If you would like to make a difference in society to the lives of older people across South West London, this vacancy is for you.  We have provided services across our community since 2000 and we have adapted to all the changes necessary with regard to the care of older people.  We believe that life is for living at any age and that disability is not going to stop us enjoying life and living it to the full.  We believe that we all have potential to learn new skills and to realise long-term dreams and we will be particularly focussing on providing Dementia-friendly services to older people on discharge from hospital.  We aim to help and support our clients to live at home in the community and will be serving 5 of the South West London hospitals through an integrated day and residential service that will be unique and pave the way for other Centres to spring up across the UK.  Our values and ethos are based in the Christian faith and we work with local Churches to enable a "holistic" approach that will meet the needs of all faiths.  We also work with the statutory sector and enjoy integrating with the local authority and NHS providers to improve the lives of vulnerable people over the age of 60.  Our vision is to eradicate isolation, whether that be within a hospital or home environment and make a significant difference to individual lives.

We are looking for a creative and inspirational Manager to lead our team in SW15 to change the lives of all those who attend our Day Services.  We provide outreach to home, care homes and hospital and the person needs to be compassionate and caring towards vulnerable people and make a real difference to their day to day experience of life.  The successful candidate will lead a team of 5 staff and 12 regular volunteers, be involved with Wandsworth Social Services, Multi Disciplinary Team meetings on hospital wards, community health workers and liaise with our partners and Churches in the community.  This is an opportunity to shape the care of older people in the future through the integration of our day and planned residential services.  We are a Dementia-friendly service that brings hope for the future, we love music, singing and art and provide a servie to clients that includes lunches, activities, visiting and outings four days a week and once a month at our Saturday cafe.  This position is full time giving a day specifically to administration and visiting.

WasteAid, the international waste management charity, is searching for a new Chief Executive to help us build our capacity and be ready for significant growth of and impact for our work.

We are looking for someone who matches our values, displays inclusive leadership and has the track record of delivering significant expansion. 

Demand for our solutions to poor waste management in low-income countries is endless and we are hungry to do more.

Salary: circa £50k (full-time) plus pension contribution. 4-day week possible for the right candidate.

Location: flexible, home working possible.

Recruitment Pack including a full Job Description and Person Specification is available on the WasteAid website.  All enquiries to Ray Georgeson our Interim Executive Support who is managing the recruitment process. You are welcome to book a call with Ray to discuss the opportunity informally.

Applications by CV and covering letter (no more than 2 pages A4) which address the Person Specification to be sent to the email address for Ray listed below.

We look forward to hearing from you. 

Trustees for Wooden Spoon
Remuneration: Voluntary Position - travel expenses reimbursed
Time and Commitment: Detailed in the Application Pack

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Board as a Trustee of a national charity that changes children’s lives in local communities across the UK and Ireland, through the power of rugby.

Wooden Spoon is the children’s charity of rugby, funding life-changing projects to support children and young people with disabilities or living in disadvantage.

Our rugby heritage gives us our core values and the sport provides us with a purpose in making a positive difference changing children’s lives. Since our founding in 1983 we have distributed in excess of £27 million to more than 1,000 projects reaching over 1 million children and young people. There is significant national and local fundraising across the UK and Ireland.

We are looking to recruit Trustees with a range of skills to strengthen our combined experience. You will be using your skills to guide the direction of the charity at a pivotal point in its development and contributing to its future. The role will give challenge as well as reward.

You will receive a comprehensive induction therefore previous Trustee experience is not essential.

For more information please download the application pack attached here (or find it on our website).

We would like to hear from you, please ensure we receive your application by Friday 14 February 2020.

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to really make a difference to the lives of families with children and young people with SEND in East Sussex?

ESPCF is the new forum for parent carers of children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in East Sussex. 

ESPCF’s aim is to ensure that every parent carer in East Sussex feels that their voice, their views and their experiences matter and contribute towards developing and improving services.  We do this by reaching out to parent carers to be involved, representing parent carers’ experience and expertise to decision-makers and making recommendations for service improvement. 

ESPCF is supported by Amaze, the local charity providing information, advice and support to local SEND families.  This includes HR support and Amaze are therefore the employer for this role.

Three new staff roles are being recruited at the same time: ESPCF Chair, Engagement Co-ordinator and Administrative and Communications Assistant.  ESPCF funding is confirmed until March 2022, however, employment contracts are being offered initially for one year, intentionally so that ESCPF has the flexibility to adapt and change its staff team as it develops and grows in its first year of operation.

Chair

• Contract: 21 hours per week, fixed-term contract until March 2021 (with the possibility of extension)
• Rate: £15.81 hour (£28,779 p.a. pro-rata) equivalent to NJC Spinal Point 27-30
• Location: East Sussex, either home-based or working flexibly from Amaze’s Eastbourne office, with regular meetings across the County

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to really make a difference to the lives of families with children and young people with SEND in East Sussex?

We are looking for an inspiring individual with the ability to influence, encourage and enthuse a wide range of people, from service managers, to funders, to parent carers.  You will be responsible for leading ESPCF to deliver on its vision, mission and values in providing a strong voice for parent carers in East Sussex.  This includes chairing the ESPCF committee, representing the views and wishes of ESPCF’s members on a local, regional and national basis and overseeing all ESPCF activities, including line-managing staff.

Lived experience of being a parent carer of a child or young person living in East Sussex with SEND is essential, to ensure a strong understanding of the issues faced by local families. You must also have excellent interpersonal skills, to build relationships and work collaboratively with others. 

Although a significant and challenging role, you will be supported by a team of paid ESPCF staff, volunteer parent carer representatives and colleagues in Amaze, to fulfil the role and develop ESPCF into the future.

This exciting role is ideal for an individual who wishes to give back to the local community and who has an interest in providing and developing cancer care in the community.

We are particularly looking for Trustees with the following skills/experience:

• Charity / voluntary organisation governance
• Finance
• Fundraising
• HR
• Service user / beneficiary of the organisation

Acting as a Trustee is an opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills. 

Enfield Clubhouse is a small charity dedicated to aiding the recovery of people with severe mental health issues.  It is registered with the charity's commission for England and Wales and companies house. We are based in Community House in Edmonton, a culturally diverse area.

We aim to help rehabilitate people into the community through encouraging work, volunteering, & engaging in community events, as well as providing a safe environment in which people can develop friendships and participate in a range of social activities. These include art, singing, exercise, cooking, playing games, regular outings and holidays. We also encourage and support members to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

Enfield Clubhouse is open two days a week - Wednesdays and Fridays (9:00am -4pm) and employs 3 part time staff.

· Clubhouse Manager (14 hours per week)

· Deputy Manager (10.5 hours per week)

· Assistant (approx 3 hours per week)

As well as having to attend Clubhouse every Friday (9:00 to 4:00) the manager will be allocated 7 hours a week to manage and administer all Clubhouse activities and functions (some weeks they may work more than seven hours, some weeks less, they will be responsible for prioritising and planning their work). They will also need to be able to provide cover for staff absences (e.g. sickness or annual leave) on Clubhouse days

Office facilities are provided at the Clubhouse, though it would be acceptable if the post holder chose to work from home (however no financial allowance other than office supplies would be provided if they choose this option).

As well as having a flexible approach to working, the post holder will need to combine excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an efficient approach to organisational, financial and administrative management. 

Empathy with those experiencing severe and enduring mental health problems is essential in this post as well as motivational skills to encourage members to participate in activities.

The new post holder may wish to review and organise the hours and tasks of all staff to ensure Clubhouse is run as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.

Clubhouse is independent and has a board of trustees which include members who meet regularly with the manager to discuss plans, financial management and ongoing strategic development.

The successful candidate will make contacts and develop working relationships not only with local mental health and social care professionals but with the voluntary sector and employers and always be looking for fresh opportunities that may benefit Clubhouse particularly the recruitment of new members.

The successful candidate will regularly give supervision to paid staff and keep all personal data stored and handled in keeping with the data protection act 2018.  They will also identify plan and coordinate staff (and volunteer) development and training.

Candidates should understand members entitlement to confidentiality and the necessity to carry out vetting procedures for potential volunteers and staff. 

Although Clubhouse is currently financially stable there has been a decline in funding and the future  post holder will need to explore ways of bringing in additional funding, including the drafting of funding bids.

Please apply by email with your CV giving a full work history, and a letter outlining your suitability for the post, in particular addressing the qualities and requirements outlined in the person specification.

Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered

The Successful candidate must undertake an enhanced DBS check which is paid for by Clubhouse.

Red Rose Recovery is exclusively recruiting for a strong dynamic leader to drive forward and create a culture to support the ethos of the organisation and provide value based, clear and mission-driven strategic leadership to both Red Rose Recovery (RRR) and the Lancashire User Forum (LUF). 

You will have responsibility for the organisation as a whole, including all income and expenditure, financial related matters, risk, governance and performance ensuring the organisation meets all its legal and regulatory requirements.You will ensure financial sustainability and growth and be responsible for the delivery of the strategic plan.You will lead an organisation where teamwork is essential but where individual skills and co-production leadership equally need fostering. You’ll act an ambassador for the organisation and inspire the organisation and drive progress with the same determination and compassion demonstrated in our operational delivery.

OUR VALUES

• Hope- inspiring people to believe that sustainable recovery is possible for everyone.
• Commitment - working passionately to improve the lives of those in recovery.
• Respect - judging and valuing people for who they are and where they are going, not what they have been.
• Community - connecting people together, make recover a reality for the whole community.
• Transformation - changes the lives of those in recovery. 
• Legacy – building sustainable recovery for service users, families and communities.

YOU WILL LOVE THIS JOB IF

• You are strongly committed to the aims and ethos of RRR and the LUF and have a desire to bring about positive change in the lives of people in recovery.
• You have proven success in working closely with ambitious Management Teams and/or Boards.
• You are fun, warm, approachable, energetic, confident, outgoing, creative, empathetic, determined, ambitious, flexible, resilient, discreet, organised and professional.
• You are confident in presenting to large groups and contributing influentially in meetings.
• You have the capacity to be flexible and innovative in the changing circumstances of a small but wide-reaching charity.

YOU’LL BE DOING

• Working strategically with the Board of Trustees to deliver our ambitious strategy, identifying opportunities for further growth.
• Ensuring all staff understand and embody the organisation’s mission, strategy, culture and values, so that everyone is supported and equipped to perform to the highest level and meet the fullness of their potential.
• Managing the organisation as a whole, including all income and expenditure and financial related matters, risk, governance and performance ensuring the organisation meets all its legal and regulatory requirements.
• Providing line management to the Senior Leadership Team and ensure it is a well-run organisation where colleagues feel valued and able to work effectively. 
• Ensuring there are clear lines of accountability and responsibility across the team which foster and maintain effective working relationships for the organisation.
• Maintaining and strengthening relationships with internal and external stakeholders, partners, potential funders, corporate partners and agencies.
• Leading internal communications strategy to ensure that RRR’s values are lived day-to- day, and potential for sharing and learning is maximised across the organisation. 
• Acting as an ambassador for RRR, networking widely to build new and existing strategic relationships. 
• Ensuring the organisation fulfils its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities and maintain a proactive relationship with the Chair and Trustee Board, supporting them to fulfil their duties and legal and other responsibilities for the proper governance of RRR and the LUF.
• Ensuring full and accurate reporting including the preparation of an annual report and financial accounts, making returns to Charities Commission and reporting back at the AGM.

YOU’LL HAVE 

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience gained in a professional environment.
• Experience of working at operational & strategic levels and driving success across organisations and partnerships.
• Excellent leadership skills, line management experience, and the ability to enthuse, motivate and develop teams to deliver results.
• Experience in dealing with multiple tasks, sensitivities and challenges at the same time.
• A track record of driving quality and innovation and encouraging enterprise in others. 
• Excellent all-round communication skills and relationship management abilities.
• Knowledge and ability to run an organisation that is compliant with all regulatory and statutory obligations, and which is financially stable.
• Proven track record of securing new business in a tough financial climate.
• Willingness to travel locally across the Lancashire and North West region and nationally as required.

Raising the game for Epping Forest - Heritage Development Manager

Salary £28k pro rata (22.5 hours per week) 18-month contract

Epping Forest Heritage Trust is completing its second year following the successful merger of its two founding charities with a combined 90-year history operating in Epping Forest. We are seeking an experienced project manager to deliver our National Lottery Heritage Funded programme to transition us into a more resilient and sustainable charity.

The post will give you the opportunity to develop your project management and strategy development skills to procure and manage consultants to produce a Strategic Business plan and other supporting plans (including income generation and marketing plans). Your ability and enthusiasm to work in a multi-disciplinary environment, engaging with a wide range of staff, Trustees, volunteers and specialists is essential.

For more information , including how to apply, visit our website.

Closing date is 10 am 19 February 2020. Interviews will be held in mid-March 2020.

Charity no 275076 Limited Company 1339783  

I am currently looking for an outstanding EA to provide a high quality, comprehensive and efficient executive assistant and secretariat support service to the Chief Executive (CE), and Chair of Trustees for a well-established youth charity.

Main duties:
To supervise the Leadership Support Team consisting of three PAs; and to line manage an Admin Assistant
To sustain a professional central point of contact for the CE, and Chair both internally and externally, acting as key link and gatekeeper.
To act on behalf of the CE, and Chair, making decisions and delegating tasks within agreed parameters. To manage the diaries of the CE, and Chair, including managing their travel and accommodation requirements.
To coordinate work, systems, policy and procedural requirements and records for the CE, and Chair.
To draft and prepare correspondence on behalf of the CE, and Chair.
To liaise with the Directors and their PAs to ensure information is shared, and tasks are actioned.
To support the CE, and Chair in their roles through extensive communication with key stakeholders and lead volunteers
To ensure that the CE, and Chair are briefed in advance for events, speeches and presentations and have all necessary materials and information for meetings
To support the CE, and Chair to recruit and induct new senior staff and volunteers as required.
To be responsible for the CE, and Chair budget spend. Providing regular updates on available budget to ensure CE is within spend.
To ensure credit card, invoices and expenses are processed, including recording expenditure and reconciliation with the Finance Department.
To provide daily operational support and guidance to staff working directly with volunteers and the senior management team.

If you have the above skills and experience, please apply online or contact Sekai today!

Million Minutes is seeking an exceptional candidate for the role of Director/Chief Executive Officer to lead us into the new decade, with our renewed vision to reach thousands more young people across the country. Our new CEO will lead our small staff team, with support from our committed Board of Trustees and dedicated volunteers.

BACKGROUND
We want young people to know that society needs them and that the Church needs them. They should know that their energy and vibrancy are valued and that others have faith in them to change their world. For this to be realised we need a Church committed to making a real change for young people. This means making young people a priority and taking real time for them. So, inspired by Pope Francis’ vision – put forward in his letter on youth, Christus Vivit– we work to inspire, accompany and equip the Catholic community to reach out to more young people and to support them to be the means of change in their lives and world.

Million Minutes is a small charity with a small enthusiastic staff team and committed volunteers, still led by our founding voluntary CEO. We now need to move into the next stage of development by increasing our capacity to ensure we can grow and sustain our activity. We first plan to expand the team by recruiting a full time CEO.

ABOUT OUR ACTIVITY
Launched in 2010, Million Minutes works to create a world where all young people enjoy a life of dignity and are accompanied to discover and fulfil their purpose. We know that the treasure of Catholic social teaching (CST) is ideally placed to inspire and underpin young people’s participation in the world. So, we have developed new ways to educate and engage young people with CST and social action, alongside celebrating their contribution to society: 

• the ‘Courtyard Project’ puts CST into action, educating and resourcing parishes to use detached youth work to reach local young people. Parishes then accompany and support young people to discover how they can transform their lives and the world.

• our small grants scheme awards grants to CST-inspired youth action. All the money raised by siLENT (see below) is awarded in small grants (usually £200-£1000). 

• the Celebrating Young People Awards enable the Catholic community to honour young people who exemplify CST. In four years we’ve celebrated nearly 1000 11-25yr olds.

•  siLENT– sponsored silence – is a way for people to discover a tradition of the Church and to take a stand for young people without a voice. It raises money for the small grants fund. 

The new CEO will lead on implementing our three year strategy to provide more support for the Church`s mission to young people. Read the full Job Description below.

Executive Assistant to the CEO, full-time, salary range  £26,253-£28,908

Praxis Community Projects is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at- risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they are able to overcome the barriers they face.  We build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy, improve services and inspire solidarity with migrants. This is an exciting time to join the charity which played a significant role in uncovering the Windrush scandal and securing policy change for thousands of people who had been denied their rights.

We are recruiting an Executive Assistant to the CEO. The post holder will play a key role in developing and supporting our charity and strengthening our resource management, administration and governance, providing high quality administrative and governance support to the CEO, trustees and Senior Management Team. This will include the organisation and servicing of trustee and management meetings ensuring effective administration, record keeping and communications.  The role requires flexibility, initiative and discretion. You will need to be highly organised and proactive, with strong administrative and communication skills.

Location: London, Bethnal Green, three minutes from underground (central line), close to overground and excellent bus links.

Headliners (UK), an award winning youth charity, is looking for new Chief Executive who is passionate about improving the lives of the most vulnerable young people and can provide transformational leadership to a committed staff team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the team to deliver our strategy and shape our plans through the next stage of development.

You will be a curious and forward-thinking leader who is able to inspire a range of stakeholders and have a total commitment to involving young people in decision making throughout the organisation.  You believe that young people are assets and deserve to be listened to and have equal opportunities to achieve their potential.

You will have a strong interest in journalism, media and the power of storytelling.

Our ideal candidate will have senior level management experience, outstanding communication skills, proven influencing skills and organisational profile-raising and a track record of fundraising and building partnerships.

The role is 4 days per week (28 hours) with flexible working including some home working with a salary of £36,400 (FTE £45,500). You must be able to travel throughout the UK to our offices in Northern Ireland, North East England and London. 

Please visit our website for an application pack with details of the role description and person specification and full instructions of how to apply and send us your CV with a 2-page supporting letter by 12 noon January 31st 2020. 

Are you an experienced communications professional, looking to make a big difference with one of the biggest charity brands in the UK? Samaritans is looking for a brilliant Head of Media to take the lead in telling our story.

• Ewell, Surrey
• Permanent, full-time role
• £50,000 - £55,000 per annum (depending on experience) + competitive benefits

A little about the role...

We’re looking for someone who can bring their skills, experience and knowledge to help us reach, engage and inspire our different audiences. This is a crucial role that will take responsibility for developing and delivering a best-in-class media strategy to successfully engage with our audiences including callers, donors and supporters as well as opinion formers to help us achieve our vision that fewer people die by suicide.

Someone dies by suicide every 90 mins in the UK and Ireland. Every single one of these deaths is a tragedy and everything we do at Samaritans is working towards our vision that fewer lives are lost to suicide. We campaign for change that can save lives and we equip people with the skills to look after their mental health and emotional wellbeing, as well as be there for others. Samaritans’ volunteers in 201 branches are here day and night, 365 days a year, to listen and give people the space to share how they’re really feeling.

You’ll be based at our friendly head office on a beautiful millpond in Ewell, Surrey. Just a 30-minute train journey from Waterloo and 15 minutes from Wimbledon. Please note, some out of hours working and travel may be required.

If you're interested in finding out more about the role please read the attached job description as set out below..

About Samaritans

At Samaritans, our vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We believe it is preventable and that by working together we can give people the support they need before they reach crisis point. We are one of the most trusted charities in the UK and ROI, and we answer a call for help every six seconds. We have around 175 staff and more than 20,000 volunteers based across 201 branches giving emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We don’t just hear you, we listen.

Our location

You’ll be based at our friendly head office on a beautiful millpond in Ewell, Surrey. Just a 30-minute train journey from Waterloo and 15 minutes from Wimbledon.  As an employer we offer a good range of benefits, including 25 days’ holiday, 3 well being days, flexible working, Health Cash Plan, Pension and interest-free season ticket loans.

To apply

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a covering letter outlining their motivations for applying and how they meet each of the role criteria as set out in the JD to the email address below by 9am on Monday 10th February 2020.