The Role
We are looking for an Advice & Guidance Officer who can make a meaningful difference in the lives of deaf children, young people, and their families.
A key focus of this role will be delivering the service remotely using technology. In addition, you will use your interpersonal skills and experience working with families to connect with local community groups, raise awareness of our services, promote membership, and provide support to families, deaf young people, and professionals.
This role is part time, based on 21 hours per week.
This is a fully remote role, but will have a focus on Central Scotland Casework and will require some regional travel so applicants should live in Scotland and possess a driving licence and have access to a car.
What you'll do
- Deliver tailored information and advice to individuals and groups of deaf children, young people, and their families.
- Support deaf children, young people, and their families in becoming more confident in articulating their needs independently.
- Help deaf children, young people, and their families explore their options and decide on a preferred course of action.
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with professionals and organisations that support deaf children.
- Attend both in-person and online events to provide information and advice tailored to different audiences.
What you'll need
- Significant experience and understanding of the skills and practices required to deliver person-centred support to children, young people, and their families.
- Experience providing information and advice to families and young people, both digitally and face-to-face.
- A strong working knowledge of education and special educational needs, including relevant legislation, government guidance, and local implementation.
- An understanding of deafness and its impact on children, family dynamics, raising a deaf child, and child development-translating this into effective, child-centred practice.
- Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values & principles.
- A criminal record check / PVG Scheme Disclosure (if offered the position).
What you'll get
- Home-based working with flexible hours.
- 25 days holiday - plus an additional 3 days at Christmas (& bank holidays).
- Pension (5.5% employer contribution).
- Healthcare Cashplan.
- Annual performance-based salary increase.
- Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes.
What we do
The National Deaf Children's Society are the leading charity for deaf children. We give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
Pre-employment Checks
As part of our commitment to creating a safe and trusted environment for the children, young people and families we support, all offers of employment are subject to background checks. These include Right to Work verification, Criminal Record Disclosure, and ID and address verification.
To complete an online Right to Work check, you will need a valid UK or Irish passport, or a government share code if you are not a British citizen. If an online check is not possible, we’ll need to verify your documents in person at our London office. Please be aware that travel time and expenses for this appointment cannot be reimbursed.
Disability Confidence
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.
The National Deaf Children’s Society is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1016532 and in Scotland no. SC040779.
The Southmead Project is seeking an experienced and motivated Fundraiser to support the charity’s long-term financial sustainability.
The postholder will identify, research and secure funding from trusts, foundations, charitable bodies, statutory funders and other appropriate sources. They will lead on developing high-quality, persuasive funding applications and reports that clearly communicate the impact of the Southmead Project’s work and the needs of the people it supports.
Working closely with the CEO, Head of Finance and trustees, the Fundraiser will develop and deliver an annual fundraising plan, maintain a strong funding pipeline, and support the organisation to diversify its income. The role will require excellent writing, research, relationship-building and organisational skills, alongside a strong commitment to the charity’s values and mission.
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Develop an annual fundraising plan, alongside the Head of Finance and CEO.
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Carry out ongoing prospect research to identify new sources of funding from trusts, foundations, charitable bodies, statutory funders and other appropriate sources.
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Maintain a fundraising pipeline, ensuring that opportunities, deadlines, applications and reporting requirements are monitored effectively.
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Build and maintain a database of prospective and current funders, including key contacts, deadlines, funding priorities and application requirements.
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Monitor relevant local, regional and national funding opportunities, including being a sponsored charity at community events.
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Produce funding applications for trusts, charities, foundations and statutory bodies as an ongoing part of the charity’s income generation.
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Analyse data and feedback collected through outcomes processes for report writing.
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Build and maintain positive relationships with funders, partners and relevant stakeholders, including the corporate sector as part of the charity’s income diversification strategy.
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Attend monthly meetings with the Senior Leadership Team and trustee meetings as required.
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To work within the framework, spirit and ethos of the Southmead Project’s Equal Opportunities Policy, and actively engage in promoting the policy within the charity and in all dealings with clients and other agencies.
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To follow the Southmead Project policies, procedures and professional code of conduct as outlined in the Team Handbook.
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All members of staff, paid and unpaid, are required to undergo the enhanced level of Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Please see job description for full details.
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