Job Purpose:

• To deliver an intensive support service to families who are part of the Think Family programme and who have complex needs including domestic violence, drug and alcohol use and safeguarding concerns. Working with a small caseload of families for 5-8 hours per week you will be required to work with other agencies to assess need and coordinate a family support intervention with families in their home or the community 

Duties and Responsibilities

Development & Support Work:

 To work within Birmingham’s Family CAF process to assess whole family need liaising with other relevant partners as appropriate

 To hold a caseload of families who are part of the Think Family programme and work with them to secure positive engagement

 To conduct whole family assessment and planning and take on the role of Lead Professional for the family

 To engage partner agencies in the development and delivery of an agreed integrated support plan relevant to identified needs

 To provide direct and intensive interventions to support families to make required and sustainable changes

 To maintain appropriate records and documentation in line with BSWA’s agreed case file standards and ensure progress and achievement of outcomes is effectively and appropriately evidenced

 To promote children, young people and women’s participation in all aspects of service delivery and development

 To work effectively with partners from a range of children and adults services in order to meet needs and improve outcomes for children, young people and their families who are in need of additional support

 To identify and attend training and conferences relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager

 To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within the staff team and for use when working with women and children around their rights

Administration:

 To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.

 To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.

 To produce monthly reports for your line manager.

 To monitor and evaluate the service via various methods including feedback from service users and produce statistical information.

Communication:

 To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by: a) maintaining BSWA communication records b) following safety procedures c) attending team and other meetings d) carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager  To attend in-house training

 To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager

 To develop professional working relationships internally and with external agencies

 Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/training to the staff and management teams as appropriate

Training:

 To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager

 To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users

 To raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and of the BSWA services

General:

 To maintain the confidentiality of the women, young people and children using the service

 To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation

 To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice

 To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times

 To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those related to working with children and young people

 To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA

 To undertake any other duties required by BSWA which may arise incidentally, develop or be assigned commensurate with the post

 To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager 

Recruitment during COVID-19 restrictions  
During the COVID-19 restrictions, our interviews will be by video call.
Additionally, the successful applicant will be fully supported to work from home for the initial period where restrictions on non-essential travel are in place. 
This is a great opportunity to join a new team from the very beginning. You’ll be able to shape and influence a strategic stream of work for the UK’s leading homelessness charity. 
About us 
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it. 
We’re building a new Venture Studio. The Venture Studio will provide an entry point to engage the start-up community, Crisis staff, Crisis’ members and supporters in ending homelessness through entrepreneurship. We will support start-ups to do more to end homelessness directly with our direct expertise and through our network of partners.  
We already run a network of businesses including shops, cafes and furniture restoration. We are now looking to support start-ups in other sectors to help end homelessness. 
About the role 
This is an exciting new position in our ambitious and expanding Enterprise & Innovation department. We’re committed to finding more innovative solutions to ending homelessness.  
You will be responsible for developing and managing all relevant partnerships for the Venture Studio. This includes forming mutually beneficial partnerships with corporates, universities, individuals and other organisations supporting start-ups. You’ll also be responsible to identify new opportunities for partners to support and engage with the Venture Studio activities.  
This role can be based at any of our 11 offices. 
About you 
To be successful in this role you will be driven by our values (inspiration, integrity, dignity, fearlessness through independence, adaptability, resolve to end homelessness). You will have experience working within an entrepreneurial setting. You can build and maintain partnerships at senior level across diverse sectors and organisations. You are experienced in building and delivering comprehensive partnership plans. You can build strong networks with relevant organisations and individuals.  

Benefits 
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy  
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%  
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days 

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

How To Apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply For Job' button below.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.
Closing date: Sunday 11 October 2020
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.  We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

This role will be based at our head office in Shrewsbury and we expect there will be a large element of administration time spent working from home.

Bethphage is a registered charity, we are dedicated to supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health across Shropshire, West Midlands and Birmingham. As a Positive Behaviour Organisation, we are passionate about what we do to ensure we are delivering, person centred, high quality positive behaviour support. 

This is an exciting time to join Bethphage as we grow. We are looking for someone who shares our values and is committed to providing a responsive and positive support function to both the people using Bethphage’s services and staff, ensuring people receive holistic, person centred support.

Bethphage is a Positive Behaviour Organisation, making PBS an important and valued aspect of our work.  We are keen to recruit a new PBS manager, with the right values,  skills, knowledge, experience and vision to continue, develop & grow the service, which we have developed over the last ten years.

The PBS team support people with complex needs and behaviors of concern, working with the person and stakeholders and following Bethphage’s PBS pathway. The ultimate goal is to increase quality of life, enabling the person to find positive ways of meeting their needs. To support this function, the post holder will, support the organisation to achieve the strategic plan objectives, deliver training to develop staff skills and awareness in all areas of PBS, whilst maintaining the high standards, principles and practice of PBS throughout the organisation.

If this opportunity sounds interesting and you can demonstrate the following, please get in touch, if you would like to discuss the opportunity in more detail please contact our HR department at Head Office wher you can also request a full job description. 

Essential Requirements

• An understanding of Mental Health, Autism and Learning disability
• MSC in Applied Behaviour Analysis
• A relevant professional qualification (i.e. BPS accredited Psychology degree, PBS BTEC, BILD accredited Coaches Certificate, health and social care, teaching) at level 4 or above
• Driver
• Car Owner
• Understanding and commitment to the principles and values of PBS
• Excellent people skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Strategic development and analytical skills
• Motivational and organisational skills

Benefits of Working for us

• Competitive pay
• Simply Health Cash Plan
• Long service rewards (should we say how much AL and that it rises by an additional ten per annum?)
• Contributory Pension scheme
• Development opportunities
• Recruitment awards
• Paid enhanced DBS certificate
• Paid training
• External clinical supervision

*Please note, interested applicants must complete an application form 

Closing Date – 27th September 2020

Interview Date – 6th October 2020

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Are you a results-driven individual with experience of supporting vulnerable people or those with complex needs and who are, or have been, rough sleeping? Join us as an Engagement Worker and you’ll be a key player in helping to tackle rough sleeping on and around the railways through a new strategic partnership between Shelter and Network Rail.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change - with individuals, in communities, across society - and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Shelter Birmingham is a dynamic city centre hub offering a holistic integrated advice and support service to the diverse residents of the city. We provide specialist advice and support to over 4,000 clients a year and are committed to delivering more of what we do to the people who need us most. A new strategic partnership between Shelter and Network Rail aimed at tackling rough sleeping on and around the railways has resulted in us creating this brand new role.

About the Role
You'll be working to an assertive outreach model that places the emphasis on engagement, maintaining contact and relationship building in community settings. Your challenge? To build relationships with, and support a caseload of clients who are currently entrenched rough sleepers to move away from the streets into settled secure accommodation and to access the support they need to remain off the streets. Together, you'll develop co-produced, outcome focused support plans that reflect each participant's personal strengths and goals. We'll also count on you to co-ordinate interventions provided by other agencies to ensure that the right support is offered at the right time to enable each recipient to progress on their journey to recovery.

About you
Whilst not essential, you will ideally have lived experience of homelessness or related issues, helping you to support vulnerable individuals or those with complex needs who are, or have been, homeless or rough sleeping, to exercise choice and control in their lives. As well as a structured, calm and well organised approach, you will be forward thinking and flexible. What's more, you are familiar with working in a safeguarding framework and are not afraid to introduce new ideas, methods and processes to working practices when appropriate. Knowledge of relevant Birmingham based services would be useful, but is not essential.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities),gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Location: Please note that the role is either office based in Warwickshire or home based from any location in the UK - dependent on candidate.

Details: an exciting opportunity has arisen to join RDA’s Fundraising team and lead on our Major Donor portfolio. This is a perfect challenge for an experienced major donor fundraiser to take on a strategic and operational leadership role. As a key growth area for the RDA, with significant untapped potential, this role will provide you with the opportunity to develop and implement a strategy in major donor and special events fundraising. We are seeking a motivated and successful fundraiser with a track record in this area and experience of developing relationships to drive growth.  

You will be responsible for ensuring RDA maximises income from major donors, whilst delivering and developing our special events portfolio – including gala dinners, regional dinners, developing our major donor club and developing partnerships with new and existing donors. You will have an excellent track record in generating new business in this area of work.

About RDA: RDA is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities through interaction with horses. With the support of 18,000 volunteers and qualified coaches, RDA has 500 centres all over the UK, supporting cities and remote rural areas. Through fun activities like riding and carriage driving, our beneficiaries experience the positive impact of our work; with significant improvements in physical and mental wellbeing, verbal and non-verbal communication, relationship building and confidence.

To apply: download the job description and send a supporting letter identifying clearly how your skills match the person specification and what you would bring to this role, along with your CV. Completed applications should be emailed via Apply with Charityjob button, and titled Major Donor Manager Application in the subject box, by the closing date of  Wednesday 7th October 2020. 

Due to high reponse rates please note that only successful applicants who have been shortlitsed for interview will be notified of outcome of application by Thursday 8th October 2020.

All shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview, in person, on Tuesday 13th October, at RDA offices in Shrewley, Warwickshire.

An opportunity has arisen within Worcestershire County Council, in conjunction with Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust to recruit an Employment Support Worker to work with Community Assessment & Recovery Service (CARS). The service is county based and the post holder will be based at either New Brook, Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Bromsgrove or Studdert Kennedy House in Worcester.  This is to join an existing, well established Employment Services Team which covers the county of Worcestershire and holds accreditation from the Centre of Mental Health as a Centre of Excellence for Individual Placement and Support (IPS).

You will be required to:

• Proactively manage a caseload of people who have experienced mental health problems who are unemployed and economically inactive.
• Provide employment support for our client group who are furthest away from the job market to move them closer to their employment goals, in the hope that these achievements aid individuals’ recovery and social inclusion goals.
• Work within a multidisciplinary environment with service users with complex needs, supporting them to move into employment and sustain this to aid recovery, in conjunction with key stakeholders.
• Supporting clients once gained employment, and/or aiding those who are employed and experiencing difficulties within the work place retain employment
• Liaise closely with DWP providers. 
• Work proactively at employer engagement including educational, voluntary work and pre-vocational training opportunities and supporting employers on reasonable adjustments and retention of employees where necessary.

You will have experience both in the field of employment support and with clients experiencing mental ill health

You be capable of working independently and have the ability to take initiative, including making direct approaches to employers.

Personal experience of recovery from mental ill health is seen as an additional advantage in applying for this post although not essential.

Closing date: 11/10/2020

Provision interview dates of the 26th / 27th October 2020

The Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC) is an established and vibrant charity working with new communities in the Black Country and Birmingham. We are seeking a Resettlement Manager to manage our resettlement programmes in Wolverhampton and Walsall. 

About the role

The aim of this role will be to manage and work as part of a team to enable and empower newly arrived often vulnerable refugees to settle into their new communities with confidence.

As a Resettlement Manager you will have responsibility for the service delivery, monitoring and ensuring you are meeting funder targets. You shall provide a wraparound service to our clients across Wolverhampton, including services around housing, health, education and employment.

There would be a requirement to record and document contact using online systems, ensuring an evidence based practice model of working and seamless support delivery for our clients. As the manager you would be required to report and feedback on all findings, taking remedial action where required.

Purpose of post

• To manage a high quality holistic service to enable refugee families and/or individuals to sustain independence within their new communities.
• To develop and maintain effective partnerships with voluntary and statutory sector stakeholders to ensure the provision of appropriate services to newly arrived refugees.
• To undertake line management responsibilities as agreed with head of Services
• To record, monitor and evaluate all aspects of the programme and complete monitoring and feedback reports of outcomes for funders to a high standard.
• To train, develop and support staff and volunteers in all aspects of the service

Main duties and responsibilities

For service delivery

• To ensure the effective development, management, monitoring and delivery of the resettlement team and any additionally funded projects or posts which are developed in the region connected to this service.
• To devise and deliver a comprehensive action plan for welcoming the refugees from preparation prior to arrival and support for the first year and beyond. This includes but is not limited to:
• Checking suitability of properties with housing partner
• Welcoming families upon arrival at a UK airport
• Registering with GP’s, dentists and opticians; attending medical assessments and appointments; securing appropriate specialist medical care and liaising with different health services;
• Working with Social Services to ensure all special needs are addressed;
• Registering for Biometric Residence Cards and benefits, ensuring that refugees understand their financial rights and responsibilities;
• Providing on-going orientation to the UK – information, classes, workshops and visits by key statutory services;
• Registering and supporting children with local schools;
• Facilitating access to ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes for all newly-arrived adults;
• Sign-posting and assisting in training, education and employment to ensure long term independence;
• Organising trips and outings to places of interest and providing opportunities for social interaction.
• To provide holistic support around all areas of need including housing, welfare, employment, substance misuse, family reunion, health and social engagement.
• To lead on ensuring effective liaison and communication with RMC’s housing provider and other sub-contractors for the resettlement service in the region.
• To lead on casework management and provide direction and support to the resettlement team of staff and volunteers.
• To maintain and develop excellent working relationships with and between external stakeholders in order to improve the availability of mainstream and specialist services for newly arrived refugees.
• To plan the project’s services, ensuring appropriate liaison with colleagues, other RMC teams and external partners.
• To ensure the provision of high quality services that are responsive to the needs of clients and that meet internal and external quality standards
• To develop methods of receiving appropriate user and stakeholder feedback.
• To ensure that the project operates at all times within the principles of impartiality and confidentiality, and in accordance with RMC’s values, principles, policies and procedures.
• To ensure that the project has regular feedback on its services from users, refugee community organisations and other partners and, as necessary, to modify and improve services in the light of the feedback.
• To ensure that the service is delivered sensitively, in ways which respect the culture, personal history and situation of all its users.
• To provide written and oral reports as required.
• To have financial accountability for funding administered to the families.

We are the UK’s largest Law Centre, with a national reputation for innovation and excellence in using the law to improve the lives of some of the most disadvantaged people in our community.

We work across Coventry and Birmingham helping nearly 6,000 people each year to access justice and uphold their everyday rights, by providing specialist legal advice on social justice issues including housing, employment, debt, benefits, asylum and immigration.

As well as offering casework and representation delivered by legal experts we work in partnership with local universities, local authorities and the voluntary sector to deliver legal education and rights awareness-raising. You can read more about our impact in our annual report available on our website. 

We are looking for a vibrant, enthusiastic and experienced communications and engagement professional with a proven track record in networking, partnership building and leading high quality communications strategies. You will help us work with our existing and new partners to expand the reach of our work in the short term but also contribute to raising our profile and awareness of the issues our clients face and inspire more support.

It’s vital now more than ever that our local community knows we’re here to help them, and this role is key to ensuring that. For example, we want to build our social media platforms, so they connect with and engage local people and community groups. We also want to produce high quality communications materials that help front line staff working in other organizations identify legal advice needs and enable people to get the right advice at the right time. Your strong partnership building skills will ensure that these meet their needs as well as our target service users.  

This is a brand-new post with lots of potential to make your mark. This role is initially funded for 12 months and its continuation is subject to its success and securing ongoing funding.The postholder will take over responsibility for communications and marketing activities that are currently spread between other members of the team and build on these to create, and deliver, an effective stakeholder engagement and communications strategy and plan.

The Communications and Engagement Manager will be supported by the Senior Management Team and a part time Communications Assistant but will also need to be a self-starter willing to ‘do’ as well as lead. You will have autonomy to think creatively, and the confidence and experience to lead our communications work in a way that works collaboratively with our expert legal staff and support staff.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play an essential role in a friendly organization that is making a real difference. See full job description below.

Other benefits: 28 days holiday (rising to 35 days after 5 years’ service) plus 8 statutory days and pension scheme membership.

Please download an application pack by visiting the 'work for us' page on our website.  No CVs required.

Closing date for applications is 10am on Monday, 28th September 2020

Interviews will be held via Zoom on Friday, 2nd October 2020

Job description

The primary aim of this role is to provide strategic direction and increase capacity to our communications and engagement work across the whole organisation. Initially the role will work closely with senior management to redevelop and implement a communication and engagement strategy to ensure the maximum number of people can benefit from timely legal advice as they deal with the impact of COVID-19. It will also support our longer-term ambition to build a Rights in Practice approach in the communities where we work by increasing our network of partners, increasing knowledge and use of legal rights amongst frontline professionals and members of the public and increasing support for the work of the Law Centre.

Key responsibilities
• To work closely with senior managers and staff to develop a communications and partnership engagement strategy to support the work of the Law Centre and ensure it is regularly reviewed and refined.
• To develop stakeholder messaging and channel management strategies that support our strategy and objectives.
• To lead on the implementation of the strategy, building and strengthening relationships with other organisations who share our values and work with our client group, focussing resources where they can have maximum impact on audiences and driving up the quality of our communications.
• To build skills and capacity of Law Centre colleagues to communicate complex social and legal issues in a simple, engaging and accurate way.
• To build skills and capacity of Law Centre colleagues to nurture and sustain partnerships with other organisations.
• To support the development of communication and training materials identified as needed to support Law Centre initiatives.
• To ensure quality and consistency of copy, use of standard templates, advising on best format of material, consistent use of the Law Centre branding and appropriate dissemination routes of all communication materials.
• To develop and keep up-to-date marketing materials on our services, and make sure they reach people in our community, relevant stakeholders and referring agencies.
• To identify and manage creative projects from concept to delivery, to time and to budget.
• To develop our social media strategy and profile in line with the Law Centre strategy ensuring all our key audiences are reached and that we engage our community.
• To be responsible for the organisation’s websites and social media channels, including daily operation, content, on-going development, and liaise with external relevant suppliers.
• To create (and support other staff to create) online content that engages people with our work and vision, highlights our impact and brings the experiences of the people we work with to life.
• To manage requests for client stories and experiences from media outlets.
• To ensure client confidentiality is maintained in preparation of all communications materials and that consent is obtained and records maintained in line with CELC policies and procedures.
• Maintain and develop the Law Centre’s visual assets and increase their use in routine communications.
• To ensure effective systems and processes for all communications and stakeholder relationship activity including compliance with GDPR.

Person Specification

• Experience of developing an effective stakeholder engagement strategy in the charity sector and a communications strategy for multi-project initiative.
• Demonstrable experience of raising the profile of an organisation and attracting a range of audiences to a cause.
• Experience of producing a wide range of digital and print communication and marketing materials for a range of audiences.
• Experience of generating and delivering digital content to targeted audiences in alignment with organisational objectives.
• Experience of creative project management – from taking a brief and developing a concept and schedule, to engaging stakeholders at relevant points, and delivering project on time and to brief and budget (across a range of platforms and media).
• Experience in writing engaging web copy and managing website content.
• Experience in successfully commissioning designers (including volunteers).
• Experience of working with vulnerable people and the ethics around communications work in that context.
• Experience in media relations, including building positive relationships with journalists, writing compelling press releases, and protecting the interests of charity’s clients/users. (desirable)
• Experience in managing volunteers and staff (desirable)
Skills/Knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and proven ability to forge new relationships.
• Broad understanding of the impact of poverty on individuals, families and communities in our region and the role access to justice and increased knowledge of legal rights has in mitigating this.
• Excellent written skills and proven ability to get the message across in different formats to attract a wide-ranging audience, including ability to understand and communicate complex issues in a simple and engaging way.
• Skills in using design platforms such as CanvaPro to produce creative, clear and engaging communication assets.
 

Personal Attributes
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and on own initiative and able to organise own workload and that of the team
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Commitment to and understanding of the aims and objectives of the Law Centre
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Understanding of the importance of confidentiality in a Law Centre
• Commitment to equal opportunities
• Non-judgemental attitude

Head of Diversity and Inclusion

The Head of Diversity and Inclusion will lead CLIC Sargent’s strategy to ensure we provide a workplace and culture where all employees and volunteers feel safe, respected, included and able to be their true selves at work. We want people to feel empowered, to have the knowledge and confidence to take responsibility for making change happen, and to promote an inclusive workplace across staff and volunteers. We want to work to understand and improve the experience of service users from diverse backgrounds. We want to shift our culture, and to challenge behaviours which are counter to our values.

Head of Diversity and Inclusion Responsibilities:

Working within the Organisational Development team, and with a dotted line to the CEO, you would partner with CLIC Sargent’s leadership to develop an organisational and strategic approach to diversity and inclusion, which provides conditions for change and development, as well as tools and resources that promote and support a fully inclusive culture. We need you to help facilitate the integration of diversity and inclusion at the heart of all that we do, and to guide how we do it, so that it is sustainable, meaningful and engaging.

You will help provide the vision, leadership and direction to make CLIC Sargent more accessible, open and inclusive to all communities. In collaboration with colleagues you will refine policies, processes and systemic shifts to support our values and promote diversity and inclusion, including how we deliver service and work with beneficiaries. You would work across the organisation to develop inclusive thinking, practice and behaviours at all levels, including management and leadership approaches and work to design an appropriate engagement strategy for the many stakeholders in the D&I strategic plan.

As part of the Strategy & Governance directorate, you will be driving the change agenda within CLIC Sargent, be able to hold the CEO, Executive team and organisational at large to account, and be skilled at promoting, championing and influencing institutional change and decision-making. You will be working with a small and dynamic team, focused on culture, change and organisational systems.

Head of Diversity and Inclusion Requirements:

You will be bold, brave and engaging, and have making positive change and justice at heart.

You must have experience of designing, developing and embedding diversity and inclusion strategies in other organisations and have a record of driving measurable results. You will help to create clear aspirations for the organisation, and in addition to an in-depth understanding of the D&I landscape, you will have sound knowledge of equality and discrimination in law. You will have experience of delivering, leading and embedding inclusive change initiatives, with an understanding of the dynamics of change and the effects on people.

As well as knowledge and experience of working in this space within different organisations, you will be a good project manager and a strong communicator. You will be effective at building networks and have advanced facilitation, training and consultation skills. You will be interested in the psychology of change, and in organisational development practice.

You will be comfortable driving change and bringing people on the journey, an avid listener and the sort of person who is open to ideas and enjoys working through proposals. You will have a growth mind-set, a vision for your own development path and the personal resilience required for a role in this space.

What we offer:

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme and season ticket loan.

About CLIC Sargent:

Today, 12 children and young people in the UK hear the shocking news they have cancer. CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families, offering them care and support every step of the way. You can be a part of helping them live their life to the full.

We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds, to join us and help improve the lives of children and young people with cancer and their families. We particularly want to encourage people from BAME and other under-represented groups to step forward and apply to work or volunteer with CLIC Sargent.

CLIC Sargent is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Location: Flexbile

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours per week

Salary: £45,000 per annum

Closing date: 07 October 2020

You may have experience of the following: Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Strategy Manager, Diversity Manager, Inclusion Manager, NFP, Not for Profit, Charity etc.

Ref: 94245

Maternity Leave - 9 Months - Community Development Worker - 20 Hours P/W

The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) is a community benefit society and cooperative working to develop healthy, happy communities living active and connected lives.

Our vision is for a society where people have the autonomy, capacity, resources and skills to become the architects of their own destiny; where our individual wellbeing is recognised as being bound up in our collective responsibility to and dependency on each other; and where all of us feel empowered as agents of social change to make a difference – whether at an individual level or more widely.

By working collaboratively with communities we aim to bring about sustainable change on an social, environmental and economic level; to do the social knitting required to create stronger and more resilient communities and to support communities to identify, mitigate and remove the barriers that prevent them from living active and connected lives.

You will be responsible in supporting the Activity Manager for Communities and Placemaking, for the operational planning and delivery of community based interventions that focus on community development, tactical urbanism and placemaking that ensure wellbeing outcomes for our target audience and places that support people and communities to be physically active, in an Active Environment working with communities.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work with communities, and system authorities and with positive disruption to gain support for and implement ways to help those who have the greatest barriers to community participation and to establish sustainable community models/structures for community level agency
• Understand and use asset-based community development approaches to community development and work with communities to understand priorities and co-design initiatives. This should also include working ‘with’ not ‘doing to’ communities and community organisations.
• Design and deliver a coherent delivery plan. This would include designing and delivering innovative ways to engage those with the greatest barriers to participation, including digital engagement
• Ensure plans and approach are linked to and influencing system change through system leadership at community level
• Proactive demonstration of innovation, leadership and delivery in field of work
• Work in partnership and collaboration with wider stakeholders, community group/organisation and activists and influence these.
• Project manage contracts including making recommendations for necessary decisions. This may include some direct or indirect budget management.
• Act to encourage develop and shape a community who engage in decision making, participate in activism toward locally co-designed plans to aid wellbeing
• Monitor and evaluation – To carry out effective performance monitoring of all activity working with the Knowledge and Insight team.
• Ensure the compliance with data capture systems and processes
• Teamwork -To work within the team and the wider organisation to support the values of the organisation and to ensure that citizens are central to the work that is been delivered.

Business Skills:

• Demonstrates an analytical and methodical approach to problem solving.
• Takes initiative in identifying and negotiating appropriate personal development opportunities.
• Absorbs and applies technical information.
• Has a thorough understanding of their role and how it relates to other roles and to the business of the employer

Complexity:

• Has defined areas of responsibility.
• Due to experience gained may provide guidance to more junior or less experienced staff.
• May produce non-standard letters or reports.
• May be responsible for a defined part of a project, small internal business project or a new process.
• Uses discretion in identifying and resolving complex problems.
• Performs a broad range of work, sometimes complex and non-routine, in a variety of environments.

Autonomy:

• Accountable for delivering assigned tasks within broader projects.
• Operate as a competent professional with minimum supervision.
• Has limited decision-making scope on how tasks are to be fulfilled.

Benefits:

• Bring your own device - £20 towards your phone bill monthly.
• Health Shield – discounted health benefit against eye examinations/prescriptions.
• +Plus EAP (counseling and DRs on call 24hrs a day)
• Death in Service – 4 times your salary paid to beneficiary.
• Nest Pension – 8% paid by TAWS 3 % paid by employee.
• Annual Leave – 25-29 days AL plus 5 wellbeing days
• Flexible working.

Are you an empathetic individual with experience of managing volunteers?  Do you have experience of involving people with multiple and complex needs or developing peer support services? Then join Shelter’s Birmingham hub as a Volunteer and Training Coordinator and you could soon be helping us to tackle rough sleeping on and around the railways through a new strategic partnership between Shelter and Network Rail.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Shelter Birmingham is a dynamic city centre hub offering a holistic integrated advice and support service to the diverse residents of the city. We provide specialist advice and support to over 4,000 clients a year and are committed to delivering more of what we do to the people who need us most. A new strategic partnership between Shelter and Network Rail aimed at tackling rough sleeping on and around the railways has resulted in us creating some brand new roles.

About the role
In this exciting new role you’ll be part of a pilot service that aims to provide a route out of homelessness for every rough sleeper on Britain’s railways. Your focus will be on developing a team of volunteers with lived experience of homelessness. You’ll recruit, induct and support a group of up to ten volunteers who will be supporting the local outreach engagement team by providing practical help and advocacy to rough sleeper clients.  You’ll also develop and deliver a training programme for station staff to increase their understanding of homelessness and take practical steps to help rough sleepers in and around the main city centre train station. In short, it’s an interesting and rewarding role that will help change lives for the better.

About you
Forward thinking and flexible, you actively support the introduction of new ideas, methods and processes to working practices. What’s more, you ideally have some experience in the delivery of frontline services, either operationally or supporting delivery. You’ll have experience in managing volunteers, including an awareness of managing risk and safeguarding, supporting volunteers and recognising their contribution.  Ideally, you’ll have experience of involving people with lived experience in service delivery. A proven ability to create and deliver successful training programmes or courses to individuals and groups is also required. Commercially aware, proactive and driven to achieve positive outcomes, you work well both independently and as part of a team and have the utmost respect for others' opinions.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities),gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Fixed term contract up to End Dec 2021

£24,000 pa

One post -  London and South East England

One post – West Midlands and South England

We are looking for 2 new team members – one within the West Midlands and South West of England, one within London and the South East region - who love working with people and communities to join our UK wide team of Community Network Developers.

This is a great opportunity for someone with strong relationship building skills, experience in developing and growing regional networks inspiring our network members to engage in our campaigns and do more in their communities all year round.

Eden Project Communities aim to improve the happiness and wellbeing of people across the UK by bringing communities together and inspiring them to make positive changes where they live. We are the people behind the Big Lunch – the UK’s annual get together for neighbours – which sees millions of people participating each year. We run a programme of UK-wide mass engagement campaigns and activities creating social capital on a mass scale as well as supporting and engaging thousands of community-minded people all across the UK as part of our Eden Project Communities Network.

As Community Network Developer you will be providing a vibrant calendar of events and activities offline and online for our network across your region, grow our network in your region – not only in scale but also in depth – and help us increase awareness of and participation in all aspects of the programme, including our Community Camps, online workshops and trainings, network events and The Big Lunch.

It will be part of your role to establish and develop strong relationships with people across our network, regional partners and the organisation as part of our peer to peer support structure. We see ourselves as a back-bone organisation offering structures, events and opportunities for our network members to connect, learn and inspire each other.

You’ll bring

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience is community development, campaigning or project management
• Strong track-record of successfully supporting and growing networks of people
• Experience in the community or charity sector (paid or voluntary)
• Strong relationship building and communication skills that create a welcoming and open space for people to connect, learn and grow together
• As a natural host, you’ll be familiar with setting up and running online and offline events that bring people together
• A passion for communities and a drive to create stronger and happier communities across the UK

Working for the Eden Project (Charity number 1093070), roles within the programme are funded by the National Lottery through The National Lottery Community Fund.  This is a fixed term contract to the end of December 2021 subject to funding. The post holder will be based from home within the region and will be required to travel across the territory, the UK and to the Eden Project in Cornwall for key events and meetings. You will be part of a team of Community Network Developers, supported by our England Network Team Leader.

The closing date for applications is Monday 19th October 2020.

Project Officer, Midlands and East

£24,691 per annum

(Ref:  SUS2997)

2 vacancies - 37.5 hours per week - contract to 31 July 2021

based in Birmingham

Part time and job share/job split will be considered

These exciting roles are part of a small team delivering a range of activities promoting walking and cycling in the Birmingham area. This could be planning and delivering online community workshops about Low Traffic Neighbourhoods or Air Quality, to leading rides and walks in local neighbourhoods. At times you will be working as the sole project officer and on bigger projects, collaborating as part of a team. Developing understanding of, and working with, the diverse range of communities will be key, amplifying lesser heard voices to enable everyone to experience the city and move freely.

With a good standard of education, you will have experience of delivering workshops and physical activity or behaviour change projects in schools, workplaces or communities. You will be good at effectively engaging with people in different communities and different settings, motivating and enthusing others. You need to be IT literate and be able to plan and prioritise your own work. Commitment to the promotion of sustainable transport is important as is understanding the health benefits of active travel and improving air quality. Employment will be conditional on clearance by an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Thursday 1 October 2020. Interviews will take place via MS Teams or Zoom on Friday 9 October 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

The Diocese of Coventry is seeking to appoint a full time Director of New Worshipping Communities to help the Diocese deliver its ambitions for a culture change in making and growing new Disciples, and in developing a more mission focussed approach to the planning and deployment of Resources. This post reports to the Archdeacon Missioner and is based in Coventry.

The main responsibilities are:

• Lead the New Congregations programme with particular responsibility for developing new congregations across the diocese through the establishment of resource hubs, church plants and grafts, and fresh expressions of church.
• Deliver the Programme Communications and Engagement Strategy by assessing the influences, interests and attitudes of the key stakeholders and align the communication and engagement plan accordingly.
• Envision, mobilise and facilitate local churches to actively engage with the Growth Strategy and to develop context sensitive expressions of church, using deanery, area and diocesan and external expertise to enable maximum impact. 

The successful applicant will be educated to Degree level or equivalent, have a proven track record in project/programme management, experience of enabling change in organisations, be highly organised and have good IT skills, particularly MS Office.

A demonstrable understanding and commitment to the Mission of the Church of England, being called to proclaim afresh the Christian Faith in each generation is essential. It is therefore an Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9 part 1 of the Equality Act 2010) of this post to have a committed Christian faith. 

The Diocese of Coventry is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents all aspects of the communities we are part of and welcomes all applications.  Applications are particularly welcome from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented within our workforce.

For an informal discussion, please contact The Ven. Barry Dugmore

To apply for this role, please complete the application form and a covering letter addressing the following questions:

• Please indicate tasks undertaken for the wider Church, e.g. synodical responsibilities at any level, diocesan committees and working parties served on, ecumenical involvement, or work for a Church voluntary organisation, and how you contributed to progressing their agendas.
• What theological traditions have shaped your ministry and with which do you feel most at ease today?

Full job description and Person Specification are available from the Coventry Diocesan Website vacancy page.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 21st October 2020

Interviews will take place at the Diocesan office: Wednesday 11th November 2020