Communications Officer

We are seeking a creative, organised and committed Communications Officer to join a small team to co-ordinate communications to a wide range of audiences.

Position: Communications Officer

Location: Leeds, LS9 (home-based during lockdown restrictions)

Hours: 21 hours per week

Salary: £24,012 -£25,991 pro rata

Duration: Permanent, an initial 3-year contract with possible extension subject to further funding

Benefits: 28 days plus 14 days Bank Holidays pro rata, Special Leave and Flexible Working Policies, Employee Assistance Scheme with Health Assured, Up to 5% match pension contributions, Free Parking, Bike Parking and 15-minute walk from city centre

Closing Date: 11th May at 5pm

Interview Date: 19th May

The Role

Everyone at the organisation has a role to play in communications and the charity have significantly invested in its communications functions over the last year, including a re-brand, new communications strategy and establishing an internal communications working group.  As Communications Officer, you will support the organisation to take forward its brand identity and communication aims, by co-ordinating outputs and assessing impact. You will work closely with members, volunteers and staff to create and share impactful communications to a wide range of audiences including Gypsies and Travellers, journalists and members of the public.

As an organisation committed to asset based community development you will be sharing stories of communities, the charity’s skills and strengths as well as the challenges it faces.

Key responsibilities include:

• Work with a communications working group to deliver organisational communications strategy
• Regularly update Squarespace website (a modular base content management system)
• Manage and develop a mailing list and newsletter using Mailchimp
• Research, develop and create compelling content across all our communications channels including our website, blogs, video, social media and newsletters
• Apply design skills to produce creative assets that support communication aims and reflects brand
• Support projects to communicate effectively with stakeholders – including campaigns, events and disseminating reports
• Support and attend meetings, conferences and events as required
• Supervise and support a communications apprentice role/volunteers
• Foster relationships with journalists to ensure maximum impact and triage press enquiries

Please note due to current circumstances you will be required to work from home, with desk space at the office available on a booking basis. The charity does anticipate returning to its offices and needs suitable candidates to be able to travel to Leeds as part of their regular week.

About You

As Communications Officer, you will need to be a confident communicator, enthusiastic about the organisation’s vision, well organised and keen to support members of Gypsy and Traveller communities to get their voice heard in the public realm.

You will have experience of:

• Working in communications role
• Using analytics and evaluation tools to analyse behaviour and engagement through communication channels
• Search engine optimisation
• Developing and maintaining a mailing list and newsletter
• Editing a website
• Using Microsoft office applications and office 365
• Using social media, buffer or other content delivery systems
• Design packages to make branded content (social media, flyers, reports)

In return…

Work for the 2018 Winner of the GSK Impact Award that has an internal aim of excellence and sustainability to ensure all staff are cared for and valued. The charity is proud to be a Mindful Employer, Living Wage Employer and reflective organisation with an ongoing commitment to learning and development. With annual pay reviews, development, regular full staff training away days, team building day and a great benefits package, this truly is a great place to work and grow.

About the Organisation

The charity is a thriving community led organisation, delivering vital support and community development work with Gypsy and Traveller communities in Leeds and West Yorkshire.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Marketing, Communications, Marketing and Communications, Marketing Officer, Marketing Executive, Communications Officer, Communications Executive, Content, Digital Content, Digital, Digital Marketing, Digital Communications, Digital Communications Co-ordinator, Digital Communications Officer, Social Media, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Support, Marketing Assistant, Marketing and Communications Assistant, PR, Public Relations, Public Affairs.

Director of Development Job Description

Hours:                        22.5 - 37.5 hours per week (negotiable)

Salary:                          £40k per annum (Pro-rata)

Reporting to:               Chief Operating Officer

Location:                    Cornerstone, Mercy UK, West Yorkshire 

Application Deadline:   Open until a suitable candidate is found 

Interview:                    Applicants deemed suitable for the role will be invited to engage with

                                        key members of the team before consideration for a Formal interview

Interview dates are:    27th April, 29th April, 17th May

Please note: This position carries an Occupational Requirement (OR) on the grounds of religion and belief in keeping with current guidance. The post holder must demonstrate an active Christian belief and value system in line with Mercy UK’s core objectives and values. 

Here at Mercy UK we have a passion for God, passion for people and passion for excellence – this means we are committed to becoming an organisation where team members feel supported, valued and challenged to deepen their personal and professional growth. As an agile and fast-moving team, we seek to give our very best to what we do in attitude and activity.

As the Director of Development, you are a strategic member of the Senior Leadership Team, working collaboratively with peer members in directing significant and strategic business development plans. As an innovative director, you embrace ambitious financial targets and confidently lead on the production of professional high-value fundraising and trading proposals and hold a good track record of success.

You are a discerning leader, highly motivated at the prospect of shaping fundraising and communications for Mercy UK at a pivotal stage in the charity’s growth.

Your experience in communications enables you to inject the Mercy UK ‘voice’ in both internal and external communications, both written and spoken and in doing so, you are able to engage and retain stakeholders as integral players in the Mercy story.

We have an exciting vacancy for a Database & Supporter Care Executive to join our dynamic award-winning team on a 12-month contract.  

The successful candidate will be joining the Bone Cancer Research Trust at a very exciting time of growth and development and will play a key part in supporting this through the care and maintenance of our supporter database and supporter care processes. 

The post-holder will support the Database & Supporter Care Manager in the effective and efficient operation of the CRM system (thankQ), fundraising administration and the Supporter Care function of the charity. 

About us… 

The Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) is the leading charity dedicated to fighting primary bone cancer. Our mission is to save lives and improve outcomes through research, information, awareness and support. In July 2019 we were awarded 'National Healthcare & Medical Reseach Charity of the Year' at the national Charity Awards and earlier in the year the Yorkshire & Humber Institute of Fundraising awarded our Fundraising & Communications Team with 'Fundraising Team of the Year'. We are a small but incredibly passionate and driven organisation that is proud and supportive of our people - together we make the biggest impact for our community. 

The Role 

The primary purpose of the role is to coordinate all financial and non-financial donor and fundraiser data between thankQ and our data providers: Facebook, JustGiving, Virgin Money Giving, Committed Giving, Dotmailer, BCRT Website and any other data sources to meet the charity needs. 

The Database & Supporter Care Executive will maintain data integrity by cleansing data, using de-duping and merge rules to match data against the correct contact records and/or create new records but minimising duplicates. Also working with the wider team to code financial data so income source and destinations are accurately recorded.

About You 

The ideal candidate will have proven experience undertaking database administration duties including data cleansing, financial batch processing, data loading, working with consents and Gift Aid management within a charitable organisation, ideally using ThankQ or a similar CRM. 

You will be proactive, detail focused, and have an organised approach to working with data processes and have a positive and can-do attitude. 

The ideal candidate should have a true passion for data management and supporter care delivery and understand the importance of these functions within a charity.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. 

The role can be Leeds or home based working remotely with the Database & Supporter Care Manager who is also home based. Please note travel to the charity office in Leeds will be required approximately once a month. 

Application Process 

1. Application Form & CV submission closing date: Monday 10th May  

1. Telephone interviews: 13th & 14th May 

1. Face to face interviews: W/C 17th May 

For more details please see the full Job Description. 

Job title: Communications and Membership Manager

Location: Flexible but easy access to London will be essential, as will occasional travel to Leeds.

Role: Permanent and full time. We are open to considering more flexible working options (e.g. working a minimum of four days per week).

Salary: £36,150 (FTE) – plus £4,000 London Allowance if applicable

• Are you passionate about health and social care?
• Are you an all-round strong communications performer?
• Have you run proactive comms campaigns?
• Do you enjoy creating great content for bulletins, social media and the web?
• If so, this could be the role for you……

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• Solid stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills
• Experience of campaigns, social media and member engagement 
• Experience in strategic planning, account management and communications evaluation
• A successful track record of delivering proactive media campaigns and plans

About the role

This is an exciting time to join the NHS Confederation. We are the only member organisation that represents the whole of the health and care system as the NHS move towards system working in the largest shakeup in recent years. They will engage in a wide range of communications activity, influencing and campaigning on behalf of our members. 

The role is part of the external affairs team, which also leads on public affairs and media relations and as such, the postholder will be expected to form part of the press office on-call rota alongside other colleagues, for which an additional allowance will be provided. 

This will be a London-based role but as our organisation continues to operate remotely in response to the coronavirus pandemic, we are open to receiving applications from further afield providing that travel to the city will not be a problem in future, subject to business need. Also, as our organisation has an office in Leeds, occasional travel to this site (for example; one day every two months post pandemic) may be required. 

About you

You will have worked already in communications, either in a charity or NHS organisation, and have a proven track record in a range of comms disciplines, from achieving good coverage to creating strong member-led content for websites, social channels and bulletins.  You will be able to demonstrate a creative flair for communicating complex information in accessible ways, understand how to represent member views and use them effectively to influence decision-makers. 

About us

The NHS Confederation is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our staff networks and a staff forum.

The NHS Confederation is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly to respond to changing circumstances and we want to ensure we do as much as possible to help support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.

You will receive an excellent benefits package, including 30 days annual leave, pension scheme, flexible working, salary sacrifice schemes and travel season ticket loans. 

To Apply

Please download the job description, read the application guidance and complete the application form. Please note we do not accept CVs. 

Application deadline: 9th May 2021 (midnight)

Interview date: TBC, w/c 17th May or w/c 24th May 2021

Hours:                20 hours per week, 11:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Thursday

Salary:              £11,312 per annum (based on £21,210 pro rata)

Reporting to:     Home Operations Manager

Location:            Mercy UK, Oxenhope, BD22 9JE

Interview Date:   Interviews will happen as and when applications are received 

Please note: This position carries an Occupational Requirement (OR) on the grounds of gender, religion and belief in keeping with current guidance. The post holder must identify as, and be biologically female, and be able to demonstrate a Christian belief and value system in line with Mercy UK’s core objectives, statement of faith and values.

Here at Mercy UK we have a passion for God, passion for people and passion for excellence – this means we

are committed to becoming an organisation where team members feel supported, valued and challenged to

deepen their personal and professional growth. As an agile and fast-moving team, we seek to give our very

best in attitude and activity in seeing hope restored and lives transformed.

As the Fitness Coordinator, your experience and your natural talent for seeing the individual person – their needs, desires, personality type and learning style – allows you to engage each individual participant online and onsite, in fitness strategies which complement and contribute to their individual freedom journeys.

Through innovative and creative development and delivery of training plans, workshops, goal-setting and new experiences, you create safe and enjoyable access for all participants to engage in a fitness programme that is right for them; helping them to set healthy goals and a healthy balance. Your organisation skills means that balanced meals are prepared on time and are well-portioned, and you see all these things as key life-skills towards maintaining life-long freedom.

Your experience in areas such as personal training or physiotherapy, enables you to identify deeper needs, seeing where participants require more focussed or even pastoral / spiritual support in the areas of physical wellbeing and you work collaboratively with the Mercy programme team and a network of professionals to deliver this support. 

Victim Support are advertising the post of Homicide Service Children and Young Peoples (CYP) Team Administrator to perform office based administration in Saltaire (Bradford).

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System.. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

The successful candidate will be joining the National Homicide Service within the Administration Team for a fixed term contract until 31st May 2022 and will be responsible for managing all initial referrals for Children and Young People (CYP) bereaved through homicide; the organisation, administration and support of the CYP service.

You will be expected to act as the initial point of contact for the CYP Homicide Service with homicide caseworkers and other relevant organisations to record and inform the CYP Homicide Service of new referrals. You will ensure that bereaved Children and Young People are central and integral to all processes that concern them.

Reporting to the CYP Service Manager you will be expected to manage recording of referrals on the case management system, answering and making calls and actively managing the Homicide Service National Directory for Children and Young People.

You will need to have excellent communication skills (telephone and outlook), an ability to build and sustain solid working relationships with various organisations and act as a point of contact for bereaved individuals. You will liaise with service users, commissioned partners, external organisations and internal staff and colleagues. The ability to sustain good working relationships is imperative to this role.

Applicants should have strong communication skill, with experience of working with vulnerable people. They should also be able to work under their own initiative and be able to prioritise work and conflicting demand/needs and interests.

You will be able to work both independently and within a team to organise your tasks and diary to meet the needs of the service and bereaved, whilst being able to respond to other requirements as they present. The ability to perform well under pressure is a must with the ability to find creative solutions to problems as they are identified.

Administration and Strong IT skills are essential (word, Outlook, Case Management systems), as well as attention to detail and accurate recording on a case management system.

Please note this is an office based administration post, underpinning the service to allow support to be delivered directly, by caseworkers, to people bereaved by Homicide.

Being a Homicide Service Administrator is a demanding role, but hugely rewarding. You will be joining a passionate and committed team who support and mentor each other to ensure that bereaved receive an outstanding, and consistently premium service.

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.

VS 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 supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. 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 believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

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

Are you a motivated, passionate and experienced manager with an impressive track record of delivering high-quality services, to meet the needs of local communities in a social work/care, health or education profession? Want to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families? If so, read on.

Catholic Care is an ambitious Charity. We are always striving to offer even better services to give the children, young people, families and schools we work with quality and highly regarded support services. This means that as we look to the future we have the confidence to try something new.

We know it is our professionals working with children and young people who make the biggest difference to their lives and as we look to integrate our services, we require a Senior Manager who will share this vision and manage a team of experienced practitioners. Your role will be to provide management, professional support, advice and supervision to frontline practitioners, ensuring that a quality service is delivered to children and young people.

You will be responsible for the development of the teams and the results delivered. You will work in partnership with other agencies and with our commissioned services to ensure the best possible outcomes for the children and young people that we work with.

This is an exciting time where we are keen to make a difference to service delivery. This is an inspirational opportunity to be part of the team and join us on our journey.

To be considered as the Senior Manager, you will need:

• A management qualification and extensive experience in a senior management role
• A thorough knowledge of good practice and legislation in relation to safeguarding children and adults, social care provision, outcome management and management controls
• A recognised professional qualification in social work and/or care, health, education or equivalent

In-depth knowledge of local services that provide support for families, across children’s social care would highly desirable.

If you are as excited by the prospect as we are, then we would like to speak to you as it may be just the role for you.

Job Title: Senior Manager for Children and Young People’s Services

Salary: SP38 to 41 £40,760 to £43,662 plus pension and other benefits

Post: Permanent Full Time

Location: As part of your role, you will be expected to travel across West and parts of North Yorkshire and be based at Head Office in Headingley, Leeds

Closing Date: 21st May 2021

Interview Date: 7thJune 2021

Catholic care was founded in 1863 and has evolved its services now caring for older people, adults at risk, children & families and helping those who are disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized; people of all faiths or of no faith at all. The charity also employs people of all faiths and none.

Victim Support is looking for a full time Homicide Service Caseworker to join our North team covering the region of North Yorkshire, with some coverage of the surrounding areas. This is a home based role with regular travel; a full driving licence and access to a car will be essential.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System.. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

The successful candidate will be joining our North team covering a large geographical area of the North of England and will be responsible for provide a high-quality, front-line service to bereaved people following Murder, Manslaughter or Infanticide, and deliver a premium service.

You will be expected to act as the named contact and manage a complex case-load while maintaining multi-agency links with Police Family Liaison Officers (FLOs) and other relevant organisations that can help to progress identified needs; you will ensure that bereaved people are central and integral to all processes that concern them.

You will need to have excellent communication skills (telephone, email and face to face meetings), an ability to build and sustain solid working relationships with various partners and most importantly build rapport with victims. The post requires Senior Caseworkers to visit victim's homes.

The ability to advocate and support victims through their recovery is a must, as well as managing the multi-faceted challenges you will experience on a day to day basis.

Applicants should have experience of working with vulnerable people. They should also be able to work under their own initiative and be able to prioritise work and conflicting demand/needs and interests, whilst keeping victims at the focus of all work undertaken.

You will be able to organise your diary to meet the needs of victims, whilst being able to respond to other tasks as they present.

You will be IT proficient (word, Outlook, Case Management systems) record keeping is an important aspect of the Case Worker role.

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 outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. 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 supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. 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 believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

To coincide with the launch of the Rethink Food Academy we are looking for a motivated and talented individual to join our team in the role of Education Co-ordinator.   As part of this role the successful candidate will work to maintain existing relationships with our partner schools whilst working to establish and develop new partnerships with schools across the United Kingdom. In addition to the delivery of our existing programmes there will be opportunities to create and develop new and exciting curriculum content.

RETHINK FOOD is a not-for-profit organisation working to educate and empower people to live food secure lives. Our positive and empowering approach works by collaborating with organisations from education, food, business and the environment. We work with schools, businesses and communities to deliver three programmes: Rethink Food Education, Rethink Food Futures and Rethink Food Lifestyles.

By placing food at the heart of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals we can help people develop a positive relationship with food with the message of helping to save the planet rather than focusing on individual needs - or as we like to call it "stealth health".

The role is based in Leeds with some home-working but travel around West Yorkshire will be required so access to a vehicle will be helpful.

Applicants are invited to submit a CV and covering letter highlighting experience, expertise and motivation for joining the Rethink Food team. 

Closing Date: Monday 17th May 2021 12:00pm

Contract: Fixed term – 12 months.  Start date 23rd August 2021. The offer of this position is subject to the successful completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Hours: 32.5 hours per week (term time only - 39 weeks a year)

Salary: £26,000 (FTE £34,667)

Pension scheme available

Summary of the Role:

The successful candidate will work with the Rethink Food team to:

• Improve the overall food security of children and young people.
• Ensure the high-quality delivery of the programme in schools.
• Improve day-to-day engagement with schools.
• Recruit more schools to the programme.
• Ensure retention rates are high and schools continue to engage with the programme.
• Support the ongoing development of the programme.

Roles and Responsibilities

School Engagement:

School Partnerships: Liaise effectively with schools using a range of communication methods including, email, phone and where possible face to face to establish and sustain effective partnerships and communicate the aims and objectives of the programme effectively.

Pupil Engagement: Deliver the subject content confidently with pupils of different ages and abilities. Ensure that the inclusive ethos of Rethink Food is reflected in all engagement with pupils / learners. Be able to differentiate the content of sessions in response to the needs of pupils when required.

Safeguarding: Maintain the highest standards of safeguarding and child protection throughout all duties.

Evaluation: Effectively evaluate sessions / programmes assessing what works well and what could be improved.

Programme Delivery

Food Security: Work towards the goal of food security for life, notably through the teaching / promotion of the following 4 pillars of food security: Availability, Accessibility, Utilisation, Sustainability.

Programmes: Confidently deliver the Rethink Food programmes and associated curriculum content (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, nutrition, food growing, food waste).

Rethink Food Academy: Work to ensure effective engagement of schools across the Rethink Food Academy Platform, including admin duties, user management, user participation and data analysis.

Evaluation: Work with the organisations to evaluate the educational programmes. Coordinate the subsequent feedback to support the improvement of the programmes offered to schools.

Planning: Attend and contribute to strategic development sessions in support of the aims of Rethink Food.

Wider Partnerships:

Business Partners: Engage professionally with business partners, providing feedback and updates when required.

Funding Partners: Provide feedback and evaluations to funding partners when required.

Community Partners: Engage professionally with community partners to extend the benefits of the programme beyond school communities.

Essential Skills and Experience

Strong written and oral communication skills across a range of audiences.

Experience delivering lessons to pupils within a school setting.

An understanding of food security.

An understanding of the environmental impact of food systems.

An understanding of the food industry and wider food systems.

Computer literate and proficient across the Microsoft Office suite.

Ability to work with minimum supervision and remotely when required.

Desirable Skills and Experience

Teaching qualification.

Food related qualification.

Health related qualification.

Experience working for a charity / not for profit organisation.

Home based/Mobile with regular travel to areas of North East Yorkshire and Humberside.

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. We give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.  We help with everything from money issues to problems at work, housing to consumer rights.

Universal Credit is the fastest growing advice issue for the Citizens Advice service and Local Citizens Advice offices everywhere and improving the support available to people making a claim is vital.

Citizens Advice delivers a service called “Help to Claim” which offers end-to-end support to help people make a new Universal Credit claim and be ready for when their first payment arrives.

We are looking for candidates with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a knowledge of – or appetite to gain an in-depth knowledge of – the benefits system, and a commitment to the aims and principles of the Citizens Advice Service.

You will be working as part of a national network of Best Practice Leads and will gather and share learning about how Universal Credit and the Help to Claim service is performing, develop relationships with relevant local stakeholders and sharing ideas and best practice.

The role will work across the North East Yorkshire and Humberside Jobcentre Plus district area to improve people’s experience of Universal Credit as well as feed into the wider Best Practice Lead network and work of national Citizens Advice.

Funding: This role is funded until 31st March 2022 by the DWP.

Pension: We operate the NEST Pension Scheme

Application Closing Date: 12 noon on 24th May 2021

Interview Date: Provisionally w/c 31st May 2021 (over videoconference)

Start Date: On or soon after 1st July 2021

Personal Wellbeing Advisor (Family & Relationships)

Pact is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services. We provide practical and emotional support to prisoner’s children and families, to prisoners, and to those who have resettled back into the community. Our work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of every human being, and our work focuses on human relationships, family and community. We are committed to achieving high standards of quality in all that we do.

Position: Personal Wellbeing Advisor (Family & Relationships)
Location: Dewsbury, Kirklees, West Yorkshire
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 10 Hours per week
Salary: £5,600 per annum pro rata (FTE £21,000 per annum)

Closing date for applications: 11th May, 2021
Interview date: W/C 24/05/2021

About the role:

A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced professional to join Pact as we start delivering a new community-based service supporting people with convictions to improve their personal wellbeing and strengthen family relationships.

One-to-one support will be core to the service including building trust and undertaking activities and interventions that meet the needs of each individual. You will also deliver group sessions and workshops to support the development of skills and strategies such as communication, resilience, negotiation and assertiveness skills; confident and responsible parenting behaviours and positive coping strategies. You will be responsible for working towards service delivery targets and providing information to evidence outcomes achieved. Working with other professionals in partnership delivery will also be key.

About you:

As a key member of our values-led charity, you will be motivated to support people to turn their lives around. With a background in supporting people who have multiple and complex needs you will have the skills to engage sensitively with people about an area of their lives that is often the most important, their family. Ideally with experience of family work, you will understand the impact of criminality of family relationships. You will also have excellent interpersonal skills to equip you to build important relationships with partner agencies.

What we offer:

Pact offers a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement of 30 days per year plus bank holidays. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to further develop yourself as a professional. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.

Other information:

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).

This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 5-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), and a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

You may have experience of the following: Casework, Key Working, Family Wellbeing Practitioner, Mental Health Worker, Advice, Guidance, Case Management, Rehabilitation, Family Services, Support Work, Support Worker, Criminal Justice System, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, Social Work, Advocacy, Mentor, Mentoring, etc.

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