About FareShare Go

FareShare Go provides charities and community groups with direct access to surplus food from local supermarkets, including Tesco, ASDA and Waitrose & Partners.

The food is good quality food that can no longer be sold for a variety of reasons, such as damaged packaging or a short-shelf life. Since launching the scheme in 2015, we have already connected over 7,500 charities with more than 3,500 stores across the UK.

FareShare’s Strategy & Vision
 

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.

Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.

Our Values: Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger

Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and

achieve the most for our clients/customers.

The role

As Community Coordinator, your role will focus on the growth and sustainability of the FareShare Go programme in the West Midlands; through maximising relationships and adding value to create the best experience for our charity community. The successful candidate will be an exceptional communicator, with an approachable nature who will play a vital role in developing and maintaining charity and retailer relationships, plus raising awareness of FareShare Go across your local area.

• Charity account management: You will carry out virtual calls and in person visits with new and existing charities, and be responsible for ensuring that coverage KPIs are reached and maintained for both new and existing retailers. Using your analysis of charity needs, plus your knowledge of retailer and store profiles, you will use these visits to maximise the offer to charities, ensuring the service meets their requirements.

• Community Capacity Building: As part of the Building of relationships with charities, you will seek opportunities to enable and empower charities to increase their capacity and ability to take more food, to ultimately increase the redistribution of surplus food to those in need.
   
• Sustainability and Compliance: You will work with your Regional Manager and team to identify stores where re-engagement activities are needed to improve charity coverage and charity compliance. You will work to maximise the amount of food collected by charities with lower levels of compliance. You will also be responsible for undertaking food safety reviews with charities to ensure compliance.

• Retailer Engagement: You will play a key role in maintaining strong retailer relationships across your region. You will take an active role in any meet and greets with retailers, where required. Plus you will be responsible for maintaining regular contact with the relevant retail stakeholders in your region, sensitively dealing with any issues in a professional manner, as and when they arise.
   
• FareShare Network Engagement: We aim to become 'oneFareShare’. These roles are an integral part of our FareShare network and you will partner closely with the Regional Centre(s) in your areas. You will work on joint initiatives which improve and grow the FareShare community, ensuring that charities have access to the FareShare service which best meet their needs.

We believe every young person in the UK should be supported to develop and fulfill their relationship ambitions for life.  The pandemic has highlighted the immense inequalities of our relationship experiences .  Fastn was set up to confront relationship injustice.

We are searching for an Education Programme Development Co-ordinator ready, willing and able to take on an exciting challenge.You will hit the ground running and be accountable for:

• Creating and sustaining strong relationships and networks with a wide range of partners, actively influencing, and achieving tangible gains that support young people develop and work towards relationship ambitions for life
• Influencing front-line educational organisations to embed a commitment to meaningful relationships learning and relationship ambition for life throughout their work
• Creating, developing and securing uptake of tools and knowledge for educators to support young people to shape and fulfil their relationship ambitions for life
• Communicating evidence to influence key stakeholders so that support for healthy and dependable relationships learning throughout the education system prioritised and actioned
• Systematically monitoring and evaluating work of Fastn, our network and funded partners to improve  sustainability, relevance and efficiency of work

We warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian, minority ethnic, LGBTQ+, young candidates and those who may need to work flexibly. 

The role is offered as an 80% FTE (30 hours of a 37.5 hour week), with the possibility of additional flexibility for a suitable candidate.  Working hours are flexible; some travel and calls will be required outside standard working hours when conditions permit. Fastn operates an annualised TOIL system.

Although this is a short-term role in the first instance, there will be opportunities to take on a new role or similiar activity if strong performance and behaviour in keeping with Fastn's values are evident. 

Please note that these roles require working to a rota pattern that involves weekend and evening work, as well as sleep-in shifts.

Are you passionate about supporting young people to achieve their potential? Do you want to work in a challenging, team focused and rewarding environment? Have you got the drive to support a young person on their journey to independence? Do you have the skills to engage hard to reach young people?

This role is perfect for individuals who have experience of working with vulnerable people in a supportive setting including supported housing, social care, health care or a related area. We also welcome applications from experienced practitioners.

Centrepoint is the UK's leading charity for homeless young people. We provide a range of accommodation based and floating support services to vulnerable young people across London and the North East. Our vision is to end youth homelessness but until then we will continue to provide young people with a place to call home, tailored support and the opportunity to build the skills needed to sustain independent living.

We are looking for Supported Housing Officers for full time roles to join our excellent Housing and Support team in services across our London Regions as follows:

2 x Camberwell (1 x one year FTC and 1 x two year FTC)
2 x Camden (Permanent)
1 x Havering (Permanent)
1 x Haringey (Permanent)
1 x Westminster (Permanent)

In this role you will:

Work face to face with young people and support them to achieve their goals.
Help young people overcome difficult circumstances and achieve independence.
Work independently and as part of a team in accommodation based or floating support services for young people
Undertake initial and on going needs and risk assessments for young people accessing services
Manage your own caseload of young people, providing holistic support in line with their needs and aspirations
Liaise with multiple agencies to ensure effective communication across the service and externally including social work teams, YOS, health and other statutory services and voluntary agencies
Make internal and external referrals to a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies for specialist support and Employment and Training opportunities
Support young people to manage their rent accounts through liaison with the DWP, Social Services and building their own personal budgeting skills
We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint. We welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people's services.

Closing Date: Wednesday 19 May, 12 midnight

NO AGENCIES

This Position has been upgraded to reflect the importance and growing need of the role within Gloucestershire Nightstop as we negotiate the next step of service delivery moving out of lockdown.

Gloucestershire Nightstop is seeing an upturn in young people needing support and volunteer hosts who are returning to the service as well as those wanting to join our service. We need an experienced self-starter to join us as the service comes through a difficult year and as we develop our responses to identified needs.

Our vision is that every young person has the resources they need to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life.

Are you passionate about transforming the lives of vulnerable or disadvantaged young people?

We have supported vulnerable young people aged 16-25 years old in Gloucestershire for the past 18 years.

Our purpose is to be there for and respond to vulnerable young people when they need us most. Offering emergency accommodation in the homes of trained and committed volunteers and developing wrap-around services to address needs.

You will be joining at an exciting time of development.

Midaye is looking to employ an experienced and highly organised Programme Co-ordinator to support our Management Team in project planning, information and data management, and communications for multiple, community-based projects. The successful candidate will help us work effectively and efficiently to design and deliver much-needed services to our clients, respond rapidly to community needs, and measure and report our impact to funders and others. 

The new Programme Co-ordinator will be a central part of our close-knit, vibrant and committed staff team. We work with members of the BME communities in West London for whom English is an additional language. Our clients are usually first- and second-generation refugees, ex-refugees and migrants. We help them become healthier, better educated and more informed about services. Our activities empower, advocate for and support the most disadvantaged and isolated members of these communities. 

If you would like to join us in providing our crucial community services, you must demonstrate that you are highly organised and efficient, able to prioritise and manage your workload and can support a diverse staff team in providing services to our clients. You will need to have a good understanding of community organisations, excellent interpersonal skills and high levels of emotional and cultural competency. Project management experience, report writing skills, data management and processing and confidence with IT systems and database management are also necessary. 

In return, you will gain the satisfaction of knowing that your work is making a difference to disadvantaged and deprived communities in London. Your role will be a crucial one within Midaye, and the work you do keeping us organised and on track will be appreciated by staff, volunteers, trustees and clients alike. You will have the opportunity to grow in your role, and to gain experience in all areas of running a busy charity. You will be part of a friendly staff team who work towards Midaye’s goals with commitment and good humour. 

Please read the job description carefully before applying.

Do you want to make a difference now and for the future?

Are you confident, approachable, self-motivated and have a flexible attitude?

Then join our team supporting Young Adult Carers, aged 16-25 years, who have caring responsibilities for someone in their family due to disability, long-term illness, mental health, or drug or alcohol misuse. This role covers the Swale and north Kent areas so a car driver is essential.

Young Adult Carers have a lot going on in their lives. As well as caring, they are managing all the normal stresses of growing up… exams, friendships, relationships, work, money. They’re making decisions about key transitions… should I go to university?... get a job?... move out of home? These lead to concerns about who will look after the person they care for or guilt about leaving them. If they choose to stay at home and continue to care, there are additional challenges like applying for benefits or organising care packages.

As a coordinator, you’ll provide information and advice, emotional and practical support to guide the Young Adult Carers through these times. You might help them prepare for job interviews, advocate on their behalf to get additional support at college or university, or have difficult conversations with family members.

You’ll also provide opportunities for Young Adult Carers to meet each other at workshops and events, where they can share ideas and support each other as peers. 

Make an impact. Be part of the solution.

The role of the National Office coordinator is to manage and to maintain the smooth running of the office, support the Chief Executive Officer and to assist other SAMM staff, Trustees and Volunteers in the development of the organisation.

To develop the services of SAMM to promote the needs of those bereaved by homicide and offer advice, assistance and practical support to them.

The Co-ordinator is responsible for the development and maintenance of the national database and the overall coordination of administrative functions within SAMM.

The role involves the line management of the office assistant coordinator and volunteers.

We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.

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Depaul UK are currently looking for a Programmes Coordinator to join us in Sheffield. You will join us on a full time basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £22,899 per annum + pension and benefits.

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 Programmes Coordinator role:

Depaul UK are currently recruiting for a permanent Programmes Coordinator to work full time promoting and delivering our ‘Steps to Success’ project in South Yorkshire.

This is a unique opportunity to be directly involved with our young clients where you will provide tailored support in helping them to realise their goals and encourage them in their next steps in education, training, volunteering or employment.

You will be responsible for promoting and delivering the Steps to Success programme in the local community by liaising with local organisations and employers. Also, you will have the opportunity to design and deliver engaging workshops and other activities to help clients develop their skills.

What makes the Programmes Coordinator role exciting?

- A full induction and training to enhance the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills required’
- Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner

What will ideally support your success as one of our Programmes Coordinator:

- Great experience working with young people or those who have experienced homelessness
- Experience in successfully engaging young people with activities and programmes
- Good verbal and written communicator and ability to work collaboratively
- Good organisational skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities, projects and deadlines
- Able to demonstrate clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures

What’s it like to work at Depaul UK?

You'll be joining a friendly, flexible and values-led organisation, and will receive:

- Competitive salary
- 26 days of annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Interest-free Annual Season Ticket Loan
- 4 weeks Paternity Leave

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

Closing Date for Programmes Coordinator applications: Monday 24 May 2021 at 12:00 pm

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this 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.

Do you have a passion for our natural environment and its ability to improve our health and wellbeing? Would you relish the opportunity to share this passion with others? If your answer is yes, this could be the role for you!

Here at the Mersey Forest, we see the natural environment – our parks, woodlands, and other green spaces – as a health asset; places that can contribute to the prevention and management of physical and mental health conditions.

The Natural Health Service Coordinator will have a passion for community engagement, working enthusiastically with our partners and stakeholders to deliver a wide range of community activities including Health Walks, Horticultural Therapy and Forest Schools.

Working alongside the Programmes Manager, the role is responsible for the day to day delivery of the Natural Health Service activity programme and to ensure successful project outputs and outcomes.

This role will suit an approachable and friendly individual who has the natural ability to showcase the benefits of the Service to encourage participation from others. You will have a keen interest in health improvement activities that use the natural environment and experience working with volunteers.

You will enthuse and inspire others, forming relationships with ease and use those skills to broaden the Service’s reach amongst the community, including areas of deprivation. As you become more familiar with the Service, you will seek to add value by identifying opportunities for development.

In addition to your invaluable interpersonal skills, you will be an excellent organiser and methodical in your approach to administration, record keeping and reporting. Contract or project management experience is important along with budgeting and financial control.

The ideal candidate will believe in our values and have a genuine desire to inspire communities to become healthier. Evening and weekend work is a requirement of this role and travelling for work purposes is essential.

Should you be interested in this role we would love to hear from you so we can provide you with an application form and job description.  

The closing date for applications is the 4th June and virtual interviews will be held on the 10th June 2021.

Service Delivery

• Work in close partnership with the team and relevant external agencies.
• Progress and track referrals made into and out of the service; ensuring the process from application to move-in is as client-led as possible.
• Co-produce strengths based assessments with clients leading to the delivery of support plans which raise clients’ aspirations. Track and monitor the impact of the support through review and use of outcome tools.
• Give clients advice and information; providing an enabling service so that they can access the services they feel they need to achieve their goals.
• Coordinate an effective Housing management service with clients.
• Deliver and co-ordinate meaningful occupation with clients and in conjunction with our Volunteer and Meaningful Occupation Co-ordinator.
• Maintain client records that are accurate and fully updated using Julian House client record system – In-Form. To support analysis of this data, indicating areas of unmet need, and contribute to recommendations for changes in services.

Client Involvement

• Work with clients to promote and enable involvement and inclusion at all levels within Julian House.
• Support clients to contribute to the development of new and existing services.
• Support clients to engage in consultation events both within the organisation and in the wider community.
• Co-produce all new and existing paperwork related to the projects such as client welcome booklets, letters related to housing management and residents meeting minutes.

Staff & Volunteers

• Provide supervision, support and guidance to other staff and volunteers as agreed with line manager. 
• Line management responsabilities for three Hostel Support Workers
• Co-ordinate team working approaches which deliver high quality services with clients.

Other

• Ensure that organisational administrative systems, including Petty Cash and rent/service charge collection are accurately maintained and updated.
• Under take "On Call" responsabilty on a rota and emergency shift cover on a rotaed basis. 
• Work at all times within the Health & Safety and Environmental Health legislation and within safety guidelines established for the project.
• Engage actively in own supervision, using annual appraisal to set and agree own performance targets and training needs.
• Work in accordance with the organisation’s Equal Opportunities Policy and with all its other policies.
• Work in other services as directed by SDM and/or Operations Director.
• Undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Programme Coordinator – Wheels for All

About us 

At Leonard Cheshire we support individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. Led by people with experience of disability, we are at the heart of local life — opening doors to opportunity, choice and support in communities around the globe. We work to support communities to be inclusive for all, where the whole community equally values all its members because of, not despite, our differences.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Community Engagement team as the Wheels for All Project Coordinator in Gloucester.

Key Components

• Partnership building with a broad range of existing and potential new partners.
• Understanding the need and demand from participants and partner organisations.
• Delivering inclusive activities needed and appropriate for the target audience.
• Sourcing appropriate adapted cycles & equipment through various fundraising or funding application opportunities.
• Inclusive Wheels for All activity training.
• Supporting the creation of sustainability models, ensuring longevity of the project.

You will be responsible for:

• The continuation of the effective inclusive cycling offer based primarily at Blackbridge Athletics Track, Gloucester.
• The delivery of good quality and well received inclusive cycling sessions for people of all abilities.
• The launch of a regular offer of activities to meet the needs and requirements of all community members.
• The creation of cross departmental partnerships bringing together transport, leisure, education, children’s services, adult social care and health.
• Bringing cycling opportunities to children, adults and the elderly regardless of their ability. Focusing on giving people with disabilities opportunities and choice to cycle anywhere across the Gloucester Region

The post holder should be available to work outside normal office hours and will be expected to respond appropriately in the event of emergencies arising at any time.

Benefits

• Substantial annual leave.
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover.
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates.
• Flexible working and lot’s more.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please *     

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'.

We achieve this in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

Job Description

As Development Coordinator you will play a foundation role in the Catch22 Development Team. You will support the Senior Development Managers in the Business Development and Partnerships units, creating a platform for them to drive growth and development through relationship-building, proposal-writing and high-impact pitching. Your excellent research, drafting, publishing and project management skills will be critical to keeping the show on the road. You will enable the whole Development Team to work through a large volume of opportunities, as we seek to achieve our development goals.

You will be joining an entrepreneurial, energetic and passionate unit with a fun but hardworking culture, all relentlessly committed to Catch22’s core mission and purpose. You will be someone with excellent organisational and administrative skills, an eye for detail, and a passion for social impact. Your research and development skills, ‘self-starter’ mentality, and raw energy will be instrumental to your and the Team’s success. 

The Development Team as a whole is the engine room of Catch22’s mission and business plan. Collectively it seeks to grow Catch22’s reach, influence, impact and secure funds that allow us to change peoples’ lives for the better. If you are energetic and motivated, and feel you have the skills, please read on.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified to degree level, or proven experience in relevant field

Knowledge

• Knowledge of statutory and voluntary funding mechanisms and the external funding environment
• An understanding of how market research and analysis can contribute to strong product development, bids, tenders and proposals and how these interlink to generate income.

Experience

• Experience of developing, promoting and selling products to commissioners through external meetings, presentations and pitches
• Experience of utilising project management and coordination techniques
• Experience of writing bids / tenders/proposals
• Experience of coordinating bid plans and preparing bid templates
• Experience of communicating with partner organisations.

Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised

• £18,680 per year (based on a full time salary of £28,021)

• 25 hours per week (with additional hours to end March 2022)

• Permanent

• Based in Greenwich

Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind is a highly regarded local charity, helping people to be mentally healthy and working together with those experiencing mental health problems and dementia to improve their quality of life. With an annual turnover of £4M, over 150 staff and 260 volunteers, we are one of the largest charities in the Mind network.

Our team in Greenwich work well together to offer a range of support to promote wellbeing and help people to manage their mental health. As our Peer Support Coordinator you will lead the development and delivery of peer support sessions and activities to support this, working with volunteers to develop new opportunities. Groups will be held online, at our Greenwich centre and at venues across the Greenwich borough.

We recognise the importance of having a diverse and inclusive work force, and would therefore particularly welcome applications from the following, currently under-represented, groups:

• People from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds

• Young people

• Disabled people

• People with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities

BLG Mind is committed to meeting the reasonable adjustments of disabled people.

BLG Mind always welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems. 

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check

Closing date: Wednesday 19 May 2021

Likely interview date: Tuesday 1 June 2021

An application form can be downloaded from our website

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently recruiting a Support Coordinator to join the supportive management team at our central Hub and out in the community in Dudley, West Midlands.

Our central Hub provides structured levels of support which are flexible and reactive to the needs and aspirations of service users in Dudley, West Midlands. Support needs include learning disabilities, Autism, mental health support needs and those at risk of homelessness and or drug and alcohol addiction. At this service we provide quality care and support to individuals on their journey to independence and maintaining an active and consistent involvement with those we support.

As Support Coordinator you will be working from our base, the Hub. Our Hub provides a safe and inclusive space for service users to be supported to develop new skills, access mentoring service and gain confidence accessing these services. You will be supporting our team of experienced support staff whilst managing your own caseload.

The role of Support Coordinator will also require you to lead and supervise the staff team to provide creative, individualised and outcome focussed support which enables service users to develop their independence, recovery and personal development, and to support the Project Manager in the development of these services. You will also be required to plan, deliver and supervise staff delivering a range of group sessions and workshops.

Support Coordinator Duties:

• Supporting service users with daily living tasks, accessing local community and supporting around health needs,

• Managing a team of support workers to deliver high quality care,

• Planning rotas to cover the needs of the service,

• A commitment to making a positive difference in individuals’ lives,

• Developing and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users.

• Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, to include weekends, evenings and bank holidays.

Previous supervisory or management experience within a care setting (learning disabilities or mental health) is essential for this role. You must have a full, clean UK driving license and access to a car to apply for this role.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme

• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution, plus 33 days annual leave for Support Coordinators

• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff

• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hours teams