Placement recruitment coordinator jobs

Housing Justice Cymru is a Christian Charity which works with faith and community groups to take action on homelessness and housing need.

Welsh Government is committed to becoming a Nation of Sanctuary and has funded a partnership led by Housing Justice Cymru to provide support to those hosting, or considering hosting, Ukrainian refugees.  This project seeks to ensure hosts have all the resources they might need to successfully welcome refugees into their homes, providing relevant training and running a support line and email inbox for queries. In this role, you will be part of a warm and encouraging team, helping to support families who are hosting, or considering hosting, Ukrainian refugees.

This role will involve regular evening and weekend working. 

Flexible hours to include evenings and weekends on a rota to a total of 35 hours per week

Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible, interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early. 

Housing Justice Cymru is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all groups.  We are currently underrepresented by ethnic minorities and would particularly welcome applicants from this group, as well as from those with lived experience of seeking sanctuary and destitution.

This is a fixed term contract for 2 years

Change 100 is Leonard Cheshire’s flagship youth employment programme, matching top disabled graduate talent to 3-month internship opportunities with a range of high-profile employer partners.

The Youth Employment Officer (Change 100) will be responsible for all elements of Change 100 programme delivery including candidate recruitment, assessment and placement support.

This role will oversee the logistics, content creation, session planning and delivery of a number of elements of the programme, ensuring that students are effectively supported to get the most out of their Change 100 experience from recruitment through to programme graduation.

The successful post-holder will be actively involved in the on-going development of Change 100 and encouraged to think of creative and innovative ways to ensure the programme has the greatest impact.

About You

You will have demonstrable experience of programme delivery, ideally with direct experience of graduate recruitment, programme marketing and promotion, selection and recruitment or disability.

You will be a confident and personable public speaker with experience of designing and delivering presentations. You will be skilled at managing a wide range of stakeholders and audiences.

The ideal candidate will have the skills to swiftly establish and maintain effective relationships and the ability to hit the ground running.

You will be creative, passionate and focussed with the ability to work proactively. In return we can promise a flexible and fun work environment with a strong emphasis on teamwork, personal and skills development.

About Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire supports individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability.  We are the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services for people with disabilities.  This is an exciting time to join us as we launch our new brand and grow our reach across communities.

What we Offer

• Fair and competitive pay rates
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
• Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
• A Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please * 

Brighton & Hove Link Plus service

1 x PT (14 hours per week) Marketing & Recruitment Officer – Fostering & short breaks service for Disabled children

Fixed term for 6 months subject to funding possible extension.

√ Do you want to work for the UK's largest children's charity?

√ Do you have experience and/or a passion for working with potential foster/short break carers and home support workers?

√ Do you have experience of working within a fostering/short breaks service undertaking recruitment and marketing activities?

√ Are you skilled at engaging professionally with the public and using various digital platforms to reach target audiences?

If you have answered YES to one or more of the above questions, you may just be the person we are looking for.

You will be required to:

√ Co-ordinate local word of mouth and community engagement initiatives involving a range of paid staff and volunteers.

√ Work alongside existing home support workers, foster and short break carers to deliver word of mouth recruitment messages.

√ Travel throughout the city of Brighton& Hove Council and surrounding areas.

√ Develop and deliver marketing plans to reach target audiences, using the full marketing channel mix (digital, print, word of mouth, experiential) to deliver the plans.

√ Record on our Charms data base, manage our Facebook page and other digital platforms, monitoring data for reporting purposes and work collaboratively with regional and central marketing communications colleagues to support UK family placement campaigns and initiatives at a national and local level, maximising the use of unpaid-for channels.

At Brighton & Hove Link Plus service, we are a supportive, committed experienced team and we are passionate about the work we do. We are a fully funded service, commissioned by Brighton & Hove City Council, to deliver an “Outstanding” Ofsted rated bespoke fostering and short-break service for disabled children and their families in the city.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.

Barnardo's offer their staff regular supervision and give all colleagues access to at least three learning days a year. Barnardo's University (BU) facilitate a range of opportunities which will be available through B-learning online and the BU prospectus. However, staff can use this time in a way that works for them – for instance to spend a day shadowing another team.

Barnardo's employees can also access a range of benefits, including:

• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time employees is 26 days per annum, increasing to 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata.
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days of annual leave
• Pension Scheme: Barnardo's offers a 4% or 6% matched contribution to our Group Personal Pension. For those that pay into the pension they will be provided with death in service cover of 4 times annual earnings
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Offers from major high-street brands
• Discounts on cinema tickets
• Discounts on holidays
• A cycle-to-work scheme

If you would like to discuss this post, please do not hesitate to contact the service directly. This post will be partly based at Brighton Hove Link Plus service in Hove and partly some home-based working. Please see our full job description and information on how to apply on our website. No agencies please. We look forward to hearing from you.

We’re committed to employing a diverse workforce. Diverse organisations are more effective and we value different experiences and backgrounds. We welcome applications from people with experience outside of the charity and education sectors, who can demonstrate our values and a passion for improving education.

We’re a small charity making a big impact, supporting nearly 2,000 volunteers onto school boards across England and Wales in the last year.

Our people are passionate and driven with a commitment to improve school standards. Join us and you’ll be rewarded with flexible working, professional development and the opportunity to make a real difference.

About the role

We're now looking for a School and Volunteer Recruitment Co-ordinator to support volunteers to become school governors across the Midlands, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. You'll join our North team and be supported by experienced professionals to help you thrive in the role.

You'll have a recruitment and placement target, and alongside our usual successful methods of engagement, we value new ideas and a proactive approach. You may bring previous recruitment experience to the role which would be a bonus.

We'll need you to keep our CRM system up to date, and regularly check in with volunteers and schools to make sure things are progressing. You'll spend a lot of time online engaging new volunteers, as well as on the phone to answer their questions about the role.

You'll be highlighting the benefits of becoming a school governor to prospective volunteers, matching them with schools and seeing them through to being appointed. It's a fantastic opportunity to have a direct hand in improving school standards, and work with diverse and talented volunteers who want to make a difference.

You'll work from home, ideally within Greater Manchester. We have team away days twice a year, so there'll be occasional travel to take part in these. Our working week is 35 hours with flexibility about how and when you work those within our core hours of 7am - 7pm.

We offer 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with your time here. We also offer flexible paid wellbeing hours, a weekly professional development hour and additional reward days when team targets are met.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Based in Greater Manchester, Cheshire or Staffordshire and able to work from home.
• We need you to have experience of using a CRM system, excellent admin skills and a working knowledge of Microsoft programmes.
• You're target driven and want to make a difference.
• You have excellent organisation skills and ability to juggle a busy role interacting with different stakeholders (volunteers, schools, partners etc).
• You need to have a professional and friendly telephone manner, as well as a good level of written English to communicate effectively online.

Desirable

• We'd love you to have governor experience, but if not, a passion for education and improving outcomes for children.
• Experience in recruitment.

We want you to be enthusiastic and pro-active. You'll be the first point of call for lots of volunteers and schools, so it's vital that you make a good impression and deliver high levels of customer service.

If you'd like to join our fantastic team, please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the criteria. Our top tip is to tell us succintly how you meet the essential requirements and why you would like this role specifically.

We'll only consider applications with a CV and a relevant cover letter. If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch.

We are looking for someone to coordinate the counselling and support service for bereaved children, young people and families who live, work or study or are registered with a GP in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, and to ensure the achievement and reporting of the Children’s Bereavement Service project outcomes.

We need someone who has:

1. Experience in coordinating a service, leading a team or project. 
2. Previous experience of working with children, young people and families in a professional or social setting.
3. Experience of working with children and families who are bereaved. 
4. Experience of working in a team. 

We hope you will have:

1. Excellent communication skills to deal sensitively and effectively by phone and face to face with a range of people (such as clients and their carers, counsellors, health professionals, other agencies, etc) and provide written reports, write letters, make verbal presentations, etc. 
2. Excellent organisational skills, and ability to work on own initiative and to prioritise workload. 
3. Experience of co-ordinating a service or a project for the benefit of others. 
4. Excellent counselling skills, with regard to supporting and communicating with bereaved children and families.
5. Understanding of the theory of counselling, especially bereavement counselling, and the value of different counselling approaches (eg person-centred, cognitive behavioural therapy, psychodynamic, integrative, etc)
6. Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation, preferably including experience of data management and analysis. 
7. Experience of developing policy and procedures.
8. A working knowledge of the issues and needs of people who are bereaved. 
9. Basic numeracy and skills. 
10. Experience of working with partner organisations and donors.
11. Experience of working with volunteers.
12. Experience of making presentations and organising/facilitating at workshops.

In2scienceUK’s aim is to promote social mobility and diversity in science, technology, engineering and maths. We are looking for an Alumni Coordinator to support with the development and delivery of peer-to-peer mentoring programme and Alumni Community engagement.

We are looking for

As Alumni Coordinator, you will be responsible for supporting the Alumni Officer with the delivery of a new peer to peer mentoring programme. This is a brand new initiative for In2scienceUK with the opportunity to help shape and drive forward this pilot programme throughout the project lifecycle.

You will be responsible for supporting the Alumni Officer in the delivery of our core Alumni Community engagement activities, these currently include a newsletter, online workshops, Alumni Conference, and a LinkedIn Group.

Within this role you may be responsible for managing relationships with In2scienceUK partners and funders who support our Alumni Community, as well as developing new partnerships with organisations who can offer our alumni support. 

We want to hear from people who can passionately represent the interests of the diverse young people that we serve. We are not asking for particular qualifications. We don’t care what school you went to or what your parents do for work. We care about your character, your skills and potential. If you can turn strategic aims into impactful programmes and can see yourself making an impact in our organisation, we want to hear from you. 

This role is a career accelerator. At In2scienceUK we are champions of people and we are here to support you to achieve your career goals, however ambitious they may be. 

Duties and Responsibilities

As the In2scienceUK Alumni Coordinator you will be someone who enjoys working with young people and has an understanding of the barriers facing young people from low socio-economic backgrounds to access higher education and STEM careers.

Your specific areas of responsibility will include but are not limited to:

Peer to Peer Mentoring Programme

• Develop and deliver processes that ensure the smooth running of the programme throughout, e.g. application management, event organisation, safeguarding procedures.

• Develop engaging promotional and communication materials to support participant recruitment and stakeholder engagement.

• Support reporting and impact analysis to share with funders and external partners, e.g. pre-post survey analysis, case studies, partner reports.

• Organise and facilitate workshops both in person and online.

• Manage the delivery of educational resources to support students transition to university and degrees. 

• Conduct programme reviews to ensure best practice and improved outcomes.

• Support with financial accountability including reconciling budgets and allocated funds.

• Being the first point of contact and managing queries from participants.

Alumni Community

• Support the Alumni Officer to develop a strategy for continued engagement with in2scienceUK Alumni. 

• Manage the monthly Alumni newsletter, including researching relevant content with support from Alumni and Comms interns.

• Work with partners to develop, promote and deliver Alumni online workshops

• Create Alumni case studies and other communications to promote the impact of In2scienceUK through alumni successes across all channels.

• Manage and moderate the Alumni LinkedIn community

• Support the development of the Alumni Committee.

Administrative Activities 

• Maintaining up to date records through the programme’s database, supporting evaluation and research needs and ensuring data protection. 

• Communicating Alumni activities to the wider team 

• Supporting team members to create reports and other Alumni data related activities, including new proposals and grant applications.

For the full job description and person specification please see attached Job Description documentation.

About the Role

Change 100 is Leonard Cheshire’s flagship youth employment programme, matching top disabled graduate talent to 3-month internship opportunities with a range of high-profile employer partners.

We have ambitious targets to grow the programme and we are seeking a proactive and effective Coordinator to join the team and help us achieve our vision. As Youth Employment Coordinator (Change 100) you will play a pivotal role in the team and will support the full cycle of Change 100; student recruitment and shortlisting, supporting assessment centres, matching successful candidates to placements and liaising with our partner employers. You will be encouraged to think of creative and innovative ways to ensure the programme has the greatest impact and will support the team with administration and coordination.

About You

The right candidate will have the skills to swiftly establish and maintain effective relationships and hit the ground running. You will have demonstrable experience supporting a busy team and managing multiple competing priorities. You will enjoy working with a range of stakeholders, from interns to employer partners, and be a confident communicator.

To succeed in the role, you will have exceptional attention to detail and a solutions-focussed, proactive attitude. In return we can promise a flexible and fun work environment with a strong emphasis on teamwork and skills development.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire who are excited by this opportunity to make a difference to the lives of people with a disability.

About Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire supports individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability.  We are the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services for people with disabilities.  This is an exciting time to join us as we launch our new brand and grow our reach across communities.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer

• Fair and competitive pay rates
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
• Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
• A Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please * 

Youth Programme Coordinator

Salary: £23,000 to £28,000 p.a. FTE, dependent upon experience

Location:  This is an outreach role with some days spent at our head office located in Bermondsey, London. We have vacancies in North Kent, Barking & Dagenham and London

with fixed term & permanent contracts available.

Construction Youth Trust is a forward-thinking charity whose mission is to help young people reach their full potential and take their first steps towards a rewarding working life. We prepare young people for the world of work, support them to build their skills and confidence and connect them with opportunities and employers aligned with their individual strengths and interests. We prioritise young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, under-represented groups and those facing significant barriers to work.

We are seeking to expand our committed team of Youth Programme Coordinators who work directly with young people, supporting them to discover and achieve their best next step on their route to a successful career. Our Youth Programme Coordinators work with young people studying in schools and colleges as well as young people who are currently unemployed or not in any form of training. Working closely with Careers Leads, Pastoral Support Workers and Referral Partners this role requires excellent relationship management skills to build trusted relationships with key stakeholders and young people as well as local construction and built environment employers who are fundamental to the successful delivery of inspiring world of work programmes.

We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive team is vital to our work. We are especially interested in hearing from individuals who are Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background and/or those with a lived experience of the young people we support.

If you are passionate about transforming the life chances of young people, especially those facing disadvantage and exclusion, please send your CV and a written statement (no more than 500 words) explaining why the role interests you and how you meet the person specification.

Closing date for applications – 9am on Monday 8th August 2022.  However, we may close the recruitment early as we will interview as suitable candidates apply.

Previous applicants need not apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to safer recruitment practices, and this position will require an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred list check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

This is a new post within our charity and is part of our ambitious strategy to grow our business over the next 5 years. We’re looking for someone who can use their skills to raise our profile locally and engage new supporters with exciting and engaging content. You’ll raise awareness of what we do to ensure everyone who needs our help knows how to get it, and you’ll support our Fundraising team to create effective campaigns to raise funds for our vital work.

Purpose of post

• Develop and grow the public profile of Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire
• Encourage wider engagement and support from local residents, particularly amongst under-represented groups and young adults
• Develop our Research & Campaigns function to inform local and national policy-makers
• Support Fundraising by creating innovative campaigns that foster support for our cause

Housing Coordinator – Moving on Up

P/T 30 hours per week – can be based Newhaven, Eastbourne or Hastings with travel expected across East Sussex

Starting salary range £26,000 – £29,856 per annum pro rata dependant on skills and experience

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Fixed term – immediate start until 31st March 2023

This is a great opportunity to work on the new Moving on Up project within the Employability Team. Moving on Up is funded by Public Health funding and overseen by East Sussex County Council. SCDA is a lead partner in this project.

You will raise awareness of Moving on Up in the rental housing market, promote the merits of the programme to private landlords and letting agencies, and recommend participants for private rented accommodation. Challenging the stigma of renting to people living in homelessness accommodation you will disseminate facts and dispel myths about homelessness, and help SCDA capitalise on and spend the Moving on Up rental incentive to deliver accommodation outcomes.

Liaising with Housing Officers local authority PRS leads in relation to individual participants to identify suitable housing options through their PRS landlord contacts, social housing pathways and any rented property stock; you will work closely with mentors and participant support workers to maximise opportunities for accessing long term housing, and to ensure a coordinated approach to finding and securing a tenancy for them.

You will arrange and book viewings with landlords on behalf of participants, review contracts (tenancy agreements) and ensure sustainable tenancies through a system of checks and landlord assurances.  Building and maintaining effective working relationships with rental agencies, organisations and relevant professionals you will identify appropriate housing for those eligible for the project

With a Minimum 2 years’ experience working in housing in a local authority, housing advice service, or lettings negotiation, you will have Knowledge of the social housing system and Private Rented Sector  

·Evidence of providing housing support within a residential or commercial setting

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Experience of working to targets and delivering a service that is person centred

To discuss the project in more detail contact Jude Day, Programme Manager

Close by 5pm on Sunday 17th July 2022 (Interviews will be held on 21st July 2022).

Community Inclusion Specialist- (World Gymnastics Championships)
Contract :14-month FTC
Salary : £24,000 - £27,000
Location: Widnes

UK's largest health and social care charities are seeking a Community Inclusion Specialist. They have the privilege of developing a ground-breaking volunteering and personal development programme for one hundred people who have care and support needs this incredible event, which takes place in Liverpool.

Key responsibilities
The project is targeted specifically at people who require support in their everyday lives. This might include people who have learning disabilities, autism, mental health concerns, dementia, or other support needs.

As a Facilitator, you will enable 100 people to volunteer at the event, recruiting people who are supported by community Integrated Care and other local people.

Before the tournament kicks off, you will design and deliver exciting volunteering placements and projects for your volunteers, which are designed to meet their individual skills, goals and interests. Taking inspiration from the World gymnastics Championships, you will create opportunities that enable people to explore their talents and achieve their dreams.
At tournament time, your volunteers to be at the heart of this exciting event. Working with their families and support networks, you will enable them to enjoy a diverse range of vocational opportunities at the World Gymnastics Championships that promote great outcomes for every individual. You will continue to work with your volunteers in the months following the event too, providing mentoring and identifying opportunities that support their ongoing progress. It is important to emphasise the creative nature of this position.

Person specification

* Experience of creating, delivering, and supporting participation in community projects
* Experience of working with disabled people (or other highly relatable experiences)
* Confidence in working with a high level of autonomy, within an agreed framework and with support.
* Natural partnership worker, with skills in creating and managing community partnerships or social projects.
* Understanding of how to make their work accessible, adaptable and engaging.
* Strong communications and planning skills.
* Creative thinker, with abilities to identify opportunities that change people's lives and create special experiences
* Exceptional people skills, which can bring the best out of people who have care and support needs and their support networks.
* A natural planner, with abilities to manage risk.
* Ability to deliver monitoring and evaluation.

Talent Acquisition and Resourcing Officer

Office Based: Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Job reference: 72

Contract type: Permanent

Full time: 37 hours, 5 days per week working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm

Salary: up to £28,500 per annum (dependent on experience)

Benefits:

- 25 days annual leave

- Cash Wellbeing Healthcare Plan Cover

- Death in service benefit

- Option to buy up to 5 days annual leave

- Discretionary shut down days at Christmas

- 1 Community Leave Day per annum

- Bike to work scheme

We have an exciting opportunity for a Talent Acquisition and Resourcing Officer, to provide POhWER with comprehensive, in-house recruitment advice and support.

The successful candidate will support the leadership team with their recruitment needs and requirements from providing initial advice in relation to team structure continuing through the recruitment process, up to and including offering roles to the successful candidates.

The Talent Acquisition and Resourcing Officer will work with the whole People Directorate to ensure best practice is applied to all recruitment activities. The role will include drafting recruitment adverts, researching local demographics to assess suitable local advertising forums, placing adverts, conducting sifting of candidates and arranging interviews.

The successful candidate will work with the whole People Directorate to ensure continuous review and improvement of the candidate experience, ensuring roles are attractive to any underrepresented groups of people within POhWER as well as working with the marketing team to increase positive social media reviews.

We are looking for someone who has excellent knowledge of the MS Office suite and good administrative, organisational and time management skills with the ability to work accurately, with attention to detail. The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience of recruitment processes and have worked in a recruitment role previously.

The successful candidate will have a confident and positive attitude as well as a strong team player with a flexible approach to meet needs of the team/business. You will have the ability to work confidently and independently with staff at all levels in the organization with a commitment to a high level of confidentiality.

Principle Accountabilities

This role requires the individual to support the leadership team with their recruitment needs and requirements from providing initial advice in relation to team structure continuing through the recruitment process, up to and including offering roles to the successful candidates.

Key Responsibilities

· Draft and place recruitment adverts

· Research local demographics to assess suitable local advertising forums

· Place adverts and collate applications to required deadlines

· Conduct initial sifting of candidates

· Remove identifying details and provide sifted candidate CV’s to the recruiting manager for shortlisting

· Arrange interviews

· Draft and provide recruiting manager with interview schedule

· Extend offers to successful candidates in line with pay benchmarking and relevant experience

Additional responsibilities

· Review and update job descriptions

· Create, review and keep updated a suite of standard job adverts

· Create, review and keep updated a suite of standard template emails/letters in relation to applications and interviews

· Create, review and keep updated a suite of standard interview questions to assess key competencies

· Review apprenticeships with a view to implementing relevant schemes to make maximum use of our apprenticeship levy

· Review and implement any other government initiatives that may be available from time to time ie Kick Start Placements

· Support with and input to new starter paperwork

· Support with initial DBS checks, as needed

· Support with issuing ID badges, as needed

· Support with reference requests, as needed

Key Collaborations and Projects

· Work with the whole People Directorate to ensure best practice is applied to all recruitment activities

· Work with the whole People Directorate to ensure continuous review and improvement of the candidate experience

· Work with the staff groups to enhance job adverts, ensuring roles are attractive to any underrepresented groups of people within POhWER

· Work with the marketing team to increase positive social media reviews

Other Duties

· Carry out all other duties as requested by the People Director and to support the HR function.

How to apply

We’re keen to get someone started in this role. If you think this sounds like the ideal job for you, please apply as soon as possible as we may close this job advert early if we receive a high number of applications.

Please submit your CV and cover letter (cover letter no longer than 1 side of A4) before the application deadline. In your cover letter please include your reasons for applying for the role, how you meet the person specification criteria, and your notice period. Please submit your CV and cover letter quoting reference 72.

Closing date: 6th July 2022

Interviews: TBC

For an informal discussion please contact Julie Born, People Director.

We are looking to recruit people who share our core values and can demonstrate that they apply and live those values in their daily working practice.

A DBS check will be required for this post.

POhWER is an equal opportunities employer, holder of the Investors in People Silver award and a member of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER scheme. We are a member of the Positive about Disability scheme and disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

I am excited to be recruiting for a Compliance and Payroll Officer for our busy Finance team! Harris Hill is a dynamic and innovative charity recruitment agency, and we are looking for a Compliance and Payroll Officer for a 12-month FTC maternity cover.
This varied role will see you carrying out compliance checks for the busy Temporary Staff & Independent Schools team and Finance & Payroll duties for the wider team. We are a successful, busy and growing organisation, whilst we would describe ourselves as corporate, we also have a unique family feel!

Main duties:
Finance and payroll responsibilities:
- Chase and process weekly timesheets.
- Run the weekly payroll within timescales and produce relevant reports for external payroll company.
- Pay Limited/Umbrella temps separately and upload to online banking and invoices to Sage50
- Reconcile timesheet reports from payroll company.
- Deal with payroll queries.
- Request P45s/P60s and holiday pay from payroll company for all starters and leavers from payroll company.
- Produce weekly reporting on payroll, compliance, profit, and any other requirements.
- Issue all client invoices, ensuring PO numbers are chased and attached where relevant.
- Input journals and posting on Sage50.
- Chase payments from customers over the phone and by email (credit control)
- Keep timesheet portal data up to date by adding and removing temps and placements weekly.
- Any other finance and payroll duties as required by the company.
Compliance responsibilities:
- Check Right to Work documents prior to candidates starting in a temporary booking.
- Maintain accurate worker, client and assignment data on the portal and ensure full compliance.
- Collect all references for candidates.
- Check in with clients when sending invoices for permanent candidates starting in new roles.
- Send quality questionnaires to candidates and clients, save and pass on the feedback to consultants.
- Deal with general compliance queries.
- Carry out DBS, NCTL and Barring checks when required.
- Process AWR.
- Any other ad hoc projects as required by the company.

Essential skills:
Sage50 knowledge and experience.

Desirable:
Experience or an understanding of temporary staff payroll.

If you have the above skill and experience and would like to hear more, please apply online today!

We are looking for an enthusiastic manager that can led and develop our low-cost counselling service. You will need to have a good understanding of the counselling world and be empathic to our client group. We are looking for someone who can support and lead the team of volunteer counsellors (mostly counsellors in training completing their placements). 

You should be a registered counsellor (NCS/BACP) and ideally have leadership experience

Duties will include

1. Lead on the recruitment, induction and supervision of volunteer placements. 
2. Work with clinical lead on in-house training. Advise and guide low-cost counsellors on the preparation and implementation of clients’ holistic care plans; identifying appropriate interventions; client confidentiality; and solution focused strategies.
3. Deal with potential client enquiries, triaging referrals to appropriate clinical services and handle placement enquiries.
4. Prepare placement reports and respond to reference requests for volunteer counsellors.
5. Develop partnerships and liaise regularly with partner organisations.
6. Liaise with all placement providers with the aim of increasing volunteer placements to 30 volunteers by 2024.
7. Work with clinical lead on safeguarding issues.
8. Develop Monitoring and Evaluation data collection and reporting.
9. Provide information as required to Director to assist with funding bids, tenders.