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Join the mental health mission and choose a career that changes lives.
Get paid to train as a social worker and specialise in supporting adults with mental health needs.
With Think Ahead, you could:
- Train and work in your local area and make a difference in your community.
- Earn as you learn with dedicated support from experienced social workers and academic tutors.
- Gain a fully-funded postgraduate diploma and master’s degree in just two years.
The Think Ahead programme
Think Ahead offers a paid two-year social work training programme, partnering with NHS trusts and local authorities across England. Each year we train up to 160 social workers, bringing passionate people into the sector and strengthening mental health services.
Joining a unit of fellow trainees, you’ll learn on the job, working alongside mental health professionals and learning from senior social workers.
By training with Think Ahead, you’ll be joining the mental health mission and beginning a worthwhile career in the social work sector.
Who are we looking for?
We want people who can make a real difference and help people living with mental illness. You don’t need any prior experience of social work, but you will need to:
- Hold or be predicted to hold a 2:2 in a subject other than social work.
- Hold at least a grade C at GCSE level in Maths, and in English or English Language (not English Literature), or an equivalent level 2 qualification.
- Have the right to remain and work in the UK (including access to public funds) for the entire duration of the programme.
We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups within the mental health and social work sector, including people from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities, and those who identify as being part of the LGBT+ community. We also encourage men to apply, as they are also currently underrepresented.
For full details you can take our eligibility checker.
About the role
Mental health social work is a highly varied role that offers a wide range of opportunities to support the lives of people with mental health needs.
Using a social approach, you will help them address a diverse range of factors including relationships, housing, and employment, that are often overlooked in treatment of mental illness.
This might include standing up for someone’s legal rights in the workplace; reconnecting them with friends, family and their local community; or working with local authorities to make sure they are living in accommodation that is suitable for their needs.
How to apply
Registrations for 2025 are open now! Early applications are encouraged as some locations will close sooner than others.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Database, Social Media and Office Administrator
Merton Mencap is a local charity supporting young people and adults with a learning disabilty and / or autism and their family carers in the borough of Merton.
We provide weekday, weekend and holiday clubs, as well as learning opportunities at our Community Cafe. We hold lots of fundraising events such as indoor sky diving, our annual charity auction and staff joining together to sing Christmas carols in shopping centres to raise funds to support our projects.
This is a varied role and the successful candidate will be pivital to all aspects of the business, working with all members of the Senior Management Team as well as project staff who work across the borough of Merton.
The applicant will be responsible to the Office Manager and will support them in day to day operations for the charity, as well as being a social media and database expert for the charity. Training on our database system will be provided.
The role is office based in our Merton Offices and can be worked over 2 or 3 days per week, 52 wks per year.
The charity offers a staff healthcare benefit scheme, pension and annual leave.
Closing date for applications is Friday 1st November 2024.
For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within.
To find out more about what we do, our values and our generous benefits please visit our website.
Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable
About the Role
Reporting to the Deputy CEO this is an exciting role supporting one of the UK’s leading social investors.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about the work we do, is organised and has excellent attention to detail. Someone who is flexible with a “can do” attitude and who has a desire to get involved within a fast-paced team. If that is you and you can also bring in new ideas and are keen to get involved with the wider team projects as well as collaborate across the organisation then this could be a really exciting opportunity be a part of our values led organisation.
Key responsibilities
1. To work closely with the Grants, Investments, and Development, Insight and Advocacy teams to ensure that SIB is well-placed to respond proactively and also reactively to business development opportunities.
2. To support the coordination and project management of existing business development projects in community energy, heating and cooling, social investment fundraising and capacity building.
3. To ensure that information is managed effectively, calls logged and tasks delegated, progressed and completed, feedback collected and meetings scheduled and facilitated across the wider business development team, particularly in relation to the CEO, Deputy CEO and Director of Investments, ensuring their input is sought in a timely way to progress key decisions.
4. To manage a calendar of events, calls and contacts across key areas of business development.
5. To take a lead (where appropriate) and/or work alongside others to create and/or deliver presentations in new and existing business development.
6. To manage (where appropriate) and/or work alongside others maintain long-term relationships with both current and new clients and partners.
7. To monitor tendering opportunities and manage and update the new business development pipeline.
8. To implement new systems to improve the efficiency of the business development processes, alongside business systems.
9. To work with the financial team to build costing models for new proposals and programmes.
10. To coordinate high quality bid responses for invitations to tender from funders, investors and other key client groups, to ensure that these are well-written and professionally presented.
11. To coordinate and contribute to a clear strategy and objectives for the business development function at SIB.
12. To attend relevant events or conferences and to keep up to date with the sector.
13. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.
14. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.
15. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.
16. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.
17. To work within the organisation's values, principles, and processes to achieve operational excellence.
Core competencies
- Excellent relationship management skills both with internal and external stakeholders.
- Effective time management.
- Self-motivated, with high energy and an engaging level of enthusiasm.
- Exellent customer service skills.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Excellent Microsoft Office Skills, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
- Flexible and adaptable as a team player.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Commitment to equality, diversity & inclusion
Desirable competencies
- Understanding of the social investment or grant-making market in the UK
- Understanding of community energy schemes
We believe in the power of the social economy to build a more equal society.
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The AFRUCA Child Protection Family Support Service sits within AFRUCA as one of our most impactful programmes targeting families from a range of ethnic backgrounds across England and Wales. The service works closely with local authorities children’s services in cases involving families on child protection plans or in court proceedings. We provide direct one to one training and support for parents to aid their ability to provide appropriate parenting and ensure a safer, happier home environment for their children.
The AFRUCA Child Protection Service currently has a team of five qualified social workers and supports over 50 families each year. We also provide a therapeutic service where children are being reunified with their parents. We are establishing a child protection legal drop in service for families in contact with children’s services and an advocacy service for parents in the child protection system.
Most of our families are referred by local authorities children’s services as a result of cultural and religious practices which are deemed harmful to children’s well-being. We offer qualified social workers who do not wish to work in the statutory sector with an alternative approach to practising social work where empathy, kindness and support is key to our work with families. Our ultimate aim is a reduction of children in Black and Ethnic communities going into or remaining in foster care. We offer a non oppressive and non judgemental service that helps to promote the well-being of children in safe families.
We are looking to attract a qualified social worker who supports our ethos and is willing to contribute to our work with families to protect more children in our communities.
The role is open to applicants based on London Hackney or Manchester. The role will include office and remote working as well as allocated work for home arrangements.
We are interested in applicants who reflect our service users particularly those from marginalised or minority groups, and individuals who are bi-lingual and we are particularly interested in male social workers to support our families and children.
At AFRUCA Safeguarding Children, we pride ourselves on being more than just an employer. We view our workplace as more than just a place to perform tasks; we are a community where we grow together, collaborate, and support each other. A happy staff team has been crucial to the success of AFRUCA. We believe it is essential to foster an environment where all our staff feel valued and motivated.
As an employer, we strive to do the best for our team. As such, in addition to the basic salary on offer, we provide all our staff with additional benefits including:
- Financial Wellbeing Programmes: Supporting our staff to make the most of their finances by joining our voluntary, staff-led Money Management Club.
- We pay 5% Employer Contributions into our pension scheme with a mandatory employee contribution of 3%
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible working and work from home opportunities
- Opportunities to further your social work career through gaining in-depth, specialist experience of working with Black and Ethnic families, learning about different cultural and religious practices that influence child upbringing
- 28 days Annual Leave plus all bank holidays
- AFRUCA Staff Wellbeing Day: We provide an extra paid day off with funds for you to focus on your personal well-being.
- Annual Staff Retreat: Enjoy team-building and relaxation at our yearly staff residential programme.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): Access professional support for your mental health, debt management, emotional support, GP Line and legal advice lines whenever you need it.
- Cash Health Plans: Benefit from our comprehensive cash health plans and claim money back on glasses, dentist treatments and massages.
- Store and Gym Discounts: Enjoy discounts at various gyms and high street shops and supermarkets.
- Paid end of year team activities
- Annual Social Work Registration fee covered
For Further information continue to our job pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Social Media & Marketing Executive £22,000 per annum (pro-rata)
Full time role (37.5 hours) with an initial 6-month fixed term contract continuing subject to funding.
Remote working, with the option for hybrid working (up to two days in the office if in London or Manchester).
(You must have the right to work in the UK as we unfortunately do not offer Sponsorships)
At One Million Mentors, our aim is to ensure that every young person in the country has access to a trained mentor as they transition into adulthood. We believe that investing in mentors will help to address the skills gap agenda and improve social cohesion.
Would you like the opportunity to:
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Be part of a dynamic, values-driven organisation working to achieve lasting social change?
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Work across the business, public and third sector to develop innovative ways of harnessing the potential of young people in Great Britain?
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Help shape a growing organisation?
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Enhance your personal development and job satisfaction through monthly team training sessions, personal L&D opportunities and a 15 hour per year volunteering allowance?
If so, this may be the role for YOU!
About the role
As the Social Media & Marketing Executive, you'll play a key role in helping us deliver our Communications Strategy. You'll increase our online profile, manage our social media presence, expand our audience, increase engagement and support our growth. You’ll create eye-catching and impactful content for distribution across a range of channels and platforms, and to a range of audiences. With a keen eye for design, and as the champion of our brand, you’ll ensure our communications are always spot-on. You’ll be energetic, results-driven, and ready to tackle multiple tasks with set deadlines.
For a more detailed job description, please see the job pack attached.
Remuneration and benefits: Salary bracket of £22,000 (pro rata), up to 6.5% employer pension contribution and 25 days holiday per year (pro rata).
**Please note that applications submitted without a Covering Letter will not be considered**
For further details on how to apply, please see application guidelines attached.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
World Land Trust
Working with World Land Trust
WLT is based in the UK and is unique within the conservation world. Reaching its 35th year of operation, the Trust has grown from small beginnings saving critically threatened forest in Belize, to becoming an internationally respected conservation organisation with a proven track record, working with more than 52 overseas conservation NGOs on protection of threatened habitats. WLT has developed its modus operandi without losing its vision, integrity and transparency.
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for applicants with passion and knowledge of all things social media related, with an innovative and creative drive, looking to make a tangible difference to the natural world and committed to furthering the mission and ethos of WLT. You’ll have experience of managing social media channel accounts and creating inspiring social content. Happiest when engaging with followers and looking for opportunities to make an impact. You’ll need to understand marketing metrics, gathering data and providing insights to increase our reach, following and brand advocacy, while working to identify collaboration opportunities to promote the work of WLT.
You will play an integral part of WLT’s Communications Team. The members of this team are responsible for all the organisation’s marketing and communications, including social media, advertising, editorial, branding, annual reports, digital and printed comms and much more. With a brand-new year on the horizon, it is an extremely exciting time to join WLTs Communications Team.
We build flexibility into the way we work from day one, encouraging early conversations around options for hybrid working to enable remote connection and collaboration alongside some face-to-face working, and our 9-day fortnight working pattern is popular, supporting our staff to maintain a health work life balance.
We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce, bringing new perspectives and different experiences into the workplace. Our aim is to be an inclusive employer, providing a welcoming and supportive environment for all staff, where staff can be the best they can be. We recognise that we are underrepresented in some groups, so welcome and encourage applications from minority ethnicities, those with disabilities, and all gender identities. What’s important to us in this process is your skills, knowledge and experience to enable you to do the job and that is where our focus will be to find our next new team member!
Applications
For the full application pack including job description, person specification, our terms and conditions and how to apply, please follow the link to our website.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 04 November 2024. Interviews are expected to be held on 11 and 12 November 2024. Please note that the closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Barnardo's Adoption Midlands and South West has an exciting vacancy for a Social Worker to join its expanding Service covering work predominantly in the South West. You will be joining an experienced and stable staff group who embrace working in a creative, open and transparent manner with adopters, to provide children with permanence in a family who understand the lifelong nature of adoption and the impact of issues such as developmental trauma, attachment and neuroscience.
As a Social Worker you have the chance to make a real difference in the lives of Children, Young People and Families by:
- Recruiting, assessing and approving a diverse range of adoptive families to meet the needs of waiting children
- Matching the needs of children nationwide with the skills of appropriate adopters
- Ensuring all adopters have access to excellent training, guidance and support when they require it, including managing staying in touch arrangements with birth family
- Working directly with adoptive families promoting a trauma informed approach and helping build and maintain family relationships
- Being part of Barnardo's undertaking to children, young people and adopters to continuously learn and improve
If you have a passion and drive to make a positive difference to children and adopters we would like to hear from you.
This vacancy for a qualified and registered Social Worker.
The duties of this post require the applicant to have a full current driving license that enables them to drive in the UK and have use of a car and business use insurance. Barnardo's is, however, willing to consider any proposals put forward by applicants that would allow them to do the job by other means.
The applicant will need to be able to participate in an "Helpline" rota Out of Office hours. There is additional remuneration for providing this service.
Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work life balance we therefore offer flexible working arrangements as the role involves some evening/weekend working and travel with occasional overnight stays.
Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
When completing the application please refer to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the Service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Seeking a purposeful career change? Embark on a transformative journey with the On Purpose Associate Programme, offering a unique opportunity for mid-career professionals to transition into impactful work. This paid, year-long leadership programme is designed for those ready to pivot their professional journey towards creating a sustainable, equitable and just future.
Programme summary:
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Make a real impact: Through two 6-month work placements with leading organisations, you'll gain hands-on experience tackling pressing social and environmental issues. Our partners, including Triodos, Better Society Capital, Save the Children, Oddbox, and Sustainable Ventures, provide unparalleled opportunities to contribute to meaningful change.
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Expert-led learning: Immerse yourself in an intensive Learning & Development programme, with weekly in-person sessions led by experts from across sectors. This blend of professional training and academic rigour equips you with the leadership skills, knowledge and mindset to drive systemic change.
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1-2-1 mentoring & coaching: Receive personalised support through fortnightly mentoring sessions and quarterly executive coaching, fostering both personal and professional growth.
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Join a supportive community: You'll be welcomed into a tight-knit cohort of ~20 like-minded and ambitious Associates. Together, you'll share ideas, challenges, and successes, creating a sense of belonging and mutual support that extends far beyond the programme's duration. You’ll also join the expansive On Purpose community, connecting with a global network of impact-driven professionals offering life-long inspiration, collaboration and opportunities.
Why join us?
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Earn while you learn: A competitive gross salary of £25,645 per annum, supporting your full-time commitment to creating change.
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Have a transformative impact: Join nearly 1000 purpose-driven alumni who are leading change worldwide in all parts of the system, with 92% working in the impact sector.
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Access diverse career opportunities: Our Associates have moved into sustainability jobs and social impact roles ranging from CEOs of social enterprises to leadership positions within traditional companies driving change from within. We have a former music label business owner now the CEO of Hubbub, a former Consultant now Managing Director of Divine Chocolate, and a former Marketer at Google now Head of Europe for Terra.do.
Who we’re looking for:
This programme is ideal for individuals seeking a career change into the environment and social impact sector, or for those already in the impact sector who want to develop new skills, have the opportunity to work in more commercial organisations, or to join an engaged network of people who share your values and are working toward the same goal.
Specific sector/industry experience is not important. We’re looking for talented people from diverse industries who have a determination to bring their skills and experience to purpose-driven projects and to driving systemic change. We seek ambitious individuals with:
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A minimum of three years full-time professional experience
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The right to work in the UK
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Fluency in English
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Office environment experience
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Excitement towards building a career that helps transform our economy from profit to purpose
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Skills in project management, stakeholder engagement, adaptability, interpersonal communication, problem-solving, quantitative analysis and strategic thinking.
Diversity and Inclusion:
We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences and those who are often under-represented in the impact sector, including but not limited to individuals with disabilities and those from diverse ethnic, gender identities, sexualities, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.
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Register your interest via our website to receive a link to your online application form.
- Closing date for applications [Extended deadline]: Monday 28 October, 9:00 am (GMT).
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Interviews scheduled for mid-late November with the programme starting in April 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Be there when it matters
Sue Ryder has an exciting career opportunity within our Marketing, Communications and Digital services directorate for a driven and impactful Social Media Manager. The successful applicant will oversee and develop the strategic management and growth of Sue Ryder’s busy social media pages.
About the role:
You will lead paid activity across Meta and other channels as required, managing ad accounts to support our income generating activities, including fundraising and retail, promotion of our online bereavement support services and to support our brand awareness activities.
In this integral role you will also act as the first point of contact and expert for all organisational queries on social media – organic and paid activity.
About you:
• Experience of managing and reporting on a large and busy portfolio of social media accounts across multiple platforms
• Experience in planning, sourcing and editing content in a range of formats (image, video, graphics) for social media, with excellent copywriting and proof-reading skills and a keen eye for detail
• Experience of planning, implementing and optimising paid social media campaigns across a range of objectives, durations and budgets
• Knowledge of content scheduling and co-ordination tools such as Sprout Social
• Knowledge of social media monitoring and listening tools
• Experience and understanding of optimising a social media strategy, including securing buy-in from colleagues across the organisation
• Strong line management skills and the ability to influence colleagues from other directorates
• Intermediate level skills in Canva, Photoshop and Premier Pro (or other image and video editing software)
• A can-do approach, with a positive attitude and willingness to support others across the organisation
• Experience of working across a multi-disciplinary team, prioritising content for relevant channels where necessary
• Experience of monitoring social media out of office hours within a framework
Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone.
Benefits
• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGTBQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process
If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.
We reserve the right to close or extend the closing date according to our recruitment requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Support the Social Media Manager to deliver an exceptional experience for our audiences across our social media channels.
· Manage day-to-day organic social media activity across 3 charity brands, including the creation of basic static and video content and daily community management.
· Manage the social media content calendar, including brainstorming meetings and identifying key awareness days, to ensure that we’re posting regular highly engagement content.
· Use social media analytics to embed regular reporting through weekly and monthly updates.
· With the support of the social media manager, develop organic social content to support strategic and fundraising goals.
· Work with a wide variety of colleagues from different areas of the charity and our partners to ensure social media supports their objectives.
· Manage day to day administration of social accounts, including data, paid social invoices, donation reports and basic analytics.
Provide social media support on the day during our fundraising events, including at weekends.
Experience:
· Experience running and managing a busy content calendar, including brainstorming meetings.
· Experience creating static and video content for social media channels including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
· Experience working with different teams to create content which meets different goals.
· Experience of community management, engaging with supporters to make them feel appreciated and representing the brand online.
Skills, abilities and knowledge:
· Experience using social media scheduling tools such as Sprout Social or Hootsuite to manage content.
· Excellent editorial and copy writing skills with a knowledge of plain English communications and strong attention to detail.
· Experience writing in different tones of voice is key; ideally experience working across multiple brands at the same time.
· Experience in using data to make informed decisions, ideally with experience of using social media and Google Analytics.
· Motivated by results and be comfortable in a data driven environment.
· Comfortable working with stakeholders of all levels of the organisation and building collaborative relationships.
· Ability to stay updated on social media news and trends, emerging platforms and best practices.
Personal attributes:
· A creative and enthusiastic approach to social media based on experience of what works well on the various platforms and a willingness to encourage new ideas and approaches.
· Demonstrate a willingness to experiment and test, with a strong appetite for developing skills and knowledge.
· Delivery-minded: willing to get stuck in and work at pace.
· Collaborative: able to build rapport with stakeholders and contribute to collective effort.
· A commitment to our DEI principles and putting them into practice throughout our work.
Benefits
- Up to 12% employer pension contributions
- Annual personal development budget
- Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
- Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
- Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities.
- Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit.
- Shower facilities and bike lock area.
- Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
- Subsidies for glasses
- Employee Assistance Programme
Job description
Pride Cymru is a registered charity made up of a large core group of volunteers with a small team of p/t members of staff. We work all year round to challenge homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and to promote equality and inclusivity for all. We are most known for our annual Pride festival but we also run a number of exciting projects throughout the year in areas relating to sport, sexual health and LGBTQ+ history.
We are looking for a Social Media & Content Creation officer to oversee Pride Cymru’s current social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn). The role will involve planning, designing and creating high quality digital content, engaging with audiences and keeping up with social media trends.
This role will involve actively working with both our volunteer core team and our part time members of staff to ensure that all areas of our work are fully represented across our social media channels.
Main responsibilities include:-
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Creating social media schedules for each month
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Working with the team to create and schedule social media content in advance ensuring it is accessible and bilingual wherever possible.
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Ensuring content is varied, relevant and creative - it should include =
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Promoting the work the charity does all year round
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Promoting the annual Pride Cymru event
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Support services and information relevant to the LGBT+ community
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Supporting post’s from partner organisations & community groups
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General engaging LGBT+ content - news articles, photos, videos
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Fundraising opportunities for our followers
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Respond to enquiries/messages on social media platforms and follow up on any actions or signpost when possible
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Monitor commenting on posts for any discriminatory or hateful language and hide/block/report when necessary
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Grow audience and engagement across platforms and look towards a presence on new platforms.
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Experience or knowledge of social media marketing, content creation.
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Excellent written skills and attention to detail
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Well organised
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The ability to work reactively, sometimes to very tight deadlines.
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Well-motivated and able to work alone or as part of a team
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Committed to promoting equality and inclusion
We are particularly keen to recruit individuals to improve the range of representation on our team, to help us drive forward the vision of Pride Cymru over the coming years. We welcome all applications but would particularly like to hear from underrepresented groups such as members of the QTIBPOC community, trans and non-binary people. Allies are welcome to apply as well as those within the LGBTQ+ community itself.
We are a flexible working organisation
Fixed term contract until December 2025
Hybrid working role - we have an office in Cardiff city centre.
If you think this sounds like the role for you please send us your CV and tell us what makes you the person for the role.
Welsh language version availiable on attached document
We are a Welsh volunteer-led charity that works to promote the elimination of discrimination be it on the grounds of sexual orientation and/or gender.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Senior Supervising Social Worker
Salary: £37,088 per annum + £750 Home Working Allowance p.a. + £1500 Out of Hours Allowance p.a. (once on the rota)
Hours & Contract: 35 Hours per week - Permanent Role
Location: Homebased in Devon or Somerset Area with occasional travel to Bristol required
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.
As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults, as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.
TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Supervising Social Worker to join the Ofsted rated “Outstanding” South West Team, working with a therapeutic and trauma informed approach at their core to enable successful placements across their fostering service.
If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.
Overall Duties of the Senior Supervising Social Worker will include:
- An appropriate social work qualification
- Up-to-date registration with Social Work England
- A minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience in fostering/family placements or other childcare settings
- Experience in supporting and supervising and visiting, foster families to meet the complex needs of the looked-after young people
- A proven track record in working with and on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality, and promoting their positive development.
- Experience in group work and/or delivery of training.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations including the Children's Act and NMS Fostering Standards.
- Experience of working with/supporting looked after children and their foster carers.
- Ability to prioritise, plan and self-organise efficiently.
- Capable of using electronic records systems and IT effectively, including participating in virtual meetings and webinars
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
- 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays.
- Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, volunteer days policy).
- Family friendly policies.
- Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
- Help at Hand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnosis).
- An hour a week of live, expert led activities through the Annual Employee wellbeing Programme.
- Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments.
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice).
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.
The Senior Supervising Social Worker may be homebased within England, Scotland or Wales but will be required to travel to face-to-face meetings in the Bristol Area at least once a month and on other occasions for training and team wellbeing events.
A Standard / Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.
Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 17th November 2024
Interview Date: Tuesday 26th November 2024 (via Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.
Social Media Officer
Location: Flexible remote (with monthly meetings / team days at our office in Horsham, West Sussex) with a requirement to attend events in person
Salary: £28,000 per annum FTE
Level Grade 4 and B
Part-time: 21 hours per week (to include Tuesday)
Contract: Part-time, Permanent
Who is Born Free?
Born Free is a UK registered charity that works tirelessly to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect, and are able to live their lives according to their needs. We oppose the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and campaign to keep them where they belong – in the wild.
About This Opportunity
Are you excited about incredible content and the reaction it gets from an audience? Do you know what works, what doesn’t, and why? Do you thrive by creating engaging stories? Do you understand strategy for social and best practices on how to bring it to life? Do you know how to harness and amplify a brand message to create authentic experiences and interactions with our community?
We are looking to recruit a Social Media Officer who can take our captivating stories, spanning nearly 40 years of conservation and wild animal welfare, and deliver them to today’s diverse audiences in exciting, creative and contemporary ways, engaging people of all ages.
Under the leadership of the Digital Marketing Lead, working alongside the Creative Content Officer and with the support of the Communications Officer, you’ll deliver the workplans to the Digital Marketing strategy, develop and deliver all Born Free’s social media communications, including – but not limited to – fundraising appeals, adoption stories, stories from the field, including conservation and animal rescue and relocation, and news stories from the policy team.
You will have the incredible opportunity to translate our powerful narrative, outstanding achievements, and ambitious plans to all touchpoints on social, working directly with our programmatic and marketing teams and the Co-Founder. You'll build and grow our engagement and conversions by tailoring content to our different audiences.
Working alongside our external agency and the Digital Marketing Lead, you will also be proactively engaged in our paid social activity.
The Social Media Officer will need to have the energy and hands-on attitude to thrive in a lean, fast-paced environment with strong focus on outstanding content, accuracy and performance. This role requires a truly collaborative approach, embracing all aspects of the Foundation’s overall work, and an understanding of how your work affects, and is affected by, the work of everyone around you.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Working under the direction of the Digital Marketing Lead, design and deliver creative and engaging social media plans
- Ideate, curate and collate holistic content that reflects the history and diversity of Born Free, tailored to the interests of our followers, harnessing the unique aspects of each platform.
- Schedule content on Sprout Social
- Ensure content is adapted / suitable for specific channels / audiences
- Monitor, track, analyse and report on performance on social media platforms using tools such as Sprout Social, Google Analytics and Facebook Insights and recommend improvements to increase performance.
- Identify consumer trends to help with planning social media campaigns.
- Optimise content to further encourage community interaction and engagement.
- Research and evaluate the latest tools and techniques in order to find new and better ways of measuring social media activity.
- Analyse competitor activity.
- Set targets to increase brand awareness and increase customer engagement and loyalty.
- Create a flexible, proactive and reactive content calendar for all social that enhances the broader programmatic, marketing and leadership plans.
- Ensure that the BFF’s brand is consistent across every platform
- Live and breathe our brand voice and style guides, and continue to develop them through content, alongside our creative team.
- Assist with content creation where needed (e.g. other staff on leave)
- Respond to social media community
- Track, analyse and share KPI reports to optimise content performance and audience growth, and take advantage of opportunities, and adjust or pivot strategies, tactics and content development as needed.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Lives and breathes social – thrives on creating content and communications that genuinely connect with audiences.
- Inclusive, creative, courageous, discerning, curious, and devoted to Born Free, its Mission, and its followers.
- University degree in marketing or related subject or, a minimum of 3 years in a similar role, with a proven track record.
- Strong writing and editorial skills with utmost attention to detail.
- Comprehensive, nuanced understanding of all social platforms, including emerging creative sensibility and a keen eye for look and feel; editorial storytelling experiences a big plus.
- Results-driven with the ability to analyse data and deduce implications for social and engagement strategies.
- Highly-motivated self-starter; capable of working independently, yet collaboratively, within a fast-paced environment.
- Quick-thinking, agile, creative, hands-on, resilient, stress-tolerant, problem-solver.
Required Skills
- Social media-focused technologies and apps, with an eye on what is emerging as well as attention to what currently exists, including Sprout Social, or similar scheduling software.
- A genuine curiosity and interest in both current affairs, wildlife related news, and sector-wide developments.
- Ability to create engaging visual content as needed
- A solid understanding of the use of a range of social media platforms
- Strong copywriting and editing skills suitable for each platform, from knowing how to write a successful X post to using effective storytelling techniques.
- Knowledge and understanding of algorithms and search engine optimisation.
- Creative skills for contributing new and innovative ideas.
- Strong communication and people skills for articulating ideas to colleagues and the wider organisation.
- Excellent teamworking, collaboration and networking skills.
- This role will have a duty for safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons in relation to online activity and will be required to adhere to all Born Free policies in relation to safeguarding, including participation in specific safeguarding training sessions.
Further Information:
Note: This job description outlines the roles, duties, and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to detail all specific tasks. Born Free reserves the right to alter the content of this job description to reflect the changing needs of the organisation but is a correct reflection of the main duties of the post at the time of writing. Please note this role will require working outside of normal working hours from time to time.
Our excellent benefits package includes opportunities for continuous professional learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, working from home with regular team meetings to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, wellbeing support, and a competitive pension.
The closing date for applications is 17.00 on Friday 1st November 2024.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Born Free is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We welcome requests for flexible working.
Born Free politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Title: Senior Supervising Social Worker
Salary: £37,088 per annum (increasing to £41,208 after 18 months) + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Allowance
Hours & Contract: 35 Hours per week - Permanent Role
Location: Homebased - West Midlands. Applicants should be able to travel across the West Midlands for home visits to support carers and children. Travel will include areas such as, Coventry, Oswestry, Telford, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham , Dudley, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Shropshire. Travel also requires the postholder to attend staff meetings and team away days.
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.
As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults, as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.
TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.
As a Fostering Senior Supervising Social Worker with TACT West Midlands, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the TACT West Midlands team.
If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.
Overall Duties of the Senior Supervising Social Worker will include:
- An appropriate social work qualification
- Up-to-date registration with Social Work England
- A minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience in fostering/family placements or other childcare settings
- Experience in supporting and supervising 10-12 foster families to meet the complex needs of the looked-after young people
- A proven track record in working with and on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality, and promoting their positive development.
- Experience in group work and/or delivery of training.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations including the Children's Act and NMS Fostering Standards.
- Experience of working with/supporting looked after children and their foster carers.
- Ability to prioritise, plan and self-organise efficiently.
- Capable of using electronic records systems and IT effectively, including participating in virtual meetings and webinars
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
- 31 days paid holiday plus annual bank holidays.
- Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, volunteer days policy).
- Family friendly policies.
- Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
- Help@Hand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnosis).
- An hour a week of live, expert led activities through the Annual Employee wellbeing Programme.
- Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments.
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice).
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.
An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.
- Closing Date: Tuesday 29th October 2024
- Interview Date: Thursday 7th November 2024 (via Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Salary: £37,088 per annum (increasing to £41,208 after 18 months service) + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Allowance
Hour: 35 Hours per week - Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent
Location: Homebased - We are interested in applicants located in Nottinghamshire, Central and South Derbyshire or North Leicestershire. Applicants will be required to travel across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire for home visits to support carers and children. Travel is also required to attend staff meetings and team away days in Northamptonshire and other parts of the East Midlands.
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and looks to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.
As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest in unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults, as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.
TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.
As a Fostering Senior Supervising Social Worker with TACT East Midlands, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the TACT East Midlands team.
If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.
Overall Duties of the Senior Supervising Social Worker will include:
- An appropriate social work qualification
- Up-to-date registration with Social Work England
- A minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience in fostering/family placements or other childcare settings
- Experience in supporting and supervising 10-12 foster families to meet the complex needs of the looked-after young people
- A proven track record in working with and on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality, and promoting their positive development.
- Experience in group work and/or delivery of training.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations including the Children's Act and NMS Fostering Standards.
- Experience of working with/supporting looked after children and their foster carers.
- Ability to prioritise, plan and self-organise efficiently.
- Capable of using electronic records systems and IT effectively, including participating in virtual meetings and webinars
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
- 31 days paid holiday plus annual bank holidays.
- Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, and volunteer days policy).
- Family friendly policies.
- Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
- HelpatHand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnoses).
- An hour a week of live, expert-led activities through the Annual Employee Wellbeing Programme.
- Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments.
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice).
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.
An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.
Closing Date: Sunday, 27th October 2024
- Interview Date: Wednesday, 6th November 2024 (via Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.