Leeds Autism AIM is part of the Advonet Group, a growing organisation working with people who are marginalised, to raise their voices and have their rights respected. Leeds Autism AIM is co-led by autistic adults with 75% of the staff team having an autism diagnosis.

We have an exciting opportunity based within the Leeds Autism AIM service for someone passionate about ensuring the autistic population, who experience health inequalities, have access to, and are enabled to engage in healthcare services. This is a pioneering pilot that will both lead to tackling health inequalities and has the potential to be rolled out to other Local Care Partnerships beyond the initial 1-year pilot.

We are seeking an experienced Project Co-ordinator who can deliver the day to day activities involved in this project. The successful candidate for this position will work alongside the Project Lead and Peer Support Worker to primarily;

• Deliver training to partners
• Successfully engage with autistic individuals and support them to access healthcare through their GP practice
• Support individuals to complete self advocacy resources to enable them to achieve better health outcomes
• Develop self advocacy resources to help improve access and health outcomes

We are seeking a motivated individual who has experience of engaging with and working alongside both professionals and autistic adults to achieve good health outcomes.

You need to have relevant experience in similar type roles and have excellent engagement skills and understanding of the impact of health inequalities for the autistic population. We would particularly welcome applications from applicants who have lived experience of autism.

To apply for this role please complete the Advonet Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which can be found on the links on this page, along with a detailed job description and person specification (CVs will not be accepted).

Reasonable adjustments can be requested if you are successful in gaining an interview. We will inform all applicants whether they are successful in gaining an interview or not.

If you would like more information or an informal chat about the post please call Advonet (number on our website) and ask to speak to Owen Walker, AIM Manager.

Full Time - 34.5 hours a week

Epilepsy Action is a national charity that exists to improve the lives of everyone affected by epilepsy. We are seeking an experienced supervisor to play a vital role in the effective running of our busy helpline service, which provides advice and information to over 10,000 people a year.

Each week our helpline team provide hundreds of people with epilepsy the support they need to live better with epilepsy. We also help families of people with epilepsy and people who work with or care for people with epilepsy.

In this important role, you will:

• Provide day-to-day supervision of the helpline team and be there to debrief after a difficult call.
• Support the advice and information officers by quality checking the advice they provide and giving constructive feedback.
• Work with the Advice and Information Services Manager to plan rotas and timetable daily helpline cover.
• Provide regular helpline cover and give advice and information by phone, email and social media.
• Play an active role in recruiting and training new team members.
• Help research, write and review our advice and information resources.  

You should have experience of helping people with long-term medical conditions to make choices and take appropriate action, often when facing challenges. You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will need to be able to find, understand, and disseminate complex information. Also, you will function well under pressure and be able to prioritise your own work and that of the staff team.

The post will require you to work some evening and Saturday shifts, for example, to cover annual leave. The service is open until 7pm Monday to Thursday and from 10am to 4pm on Saturdays.

In return, we will offer you great flexible working conditions, a range of employee benefits including a contributory pension plan, which is available to you from the day you start and a commitment to develop your skills and provide necessary training.

For a full description of our requirements and information on how to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 15th February 2021 (9.00am)

Telephone Interviews: 23rd February 2021

Zoom Interviews: 2nd March 2021

Epilepsy Action is a Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from disabled people.

We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification. Please show how you meet the essential criteria in the supporting information section.

This is Jamiat Relief Agency (JRA)

We are one of the oldest and largest organisations with a global grassroots network that has the reach and capability to:

• relieve human suffering by providing emergency aid during disasters or crises;
• provide development whereby individuals and communities sustainably improve their quality of life

Every day, our dedicated and experienced teams of workers and volunteers strive to solve problems around the world. From feeding the hungry to building homes for the displaced, we are helping the most affected people and changing lives for the better.

Currently we are looking for a proactive individual with community fundraising and volunteer management experience to join our UK branch as a Charity Manager and Fundraiser to help us maximise our donations and revenue.

Main responsibilities:

Income generation and project development

• Research potential new trusts and foundations to develop a strong pipeline for sustainable donations and projects funding

• Work collaboratively with Directors, colleagues and well wishers/supporters to identify new opportunities to raise funds.

• Lead on developing template cases for support for each project area, ensuring they are always up-to-date and impactful.

• Create compelling, detailed and highly tailored applications for new project ideas, working closely with the Directors and other members to produce proposals, budgets and project plans.

Strategy and team leadership

• Lead the planning and delivery of the JRD fundraising strategy, to grow income in this area and meet the team’s annual target.

• Line manage the JRD team supporting them to achieve team goals and develop their skills and knowledge.

• Lead on monitoring and maintaining systems to track project-by-project income, monitor project spend and log unfunded project ideas.

• Ensure financial reporting is maintained and accurate, including annual income and expenditure budgeting, donor pipelines, monthly forecasting and weekly income tracking.

• Represent JRD across the range of organisations to build sustainable partnerships that enhance JRD finances and capabilities

Stewardship

• Work closely with the team to support the stewardship and management of restricted grants secured towards tge various projects.

• Manage and develop key donor relationships, working with the Director to develop and strengthen relationships at Trustee and operational levels.

• Ensure that donors receive regular and timely progress reports and appropriate recognition of their gifts.

Compliance

• Ensure that all fundraising activities undertaken are legal, ethical and based on good practice guidelines such as those from the Fundraising Regulator and conducted in a way compatible with Autistica’s policies and professional reputation.

Essential requirements:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.

• Demonstrable experience of regularly securing six-figure grants, and a track record of meeting targets and deadlines.

• Experience of producing timely, high-quality reports and delivering exceptional stewardship of trust donors.

• Ability to assess, comprehend and manage complex written and financial information quickly and accurately.

• Highly developed written communication skills that result in the production of clear and persuasive proposals and reports.

• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with donors and operate at a senior level.

• Proven ability to form positive and productive relationships with internal stakeholders.

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, demonstrating the ability to understand and communicate complex research and policy issues.

• An understanding and appreciation of the legislation affecting charity fundraising.

Desirable requirements:

• A background in research or science or experience of fundraising for a research charity or academic institution.

• Experience in statutory fundraising.

• Experience in project design and proposal development.

How to apply: Please apply online with your CV and a one-page cover letter by Thursday 7 January. Interviews will be held w/c 11 January.

Vacancy Reference Number:

DCHDO/LCC/FR/UK-R1

Position title:

Donor Care Help Desk Officer

Reports to:

Call Centre Manager

Location:

FLEXIBLE – with frequent attendance Required at Muslim Hands UK, 595-597 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HJ.

Hours of Work:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary guideline:

Up to £22,000 (depending on experience)

Terms of Employment:

Permanent Contract (with a 6-Month Probationary Period)

Application Process & Closing Date:

Send an up to date CV and supporting Covering Letter by Email by no later than 24th January 2021

Approx. Interview & Role Commencement Date(s):

Interviews: As and When Suitable Candidates Identified

Start: ASAP thereafter

NB: -

• Strong Applicants may be contacted sooner, ahead of the closing date, to hold Zoom or Skype Interview with Muslim Hands
• Please include your Skype ID in your application.
• Muslim Hands reserves the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found ahead of the ‘closing date’ [24th January 2021].

Donor Care Help Desk Officer

Muslim Hands is an international NGO working in over 40 countries around the globe. We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our Donor Care team as a Donor Care Help Desk Officer.

We receive a large number of queries from donors and the general public whether via email, the website or other channels.

As a Help Desk Officer you will be responsible for:

• Managing all donor communications
• Working with others in the Donor Liaison and Contact Centre teams
• Ensure Donor queries are dealt with in a timely and professional manner.
• Drafting responses
• Escalating issues that require assistance from other staff and other related duties.

This a busy job in a fast-paced environment and is well suited to those who enjoy multi-tasking and striving for 100% donor satisfaction.

This job involves heavy use of our help desk software.

Training will be provided but you should be able to demonstrate strong technical skills. 

Essential Requirements:

• Ability to demonstrate current eligibility to work within the United Kingdom
• Must be able to either:

1. Provide a valid Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate (issued within the last year) when requested by Muslim Hands; OR
2. Undertake to provide full cooperation for Muslim Hands to perform a DBS Check at the required level appropriate for this / similar role.

• To demonstrate Muslim Hands’ values and ethics in own working practices, approach and conduct
• To support with Fundraising activities from time-to-time, committing to partake in approximately 5-Live-TV-Appeals during our peak periods.
• To undertake any reasonable responsibilities as required by Line Manager
• To promote and adhere to all Muslim Hands Policies, Procedures and Professional Practices

• Customer / Donor Service experience
• Good time keeping and organisation skills
• Strong technical skills
• Confident and pleasant communication skills

Highly Desirable:

• Be well versed in different fundraising requirements and strategies.
• Similar NGO/Charity experience

If you feel you meet the above criteria and you have a strong commitment to Muslim Hands values, goals and beliefs as well as a desire to improve all of our donors' experiences please apply!

NB:-

• This Job Description / Specification is illustrative and non-exhaustive in scope. 
• The post-holder may be required to undertake any reasonable tasks as and when required by Line Manager from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Organisation.
• Strong candidates applying from outside of London will be considered as this position could work remotely with occasional travel to the office if deemed necessary.
• Unfortunately, we will only be able to contact successful candidates so if you have not heard from us by the closure date unfortunately your application will have been unsuccessful.

Leeds Autism AIM is part of the Advonet Group, a growing organisation working with people who are marginalised, to raise their voices and have their rights respected. Leeds Autism AIM is co-led by autistic adults with 75% of the staff team having an autism diagnosis.

We have an exciting opportunity based within the Leeds Autism AIM service for someone passionate about ensuring the autistic population, who experience health inequalities, have access to, and are enabled to engage in healthcare services. This is a pioneering pilot that will both lead to tackling health inequalities and has the potential to be rolled out to other Local Care Partnerships beyond the initial 1-year pilot.

We are seeking an experienced Project Lead who can manage a project from initiation to completion. The successful candidate for this position will be able to lead a small staff team to deliver the project activities and outcomes and use project data to demonstrate its impact and benefit. They will provide clear and accurate monitoring and evaluation information to create and support future funding opportunities. You will have experience of working with partners to achieve joint outcomes.

We are seeking a detail-focused individual who can ensure that the project is completed on time, in-budget and achieves its aims and objectives.

You need to have relevant experience in similar type roles and have excellent engagement skills and understanding of the impact of health inequalities for the autistic population. Ideally the candidate will have personal, academic or professional experience of autism.

To apply for this role please complete the Advonet Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which can be found on the links on this page, along with a detailed job description and person specification (CVs will not be accepted). See our website on how to apply.

Reasonable adjustments can be requested if you are successful in gaining an interview. We will inform all applicants whether they are successful in gaining an interview or not.

If you would like more information or an informal chat about the post please find the Advonet phone number (on our website) and ask to speak to Owen Walker, AIM Manager.

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Safe Haven Deputy Manager
NJC Scale Points 26 – 28, starting at £30,451 pa / pro rata
30 hours per week

Leeds first 24/7 non-medical residential crisis service opportunities

Background to the role

Safe Haven is an exciting new development for Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service and Touchstone as the first of our crisis services to be open 24 / 7. Unlike LSLCS’ other services (which are all self-referral), Safe Haven will be accessed via Leeds NHS Crisis Resolution and Intensive Support Service, and the Older People’s Support and Intensive Home Treatment Team (for those aged over 65).

Leeds Safe Haven will be open 24/7 to provide an alternative to hospital admission for people in acute mental health crisis. The service will have space for 6 guests (who may stay for up to one week) and 4 day visitors (who will come only in the day time, again for up to 7 days). The service will be staffed by a manager and deputy manager, a team of approximately 18 crisis support workers, and an inclusion worker (with a focus on outreach to disadvantaged groups).

About the role

The role of the deputy manager (Safe Haven) is to provide support to the LSLCS Manager in providing leadership and support to the Safe Haven Crisis Support team, as well as to lead on issues of diversity, inclusion and accessibility and to line manage the Touchstone Inclusion worker.

In 2018 Touchstone with LYPFT completed research around Mental Health hospital admissions. The research demonstrated that Black people were 240 times more likely to be detained under the mental Health Act, 1983, in Leeds. As a result, this post will also have a focus on reducing health inequalities, focusing on disparities and seeking ways to reduce these. The successful candidate will have an understanding of discrimination issues and specifically issues of racism and Islamophobia in Mental Health services. 

• Leading on accessibility issues and operational delivery with support of the manager and safe haven inclusion worker.
• Hours: 30 hours per week (mostly during the day, but with some evening attendance at evening meetings and occasional shifts in the crisis house.), plus 1 x 3 hour monthly reflective practice and team meeting, which occurs on the second Wednesday or third Monday 6:30pm-9:30pm.

Closing date: 9 February 2021
Interview date: 23 February 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website where you can download the application pack. Please note, you are not applying at this stage.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. 

Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you.

No agencies please.

In Memory Fundraising Officer

Full Time 37.5 hours per week (flexible and part time working by agreement)

Salary up to £30,000

Leeds Hospitals Charity

Leeds Hospitals Charity is proud to support Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust comprises seven hospitals and a dental institute, including Leeds General Infirmary, St James University Hospital, Leeds Children’s Hospital and Leeds Cancer Centre.  At Leeds Hospitals Charity, we work with NHS staff to improve the experience of patients and families. We’re passionate about healthcare and about making our hospitals amazing.

The Role

This is an exciting new role giving the successful candidate the opportunity to develop our In Memory offering.  The role reports to the Head of Individual Giving and will work closely with the other members of the Fundraising team, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust staff and volunteers.

The focus of this role will be to champion In Memory Giving both internally to Hospital teams and volunteers and externally to the community and local businesses.

Responsible for the delivery of a new and sizeable income stream, this role will identify, develop and implement plans to maximise income and ensure a regular flow of income to achieve annual targets.

The Person

We are looking for someone who has:

• proven experience of in memory fundraising /marketing in a product management or development role,
• developed new, audience-led products and propositions, and monitored their ongoing effectiveness,
• experience of fundraising and stewardship with a passion for supporting in memory donors.

You will:

• be highly organised, detail focused and sensitive when leading on our In Memory Giving programme,
• be an innovator and be able to creatively market this important aspect of fundraising,
• have excellent communication skills with the ability to empathise and build relationships.

To apply for this position please send a copy of your up to date CV with a covering letter.

Closing date for applications is Monday 1 February 2021.

Café West is located in the heart of Allerton, Bradford and is a community facility that aims to reach out to all local residents The centre has a range of excellent facilities and there is real potential to develop the provision and support on offer, and rise to the challenges that have presented themselves over the last year.  An experienced enthusiastic and energetic manager with a real understanding of community development work is required to help the management committee reach their vision for the centre, and ensure that it achieves its aims.  The successful candidate will;

• Have significant experience of managing all aspects of a community building
• Experience of all aspects of managing a staff team
• Have a strong track record of engaging with community groups, families and individuals

• Be able to demonstrate the values under pinning community development of equality, empowerment and social justice.

• Be able to work in partnership with a wide variety of agencies and organisations
• Have experience of working in the voluntary and community sector
• Have knowledge of how community centres are funded and fundraising skills
• Be available to work flexibly over 35 hrs per week including evenings and weekends in order to meet the needs of the community
• Experience of working in an area of multiple deprivation

The closing date for this post is 10 am on 8th February 2021. Interviews will be held on 15th February 2021.  If you haven’t heard anything about your application by the 10th February 2021 please consider your application unsuccessful.

Working as part of the TLG centre team in Wakefield, the Classroom Teacher post provides a unique opportunity to support young people experiencing educational crisis.

TLG Wakefield is a centre for alternative education provision delivering tailored social and educational interventions for young people. The Classroom Teacher will play an integral role in enabling young people to get their lives back on track, through delivering innovative programmes, and working with the Centre Manager to ensure that the education centre achieves success.

The role involves assistance with the planning and delivery of lessons; leading sessions as timetabled and providing one-to-one support as appropriate to bring excellence to the young people’s learning experience.  The individual will also act as a link between TLG’s students, their families and the church community.

We are looking to recruit an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS check. 

TLG Wakefield is run as a partnership between All Saints Church, Normanton and TLG The Education Charity, focusing on the needs of those who are struggling in school. It is one of a growing national network of schools supported by TLG.

Are you motivated to tackle the challenge of improving the homes and lives of older people? A great networker, excellent communicator and driven to make a difference to older people's lives?  Then this is the job for you.

Care & Repair England is a small, national housing charity dedicated to improving the homes and lives of older people. We are looking for a self-motivated person to head up our work with older people, local agencies and decision makers in the North of England.

As our part time North of England Officer you would lead on specific projects, particularly those working directly with older activists, groups, networks and forums to improve local provision of practical housing services for older people. You would also contribute to our wider efforts to improve the policy and practice links between housing, health and care.

We are looking for someone with strong interpersonal skills, able to work well with a wide range of people and organisations, with good communication and writing skills.  Knowledge about housing, planning, ageing and related policy and practice is essential.

Very importantly, you need to have commitment and drive to improve older people’s lives.

 Location Home based , located in North West /Yorkshire & Humberside regions, ideally central/ within easy reach of both, close to good transport links (preferably to public transport + road networks)