The Admissions Coordinator is a crucial role in the Admissions team that sits within the Recruitment team. As a member of this team, you will have key responsibility for ensuring participants for the Leadership Development Programme have undergone comprehensive checks, ensuring their eligibility.  You will support the Admissions Manager and the Selection Manager to ensure a highly effective and efficient recruitment process and a positive applicant experience throughout.

We are seeking a coordinator for our educational mentoring programme for young refugees and asylum seekers. The coordinator will oversee our West London mentoring hub by recruiting and training volunteer mentors and matching them to young people needing additional educational support.

Reports to: Head of Educational Mentoring

Staff responsibility: Responsible for volunteer mentors

Hours: Part time - 3 days per week

Contract: Maternity Cover - likely to start at end of March 2020

Location: Willesden Junction (London), with travel across London

APPLICATION PROCESS

You must have a visa that allows you to work in the UK for the duration of this contract to apply for this job.

To apply, please submit a tailored CV and cover letter through CharityJob by 9am on Friday 21st February. Shortlisted candidates will be required to do a short, first round task. Having reviewed the submitted tasks, we will make a further shortlist for interviews, which will take place in RSN’s office on Monday 9th March.

In the cover letter (maximum 2 pages of A4) please explain how your experience addresses all the competencies in section 5 (person specification) below.

We particularly welcome applications from people with refugee backgrounds.

ABOUT RSN

At Refugee Support Network we are working towards a world where all young people displaced by conflict or crisis are able to build more hopeful futures. Led byo urethosandvalues ,wedothisbysupportingyoungrefugeesandasylum seekers to access, remain and progress in education.

Currently over 500 young people each year benefit from our core programmes: educational mentoring, access to higher education, specialist education and wellbeing support and our new values-based leadership course. Alongside our direct work with young people, we undertake research and consultancy and provide training, ensuring that the voices of young refugees and asylum seekers are heard by those whose decisions affect their lives. C lick here to read our latest impact report to find out more.

JOB MISSION AND OUTCOMES

The mentoring coordinator’s mission is to run a successful educational mentoring programme in our West London hub.

A key component of this work is building and maintaining relationships with partner organisations including both those that refer young people to RSN and other specialist support services that RSN can refer young people onto. The mentoring coordinator will recruit, train and support volunteer mentors, and conduct initial assessments with unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee young people referred to the project. They will be responsible for matching young people with mentors and supporting the mentoring pairs, maintaining the project database and monitoring the effectiveness of the project including feedback to funders and trustees.

The post holder will be skilled at building relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders including vulnerable young people, teachers and social workers and will be able to represent RSN with external partners. They will enjoy working as part of a small and dynamic team, but will need to be a confident independent decision maker and able to run their mentoring hub on a day to day basis in London. The post holder will need to be a good administrator: to maintain accurate records and monitor the outcomes of the mentoring relationships, dealing with any concerns in a timely and constructive manner. This role will be based in London (our head office is at Willesden Junction) and will require travel around the city. The role may require attendance at trainings and meetings in the evening.

The mentoring coordinator will be required to deliver the following outcomes:

Outcome 1: The mentoring hub receives a minimum of 30 appropriate referrals of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee young people interested in educational mentoring.

• Maintain and develop strong relationships with existing referral partners and develop relationships with new referral partners.

• Ensure that referral partners are kept up to date with information about the mentoring scheme, are supported to make referrals on an ongoing basis, and any problems are dealt with swiftly.

• Liaise with college tutors and other education providers to keep up to date on educational opportunities available for young people on the mentoring scheme.

• Produce end of year reports for referring organisations at the end of each academic year to demonstrate the progress and activities of the young people referred from their institution that year.

• Represent RSN at local stakeholder meetings.

​Outcome 2: The mentoring hub has a minimum of 30 high quality, trained volunteer educational mentors, so all assessed asylum-seeking and refugee young people can receive mentoring support.

• Identify potential sources of volunteer mentors, such as community and faith groups, and develop relationships with these groups to facilitate a sufficient number of volunteers onto the programme.

• Process all incoming volunteer mentor enquiries and applications, take up external references, arrange interviews and undertake child protection checks for all candidates.

• Coordinate, organise and lead mentor training sessions for successful mentor applicants.

• Coordinate and organise our mentor development programme, ensuring that current mentors are receiving additional relevant training and input from RSN, as well as social events.

Outcome 3: A minimum of 80% of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee young people in the mentoring project meet their educational goals and have a positive mentoring experience.

• Process all incoming referrals of young people, and carry out initial assessments with young people.

• Ensure all mentors use the online feedback form on a weekly basis, monitor incoming feedback and identify areas where support is needed, responding as appropriate, and referring serious issues to the programmes manager.

• Initiate contact with all mentors on a regular basis to ensure that they feel well supported and have the opportunity to raise any broader concerns or questions.

• Maintain regular contact with all young people being mentored, ensuring their expectations are being met and that they have opportunities to raise any concerns or challenges they are facing (providing follow-up support where necessary).

• At all times ensure compliance with our safeguarding responsibility.

Outcome 4: All records of mentors and mentees are kept up-to-date, ensuring that information about our work with the young people can be accessed quickly, both for safeguarding purposes and for monitoring and evaluation.

• Ensure the project database is kept up to date at all times with mentor, mentee and referral partner details.

• Ensure contact logs are maintained for each young person and that educational placements and progress are recorded.

• Conduct 6-monthly face to face reviews with all mentor pairs, and analyse data as appropriate.

• Conduct end of year reviews with all referral partners to monitor the young person’s educational progress.

Outcome 5: The Head of Educational Mentoring receives appropriate support and information to enable the strategic growth of the mentoring hub.

• Locate funding opportunities within the hub area and share with the programmes manager.

• Contribute to other projects as appropriate e.g. contribution to communications, policy and research etc.

• Any other reasonable task requested by the Head of Educational Mentoring.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

In order to achieve this role’s mission and deliver the above outcomes, we would like candidates to demonstrate the following competencies:

Competency 1: Work with young people

• Can display a track record of working with vulnerable young people from a variety of backgrounds, evidencing an ability to sensitively explore and understand a young person’s needs, and provide appropriate support, helping them to build resilience.

• Deals promptly and calmly with safeguarding concerns as they arise and follows RSN’s child protection and safeguarding processes accurately.

Competency 2: Work with volunteers and external agencies

• Communicates professionally, promptly and warmly with volunteer mentors and partner organisations, including schools, colleges and social services. Able to ask appropriate questions to elicit information to make informed decisions, and explain information succinctly and compellingly.

• Is able to engage an audience when delivering volunteer training - communicates accurately, clearly, demonstrating technical expertise and passion for the issues.

Competency 3: Written and verbal communication skills

• Can display excellent verbal communication skills with a range of audiences - from those with very little English to senior staff within referring organisations.

• Writes clearly, accurately and appropriately for a range of audiences.

Competency 4: Administration & Record Keeping

• Has excellent administration and record keeping skills, and ability to use a database.

Competency 5: Knowledge

• Demonstrates a strong understanding of the refugee/education/youth sectors in which RSN operates, and proactively seeks to develop and maintain technical knowledge in these areas.

Competency 6: Personal working style

• Works well independently and is confident to take decisions on their own, whilst recognising situations where it is appropriate to discuss with their line manager or the wider team.

• Prioritises actions appropriately when juggling competing deadlines.

• Maintains stable performance when under heavy pressure or stress, demonstrating strong willingness and internal motivation to work hard and get the job done.

• Takes the initiative to reflect critically on their own performance and develop improvement strategies.

Competency 7: Team working

• Contributes to a positive working environment by taking time to build relationships with everyone they engage with through this role, being helpful, kind and sensitive to their needs.

• Has sufficient IT knowledge to work effectively on the RSN team. Eg: able to use, or quickly pick up, google drive, whatsapp, google hangouts, CiviCRM.

• Participates actively in group supervisions and team meetings.

Competency 8: Self-care

• Has developed and practices effective self-care to avoid burnout, including the ability to maintain appropriate boundaries in order to keep workload at a sustainable level.

Competency 9: Ethos

• Is passionate about RSN’s vision enabling young refugees to build more hopeful futures through education. Is inspired by the possibility of positive change and committed to nurturing hope within their sphere of influence.

• Motivated by personal core beliefs (whether Christian or not) and values being part of an organisation which is founded on, and seeking to outwork, the Christian faith.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

RSN is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. Any job applicants will, except in circumstances justifying different treatment that are not unlawful (for example to comply with an occupational requirement), receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (Protected Characteristics).

If you feel you would require reasonable adjustments in order to carry out the role or attend an interview at RSN due to a disability, caring responsibilities or any other reason, please give details in your cover letter or get in touch with Andrew, the Head of Educational Mentoring, to discuss further.

Disclosure of a Criminal Record

The Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986 does not apply to posts where there is access to children. This means that applicants for employment which involves working with children and young people must disclose any criminal record. If your application is successful, you are required to make these disclosures and consent to Refugee Support Network verifying the accuracy of your response with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). References will be taken up and a DBS check carried out for the successful candidates, but as part of our safer recruitment policy all shortlisted candidates are required to complete a Self Disclosure form before interviews.

NL Recruitment are hiring for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant for our London Head office based on Fleet Street.

This is an exciting opportunity to build a career as a Specialist Recruiter in Charity or Commercial Sectors we operate in.

If you are passionate about business development, sales, and strategy, then a career in Recruitment might be a great option for you. Our sector-leading teams are looking to hire a Trainee Recruitment Consultant who will receive 6 months training and be part of a professional, high-performing team. Our vibrant office is based in the heart of London, very close to local amenities and shops and perfect for commuting within or from outside of the city.

Our core values of respect, determination, team work, understanding, integrity, and fun underlines who we are as a company. We reward hard work and celebrate success in offering our consultants significant benefits including; competitive basic salary, uncapped commission and incentives; exceptional personalised training plans; clearly mapped progression routes, regular internal competitions, and charity fund raising events.

The ideal Trainee Recruitment Consultant:

• Driven and determined, excited by challenges and continuous learning.
• Good research skills and the desire to be an expert in your field.
• Desire to develop relationships and ability to create rapport with people at all levels, face to face and on the phone.
• Background in recruitment or sales would be an advantage, but is not essential
• A great team player, able to act as a ''buddy to new starters''
• Willingness to go above and beyond to exceed expectations A sense of urgency, ability to work to deadlines
• Positivity and determination.

Key role responsibilities:

• The Trainee Recruitment Consultant will take ownership of the full recruitment cycle: candidate pool generation through targeted advertising and networking through LinkedIn and other relevant professional media sources.
• Interviewing relevant candidates and actively sourcing for passive talent; Monitoring job boards; Generating referrals.
• Administrative compliance - effectively registering candidates to build candidate database.
• Ensure that all aspects of candidate care, both prior to and post placement, are delivered to NL Recruitment standards - ensuring continuity of communication
• Business Generation & Client Management- self-motivated to generate new business through cold sales calls positively grows both personal and NL Recruitment brand.
• Prioritises business opportunities correctly. Develops relationships with clients to ensure repeat business secured; delivers consistent telephone contact
• Conducting effective meetings; Proactively seeking service reviews; Consistently meeting set deadlines

Additional Company Perks:

At our Recruitment Consultancy we care about your well-being and want you to feel motivated and appreciated. To reward you for your hard work we have a ton of additional perks ranging from discounts to social events. Imagination is key - if you can imagine it, we can create it

Start your career as a Graduate Recruitment Consultant in an environment where your ideas are valued and positive changes are continuously embraced. We have monthly and Quarterly Awards. Regular Socials with the team. Fresh fruit, snacks and a Summer and Christmas Party! NL Recruitment is a proud member of REC for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent and temporary.

NL Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role Salary based on experience and skills presented.

Are you interested in helping people who have, or are recovering from, mental health problems, integrate back into work? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as an IPS Employment Specialist.

Right now, one of our partners, Richmond Fellowship, is looking for an IPS Employment Specialist to join our team in Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire. We help individuals with mental health problems to find paid employment. We also support people to retain their employment when they are struggling at work due to their mental health. We also advise and support employers about mental health in the workplace. But, it’s only possible with the help of people like you.

Your challenge? To do everything you can to help the individuals we work with to source appropriate work experience placements with local organisations/employers. Day to day, you’ll offer support, careers advice and guidance, helping people to set their own recovery and employment  focused goals and  provide training in personal and skills development such as CV preparation, interview techniques etc. You’ll also be responsible for establishing and maintaining positive links with partner organisations, local employers and Mental Health teams and have the initiative to develop and promote the service. Additionally, you will have responsibility for maintaining efficient admin systems to ensure referrals, assessments and reviews are completed in a timely manner.

As well as a good understanding of mental health problems and the issues and barriers this can create for our clients, you’ll need excellent motivational, presentation and listening skills and a willingness to travel in the local area and to work outside of office hours as required.

The post holder must be willing to work remotely and travel within the Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire area therefore access to their own vehicle and a clean driving licence is essential. Business mileage will be compensated.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits?  Apply now via our website.

This is a full time post at 37.5 hours per week.

There are two positions available for this post.

This post will cover the Bath, North East Somerset and Wiltshire area.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone

**Field Based Role covering boroughs of, Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford & Wigan.**

Embedded in Primary Care and Community Health Teams, you will be delivering employment support to clients in parallel to the health treatment being delivered by NHS clinicians. Working intensively with a maximum caseload of 25 clients who have a health condition which impacts on their ability to gain work, assisting them to obtain and sustain employment that is consistent with their vocational goals, following the eight principles of IPS. Meeting and exceeding performance targets for referrals, employer engagement, job starts and sustainment, in compliance with contractual guidelines and quality procedures.

Job Description Summary

• Build relationships with clinical teams to generate referrals into the programme and create a collaborative working partnerships with NHS clinicians. 
• Attend weekly meetings with clinical teams and communicate with team members to integrate vocational services into health treatment processes
• Support candidates to understand their skills, aspirations and goals through the completion of a Vocational Profile and produce an Action Plan to obtain and sustain competitive employment in line with their preferences
• Assisting clients to understand their benefits through the delivery of In Work Benefit calculations and sourcing additional financial support
• Focus on rapid job search with the client, whilst utilising local support networks to help them overcome their barriers to employment
• Source job opportunities for clients through tailored job search and regular contact with employers (you will be required to spend 20% of your time each week on employer engagement activity)
• To develop effective working relationships with a range of external agencies who might be better able to help individuals to achieve their employment goals for example, local colleges, training providers and external supported employment services
• Promote the benefits of supporting service users to access employment within Remploy and external employers, aiming to raise the profile of IPS services and raise expectations around the ability of service users to access paid employment
• Develop collaborative working relationships with employers to enable support to be provided to clients in work, and to help employers understand how to better support their staff. In particular, ensuring the service is focused on accessing the hidden labour market to unlock potential jobs that match with service user preference
• Identify appropriate employer contacts, then develop and maintain relationships as a source of employment opportunities for participants.
• Sell the benefits of GM WWSES, or a specific participant to Employers to achieve placement opportunities, work trials and vacancies.
• To assess individual support needs related to work which might typically include help with benefits, travel to work, managing health at work etc.
• To deliver employment workshops with other members of staff as required
• Provide individualised in work support using the place, train, fade model and ensuring effective support networks are in place to achieve sustainment
• To maintain a professional relationship with the clients of the programme and with other staff, with particular attention to confidentiality and maintenance of professional boundaries
• Ensure contractual compliance by accurate data entry and completion of documentation
• Allocate appropriate time working in community settings away from Primary Care and Community Care Teams in line with Fidelity requirements (such as within libraries, community centres, coffee shops)
• To work flexibly as required by the individual and employer which may require some working out of normal office hours
• To actively participate in own continuous professional development
• To work with the GM WWSES Operations Manager and Team Leader to ensure that vocational support services continue to develop effectively
• Ensure that effective referral and information structures related to this service are in place with Primary Care and Community Health Teams
• Ensure that effective monitoring and evaluation systems are adhered to, in relation to the GM WW SES Programme & Evaluation requirements and keep abreast of changing practice within vocational rehabilitation
• Ensure that all required data is entered into Remploy and NHS systems
• Work with external agencies to maximise use of both internal and external resources in the delivery of vocational support services

The Person (essential)

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt to a wide range of communication and learning styles
• High level of optimism, initiative and effective interpersonal skills in order to engage effectively with service users, clinical teams and employers
• Influencing skills that promote commitment and action
• Customer focused with a strong commitment to client care
• Disability Capability with demonstrable experience of supporting clients with mental ill health and other health conditions and disabilities
• Strong team player with a positive and flexible approach to both work and colleagues
• Creative problem solving skills and a positive approach to challenging and overcoming limiting beliefs
• Ability to plan and organise workload to meet required targets and deadlines
• Experience of people development on a one to one basis
• Experience of meeting and exceeding programme outcomes and targets
• Accurate identification of candidate support needs both pre and post-employment, with appropriate interventions delivered by self, or sourced through additional support networks
• Creating and delivering candidate Action Plans
• Experience working with employers to develop job opportunities for clients, and to support them whilst in work
• Attention to detail and ability to work to a defined delivery structure
• Able to work flexible hours and travel through prior arrangement as the needs of the job dictate

(Desired - compulsory to be attained once in role)

• Holds Level 3 Diploma in Employability Services Sector qualification
• Holds Mental Health First Aid Qualification
• Trained in the IPS approach

** All candidates must drive with own vehicle ** 

EEO Statement

Remploy is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of equality and diversity in employment in which our employees as well as candidates for employment are treated equitably. We understand that a diverse workforce adds to our competitive advantage; and as such, we aim to ensure that job applicants do not receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, part-time or fixed term contract status, sexual orientation or religion, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.

Where reasonable, Remploy will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.

Are you passionate about education? Would you welcome the opportunity to become the next Chair of Governors of a secondary school, at the centre of one of the greatest knowledge clusters anywhere in the world?

If you would, Regent High School would like to hear from you.

Regent High School is a state-maintained, 11-19 co-educational comprehensive school close to King’s Cross in the London Borough of Camden. 

We serve an incredibly diverse community, which is represented in the demographics of our student body.  Students and their parents/carers are highly aspirational, and as a school we work with an extensive range of partner organisations to provide enhanced opportunities for our students, staff and the wider community. 

We are a nationally recognised award-winning school.  We opened our new £26m building in 2015. We have over 1000 students on roll, including c.120 in the Sixth Form. We were judged by Ofsted to be ‘Good’ when they last visited in January 2018 and our Headteacher who joined the school in 2016, is working to ensure the school builds on its recent successes. 

We also benefit from a team of dedicated and experienced governors, including parent and staff governors, representatives from our partner organisations and members of the local community. 

Chair, Regent High School, King’s Cross

Following the recent announcement that our current Chair of Governors, the Chief Executive of The Anne Frank Trust is standing down after serving five years on the Governing Body, we seek to appoint another highly successful and innovative leader, with knowledge and a keen interest in education, learning and empowerment to become our next Chair.

You will be tasked with chairing our half termly meetings of the Full Governing Body, and any necessary ad-hoc sub-group meetings.  You will meet regularly with the Headteacher for 1:1 meetings. You will lead the Headteacher’s appraisal meetings and you will attend Camden Learning’s Secondary Chairs’ Network meeting, and the Chairs and Governors’ Forum meeting on behalf of the Governing Body.  You will also be required to attend school events and champion the school and its causes at external events.

You will be responsible for leading a highly effective, supportive and knowledgeable team of governors.  You will be expected to offer induction support and establish an ongoing programme of learning and development to help all governors maximise their effectiveness, and ensure governors are able to benefit from the specialist training programmes offered.  You will work proactively to ensure that the governing body is adequately skilled and sufficiently well informed to fulfil its role to challenge and support the school leadership to achieve the best outcomes for all our students.

This is a hugely exciting time to be a part of Regent High School, leading and developing our Governing Body and supporting the senior leadership of the school in achieving our key strategic priorities.

Closing date: Monday 2 March

Preliminary Interviews: Thursday 12 March

Final Panel Interviews: Wednesday 25 or Thursday 26 March

If you are potentially interested and would welcome a confidential conversation, please contact our advising consultant, Philip Nelson at Harris Hill.

We are recruiting an experienced Practice Educator, to support student social workers for the duration of their placements with us.

Home-Start Barnet is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with young children. Our volunteers support families experiencing difficulties by visiting them regularly in their own homes and offering them friendship, emotional and practical help.

We accommodate student social workers from local universities, who use the opportunity to assist their own learning while supporting Home-Start families through visits. We are now recruiting a Practice Educator to take overall responsibility for the students’ learning and assessment, utilising information from a range of evidence sources.

They will liaise with universities to set up placements and maintain regular communication to discuss specific concerns that may arise. They will also be required to devise an induction programme that considers learners’ needs, ensure that formal supervision is provided on a regular basis and ensure that all learning outcomes are achieved and demonstrated by the end of the placement.

This role would suit someone already working in a mental health setting or it could be a development opportunity for candidates wishing to start work in the field of mental health rehabilitation who have transferable skills. We are looking for a person with a positive attitude and willingness to learn and develop existing and new skills. The post provides training, supervision and support to develop and take on greater responsibility and career development.  The project has an established and vibrant retail and catering environment, and we are looking for someone who has knowledge, or the ability and willingness to learn, in this area.

Key responsibilities

Staff provide a safe, secure, non-judgemental, enabling and empowering environment where service user can take part in group activities that encourage participation, teamwork, creativity, social interaction and accountability. Under the supervision of the Recovery Coordinator, the post holder will support the planning, training and supervision of recovery activities.

Staff provide information, advice and guidance (IAG) which covers a range of activities and interventions that help service users to become more self-reliant and better able to manage their personal and career development, including learning.

IAG includes:

• The provision of accurate, up-to-date and objective information about personal and lifestyle issues, learning and career opportunities, progression routes, choices, where to find help and advice, and how to access it.
• The provision of advice through activities that help people to gather, understand and interpret information and apply it to their own situation.
• The provision of impartial guidance and support to help people understand themselves and their needs, confront barriers, resolve conflicts, develop new perspectives and make progress.

More specifically, the job entails:

• To support the overall day to day running of the recovery group
• To monitor and support individual service user’s recovery journey through retail and catering work-like activities
• To support service users to develop transferable skills through practical work and social interaction
• To involve service users in the development and delivery of the service
• To involve service users in the development and delivery of their individual support

• To implement effective risk management 

Under the supervision of the Recovery Coordinator, the post holder will support the planning, training and supervision of recovery activities.

As a team member they will be expected to undertake all aspects of the work of the project as decided by the group.

The post holder will be provided with a tailor-made training programme covering all aspects of basic recovery work.

Person Specification

Essential Requirements

• A positive attitude towards people with mental health problems, in particular people’s ability to develop and change
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with people on all levels
• Ability to work with challenging behaviours and people with complex needs
• Awareness of and commitment to all aspects of anti-discriminatory practice
• Ability to work on own initiative, to prioritise, organise work and meet deadlines
• Ability to motivate and empower others to enable them to reach their full potential.
• Ability to keep accurate and up to date records
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications
• Ability and willingness to learn retail and catering skills

Desirable Requirements

• Experience of working with people with mental health problems
• Experience in retail/or catering
• Knowledge of mental health services and systems
• Experience of group work
• Experience of working in forensics

Volunteer Development Manager

An exciting new opportunity has become available for a Volunteer Development Manager to work for one of the UK’s top animal welfare charities based in Watford, striving to give every animal the best chance of finding a new home.

Position: Volunteer Development Manager

Location: Flexible – Can be based at the Head Office in Watford or remotely based within reasonable travelling distance of the centres

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), contributory pension scheme, access to free 24/7 support service including legal, financial, emotional and medical advice.

Closing Date: 9nd March 2020

About the role:

As the Volunteer Development Manager, you will be responsible for the recruitment, placement and retention of volunteers across the organisation.

You will be involved in developing the overall volunteer strategy and plan to deliver the Trust’s strategic objectives. You will oversee the ongoing recruitment, training, role matching, relationships, retention and supervision of the Trust’s volunteers to ensure best practice is followed and maintained.

You will also be required to identify new volunteering opportunities and work with external organisations to promote volunteering.

Volunteer Development Manager main responsibilities;

• Development and implement the volunteering strategy, policies and procedures.
• Oversee volunteer recruitment and management.
• Promote volunteering.
• Identify new volunteering opportunities.

About you:

The successful candidate will be an outstanding communicator with a high level of interpersonal skills. You will be able to work cooperatively with a range of colleagues and be able to offer a proactive approach to volunteer opportunities and support.

You will have an empathy with volunteers and an understanding of their needs, as well as the ability to work and relate to a diverse range of people.

You will have experience of the following:

• Senior management experience.
• Experience of managing volunteers.
• Managing change and creating positive working environments.
• Developing and implementing systems, policies and procedures.
• The ability to be flexible and work as part of a team.

Although not essential, experience or knowledge of using databases to record volunteer information would be beneficial for this role.

As this post will be responsible for volunteers across the country, the ability to drive and to be willing to work away from home on occasion is required.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Volunteer Development Manager, Volunteer Recruitment, Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Manager.

Exciting new opportunity at CPSL Mind for a Peer & Volunteering Manager.

Peer & Volunteering Manager
Based in St Neots with travel across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
Hours: 30 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £21,055 per annum (£26,317 pa FTE)
NJC Salary Scale Point 22

Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind is a progressive and expanding mental health charity. Our vision is a society in which everyone has positive mental health and feels part of a connected community.

We are seeking an experienced volunteer manager to lead a team of volunteers across CPSL Mind services across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. This post will lead on the recruitment, placement and retention of volunteers across our Good Life, Changing Lives and Perinatal services, and to encourage and support the personal development of our volunteers and peer team.

The successful post holder will be able to build capacity in our volunteering and peer led services in line with the developmental needs of the organisation, and to demonstrate the impact of our services. You should be passionate about promoting positive mental health, be able to demonstrate robust managerial experience and have excellent verbal communication skills.

Closing date: 09:00 Thursday 5th March 2020
Interviews: Friday 13th March 2020

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We will only accept complete applications, which should include: Application Form, Covering Letter and your completed Equality & Diversity Monitoring form. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please. 

Case Manager - prison based

We have a very interesting and exciting opportunity for candidates who are looking to develop a career within the criminal justice sector. We are looking for candidates have some knowledge and experience of supporting vulnerable people, whether this is through an academic placement, voluntary or paid experience.

The role of Case Manger is to assess the level of needs for prisoners with drug and alcohol issues and create a care plan to tackle the issues. The successful candidate will plan, organise and deliver one to one and group work interventions for clients and refer them to the appropriate support agencies.

The Case Manager will also:

• Provide general information and advice to clients within the prison
• Assisting in the development and delivery of training packages on offenders with complex needs for other stakeholders
• Participating in multi-disciplinary case conferences
• Overseeing Peer Mentors across the service
• Identifying treatment needs and through-care requirements

If you are interested in this opportunity to build a career within the criminal justice sector then please apply ASAP!

Morgan Hunt is a multi award winning Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Prospectus has been appointed as an approved supplier for the London and Southern universities purchasing consortium, which includes over 100 organisations in just London alone. As a result of this, we anticipate an uplift in the amount of exciting temporary opportunities we will have available to offer candidates in the higher education space, also including arts and heritage, and membership bodies.

With over 60 years' recruitment experience in the higher education and non-profit sector, we have worked alongside many large, well-known universities in London, making placements on a variety of roles such as:

Student Services Officer, Departmental Administrator, Enrolment/Admissions Officer, Programme Administrator and Course Administrator, to name but a few.

We are now looking to increase our temporary pool of higher education candidates who are interested in registering for future opportunities. Candidates will have had previous experience in a similar post within higher education, however we are also interested in candidates with relevance from other areas of education or from a membership body.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. You must be available immediately to be considered.

Are you passionate about helping people affected by blood cancer?

Bloodwise was founded from grassroots fundraising and it’s because of our volunteers that we have funded over £500million worth of critical research.

We are looking for an engaging and driven Volunteer Experience Manager to join us on a 12-month fixed term contract to implement our new volunteer strategy.

This is a newly created role and forms part of our strategy to increase our reach and to mobilise our army of volunteers.

We want everyone that volunteers at Bloodwise to have the same great experience, have access to the same information, receive the same great level of training and be fully equipped to support our mission. Our Volunteers may be part of a local community group, sitting on a policy panel aiming to influence government or be an ambassador in the public eye – whatever they do they need to experience the same customer journey.

The Volunteer Experience Manager will work collaboratively with the internal stakeholders who own the volunteer relationships to influence the volunteer experience. Providing leadership and guidance whilst acting as an ambassador for volunteering across all Bloodwise volunteer streams, the Volunteer Experience Manager will have overall responsibility for managing the recruitment process and ensuring consistency in the development of our volunteers, as well as lead in increasing the standard of the volunteering experience across the organisation.

The closing date for this exciting opportunity is:

9am on Thursday 5 March 2020

Please note all applications will be reviewed on receipt and we may bring forward the closing date of this role at our discretion.

With specific responsibility for leading the continuous improvement of our Care and Bereavement Services, the Head of Hospice services will provide high quality dynamic and inspiring leadership to our teams, and as part of the Senior Team will work to ensure we deliver our strategic aims, specifically ‘We Provide Exceptional Care and Support’.

As Head of Hospice Services you will:

• Provide effective leadership to the Care and Bereavement teams at KEMP Hospice, to enable the provision and maintenance of the highest standards of care and support, embedding an ethos of quality improvement
• On behalf of KEMP Hospice, to hold the positions of CQC Registered Manager, Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs and Caldicott Guardian.
• As part of our Senior Team, you will provide visible professional and consultative leadership across the organisation, and in particular for the Care and Bereavement teams, to ensure a positive and supporting culture
• Be focused on quality of care and the improvement of the outcomes and experiences of our patients and clients
• Represent KEMP and network at local and regional level, positively promoting and sharing our best practice and ensuring that we are involved and up to date with all relevant health and social care developments
• Efficiently and effectively manage resources and clinical budget
• Develop and build the professional workforce in line with service needs
• Ensure compliance with registering bodies, including Care Quality Commission in the role of Registered Manager and other lead roles as set out in this job description
• Develop, implement and evaluate innovative models of care delivery to meet the changing needs of the people who use our services
• Work alongside your colleagues in our Senior Team to ensure we achieve our strategic aims
• Promote and support evidence-based practice and actively encourage research initiatives within KEMP and externally