Birmingham or London based applications considered.
Hours: Part time at 60% (average of 3 days per week– structure of working week can be discussed, Monday's/Thursday’s are required). Additional hours per week will be available as further funding becomes available.
Initially reporting to the CEO
As the Sophie Hayes Foundation embarks on an exciting phase of growth and development,supporting more women survivors of Human Trafficking, the Volunteering and Survivor Network Supervisor will become a valued member of the organisation’s new Senior Management Team
The right candidate will focus on creating and delivering the Volunteering and Survivor Network programme, ensuring the needs of the women survivors are met through increased opportunites for volunteers and partners.
VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME: CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES
To oversee the three R’s of volunteering: Recruitment. Retention. Recognition this role will:
- Create and deliver the organisations Volunteering Strategy (VS) and Volunteering Programme (VP) by including existing volunteers, staff, and partners
- Incorporate individual, corporate and community volunteering opportunities and activities
- Liaise with all staff regarding volunteering opportunities
- Attend meetings within the organisations as and when necessary
- Ensure the Blackbaud Etapestry database for volunteers is maintained within all regulatory requirements
- Carry out monitoring and analysis of all aspects within volunteering and volunteers
- Write and present regular reports for senior management and committees
- Arrange regular appreciation events for volunteers
- Ensure that the values and behaviour of volunteers align with the organisation.
- Create and regularly update the Volunteers Handbook and other relevant documents and publications
- Produce a quarterly volunteer’s newsletter and to maintain a social media presence and respond to volunteer enquiries
- Be available to work outside office hours to carry out volunteering training events and to interview prospective volunteers
- Undertake such other duties within the competence of the postholder which may be required from time to time
- Identify corporate, community partnerships to increase volunteering support for survivors of human trafficking
- Host visits from external organisations and individuals to promote the organisations mission and vision
- Create recognition events honouring all external support
SURVIVOR NETWORK: CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Deliver the organisations Survivor Network (SN) programme and quarterly events across all 3 SHF locations
- Ensure all SN events are integrated into the organisations Employability Programme
- Ensure the Blackbaud Etapestry database for SN events is maintained within all regulatory requirements
- Carry out monitoring and analysis of the SN programme and events
- Write and present regular reports for senior management and committees
- Ensure that the values and behaviour of the SN programme and events align with the organisation.
- Create and regularly update the SN programme handbook and other relevant documents and publications
- Produce a quarterly SN newsletter and maintain a social media presence and respond to SN enquiries
- Be available to work outside office hours to carry out SN events
- To undertake such other duties within the competence of the postholder which may be required from time to time
ESSENTIAL
MINIMUM 3 -5 YEARS SUPERVISING VOLUNTEER PROGRAMMES
- Experience of programme or project management in a charity context. (creation, review, delivery)
- Creating and delivering KPI's and all reporting tools
- Empowering and Equipping Others: Experienced in teaching or facilitating others and bringing out the best in those around you.
- Experience in building alignment with partners and stakeholders over a shared agenda.
- Experience in influencing others for a common goal and managing complex stakeholder relationships
BEHAVIOURS
- Leadership: Able to set vision and inspire others to bring them with you.
- Strategic thinking: Can look ahead, spot and mitigate challenges and leverage opportunities.
- Programme Management: Can manage programmes effectively and efficiently.
- Autonomy: Self-leadership and personal initiative
- Organised: Able to process details, create structure and follow process.
- A coaching mentality: Focused on developing self and others, self-aware, open to learning, giving and receiving feedback. Lives the Sophie Hayes values and culture.
- Responsibility: You do what you say you will do and take accountability.
- Collaborative: You work well with others, form partnerships and can balance challenge with support
- Flexible: Able to support where needed.
DESIRABLE
- Knowledge and understanding of the human trafficking and modern-day slavery sector
- Experience of using social media and digital communication tools
The people that we work with come from all over the world and have a wide variety of beliefs, experiences, backgrounds. We are committed to sharing reflecting this rich diversity amongst our staff, volunteers and trustees and would strongly encourage applicants from minority and under-represented groups
However, this post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 20
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The Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC) is an established and vibrant charity working with new communities in the Black Country and Birmingham. We are seeking a Resettlement Manager to manage our resettlement programmes in Wolverhampton and Walsall.
About the role
The aim of this role will be to manage and work as part of a team to enable and empower newly arrived often vulnerable refugees to settle into their new communities with confidence.
As a Resettlement Manager you will have responsibility for the service delivery, monitoring and ensuring you are meeting funder targets. You shall provide a wraparound service to our clients across Wolverhampton, including services around housing, health, education and employment.
There would be a requirement to record and document contact using online systems, ensuring an evidence based practice model of working and seamless support delivery for our clients. As the manager you would be required to report and feedback on all findings, taking remedial action where required.
Purpose of post
- To manage a high quality holistic service to enable refugee families and/or individuals to sustain independence within their new communities.
- To develop and maintain effective partnerships with voluntary and statutory sector stakeholders to ensure the provision of appropriate services to newly arrived refugees.
- To undertake line management responsibilities as agreed with head of Services
- To record, monitor and evaluate all aspects of the programme and complete monitoring and feedback reports of outcomes for funders to a high standard.
- To train, develop and support staff and volunteers in all aspects of the service
Main duties and responsibilities
For service delivery
- To ensure the effective development, management, monitoring and delivery of the resettlement team and any additionally funded projects or posts which are developed in the region connected to this service.
- To devise and deliver a comprehensive action plan for welcoming the refugees from preparation prior to arrival and support for the first year and beyond. This includes but is not limited to:
- Checking suitability of properties with housing partner
- Welcoming families upon arrival at a UK airport
- Registering with GP’s, dentists and opticians; attending medical assessments and appointments; securing appropriate specialist medical care and liaising with different health services;
- Working with Social Services to ensure all special needs are addressed;
- Registering for Biometric Residence Cards and benefits, ensuring that refugees understand their financial rights and responsibilities;
- Providing on-going orientation to the UK – information, classes, workshops and visits by key statutory services;
- Registering and supporting children with local schools;
- Facilitating access to ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes for all newly-arrived adults;
- Sign-posting and assisting in training, education and employment to ensure long term independence;
- Organising trips and outings to places of interest and providing opportunities for social interaction.
- To provide holistic support around all areas of need including housing, welfare, employment, substance misuse, family reunion, health and social engagement.
- To lead on ensuring effective liaison and communication with RMC’s housing provider and other sub-contractors for the resettlement service in the region.
- To lead on casework management and provide direction and support to the resettlement team of staff and volunteers.
- To maintain and develop excellent working relationships with and between external stakeholders in order to improve the availability of mainstream and specialist services for newly arrived refugees.
- To plan the project’s services, ensuring appropriate liaison with colleagues, other RMC teams and external partners.
- To ensure the provision of high quality services that are responsive to the needs of clients and that meet internal and external quality standards
- To develop methods of receiving appropriate user and stakeholder feedback.
- To ensure that the project operates at all times within the principles of impartiality and confidentiality, and in accordance with RMC’s values, principles, policies and procedures.
- To ensure that the project has regular feedback on its services from users, refugee community organisations and other partners and, as necessary, to modify and improve services in the light of the feedback.
- To ensure that the service is delivered sensitively, in ways which respect the culture, personal history and situation of all its users.
- To provide written and oral reports as required.
- To have financial accountability for funding administered to the families.
Social Enterprise Manager
Salary £40k per annum
35 hours per week average (flexible)
25 days A/L + contributory pension scheme
Prior to lockdown the Settlement reviewed its strategic aims for the medium and long term; the outcome included a commitment to several new and exciting developments including a new Wellbeing Centre by Edgbaston Reservoir and a large Youth/Community Centre in Kingstanding. Despite Covid-19 we are now delivering on those commitments and have entered a period of significant growth; as part of that growth we are looking to appoint an energetic and committed Social Enterprise Manager to help us continue to build and deliver our vision for the future.
This is a new role leading in the development of the Settlement’s core assets – building partnerships and programmes to grow earned and funded income. To be successful, you will have a proven track record in developing new and growing existing services – maximising both people and physical resources. You will work across all Settlement service areas ensuring our people have the knowledge and skills they need to achieve their goals, creating opportunities for individuals to grow and influence the services they want and need.
You will have excellent leadership qualities with ability to motivate and inspire to get the best out of people and as part of the Settlement’s leadership team, you will play a key role in supporting the sustainability of the charity with the development and implementation of longer term strategic plans. This is a very busy, but rewarding, hands on front facing role that cuts across all aspects of the charity.
No agencies please.
Closing date: noon on Monday 5th October 2020
Interviews: Tuesday 13th October 2020
Birmingham Settlement is committed to Equality of Opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Registered charity number 517303
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Please note the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 23.59 on the closing date.
Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.
Senior Audience Insight Manager Responsibilities:
Are you passionate about market research and audience insight but would like your work to have a more meaningful impact?
This is a unique opportunity to use your research and insight expertise within a leading charity, to develop an insight programme that will shape Alzheimer’s Society’s audience understanding – enabling us to deliver all aspects of our strategy, from fundraising to service delivery. You’ll lead a small but passionate team, in promoting the use of market research to better understand supporters.
This role is responsible for designing and delivering an impactful insight programme that produces actionable insights. It involves proactively identifying research opportunities and disseminating key insights, to stakeholders at all levels, in a way that will drive change.
Senior Audience Insight Manager Requirements:
We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled market research professional. You will have a wealth of experience in designing and conducting strategic market research projects. You must be comfortable with undertaking and explaining both quantitative and qualitative research, and experience of focus group moderation would be desirable.
We’re looking for someone who can lead the team to deliver cost effective research projects with the maximum impact, whilst not compromising on quality. You must be able to synthesise data from a variety of sources and be a strong communicator who is confident in presenting actionable insights to stakeholders at all levels.
This is an exciting opportunity and the post-holder will have the chance to shape the Society’s research and audience insight strategy as we gear up for more ambitious growth.
About Alzheimer’s Society:
Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.
Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.
Position: Senior Audience Insight Manager
Location: Home Worker - England and Wales
Contract type: Fixed Term to 4th June 2021 (Maternity Cover)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £41,585 - £46,725 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+ London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)
Closing date: 24th September 2020
Interview date: TBC
You may have experience of the following: Senior Insight Manager, Insight Manager, Market Research, Marketing, Dementia Charity, Business Insights Manager, MI Manager, Management Information Manager, Data Analysis, Data Analyst,, Third Sector, Charity, Nfp, Not for Profit etc.
About Us:
The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery to communities across the UK. Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£508.5 million) of National Lottery funding to over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. We support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes. 86% of our new grants were for less than £10k.
At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities. We have changed how we work across the Fund to help us serve people and communities more effectively, working flexibly and on their terms; working closer to communities.
About the Role:
In this role you will develop into a key support person for the procurement team through learning sound administrative practices and procurement systems upkeep and use. Your development will lead to supporting the team administratively including contracts, tenders and any other documents used in the procurement process are retained in a manner compliant with internal document retention policies, Government and internal/external audit requirements.
An essential element of the role will be to liaise with internal colleagues, external customers and organisations as may be necessary. Learning and influencing best practice procurement skills and approaches will develop your expertise and experience as a procurement professional.
Your progression in the role will lead to providing appropriate procurement advice and guidance to internal colleagues, shared service clients and key stakeholders and acting as the first line of contact for the team is central to your role.
Of course, you’ll also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and principles. This will also develop your public sector procurement regulations knowledge as a result. If the role is based in Wales, or supports customers or colleagues in Wales, an understanding of Welsh language legislation and the Welsh Language Standards of the Fund is required.
Contract Type: 2-year fixed term contract
Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered
Interview Date: September/October first stage interview dates
Essential Criteria:
- including Level 4 CIPS qualification and have a positive attitude towards learning and self-development during the day to day requirements of the role
- Be able to acquire the broad range of skills, knowledge and understanding required in the Apprenticeship
- Shows initiative and an appetite to work in the Procurement profession with a commercial mindset
Desirable Criteria:
- Be willing to adapt to different work roles within the Procurement team
- Be willing to communicate with a variety of people and work with others
- Numeracy and literacy skills, Information and communication technology skills
- Have an appetite to problem solving and logical thinking to improve processes and find solutions to commercial challenges
- Be prepared to travel to other TNLCF offices, supplier sites, or network events as appropriately required to deliver particular tasks
For You:
We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.
We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:
- Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
- Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Season ticket and cycle to work loans
- Paid volunteering leave
How to Apply:
Visit our website The National Lottery Community Fund's jobs page for further information on how to apply.
Equal Opportunities:
Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive. We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.
Based in Birmingham
37.5 hours per week
Ref: BIF/SBB
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated person to work with our vendors in Birmingham and surrounding areas to continue their journey away from poverty towards social and financial inclusion.
Service Brokers work holistically with vendors and other agencies to develop person-led and sustainable solutions when accessing and maintaining specialist services in the areas of housing, financial capability, health & wellbeing, education & training, and employment. Service Brokers achieve this by conducting key assessments, getting to know vendors and supporting them to share specific issues in a safe and non-judgmental environment.
You will also support vendors to maximize their sales, increasing their financial well-being and employability. You will develop supportive relationships with vendors during sales transactions, and in one-to-one sessions in the office and on outreach in Birmingham.
To succeed in this job, you must have excellent communication skills, an ability to remain even-tempered when working with people who can be volatile or challenging and the ability to think on your feet.
You must be proficient in Microsoft packages with good organisational skills and the ability to juggle and prioritise demands from different directions. An understanding of the practical and emotional needs of disadvantaged people and/or people facing poverty, and a commitment to the social objectives of The Big Issue is essential.
The ability to speak Romanian or Romanes- Kalderash dialect would be beneficial but not essential.
For a full job description including the summary of skills, qualities and experience required for the role please download from the link below.
If you think you have the skills and enthusiasm to take on this exciting role please click on Apply. You will be asked to complete a short application form and then upload your CV and a covering letter which should explain your interest and related skills for the role
Salary and Benefits
We offer:
- A salary commensurate with the third sector, which can be confirmed on request
- Incremental holiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) plus paid leave to care for a sick child or grandchild and a sick or elderly relation
- Incremental sick pay starting at 5 days per rolling year
- Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Training and development opportunities including an open learning library and management training schemes
- Health benefits include life cover, a health Cashplan scheme which provides access to counselling and a range of therapies
Please note that we reserve the right to review and amend our staff benefits and they do not form part of any contract of employment.
If you have any queries, please email HR stating the job reference.
Closing date Monday 28th September 2020
The Big Issue Foundation thanks all applicants for their interest and will reply only to those invited for interview.
Registered charity no. 3049322
Why Work For Us?
Created as a business solution to a social problem, The Big Issue was founded in 1991 to fight poverty by providing ... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you collaborative, flexible, diplomatic and assertive, with effective management and leadership skills, a current practising certificate and proven PQE as a Solicitor? Then join Shelter as Assistant Director – Legal Services and you could soon be playing a vital leadership role at the heart of our Legal Services team..
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Shelter’s services provide the support that can be the difference between someone keeping or losing their home. Our Services directorate is the largest in Shelter, with some 700 staff plus volunteers, operating in 12 hubs, 21 courts, 19 prisons, and many other community locations. Our Legal Services teams not only help individuals to keep their homes, they also use the law to achieve social change through strategic litigation. As an Assistant Director, you’ll also be part of a Services Leadership Team that reports to the Director of Services and forms part of our Revolution group - a team of some 20 staff responsible for the stewardship of our strategic goals. This role could also be home-based or work out of one of our hubs.
About the Role
This high profile role will see you provide leadership and direction on the part our legal services can play to enhance the objectives of our strategy, as well as Shelter’s fundamental aim - to defend the right to a safe home. Indeed, you’ll be a real agent for change in delivering Shelter’s strategic aims, with a particular focus on aligning the delivery of multi-channel and diversely-funded legal services with other Shelter services and ensuring alignment with those aims. Developing our strategic litigation team so it can influence changes in the law and its practice will be an important aspect of the role too, as will providing legal practice and compliance expertise to the Director of Services and Assistant Director cohort. And, when it comes to representing us in external forums related to the delivery of legal services, fulfilling compliance role requirements, managing risk or implementing organisation-wide initiatives, again, we’ll rely on you
About you
You’ll need experience of working in social welfare law, plus an extensive track record of conducting and supervising civil litigation in areas relevant to Shelter’s activities. Strong influencing and negotiation skills are essential too, as is the ability to motivate and develop others. We’re also looking for impressive project and change management skills gained at senior leadership level, including the ability to build business and benefit cases and work cooperatively to improve and sustain change outcomes. Used to working in a matrix management environment, identifying, managing and mitigating risk and ensuring compliance is promoted and fully considered at all stages of planning and delivery also comes naturally to you.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our Services Leadership team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them. In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Flexible location – can be based in any of Shelter’s 12 hubs in England or home based
Are you an effective manager and leader with exemplary project and change management skills gained at a senior leadership level, including the ability to build business and benefit cases and identify, manage and mitigate risk? Then join Shelter as Assistant Director – National and Professional Services and you could soon be playing a vital role in ensuring our contracts and professional services run smoothly.
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Shelter’s services provide the support that can be the difference between someone keeping or losing their home. Our Services directorate is the largest in Shelter, with some 700 staff plus volunteers, operating in 12 hubs, 21 courts, 19 prisons, and many other community locations. As an Assistant Director, you’ll also be part of a Services Leadership Team that reports to the Director of Services and forms part of our Revolution group - a team of some 20 staff responsible for the stewardship of our strategic goals. This role could also be home-based or work out of one of our hubs.
About the Role
As Assistant Director – National and Professional Services you’ll oversee a range of significant national contracts/professional services across the organisation. This will include Transforming Rehabilitation, the National Homeless Advisory Service and Specialist Debt Advice, and your challenge will be to ensure they remain of high quality, aligned to our strategy, financially viable and achieve full cost recovery. Along the way, you’ll also collaborate with our Services Quality and Development Team to create a flexible portfolio of national contracts/professional services that are aligned with Shelter strategy and some exciting major change programmes. Developing and sharing professional and organisational expertise in contract management across Services Directorate will be important too, as will ensuring that national and professional services are aligned with the Shelter brand and culture. Acting as national/professional services lead in supporting campaigns and policy, providing leadership and direction to heads of national/professional services, establishing risk management processes and acting as risk management lead across Services – all are aspects of this high profile role.
About you
Collaborative, flexible, diplomatic and assertive, with good influencing and negotiation skills, you have a proven ability to manage, motivate and develop others and improve and sustain change outcomes. You also have substantial project management experience that’s been gained working in cross department and multi layered teams. A track record of working in a matrix management environment where you had responsibility for cross organisational objectives is essential too. And, when it comes to promoting compliance and ensuring it’s fully considered at all stages of planning and delivery, again, you’re just the person for the job.
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our Services Leadership team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them. In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
To apply please email your CV and a supporting statement that addresses the key criteria on the job description via the apply button.
£20,000 - £25,000 (Regional salary weighting may apply)
37.5 hours per week, permanent
Home Based, with the potential to do some face-to-face activity post COVID-19 and
covering Central England (including: Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Herefordshire & Worcestershire)
The Shaw Trust, in tandem with government and the broader employment support community across the UK, is working hard to make sure we support as many individuals as possible to get and keep a job.
We believe that everyone who needs help and support to attain their employment goals should be able to access it as soon as possible, and that support should reflect their individual needs.
To help us in this mission we are looking to expand our employability services, and are looking for Employment Advisors to work on a DWP Work and Health Programme - Job Entry: Targeted Support (WHP/JETS).
As an WHP JETS Employment Advisor, you will be providing advice and support to guide, encourage and support participants to overcome barriers to employment and achieve realistic job goals. This will be mainly delivered remotely via phone, video conference and other digital channels.
Reporting to a Team Leader, the role holder will be expected to manage a caseload of participants, managing their journey to employment, offering advice and direction to enable participants to access support they need. The role will also involve re-building participant confidence and self-efficacy following a period on unemployment.
Shaw Trust operates on a national level with over 2,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers. We work with the government, local authorities, combined authorities, health service providers, employers, and other stakeholders – including the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Work and Pensions, clinical commissioning groups and NHS Trusts.
The ideal candidate will need to be inclusive and embrace our culture and values, putting those we serve at the heart of everything we do. You will consistently deliver high quality services to support our communities and beneficiaries. Additionally an understanding of government funded employment programmes such as the Work and Health Programme would be an advantage.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary.
- Enhanced Pension Scheme after 6 months.
- Life Assurance x 3 of your salary.
- Enhanced annual leave.
Legacy Case Officer
Our client is the UK's leading dementia charity. They provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.
Legacy Case Officer Responsibilities:
The Legacy fundraising team at their organisation has an enviable track record with income seeing exponential growth over the last 5 years achieving £26m for 2019/20. Legacy income accounts for almost 25% of the total income for the Society and this is an exciting time to join their team as they continue to grow in reputation as leaders in the sector.
Working with the Legacy Case Team you will maximise income through good file management whilst at the same time seeking out opportunities to add value through diligent case work. Attention to detail and the ability to prioritise and multi-task is paramount to the role.
If you are organised, highly motivated and an excellent communicator then please join their team..
Legacy Case Officer Requirements:
We are looking for a highly organised and enthusiastic individual with excellent attention to detail to join the Legacy Case team. You will have an excellent knowledge of Probate Law, experience in file management, using First Class 2 or 4 applications, Microsoft office applications and a proven ability to manage your own workload..
About the organisation:
Our client embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of their people. They are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities they serve and ensuring inclusion in everything they do.
Their employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. They are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. They also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with their organisation.
Position: Legacy Case Officer
Location: Home Worker - England and Wales
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £25,300 - £29,009 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)
Closing date: 4th October 2020
Interview date: TBC
You may have experience of the following: Legacy Case Officer, Legacy Administrator, Legal Administrator, Legacy Fundraising, Probate Law, Wills, Dementia Charity, etc. etc.