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HR Officer 
Location: Flexible working with a mixture of remote working and office based at Solar House, 3rd Floor, 1-9 Romford Rd, London, E15 4LJ
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - part-time hours will be considered of 28 hours per week
Salary: £28,480 - £31,519 (pro-rata for part-time hours) per annum depending on experience
Closing date: Monday 18 July 2022 at 10am
First stage interview: Monday 25 July 2022

This is a permanent position. 

Are you looking for your next challenge in HR?

Do you have experience of working in or want to move to a generalist HR role?
Do you want to help shape and deliver a people focused approach to HR?

Answered yes to the above? Then read on.

Our mission at School-Home Support is simple. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes. The work we do is truly life changing, you should join us on this mission.

As the HR Officer you will be the first point of contact for all colleagues at School-Home Support. You will work closely with the HR Manager to deliver a people focused HR service across the organisation. You will lead the recruitment and onboarding processes, provide advice to colleagues at all levels on various HR related issues, maintain employee files and manage the HR database. The role is varied and will provide a great opportunity to learn. 

You will also be involved with different project work including the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Wellbeing initiatives. You will have excellent relationship building, listening and communication skills with a proven ability to communicate with a wide group of people.

You’ll have previous experience of: 

• managing multiple recruitment campaigns from end to end 

• HR administration including writing contracts, offer letters, change to terms of conditions letter 

• providing advice to colleagues at all levels 

• working with a HR database

To view the job description view the application resources section at the end of the advert.  Applying is simple just click the apply now button to submit your CV and covering letter. Your covering letter should outline how you meet the person specification.

We are committed to maximising staff wellbeing and creating an inclusive, safe environment where everyone feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. To find out more about our current initiatives and offerings, please view our EDI & Wellbeing initiatives document under the application resources section at the end of the advert. 

As an employer we offer:

• Generous annual leave entitlement – 28 days and bank holidays

• Perkbox membership 

• Comprehensive employee wellbeing programme 

• Employee assistance programme

• Life assurance 

• Pension scheme

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.  Please contact the HR team if you need any special arrangements or adjustments to help you take part in this recruitment process.

School-Home Support​ ​takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances. All roles at SHS are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Bereavement Support Practitioner
Hours: 18.75 per week (part time)
Contract: 12 months fixed term
Salary: £26,000 pro rata per annum
Funded by the ‘Cumbria Community Foundation’
Reporting: Regional Team Lead North
Base: Working from home and across Workington, Cumbria

Would you like to bring your expertise, skills and experience to the third sector and contribute to a growing national charity? Are you passionate about supporting bereaved children, parents and families, and the professionals who work with them?

We are looking to expand our North Team by recruiting a talented and highly motivated individual to provide a hybrid model of bereavement support to individuals, couples and families face to face in the Workington area (Cumbria) and by telephone, video and messenger across the wider Cumbria area. Working alongside the other members of the Bereavement Services Team and reporting to the Regional Team Lead for the North Service.

Applicants should have a recognised, health, social care, or counselling qualification, experience in working with parents, children and families, excellent communication skills and be passionate about supporting bereaved families and those whose roles bring them into contact with these families.

Closing date: Monday 18 July 2022
Interviews on Zoom: Wednesday 20 July 2022
Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an on-going basis. We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Child Bereavement UK recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly where we are under-represented; currently, this includes disabled people, LGBTQ+ and those from those from ethnically diverse groups.

No agencies please.

Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.

We support children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or is not expected to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying.

We provide training to professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

Role: Bereavement Support Practitioner
Hours: 18.75 hours per week (Maternity Cover) fixed term contract to 31st March 2023
Rate: £26,000 per annum (pro rata)
Reporting: Bereavement Services Team Lead – Leeds
Base: Flexible – CBUK Office in Leeds/home working

Would you like to bring your expertise, skills and experience to the third sector and contribute to a growing national charity? Are you passionate about supporting bereaved children, young people and families, and the professionals who work with them?

We are looking to recruit a talented and highly motivated individual to work alongside the other members of the Bereavement Services team, reporting to the Team Lead in our Leeds Service.

Applicants should have a recognised, health, social care, or counselling qualification, experience in working with children, young people and families, excellent communication skills and be passionate about supporting bereaved families and those whose roles bring them into contact with these families.

Closing date: 25 July 2022
Interviews: 28 July 2022 (by Zoom)

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an on-going basis.

We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Child Bereavement UK recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly where we are under-represented; currently, this includes disabled people, LGBTQ+ and those from those from ethnically diverse groups.

No agencies please.

LGBT Foundation is an impactful, vibrant charity with a wide portfolio of well-established services and rapidly developing new initiatives aimed at meeting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people.

Indigo launched in December 2020 and continues to deliver safe, timely and affirmative health care to our service users as part of our mission to support trans and non-binary people to thrive. As our number of service users grows, so does our team. We are looking to recruit to our team to support this growth!

We are seeking an SLT to work as part of the Indigo Gender Service in Greater Manchester. Indigo Gender Service is an NHS commissioned Primary Care Service for trans and non-binary people in Greater Manchester. They will deliver a service in partnership with trans and gender diverse people to explore voice and communication and how best to support and facilitate the development of authentic voice.

The post-holder will be culturally competent in LGBTQIAA+ culture and have a good awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusion. The service is delivered to meet the needs of service users and a strong co-production ethic is valued. In collaboration with the Lead Consultant Speech and Language Therapist, the Developing Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and the multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will assess, treat and manage their own caseload as well as collaborating with others on the team to deliver speech and language therapy services. The post holder will contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and adjustment of a care pathway for this new community-based and service user-focused service.

Please see attached the recruitment pack more information and how to apply.

We particularly welcome applicants who identify as a Person of Colour, trans and/or that people aged 50+ as staff from these backgrounds are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

* Trans is an umbrella & inclusive term used to describe people whose gender identity differs in some way from that which they were assigned at birth; including non-binary people, cross dressers and those who partially or incompletely identify with their sex assigned at birth.

Salary: £26,808 (+10% Pension)

Special Terms: Full-time, Fixed Term until 30th November 2023

Reporting to: Indigo Service Lead & Lead Consultant Speech and Language Therapist

Closing Date: Wednesday, 13th July 2022 - 9am
Interviews: Friday, 22nd July 2022

We are seeking an exceptional candidate to lead the VCSE in South-East London to enable us to adapt and thrive within the new Integrated Care Partnership. This is a new post, funded initially by the SEL CCG/ICB for a three-year period. As Director you will be forward thinking, innovative and have the leadership skills essential to shape the future direction of the sector in the new health and social care landscape.

Your role will be to ensure that the Integrated Care System (ICS) engages effectively with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector so that the health and social care system incorporates the voluntary sector in its cross-borough work at a South-East London level.

The post holder will represent and provide voice and advocacy for the sector on the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) and on cross-borough work. This role will be pivotal in ensuring that the wider VCSE reaches its potential as a key strategic influencer and delivery partner within the ICS.

The engagement within the ICP aims to ensure that our local VCSE supports identification of local health and wellbeing priorities and plays a full part in decision-making. The post holder will also facilitate, chair and report to the planned VSCE Alliance to operate effectively as the umbrella body for the six place-level VCSE Leadership Groups.

This role will involve developing strong working relationships with system partners, working in partnership to understand local needs, seek out opportunities to improve services for local people, improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities across South-East London. If you are passionate, highly motivated, a strategic thinker and experienced in partnership working, then this is a great opportunity to make a difference to the sector and to health outcomes for local people.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK – we support people and communities to prosper and thrive.

National Lottery players raise an incredible £30 million a week for good causes. This money funds projects and activities that transform communities, protect our heritage and enrich lives through arts, sports and culture. We are proud to be one of 12 distributors responsible for awarding this funding across the UK.

Thanks to National Lottery players, last year we were able to award over half a billion pounds of life-changing funding to UK communities, supporting thousands of projects making a real difference to people’s lives.

Over eight in ten of our grants were for under £10,000 going to grassroots groups and charities across the UK doing great things to support their communities, during a particularly tough time.

We also distribute non-National Lottery funds, working closely with Government on funding for important issues, such as tackling loneliness, multiple and complex needs, mental health and distributing Dormant Accounts money.

Over the last five years we’ve awarded a total of £3.4 billion, of which £2.7 billion is National Lottery money.

We fund things that matter – whether helping communities respond positively to national, regional or local priorities, or helping the UK achieve its big social ambitions. Our grants range from £500 up to multi-million-pound programmes – supporting people and projects to do extraordinary things and bring great ideas for their community to life.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced evaluation and research professional who enjoys working with others to generate useful and actionable evidence.

You will be part of a small cross-organisation evaluation and customer insight team. This post is in the Evaluation Team, which has an important role in generating evidence for the Fund and the sector about what makes a difference in supporting people and communities to thrive. 

You will be responsible for providing advice on some large, complex evaluations of strategic funding programmes, as well as giving practical guidance to colleagues in the organisation about different ways that good evidence can be generated and used. You will be proactive in making evidence accessible and meaningful as part of our evidence strategy. You are passionate about good quality evidence, as well as what is proportionate and appropriate for different stakeholders and uses.

You maintain constructive relationships with external evaluators and develop a wide network in the sector influencing stakeholders at all levels.

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (18 months)

Hours: Full time 37 Hours per week.  Flexible working considered

Interview Date: 4th August

Location: We have a hybrid approach to working and work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our UK offices, these are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Newcastle and Newtown.

We expect hybrid working, with the amount of office and homeworking discussed during recruitment. Travel will be required e.g. for face-to-face team meetings and suppliers

For successful candidates based in London, you will be asked to complete national security vetting clearance so that you can access our Marsham Street Office. This involves passing a disclosure and barring check and Counter Terrorism Check.

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrable professional experience and sound academic understanding of i) evaluation design and methodology, including implementing complex evaluations and ii) both qualitative and quantitative social research methodologies and techniques
• Experience of designing tenders, commissioning evaluations and of managing external research/evaluation consultants
• Excellent communications skills. Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. Proven ability to present complex information to a generalist audience

Desirable Criteria

• Excellent numerical, statistical, and analytical skills with proven ability and experience of using these to analyse data and write concise clear and compelling analysis.
• Project management experience

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds.  As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

We are also proud to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion, supporting our commitment to being a great place to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) staff.

Beacon is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults.  The role holder must have a current, enhanced DBS check with Beacon Counselling 

We are taking action to improve the diversity of our workforce and are keen to receive applications from people of colour, people who identify as LGBTQ+, people with a disability, and people who are over 50 

Opportunity to become a Clinical Supervisor at Beacon 

Beacon exists to improve the lives of adults, children and young people, and we do this through empowering people to improve their mental health, well-being, and resilience.  Beacon’s services change the lives of over 2,000 each year, reducing the impact of challenging circumstances and life experiences.  Over the last year, the pandemic has had a huge impact on people’s mental health and well-being, and on inequalities, and we have responded in a range of targeted ways. The challenges are not going away soon, and we are ready to build on our response so far. 

We are strengthening our clinical governance and are recruiting Clinical Supervisors. We are looking for someone with experience as a counselling supervisor to deliver 1-1 and group supervisor for counsellors and other frontline workers. Relevant skills and a flexible approach are needed, and most important are a can-do attitude and a commitment to making Beacon services for clients the best there is. 

We prefer that you have an understanding of the voluntary sector through voluntary or paid work, but this is not essential, as we will provide thorough training and an induction. 

We are very keen to increase the diversity of our workforce, and welcome applications from people of colour, people with a disability, LGBTQI+, and people over 50.  If you are unsure about applying, then please contact us directly and we will answer your questions.  Beacon is a Disability Confident employer and an associate of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. 

We are aware that people can read a person specification and decide not to apply if they do not meet all the criteria, and that this is particularly true of women and people from minority ethnicities.  If you meet most of the criteria and would love to work for Beacon then please apply.

Why work for Beacon? 

At Beacon, we take as much pride in the warm welcome and team approach as we do in our high standards and getting the best outcomes for services users. People who work and volunteer with us tell us how much they enjoy being a part of Beacon, and they value the support they receive from management.  Beyond that, there is a pension scheme, generous leave, staff counselling service, and cycle to work scheme. Beacon is also a confirmed Disability Positive employer and a member of Employers for Carers 

Having an understanding of the voluntary sector is helpful but not essential as we will provide thorough induction process and relevant training. 

We anticipate the following work pattern: 

Hours: 2 x 14 hours per week across 4 or 5 days (please note: safe, onsite working is required) 

Venue: Beacon House, 50-52 Middle Hillgate Stockport SK1 3DL

Pay: £38,000 per year pro rata 

Holidays: 23 days a year plus 8 days public holiday, calculated pro rata. (Increase 1 day per year up to maximum of 28 days plus public holidays) 

The successful applicant will not be confirmed in post until satisfactory references and DBS are received. 

Completed application forms must be returned by 1000 on Monday 18th July 2022.  No applications will be accepted after the deadline. Interview process for shortlisted applicants will be held on Friday 22nd July 2022. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate any alternative dates. 

We’re looking for a compassionate, dynamic, organised individual to join our Domestic Abuse Recovery team. You will be providing practical and emotional support to victim/survivors of domestic abuse in both one-to-one and group settings.

For genuine occupational requirement reasons we are looking to appoint a female only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).

Summary of Post

We are looking for a warm, compassionate, and dynamic IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor) who will offer one to one non-judgemental empowering and proactive support to (i) non-recent female victim-survivors of domestic abuse. (ii) families experiencing child to parent violence.  They may be assessed at standard, medium or high risk.

IDVA work is client led and focuses on addressing clients’ identified needs, which includes emotional and practical support around domestic abuse. Typically, this may involve risk assessing, safety planning, signposting, advocating, liaising with other agencies.  A commitment to safeguarding runs throughout this role. You must be willing to flexibly adapt to changing circumstances and needs.

A key purpose of this role is to enhance the safety of individuals and children in their homes and communities whilst empowering clients to continue on their recovery journey. The service provides a safe space for victim/survivors to discuss issues relating to their experiences freely and without judgement.

IDVAs also facilitate and assist on our domestic abuse recovery groups (Lotus Domestic Abuse Recovery programme and Who’s in Charge? child to parent violence programme), via Zoom or in the community.

We welcome applications from those with and without an IDVA qualification. For those who do not have a qualification, commitment to obtaining this is essential.

Home-Start East Sussex

Home-Start East Sussex (HSES) is a small independent charity founded in 1996 and affiliated to Home-Start UK and SafeLives who provide us with quality standards and policies. HSES works towards the increased safety, confidence and independence of disadvantaged families living in the county.

We are looking for a friendly and relational, proactive self-starter who shares our commitment to our clients and their families. We are also looking for someone can relate warmly and professionally to a wide range of networks, cultures, and organisations.

We work hard, we help each other and go out of our way to help others and find solutions rather than focusing on problems. We are positive and proactive and, although absolutely focused on our areas of expertise, we work as a team so that HSES is the best it can be. Above all, everything we do is to meet our mission. 

Our domestic abuse work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

• Pay Scale 6, point: 18 (Unqualified/start year) – 22: £25,419 - £27,514 FTE (NJC scale at Apr 22- cost of living review pending)
• 20 hours per week
• Deadline: 7th July 2022
• Interviews to take place w/c 11th July
• Term of appointment: Current funding is to end March 2023, but we envisage the post to be permanent although as with all posts, it is reliant on continued funding.
• Benefits: Holiday 25 days per year pro rata (plus Bank Holidays). The office closes between Christmas and New Year to allow staff to spend precious time with loved ones. Access to 24/7 free counselling service, access to 24/7 free GP service.
• Pension: HSES operates a contributory pension scheme that all employees are eligible to join. Full details will be provided at the commencement of employment.
• Probationary Period: Appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period, normally six months (or trial period to be discussed)
• This appointment is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service)
• Equal Opportunities: The post holder will be subject to our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion policy.
• Hybrid working - working from home with regular face to face one to one and team meetings in the Brighton and Newhaven area. Community groups currently funded in Brighton & Hove area.
• N.B.: You must have the right to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role.

For a full job description and to apply, please go to our website.

Deadline: 9am Thursday 7th July 2022. We encourage applicants to submit applications as soon as possible.

Interviews: Week commencing 11th July 2022.

Only candidates that complete an application form following instructions on our website will be considered.

SICK! Productions is looking for a dynamic and proactive individual who will work with us to build on our successes and support our expanding global and local activity. With a secure foundation in place, and the presentation of our Festival in May 2022, this is an exciting time to join our ambitious and creative organisation.

SICK! enables diverse and marginalised communities locally and globally to experience their lives more positively, using art to navigate the physical, mental and social challenges that individuals face.

We’re looking for a dynamic and inspirational individual to join us, to work closely with me and our fantastic team to help us achieve our potential and grow our impact and reach. We’re looking for someone who brings experience of financial management, business planning, HR and general office management, who is also passionate about, and interested in, the areas in which SICK! operates – arts, health, diversity, community development and international work.

We are located at the Sharp Project, a creative office and production space, just a 10 minutes Tram ride from Manchester Victoria and with plenty on-site free parking. 

We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and we actively welcome candidates who are currently underrepresented in the arts including people who face discrimination as a result of racism, those who self-identify as LGBTQIA+, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds and those who self-identify as disabled.

Location: London Hybrid (EC1V 2PT). We would also be happy to consider home-based candidates anywhere across England, Scotland and Wales. Reasonable travel expenses would be reimbursed where home-based.

Salary: £32,374 - £34,013 (London hybrid) £29,788 - £31,296 (Remote) depending on experience

Contract: Permanent, Full time (35 hours a week – Monday to Friday). Part time applications (4 days a week or as a job share) would also be considered.

Start Date: As soon as possible

I CAN is the UK’s leading children's communication charity. We exist to help the million-plus children in the UK who are struggling with speaking and understanding language right now. Each year we design programmes that support more than 15,000 children and we train over 6,000 people who work with children to develop their speaking and understanding.  Our two outstanding schools help children with the biggest communication barriers to overcome them.  We support families to develop their child’s speaking and understanding, and we push for the government to change policies to improve the life chances for children who struggle with their speaking and understanding

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Project Support Manager to join our small team in central London. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects across the organisation and have a leading role in the development of I CAN's future online approach to supporting practitioners to be able to help children with difficulties with speaking and understanding language. You will have a key role to play in supporting the Communication Consortium of 36 speech, language and communication focused organisations and engaging with our academic partners who support our What Works Database. You will have opportunities to bring creative approaches to the way we plan and develop our projects.

We are keen to hear from you if you have:

• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of establishing systems and procedures to support project implementation
• Experience of using a range of project management methodologies
• A highly collaborative working style, and
• Some line management experience / ability to support the professional growth and development of others

Does this sound like you? We would love to hear from you if that is the case.

In return we offer you:

• An inclusive and supportive environment
• Hybrid working as well as the tools to work from the office and from home
• Access to our employee benefits programmes (Perkbox and Pension Scheme)
• A range of employee wellbeing interventions
• An investment in your personal development

To apply, please submit your up-to-date CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages, addressing how you meet the criteria outlined above by 9am, on 18 July 2022. Interviews will take place on 26th July 2022. Download the job description and the recruitment pack for more information.

I CAN works within the government’s Covid-19 guidelines.

We serve children and young people from all backgrounds and strive to represent the same diversity in our workforce. We strongly believe there is unity in diversity and are committed to create an inclusive working environment for all. We are under-represented by people who are from ethnic minority backgrounds and those who identify as being from the LGBTQ+ community. We particularly welcome applications from all suitably qualified people from these backgrounds. If you are excited about making an impact in children’s lives, we would love to hear from you.

Please note that we will not close applications before this time and date as we recognise that candidates put a lot of time and effort into making an application and we want to give each of you the time and space to put in an application you feel proud of.

Please note that we will not shortlist candidates who do not submit a CV and a supporting statement.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately, we are not always able to respond to every applicant. If you have not received a response within one week after the closing date, you have not been successful on this occasion.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Criminal Records check.

Build on your Charity Career with this Activity based role

This is a part-time role of 3 days per week in a well-established charity based in Twickenham.

This role would really suit someone who wants to have the opportunity to work flexibly and build their career in the Charity sector.

Richmond Carers Centre has the mission to help unpaid and family adult carers to live a full, active and meaningful life by providing them with advice, information, activities, breaks and emotional support either face to face, by phone or by email to enable them to live well.

As the Adult Carers Activities Coordinator, you will directly deliver our leisure break activity programme. You will plan, deliver, promote and review a programme of activities for adult carers, including outreach activities and leisure events, as well as group work to help enhance carers’ health and wellbeing. The core aim of the activity programme is to provide carers with a much-needed break from their caring responsibilities, in a safe and social environment where they can meet other carers and focus on their wellbeing.

You will be someone:

• Who works in a person-centred way.
• Has outstanding organisational skills and plans and budgets well
• Is creative and is an innovative thinker
• Has experience of leading/planning activities across a range of subjects/activities
• Builds relationships both within the team and with external providers
• Communicates well by phone and in person
• Has experience of working with clients who have support needs

Main Duties include:

• To coordinate and deliver an established activities programme for adult carers with the aim to provide them with a break from their caring role.
• To work with relevant professionals to deliver a programme of wellbeing activities, including yoga and Pilates.
• To coordinate the complementary therapy service.
• To recruit, train, support and manage volunteers to provide a selection of the activities.
• To research and continually develop the activities programme to ensure it is responsive to carers needs.
• To create promotional material to promote activities, groups and break opportunities to carers registered with Richmond Carers Centre.
• To work with Adult Carers Support Team Leader to make sure activities are within budget, achieving targets and meeting the requirements of funders.

What you are doing now:

• You might be working for or volunteering in a similar charity
• You may be working in activity planning in the public or private sector
• You may have the skills we need from some other combination of work and volunteering
• Or you may be looking to return to the workforce after a timeout for personal reasons

In any event if you feel you meet the skills we need, we would like to hear from you!

Richmond Carers Centre welcomes and encourages applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

Benefits of working for Richmond Carers Centre:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year (pro rata)
• Bonus 3 days of annual leave per year over the festive period (subject to Trustee approval)
• Workplace Pension Scheme with Peoples Pension
• Flexible working/option of working from home (subject to CEO approval)
• Equipment and support to be set up to work from home
• Paid time off for medical appointments
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Training and personal development opportunities
• Staff away days and socials
• Access to shared resources and training opportunities
• Supportive and friendly working environment

Please apply in writing with a cover letter and stating your current salary to Viv Sage our HR Consultant at Better Talent.

Organisation

Jami is a mental health charity that enriches and saves lives impacted by mental illness and distress in the Jewish community.

Since the start of the pandemic, demand for our services has grown exponentially. In 2021 we undertook a thorough review of the needs of the community, to develop a new strategy that will secure the Jewish community’s mental health provision. The new strategy sets out a huge agenda for change in scale and provision, which will be developed over the next five years while we continue to run our diverse set of highly professional mental health services:

• Advice and advocacy
• Treatment and support
• Education and campaigning

Jami currently supports over 1,400 individuals, delivering almost 50,000 separate service interactions each year, and reaches thousands more people through education, seminars, work in schools and other organisations. Through our social enterprise community café, Head Room, we raise mental health awareness while delivering mental health support on the high street.

Job purpose

You will be working as part of our Recovery and Outreach team, supporting people to work towards what is meaningful for them. You will create links with primary care and voluntary sector organisations to support people. You will carry out initial assessments and short-term interventions, enabling people to identify their needs and work towards their goals. You will meet people in person and use video conferencing technology to support people through 1:1 and group work.

Responsibilities

• To work as a member of the multi skilled teams providing support to members of the Jewish community experiencing issues with their mental health.
• To support people to accomplish goals using recovery focused, person-centred, graded approaches
• To create and carry out bespoke support plans together with people, working with them to identify goals, strengths, and support needed
• To manage 1:1 caseload
• To facilitate recovery focused groups
• To work as full and effective member of staff team
• To provide specialist skills using recognised standardised and non-standardised evidence-based assessment tools.
• To facilitate face to face, telephone, and video conferencing, initial assessments and periodic reviews as required
• To use the MOHO model and tools to assess and address occupational performance skills in the areas of lifestyle management, motivation, self-care, productivity and leisure, interpersonal skills and cognitive skills.
• To enable and encourage individuals to live as independently as possible through interventions that focus on:

-Domestic activities of daily living as such cooking skills, cleaning and shopping. 

-Independent living tasks such as budgeting, bill paying and tenancy issues.

-Support and development of communication and interaction skills.

-Encouraging involvement in meaningful activities through local groups, volunteering, educational institutions, employment.

• To bring professional learning and expertise to colleagues through team meetings and joint working
• To support people to access services within Jami and externally, by advocating for them and accompanying them when appropriate.
• In Line with the service user involvement strategy, coproduce:

- Meaningful support plans with caseload clients

- User led activities designed to develop people’s skills / strengths, promote independence, self-esteem and self-worth

-New initiatives which seek to improve social inclusion and quality of life

• To liaise with statutory and non-statutory organizations to provide coordinated support
• To maintain up to date and accurate electronic records as required by existing procedures
• To participate in service audits and research projects.
• Maintain own personal development and keep up to date with current knowledge and health and social care agenda through reading, attending study days, conferences and meetings as appropriate
• Work within Health and Safety guidelines, with reference to the Lone Worker Policy and individual risk assessments
• Compliance with the Equality Act, and Health and Safety legislation
•  Attend regular supervision with named supervisor
•  Participate in the organisation’s appraisal process
• Ensure that all activities are operated in a way which is consistent with the values of Jami and the Jewish community it serves.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager or another designated senior manager

Essential Training, Qualifications and Experience 

• Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy (or evidence that this qualification is soon to be awarded)
• Registered with HCPC and BAOT (or evidence that registration is soon to be completed)
• Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards
• Experience of working with people in a health and/or social care setting
• An understanding of the socioeconomic factors that can impact on someone’s mental health
• Experience carrying out assessments
• Experience of collaboratively creating intervention plans and goal setting
• Ability to develop rapport with clients, colleagues, and external agencies
• An in-depth understanding of Occupational Therapy theory and models of practice
• Risk assessment and risk management skills
• Experience supporting people to develop and maintain daily living skills
• Strong ability and willingness to work as part of a team; to both carry out joint work and advise and receive advice from colleagues
• Ability to develop practical solutions to problems as they arise
• Ability to ‘change tactics’ when current plan of support needs adjusting
• Ability and willingness to actively listen to people; clients and colleagues alike
• Ability to reflect on work and engage with supervision process
• Knowledge of Trauma Informed Practice
• Ability to always treat service users with respect and dignity, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.

Please see full job description attached.

To apply for the role, please send your CV and covering letter.

Closing date for applications 24th July 2022 or when sufficient applications have been received

Job Title:     Fundraising Executive (Individual Giving and Patrons)
Reports to:  Fundraising Manager
Location:     Coalbrookdale Head Office and occasionally across our museum sites, hybrid & flexible working available
Hours:         36.5 hours per week

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust (IGMT) is looking to recruit to a new post of Fundraising Executive for individual giving, patrons and corporate giving. Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, this exciting new role will lead on managing and growing our patron scheme of supporters, cultivation of support from corporates and developing our individual giving strategy including low-level giving schemes, online giving and on-site donation point across our museum sites. The role will also work to increase the value of support from existing donors and cultivating new supporters in conjunction with our wider fundraising plan.

PURPOSE:
Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, the Fundraising Executive (Individual Giving and Patrons) will lead on managing and growing our patron scheme of supporters; cultivation of support from corporates; development of our individual giving strategy, including low-level giving schemes, online giving and on-site donation points. The role will also work to increase the value of support from existing donors and cultivate new supporters in support of our wider fundraising plan.

DUTIES:

• Manage and grow the IGMT Patron Society, which includes corporate, individual and City of London Livery Companies
• To lead on and develop low-level giving schemes (donations below £5K) from museum visitors and new and existing supporters. This will include managing IGMT’s planned new adoption scheme and other initiatives
• Stewarding relationships with individual supporters (donations below £5K) through a robust cultivation plan that will increase donations to appeals, projects and unrestricted giving
• Support the Fundraising Manager with developing one-off appeals and campaigns
• Developing a strong online giving and digital fundraising strategy, to include giving through the IGMT website, JustGiving, AmazonSmile and other online giving platforms
• Managing and developing donation points across museum sites. This includes cash donation boxes and contactless donation devices
• Support the Fundraising Team with implementing an annual programme of fundraising and cultivation events; aimed at current and prospective supporters
• Cultivate support from a range of local and regional community groups
• Work with the Fundraising Manager to develop strong and compelling fundraising communications for supporter mailouts and newsletters
• Create regular fundraising content for IGMT’s social media channels and Linkedin, in collaboration with the IGMT Marketing Team
• Support the Fundraising Team and other IGMT teams with other duties and initiatives measurable with the role.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential:

Experience:

At least three years’ experience working within an individual giving, corporate or other similar fundraising role. Whilst a background in fundraising is desirable, relevant experience within an account management, sales or marketing background will be considered.

Knowledge, skills and competencies:

• Strong knowledge of fundraising practices across individual and corporate giving
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to ‘self-start’ and manage own workload
• Excellent written skills and the ability to write and appraise strong and compelling fundraising copy and messaging
• Strong communication skills and the ability to create and steward excellent supporter relationships
• Excellent IT and experience of working with donor databases/CRMs and virtual meeting platforms, such as MS Teams and Zoom
• Ability to work well within a target driven fundraising team and work using own initiative
• Be able to manage a varied workload within role and support colleagues with other initiatives when necessary

Other:

• To be happy to work out of hours when necessary, including occasional weekend and evenings
• Full, clean driving licence with access to own vehicle
• Enthusiasm towards IGMT’s charitable work of heritage conservation and education

At IGMT, our commitment to diversity and equality is a long-standing one. We believe arts organisations, museums and libraries should ensure that their work draws on and reflects the full range of backgrounds and perspectives to be found in our society.

Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people, those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds are under-represented in our workforce so we particularly encourage people from those backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply.

About the selection process

Following submission of an IGMT application form, shortlisted candidates will be invited to two rounds of interview.

Please note CVs will not be accepted for this post.

The interview process is split into two stages:

1. First panel interview to assess competencies and an assessed task.
2. Second panel interview and an assessed task.

Closing date: 23:59 Wednesday 13th July

First interviews Tuesday 26th July; second interviews Friday 29th July

Fixed term contract for 12 months

Belfast, Northern Ireland

The job of a Save the Children UK's Policy & Advocacy Adviser is an opportunity to develop yourself and support others.

• Do you have significant knowledge of the evidence, practice and policy landscape around child poverty and its impact on early learning in Northern Ireland and/or the UK or Ireland?
• Do you have skills in policy research and analysis, including producing high-quality literature and policy reviews
• Have you worked with children and / or parents to develop research plans, policy proposals or advocacy strategies?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive but thrives and can go on to change the world – and of inspiring and leading others to do the same?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

Note:

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once avacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Senior Policy & Advocacy Adviser, you will be responsible for building and maintaining expert knowledge on child poverty and its impact on early learning and use this to develop and deliver policy proposals and advocacy strategies capable of significantly reducing child poverty in Northern Ireland; and provide expert advice to colleagues.

Main Accountabilities

The Policy & Advocacy Adviser's key duties will be to:

• To build and maintain expert knowledge on the evidence, practice and policy landscape and external stakeholders around child poverty and its impact on children's early learning

• To ensure that this expert knowledge is at the heart of our national and local change strategies by working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams and advising senior colleagues

• To design and deliver engaging research projects, including both commissioning external experts and carrying out primary research and analysis

• To develop ambitious and credible policy proposals for local and national government to tackle child poverty in Northern Ireland

• To produce impactful reports and briefing papers for external audiences

• To develop, manage and deliver influential advocacy strategies among national and local politicians, officials, practitioners, charities, think tanks and research organisations

• To build and maintain excellent external relationships in the policy and practice community, in order to gather intelligence and influence policy change

• To work in partnership with children and families experiencing poverty to develop research proposals, policy solutions and advocacy strategies, and be part of team of colleagues who support families to become powerful advocates

The post-holder must carry out the responsibilities of the role in a way which reflects:

• Save the Children's commitment to safeguarding children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy;

• A commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission, values and approach

• A commitment to effective management of risk, by operating within the Charity's code of conduct, policies, procedures and controls and by carrying out the risk management and assurance responsibilities of the role as set out in the Risk Policy and Procedures.

Person Profile

Technical Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of the evidence, practice and policy landscape, and external stakeholders around child poverty and its impact on early learning in Northern Ireland and/or the UK or Ireland
• Experience of working with children and / or parents to develop research plans, policy proposals or advocacy strategies
• Significant experience of using evidence from a range of sources to analyse policy challenges and develop creative, credible solutions
• Considerable proven skills in policy research and analysis, including producing high-quality literature and policy reviews
• Experience of developing, designing, and carrying out research, including desk research, qualitative or quantitative method

• Experience of developing and delivering advocacy strategies to influence policy change
• Experience of developing and managing research and policy projects to strict deadlines

Personal Skills:

• A strong team player with an empowering and collaborative working style and excellent interpersonal skills
• Solutions-focused with a creative, problem-solving approach
• Strong verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex evidence and policy points to non-specialists
• Excellent writing skills, including the ability to communicate coherent arguments and complex policy analysis in a compelling way to external audiences
• High-level numeracy skills and ability to carry out simple statistical analysis using Excel
• Able to manage multiple activities at once and to resolve conflicting priorities
• A flexible approach that enable you to both lead projects and deliver activities for projects led by others
• Positive, resilient and committed to improving the lives of young children and families
• Ability to travel within the UK, including some overnight stays

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Remote Working:

The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.