Organisation: 

Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (KCAH)   

Location: 

Kingston upon Thames

Contract type: 

One year fixed term

Hours: 

18  (split week to be agreed – Job Share)

Salary: 

 £14,354 per annum

Deadline for applications: 

Wednesday 9th December 2020 - 12:00am

Interviews will be week commencing 14th December 2020

We are looking for two part-time Enhanced Recovery Practitioners to job share, leading on providing support to seven people who have experienced rough sleeping and who have problematic issues around drugs and alcohol in a new residential setting.  This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in the drug and alcohol field to help create and establish a bespoke service based on a strength sbased approach which simultaneously addresses homelessness and addiction in our efforts to reduce rough sleeping in Kingston upon Thames.

As an Enhanced Recovery Practitioner, you will:

• Work with seven residents with complex lifestyles, introducing different approaches/interventions to improve their health and wellbeing and where care and compassion resonates throughout the service.
• Help develop and then deliver a structured day programme with resident input and with support planning central to each resident’s journey.
• Develop positive partnerships with key agencies, community organisations including the faith community to improve positive outcomes for residents through collaborative work.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Strength-based and client-focussed.
• Experienced in the delivery of therapeutic approaches in both group work and 1:1 work. 
• A decisive and effective communicator.

KCAH is committed and driven to helping people who have experienced homelessness to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness in Kingston and our aim is to achieve the highest standards and effectiveness in service delivery to vulnerable people.

As well as striving to always offer a great working environment, we also provide:

• Support to develop your skills and learning
• A contributory pension scheme
• 26 days holiday and 8 paid bank holidays annually (pro-rata’d)

KCAH is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity and we welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Crisis is committed to ensuring that people with lived experience of homelessness are involved in developing and delivering our services.

About the role
This is new role working within the Crisis Skylight Merseyside team, delivering a Liverpool City Region wide property procurement service working across the private and social rented sector. The aim is to engage both private and social landlords by promoting the benefits of working in partnership with Crisis Skylight Merseyside, increasing access to properties for Crisis members. The post holder will work in conjunction with Client Services and Best Practice colleagues to inform and shape best practice in securing affordable, sustainable homes for our members, and support its adoption across Crisis.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have an excellent understanding of the Liverpool City Region rental housing market along with an understanding of both the needs of social and private landlords and the barriers and opportunities faces by people moving out of homelessness and into housing. You will have experience of sourcing and procuring properties and the ability to negotiate and broker agreements effectively. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of issues affecting homeless or vulnerably housed individuals along with a commitment to empowering individuals with complex needs.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8% (subject to annual increase)
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to Apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.
Closing date:  Sunday 6 December 2020 (23:59)
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 22nd December 2020. 
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Through our pioneering research into the causes and consequences of homelessness and the solutions to it, we know what it will take to end it, together, in our lifetimes. Crisis is committed to ensuring that people with lived experience of homelessness are involved in developing and delivering our services.
Crisis Skylight South Wales are a dynamic innovative team that go the extra mile to support people out of their homelessness for good. Our experienced team work closely to provide a wraparound service that is personally tailored to individual needs. Our innovative housing, education, employment and well-being services address individual needs and help people who are homeless transform their lives.

About the role
It’s a role requiring a creative approach as you will work to build and develop successful relationships with social and private landlords to maximise the supply of suitable and sustainable homes across Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot, for our members, enabling them to move towards ending their homelessness.
You will work collaboratively with the Skylight team to increase the supply of good quality homes for our members, to identify appropriate matches of tenants and properties and will ensure tenants receive the support they need to sustain their homes and that landlord relationships are nurtured. You will contribute to the delivery of our Rapid Rehousing work and our Critical Time Intervention pilot working with HMP Swansea supporting prison leavers into accommodation and preventing homelessness on release from custody.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have excellent understanding of the South Wales housing market. You will understand the needs of both social and private landlords and the barriers and opportunities faced by people moving out of homelessness and into housing. You will have outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to mediate between parties who may have different priorities and to broker agreements.
You’re known for your creative approach to solving problems and you have experience of sourcing, procuring, allocating homes and making tenancies work for tenants and landlords. The ability to develop, build and maintain key relationships is essential.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8% (subject to annual increase)
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How To Apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Sunday 29th November 2020

Interviews will be held on Friday 11th December 2020

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Full Time: 34.5 hours a week

Salary: £68,000 - £72,000 dependent on skills and experience

Based: New Anstey House, Gateway Drive, Yeadon, Leeds, LS19 7XY – (During current lockdown conditions the post holder will be expected to work mostly from home)

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, and visionary person for this exciting role with Epilepsy Action, the UK’s leading epilepsy charity.

You will be responsible for overseeing, managing, developing, integrating and co-ordinating all operational activity across the organisation in line with the charity’s current business strategy and charitable objectives.

You will ensure work is cost effective, timely, conforms to relevant standards and best practice and delivers agreed targets; ensuring that the charity’s services are provided effectively and efficiently and within the resources allocated; ensuring the optimum use of resources and the maximisation of income.

As a member of Epilepsy Action’s senior management team, you will advise departmental directors, other senior managers and departments on operational issues and provide strategic guidance.

You will significantly contribute to the consultation, planning and decision-making processes associated with the development and implementation of Epilepsy Action’s services, practices and policies more widely.

We will offer you great flexible working conditions, a range of employee benefits including a contributory pension plan and a commitment to develop your skills and provide necessary training.

For a full description of our requirements and information on how to apply please visit our website via the Apply button.

CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: Monday 30 November at 10am

Interviews: w/c 7 December and w/c 14 December (to be performed remotely)

Job Ref: DCE1120

Epilepsy Action is a Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from disabled people.

We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification.  Please show how you meet the essential criteria in the supporting information section.

The National Migraine Centre is the only national charity that provides clinical treatments for migraine sufferers and cluster headache patients. We are a Centre of Excellence which has been in operation for over 40 years, with a current turnover of £400k, an administrative staff of six with nine clinicians.

Our goal is to help our patients regain control of their lives, to manage this condition rather than allowing it to dictate their life. We get excellent patient feedback, with many citing their treatment at the Centre as life changing.

Due to the retirement of our current CEO, we are looking for a new Chief Executive. You will be joining us at an exciting and challenging period in our development. We are currently only seeing a fraction of the headache and migraine sufferers in the UK who could potentially be treated. We wish to grow further the impact of the charity, but this brings challenges, particularly in the current environment. Working with the Board of Trustees, the post holder will shape the strategic direction of the NMC and lead the charity into its next phase of development and growth.

Over the last few months, the team has successfully pivoted our services to be almost entirely remote, whilst maintaining excellent patient feedback. The new Chief Executive will need to grow the organisation, maintain quality and look at new operating models. You will need to have excellent people and leadership skills to manage our diverse stakeholders. You will have a willingness to get involved in all aspects to the operations and take a hands-on approach when required. The NMC remains a small charity and therefore you will need to focus on current operations as well as future growth.

We are looking for someone with:

• Substantial leadership experience within the healthcare sector, ideally NHS and charity exposure.
• An understanding of the issues involved in running a small charity and willingness to get involved in all aspects of the Centre’s work.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to be an effective spokesperson for the Centre
• Financial and budgetary management experience.
• Experience of the NHS Commissioning process and working with Clinical Commissioning Groups would be ideal.
• Excellent people skills to motivate a small team of staff to grow the organisation.
• An affinity with the plight of headache and migraine sufferers and a passion for the National Migraine Centre’s mission to support their needs.

Please see the attached application pack.

Location: currently home working, but normally office-based in London, UK

Hours: currently full time but consideration given to part time

How to apply: Please click on the 'Apply with CharityJob' button to submit your CV and covering letter. Applications that do not include a cover letter will not be accepted.

Closing date: 11.30pm 11th December 2020

Interview date: week commencing 14th December

As a result of retirement, we would like to appoint a new Chief Executive to lead our team of employees, support our Board and manage our wider networks.

• Would you like to be the Public Health Register’s strategic leader, overseeing standards of competence in public health practice and the development of this important workforce?

• Are you highly motivated, self-disciplined, calm under pressure and can organise your thoughts and time over policy development, strategic leadership and people management?

• Are you up for fresh challenges as part of a small but dedicated team whose focus is public protection and whose ethos is high-quality services by ourselves and by our registrants?

If you can answer “yes” to these questions , we would welcome your application for appointment to the post of Chief Executive. It offers a competitive salary, employer contribution to pension, reimbursement of all reasonable expenses and support for your Continuing Professional Development.

Our working assumption has been that we will appoint a Chief Executive who will be a full-time employee of UKPHR. However, we are committed to innovation as well as diversity and equality and will be open to flexible alternative arrangements such as less than full-time, job-share, co-working or similar. Our top concern is UKPHR’s future success and sustainability.

Job description

We have set out in our Job Description the requirements of this new post. They include:

• Maintain and enhance UKPHR’s role as a regulator, promoting public confidence in public health practice in the UK.
• Deliver an effective registration process including for applicants for registration and for registrants.
• Ensure that regulatory processes are fit for purpose including those relating to surveillance, intelligence gathering, receipt of complaints, investigation of fitness to practise issues and fair procedures.
• Ensure that robust arrangements are in place and operated effectively to secure continuing professional development of UKPHR’s paid staff and registrants and that registrants undergo regular re-registration and/or revalidation processes.
• Ensure that UKPHR works co-operatively with public health partners and engages regularly with other stakeholders.

Person Specification

We have set out in our Person Specification our requirements for the post-holder’s skills, knowledge and understanding. They include:

• Leading an organisation or leading change in a work environment
• Experience in Strategic Planning; experience of engagement at a senior level in policy development in any relevant sector
• An interest in and involvement in aspects of public health in the UK.
• Up to date IT competence and experience of communication with a range of audiences and using a range of media;
• Knowledge and application of data protection legislation and rules relating to confidentiality.

Application process and timetable

To apply for this job, you must send to UKPHR by the closing date:

1. An up to date CV; and
2. A written application (in the form provided by UKPHR). 

Please send your CV and written application for the attention of Andrew Jones, Chair, UKPHR by email.

The closing date for application is Monday 30 November 2020 at 12.00 noon.

Selection process

Our Board will have responsibility for selection.

Applicants who are shortlisted for interview will ideally be available for interview during the week commencing Monday 14 December 2020.

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by a selection panel consisting of Board members and an external stakeholder (maximum of four persons in all).

In view of the ongoing Covid-19 emergency, interviews will be conducted by Microsoft Teams.

Please note:

It is intended that interviews will be held during the week commencing 14 December 2020. Applicants should state when applying if they would be unavailable for interview on this date.

Information about UK Public Health Register (UKPHR)

UKPHR is a private company limited by guarantee and a registered Charity.

Its register, accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under a statutory scheme, is the definitive indicator of competence of public health specialists and practitioners. The register is available for public inspection and registration is the recognised yardstick of safe, competent practice in the UK.

UKPHR was established in 2003 as a voluntary register for multidisciplinary public health Specialists. It has since developed to be the register of Specialty Registrars and public health Practitioners also.

The governance and operational structure of UKPHR were streamlined in 2013 with the formation of a new, smaller Board. All Board members are directors of the Company and trustees of the charity.

UKPHR’s primary objective is to protect the public by ensuring that only competent public health professionals are registered (quality assurance).

We aim to ensure that registrants maintain high standards of practice after achieving registration, for example through our CPD requirements and our revalidation processes (quality maintenance and enhancement).

Registration is available to public health specialists, to Specialty Registrars, and to public health practitioners working at or above Level 5 (autonomous practice) of the original Public Health Skills & Knowledge Framework.

We have changed the retrospective portfolio assessment route to registration for specialists.

We have reviewed our standards for practitioner registration, partly in response to the revision of the Public Health Skills & Knowledge Framework in 2016.

We require revalidation ofall specialist registrants every 5 years and we will extend this to practitioner registrants as well in 2021.

Registrants work across all the domains of public health, including health improvement, public health healthcare services, health protection, data management and analysis, intelligence and academia.

The Board’s VISION for UKPHR is:

We will protect the public and promote continuous improvement in public health practice by providing a regulatory home for the UK’s public health workforce and assuring registrants’ competence.

The Board’s MISSION is:

To be a self-sustaining and effective regulator for the public health workforce.

Essential information

Data protection

In accordance with the Data Protection Act, the information you provide in your application, and any supporting documents, will be used to assess your suitability for the role advertised. It will not be released to anyone who does not require it for this purpose. If you are able to offer your services in the role advertised, this information will form the basis of your personnel file within UKPHR, otherwise it will be destroyed six months after your application, unless you give us permission to hold it on file.

Equality and diversity

Applications are encouraged from all candidates regardless of ethnicity, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity. We particularly welcome applications from women, those with a disability and those from a black or ethnic minority background.

We would also particularly welcome applications from those currently working in, or with experience of, the voluntary sector. We want to explore the widest possible pool of talent for these important appointments.

Offering an Interview to Disabled People

A disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

The Equality Act 2010 defines a person as disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment and the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. If you wish to indicate that you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, please tell us in or with your application.

Flexible working practices

UKPHR supports flexible working practices and as a national organisation has video conferencing and virtual meeting technologies available for communication. Remote working is therefore available subject always to satisfying the Board that sound management of resources will be achieved.

Location

The role will be based in Birmingham, UK.

UKPHR

16a, Mclaren Building, 46 Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 7LR

We are looking for a skilled and proactive communications professional to build on a firm foundation, and further develop and implement the organisation’s communications and media strategies, enabling even greater reach of our campaigns and messages. We are looking for someone who can plan and drive a stronger presence in social media channels in order to support our campaigns, fundraising and educational aims, and continue to ensure that the relationship between COVID19 and inequality are high on the national agenda.

We are seeking an exceptionally motivated and organised individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, high-profile environment. We offer a dynamic, friendly team and a supportive and flexible working environment. The Equality Trust is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in recruitment. We know that organisations with a diverse team perform better for their beneficiaries, and we particularly welcome applications from those who identify as Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and older applicants who are under-represented in our staff team.

This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week) on a 12 month contract. We are also open to job-share applications or those who would prefer to work 28 hours per week over 4 or 5 days, to be worked flexibly from home/ based in TET’s London office if and when we return to it. Note all staff are currently working remotely until further notice. This post will require some evening and weekend work which can be taken as TOIL.

The role

Inequality is not inevitable, and we are looking for an experienced media and comms professional who is passionate about tackling structural inequalities. Driven, innovative and creative, you will plan, manage and implement a media and communications strategy to raise awareness of the range of issues pertaining to economic and social inequalities and their consequences. Just as inequalities affect us all in various ways, you will be working on a range of issues, including supporting our young equality campaigners, campaigning on equal pay, corporate governance and pay ratios, health inequalities, and supporting our local groups with local media. If you have a desire to make a difference in a field at the top of the news agenda, this is the ideal role for you. You will support the Executive Director in ensuring that inequality, its consequences and policy responses continue to feature regularly in the media and that TET continues to be an authoritative and leading voice on this issue. From opinion pieces to blogs, media commentary to letters to local papers, you will be responsible for day-to-day engagement with the media and will support the development of creative press and social media campaigns to support the organisation’s aims. The role is also responsible for key communications with our network of supporters and local groups, producing a monthly newsletter and media monitoring. This position would suit an applicant with strong written communication, influencing and ‘selling in’ skills, with experience of working within a small team with a strong media output. The individual will also be comfortable producing and/or overseeing communications outputs, such as blogs, our podcast, films and publications.

Responsibilities include:

1. Develop, manage and consolidate our press and social media and communications campaigns to promote awareness of social and economic inequalities, The Equality Trust and our vision of a more equal and healthier UK. This includes developing the strategy, planning calendar, identifying new opportunities and trends, taking part in the day-to-day management and monitoring of the organisation’s social media accounts.
2. Handle day-to-day media relations, dealing with proactive and reactive opportunities in an efficient and timely manner, ensuring responses maintain the reputation of TET as an expert, evidence-based source of information, providing agenda-leading content and maintaining a consistent message. Build on our credibility and effective working relationships with all levels of media, nurturing existing contacts and creating new ones, maintain good relationships with journalists and other stakeholders.
3. Write and pitch compelling press releases, blogs and opinion editorials to promote TET’s campaigns, provide quotes (subject to sign off) and brief spokespeople ahead of interviews.
4. Develop and monitor media management tools and systems to support effective reporting systems for coverage and results for evaluation reports.
5. Manage TET’s communications channels, produced in-house or externally, including a monthly newsletter, digital content, podcasts, films, campaigns materials and publications.
6. Manage our website on a day-to-day basis in terms of content, branding and functionality. Write copy for the website and update content as required and commission content from others in the team. Audit and review existing website content to ensure it is effective and up-to-date.
7. Ensure staff and other key stakeholders are kept abreast of media successes as appropriate.
8. Work closely with the fundraising and membership team to ensure our communications activity drives supporter retention and growth and drives donations and fundraising objectives.
9. Produce and edit short films, podcasts, infographics and strong visuals.
10. On call duties shared with the Executive Director.
11. Undertake any other responsibilities or duties as requested by the Executive Director.

About you

Essential Experience:

Traditional Media Management and Strategy

• Proven experience in a media, comms or public relations role, preferably in a Third Sector organisation.
• Proven ability to grasp complex information and convert it into simple and accessible language for a variety of audiences.
• Demonstrable success in devising and delivering national and regional media coverage.
• Previous experience of delivering fundraising and policy-influencing communications.
• Experience of managing media crises.
• Excellent media contacts across editorial, social, economic, or finance news and/or consumer media.
• Experience of member/supporter communications and engagement with a track record of success.
• Experience of using monitoring tools to measure impact and performance and evaluate communications campaigns.

Social media

• Experience of consolidating and running successful social media campaigns.
• Experience of planning, managing and evaluating social media activity and campaigns.

Website and Multimedia

• Experience of website content management systems and website development.
• Basic graphic design skills to create digital collateral using Canva
• Experience of running and supporting online events.

Desirable experience

• Experience of using digital campaigning or social media to fundraise.
• Experience of making/editing films and podcasts.

Abilities and Skills:

• A creative and strategic media relations professional, proactive with initiative, actively seeking information from internal or external sources as required.
• Excellent proofreading skills with a meticulous eye for detail.
• Ability to deliver to deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent presentation and verbal skills with the ability to communicate at a variety of levels.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to present complex issues in a memorable, engaging, succinct and persuasive manner
• Ability to understand and use quantitative and qualitative data as part of media and communications work.
• Ability to master a new brief quickly.
• A demonstrable commitment to the principles that underlie The Equality Trust’s work
• Computer literate with excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Suite.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to persuade, influence and collaborate with a range of internal and external stakeholders, sensitive to their communications needs
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours when needed
• An excellent team player who has previous experience of working as part of a small, busy team with a ‘can do’ attitude.

We recognise that the successful candidate may not have experience of all of the skills above and so we are willing to support training in areas that candidates wish to develop.

How to apply

Please submit the following documents by 9am on the closing date:

• Your CV (not more than 2 pages)
• Your covering letter addressing the person specification AND answering the the questions at the end of the attached pack, using the questions as headings.

Central London, like many cities across the world, is an exciting and stimulating place. However, for some, it is a place to go when things have gone profoundly wrong and there is nowhere else. When people are on the edge, homeless, isolated and in despair there must be a place to turn. The Connection is there to be with people as they overcome that isolation, recover and move on to a meaningful, fulfilling life.

 An exciting opportunity has become available to work as a Migration Coordinator. You will be providing specialist casework support to CSTM homeless migrant and refugee clients; line manage the Migration Adviser and volunteers; be responsible for maintenance of the organisation’s Level 2 OISC accreditation and monitor and evaluate service delivery to demonstrate impact. The Migration Coordinator will ensure delivery of immigration casework, capacity building and service development activities to support CSTM to respond to migrant homelessness. 

About you:

• This role requires someone with extensive experience of providing immigration advice and casework, with Level 2 OISC qualification
• Thorough understanding of OISC regulations and experience of liaising with OISC, managing audits and maintaining quality standards
• Experience of working jointly with other agencies and of building strong, effective partnerships
• An understanding of the causes of homelessness and the needs of and issues faced by homeless migrants

 So, are you interested in this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter highlighting that you meet the requirements of the role set out in the job description and person specification attached. Only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview.

Closing date - Wednesday 9th December - 5pm

 Interview date – Thursday 17th December

We have an exceptional job opportunity for a highly organised and self-motivated individual with experience of student or scholarship selection in an educational setting.

The Rhodes Trust builds a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity’s challenges.  There are 80 staff working at Rhodes House in Oxford, as well as a strong international reach with a number of additional overseas staff and many volunteers involved in roles such as selection, alumni relations and class leaders.

We are seeking a Selection Manager, who will be responsible for the design and implementation of selector tools, training and good practices, in support of the goals of our 125th Anniversary Strategic Plan and the Trust’s community of volunteers and stakeholders.  To achieve this you will ideally have:

• A degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Experience in designing, evaluating and improving interview and/or selection tools and training
• Knowledge of the educational sector, international qualifications and/or institutions
• Selection and outreach experience in international scholarship/fellowship provision (desirable)

If you are mission-focused and you are looking for the chance to stretch yourself and make a real difference please click 'Apply via website' to see the full job description and send us your curriculum vitae (no longer than three pages) plus cover letter (no longer than two pages).

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 2 December at 12:00 (GMT). In light of the current situation regarding COVID-19, initial interviews and subsequent on-boarding are likely to take place virtually via Zoom.

Are you passionate about helping Buckinghamshire’s communities, charities and voluntary groups to be strong and resilient?

Could you provide information, advice and training, and support local communities to make a difference?

We are looking for two full time VCSE & Community Development Officers to join our team. If you have experience of developing and delivering activities in a community setting, or knowledge of what it takes to run a voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE), this could be the role for you.

About us

At Community Impact Bucks, we are passionate about helping people to get involved and make a difference in their communities.

• We support hundreds of communities and causes across Buckinghamshire by helping charities and voluntary groups to be the best they can be – perhaps by helping them find funding, run their organisation or find volunteers.
• By helping local residents to find volunteering roles, we support people who want to give back to their communities while at the same time help local charities to find the volunteers they may need to support vital services.
• And through our community services, we help to build strong, resilient communities and directly help people – the elderly, vulnerable and socially isolated – where we see an unmet need.

We are advertising a number of new roles that will take the charity into the exciting next phase of development and ensure we’re strong, focused and better placed than ever to respond to our communities’ changing needs and adapt to new opportunities and challenges, while making the best use of our resources and developing ambitious services for the future.

Our office in Monks Risborough has free parking and good bus and rail links. Our team is currently working mainly from home, but with access to the office when needed.

About you

Passionate and experienced in voluntary and community action, you will have a flexible approach and relish variety in your work. While you won’t have in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the work, you will be resourceful and enjoy working as part of a team, drawing on each other’s skills and experience to find the best solutions.

Skilled at leading projects from ideas stage through to completion, you will take the lead on particular projects and knowledge areas, and be excited to learn and develop your expertise.

An excellent communicator, you enjoy building partnerships and working with people from a variety of backgrounds, with a strong awareness of diversity and inclusion value, and the ability to judge situations and personalities quickly and adapt style accordingly.

Your knowledge and experience might involve:

• Fundraising
• Volunteer management
• Running a charity, voluntary or community group, or social enterprise
• Impact evaluation
• Asset-based community development
• Developing and delivering activities in a community setting
• Lived experience of the challenges Buckinghamshire’s communities face.

Key responsibilities

Key tasks include:

• Leading and delivering projects
• Providing information, advice and training
• Monitoring and evaluation projects and activities
• Developing volunteer roles and supervising volunteers
• Developing new activities, partnerships and income streams
• Representing and advocating for communities, the sector and the Charity at partnership or public meetings and events.

For an extensive breakdown of the types of projects and responsibilities that you could be involved with, see the appendix to the job description.

Key requirements

• A self-starter who is able to plan ahead, work independently, be self-motivated and use own initiative.
• Have a flexible approach, willing to try new things and test effectiveness.
• A team player with a positive, solution-focused approach.
• Experience of successfully leading projects from inception to close-down, including setting realistic delivery timeframes, meeting project objectives, and monitoring and reporting outcomes.
• Experience of successful partnership working and relationship building with key stakeholders including local authorities, voluntary sector and local communities.
• Able to work under pressure, multi-task and meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent organisational, planning and management skills, with strong attention to detail.Able to work outside normal office hours on occasion.

Diversity & Inclusion

Community Impact Bucks is committed to challenging inequality and values the diversity of our communities in Buckinghamshire. We recognise that reflecting that diversity will only ever make our organisation better. We work to ensure an inclusive culture where colleagues feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from under-represented communities. 

How to apply

For more information please visit our website to download the Job Description and application form.

To apply, please complete an application form explaining how your skills, experience and interests meet the Job Description and Person Specification.

Email your application to with the subject ‘VCSE & Community Development Officer’ by 9am on 30th November.

Interviews will take place via video call – Teams or Zoom.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust are looking to recruit an Employment Specialist as part of the Trust IPS (Individual Placement and Support) Service. You will work alongside the Specialist Mental Health Teams but also support additional community mental health teams within the organisation.

The Role:

You will work under the supervision of the Lead Employment Specialist with management support from the IPS/Vocational Services Manager.

Candidates will have a degree or equivalent qualification or will be a qualified mental health professional, for example, a registered Occupational Therapist, Nurse or Social Worker. Experience of working within health, Social Services or the Voluntary Sector is essential, preferably supporting clients experiencing mental health issues.

It is essential that the post holder is familiar with the IPS model; formal training in the model will be given. We will expect you to have an understanding of the challenges faced by mental health service users in gaining and sustaining employment.

You will be creative with available resources, and it is very important that you are able to communicate effectively with a wide range of agencies, sharing and presenting information clearly

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively manage a caseload of people who have experienced mental health problems who are unemployed and economically inactive.
• Provide employment support for our client group who are furthest away from the job market to move them closer to their employment goals, in the hope that these achievements aid individuals’ recovery and social inclusion goals.
• Work within a multidisciplinary environment with service users with complex needs, supporting them to move into employment and sustain this or other recovery, in conjunction with key stakeholders.
• Liaise closely with DWP providers.
• Work proactively at employer engagement including educational, voluntary work and pre-vocational training opportunities and supporting employers on reasonable adjustments and retention of employees where necessary.
• Work within the principle of IPS and maintain own performance data to be collated and submitted to NHS England and other stakeholders

The Person:

• The successful candidates will be part of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust‘s IPS Employment Service.
• You will have experience both in the field of employment support and with clients experiencing mental ill-health
• You will be capable of working independently and have the ability to take initiative, including making direct approaches to employers.
• Personal experience of recovery from mental ill-health is seen as an additional advantage in applying for this post although not essential.

If you feel you can meet the challenge of this exciting post we would welcome your application.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Closing date: 23rd November 2020

Shortlisting date: 24th November 2020

The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff who, through the application of their skills, qualification and experience, will make a positive contribution to our business of providing quality health care services. It is the Trust’s view that the costs associated with moving house in order to take up a post with us should not restrict our ability to recruit the excellent people we need, therefore we support staff to relocate with our relocation policy.

This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions. Fitness for physical intervention will be assessed by Occupational Health.

A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. For qualifying staff the Trust has a Lease Car Scheme in place and also offers a popular Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with our partner Tusker.

To ensure you fully understand how the Trust, as a Data Controller, will process and store your data please read the attached document ‘ Applicant and Staff Privacy Notice’ prior to applying for the role.

Candidates for any staff appointment shall, when making application, disclose in writing to the Trust whether they are related to any governor.  Failure to disclose such a relationship may disqualify a candidate and, if appointed, may render him/her liable to dismissal. 

Horticulture and creative arts have long been reported to be effective in helping to reduce the impact of mental health issues. As an early adopter of these therapies, SAGE has supported adults with mental health needs for nearly 20 years. We have worked with over 200 individuals with a wide range of psychological, social and physical needs to help them build resilience, enabling them to live more fulfilled lives. Most support has been delivered from a number of allotments and through a singing group. We have more recently successfully developed Covid secure services to deliver face to face support. The organisation employs 3 part time staff who are supported by a strong and experienced board of trustees.

With funding secured currently until July 2021 we are seeking an exceptional and passionate person to join SAGE in the role of Director. As operational lead, the appointed person will help define and shape the future of this recognised charity whilst working closely with the trustees.

We are looking for an experienced individual who has a proven track record of senior management and strategy deployment. As Director you will also be the primary contact for the organisation with responsibility for raising the profile of the organisation, generating income and managing the operations.

The work will be not only demanding but is also varied and interesting. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an understanding of the service delivery, including helping deliver to the groups if necessary, and also represent the public face of SAGE. There will be regular contact with the public, referral agencies, beneficiaries, trustees and other organisations.

Organisation:  

Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (KCAH) 

Location:  

Kingston upon Thames 

Contract type:  

One year fixed term 

Hours:  

36 

Salary:  

 £33,862 

Deadline for applications:  

Tuesday 1st December 2020 - 12:00pm 

Interviews will be week commencing 7th December 2020 

We are looking for an organised, motivated and engaged manager with the energy to set up a new harm reduction, residential centre for seven people who have recently experienced rough sleeping and who have problematic issues around drug and alcohol. This is a fantastic opportunity for a manager with experience in the drug and alcohol field to help create and establish a bespoke service based on a strength-based approach which simultaneously addresses homelessness and addiction in our efforts to reduce rough sleeping in Kingston upon Thames. 

As the Service Manager, you will: 

• Lead a team where care and compassion resonate throughout the service. 

• Be responsible for directly managing the staff team and oversee their casework. 

• Develop and manage positive partnerships with key agencies across Kingston. 

• Be responsible for ensuring the finances of the service are well managed and that all relevant policies and legislation are followed. 

• Work alongside the Operational Director and CEO to manage the service’s performance against contracts. 

We are looking for someone who is: 

• Strength-based and client-focussed. 

• Able to organise the operations of a new, complex, busy service. 

• A decisive and effective leader, invested in people, builds on the team’s strengths and leads by example. 

• An excellent communicator, able to form and maintain effective working relationships with all partners. 

KCAH is committed and driven to helping people who have experienced homelessness to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness in Kingston and our aim is to achieve the highest standards and effectiveness in service delivery to vulnerable people. 

As well as striving to always offer a great working environment, we also provide: 

• Support to develop your leadership and strategic skills 

• A contributory pension scheme 

• 26 days holiday and 8 paid bank holidays 

KCAH is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity and we welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community.

Could you provide the financial and business leadership to enable this busy charity to grow its impact and ensure financial sustainability?

About us

At Community Impact Bucks, we are passionate about helping people to get involved and make a difference in their communities.

• We support hundreds of communities and causes across Buckinghamshire by helping charities and voluntary groups to be the best they can be – perhaps by helping them find funding, run their organisation or find volunteers.
• By helping local residents to find volunteering roles, we support people who want to give back to their communities while at the same time help local charities to find the volunteers they may need to support vital services.
• And through our community services, we help to build strong, resilient communities and directly help people – the elderly, vulnerable and socially isolated – where we see an unmet need.

We are advertising a number of new roles that will take the charity into the exciting next phase of development and ensure we’re strong, focused and better placed than ever to respond to our communities’ changing needs and adapt to new opportunities and challenges, while making the best use of our resources and developing ambitious services for the future.

Our office in Monks Risborough has free parking and good bus and rail links. Our team is currently working mainly from home, but with access to the office when needed.

About you

You will be a fully qualified accountant with strong all-round finance capabilities that can be evidenced through experience. You will enjoy guiding the Trustees and Leadership colleagues in their strategic finance and business planning discussions, providing insightful management and monitoring information which highlights challenges and risks, as well as opportunities.

Alongside this, you must be able to demonstrate an ability to manage HR operations, governance and office management. You will be driven to identify improvements to ensure robustness and efficiency.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and develop a sound system of financial management and control.
• Lead on day-to-day financial operations, produce statutory accounts and lead on financial planning, working closely with the Treasurer, Trustee Board and Leadership Team.
• Act as Company Secretary, ensuring compliance with UK Company and Charity law.
• Oversee operations including premises management, health and safety and customer service.
• Oversee the implementation of effective HR policies, procedures, record-keeping and staff development. 
• Lead on continuous improvement of financial and operational processes to ensure the organisational maturity required to deliver strategic objectives.
• Identify and develop commercial opportunities to generate sustainable, independent sources of income, including through the provision of business services.

Key requirements

• Fully-qualified accountant.
• Leadership / Management experience from a senior finance role.
• Able to communicate effectively with finance and non-finance colleagues at all levels
• Experience of business partnering and providing financial analysis to support key decision-making.
• Able to manage HR operations, governance and office management.

Diversity & Inclusion

Community Impact Bucks is committed to challenging inequality and values the diversity of our communities in Buckinghamshire. We recognise that reflecting that diversity will only ever make our organisation better. We work to ensure an inclusive culture where colleagues feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from under-represented communities. 

How to apply

For more information please visit our website to download the Job Description and application form.

To apply, please complete an application form explaining how your skills, experience and interests meet the Job Description and Person Specification.

Email your application with the subject ‘Head of Finance & Operations’ by 9am on 26th November.

Interviews will take place via video call – Teams or Zoom.