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SELF EMPLOYED ASSOCIATE PROPERTY ADVISERS
APPLICATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY 11 APRIL 12 NOON
INTERVIEWS: WEDNESDAY PM 17th APRIL at our Farringdon offices 70 Cowcross Street EC1M 6EJ or via Zoom.
The Ethical Property Foundation is the only dedicated property advice charity serving the UK voluntary sector. We support over 450 voluntary organisations p.a. with expert and independent property advice and education. We are currently seeking one or more self-employed Chartered Surveyors (or with an equivalent professional qualification), to augment our team and specifically, to assist us in delivering our affordable consultancy.
We are particularly looking for surveyors with an ability to think and report strategically or offer specialisms such as building surveying and planning.
Our Associate Property Advisers are all extraordinary people: senior property professionals. As part of this team, you will be assigned projects to lead on or supporting other members. You will use your communication skills to gain the trust of our clients, many of whom support vulnerable people in challenging circumstances, and empower them to expand their property knowledge and confidence. You will use your wide knowledge of the property sector to investigate/analyse client issues and develop suitable options and solutions. The projects you will deliver include property health checks, feasibility studies, options appraisals & development of client property strategies. Average project time allocation: between 4 – 5 days. There may be opportunities to deliver webinar training too.
Our clients support every kind of good cause and are responsible for every type of property. In the last 12 months, besides conventional office premises, we have advised on: church buildings, oast houses, former schools, industrial units, fields, warehouses, libraries, theatres, and mills.
Location: Flexible working from home. Projects will include client site visits in England, Wales and Scotland.
Day Rate: £220
Reporting to: Head of Property Advisory
Website: propertyhelp (dot )org
Start date: by mutual agreement
Working hours: variable to suit agreed assigned project deadlines
Professional Indemnity insurance: The post holder falls within the definition of ‘Person Employed’ and are therefore included within EPF’s PI insurance.
DBS Clearance: This will be obtained for you. All our Associates must have DBS clearance
Application procedure
Applicants must send a c.v. with full contact details and a covering letter detailing why they wish to apply for this work, by clicking on ‘Quick Apply’; what they feel they can offer our clients; plus, their voluntary sector and professional experience.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY 11 APRIL 12 NOON
INTERVIEWS: WEDNESDAY 17th APRIL at our Farringdon offices 70 Cowcross Street EC1M 6EJ or via Zoom.
Informal discussion
For an informal phone discussion, email our Senior Property Adviser Simon Taylor FRICS to arrange a mutually convenient time. simon.taylor(at)ethicalproperty(dot)org(dot)uk
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
The Homelessness and Housing Law Specialist Advisor will work alongside our client services teams across England, to prevent and end homelessness for people we support. Providing expert advice, support and advocacy to our staff and members in the most complex cases.
Salary: £38,585 (regions) or £42,746 (London) per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week (open to compressed hours in line with Crisis’ Flexible Working Policy)
Location: To be based in any of the Crisis Skylights in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Liverpool, Birmingham, Oxford, South Wales, Central London, Croydon, or Brent, but with home working as an option in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy
About the role
We are looking for an expert on homelessness legislation (the Homelessness Reduction Act) and relevant housing legislation to contribute to Crisis’ mission of ending homelessness. You will provide advice and casework covering complex areas of both housing and homelessness legislation to frontline employees working directly with people experiencing homelessness and at risk of homelessness in England. You will be an advocate for our members, by using housing law knowledge to request temporary housing from local authorities, for those who are street homeless. You will have the opportunity to produce housing law briefings, template letters and a toolkit of resources including checklists to support staff when working with beneficiaries.
About you
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Demonstrable track record of successfully preventing and relieving people’s homelessness through advocacy and the application of relevant homelessness and housing law, including complex cases such as people with different immigration status.
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Expert knowledge of relevant homelessness and housing legislation, including Housing Act 1996 Parts VI and VII, Homelessness Act 2002 Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, Protection for Eviction Act 1977, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
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Knowledge of the issues affecting homeless people and the impact and interaction of welfare and immigration policies on homelessness
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Familiarity with local authority housing options services and their processes
You may have experience in, Housing and Homelessness Law, Local Authority Homelessness or Housing Options teams, Advice and advocacy, specialist casework.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
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Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
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Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
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28 days’ annual leave
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Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
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Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
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And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 14 April 2024 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held W/C 22 April 2024
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our support has been describes as life changing, and over 98% of everyone we support would recommend us. Be part of a charity that makes a real difference and apply to be part of our team.
Dementia Direct is an advisory service for people living with Dementia and their Carers.
You will provide practical support and advice pre and post diagnosis. You will connect those you support with resources, activities, groups and their community. The support you provide will sustain, as far as is possible, peoples’ independence, lifestyle and relationships.
We are looking for a friendly, caring and compassionate team player with a practical and solution focused approach to supporting people. Experience of working with people living with Dementia, their families and Carers will give you a distinct advantage.
The support you provide could be face to face in the individual’s home, over the telephone, virtually or in writing.
You will work with partners from other services, such as the Memory Service, GPs, health and social care, to build good working relationships and strong referral pathways.
You will have the opportunity to raise the profile of people living with Dementia their family and Carers by conducting outreach in the community and working with local organisations and community groups.
Main Duties
You will be a key source of support, ensuring the needs of people living with Dementia, their family and Carers are recognised and a plan put in place to meet them.
You will provide support that empowers Carers and people living with Dementia to access appropriate services including support in their local and wider community. Those you support will be enabled to overcome barriers to accessing support and will feel valued and included. Carers and people living with Dementia will be involved in the development and delivery of plans relating to their support.
You will take referrals from the wider community and colleagues from health and social care. You will work with Carers and people living with Dementia to enable them to maintain their independence, improve their wellbeing and help them to feel more in control of their lives. The support you provide will assist those living with Dementia to adjust positively to their condition and enable them to live well.
You will be part of a supportive and inclusive team that work together to ensure people living with Dementia and their Carers are valued, included, confident, listened to, independent and supported.
Key roles and responsibilities:
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Maintain and effectively manage a caseload providing structured, practical and solution focussed support with agreed outcomes, and signpost appropriately based on level of need.
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Be a key contact for people living with Dementia, their family and Carers.
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Take referrals for people living with Dementia, their family and Carers, carry out an assessment of need and develop individual support plans.
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Enable people living with Dementia, their family and Carers, to plan ahead, particularly in relation to money and legal matters and their wishes for their future welfare.
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Provide information in a timely manner in a format that suits individual needs.
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Work with volunteers to provide a befriending service for those living with Dementia.
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Deliver and develop Understanding Dementia training, for Carers to build an understanding of Dementia and coping strategies.
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Act on behalf of people living with Dementia, their family and Carers where necessary by making telephone calls, writing letters and attending meetings in order for them to access the appropriate services and support.
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Work with the Carers’ Support Service to provide wrap around support for Carers of people living with Dementia.
Working in and with the community:
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Promote positive attitudes in public services and in the local community by providing information and training to raise awareness of the impact of living with Dementia and help communities to increase their capacity to support people living with Dementia.
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Ensure that groups and individuals have access to information and support that is culturally appropriate. Proactively work to minimise the obstacles for those people living with Dementia, their family and Carers who find services difficult to access.
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Host Memory Cafés, support groups and other activities throughout North Lincolnshire working with volunteer resource, and ensure venues are accessible.
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Develop and maintain a good local knowledge of relevant services and groups and named key contacts.
Recording and monitoring:
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Review the progress of support plans ensuring movement towards achieving planned outcomes.
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Be responsible for ensuring all caseload and outreach data is recorded accurately and in line with policy and procedures.
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Maintain confidentiality and work within Safeguarding standards.
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Undertake any other duties as required.
Application Deadline - 10am Monday 15th April
Interviews take place Friday 19th April.
If you prefer, you can apply for this position by downloading and completing an application form and sending it to the email or postal address instructed within. If you do this, there is no need to send a CV.
If applying via Quick Apply, please complete the questions below and send your CV. In your CV please ensure you are clear about your education and employment history, including grades, qualifications and dates.
We require information about any employment you have held for 6 weeks or more. Please try to explain any gaps in employment the best you can.
Please ensure the information in your CV relates to the position you are applying for.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Wellbeing and Organisational Change Advisor
Reference: MAR20243493
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £25,723.00 - £27,614.00 Pro Rata
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
Contract: 15 months
Hours: Part Time, 22.5 hours per week
We are looking for a part-time Wellbeing and Organisational Change Advisor to assist the Wellbeing Manager in providing timely and appropriate support around workplace wellbeing over a period of organisational change.
This is a wonderful opportunity to join a great team saving nature and inspiring people in the UK’s largest conservation charity. The workforce around us plays a key role in achieving our mission and we are looking for someone who shares a passion for nature and people.
We're looking for a candidate who embodies the following qualities:
- Passionate: About advancing the people agenda.
- Inquisitive: A natural curiosity to explore and understand.
- Bold: Willing to contribute innovative ideas.
- Positive and Personable: Fosters a collaborative and enjoyable work environment.
- Comfortable Challenging the Status Quo: Strives for continuous improvement and challenges conventional thinking.
Key responsibilities will include:
- To track the reach of sessions to support departments around wellbeing and organisational change.
- Aid the production of resources to be used in support sessions, including PowerPoint slides and Microsoft Forms.
- Produce resources to show stats and evaluation evidence about the reach and value of support sessions, tailored to various internal audiences.
- Create SharePoint pages of resources to complement support sessions.
- Support processes around collecting feedback from leavers.
- Work collaboratively with the rest of the Wellbeing Team and HR colleagues to ensure fit with other Wellbeing and HR work.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Experience of working in an administrative role within a supportive function.
- Experience of working with limited supervision and resolving unforeseen issues and challenges
- Ability to undertake assigned tasks in timely manner to an acceptable standard.
- Experience of working with Microsoft 365 suite including Word, Excel and Teams
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Experience of SharePoint management and creating Canva documents.
- Experience of working within an HR, HSE or Workplace Wellbeing team
Additional Information:
- This is a fixed-term role for 15 months, part-time for 22.5 hours per week.
- The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
- You will be home based but may be dual located if you live near one of our offices.
- As an employer we are committed to flexible working and supporting a work life balance.
Closing date: 23:59, Tuesday 9th April 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position as soon as a candidate presents themselves, so please do not delay in applying.
Please note that we are actively recruiting for this vacancy, and reserve the right to close once sufficient applications have been received.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.
The 2023 State of Nature Report highlighted the continuing devastating loss of UK nature. One in six species are at risk of becoming extinct in the UK, and we live in one of the most nature depleted countries on Earth.
We must act fast, with ambition, and at scale. Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is here to put nature into recovery, and we need your help.
By joining our agricultural advice team, you’ll be on the front line, helping farmers, landowners and growers to support nature’s recovery whilst enabling them to continue growing high quality food. You will be making a unique contribution to an incredible mission. People are at the heart of everything we do as an organisation, and with farmland covering 70% of Warwickshire it’s critical we support farmers, landowners and growers to make space for nature and take action for wildlife. As an Agricultural Adviser at Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, you will work alongside colleagues in the team to help inspire and support farmers across the area. You will work closely with our Warwickshire Farm Cluster Groups and the partners we work with to provide advice and guidance to farmers. Helping them to integrate nature into their business, apply for the Government’s new agricultural grants, and support them to transition to a more nature friendly way of farming.
If this is sounds like your ideal job, we look forward to receiving your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have demonstrable experience of giving money and budgeting advice or support in a student facing environment or financial services setting? Do you have an understanding of issues facing students in Higher Education?
We are recruiting for a specialist Money & Budgeting Advisor into our Advice Service to provide money, budgeting and debt advice to our members, oversee the application processes for our expanded hardship funds and to run our new financial literacy programme. This role will work alongside another Money & Budgeting Advisor and with our wider Advice & Wellbeing team, supporting each other to achieve positive outcomes for our students. The post holder will provide accurate finance, debt and budgeting advice and information to students using the Advice Service including casework, support and advocacy.
This is an exciting role in a unique organisation. Our vision is of an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world. We aim to build a vibrant and empowered student community with real influence in UCL and beyond, that enables students to enjoy their time at university; pursue their interests and passions; see things in new ways; and develop the skills and experience to change the world for the better.
We are a registered charity employing over 100 career staff and 300 student staff, delivering a wide range of services and representative functions for UCL students. We have the widest portfolio of services any student organisation in the country, managing UCL’s extracurricular programmes for sport, music, drama, dance, media, volunteering, academic societies and intercultural engagement; providing a wide range of fantastic social spaces; leading on student democracy and representation across UCL; and offering excellent student support services.
It's an exciting time our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking new Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.
We support flexible working, with hybrid working for all staff.
Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work.
This role is a fixed term maternity cover role for 9 months (with possible extension).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Employment Advisor
Salary: Circa £24,332 per annum
Hours: Full and Part Time roles available
Reporting to: Project Manager
Location: Carlisle
About us
Groundwork aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work. This programme will deliver Groundwork’s mission of supporting people to improve their prospects and reach their full potential.
About the role
Working as a member of the Employment Team you will engage on a 1:1 basis with our employment programme participants, establishing and maintaining excellent relationships to understand and meet their individual needs. You will develop personal action plans which enable movement of these people towards and into further sustainable employment. You will work in a friendly, busy employment team environment to ensure programme performance targets are consistently achieved to meet requirements of the allocated contract.
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service
A bit about you
We want someone like you with the confidence to positively engage and motivate people from a wide range of backgrounds. In your role you will work closely with the local community and employers, supporting referrals onto the programme and identifying employment opportunities. You will enable participants to develop valuable work based skills and gain knowledge. Your role will require you to be supportive and understanding, be able to deal with any issues that may arise confidently. You will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to adapt them pending on what you are dealing with, communicating at different levels as key in this role.
Closing date: Midnight on Friday 5th April 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Make yourself at home:
We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.
At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.
No agencies please.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Scope is a disability equality charity in England and Wales. Together we are Disability Gamechangers. We work to a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. We campaign tirelessly for everyday equality for disabled people.
Come and join our Employment Services Team, working in our Career Pathways service.
We are looking for a Careers Adviser to join our Career Pathways team in Leeds. Career Pathways provides careers advice to disabled young people. It supports them in their transition from youth to adulthood.
Permanent, 35 hours per week.
Location: Working at Scope's Leeds office and working from home (hybrid)
Please go to the Scope website for further information and to view the full job description.
About the role
Career Pathways equips young disabled people with knowledge and confidence. The service enables them to fulfil their career aspirations and personal goals.
As a Careers Adviser you will be giving careers advice to young disabled people in schools across Leeds, at our office and online. We are offering a hybrid model of delivery so working from home for part of your week is available.
About you
- You will have experience of supporting young disabled people to build their confidence and work towards their goals. This could be in either an education or social care setting.
- You will have the confidence to deliver 1:1 and group sessions. These will take place in person and online.
- You will be able to produce clear and relevant action plans. These action plans will aid customers to explore and achieve their career goals
Please make sure you explain in your application, with examples, how you can meet these important skills.
We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of everyday equality for disabled people.
Our values are being pioneering, courageous, connected, open and fair
By living our values and trusting each other, we give our colleagues freedom and space to be creative, push boundaries and change minds.
Disabled candidates
We are a disability equality charity. We encourage applications from disabled people and people with impairments, conditions, and access needs. We want to create a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve.
Scope will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post. This is part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme. This was previously known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
Some applicants might need adjustments during the application process. If you require adjustments through your journey with us you can find out more about interview adjustments on the Scope website.
Scope benefits
We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition. We offer a wide range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Flexible, hybrid and remote working options
- Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years
- Company pension
- Excellent training and career development
- Strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+
- Discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and much more.
If you want to become a Disability Gamechanger, we'd love to hear from you.
Click the apply button to create an account and complete your application form.
Please note applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may take place and an appointment be made before the closing date. Early applications are therefore encouraged.
One in 20 adults in the UK has never learnt to read at all, but it is never too late to learn. Read Easy UK is a volunteer organisation that delivers one-to-one reading coaching to adults aged from 18-88 through a network of affiliated, locally run volunteer groups.
With its free, flexible, confidential approach, Read Easy encourages many people who are too embarrassed to join a class to come forward for one-to-one support. Each new reader is provided with their own personal Reading Coach, so that they can learn in private and at their own pace. Learning to read transforms their lives in many other ways as well, including enabling them to support their children’s and grandchildren’s reading, and so transfers the benefits to the next generation.
There are currently 76 affiliated Read Easy groups across England, together involving more than a thousand volunteers. Read Easy UK is the registered charity and umbrella organisation, based in north Gloucestershire, which supports this network of volunteer groups.
As our South West Regional Adviser, you would be providing high quality support to our 14 volunteer groups across Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Avon, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. Your support will ensure that they provide the same for their volunteers and Readers. From meeting with Team Leaders to provide one to one support to delivering refresher training for small groups of volunteers this is a dynamic and rewarding role.
You will need to have experience of working with volunteers; strong people management and interpersonal skills; excellent communication skills; and the confidence to run meetings and deliver presentations.
This is a part-time role for 15 hours per week. Please note that this role is home-based, requires flexibility and involves regular travel within the region and occasional evening and weekend working. The successful candidate will have been employed to work with volunteers for at least two years.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role Profile
This is an opportunity for you to join an established charity that has an excellent reputation locally as a trusted partner and as a great place to work. You’ll be a part of a small, but committed team with big ambitions that works cohesively and effectively together to get things done. You will provide generalist level advice and casework focused on welfare benefits, housing and energy as well as offering non-monetary debt advice about priority debts and budgeting.
You’ll help people to understand their rights and responsibilities by exploring their problems in depth. You'll proactively encourage clients to take responsibility for completing actions to resolve problems themselves. Taking responsibility for cases and advocating on behalf of clients where appropriate.
You’ll work closely with our key partners across North Lincolnshire within the statutory and voluntary and community sectors and ensure clients receive a good quality and holistic service that supports individuals to remove the financial and psychological barriers to achieving positive outcomes and build resilience for the future.
This role is offered both on a trainee and a qualified basis. For the trainee position we’re not necessarily looking for someone who has previous experience working within the advice sector, as long as you’re empathetic and able to provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way we can provide full training.
You’ll really be able to make the role your own. You’ll be a part of a small, but committed team with big ambitions that works cohesively and effectively together to get things done. You'll be an important and valued member of the team and, with the support of Citizens Advice North Lincolnshire, will be responsible for ensuring people focused outcomes are met in a pressurised environment.
What we offer our staff
We provide an employee assistance scheme managed by LifeWorks. Benefits include:
- 24/7 - 365 telephone helpline
- LifeWorks online support website
- LifeWorks app
- 6 sessions of face to face counselling per issue – unlimited issues per annum
- Employee legal helpline
- Consulting services – financial, debt advice, housing, relocation, parenting, eldercare, work performance, health and wellness advice and much more
- Childcare and eldercare matching service
- Savings on everyday purchases and life events
- Access for family members and dependants – excluding counselling and legal advice
Annual leave: Annual leave is 25 days from 1st January to 31st December, plus 8 bank holidays. We offer additional long service leave of 5 days after 4 years of employment
Closing date: 8th April
Location: This is a homebased role covering the North East and Yorkshire regions. You must live or be able to travel to these regions easily.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme is the UK’s biggest ever initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. For 10 years, it has been transforming the way the nation thinks, acts and talks about the condition through volunteer led Dementia Friends Sessions and tailored resources for organisations.
The programme supports individuals and organisations to understand more about dementia and inspires them to take meaningful action to bring help and hope to everyone affected by dementia. The programme is about to embark on a development phase so this is a great time to join the team and bring your expertise and experience.
This varied role is all about engaging volunteers, organisations and other internal and external stakeholders with this flagship programme. The role will work across a specified region to recruit, engage, train and support Dementia Friends Ambassadors (DFAs) volunteers. It will support development of new learning resources for programme routes and work with teams across Alzheimer’s Society to support them to use to all programme routes to build relationships and deliver impact.
Most importantly, this role will give you the opportunity to really make a difference for people affected by dementia by raising the awareness of small steps that everyone can take to make the world a better place for them. You will be inspiring behaviour change at all levels!
The role will be primarily home based but you will need to be able to travel across your region. There may be some occasions where you need to travel outside of your region. The role may involve some evening and weekend work to enable ongoing support of volunteers, so flexibility is essential.
Alzheimer's Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years
About you
- Be an empathetic and organised volunteer manager who loves to engage and inspire people.
- Experience of managing volunteers, developing resources and delivering training to a wide range of stakeholders both virtually and in person.
- Be a confident influencer who is happy to work on multiple things at once.
- Be a great relationship builder, who’s passion is delivering excellent stewardship and who’s skilled at supporting and influencing multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent project management and IT skills including using all Microsoft packages and experience of using a databases to record and report on data.
- Ability to work collaboratively within the team and across the organisation on key projects.
Person Specification
- Excellent and professional communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
- Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.
- Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.
We are holding a virtual information session about this role on Tuesday 26th March at 12.30. if you would like to attend or have any other questions, please email [email protected]
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
People & Culture Business Partner
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum plus benefits
Position Type: Permanent Full-Time or Part-Time
Closing Date: 10/04/2024
It’s an exciting time to join the Royal Society of Chemistry. Our People and Culture team are embracing the start of our journey to becoming a true data-led, strategic partner to the organisation and we are looking for a People and Culture Business Partner who embodies this. You will primarily partner with our directors and senior managers across your defined business area to provide first class, proactive, strategic input across a wide range of people initiatives. You will be comfortable operating as a strategic partner whilst maintaining a solutions focused, problem solving approach to your work. As a P&C team, we have ambitious, transformational plans and due to the timing of this role you will be comfortable working in an ambiguous environment whilst we navigate this. In return, you will have the opportunity to work with a supportive team, work on some awesome people related projects and use your knowledge and experience to positively impact a truly values based organisation that cares about its employees.
This is a full-time opportunity, working Monday to Friday however the role offers flexibility. Your time will be split between working from home and our Cambridge based office with ideally 1-2 days per week in the office. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.
What you will be doing:
• Develop and nurture effective relationships as a strategic people partner to defined business areas;
• Partner with managers to embed excellent people related practices.
• Provide advice and guidance on all people related aspects including organisational design, engagement, reward, and development.
• Deliver cost effective, pragmatic people solutions to complex or escalated people related matters.
• Use people data, metrics and insight proactively to consider emerging themes and identify appropriate people solutions to inform people related decision making.
• Support change and transformation initiatives; through effective partnering, coaching, collaborating.
• Work closely with the wider People & Culture team to develop and deliver the people strategy for the defined business area, ensuring alignment to the People & Culture strategy.
• Provide strategic input on areas throughout the employee lifecycle including succession planning, workforce planning and EVP.
• Responsible for supporting the embedding of any people strategic initiatives within defined business areas.
• Be the “people voice” for RSC projects and initiatives to ensure the people perspectives and implications are considered.
Key skills:
• Experience of business partnering at a strategic level.
• CIPD qualification, or evidence of working towards accreditation or evidence of further professional development.
• Up to date knowledge of UK employment law.
• Exceptional relationship building, persuasion and influencing capability, willing to challenge when needed.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and open to change.
• Ability to work with others to develop and deliver solutions, a pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Strong presentation skills, with the ability to communicate with a variety of people across a range of departments and levels with impact.
• Experience of utilising HR Database systems, ensuring accuracy of employee records, in order to prepare, analyse and investigate data which supports design and delivery of people strategies and plan.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.
At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we support development and offer excellent benefits. If you are interested, please apply before the end of our closing date.
You may have experience in the following: HR Business Partner, Human Resources, HR Strategic Advisor, People Strategy Consultant, Talent Management Business Partner, Talent Management, Human Resources Advisor, HR Officer, etc.
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The British Academy – the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences - is seeking an International Policy Adviser to join our International Team, providing key support in the development and delivery of an aligned and impactful programme of international policy activities.
The role
The International Policy Adviser will help take forward the Academy’s international engagements and policy advice. Working with colleagues, Academy Fellows and the researchers we support, you will work on strands of the Academy’s diverse and fast-moving international policy portfolio.
You will manage a set of discrete projects and associated activities related to the Academy’s international thematic priorities, particularly Just Transitions.
You will be a source of expertise for the Academy’s international engagement with responsibility to represent the Academy externally.
This is an exciting opportunity to gain unique exposure to international policy engagement working at the interface of research, policy and practice with stakeholders globally.
You are an effective communicator, able to collaborate with both external and internal stakeholders. You are also confident working independently, and have excellent planning, organisational, and time management skills.
About the Academy
The British Academy is the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences, established by Royal Charter in 1902. We mobilise these disciplines to understand the world and shape a brighter future. Today’s complex challenges can only be resolved by deepening our insight into people, culture, and societies. With a Fellowship of around 1,400 leading national and international academics, the Academy invests in researchers and projects across the UK and overseas; engages the public with fresh thinking and debates; and brings together scholars, government, business, and civil society to influence policy.
The Academy currently has five directorates: Communications & Marketing; Development; Policy; Research; and Resources, plus a small Governance & Fellowship Team. We have increased staffing in the last 12 months and expect to continue to grow this year.
Working at the Academy
Our senior management team have worked with staff to foster a culture of collaboration, respect, and empathy, in which all contributions are recognised as we work towards our common goals. Our people strategy and working practices focus on building strengths and sharing insights, with learning & development, wellbeing, and equality, diversity & inclusion at the centre of how we operate as an organisation. Investing in our staff and encouraging a healthy work/life balance is central to our success, as we move forward and continue to grow.
Terms and conditions
The British Academy is based at 10-11, Carlton House Terrace, St James Park, London, SW1 – a Grade 1 listed building. We offer a competitive benefits package including a 35-hour working week, with hours and location worked flexibly under our hybrid-working policy; 34 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays; a subsidised restaurant and an excellent occupational pension.
How to apply
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, in line with our commitment to create a diverse and inclusive working environment, promote equal opportunity, and address under-representation. We will make reasonable adjustments to support disabled job applicants and offer an interview to those meeting the minimum selection criteria.
To apply, and to see the full job description and our workplace values, please follow the Apply link to access the Applied recruitment platform.
Please contact the HR team if you have any questions.
Applications must be received no later than 12:00 noon on 4 April 2024.
Do you have senior People & Organisation Development (OD) leadership experience?
Have you been involved in developing and implementing successful Organisation Design and Development strategies?
Do you have specialist experience in Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) within Organisation Development?
If you've answered yes to the above questions, this could be a great role for you!
The Organisation Development team exists to enhance the health and effectiveness of Tearfund, enabling people to flourish and reach their God-given potential. We do this by leading OD, cultural transformation and change management initiatives, prioritising ED&I, supporting leadership development, monitoring and acting to improve employee engagement and providing strategic Wellbeing and Learning and Development support to the organisation.
The successful candidate will provide leadership and support in change management and Organisation Development, working on a portfolio of projects across Tearfund to address corporate priorities and strategies.
You will focus on people aspects of change, including how operational processes, structure, systems, technology and organisational culture support or hinder desired change. This position also provides advice and support aimed at building organisational cohesion, capability, health and agility across Tearfund.
You will work in close collaboration with other members of the People and Culture Senior Management Team, with Tearfund's broader Global Leadership Team and members of the Executive Team.
Essential experience, knowledge and understanding required:
- Developing and implementing successful Organisation Design and Development strategies
- Leading EDI at senior management level in a complex global organisation
- EDI best practice in a global context and ideally in a global development context
- Managing major organisational change and transformation work in a complex, global organisation
- Successfully implementing culture change interventions
- Cross-cultural engagement
About you:
- Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills
- The ability to manage, advise and influence senior stakeholder relationships
- Organisational research competencies, in particular the ability to collect, analyse and integrate quantitative and qualitative data; and use these to develop Organisation Development and change strategies
- Strong written and oral communication skills and strong coaching skills - individual and group
All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.
Location: This is a global role and can be based in any country where Tearfund can legally employ staff.
The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.
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Job Purpose
This role is within our crisis alternative service Safe Space - an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service operates 365 days a year from 12:00pm (midday) - 11:30pm across all of our boroughs. The role will consist of two shift patterns to ensure the service is covered: 11:30am-6:30pm and 4:30-11:30pm. This will be on a rota basis across support workers.
Staff within the service will provide person-centred, practical and emotional support, face to face or via telephone on a one-to-one or group basis to individuals experiencing mental health crisis. This will consist of 1:1 support; de-escalating and providing interventions, signposting for specialised or longer-term support, and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing. The aim of this service is to de-escalate and prevent further crises.
The objectives of the service include:
- To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in HFEH.
- To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation, planned wellbeing activities etc.
- To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
- To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
- To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
- To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
- To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
- To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
- To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
The Role
The role of the support workers will be to support the rest of the team in delivering interventions on a one-to-one and group basis. The role will also involve triaging and assessing all clients accessing the service, signposting and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing.
About Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind
This is an exciting opportunity to join and support a fast growing and dedicated team supporting the wellbeing of communities across West London.
We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover. We listen, support recovery, fight stigma and work with partners to take action. We provide services for adults, children and young people, signposting for everyone and training and consultancy for employers.
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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