Do you have an understanding of mental health issues or experience of working in mental health? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as a Casual Recovery Worker on an ‘as and when’ needed basis.

We are looking for a Casual Recovery Worker to join our team in Cheshire. A great listener, with a flexible approach and a flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload, you love motivating and engaging people in a range of developmental and rehabilitative activities. What’s more, you have a good understanding of mental health issues and how they affect people. You will also need good record keeping skills and be adept at data entry and willing to participate in a 24/7 rota that includes lone working, weekends, on call and sleep-ins across a variety of services.

We are looking for caring, consistent, flexible and creative individuals who work well under pressure and are keen to work in mental health. Good communication is essential, as is a good knowledge of mental health. You will receive a full induction, regular supervisions, as well as opportunities for personal and professional development by working across our range of services. You will also have access to learning and development opportunities.

The hourly rate for this post is £8.56 and there is the opportunity for a permanent position.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Bank Support Worker

You will join us as a Bank Support Worker to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

Bank Support Worker Responsibilities:

Your role will be to provide the highest standard of care to our young people following individual care plans and programmes. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and as a bank worker you will have the opportunity to apply for permanent internal roles as they arise.

Bank Support Worker Requirements:

Experience is not essential as full training will be provided however you will need to have a good understanding of the issues young people face and the desire to make a real difference. You will need to be flexible in your approach and have the ability to work shifts including nights and weekends. Access to a car is desirable.

About Care in Mind:

Care in Mind provides residential services for young people and young adults aged 16-30 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or secure children’s homes. Our aim is to support the young people using an innovative therapeutic approach and least restrictive practice to enable them to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life. Our “no restraint” policy allows for more respectful and thoughtful relationships with young people and avoids traumatisation and consequent escalations in risk.

Location: Yorkshire (Liversedge, Huddersfield, Leeds, York.)

Job type: Bank, Part Time, Zero Hours Contract

Salary: £9 per hour

Benefits: 22-27 holidays per year (plus bank holidays), Free training and professional development programme, Paid induction, training and enhanced DBS check, Company Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Free onsite parking, Life Assurance; Competitive salary and business mileage when travelling outside of your hub area; A full induction programme and training and development opportunities; Opportunity to develop your career and obtain a permanent position if desired; Free DBS Enhanced Disclosure; A friendly, supporting, working environment; 24 hr Employee Assistance Programme and counselling.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 2nd January 2020

You may have experience of the following: Bank Support Worker, Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Care Assistant, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

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Talkback is a charity and is known as one of Bucks and West Berks leading providers to people with needs.

Are you a person with a passion to help people? If so, would you like to work alongside like-minded, committed colleagues who enable people with a learning disability to increase their self-esteem, have more say, and control over their lives? Talkback has been working with people with a learning disability since 1998, aiming to achieve choice, opportunity and respect. Talkback is user led and knows what life is like when you have a learning disability.

We are currently recruiting for:

Learning Disability Project Workers - £18000 - £19200 p.a. (pro rata for part time roles)

Both full and part time roles available (minimum of 3 days/week)

No shift work or evening/weekend work

Within Talkback, the Nclude Me project was established 8 years ago and provides support and life skills training to people with a learning disability and/or autism, enabling them to speak out and make their own choices. The Project is expanding and we have a Learning Disability Project Worker vacancy to deliver a range of services to promote and encourage independent living and lifelong learning. Current projects include gardening and allotment groups, social and life skills training, men’s and women’s groups, a drama group which puts on regular shows, an upcycling and woodwork project and a creative arts group.

You will work across Buckinghamshire at both our High Wycombe and Aylesbury buildings, plus out in the community. You will work alongside people with a learning disability to meet their individual needs to achieve positive outcomes.

To succeed you will be able to work both as part of a team and independently and have a 'can do' attitude. As part of the role as an Nclude Me Learning Disability Project Worker, you will deliver a range of services for people with a learning disability. You will need to have good communication skills and an understanding of both self-advocacy and inclusion. We can teach you all you need to know, you just need to have the passion and care.

You will have the opportunity to help someone develop and grow as a person whilst making a difference that will live with you forever. And, as one of our team said ‘Working with people with a learning disability is the most rewarding and fulfilling role’

Closing date:     Thursday 12th December

Interview dates: November and December 

Safe in Essex Project Worker - Essex Countywide

This is a permanent contract but funding for this post ends on 31st March 2022 
30 hours per week
£21,347

 Essex Countywide

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services within the Essex area.

We wish to recruit 1  Project Workers (30 hours) to cover the  Essex  based within Chelmsford.

To deliver the work of The Children’s Society to children, young people and families around a range of risky behaviours including child sexual exploitation, trafficking, running away, truanting, gangs, risky sexual behaviours, aggressive and challenging behaviours through the use of individual support and group work, thereby ensuring the children and young people and their families live safely and confidently in their communities.

You will need substantial experience in working with vulnerable children and young people either in a paid or unpaid capacity. You will have experience of facilitating groups with young people.

You will have, or be working towards a relevant professional qualification e.g. a Diploma/Certificate in Youth and Community work, counselling, social care or related NVQ.

When completing your supporting statement, we would like you to address the following points, demonstrating your experience, transferrable skills and giving examples of how you meet the criteria.

Extensive experience of working with vulnerable children and young people in a range of settings (paid or unpaid)

Experience of working in both one to one and group work sessions with vulnerable young people

Experience of undertaking assessments and risk assessments

Experience of planning and delivering therapeutic interventions

Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and safe working practice

Ability to engage and develop positive relationships with statutory and non-statutory providers

Proficient IT skills using a variety of programmes

You will have or be working towards a relevant professional qualification eg. a degree/diploma in counselling, social care or related NVQ or be able to demonstrate substantive experience of working with vulnerable young people

As well as a strong commitment to your development, we offer a generous holiday entitlement, a contributory stakeholder pension, childcare vouchers and flexible working.

The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer.

Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children’s Society is committed to Safer Recruitment and as such a range of pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with recommendations made by the Bichard Enquiry, and current best practice.

Candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 11th December 2019

Interviews will be held on 19th  December 2019.

Relief Support Worker

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,900 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

Covering leave, training and sickness with hours that fit in with life's other commitments, a relief support worker role is an ideal way of discovering that this could be the career for you.

Salary: £8.21 (plus 12.07% in lieu of holiday pay)

Hours: Permanent, Casual hours/flexible hours are available with work patterns to fit around your work/life commitments
Location: Preston, Lancashire

What we Offer

We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.

You don’t need experience of support work or any special qualifications for this job - you’ll get plenty of training along the way. Having the right values and wanting to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life is what matters most. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. You also need to have basic level IT skills to be able to use a computer to record information about people you will be supporting.

Closing date: Wednesday 13th November 2019

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Relief Support Worker, Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Relief Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP, Flexible Working etc.

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You've got a good understanding of mental health issues and really enjoy supporting others to achieve independence and lead their own recovery. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Casual Crisis Recovery Worker. 

Our crisis services in Lancashire offer a therapeutic space for people experiencing difficulties with their mental health. We have two crisis houses based in Central and East Lancashire, three 24 hours crisis support services, as well as a Lancaster based outreach service. Right now, our Central Lancashire 24 hour crisis support team is looking for someone like you to join them. With a wide range of skills and backgrounds, our teams take a creative approach to their work and are an integral part of the recovery journey of those who use our services. That’s where you come in.

As a Casual Crisis Recovery Worker, you will plan and deliver a number of therapeutic intervention sessions to support people in developing a ‘toolkit’ of coping mechanisms to manage their crisis. From anxiety management and grounding techniques to sleep hygiene and mindfulness, you will draw upon a wide range of therapeutic techniques and tailor each session to meet the needs of the individual. You will liaise with a variety of other professionals and teams, taking referrals, robustly risk-assessing and making decisions with the rest of your team, ensuring that the people using our services get the holistic wraparound support they need.

We are looking for caring, consistent, flexible and creative individuals who work well under pressure and are keen to work in mental health. Good communication is essential, as is a good knowledge of mental health. You will receive a full induction, regular supervisions, as well as opportunities for personal and professional development by working across our range of services. You will also have access to learning and development opportunities.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits, including a smartphone? Apply now via our website.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Bank Driver/Support Worker (Ref: BDSW-1019)

Salary: £12 per Hour 
Hours: Various shifts available throughout the week inclusive of evenings, weekends and out of School term times
Contract: Flexible Bank Worker Agreement

Our Learning and Leisure Service runs an amazing programme of fun and educational opportunities for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities. We provide a Day Opportunities Service throughout the year Monday through to Friday, there are currently 5 after schools clubs running during term times, 4 later evening adults clubs, weekend clubs and we also run a range of Play Schemes provisions out of School term time for children and young people across North London.

If you have a D1 allowance on your driving license and are able to drive a minibus or have a D1 allowance and are willing to do a short course to be able to then we would like to hear from you! We are looking for someone who has a lively and pro-active attitude to work and in return, we can offer you a range of training and development opportunities. 

How to apply: Please submit your up to date CV along with a completed application form.

Internal applicants: If you are interested in this role, please submit an expression of interest that addresses the requirements of the person specification, by giving examples of how you meet each criteria to demonstrate your suitability for the post. We encourage you to draw on your experience from your existing role at Centre 404 and explain what skills you have gained from it that are relevant to this role.

We would also appreciate if you could complete a diversity monitoring form.

Closing date: Friday 22nd November 2019, although applications will be considered for shortlisting on a rolling basis, and the closing date will be brought forward if a successful candidate is found prior to 22nd November.

Interviews held on: Throughout the advertisement period and ending week commencing 25th November 2019.

Centre 404 is dedicated to staff development and supervision and we will provide a detailed induction and on-going training and support. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and we are looking to recruit people who share these values. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS check, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and two satisfactory references.

We are dedicated to providing a meaningful and rewarding work environment, as well as offering a range of perks and benefits for our staff to enjoy.

Centre 404 is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Charity ref number 299889

Please apply online with your CV and covering letter.

Simplified Recruitment is a Job Advertising Agency working on behalf of Centre 404. By applying for this position you are giving us permission to pass your CV and covering letter to a third party in relation to recruitment. A full copy of our privacy policy can be viewed on our website.
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About us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

We have two training cafés in Oxford and London, where we provide practical hospitality training by serving fresh and socially conscious food and coffee. We also have eight charity shops in London, three of which already have coffee bars in them. You will be joining our café team on commercial with regular shifts in the coffee bars and Oxford café.

It’s an exciting time to join as we’re opening more coffee bars, reworking our café menus to place the training journey at their centre and exploring ways to involve our different customers in ending homelessness.

About the role

The Floating Barista is an exciting new role within Crisis. You will be the go-to person for all things coffee, including machine and equipment knowledge alongside an excellent working knowledge of current standards and trends in speciality coffee.

We will look to you to keep pushing the bar higher for the quality of coffee we serve and the customer service we deliver. You will also deliver coffee training for other team members, volunteers and occasionally trainees. Where possible you will support Crisis events with a mobile coffee offer and engage all our supporters in ending homelessness.

About you

To be successful in this role you will be an experienced barista with the confidence to deliver training to a wide range of different skill levels. You will also have a track record of driving income through customer service while meeting expenditure targets. You will be able to inspire and supervise team members, volunteers and trainees. The ability to organise events and coordinate different teams will also be essential.

Any advanced barista qualifications or experience using social media is desirable as is a keen interest in the retail world.

Benefits

As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

-Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
-Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
-25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team using the contact information on our website.

Closing date: 5 January 2020 (11.59pm)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

This role in The Prince’s Trust is known as Prince’s Trust Executive

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: You will be based in our Wickford hub but will have flexibility to travel across the region

The Prince’s Trust specialises in helping young people develop the confidence and skills to live, learn and earn, and has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team. This permanent position is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace and is as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

Objectives:

You will work directly with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within Essex, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
• Supporting young people into positive outcomes including education, training and employment.
• Delivery of Prince’s Trust programmes.
• Planning, organising and budgeting.

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across Essex, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with some of the following:

• To be able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience.
• To be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation.
• Experienced in providing one-to-one support and delivering high quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums including adventurous activities.
• Natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people.
• Experience of facilitating skills development in at least one of the following settings; Informal learning provision (sports/arts/outdoors), Education sector, Employment/Enterprise training, Digital learning provision, Volunteer training/management.
• A strong understanding of the challenges young people within The Trust’s target groups face.

Perks of working at The Trust:

• 25 days annual leave entitlement rising by 1 day per year to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• Interest free season ticket loans
• A contribution of 5% of your salary by The Trust to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Flexible, family-friendly policies (maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental leave)
• Opportunities to volunteer for and/or attend events e.g. music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
• You will be supporting young people to develop skills for life – confidence, communication, teamwork.
• You will be supporting young people to gain qualifications
• You will be supporting young people to set and achieve their goals
• You will be supporting young people to move into positive destinations – employment, education, diversionary activities or further development opportunities
• Work in a challenging, fast-paced but fun and supportive environment
• Working with a diverse team of people.

For more information, please download the job description.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

About The Prince’s Trust youth charity

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

The Relationship and Development Manager (RDM) will be responsible for leading the cultivation of local authority partnerships to maximize service, satisfaction, growth and participant retention. We are looking for someone who is able to persuade and influence others, challenge decisions when relevant, is able to listen, and advise on programme-related issues. This role requires someone who is enthusiastic about working to maintain, and where relevant, improve the satisfaction of our participants and local authority partners.

Local authorities play a critical role in the Frontline programme. Our participants spend a year with them learning how to apply their academic learning to children and families in need for whom the local authority is responsible. They are based in the local authority’s children’s service, working alongside qualified social work teams. After the first year they qualify as a social worker and become an employee of the local authority, which in turn continues to support their development.

Local authorities’ children’s services are complex organisations facing a range of challenges and pressures. We need to work closely with them so that they can provide the best learning experience for our participants, but also so that they can benefit in terms of their own service and practice development as a result of their partnership with Frontline. 

The RDM is responsible for managing, coordinating and developing all aspects of the relationship with local authorities, at all levels. This is a highly responsible role and will have a direct impact on the quality of programme implementation. As well as ensuring planned elements of the programme are delivered, it involves responding to new and unexpected issues, as well as identifying areas for improvement and leading on change. It provides the opportunity to create effective relationships at all organisational levels, and to apply and further develop high level communication skills at both 1:1 and wider group level. There is a focus on building direct human relationships, with post-holders spending time on-site with their local authorities to achieve shared goals.

This role is a 9 months fixed-term contract (maternity cover).

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is seeking a Project Lead to co-manage a grant on accelerating worker rights promotion in the apparel sector. The successful candidate will lead worker strengthening efforts focused on both ending modern slavery and promoting decent work and living wage. This will be in collaboration with worker groups, labour and women’s organization, migrant and refugee workers, and labour rights defenders in the Global South. They will also engage with major apparel brands and manufacturers to enhance respect for labour rights including decent work and promoting worker-driven social responsibility, through to ending modern slavery. They will build on and strengthen the organization’s strategies for improving labour rights, while facilitating new strategies to complement our existing ones.

The Project Lead for worker strengthening will work closely with our Senior Project Lead and Researcher, and will report to the Director for Labour Rights and Asia. They will be coordinating with a multi-functional implementation team composed of Regional Researchers, and team members from Labour, Communications, and Development.

About the organization

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre works to put human rights at the core of companies’ business models; to empower communities and workers to secure their rights and gain accountability for abuse; and to encourage governments to create the right regulation and incentives to facilitate these outcomes. We are a global organization that is rooted in fifteen regions, and committed to cooperation with diverse actors in our movement. We have nearly 50 members of our Global Team based around the world who work with a rich network of human rights advocates in eight languages. Our work covers the full gamut of human rights in business, with three priority issues: labour rights; responsible resource use; and protection of civic freedoms and human rights defenders.

Our three primary global approaches to deliver this vision are:

• Empower human rights advocates in civil society, business, and governments to stimulate bold leadership for human rights in business;
• Strengthen corporate accountability, due diligence, and effective remedy for abuse;
• Build transparency of the advances, challenges, and abuse of human rights in business.

Our work on accelerating worker rights promotion in the apparel sector aims to bring the following results:

• Increased capacities of human and labour rights advocates to demand accountability, as well as provoke and support action;
• Improved policy, practice and collaboration among brands, suppliers, and investors;
• Greater support from governments and policy-makers to enhance regulation and incentives to support labour rights.

Responsibilities

The Project Lead for workers’ empowerment will:

• Lead and manage our programme for workers’ empowerment in the apparel sector: With relevant team members and allies, lead on strategy development, innovation, and programme delivery, including: support to workers’ organizations and networks, especially women’s; driving new strategies to deliver decent work; development of an exchange program to support the Worker-Driven Social Responsibility (WSR) model in close coordination with the WSR Network; protection of labour rights defenders; and taking up of allegations of labour abuse with corporate HQs. 
• Engage constructively with leading apparel brands and manufacturers: Work together with brands and manufacturers that are leaders in respect for human rights, to enhance human rights due diligence including decent work, worker-driven social responsibility, and the elimination of modern slavery from supply chains, This will also include work with leading concerned investors.
• Collaborate with team members to drive communication: In collaboration with the Labour, Communications, and Management teams, drive communications through website postings, external publications, social media, blogs and others to ensure maximum impact.
• Work with the Development and Finance teams on project reporting: Be a central part of the team that delivers funders’ reports, and builds sustained relationships with the project’s key donor, as well as other relevant donors.
• Represent the Resource Centre at key events: Represent the organisation externally at conferences, workshops and webinars, etc.; assist in the design and organization of events that drive constructive debate on worker rights in apparel.
• Line manage research and project implementation support: Determine staff needs for project implementation alongside Regional Researchers, and line manage research support, including interns, where needed.
• Other responsibilities: Take on other responsibilities as necessary for the health and development of the organization.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

• Labour rights commitment and expertise: Strong, demonstrable commitment and expertise in labour rights, human rights, and women’s rights.. At least three years’ experience in project delivery or project management in this area. A clear understanding, vision, and strategic insight on human rights in business and global economy, and how to make change happen.
• Commitment to our values: Demonstrable commitment to the values and model of change of the Resource Centre.
• Project management: Highly organized, with demonstrable success in managing complex projects to make change happen, working with team members, partners, funders, and other stakeholders; with an ability to move as needed between high-level strategy and detailed implementation.
• Partnership and coalition building: Commitment to, and at least three years’ experience in working with diverse international partners and building coalitions with shared objectives and targeted outcomes. This will range from strategic alliances with workers’ organisations from the Global South, to tactical collaborations with allies in the human rights and labour movement.
• Strategic thinking: Track record of developing successful program strategies to effect change. Experience tailoring outputs for diverse international audiences an asset. 
• Self-starter and adept decision-maker: Driven to make change happen, and experience in delivering high impact work with remote supervision.
• Team player: At least three years’ experience of working in high performing multi-cultural and international teams, playing a leadership role working with colleagues to deliver high impact programs. Ability to train and nurture talent. Experience with remote, inter-disciplinary, and culturally diverse teams.
• Communicator: Excellent English language skills. Strong speaking skills and experience representing organizations to external audiences. Powerful writing skills and demonstrable interest in writing for public audiences, from briefing papers to blogs, tweets, and Facebook.
• Willing to travel: Can travel to project implementation sites in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Middle East and North Africa. Travel is expected to be between 5-10 weeks in the year.

Interviews will be held on 7 and 8 January 2020.

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is a diverse, global team. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background and we acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in progressive movements. We particularly encourage applications from minority groups, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGTBQ+. 

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference, can proactively manage a varied workload, and puts the needs of victims first and foremost.  If this is you, we’d love to hear from you.

Action on Elder Abuse are committed to ending elder abuse, and supporting those who have experienced or are worried about it. We want to raise awareness of elder abuse at all levels, challenge it where it does occur, and advocate for the best possible support framework. These are often victims who are scared, abused, neglected and ignored. Can you help us change that?

This is a pivotal time in the charity’s development, and we need someone with the motivation and drive to support us to develop and grow.  You’ll be responsible for:

• raising the profile of elder abuse and the charity across London and South England
• managing key relationships and understanding unique policy issues in the region
• helping us develop new programmes and services.

You’ll work closely with a team of peers in other parts of England, as well as colleagues across the UK, sharing good practice and generating new ideas for further developing the charity.

ROLE PROFILE:

The Head of Regional Development is part of a team of four postholders who take charge of all AEA activity within their given area. This includes managing key regional relationships, understanding the unique policy issues, raising the profile and providing links for our fundraising team, This is a senior role which acts as a catalyst to develop core relationships across the region and will help establish a regional development plan working closely with peer postholders.

As a leading member of the Programmes Directorate, the postholder will also work closely with the Director of Programmes to develop, administer and monitor any specific programming – and utilise good practice across the rest of England/UK to establish Key Performance Indicators for the programme alongside regional comparators.

1. CONTEXT AND PURPOSE OF JOB:

1. To represent the charity within local authorities and their communities, trusts, alliances, working and advisory groups, providing advice and information on the nature, extent and issues associated with elder abuse. 

1. To evaluate the effectiveness of policies to protect older people from abuse, collaborating with statutory and Third Sector colleagues to establish a UK perspective, and propose methods by which such policies could be improved, contributing to the development of more holistic and integrated services for victims across the UK.

1. To provide direct advice, guidance and information to social policy makers, including appropriate Members of Parliament, responding to demands for information and calls for evidence along with identifying gaps in knowledge and existing service provision.

1. To work with other charity staff, including Fundraising Team and the Director of Fundraising, to maximize awareness of the charity, and seek sources of funding.

2. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

2.1 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

2.1.1   To work within authorised spending and purchasing limits, monitoring and controlling individual budgets as required;

2.2 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT:

2.2.1. To influence and provide direct advice, guidance and information to social policy makers, including appropriate members of parliaments, on the nature, extent and issues associated with elder abuse.

2.2.2 To represent the charity at key external meetings and to take strategic decisions within AEA’s strategic framework at those meetings in order to further the charity’s strategies. This may involve advising staff and volunteers on social and health care policy and campaigns;

1. To draft policy briefings, newsletters, and other public documents, coordinating and producing robust evidence-based material for submission to Government, parliamentarians, the civil service and other statutory bodies, working to tight external deadlines;

1. In conjunction with the Director of Policy, to plan and support campaigning and lobbying strategy on policy areas, working with internal and external colleagues and volunteers.

1. To work with the Director of Operations and peer postholders to identify opportunities and volunteers for local peer support projects.

1. To encourage an increase in AEA membership among stakeholders, other organisations and groups, utilizing this to build a lobbying and campaigning approach to effecting improvements in elder abuse/adult protection.

1. To actively work with the fundraising and communications team and media agency, identifying opportunities for promotion of the charity, providing any necessary information or research, and acting as a spokesperson for the charity in local media.

2.2.9    To identify fundraising opportunities for projects, policy areas and core funding, providing appropriate information to the Director of Fundraising to enable the drafting of applications as required;

2.3. PROGRAMMES

2.3.1 To work closely with the Director of Programmes to generate programmes and initiatives that meet a need in the region – working alongside the fundraising team to develop the right ask and monitor effectiveness.

2.3.2  To seek collaborations with regional bodies, local authorities, relevant trusts and third sector partners to develop programme-related campaigns and events that meet the strategic priorities of AEA.

2.3.3  To take an active role with other Heads of Regional Development in developing a whole-England approach to programming and to feed this into UK-wide discussions.

2.3.4  Where appropriate, to ensure that a pro-active regional casework approach is adopted in the helpline, helping callers to raise concerns with appropriate authorities, supporting them through necessary processes, and identifying means to confirm final outcomes achieved.

2.3.5  To ensure statistical and other analysis of programmatic issues and activity is undertaken, utilising such Information to inform the charity on trends and changes in relation to elder abuse, including an annual report on the work of the charity in the region.

2.3.6  To ensure workers and volunteers are supported in line with organisational policy, including regular breaks during shifts and the provision of advice and information.

2.4. INFORMATION

1.   To provide information to the fundraising and communications team on a weekly basis to ensure that the AEA website is regularly updated, and to directly contribute to the social policy outlets of the charity

1. To support the fundraising and communications function to ensure that income generation targets and requirements in relation to project development activities are monitored and achieved, drafting reports as required.

1. To undertake monitoring and evaluation of project activities, contributing to

reports and analyses for the charity and for its reports to funding bodies,

Governments etc.

3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

3.1 To contribute to, and produce reports for the Board of Trustees as required and to speak to them when requested.  To attend meetings of the Board and Advisory Committees as requested.

4. HUMAN RESOURCES:

4.1 To provide supervision and/or support to any programmatic or helpline staff and volunteers as required by the Director of Programme, providing appropriate advice and guidance in accordance with good practice and AEA policy.

5. GENERAL:

5.1 To support our UK-wide Helpline by covering Helpline shifts for at least 4 hours per week, and record calls accordingly using our Customer Relationship Management System.

5.2 To respond appropriately to telephone, written and email enquiries, and maintain own diary (making travel/booking arrangements as necessary).  To travel as required;

5.3 To travel as required. Meetings may be in different parts of the UK, and some meetings may be during evenings or at weekends;

Head of Regional Development: Person Specification

Essential Criteria – Candidates will be expected to demonstrate how they can deliver against this criteria.

• Self motivated, requiring minimal supervision
• Good understanding of legislative requirements applying to elder abuse and adult protection;
• Ability to organise events including large meetings, seminars and smaller community based events
• Ability to engage volunteers in a proactive manner
• Ability to work with a range of individuals at different levels with minimal supervision
• Effective communication skills both written and oral
• Proven ability to develop effective relationships with senior staff in statutory agencies, voluntary agencies, regulatory bodies
• Knowledge of major developments in terms of adult care provision, adult protection, domestic abuse and care regulation
• An understanding of how Parliaments/Assemblies work
• Ability to manage complex and varied workload, and manage confidential issues
• Experience of public speaking and complex report-writing
• Experience of working in partnership with other organisations and agencies
• Ability to grasp issues quickly and to proactively analyse and communicate clearly

General requirements for roles at AEA

• Willingness and ability on occasion to work outside normal office hours and travel within the UK
• Willingness and ability to operate in accordance with the values and policies of AEA
• Willingness & ability to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements
• Commitment to bring into the work the views and needs of people with direct experience of abuse

Political awareness and sensitivity;

This role in The Prince’s Trust is known as Prince’s Trust Executive

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: You will be based in our Edinburgh hub but will have flexibility to travel across the region

The Prince’s Trust specialises in helping young people develop the confidence and skills to live, learn and earn, and has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team. This permanent position is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace and is as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

Objectives:

You will work directly with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within Edinburgh, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
• Supporting young people into positive outcomes including education, training and employment.
• Delivery of Prince’s Trust programmes.
• Planning, organising and budgeting.

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across Edinburgh, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with some of the following:

• To be able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience.
• To be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation.
• Experienced in providing one-to-one support and delivering high quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums including adventurous activities.
• Natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people.

Perks of working at The Trust:

• 25 days annual leave entitlement rising by 1 day per year to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• Interest free season ticket loans
• A contribution of 5% of your salary by The Trust to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Flexible, family-friendly policies (maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental leave)
• Opportunities to volunteer for and/or attend events e.g. music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
• You will be supporting young people to develop skills for life – confidence, communication, teamwork.
• You will be supporting young people to gain qualifications
• You will be supporting young people to set and achieve their goals
• You will be supporting young people to move into positive destinations – employment, education, diversionary activities or further development opportunities
• Work in a challenging, fast-paced but fun and supportive environment
• Working with a diverse team of people.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

About The Prince’s Trust youth charity

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

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We're on the lookout to recruit vibrant and enthusiastic individuals to join our Supported Housing Team! If you’re passionate, professional, and would like to play an important role in providing high quality, invaluable support to the local community of Newham we’d love to hear from you!

The Renewal Programme Supported Housing provides specialised assistance for members of the community in Newham. We support individuals to gain the professional services they need alongside day to day living skills such as managing finances and being able to cook for themselves. Our aim has always been to provide effective, high quality, support and resettlement services to vulnerable, single, homeless people housed by The Renewal Programme, with the aim of promoting independent living. The main function of these roles is to work as part of a team to ensure the smooth and safe running of our overall housing service.

To apply, fill in our application form and return via email

Closing date for applications - 9am Monday the 9th December 2019

An open day will be held for applicants and interviews will take place from the 16th of December

An Enhanced DBS check will be required for these posts. Further information will be provided to the successful candidate.

The Renewal Programme is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

The Renewal Programme is an equal opportunities employer