteering project.

13. To receive and organize donations to the Advocacy Service and Refuges.

14. To support clients to apply for grants

15. To report any problems/ difficulties/ complaints to the Service Manager

16. To maintain confidentiality, professional boundaries and security, when working with clients, staff and external agencies. 

We are looking for female peer mentor volunteers with strong interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to build good working relationships. You will be pro-active and organised with excellent administration skills and a capacity to work easily with people from a variety of backgrounds. An understanding of gender based violence and its impact on women and children is also desirable.

You must be able to commit to volunteering once or twice a week (Mondays to Fridays, 10am – 4pm) for 6 months. Successful peer mentor volunteers will need to be able to attend all 3 days of the compulsory training.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpin all of our work.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) accredited qualification for our profession.

Closing Date: 17th September 2020                                         

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpins all of our work.

Working closely with our Campaigns Co-ordinators and Fundraising Manager (Trusts & Major Donors), you will be responsible for the recruitment, retention, and engagement of supporters, and fundraising from these individuals.

A skilled communicator and natural relationship builder, the ideal candidate will have experience of developing supporter journeys which integrate campaigning, fundraising and engagement; ensuring that supporter data is held responsibly and used appropriately; and maximising income through regular giving, appeals and digital channels.

CAAT aims to work without hierarchy. We operate a pay parity policy and all permanent members of staff are directors of the company. The organisation is run on the principles of collective management and peer support – collective management responsibilities take an average of seven hours per week. 

All CAAT staff are working from home during the COVID-19 crisis, but this role would ordinarily be working from the London office in Finsbury Park, with some working from home days possible.

We can only accept applications which use our application form. CVs will not be considered.

CAAT is working towards a more equitable society and we encourage all applicants to complete the equal opportunities monitoring form. CAAT values diversity and is currently looking to recruit individuals from under-represented groups, in particular People of Colour. When shortlisting scoring shows that a group of candidates are as qualified to do the role as each other then the selection is narrowed by using positive action. The panel will then try to offer an interview to all candidates who identify as a person of colour from this group of candidates who were considered equally qualified.

Job Description

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is a UK-wide non-charitable campaigning organisation, currently 70% funded by the donations of supporters. The Supporter Development Co-ordinator will work towards maximising this income and maintaining the organisation's long-term financial stability.

The post-holder will:

• Maximise donation income from CAAT's supporter base in line with CAAT's financial needs.

• Work with colleagues to develop and implement plans for the recruitment, retention and engagement of supporters.

• Develop strategies for utilising CAAT's supporter database (CiviCRM) as a fundraising tool.

• Provide income reports and analysis to staff and Steering Committee as appropriate.

The vast majority of supporter income is generated through new and existing supporters' cash donations and regular gifts. Other supporter income streams include: community fundraising, events, fundraising affinity schemes, and legacies.

Responsibilities will include:

1. Working with the Fundraising Manager (Trusts & Major Donors) to develop and implement the organisation's fundraising strategy

2. Working with colleagues to ensure that fundraising and campaigning messages and activities are fully integrated at a local and national campaigning level

3. Working with colleagues to develop materials for different stages of supporter journeys, and organising their distribution

4. Developing and maintaining supporter relationships to ensure increased and repeat donations as well as wider supporter involvement

5. Maximising income from regular giving mechanisms

6. Initiating, developing and maintaining good networks of contacts to support and facilitate fundraising work.

7. Working with colleagues to maximise income through CAAT’s online presence, e.g. through using social media, online advertising and petitions on external sites. This would also include testing new digital channels for recruiting supporters.

8. Working with colleagues to set priorities for the further development of the supporter database.

Duties will include (average 21 hours per week):

1. Producing and administering regular supporter appeals.

2. Administering regular and one-off donations and acknowledgments.

3. Being the first point of contact for donor enquiries and corresponding with supporters as appropriate.

4. Maintaining files and records to support fundraising work, including performance of appeals and ongoing records of donor relationships.

5. Ensuring CAAT supporter development complies with all applicable legal requirements and meets the highest ethical standard.

6. Managing and developing merchandise schemes such as CAAT’s greetings card programme.

7. Working with and managing volunteers with supporter development responsibilities.

8. Sharing the responsibility for opening and processing the post.

Organisational Role (average 7 hours per week):

With other staff, the post-holder will also:

1. Share responsibility for campaign planning and organisational strategy;

2. Share responsibility for collective policies, systems and skills-shares, where appropriate;

3. Be responsible for supervising volunteers or people on paid placements undertaking relevant areas of work;

4. Contribute to CAAT News (CAAT’s quarterly magazine), the CAAT website and other external communications where necessary;

5. Share the day-to-day running and administration of the CAAT office, which could include assisting with staff cover during holidays and other absences;

6. Review and support other staff, including participating in regular staff review meetings, as part of the collective management of CAAT.

You will help us deliver bold, urgent, inspiring communications that meet the challenges of the climate emergency.

This varied job will see you develop compelling content and also take on the technical challenges of running our digital platforms. You should be a creative thinker, storyteller and designer who can expand our audience and deepen their engagement with us. We’re after someone who can bring great planning skills and a strategic approach to a wide range of projects – balancing competing demands from stakeholders and partners.

We’re looking for someone patient and tenacious with an eye for detail, comfortable using data and analytics to shape our digital output. You don’t need to be a climate expert – but you must be committed to working towards a better, brighter future for all.

Post Title: Community Connector (Mental Health Services)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £23,625 (includes 5% London fringe weighting)

Location: Bracknell or Windsor PCN network surgeries

Hours of Work:  Full-Time 37 hours per week (Monday – Friday 9-5)

ABOUT BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MIND

Buckinghamshire Mind shares National Mind’s vision: “We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.”  It remains our mission to deliver high quality community-based services across Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire to reach out and ensure everyone with a mental health problem gets access to the help they need.

Background information: Community Connectors

The Community Connector role is fundamental to the developing of innovative new teams and mental health services that will be based within networks of GP Practices (Primary Care Networks - PCNs).

Community Connectors will help people to focus on achievable goals and access local community resources. The Community Connector Service will be for people over 18 years (including carers) with a specific focus on:

• mental health needs that do not meet the access criteria for IAPT or secondary care
• people with significant mental illness (SMI) who are in recovery and stable in secondary care mental health services who could be cared for within Primary Care
• People with a severe mental Illness who should be receiving an annual health checks and medication review and improved access to physical health interventions.
• Younger adults (18-25) particularly those transitioning between children’s and adult services.

Purpose of role

To provide a primary care mental health service that offers:

• a first level of intervention
• an accessible and convenient provision.
• a multidisciplinary approach to working with a range of professionals across Bracknell and Windsor PCN’s inclusive of GP’s, Practice nurses, Mental Health Practitioners, Pharmacists and Clinical Psychologists.
• supports patients to access to a wide range of community services and resources including social care, housing, family, debt and employment counselling that support maintaining good health and wellbeing

Key Responsibilities

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team located in primary care:

• To work jointly with the Mental Health Practitioner in conducting assessments, including risk assessment.
• To work with patients to support them in identifying their socially determined needs and goals, provide self- management tools and facilitate the development of personal support plans.
• To provide a range of motivational and structured psycho-social interventions.
• To promote independence through an enabling asset-based approach that draws on individuals’ strengths, preferences and ‘natural’ support networks.
• To establish effective working relationships with a range of agencies to facilitate a ‘joined up’ approach to support plans.
• To liaise with, develop and maintain good relations with GPs, practice managers and other health practitioners across mental health and physical health pathways and wider support networks.
• To provide continuity throughout recovery; engaging the patient with key services such as Safe Havens, accessing CMHT, and providing support for those engaged with and leaving CMHT, and linking into local wellbeing services and activities.
• To co-ordinate and support patients to access a range of community services such as wellbeing services, housing providers, family and carer support services, debt and employer advisors where appropriate.
• To assist with community resource mapping exercises and maintain a database of community resources; map where there are gaps in provision across the PCN and wider geography and work with other VCS organisations to develop resources where most needed.
• To promote and support (where necessary) advised follow up actions from physical health checks for people with SMI.
• To support patients to engage with local peer support workers and volunteering services.
• To support and supervise any peer support workers linked to PCN e.g. for 18-25 olds.
• To work with the service to identify opportunities to expand provision particularly in local communities where there is a lack of service provision identified.
• To broker and establish new partnerships between public and voluntary sector agencies to enhance service delivery and access to services.
• To develop and sustain professional relationships with service users, partner agencies and appropriate external agencies.
• To complete locally agreed quality outcome measures, with patients and to undertake regular reviews.

Other:

• Work flexibly across operational sites as required which will include evening and weekend work.  The post is full time for 37 hours a week - some weekend or evening work may be required.
• Work within the policies and procedures of the GP practices/PCN
• Perform all other duties as may reasonably be expected by your line manager.
• To work within Buckinghamshire Mind’s policies and procedures including GDPR, Performance Management, Confidentiality, Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities, Service User Involvement, Health and Safety and Professional Boundaries.
• To keep informed about other projects, events and related issues regarding Buckinghamshire Mind.
• To prepare for supervision and use it effectively.
• To keep line manager up to date and informed.
• To work in a flexible way to take on other responsibilities as appropriate.

Person Specification

Candidates are required to meet all the essential conditions and requirements listed (E) and the majority of the desired requirements (D). Please refer to these requirements in your supporting statement as they will be used to help select candidates for interview.

Qualifications and experience

A diploma or degree in appropriate subject i.e. counselling, psychology, social work, probation, mental health, Health and Social Care (level 3) NVQ’s level 3+

and/or a minimum of 2 years successful support worker experience / community experience of drug, alcohol, mental health work

If holding a professional qualification to maintain up-to-date professional registration i.e.  BACP, HCP, BPS (or recognised equivalent) (Desirable)

Access to private vehicle with insurance for business use.

Ability to work flexibly across operational hours and evenings and weekends, where required

To work co-operatively as part of a multidisciplinary team (statutory and voluntary) from a service hub in one of 3 locations and to travel to and from a number of different locations on a daily basis.

Knowledge and skills

An understanding and ability to work to the confidentiality, consent, information sharing and safeguarding policies of the integrated service.

Good communication and written skills and a commitment to accurate and confidential record keeping

Ability to interact effectively with the client group, colleagues and other professionals whilst retaining clear boundaries.

Able to break down stigma and barriers associated with working with the client group.

Demonstrate an understanding of the issues and needs of the client group.

Knowledge and understanding of community working, lone working, and ability to maintain safety whilst working in the community.

Ability to work to all the policies, procedures and standards of the Service and joint working arrangements with key partners.

A good understanding of personal limitations, ability to identify when to seek advice and support, and deal with issues which may provoke strong emotions in an objective and professional manner i.e. child protection.

Ability to manage any challenging behaviour, anger and verbal aggression from patients.

Information Technology

Proficient in Microsoft Word, use of email, Outlook, and basic excel skills.

Ability to enter data onto a database as required by the Service.

Employee Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2 wellbeing days pro rata

• Training and development opportunities
• Sodexo employee benefits - access to a portal with discounts on supermarket shops, holidays, high-street shops, days out, cinema and gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme – free professional confidential counselling
• Childcare vouchers
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Flu vaccinations
• Free eye tests
• Pension: Auto Enrolment (currently 3% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution

Applications: Please send –

Supporting Statement and CV, (including: relevant skills and experience, locations and hours of work that you are available).  The short-listing panel make their decisions based on this information and no assumptions about your skills or experience will be made.

Closing date for applications is Friday 21st August 2020

Interviews expected to take place w/c 24th August

Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

We are looking for a well-organised individual who is eager for a challenge - able to work under pressure whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail – to develop and lead our new communications and digital involvement strategy. We are seeking an exceptional communicator, with experience of creating promotional or marketing plans, developing digital solutions and actively engaging with diverse communities across a range social media. With broad experience in communications, you will have experience of using tools and assets to maximise the reach of campaigns to raise the profile of unpaid Adult and Young Carers – also working to overcome the barriers preventing Carers from accessing the right information and support - as well as increasing our base of supporters and fundraising opportunities.

Head of Family Support

Would you like the opportunity to lead the development and delivery of our family support service and have a lasting impact on the issues surrounding gambling related suicide?

Background

Gambling with Lives was set up by the families and friends of young people who had taken their own lives as a direct result of gambling. These were all very normal, bright, popular and happy young folk who had great futures ahead of them … gambling was their only problem.

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Research indicates that there are between 250 and 650 gambling related suicides every year in the UK … a minimum of one every working day.

​Gambling with Lives aims to:

• Improve mental health and save lives through raising awareness of the risks to health of gambling
• Provide support to the family and friends of the victims of gambling related suicide and those suffering gambling addiction

Appointment of a Head of Family Support

The Charity’s family support service is currently delivered by a combination of trustees and freelance therapists. However, as more families have approached the Charity a dedicated staff team has become required. 

We are searching for a Head of Family Support who can lead the development and delivery of the service.

The Head of Family Support will quickly become the link between families, the Charity and its delivery partners. To fulfil that function s/he will require strong levels of empathy, highly developed interpersonal skills, a good understanding of counselling practice and the management of a therapeutic team, experience of managing legal advisors, and knowledge of press engagement strategies. 

This role presents an opportunity to work with an organisation at a crucial and exciting point in its development. We are looking for a Head of Family Support who shares our passion for the work we are doing. If you want to play a leading part in shaping the future of our services, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please download the candidate information pack for further information before you apply. Application is by CV and a covering letter which should indicate why you are interested in applying for the role and how you meet the role requirements.  

The closing date for applications is Sunday 6th September.  Shortlisted candidates will interview with GwL in the week commencing 14th September, followed by a second round of interviews with candidates who have progressed to the next stage in the week commencing 28th September.

Communities Manager – Part Time 
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (with home working options)

If you have experience of managing volunteers and using communications tools to create a remote community, this is an exciting opportunity to help deliver life-changing support services.

About Us 

Ehlers-Danlos Support (EDS) UK provides information, support and guidance to those living with EDS and HSD, a group of connective tissue disorders which affect most of the body and can be extremely challenging to live with.

We work closely with medical and healthcare professionals to increase the understanding of EDS and HSD in UK medical practice, reduce the time to diagnosis and improve knowledge of this condition through research.

Thanks to funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, we have a well-established programme of peer-to-peer support running in our community across the UK.

We’re currently looking for a part-time Communities Manager to join us on a contract until August 2022. 

The Benefits 

- Salary of £30,690 pro rata (£24,552 per annum) 
- Home working options 
- Negotiable start and finish times 
- Contributory pension scheme

This is a great opportunity to play a vital role in the ongoing success of our peer-to-peer support programme, as you’ll enable our volunteers to realise their full potential and deliver first-class services to individuals with EDS and HSD.

We recognise that people are our greatest asset and we support paid staff and volunteers with high-quality training and development and thoughtful line management.

We pride ourselves on being bold, well-informed and focused and we use our personality to inspire change and benefit all those touched by EDS and HSD. We believe that nobody should be left to fight on their own. If you think you could make a difference as part of our team, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

As the Communities Manager, you will help to implement, oversee and evaluate a programme of support, training and development for our network of volunteer Area Co-ordinators. 

Supporting the Senior Communities Manager, you’ll enable our Area Co-ordinators to provide the high-quality support our community needs. 

Specifically, you will: 

- Provide guidance to volunteers through regular one-to-ones/meetings and reactively via email, telephone and social media 
- Monitor and administer our closed Facebook groups 
- Promote our support groups using our website, Mailchimp, Facebook and other social media platforms
- Help to plan activities and events for our community 
- Ensure that we meet National Lottery Community Fund requirements 

About You 

To join us as a Communities Manager, you will need: 

- A track record of using a range of communications tools, including social media, to provide support and information and create and manage a remote community
- Experience of providing support, training and development to a remote team 
- Previous experience of managing volunteers in the charity or public sector 
- Excellent IT skills 
- Strong planning and organisation skills, as well as the ability to pass on information in an understandable and manageable form

Other organisations may call this role Volunteering Manager, Volunteering Support Manager, Peer-to-Peer Support Manager, Community Support Manager, Community Outreach Manager, Peer-to-Peer Project Manager, or Project Manager. 

This is a part-time role, working 28 hours per week over four days (between Monday – Friday). 

The closing date for applications is the 14th August 2020.

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This is the perfect job for someone who makes things happen and gets a kick out of seeing people's lives change. You'll further develop a successful project supporting seventy 16-21 yr olds with learning disabilities in Beds & N Herts. 

Please submit your CV which must be accompanied by a covering letter addressing the requirements of the role as detailed in the Job and Person Specifications. 

Working with schools, colleges, local authorities and employers, you will manage 2 PT hub co-ordinators and 2-3 PT assistants and will directly recruit, deploy, manage and support a team of 70 peer and adult volunteers. Together you and your team will support 70+ young people with special needs through a two year person-centred transition programme which works to help them move towards independence and adulthood, including work and next steps education.. Current hubs are in Luton, Bedfordand Stevenage.

You are an excellent organiser, team leader and communicator with a can do approach. You are great at forging relationships. You have experience of working with Special Needs and launching and developing projects.  A key part of the role will be developing stronger links with businesses and the wider community to create opportunities for young people with special needs. From experience you also know how to work sensitively and effectively with this group - and you have the drive and ability to provide leadership and a quality response to the challenge of futher developing this project as we emerge from lockdown, including virtual as well as face to face provision. 

Reporting directly to our Senior Projects Manager, you will be excited by the opportunities in a charity and a project needed more than ever. You will be determined to deliver successful outcomes for the young people we support. 

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) helps ensure that the Further Education and Training sector develops world class leaders, teachers and trainers. We work across the whole FE sector and are funded by Government grant, commercial contracts, professional membership (The Society for Education and Training - SET) and accreditation fees and a variety of other business activities.

We are now looking to appoint a Comms and Marketing Director who will lead our marketing and communications team through a period of significant change and growth. This is an exciting opportunity to strengthen a strong core professional function, drive marketing and communications leadership, and provide focus, clarity and transparency within roles and responsibilities. The role includes direct responsibility for our external and internal comms strategy, brand strategy, press and media, and digital engagement. It also plays a wider role in developing and embedding the marketing and comms strategy, planning and processes across the organisation, and in building a strong community of highly motivated, capable marketing and comms professionals all working towards common goals.

The role will report into the Director of Business Strategy and will be a key member of the ETF Senior Management Team (SMT). To achieve this goal you’ll need to be an experienced leader within marketing and communications functions, with deep and broad functional expertise including SEO, SEM and SMM, great emotional intelligence and the ability to lead both your team and your peers. You’ll enjoy, and truly excel at, the strategic dimensions of marketing and comms leadership, helping position the ETF to be recognised as an integral part of the FE sector by all key stakeholder groups

The successful candidate will:

• Be educated to degree level or equivalent
• Have sound political judgement
• Proven experience of developing and leading campaigns
• Ability to work independently and responsibly while managing numerous projects simultaneously.
• Strong creative, strategic, analytical and organisational skills
• The ability to combine long-term planning and short-term reactive work, and excel in both
• Attention to detail and editing skills to ensure that material published on behalf of the ETF meets its exacting high standards
• The experience, resilience and self-confidence to earn the respect of the senior management team
• Experience of establishing and maintaining networks across the whole sector.

If you are an exceptional candidate who would like to make an impact and enjoy working in a vibrant and cooperative environment, we will welcome your application.

Applicants should apply by submitting a CV and cover letter (2 pages maximum), outlining how you fulfil the requirements of this role. 

Closing Date: 28 August 2020 at 12 pm

The Education and Training Foundation values diversity and is committed to making appointments on merit by fair and open processes, in accordance with its equal opportunities policy.

Communities Support Officer – Part Time
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (with home working options)

Are you an organised administrator with experience of using social media and other communications tools? If so, this is an exciting opportunity to facilitate the delivery of life-changing support services.

About Us 

Ehlers-Danlos Support (EDS) UK provides information, support and guidance to those living with EDS and HSD, a group of connective tissue disorders which affect most of the body and can be extremely challenging to live with.

We work closely with medical and healthcare professionals to increase the understanding of EDS and HSD in UK medical practice, reduce the time to diagnosis and improve knowledge of this condition through research.

Thanks to funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, we have a well-established programme of peer-to-peer support running in our community across the UK.

We’re currently looking for a part-time Communities Support Officer to join us on a fixed-term contract until August 2022.

The Benefits

- Salary of £18,726 pro rata (£11,236 per annum)
- Home working options 
- Negotiable start and finish times 
- Contributory pension scheme

This is a superb opportunity to gain experience in the charitable sector while supporting a service that unites and connects people living with EDS and HSD. 

We recognise that people are our greatest asset and we support paid staff and volunteers with high-quality training and development and thoughtful line management.

We pride ourselves on being bold, well-informed and focused and we use our personality to inspire change and benefit all those touched by EDS and HSD. We believe that nobody should be left to fight on their own. If you think you could make a difference as part of our team, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

As a Communities Support Officer, you’ll carry out a range of administrative tasks to support the successful delivery of our peer-to-peer support programme. 

Specifically, you’ll support our Senior Communities Manager and Communities Manager, as well as our network of volunteer Area Co-ordinators, who are vital to the delivery of the programme. 

Some of your duties will include: 

- Responding to volunteer queries via email, telephone and social media 
- Helping to plan community activities and events 
- Monitoring new memberships on our closed Facebook groups 
- Promoting our support groups through our website, Mailchimp, Facebook and other social media platforms 
- Collecting project monitoring data 

About You

To join us as a Communities Support Officer, you will need: 

- Previous experience of providing administrative support to a team 
- Experience of effectively using a range of communication tools, including social media, to provide support and information 
- A track record of working to targets or goals and tracking progress towards these
- Excellent IT skills
- Great organisation and planning abilities 

Ideally, you’ll also have experience of providing administrative support to volunteers, either in the charity or public sector.

Other organisations may call this role Team Administrator, Administrator, Community Administrator, Project Assistant, Project Administrator, Programme Administrator, or Programme Assistant.

This is a part-time role, working 21 hours per week, Monday – Friday. 

The closing date for applications is the 14th August 2020. 

Webrecruit and Ehlers-Danlos Support UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applications for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.    

So, if you’re seeking your next step as a Communities Support Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.