We are recruiting a Strategy Lead to join our existing team and work with us in developing our ‘Movement Building’ work, as part of an exciting, city-wide project funded by the National Lottery’s Climate Action Fund, called Climate Action Leeds.

About Climate Action Leeds

We are living in a time of emergency. It is a time of unprecedented crises and challenges - but it is also a time of hope. Leeds has declared a climate emergency, and we are beginning to see changes - but not fast enough, not bold enough, not deep enough.

To address this, we need to organise, join forces and put forward a plan that works not only for the climate, but for people and communities. That’s why Leeds Love It Share It is looking to grow a team of people who are committed to tackling the climate emergency through big and bold community-led action with climate justice at its heart - people who can connect, support, guide and mobilise individuals and communities across the city.

Job overview

This role is part of Climate Action Leeds' Work Package 2 – City-wide movement building. The successful applicant will lead the overall strategic direction of the work package, including strategically supporting the overall movement building approach, supporting the development of team members, building relationships across the city, engaging with partners and troubleshooting across the programme, and leading a programme of research to support Climate Action Leeds. We are looking for someone who already has excellent contacts and profile across Leeds, and an established track record of participation in climate action across the city. The successful applicant will have excellent and proven research and leadership skills that can be directly applied to taking forward the work of Climate Action Leeds.

The successful applicant will act as a freelancer with Leeds Love It Share It on behalf of Our Future Leeds, and work as part of a team of six other staff members and many more volunteers and partners.

This post is 1 day per week and can be undertaken flexibly.

Key outcomes for this role in the next 12 months will be:

• Successful leadership of the city-wide movement building work package
• Leading a programme of research work in collaboration with work package staff to develop a doughnut economics City Plan for Leeds
• Support for an excellent programme of training and the emergence of a City Hub
• Demonstration of excellent staff support and development
• High profile leadership and partnership building for Climate Action Leeds across the city
• Strategic partnership building across the programme

Duties and responsibilities

• Relationship building
• Strategic support
• Team development
• Research

For more details on the role and organisation please see the background info section in the Application Pack. Deadline for applications is midnight Thursday 11 November 2021.

We are recruiting a City Hub Lead to join our existing team and work with us in developing our ‘City-wide movement building’ work, as part of an exciting, city-wide project funded by the National Lottery’s Climate Action Fund, called Climate Action Leeds.

About Climate Action Leeds

We are living in a time of emergency. It is a time of unprecedented crises and challenges - but it is also a time of hope. Leeds has declared a climate emergency, and we are beginning to see changes - but not fast enough, not bold enough, not deep enough.

To address this, we need to organise, join forces and put forward a plan that works not only for the climate, but for people and communities. That’s why Leeds Love It Share It is looking to grow a team of people who are committed to tackling the climate emergency through big and bold community-led action with climate justice at its heart - people who can connect, support, guide and mobilise individuals and communities across the city.

Job overview

This role is part of Climate Action Leeds' Work Package 2 – City-wide movement building. The successful applicant will lead the development of the City Hub - both online and in a physical space in Leeds, co-design and ensure successful delivery of the quarterly Programme Assemblies and bi-annual Climate Assemblies, and ensure that the wider programme activities of the Doughnut Economy group, transition partners, and community hubs are successfully integrated into the events programme and City Hub activities. The City Hub Lead will also take an active role in supporting the Strategy Lead to manage and guide the work of the wider team, represent work package 2 in the Partnership Board and liaise with other project partners and the National Lottery.

We are looking for someone who already has excellent contacts and profile across Leeds, and an established track record of participation in climate action across the city. The successful applicant will have excellent and proven event organising, facilitation, and project management skills that can be directly applied to taking forward the work of Climate Action Leeds.

The successful applicant will act as a freelancer with Leeds Love It Share It on behalf of Our Future Leeds, and work as part of a team of six other staff members and many more volunteers and partners.

This post is 1 day per week and can be undertaken flexibly.

Key outcomes for this role in the next 12 months will be:

• Establishment of a physical City Hub, either as a pop-up or permanent space
• Establishment of the online City Hub information management system
• Co-design of workshop formats to support the work of the Doughnut Economy group and Transition Partners
• Co-design, development and delivery of the quarterly Programme Assembly, with excellent participation of all stakeholders
• Co-design, development and delivery of the bi-annual Climate Assembly, with excellent participation of stakeholders from across the city and across sectors and themes
• Demonstration of excellent staff support, supervision and development
• High profile leadership and partnership building for Climate Action Leeds across the city
• Strategic partnership building across the programme

Duties and responsibilities

• City Hub development
• Strategic support
• Team development
• Events

For more details on the role and organisation please see the background info section in the Application Pack. Deadline for applications is midnight Thursday 11 November 2021.

£23,080 - £24,491 per annum

37 hours per week

Permanent

Leeds

Ref: INSHQ670908

New and Exciting Opportunity!

Are you passionate about the provision of exceptional support to people who are at risk of re-offending following release and those serving community sentences?

We are looking for energetic and creative Support Workers to join our new and exciting regional Activity Hub HMPPS service.

You will support our clients to engage with a variety of services and ultimately achieve their goals.

In return for your exceptional work you’ll receive a competitive salary and you'll be part of a growing, friendly and talented team.

If you think you can do a remarkable job for us and our partners, please download the Role Profile for more information.

You will be joining Community Links, an award winning, leading mental health provider working across the region of Yorkshire and the Humber whose core values are: People, Integrity, Collaboration and Passion.

Closing Date 23:59 Sunday 14th November 2021

Interviews to be held 2nd December 2021

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and show us your talents. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.

£19,847 - £26,852 p/a (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)

35 hrs p/w – Permanent Contract

Ref: PWY-212

Are you a highly effective, proactive and inspiring individual who is passionate about making a difference? If so,
St Giles is looking for an experienced Coach to provide centred support to a caseload of service users.

About St Giles and the St Giles Wise Partnership 

St Giles is an award-winning social justice charity using expertise and real-life past experiences to empower people who are not getting the help they need. People held back by poverty, exploited, abused, dealing with addiction or mental health problems, caught up in crime or a combination of these issues and others. We show people there is a way to build a better future for themselves and those they care about and help them create this through support, advice, and training.

The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise working to lift people out of poverty. As an enterprise, we build bridges to opportunity for the most vulnerable in our society. Our team does this through mentoring support, employment, skills, and energy advice.  St Giles and The Wise Group came together to form a partnership with the aim of supporting the Probation Resettlement reforms by offering a high-quality service underpinned by staff who have lived experience and cultural competency. As a result, we have been awarded contracts to deliver Personal Wellbeing Services for North and South Wales. These services will involve a range of support to community offenders and prison leavers including families, emotional wellbeing, lifestyle and associates and social inclusion (including meet at the gates).

About this exciting opportunity

Our successful candidate will provide person-centered support to a caseload of service users who will either be serving community sentences or being released from prison. You will create a safe and trusting environment, using trauma informed practice to successfully facilitate a supportive and constructive relationship with service users. Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with external agencies including Probation, Prisons, partners, and others who will assist in achieving prescribed outcomes for service users is a key element of the role.

To secure this role, you must have:

• Experience supporting men in criminal justice with a specific understanding of families  
• Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people, for example people who have complex needs, people who are reluctant to discuss their needs, and people who are angry and confused
• Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of managing a caseload including maintaining and updating records, remaining focused on action plan goals, and keeping to deadlines
• An ability to work sensitively with clients applying trauma informed strategies, actively listening and able to use a range of communication methods when providing information and support
• Ability to work resiliently under pressure, meet deadlines, work on own initiative and part of a team. 

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan and much more.

We positively encourage applications if you have previously worked on a client-led support project, have had personal adverse experiences such as homelessness, substance misuse, debt, involvement with gangs etc. This includes experience of the criminal justice system, having served a prison sentence, or still be serving a prison sentence in a prison.

Closing date: 11pm, 28th October 2021. Interviews: 3rd November 2021.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.