Home-based – Cardiff Area

Part-time, 28 hours per week

This post is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund

At Leonard Cheshire we support individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. Led by people with experience of disability, we are at the heart of local life — opening doors to opportunity, choice and support in communities around the globe.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Can Do Programme Coordinator in the Cardiff area. ‘Can Do’ is a community-based programme which supports young disabled people aged 16-35 to develop skills, take part in new experiences and build confidence and independence by participating in a variety of social action projects.

This varied role is an exciting challenge for someone keen to work in the charity sector and make a difference. You will build partnerships with Cardiff-based organisations in order to recruit groups of young people with additional needs. You will plan and deliver projects, working with groups of participants in a person-centred way on social action and community-based projects.  You will work with other Leonard Cheshire programmes and services and will join a national team of home-based workers across the UK. You will report to the Senior Programme Coordinator. 

We are looking for candidates who have a good knowledge of the Cardiff area, are passionate about supporting young people with additional needs and have the motivation to make a difference. You will have experience of working with our target group, organising projects and delivering inclusive activities and events.  Knowledge of teaching, training or youth work is highly compatible with this role. You will be a confident, pro-active communicator who can build effective relationships both internally and externally, create successful new partnerships, promote the work of the programme and create opportunities for our participants.

If you feel you have the capability to network and build partnerships with organisations working in communities across Cardiff, identify new opportunities and deliver projects with young disabled people aged 16-35, we look forward to hearing from you!  Please visit our Facebook page @candoers and see us in action.

Key Responsibilities include:-

• Support the programme to achieve positive outcomes for young people with additional needs in line with agreed project pathways and plans
• Recruit participants to agreed targets each year and deliver the three pathways:
• Building Communities Programme of 16 hours
• One off or taster activities
  • Build partnerships with local schools, colleges, disability groups and services, to promote the project and recruit groups of participants
  • Design and develop sessions, community activities and skills development workshops to meet the programme’s outcomes
  • Support participants to complete relevant paperwork, including photographic and written evidence of achievements
• Organise and present at promotional and networking events
• Follow Can Do Theories of Change, Quality Management and Evaluation Frameworks
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested

Key Experience needed:-

• Experience of working with young people is essential
• Experience of organising and delivering projects/events and building community links is essential
• Experience of working with disabled people is desirable
• Working knowledge of the Cardiff area is essential
• Good standard of education and IT literate
• An engaging manner with ability to build rapport with young people
• Good communication, interpersonal and team working skills
• Passion, enthusiasm and a real commitment to make a difference to people’s lives
• Be able to work unsupervised and on your own initiative, as well as part of a team
• Own vehicle (essential)

Closing date: 17th February 2020

A satisfactory disclosure check is required for this post.

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

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

Cydlynydd rhaglen

Lleoliad: yn y cartref-ardal Caerdydd

Cyflog: £18,345 am 28 awr (FTE £22,950 am 35 awr yr wythnos)

Oriau: rhan-amser, 28 awr yr wythnos

Cyf Rhif 05248

Ariennir y swydd hon gan Gronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol

Yn Leonard Cheshire, rydym yn cefnogi unigolion i fyw, dysgu a gweithio mor annibynnol ag y maent yn ei ddewis, beth bynnag fo'u gallu. Dan arweiniad pobl sydd â phrofiad o anabledd, yr ydym wrth galon bywyd lleol — agor drysau i gyfleoedd, dewis a chefnogaeth mewn cymunedau ledled y byd.

Mae gennym gyfle cyffrous i gydlynydd rhaglen gallu gwneud yn ardal Caerdydd. Rhaglen yn y gymuned yw ' gallu gwneud ' sy'n cefnogi pobl ifanc anabl 16-35 oed i ddatblygu sgiliau, cymryd rhan mewn profiadau newydd a meithrin hyder ac annibyniaeth drwy gymryd rhan mewn amrywiaeth o brosiectau gweithredu cymdeithasol.

Mae'r rôl amrywiol hon yn her gyffrous i rywun sy'n awyddus i weithio yn y sector elusennol ac i wneud gwahaniaeth. Byddwch yn meithrin partneriaethau â sefydliadau yng Nghasnewydd er mwyn recriwtio grwpiau o bobl ifanc sydd ag anghenion ychwanegol. Byddwch yn cynllunio ac yn cyflawni prosiectau, gan weithio gyda grwpiau o gyfranogwyr mewn ffordd sy'n canolbwyntio ar y person ar weithredu cymdeithasol a phrosiectau yn y gymuned.  Byddwch yn gweithio gyda rhaglenni a gwasanaethau eraill Leonard Cheshire a byddant yn ymuno â thîm cenedlaethol o weithwyr yn y cartref ledled y DU. Byddwch yn adrodd i uwch gydlynydd y rhaglen.

Rydym yn chwilio am ymgeiswyr sydd â gwybodaeth dda am ardal Caerdydd, sy'n angerddol am gefnogi pobl ifanc ag anghenion ychwanegol ac sydd â'r cymhelliant i wneud gwahaniaeth. Bydd gennych brofiad o weithio gyda'n grŵp targed, gan drefnu prosiectau a darparu gweithgareddau a digwyddiadau cynhwysol.  Mae gwybodaeth am addysgu, hyfforddi neu waith ieuenctid yn gydnaws iawn â'r rôl hon. Byddwch yn gyfathrebwr hyderus, rhagweithiol sy'n gallu meithrin cydberthnasau effeithiol yn fewnol ac yn allanol, creu partneriaethau newydd llwyddiannus, hyrwyddo gwaith y rhaglen a chreu cyfleoedd i'n cyfranogwyr.

Os ydych yn teimlo bod gennych y gallu i rwydweithio a meithrin partneriaethau â sefydliadau sy'n gweithio mewn cymunedau ledled Caerdydd, nodi cyfleoedd newydd a chyflawni prosiectau gyda phobl anabl ifanc 16-35 oed, edrychwn ymlaen at glywed gennych!  Ewch i'n tudalen Facebook @candoers a'n gweld ar waith.

Ymhlith y cyfrifoldebau allweddol mae:-

• cefnogi'r rhaglen i sicrhau canlyniadau cadarnhaol i bobl ifanc ag anghenion ychwanegol yn unol â llwybrau prosiect a chynlluniau cytunedig
• recriwtio cyfranogwyr i dargedau y cytunwyd arnynt bob blwyddyn a chyflawni'r tri llwybr:
• rhaglen adeiladu cymunedau o 16 awr
• gweithgareddau untro neu flasu
  • adeiladu partneriaethau gydag ysgolion, colegau, grwpiau a gwasanaethau anabledd lleol, i hyrwyddo'r prosiect a recriwtio grwpiau o gyfranogwyr
  • cynllunio a datblygu sesiynau, gweithgareddau cymunedol a gweithdai datblygu sgiliau i gwrdd â deilliannau'r rhaglen
  • cynorthwyo cyfranogwyr i gwblhau'r gwaith papur perthnasol, gan gynnwys tystiolaeth ffotograffig ac ysgrifenedig o gyflawniadau
• trefnu a chyflwyno mewn digwyddiadau hyrwyddo a rhwydweithio
• dilyn yn gallu gwneud theorïau newid, rheoli ansawdd a fframweithiau gwerthuso
• ymgymryd ag unrhyw ddyletswyddau rhesymol eraill yn ôl y gofyn

Y profiad allweddol sydd ei angen:-

• Mae profiad o weithio gyda phobl ifanc yn hanfodol
• Mae profiad o drefnu a chyflwyno prosiectau/digwyddiadau ac adeiladu cysylltiadau cymunedol yn hanfodol
• Mae profiad o weithio gyda phobl anabl yn ddymunol
• Mae gwybodaeth weithiol am ardal Caerdydd yn hanfodol
• safon dda o addysg a sgiliau TG
• dull sy'n ennyn diddordeb gyda'r gallu i feithrin perthynas â phobl ifanc
• sgiliau cyfathrebu, rhyngbersonol a gweithio mewn tîm da
• angerdd, brwdfrydedd ac ymrwymiad gwirioneddol i wneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau pobl
• gallu gweithio heb oruchwyliaeth ac ar eich liwt eich hun, yn ogystal â bod yn rhan o dîm
• eich cerbyd eich hun (hanfodol)

Dyddiad cau: 17eg Chwefror 2020

Mae angen gwiriad datgelu boddhaol ar gyfer y swydd hon.

Mae Leonard Cheshire yn croesawu ceisiadau o bob rhan o'r gymuned. Rydym yn mynd ati i annog ceisiadau gan bobl ag anabledd, gan gefnogi, lle bo modd, eich gofynion ar gyfer addasiadau rhesymol.

Gall y rhestr fer ar gyfer y rôl hon ddigwydd wrth i geisiadau gael eu derbyn. Felly, cadwn yr hawl i gau'r swydd wag hon unwaith y bydd ymgeisydd addas wedi'i benodi

We are recruiting for both full-time and part-time Volunteer Coordinators – to recruit and support local patients and residents to volunteer and share their skills at their local GP practice. 

Funded by the NHS over two years, we will eventually be working in 9 GP practices across Hackney.

It is a very exciting programme to be part of, as it is the first of its kind in the area, and has the potential to be rolled out even wider over time. 

The role of the Volunteer Coordinator is to help recruit and engage patients to become volunteers for the practice such as calling patients to remind them to attend appointments, or accompanying isolated patients to clinics; or to create and deliver their own activities for the benefit of other patients. These could be a peer support group, a children’s play group for the waiting area, or a local walking group.

They will provide training and support to patients to volunteer, and will also build links across the local area. 

You will have freedom to be creative, to lead your own team of volunteers, and develop the project as you feel is needed by the practice, as well as by both patients and local residents. 

You will be experienced at motivating and enabling people to volunteer, to design and deliver their own activities, helping them to overcome fears and barriers, and will feel confident to work in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations.

The role is mainly based in the community, with minimal office time, and so you will need to be self-motivating and confident to manage your own time and work-load to deliver a thriving and engaging project.

• Regional Volunteer Coordinator

  Circa £29,500 plus car allowance of £4,500 per annum

  12 months Fixed-term contract

  Start date: As soon as possible

  Closing date: Midnight Friday 31st January 2020
  Location: Homebased with travel - covering London and the South East

  Are you a tenacious, engaging and innovative team player with proven experience of acquisition, business development or volunteer management within a fast-moving and dynamic environment?

  We are looking for someone with excellent stakeholder management and recruitment skills - do you want to put your passion for people, projects, innovation and building effective partnerships to the most rewarding and powerful use in helping us bring forward the day all cancers are cured? Then please read on.

  Cancer Research UK are looking for an outstanding Regional Volunteer Coordinator to help expand our invaluable volunteer base. This is a great opportunity to join the Cancer Research UK Volunteering Team for a hugely exciting 12 month pilot to support our retail operations with recruiting new volunteers to shops. 

  The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering an ambitious programme of ‘test and learn’ regional recruitment activity to drive a significant uplift in shop volunteers.

  You can help us deliver the above with your:

  • Strong experience in either volunteer management, recruitment, acquisition…OR…business development, partnership cultivation, account management, project management and similar ‘test and learn’ initiatives
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills with demonstrable success of your ability to form strong working relationships and securing effective influence and integration to complex matrix teams
  • Efficient approach to managing multiple priorities with often competing agendas in a fast-paced and evolving environment with the ability to challenge constructively when required
  • Strategic mindset for opportunity cultivation and development, coupled with excellent attention to detail for operational planning and delivery involving a diverse and dispersed team
  • Passion for the value and impact of volunteering and ideally a sound understanding of the charity sector and/or retail sector

  If this sounds like the perfect next step for you, please click here for the full role profile: https://adobe.ly/35Z23KU 

  Apply by simply clicking the link below to take you through to our careers website where you can submit your application.  

  At CRUK we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner. 

 Regional Volunteer Coordinator 

Circa £29,500 plus car allowance £4,500 per annum

12 months Fixed-term contract

Start date: As soon as possible

Closing date: Midnight Friday 31st January 2020

Location: Homebased with travel - covering Scotland and Northern England

Are you a tenacious, engaging and innovative team player with proven experience of acquisition, business development or volunteer management within a fast-moving and dynamic environment?

We are looking for someone with excellent stakeholder management and recruitment skills - do you want to put your passion for people, projects, innovation and building effective partnerships to the most rewarding and powerful use in helping us bring forward the day all cancers are cured? Then please read on.

 Cancer Research UK are looking for an outstanding Regional Volunteer Coordinator to help expand our invaluable volunteer base. This is a great opportunity to join the Cancer Research UK Volunteering Team for a hugely exciting 12 month pilot to support our retail operations with recruiting new volunteers to shops.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering an ambitious programme of ‘test and learn’ regional recruitment activity to drive a significant uplift in shop volunteers.

You can help us deliver the above with your:

• Strong experience in either volunteer management, recruitment, acquisition…OR…business development, partnership cultivation, account management, project management and similar ‘test and learn’ initiatives
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills with demonstrable success of your ability to form strong working relationships and securing effective influence and integration to complex matrix teams
• Efficient approach to managing multiple priorities with often competing agendas in a fast-paced and evolving environment with the ability to challenge constructively when required
• Strategic mindset for opportunity cultivation and development, coupled with excellent attention to detail for operational planning and delivery involving a diverse and dispersed team
• Passion for the value and impact of volunteering and ideally a sound understanding of the charity sector and/or retail sector

If this sounds like the perfect next step for you, please click here for the full role profile: https://adobe.ly/35Z23KU

Apply by simply clicking the link below to take you through to our careers website where you can submit your application.  

Volunteer Co-ordinator

£25,953 per annum Open Ended, full-time 40 hours a week Marylebone Project, London

Whatever their story, we aim for the same ending; self-esteem, employment and independent living. We do this by providing shelter, education opportunities, spiritual space and events in a welcoming and secure environment.

Purpose: To administrate the volunteer journey for those joining and giving to the Marylebone Project. To be the first point of contact for volunteer queries internally or externally. To support the Office Manager and Management Team in developing the volunteer base at the Marylebone Project. To be an active member of the Marylebone Project.

Tasks: To ensure adequate forms including application forms and reference forms are in place for volunteers. To source a suitable database, including current ones within the organisation, for the recording of volunteer data and journey. To deal with enquiries from potential volunteers and respond to or refer as appropriate. To support volunteers with any questions or issues as they arise, discussing with the Office Manager, Management Team, Volunteer Facilitator as necessary. To work with the Office Manager and Management Team in engaging volunteers in the life of Marylebone Project, gathering stories of volunteers’ contributions and celebrating volunteers at a local and national level.

Must have: An understanding of the importance volunteers make to an organisation. Experience of volunteering yourself. Experience of taking forward an idea and putting it into action. Excellent administration skills, able to organise workload well and in a clear and ordered manner Data input skills. Confident using IT and phone Research skills. Clear communication skills, able to write confidently in a range of media including email, policies and letters. Able to work unconditionally with people. A thoughtful individual, who demonstrates that they are considerate towards others and how to show appreciation and celebrate gifts. Self-motivated and enthusiastic.

To apply, please submit an application form which is available to download from our website. 

Application Deadline: 5.00pm Friday 7th February 2020

Salary: £25,602 - £27,390  per annum 
Location: Head Office - London 
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35 per week 
 
About the role
To support the central volunteering team in the onboarding and support of volunteers across the charity. This role has a particular focus on, but is not limited to, volunteering activity within the Fundraising Departments.
To support the project management of the marketing of volunteering opportunities through agreed channels; including volunteer brokers, stewardship communications and social media activity.

You will support the Volunteering Team in developing business processes, ensuring compliance and best practice so that allocation of course is correctly managed and monitored.

How to apply 
Please click the ‘apply now’ button below. You will need to upload your CV and Supporting Statement which explains how you think you meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification.

Closing date: 2 February 2020 
First interview: 10 February 2020 
Second interview: 13 February 2020 

We have a rewarding opportunity available for a Female Volunteer Coordinator to join our team based in Bristol. You will join us on permanent full-time basis and work 37.5 hours each week. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £24,799 per annum and benefits.

Would you like to join the largest provider of women-only services in Bristol bringing innovation, expertise, established partnerships and extensive experience?

In return for joining us, we will offer you:

- Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)

- 3 extra holidays including International Women’s Day

- Excellent development and training opportunities

- Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)

- Mindful Employer Plus Scheme

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Long Service Awards

- Wellness Awards

About the role:

We are looking for a positive and dynamic Female Volunteer Coordinator who will coordinate and promote Missing Link’s volunteering programme, recruiting and motivating volunteers to get involved in a range of exciting opportunities across Missing Link, Next Link and Safe Link services. This role will provide training and supervision to volunteers in a variety of roles across the organisation and be an ambassador for our Volunteering Programme across the city.

Key duties and responsibilities of our Female Volunteer Coordinator:

- Plan the promotion, recruitment, training and support of volunteers, working with the management team as appropriate
- Work with Team Leaders and other managers to understand their services, how they work and assess their volunteering needs
- Review volunteering role descriptions based on the needs of the organisation
- Promote volunteering (internally and externally) through recruitment and campaigns
- Provide supervision and support to volunteers working across Missing Link, Next Link and Safe Link services
- Together with the manager take a lead on promoting the organisation through social media
- Send out regular tweets, update Facebook site and news stories on the website
- Ensure that the impact of the volunteer work is recorded, monitored and evaluated
- Uphold the values and good name of Missing Link at all times
- Work flexibly within a team setting, liaise with other workers as necessary and as appropriate

What we are looking for in our ideal Female Volunteer Coordinator:

- GCSE Maths and English at grades A-C or equivalent
- Experience of recruiting, supporting and managing volunteers
- Sound knowledge and understanding of volunteering issues at an operational level including working with volunteer policies and procedures
- Experience of promoting services, engaging communities including those harder to reach
- Experience of organising a range of events and campaigns using social media and other promotional methods
- Outstanding communication, relationship building and networking skills
- Full driving licence and access to appropriate motorised vehicle
- Sound knowledge and understanding of volunteering issues at an operational level
- Experience of delivering training (ideally to volunteers)
- Good organisational and planning skills, ability to prioritise workloads

If you are motivated, resourceful and passionate about empowering women to help them maintain a rich and meaningful life please apply now to join us as our Female Volunteer Coordinator and contribute to the valuable work Missing Link and its wider services do.

Closing date: 9am Monday 3rd February 2020

Interview date: Tuesday 11th February 2020

Please apply now to join us as our Female Volunteer Coordinator and contribute to the valuable work of Missing Link and its wider services, delivering hope and support to survivors of domestic violence and abuse.

Please monitor your emails following your application.

Missing Link is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Missing Link is committed to Equal Opportunities. *Due to the specific requirements of this role, this post is exempt under the Equality Act (2010), Part 1, Schedule 9 (Genuine Occupational Requirement.)

Watford Womens Centre is looking for an experienced and capable volunteer co-ordinator to help us deliver a pioneering project called MyAlly.  Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund for 3 years, this project will offer victims and survivors of domestic abuse access to a phone-based helpline run by volunteers and trauma informed peer to peer support groups.

The volunteer co-Ordinator will support the project manager to deliver all outcomes detailed in the grant agreement in relation to the recruitment training and support of telephone helpline volunteers. You will ensure that the volunteer selection process is rigorous and that the telephone service provided is of the highest quality. You will be required to develop and disseminate policies, procedures and induction materials and to work closely with service leads to create seamless referral pathways for MyAlly clients.
 

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,500 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

We are recruiting for a volunteer coordinator to train and support volunteers that that work closely along side helpline workers on the National Domestic Abuse Helpline. The post holder will work flexibly to meet the needs of volunteers assisting in maintaining 24 hour support over 7 days. The volunteer coordinator will  ensure that the combined resources of the volunteer team are appropriately deployed to meet the greatest need within the helpline at all times and assist in providing a service of telephone support, assistance and information to women, families and other callers experiencing domestic abuse

The post-holder will work as part of a management team with deputy managers and the helpline manager to plan and deliver the 24 hour helpline service in line with Refuge’s strategy. The volunteer co-ordinator will lead on the recruitment, induction, training and development of the volunteer team.

With a good standard of education, you will have a strong knowledge of domestic abuse issues together with the understanding the needs of callers to the National Domestic Abuse Helpline. You will be experienced in managing staff and volunteers and be experienced in working in a similar helpline or women’s centre environment.

With extensive experience of assessing the needs and risks to women and children, you will have demonstrable evidence of high level casework supervision skills and the ability to oversee and direct complex domestic violence casework ranging from child abuse to crisis intervention. The ability to remain calm and resilient is essential, as is an up-to-date knowledge of housing, criminal, civil and welfare rights legislation relating to domestic violence.

You will have strong written and verbal communication skills to write reports, deliver training and communicate with stakeholders in a clear and effective way. You will be able to use Microsoft Office to analyse statistics. With demonstrable knowledge of the safeguarding issues that might arise within a helpline setting, you will have a proven ability to ensure teams deliver outcomes successfully for funders. The successful manager will be expected to participate in the Helpline managers’ on-call rota.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.”

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 26 January 2020

Interview Date: 05 February 2020

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Working with the Head of Anti-Bullying, this role will enable The Diana Award to demonstrate the impact of our programmes, particularly our anti-bullying initiatives through: 

• Making evidence-based decisions and develop evidence-based policy
• Developing and evaluating impactful campaigns, products and services
• Communicating the impact of bullying on young people in an accurate and compelling way
• Changing policy, practice and public attitude for the benefit of children, young people and their families.

The ideal candidate will enjoy managing, analysing and interpreting data in a clear and meaningful way. They will be comfortable working with colleagues across the organisation, show initiative and be able to work on various projects simultaneously.

Applicants will have an excellent understanding of issues relating to bullying, safeguarding and behaviour and be able to create relevant responses and policy-related papers to support our campaign around these issues; targeted at a wide audience.

To find out more about the organisation and the role please visit our website at the link below. 

As part of our plan for continued growth we are recruiting an experienced co-ordinator to develop and manage the day to day running of our Befriending services across the London Boroughs of Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent, including One to One Home Visiting, Good Neighbour Service and Phone Pals.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Recruiting, training, supporting and leading a team of volunteers, ensuring that the delivery of services meets the required standards and targets
• Liaising and working with a wide range of other health and social care professionals and agencies to promote awareness of the service
• Monitoring the ongoing support being provided, the welfare of both volunteers and service-users and evaluating the service against agreed outcomes
• Line managing a small staff team

The ability to travel and navigate independently and to work efficiently without direct supervision is required. The successful candidate will have a good understanding of the needs and issues affecting the independence of older people.

Art Room Coordinator 

£25,000 per annum pro rata

12 Months Fixed Term Contract

 5 days per week- 35 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Core, 175 St John Street, Farringdon, London, EC1V 4LW

Your new employer:

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert training to improve the emotional wellbeing of pupils, families, teachers and school staff.

We provide emotional and therapeutic services in over 600 primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales, reaching a school population of approximately 350,000 children - building children's resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play.

Place2Be also provides training on mental health and wellbeing for teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people, so we can help to build "mentally healthy" schools and communities where all children can thrive and grow up with prospects, not problems.

Are we the type of life changing organisation you’d like to work for? Yes…. read on.

Background:

We continue to pilot, trial and explore new ways in which we can develop our practice as well as share learning, expertise and findings from the robust evidence and evaluation we gather.  The mobile Art Room model is a new venture for us.  The Art Room service at Place2Be offers art as a therapeutic intervention to children and young people in groups of up to eight. It applies a nurture group style methodology to boost the self-esteem and confidence of the children and young people through sessions supporting mainstream education and offering a safe and much needed refuge. Place2Be is developing a mobile version of the model that can be delivered to schools more accessible and more affordably.

What will I be doing in my new role:

As the Programme Coordinator for this brand-new project, you will be responsible for supporting the development team in the smooth and effective day-to-day running of Art room programmes. Your responsibilities will include building positive relationships with interested and commissioning schools, programme bookings, setting up systems to manage and organise new resources and financial administration relating to the programme. You will maintain and develop relationships with, delivery teams, external contacts, as well as colleagues in wider Place2Be teams. You will also support the Art Room Programme Developers to produce regular reports on the outcomes and impact of this exciting new programme.

The successful candidate:

As the successful candidate you’ll demonstrate experience in the following areas:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships both within Place2Be and interested parties.
• Experience of generating interest through various marketing and promotional methods to engage and enthuse customers and learners. 
• Confident with the use of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and the use of CRM database Systems.
• Proven experience of analysing data to produce regular and ad hoc Management information reports
• An organised thinker with strong written skills demonstrating a high attention to detail.

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Amazing offices in the heart of the city, a brisk walk from Farringdon Station
• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended maternity/paternity pay

A supportive organisation we offer strong and clear leadership as well as a fantastic working environment to ensure your early success.

Please note we do not accept CV’s to apply for this role, you will need to download and complete our application form which can be found via our website.

Closing Date: Sunday 02nd February 2020 at 11:59pm
Interview Date: February 2020
Start Date: March 2020

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work - but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping give young people brighter futures.

Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are keen to reflect the diversity of the partner schools we work in and are particularly interested in attracting applications from male candidates, as well as candidates from Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

*THIS ROLE COVERS NORTH WEST LONDON AND HERTFORDSHIRE*

About FareShare

FareShare now operates 21 Regional Centres around the UK. The majority of these are run by local charitable organisations we call our Delivery Partners. This enables us to be a UK-wide organisation yet also think and behave with local concerns at the heart of our actions. We support 10,943 local charities and groups – our Community Food Members and Associates. Over the past year 19,519 tonnes of food were redistributed by FareShare Regional Centres and FareShare Go nationwide, our charity network serves 924,000 people every week. In 2018 our impact was felt in at least 1,960 towns, cities and villages, helping UK charities and community groups avoid costs of more than £33m and delivering over £70m value to the UK taxpayer.

Hunger is a growing issue in the UK and while there is surplus food that is otherwise going to waste, we believe that this food should be used to feed people first. Demand far outstrips supply.

About FareShare Go

FareShare and the Irish social enterprise FoodCloud have been working together since 2016 in a partnership designed to help UK retailers address the issue of edible surplus food they may have within their stores. This innovative partnership, known as FareShare Go, brings together a technology platform and FareShare’s knowledge of the UK charity food redistribution market.  Using this App we are connecting charities with edible surplus foods. Initially this scheme has been working with Tesco, with a view to roll this service out to all retailers across the UK & Ireland in the longer term. 

Since launching the scheme last year we have already connected over 7,500 charities with over 2,700 stores.

FareShare is looking for exceptional individuals, with the range of skills that will play a vital role in contributing to the success of this innovative programme.  As part of the FareShare Go team you will work with a range of inspiring individuals who care passionately about our mission, and the communities we serve.

FareShare’s Strategy & Vision

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where "No good food goes to waste".
 
Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.

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

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

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

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

our beneficiaries

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

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

achieve the most for our clients/customers.

The Role

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

The Community Coordinator will work across their designated area, with the following key outcomes

● Charity Welcoming and Engagement:  You will carry out Welcome Visits to new charities and be responsible for ensuring that coverage KPIs are reached and maintained for both new and existing retailers.  Using your analysis of charity needs, plus your knowledge of retailer and store profiles, you will use these visits to maximise the offer to charities, ensuring the service meets their requirements.  

● Community Capacity Building:  As part of the Welcome Visit and building relationships with charities, you will seek opportunities to enable and empower charities to increase their capacity and ability to take more food, more often, to ultimately increase the redistribution of surplus food to those in need.

● Sustainability and Compliance: You will work with your Regional Manager and team to identify stores where re-engagement activities are needed to improve charity coverage and charity compliance.  Liaising with the Central Team, you will work to maximise the amount of food collected by charities with lower levels of compliance, providing face to face interventions as necessary.  You will also be responsible for undertaking annual food safety checks within the agreed timeframe. 

● Retailer Engagement: You will play a key role in maintaining strong retailer relationships across your region. You will take an active role in any meet and greets with retailers, where required. Plus you will be responsible for maintaining regular contact with the relevant retail stakeholders in your region, sensitively dealing with any issues in a professional manner, as and when they arise.

● FareShare Network Engagement: We aim to become ‘one FareShare’. These roles are an integral part of our FareShare network and you will partner closely with the Regional Centre(s) in your areas. You will work on joint initiatives which improve and grow the FareShare community, ensuring that charities have access to the FareShare service which best meet their needs.

● Community Engagement: You will work with your regional team to ensure that we are continuing to build and grow the FareShare community.  You will take an active role in leading community events and networking activities, relying on the Central Team to support you in the organisation of these events.

Person Specification

Essential

● Have exceptional relationship building skills with a range of stakeholders

● Be a strong communicator who is able to engage with a variety of audiences.

● Be confident and assertive in handling difficult situations, whilst demonstrating calmness and professionalism

● Demonstrate strong problem solving skills

● Self-manage your own performance and workload.

● Have initiative and innovative thinking, in order to shape new/different ways of working

● Be organised, with a proven track record of achieving quality results.

● Have a proven ability to create links across teams to share best practices.

● Have strong IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office

● Be flexible about your working arrangements as the role may involve high levels of travel to other areas of the UK.

● Have a valid driver’s licence for the UK, access to your own car and undertake extensive travel across your region.

Desirable Criteria

● Level 2/3 Food Safety training is desirable, but training will be provided.

● Have previous experience working with constituent relationship management (CRM) software. Experience using Salesforce is advantageous.

● Some experience in data analysis and project planning is advantageous

● Be degree educated or have a strong career history doing similar roles in any sector.

● Have some experience of training and managing others

Field based*
The expectations for the ‘field based roles’ are = 3 - 4 days working with your teams/retailers/regional centres/CFAs, either at customer or company sites within your region. With 1 - 2 days working from home.

*THIS ROLE COVERS NORTH WEST LONDON AND HERTFORDSHIRE*

We are looking for individuals to join our team to help shape this effective and impactful mentoring service.

Job Title: Peer Mentoring Coordinator
Salary Grade: £20,720 - £22,500
Responsible to: HMN Services Manager (Complex Needs & Crisis)
No. of Hours: 37.5 hours per week, fixed term to March 2021
Main Base/s: Welwyn Garden City (expectation to work across Hertfordshire)

Purpose of Post

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and confident individual with excellent communication skills to recruit, train and supervise volunteers working within the Complex Needs Service by providing group support or 1-1 peer mentoring. The successful candidate will be a passionate individual with positive attitudes to build a diverse and committed team of volunteers with a broad range of skills.

You will work as a key member of the team in delivering the Hertfordshire Complex Needs Service and alongside Hertfordshire Mind Network’s Crisis Peer Mentoring Coordinator and Stepping Stones Coordinator to ensure volunteers receive appropriate training and support to deliver services. You will lead and develop a team of volunteers within the service to deliver high-quality person-centred services, as directed by the Team Leader and Turning Point Operations Manager, in line with the Complex Needs Business Plan. You will ensure Herts Mind Network’s vision and values are embedded in the team, and ensure all statutory requirements of the service specification are met.

The service offers a range of support to promote personal recovery and independence to people living with complex needs, these services include:

• 1:1 outreach support from dedicated Recovery Worker providing solution-focused support with practical issues including such as finances/housing/employment.
• Crisis Planning – promoting self-management through individuals building an understanding of their own triggers/coping strategies.
• Active Referrals/Signposting – working with individuals to identify resources/services to meet their needs and providing appropriate support to access these effectively.
• Group-work – delivering courses that support self-management recovery, including: Mindfulness/Assertiveness/Keeping Well/Stress Management/Problem Solving/Crisis Management.
• Peer Support – Strength-based approach concentrating on the inherent strengths of an individual to aid recovery and empowerment.
• Extended dual diagnosis support
• Whole family approach

Key Responsibilities

• Participating in recruitment and selection of new volunteers
• Undertake induction of new volunteers
• Working across the county as needed to ensure appropriate management cover at all times
• To develop good practice policies and procedures in volunteer management and ensure HMN’s staff are fully trained in these practices
• To work with the wider HMN team to develop new opportunities for volunteers within HMN’s various volunteering strands
• To audit the current volunteer team to identify what skills and experiences could be utilised more fully
• To ensure the professional development of current volunteers so that they feel motivated and valued in their role
• To develop links with corporate organisations and run corporate volunteering activities and Team Volunteer days to raise funds and awareness about the service.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships and referral pathways with the relevant organisations who provide training and volunteering opportunities for volunteers

Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 3rd February 2020 by 5pm.
Interviews shall take place on week beginning Friday 14th February 2020.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to the Herts Mind Network website where you can download the Application Pack.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is an Equal Opportunity and Mindful Employer.

No agencies please.