Role:                    Schools Engagement Officer North West

Location:              Remote working in the UK 

Responsible to:    Head of Engagement 

Salary:                  up to £30,000 per annum 

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered. 

Although this role is based remotely, having knowledge of education relationships in North West England is required. 

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has grown then fold in the past two years. This has supported growth in our employer network from 70 to 700 leading employers and 3800% growth in the number of work experience places offered during the same period.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost seven hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary 

To engage with our network of 4,000 secondary schools and colleges as well as local authorities in sharing out programme, onboarding and training in their usage.  Taking on the views of educators and educational leaders in what we provide and need to provide and enabling us to more closely match local and national need with our programme. This role will also support the delivery team with the delivery of the programmes from marketing opportunities to schools/students work experience placements. 

Key Duties / Responsibilities:-

• Recruit and onboard new educational establishments to working with us 
• Training and supporting users to maximise the opportunity to their students accessing our programmes through our newly developed portal and app. 
• Delivering training sessions to schools and colleges on our programmes and building on engagement in your defined region. 
• Building partnerships with Multi-Academy Trusts, SEND and PRU provision within your region to maximise our impact 
• Liaise with local government organisations to actively promote our programme to NEET young people in the region 
• Developing long standing relationships with school and college contacts to access, support and maximise employer engagement relationships in your region 
• Build a regional network of educational contacts, ensuring high level of customer service and reporting opportunities and issues to Head of Engagement 
• Retain our registered schools and colleges in our network, and increase engagement levels in all programmes across the region 
• Support our Delivery Partners to identify school contacts that can promote and support our programmes 
• Support Fundraising Leads in region to embed school-based initiatives where appropriate 
• Ensuring all data relating to school and college engagement is accurate, recorded and presented in reports when required 
• Networking in the region with your regional team to collaboratively build brand awareness of Speakers for Schools across all partners and organisations working in the Education landscape. 
• Supporting the wider UK Education Strategy for Speakers for Schools 

Delivery Team support:

• Support our Delivery Partners to identify school contacts that can promote and support our programmes
• Processing new user registrations on our portal
• Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software
• Data Management and CRM
• Inputting new data, maintaining existing records and generating reports
• Other duties as required, within the scope of the role. 

Key skills and experience:

Essential: -

• Experience in a similar environment working with a variety of stakeholders 
• Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality 
• Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly with stakeholders from all levels 
• Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management 
• Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and securing targets across varying objectives within delivery. 

Desirable: - 

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Educational Providers/Youth/Engagement teams an advantage 
• Knowledge of SEND and PRU education establishments and NEET students 
• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision and social mobility challenges within UK schools and colleges 
• Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management. 

We are looking forward to holding video interviews and appointing our Schools Engagement Officer swiftly. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• Flexible working 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

The closing date for this role will be on or before Friday 5th November. 

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

The Greater Manchester Refugee Step Change Consortium is a pioneering initiative by nine charities (Asylum Matters, Boaz Trust, British Red Cross, GMIAU, Manchester City of Sanctuary, MRSN, Rainbow Haven, Refugee Action, Revive) and Experts by Experience (EBE) to transform into a joined-up and collaborative ecosystem of support for refugees and people seeking asylum in the Greater Manchester area. It is a project funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

The Consortium Programme Coordinator will liaise with all the key stakeholders, including the Consortium partners, the Experts by Experience group, the Independent Researcher and the wider Voluntary and Community Sector to ensure that the programme is on track and ensuring that the ecosystem is joined up and meeting the needs of beneficiaries across Manchester.

The coordinator will be hosted by Refugee Action and line managed by Refugee Action’s Good Practice & Partnerships Deputy Manager. Refugee Action, in their role as lead partner, will hold ultimate responsibility for the activities and effectiveness of the overall programme with accountability to the Consortium Board for their delivery of the Programme.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Insight into the needs, experiences and hopes of refugees and people seeking asylum.
• Strong networking, facilitation and partnership-building skills with significant experience of delivering collaborative projects and/or partnerships.
• Excellent project management skills with experience of successfully managing complex programmes of work.
• Ability to assess organisational needs and provide high quality development support to a range of frontline organisations.
• Understanding of the current and future challenges faced by organisations that provide services for asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants in the UK.
• Understanding of monitoring and recording systems and how they produce effective data to measure impact.
• Experience of overseeing granting arrangements and performance management of grantees.
• Understanding of the Asylum and Immigration System, legal literacy and access to justice and commitment to developing knowledge/attending training.

We want to make sure that we reach to as many potential candidates as possible and that we make the process very accessible so we will be running two ‘info’ sessions where interested people can come and find out more about the role, the work of the Good Practice and Partnerships team and the application process.

Please visit our website for more information and to apply for the role.

Role:                  Work Expereince Coordinator 

Location:            Remote in the UK

Responsible to:  Head of Engagements

Salary:               £24,000 - £27,000

Roles available:  3

*Please note, if you do not submit a covering letter your application will not be accepted*

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Role Summary

This role sits within our Engagement team and is crucial to the delivery of the charity’s programmes.

Key Duties / Responsibilities 

• Responding to enquiries from schools and students regarding questions about the application portal registration process and general troubleshooting 
• Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software and that of external partners 
• End-to-end technical support for partners, schools, and students
• Enabling stakeholders in the delivery of work experience and charity programmes
• Data Management and CRM 
• Inputting new data, maintaining existing records and generating reports
• Responding to and managing stakeholder queries via email and telephone
• Supporting the delivery of charity programmes

Essential 

• Experience in a similar delivery-focussed role within a small, fast-paced organisation 
• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook 
• Experience of using CRM software to achieve the tasks outlined above
• Good customer service skills that mean queries are answered professionally and clearly 
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly to ensure smooth delivery processes 
• Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for 
• Ability to clearly communicate with students to ensure they understand our processes and are able to access opportunities 
• Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders 
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently 
• Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives 

Desirable 

• Experience of working in programme support in education charities 
• Experience of using Salesforce
• Experience of supporting young people via charity programmes
• Experience of using Google Classrooms

We are looking forward to holding video interviews and appointing our Work Experience Coordinator swiftly. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restrictions to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful. 

This role will be closing on or before Friday 29th October.

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

Do you have a passion for supporting entrepreneurs and building new relationships?

The Royal Academy of Engineering is seeking a talented Programme Manager – Regional Entrepreneurship Programmes in our friendly Enterprise Hub team in North West England.

The Enterprise Hub team is seeking a talented individual to join us as a Programme Manager and help the team to deliver our new Regional Talent Engines programme, boosting engineering and tech startups in regions across the UK. This role will be based in Yorkshire and the Humber and will be responsible for the programme’s delivery across two regions: north west England and Northern Ireland.

About you

You’ll have experience of working with startups and/or entrepreneurs as well as experience managing projects, budgets and event delivery. Our ideal Programme Manager will value collaborative working and will have the ability to build relationships with a variety of stakeholders, mentors and delivery partners to ensure successful programme delivery.

You should have good working knowledge of the enterprise and engineering communities in the UK, particularly those in the north west and Northern Ireland regions, to be able to hit the ground running. You will need to be highly organised and able to manage multiple workstreams to be able to coordinate delivery of our new programme across the two regions you’ll have responsibility for.

You’ll be an effective communicator and will be passionate about supporting engineering entrepreneurs to build new startups. You will enjoy having a varied workload, including scouting for potential applicants for the programme and having a commitment to ensuring diversity is considered in all programme activities.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Our benefits package

We offer an unrivalled package of benefits, including a non-contributory pension scheme, BUPA cash plan, private medical insurance, subsidised restaurant, regular social activities, health and wellbeing programmes and the possibility of flexible working, as well as significant investment into your personal and professional development.

About us

Engineering is at the heart of our nation and our future: transforming ideas and materials into global infrastructure, products and services that increase the wealth and health of our economy and society. As the UK’s national academy for engineering, we bring together the discipline’s finest minds to promote excellence and champion innovation.

The Enterprise Hub

The Enterprise Hub focuses on supporting individuals and fostering their potential in the long term, taking nothing in return. This sets us apart from the usual ‘accelerator’ model: the Enterprise Hub’s programmes last between 6 and 12 months, and all programmes give entrepreneurs lifelong access to an unrivalled community of mentors and alumni.

Flexible working

We have an inclusive and flexible approach to hybrid working based on trust and respecting individual difference, with a fantastic central London office near St James’ Park. During COVID-19, all staff have been working remotely, but we are now transitioning to flexible working with an average of two days a week in the office. This role will be remote based with occasional travel to the London office and regular travel in the regions to support programme delivery. We are happy to discuss working patterns with candidates.

For more information and to apply online, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: Midday on 20 October 2021.

Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis and this vacancy may close earlier.

The Gatsby Charitable Foundation is an endowed grant-making trust, based in London founded by David Sainsbury in 1967. The organisation is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts set up to provide funding for charitable causes. Gatsby works in areas that David Sainsbury and the Trustees are particularly passionate about and where they believe charitable funding can make a real difference. Gatsby's work currently relates to 6 key areas - Plant Science, Africa, Neuroscience, Public Policy, Education and Arts.

We are delighted to be supporting them secure a Programme Manager on a 3 Year FTC to lead an ambitious programme to help teachers in colleges, schools and training providers delivering technical education, including T-levels and apprenticeships. The newly created role will oversee this exciting and varied programme as you help define, shape and drive forward activity that will:

• Establish and support teacher expert groups for STEM technical education routes, which will have resource for subject-focused research including international study visits
• Develop curriculum teaching materials with sound pedagogical basis, informed by industry and editorial guidance from the expert teaching groups
• Offer national route conferences to share subject-specialist teaching expertise from across the UK and internationally

The successful candidate will have exceptional project management experience, managing a range of projects simultaneously, including full budget responsibility. You will have used evidence, analysis and communication skills to develop policy positions, sometimes of a highly technical nature and influence external and internal. Finally, you will have excellent management and communication skills, being able to adapt your style for different audiences.

To apply please submit your CV (2-3 pages) and a Supporting Statement (2 pages maximum). In your statement please explain why you are interested in this role, and how your skills and experience make you a good fit, referring to the Person Specification in this pack. Following your application you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion and may be asked to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Please note, due to high volumes of interest in vacancies it may not be possible to answer all individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration.

This role offers the opportunity to be part of a dynamic, values-driven organization, working to achieve lasting social change. A unique opportunity to work across the business, public and third sector to develop innovative ways of harnessing the potential of young people in Britain. 

One Million Mentors has secured £50,000 through Young Manchester on behalf of the network as part of its ongoing business development. A portion of this funding will cover the part-time role of a Project Coordinator, needed to support the network in delivering the following key deliverables by the end of March 2022, when the funding ends

Key Outputs and Deliverables

• Establish capacity building programme to strengthen the network’s infrastructure
• Coordinate regular steering group meetings
• Create and maintain a shared system that centralises mentoring opportunities in Manchester, ensuring there is a clear referral process and roadmap for children and young people.
• Commission research and evaluation to introduce quality standards for mentoring across the sector, enabling the network to identify a baseline and monitor the short, medium, and long term impact of mentoring.
• Develop a youth voice mechanism to ensure member organisations continue to meet the needs of beneficiaries in an accessible, appropriate and inclusive way.

Welcome Churches’ vision is for every refugee to be welcomed by the local church. We do this by equipping and resourcing churches to welcome refugees and asylum seekers to their local community and by profiling them on our national Welcome Network. In 2021 so far our Welcome Network of refugee-welcoming churches has grown to over 600 churches across the UK and this number is increasing every month. Most recently we have been responding to the urgent need to help welcome newly-arrived Afghans to the UK, since the collapse of the Afghan government in August. At the end of September we had connected around 2500 Afghans with their local church and provided training to over 400 local church volunteers to be ready to welcome them. We have helped to establish the ‘Afghan Welcome’ response across different organisations.

In addition to responding to urgent needs, we have a number of projects which churches can run. We provide a variety of training and resources to churches to support, disciple and include refugees in all aspects of church life.  Our Welcome Boxes project provides a way for churches to proactively welcome newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers in their location. We train Coordinators and volunteer Welcomers from the church to visit those newly arriving, welcome them with a Welcome Box and continue to welcome the family or individual over a period of 3 months, introducing them to others in the church community and wider community.  Another of our newer projects, Welcome Holidays, provides an opportunity for refugees to enjoy a short break somewhere new in the UK, hosted by a church who generously provide hospitality and some planned days of holiday. 

We are at a pivotal moment as a charity as demand for our work is growing exponentially. We are seeking to provide consistent and high quality support to churches in our Welcome Network, focusing initially on churches in areas with high numbers of asylum seekers and refugees. This role will particularly focus on engaging with churches and other refugee-related organisations in the North of England regions respectively, supporting and equipping churches, delivering Welcome Churches training to churches and engaging with churches not yet in our Welcome Network. 

The Regional Coordinator roles would be suitable for a self-motivated leader with knowledge and experience of supporting refugees and asylum seekers at a local level. You should be able to relate well with church leaders of all backgrounds and work professionally in local partnerships across organisations supporting refugees and asylum seekers.  We are a highly-committed team who work collaboratively to support one another. 

Applicants are required to have an active Christian faith and be passionate about the UK Church welcoming refugees into the church community. Applicants from a refugee background are strongly encouraged to apply.

Who we are

NUS Charity is an exciting organisation developing and championing strong students’ unions. We connect our members and curate services to deliver advice, guidance and crisis support to students’ unions.

We do professional differently. We are a progressive charity representing students’ unions across the UK. The sector is inclusive, fun, dynamic and representative and we put students and students’ unions at the heart of everything we do. We are challenging but are committed to creating a supportive and flexible environment which pushes your personal development in your everyday activity.

What we do

Students’ unions can be transformational hubs for students, staff, and wider society. NUS Charity support our member’s development to enhance their capacity and harness opportunities to maximise their positive impact. We do this in many ways, from managing a purchasing consortium to drive great value for our members, to our development activity, supporting the best potential in students’ unions - we strive to make a difference to our members.

Within our small Union Development (UD) team we deal with a range of organisational development work, whether that’s being the Returning Officer and supporting students’ union elections, running development events/webinars, helping new students’ unions create the structures that they need, coaching a students’ union leader who needs extra support, helping students’ unions attract and retain their talent, or creating guidance on new legislation that will affect students’ unions – no two days are the same.

What we need

NUS Charity is looking to recruit a Union Development (UD) Project Coordinator to provide support across UD on projects, events, services and programmes.

The candidate should have experience within either membership support, customer services, HR/Recruitment or administration. Having experience of working in a third sector or charity is a bonus but not essential.

You will be tasked, either as lead coordinator or in a supporting capacity, to coordinate established programmes and services, such as the Careers in Students’ Union job site, Learning Academy, the QSU framework, Elections Service and cyclical projects such as the Employee Engagement Survey, QSU verifications and Lead and Change. You’ll also provide support for new UD projects and events and be a key contact within the UD team for NUS Charity members.

Experience of working with IT-based systems and data analysis is required as well as strong communication, customer service, organisation and administration skills.

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability. You can be yourself here whoever you are, be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good.

This role can be either homebased or based at our Macclesfield Office, with hybrid working options available.

Benefits

We aim to practice what we preach so we’re happy to offer a flexible person-centered working environment with a great benefits package including:

- Generous holiday entitlement
- Flexible working opportunities
- Workplace pension- employer matched contributions up to 6%
- Enhanced parental pay policies
- Employee assistance programme
- Childcare Allowance
- Cycle to Work Scheme

For more details of what we offer as an employer please visit our website

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£22,000 - £24,000 per annum (dependent on experience), 37.5 hours per week.

3-year fixed term contract until January 2025

Mahdlo Youth Zone is a young people’s charity based in Oldham with a vision to be a beacon of excellence for youth-led provision. Our mission is to deliver high quality, innovative activities and experiences for young people aged 8-19 (25 with a disability) to provide opportunities to raise aspirations and support young people to be the best they can be.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced, highly motivated and pro-active Health and Wellbeing Coordinator to join our successful team at Mahdlo Youth Zone on a 3-year fixed term contract.

The ideal candidate will be able to provide guidance, advice and support at an early stage, have a passion for Health and Wellbeing and will be able to deliver a wide range of Health and Wellbeing based activities to support Mahdlo Youth Zone to identify young people who may have experienced or are experiencing difficulties.

You must be committed to working within the spirit of Mahdlo’s core values – Passion, Respect, Inclusion, Dependability and Excellence – which describe the way we work.

Benefit package

This role offers:

• 33 days annual leave (including bank / public holidays) per annum
• Automatic enrolment to Medicash Health Care scheme on successful completion of probationary period
• Free onsite gym access

Application process

To apply for this opportunity please complete the Mahdlo application form and refer to the full job description and person specification as relevant experience is essential.

Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 29th October 2021

Mahdlo is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment; therefore an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required with this post. The successful applicants will be expected to join the DBS Update Service. Job offers are also subject to two satisfactory references.

Mahdlo is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from all candidates. We treat all applicants for employment and employees equally.

We are currently looking to recruit for a Progressions Coordinator in our Manchester area. You will work in partnership with your delivery partner (Youth & Community Coach) in delivering and administering Street League’s core programmes in the specific local areas.

You will be responsible for securing employment, education and training opportunities for Street League participants and supporting them to progress. You will be responsible for the delivery of Street League’s Academy, in which you will deliver group employability and personal development workshops and qualifications. You will establish and maintain partnerships with referral agencies and develop further partnerships with employers or colleges in order to secure suitable opportunities for our participants. Monitoring and reporting are essential to this role.

Salary: £23,000 - £26,500 plus benefits. Appointment is made at the entry salary to the grade.

Work pattern: Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm (36.25 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

To apply for this role, please submit your application via our online application site by clicking the link below where you will also find the Job Description & Person Specification

Closing date for applications is Monday 25 October 2021

LGBT Foundation has grown significantly over recent years and we have some exciting and new positions in our income generation team to enable us to sustain and grow our income to deliver on the Income Generation Framework.

As a new role for the charity, in a small but dynamic team, there is significant scope to grow and shape the individual giving programme. The post-holder will report to and work closely with Income Generation Manager – Self-Generated Income and the Fundraising Team.

The post-holder will:

- Develop and deliver the Individual Giving Strategy

- Explore and test new income streams

- Develop appeals, from concept to delivery, including direct mail, online and through social media

- Develop and manage supporter journeys, including effective donor stewardship of LGBT Foundation supporters to increase supporter engagement

- Oversee CRM and administrative systems for individual giving, as well as support the development of other income streams as appropriate.

We are taking positive action to encourage applications from people of colour (PoC) and other racially minoritised communities, trans, non-binary and/or older people (aged 50+), to improve the representation of colleagues from these communities in our staff team.

* Trans is an umbrella & inclusive term used to describe people whose gender identity differs in some way from that which they were assigned at birth; including non-binary people, cross dressers and those who partially or incompletely identify with their sex assigned at birth.

Salary: £24,061 (+10% Pension)

Special Terms: Full time, permanent

Reporting to: Income Generation Manager – Self-Generated Income

Closing Date: 9am on Tuesday 2nd November 2021

Support Coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke. We’re looking for an innovative, passionate and professional individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to join our Stroke Recovery Service based in Rochdale.

Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator

Location: Homebased in Rochdale with regular travel across the service area

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £23,100 per annum

Contract: This is a fixed term contract covering an internal secondment until 30 September 2022. Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for this contract until 31 March 2022

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 22 October 2021

Interview Date: TBC

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

The service aims to identify and address the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway, by providing a range of innovative support solutions, supporting them to meet their desired outcomes.

A key part of the role will be to recruit, train and manage a team of volunteers, to support service users and the delivery of the service.

The Stroke Association Support Coordinator will:

• Support new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.
• Provide personalised information, advice and support.
• Support clients to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to prevent further strokes
• Be accountable for volunteers, so experience of recruiting, training and managing volunteers would be an advantage.

About You

The Stroke Association Support Coordinator will have experience/background in:

• A caring profession ideally with experience of supporting people with disabilities.
• Setting up and running support groups.

To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience

This role is home based, but extensive travel is required across the local area and occasionally further afield.

The ability to drive and the use of a car with business use cover are essential to fulfil the requirements of the role.

To fulfil the requirements of the role you must abode and have the right to work in the U.K.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.

Age UK Bolton is seeking a highly motivated, creative and friendly person for their new and exciting project, PALs (Promoting Active Lives), which aims to tackle loneliness and isolation in older people in Bolton. 
PALs is designed to support them to improve their mental and emotional wellbeing.

Working alongside older people, a range of partners, staff and leading a team of volunteers, the PALs Service Co-ordinator will support older people to regain their independence, encouraging them to maintain their mental, physical, emotional and social activity to make later life a rewarding and fulfilling experience.

If you love working with people and are looking for a fulfilling new post, where you can make a real difference to the lives of isolated and lonely older people, then we would love to hear from you.
 

Work for a trusted local charity

Benefits we offer at Age UK Bolton: Up to 7% employer pension contributions, UK Healthcare Scheme, blended and flexible working, work laptop and phone, mileage expenses repaid at 45p mile, free parking at our Ageing Well Centre

DBS check provided

Application closing date: 12pm 25th October 2021

Please complete the Age UK Bolton application form and return to email adress listed on the application form 

Please note CVs will not be accepted

Location:                Remote working in the UK

Responsible to:Head of Engagement 

Salary:£25,000 to £30,000

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered. 

Although this role is based remotely, having knowledge of education relationships in the Midlands and South West England is required. 

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has grown then fold in the past two years. This has supported growth in our employer network from 70 to 700 leading employers and 3800% growth in the number of work experience places offered during the same period.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost seven hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary 

To engage with our network of 4,000 secondary schools and colleges as well as local authorities in sharing out programme, onboarding and training in their usage.  Taking on the views of educators and educational leaders in what we provide and need to provide and enabling us to more closely match local and national need with our programme. This role will also support the delivery team with the delivery of the programmes from marketing opportunities to schools/students work experience placements. 

Key Duties / Responsibilities:-

• Recruit and onboard new educational establishments to working with us 
• Training and supporting users to maximise the opportunity to their students accessing our programmes through our newly developed portal and app. 
• Delivering training sessions to schools and colleges on our programmes and building on engagement in your defined region. 
• Building partnerships with Multi-Academy Trusts, SEND and PRU provision within your region to maximise our impact 
• Liaise with local government organisations to actively promote our programme to NEET young people in the region 
• Developing long standing relationships with school and college contacts to access, support and maximise employer engagement relationships in your region 
• Build a regional network of educational contacts, ensuring high level of customer service and reporting opportunities and issues to Head of Engagement 
• Retain our registered schools and colleges in our network, and increase engagement levels in all programmes across the region 
• Support our Delivery Partners to identify school contacts that can promote and support our programmes 
• Support Fundraising Leads in region to embed school-based initiatives where appropriate 
• Ensuring all data relating to school and college engagement is accurate, recorded and presented in reports when required 
• Networking in the region with your regional team to collaboratively build brand awareness of Speakers for Schools across all partners and organisations working in the Education landscape. 
• Supporting the wider UK Education Strategy for Speakers for Schools 

Delivery Team support:

• Support our Delivery Partners to identify school contacts that can promote and support our programmes
• Processing new user registrations on our portal
• Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software
• Data Management and CRM
• Inputting new data, maintaining existing records and generating reports
• Other duties as required, within the scope of the role. 

Key skills and experience:

Essential: -

• Experience in a similar environment working with a variety of stakeholders 
• Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality 
• Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly with stakeholders from all levels 
• Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management 
• Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and securing targets across varying objectives within delivery. 

Desirable: - 

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Educational Providers/Youth/Engagement teams an advantage 
• Knowledge of SEND and PRU education establishments and NEET students 
• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision and social mobility challenges within UK schools and colleges 
• Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management. 

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through September 2021 and appointing our Education Relationship Manager swiftly so we can start delivering a difference in October and beyond. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• Flexible working 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

The closing date for this role will be on or before October 25th. 

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful at this time.