Support Worker

Our client is currently seeking Community Support Workers to work throughout Wigan, South Wales and Cornwall to help provide care and support to elderly and vulnerable adults within their own homes.

Their quality care and support services place the individual at the centre of all they do, if you feel you can make a real difference as a Key Worker please apply today!

Support Worker Responsibilities:

· Prompting/Support with personal care and dressing (which could include assistance with intimate personal care).
· Support with light household duties, including laundry, shopping and cleaning, meal preparation.
· Assisting with medication – this could be collecting prescriptions, prompting, or administering medication.
· Accompanying to medical appointments if needed.
· General companionship.

Support Worker Requirements:

They do not ask for any formal qualifications or experience of working in care before, although having previous experience in a similar role would be desirable.

This role requires working with vulnerable individuals as well as delivering personal care and support. Your employment will therefore be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks including references and an Enhanced Disclosure & Baring Service Check.

A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle with 'business use' car insurance is essential to undertake this role.

About our client:

They are an information and advice service that helps navigate individuals through the care system. Working in partnership with councils across the UK, they give advice to those who have to pay for part or all of their care.

What they offer:
· £150 Refer a Friend Scheme (subject to conditions).
· Free uniform and full PPE.
· Paid induction training, including shadowing in the field.
· Family friendly company which offers flexible working.
· Opportunity to complete QCF Qualifications.
· Enhanced Bank Holiday rates.

Location: Wigan, South Wales and Cornwall

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: Various Hours Available

Salary: £9.00 to £10 per hour

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Staff, Senior Support Worker, Young People, Voluntary Sector, Residential Care Worker, Community Development, Challenging Behaviour, Senior Social Care Worker, Community Services, Care Assistant, etc.

Ref: 97215

Working within local communities across Cheshire East and surrounding areas, you will be joining our successful team as we work to further improve access to information, support, activities and opportunities for all adults with learning disabilities. You will be working with individuals, families and groups both in the community and in their own homes. In addition you will be working closely with local GP surgeries and other primary care providers to provide a supported link to what they offer to our membership.

You will be an ambassador for our charity and promote our activities and opportunities to the local community. You will work with local communities to further build upon and support what is being offered as well as working with individuals and their families to connect them with TOG support and opportunities. We are passionate about supporting and empowering people so that they can maintain their independence, health, wellbeing and to become local community assets.

What we expect

Like all our roles within Time Out, we expect the right person to show passion, advocacy, dignity and respect in all that they do. You will be an ambassador for our charity out in the community and beyond, and will lead our senior and support workers in delivering a high standard of care and support to our members.

The candidate/this role will:

1. Primarily be out facing in the community advocating for Time Out services

2. Engaging with past, present and future members, increasing our membership

3. Bridging the gap between primary, secondary and social care services

4. Engaging with likeminded organisations and being an ambassador for Time Out

5. Leading our support staff to deliver high standard quality activities and support

6. Look out for business development opportunities working closely with our project manager

7. Deputise from time to time, for the charity manager and project manager as appropriate

8. Be very much part of the team and keep excellent communication going

9. Passionate about health and social care and want to make a difference

10. Be flexible and have a can do attitude

Full clean driving licence and access to a car is essential - this role will involve regularly visiting locations throughout Cheshire East and surrounding areas.

NB please read the job description and person specification for full details. 

What you can expect from Time Out:

1. Full training and CPD opportunities

2. Competitive salary

3. Expenses paid

4. No uniform needed

5. Enhanced DBS check paid for

6. Flexible hours

7. Pension scheme

8. Career fulfilment, you will be able to see the difference you make

9. Lovely team environment/workplace

10. Line managed effectively, developed and supported in your role

Information to know

Applications should be made by submitting your CV AND covering letter detailing how you meet the person specification.  CVs alone will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is 5pm Wednesday 10th March 2021.

First stage of our recruitment process will take place via a telephone screening call on the 18th March between 11am and 2pm with the Charity Manager.

Interviews will be held on 25th March day or early evening via Zoom (given the current circumstances) time TBC. This will comprise of interview questions from the charity manager and a selection of trustees and a task/presentation.

We will invite the successful candidate will be invited to our premises to meet in person before the start date. Current restrictions willing. 

As we are proudly a member led organisation, we very much like to get our members involved in the recruitment process. We currently have all our activities as a virtual option. We will give you a date and time to join one of those activities so our members get to meet you (virtually) and to ask their questions.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Outreach Support Worker Salary: £ 22,400.00

Status: Substantive

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

Holidays: 22 Days plus Bank Holidays 

Based at: Locations throughout the Wigan Borough

Responsible to: Outreach Team Lead

Accountable to: Queen’s Hall Action on Poverty Trustees

Closing Date: 12 Noon Friday 5th March

Interviews : W/C 8th March 2021 ( possibly via Zoom)

To Apply : Please review the attached documents and enclose CV & Covering letter stating how you meet the person specification for this role

Please only register your details via this link when you are ready to upload your documents

JOB PURPOSE

The key role will be to engage with individuals in the borough who are rough sleeping and who at present do not access services. The Post Holder will utilise their skills and experience to continue to work towards and develop partnerships, develop specific referral pathways into accommodation and recovery services, gather intelligence, build trust and respect, and lead and contribute to extensive outreach within the community. The post holder will, in partnership with other existing services and organisations, identify barriers into accommodation and treatment and work on creating and delivering solutions to these barriers. The post holder will also focus on early intervention, assertive and pro- active attrition work engaging individuals who are rough sleeping. The Outreach and Engagement team will be responsible for contributing to the overall performance of the service to ensure that contractual output targets are achieved. They will also be required to record and input data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative and financial requirements. The post holder will be required to work across a number of operational sites across the borough as required and work flexibly to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision. This will include evening and weekend working and extensive street outreach. The post holder will be expected to take responsibility for personal development, identifying personal training needs and participate in regular supervision and appraisal.

Victim Support is looking for two Domestic Abuse Programme Team Leaders. These roles are full time and home based with travel around England and Wales.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

VS is looking to recruit an outstanding team who will deliver a transformational national Domestic Abuse early help support programme. This programme will provide specialist information and support, enabling people to act on domestic abuse as soon as possible and stop it from happening again. Funding for this programme has been secured for 3 years (to December 2023).

VS is recruiting two Team Leaders with excellent staff coaching and performance management skills, to nurture a Group Facilitators to deliver consistent information, advice and support to low risk victims of domestic abuse and those at risk of domestic abuse.

As Team Leader you will manage a team of Group Facilitators who are responsible for delivering group work to victims of domestic abuse. You will be responsible for supporting and guiding the team to achieve the required key performance Indicators, working closely with the Operations manager providing appropriate information and support. Completing regular 1-1 performance reviews and annual appraisals. You will also facilitate or co-facilitate some of the group work sessions.

Ideally you will have experience of successfully managing culturally diverse and geographically dispersed teams, including working with teams remotely utilising platforms like Zoom.

You will be highly organised, have strong IT and administration skills and be able to prioritise work effectively and manage competing deadlines.

You will have direct experience of facilitating group work and have an excellent understanding of the domestic abuse and services available to victims of domestic abuse. You will have experience of adapting services to meet the needs of diverse individuals and communities.

You will have experience of record keeping and data collection and you will be able to support your Group Facilitators to record, monitor and report on programme information systematically. You will understand the importance of confidentiality and safe working practices in accordance with safeguarding legislation and requirements under the Data Protection Act.

Victim Support reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (A). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for our staff. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We welcome applicants from all communities and as part of our commitment to the we would particularly welcome applicants of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage. We also particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from LGBT+ Communities.

Healthcare Support Worker - Eating Disorders

Are you interested in a career where you will make a real difference in young people’s lives? Do you understand the daily challenges which young people face? Is a career as a Healthcare Support Worker the next step in life for you?

Our client provides residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or secure children’s homes. The young people they care for often require a high level of support and dynamic approach to risk management in order to support problems they may have with self-harming, behaviour and emotional regulation. Their aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

They are excited to announce the opening of their new Residential Eating Disorder Service based in Lostock, Bolton, where they are looking for a kind, caring and empathetic Healthcare Support Workers to join their professional 5-bed service, supporting young people with complex and challenging eating disorders, where you will work closely with our professional multi-disciplinary team towards keeping them safe and progressing with their recovery.

You will be required to work shifts over a 37.5 hour working week, consisting of earlies, lates and occasional sleep ins & nights when required to support the services, so flexibility is required.

Company Benefits

- £18,603 - £20,344.82 per annum (Dependent on experience & qualifications)
- £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with service)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Induction (Running over 3 days)
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)
- Free on-site parking

Your role as a Healthcare Support Worker

- To take on the role of Key worker, developing care plans and review plans with young people, carrying out direct and indirect care of young people with complex eating disorders.
- To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
- To closely follow individual care plans and support young people including personal care and hygiene, eating, attendance in education, etc.
- To develop therapeutic relationships with the young people experiencing eating disorders and work closely with their families and carers communicating effectively to provide ongoing engagement.
- To be actively involved in the admission, assessment, implementation and discharge of young people and their care.
- To provide specialist supportive interventions to individuals experiencing eating disorders under the direction of the clinical team.
- To take physical health observations of young people, monitoring and recording as required. To act upon any physical health concerns in relation to the young person based on their care plans, risk management plans and history of eating disorder.
- To observe and monitor the wellbeing of young people by ensuring that any unusual physical, mental, or emotional occurrences are promptly referred to senior staff and or clinical nurse and documented as appropriate.

Requirements of a Healthcare Support Worker

- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
- Have excellent observation and communication skills, as well the ability to build trust and rapport with individuals who have experienced trauma
- Have a non-judgemental approach and the ability to demonstrate unconditional positive regard
- The ability to work in a team, and to think on your feet, remain focused and maintain your composure in difficult situations
- The ability to meet the day to day needs of young people, including providing practical support with daily living activities
- To form and maintain professional working boundaries between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
- An understanding of safeguarding

Desirable Criteria

- Full UK Driving Licence
- NVQ Level 2 qualification in care or equivalent
- Previous experience working with young people who have mental health needs
- Previous experience working with service users who have eating disorders
- A good understanding of Nutrition

If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please submit your application by Monday 22nd March.

To support their commitment as a COVID-19 Secure employer, all of their interviews will be held over video platform.

Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.

Ref: 97184

Depaul UK are currently looking for a Regional Locum Project and Support Worker to join us in The North West, Yorks, and Humber. You will join us on a locum basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £9.68 per hour.

Depaul UK works with some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. We specialise in working in communities where poverty and long-term unemployment have resulted in generations of social exclusion and high rates of homelessness.

Over the past 30 years, we have grown as an organisation and developed and enhanced our work and the impact it has across the UK.  Depaul UK has a wide range of services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness.

The Project and Support Worker role:

You will have a vital role to play in helping us achieve our mission of offering homeless and disadvantaged people the opportunity to fulfil their potential and move towards an independent and positive future.

As a Locum Worker, you will be entered on to a list of locums and be able to accept shifts offered from services across the region.

What will ideally support your success as our Project and Support Worker?

To be a success in this role you will be able to demonstrate your experience of empowering young people, helping them to become resilient in the face of adversity. As a confident front-line worker able to think and risk assess on your feet, you will show us that you can effectively communicate with a variety of people, make quality assessments of the needs of young people and quickly assimilate yourself into any team.

We are looking for people who have experience of working with young people, working in a homelessness and or housing environment, and are aligned to our values.

So, if this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Project and Support Worker then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing Date: Thursday 10 February 2022 at 12:00 pm

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for the Project and Support Worker role. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

Waking Night Healthcare Support Worker - Eating Disorders

Are you interested in a career where you will make a real difference in young people’s lives? Do you understand the daily challenges which young people face? Is a career as a Waking Night Healthcare Support Worker the next step in life for you?

Our client provide residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or may have experienced previous admissions and/or placement breakdowns. The young people they care for often require a high level of support and dynamic approach to risk management in order to support problems they may have with self-harming, behaviour and emotional regulation. Their aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic, least restrictive approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

They are excited to announce the opening of their new Residential Eating Disorder Service based in Lostock, Bolton, where they are looking for a kind, caring and empathetic Waking Night Healthcare Support Workers to join their professional 5-bed service, supporting young people with complex and challenging eating disorders, where you will work closely with our professional multi-disciplinary team towards keeping them safe and progressing with their recovery.

Your working week will consist of working 8:30 pm – 7:30 am over a 2-weekly rota (Week 1 – 33 hours) (Week 2 – 44 hours).

Company Benefits

- £20,100.08 per annum (Dependent on qualifications & experience)
- £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with service)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Induction (Running over 3 days)
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)
- Free on-site parking

Your role as Waking Night Healthcare Worker

- To take on the role of Key worker, developing care plans and review plans with young people, carrying out direct and indirect care of young people with complex eating disorders.
- To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
- To closely follow individual care plans and support young people including personal care and hygiene, eating, attendance in education, etc.
- To develop therapeutic relationships with the young people experiencing eating disorders and work closely with their families and carers communicating effectively to provide ongoing engagement.
- To be actively involved in the admission, assessment, implementation and discharge of young people and their care.
- To provide specialist supportive interventions to individuals experiencing eating disorders under the direction of the clinical team.
- To take physical health observations of young people, monitoring and recording as required. To act upon any physical health concerns in relation to the young person based on their care plans, risk management plans and history of eating disorder.
- To observe and monitor the wellbeing of young people by ensuring that any unusual physical, mental, or emotional occurrences are promptly referred to senior staff and or clinical nurse and documented as appropriate.

Requirements of Waking Night Healthcare Worker

- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including weekends and Bank Holidays
- Have excellent observation and communication skills, as well the ability to build trust and rapport with individuals who have experienced trauma
- Have a non-judgemental approach and the ability to demonstrate unconditional positive regard
- The ability to work in a team, and to think on your feet, remain focused and maintain your composure in difficult situations
- The ability to meet the day to day needs of young people, including providing practical support with daily living activities
- To form and maintain professional working boundaries between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
- An understanding of safeguarding

Desirable Criteria

- Full UK Driving Licence
- Level 2 qualification in care or equivalent
- Previous experience working with young people who have mental health needs
- Previous experience working with service users who have eating disorders
- A good understanding of Nutrition

If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please submit your application by Monday 22nd March.

To support their commitment as a COVID-19 Secure employer, all of their interviews will be held over video platform.

Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.

Ref: 97182

Job title: Customer Admin Support

Location: Manchester (up to 50% office based)

Responsible to: Director of Delivery

Contract: Part-time, 16 hours a week

Remuneration: £10.00 an hour

Role: Customer Admin Support x 3

**Please note: Your application will not be considered without submitting a cover letter and including your available start date.**

Working days and hours:

• 16 hours a week, £10 per hour
• Monday-Thursday: 16.00 – 20.00 x 2 roles available
• Saturday – Sunday: 8 hours per day x 1 role available

Are you a good fit?

You want to work with a highly respected and aspirational brand, at the heart of a network of many of the UK’s leading figures and employers.

You know that technology has a significant role to play, but that human interaction and relationships are of even greater importance.

You want to feel like a valued member of a growing team, in an organisation which recognises that that its people are not just a number, but its greatest asset and part of an extended family, working together to support each other to meet organisational and not just individual goals.

Ideal candidates will be looking for a demanding post in a fast-moving entrepreneurial charity. This is an exciting time to join our team as we take Speakers for Schools to the next level. Multi-tasking ability a must.

You should be sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders

What is Speakers for Schools?

Founded by ITV Political Editor Robert Peston (Trustee), and chaired by Andrew Law (Caxton Associates), Speakers for Schools was created to help level the playing field for UK state schools and their students by giving them the same access to the UK’s leading figures from politics, business, science, sport, the arts and more, as that enjoyed by private schools.

Bill Gates, Baroness (Martha) Lane Fox, Professor Brian Cox, David Dein, David Cameron, Natalie Bennett, Ed Balls, Naomi Campbell and over two thousand other influential, eminent and inspirational people, have been kind enough to volunteer their time to speak with Speakers for Schools. Almost a million Young People have attended a Speakers for Schools talk.

In 2016, we launched our Experience Programme. Experience works with our outstanding network of speakers and partner employers, to offer young people, amazing work experience opportunities, which would often be out of reach to them.

Our Experience Programme has more than trebled in impact since September as employers such as the Bank of England, M&C Saatchi, Disney, Spotify, Santander, Morgan Sindal, BA, BP, Cisco and others offer placements to thousands of Young People. In March we launched

a ground-breaking virtual work experience programme in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Main purpose of role

Location: We are currently working from home. You may be required to work from our Manchester office when it re-opens (TBC).

Application deadline: Please see below regarding notifications and start date.

What you’ll be doing:

•  Supporting our Delivery Team with admin support
• Processing new user registrations on our portal
• Responding to email enquiries from schools and students
• Supporting customers via phone
• Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software
• Data Management and CRM
• Inputting new data, maintaining existing records and generating reports

Skills and Proficiencies:

• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly
• Excellent customer support skills and telephone manner
• Desirable: Experience of working with young people
• Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for

We are looking for people who:

• Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently
• Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives

It's not just a matter of qualifications. As an eclectic team, one size does not fit all. A degree level qualification may be useful, but experience, effort and amazing communication skills is just as valuable.

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us.

How to Apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role and available start date. Please also note your preference on working hours. 

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications.

We will be closing this on or before Friday 13th March.

Our new team member(s) will start asap.

The Workers` Educational Association is a unique charity and the UK`s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education. With a clear vision and a strong social purpose, we bring great teaching to local communities, with life-changing courses held in clubs, pubs, workplaces, schools and almost anywhere else you can think of.

Since 1903, we have been giving disadvantaged people the opportunity to return to learning - inspiring them to realise their full potential and become active, engaged citizens. We see education as a tool for social justice, not just self-improvement, and we pride ourselves on making learning accessible.

As one of our tutors, you`ll be so much more than just a teacher. Forming true partnerships with your students, you`ll go the extra mile to build their confidence, develop their knowledge and skills, and empower them to define and achieve their life goals. In short, you will be a catalyst for profound change.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing and Sales tutor to support provision across the North West. The main purpose of this post is to teach and offer support for students as part of a WEA Marketing and sales course through a holistic student approach. We are looking for a tutor who can provide inclusive support which encourages independent learning in relation to personal development, empowerment, and resilience and student engagement alongside academic achievement. The successful tutor will prepare course materials, identify students` needs, adapt courses and continually assess the effectiveness of your approach.

Every day will bring different yet exciting challenges.

A qualified and capable teacher, you will be keen to engage with students and rekindle their love of learning, and you will share our passion for egalitarianism and empowerment.
Because we serve people from all walks of life, we’re keen to develop a diverse workforce and particularly welcome applications from members of minority groups. You must be an experienced tutor who can plan and deliver appropriate tasks to help your students to develop a range of skills.

We need tutors with:
• up to date working knowledge and experience of teaching in the Marketing and Sales subject curricula to diverse student groups
• experience of working in community settings
• a strong understanding of adult learning and a belief in its importance
• a recognised teaching qualification ideally at level 5 alongside a subject specialism (ideally also at level 5)
• experience of delivering non accredited and accredited courses
• excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• willingness to travel across the region with the ability to deliver evenings and weekends
• A desire to share and improve teaching practice

WEA assumes you will be excited by using digital technology both in the classroom with the student and to manage course administration and communication. The ideal candidate will be IT literate and able to deliver through a blended learning approaching including use of our VLE.

Job title: Work Experience Coordinator

Location: Manchester (up to 50% office based)

Responsible to: Director of Delivery

Contract: Full time, Permanent

Remuneration: £24,000 - £26,000 per annum

Roles:  2 x Customer Support and Programme Delivery

**Please note: Your application will not be considered without submitting a cover letter and including your notice period.**

Main purpose of role

This role sits within our Experience team and is crucial to the delivery of our work experience programme.

Hours: This role will be full-time (37 hours) & Permanent.

Infrequent weekend work may be required.

Location: We are currently working from home. This role will be based at our new Manchester Office, but you will only be required to work from the office for up to 50% of your working week.

Application deadline: Please see below regarding notifications and start date.

What you’ll be doing:

Schools and Student Management

• Responding to enquiries from schools and students regarding questions about the application portal registration process and general troubleshooting
• Processing new user registrations on our portal
• Onboarding of new schools and colleges
• Supporting our Virtual Programmes
• Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software and that of external partners, as well as helping to run training session with other members of our employer team
• End-to-end technical support for employers, schools, and students
• Enabling employers in the delivery of their virtual work experience programmes
• Using our in-house software to support the technical processes our employer partners use to recruit for and run work experience placements
• Data Management and CRM
• Inputting new data, maintaining existing records, generating reports to aid impact reporting and funding evidence

Skills and Proficiencies:

• Experience in a similar delivery-focussed role within a small, fast-paced organisation
• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook
• Experience of using CRM software to achieve the tasks outlined above (preferably Salesforce)
• Experience of using Google Classrooms
• Good customer service skills that mean queries are answered professionally and clearly
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly to ensure smooth delivery processes
• Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for
• Experience communicating with educational establishments and a familiarity with how schools and colleges operate
• Ability to clearly communicate with students to ensure they understand our processes and are able to access opportunities

We are looking for people who:

• Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently
• Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives

It's not just a matter of qualifications. As an eclectic team, one size does not fit all. A degree level qualification may be useful, but experience, effort and amazing communication skills is just as valuable.

What is Speakers for Schools?

Founded by ITV Political Editor Robert Peston (Trustee), and chaired by Andrew Law (Caxton Associates), Speakers for Schools was created to help level the playing field for UK state schools and their students by giving them the same access to the UK’s leading figures from politics, business, science, sport, the arts and more, as that enjoyed by private schools.

Bill Gates, Baroness (Martha) Lane Fox, Professor Brian Cox, David Dein, David Cameron, Natalie Bennett, Ed Balls, Naomi Campbell and over two thousand other influential, eminent and inspirational people, have been kind enough to volunteer their time to speak with Speakers for Schools. Almost a million Young People have attended a Speakers for Schools talk.

In 2016, we launched our Experience Programme. Experience works with our outstanding network of speakers and partner employers, to offer young people, amazing work experience opportunities, which would often be out of reach to them.

Our Experience Programme has more than trebled in impact since September as employers such as the Bank of England, M&C Saatchi, Disney, Spotify, Santander, Morgan Sindal, BA, BP, Cisco and others offer placements to thousands of Young People. In March we launched a ground-breaking virtual work experience programme in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

How to Apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Please make it clear in your cover letter what previous experience you have working with Salesforce and Google Classrooms.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications.

We will be closing this on or before Friday 5th March.

Our new team members will start ASAP.

Community Arts North West (CAN), is a long established Manchester-based arts organisation, Manchester City Council Cultural Partner and Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. CAN is at the cutting edge of contemporary, inter-cultural arts practice and has been a leader in the field of participatory arts since 1978.We have a particular expertise and interest in arts & migration.  We build deep, long-lasting connections with communities across Greater Manchester, developing unique, creative projects with people whose voices are not normally heard in the mainstream. 

We’re now looking to recruit a Senior Administrator.

This post will work closely with CAN’s Executive Director to ensure the smooth running of many aspects of the company’s business.

This post involves responsibility for:

• Company Reporting: You will lead on company reporting to CAN’s core funders.
• Governance: You will support the administration of CAN’s Governance responsibilities.
• Office management: You will manage the CAN Office.
• Company administration: You will manage and implement CAN’s administration systems and responsibilities.
• CAN databases: You will manage CAN’s monitoring database and email marketing database, and implement their use.
• Executive Support: You will support the executive function of the organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly-organised individual with excellent attention to detail. Based in our Manchester city-centre office, you will play an important role supporting our organisation, and get to see first-hand how we put our commitment to community arts into practice, whilst running a professional and forward-thinking company.

This is a two-year contract. In the longer term, the company hopes to make this post permanent, depending on funding.

Branch manager required to manage the day to day running of our North Manchester volunteer service, offering support to people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, their carers and families. Currently home based but office available following lock down.

Up to 35 hours a week, worked flexibly during weekdays, initially fixed term for 12 months.

Up to £25, 007 per annum + car and mileage allowance, pension and other benefits (details on request).Manchester based with local travel and to other Being There branches as required.

The role requires an experienced manager, with good interpersonal skills, a flexible approach to work and a clear understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality. Competence in Microsoft office essential as is a full driving licence and use of a car. DBS Enhanced Disclosure and references required.

Marketing Executive -Business Development (0.6 FTC)

Salary: London - £16,800 (FTE £28,200 per annum) + Excellent Benefits National £14,340(FTE £23,900 per annum) + Excellent Benefits

Location: London, Bristol or Manchester

Hours: 21 per week

Contract: Permanent

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.

Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford.

Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve.

We’re recruiting for a Marketing Executive (Business Development) to plan and deliver successful marketing campaigns to promote our partner products and services to members.

About you

You’ll be creative and innovative, able to write effective copy and possess strong communication skills.

If you have a commercial mindset and an eye for spotting opportunities that could benefit our members, this is a role where you will be able to make your mark in an organization performing a critical role as the voice of housing associations in England.

About the role

You will work with the Marketing Manager and the Business Development team to create marketing plans that support our partnerships, deliver on the Federation’s income targets and support our wider organizational messaging and strategy.

Key responsibilities include:

Creating marketing materials – commissioning and managing design work, copywriting and proofreading, creating web and social media content, sending email campaigns and supporting the exhibition stand at Federation events.

Analysis and reporting – Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on marketing communication performance both internally and to business development partners.

Campaigns – Effective planning and execution of marketing campaigns, including tracking promotional spend, event budgets and raising POs.

Partnerships and relationships – Building effective working relationships with key internal colleagues and external stakeholders, including business development partners.

Continuous improvement - Responsible for identifying and proactively improving marketing activities and collateral wherever possible.

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: Monday 8 March 2021

Interview date: Thursday 11 or Friday 12 March 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

Role title: Senior Policy Advisor (residents and services) 

Salary: London - £43,795 per annum + Excellent Benefits National £39,900 per annum + Excellent Benefits

Location: London, Bristol or Manchester

Contract: Permanent

This role is referred to within the NHF as ‘Policy Leader’ but we have advertised, as ‘senior policy advisor’ because we think this is the more commonly understood phrase for a role at this level.

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations – not for profit social landlords who provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.

In this role you will shape and lead a long term programme of policy work on the services our members provide and their relationship with the people they house. This could include working with members and Government on implementing the proposals in the recent Social Housing White Paper, and working across policy areas including welfare reform, supported housing, health and homelessness.

You will work closely with our members and their residents, drawing on their frontline expertise and experience to shape and respond to government policy. And you will hold our relationships with high profile external stakeholders including senior Government officials. There is also the possibility of line management responsibility for one or more policy officers / assistants, and a chance to lead work across other policy areas as required.

You will be passionate about social housing and the role of housing associations in helping solve the housing crisis. You will have experience of shaping and leading a strategic and successful programme of policy work. You will be comfortable representing the NHF to senior stakeholders in Government, our members and elsewhere with credibility, expertise and political judgement. And you will be a strong collaborator, able to lead colleagues across the organization to deliver on our policy priorities.

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

We are also open to proposals for job shares, flexible working, part time or other arrangements, which would allow you to carry out the role alongside other commitments.

Closing date for applications: 8 March 2021

Interview date: 12 March 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date