Key responsibilities
Service user support

• Manage a caseload of learning4living service users on their support journey with the Hope Centre.
• Carry out holistic needs assessment to capture individual learning/support needs for the service users’ employability pathway and action planning to ensure support needs are managed
• Ensure service user remain motivated to engage and their involvement is person-centred
• Listening to service users and encouraging positive steps towards personal development.
• Providing advice, information, practical and emotional support to service users regarding their employability pathway and general support needs
• Regularly reviewing and reporting findings of caseloads to Skills and Employability Lead.
• Advocate for service users with internal and external services to ensure service users are engaging with the right support services and referrals to such services are appropriate
• Complete full, detailed and accurate records on the database.
• Complete relevant employability service and funding paperwork to required standards.
• Carry out regular progress reviews with service users.
• Ensure internal and external colleagues are kept up-to-date with service users engagement and progress.

Training design/delivery and group facilitation

• Design relevant groups and training resources (including Employability)– to include (where necessary) lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations and training handouts.
• Ensure all training & group materials are consistent with recognised learning standards.
• Support in the training of  other staff/volunteers to deliver training courses and facilitate groups
• Work with volunteers to ensure that learning support is available for identified learners during training and workshops.
• Keep accurate registers of all lifeskills/training sessions delivered and report any concerns with learner attendance or progress on the database and to the Service Manager
• Deliver engaging and interactive training sessions and groups
• Ensure all preparation is completed prior to training/group sessions – including printing of all relevant paperwork and delivery area set up correctly in advance.

General

• All information must be maintained within GDPR regulations and maintains confidentiality.
• Always maintain professional boundaries with service users.
• To ensure that all mandatory training is complete within specified timelines
• To update knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures and report any concerns timely and as per policy
• To be an active and effective team member.
• To work some hours outside of normal office hours (including evenings and weekends).
• At all times to carry out every aspect of your duties with due regard to Northampton Hope Centre’s policies and procedures.
• To offer support and guidance to volunteers within the service
• To maintain a professional level of communication at all times.
• To keep clear records and plans of all contacts with service users, professionals and meetings with external agencies.
• Undertake other duties as may be reasonably determined by the Service Managers, Head of Service Delivery, the CEO or Board of Trustees.
• To participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal, and help identifying your own job-related development and training needs.
• To adhere to the relevant health and safety requirements at all times and ensure registration of all visitors, volunteers and service users on site.

Administrative

• To raise and maintain service user records in terms of attendance to workshops and as required for case management.
• To complete and file required records in line with the requirements from external funding bodies.
• To record, monitor and report on service user progress and outcomes.
• To attend staff meetings as and when required.
• To attend relevant training sessions and courses.

To carry out other reasonable tasks as requested by the Skills and Employability Lead or Head of Service Delivery.

Service Objectives 

• To support service users in identifying realistic job/career choices and plan a pathway to getting back into work and (or) engaging in meaningful activity and life skills
• To provide service users with the tools and knowledge to independently seek employment/volunteering/learning opportunities.
• To support engagement in and delivery of Hope Centre’s ‘life skills’ programme of activities
• To deliver essential work skills training for sustainable employment.
• To support recent and relevant competency-based work experience.
• To provide opportunities to connect with local agencies, businesses, and charity partners to move service users closer to secure paid employment, learning or long-term volunteering.
• To work holistically with users of the service, focusing on an improvement in confidence and self-esteem and progress towards personal objectives
• To offer preventative support to stop a cycle of homelessness / poverty, supporting personal growth
• To work cohesively with other internal service delivery, including specialist Mental Health & Substance Misuse teams

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential Criteria

• L2 English and Maths
• Evidence of continual professional development

Desirable Criteria

• L3 or above Education or Training qualification (or willingness to complete)
• Education assessor or verifier certification
• First aid Certificate

Knowledge
Essential Criteria

• Good understanding and awareness of housing and homelessness issues
• Understanding of how mental health and substance misuse may impact on ability to seek and sustain employment
• Understanding of the barriers to employment for those who have experienced homelessness or are living in food poverty
• Understanding of risk assessment and risk management in working with vulnerable adults
• Knoweldge and understanding of safeguarding procedures and reporting any relevant issues in a timely manner.

Desirable Criteria

• Understanding of the principles of coaching and mentoring in supporting independent choice and overcoming barriers 

Experience
Essential Criteria

• Have experience of working in an advice and guidance setting, recruitment or support work setting
• Experience of preparing service users for work and training
• Experience of developing and sustaining effective working relationships with, and working successfully in partnership with, other services and organisations
• Experience of training design and delivery
• Experience of designing workshops around homelessness, employability or independent living and facilitating groups

Desirable Criteria

• Have experience of delivering career advice or progression
• Have experience of training and risk assessment in working with service users with vulnerabilities/long term unemployed
• Experience within a challenging, target driven work environment specifically within a mental health, substance misuse or employability skills setting
• Awareness of local services

Skills & Abilities
Essential Criteria

• Ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent negotiating and advocacy skills, and the drive and commitment to achieve positive outcomes for service users
• The ability to communicate effectively, both across all levels of the organisation, and with external stakeholders
• Ability to take control and responsibility for stressful, disruptive or highly-charged situations, calling on emergency services when required.
• Excellent organisational and record-keeping skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and work well under pressure, prioritise work and meet tight deadlines
• Empathetic and able to relate to staff, volunteers, service users and external agencies
• To keep composure in the face of emergency and unexpected events
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of using motivational Interviewing techniques

Practical
Essential Criteria

• Good IT skills including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint, with proven ability to input and extract information and produce reports
• Willingness to complete Enhanced DBS

Desirable Criteria

• Full clean driving licence

Closing date of application if 28/10/2021.

Transitions UK is an exciting and growing charity, currently working across Herts, Beds, Bucks, N London, S Birmingham and Leicester. We were specifically set up 7 years ago to address the needs of a “lost generation” of 15-25 year olds. Needed more than ever, we work with young people with learning disabilities, mental health & emotional issues, young people leaving care and those at risk of offending/exploitation. 

Hub Coordinator, Attain Project, Central Bedfordshire  

– Young People Leaving Care -  

25 – 37.5 hours per week to suit, £21,450 to £24,000 pro rata 

We are seeking a Coordinator to run our Hub in Central Bedfordshire, supporting 15-20 young people. Attain has been running for a number of years in adjoining counties.

You will recruit, deploy, co-ordinate and support a team of around 20-25 volunteer adult mentors. The Project supports beneficiaries through a two- year transition programme, helping them to make an effective journey towards independence, adulthood and a positive lifestyle and future.

You will work from home, from our office in Breachwood Green and within the community. YP are based around South Central Beds including Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Biggleswade. 

You are an excellent organiser, team leader and communicator with a hands-on approach. Ideally you will have experience of care and care leaving, either personally or professionally. A key part of the role will be helping to develop stronger links with businesses and the wider community to create opportunities for YP - and then supporting adult mentors to help young care leavers to make the most of them and attain their potential. You will help YP with personal life planning and personal and skills development. You will be excited by the opportunities in a charity and project which are needed more than ever and determined to achieve excellent results for the young people we support. 

Brand, Content & Creative Services Manager

Salary: £36,994 per annum + good range of benefits

Contract: Permanent – 36.5 hours per week (flexible working considered)

Based: Milton Keynes (hybrid)

World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

Job Purpose

We are looking for an experienced brand manager that wants to use their experience to drive our communications and campaigns forwards and change children’s lives for the better.

The right person for this role will be an experienced brand leader, energised by the opportunity to bring a brand to life for both internal and external audiences. A powerful and engaging communicator, you will inspire each member of staff across the organisation to identify with our brand and apply it to their work.

A natural storyteller, you will understand how to develop and use our brand framework and content to engage a wide range of external audiences. You will have the ability to work with senior stakeholders to define the themes the organisation should be speaking about to demonstrate relevance and get cut through within the marketplace. This role requires you to influence teams across the organisation, aligning our communications across audiences to tell powerful and consistent stories about our work, including mass market, philanthropists, corporate and church partners and institutional donors.

As part of your remit, you will guide our Public Engagement teams in using powerful content across channels – in particular the digital space – to engage our mass market audiences and to help us stand out in a crowded marketplace. You will be agile and responsive, able to recognise relevant themes and opportunities coming from both our own research and the UK news agenda to strengthen our campaigns and drive awareness and engagement.

Being an inspiring people manager, you will be able to manage and empower a busy team of expert creatives in the production of the powerful copy, engaging design and fresh video content which fuels our external communications.

As an active Christian*, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).

Please click the link provided to view the full job description

Please upload your CV of full employment history. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing Date for applications: 4 November 2021

Interview Dates: TBC

*Permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is at the heart of our Christian organisation. We promote diversity of thought, culture and background, which connects the entire World Vision family.  As such, World Vision is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice is available on our website.

No agencies please.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a key role within Northamptonshire Rape Crisis as part of the NRC Leadership Team supporting local survivors of sexual violence towards its vision and ambitions for the future.

You will be responsible for driving organisational change, improvement and embedding best practice across NRC support services. This new role will lead a small team and manage our services so that they adapt and respond to the changing needs of our clients. You will identify and develop responsive new services, consider creative and innovative approaches to service delivery with an aim of reducing wait times for survivors and engaging with underserved communities. 

You will drive good practice across our service provision ensuring services are consistently delivered to a high standard. 

 Why work for us?

• We are a well-respected, professional organisation that seeks continuous improvement.
•  You will work alongside a supportive team. 
• In addition to paying a competitive salary, we also look to develop our volunteers and colleagues continuously. 
• This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we move towards our next stage of development.

Download the job description for further details.

Please attach a cover letter in support of your application.

Please feel free to call the office for an informal chat regarding this role.

Closing date for all applications is Sunday 31st October 2021 at 5:30 pm.

We will be scheduling interviews as and when suitable candidates apply throughout the vacancy period.

Job Title: Trusts and Donor Development Manager
Reporting to: Head of Investments and Partnerships
Contract Term: Permanent
Location: Based at SIA House, Milton Keynes (flexible & agile arrangements offered)
Salary: £33,500 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours

About us

We’re the expert voice and leading source of information and advice for people affected by spinal cord injury (SCI). For over 45 years, we’ve been supporting spinal cord injured people and representing the wider SCI community to government and other decisionmakers. Our work in campaigning, education and support is based on the personal experiences of our members.

Our membership continues to grow, and we represent more than 13,000 people. Our belief is that everyone has a right to live a fulfilled life and that means the life they choose, a life that has the same opportunities as everyone else’s.

Role Requirements

To grow, diversify and strengthen SIA’s income from charitable trusts and individual donors to achieve a projected income target of £700k per year. Working with the Head of Investments and Partnerships, to develop and deliver trust and individual donor development strategies, and to manage and motivate a high-performing team of three including line management of the Trusts Coordinator and Donor Development Coordinator. Key areas of responsibility include:

• Propositions: To create compelling funding propositions that reflect SIA’s service delivery priorities.
• Project Development: To contribute to the development of SIA’s charitable services, by providing knowledge and expertise relating to external funding opportunities, priorities, and trends.
• Income: To maximise income raised from charitable trusts and individual donors.
• Relationships: To manage and grow a network of trusts and donors who are financially, actively, and emotionally engaged with SIA.

Closing date: 27th October at 5pm
Interviews: 3rd November

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more, please click the 'Apply' button to be directed to the SIA website, where you can download the candidate pack and complete your application. 

The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) is committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination and promoting equality and diversity in its own policies, practices and procedures and in those areas in which it has influence.

No CV’s or agencies please.

Creative Support is looking for a motivated individual to assist in the management of our dedicated staff team based at our Wellingborough supported living service for individuals with learning disabilities.

As a Team Leader you will have the confidence to lead our staff team in delivering a person-centred and flexible Wellingborough support service that enables service users to develop the life skills and confidence necessary for independent living, as well as participate in desired activities out in the community such as volunteering, swimming, walks and meals out.

The service is well established and provides a warm and compassionate environment for those that reside there.

Your role as Team Leader will include:

• Leading and coordinating the service, acting as the first point of contact for staff, service users and professionals regarding the running of the service
• Completing the service rota, deploying staff in line with commissioned hours and ensuring the rota is monitored daily to check there is ample staff cover
• Providing person centred support for people with learning disabilities based at the service. This includes providing respectful personal care, emotional and practical support with daily activities and living tasks
• Supporting people to achieve positive outcomes

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in service management, collaborating with service users, families and involved professionals to maximise outcomes for individuals based at our Wellingborough service.

For our Team Leader role you will need previous experience of supervising staff.  You will also need to possess a level 3 in health and social care, with prior experience in supporting service users with learning disabilities.

A clean driving licence and access to a car is also required for this role.

Our staff benefits include:

• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution
• 33 days annual leave, with a holiday bonus after two years of service
• A range of training and development courses to further your personal and professional development
• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hours teams

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

Creative Support is looking for a motivated individual to assist in the management of our dedicated staff team based at our Northampton supported living service for individuals with learning disabilities.

As a Team Leader you will have the confidence to lead our staff team in delivering a person-centred and flexible Northampton support service that enables service users to develop the life skills and confidence necessary for independent living, as well as participate in desired activities out in the community such as volunteering, swimming, walks and meals out.

The service is well established and provides a warm and compassionate environment for those that reside there.

Your role as Team Leader will include:

• Leading and coordinating the service, acting as the first point of contact for staff, service users and professionals regarding the running of the service
• Completing the service rota, deploying staff in line with commissioned hours and ensuring the rota is monitored daily to check there is ample staff cover
• Providing person centred support for people with learning disabilities based at the service. This includes providing respectful personal care, emotional and practical support with daily activities and living tasks
• Supporting people to achieve positive outcomes

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in service management, collaborating with service users, families and involved professionals to maximise outcomes for individuals based at our Northampton service.

For our Team Leader role you will need previous experience of supervising staff.  You will also need to possess a level 3 in health and social care, with prior experience in supporting service users with learning disabilities.

A clean driving licence and access to a car is also required for this role.

Our staff benefits include:

• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution
• 33 days annual leave, with a holiday bonus after two years of service
• A range of training and development courses to further your personal and professional development
• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hours teams

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

Northampton and home-working blend

Reporting to: Head of Business Support

About the role:

We are currently seeking an experienced Learning and Development Officer to recruit, train and support the development of volunteers and staff across all our services.  The Learning and Development Officer will play a key role in designing, implementing, maintaining and evaluating a Learning & development strategy for the organisation.

Closing Date: 27 October 2021

You can find the job pack and application form on our website via the Apply button.

Join Toybox as Programme Manager - Africa and/or Asia

We are looking for a proactive Programme Manager to join our innovative team to support the delivery of our international development work with street children. If you have a solid knowledge of programming within international development with a passion to add value and constantly improve impact, then this job is for you.

Our strategy, quite simply, is to make the world a better place for street children. Despite the many challenges of COVID-19, we are on track to grow this financial year, enabling us to continue to deliver this vital work.

This role is critical to our future success and will therefore be hands on, operating within a busy and collaborative team and has the potential for the right person to add real value and make a real difference to the lives of street-connected children.

The role will focus on:

• Working with partners to ensure quality designs, monitoring and evaluations of projects.
• Submission of proposals and reports to institutional donors.
• Ensuring the application of good practice approaches and promoting innovation and learning.
• Assessing the capacity of selected partners and supporting them to implement partner capacity building plans. You will be part of a small team and will be the main person responsible for selected partners, undertaking travel to those countries at least once a year.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• To have at least a degree level qualification in a relevant area, but also have significant experience of overseeing/managing projects, including projects addressing the needs of the most vulnerable.
• Experience of project theory of change, design, monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience of working in the UK charity environment.
• Excellent writing and financial literacy skills.
• Experience of using Microsoft (Word, Excel and E-mail).

How to apply:

Please send your CV and a covering letter detailing why you want to work for Toybox and your suitability for this role.

1st interviews will be held on Thursday 18th November and 2nd interviews on Thursday 25th November.

For a full information pack, please visit our website.

Toybox is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all employees, trustees, and volunteers to share this commitment.

At Toybox we strive to hire the best. If you are driven to change the world for street children, you will fit right in. We are courageous in what we do, always looking to innovate and improve. We learn from our mistakes and celebrate our wins. Everyone is welcome—as an inclusive workplace, our employees are comfortable bringing their whole selves to work.

We will only use the information you provide to process your application. For more information about how we use your information, see our Privacy Policy. In submitting an application for this role, we will deem that you have read and understood this Policy.

To apply for this role, you must have the right to work in the UK.

Post Title: Engagement and Development Manager - East Berkshire

Key Relationships: Senior Management Team

Salary: £33-36,000 per annum dependent on experience

Pension: Auto Enrolment (currently 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution)

Location: Hybrid working with the ability to work from home and in one of our offices. There will be a requirement to travel to face to face meetings with partners and stakeholders, in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, although some of these may be virtual.

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week, but willing to consider some flexibility

Contract: Permanent

Probationary Period: 6 months

Holidays: 25 days per annum, plus 2 wellbeing days and bank holidays

 

ABOUT BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MIND

Buckinghamshire Mind shares national Mind’s vision: “We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect”. With one in four people experiencing a mental health problem at some point in their lives, people need Mind more than ever. We deliver high quality community-based services across the county of Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire to reach out and ensure everyone with a mental health problem gets access to the help they need.

The services we provide include: 

• Wellbeing Activity and Peer Support Groups in the community
• Safe Haven crisis support
• Outreach services, delivered by colleagues working within NHS settings in both primary and secondary care settings
• Older Adults Services
• Children and Young Peoples’ services, including Peer Support in Schools
• Training services
• Counselling – for Adults and a Suicide Bereavement Support Service
• Employment Support
• Befriending programmes in the community
• Time to Change

We currently employ over 70 colleagues based in three different sites (Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Chesham) and are supported by more than 500 volunteers. We ensure that people with lived experience of mental health problems are fully engaged in the development and design of the services that we offer. 

ABOUT MIND IN BERKSHIRE

Mind in Berkshire is an exciting new collaboration to develop mental health support and awareness across the county of Berkshire, working with existing providers to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and skills and to enhance capacity. We are seeking to recruit an Engagement and Development Manager for East Berkshire, who will work in close partnership with a colleague at Oxfordshire Mind, focusing on Berkshire West developments.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Mind in Berkshire programme is a collaboration between Buckinghamshire Mind and Oxfordshire Mind aimed at increasing third sector capacity to deliver mental health support across Berkshire.  The post holder in Buckinghamshire will be a member of the senior management team and their role will involve drawing on, co-ordinating and developing the expertise of the many voluntary and community sector partners active in this field across the county. By applying learning from the COVID lockdowns – the successes and the challenges highlighted – the programme will help to develop mental health services within the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire (BOB) and the Frimley Integrated Care Systems.

Buckinghamshire Mind is already delivering services in East Berkshire, whilst Oxfordshire Mind has secured several contracts to deliver services in Berkshire West. The local Minds are working together to strengthen partnerships and alliances across Berkshire with public, private and third sector organisations, remaining committed always to the principles of the Mind Federation Agreement:

• delivering services for the benefit of service users.
• delivering fair and worthwhile benefit for all Local Minds.
• sharing learning and best practice and connections.
• working together with openness and honesty in the spirit of collaboration and cooperation.
• responding with good faith in a timely manner.
• valuing diversity and inclusion, promoting equality and challenging discrimination.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Engagement and Development Manager for East Berkshire (Windsor & Maidenhead; Bracknell and Slough) will work closely with the Engagement and Development role in Berkshire West (Reading, Wokingham, Berkshire West) to:

• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders such as commissioners, providers, community groups and potential service users across Berkshire
• Support and influence existing and emerging mental health policy and strategy within Berkshire and the Frimley ICS
• Build a local Mind presence in Berkshire, raising the profile of Mind and representing Mind in forums and other meetings across Berkshire
• Create a Mind in Berkshire voice and develop a strong influencing role, sharing learning and best practice
• Identify gaps in current provision across the county and explore and develop potential service offers, creating robust business cases to support proposals that are aligned with clearly defined service user need.
• Work closely with both the SMT and OMT to ensure budget assumptions and available capacity and to ensure alignment with current strategic priorities.
• Provide a recognised source of knowledge for Buckinghamshire Mind colleagues about what is happening in Berkshire
• Both Engagement & Development roles will work closely with their respective Senior Management Teams and Trustee Boards on this high profile project.

The East Berkshire post will initially focus on the following deliverables.

1. Become the recognised “face” of the organisation to our external stakeholders through a focused and active participation in relevant networks and groups linked to our strategic objectives.

2. Identify, develop and maintain relations with key external partners including commissioners, funders and partner agencies.

3. Develop a strong understanding of the skills and capacity available within Buckinghamshire Mind’s operational team and how this fits with Oxfordshire Mind.

4. Research and identify need and unmet need through asset mapping, data analysis and gathering intelligence from your networks. This should be done in close collaboration with colleagues, both in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Mind, to develop a picture across the county of Berkshire.

5. Build on this mapping exercise and gap analysis to prepare and implement a detailed activity plan setting out deliverables, outcomes and risk management.

6. Support the ongoing sustainability of mental health services in Berkshire, in particular Friends in Need, Community Connectors and the STAR contract, gradually assuming the lead role in funder monitoring and reporting.

7. Identify, appraise and develop new business opportunities, delivered in partnership or as Buckinghamshire Mind, where there is a clearly identified need that is aligned with the strategic priorities of the organisation.

8. Design and develop new services fully embracing the knowledge and wisdom that comes from the voice of lived experience of both our volunteers and service users.

9. Support with the implementation phase of all new projects, providing a seamless transition from operational and financial understanding, to bid writing, to the set-up of a new service.

Additional Requirements

The post-holder will also be expected to:

• Maintain an overview and an up to date knowledge of key national, regional and local policies within the mental health field, and of current and emerging health and social care structures.
• Prepare papers, reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Behave in a professional manner at all times, reflecting and maintaining the values and ethos of the local Mind.
• Attend regular supervision and participate in annual appraisals
• Be proactive in reviewing and evaluating personal performance and identifying areas for improvement and development
• Attend and participate in team meetings and other meetings as required

This job description covers the current range of duties and will be reviewed from time to time.  It is Buckinghamshire Mind’s aim to reach agreement on changes, but if agreement is not possible, Buckinghamshire Mind reserves the right to change this job description.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The person specification seeks to define a person most likely to be suited to the job of Engagement and Development Manager in East Berkshire. Candidates are required to meet all of the essential conditions and requirements listed (E)and the majority of the desired requirements (D). Please refer to these conditions and requirements in the supporting statement that accompanies your CV as this will be used to select candidates for interview.

Conditions

· Positively supports the aims and work of Buckinghamshire Mind (E)

Requirements

Qualifications and experience

• Track record of developing and managing effective relationships with funders, partners and stakeholders (E)
• Track record of developing successful partnership working and collaborations (E)
• Track record of successful community engagement in either a voluntary or paid capacity (E)
• Experience of bid writing and presentations. (E)
• Proven track record of planning and mobilising projects and services (E)
• Experience of constructing a budget to support a business case to ensure a funding application is both deliverable and sustainable (E)
• Experience of working in the Voluntary Sector (D)
• Experience of using social network channels for promotional purposes (D)
• Experience of contract management and reporting to funders (D)
• Experience of impact measurement and working within an evaluation framework (D)

Knowledge

• Understanding of the voluntary sector (E)
• Understanding of the health and social care commissioning system and provider infrastructure (E)
• Understanding of what makes a good fundraising application – linking to funder priorities and the organisation’s case for support. (E)
• Marketing and PR (D)
• Knowledge of issues affecting people with mental health problems (D)

Skills and abilities

• Credibility - able to act as an effective representative for the organisation and communicate with a wide range of people. (E)
• Team player - able to form positive, professional relationships with internal and external staff, volunteers and stakeholders, at all levels. (E)
• Influence – able to listen and negotiate so as to be able to establish effective partnerships and inter-agency working, and develop and motivate individuals and groups (E)
• Analytical – able to compile and interpret information and statistical data and use this to inform decision making (E)
• Communication - excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, able to present an appropriate and persuasive case for support to varied audiences (E)
• Innovation – creative approach in identifying appropriate opportunities and prioritising those with best fit to the strategic priorities of Buckinghamshire Mind. (E)
• Management - strong organisational skills, able to work independently, take control of own workload, meet deadlines and keep those around them well informed. (E)
• Resilience – the capacity to cope effectively with the pressures of the post and to use the support and supervision provided. (E)
• Ambition - self-motivated and target driven (E)
• Empathy – a genuine interest in the work of the charity and mental health and in the wellbeing of the people, families and communities it serves  (E)

Other

• Current full driving licence and use of own vehicle (work related mileage will be paid) (E)
• Strong commitment to equality and diversity (E)
• Strong commitment  to working in an anti-oppressive way and striving to create equal opportunities for all people (E)
• Commitment to working within the policies of Buckinghamshire Mind including confidentiality. (E)
• Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements (E)
• Willingness and ability to work hours outside of normal office hours on occasion (E)
• Willing to undertake training and development (E)

Employee Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2 wellbeing days pro rata
• Training and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme – free professional confidential counselling
• Childcare vouchers
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Flu vaccinations
• Free eye tests
• Pension: Auto Enrolment (currently 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution)

Applications: Please send -

CV and Supporting Statement.  Your Supporting Statement should explain how your skills and experience meet each of the requirements detailed in the Person Specification.

The short-listing panel make their decisions based on this information and no assumptions about your skills or experience will be made.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore please apply as soon as possible.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 2nd November 2021 (9am)

Interview date: Thursday 11th November 2021 

Interview location: Online via Microsoft Teams

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including individuals with lived experience of mental health problems. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

To apply for any of our vacancies, please send your CV and covering letter.

ACCESSIBILITY

Please let us know if you have any special requirements which we might need to consider in relation to the selection process. For example, how the interview is held.

Any requests will not be taken into account in the selection process.

Thank you for your interest

Buckinghamshire with remote working

An exciting new opportunity in which you will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely financial information is produced for the CEO, department managers and board of trustees and providing a full financial management service to the CEO and board of trustees.

In this role you will:

• Prepare management accounts and other finance papers to be reported to the Trustee Board or Treasurer on a regular basis.
• Review actual spending against budgets, on a project-by-project basis, and highlight any material discrepancies for corrective action.
• Prepare the statutory financial statements (compliant with the Charity SORP), to draft state, and financial sections in the trustees’ annual report working closely with the Treasurer and external auditors.
• Advise the CEO and Trustees on reserves position and information needed for the reserves policy.
• Identify, implement and review internal financial controls (liaising with the Treasurer). Report to the Trustees effectiveness of financial controls.

About you

• Full qualification in accountancy or demonstrable equivalent experience
• Evidence of CPD ideally in charity finance
• Experience of costing bids and monitoring expenditure against projects
• Recent and ongoing experience of delivering financial management in a charity with experience of meeting deadlines and setting priorities

Please visit our website via the Apply button for more information and to apply.

Closing date: 14 November 2021

Part-time, permanent position; 13.5 hours per week
Based at HMP Bedford

The Ormiston Families team is based at HMP Bedford. We work with prisoners and their families to support them to maintain good family relationships, which can play a critical role in reducing reoffending rates. We provide support, information and a personal welcome for first-time visitors to help them access the services available to them.

The role of Refreshment Bar supervisor will include setting up the tea bar for each visit session and ensuring the float has been counted and placed in the till, the tea bar is properly stocked and the kitchen area is clean and tidy at the end of the session. It will also involve taking and processing orders from customers and supporting and supervising volunteers and prisoners who may be working alongside you.

To be successful, you will have experience of dealing with people in a customer service-based role and experience of handling money and using a till. You will also need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 9am on Friday 5th November 2021
Interview date: Week commencing 8th November 2021

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Our clients values and ethos simply expressed are care, compassion, and commitment, and love for the people they work with and serve. Their values are practically expressed in humble service, helping those in need, in poverty and experiencing disadvantage and marginalisation.

In living out these values as an organisation they will seek as a priority to recruit trustees, staff and volunteers who are committed to and actively live out these values in contributing to the work of their teams.

Find out about volunteering opportunities with them. 

Location: Bedford

Hours: Full-time 37.5hrs, Monday to Friday, Fixed term contract until July 2022 with the possibility of extension

Salary: £24,000.00 per year

Due to the growth in demand for their services, they are seeking to recruit a Training Project Supervisor (ESOL) who will live out their core values in managing and organising their new ESOL programmes. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate who shares our organisational values of care and compassion, is confident working with initiative and has strong organisation, prioritisation, and mentoring skills.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and manage the provision and delivery of ESOL programmes in Bedford
• Work with colleagues at their Academy to streamline the provision of ESOL services, creating an ‘ESOL Pathway’ that serves learner needs
• Meet funders and budget targets
• Manage the day to day running of courses and associated communication, in coordination with the admin team
• Oversee and coordinate external contracted Teachers to plan and deliver programmes in line with OFSTED requirements
• Ensure full compliance with the rules and regulations of funding bodies, ensuring returns are completed to deadline
• Market and promote programmes with stakeholders and partners to meet all target outcomes.
• Communicate the organisational values of care, compassion and Commitment both directly and through behaviour and attitude
Ideal candidates will have experience in project supervision/management, developing training programmes and liaising with awarding bodies as well as understanding of quality assurance standards.

Required Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Delivering projects to standards.
• Project supervision/management
• Working under own initiative and as part of a team to achieve good outcomes for learners.
• Able to monitor and manage targets and outcomes for learners successfully
• Teaching/Training experience

Desirable experience or qualifications:

• Full driving licence and own transport
• Quality Assurance
• Experience of developing and running programmes
• Ability to speak a second language

Our client is a charity that helps homeless and disadvantaged people to improve their lives by providing emotional and physical care, training in employable skills, and work experience opportunities in their charitable businesses. They are a Living Wage Employer and are committed to promoting wellbeing and a work-life balance amongst their staff.

To apply for this exciting post, please submit your CV along with the Supporting Statement to let them know why you are perfect for the role!

You may have experience of the following: Project Supervisor, Project Coordinator, Training Coordinator, L&D Coordinator, Project Management, etc.

Ref: 103 684

Location - Flexible (across Oxon, Bucks and Milton Keynes).

Connection Support is excited to announce a new post being created to implement our charity’s latest strategy to generate and diversify its income. We are looking for someone to bring enthusiasm, professionalism, personable and persuasive communication both in person and writing to the process of establishing a distinct, charity focused fundraising strategy to generate supplementary income through grants, individual givers, events and other means, during this very exciting time for us.

From a fundraising/charity background, you have experience and a proven track record of fundraising from individual and company donors and grant making organisations and can facilitate people to plan and work together so that income generation targets are achieved.

You will be part of our senior management team working together to help us to reach more vulnerable people and make a greater difference to peoples lives.

Put simply, it’s about making a difference. A real difference.