Summer play worker jobs

We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres in the heart of communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide an innovative education programme which includes practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18. Our aim is
to inspire students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to broaden their horizons and achieve their full potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping thousands of young people each year. From Autumn 2022 we will have thirty-nine centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.

We are looking for people who will thrive in a fast-paced, rewarding role helping to change the lives of young people by taking up permanent roles as an Education Worker on IntoUniversity’s Graduate Scheme in Birmingham. We believe that our Graduate Scheme is one of the most exciting in the charity sector, providing exceptional training and experience, and the opportunity to work with young people and colleagues who will challenge and inspire you.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative.

The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to develop their talents regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres in the heart of communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide an innovative education programme which includes practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to inspire students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to broaden their horizons and achieve their full potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping thousands of young people each year. From Autumn 2022 we will have thirty-nine centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.

We are looking for people who will thrive in a fast-paced, rewarding role helping to change the lives of young people by taking up permanent roles as an Education Worker on IntoUniversity’s Graduate Scheme in Bradford. We believe that our Graduate Scheme is one of the most exciting in the charity sector, providing exceptional training and experience, and the opportunity to work with young people and colleagues who will challenge and inspire you.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative.

The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to develop their talents regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres in the heart of communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide an innovative education programme which includes practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to inspire students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to broaden their horizons and achieve their full potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping thousands of young people each year. From Autumn 2022 we will have thirty-nine centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.

We are looking for people who will thrive in a fast-paced, rewarding role helping to change the lives of young people by taking up permanent roles as an Education Worker on IntoUniversity’s Graduate Scheme in Peterborough. We believe that our Graduate Scheme is one of the most exciting in the charity sector, providing exceptional training and experience, and the opportunity to work with young people and colleagues who will challenge and inspire you.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative.

The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to develop their talents regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres in the heart of communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide an innovative education programme which includes practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to inspire students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to broaden their horizons and achieve their full potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping thousands of young people each year. From Autumn 2022 we will have thirty-nine centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.

We are looking for people who will thrive in a fast-paced, rewarding role helping to change the lives of young people by taking up permanent roles as an Education Worker on IntoUniversity’s Graduate Scheme in Great Yarmouth. We believe that our Graduate Scheme is one of the most exciting in the charity sector, providing exceptional training and experience, and the opportunity to work with young people and colleagues who will challenge and inspire you.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative.

The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to develop their talents regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

GambleAware is the leading commissioner of prevention and treatment services for gambling harms in Great Britain. We are an independent charity guided by a Board of trustees, the majority of whom work in the health sector.

Role Purpose 

We are committed to meaningfully involving and including the voice of those with lived experience across all aspects of our work.

This is a key role in the Programme Management Office that will work in a matrix way across the charity to support colleagues involve people with lived experience. The successful candidate will have the technical knowledge and experience to build and manage our involvement programme. The role will also provide support to a newly formed Lived Experience Council being established in the Summer of 2022.

This is a new role in the organisation and an exciting opportunity for the right person to influence and play a major role in shaping the future direction of how GambleAware ensures the voices of people with lived experience impact our future.  

Key accountabilities

• Ensure best practice in involving people with Lived Experience is embedded across the organisation.
• Work closely with functions and teams ensure effective involvement of people with Lived Experience developing wide range of opportunities and ensuring these are inclusive and accessible.
• Ensuring people lived experience are involved in all stages of GambleAware’s Strategic Planning and Delivery Process.
• Accountable for delivering secretariate support to the GambleAware Lived Experience Council working with the Company Secretary to manage interaction between the Board of Trustees and Committees.
• Building and managing a pool of Lived Experience contributors, developing resources, training and communications to support individuals in activities.
• Managing and develop the processes and infrastructure to support involvement (inc. data, expenses, documentation) ensuring compliance standards are met.
• Regularly reporting key information and measurements of the scale and impact of involvement activities inform updates to internal and external stakeholders and communication activity.
• Quickly establish strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders based on trust and confidence, work well within teams, and have the skills to engage, influence and negotiate with colleagues.
• Collaborate with other organisations and external networks to develop support for Lived Experience Involvement across the sector and partners.
• Championing good behaviour within the Lived Experience Council. 

Please view the information pack for full details.

How to apply

Please submit a comprehensive CV along with a covering letter (up to two pages) setting out your interest in the role and how you meet the essential requirements in relation to the accountabilities and responsibilities for the role by 9am on Monday 11th July 2022. CVs without cover letters will not be considered. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Successful candidates will be invited to attend a panel interview in July.

GambleAware is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity, work-life balance and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all staff and job applicants.

Ownership at Work (OAW) is new, dynamic think tank looking for a highly effective and capable individual to step up and take charge of coordinating the roll out of our ground-breaking research programme. This will include programme managing two large-scale, fully-funded projects with high profile corporate sponsors that are about to launch this summer.     

The numbers of employee owned businesses have more than doubled in the last two years and it is vital that the sector has a full picture of its economic, social and environmental impact. We are offering an opportunity to play a hands-on role in securing those insights at a critical moment for employee and worker ownership in the UK.

Independent Advocate

Hybrid working: with travel around Norfolk

Job reference: 42

Contract type: Permanent

Full time: 37 hours, 5 days per week working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm

Salary: £21,715.00 to £23,292.00 per annum (dependent on experience)

Benefits:

- 25 days annual leave

- Cash Wellbeing Healthcare Plan Cover

- Death in service benefit

- Option to buy up to 5 days annual leave

- Discretionary shut down days at Christmas

- 1 Community Leave Day per annum

- Bike to work scheme

We have a number of exciting Independent Advocate vacancies in our Norfolk team. Our ideal candidates will have worked in advocacy, information and advice or similar role before, ideally in a health, social care or voluntary setting and will have experience of working with vulnerable adults.

You will have strong experience working with vulnerable adults who are affected by significant health and social care issues who find it difficult to speak up for themselves; and experience providing persuasive verbal and written representations.

In this role you will be supporting a wide range of vulnerable adults often with profound and multiple needs. The successful candidates will need a good working knowledge of public and voluntary organisations to enable them to work in partnership with clients and professionals, gaining an understanding of their issues by listening, exploring options and taking action as directed by them.

You will need to have a flexible attitude and must be comfortable handling highly sensitive information whilst able to work well independently and confidently on behalf of others. Strong communication skills and time management skills will be required and you will need to be computer literate.

Because of the nature and location of the role, applicants must live within the area; have a full driver’s licence and access to their own transport. Travel expenses will only be paid once in the Norfolk area border.

As a minimum you should have:

• A good understanding of statutory advocacy under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 1983 (2007 Amendments)
• An understanding of relevant public sector complaints processes
• Experience providing written reports to a high standard
• Ability to form positive boundaried working relationships with a wide range of clients
• Ability to support clients who may have a range of particular communication and other needs
• Ability to provide non-instructed advocacy
• Ability to manage a complex caseload covering a wide range of subjects
• Ability to research options to ensure clients can make an informed choice
• Excellent communications skills, able to communicate sensitively and empathetically
• Ability to communicate effectively with professionals and other organisations
• Manage risk to self and others
• Good personal planning and organisational skills
• Good IT skills
• An effective team player
• Flexible positive approach

Ideally you will also have:

• An excellent working knowledge and experience working within the frameworks of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 1983 (2007 Amendments)
• Knowledge of advocacy best practice and experience delivering advocacy to the highest standards
• Excellent knowledge of public and third sector organisations and processes
• Experience of using relevant complaints processes
• Completed the National Advocacy Qualification
• Knowledge of non-Instructed advocacy
• Experience of working with people with a range of needs including acquired brain injury, autism, learning disabilities, dementia, mental health problems (including diagnosed mental disorders)
• Willingness to work in a range of environments

How to apply

We’re keen to get Advocate’s started in this role. If you think this sounds like the ideal job for you, please apply as soon as possible as we may close this job advert early if we receive a high number of applications.

Please submit your CV and cover letter (cover letter no longer than 1 side of A4) before the application deadline. In your cover letter please include your reasons for applying for the role, how you meet the person specification criteria, if you hold a current driving licence and have access to your own vehicle and your notice period.

Please submit your CV and cover letter quoting reference 42.

Closing date: 15th July 2022

Interviews: TBC

We are looking to recruit people who share our core values and can demonstrate that they apply and live those values in their daily working practice.

For an informal discussion please contact Jenny Summers, Community Manager.

A DBS check will be required for this post.
POhWER is an equal opportunities employer, holder of the Investors in People Silver award and a member of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER scheme. We are a member of the Positive about Disability scheme and disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Autism west midlands is a leading charity in the West Midlands for people on the autism spectrum. We use our expertise to enrich the lives of autistic people and those who love and care for them. Our passionate, expert staff and volunteers work across all age groups and abilities, by providing personalised support.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a new service for autistic adults in Herefordshire & Worcestershire. Autism West Midlands have successfully secured the contract to deliver a post diagnosis support service for autistic people (over 16 years) commencing summer 2022.

As the Assistant Manager of the service, the post holder will co-ordinate the day-to-day delivery of activities and line manage the staff team. A proportion of their time will involve direct service delivery.

This role will suit someone with experience of supporting adults with additional needs who is looking to develop their skills and experience in management.

Staff will initially be home based in Herefordshire and Worcestershire (or nearby) with occasional travel to office bases in South Birmingham, or Telford (mileage paid)

• Start Date: July/August
• Location: Home based
• Hours: 37 hours

We offer a number of benefits include:

• Salary: £22,837.62 – £25,012.62
• Pension
• 5.6 weeks annual leave increasing yearly
• Free DBS check paid for by Autism West Midlands
• Free Bupa Healthcare cash back scheme
• Employee assistance scheme providing you support
• Specialist autism training you are paid to attend and travel to
• All staff are provided with a Life assurance
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• A supportive management team
• £100 shopping voucher after 3-month probation
• Refer a friend scheme – £200 for each referral!

For further details, a job description or more information about the responsibilities can be found at the Autism West Midlands website.

Closing date Monday 4 July 2022 at 5pm

About MHFA England

MHFA England is a social enterprise and the leading provider of mental health skills and awareness training courses in England. Our vision is to improve the health of the nation, through normalising society’s attitudes and behaviours around mental health, by developing the skills we need to look after our own and others’ wellbeing. Learn about our social mission and our history by reading our 'what we do section' on our website.

A certifed Great Place to Work, We are a friendly, dynamic, fast-paced organisation and we strive to be an exemplary health and wellbeing employer.  We are launching an ambitious Digital Transformation Programme to seamlessly connect and engage Customers, Clients, Members and Staff and support our mission to train 1:10 of the population in mental health knowledge and skills.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for individuals who can effectively support our Client Delivery or SJA teams throughout the entire client journey as the first point of contact for either teams. You will carry out key administrative tasks to ensure delivery is carried out effectively, some of which include responding to enquiries, booking clients onto courses, arranging course materials and recording feedback on to the CRM system. The role holders will play a key role in ensuring smooth delivery processes whilst maintaining good relationships with new and existing clients.

You will be able to:

• Record new enquiries and booking information accurately on the CRM system for new client course deliveries
• Monitor shared inbox and answer or allocate enquiries to appropriate Development and Delivery Consultants
• Respond to enquiries via phone and email, and escalate to relevant consultants as appropriate
• Order training materials for each client  course delivery, collaborating with supply chain team
• Match Associates with each client 
• Coordinate with clients for booking confirmations and follow up feedback
• Pull accurate reports for weekly sales and impact records
• Develop good working relationships with other teams and peers to support overall delivery
• Collaborate with key SJA stakeholders to recommend solutions to resolve issues

You will have:

• Experience working within a busy team providing high quality administrative support
• Experience managing email and phone enquiries
• Experience managing administrative processes on a CRM system
• Good attention to detail and ability to input information accurately
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to develop good working relationships with key stakeholders
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines

Desirable skills:

• Experience providing administrative support for a training delivery team
• Knowledge of CRM systems
• Ability to manage a changing workload
• Awareness of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace
• Flexible and willing to learn new techniques, systems and processes

Looking after you

Wellbeing is at the heart of all that we do and say, we are friendly and supportive organisation. We are committed to rewarding our employees with competitive pay, a flexible and supportive workplace, opportunities to grow and develop, and our promise that we will put your wellbeing first.

What we offer:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Two wellbeing breaks, in summer and winter
• Free Mental Health First Aid training
• Employee Assistance Programme with a 24-hour helpline from Health Assured, occupational health and counselling
• Free flu jab to protect your health in winter

Employee benefits after probation period:

• Investing in your professional development, including qualifications and mentoring
• Death-in-service and critical illness cover
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Free eye test and £55 towards glasses
• Cycle to work scheme with an interest free loan to buy a bicycle
• Matched pension scheme (up to 5%)
• Flexible working hours and access to flexible ways of working
• Commitment to volunteering
• Fun Club, festive events and celebration
• Team lunches and events
• 'Bonusly' employee recognition and reward scheme

Interested? How to apply

For the full job description and person specification please see the attached document or go to our website for further information.

To apply please submit a covering letter and CV demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role. The closing date for applications is 10th July. We expect interviews to be held w/c 18th July. 

Mental Health First Aid England is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or those who are pregnant or on maternity leave. We are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented within the organisation, these include but are not limited to those from the LGBT+ community, people with disabilities, and those from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background.

By applying for this job you are confirming that you have read the MHFA England Privacy Notice and accept the conditions under which your details will be processed.

Position: Early Years and Communities Director

Pay: £23.77 per hour – Grade R (£46,352.00 per annum pro rata)

Location: Hybrid Working (YMCA Norfolk Offices, Aylsham Road / Home)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours per week: 22.5 – 37.5 hours per week

Job Role: 

We are looking for an Early Years and Communities Director to join our team at YMCA Norfolk and enable us to grow our provision of Early Years and Communities Work while supporting our mission of transforming young lives.
This role will sit alongside our CEO, Corporate Services Director, Business Development Officer, and a new Housing Director as part of the Executive Team at YMCA Norfolk.
The role will focus on the strategic direction of their portfolio, whilst ensuring we meet the regulatory requirements of Ofsted.

Job Purpose:

• To lead the development and delivery of YMCA Norfolk’s Early Years and Communities strategy across Norfolk
• Act as the organisation’s Nominated Person for Ofsted
• To be the organisational lead for safeguarding Children and Young People
• To be a member of the Executive Team providing collective strategic leadership to the organisation so that young people can develop in body, mind and spirit.
• To be responsible for ensuring implementation of agreed standards across our Early Years and Communities operations
• To actively work to enhance the Christian ethos of the organisation so that it has a tangible impact on people’s lives
• Further information around the role can be found in the Job Description.

The Organisation:

YMCA Norfolk is a great place to work, offering meaningful opportunities to make a difference in the lives of young people. Working at YMCA Norfolk is an opportunity to be a part of an organisation which is challenging, innovative, rewarding and fun! We place young people at the heart of all we do and are committed to building an organisation that is responsive to the needs of young people and our stakeholders.

What you’ll need to succeed:

You will have a proven record with working knowledge of Early Years, including legislation and regulation and an up-to-date knowledge of EYFS, and have a Degree or Diploma in Early Years, Education or a subject closely related to Early Years provision. You will be an excellent People Manager with interpersonal skills that allow you to lead and motivate your team, while building co-operative working relationships with other organisations. You will have a demonstrable and active commitment to the Christian faith, and be skilled in delivering Christian devotionals and Christian faith based talks and presentations.

For a full Person Specification, please see the Job Description.

What you’ll get in return:

• Healthshield Health Care Plan
• 34 days (pro rata) per annum inclusive of Bank and Public Holidays
• An additional day of annual leave (pro rata) awarded after 5 and 10 years of continuous Long Service
• Access to contributory stakeholder pension scheme after 3 months
• Health and wellbeing events and activities
• Family friendly policies
• In service training opportunities and bursaries investing in your development
• Annual staff day and staff awards to celebrate our successes
• Death in service benefit of 2 x annual salary
• Regular line management and support
• Staff discount at Williams Kitchen Café, Explorers Soft Play & Muddy Puddles Nursery

What to do next:

Please download an Application Pack for a comprehensive overview of YMCA Norfolk and the Early Years and Communities Director opportunity.

Please contact us for more information on this role.

Closing date for applications:  Monday 11th July 2022 at 9am

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

Interview date: Thursday 21st July

YMCA Norfolk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note the successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check prior to starting employment.

We are a small but ambitious local charity , set to expand as our new Community Hub nears completion. Since settingup  in 2015, we have steadilydeveloped our work in 3 areasof Poole. We have sucessfully opened 2 play parks in Turlin Moor and Bourne and a community food store which we set up at  the outset of the pandemic and is still running in Turlin Moor. We provide over 30 activitiesa week at the Branksome Community Centre and have raised over £2.3 m to fund a  new Community Hub in Bourne , whichis due to open in September 2022. 

You will provide executive leadership to the Trustand be committed to socialjustice. You need to be skilled in community development, have a trackrecord in partnership working  to ensure a multi agencyresponse to support community needs, be able to motivate and inspire staff and volunteers, befinanciallyastuteand a skilled communicator. It would be helpful but not essentialif you had experience of fund raising, managing a facility and customer service.

Do you love keeping things organised and running smoothly? Do you have an eye for detail and a love of finance? Are you happy working independently as part of a small team to support a smooth-running finance function, managing systems and processes that work for you and others? Then you could be the Finance & Resources Officer we are looking for!

In this role, you will be responsible for: 

• Accurately recording donation details into our fundraising database. 

• Accurately processing transactions into the finance systems, for both income and expenditure. 

• Manging the administration of our online expenses system. 

• Financial administration and assisting the Finance Manager in report preparation. 

• Dealing with enquiries from potential donors, funders and individuals interested in supporting the charity and financial queries.

• Office administration. 

Head of Operations & Building Projects – 24 Months Fixed Term Contract

Whitechapel Gallery is looking for a Head of Operations & Building Projects to play an essential role in the day to day running of the building and its facilities and manage the delivery of building projects, as well as supporting the delivery of our artistic programme.

The gallery contains eight unique exhibition spaces and an auditorium, historic archives, education resources, event spaces, a restaurant and bookshop, and is open 7 days a week all year round.

The Head of Operations & Building Projects is responsible for managing the Operations team and liaising with the external suppliers to deliver building projects.

This is an opportunity for an individual with experience of working in a public building, who possesses a range of technical, practical and problem-solving skills, who can communicate and thrive amongst a diverse workforce, and who is willing to learn and develop their skillset within an essential role.

Conditions of work

• Contract: 24 months Fixed Term
• Salary: Circa £40,000 gross per annum, depending on experience.
• Hours: Mon-Fri, 9.30am to 5.45pm or equivalent on a flexible basis according to the rota requirements (including 07:30-15:45 and 11:15-19:30 shifts), plus occasional weekend and evening work which will be compensated with time off in lieu.

For further information, please download the Job Description.

To apply

Please complete the application form and equality & diversity monitoring forms, available to download from the Gallery's wesbite and return to recruitment email by midnight on 26 June 2022.

Interviews: Week Commencing 27th June 2022

The Whitechapel Gallery strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, ethnic minority, and/or disabled applicants as these groups are currently underrepresented in the Arts sector.

Charity number: 312162 Company number: 4093862

Position: Housing Director

Pay: £23.77 per hour – Grade R (£46,352.00 per annum pro rata)

Location: Hybrid Working (YMCA Norfolk Offices, Aylsham Road / Home)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours per week: 22.5 – 37.5 hours per week

Job Role: 

We are looking for an Housing Director to join our team at YMCA Norfolk and enable us to grow our provision of accommodation while supporting our mission of transforming young lives.
This role will sit alongside our CEO, Corporate Services Director, Business Development Officer, and a new Early Years and Communities Director as part of the Executive Team at YMCA Norfolk.
The role will focus on the strategic direction of their portfolio, whilst ensuring we meet the regulatory requirements of the Regulator of Social Housing and the Health and Safety Executive.

Job Purpose:

• To lead the delivery of YMCA Norfolk’s Housing strategy and operations across Norfolk
• To be responsible for developing our housing stock in line with Capital Development Strategy.
• To be the organisational lead for safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
• To be a member of the Executive Team providing collective strategic leadership to the organisation so that young people can develop in body, mind and spirit.
• To be responsible for ensuring implementation of agreed standards across our housing operations
• To actively work to enhance the Christian ethos of the organisation so that it has a tangible impact on people’s lives
• Further information around the role can be found in the Job Description.

The Organisation:

YMCA Norfolk is a great place to work, offering meaningful opportunities to make a difference in the lives of young people. Working at YMCA Norfolk is an opportunity to be a part of an organisation which is challenging, innovative, rewarding and fun! We place young people at the heart of all we do and are committed to building an organisation that is responsive to the needs of young people and our stakeholders.

What you’ll need to succeed:

You will have a proven record with working knowledge of housing, including legislation, regulation, and housing finance. You will be an excellent People Manager with interpersonal skills that allow you to lead and motivate your team, while building co-operative working relationships with other organisations. You will have a demonstrable and active commitment to the Christian faith and be skilled in delivering Christian devotionals and Christian faith based talks and presentations.

For a full Person Specification, please see the Job Description.

What you’ll get in return:

• Healthshield Health Care Plan
• 34 days (pro rata) per annum inclusive of Bank and Public Holidays
• An additional day of annual leave (pro rata) awarded after 5 and 10 years of continuous Long Service
• Access to contributory stakeholder pension scheme after 3 months
• Health and wellbeing events and activities
• Family friendly policies
• In service training opportunities and bursaries investing in your development
• Annual staff day and staff awards to celebrate our successes
• Death in service benefit of 2 x annual salary
• Regular line management and support
• Staff discount at Williams Kitchen Café, Explorers Soft Play & Muddy Puddles Nursery

What to do next:

Please download an Application Pack for a comprehensive overview of YMCA Norfolk and the Housing Director opportunity.

Please contact us for more information.

Closing date for applications:  Monday 11th July 2022 at 9am

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

Interview date: Thursday 21st July

YMCA Norfolk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note the successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check prior to starting employment.