Area Manager – Oxford (Littlemore) 

Response has been successfully providing housing and support in the community for adults with mental health needs for over 40 years.

• £30,500 - £34,000 per annum (depending on experience)
• Permanent, 37 hours per week
• Online Shopping Discounts
• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Cycle to Work Scheme

The ideal candidate for this position will have a track record of working with health and social care service users in the Mental Health or similar field and will ideally have previous experience with their own client caseload. You will have experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team to safeguard and protect vulnerable residents/potential residents and manage crisis situations. This may involve raising safeguarding alerts and organising multidisciplinary meetings. You will be expected to ensure; where possible, that family and friends are fully involved in the creation of bespoke support plans that guide the recovery of residents. You will attend and facilitate professional meetings when needed to ensure a cohesive and shared approach is being adopted by all agencies involved in supporting our residents.We are looking for an Area Manager who has excellent leadership skills to work at our recovery campus site in Littlemore. You will support individuals with severe and enduring mental health needs to live their lives in a positive way, and assist them to improve their physical and mental well-being and promote and encourage as much independence as possible. You will be ensuring that the staff provide individual and bespoke packages of personalised support that is tailored to the needs of each resident.

Experience within a care or mental health setting is desirable, qualifications in health and social care and or management are advantageous.

Above all, we are looking for people that share our values below and want to make a real difference to people’s lives:

Caring – Our residents are the heart and soul of all that we do, we provide person-centred care that enables residents to live a life worth living. We believe that differences should be celebrated, and each resident’s uniqueness enhances not only our community, but also the support we provide.

Safe – Honest and open relationships help to make all of our residents feel safe, and we provide a safe place for recovery for as long as a resident may require.

Creative – Continuous learning from one another is key. When working with a resident at their own pace there is/ are many ways to get creative with how they are supported.

Aspirational – Recovery is focused on what a resident can do, not what they can’t.

The role can be challenging but very rewarding. You will be able to use your initiative and demonstrate your leadership skills to ensure that residents are empowered and supported to work towards their life goals and independence.

Response is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We aspire to achieve an equal and diverse workforce.  Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of the Person Specification will be given an interview. All roles have a requirement for successful applicants to hold a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check obtained by Response.

Extra Care Area Manager (Retirement Housing)

Location: Covering 4 schemes in Oxfordshire and 1 scheme in Trowbridge

Hours: Full Time

Contract: Permanent 

Salary: £36,000 plus £2,000 essential car user allowance 

Our client is currently looking for an experienced housing professional to join them as an Extra Care Area Manager.  The role will deliver high-quality services to customers living in their Extra Care schemes and will ensure that key business targets are met, the on-site teams are fully supported and have clear direction both in the delivery of services and outcomes.

What you will be doing: 

• Taking responsibility for the operational housing management of the Extra Care Schemes within your area.

• Actively leading Managers and their teams, supporting excellent performance and facilitating opportunities for growth and development.

• Effectively communicating organisational goals and customer strategy to the wider team in order to set clear standards and expectations.

• Taking responsibility for resolving any service failures by demonstrating confident decision making, efficient communication and a customer centric approach.

• Ensuring that residents have a voice and are appropriately consulted and actively involved in the management of their local area.

They’d love to meet someone with:

• Proven people management experience with the ability to lead, motivate, build and develop strong teams.

• Significant tenancy and neighbourhood management experience.

• Excellent knowledge of housing and related legislation.

• Experience of working with vulnerable clients and a good knowledge of safeguarding.

• Experience of working in partnership with external organisations in achieving shared goals

Due to the nature of the role, you must possess a full UK driving licence.

Please note the successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS application and this will need to be returned and verified before a start date can be provided.

Amongst what they offer you is: 

• £36,000 plus £2,000 essential car user allowance 

• 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays!

• Contributory pension scheme 

• Private health care

• Opportunities for development and professional training

• Discounted gym membership

• Retail discount scheme

About the company:

They are a forward-thinking housing association, on a mission to build thriving communities where people can live happily in a home they can afford.

They work right across the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, and own or manage over 19,000 homes. As one of the top 25 housing associations for developing new homes in the country, they remain committed to delivering high-quality affordable housing to those who need it the most.

Their work in retirement living is no exception. They believe in creating modern communities where over-55s can live in desirable, social, and independent spaces. Safe in the knowledge that we have extra tailored care and support available if it’s needed. This is all possible thanks to a dedicated and passionate retirement living team. A team that you could be part of.

Our client reserves the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that they have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.

Home-based and offering flexible working, we're talent-spotting for a local children's charity in need of a brilliant Community Fundraising Manager. This role has all the makings of a career developer, with a supportive leadership team and chance to be part of a new vision for fundraising.

Now is an exciting time to join. Investing in the team, the charity has just launched a brand-new Community Fundraising strategy and income is set to rise significantly over the next 5 years. You'll lead on community fundraising across Oxford, Bicester and Thame, managing and recruiting a group of current and prospective supporters.

The new strategy aims to encourage a more proactive and collaborative approach to fundraising - growing 'hot spots', key audiences, in-memory, tribute funds, family relationships and fundraising groups. Working with autonomy and trying new things, you'll be part of exciting new initiatives and projects working with a collaborative, like-minded team.

Creative and enthusiastic with strong interpersonal skills, you'll have the ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects. You'll feel comfortable developing relationships with people via phone, email and in person. Your can-do attitude makes you a pleasure to be around and you're friendly and resourceful.

Ideally, you'll have a proven track record in fundraising, although we're happy to consider proactive and passionate people from business development, account management, sales or customer care backgrounds.

Initial 12-month fixed-term contract with a team investing in growth, so real potential for the role to be extended if you can show that you're indispensable!

If we've piqued your interest, we have lots more detail to share. Please apply initially with a copy of your CV to our Regional Team where Amelia Lee will look after you: [email protected]

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

We are looking for a Corporate Fundraising Officer to be based in our Head Office in Bicester (will consider home working for the right candidate), to work with our existing corporate contacts in London, Birmingham and the South to generate unrestricted income, as well as look for opportunities to bring new supporters on board for the charity. 

As one of the most visible members of the charity’s staff, you will be a brand ambassador for us and will need to be dynamic, outgoing and confident in your abilities to work with corporate contacts, often at a senior level, whilst conducting yourself with the utmost professionalism at all times. The role blends elements of event organisation (as you will be expected to facilitate events our supporters are holding for us, and guide them to completion), relationship management and development.  Creative candidates from corporate backgrounds with experience in these areas would be welcomed. 

Outstanding organisational and communication skills are a must in this post, as we would anticipate that the successful candidate be able to work independently and take responsibility for owning the relationships they have, whilst providing clarity on their processes and being an integral part of the fundraising team. 

You will be working directly with our Fundraising Administrator and reporting into our Fundraising Manager, who is based in Manchester.  Beyond being a key part of this small but perfectly formed team, you will be expected to work with the Chief Executive, Head of Commercial Partnerships, Marketing Team and broader team on a regular basis, as well as maintain relationships with the Acquired Brain Injury Coordinators in your area, to facilitate smooth communication between teams. 

It is a cliché to say it, but this really is one of those jobs where no two days are the same, and for the right individual, it will be a wonderful opportunity to forge a career in the charity sector working for an exciting brand amongst a team that is truly passionate about the work they do. 

 The Benefits:

The charity is an equal opportunities employer and has flexible working practices:

• A generous annual leave entitlement (25 days per year plus bank holidays)
• Closed between Christmas and New Year
• Workplace pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (Health and wellbeing advice & much more

We are recruiting!

Cancer Research UK’s is offering a fantastic opportunity for you to play an integral role in the successful delivery of some of the country’s leading events. Our seasonal events run from May to September and generate substantial and sustained income for Cancer Research UK’s life-saving, world class research. Our wonderful events staff work hard to promote our events, deliver them seamlessly and sell our merchandise. You will be involved in major events such Race For Life – which for the first year is now not just open to women, but to everyone!

Cancer Research UK’s event team is split into 9 regional teams across the UK and in 2019 each team will have a dedicated team of Promotional Assistants, Event Assistants, and Event Merchandise Team Leaders. There will also be opportunities to work at our other events such as, Shine and with our Sports team who work with the likes of London Marathon and Manchester Marathon. You will gain first-class experience of the country’s leading events, join a dedicated and social team, and together we will beat cancer sooner!

We have 3 opportunities available for our Events season…

Event Assistants and Promotional Marketing Assistants 

£8.72 per hour

Casual Worker Contract: May - November 2020

Field-based role

Locations: covering London - Within the M25 (Please note, this is a field-based role, therefore applicants will need to live within easy access to the region for travel to events)

Event Merchandise Team Leader 

Salary: £9.00 per hour

Contract type: Casual worker

Application process: CV and short application questions

Field-based role - Driving licence needed as there is a requirement to drive and/or lend a van for this post. Expenses covered if using a personal vehicle

Location: Covering London - within the M25 (please note, you will need to be located within these areas in order to be able to travel across the regions easily)

For full role details and more about the events season, please see here: https://bit.ly/2FLxMV0

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