Sleep Practitioner

Hours

22.5 hours

Grade 4

£18,942.60 (already pro-rated)

Location

Cheadle - Therapy & Specialist Support (Clinical Services)

Reports to

Sleep Services Manager

Job purpose

The purpose of the Sleep Practitioner is to provide personalised advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with sleep difficulties across all ages and ability ranges. This role specialises in helping those with autism and complex communication needs.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity to join our well established and successful Sleep Team.

You will work as a member of the Therapy & Specialist Support (TSS) team: an interdisciplinary team which includes speech & language therapists, occupational therapists, specialist teachers and PBS practitioners. This role will be working across Northwest localities to provide sleep support and consultancy to families of children with autism and complex needs.

• A period of training and ongoing mentoring will be provided
• Core tasks include
• home visits to conduct in-depth sleep interviews with parents/carers,
• development of detailed, bespoke sleep programmes,
• ongoing support and advice to families whilst they carry out the sleep programme at home.
• run clinics in community venues to offer support to individual families.
• deliver Sleep workshops for parents/carers.

NB. Following successful appointment the post holder may be required to attend a 6-day sleep training workshop course

About you

Qualifications

• Recognised professional qualification to degree level

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working with children with complex needs including autism and ADHD 
• Experience of successful practice in working with parents and families
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge and understanding at both theoretical and practical levels of current perspectives on autism and SEN
• Knowledge of specific approaches to working with people with autism, both structured and unstructured, e.g. TEACCH, PECS, Social Stories
• Ability to use and apply knowledge of autism to plan intervention programmes

Skills, abilities and aptitudes relevant to this post

• A commitment to the ethos, policies and practices of the Together Trust
• A strong commitment to working co-operatively with parents
• The ability to work effectively and co-operatively within the immediate staff team and with colleagues from other agencies
• The ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to a range of audiences
• The ability to use information technology to communicate with others and to produce written documents
• Flexibility in dealing with changing circumstances

Personal Qualities

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexibility and a positive attitude to change
• Good organisational skills
• Commitment to equality and diversity
• Commitment to continuing the development of professional skills
• Must be a driver with a car.

Are you an experienced manager of social care services and now want to develop your career in a new direction, without having to manage rotas and with the added bonus of working Monday to Friday?

Are you an inspirational person with experience you can share, and do you have a real passion for training?

If you are, we would like to train you to teach health and social care staff at our vibrant Creative Academy, Head Office in Stockport.

Come and join an inspirational team of practitioners dedicated to enhancing the knowledge and skills of our workforce and the lives of our service users.

We are looking for an inspirational, qualified trainer/practitioner with experience and knowledge of health and social care provision and management theory to develop and deliver training to our bright and enthusiastic staff teams. This is a central role within our staff development team and you will be based at our vibrant Stockport Head Office, located less than ten minutes walk from Stockport train station.

Working closely with the Head of Engagement & Learning and the Quality Enhancement Lead, the Training Team and key managers, you will develop and participate in employee learning and development programmes relating to all aspects of service provision. Developing and delivering staff education and skills enhancement and development opportunities in accordance with Care Quality Commission, Skills for Health, Social Care, national occupational standards and NICE guidelines.

As part of a fast paced team, and as a self-directed practitioner, you will inspire and develop a workforce focused initiative to enhance the skills and knowledge of the national health and social care workforce.

For our Stockport town centred based Training Officer role you must have experience in a senior role within social care services and a minimum Level 3 teaching qualification.

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

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

-Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,

-Competitive pay,

-A pension with company a contribution,

-Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff.

Interviews will take place in week commencing 23 August 2021

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with TCB (CYPF)

Contract: Permanent, Part Time

Hours: 28 per week (must include Tuesday mornings)

Location: Manchester

Salary:£41,148 per annum pro rata (actual salary £32,918)

Closing date: 8 August 2021

Expected date of interviews: 12 August 2021

Job ref: VA452

Would you like to combine your professional Systemic Psychotherapy or Family Therapy skills, with your passion for working with survivors of torture, to make a positive difference in someone’s life?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to join our friendly busy multi-disciplinary team, located in Manchester, where you will support in the clinical service delivery to our clients, who are survivors of torture and organised violence.

Your client base will comprise of adults, children and families, many of whom have a breadth of complex needs. The key focus of the role will be to assess the needs of our client’s and create appropriate, jointly agreed treatment plans, comprising ofindividual/couple/ family and/or group therapy sessions, in line with evidence based practice.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, which includes legal and welfare caseworkers as well as other clinical staff, you will be required to work holistically in support of each client’s care, ensuring that appropriate onward internal and external referrals are undertaken.

This post also involves Training and Capacity Building. You will contribute to the development and delivery of internal and external training, and engage in collaborative projects with external professionals who work with survivors of torture and organised violence. The role also includes offering supervision to trainees.

To be successful in this role you must have a natural sense of compassion and sensitivity towards the experiences of our clients. You must also be qualified in Systemic Psychotherapy, Family Therapy or any other relevant discipline. It’s also essential that you are an accredited Member of a relevant professional body (BACP, UKCP, BABCP, HCPC). You must also have knowledge of current legislation affecting children, young people and families seeking asylum, particularly the Mental Health Act and other relevant safeguarding and child protection legislation.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution and 1% employee contribution.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for positive change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references and the Right to work in the UK.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer! People from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies.

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with TCB (adults)

Contract: Permanent, Part Time

Hours: 28 hours (must include Tuesday mornings)

Location: Manchester

Salary: £41,148 per annum pro rata (actual salary £32,918)

Closing date: 8 August 2021

Expected date of interviews:12 August 2021

Job ref: VA456

Would you like to use your clinical psychology skills to provide tailored psychological therapies to help improve the lives and wellbeing of survivors of torture and organised violence?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologists to join our innovative and friendly multidisciplinary team. Our team of experienced clinicians offer a range of specialist therapy interventions, to survivors of torture and organised violence, on an individual and group therapy basis. The interventions equip survivors with the resolve to deal with the physical and psychological impacts of their experiences. Throughout the rehabilitative journey, we closely monitor the impact of the interventions as it relates to each survivor using specifically designed Outcome Tools, which in turn assist in ensuring that the survivors ultimately receive the best treatment possible.

To be successful in this role you must be qualified in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, (a doctorate in either discipline would be advantageous). It’s also key to this role that you’re able to be compassionate and sensitive to the experiences of the survivors. You must have demonstrable professional experience of at least one evidence based approach to trauma therapy including trauma focused CBT, NET and EMDR, sufficient to be able to deploy this model clinically and determine appropriate intervention pathways. Additionally you must be an accredited member of a relevant professional body. 

This post also involves Training and Capacity Building. You will contribute to the development and delivery of internal and external training, and engage in collaborative projects with external professionals who work with survivors of torture and organised violence. The role also includes offering supervision to trainees.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30 day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer! People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

This is an exciting chance to join us as we place survivor empowerment and movement building at the heart of our next four year strategy. If you would like to make a positive difference to the lives of survivors we would love to hear from you.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

If you would like to discuss the post please contact Ann Salter by email (address can be found on the apply link).

About Freedom from Torture

We are dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references and the Right to Work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery  to communities across the UK.

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 and community groups. 

We support a wide range of projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes.

Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£588.2 million) of National Lottery funding to over 14,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. Over eight in ten (83%) of our grants were for less than £10k, going to grassroots groups and charities.

We are here to support people and communities through bad times as well as good – and that has never been so important as this year. Thanks to National Lottery players, we’ve been able to respond quickly and positively to communities working hard to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Their efforts have been humbling and inspiring and we’re delighted to have been able to help by distributing over £400 million pounds in National Lottery funding alone across the UK since the first lockdown began in March 2020.

About the Role

The overall purpose of the Portfolio Officer is to support the delivery of a range of funding programmes that aim to address long-term social issues and improve quality of life across the UK.

You will work across the whole lifecycle of grant-making (design and pre-application, assessment, decision making and grant management), placing the customer at the heart of what we do.

As a natural self-starter and organised person, you will be comfortable working at pace and able to use your initiative to complete given tasks. Bringing strong relationship building skills and experience to help identify communities, relationships and connections that will help us achieve the aims of our programmes.

As part of your role, you will work closely with customers to capture and understand their ideas, strategic approach, delivery plans and the potential of their ideas to deliver system change and benefit people and communities across the UK. You will spend time having in-depth conversations with applicants, their stakeholders, beneficiaries and the broader sector in your effort to understand their wider ecosystem, barriers and opportunities.

You will write thorough progress and assessment reports for the UK Funding Committee and Panel to update them on the progress of our work and seek strategic input or to provide them with evidence-based recommendations on how proposals fit with the Fund’s strategic objectives, enabling them to make fair and informed decisions. 

You will develop relationships with funding teams and other colleagues across our four Directorates and proactively create opportunities for exchange of learning and best practice. You will also reach out to them to seek advice on their local context.

You’ll use a variety of communication channels and tools to share learning internally and externally promoting learning through networks and platforms. You will be curious and excited about innovation in funding, and you will participate and contribute in peer review meetings driving discussion, debate and challenge.

You will identify opportunities for developing our pipeline, linking up with what is happening and making connections between similar initiatives within the Fund and externally by actively participating in networks, events etc.

You may need to travel from time to time for this role (when travel is more possible), supporting colleagues and communities across the UK as we develop and deliver their programme.

 

About the Team

 

The UK Portfolio sits alongside the Fund’s four-country directorates; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as the fifth portfolio supporting projects and ideas of UK wide impact and significance that are focusing on transformational change. We are a small, energetic and agile team with a range of expertise that combined with our unique position in the Fund, working across all four countries, we put learning and insight sharing at the heart of what we do.

Contract Types: Fixed Term.

There are two roles, please indicate the one that you are interested in:

Role 1 is a 12 months Fixed Term contract full time.

Role 2 is a 12 months Fixed Term contract part time (0.8 FTE).

Hours:

Role 1 37 Hours per week

Role 2 30 Hours per week

Flexible working will be considered. 

Interview Date: 18 and 19 August

Location: Flexible with ability to travel to our local office (when offices are open).

Essential Criteria:

We are looking for talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.

In your application, you need to demonstrate how you address the following criteria: 

• Advanced critical and analytical skills and ability to draw connections across knowledge, relationships and systems.
• Ability to nurture, develop and promote effective relationships and communication with colleagues, community organisations and other external agencies with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion. 
• Strong listening, written and verbal communication skills: Proven ability to take in and synthesise a large amount of information and break down and communicate complex ideas engagingly and simply addressing audience needs.
• Experience of producing written pieces (e.g. reports, assessment papers, articles, case studies or research papers) to high standard and to a tight deadline.

Desirable Criteria:

• An understanding of systems changes work/ participatory grant making and/ or equitable funding and approaches.
• Good knowledge and understanding of the sector and the ability to spot trends and identify opportunities for our programmes. 

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

Equal Opportunities

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

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.

Fundraising Senior Associate FTC

Full Time 37.5 hours per week 

Birmingham, London or Manchester

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

Who we are looking for 

We are looking for a motivated and talented professional to join our Fundraising team as Fundraising Senior Associate on a 12 month fixed term contract, with the potential to go permanent. This role will work collaboratively within the Fundraising team and the wider organisation to develop compelling fundraising proposals for corporate donors, high net worth individuals, and trusts and foundations.

This role is responsible for managing a portfolio of potential donors through all stages of the fundraising cycle.

Based in either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office, and reporting to the Fundraising Manager, you’ll support the team to develop and maintain a significant new pipeline (250+ donors), using relationship, research, analysis, and planning skills. You will work with internal stakeholders to develop new projects and ensure donor requirements and engagement opportunities are met.

This exciting role is varied and complex, and will suit a candidate with experience in fundraising, partnerships, comms, sales or account management with corporates, grant-giving trust, foundations, and/or major donors. It is essential that you have the ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment, managing multiple competing priorities and a complex workload and meeting deadlines effectively. You’ll have experience communicating with a range of internal and external stakeholders and a willingness to learn new skills.

Our successful candidate will, of course, demonstrate their commitment to the mission to improve the education and outcomes of children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Above all, you will be deeply committed to our charitable mission and have the motivation to constantly improve and adapt in the face of challenge.

Who are Ambition Institute? 

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

• We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive.
• We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice.
• We champion every teacher and school leader’s potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement. 

Our offer 

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

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

How to apply 

All applications must be received by the closing date, 9am on 16 August 2021. Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 25 August 2021.

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

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

Creative Support is a national, fast growing, organisation with charitable status providing care and support to people across England with a wide range of needs. We are also a Registered Social Landlord managing around 1,000 units of supported housing. Creative Support is regulated by the CQC and Regulator of Social Housing and must demonstrate high standards of health and safety compliance. As a large employer of over 5,000 staff nationally we promote safety awareness and good practice, with a commitment to keeping our staff and service users as safe as possible

We are currently recruiting a Health & Safety Helpdesk Administrator, based at our head office in Stockport. This is a busy and responsible job which will offer job satisfaction to someone with a conscientious and diligent approach. You will run the Health & Safety Helpdesk, acting as a first point of contact. You will read and review all accident and incident reports, escalating concerns as required. You will be responsible for preparing a wide range of reports and statistics to meet management and governance requirements. You will also produce safety related information bulletins and campaigns

Working within the Health and Safety Team you will play a key role in ensuring a positive health and safety culture across our services. You will support the Health & Safety Team with general administration, data collection and inputting, safety compliance and reporting functions. You will be required to handle information of a confidential nature and must observe the highest standards of diligence and professionalism

As our Health & Safety Helpdesk Administrator you will make a real difference to the health and safety of service users and staff across our company. You will be expected to identify and follow up concerns in a proactive and professional manner. A basic interest in health and safety and the provision of social care and social housing is essential.  Further health and safety training will be provided to the successful candidate

Health & Safety Helpdesk Administrator day to day duties

• Running the Health & Safety Helpdesk and responding to enquiries
• Managing the Health & Safety email In-box
• Responding to queries and safety concerns from staff across the country
• Reading and reviewing accident and incident reports
• Inputting safety data into databases and spreadsheets
• Contributing to property safety compliance as required
• Working with the team collating audit reports and following up action plans
• Compiling data and producing reports
• Answering the phone, taking accurate messages and informing the team and senior managers of any important communications or events
• Producing information bulletins, safety campaigns  and newsletters
• Assisting colleagues with administrative tasks and follow up

Benefits of working with Creative Support

• Flexible working arrangements
• High level of training and development through our Creative Academy
• Pension with company contribution
• Free life assurance
• 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays, plus an additional day off for your birthday after 2 years of service
• Mileage allowance/travel expenses
• Friendly, supportive work environment
• Career development opportunitie

A flexible and helpful approach, good customer care and excellent telephone skills are essential as you will often be the first point of contact for our staff.  You will need to have relevant administrative experience. You will also need good written communication and IT skills including the ability to accurately record accidents, incidents and other data on databases and spreadsheets.  Attention to detail and the ability to critically read documents and accurately identify facts and issues is essential. You will need to be assertive and confident as you will be escalating concerns to colleagues and senior managers.  Degree level education and experience of working in a health and safety related environment is desirable

This job could be full time (37.5 hours) or part-time subject to a minimum of 25 hours and could be worked during school hours. Our offices are readily accessible on public transport as we are based in in the centre of Stockport close to the mainline train station and with frequent buses into Manchester

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

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

Clinical Nurse Specialist (RMN)

Are you a registered Clinical Nurse Specialist with working experience of Band 6 or above? Do you like the idea of working for a leading specialist service providing NHS funded intensive mental health packages and residential placements for complex young people and young adults?

Our client provides residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or may have experienced previous admissions and/or placement breakdowns. The young people they care for often require a high level of support and dynamic approach to risk management in order to support problems they may have with self-harming, behaviour and emotional regulation. Our client's aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic, least restrictive approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

Our client has a fantastic opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join a professional team where you will be responsible for assessing, developing, outlining and implementing specialist interventions to young people, both within residential provision and independence packages of care within the community. The young people within the service, will have often transitioned from long term hospital admissions or secure care provisions, as well as having been placed as an alternative to a hospital.

You will be based in our client's Cheshire Hub which is located in Warrington, with the majority of your role covering their two services in Wirral. There will be occasions where you may need to work across West Yorkshire and Lancashire to conduct assessments or duty reviews. Your role will involve working Monday to Friday over a 37.5 hour week.

Company Benefits

- £31,365 - £37,890 or £38,890 - £44,503 (Band 6 / 7 Salary - Dependant on experience)
- 27 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 31 days + 8 bank holidays with service)
- Enhanced company pension
- Paid Induction
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Healthcare Cashplan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships
- Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
- Life Assurance 2 x your annual salary
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities
- The opportunity for internal promotions
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist you will:

- Contribute to training and education of the residential team as well as facilitating reflective practice sessions to ensure all intervention is effective and evidence based.
- Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
- Be expected to work as an integral part of a multidisciplinary core team in risk management and case formulation for cases of concern referred to the service.
- Provide a specialist assessment and treatment services based upon comprehensive assessment of the young people’s needs from a variety of sources

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist you must be:

- A Registered Nurse and have experience at Band 6 or above.
- Experienced in risk assessment and proactive and innovative management of Clinical Risk, Risk Assessment and Management and will embrace a therapeutic risk-taking approach.
- Experienced in Clinical Supervision / Line Management of a junior team.
- Understanding of and experienced in Liaison or a role in Tier 4 inpatient CAMHS and in secure and/or outreach settings.
- Flexible enough to adapt to the changing needs and the skills to provide intensive support for young people with differing mental health needs in varying contexts.

Essential Criteria:

- Full UK Driving Licence
- Legislative Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of working with young people with complex mental health difficulties.
- Evidence of continued professional development.

Desirable Criteria:

- Case Management Experience within a Health & Social Care setting
- Accredited Safeguard qualification
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working within a secure setting

If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please apply today.

Please note that our client does not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.

To support their commitment as a COVID-19 Secure employer, all interviews will be held over video platform.

Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

Our client's reserves the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.

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Job Title: Therapy Administrator
Accountable to: Chief Executive
Responsible to: Assistant Head of Operations
Reporting to: IAPT Service Manager
Salary: £18,795.00
Hours: 35 Hours per week (Full time)
Location: Gaddum House and other locations as required

Job Purpose

Working as part of the Gaddum Therapy Administration Team your role will be to undertake all administrative tasks required to ensure the smooth running of the therapy services, including Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), Child Bereavement and Palliative Care.

You will also be responsible for ensuring that new referrals are given the earliest appointment; clinical diaries are managed, capturing DNA’s/Cancellations and discharges and ensuring that all administration tasks are completed with a high level of accuracy.

You will demonstrate an appropriate professionalism and empathy towards clients both face to face and over the phone. A keen eye for detail, good  organisational skills and the ability to multi-task is key to the success of this role.

Do you want to work for a dynamic, creative, fast-paced charity?

At Action Together we see the amazing things people achieve when they work together to make the lives of others better. If you share our values; believe it’s possible; strengthen others and be true, we’d love you to consider joining our team.

Action Together are recruiting a full time Community Wellbeing Projects Coordinator to deliver a number of projects that further the aims of our Community Wellbeing Programme.

The Role

You will, develop, deliver monitor, communicate, and evaluate all aspects of the projects you are responsible for, flexibly, creatively and in-line with agreed time and resource constraints working in partnership with our managers and staff, our public sector colleagues, and commissioners, our clients and VCFSE members.

The main things you will be asked to do in this role:

Deliver key projects identified between the managers and commissioners of our Community Wellbeing programme, and the Strategic Locality Lead for Tameside.

• Managing a variety of complex projects from start to finish, in line with our values, and agreed time and resource constraints that further the work of the Community Wellbeing Programme.
• Identify the key stakeholders internally and externally to support your work and will engage and collaborate with them to achieve shared outcomes.
• Identify and seek resources that help achieve your project aims.
• Establish and implement systems and processes to record, monitor, communicate and evaluate your work and meet our contractual obligations.
• Provide quality reports, presentations, and verbal updates to a variety of stakeholders internally and externally as required.
• Assist the management team to prepare bids and grant proposals.
• Work collaboratively to support the wider work of the team at Action Together.
• Championing the role of the VCFSE, and local communities in all you do.
• Be an active partner, representing Action Together in planning and delivery structures as required and create a positive, solution focussed partnership working environment in line with Action Together’s values.
• Deputise for the management team as required.
• Identify opportunities for Action Together and VCFSE to secure resources and contribute to better outcome for local people.

About You

The ideal candidate for this role will be someone who:

• Is a skilled and experienced project manager.
• Is driven by social justice and has an in-depth understanding of the VCFSE.
• Has great interpersonal skills and can foster and maintain effective relationships internally and externally.
• Is an experienced line manager who can coach people to reach their full potential. 
• Is a skilled influencer who can operate within partnerships and bring solutions.
• Is an excellent communicator in person; in writing and effective in producing reports ad presentations to a wide variety of audiences.
• Is outcomes driven and able to flex and prioritise to meet agreed commitments.

If you are looking for a new challenge and enjoy working in a varied role as part of a busy and dynamic team, making positive changes to people and the communities of Tameside, then this could be the role for you.

Salary: P01 27-30  (£31,346 - £33,782 per annum)

Hours: 36 per week (Monday to Friday)

Length of contract: until 31 March 2023 (extension subject to funding).

Location: Tameside

The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on 04 August 2021. 

Head of Fundraising

Could you lead the development and delivery of our fundraising strategy, have a lasting impact on the issues surrounding gambling-related harm and play a leading role in preventing the unnecessary loss of young lives?

Location: Flexible with the offer of a budget to pay for a hot desk in a convenient location or to work from a current office location in London or Manchester.

Appointment of a Head of Fundraising

Gambling with Lives (GwL) has had a remarkable impact on the discourse surrounding the risks of gambling since it was established in 2018. Prior to GwL’s contribution there was little to no mainstream recognition of the link between gambling and suicide. The charity’s founders have become central to the case for gambling reform and were instrumental in campaigning for the review of gambling legislation in the UK which was announced at the end of 2020.

The campaign and the charity’s broader development are now at a critical and exciting juncture, which makes the role of Head of Fundraising a fantastic opportunity.

The purpose of this newly created role is to develop and deliver a fundraising strategy for the long-term sustainability of the charity which will allow it to grow its impact through the campaign for change and through the development of its programmes across areas including family support, research, education and treatment. 

The financial position of the charity is strong, having received a significant donation in lieu of a regulatory settlement (fine) levied against a gambling operator in 2020, however the ambitions of the charity are such that new and sustainable income is required. The challenge for the successful candidate will be to find and develop sources of income that are free from the influence of the gambling industry. One of GwL’s values is independence from the gambling industry which it will resolutely defend and promote in others.

The work of developing the strategy will involve scanning the funding landscape to find sources of income that fit the charity’s values, goals and ambitions. The charity’s leadership believe these will likely lie within corporate giving as well as trusts and foundations with interests in the charity’s programmes (mental health, family support, research, education and treatment).

We are looking for someone with a significant track record of raising funds from multiple income streams, including government and public bodies, high net worth individuals, corporates and trusts, foundations or other funding bodies as well as experience of growing and developing an organisation’s fundraising and income generation capability.  The role holder will work as part of a senior management team and will become an important advocate in their own right. They will take a leadership role in steering the charity’s strategy and development.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a start-up environment, and to create a role with the backing of a charity that has substantial resources for its stage of development.  We are looking for a Head of Fundraising who shares our passion and determination for the work we are doing. If you want to play a leading part in shaping the future of GwL, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please download the candidate information pack for further information before you apply. Application is by CV and a covering letter which should indicate why you are interested in applying for the role and how you meet the role requirements.  The role is permanent and ideally full time, however flexible and part-time working will be considered for the right candidate.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

The closing date for applications is Friday 6th August but applications will be considered as they come in so please do apply at your earliest convenience.  Interviews will take place through August.

We would look favourably upon candidates who are experts by experience of either gambling related harm or suicide.  GwL is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity to ensure that we reflect the full breadth of the people we aim to support. We warmly welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates

Overview of the area of work

The aim of this post is to provide support for families who are interacting with the Youth Justice Service and to receive referrals from Youth Justice colleagues or via Complex Safeguarding for families who need tailored support, including connecting them into community support offers – whether for advice, mental health support, practical support such as food / clothing, and access to community activities. The role encompasses elements of both advocacy and social prescription.

Community Connectors are at the heart of our approach to Social Prescribing in Salford and we are looking for an enthusiastic and person-centred individual with experience of working with children, young people and their families to join the team.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Develop positive working relationships with Salford City Council’s Youth Justice Service, ensuring you have an understanding of the youth justice system and working closely with the team to identify families who may benefit from support
• Develop and maintain good communication with people accessing the service to ensure that their strengths, goals and preferences as individuals are met and connect them to relevant services and opportunities within their community to achieve these
• Manage an active caseload and regularly visit families in person at home, at community venues or at the Youth Justice Service office
• Attend Child Protection / case conferences and other key meetings as required, including building relationships with other relevant professionals
• Work in collaboration with Wellbeing Matters’ Community Connectors to identify opportunities to connect families into, as needed
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key relevant community-based service providers to ensure effective and smooth onward referrals e.g. other local voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
• Undertake research to understand how housing services operate in Salford and ensure a working knowledge of the benefits system
• Monitor and record key information regarding individual’s participation in the programme including tracking their experience and outcomes and provide timely feedback to referral partners
• Support and assist with the monitoring and evaluation of the programme including producing relevant monitoring reports as well as collecting broader qualitative and outcome data from case studies, focus groups and interviews to understand how or why the delivery approach is impacting on people and the local community
• Support project development by raising awareness of the service through training, presentations and events

We are looking for a Grassroots Training Coordinator to join our Campaign Activism Team.  The team supports communities to connect and deliver change. It is an exciting time to join Friends of the Earth in this brand new role, which will enable us to achieve even more impact in making change happen. 

As Grassroots Training Coordinator, you will manage, deliver and support our training programme for activists across Friends of the Earth’s network in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. You will be playing a vital part in making sure that our activists and wider network have the up-to-date skills, support and confidence they need to make impactful change for environmental justice happen at a local to global level.

The jobholder requires demonstrable experience in creating and delivering trainings (online and in person) and working with activists from a range of backgrounds. You will also need to have experience in project management, monitoring and evaluation, as well as strong facilitation and communication skills.

If you can see yourself in this role, we are keen to hear from you and get the successful candidate started on this important, transformational work as soon as possible.

Closing date: 22nd August 2021

Interviews: 6th, 7th, 8th September online

In return we offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.

Please note – owing to the nature of this role’s work, successful appointment is conditional on a satisfactory DBS criminal record check being completed.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

Location: Bristol, London, Manchester, Nottingham or Newcastle
Hours: 40 hours per week, 9am - 6pm (with some flexibility) 
Start date: September 2021
Salary: £25000 - £30,500 per annum, including London weighting if based in London
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 16th August 2021 Early applications are encouraged as we may interview and/or appoint before the closing date.

Do you think that your socio-economic background should determine your career prospects? upReach’s vision is of a society in which everybody has an equal opportunity to realise their full career potential. We help young people from less-advantaged backgrounds achieve their career potential by providing an intensive programme of support that addresses socio-economic barriers to graduate employment.

upReach is seeking to hire a Senior Officer for Student Attraction and Communications. This is an exciting opportunity to directly contribute to the growth of the charity through raising our profile and status among our potential beneficiaries, and to play a key role in all aspects of marketing our work to students and universities. This role would suit individuals with +2 years experience in marketing and/or communications or someone with prior experience of student attraction, and who has a passion for social mobility and is used to operating in a fast paced environment. The successful candidate will take responsibility for setting a strategy regarding student attraction, and for marketing upReach and our work throughout a range of different platforms and networks. They will be a key member of a dynamic and growing national team. 

The Student Attraction and Communications Senior Officer will play a pivotal role in all aspects of our marketing and communications to students. They will seek to raise the profile of upReach and reach students who might benefit from our work. They will work alongside the leadership team to form plans and strategies for upReach’s outreach work to students and particularly on raising our presence on university campuses, including working with University Societies and Brand Ambassadors, and will create varied, engaging content to energise and excite students and universities. Core delivery responsibilities include:

Attraction:

• Develop and implement a creative attraction strategy across multiple relationships  including UK universities & schools/colleges as well as social media platforms to increase the attraction of eligible students applying to benefit from our programmes. 

• Increase student facing brand awareness across UK universities, schools/colleges and social media.

• Explore innovative attraction methods to increase awareness of our programmes amongst new audiences, particularly those underrepresented on our programmes.

• Design a range of collateral across multiple mediums (social media, video, direct marketing, flyers/posters) to engage students and help them to understand who upReach is and the benefits of the upReach programmes.

• Leading on all aspects of our outward-facing digital communications to students, including social media and website, proactively keeping content current and relevant in collaboration with Senior Branding, Marketing and Communications Officer.

• Facilitate outreach workshops (ie employability skills & career exploration) to raise aspirations and boost applications to our programmes (online and/or face to face). 

• Collaborate with our Senior Branding, Marketing and Communications officer on the “Aspire” project, our online platform of resources for sixth formers providing inspiration, information and advice to help sixth-formers to make informed decisions about their post-18 options. You will have responsibility for the distribution of the "Aspire" resources to engage sixth-formers, teachers and schools/colleges to raise awareness of career opportunities and attract early interest in our programme of support for University Students

• Build long standing relationships with schools/colleges, teachers and UK universities (in collaboration with University Partnership Manager). 

Community Building:

• Work collaboratively with the delivery team to: 

  • Develop, implement and manage upReach Society strategy to increase brand awareness, build community at Universities and promote student led advocacy for Social Mobility. Including the provision of training and student development opportunities.

  • Develop, implement and manage upReach Brand Ambassador strategy to increase brand awareness of the upReach programmes of support, the Future Charity Leader Programme Graduate Scheme, the Student Social Mobility Awards and other upReach opportunities (including the provision of training and student development opportunities).

Student Communications:

• Develop an Associate communication strategy across different mediums (Associate portal, newsletters, emails, etc) to create a sense of community and enhance engagement with the upReach programme opportunities.

•  Design, coordinate and facilitate all Associate communications to ensure efficient and effective communication.

Data & Impact:

• Maintain detailed records to consistently monitor and evaluate the performance of upReach’s attraction programme, and implement improvements where needed.

• Agree, monitor and report on student attraction KPIs.

• Maintain up-to-date University and school/college communication records on our CRM system. 

• Provide regular updates to the leadership team to note progress and inform decisions.

Other:

• Supporting and working with participants of our Future Charity Leaders Programme Graduate Scheme.

• Undertaking other marketing or administrative tasks that are required within this role.

Person Specification 

This position would be suited to individuals who are committed to upReach’s mission. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about social-mobility and believe that background should not be a barrier to graduate employment.  To be successful it is anticipated that you would have at least 2+ years’ experience either in student attraction or within Marketing and/or Communications. You should be proactive, resilient and used to managing competing priorities within a varied workload.  You should be flexible and willing to perform varying duties depending on the shifting needs of the charity.

Essential Skills/Experience:

1. Experience working in a fast-paced environment and working independently to find solutions to problems.

2. At least 2 years experience working within marketing and/or communications or within a Student Attraction role.

3. Proven experience in creating content for online sources and marketing materials.

4. Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with an eye for varied and engaging content, and the marketing flair to flex stylistically for different audiences.

5. Exceptional eye for detail, including excellent proofreading and editing skills.

6. Creativity and a proactive attitude.

7. Strong project management and problem solving skills, in addition to superb organisational skills to manage a varied workload.

8. At least a Grade ‘B’ in Maths and English GCSE (if you have extenuating circumstances, let us know)*

9. University degree (2:1 or higher)* in any discipline, or equivalent experience.

10. Self-motivation and an ability to work in a small team as well as independently.

11. Ability to engage and communicate confidently with stakeholders, such as Trustees, beneficiaries, upReach partners and all levels of employees across the organisation. 

* The nature of the role requires a high standard of Maths and English, and the ability to quickly review a large amount of information and identify and communicate key themes clearly. Applicants may demonstrate this through the academic qualifications shown above and/or other relevant experience. As our beneficiaries are all undergraduates, a good understanding of the university experience is essential, although it is not necessary that this was acquired through personally gaining a degree.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

1. Understanding of social mobility issues in the UK, the university landscape and graduate recruitment.

2. Experience of running social media platforms and campaigns.

3. Sound knowledge of GDPR legislation and regulations.

4. Familiarity with Canva, G Suite and Zoom video conferencing software.