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Downright Excellent Trustee – Trustee - Safeguarding lead role description
Context and purpose
- Downright Excellent (DEx) is a small charity committed to enabling children with Down syndrome to maximise their potential. We deliver a range of specialist interventions and support to children with Down syndrome and their families.
· The trustee with safeguarding expertise will be the main contact on the board for matters relating to child protection and safeguarding.
· You’ll be supported by our team who manage day to day safeguarding issues, with training provided whether it is new to you or you come from a safeguarding background.
· The skills, experience and expertise of the safeguarding trustee will help us ensure that we have the right polices, processes and practices in place.
Main responsibilities
· Be the point of contact on the trustee board for safeguarding matters, supported by our small safeguarding team
· As part of our trustee team, give firm strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets.
- Review our safeguarding policies and processes to ensure they meet current best practice.
· Ensure guidelines are developed and updated to ensure that:
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- our services users, team, and stakeholders are treated with respect and feel safe, as DEx endeavours to in its way of working; and
- DEx’s reputation is upheld to a high standard.
· Be the champion on the board fo safeguarding, ensuring the safe treatment of those we work with is at the forefront of decision making.
· Draw on your networks to support our work.
· Help ensure that the operations team have the capabilities that they need to implement the safeguarding policies and processes.
Enabling children with Down syndrome to maximise their potential
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Are you passionate about mental health and helping those struggling with body image issues and related disorders? Been There, a start-up mental health charity, is currently seeking a safeguarding trustee to join our dedicated team.
What will you be doing?
Job Summary:
As a safeguarding trustee, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of our service users. You will work closely with our staff and volunteers to implement safeguarding policies and procedures, provide guidance and support, and help to create a safe and inclusive environment for all individuals.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic
- Consider the organisation’s strategic plans and make sure they reflect safeguarding legislation and expectations of the Charities Commission.
- Work with the CEO and DSL regularly to review and ensure charity policies are creating a safer culture and keeping people safe.
- Check the organisation’s risk register reflects safeguarding risks properly and plans sensible measures to take.
- Make sure there is space on the agenda for safeguarding reports and help trustees understand and challenge those reports.
Effective policy and practice
- Make sure there is a 6 monthly review of safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Understand the monitoring your charity does to see whether policies and procedures are effective.
- Learn from case reviews locally and nationally, to improve your organisation’s policies/procedures.
- Oversee safeguarding allegations against staff or volunteers, together with CEO and DSL.
- Be a point of contact for staff or volunteers if someone wishes to complain about a lack of action in relation to safeguarding concerns.
Creating the right culture
- Champion safeguarding throughout the organisation.
- Attend relevant safeguarding training events (virtually)
- Support the trustees in developing their individual and collective understanding of safeguarding.
- Support regular safeguarding updates for staff, volunteers and beneficiaries.
- Make sure you have ways of gathering the views of staff and volunteers in relation to safeguarding and sharing these with the board.
What are we looking for?
- Qualifications and Experience:
- 5+ years experience in safeguarding, ideally within a mental health/charity setting (essential)
- Previous trustee/governance experience is not essential but would be desirable.
- Knowledge of relevant safeguarding legislation/policies/procedures.
- Commitment to promoting positive body image and mental well-being.
- Understanding of the unique challenges faced by individuals with body image issues and related disorders would be beneficial.
- Skills: Strong strategic thinking, leadership, and decision-making abilities. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
- Commitment: Ability to commit time for board meetings, committee involvement, and preparation work. Expected to attend quarterly board meetings and contribute to special projects as needed
What difference will you make?
Been There is a charity in the form of an app that connects people aged 18 and over with a vetted and trained mentor to help with any body image issues they may be experiencing. This gives them the opportunity to speak to someone who has ‘Been There’ themselves. Our Mentors are here to support, empower and, most importantly, listen.
The Trustees are a core part of the team and very hands on. We have a tight knit team, and your governance support will ensure we are always acting in the best interests of our service users and team.
How to Apply:
To apply for the Safeguarding Trustee position at Been There Mental Health Charity, please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and interest in the role.
We look forward to welcoming a dedicated individual to our team and making a difference in the lives of those we support.
We are an app-based charity that connects people over 18 with a vetted and trained Mentor (who has also 'been there') to help with body image issues.
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Been There is a charity in the form of an app that connects adults with a vetted and trained Mentor to support with their mental health relating to body image issues. We are looking for a lovely Safeguarding Lead to take the reigns.
What will you be doing?
As the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will work alongside the Designated Safeguarding Lead at Been There to ensure the safety of our service users and volunteers. The role will be remote with the opportunity to meet up too (optional).
As the DDSL, you will:
- Support the DSL and senior team in developing and establishing Been There's approach to safeguarding.
- Help to maintain and review Been There's plan for safeguarding.
- Help coordinate the distribution of policies, procedures and safeguarding resources throughout the charity.
- Support the DSL with training needs and development, providing training where appropriate.
- Provide safeguarding advice and support to staff and volunteers.
- Help the DSL with safeguarding concerns, allegations or incidents reported to your organisation.
- Support DSL with referrals to key safeguarding agencies (e.g. social services or police) of any incidents or allegations of abuse and harm.
- Help to build an effective safeguarding team
What are we looking for?
- Level 3 Safeguarding training
- At least 1 year of experience in a safeguarding role
- Experience of handling sensitive data
- Unerstands importance of maintaining confidentiality at all times
- Experience of providing training, guidance and support to others
- Some knowledge of legislation and guidance on safeguarding and working with young people, including knowledge of the responsibilities of schools and other agencies would be beneficial.
- Ability to work with a range of people with the aim of ensuring the safety and welfare of adults
- Awareness of local and national agencies that provide support for adults
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to ensuring the welfare and safety of our service users
What difference will you make?
Keeping our service users and Mentors safe is a crucial role, so ensuring a thorough Safeguarding policy is in place so our charity has effective Safeguarding procedures is key.
We are an app-based charity that connects people over 18 with a vetted and trained Mentor (who has also 'been there') to help with body image issues.
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Are you an experienced professional with expertise related to safegaurding? Then you may be able to use those skills to make a positive difference our special college in Openshaw (Bridge College).
This is a strategic role offering a great chance to make a real difference to the education of young people with support needs, and also an excellent opportunity to add strategic level leadership experience to your CV or Linked In profile.
Collectively, individual governors contribute their professional, specialist and general management skills to the College (and its sub-groups) in a non-executive role. Governors advise, challenge and support the leadership of the school / college and hold them to account for its management, the quality of the teaching and learning and the achievement, wellbeing and safety of pupils. Governors uphold the values and ethos of the College and ensure it works within its allocated budget, approving targets, policies, and monitoring the progress the school / college is making.
What you will be doing
- Advising on and monitoring the operation and the internal management of the school / college, including number of teaching and support staff, curriculum, safeguarding arrangements, and health & safety
- Approving policies and the school/college quality improvement plan
- Promoting the well-being of students including independence, participation, diversity, inclusion, equal opportunities, and community cohesion
- Monitoring arrangements for safeguarding of children and young people
- Attending all full Governing Body meetings and subgroups of which they are members
- Attending induction and relevant training events
The skills you'll need
- Strategic perspective
- Constructive evaluation skills
- Leadership and influencing skills
- Interpersonal and teamworking skills
- Planning and organisation skills
- Ability to demonstrate a full understanding and appreciation of the principles of governance
- Determination
What's in it for you
- Demonstrable leadership and strategic experience for CV
- Insights into special education
- Opportunity to have an influence in an important arena
Please note, if your application is successful we will carry out an Enhanced DBS check and Section 128 Check before you start in this role.
Whether you’re new to school governance or have experience of this type of role we’d love to hear from you!
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Borderline Support UK CIC supports people from all over the UK who are living with borderline personality disorder, their families, and the professionals who work with them. Safeguarding is central to everything we do, we recognise that the welfare of our service users and volunteers is paramount and that we have a duty of care to everyone in our services. We will do everything we can to provide a safe environment for service users and volunteers.
About the role
Although we recognise that safeguarding is the responsibility of all, the Safeguarding Trustee will take the lead on safeguarding, supporting the board and chief executive.
The safeguarding trustee will:
- review and implement safeguarding policies and procedures
- ensure there is an annual review
- be aware of safeguarding legislation and other relevant obligations including the safeguarding expectations of the Charity Commission
- produce and deliver safeguarding reports to the board
- produce and assist with safeguarding training
- support the trustees to develop their understanding of safeguarding
About you
Experience and skills we are looking for:
- experience of working in safeguarding for adults
- awareness of relevant guidance and legislation
- excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive and confidential information
- commitment to the values and aims of the organisation
About the board
Our board of trustees is a friendly, dedicated and active group. Our six trustees help run committees and groups, and are passionate about the goals of the organisation. The board meets once a month at present (this will move to less frequently in time), and meets remotely over Teams.
Why join us?
This is an exciting time to join us, as we implement our strategy for 2024 onwards. Over the next five years we want to develop our services, invest in new ways of supporting people, and grow our service to meet the increased need for support. We are also implementing awareness campaigns and training workshops.
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Join us as a Trustee / Director and make a difference!
Are you passionate about making a positive impact in the community? Do you have a strong desire to contribute your skills to a cause that matters? We invite you to become a Trustee / Director and be a driving force for change!
Who we are: A purpose-driven charity, dedicated to making a difference to the lives of young, homeless people. We believe in the power of community, collaboration, and transparency to create lasting change.
Our organisation comprises a registered Charity & Community Interest Company each with its own Board. The Charity provides supported accommodation, advice, support & guidance to vulnerable, homeless young people. The Community Interest Company provides 24 / 7 concierge services to CAYSH young people & externally to vulnerable adults with complex needs.
As we continue to grow, we are seeking dedicated individuals to join our board of Trustees / Directors.
What we're looking for: Passionate individuals from a variety of backgrounds, with a range of expertise to contribute to our board. Whether you have experience in social care, safeguarding, finance, law, marketing, technology, or other fields, your unique skills and perspectives are valuable to us. As a Trustee / Director, you will play a pivotal role in guiding our organisation towards success.
Why you should join us as a trustee / director: Impact: Be part of an organisation making a real difference in the lives of homeless young people. Leadership: Contribute to strategic decision-making and shape the future direction of the organisation. Fulfilment: Experience the satisfaction of knowing that your efforts contribute to positive change.
Time commitment:
To support the decision making at CAYSH, you will attend an average of 4 Board meetings and up to 4 Committee meetings a year, plus Trustee / Director away-days & other events, such as AGM. Meetings are held outside regular business hours and are mostly online. Events (including strategy days, AGM and service user get togethers) usually take place at our offices in Croydon.
How to Apply: If you are ready to embark on a rewarding journey and become a Trustee with CAYSH, we would love to hear from you! Please submit a brief statement outlining your interest and the skills you bring to our organisation.
Apply now and become a catalyst for positive change! Together, let's build a better future.
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Context and purpose
- Downright Excellent (DEx) is a small charity committed to enabling children with Down syndrome to maximise their potential. We deliver a range of specialist interventions and support to children with Down syndrome and their families.
· The Trustee – Secretary will act as ‘company secretary’ for the Board.
· The skills, experience and expertise of the Trustee-Secretary will help us ensure that we are delivering best practice in terms of board administration and wider governance of DEx
· A specific background in charity governance or having been a secretary before is not necessary, but a commitment to learning and development in the area is.
Main responsibilities
· Act as secretary to the Board – working closely with the Chair and Chief Executive to:
o Coordinate Board meetings
o Set Board meeting agendas
o Circulate Board meeting papers and agendas
o Take minutes of Board meetings
· Keep up to date with best practice in charity governance and compliance
· Monitor DEx’s compliance with best practice in charity governance, Charity Commission regulations using our own compliance monitoring tools.
· As part of our trustee team, give firm strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets.
· Draw on your networks to support our work.
· Help ensure that the operations team have the capabilities that they need to implement the safeguarding policies and processes.
Enabling children with Down syndrome to maximise their potential
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Project Overview:
The Z House is an overnight accommodation for young people (18-25) at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The project aims to provide stable overnight accommodation for young people as they work towards a move-on goal. The project will work with the young people staying there to help them build skills necessary for maintaining independence beyond the project.
Specifics of the role
Hours: 20.00 - 08.00
Responsible to: Z House Project Coordinators
Location: 3 Pritchard St, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 8RH
Conditions: Happy interacting with guests Please note: This is a voluntary role
Role description:
This role is key in maintaining a safe and welcoming environment overnight at the Z House. Overnight duties involve interacting with the young people in the communal space if they want to, doing any necessary house duties, and responding to any emergencies should they occur (guidance will be given and you will never be left alone to deal with incidents!). It also includes providing a hand-over to the staff at the end of the shift. You will form part of a pair of volunteers, and there will always be a Caring it Bristol staff member on-call. A typical shift runs: · Arrive at the house at 20.00
· Letting in any guests who arrive late (before the 22.00 curfew)
· Checking in with the guests
· Conducting any house duties
· The shift is a sleep-in shift - You are allowed to sleep in the volunteer area during this shift, though remaining available to respond to incidents and emergencies should they occur
· Record any incidents or safeguarding concerns and include this in your handover – you will be trained in the procedure of what to do if this occurs
· Create a comprehensive handover for next the set of volunteers on shift and for the Z House project coordinators.
Person Specification:
· Be a good communicator.
· Be friendly and have an open demeanour
· Be Reliable and good at timekeeping
· Be expected to undertake one volunteer shift every month
· Have a willingness to learn about safeguarding, record keeping etc.
· Have a willingness to uphold CiB values and work towards its overall mission · Be committed to ongoing/in house training which will be organised by CiB
Creating a city empowered to solve homelessness
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About Bramber Bakehouse
Bramber Bakehouse works alongside victims of domestic abuse, survivors of human trafficking, asylum seekers and refugees to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disadvantage.
Our trauma-informed programme is a direct response to the situation women face as a result of their past experiences. Learning together in the kitchen fosters community, increases self-esteem, improves mental health and develops trust.
Combine this with our tailored wellbeing sessions, transferable life skills lessons and future-proof support, it’s a recipe for success.
We are seeking Trustees with a variety of skills to join our Board.
What will you be doing?
Trustees are given a full induction, receive training opportunities and can claim reasonable expenses to enable them to carry out their duties.
Main Tasks
· Reflect the organisation’s vision and values, strategy and policies
· Work closely with the board to formulate and review the strategic aims of the organisation
· Ensure the policy and practices of the organisation are in keeping with its aims
· Ensure that the organisation functions within the legal and financial requirements of a charity and company limited by guarantee
· Use resources effectively and efficiently
· Ensure best practice is developed and applied
· Monitor and evaluate the performance of the organisation
· Take part in training sessions
· Contribute specific skills, interests and contacts
· Fulfil other duties as required from time to time by the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees meet six times a year: four early-evening meetings and two weekend away-days, in Eastbourne or Brighton.
What are we looking for?
· Sector knowledge - experience in the charity or social enterprise sector, knowledge of purpose driven organisations and trauma informed practice
· Safeguarding - experience of child and adult safeguarding from a practitioner or governance perspective
· Fundraising - experience in the charity sector, at a senior level.
· Business Development - experience of developing social enterprise, trading; property management
· Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - experience of developing ED&I strategies and frameworks
We aim to achieve equity, diversity and inclusion at every level of our workforce. As a result, we're prioritising applicants with lived experience of gender-based violence, displacement, exploitation or racism. We believe organisational diversity matters and we will be more accountable and better able to assess the needs of the women we support if we have a good range of perspectives within our team.
What difference will you make?
We are a charity that works alongside women who've experienced gender-based violence, exploitation and/or displacement. Through the power of baking, women are able to lead safe, purposeful, independent lives.
Time Commitment and Location
The Board of Trustees meet six times a year: four early-evening meetings and two weekend away-days, in Eastbourne or Brighton.
We have a clear strategy, an expanding staff team and ambitious plans for growth. None of this would be possible without the input and support of a skilled and engaged Board of Trustees.
This role is mainly home-based.
Before you apply
The TrusteeWorks Team at Reach Volunteering are supporting Bramber Bakehouse with their Trustee recruitment. Applications should be made via TrusteeWorks in the first instance. To apply please send a brief up to date CV and a short cover letter. Please send applications to Reach's TrusteeWorks team at the email address provided.
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Operations Manager – Brighter Tomorrow Youth Mentoring
Youth Mix is an award-winning young people’s charity that’s about “Inspiring a Generation” empowering young people to be change-makers in their communities, as well as through projects that UNITE communities, EDUCATE on social issues, INSPIRE a generation of leaders and CREATE active citizens.
About Brighter Tomorrow – Youth Mentoring
Youth Mix is offering one-to-one mentoring to young people who have been through the justice system. Our ambition is to support young people to find their passion, help them identify steps to get there, provide resources to upskill and train them within their area of interest and increase their confidence and be a better version of themselves.
This exciting new offering is aimed at those who are aged between 16-26, pose little or no risk to the public and who want to be mentored, upskilled or coached. We want to support people who are open to advice and want to turn their life around.
To help Youth Mix manage this service, we are looking for an Operations Manager who will oversee the running of Brighter Tomorrow.
ROLE SUMMARY
We are looking for an experienced Operations Manager to join our team, managing our exciting new mentoring service - Brighter Tomorrow. This role reports to the CEO/Chief of Staff but will also work closely with the HR Manager and other key project people.
As Operations Manager, you will manage our Brighter Tomorrow services, leading on the day-to-day operations and improving processes as necessary as we are currently piloting the service with our partners.
Your role will involve:
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Being the key contact person and expert in delivering the Brighter Tomorrow service for Youth Mix.
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Day to Day management of the Brighter Tomorrow service.
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Ensuring key processes are followed, specifically safeguarding controls are followed to protect our young people who use the service.
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Ensuring the smooth running of the service and that mentor and mentee expectations are met.
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Working with our partner organisations to ensure questions and processes to bring in mentees are understood.
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Working with the Mentor Liaison Officer to ensure mentors are supported.
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Ensuring any issues are concerns are escalated to the Chief of Staff or CEO appropriately.
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Ensuring all documentation for Brighter Tomorrow are up to date and amended if necessary.
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Taking part in the monthly catch-up meetings to report on progress.
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Supporting other members of the team if required.
The main stakeholders for this role would be partner organisations who provide mentees to Youth Mix; as well as mentors who volunteer for Youth Mix. This role is to ensure their needs are supported as required.
ROLE TITLE:
Operations Manager
HOURS:
6-8 hours a week
COMMITMENT PERIOD:
Minimum of 6 month, up to 18 months
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Chief of Staff/CEO
LOCATION:
Remote with in person meetings in London
CLOSING DATE:
31st July 2024
Experience
The following experience is considered for this role:
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Must have experience in running a mentoring programme, or working in an environment where the process of going through a mentoring service is well understood.
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Be able to problem solve, think on their feet and provide solutions at pace.
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Must be able to follow processes and procedures and being able to identify areas of improvement.
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Must have experience of managing people.
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Must be professional and have worked in a client facing environment.
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Ideally have experience of working with young people.
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Ideally have experience of engaging or working with Volunteers.
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Understand safeguarding requirements.
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UK charity experience of working in a small charity would be useful.
How to apply
Email us your CV with the reference OP524, via the Charity Jobs button and once your application has been reviewed and if you are successful, we will contact you to arrange an interview.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the high number of applications, we are expecting to receive for this role, we are not able to respond individually to candidates concerning their applications.
Therefore, if after the application stage of the process, if you do not hear from us 4 weeks from the date of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion. We will then send you a short application form for you to complete and email back to us. Once your application has been reviewed and if you are successful, we will contact you to arrange a telephone interview.
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Volunteering opportunity: The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain is seeking new Trustees
Join us as a Trustee at The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain! As a registered charity, we’re seeking dedicated individuals to guide us in fulfilling our mission with integrity and passion.
Responsibilities include shaping strategic direction, safeguarding the organisation’s values, ensuring financial stability, and actively contributing to board decisions. Trustees play a key role in promoting openness, honesty, and leadership.
We’re looking for committed individuals with a love for brass banding and youth music, and expertise in areas like arts management, funding development, audience development, marketing and communication.
We hold four trustee meetings a year - three online (typically 2-3hrs) one in person (full day). Estimated annual time commitment 20hrs per year. You are also encouraged to attend performances and events.
If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact, join us on this exciting journey! We are seeking applications from a broad range of backgrounds and ages. Don't be put off if this is would be your first charity trusteeship - to develop greater youth voice, applications from under 25s are also welcome.
We exist to give the brightest young brass and percussion musicians the opportunity to develop their musicianship, play together and inspire others.
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Offering your skills and time each month will give our fledgling organisation the boost it needs as we deliver our long-term strategy. Carers' Hub is an independent local charity based in Brixton. Our mission is to improve carers’ lives in Lambeth through quality services and community engagement. We achieve this through four core workstreams: raising awareness of carers, influencing local policy through community engagement activities, improving carer wellbeing and connecting carers to each other and to support and training opportunities through our services.
Caring for a loved one, family member, friend or neighbour, can have a significant impact on all aspects of a carer's own life. Our dedicated and passionate team work with carers to help overcome challenges around managing at home, finances, caring with confidence, education and employment, physical health and emotional wellbeing.
We would now like to add to our Board and would like to hear from you if you are keen to offer your time and expertise to support us. We are particularly keen to hear from you if you have skills in the following areas:
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Finance: accountancy, financial planning or budgets.
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Safeguarding: experience of managing or overseeing safeguarding processes and practices.
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Fundraising: writing applications or bids, or helping to raise funds
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Senior management experience in a charity
We are also keen to hear from you if you have personal experience of being a carer, although this is not essential for the role.
Meetings take place at our offices, in person, in Brixton approximately once every two-three months. They currently run from 4pm until 6pm and we value our Trustees being able to attend meetings in person. It is hoped that you will be able to contribute your time to help develop pieces of work outside of meetings depending on your skill set and availability.
How to apply: Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivation.
Closing date: 9am Thursday 27th June
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One of the barriers for female refugee clients to access learning is finding suitable and reliable childcare, whilst they attend sessions. To help them overcome this barrier, we have set up an on creche on site for clients attending the course, managed by a member of staff who is qualified in Level 3 Childcare. Volunteers in this role will have the opportunity to support our operations and services by carrying out the main task of their role as set out below.
Specifically, the volunteer role includes:
- Assisting and taking direction from Refugee Council members of staff in helping to take care of the children by carrying out activities with them.
- Assisting with the set up and organising creative and play activities with the children.
- Assisting with song and story time
- Assisting with the set up and pack up of the Creche equipment for each session.
- Providing emotional support, especially for children new to the Creche
- Ensure children are playing in a safe environment.
- Offering a nurturing and supportive environment for the children
- Fetching the child’s parent from the course when they need changing, feeding or if they are unable to be soothed.
Please note that volunteers are not responsible for feeding or changing nappies as part of this volunteer role and remains the responsibility of the client during the course. Volunteers are never to be left alone with any child at any time. Otherwise, you will have to do enhanced DBS checks.
Useful skills and experience
- Reliability and commitment.
- Confidence and comfortable meeting new people.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional boundaries.
- Ability to build relationships and rapport with children and their parents.
- Ability to communicate with people of all abilities and culturally diverse backgrounds.
- Adaptability to new ideas and concepts
- An appreciation of the importance of confidentiality and data protection. Full training will be provided.
- An understanding of the need to keep children safe in line with our organisational safeguarding policy and procedures. Full training will be provided.
- Pashtu or Dari language skills are desirable but not essential.
This role is subject to a satisfactory basic level Disclosure and Barring Service check. Repeat checks are initiated every two years.
Skills and experience to be gained from the role.
- Experience in working with children in a welcoming environment.
- Induction into the work of the Refugee Council, as well as the role, data protection and safeguarding.
- Experience of volunteering in an early year setting
- Opportunity to improve future employment prospects.
- Support and guidance from Refugee Council team members, including 121 and group supervisions.
- Regular training and development opportunities
- We would be more than happy to provide references to volunteers.
- We would be more than happy to provide CV support, personal professional development.
How we support our volunteers
Volunteers are valued members of our teams, and we provide them with support and development opportunities. Volunteers will receive regular planned support sessions with their supervisors.
Refugee Council allows volunteers to attend our professional training courses, when possible, free of charge. Training will be discussed with you during support sessions with your supervisor.
Through sponsorship from the Marsh Trust, Refugee Council also provides volunteers with the opportunity to design and set-up a new service for new clients. There will be an opportunity to discuss this with your supervisor.
Volunteer roles are unpaid, but we can reimburse volunteers for lunch and travel costs. (Unfortunately our limited budget only allows for local travelling costs.)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
With a new CEO in post and an experienced Board this is an exciting time to join VOICES. We need to find the right person to take on the Chair of Trustees role on a permanent basis. We are seeking someone with the values, passion and skills to support the CEO in safeguarding the central ethos of the charity and building upon it so that we are even stronger and more capable.
To apply, please send a copy of your latest CV together with a supporting statement (no more than one side of A4) explaining your motivations for applying for the role, how your skills, knowledge and experience match the role outline and what you can additionally bring to the role. To ensure fairness to all applicants, any decision to interview will be based solely on the information that you supply on your CV and supporting statement. Therefore, it is important you give as much information as possible regarding why you wish to apply and what you think makes you a suitable applicant.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose
An Oxfordshire Youth Hospital Navigator Volunteer will provide support to Oxfordshire Youth staff and young people within our Hospital Navigator scheme. The post holder will passionately believe in the potential of all young people to achieve their goals.
An Oxfordshire Youth, Hospital Navigators Volunteer will be an advocate for young people.
Oxfordshire Youth Hospital Navigators Volunteers do not have fixed hours, but commit to flexible hours to suit their availability and staff needs. Shifts are available 7 days per week.
Join our dynamic team YPSA Team to coordinate the ground-breaking Intervention programme - Hospital Navigator. With an increase in the number of young people presenting at emergency departments due to serious violence, mental health issues, and substance abuse, we are addressing an urgent need for signposting young people to support services following discharge from A&E.
The Hospital Navigators will establish trust with young people who arrive at the JR hospital due to pre-existing concerns such as substance addiction, mental health issues, personal care, and violence itself. When in the hospital, there is an opportunity for the young person to reflect and be open to intervention. A volunteer in a dedicated Navigator role would request permission to refer the young person to a third-party agency that can provide the necessary specialist support. This moment may assist in redirecting the young person back into the community via a different pathway. The volunteer would connect them with a local support agency/charity that would assist them in reintegrating into the community, building resilience, and providing mentoring to prevent repeat occurrences that could lead to their hospitalisation.
The Navigator Coordinator will supervise Hospital Navigator volunteers. Once the navigator has gained the young person's trust and agreement, they will prepare an assessment and referral form that includes the type of difficulties, services available for referral, and the type of communication the client prefers.
Main volunteering duties
● Work within a busy A&E and the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) within JR hospital setting
● Liaise with the triage nurse team once people are medically cleared, to screen and offer signposting to appropriate services outside of the hospital
● Liaise with the A&E rapid response team to identify patients readmitted multiple times, and offer information to try to help reduce further re-admission
● Require administrative skills and be able to use IT, including finding out information from the internet on where and how to access services.
● Work within a team of people including doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists.
● Some important skills include good communication with people, and the ability to listen and build trust in a relatively short time frame.
This role profile is subject to amendment following discussion with the post holder and daily tasks will be determined by the needs of the young people and staff.
What you will gain
You will gain valuable experience and receive high-quality training to ensure you feel confident and motivated to support different aspects of Youth work. You will learn about teamwork, building and maintaining groups and recognising group dynamics.
Available training includes Safeguarding Levels 1 and 2 and GDPR. In addition, it will be possible to have further discussions about available opportunities for a Diploma in Youth Work Practice. Please note that some of this training is mandatory and you will only be able to volunteer if you complete this training.
All volunteers must undergo a DBS check.
Equipment will be provided.
Support for You
● Training and development opportunities in safeguarding level 2, self-harm and trauma-informed training, Mental Capacity Act, GDPR, Motivational interviewing and suicide prevention.
● Networking and social opportunities to meet sector partners and staff members.
● Ongoing day-to-day support and guidance from your team.
● Regular one-to-ones with a member of OY staff appointed to support you during your time with us.
Skills Required
We welcome volunteers over 18 years old and from all backgrounds and levels of the community. No previous experience is required, just an enthusiasm for getting involved.
However, we are looking for volunteers to demonstrate the following key skills and abilities:
● Good administration skills
● good communication and interpersonal skills
● impartiality, fairness and the ability to respect confidentiality
● an ability to ensure decisions are taken and followed up
● good time-keeping
● using your discretion and sensitivity for others
● a commitment to the organisation and the role
Applications will be reviewed as and when they are received.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV accompanied by an application form to or recruitment team, alternatively, visit our website for more information.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview to meet the team and find out more about the programme.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.