Programme co ordinator jobs near Broadway, Worcestershire

Fundraising Co-ordinator to the Venerable English College Heriatge Collection

The Venerable English College in Rome is a Catholic seminary established by the Holy See in 1579 and has historic collections of international significance dating back to 1362 which include a collection of some 15,000 rare books and numerous works of art.

Our Vision

To protect, conserve, understand, manage, and open this heritage, so it can be shared and appreciated by the Catholic community, the wider public, academics and researchers. We seek to secure the future of the whole Heritage Collection (including the Archives, Rare Books and Artworks) by undertaking their full identification, cataloguing, preservation, and digitisation, and through a programme of research and educational outreach.

The collections have largely remained hidden from view and the priority is to unlock this heritage and its potential to inform, inspire and emphasise its relevance in today’s world. View the Archives’ website 

Our Work to Date

Much successful work has been done to preserve the collections. Projects include the creation of a designated storage area, complete with ambient temperature controls, to house the archival collections; the start of a digitisation programme; the establishment of the Schwarzenbach Fellowship, funding a full-time historian as Director of Heritage Collections; and the development of an outreach programme. Further projects have also been identified and await funding.

This work has been made possible through low-profile fund-raising initiatives under the guidance of the Archives Committee. The Committee now considers the time to be right in seeking advice and support as to the direction that fund-raising should now take, and ideas and expressions of interest are now sought from people who wish to be involved in the next stage of development.

This position is funded by the Venerable English College Trust, a UK charity – Number 1142558

The Role

The main aim is to raise additional funding from a variety of sources primarily from the UK, but also from other countries. The role will involve working closely with the Archives Committee to help shape the on-going fund-raising strategy, sharing expertise in fund-raising, maintaining relationships with existing donors, attracting new supporters, and initiating and making bid applications.

It is envisaged that the appointee will be based in the UK, with occasional visits to Rome, and will report to the Archives Committee. A like-minded interest in supporting heritage preservation will be an advantage

This is a self-employed consultancy position for an anticipated twelve-month period with remuneration set at a maximum £30 per hour for an estimated  maximum 14 hours per week.

Applications

The Archives Committee wish to receive expressions of interest from candidates with a successful fund-raising track-record by email 

Please include a CV and a brief note about why this position interests you.

The Archives Committee requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

About the Role

• Work alongside the District Mission Enabler and FEAST pioneer in communicating the FEAST idea to the circuits and churches throughout the District and beyond
• To conduct a feasibility study FEAST across the District to aid strategic delivery of FEAST 
• In partnership with the FEAST pioneer work to develop and produce FEAST facilitators training and resources.
• Develop digital FEAST project strategy. Which includes digital channels for FEAST project: Youtube, website, facebook, twitter, email databases and tik tok etc.
• In partnership with District Mission Enabler develop the brand for the FEAST project
• Explore FEAST development for young and emerging leaders
• Develop strategic plan for FEAST implementation across the District
• Work with the Evangelism and Growth team and Learning Network to embed resources into the FEAST project.

Ways of working

1. Engage and enable the FEAST community at a local level. Work with, not for.

2. Work collaboratively with colleagues across the district and wider church, and encourage and facilitate ecumenical partnership wherever possible

3. Live out the Methodist Way of Life and participate in the Methodist Pioneering Pathways.

4. Monitor, reflect, review, revise

5. Be committed to modelling healthy self-reflection, coaching and accountability to management structures.

Any other duties and responsibilities, identified by the District Mission Enabler within the capabilities and level of responsibility for the post holder.

Title: Fundraising & Events Co-ordinator

Reports to: Events Manager

Based: Remotely – But able to travel as and when required to organised meetings and events

Requisite: Must hold a full clean driving license

Job Purpose:  Responsible for co-ordinating fundraising activities and assisting the Events Manager with the organisation and marketing of events, campaigns, projects & communications

Main purpose of job:

• Support and initiate a range of events, campaigns and projects whether facilitated by or supported by the charity and its affiliates
• Provide and ensure a high-level service throughout the planning, execution, and evaluation of the charity’s involvement
• Recognise opportunities to maximize revenue and presence
• Act as first point of contact to stakeholders linked to fundraising, meetings, campaigns, projects and events you are in charge of facilitating

Main duties and key responsibilities, but not limited to:

• Co-ordinate the day-to-day running of the Fundraising Service to include planning and organisation of the fundraising activities programme and respond to related telephone calls, emails, social media etc.
• Build relationships with supporters and others to raise the profile of Arrhythmia Alliance
• Organise and coordinate income-generating events, including challenge events and community fundraising Patient support groups.

• Encourage ongoing and regular donations
• Maintain effective communication with donors whilst adhering to GDPR and the Fundraising Regulator’s Fundraising Code.
• Coordinate and support volunteers to take part in fundraising activities including but not limited to World Heart Rhythm week, Global AF Aware Week, Defibs Save Lives and Know your Pulse events.

• Assist with the administration of each Charity event, project or campaign.
• Produce registration lists, delegate badges and deal with delegate queries
• Attend events, managing venues and/or registration where required

 

• Work closely with both the Events and Communications Teams to ensure all events, projects and campaigns are promoted efficiently to the target audience; includes website updates along with researching and sourcing appropriate promotional event resources
• Prepare marketing communications promoting any fundraising activity, charity projects, events or campaigns in conjunction with Events Manager, and create copy for passing to Communications Team for advertising
• Co-ordinate the planning and marketing of our virtual events.
• Maintain good working interdepartmental relationships; includes sharing information and providing support
• Use agreed tools and metrics to review and assist with the evaluation of projects and events
• Support charity initiatives, projects, campaigns and events

Skills and qualifications required:

Skills & Qualifications

Requirements

Preferences

Qualifications and experience

High standard of qualifications in English and mathematics to at least GCSE or equivalent level

At least three years’ experience in ‘events and fundraising’ or related area of work

Qualification(s) in event management

Work skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to deal confidently with a range of people at all levels, including in person, phone and email

Confident to negotiate, discuss and query in a positive and professional manner

Excellent administration and IT skills

Experience in using card machines, and invoice procedures

Ability to think ahead and prepare

Able to manage edits and amends to a CRM website

Experienced and competent in using Microsoft Office, including Outlook and Excel

Ability to multitask and work to and meet deadlines

Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Budget awareness and good organisational skills in monitoring and keeping records related to budgets

High standards of proofing and reviewing publications

Effective sharing and keeping Line Manager regularly updated (and if needed, senior management)

Ability to think creatively

Marketing & Communications experience is desirable

Personal

Friendly and able to talk confidently to a range of stakeholders

Ability to work under pressure and remain calm

Confident to use skills and informed judgement to take the initiative

Enthusiastic and motivated

Trustworthy and mindful of confidentiality

Smart, professional and confident to present to an audience on the work of the charity

Approachable and confident to ask when unsure

Other

Be available to travel and work away (for short periods of time)

To hold a full, clean UK driving license

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver and develop a project that supports dads-to-be and dads in the early months of parenthood, with a particular focus on mental health and general pareting support, through workshops, peer support, one-to-one-support and signposting.

The role will be based remotely with travel across the north Surrey area.

We are looking for someone to develop local universal and targeted interventions, working closely with colleagues from Parent Infant Mental Heal Services as well as Maternity, Health Visiting and Children's Services.

The successful applicant will develop our 'Dad Matters' volunteering opportunities, facilitate and co-facilitate sessions with dads and develop links with other VCSE and community groups.

This is initially a one year post with the possibility of extension subject to funding.

Further information on the Dad Matters programme can be found on its website.

Please note CV's will not be accepted.  Contact us for a copy of the full job description and an application pack.

Closing date 29th August 2022.

The role:  

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and creative Finance professional to join and be part of our dynamic, labour rights focussed non-profit; supporting businesses to tackle labour exploitation and embed responsible recruitment and fair work.

This is a newly created position, leading our finance function to ensure the financial sustainability of our organisation, including developing and maintaining effective governance and controls and rigorous legal and ethical compliance alongside supporting the directors in developing and delivering strategic plans to achieve our organisational objectives in line with our values.

Together with one direct report, you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the finance function, including management accounts, forecasts, board reports, preparation of budgets and annual accounts, cashflow, payments and banking.

You’ll also monitor our spending, support bids, contracts and tenders with budget preparation and provide professional advice and guidance to all areas of the business.

You’ll work from home in the UK, in close cooperation with the co-CEOs but with a high degree of autonomy, and will join a friendly, supportive and committed global team, contributing towards creating systemic change.

Who you are:

• A CIMA, CIPFA, ACA (or other relevant professional qualification) qualified accountant with relevant experience of working in a finance role at a management level for a multi-country organisation
• Comprehensive experience with accounts and budgetary software (preferably QuickBooks) and meticulous attention to detail
• A clear and confident communicator with excellent written and spoken English – spoken and written Spanish would be an added bonus!
• Motivated and enthusiastic, able to work independently and with remote colleagues/stakeholders, delivering day-to-day workload with minimal supervision
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build trust and rapport with colleagues across the UK and global teams
• A great organiser, with the ability to set and meet demanding targets and deadlines, and to hold others accountable to those
• UK-based with eligibility to work in the UK

What we can offer you

• A permanent, part-time (0.6 FTE) contract with an initial six-month probationary period
• A competitive salary (salary band £23,625 - £29,925 gross annually pro-rata (£39,375 - £49,875 full-time equivalent) and enhanced employee benefits
• Being part of a growing, innovative, and exciting not for profit organisation
• A friendly global team which is passionate about and committed to fair work, ethical recruitment and systemic change
• Flexible and family-friendly working arrangements
• Working remotely (UK-based), with regular in person and online meetings and social team gatherings
• Employer Pays Principle employer – the full costs of recruitment are covered by Stronger Together in accordance with the ILO Definition of Recruitment Fees and Related Costs.

How to apply

Please send us your CV and motivation letter (max. 2 pages of A4) outlining the skills and experience you have that meet the requirements of this role as outlined in the Job Description 

Details: Closing date: 21st August 2022 | Interviews w/c 29th August | Starting date: asap | Location: UK based but working from home| Contract: 0.6 FTE; permanent | Salary: £23,625 - £29,925 pro rata (equivalent of £39,375 - £49,875 for FTE)  

The Youth Engagement Coordinator at the Food Foundation will support 30 young food ambassadors (aged 14-21) to campaign on child food poverty, dietary inequalities and children’s right to have access to a healthy and sustainable diet.

• Do you care about food inequality and empowering young people to campaign?
• Do you have experience working with diverse groups of young people?
• Do you have strong coordination skills and engaging with young people?
• Can you support the young people to build campaigning action?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

Please see our website recruitment page for the full job pack and further details.

About us

We believe everyone in the UK deserves access to an affordable, healthy diet. We have various projects to reach different groups to improve children’s diets, increase vegetable consumption, influence food policy and inspire change in food and retail businesses & how investment works. We are a small charity that has grown thanks to our success in responding to government announcements, quickly gathering interest and advocating in dynamic ways to create change in the food system.

• Our small enthusiastic and dedicated team makes us agile
• Our search for evidence-based solutions makes us impactful
• Our skills in shaping powerful coalitions and harnessing citizens’ voices makes us collaborative.
• Our drive to identify new opportunities for action, and test new levers for change makes us innovative.

Job Purpose

The Youth Engagement and Campaigns Coordinator will be embedded within the Food Foundation’s Children’s Right2Food Project aimed at tackling child food insecurity and inequalities by working towards the implementation of the Children’s Right2Food Charter. You will be working directly with a group of 30 young food ambassadors from across the UK who come from low-income backgrounds or have lived experience of food insecurity, who work with us to combat diet inequalities and affect change across the food system.

A week in the job will look like: calling politicians to set up meetings with the young ambassadors, organising press and media opportunities with our young food ambassadors, organising meet-ups with the young campaigners online, brainstorming innovative campaigning ideas, liaising with other organisations who work with young people.

Main Accountabilities

Youth advocacy and campaigning

• Support the young people to build campaigning action - both in their local communities and nationally.
• Develop, grow and support our Young Food Ambassadors, creating campaign opportunities with them to influence and make change nationally and locally.
• Youth events, social media and media
• Work with our Young Food Ambassadors to support building their digital presence across social media and ensure messages, reporting and content creation is supporting our strategic and policy aims.
• Plan and deliver a youth summit as a collective route for young activists working across food system change to capacity build and engage authentically with changemakers.
• Work closely with our Head of Communications to create opportunities for the young people to have their voices heard in the media.

Youth panel management

• Establish strong working relationships with other youth groups, facilitating regular meetings, activities, training and workshops that are meaningful and youth led.
• Develop engagement and communications tools and resources to support young people in their advocacy work.
• Manage our youth engagement impact, monitoring and evaluation.

Your experience

Your experience does not need to come from the charity sector, and we're keen to hear from people with a background in education, social work, youth programmes or any other child and youth engagement/campaign setting.

Person Profile

Technical Skills

• Experience working with diverse groups of vulnerable people in a campaigning or education setting.
• Strong facilitation skills with good knowledge of a range of inclusive facilitation techniques appropriate for working with youth people.
• Commitment to supporting young people to use their voices to make change (in an organisational, community, political or other context), and broader interest in understanding how change happens
• Knowledge and understanding of applying youth participation best practice and safeguarding requirements
• Clear commitment to intersectional approaches when working with young people

Personal Skills:

• Ability to manage projects and meet deadlines when working under pressure on numerous projects
• Ability to collaborate with and influence a wide variety of stakeholders both in and outside of the organisation to deliver agreed outcomes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to tailor written and verbal communications to a wide range of different audiences including young people
• Self-sufficient and organised approach to administrative tasks
• Commitment to The Food Foundation mission, values and approach. In particular, a commitment to empowering and elevating the voices young people to change the food system

How to Apply

Deadline to apply: Sunday 14th August 2022.

Please apply directly to charityjobs, or email us with ’Youth Engagement Co-Ordinator’ with a cover letter which details how you meet the person profile in the job pack and up to date CV (include contact details of two references in CV). Please see our website for the full job pack and further details.

Please apply as soon as you can: we will interview candidates as appropriate applications are received.

Successful candidates will need to have an enhanced DBS check

The Food Foundation is committed to creating a diverse work environment, as we know a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and different ways of working which enhances what we do. We recognise we have work to do to improve diversity and inclusion within our organisation. We welcome and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply

Job Title: Antenatal Project Co-ordinator

Salary: £16,101.00 (£26,835 FTE pro-rata)

Hours per week: 21

7 month fixed term contract

About the role

This role is to co-ordinate various streams of project-based work to review, identify improvements and set in place an implementation plan for the recommendations for NCT Antenatal. This work is to support service quality and consistency for parents and will form a key link and liaison with other areas of NCT.

• Act as central point of contact for project and co-ordinate all project workstreams and activities
• Develop, facilitate, and maintain excellent working relationships with project team including practitioners in co-production team
• Co-ordinate development of updated course guidance for NCT Antenatal including revised content framework, facilitation guidance and reunion format
• Co-ordinate development of new teaching and learning tools and resources for NCT Antenatal
• Co-ordinate development and implementation plan for CPD to update practitioners on developments in NCT Antenatal 

Please see the attached job description for further information

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 Equity, 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 including single parents, 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. 

The welfare and safety of individuals is at the heart of everything that we do. NCT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults, and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Please apply for the role via our careers page

Closing date for applications: 18th August 2022 

Interviews:  TBC

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home based (UK-Wide)
Salary: £60,404 - £67,869 per annum (depending on skills and experience) + London allowance of £3,600 (if applicable)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 17 August 2022
Interview Date: TBC (via Zoom or Teams)

Please note the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 23:59pm on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About Alzheimer\'s Society

Who we are

Alzheimer’s Society are a vital source of support and a powerful force for change for everyone affected by dementia.

What we want

We will not rest until people with dementia and their carers live more fulfilled and less fearful lives, free from stigma and inequality.

What we do

We support people affected by dementia through some of the hardest and most frightening times, to improve their lives and help to avoid crisis.
No matter whoever you are, whatever you’re going through, you can turn to Alzheimer’s Society/us for expert support through practical advice, emotional support, and guidance for the best next step
We join forces with people affected by dementia, leading scientists and policy makers, amplifying voices to push for cutting edge breakthroughs and societal change that’ll improve the lives of people affected by dementia, now and in the future

How we do it

We’re the friendly face of support, the warm voice at the end of the phone and the determined minds who will fight passionately for the cause of everyone affected by dementia.

About the role

The Head of Research is a key role within the Research and Influencing directorate. As Head of Research you will have oversight of the research grants activity, research communications and patient and public engagement (through the Research Network of Volunteers). You will also be the subject matter expert on neuroscience for the organisation.

This critical role will lead the Alzheimer’s Society’s research programme, specific research initiatives and projects in accordance with the organisation’s policy of public and patient engagement and best practice in research management.

This involves building close collaborative relationships with the scientific, clinical and social research communities, individual researchers at all levels and university administrations. Additionally, the post holder will work closely with other directorates and with external contacts in umbrella organisations, government and other charitable funding bodies.

About you

- You will be responsible for a varied work programme and will be expected to work at a senior, strategic level and with a high level of autonomy.
- You will demonstrate high levels of integrity, leadership and emotional intelligence.
- You will be accountable for the effective management of the multi-million-pound research budget.
- You will have proven experience from working in active research.
- You will have significant experience in charitable grant funding or a similar field.
- You will have personal evidence of continuing professional development.
- You will have significant experience of working in a research environment.
- You will have exceptional understanding of the UK research landscape.
- You will demonstrate experience in research management.
- You will have the ability to develop and implement strategies, adopting an innovative and creative approach to problem solving.
- You will have an advanced ability to understand scientific literature, and to foster working relationships with senior members of the scientific community.

Person Specification

- Demonstrate optimism, be engaging, and be a pragmatic individual.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, being approachable and friendly.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Excellent IT skills and ability to use Microsoft packages confidently.
- Be able to work collaboratively with other team members if/when required.

You may have experience in the following roles: Head of Research, Head of Client Services, Director, Research Director, Senior Research Director, Team Leader, Team Manager, Senior Research Manager, Project Manager, Research Executive, Researcher, Research Analyst, Project Coordinator, Project Co-ordinator, Market Researcher, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Research Manager etc

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Project Officer – Species Recovery Volunteer Network (Fixed-Term)
Reference: JUL20226079
Location: Flexible in Northern Ireland
Salary: £23,939 - £26,558 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave (pro-rata)
Duration: Fixed Term for 3 years until September 2025
Hours: Full Time

Volunteers are amazing. They enhance our capacity and enable us to make a bigger and better impact for nature. The Species Recovery Volunteer Network is an exciting project to get more, and more diverse, people engaged in work to save our most threatened species. Volunteers carry out a wide variety of activities including bird-surveying, community engagement and nest protection, whilst working to provide a sustainable legacy for our most threatened species. The Network is already supporting the recovery of species in Eastern England, including little tern, stone curlew, and turtle dove.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised individual with a passion for working with people to develop and deliver the Species Recovery Volunteer Network in NI. This is a really exciting opportunity as we expand the approach into NI and engage volunteers in priority species projects here. You will work closely with on-the-ground staff to establish what support is needed for species projects across NI as well as working closely with communities to recruit and engage volunteers. You will provide capacity building and support for staff for initial species project set up, and development and skills progression for volunteer teams. You will support the project manager to ensure the project is delivered effectively and promote the project internally and externally.

What's the role about?

The successful candidate will have experience of volunteer management and be passionate about the vital role volunteers and communities play in delivering long-term, sustainable conservation. You will be a team player, with experience in training and supporting staff and volunteers. You will have proven experience of working as part of a team to deliver, monitor and report on projects. 

You will be responsible for:

• Assisting species teams to identify roles and tasks for volunteers
• Working closely with staff and local communities to build and support volunteer teams, led by volunteer co-ordinators. This will include volunteer recruitment, induction and training
• Ensuring long-term legacy through the recruitment of volunteer co-ordinators and skills development
• Working with staff, partners, and volunteers as necessary to ensure that actions are delivered to the agreed standards of cost, quality and time
• Ensuring that risks and issues are highlighted to the project manager
• Helping to put in place the right governance structure to keep the project on track
• Undertaking agreed activities in order to deliver the project outputs and objectives in accordance with the project plan
• Producing relevant project documentation, such as contributions to reports, volunteer training guides and newsletters, as directed by the project manager
• Developing and delivering appropriate communication activities such as ‘thank you’ events, media interaction, talks and production of project promotional materials in association with communications colleagues to support the delivery of the project
• Coordinating meetings and reporting to the project manager (and project board if appropriate)
• Contribute to annual project reviews and project board meetings

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience of recruiting, managing and developing volunteers
• The ability to present and communicate verbally in a passionate and credible manner to internal and external audiences
• An ability to produce clear and written communications with experience of producing written materials e.g. reports, newsletters and similar project related communications
• An ability to persuade and influence a wide range of people, both internally and externally
• An ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing circumstances
• Proven time management, organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work well as part of a cross-functional project team, working with species teams, volunteers and other stakeholders
• Experience of organising training events, workshops or facilitated discussions and meetings
• Demonstrable experience of developing and working in partnerships to achieve shared outcomes
• Competent IT user (e.g. MS packages, Outlook etc)

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to find creative solutions
• Experience of working with and engaging communities, ideally with a conservation or environmental focus

Additional Information

This role will require some travel and, on occasion, short periods staying away.

The location of this role is flexible within Northern Ireland and can be home and/or office-based. The line manager of this role will be home-based in England.

The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

Closing Date: 23:59, Sun, 21st Aug 2022
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 29th August 2022.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

No agencies please.

About Soundabout: 

Soundabout is a charity that uses music to empower and unlock the potential of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. The charity leads the provision of training and delivery of music-centred approaches to working with people with severe, or profound and multiple learning difficulties. We work across the UK in a variety of settings such as special schools, early years’ environments and care services.

At Soundabout, we believe that everybody deserves to have a voice. Rather than focusing on what people can’t do, we want to emphasize what they can do. We believe that people with severe and profound learning difficulties including autism should have a life full of expression, passion, and enjoyment. To enable this to happen we aim to educate, support, and empower through both empowering training and supporting those in our community. That’s why we use music to enable people with learning difficulties to express themselves, connect with others, and feel the warmth of music. 

We have a small core office team and a growing body of freelance practitioners who are the creative, delivery force of our work. 

Diversity and equal opportunities 

Soundabout is an equal opportunity and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining diverse candidates, as it’s important that our team reflect the communities we serve at every level within the charity. We especially welcome applications from people from under-represented groups and are committed to making adjustments that would support you in applying for or carrying out the role. We are currently under-represented by disabled and neurodivergent people, people from under-represented minorities, and from the LGBTQ community. 

The Role 

The role of the Family Support Co-ordinator is to build the knowledge, skills and confidence of families with profoundly disabled children to interact musically with their child to benefit their development, personal and social interactions and build family resilience, enhancing wellbeing and reducing isolation for parents/carers. A key part of the role will be to measure the longitudinal progress and development of children and young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities supported by Soundabout, to help the charity develop and improve our practice to ensure the best outcomes. 

The role is also the first point of contact for families when enquiring about Soundabout, sharing ideas for opportunities to engage with our services and offering additional support to our families as and when needed, trouble-shooting any access or other issues or concerns.

The post holder must be willing to lead on our Safeguarding agenda (either through pre-existing experience or by attending appropriate training).

The Candidate:

You will be a warm, flexible, and energetic team player with significant experience of working with families of profoundly disabled children and a commitment to reducing isolation for families and building support networks and connections. You may have an understanding of how music and sound can be used as a developmental tool and to build family cohesion and resilience. You are motivated by the opportunity to improve the lives of people with severe and profound learning disabilities and their families.

Key responsibilities:  

• To be the primary point of support for all families with children who have profound and severe learning difficulties and are part of Soundabout’s community; whether attending music-making sessions, participating in 1:1 support sessions with our music practitioners or as part of Soundabout’s Inclusive Choir and associated groups. 

• To induct new families into the organisation, exploring with them the opportunities available and best suited to each child and family’s needs. Introduce families to our evaluative processes to be undertaken by Soundabout practitioners and track progress, providing bi-annual updates to families via progress reports. Signpost families to other opportunities and forms of support as appropriate.

• To maintain regular contact with the families through ‘light touch’ support via telephone, email and zoom, as and when appropriate, and undertake annual re-assessments. 

• Designated Safeguarding Lead for Soundabout 

• Leading Soundabout’s participation agenda, so the voice of participants and their families are heard and taken into account across our organisation. 

Specific duties:  

• To update and distribute a welcome pack for all current and new families, highlighting the charity’s safeguarding and privacy policies, the charity’s broader services and signposting to other opportunities and supportive organisations.

• To measure the longitudinal progress and development of children and young people with severe learning difficulty (SLD) and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) supported by Soundabout and use the evaluation information to develop and improve Soundabout’s services. 

• Maintain contact as required and agreed with each family through telephone/email/zoom/social media.

• Assess the needs, strengths and challenges of the child and family. 

• Identify and agree with the child and family, the support and services they would like to access. 

• Highlight the support available for siblings of disabled children and encourage their involvement in Soundabout’s community.

• Provide ongoing support and resources developed by Soundabout and relevant organisations.

• Developing a strong participant-led voice for Soundabout. 

• Collecting information and maintaining database for our families. 

• Planning and organising appropriate family-focused events and finding appropriate partnerships. 

• Play a central role in the Soundabout team and represent the voice of people with a learning disability and their family members within and outside of the organisation 

Barnardo's National Counter Trafficking Service are looking for a

Regional Practice Coordinator

working in the Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship Service (ICTGs)

Permanent (fixed term funding until December 2022)

Location of Post
Home Based with extensive travel around the regions

Regions Available: 

Midlands - Bedfordshire, East Midlands, West Midlands, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire 

The salary offered will be based on: location, experience and qualifications. 

Location of Post: Home Based with some travel around the regions as stated above.  We are looking for candidates that live within 30 mins drive of the regions available.

Regional Practice Coordinators' (RPC) offer indirect support to children and young people by providing specialist advice and guidance to professionals who are working with the child or young person directly.

Regional Practice Co-ordinator's…

• Support professionals working with children who have been trafficked so that the professionals can help and support children to navigate the complex systems of social care and criminal justice.
• Raise awareness of trafficking and exploitation indicators to enable professionals to identify potential trafficking, particularly at early stages.
• Enable the voices of children who have experienced trafficking to be heard, encouraging and informing best practice and strategy development.
• Promote best practice in keeping children safe and the prevention of re-trafficking of children by providing advocacy, guidance and signposting to relevant services for professionals working with children who have been trafficked.
• Identify unmet regional need and bring it to the attention of local partners in effective and proactive ways.
• Develop a practice strategy in the region alongside multi-agency stakeholders to find the best ways to upskill and support professionals across the sector to recognise trafficking in all its forms.

What we are looking for:

• Individuals with the drive, energy and experience to develop the ICTG Service within the advertised region especially in regards to child trafficking and modern slavery.
• Ability and drive to keep developing, learning and investigating your own practice knowledge so that this can be cascaded within the sector in creative and effective ways.
• Ability to capture trends and undertake regional and national analysis to improve practice outcomes for children and young people.
• A confident person who can engage and contribute in multi-agency forums bringing constructive challenge, advice and guidance alongside the child's voice and perspective.
• A person who has the interpersonal skills to develop trusted relationships with many individuals from across both the statutory and third sector, which provides a platform to advocate effectively for the needs of children and young people.
• A person who has an experienced track record of working within both operational and strategic roles and the ability to navigate a range of legislative frameworks.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Additional Information 

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to continued funding, currently until 31st December 2022, and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.

Salary will be based on experience, qualifications and location. 

Barnardo's offers a hybrid working model covered under our `Work from Anywhere' Framework, therefore vacancies advertised with this as an opportunity are open for applicants to either work from home or any location within the UK, including Barnardo's Hub/Office that is a reasonable distance from your home address. 

Flexibility

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