Citizens Advice is delivering a service called “Help to Claim” which offers end-to-end support to help people make a new Universal Credit claim and be ready for when their first payment arrives.

We are looking for an adviser with good IT skills to support clients to make and complete their new Universal Credit claim, as well as a commitment to the aims and principles of the Citizens Advice Service.

You’ll have the ability to interview clients using sensitive listening and questioning skills to get to the root of the issues and empower clients, whilst maintaining structure and control of meetings.

• £8,736 actual salary per annum
• Part time, 15 hours pw for each post (2 days of either Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday)
• Fixed Term Employment Contract until 31st March 2021, which may be able to be extended, subject to funding

During COVID-19 restrictions, this role will be based from home and will deliver the Help To Claim service as part of a national telephone helpline. When restrictions allow, this role would transition to a Face To Face (appointment) model in both our Harrogate (HG1 5LX) and Skipton (BD23 1FJ) offices – 1 day a week each.

This role is funded until 31st March 2021 by the DWP.

We operate the NEST Pension Scheme

Closing Date: 12 noon on 24th August 2020

Interview Date: To Be Arranged, provisionally w/c 31st August 2020

At Student Minds we value student engagement and co-production. We believe that students with lived experience should be at the forefront of decisions that will impact their experience. We want to improve and enhance how we do this and we are looking for a Student Engagement Officer to help us achieve this.

We have a proud history of championing student engagement and co-production in designing and delivering student experience and we want to ensure that student voices feed into our programmes and initiatives at all levels. If this sounds like an appealing challenge then this could be the role for you!

As Student Engagement Officer you will be working in close collaboration with our Student Voice and Equality Lead to ensure Student Minds’ student engagement work is the best that it can be.

You will advance the work of the charity on a number of different projects. This is an excellent opportunity within an organisation that is small enough to see the direct benefit of your effort. This role is ideal for someone looking to enter into a career in student engagement, Higher Education and/or the charity sector.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website.

The post holder will report to the Business Support & Development Manager (BSDM).  Apart from other colleagues at VAC, the main contacts of the post are: VAC CEO, Board of Trustees, SMT and key external stakeholders.

To work collaboratively with SMT, all staff and stakeholders in order to manage the Finance and HR of the organisation and support/input to member stakeholders.

To be responsible for an efficient and accurate financial management service, including the monitoring of actuals against budget and reconciliations of income and expenditure.

To be responsible for all general personnel matters within the organisation including the administration of the recruitment of staff.

To ensure the organisation makes the best possible use of resources through effective contribution to strategic planning, including consideration of all financial implications.

Please read the accompanying job pack for more information. 

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement (no longer than 3 sides of A4 Arial 12 font) describing how you meet the requirements within the Job description and Person Specification (using examples to demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience).

Interviews will take place w/c 7th September 2020 remotely via Zoom.

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?

Care in Mind have 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 Yorkshire Hub which is located in Birstall, with the majority of your role within the West Yorkshire area. There will be occasions where you may need to work across Cheshire and Lancashire to conduct assessments or duty reviews. Your role will involve working Monday to Friday over a 37.5 hour week.

Company Benefits

- £30,401 - £37,267 or £37,570 - £43,772 (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
- 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 multi-disciplinary environments, working with young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please get in touch today.

Due to the current climate regarding the Covid-19, all of our interviews are now taking place as a Video/Audio Interview over Microsoft Teams.

The closing date for this position is Thursday 3rd September 2020, so if you are interested in developing and supporting young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please ensure you apply before this date. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we appoint a suitable candidate.

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

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

We reserve the right to close the advert early, should we appoint a suitable candidate.

You may have experience of the following: Clinical Nurse Advisor, Nursing, Staff Nurse, Critical Care, Healthcare, Nurse, NMC, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Staff Nurse, Registered General Nurse, etc.

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We are looking for an outstanding Project Manager to join our friendly, supportive, and small team.

Working with influential stakeholders you will lead our Catchment Development Project across the whole of the Calder Catchment. The role is about designing, developing, and delivering projects to improve the water environment, and people’s enjoyment of it – over the next five years and beyond.

If you share our passion about improving rivers and waterways in Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, have ideas about how to tackle the big issues, can offer technical expertise and guidance, can influence and build consensus, and focus on delivering real benefits and legacy – then this could be an exciting opportunity for you.

This is an important new role for the Calder Rivers Trust, and you will be invited to help shape our future ambitions and priorities.

We will consider flexible working arrangements, including being open to job share proposals, and we particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups.

From more information, and how to apply, please see the ‘Application Pack’, and visit our website.

Christians Against Poverty is a dynamic and growing mission with a strong vision, award winning culture and passionate workforce. CAP exists to equip the local church so that it may effectively serve the poor and proclaim Jesus. We have developed highly effective expertise to break into the hellish mix of poverty, isolation, chaos and severe stress, delivering hope, peace, and freedom through our compassion and technical excellence. Due to our debt help work, we are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and are required to meet high regulatory standards.

Working at CAP is exhilarating because we experience partnership with the living Christ and the power of His resurrection as we see thousands of people freed from debt, connected with a loving community and saved. We have a huge, collective ambition to see people freed from poverty, and to see them come to know Jesus’ abundant life and find belonging in his family.

CAP’s work in the UK is delivered through over 300 head office staff in Bradford who serve the frontline teams and volunteers that make up a vibrant network of around 600 community franchise centres. CAP UK, as the founding national franchise, also supports and equips country franchises growing in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and America.

CAP lives out the belief that culture eats strategy for breakfast (though we’re pretty keen on strategy too, so we have that for lunch). We invest in and seek to thoroughly integrate our core values into who we are and how we do what we do. To join CAP is to commit to growing with us into being more Christ centred, generous, passionate, united, compassionate, fun, excellent and courageous.

The role of the Director of Technology and Digital Transformation, reporting into Jon Day our COO, is a critical one, particularly at this time in leading the digital transformation of our flagship debt service.  We are looking for a Director to provide the sophisticated and inspiring leadership required to take our services to the next level.

We are looking for a talented, passionate and experienced Behavioural Insights Consultant to lead the strategic development of behaviour change marketing interventions, ensuring they are guided by the latest theory and research evidence to create positive, demonstrable impact for our clients and communities.

Magpie is a cause–led marketing agency, placing behaviour change at the heart of what we do. Our purpose is to help create healthier and happier communities; one person, one campaign at a time. We call this The Great Campaign.

Inspirers, motivators, strategic thinkers, creative activists, communicators, collaborators, socially engaged, ethical, problem solvers, proactive, tenacious, experts.

We are driven by purpose and have a plan. Positive energy and social good emits from within and is felt across the team. We work as one, to succeed together and to respect the expertise each of us brings. We step up and keep going until the job is done, whatever it takes. This is what our clients and communities deserve.

This exciting new opportunity will strengthen our passionate team and ensure we continue to offer leading-edge behaviour change marketing interventions driven by academic insight. This matters now more than ever.

We are looking for a strong leader with a solid background in one of the following: Applied health research, behavioural psychology; behaviour change; social marketing.

Role Description

Lead all insight work, with hands-on project management from initial proposal and scoping through to intervention and evaluation.

Act as a thought leader with a proven track record in the field of behavioural science and complex interventions. Always abreast of current affairs, leading and joining conversations as a representative of Magpie and our clients.

Provide proactive, intelligent, and diligent consultation to clients, guiding them with your expertise.

Ensure the team are utilising the latest methods of insight collection and interpretation through delivery of regular training and guidance.

Apply underpinning psychological theory to new strategies, and develop these into a defined programme of work to deliver exceptional impact for our clients.

Manage and take complete responsibility for budgets, including setting budgets, budget management and regular and timely budget reporting.

Oversee all aspects of quantitative research including survey design, analysis and evaluation.

Head up qualitative research, leading focus groups, workshops and co-creation sessions garnering insight for campaigns.

Interpret and write academic reports and use knowledge to develop robust strategies.

Brief and write content for a range of material for the intervention as required, utilising external partners expertise and input as necessary.

Proofread content for all intervention materials ensuring accuracy of all materials and providing formal sign off with the client. Be accountable for the accuracy and quality of your own work and all insight that has Magpie’s name on it.

Get hands on with intervention delivery as and when required, including writing content for social media and newsletters, or promoting events and activities across networks.

Ensure that all communications adhere to brand and identity guidelines across all campaign communication channels.

Develop and cultivate relationships with a range of stakeholders to ensure maximum engagement and impact for every campaign.

Prepare and deliver presentations at a range of informal and formal meetings and events to varied audiences (ranging from small local community groups to large delegations of senior influencers).

Recognise and nurture future opportunities within the networks and communities you are working with as part of our Great Campaign approach.

Connect and keep in touch with communities and networks to constantly adapt live interventions to create maximum impact, within budget.

Establish key measures and monitor results, producing regular progress reports (e.g. weekly, fortnightly or monthly), making recommendations for alterations to tactics to optimise the impact of each intervention.

Respond to, and challenge, client feedback in a timely and empathetic manner, clearly communicating thoughts and next steps to clients and internal colleagues.

Work with impact and commerciality at the core to achieve sales targets, making the most of every opportunity with existing and potential clients to attract and win fulfilling new business for Magpie.

Manage, motivate and support other staff, to ensure our campaigns create positive impact.

Read more in our recruitment pack available below, which also includes contact details to arrange an informal chat about the role should you wish to find out more. 

Magpie is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer - a place where we can ALL be ourselves and succeed on merit.

At Voluntary Action Calderdale (VAC) we are on a mission to create connections, solutions and opportunities that build stronger communities. We are a membership organisation that delivers a range of support and services to Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations and groups across the Boroughs of Calderdale and Kirklees.  We also have a regional and national profile linked to the Quality For Health Accreditation which is a product of VAC.

Our vision is to improve local lives by promoting positive social change. Our work includes organisational development support, driving quality across the sector and influencing local and regional developments creating opportunities for the VCS sector to grow and thrive.

The System Engagement Coordinator (Health and Care) will be part of a team that will work closely with NHS Calderdale CCG engagement team to lead on and/or support a wide range of patient and public engagement projects.  Working in partnership with appropriate stakeholders and engaging key audiences to ensure a strategic and joined up approach to deliver Calderdale Cares in line with the Calderdale’s Involving People Strategy.

The post will be hosted by VAC based at VAC Office, The Resource Centre, Hall St, Halifax, HX1 5AY, however you will be expected to work across the Calderdale health and care system.

Please read the accompanying job pack for more information. 

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement (no longer than 3 sides of A4 Arial 12 font) describing how you meet the requirements within the Job description and Person Specification (using examples to demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience).

Interviews will take place on the 16th and 17th September 2020 remotely via Zoom.

At Voluntary Action Calderdale (VAC) we are on a mission to create connections, solutions and opportunities that build stronger communities. We are a membership organisation and a partner within the Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Alliance which delivers a range of support and services to Voluntary, Community and Sector Enterprise (VCSE) organisations and groups across the Borough of Calderdale. 

This post will be pivotal to the fight against Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Calderdale by engaging and working with local communities, the VCSE and wider partners.  The post will involve:

• Building strong links with the communities of Calderdale to promote community action to help prevent Covid related outbreaks
• Working with local people, community networks and community-based services to develop effective approaches to keep communities safe and reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission within communities. 
• Coordination of support to communities and individuals who are vulnerable and/or in isolation to ensure they have access to food, medication and other essential needs whilst in isolation

The post will work as part of the Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Alliance and will be hosted by VAC and based at The Resource Centre, Hall St, Halifax, HX1 5AY.  The post holder will be expected to work flexibly and across the Calderdale.

Please read the accompanying job pack for more information. 

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement (no longer than 3 sides of A4 Arial 12 font) describing how you meet the requirements within the Job description and Person Specification (using examples to demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience).

Interviews will take place on 15th September 2020 remotely via Zoom.

Fixed Term Contract to 31 August 2023

Leeds Media Centre 

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Have you worked with socially excluded or challenging young people and other vulnerable groups? Do you have personal experience of gangs, knife crime or the other issues they face? Are you able to speak compellingly in large group settings – but also provide 1:1 mentoring support? Then join us as a Facilitator & Mentor and develop all your skills.

About St Giles Trust and the Project

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

Making a Safe Transition is a new West Yorkshire SOS+ project that supports young people most at risk of becoming involved in violence and exploitation during the vulnerable period of transition from primary to secondary school. It aims to develop a preventative, evidence-based approach that demystifies gang culture and educates young people about the harsh realities of knife crime and prison life. It equips them with real tools they can use to make better-informed decisions, as well as giving parents and professionals a better understanding of how to help.

About this pivotal role

As a Facilitator & Mentor you will develop and deliver training and educational sessions to children and young people, parents and professionals on topics such as weapons awareness, the reality of prison, gangs and county lines, and child sexual exploitation. You will also provide 1:1 mentoring support for young people aged 10 -13 who have been identified as needing additional support.

What we are looking for:

• Lived, personal experience of the criminal justice system, involvement in a gang or knife crime, or other relevant knowledge and awareness of the issues faced by our client group.

• Experience of delivering/facilitating sessions and working with socially excluded children, young people and adults - including the ability to deliver mentoring support to 10-13 year-olds and to engage with challenging young people.

• Commitment to safeguarding practices and policies, and an ability to promote safeguarding among vulnerable clients and colleagues.

• The ability to use monitoring systems to record all aspects of the project, to maintain timely and comprehensive file notes, and to write case studies on sessions with young people.

• Emotional resilience with a positive, flexible attitude, high standards of personal and professional integrity, plus a commitment to consultative and collaborative working.

You can expect on-going and targeted learning and development, continuous support and supervision, plus a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervision, season ticket loan and much more.

Closing date: 11pm, 27 August 2020. Interviews: 3 September 2020 (interviews may be held via video)

Citizens Advice provides free, independent and impartial advice and information to help people resolve their problems. Each year our local offices across the country help 2.6 million people with their problems - either through face-to-face or telephone advice, or online. Our amazing data allows us to spot emerging issues quickly, making us uniquely placed to raise awareness of these issues and advocate for solutions.

The Expert Advice Team at Citizens Advice provides subject matter support and expertise to thousands of advisers across England and Wales, and helps to ensure the accuracy of our online content. 

We support the local network of Citizens Advice services and our national online content team in major advice areas such as debt, benefits, housing, employment, immigration, family and consumer law. We do this through one to one consultancy with local advisers, one to many advice and training products and legal assurance of content. We also provide expert support to other functions such as public policy and news.

We are looking for a Consumer Expert to work with us from now until 31 March 2021.This expert will provide legal and advice expertise in consumer law to Citizens Advice internal teams and to the Citizens Advice network of local offices.  To support the delivery of consumer advice across the Citizens Advice network.

The location is flexible with travel to our offices in London, Leeds or Birmingham likely. Hours are flexible from 21.75 to 36.25 hours per week and we are happy to discuss potential part-time and flexible working arrangements with prospective applicants. 

This role is based in a team of high-performing subject matter experts and qualified lawyers. The postholder must have an interest in law and experience of legal research, but a law degree is not a requirement and you don’t need to be a qualified solicitor or barrister. 

Our offices are currently closed due to coronavirus, with employees working from home. We are open to discussion about flexible working, and are willing to consider both full or part time working.

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

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

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