About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Crisis Hospitality operations are made up of two cafes in London and Oxford with the primary purpose of training members. We also currently have four coffee bars inside of our charity shops in London, one of which has two dedicated staff members. And we also work closely with the Crisis Employment Services team & Enterprise Training team to create employment opportunities for our members.
About the role
12 month FTC
This role is new to Crisis, like many businesses we’re looking to adjust and improve our offer given the external circumstances. We look to this role to lead this development over the next twelve months.
As Hospitality Manager you will be responsible to lead and develop our hospitality offer through the development of new partnerships and in ensuring a high-quality customer experience both commercially and socially. You will also line manage the hospitality team to achieve income, member training outcome and supporter engagement targets. We look to you to work with the Enterprise Training Manager to develop hospitality training services for Crisis members and external partners.
About you
To be successful in this role you will be committed to Crisis’ purpose and values. You will have relevant management and leadership experience in a similar setting. You will have experience of developing and managing new partnerships to generate income and have experience delivering social outcomes. Any formal professional qualifications and event management experience are desirable. Please see job description for full details.
Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team through our website.
Closing date: Sunday 16 August (11.59pm)
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.
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Penrose has been supporting vulnerable adults to make positive changes to their lives for almost 50 years. As a member of the Social Interest Group, we deliver a wide range of residential and support services addressing issues including mental health, substance misuse, social isolation and domestic violence. The Penrose CJS Community service is designed to deliver interventions and support to manage the supervision orders of offenders released into the community that have received a prison sentence and have been assessed as low risk of serious harm. Support delivered is wide ranging and based on individual need.
We are looking for a talented and passionate Community Team Manager to join our team in order to support the offender to adhere to and achieve the cohesive resettlement plan generated from the custodial resettlement team. The successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to and ensuring that your teams achieve the targets set by Penrose in partnership with MTC Novo and the area CRC.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference supporting some of the most complex people in the criminal justice system and helping make communities safer. We are looking for an experienced individual with the motivation and commitment to support staff and service users to achieve their goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- To successfully manage a team of Responsible Officers, providing effective performance monitoring and management, whilst enabling learning and development through effective training and support channels.
- To successfully manage community resettlement services that reduce reoffending, rehabilitate and reintegrate offenders back into the community.
- To ensure that the team facilitates a cohesive resettlement and risk management plan for each eligible service user who is released from custody.
- To develop excellent internal and external relationships is essential to this role. Team Managers will ensure that the service is fully embedded within the community. You will be expected to regularly participate in team meetings and other duties deemed relevant by management.
- To work with internal and external partners, agencies and commissioners including HM Prison Service, Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC’s) and the National Probation Service to achieve the desired outcomes and KPI’s for the service.
Experience:
- Direct experience in working in reintegration and rehabilitation services or similar services
- Experience of providing commercially viable service and interventions to target client groups
- Knowledge and practical application of key legislation- Equality and Diversity, Mental Health, Criminal Justice, Social Care and Housing and H&S
- An understanding of the needs of vulnerable people who may also have mental heath, offending and substance misuse problems
- A good understand of staff development and management including supervision, supervision, appraisal and training
- Able to influence and form strong relationships with commissioning bodies and professional agencies
Why work with us?
- Growing and forward-thinking organisation
- Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
- Access to employee assistance programme
- Medi-cash which includes the following:
- Discount gym membership
- Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
- Dental treatment via NHS or Private
- Physiotherapy, Indian Head Massage and a range of other therapies
- 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years of service and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
- Life Assurance
This role will require frequent travel to our Head office and other offices across London.
To apply we require your CV along with Supporting Statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) detailing how your knowledge and experience meets the requirements of the job description (this can be found on the attached Job Description) or completion of an application form. Please then send this to our Recruitment Team by the advertised closing date.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close the advert before the published closing date and therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible
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Salary: £15.30 per hour (£30,003.30 per annum)
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours
Service: Learning Disability
Location: Hillingdon
Application Deadline: 01 September 2020
This is an exciting opportunity to join Certitude as a House Manager as we continue to grow as a social care provider in London.
Benefits
- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- 25 days’ annual leave, pension scheme and access to 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling
- Paid Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers
- Travel season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
About the role
The role of a House Manager is to coach and mentor your teams to embrace a person-centred approach and to enable the people we support to achieve their full potential, goals and aspirations. You will also ensure high standards of person-centred support is continuously developed and maintained, working with families, the local community and other providers. This is a multi-site role which will involve travel between services.
Duties:
- Work in a consistent and positive way with managers and other team members to ensure people get a great service from the whole team at all times.
- Ensure all organisational policies and specific agreed ways of working in the service are followed e.g. that specific support plans are being followed up, that medication processes are being adhered to, that money is managed effectively and that health and safety practices are carried out.
- Actively lead the team’s development by coaching and training colleagues in person-centred support practices, appraisals and supervision, giving and acting on received feedback, managing the risks of the individual(s) they support through understanding what is important to the individual(s), involving their families, wherever possible, and ensuring decisions are accurately recorded.
- Manage overall key work with individual(s) developing their support plan through the referral, assessment and review stages of person-centred planning. Understanding their lifestyle choices, circles of support, what is important to and for them, and supporting them to have more choice and control in their life.
- Ensure that any support activities that are delegated to team colleagues are achieved and that the relevant records are regularly updated to reflect current and accurate information.
About you
To be a House Manager at Certitude, the following is essential:
- Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities or mental ill health who required practical and/or emotional assistance and support to develop friendships and relationships
- Track record of enabling choice and control to be a reality for people with learning disabilities or mental ill health
- Experience of leading teams to embed person-centred working
- Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing to groups and in meetings
- Recognise strengths and weaknesses within the team/individuals and support colleagues when required
- The ability to use a range of ways to help the team learn and develop both individually and collectively
About the organisation
At Certitude, we are proud of our history of supporting people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities. We support more than 1,500 people across London through a diverse range of support services and believe in providing the right level of support, to enable individuals to flourish, contribute and live a good life.
As a Gold Level Investor in People, we have high employee engagement and a strong commitment to people development from both our Board and Leadership Team. As a result, we can support people with mental health needs and learning disabilities to live the life they want to lead; happy, healthy, respected as equals and valued for their contribution within communities.
We aim to be the best social care employer in London and are proud of our reputation as a London employer - employing more than 1,000 staff and volunteers with a turnover of £34m.
Our values
- Working Together
- Continuously Improving
- Inspired by People
- Dependable
Do you want to be a House Manager at Certitude? Select the button shown to complete an application form and someone from the Recruitment Team will be in touch!
All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as a full employment history and employment references. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Keywords: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP.
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Research Manager
Leicester or London
Permanent - Full-time role / Flexibility or Part-time considered
Learning and Work Institute is an independent research, development and policy organisation dedicated to promoting lifelong learning, full employment and inclusion.
We're focused on the big questions. What impact will coronavirus have on the labour market and how should policy respond? How do we help more people to develop their skills in a changing job market?
We are seeking to add to our research & development team. As a Research Manager you will have responsibility for leading high-profile projects; generating high-quality evidence and knowledge; managing budgets and resources; working effectively with team members, partners, funders and other stakeholders; and ensuring that our work makes an impact on policy and practice.
The ideal candidate for this role will bring strong knowledge and experience of a range of research methods and approaches, a track record of delivering projects and an interest in employment and skills policy.
In return, you will have the opportunity to learn from renowned experts and you will design, manage and deliver research programmes across all of our areas of expertise.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates.
L&W is a Silver Investor in People award holder, committed to equal opportunities and staff development including support for formal qualifications when applicable.
L&W prides itself on being a supportive and flexible employer. We recognise the importance of work-life balance for our staff and will consider flexible working arrangements.
Please note that the successful candidate will need to undertake a DBS check.
For more information and to apply, please click Apply.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 10th August 2020.
We anticipate that interviews will take place via Zoom, week commencing Monday 17th August 2020.
Should you require any adjustments to participate in this recruitment process, please make this clear when you apply.
Deputy Manager
Salary: £13.61 per hour (£25,604.04 per annum)
Hours: 37.5 hours
Job Type: Permanent
Service: Learning Disabilities
Location: Hillingdon
Application Deadline: 01 September 2020
This is an exciting opportunity for multiple candidates to join Certitude as Deputy Managers as we continue to grow as a social care provider in London.
Benefits
- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- 25 days’ annual leave, pension scheme and access to 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling
- Paid Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers
- Travel season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
About the role
The role of a Deputy Manager is to provide leadership, development and direction across the service, ensuring that the team provides the people we support with the service they need to lead a good life and achieve the things that are important to them and their families.
Duties:
- Build great relationships with the people we support and the people important in their lives (families, other staff, and external professionals). Know their skills, interests, qualities, strengths, challenges, ways of communicating and aspirations and ensure the individualised service they receive plays to their strengths and helps them tackle their challenges and achieve their goals.
- Ensure all the plans and records relating to people are accurate and up to date, using respectful language which allows people to see what progress is being made against goals; track areas of concern (e.g. health) and take action as agreed.
- Develop and implement individual Quality of Life plans that focus on individuals’ preferences and needs and maximise and maintain their personal independence all while promoting rights, autonomy and choices.
- Work in a consistent and positive way with local managers and other team members to ensure people get a great service from the whole team at any time. Ensure all organisation policies and specific agreed ways of working in the service are followed e.g. that specific support plans are being followed up, that medication processes are being adhered to, that money is managed effectively and that health and safety practices are carried out.
- Supervise, coach and train colleagues in person-centred support practices, giving and acting on received feedback on what is going well and what is not going well.
- Use information technology (including a computer) to undertake a range of administrative tasks and to follow procedural guidelines and complete appropriate documentation in required formats.
About you
To be a Deputy Manager at Certitude, the following is essential:
- Experience of supporting people who have mental health needs or learning disabilities to become more active in their community
- Experience of mentoring/supervising/coaching others
- Person-centred working and developing person-centred support plans with individuals
- Knowledge of safeguarding
- A good communicator (written and verbal) and listener, with the ability to communicate well with different people and clearly get your ideas across
- Able to organise yourself and others to get things done with a high level of attention to detail
About the organisation
At Certitude, we are proud of our history of supporting people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities. We support more than 1,500 people across London through a diverse range of support services and believe in providing the right level of support, to enable individuals to flourish, contribute and live a good life.
As a Gold Level Investor in People, we have high employee engagement and a strong commitment to people development from both our Board and Leadership Team. As a result, we can support people with mental health needs and learning disabilities to live the life they want to lead; happy, healthy, respected as equals and valued for their contribution within communities.
We aim to be the best social care employer in London and are proud of our reputation as a London employer - employing more than 1,000 staff and volunteers with a turnover of £34m.
Our values
- Working Together
- Continuously Improving
- Inspired by People
- Dependable
Do you want to be a Deputy Manager at Certitude? Select the button shown to complete an application form and someone from the Recruitment Team will be in touch!
All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as a full employment history and employment references. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Keywords: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP.
This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
About Us
Help Musicians is an independent charity with an extraordinary history. For nearly 100 years we have provided a broad spectrum of help, support and opportunities to empower professional musicians through times of great need and times of opportunity, providing a lifetime of support when it is needed most.
Right now, musicians need our help more than ever with concerts cancelled for the foreseeable future musicians right across the UK need help with hardship funding; health and welfare services and business support.
Join us and help make a real difference to the lives of musicians.
Overview of role
A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Health and Welfare team in the Programme Department covering the role of Health and Welfare Manager. This role is integral to Help Musicians and therefore requires a unique mix of skills and experience. You will be responsible for managing the Health & Welfare team to deliver an effective, professional and positive Health and Welfare Service that reflects the guidelines and priorities of the Health & Welfare team. You will work closely with the Acting Head of Health & Welfare to develop and implement new services reflective of the needs of the musicians that we support.
To be successful, you will have experience in a senior role, managing and leading a large team within the Social Service or Healthcare sector where you demonstrated the highest standards of support provision. With excellent project management skills, you will be experienced in integrating new systems and processes and will be competent in data analysis to inform the effectiveness of support services. You will have the ability to assess individual beneficiaries’ needs and build appropriate support responses, together with managing complex casework. Strong IT skills and experience of using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or Grant Management systems is also essential.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation on the cusp of its centenary and to help achieve the charity’s ambitions to support career and creative opportunities for professional music makers and performers across the UK.
For full details of the role and how to apply please visit our website.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Key responsibilities
* Oversees the effective delivery of all services within the charity.
* To provide strong, clear, motivational, and visible leadership across all the services.
* To ensure these services are delivered as efficiently and effectively as possible
* To support and manage the staff and to ensure effective operational leadership and management of resources including budgetary responsibilities including recruitment, appraisals and the review and implementation of Human Resource policies, procedures, and training.
* To lead on the implementation of new ways of working and cultural change where necessary for delivery of the service to adults with learning disabilities.
* To ensure that services continually review and improves the quality, effectiveness, and safety of care, actively seeking out and learning the lessons from complaints, compliments, investigations, reviews, reports and other information and intelligence.
* To regularly review the workforce to ensure services are appropriately staffed with staff who have the right level of knowledge, skill, and expertise to deliver services in the most effective and efficient way.
* To ensure that the Charity has appropriate resources and income to deliver the required services
* To ensure services are fully compliant with all relevant policies, standards and procedures.
* To represent the Trustees in dealings with local authorities, parents, carers and regional and national partners, services and agencies.
Person specification
* Must have substantial management experience within a social care setting (preferably working with adults with learning disabilities)
* Proven track record of achieving objectives
* Experience of leading programmes of change
* Experience of budgetary management
* Experience of managing people
If you'd like to find out more or to apply, please contact Shweta Prabhakar [email protected]
If you have the stated requirements, then please apply to Harris Hill with your up to date CV. Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted with further information.
Closing date: ASAP
We have an exciting opportunity for a Deputy Manager to join us at The Passage House Assessment Centre based in London. You will join us on a full time, fixed term contract until March 2021, working 35 hours per week excluding breaks. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £34,871 per annum (NJC Scale range 28-30) including LW + pensions and other benefits.
The Passage House Assessment Centre aims to provide the highest quality support to men and women who find themselves sleeping rough in Westminster by providing a safe and welcoming place to stay for up to 28 days whilst planning their resettlement. Passage House focuses on a rapid assessment process which is supportive and assertive.
We aim to develop therapeutic relationships with residents so they can be fully involved in tailoring their resettlement plans and be better equipped and more able to overcome negative cycles of behaviour and experiences within the context of 28 day model. Passage House continues to develop effective engagement by using psychologically informed ways of working with residents as the project embarks on a new and innovative way to supportively move individuals off the street.
About the role:
As our Deputy Manager you will be responsible for the smooth running of the service and the overall management of the staff and volunteer team at Passage House and deputise for the manager in their absence.
Key responsibilities of our Deputy Manager will include:
- Provide effective project management at Passage House ensuring that all aspects of the service operate within a psychologically informed way of working
- Work with the Manager, to provide motivating and encouraging staff and volunteer management
- Responsible for the direct line management of the Coordination team, Activities and Follow up Worker, Engagement Workers and Administration and Advice Worker
- Work closely with the coordination team to ensure appropriate needs led assessments are maintained
- Working with the Manager, embed staff support structures including opportunities for case reviews, case management, facilitated discussions and reflective practice
- Develop and support therapeutic ways of working where appropriate
- Work with the Prevention and Accommodation Manager and Project Manager to provide information and data for internal and external project reports
- Assist in the development of effective policies, procedures and systems at Passage House Assessment Centre
- Assist in overseeing effective health and safety, maintenance and building developments
- Assist in managing robust and accountable finance systems to ensure the financial viability of the project
- Deal with emergency situations taking action in the event of a fire or other incidents and being responsible for calling emergency services in an appropriate manner
- Keep appropriate records of all work and activities within the project in accordance with procedures
- Treat residents and their concerns with dignity and respect ensuring you remain calm and objective when dealing with difficult or problematic situations
- Take part in the out of hours on call system on a rota with other Passage managers
Our ideal Deputy Manager will have the following skills, experience, and knowledge:
Experience
- Significant experience of delivering support services to socially excluded clients in a residential or similar setting
- Working within a team and achieving strong and effective relationships with others in order to achieve organisational aims and objectives
- Case management and ensuring suitable psychologically informed interventions are in place to ensure client’s needs are identified and met
- Joint working especially in relation to case conferences and a multi -agency approach to supporting vulnerable clients
- Building and developing effective relationships with a vulnerable, disadvantaged or excluded client group
Knowledge
- Homelessness, understanding of the varied needs of homeless people and those at acute risk of homelessness
- Health and Safety, and the implications of this in the working environment
- Requirements of Supporting People and psychologically informed ways of working within a residential setting
- Range of approaches and methods appropriate for working with a difficult to engage or chaotic client group and a willingness to ‘think outside the box’ in order to support clients to meet their needs and aspirations
- Working with people from different cultural backgrounds
- Safeguarding procedures
Closing date: 24th August 2020, 10am
Interview date: 10th September 2020
If you would like to join us in the role of Deputy Manager, please click ‘apply’ now – we would love to hear from you!
Key responsibilities
* To lead on the development and delivery of health and mental health projects, ensuring they are delivered to a high quality, on budget and on time.
* Develop and deliver training sessions; and facilitate a variety of learning and sharing events for a range of audiences including frontline practitioners and commissioners.
* Lead the development and delivery of new areas of work as agreed, including exploring, proposing and developing project ideas and funding bids.
* Develop resources and tools that promote good practice and provide support to local areas in the commissioning of health and mental health services for children and young people.
* Support and facilitate practitioners networks around key issues related to children and young people's health and mental health.
* Develop and maintain up to date knowledge relevant to health and mental health practice and policy for children and young people.
* Work locally, regionally and nationally to share support and share effective practice around the child health agenda.
Person specification
* Hold and maintain in depth knowledge about policy, research and practice relevant to health care systems and provision with a track record that enables the post-holder to gain the confidence of the wide range of partners with whom they will work.
* Bring experience in facilitation methods and approaches to encourage sharing in person and virtually.
* Experience of leading change development processes with diverse groups of agencies/professionals.
* Experience of demonstrating the impact delivered by interventions.
* Experience of bid writing
* Proven ability to successfully lead and manage multiple projects, including commissioned work.
* Experience of involving children and young people and families in practice development/improvement
If you'd like to find out more or to apply, please contact Shweta Prabhakar [email protected]
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We’re on the look-out for a data-driven account manager who has UK and International agency experience, working on Charity fundraising appeals. At Consider, you'll be responsible for managing and nurturing our key client relationships, as well as producing year on year appeal plans and detailed ROI, response rate and conversion metrics for direct mail and digital campaigns.
Consider exists to make a difference. We insist the world should be better – and so do our clients. We’re creatives, communicators, fundraisers and planners. Our clients bring us their challenges and we give them strategy and storytelling – and we get them results. Consider: it means thinking deeply, and differently. That’s what we do.
You’ll be responsible for helping us grow our existing clients and developing our expertise in the Charity, Membership and Education sectors. You are commercially aware, with an in-depth knowledge of how charities operate. We are looking for an Account Manager who has worked in a fundraising agency of 10-20 people, who excels in being a team player and pitching in when needed across all aspects of the business, gaining responsibility and valuable experience along the way.
You're comfortable working on projects such as:
- British Heart Foundation - Legacy cross-organisation advocacy campaign
- London School of Economics - Brand identity for The Marshall Institute
- Save the Children - Legacy pledger stewardship experience
- ACCA - Welcome and stewardship journey to membership
So far so good? Splendid. Have a glance down the final tick-list below and get in touch.
- You have the ability to analyse and distil our client's objectives and make top-line recommendations for future campaigns
- You love data and are able to produce insights from client and campaign data - including market & audience segmentation, personalisation, ROI, response rates and conversion tracking
- You have experience working in international markets, and understand how to flex a campaign across multiple audiences, markets & territories
- You understand the differences between warm, cold, seasonal, legacy, in-mem, low, mid and high-value campaigns, and what the drivers are for each
- You excel at managing relationships and workloads, both externally with clients, partners, suppliers, and internally with a team
- You have strong organisational abilities and are able to wear many “hats”
- You can facilitate projects on time, to budget and in line with expectations
- You are a people person and enjoy working collaboratively in a team
- You are comfortable presenting and articulating your ideas to clients and your peers
- Your attention to detail is exceptional
- You have a head for numbers and enjoy the detail of budgets and quoting
- You know your way around a Gantt Chart and how to schedule multiple projects at the same time
Still sounding like this is meant for you? Great. Drop us a line with your CV, why you'd like to work at Consider.
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Communities Manager – Part Time
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (with home working options)
If you have experience of managing volunteers and using communications tools to create a remote community, this is an exciting opportunity to help deliver life-changing support services.
About Us
Ehlers-Danlos Support (EDS) UK provides information, support and guidance to those living with EDS and HSD, a group of connective tissue disorders which affect most of the body and can be extremely challenging to live with.
We work closely with medical and healthcare professionals to increase the understanding of EDS and HSD in UK medical practice, reduce the time to diagnosis and improve knowledge of this condition through research.
Thanks to funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, we have a well-established programme of peer-to-peer support running in our community across the UK.
We’re currently looking for a part-time Communities Manager to join us on a contract until August 2022.
The Benefits
- Salary of £30,690 pro rata (£24,552 per annum)
- Home working options
- Negotiable start and finish times
- Contributory pension scheme
This is a great opportunity to play a vital role in the ongoing success of our peer-to-peer support programme, as you’ll enable our volunteers to realise their full potential and deliver first-class services to individuals with EDS and HSD.
We recognise that people are our greatest asset and we support paid staff and volunteers with high-quality training and development and thoughtful line management.
We pride ourselves on being bold, well-informed and focused and we use our personality to inspire change and benefit all those touched by EDS and HSD. We believe that nobody should be left to fight on their own. If you think you could make a difference as part of our team, we’d love to hear from you.
The Role
As the Communities Manager, you will help to implement, oversee and evaluate a programme of support, training and development for our network of volunteer Area Co-ordinators.
Supporting the Senior Communities Manager, you’ll enable our Area Co-ordinators to provide the high-quality support our community needs.
Specifically, you will:
- Provide guidance to volunteers through regular one-to-ones/meetings and reactively via email, telephone and social media
- Monitor and administer our closed Facebook groups
- Promote our support groups using our website, Mailchimp, Facebook and other social media platforms
- Help to plan activities and events for our community
- Ensure that we meet National Lottery Community Fund requirements
About You
To join us as a Communities Manager, you will need:
- A track record of using a range of communications tools, including social media, to provide support and information and create and manage a remote community
- Experience of providing support, training and development to a remote team
- Previous experience of managing volunteers in the charity or public sector
- Excellent IT skills
- Strong planning and organisation skills, as well as the ability to pass on information in an understandable and manageable form
Other organisations may call this role Volunteering Manager, Volunteering Support Manager, Peer-to-Peer Support Manager, Community Support Manager, Community Outreach Manager, Peer-to-Peer Project Manager, or Project Manager.
This is a part-time role, working 28 hours per week over four days (between Monday – Friday).
The closing date for applications is the 14th August 2020.
Webrecruit and Ehlers-Danlos Support UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applications for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re seeking your next step as a Communities Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Closing Date: 17/08/2020 Midnight
Interviews: W/C 31/08/2020
We are looking for a Lead Manager to join the Rapid Response team. The Rapid Response team is a service funded by the Mayor of London to provide an emergency response to people sleeping rough in up to 24 London boroughs. This team plays a pivotal part in supporting the Mayor’s work to help homeless people get off the streets, back on to their feet and looking forward to a brighter future.
This is an exciting opportunity to move into managing a busy, high profile service at the frontline of efforts to reduce rough sleeping in London. Your innovative management of this service will influence the future of service provision across London.
You will work closely with the Greater London Authority to support their commitment to reduce rough sleeping in London and be responsible for managing the services performance against its contract, monitoring and regularly reporting to our funders on performance in meeting it’s targets. You’ll need to be outcome focussed and able to foster a culture of high performance and continual striving to improve upon successes throughout your team.
You’ll take the lead in developing and managing partnerships, working with all the boroughs we work in and their local service to ensure an effective and coordinated response to rough sleeping is in place. You’ll build positive relationships with a variety of key stakeholders including drug & alcohol support agencies; local enforcement teams; housing providers and Mental Health support services.
The role will be based in Hackney or one of our other central London offices. As this is a pan London service there will be a requirement to travel to meetings across London. Most work will take place during office hours with some flexible working required from time to time.
You’ll be:
– Outcome focussed.
– Organised and able organise the operations of a complex, busy service.
– A decisive and effective leader.
– An excellent communicator able to form and maintain effective working relationships.
– Able to recognise and confidently talk about best practise and its results to funders and other stakeholders
– Able to directly manage staff, oversee the management of others and ensure the services finances are well managed.
– Confident in working with enforcement agencies such as the Police and local authority civil enforcement teams and be able to speak to others about the benefits of this joint working approach.
At Thames Reach we are driven and committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to achieve the highest standards and effectiveness in service delivery to vulnerable people.
As well as a great working environment we also offer:
-6.5% employer & 1.5% employee pension contribution.
-Development opportunities.
-29 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
-Reimbursement of the cost of annual eye test
-Season ticket/cycle loan
-Flexible Working
-EAP services
Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
For more information and to apply please visit our website.
A unique opportunity for someone with experience of the Voluntary Sector to take a key role in developing the RPLC’s £1.7m grant-giving programmes in Richmond.
The Grants Manager will support the Director and other staff in delivering RPLC’s grant-making seeking to help vulnerable people living or working within RPLC’s benefit area, and take responsibility for agreed funding programmes, at all times being supportive of applicants and grantees.
Key Responsibilities:
- To keep in touch with the changing landscape of local needs and strategies for addressing them
- To advise the Grants Committee and other Trustees on applications for funding and provide reviews and recommendations for consideration by the Committee.
- To ensure grant-making policies and procedures are drafted, updated regularly and that applications recommended for funding meet RPLC’s objectives
- To negotiate with grant recipients on any conditions set by the Committee
- To ensure that payments are made on schedule and provide the Director with figures to allow her/him to monitor the charity's overall budget
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 pro rata
Hours: 17.5 hours a week
Job Profile
The postholder is responsible for the development of prayer and reflection resources for the Catholic community. These resources can be both digital and offline and will enable the Catholic community to participate in CAFOD’s mission through prayer.
The role sits within the Theology Programme. This is a cross-organisational programme based in the Fundraising and Participation Group.
The ideal candidate will have a proven understanding and awareness of the Catholic Church and parish life. With a keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), creative ideas, and an interest in digital and audio-visual forms of communication, they will be able to create engaging spiritual content for a Catholic audience of all ages.
Key Responsibilities
1.Develop prayer and reflection resources for the Catholic community on CAFOD’s priority themes and issues
- Research and develop the resources necessary to communicate with members of the Catholic community of all ages, enabling them to pray and reflect on CAFOD’s priority themes and issues
- Contribute to the development of appropriate key messages for the adult Catholic community, particularly those aged 35-45
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with CAFOD staff and volunteers about programme resources and liaise with CAFOD colleagues to ensure their effective promotion
- Maintain the Pray section of the CAFOD website and the Theology Programme’s online presence.
- Ensure that the programme offers effective, creative, engaging online resources for the Catholic community, enabling them to pray and reflect on CAFOD’s priority themes and issues
- Contribute to the monitoring of Theology Programme resources to measure and improve their effectiveness.
- Contribute to wider organisational thinking on external communications, offering a clear understanding of the adult Catholic community and parish life.
CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.
Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults
CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
Person Specification/Essential Criteria
Understanding our context
-Understanding Catholic identity: Able to communicate effectively with CAFOD’s audiences of all ages via a range of on and offline techniques
-Understanding CAFOD: Understands and actively supports CAFOD’s vision, mission and values and has a willingness to learn about CAFOD’s priority themes and issues
Working together
-Working with others: Builds collaborative relationships with colleagues across CAFOD, with the ability to compromise and find creative solutions
-Communicating: Able to present complex issues and ideas simply and clearly, excellent written and verbal skills and the ability to communicate politely and effectively with supporters and internal stakeholders
-Looking outwards: Keeps up to date with news and developments in fields of publishing and communications. Builds cooperative, professional relationships with supporters and suppliers
Making change happen
-Managing resources: Delivers communications on time and within budget.
-Achieving results: Uses own judgement to make sound decisions, accepts responsibility for decisions made and action taken.
Job-specific competencies
- Demonstrable ability to create engaging spiritual content, both written and audio-visual, for a Catholic audience.
- Proven understanding and awareness of the Catholic Church and parish life.
- Proven interest in digital communications, with experience of using digital channels and of uploading content to websites.
- Knowledge of publishing production processes including writing, copy editing and proof reading.
- Interest in all forms of communication.
Desirable Criteria
- Understanding of Theology sufficient to edit for accessibility.
Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits
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Prospectus is proud to be partnering with a small, vibrant charity which has supported disabled children and young people, parents and families in London for more than 30 years. Our client offers a range of services which aim to empower service users, realise their potential and maximise their community inclusion and achievement. They are now recruiting an Education and Participation Manager to oversee their further education project Leighton College, which delivers personal development, independent living, and employability courses for young adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities.
The Education and Participation Manager will manage, coordinate and develop our client’s further education and employability programmes aimed at young adults with a learning disability aged 16 - 25 years old. Overseeing a small team (including tutors, learning support assistants and volunteers), you will ensure that all programmes are delivered to the highest quality so that opportunities are maximised for young disabled people to live independently, access employment, and to participate in their local community. You will lead the development of other services to support the participation, inclusion and achievement of disabled young people and adults, and will you will work with colleagues to promote and market our client's education services to prospective learners, families and funders.
The ideal candidate for this role will have significant experience of managing the delivery of post-16 education, training or learning programmes (including accredited and functional skills programmes), and will have extensive experience of supporting and enabling young people with disabilities and SEN. You will be an exceptional communicator, with demonstrable experience of overseeing staff and managing partnerships, and will have extensive experience of monitoring and evaluating services for continued quality assurance. Overall you will be an inspiring Manager, passionate about delivering high quality education and employment services to empower young disabled people.
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity then please initially apply with a Word-formatted version of your CV, suitable candidates will then be contacted and asked to complete a supporting statement.
Interviews to take place week commencing Monday 31st August.
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