Changing Faces is on the cusp of an exciting revisioning and redefinition of our 1-1 and clinical model across the service for people with a condition, mark or scar that affects their appearance (visible difference). We are seeking a qualified, innovative and experienced Adult Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver 1-1 and other wellbeing interventions to support the needs of people across the UK. 

The main purpose of the role is: 

• To deliver 1-1 counselling, support and peer interventions to adults with visible difference across the UK
• To collaborate with the team to revision, redefine and embed our new 1-1 and clinical model across the service 
• To build awareness and promote the service across the UK to maximise the reach and impact for adults with visible difference 

We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us and help improve the lives of people with visible differences. Changing Faces is committed to achieving greater staff diversity. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. In line with our commitments to race equity, we are particularly seeking applications from people of colour/ people from BAME backgrounds. We actively encourage people with a visible difference to apply. We are also always open to conversations about flexible working. 

Changing Faces is the UK’s leading charity for everyone who has a mark, scar or condition that makes them look different (a visible difference). Being different in a society where there is such pressure to look a certain way is extremely difficult.

People with visible differences are vulnerable to isolation, loneliness, social anxiety and low self-esteem. They face staring, unwanted attention and even bullying and hate crime. They experience lowered expectations in education, problems getting work and stereotyping in the media. This can have a devastating, and lasting, impact on their wellbeing. Adults often come to us, having never spoken to anyone about the psychological impact of their visible difference before. 

Changing Faces provides unique practical, social and emotional support for people affected by visible difference; we challenge discrimination and campaign for a world that respects difference. 

Our Wellbeing services build confidence and resilience – giving people the tools to manage their feelings, cope in different social settings, handle other people’s reactions or deal with life, education, work and relationships. We are going through an important period of change and development in the Wellbeing Services – embarking on a revisioning and redefinition of our 1-1 and clinical model across the service and launching our national children and young people’s model. 

Changing Faces wants a future where everyone with a visible difference on their face or body has the confidence, support and opportunity to lead the lives they want. 

Salary range / benefits: £29,940.98 – £33,698.84 (Changing Faces’ policy is to offer all posts at the first point on this scale/negotiable.) 25 days basic holiday; 6% pension contribution 

Application method: Please download the attached Job Description and provide a full CV and a comprehensive supporting statement, with clear demonstration of how you meet each point of the person specification and job requirements. Please do let us know where you saw the role advertised too.

Closing date: 10am Tuesday 16 March 2021 

Interviews: Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 March 2021 

For more information, please visit the Changing Faces Website

Gambling Treatment Practitioner

Full time at 35 hours

Office based, London, UK (temporary home working due to COVID-19)

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 Dependent on experience

Permanent

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling-related harms. Our expert services are confidential and non-judgemental.

GamCare is now looking to recruit a Gambling Treatment Practitioner to work within our busy problem gambling treatment service in London.

You will be working with problem gamblers and others affected by problem gambling to support them in reaching their recovery goals.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing face to face and online advice, assessment, brief or structured interventions and group programmes to help clients achieve their recovery goals;
• Providing case management and working within an integrated care pathway;
• Ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively.

You should have significant experience in individual client work in the field of addictions, mental health or a social care setting with adults or young people. You should be flexible in using a range of low and high-intensity interventions and modalities including Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) tools.

You will form part of our enthusiastic clinical treatment teams working from several locations across the Home Counties and as well as Online. You should be versatile and adaptable and committed to on-going development.

We are looking for individuals to work full time which include weekend and evenings.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete an application form.

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <name of vacancy>

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

To discuss the role further please email Fern Hensley, Senior Services Manager. Application forms forwarded to this email will not be accepted.

Previous applicants need not apply. Please note we do not accept CVs

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

Closing date for applications is Friday 12 March 2021 at 9am.

Interviews will be held via video conference.

Charity People are seeking a Recovery Practitioner who is skilled and experienced in working with people who have issues surrounding homelessness and/or substance misuse.

The successful candidate will work in a new residential setting for a charitable organisation based in Kingston, working with a focus on several people who reside there who have experienced homelessness and issues around drugs and alcohol. Your role will be to deliver a strength-based structured day programme for the residents using a range of therapeutically diverse approaches. The aim is to facilitate person-centred health and wellbeing interventions to help each resident in their drug and alcohol recovery and any mental health needs.

You will manage a small caseload as the Enhanced Recovery Practitioner, and will carry out assessments, SMART support planning and one to one sessions tailored around the individual needs of the residents. Naturally, you will work to ensure risk management, health and safety and safeguarding issues are taken care of, and work within best practice of record keeping.

This is a part time job, working over three days per week and it is paying £15.33 per hour, plus £1.85 holiday pay per hour. This is a temporary role, to run for around three months, and if all is going well this role could well become permanent.

If you are available for this role, can travel in to Kingston three days per week and are experienced in working with vulnerable people who have experienced homelessness or substance misuse, then please do reach out to Zelda Leader at Charity People for further information about this position.

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our award winning London Liaison and Diversion Service, supporting people in the criminal justice system. Liaison and Diversion is the national flagship programme from NHS England, created to address health inequities and to offer people better health and justice outcomes. Together’s service is commissioned by NHS England as part of that programme.

You will be working at a London Court in close collaboration with our partners, in health and social care including local authorities and other charities. You will assess, liaise, refer and provide guidance for people who have become involved with criminal justice seeking outcomes that are person-centred and appropriate for the individual. It is a 9am-5pm role, with no shifts or weekend working required.

The successful candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary team and will benefit from being part of a dynamic and growing organisation. Together is committed to supporting Continued Professional Development (CPD) for our staff and the organisation provides a comprehensive induction and training package. Monthly supervision sessions are held, as well as monthly reflective practice sessions, facilitated by a Consultant Forensic and Clinical Psychologist.

The ideal candidate would be someone who is a registered health care practitioner, with an interest and training in mental health. Previous experience working in allied health roles such as  Mental Health Nursing; Psychology, Social Work and Occupational Therapy will be beneficial to applications. We welcome those working towards HCPC qualification. Previously people in practitioner roles have used the experience they gained for other forensic job roles and built on for further qualifications. We can support you with completing Qualification in Forensic Psychology (Stage 2).

Candidates should have experience in undertaking specialist mental health assessments and have a sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and the criminal justice system.

Interview dates: Tuesday 16th of February, Friday 5th of March and Tuesday 23rd of March 2021. Please submit your application once it is complete. If you are successful at the shortlisting stage, then we will contact you and advise you of the interview day / times available.

If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of you submitting your application, then unfortunately your application has not been successful this time.

We have a firm commitment to encouraging fairness and diversity in our work force and we welcome applications from disabled people and those from BME backgrounds

Job Title: Care Planning and Permanence Consultant

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week (part-time possible on negotiation)

Salary: £45,000 per annum

Location: London

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About CoramBAAF

With a 40-year history, CoramBAAF is the leading professional membership body in the UK for family placement practice. It is dedicated to improving the outcomes of children and young people in care in England and with strong links to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.The focus is on providing a wide range of services to its members. CoramBAAF is accountable to its own board of directors and operates to support and represent members, champion best practice and provide high quality policy and practice guidance, advice, training and resources.

The Policy, Research and Development Team

As a professional membership organisation CoramBAAF is responsible for delivering high quality research-based policy advice and briefing updates to its members and other relevant stakeholders, including central and local government. Core to the team’s role are the contribution to membership services and products, including publications, conferences, briefings, practice notes and forms. The team also convenes a number of advisory committees and special interest groups that support and feed into these primary functions.

About the Role

• •To provide leadership and direction in respect of CoramBAAF’s work focusing on the role of children and families social work in relation to family placement (including kinship care).

• •To develop policy and good practice in care planning and permanence in accordance with member needs and recognised good practice.

• •To have responsibility for specific initiatives to support the work of member agencies in these areas.

• •To attend or chair agreed practice forums, special interest groups and advisory committees and to act as link consultant to the Black and Minority Ethnic Perspectives Advisory Committee (BMEPAC).

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing Date: 9am, Wednesday 3rd March 2021

Interview Date: To be confirmed

CoramBAAF is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

Job Title: Adoption Consultant

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week (part-time possible on negotiation)

Salary: £45,000 per annum

Location: London

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About CoramBAAF

With a 40-year history, CoramBAAF is the leading professional membership body in the UK for family placement practice. It is dedicated to improving the outcomes of children and young people in care in England and with strong links to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.The focus is on providing a wide range of services to its members. CoramBAAF is accountable to its own board of directors and operates to support and represent members, champion best practice and provide high quality policy and practice guidance, advice, training and resources.

The Policy, Research and Development Team

As a professional membership organisation CoramBAAF is responsible for delivering high quality research-based policy advice and briefing updates to its members and other relevant stakeholders, including central and local government. Core to the team’s role are the contribution to membership services and products, including publications, conferences, briefings, practice notes and forms. The team also convenes a number of advisory committees and special interest groups that support and feed into these primary functions.

About the Role

• •To provide leadership and direction in respect of CoramBAAF’s work on adoption, including adoption support and family placement in general.

• •To develop policy and good practice in adoption, adoption support and wider family placement issues in accordance with member needs and recognised good practice.

• •To have responsibility for specific initiatives to support the work of member agencies.

• •To attend or chair agreed practice forums, special interest groups and act as link consultant to a specific advisory committee.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing Date: 9am, Wednesday 3rd March 2021

Interview Date: To be confirmed

CoramBAAF is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

If you are passionate about supporting young people to reach their potential, we want you to join our partnership! Bonny Downs Community Association (BDCA) and Renewal Programme (RP) have come together in an exciting new youth project and are seeking 2 x experienced Youth Co-coordinators to provide the young people of Newham with spaces to enjoy, support to achieve their best, and opportunities to make a positive difference in their community.

About us

BDCA is a dynamic community-led charity that has been serving the residents of the London Borough of Newham since 1998. Our motto is, “working together to change lives and transform our community”.  The Renewal Programme has also been working in the borough for 50 years and is passionate about investing in community and supporting people to rise through dignity, inspiration, and empowerment. Together we have a combined track record of over 70 years’ Newham focussed service delivery. including local club youth provision. holiday activities, evening drop-ins, sports activities and youth leadership programmes.

About the roles

These new posts offer an exciting opportunity to play a driving role in launching a new package of services for young people across the economically disadvantaged but beautifully diverse East Ham area of Newham. Each role is 36 hours per week and for an initial fixed term period of 2 years pending further funding. Please see the full job descriptions and person specifications attached and do note an enhanced DBS check will be required.

Our ideal candidates will have significant youth work experience, a passion for working with young people from diverse backgrounds and a high level of motivation to develop an excellent and impactful youth offer.  You will be excellent relationship builders that are enthused by partnership working, and given current circumstances you will also need to be creative in your approach to adapt youth engagement offers safely and in line with Covid-19 restrictions. You will need to demonstrate that you are professional, organised, efficient and able to manage our sessional youth staff, sports coaches, junior leaders and workshop providers. You will also have a robust understanding of safeguarding policy and procedures.

With one role based predominantly at BDCA (London E6) and the other at RP (London E12), you will work together to plan, lead, manage and evaluate sessions in venues across the East Ham community, ensuring project outcomes are effectively delivered. Key shared project outcomes are:

• Provide safe places to enjoy = at least 6 venues will be open for a total of 1759 hours of youth activities each year.
• Increase youth engagement = Each year, at least 495 unique young people will access our regular activities and accredited courses and feel a greater sense of community connection as a result.
• Grow youth leadership = Each year, at least 45 young people will receive intensive year-long support to achieve their best and build their hope and agency to make positive change in their own lives and in their wider community too through accredited youth leadership courses and social action campaigns.
• Deliver inspiring and diverting activities = Each year, the programme will deliver at least 25 co-produced activities including sports, creative arts, wellbeing workshops, free play, tuition support, educational workshops, offsite trips, training and mentoring.

Each role will however have slightly different areas of responsibility as follows:

Youth co-ordinator 1 (BDCA)

This post holder will be specifically responsible for coordinating: four outdoor MUGA sports sessions and one outdoor BMX session per week; year round Saturday volunteering sessions for young sports leaders; support to complete Duke of Edinburgh award scheme led by specialist partner and an annual music production project led by specialist provider. They will also be directly delivering: three virtual activity videos per month; two annual residentials for 15 participants; three-week summer volunteering placement with accredited Sports Leadership Award for 30 participants; monthly Stepping Up life skills training and social action campaign planning workshops plus regular mentoring calls for 15 participants; annual music premiere event for up to 100 attendees; and 10 day trips per year for up to 15 participants.

Youth co-ordinator 2 (RP)

This post holder will be specifically responsible for coordinating and delivering five evening youth clubs per week including a tuition club, journalism club and three drop-in free play sessions with creative workshops. They will be charged with leading the project’s monthly youth forums during the above sessions and also supporting participants to attend borough-wide Youth Citizens Assemblies and Area Youth Forum meetings. So as well as delivering high quality inclusive activities in safe supervised spaces, this new Project Coordinator will focus on increasing access to platforms where youth voices can be heard and younger leaders are supported to help steer local services to boost engagement and impact.

Application process: Please apply by attaching an up to date CV AND covering letter (max 2 pages, applications without cover letters WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED) demonstrating how your skills meet the Job Description and Person Specification and why you are interesting in applying for the role. If your application preference or request is for one specific role over the other then please state this in your cover letter otherwise we will assume you wish to be considered for either role within a single application. We are also willing to consider job share applications for each role from strong candidates

Application deadline:

Please note there is no fixed  closing date, but we are keen to recruit to these posts as quickly as possible and so early applications are very much encouraged. We will invite interviews and begin the selection process on a rolling basis, with the aim to have the positions filled as soon as appropriate candidates are identified.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Both BDCA and RP are committed to recruiting high quality candidates whose skills and experience are most suited to the jobs on offer regardless of sex, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion (or beliefs), marital status, sexual orientation, disability, age or political affiliation.

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative is looking for a Senior Professional Officer to support our neonatal programme.  In this role you will teach on the Baby Friendly Initiative’s training courses and take part in – and eventually lead – assessments of neonatal units seeking Baby Friendly accreditation. You will also support the neonatal National Infant Feeding Network.

You will be a neonatal practitioner with experience of working in a UK neonatal unit. You will have knowledge of implementing the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards for neonatal units and experience of teaching infant feeding to health professionals.

Clinical Psychologists, Child Psychotherapists and Attachment Psychotherapists required to support adoptive families

Parents And Children Together - PACT - has been building and strengthening families since 1911.

PACT helps hundreds of families every year through outstanding adoption and award-winning therapeutic support and inspirational community projects across London and the south of England.

PACT is one of the UK’s leading independent adoption agencies, placing children with secure and loving families and supporting them with specialist therapeutic support. Our award-winning FACTS service includes counselling, Theraplay, creative art therapy and life story work which help children to overcome difficulties in childhood, adolescence and early adulthood which have resulted from early trauma and neglect.

PACT are seeking qualified and experienced self-employed Clinical Psychologists, Child Psychotherapists and Attachment Psychotherapists to join our therapeutic support services for children and their carers/parents.  You must be a qualified clinician, qualified and licenced to diagnose and treat patients. 

This is a great opportunity to work with a service rated as outstanding with Ofsted to undertake assessments of therapeutic needs for applications to the Adoption Support Fund, direct therapeutic support with our adoptive families and proving consultations to social workers.

Pay is on an hourly rate depending on experience and competitive travel expenses are also paid. 

We are looking to recruit in London and across the South East, including Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Sussex and surrounding areas.

For further details, and details on how to apply, please visit our website.

We look forward to hearing from you.

“Providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice”

Citizens Advice Southwark has a track record of delivering high-quality services from its offices in Peckham and Bermondsey and outreach locations across Southwark and South East London. We sort out problems together, for good, by providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice across all areas of social welfare law, and through using the experience of our clients to bring about positive change through research and campaigns. 

Generalist Adviser – Covid-19 Financial Shield Project

When the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and other Covid-19 related protections for households eventually come to an end, there is expected to be a significant rise in financial difficulties and debt problems, especially amongst already vulnerable people and people with long term health conditions.

To help address this Citizens Advice Southwark is working with the local Primary Care Networks to create a healthcare pathway allowing general practice to identify local residents that would benefit from pro-active and targeted money advice and financial support.

To deliver this exciting new project we are looking for 2 FTE generalist advisers who will be based at our offices and at GP surgeries in Bermondsey and Peckham and will work closely with Social Prescribing Link Workers employed by South and North Southwark Primary Care Networks.

To undertake this role you will need:

• At least six months recent experience of providing Generalist Advice to the public including casework in welfare rights, housing and debt.
• Proven ability to interview clients using sensitive listening and questioning skills to get to the root of issues and empower clients in a non-judgmental way.
• An understanding of the financial challenges facing citizens, especially as a result of COVID.
• Ability to commit to and work within the aims and principles of Citizens Advice Southwark.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post.

Closing date: 9.00 am Wednesday 3rd March 2021

Interviews Tuesday 9th March 2021

For further information and an application pack please visit our website via the Apply button.

We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% salary, and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.

Citizens Advice Southwark is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.

The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) is recruiting a Clinical Lead Mental Health for a project in partnership with Help Musicians which provides counselling/psychotherapy support to musicians. BAPAM is building on our successful long term partnership with Help Musicians delivering clinical consultations to hundreds of musicians across the UK over many years, which enables us to provide a large-scale, comprehensive and quality counselling and psychotherapy service to professional musicians. BAPAM provides clinical services to performing arts workers and students, and the postholder will have continuing responsibility for overseeing the delivery and evaluation of care to patients with mental health concerns who approach or are referred to us for support.

The role will include: coordinating and, at times, undertaking mental health assessments; contracting with BAPAM-registered psychosocial practitioners for appropriate evidence–based intervention; auditing services and evaluation of treatment provided; liaison with NHS services for ongoing care; support to our helpline team taking calls and emails from patients; and advising on and developing protocols for the organisation. You will be a qualified RMN or Social Worker with at least 5 years of experience in mental health, interested in further developing a high quality mental health service for musicians.

The role is for 12 months for the pilot with the expectation of extension if successful.

The postholder will need to be able to work from our London office and clinic, although the team is currently working remotely.

The Academy of Social Sciences seeks a pro-active, experienced and thoughtful Senior Campaign Manager to take responsibility for developing and delivering its activities to promote and showcase the social sciences. In so doing you will develop further the momentum and public profile of the Campaign, and advance understanding of the contributions social sciences make to enhancing decision-making, society and lives. The Campaign’s work is targeted primarily to policy makers and other decision-makers across all levels of government, business, research funders and media. This is a role at the heart of the Academy and is the lead staff role for the Campaign.

The task of the Campaign is to help shape and deliver a compelling and evolving public-facing showcase and narrative of the social sciences, so that what they are and what they contribute to society is better understood, valued and used. Our approach is to use substantive research evidence, impact and expertise, including that from within our high-profile Fellowship, to ‘show’ and ‘engage’ rather than to ‘tell’. This is primarily a knowledge exchange and engagement role; it is not a parliamentary lobbying role.

It’s an exciting time to join the Academy as we implement our new strategy and build on significant growth and development in 2020, including notable development in our Campaign activities, outreach and profile under the new chair, Professor Bobby Duffy. It is also an exciting time for the social sciences with their rich roles in informing understanding and policy around the ‘grand challenges’, including the UKs social and economic recovery post Covid; climate change and sustainability; and the so-called ‘levelling-up’ agenda, to name but a few.

We seek an articulate team player who understands what it is like to work in a small, busy charity, who relishes a combination of hand’s on ‘doing’, forward planning and managing, who is adept at working with senior figures and who has the drive, ambition and skills to take the Campaign to the next level. You will bring a passion for applied social sciences, and a broad knowledge of them; strong relationship management skills; excellent organisation, IT and communication skills; creativity and a willingness ‘to do’; and the diplomacy and confidence to work with senior figures in the field.

In return we offer a job with a real purpose, significant responsibility, a warm and friendly context in which to work, a sense of shared endeavour, some flexibility as to how the work is organised, and the opportunity to play an essential role for the social sciences. A sense of humour is welcomed!

The Academy and Campaign

The Campaign was formed in 2011 as the public advocacy arm of the Academy. It is funded by a network of supporters across UK social science: universities, learned societies, publishers and individuals. It draws upon expertise in the Academy Fellowship and beyond and benefits greatly from its high-profile board which provides advice, ideas and helps support delivery. The Campaign is chaired by Prof Bobby Duffy, Director of the Policy Institute and King’s College London.

The Academy of Social Sciences is the national academy of academics, learned societies and practitioners in the social sciences. Our charitable purpose is to promote social science in the UK for the public benefit. Our membership is composed of around 1400 individual Fellows, both academics and practitioners, elected for their contributions to social science, and 46 member Learned Societies which serve individual disciplinary areas in the social sciences. As a charity the Academy exists for public benefit and, as such, it serves the UK social science community as a whole.

The Role

Working closely with the Campaign Chair and Board, the Academy’s Chief Executive (to whom this role reports) and the Head of Policy, you will be involved at the heart of planning the outward-facing campaign activities and will have primary responsibility for delivering them successfully. On a day-to-day basis you will also work closely with the Academy’s Communications Manager.

This is a key role in delivery of the Campaign’s activities and in meeting its strategic plans. You will build the Campaign’s online profile and presence, organise successful events, lead projects and manage relationships with supporters. You will attract and retain supporters and work with those supporters to deliver benefits and create strong partnerships. Above all, your work will help ensure the social sciences are better understood, valued and used and that the Campaign is funded sustainably.

The four areas of responsibility are:

Campaign Board and annual planning

• Work with the Campaign Board and relevant Academy colleagues to create stimulating annual work/activity plans for the Campaign, aligned with the strategy and available resources, and with clear outcomes, timetable and measures of success.
• Undertake research and intelligence gathering relevant to the Campaign and its activities.
• Engage Board members in supporting the delivery of the Campaign activities as their time and expertise permits.
• Monitor and report on progress with the work plan regularly to Campaign Board meetings

Campaign activities and online presence

• Create and curate an interesting and high-profile programme, relevant to the Campaign’s themes, and drawing on expertise in the Fellowship and beyond, including potential delivery partners. 
• Deliver the events programme (e.g., panel discussions, roundtables, lectures) attracting good audience levels and ensuring we reach those communities we seek to engage/influence.
• Manage the Campaign’s online presence and engagement, including web resources (e.g., comment/think pieces, video interviews) ensuring quality and profile as befits the status of the Campaign and Academy; and making best use of a new website for 2021, working with the Communications Manager.
• Oversee the production, launch and dissemination of Campaign and co-badged Academy/Campaign publications and reports, including policy reports, working with the Communications Manager.
• Publicise the Campaign and its activities, managing an effective social media presence, working with the Communications Manager
• Scope new projects / Campaign activities.

Sponsor and stakeholder engagement

• Ensure regular communication and dialogue with all Campaign sponsors, keeping them informed and engaged; draft and disseminate an annual report of Campaign activities and outcomes.  
• Plan and deliver tailored engagement for Gold level sponsors; plan and deliver relevant, high profile and high-quality Strategic Leadership Forum activities for Gold and Silver level sponsors.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with sponsors’ key contacts; gather and evaluate feedback; retain their support. 
• Research and recruit new sponsors, including among HEIs and wider sectors of relevance to social sciences, to grow the Campaign’s income sustainably, working with the CEO and Board.
• Extend the Campaign’s reach to wider stakeholders, for example in policy, business and academia, engaging them in relevant Campaign activities, disseminating reports etc., to target audience groups beyond the Academy Fellowship and Campaign sponsors.

Campaign administration

• Act as Secretary to the Campaign Board and any associated working groups, arranging and minuting meetings, drafting papers.
• Manage the timely invoicing of Campaign sponsors; chasing up payment as required.
• Ensure up to date contact records of sponsors and wider stakeholders are held in the Academy’s CRM, supported by the Academy Administrative Assistant; grow the contact list.

Any other duties as required by the Chief Executive or Campaign Chair within the broad scope of this role.

Terms

The Academy is operating as a virtual organisation for the foreseeable future, with all staff working from home. It is currently envisaged that staff will be able to continue to work flexibly from home in the future if they wish, but they should live within sufficiently close and affordable reach of London to travel in for some face-to-face meetings each month. We will reconsider whether to invest in a small central London office once again when the pandemic is suitably under control. This would provide hot desk facilities for those team members who prefer not to work from home and would facilitate in-person meetings.

The position is permanent, full time, and salaried at £44,000 - £46,000 p.a. Working days are eight hours including an hour for lunch, with some flexibility for when the hours are worked during the day. Employees also benefit from a generous holiday allowance and an employer contribution to the pension scheme. There is a six-month probationary period on all appointed posts.

Skills Requirements

Candidates will be expected to meet many of the following key competencies in addition to having the depth of work experience required for this role:

• An articulate graduate with a good degree and a lively mind; a degree in a social science discipline is highly desirable.
• A passion for, and broad understanding of, the social sciences and their contributions to society.
• Substantial experience in knowledge exchange activities and/or event planning and delivery.
• Proven relationship building and ability to engage a complex and diverse range of stakeholders.
• Good judgement and sound diplomatic skills; well versed in working with senior individuals.
• Proven experience of managing projects to deliver agreed outcomes on time.
• Expertise in harnessing social media / promotion skills.
• A very high standard of written and spoken English; excellent communication skills including writing concise web content.
• An understanding of what it means to work in a small charity.
• IT friendly and competent; high level of competence in Microsoft Office suite.
• An ability to grasp the big picture and at the same time to pay attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Personal attributes sought:

• Drive, creativity, and persistence. 
• Well-motivated self-starter, with a pro-active and thoughtful style.
• Well organised with good time management skills and ability to multi-task.
• A person who relishes making a difference.
• Friendly, positive and open manner, and a good team player.
• A willingness to work hard – this is not a sleepy role.
• Someone who seeks enjoyment in their work and brings a sense of humour to it.

Application

Please forward a CV (including your current salary) and a tailored letter of application detailing your interest in the role and your suitability for it by 9 am Monday, 8 March 2021.

If you have any questions about the role or application process please contact Dr Rita Gardner, Chief Executive.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held in the week of 22 March 2021.

NCT are working in collaboration with formal partners Alternatives Trust, the Magpie Project and Compost London to deliver an expanded programme in Newham aimed at promoting the health and wellbeing of women from low income, Black Asian and minority ethnic and migrant backgrounds around pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

We are looking for passionate and skilled individuals to work as part of a small team providing accessible and bespoke perinatal care including, antenatal education, peer support, counselling and practical support and signposting.

These are key posts in supporting NCT’s vision of a world where no parent is isolated, and all parents are supported to build a strong society. We are committed to ensuring our workforce is representative and diverse. We especially welcome applications from migrant or Black Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with similar lived experience to our client group.

Job Title: Senior Counsellor - Newham

Salary: £34,700

Hours per week: 35 hours

Location: Newham based office

To provide therapeutic input on an individual basis working with pregnant and new mothers. This role is the only therapeutic role within a small team. Clients will be referred by the Perinatal Programme manager where more complex mental health or wellbeing needs are identified. This service is targeted at clients who would usually be excluded from such services due to financial pressures, long NHS waiting lists or additional barriers to accessing services.

• BACP Accreditation or member of UKCP or equivalent
• At least 3 years post qualification experience with adults
• Experience working with vulnerable women with complex needs and has received additional training or has extensive experience in working with clients who have experienced trauma.
• Able to work within a nonclinical team.

We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, at all levels, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the parents and families that we support.  More details about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion action can be found here.

We are committed to zero discrimination both internally and externally regardless of visible or invisible difference such as sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, religion or belief, gender identity, economic class, marital/civil partnership, family status, socio-economic background and pregnancy and maternity. We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

We welcome and actively encourage applications from all candidates including those from under-represented groups within NCT such as individuals from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people and people with a disability. 

Please see the job description for further information. 

Please apply for the role via our careers page

Closing date for applications: 2nd March 2021

Interviews:  Week commencing 10th March 2021

GamCare - Team Leader (London)– Clinical Services

Full time at 35hrs

Office based, London, UK (temporary home working due to COVID-19)

Salary £30,000 - £35,000 pa – Dependent on experience

Fixed Term contract for 12 months, with possibility of extension

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling-related harms. Our expert services are confidential and non-judgemental. Our treatment services provide face-to-face, online, telephone, individual and group-based treatment.

We are delighted to be seeking a full-time Team Leader to support the management of our London Treatment Service. This position is integral in the leadership and management of the team in delivering effective, safe and responsive interventions to people experiencing problems with gambling and people affected by another person’s gambling.

This role requires applicants to

• Provide safe and effective day to day operational management of the services and practitioners
• Have experience of managing staff
• Provide strong leadership, individual and group supervision to staff
• Have experience of working with vulnerable/complex cohorts and providing clinical expertise
• Be able to perform well in a busy and demanding working environment
• Have a good understanding of performance management, case management and quality assurance measures
• Be well organised and able to meet deadlines
• Be passionate in ensuring service users are at the heart of what we do

The Team Leader reports to the Senior Services Manager and will be pivotal in developing, leading and delivering first-class services.

This position will require some evening and weekend work, on a rota basis.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

To apply, please go onto the GamCare and complete an application form.

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <NAME OF VACANCY>

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

For further information, please email Fern Hensley, Senior Services Manager.

Please note we do not accept CVs. Previous applicants need not apply

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

Closing date for applications: 9 March 2021 – close of play

Interviews will be held via video conference