At the forefront of the organisation, you will be responsible for maintaining partnerships, supporting tutors/coaches and delivering our programmes from volunteer recruitment and workshop delivery all the way through to evaluation. This is an “in-at-the-deep-end” role and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Create a thriving community of social mobility advocates among university students and young professionals:

• Meeting recruitment targets for tutors/coaches across the region each term.
• Training volunteers in tutoring/coaching and our pedagogy.

Oversee multiple in-school and online programmes (university student led and peer to peer):

• Setting timelines for programme start and finish dates
• Communicating with school staff weekly to provide feedback after sessions
• Visiting schools to oversee quality.
• Managing and running online sessions.

Programme Design and Delivery:

• Contributing to the design of current workshops and creating new workshops when needed
• Running in-school or online workshops for groups of pupils (KS2-5) and facilitating university trips at the start and end of our programmes

Line managing a team of Head Coaches:

• Delivering training for Head Coaches
• Holding 1-1 appraisals to monitor performance and set actions

Embodying our values (humility, high expectations, service, responsibility and resilience) and demonstrating commitment to our mission.

Essential characteristics and experience:

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.
• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (businesses, senior members of MATs, universities etc.
• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.
• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home
• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!
• Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting charity with scope to input widely and take on new roles.
• Starting Salary: £22k per annum
• Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata
• Office space: working from home or can be based in our Birmingham, Exeter or London offices.
• Training: we are a reflective organisation and keen to support your professional development.

Key Information:

• Length: permanent.
• Hours: Full Time
• Responsible for: Individual Programmes
• Start Date: ASAP

How to Apply and Next Steps:

• Email Robin your CV and a cover letter of no more than 350 words by Monday 22nd November. In the subject line, please mention you are applying for the South West Programme Officer role.
• Interviews will take place throughout the recruitment period so please do apply early

Full Time 37.5 hours per week 

Birmingham, London or Manchester

£24,000 per annum (plus £3,000 London Weighting if applicable) 

Who we are looking for 

We are looking for a motivated and talented individual to join our Programmes team as a Programmes Senior Co-ordinator (internally known as Programmes Senior Associate). The role is responsible for delivering the day to day communications with stakeholders on a cohort, programme or range of our programmes, ensuring an excellent level of customer service.

You'll provide the interface between the organisation and our stakeholders, liaising with other teams to ensure that full programme requirements are communicated and fulfilled. As well as supporting end to end programme management for the area you are responsible for. As the Senior Associate, the role may include oversight and coordination of Programme Associates, acting as a point of escalation, and helping to develop longer-term programme management plans.

Based in either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office, you’ll provide high-quality handling of in-bound queries (e.g. from participants or delivery partners), escalating where appropriate in line with agreed escalation policies, and seeking to build a friendly, professional and warm relationship with stakeholders. You’ll collect and review stakeholder feedback and follow up where appropriate in line with team ways of working, and contribute to continuous improvement across the team.

This exciting role is varied and complex, and will require a robust, agile and creative individual to fulfil the needs of the organisation. It is essential that you have an excellent understanding of customer service standards and have prioritisation, organisation and planning skills. In this role you will need to use your initiate to make improvements and have strong analytical skills with the ability to interrogate data and identify trends.

Who are Ambition Institute? 

At Ambition Institute we help schools tackling educational disadvantage to keep getting better, and help their teachers and school leaders to become more expert over time. That’s how we’ll make sure every child gets a great education and the best possible start in life.

• We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive.

• We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice.

• We champion every teacher and school leader’s potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement. 

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Agile working culture, so you can control how you work.
• Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work.
• Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service.
• Shared parental leave package.
• Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line.
• Professional development offer for all staff.
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays.
• Employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% national insurance rebate).
• Interest free season ticket / bike loans

How to apply 

All applications must be received by the closing date, 9am on 8 December 2021. Interviews are expected to take place on 14 December 2021.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Are you looking for a role that is diverse, stimulating and rewarding every day? We are looking to recruit a vibrant Support Coordinator to join our supported living management team in Rugeley, Staffordshire. The ideal candidate will be a caring and compassionate leader with excellent communication skills and a passion for supporting individuals with learning disabilities.

You will be responsible for the management of our supported living services located in Rugeley, Staffordshire. Our service provides varying levels of care to 14 individuals with a range of support needs which can include learning disabilities. Some of the individuals require personal care, help taking medication and with other day to day tasks. Others are more independent and enjoy going out into the community alone.

You will need at least two years of experience of supporting people with learning disabilities and experience of staff supervision and management. Driving is also an essential requirement for this role as you will be expected to travel between services. This is a temporary position for 12 months with the possibility of extension.

You will be responsible for managing our excellent staff team and supporting our services users. You will ensure that our service users are encouraged to fulfil their passions and enjoy a range of activities within their homes and out in the community. Our service users love shopping, afternoon tea, walking, going to restaurants and much more.

Support Coordinator Duties:

• Leading on the quality of the service and to ensure that it meets our quality standards and that of Care Quality Commission,
• Ensure we meet the needs of the service users we support and fulfil our contractual requirements,
• Provide direct care and support to service users including giving personal care
• Co-ordinate tailored Personal Support Plans for service users,
• Coach, advise and mentor staff in all aspects of service delivery,
• Encourage service users to engage in a range of activities that meet their health, wellbeing and cultural needs,
• Develop warm and trusting relationships with service users and their families enabling them to enjoy their time at the service to the fullest,
• Work closely with senior management and other bodies/health and social care professionals
• Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of our services.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• Free employee support programme
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period. 

Head of Projects and Programmes
Reference: NOV20219624
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £40,800 - £45,263 per annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

As the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, with a workforce of over 14,000 employees and volunteers across all 4 countries of the UK, the RSPB has an ambitious programme of work transforming its approach to saving nature.

Recognising that people are at the heart of delivering this, we have an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to lead our People Programme. You will lead a team of project managers to deliver the organisational workforce and leadership changes that is described in our newly designed RSPB Strategy that defines who we are and what we will deliver over the next 10 years.

You will have responsibility for leading your team, and engaging and influencing widely across the RSPB, to deliver complex cross organisational programmes and projects. You will ensure that projects and programmes are fully defined, establish effective project teams, and ensure the best outcomes for people and nature are delivered on time and on budget. You will use a range of project techniques to respond to a variety of opportunities and challenges and will coach and support your team to constantly develop and improve.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Programme management skills, with the ability to successfully manage complex programmes, managing risks, cost, time, and project teams.
• Demonstrable ability to manage changes within programmes
• Visible, inspiring, and effective leadership of direct teams, with the ability to engage and lead virtual teams without line management authority.
• Diplomacy, collaboration, and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence others, both internally and externally.
• Attention to detail and ability to understand financial systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present, influence and represent the organisation.
• Able to work under pressure and adapt to changing circumstances.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Ability to design programmes in response to organisational strategy.
• Ability to deliver organisational and cultural change.

This is a Permanent, Full-Time role; however, we are open to applications from candidates looking to fulfil this contract flexibly for 30-37.5 hours per week, pro-rata.

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

Closing Date: Thursday 23rd December 2021
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from January 2022.

To Apply and for more information:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website.

No agencies please.

Flexible within England & Wales

Employment type: Fixed Term

Department: Funded Programmes

Contract Duration: 31 March 2022

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

As a Service Delivery Coordinator you will sit within the Wales Funded Services Team which is responsible for the operational design, implementation and delivery of core client facing services in Wales delivered by Citizens Advice at its network of local Citizens Advice.

You will work with Service Delivery Managers to support the effective management of delivery of Wales Funded Services, in accordance with agreed grant requirements.
Monitoring the performance of our projects is vital to ensuring that our services achieve what we set out to deliver. We are looking for someone who is driven to ensure we make a difference to people's lives.

The role will involve monitoring sub-grant compliance and performance of the delivery partners through effective communication and reporting and you will be their first point of contact for support with delivering the projects.  

You’ll also contribute to developing the services and implementing best practice systems and processes to ensure that the Citizens Advice Cymru service is ready to take advantage of opportunities.

Our commitment to flexible working extends to where we work. As Covid restrictions ease, Citizens Advice are moving towards a permanent mix of office and home based working which will give much more choice to staff, while still maintaining the best of collaborative working.

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early. 

This vacancy closes at 23.59 on the closing date.

About Reall

Reall is an innovator and investor in climate-smart affordable housing for people living on low incomes in urban Africa and Asia.

Reall’s purpose is to improve the lives of 100M people in urban Africa and Asia by 2030 through affordable housing.  We’re doing this because homes aren’t just a fundamental human right; they unleash unimaginable human potential to shape a future of gender parity, climate resilience, clean air, renewable energy, and socio-economic justice.

The Role

As Reall grows we need a motivated and highly organised Partnerships Co-ordinator to join our team. We are looking for an individual who has at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role, and who wants to develop their career within an exciting and continually growing for-purpose organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, this is a key role supporting the technical Project Managers’ cluster, to work with Partners across Africa and Asia to assess, approve, and monitor the delivery of a portfolio of ‘build’ and ‘broker’ projects, demonstrating the investable proposition of the affordable housing market through market-transforming projects and a commercially viable and sustainable affordable home.

Full details are in the job description and person specification, which are available by clicking through to apply for this role.

Please ensure that you upload both a CV and a covering letter explaining why you are applying for this role, in order for your application to be considered.

You must have the right to live and work in the UK to apply for this role.  Visa sponsorship is not available.

Why work at Reall?

With a modest UK-based team, Reall is an organisation driven by efficiency, with comparatively huge ambitions and a track record of significant success.

Our internal operations are underpinned by a culture of psychological safety, promoting trust, curiosity, and confidence. This means that staff feel secure to speak their minds, tackle challenges creatively, and can never be described as risk averse.

A committed investor in its staff, Reall promotes an environment of conscious diversity in all its forms.  You’ll be joining a high-performing, cohesive team with its sights firmly on global impact.

Reall is committed to equality and diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.  We particularly welcome applications from candidates who are black, Asian, minority ethnic, LGBTQ+, and those who have disabilities, because we believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important for our organisation and will lead to greater results and enhance our way of working.

Imagine a world where no child’s life chances are limited by their social or family circumstance. At Frontline, that’s the future they are working towards. 

Over 700,000 children in England rely on the support of social workers each year. These children need and deserve the support of life-changing social work professionals. Great social work can empower them to achieve their full potential and help break the cycle of trauma and disadvantage. 

That’s why, through its work as a charity, Frontline develops excellent social work practice and leadership.

Join the Frontline programme

If you’re looking for a career that matters, Frontline’s social work training programme offers a unique opportunity to work directly with children and families, helping them make positive changes in their lives.

On the two-year Frontline programme, you will qualify as a social worker and complete a fully-funded master’s degree. You’ll develop skills in leadership, conflict resolution, analysis and relationship building, which will help you drive social change inside the social work profession and beyond.

Here's some reasons you should apply:

• Qualify as a social worker and complete a fully-funded master's degree.
• Earn as you learn with a salary of up to £34,000 by year two.
• Get high-quality supervision and training from experienced social workers, academics, and coaches.
• Work in partnership with a wide range of organisations and professionals in health, education, the criminal justice system and beyond to bring about positive change.
• Become part of the Frontline Fellowship, a growing community of over 2,000 social workers and receive ongoing support and training throughout your career.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for graduates and career changers who can bring different perspectives and experiences to the Frontline programme and who are committed to using their skills to tackle some of the key challenges that children and families face and truly make a difference.

If that sounds like you, apply to the Frontline programme today. 

Applications to the Frontline programme will close nationally at 11.59pm on 16 December. We recommend applying as soon as possible before this point as some popular locations have already reached capacity and closed, and we will continue to close other locations on a rolling basis before 16 December.

The Opportunity

We are excited to be recruiting a Data Coordinator to join our Research and Impact Department. You’ll work with your team to deliver the goals set out in Join the Club, our ambitious strategy for 2021-2026. Our new strategy builds on the extensive research and impact work that we have undertaken as an organisation over the last five years; from randomised controlled trials, matched-control groups, to large-scale quantitative analysis, we have been able to understand how our programmes support young people to progress to the most competitive universities.

The Data Coordinator will play a key part in supporting the evaluation of our student access and success programmes. The role will involve collating, processing and analysing data, ensuring that high quality evidence is included in our impact reports for stakeholders. Within the role, there will also be opportunities to carry out discrete data analysis projects to support the development of the programmes. The Research and Impact Department consists of five members who often work flexibly and collaboratively to achieve key goals. In this role, you will work closely with the Impact and Analysis Manager and Impact and Analysis Officer, as well as the programme teams.

The Brilliant Club exists to increase the number of pupils from underrepresented backgrounds progressing to highly selective universities. We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at The Brilliant Club and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity.

Person Specification 

Time and Resource Management

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to identify opportunities to save time/resource.

Communication

• Confidence communicating complex information to a range of audiences.

Initiative and Problem Solving

• Proactivity use data to inform programme delivery and developments.
• Ability to spot inefficiencies in systems and suggest or implement improvements.

Developing Self and Others

• Self-reflective and committed to own professional development.

Role Specific Experience and Qualifications

• Essential – Undergraduate degree in a subject involving quantitative research.
• Desirable – Previous work experience in a professional environment.

Role Specific Knowledge and Skills

• Essential – Experience of using Excel or a similar software package.
• Essential – Experience of analysing large-scale quantitative data.
• Desirable – Experience of using Salesforce (or other CRM systems) and advanced software packages (e.g., SPSS, Stata, R, Tableau, Python).
• Desirable – Experience of producing evaluation/impact reports and presenting findings to a range of audiences. 

Are you looking for a role that is diverse, stimulating and rewarding every day? We are looking to recruit a vibrant Support Coordinator to join our supported living management team in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. The ideal candidate will be a caring and compassionate leader with excellent communication skills and a passion for supporting individuals with learning disabilities.

You will be responsible for the management of our supported living services located in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. You will need at least two years of experience of supporting people with learning disabilities and experience of staff supervision and management. Driving is also an essential requirement for this role as you will be expected to travel between services.

You will be responsible for managing our excellent staff team and supporting our services users. You will ensure that our service users are encouraged to fulfil their passions and enjoy a range of activities within their homes and out in the community. Our service users love shopping, afternoon tea, walking, going to restaurants and much more.

Support Coordinator Duties:

• Leading on the quality of the service and to ensure that it meets our quality standards and that of Care Quality Commission,
• Ensure we meet the needs of the service users we support and fulfil our contractual requirements,
• Provide direct care and support to service users including giving personal care
• Co-ordinate tailored Personal Support Plans for service users,
• Coach, advise and mentor staff in all aspects of service delivery,
• Encourage service users to engage in a range of activities that meet their health, wellbeing and cultural needs,
• Develop warm and trusting relationships with service users and their families enabling them to enjoy their time at the service to the fullest,
• Work closely with senior management and other bodies/health and social care professionals
• Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of our services.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period.
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• Free employee support programme
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period. 

Do you have the commitment and positive values to make a difference to the lives of people we support in Birmingham?

Creative Support is a non-profit organisation which provides high quality person centred social care services for people with learning disabilities, mental health and other needs. We are currently recruiting a Recovery Coordinator to join the management team at the Birmingham Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub Service.

As a Recovery Coordinator, you will be working alongside both the Project Manager and Service Manager; supporting a vibrant programme of recovery and wellbeing support for people with severe and enduring mental health needs. This service is delivered from Hubs in Yardley and Northfield by a dedicated team of Recovery Navigators and volunteers. The role will require you to work flexibly across both locations.

As a Recovery Coordinator you will assist in the operational management of high quality, meaningful and effective Hub based services for individuals with a range of mental health needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Deputising and supporting the management team in co-ordination of all aspects of service delivery.
• Ensuring pro-active referral allocation and caseload management.
• Leading on the recruitment, supervision and embedding of volunteers within the service.
• Promoting and increasing co-production, service user involvement and positive partnerships.
• Ensuring the effective day-to-day running of the Hubs, guaranteeing a high quality service is delivered at all times.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

Complex Needs Family Support IDVAs

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week (some out of hours work will be expected)

Salary:   £24, 982

Job Purpose: To deliver tailored, holistic support to women and their children affected by domestic abuse and living in the community, including practical and emotional support to increase their safety and meet identified needs.

Responsible To: Family Support Services Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

Support work:

• To work with women to identify their, and their children’s, support needs and incorporate these into support plans
• To assess risk and to safety plan with women, reviewing assessments and risks regularly
• To provide practical support on a range of issues including housing, benefits, legal matters, and emotional support to enable women’s recovery from their experiences of abuse.
• To develop and deliver one-to-one support programmes for children to enable them to explore their experiences of abuse and address issues arising from this.
• To design and deliver group sessions for children to build confidence and participation within a mutually supportive environment.
• To support mothers to enable them to understand and support their children emotionally and practically and to build confidence in their own parenting skills.
• To deliver family support sessions with mothers and children designed to rebuild communication and develop strong parent-child relationships.
• To work alongside colleagues at BSWA’s Home Options Hub to provide advice and support to women around housing options and develop individual housing action plans with women, supporting women and children through their resettlement process where relevant
• To facilitate access to BSWA and its services and to refer and signpost into specialist statutory and community services where necessary to help meet needs
• To work within the monitoring and evaluation procedures for the project including encouraging feedback from service users and producing statistical information

Development:

Ø  To identify and develop support strategies to meet the needs of women and children seeking support

• To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.
• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate
• To keep abreast of issues regarding domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the Project
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager
• To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users and relevant monitoring data collected and recorded
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports for your line manager

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:

1. Maintaining BSWA communication records
2. Following safety procedures
3. Attending team meetings
4. Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager

• To attend in-house training
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
• Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate
• To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation
• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation
• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To work within BSWA and local multi-agency child and adult safeguarding procedures.
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post

Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). 

School Service Leader

City Year UK believes in the power of young people to change the world. We empower 18-25 year olds to make a difference to pupils from disadvantaged communities, while gaining valuable leadership experience and boosting their own career prospects. We are currently recruiting a School Service Leader for our Greater Manchester and Coventry programme.

Position: School Service Leader

Location: Based in schools in Greater Manchester and Coventry

Hours: 35 hours per week, over a 9-month contract

Salary: £17,300 per annum, pro rata

Duration: Permanent

Start Date: November - December 2021

Benefits: 43 days of holiday leave (minimum) per annum to be taken during school holidays only, up to 5% pension employer contribution, interest-free loan for season ticket or bicycle, 2 volunteer days per year.

Closing Date: 3rd December

The Role

As a School Service Leader you will spend your year helping children in schools in disadvantaged communities by acting as a positive role model and near peer mentor.  You will provide additional capacity within City Year’s school-based teams supporting pupils to improve in their social, emotional and academic achievement. You will encourage pupils both in and out of the classroom to help them engage with and enjoy learning. As a School Service Leader you will be well-placed to create meaningful relationships with children who need help to do well at school. You have the chance to bring a new perspective to learning and boost pupils’ confidence, while improving behaviour and helping pupils to feel safe, empowered and happy.

The School Service Leader will also provide support to the Volunteer Mentors in school, offering mentoring and coaching advice and ensure that a high quality programme is delivered. You will support the local Impact Officer with the day to day management and support of the team, and work with them to maintain a positive partnership with the school and school leaders. There will also be the opportunity for you to help with the delivery of City Year’s Leadership and Development programme.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Assisting with supervision of the volunteer mentors
• Delivering interventions to pupils
• Maintaining a strong partnership with the school
• Preparation and Planning Support

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to be passionate about social change and serving a great cause. As the School Service Leader you will strive for excellence and support the core vision and values of City Year UK.

You will have a strong commitment to City Year’s mission and values and be able to connect with others in consistent, positive and meaningful ways to effectively coordinate a team. You will be able to make a great impression in a school and work with a wide range of stakeholders.

You will bring with you the skills and understanding as below.

People Skills

• Connects with others in consistent, positive and meaningful ways
• Influences others by meeting them where they’re at
• Holds space that nurtures inclusion and belonging
• Uses an asset-based approach to supporting people
• Shares “the why” and facilitates meaning-making

Understand of Context

• Collaborates towards a common purpose with a deep sense of ownership
• Practices strategic thinking and sound-judgment
• Effectively prioritizes and organizes to execute results

Understanding of Self

• Seeks out opportunities for self-improvement grounded in self-awareness
• Models authenticity and powerful vulnerability

You will be asked to submit your CV and Covering Letter and we will be interviewing candidates as we receive applications.

The appointment is subject to clearance through the Disclosures and Barring Services and receipt of satisfactory references.

Other areas of experience may include School Liaison, School Partnerships, Primary School, Senior School, Early Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Recruitment, Teacher, Education, Volunteer Management, Volunteer, Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteering, Impact, Teaching, Volunteer Engagement, Schools, Teaching Assistant, Teaching, Youth, Mentor, Youth Mentor, Programme, Programme Delivery, Programme Assistant, School Coordinator, Programme Coordinator, Administrator, School Administrator, Teaching Assistant, SEN, School Liaison Officer, School and Young Person Liaison Officer, School Liaison Coordinator, School Liaison Assistant, Learning Mentor, Education Welfare, Education Welfare Officer, Tutor, Private Tutor, Education Administrator, Education Support Worker, Community Education Officer, Education Officer, Schools Project Officer, Schools and Family Officer, School and Programme Coordinator, School Wellbeing Worker, School Inclusion Officer.

Recovery Navigator (Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub Service)

Birmingham, Erdington

£18,639 per annum

Our client is a leading provider of mental health services in Birmingham and the West Midlands.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Recovery Navigators to offer an individualised and integrated Recovery service to users aged 18 upwards, who require support to manage their physical, psychological and emotional health needs.

You will have a central base at either their Erdington or Handsworth Recovery and Employment Hubs. These roles require the post holder to be able to work evenings and weekends on a rolling rota. Your typical week would include facilitating social support sessions in community venues, offering activities such as stress reduction and relaxation, and giving signposting advice and guidance and personal development planning.

You will be required to complete administrative hours each week in order to update your online registers, update service user information on our online database, contact new referrals, prepare materials for your upcoming activities or sessions, respond to emails, and follow up any other administrative duties in relation to your role.

Benefits include 33 days holiday (including Bank and Public Holidays), defined contribution pension scheme, Paycare which offers employees affordable cover for a range of healthcare treatments, an Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and a comprehensive training programme.

Their people are key to the success of the organisation and they are recognised as both a Mindful Employer as well as achieving Gold standard success in Investors in People. They welcome applications from people who have experienced mental health difficulties.

The closing date for applications is 1st December

Home Based: Working in the community of Sandwell, West Midlands

Job reference: 143

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Part time: 18.5 hours, working between Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm (work pattern to be discussed & agreed at interview)

Salary: £10,000 - £11,219 (full time equivalent £20,000.00 - £22,438.00) per annum (dependent on experience)

Giving people a voice – and making sure it’s heard – is something POhWER does every day. We’re all about promoting equality, challenging unfairness and giving disadvantaged and vulnerable people access to high quality information, advice and advocacy services. POhWER is a registered charity that provides a range of services across England.

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time role of Community Development Worker to join our West Midlands team to support the Community Manager in the West Midlands.  The post will be home based working mainly across the Sandwell area with support for the further West Midlands as needed.

Applications are sought for one x 0.5 fte.

The Community Development Worker will be expected to undertake the duties as per the Job Description.

The successful candidate will receive a full personalised induction programme and role specific training.  Your line manager and supervisor will support you as you develop into your role.

You would be joining a very friendly, experienced and diverse team of advocates who provide support for citizens across Birmingham and the West Midlands.

You will be promoting POhWER’s services of statutory and non statutory advocacy that support a wide range of vulnerable adults often with profound and multiple needs, so experience of this type of work will be valuable, along with a good working knowledge of public and voluntary organisations.

The successful applicant will be a self-starter with a proven track record in relationship establishment and development and also have experience in community engagement.

Our ideal candidate will have experience in, or a good understanding of, advocacy, information and advice or similar role - ideally in a health, social care or voluntary setting and will have experience of promoting the support of vulnerable adults.

More importantly to us, you will need to share our values and passion about advocacy.

This is an opportunity to add real value to the lives of vulnerable people.

Because of the nature and location of the role, applicants must live within the area; have a full driver’s licence and access to their own transport. Travel expenses will only be paid once in the West Midlands area border.

 As a minimum you should have:  

• A good knowledge and understanding of community development, involvement, empowerment, engagement, and its applications. 
• Experience of coaching and mentoring community facing staff and volunteers. 
• Experience of facilitating individuals and groups. 
• Experience of delivering community development, public and patient engagement and/or user led services. 
• The ability to interpret complex information and convey to non-technical people. 
• Experience of producing management information reports. 
• The ability to perform routine mathematical calculations (for example for the purposes of reporting). 
• Strong organisational skills and time management skills. 
• Good IT skills with knowledge of standard Microsoft office software. 
• Good written and oral communication skills including the ability to write meaningful and succinct reports and undertake public speaking/presentation tasks when required. 
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people. 
• A strong corporate team player. 
• Able to develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, staff and the wider management team. 
• A calm, professional and positive approach with a focus on customer service delivery and quality. 
• A collaborative approach. 
• A flexible, creative and solution focused approach.

Ideally you will also have:  

• A background in community engagement and/or development. 
• Knowledge and experience in the public and patient involvement mechanisms and history. 
• Experience of other IT communication tools; twitter/Facebook/Skype/IT conferencing etc. 
• Experience of working with people with a range of disabilities and/or challenging behaviour. 
• Knowledge and/or experience of Self Advocacy approaches. 
• Experience of working to quality standards (e.g. QPM, IIP, ISO etc.). 
• Experience of production of easy read and other alternate format materials.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter (no longer than 1 side of A4) before the application deadline 9am, Friday 10th December 2021.In your cover letter please include your reasons for applying for the role, a summary of your relevant experience, if you have a drivers licence and access to a car and your notice period.

Please submit your CV and cover letter to [email protected] .net quoting reference 143.

Early application is encouraged, as we will review applications throughout the advertising period.

Closing date: 9am, Friday 10th December 2021

Interviews: 16th & 17th December 2021

For an informal discussion please contact Rebecca Lea, Community Manager.

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