We exist to change the odds stacked against Black people by embedding race equity into systemic change so that thriving is not the exception but the norm.

About Black Thrive

Black Thrive Global evolved from the work of the Black Thrive Lambeth Partnership, which was established in 2016 to address the inequalities that negatively impact the mental health and wellbeing of Black people in Lambeth. Black people’s cumulative exposure to negative experiences and poor outcomes are not unique to Lambeth and Black Thrive Global was founded in 2020 to address the detrimental outcomes for Black people of African and Caribbean descent wherever they may be located.

Our work covers all life stages – children and young people, working age adults and older adults. Our guiding principle is to centre the lived experiences of Black communities in all that we do and our strategic priorities are to embed race equity in systems change and to decolonise the evidence landscape. 

Purpose of the role

We are working with Lottery Community Fund, Impact On Urban Health and Lambeth Living Well Network Alliance (LWNA) to build a Black led culturally appropriate peer support and advocacy (CAPSA) service, designed by Black people for Black communities in Lambeth. CAPSA supports people who are feeling stressed, anxious, or are experiencing difficulties in accessing services that will improve their mental wellbeing. It will be made up of compassionate and caring individuals like you. We will also help community members who are already using mental health services and would like more support.

Do you have the vision, expertise and person-centred values to be able to make a real difference to the lives of people with mental health support needs? The service manager will be responsible for the smooth running and delivery of the CAPSA service. As Service Manager, you will lead a team of workers in achieving these goals through line management, coaching, supervision and mentoring.

Closing date - 6th October at 5pm

Interviews on - 14th and 15th October

Application Instructions: Please upload a CV of no more than 3 pages, alongside a cover letter of no more than 2 pages. Candidates should also complete and upload a copy of our equality and diversity monitoring form.

Inclusion Barnet is small local charity with big ambitions; we deliver services for both disabled people and the wider community. We pride ourselves on being a bright and passionate team which works together to create a friendly and supportive working culture, so we can ultimately make a difference to the people and organisations we support. 

We’re looking for an individual with excellent leadership skills to lead our services and projects which focus on community and community development. 

The successful applicant will lead our delivery of local voluntary sector support, working as part of our successful Barnet Together partnership with Young Barnet Foundation and Groundwork London.  As well as representing Inclusion Barnet and the wider voluntary sector across local boards and forums, you'll work to bring the sector together through leading various sector groups. You’ll work collaboratively with our wider system partners to advocate for and implement our exciting voluntary sector manifesto, ensuring these partners understand the sector’s capabilities and work in ways which build on and support these. You also work to develop and publicise our new organisational membership offer, ensuring we reach all the community groups we exist to benefit. 

Alongside the Barnet Together role, you’ll have oversight of our Healthwatch and Partnership Libraries contracts, working closely with the managers of these services to ensure they continue to thrive and develop. 

You won't be doing all this on your own - with four direct reports and an overall team of eight, this role involves managing managers and providing leadership across the services to take them to the next level.

To do this, you’ll need to be able to think strategically and creatively and manage in a supportive and collaborative style.  A confident presenter, excellent relationship-builder and a reflective professional, you’ll be excited by the challenge, intrinsically motivated to make a difference, and keen to build on the success of these services to date. This is a varied and rewarding role, and you will be able to make a real impact on Barnet's voluntary and community sector at a time when the sector has never been more essential in the long-term recovery from covid-19. 

Whilst it is initially a fixed term contract to March 2023, we hope to be able to confirm it as a permanent role within the next 12 months.  Through your excellent work, you’ll help us make that a reality. 

You will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work. 

As a Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO), we always welcome applications from disabled candidates, but lived experience of disability is not essential for this role.  However, the successful candidate will need a commitment to the social model of disability and a passion for thriving, inclusive communities.  They will also be willing to think strategically about how we reflect our identity as a DDPO in our portfolio of communities work.

The role will be entirely home based during Covid, but the successful candidate must be able to be based in our Colindale office in the future and travel to meetings around the Borough of Barnet.  Whilst it is ultimately a Barnet-based role, we anticipate that there will continue to be regular opportunities for home working going forward, and we encourage flexible working to suit your work preferences where possible.  We also operate a Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) system. 

To apply, please submit your CV with a brief covering letter clearly stating how you meet the person specification.

The successful candidate must be willing to undergo a DBS check and have the right to work in the UK. 

We look forward to hearing from you!

Prisoners’ Penfriends is a seeking a diligent, resourceful and dependable new Director to manage the day-to-day operation of our penfriend scheme – and to support the charity as it grows its impact and reach.

About Prisoners’ Penfriends

Prisoners’ Penfriends (PP) is a small, London-based charity that supports the wellbeing of prisoners by extending the hand of non-judgemental friendship via letters and emails. The charity makes it possible for volunteers, in the community outside prison, to write to prisoners in England and Wales – and to do so in complete safety.

PP has grown as an organisation over the past year, extending its reach across the prison estate in England and Wales. Throughout the covid-19 pandemic, with prisoners regularly spending the vast majority of their time locked in their cells, the demand and need for the charity’s scheme has grown considerably.

We are now looking for a new Director to lead the charity on its next stage of growth, to develop the in-house resources needed to run the scheme sustainably, and to establish a clearer picture of the charity’s positive impact.

The Directors duties comprise the following key areas:

Operations

• To lead the charity's paid staff and volunteers in the day-to-day running of the organisation and scheme
• To oversee recruitment and training of staff and volunteers to support the organisation, maintaining high standards of safety and accuracy
• To maintain a good understanding of the external social, political and funding environment that could impact on the charity
• To build an effective working relationship with the chair of the trustee board, including regular reporting and attendance of board meetings
• To ensure backend database, systems and the charity’s website are fully functional and up to date, liaising with PP’s IT advisor as needed
• To carry out other practical and administrative tasks as and when required by the board of trustees.

Scheme management

• To read, record and forward letters and emails between volunteer and prisoner penfriends, overseeing staff and in-office volunteers as necessary
• To keep the organisation’s records of the correspondences up to date, carrying out a monthly review of all of them
• To process volunteer and prisoner applications to join the scheme, matching individuals sensitively
• To maintain the charity’s incident-free record, ensuring no information is passed which may jeopardise the safety and security of volunteers
• To be aware of any signs indicating risk to volunteers or to prisoners, particularly from suicide or self-harm.

Governance

• To ensure the charity’s procedure and policies are up-to-date, and are effectively applied
• To ensure the organisation fulfils its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities
• To process records of all communications with volunteers, prisoners and those working in prisons, following PP’s administrative and data-protection procedures
• To follow all PP’s procedures, e.g. for data protection, and equal opportunities.

Finances

• To help to ensure a sustainable income for the charity, identifying opportunities for growing income and supporting or leading fundraising activities as needed
• Working with the board’s treasurer, ensure the charity’s financial transactions  and accounts are recorded in an accurate and timely manner, including Gift Aid records.

Communications and relations

• To ensure effective communications with funders, volunteers, prisoners, and those working  in prisons regarding the scheme and organizational developments. This includes regular newsletters and funder reports
• To build relationships with prison staff and government officials in order to drive use of the service, discuss a prisoner’s safety, and to further the charity's work
• To secure insights from scheme beneficiaries regarding the charity’s work
• To serve as an ambassador and spokesperson for the organisation at events and to media.

Personal qualities

• Committed to the welfare of prisoners, maximizing the scheme’s impact in mitigating loneliness and depression, and supporting rehabilitation
• Conscious of the risks involved when putting volunteers in touch with offenders, carrying the responsibility for maintaining an incident-free record for the charity throughout their work
• Conscientious and meticulous in following the charity’s procedures, and accurate when making and keeping records
• Dedicated to the charity’s work, which may occasionally involve long days visiting prisons, weekend volunteer training, and work outside of normal hours.

The successful candidate must demonstrate:

• Strong analytical and financial management skills, to manage budgets efficiently and report in a timely fashion on financial performance
• The communication and interpersonal skills to motivate and support staff and volunteers; as well as to develop effective relationships with partners, funders and scheme users
• A strong understanding of governance, in particular with regards to ensuring safety and security
• The ability to work to high standards of accuracy personally, and to ensure the work of staff and volunteers is accurate too
• Awareness of the justice sector context in which the charity operates
• The ability to advocate on behalf of the charity to a range of audiences and stakeholders
• Experience of successful bid writing and fundraising applications an advantage.

We are looking for someone passionate and motivated to join the Management Team in our Surbiton Home as a Hospitality Services Manager. The ideal candidate will be someone who strives for excellence and the provision of a quality service.

You’ll be responsible for overseeing food & beverage service, housekeeping, front of house (Reception) and engineering, to ensure everyone who lives in and visits our Home has the best possible experience.

Purpose of role:

• To pro-actively lead and manage the Hospitality Services in the home (all non-clinical services).
• Accountable for the environment, engineering, laundry, housekeeping, administration, catering (including the dining experience) and local IT (in liaison with the relevant professional teams.

Key responsibilities: 

• Lead and effectively manage all non-clinical services.
• Responsible for all non-clinical compliance and quality activities ensuring that the charity remains compliant with legislation.
• Act as a visible, pro-active, collaborative member of the Senior Leadership Team to develop and deliver an outstanding care experience with particular responsibility for supporting the creation of a culture of cost consciousness.
• Deliver an outstanding service to support the home pursue / maintain an ‘outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission.
• Accountable for the monitoring and reporting of all Key Performance Indicators addressing negative changes promptly and escalating as necessary.
• Pro-actively identify and take responsibility for the resolution of issues before they impact on the quality of care and service.
• Manage the coaches / minibuses including control of the fuel costs (via fuel cards)
• Manage the teams associated with Hospitality Services including but not limited to: Setting objectives, Holding regular supervision sessions (every 4-6 weeks), Undertaking appraisal twice a year, Producing all necessary documentation, Proactively managing staff performance to address performance concerns.
• Role modelling the behaviours expected of a senior leader.
• Engaging with all necessary training including Dementia training.
• Any other duties that may be reasonably required in line with your role as requested

Although we are a charity we offer a generous package: 

• Salary of £42,342 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Occasional evening and weekend working by agreement
• Equivalent of 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
• Part-time and job share applicants will be considered
• Employer Pension Contribution of 7.5% with matching Employee contribution of 5%
• Life insurance of 3 x salary (until age 70)
• 2 months full occupational sick pay, 1 month half pay before statutory sick pay
• Access to appropriate professional bodies and payment of membership fees after 6 months of employment
• Learning and Development – fully funded opportunities to support you in your role 

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Information and Support Services Manager to lead on the development and management of our information and support services. 

You will be responsible for ensuring The Migraine Trust is the patient support organisation for all people affected by migraine in the UK. The focus will be on developing our services, and working with colleagues across the organisation to increase our reach, and ensure we’re there for anyone who needs us.  You will also be a key member of the Senior Management team, supporting the strategic direction of the charity. 

This role will champion the needs of people affected by migraine. 

Background Information

Central London, like many cities across the world, is an exciting and stimulating place. However, for some, it is a place to go when things have gone profoundly wrong and there is nowhere else. When people are on the edge, rough sleeping, isolated and in despair there must be a place to turn. The Connection is there to be with people as they overcome their problems, recover and move on to a meaningful, fulfilling life. However, this is not enough. The experiences of people on the edge matter. Their story must be told to those in a position of power and influence, so that rough sleeping is not an accepted feature of life in the UK.

The Connection at St. Martin’s tackles rough sleeping by:

• Providing services designed to help people to recognise their own strengths, recover from crisis and move away from the streets for good;

•  Collaborating with others to achieve this – a person’s rough sleeping situation is rarely addressed by one agency working alone;

•  Sharing our learning with others, to deepen our own understanding and create a more socially just society for those on the margins not just in London, but other parts of the UK and the world.

Both before and during the Pandemic, the Connection has been through an extended period of change.  In the past year, our team have worked extremely hard and very effectively to design and implement a new service model. The key underlying principle in this change is a decision to focus on support for rough sleepers in central London who have complex support needs.  Alongside this focus, we place a strong emphasis on the quality of relationships internally and externally. 

About the role:

The Recovery and Opportunities Service Manager is a key member of our Services Management Team. The postholder will lead a team of Coordinators to take forward key priorities for the organisation, overseeing:

• CSTM’s Volunteering Programme (including Client, Community and Corporate Volunteering);
• Client Involvement;
• Recovery Programme of groups and activities
• Skills & Opportunities activities to help clients move towards and into education, training, volunteering and employment.

This role requires someone with a strong track record in providing high quality line management and support to a multidisciplinary team.  Alongside overseeing the work of the team, the Recovery and Opportunities Manager will have the personal credibility to build confidence with employers and other partners to deliver routes into learning, training, volunteering and employment for our clients.  The post-holder must be well organised, solution-focused and able to use coaching techniques to develop those around them.  Finally, they must be a positive role model and committed to playing a key part in shaping the future design and delivery of CSTM’s services.

So, are you interested in this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? To apply, please submit an application highlighting how you meet the requirements of the role set out in the person specification attached. Only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview.

Details of the full job description, which includes the detailed person specification and application form are attached.

Please find the application form attached here.

Please find the job description attached here.

Closing date: Sunday 10th October 2021

Interview date: Monday 18th October 2021

Director of Innovation Lab

Are you a strategic and creative leader who is up for a new challenge? Do you have experience of working within an Innovation environment? Are you passionate about pushing the ministry to the cutting edge in its transformation to release even more children from poverty in Jesus’ name?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Innovation Lab to kick off and lead the start-up phase of the Innovation Lab. You will play a significant part in enabling the charity to achieve the goal of doubling impact to serve more than 200,000 children in poverty a year by 2030. Ready for the challenge? Apply now!

Position: Director of Innovation Lab

Location: Home-based

Salary: £56,740 (within the grade £56,740 - £68,770)

Hours: 35 hours per week (Monday – Friday)

Benefits: Enhanced pension scheme with 10% employer contribution, equivalent of 5 normal working weeks' annual leave a year, plus normal bank holidays, Dental Insurance, Income Protection and Group Life cover on appointment.

Closing Date: 22nd September 2021 at 10am

Interview Date: W/C 11th October 2021

About the Role

As the Director of Innovation Lab you will manage the start-up phase of the Innovation Lab and be responsible for its overall success. You will closely manage and lead all operations and business components of the Lab and be responsible for leading the team’s pursuit of new products and services that have scalability potential to impact 20,000 children a year by 2030. You will also provide support to individual teams and engage the wider organisation in the Lab’s work.

Responsibilities

• Actively maintain and promote the organisations Christian ethos and values
• Manage the start-up phase of the lab
• Oversee operational and business components of the Lab
• Develop and inspire a high performing and creative Lab Team

About You

To flourish in this role, you'll need:

• Experience within an Innovation Lab / Hub
• Knowledge and practical experience of innovation and product development approaches
• Experience in using and embedding innovation tools, techniques and ways of working.
• Experience in using insights and analysis to generate strategic approaches
• An established record of stakeholder change management experience
• Senior leadership experience
• Strong commercial skills
• Project management skills with substantial experience delivering projects
• To be a strategic thinker

We need you to be…

Personally, committed to the Christian faith. There’s an occupational requirement for the holder of this role to be a practising Christian, in order to promote the charity’s ethos and help others to experience, explore and express the faith-based motivation of our work.

Please note the charity can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK and all candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client’s Christian mission, values, culture and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.

You may have experience in areas such as Strategy, Strategy Manager, Innovations, Innovations Manger,  Strategy and Innovations Manager, Strategy and Insights Manager, Faith, Church, Christian, Charity, Operations, Operations Manager, Service Manager, Products and Service, Impact and Engagement Manager, Product Lead, Product and Service Lead, Product Manager, Product and Service Manager, Product Development Lead, Product Development Manager, Service and Development Manager, Director of Strategy, Product and Service Director, Innovation Manager, Director of Innovation Resources, Impact and Innovation, Head of Service, Project Manager.

We are looking to appoint a Director of People & Culture. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading children’s charity at a challenging and exciting time as we evolve our future strategic direction and develop innovative ways to enable our people to deliver our ambitious strategic priorities. It provides a great opportunity to lead on the total people agenda, fostering a positive culture & employee engagement.

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. We support families across Surrey and London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.

The role will be a key member of the senior management team shaping the future direction for the charity, with a particular focus on our strategic people priorities.  The job holder will cover the broad HR spectrum of responsibilities with a small team and will also manage our Volunteer Development team who orchestrate c800 volunteers across Care, Fundraising & Retail. A key part of the role will be to provide coaching to leaders, trustees, and managers. The role will provide both HR and Volunteer strategic oversight and operational ownership of all people related aspects for the charity.

The successful applicant will have significant and diverse HR experience gained in a senior advisory capacity as well as proven experience of leading a team and coaching at a senior level. You will be able to demonstrate excellent collaboration and communication skills and should have experience in delivering organisation and cultural change.  Previous experience of working with a trustee board and with volunteers would be desirable. Applicants should be educated to degree level and membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development would be preferable.

The post could be based at our hospice and support office in Hampton or at our hospice at Guildford with frequent travel to the other locations and with some flexibility to work from home. The role is full time, 37.5 hours per week, or four days, flexible working options will be considered

There will be some requirement to attend other locations and some evening meetings.

Please note that appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance

Closing date: 29th September 2021

Interview date:  We will be screening candidates throughout the campaign so encourage early applications. It is anticipated that initial conversations with longlisted candidates will be conducted ahead of interviews for shortlisted candidates to be held on Tuesday, 5th October

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Member Services Manager – Berkshire/Home/London

Hours/contract: Full time/permanent

Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 dependent upon experience

Location: Berkshire/Home/London

Job Description

The Almshouse Association is an umbrella organisation for some 1650 independent Almshouse charities throughout the UK.  Almshouses enable those in need to live with dignity and independence within their local communities and are the oldest form of social housing, providing homes today for over 36,000 residents.  The role of The Almshouse Association is to assist member charities with advice and guidance, to act as a bridge between the charities and government and to promote the almshouse movement. 

The charity is now seeking to appoint for a role of Member Services Manager. 

This senior role will represent the interests of the Association and provide excellent advice and support to its members.

The successful candidate will need to:

• Provide advice and assistance to Almshouse charities to enable them to achieve best practice
• Lead on Member Services and drive excellent customer service throughout the Association
• Manage the Reception and Event Management team, taking a hands-on approach to events, training and successful delivery of the annual conference
• Liaise with the Royal Patron and Vice Patrons’ office, taking a lead on Royal visit planning
• Work closely with the Charity Commission on any issue affecting members

With a good knowledge and understanding of membership organisations, and outstanding listening, negotiating and influencing skills, you will have experience in developing corporate and strategically beneficial partnerships, managing a professional team and budgets. Possessing a high degree of integrity and the ability to represent the Association at a senior level, you will be able to contribute effectively and collaboratively with the senior management team.

Early applications are encouraged as we are reviewing them on a rolling basis and therefore the post may be filled before the published closing date.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic mental health charity in North London. The charity is a resource for people with mental health problems that makes social inclusion and participation in everyday life a reality. Getting a paid job, having a social life and going to college are the norm for many of their members.

In early 2011 the charity moved into their brand-new state of the art architect designed building. The new building also features a shop, the Kiosk, which serves hot and cold drinks and snacks to the public and provides employment opportunities for their members.

They are proud to have been highly commended by NHS England in their Excellence In Participation Awards for the innovative ways that members and staff work together to run the charity.

I am looking for a Director of Employment Services to join the team on a permanent basis.

Location: North London - Camden and Islington

Salary: 42,602 per annum plus benefits

Contract: Permanent

This is a newly created role within the organisation and the successful candidate will lead and grow these services. You will have experience of working strategically at senior levels, knowledge of contract management, service development as well as a thorough understanding of supported employment models including the importance of integrated systems and partnership working. You will also seek and develop new opportunities for growth whilst maintaining full responsibility for existing employment support services.
Closing date for applications: ASAP and will be reviewed on a rolling basis

If you would like to receive a full job description for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Faye Marshall:
Faye Marshall: [email protected] | 020 7820 7303

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Charity is looking to appoint a Director to oversee the next stage in the charity’s development.  With the current interim Director now moving on, this is an opportunity for a dynamic, committed and experienced individual to join the charity and shape and deepen our work and impact in the Borough of Hackney.

Founded 25 years ago, Hackney Night Shelter provides routes out of homelessness for people in need in Hackney by working with the community to provide warmth and shelter to homeless guests and to support them in rebuilding their lives. 

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the charity has successfully moved away from a roving night shelter model to a static building-based model in the Borough (one female only shelter and one mixed gender shelter). Formerly known as Hackney Winter Night Shelter, the charity is now a year round service supported by a small dedicated staff team and over 250 volunteers.

Specifically, you will:

• Work with the Board of Trustees to realise HNS strategic objectives, demonstrate impact and deliver real value to the sector
• Spearhead the search and secure a new long term shelter venue by June 2022
• Be responsible for ensuring effective operational delivery through management of a small team of staff and volunteer resources
• Oversee organisational fundraising (trusts, foundations and statutory funding focus) and donation management
• Sustain and build strong strategic and working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders (council members and officers, funders, supporters, faith and community leaders, and the local business community)

In order to be considered for this role you will have previous senior management experience in the Charity sector and experience of working with vulnerable adults (ideally, but not necessarily within the homeless sector). You will have a strong knowledge of charity governance, excellent interpersonal skills, and experience of trusts/foundations fundraising.

The shelters are operational, and this is a client facing role, so while there is some flexibility for the successful candidate to work from home occasionally (up to 2 days per week), this role is predominantly hands on.

How to apply:

Hackney Doorways is committed to equality and diversity, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds but particularly from those who have lived experience of homelessness.

Interested applicants are encouraged to visit our webiste. Please submit a CV and a maximum two-page covering letter explaining:

- Your interest in applying for the role, and

- Your relevant experience as per person specification outlined above

Closing date 4th October 2021, first round interviews w/c 11th October 2021.

Hackney Doorways is a Registered Charity No.1139183

A company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales No. 07064774

Working hours: Full time (10-6pm Tuesday-Saturday term time & Monday - Friday in the holidays)

OVERALL JOB PURPOSE

To manage all operations at Oasisplay through the site and project managers, ensuring that high quality and inclusive play and youth activities are delivered to children, young people and families at all sites.

To ensure that the services are continually developed to reflect the changing needs of the community, to monitor and report on the operations to stakeholders, and to support and encourage community engagement on all projects and sites.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Staff

1. Recruit, develop, manage, appraise, coach and mentor all site and project managers and assist them in their staff management.
2. Maintain staff records for direct reports and ensure managers also maintain theirs, including hours worked, appraisals and reviews, health and safety records etc.

Operations

1. Support the development of each project/site, ensuring that all developments are responsive to need, are child/community led and in line with the Oasisplay strategic plan.
2. Consult with senior colleagues and the Director over any changes to established ways of working and over any proposed new activities.
3. Encourage and support the development of income generating activities that contribute to the financial sustainability of each project or site.
4. Ensure the engagement and involvement of disabled and non-disabled children and all young people in the development of all projects.
5. Keep up to date with and implement new legislation and ‘best practice’ recommendations.
6. Support the maintenance and development of facilities.

Users

1. Work directly with disabled and non-disabled children and young people as required to develop and maintain an excellent understanding of the users and the activities. Support project managers to liaise closely with users, parents and carers and others over the user’s needs, aspirations and wellbeing.
2. Ensure that accurate data of users is recorded by each project ( in line with GDPR and safeguarding measures) through use of the database and other means as necessary.
3. Promote Oasis services to new users and their families

Policies and code of practice

1. Act as designated Lead Safeguarding Officer for Oasisplay. Maintain and disseminate Oasis’s agreed policies and Code of Practice, and propose any changes to these to the Director.
2. Ensure that all services operate within Oasisplay policy guidelines including Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity and Inclusion

Administration and financial control

1. Ensure that the general administration and financial control of the Play and Youth activities team is run efficiently.
2. Provide the Management Committee with regular reports in the agreed form
3. With other senior staff and project managers, plan and manage special events both at the projects and off site.
4. Support the monitoring and evaluation of all aspects of the projects in line with organisational quality initiatives and the needs of relevant external bodies.
5. In collaboration with the Inclusion and Access Lead, ensure that all promotion and sharing of information related to services is coordinated, cohesive and accessible.
6. Contribute towards fundraising activity when necessary and lead on initiatives that support inclusive play services at Oasisplay.
7. Represent Oasis to the public, external stakeholders and interested parties as required.

Special Requirements

1. This job will require an enhanced CRB disclosure.
2. Candidates must have eligibility to work in the UK.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education, Qualification and Experience

1. Significant successful experience of playwork and of working with disabled and non disabled children and families in an adventure playground, child centred play setting or youth work setting.
2. A recognised qualification in playwork, childcare, education or a related field OR qualified by substantial successful experience and recognition of that via promotions.
3. Successful management of others, including their appraisal, development, coaching and mentoring.
4. Successful management of local authority children’s play service.

Competences, Behaviours and Skills 

1. Experience of developing/managing arts and or environmental sustainability programmes
2. Good communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
3. Demonstrable and evidenced ability to lead a team - able to develop and manage people and work well with the senior management team.
4. Good administration skills including IT, HR, health and safety of the Play and Youth activities team.
5. Excellent networking and relationship building skills with both managers, staff, and users and stakeholders.
6. A good understanding of Safeguarding policy, procedures and practice.
7. A strong commitment to inclusive play, and to the continuing need to address social inequalities and a thorough understanding of children’s differing needs and abilities. Able to work unsocial hours when the need arises.

Are you passionate about supporting young refugees and asylum seekers to improve their lives and reach their potential? Do you have exceptional partnership development skills and the drive to lead dynamic teams to have a real impact?

This exciting role will lead on the development and operations of Young Roots’ services and projects in Croydon and surrounding boroughs. The Head of Services will be focused on ensuring Young Roots’ activities are values and outcomes driven, with excellent processes for project design and delivery. You will have a passion for youth participation and building on the strengths of young people. You will be focused on developing strong local partnerships and influencing local practice and networks. You will be the key contact for grants relating to Croydon, and be vital in developing funding partnerships and reporting our impact well. The Head of Services in Croydon is the organisational lead or deputy lead on Safeguarding. You will provide excellent leadership to your diverse team, have a focus on staff wellbeing, and devote time to your Senior Management Team responsibilities.

You will need to be excited to work within the framework of Young Roots’ values and have considerable experience of working with young refugees and asylum seekers. Excellent leadership and team management skills are required, along with a deep working knowledge of the UK asylum and social care systems for young refugees and asylum seekers.

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate is required for this role.

Young Roots is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, particularly those with lived experience of the asylum system.

To apply, please complete the attached forms and visit our website for further information on where to send your application.

Closing date for applications: Monday 27 September 9am

Interviews: Thursday 7 October.