We are a charity dedicated to ensuring that people most impacted by injustice are leading campaigns that improve their lives, from better housing to fairer treatment of migrants to LGBTQ+ rights. We do this by running campaign training programmes that help people develop the skills, confidence and community to change things that matter to them. We are seeking an Environmental Outreach Coordinator who will help us recruit participants working on environmental justice issues for our training programmes and build relationships with grassroots organisations working toward environmental justice.

General

• Contract type: fixed-term 6 months
• Starting: January 2020
• Days per week: 3 days per week
• Location: anywhere in the UK, with priority given to West Yorkshire, the West Midlands and London
• Pay: £22,010 - £23,820 FTE depending on experience (plus an additional London weighting of £3,480 for those living in London)
• Reporting to: Head of UK Programmes
• Application deadline: 9am Wednesday 11 December
• Interviews: Thursday 19 December

About Us

We are a charity dedicated to ensuring that people most impacted by injustice are leading campaigns that affect their lives, from better housing to fairer treatment of migrants to LGBTQ+ rights. Our mission is to support people to run effective campaigns that challenge injustice. We do this by running campaign training programmes that help people develop the skills, confidence and community to change things that matter to them. In our trainings, we prioritise people from communities directly impacted by injustice. In response to the urgent environmental crisis facing our planet, in 2020, our training programmes will have a particular focus on climate and environmental justice issues. 

About the job

We are seeking an Environmental Outreach Coordinator who will help us recruit participants working on environmental justice issues for our training programmes and build relationships with grassroots organisations working toward environmental justice. We recognise that the environmental movement does not always forefront the concerns of those most directly impacted by injustice in this country and globally, such as low-income/working-class people, people of colour, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people and migrants/refugees/asylum seekers. 

We are seeking someone who is excited about developing creative strategies for reaching out to campaigners from those communities.

The Environmental Outreach Coordinator will focus on seeking participants for three training programmes:

• Bootcamp Residential, a six-day residential campaign training programme for new and grassroots activists.

• Everyday Activism, a community-based training programme for individuals or groups who are interested in campaigning on an issue that impacts them who have done little to no campaigning in the past.

• Bootcamp International, this work includes cross-border trainer gatherings, peer- to-peer trainer mentoring and working with and supporting training groups around the world who deliver similar activist trainings.

We are using a very broad definition of environmental justice which would include climate justice, renewable energy, clean air/clean water/anti-environmental pollution, food justice/sustainability, access to green space, nature and mental health/well-being, fuel poverty, green jobs, climate migration, sustainable housing, community gardening and sustainable transport. This means the people we are trying to recruit may not identify as environmental activists, so the job requires some creativity in reaching them. 

The outreach will include speaking at events and visiting grassroots campaigners across the country, so the role will include some travel. Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.

Role Purpose

• Recruiting 70-90 participants for our Everyday Activism training

• Recruiting 12 UK participants for our Bootcamp residential programme

• Recruiting 9 international participants for our Bootcamp programme

• Producing a final report that analyses people’s motivation for campaigning and the obstacles to them getting involved in campaigning

Job responsibilities

• Researching and compiling a database of environmental activists and campaign groups across the country and internationally

• Reaching out to activists via phone and email

• Researching and compiling a calendar of relevant environmental activism events across the country

• Speaking/sharing information about our programmes at environmental events

• Meeting with grassroots activist groups across the country

• Developing outreach materials, including emails, graphics, flyers, social media content and website content related to environmental issues

• Reaching out to alumni of our training programmes to ask them to help spread the word

• Promoting Bootcamp via social media 

• Producing a final report that analyses people’s motivation for campaigning and the obstacles to them getting involved in campaigning

• Developing and maintaining work plans for the role’s recruitment responsibilities

• Additional tasks as assigned by manager

For more information and to apply, please visit our website.

We are looking for a part-time LinkUp Outreach & Engagement Coordinator who is passionate about reducing and preventing social isolation in older people. In this role you will identify people 50+ through outreach and established referral pathways, engaging them through 1 to 1 support into Open Age activities. You will need experience of delivering a project and meeting project targets.

Open Age is a charity providing a wide range of social, physical, and creative activities. Established in 1993 by local people, we work across Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith and Fulham.

We are looking for Social Prescribing Link Workers to join our friendly, dynamic and progressive organisation, working across 3 Primary Care Networks in Wirral and with the voluntary, community and faith sector.

The role
Social Prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to Link Workers who focus on ‘what matters to me’; take a holistic approach to an individual's health and wellbeing, give time and connect people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Link Workers to join the existing team, extending the Social Prescribing service to deliver 1:1 personalised care to a wider patient population. The successful candidate will work within one of the Primary Care Networks in Wirral, supporting General Practice and work with people who have long-term conditions (including support for mental health), people who are lonely or isolated, those who access primary and secondary care service frequently or who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

The Candidate
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to be a good listener, have time for people and be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other and reduce health inequalities. You should have experience of working positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges in either a paid or voluntary capacity; inspiring trust, building confidence and motivating. You will have great interpersonal skills; be empathetic, resilient and be able to maintain effective working relationships with partners across the sectors.

Are you an inspiring woman with experience of working with girls and young women? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Coordinator to help develop OSARCC’s next stage of growth, expanding our support services to young women and girls aged 14 – 18, and increasing the reach of our education and preventative work. The successful candidate will have experience of delivering outcome based services and managing complex projects. With experience of designing and delivering services you will help us to ensure that women and girls are engaged throughout the project development.  We are also looking for someone with a strong commitment to working within a feminist collective ethos in the violence against women and girls sector.

Regular evening and weekend work will be required, as will travel within Oxfordshire.

This role is subject to a receiving Enhanced Criminal Bureau and a six month probationary period. The post holder will be eligible for 28 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays and a 5% pension contribution. OSARCC offers flexible working.

Full Time Placement Coordinator

37.5 hrs per week / £22,000 - £25,000 per annum (dependant on experience)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Placements Coordinator to join our Placements Team. 

You will be the key to a successful management of children’s placements at The Children’s Trust, providing centralised administrative support from enquiry through to discharge. You will be a natural and enthusiastic customer service professional and be able to work as part of a high performing team

This is a full time position that covers Monday to Friday and is based on two shift patterns which will be rotated within the team (with a flexible approach) over the hours of 8.30am - 4.30pm and 9.00am - 5.00pm.

If you would like to discuss the role please contact The Children's Trust directly, and the People Operations Team will be more than happy to assist you.

PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, in order for your application to be considered.  As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and will be further explored during the interview process. 

Closing Date: Thursday, 5th December.

Interview Date(s): Thursday, 12th December (AM) & Friday, 13th August 2019.

Strictly no agencies please.

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. 

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton and Epsom.

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: free on-site parking; subsidised cafeteria; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an environment that is as unusual in its beautiful historic nature, as it is unique in its state-of-the-art facilities.

The Children’s Trust is fully committed to protecting children and young people.  All posts at The Children's Trust are subject to an enhanced DBS check.  If you are applying to The Children's Trust, and are already registered with the DBS update service, this will speed up the recruitment process significantly.  We are an equal opportunities employer, and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, sex, disabilities, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation, or age.

Salary £25,710 Full Time 35 hours per week 1 year Contract

Do you want a job that makes a positive difference in people’s lives?

Age UK Croydon delivers the very successful PIC service for older people in Croydon.  As part of an exciting new development for integrated health and care services, we are piloting a new Under 50 PIC Service. Bringing the skills, processes, infrastructure and experience of the PIC service to this pilot, we will offer a person centred service to a wider group of adults working collaboratively and in partnership with health and social care colleagues.

The Under 50s PICs will work alongside health and care professionals, adopting a multidisciplinary approach to working with people who have long term health and social care needs. The PICs provide critical links between formal health and social care services and the wider community support networks.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate person centred individual to join this pilot. Most importantly, we are looking for an approach to working with people that ensures that care and support planning is influenced by the wishes identified by those individuals to improve their health and well being. 

Full training will be provided; the important qualities we are looking for are

• Excellent communication and listening skills
• A positive attitude and the ability to problem solve
• A cheerful, friendly and out-going personality
• The ability to work flexibly, alone and as part of a team

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of the older people who use our services, and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve, then we would love to hear from you.

This role will require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. For further information or a full application pack, please click the link below. Large print application form is also available. 

CV’s will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: 9am on 9th December 2019

Interview Dates: 16th December 2019

PAST APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Age UK Croydon is an equal opportunities employer and any discrimination or harassment on the grounds of colour, sex, race, nationality, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, domestic circumstances, trade union membership/non-membership, or age will not be tolerated.

Volunteer and Activities Coordinator

Kingston Centre for Independent Living (KCIL) is a small charity based in Kingston-upon-Thames. We have been campaigning for the rights of disabled people for over 50 years.

KCIL are seeking to develop an exciting new role within our organisation that will focus on creating opportunities for our service users to explore new hobbies and interests. We are looking for someone to develop and facilitate a timetable of social activities and classes with the support of a small team of volunteers. This post is a 12 month fixed term contract at 21 hours per week (with a possibility of extension).

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic, pro-active and enthusiastic part-time individual to join our team. Our ideal candidate will have experience in recruiting and managing volunteers and facilitating groups. We seek someone who has a good understanding of equality and diversity, equal opportunities and service user involvement.

Main Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for working alongside the KCIL’s service users to develop opportunities within the local community with the aim of increasing peer support and wellbeing as well as reducing isolation and loneliness.

• To develop a timetable of social activities within the local area
• To recruit, induct, manage and develop volunteers
• To be responsible for the day to day running of social activities, clubs and classes, including rotas, managing expenses and record keeping
• To regularly consult with our service users and gather feedback on the social activities, ensuring that they inform service delivery
• To be proactive in developing groups and activities that reach out to people in the local area who may not otherwise access KCIL’s services and that develop KCIL’s local profile
• To produce performance reports for the CEO regarding volunteer recruitment and monitoring of social activities, clubs and classes
• To attend regular team meetings, supervision and any training that may be required

Benefits

•Salary - £27,027- £29,969 (pro rata)

•Pension scheme

•25 days’ holiday per annum (pro rata)

This post is for 21 hours per week. Days are negotiable and we are ideally looking for someone who can be flexible with working early evenings should this be required on an ad-hoc basis. The successful candidate will be willing to travel in and around the London Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames and other local areas if required.

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Closing date: 27th November 2019

KCIL is a disability confident employer and we would practically welcome applications from disabled people.

Please note we do not accept CV's. All applicants must complete an application form to be considered for shortlisting.

Carers Support Merton (CSM) is a well established and respected charity in the London Borough of Merton with an ambitious development programme of work to support promote and improve the quality of life of unpaid carers from the age of 5 years. CSM has an exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Mentor Co-ordinator to join our friendly team.  The postholder will implement a new mentoring programme for young Carers aged 10 – 17 years.  This role provides an excellent opportunity to lead on the development of a project from scratch with plenty of scope to input your own ideas.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working with children and young people aged 10 – 17 years, and will be able to promote the very best practice particularly in terms of safeguarding.  You will be a good self-starter and have a ‘can do’ attitude.  You will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to recruit, train. inspire and supervise a high quality volunteer mentors.  It’d be great if you come with experience of leading a team of  volunteers.  However, we’d be equally interested if you can demonstrate transferable skills and enthusiasm towards developing expertise in volunteer management. The postholder will be required to work flexibly and predominately when mentors and young people are available, which will generally include after school, early evenings, school holidays and occasional weekends. 

The postholder will be based at our offices in Mitcham but we are able to offer the opportunity for some homeworking.

Carers Support Merton, as an employer, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This includes a commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures. Successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Closing Date:  Monday 16th December 2019 5pm

Interviews:  Week Beginning 6th January 2020

The Charity

The Youth Adventure Trust is a youth development charity working with vulnerable young people aged 11 to 16 years old from Wiltshire and Swindon. Our outdoor activity based Youth Adventure Programme enables young people to challenge themselves, experience success, learn to go beyond their own expectations and grow in confidence. Through a series of residential camps and day activities they are able to build resilience, self esteem and develop social and life skills. The Mentoring Scheme is an additional offer for those young people identified as in need of some further individualised support at the end of the main programme. Volunteer mentors work with a young person for up to a year, supporting them with issues they are experiencing, continuing to develop their confidence, resilience and life skills, and working towards the outcomes the young person has identified for themselves. The Trust’s Bursary Scheme is open to all those young people who have completed the main programme to assist their next steps into further activities.  All our services are provided completely free of charge to the young people who are nominated to take part. Our aim is to make a lasting improvement to the lives of vulnerable young people.

The Role

We are looking for a motivated individual to support the delivery and expansion of our Mentoring and Bursary Schemes. You will be involved in all aspects of the schemes, supporting the Mentoring Manager to ensure they run effectively. You will need experience of direct work with young people, as well as experience working with or managing volunteers.

This role includes responsibility for:

• Supporting the young people’s transition from the main programme into the Mentoring Scheme including attending their Pathway Days, and acting as a key point of contact for young people and their parents.
• Assisting the recruitment of volunteer mentors including fulfilling our commitment to Safer Recruitment.
• Organising, preparing and information sharing with volunteers to ensure they are ready to fulfil their role.
• Supporting the matching process to establish the best fit between young people and mentors.
• Acting as a key point of contact and support for volunteers throughout their time as a mentor, including being available on-call during session times which may occur in the evening and occasionally at weekends.
• Working in partnership with the young people’s families, referral agencies and other organisations to maximise the benefits for the young people involved.
• Creating and delivering training opportunities for new and existing volunteers in conjunction with the Mentoring Manager.
• Administrating all aspects of a volunteer and young person’s involvement with the Mentoring Scheme, including completing the relevant checks and references, record keeping and database maintenance.
• Facilitating young people’s access to the Bursary Scheme including promoting the scheme, assessing applications, identifying and acquiring items and requesting follow up feedback.
• Supporting the effective monitoring of the schemes and measurement of young people’s outcomes.
• Participating in sector networking and awareness raising on behalf of the Youth Adventure Trust.
• Acting as an ambassador for the Youth Adventure Trust at all times.

The post is subject to a six months’ probationary period.

The Candidate

To be up to the challenge you will need excellent understanding and a proven track record of working with vulnerable and challenging young people. You will need comprehensive knowledge of volunteering, and demonstrable skills at building effective relationships with volunteers, parents/carers, and professional organisations. You will need strong engagement skills to effectively support both the young people and volunteer mentors. You’ll be an excellent communicator, a strong team player and an exemplary role model.

We need someone with:

• Experience of direct work with vulnerable and challenging young people, ideally within a mentoring context.

• Experience of recruiting, supporting and working with volunteers.
• Experience of working in partnership with parents/carers and other professionals.

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A positive attitude, high energy and enthusiasm for the work of the Youth Adventure Trust.
• Self-motivation and the ability to work on their own initiative to plan and manage their workload. Excellent time management and prioritising skills.
• Excellent administrative skills and a methodical and thorough approach.
• The ability to perform well and problem solve in high-stress and changing situations. A flexible and dynamic approach.
• Strong IT skills including experience of e-mail, MS Office, databases and social media.

In addition:-

• The ability to work flexible hours, evenings and weekends as required, is essential - if you are looking for a predictable 9-5 work environment, this won’t be the right fit.
• A full clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle is required

Safer Recruitment

The Youth Adventure Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. Therefore;

• a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure will be required for this post;
• we will seek references on shortlisted candidates before interview, and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications;
• if the applicant is shortlisted, any relevant issues arising from his or her references or application will be taken up at interview;
• if the applicant is currently working with children, on either a paid or voluntary basis, his or her current employer will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children, including any in which the penalty is “time expired” (e.g. where a warning could no longer be taken into account in any new disciplinary hearing), and whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns, and if so, the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure. If the applicant is not currently working with children but has done so in the past, then contact will be made with that employer who will be asked about these issues; and
• applicants should note that providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected, or dismissal if the applicant has been selected, and possible referral to the police.

Please review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy available on our website.

How to Apply

Please complete the Application Form which includes the opportunity to outline why you think you are suitable for this role, making specific reference to the Role and Candidate descriptions above.

Applications Closing Date: Thursday 28th November at 5pm

Interview Date: Thursday 5th December (Frome, Somerset)

A second interview will be held for selected candidates on Monday 16th December (Wiltshire)

Unfortunately we are unable to reimburse interview expenditure incurred.

The Youth Adventure Trust sincerely thanks all those who apply, however only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

Independent Travel Training Scheme

HCT Group’s travel training project will offer early intervention to young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by providing travel training, enabling them to use public transport independently, reducing their reliance on specialist door to door transport and leading to greater social inclusion.  We will provide assessment, practical training and advice to young people, support for parents and carers and a service to the local authority and its' schools.

About HCT Group

HCT Group is an award winning Social Enterprise, using the power of business to achieve positive social impact. We generate our income from commercial transport contracts won in the marketplace, delivering them to a high standard, reinvesting profits into further transport services in the communities we serve, into training services for people who are long-term unemployed and into employment opportunities for people in deprived communities.

We deliver a wide range of transport services – from London red buses to special educational needs transport, from social care transport to Park and Ride, from community transport to training.

In 2017 we rolled out our first Social Impact Bond (SIB) funded travel training project and are currently mobilising two further programmes, with plans for additional projects through a new SIB.

Responsible to:

Independent Travel Manager (Surrey)

Responsible for:

Independent Travel Trainers (Surrey)

35 hours per week, usually carried out between the hours of 07:00 and 19:00. Weekend, early morning or evening work may occasionally be required.

The postholder will initially be based at Surrey County Hall, Kingston, and will be required to travel throughout Surrey. Occasional travel to other HCT sites around England may also be required. Travel around Surrey county is a prerequisite for the role and due to the logistics and times, the post holder must hold a full driving licence and have access to a car and be willing to use this in connection with work.

The successful applicant must have experience of coordinating and managing/supervising others either in a formal or non formal setting. Work experience ideally within either Special Educaitonal Needs and Disabilities, Public Travel and Transport and/or Health and Social care environment for children & adults. 

Job Summary

Supporting a travel training programme for Surrey, to provide assessment, practical training and advice to young people, support for parents and carers and a service to the local authority and its schools.  Co-ordinating a dispersed team of staff to deliver travel training to a cohort of young people each year, including recruitment, safeguarding, training, supervision and practical support. Supporting the stakeholder engagement plan, using publicity materials, and monitoring and reporting to the Independent Travel Training Manager.

Job Purpose

Key Responsibilities

Referrals

• Contribute and provide feedback to the referral process, supporting the Local Authority’s training priorities
• Support the implementation and evidencing of the travel training assessment paperwork.

Recruit & Train Team

• Support the recruitment process
• Contribute to the training and induction programme to include: Safeguarding, First Aid, TT training, shadowing, and any other training as required
• Job risk assessment for staff
• Provide support and guidance on safeguarding best practice and support
• Ensure compliance to HCT’s risk management and health & safety processes

Travel Training

• Assess young people for the ability to travel train (home visit, practical & risk assessment)
• Develop a person-centered training programme for each young person, taking account of their needs such as accessibility and communication.
• Lead the sign-up process (with young people, parents and schools)
• Undertake risk & journey assessments for young people
• Provide advice & guidance to parents / carers
• Monitoring of progress & the training (on call / spot checks / shadowing)
• Undertake sign off & provide feedback to young people, parents / carers, schools and trainers.
• Undertake service evaluation

Stakeholder management / engagement

• Promote the service to schools, parents groups, and other stakeholders (as necessary)
• Contribute to the production of promotional materials, communications and marketing
• Upload stories and content onto website to engage learners, carers and stakeholders
• Support community engagement / transition meetings / parent group meetings
• Regular monitoring and reporting on the progress of the service to Project Manager, Commissioner and funders.

Co-ordination

• Co-ordinate trainers to effectively service the client group
• Manage payroll, sick leave and all HR processes
• Process purchase orders and invoices
• Keep and review accurate training records for all trainees
• Supervision – hold regular face-to-face sessions with travel trainers to review training and provide support and guidance
• Management of ongoing training needs
• Support team meetings: for peer support, sharing good practice, policy updates, team building and communication

Person Specification

Experience:

• Driving license with access to own vehicle
• Desired experience of working with people with special educational needs and disabilities or other vulnerable groups
• Desired experience of working with children and young people from diverse backgrounds
• Experience in managing and delivering projects to deadlines with multiple stakeholders
• Experience of carrying out individual assessment work
• Experience of conducting risk assessments
• Experience of working independently and planning programmes of work
• Facilitation and presentation skills including the ability to produce publicity materials and deliver presentations to a wide range of audiences
• Supervision of staff and/or volunteers in a formal or informal setting

Skills / Knowledge:

• Strong communication skills across diverse audiences
• Logical with good numeracy skills
• Clear written style and ability to accurately report data and information in a timely manner
• Awareness of disability issues in a transport context and the importance of independence is desirable

Social Prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing.  2 full time posts,  job shares will be considered.

Care Network Cambridgeshire (CNC) are delighted to be working to support Cambridge City Primary Care Network (PCN) to deliver a Social Prescribing service for their patients.   Based across Nuffield Road Medical Centre, Arbury Road Surgery, York Street Medical Practice, East Barnwell Health Centre, Bottisham Medical Practice, Cambridge Access Surgery, you will be working with patients to build trust and create a personalised care and support plan linking individuals with community groups, voluntary organisations and other services.

Purpose of the role:  Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to ‘link workers’ who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach to an individual’s health and wellbeing, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Link workers also support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and help people to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local partners.

Social prescribing link workers will work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN) multi-disciplinary team, helping PCNs to strengthen community and personal resilience and reducing health and wellbeing inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities.

Key responsibilities

Working with direct supervision by a GP

1. Take referrals from the PCNs’ GP practices and multi-disciplinary team in 2019/20 and from 2020/21 to take referrals from pharmacies, wider multi-disciplinary teams, hospital discharge teams, allied health professionals, fire service, police, job centres, social care services, housing associations, and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations (list not exhaustive).

2. Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to take control of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes, as a key member of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. Develop trusting relationships by giving people time and focus on ‘what matters to me’. Take a holistic approach, based on the person’s priorities and the wider determinants of health. Co-produce a simple personalised care and support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services.

The role will require managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals on the caseload. It is vital that you have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies, when what the person’s needs are beyond the scope of the link worker role – e.g. when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.

3. Draw on and help to increase the strengths and capacities of local communities, enabling local VCSE organisations and community groups to receive social prescribing referrals.

4. Alongside other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team, work collaboratively with all local partners to contribute towards supporting the local VCSE organisations and community groups to become sustainable and that community assets are nurtured, through sharing intelligence regarding any gaps or problems identified in local provision with commissioners and local authorities.

5. Social prescribing link workers will champion Social Prescribing and will have a role in educating non-clinical and clinical staff within their PCN multi-disciplinary teams on what other services are available within the community and how and when patients can access them. This may include verbal or written advice and guidance.

You must be a good, active, listener, enjoy making time for people and be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other. You should have experience of working positively with a strengths based approach, with people facing complex social and emotional challenges. You will have great interpersonal skills enabling you to support people, community groups and local organisations. Good knowledge of the voluntary and community sector. It is essential the right person for the role is open-minded, non-judgemental, has a respectful attitude together with an ability to easily create partnerships based on trust. Sound judgement and reliability are fundamental alongside a warm, friendly personality. It is important that you understand the need to put the person first and work with them ensuring their rights and interests are represented and their voice is heard.

The work will be challenging but rewarding and you will need to be resourceful, creative and highly organised with the ability to respond to change and manage a varied workload and work independently.  If you would like to make a real difference to people and communities and share our passion for preventative community based support, we would like to hear from you.  Please send CV and covering letter to us by email.

We are a student-led organisation and provide sports, social activities, advice and representation for our members. The role holder will work closely with the elected President and Vice President of the SU and; with support, will implement a review of our decision making structures

The Student Representation Coordinator will: 

• Be responsible for delivering and implementing the Annual SU Representation Operating Plan
• Organise democratic processes including: Student Council and Student Officer Committee
• Organise Representation; including Student Officer and Course Representative elections and provide ongoing training and development

Are you looking for a role where you can develop professionally and personally, all whilst working towards something hugely positive and impactful?

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice is an award-winning, growing charity and our people matter enormously. Our Care Team and the wider charity is made up of passionate, motivated and supportive individuals who all champion the cause and each other.

Our expanded care provision will ensure that we are able to offer a complete hospice service for the 1,169 babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions in our catchment area.

The Role

We have an exciting vacancy within our enthusiastic and vibrant Family Activities Team. The role will be based in Barnet with travel throughout the catchment area as required. The Family Activities Coordinator will work as part of the Family Activities Team of 4, to plan and lead on the Family Activities - Family Days, Referred Children’s Groups, Siblings’ Groups and Parent Groups, ensuring they are safe, enjoyable and successful.

The Person

• Experience of organising events
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Excellent interpersonal skills – able to interact with wide variety of personnel (internal and external) to achieve positive outcomes and establish sustainable relationships and partnerships
• Excellent time management and organisational skills – ability to prioritise effectively and accomplish tasks within deadlines
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
• IT self-sufficient, including high level of literacy in MS Office (Excel in particular)
• Experience of using databases
• Research skills – experience of researching provisions and services (statutory or voluntary sector) for a particular group

If you are ready for a new challenge and would relish the chance to become part of a successful forward-thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you!

Interview Date:  Thursday 5th December 2019

Selection Process: The selection process will include competency based questions, a presentation and a panel interview.

Have you got what it takes to make a real difference by helping to build stronger local communities?

Could you be the right person to inspire and support over 300 charities and organisations to realise their potential in providing impactful youth volunteering opportunities. You could be an integral part of the powerful evolve youth volunteering & skills initiative – a revolution in youth volunteering.

Thanks to National Lottery Funding, evolve are looking for a charismatic and experienced Partnership Coordinator with excellent and engaging relationship management skills to join our expanding team. This unique and exciting opportunity, as part of a three-year National Lottery project, is your chance to be at the forefront of an innovative and pioneering community initiative.

The right candidate should be passionate about youth volunteering and social action and have previous experience and skills in building strong partnerships and collaborations. Your role will be to create new, and develop existing relationships with variety of external stakeholders from charities, business, schools, youth groups and synagogues and work alongside them to support and enable them to develop more impactful and beneficial opportunities for young volunteers.

Responsibilities will include:

• Help charities and community organisations to truly embrace the value of youth volunteering, which both develops the transferable skills for young people, whilst importantly delivering measurable outcomes for charities and their beneficiaries.

• Devise, map and prioritise a dynamic stakeholder partnership pipeline to engage our target of 300 organisations empowering them to create 2,000 youth, faith and inclusion friendly volunteering opportunities on the evolve digital platform.

• Organise, promote and deliver training seminars and workshops on the key principles of evolve to help charities, schools and communities better harness and retain the collective power of youth volunteers.

• Identify existing youth volunteering projects being delivered in local communities that are not currently benefiting from being aligned to evolve and the achievement awards on offer including the Yoni Jesner Award, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, National Citizen Service and Open College Network accreditation.

• Engage with synagogues, youth groups and community centres to promote the full benefits of the evolve awards framework and create a local engagement plan to increase the impact young people make on local communities and wider society.
   
• Volunteer brokerage in order to match volunteers with charities.
   
• Organisation of social action days.
   
• Develop relationships with employers and businesses to develop youth employment opportunities, corporate support and sponsorship for the long-term sustainability of the evolve initiative.

Essential:

At least 1 years’ experience of stakeholder engagement or account management

Excellent communication, relationship management and collaboration skills

Confident at networking and identifying collaborative opportunities to foster beneficial partnerships

Ability to develop project plans, timelines and reports, and to manage own workload whilst collaborating with others

Desired:

Experience working in partnership with schools, youth groups or community organisations

Experience in working with individuals from a range of cultural and faith backgrounds

Interest in developing local, regional and national interfaith relationships and partnerships

Experience of youth work, particularly youth social action and volunteering

About evolve:

The ‘evolve - youth volunteering & skills initiative’ is JLGB's response to the ever-changing needs of young volunteers. Our vision is to create a fully accessible, age-progressive volunteering journey that removes faith and cultural barriers to participation for young people throughout primary and secondary school and on to university.

Over the next three years we hope to make the contributions of young people ever more visible and valued within communities, promote positive messages about the range of volunteering opportunities available, and harness the collective impact of youth volunteers in supporting charities and volunteers through a specific matching their direct beneficiaries.

Each year, evolve engages and empowers thousands of young people by enhancing their employability and providing them with transferable skills to become active citizens in their local community and wider society. evolve is powered by JLGB - a modern, thriving, innovative and award winning national youth organisation that is a model of professional youth work in the 21st century. Through a diverse range of experiences and activities the JLGB seeks to enrich the lives of young people through its local, regional and national framework.

JLGB removes barriers to participation by providing positive activities within a fun, friendly, safe and structured environment, that meet the religious and cultural needs of the Jewish community. JLGB encourages friendship through achievement, recognition and personal development programmes, which prepare and enable young Jewish people to develop the essential life skills needed to help their transition from young person to adult life.

Central to the ethos of JLGB is active citizenship and giving back to society. JLGB encourages Jewish young people’s involvement in volunteering, inter-faith and intergenerational projects that have a positive impact in both the Jewish and wider communities.