Job Summary

The Carers Manchester Network Learning and development Project Worker will provide a range of functions which support the delivery of the Carers Manchester Learning and Development programme.

This will involve working extensively with Statutory, Voluntary sector partners and within the existing carers Manchester services to enhance the learning and development opportunities that are available to carers in Manchester.

Job Purpose

Fulfilling the role will require the development and management of effective relationships with Network members, a range of partners and Community based organisations in Manchester and training providers.

The role will provide project work, administration and data analysis support for the Learning and development programme during its final year of delivery. Delivering these key tasks will involve working collaboratively with all partners, stakeholders and carers in to order to deliver high-quality and safe services for carers.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Learning and Development Programme

• To support the delivery of the CMN’s Learning and Development programmes through assisting with the organisation of new, and review of existing workshops and e-learning offers.
• To work alongside the external evaluator & CMN Coordinator to produce a final evaluation of the programme
• To explore and develop new digitally based learning opportunities for Manchester carers
• To work alongside the Local Authority, lead to develop a young carers offer within the programme
• To work alongside the programme administrator to support safe and COVID secure face to face workshop delivery.
• To support day to day delivery of workshops and their compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines
• To attend training events, when necessary to capture evaluation of the sessions and complete administrative tasks.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Volunteering team, supporting the FareShare Greater Manchester and Touch Wood operations.    It's a busy and varied role, but primarily focuses on recruiting, engaging and retaining volunteers to support the important work we do. 

The role requires someone with ideas and a good knowledge of the voluntary sector to recruit, train, and develop volunteers across our service.  The Volunteer Coordinator will work closely with the Volunteering and Employability Programmes Manager to identify ongoing volunteering needs for the organisation.

You'll be organised and highly proficient in all administrative duties.  You'll also help to manage and deliver our employability programme supporting administration of short courses.  You must be able to provide monitoring data to be used in compiling monthly reports for Board meetings, funding reports and audit purposes.  You'll have strong communication skills including a good telephone manner and be confident in dealing with enquiries at all levels.  We reach a wide variety of people from different backgrounds, abilities and communities. 

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths.  We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

The closing date for completed applications is noon on Friday 28th January 2022.  Interviews are expected to take place the following week.

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

37 hours per week

SCP16-19 £24,012 - £25,481 per annum

BASED IN MANCHESTER WITH TRAVEL / HOME WORKING

The newly created post of Volunteer Coordinator will improve the promotion, recruitment, selection, induction and ongoing support for volunteers across our organisation especially in meeting the rigorous standards for safe recruitment.  Our ultimate objective is to provide a best practice approach to welcoming and supporting the contribution of volunteers.

The role will be critical in supporting Service Managers meet their management responsibilities for volunteers and while developing our practices to ensure volunteers are motivated, nurtured and fulfilled and opportunities are inclusive.

The role will provide support to identify and develop opportunities to make volunteering within Caritas more accessible and increase the diversity of our volunteers so that they reflect the communities that we support.  Additionally to include those who have lived experience of particular challenges like homelessness, poverty or isolation in order to build confidence and develop skills and potentially to develop opportunities for corporate volunteers.

An appropriate professional qualification is required relevant to the ability to develop, co-ordinate and train volunteers along with being able to evidence sound working knowledge of current legislation as it relates to volunteering.

Closing date: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 at 10:00am

Interview: Friday, 11 February 2022

Caritas follows Safer Recruitment practices.

Safeguarding Training and Volunteer Co-ordinator – 20 hours per week, including evenings and weekend work

The Diocese of Chester is seeking to recruit a part time Safeguarding Training and Volunteer Co-ordinator to support the delivery of safeguarding training.

The successful candidate will combine an understanding of safeguarding issues with the ability to manage training programmes and develop and deliver training events. They will have the interpersonal skills required to facilitate learning, and to coach and mentor people from a range of backgrounds.

They will hold a safeguarding qualification and the ability to deal with confidential information with complete discretion.

Salary: £25,034 - £27,122 pro rata dependent upon qualifications and experience. This post is offered for an initial, fixed term period of 12 months, with the possibility of being extended to 2 years.

Sympathy with the aims and objectives of the Church of England is essential.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

The job description, person specification, background paper and application form can be downloaded from the Diocesan website.

Completed application forms should be returned to Mrs E A Geddes, Diocesan Director of Human Resources preferably by email.

Or by post to Church House, 5500 Daresbury Park, Warrington, WA4 4GE.

Closing date: Sunday 6th February 2022

Interviews: Monday 14th February 2022

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH THE DIOCESAN WEBSITE USING THE DIOCESAN APPLICATION FORM

The Activities Co-ordinator will work with our teams and clients to:

• Identify needs
• Engage creatively with partner organisations, including the community and voluntary sectors
• Co-ordinate a programme of in-house meaningful activities based on client need and aspirations. e.g. Sports Activities, cookery, outings etc.
• Build the strengths and talents of clients to help develop the skills and resources needed to transform their lives and enable independent living.

You will instinctively work in a manner that aligns fully with saha’s delivery values and behaviours, demonstrating energy and passion, along with a positive, can do attitude in your daily contribution to transforming lives. You will be a confident and capable communicator, able to build trusting, professional relationships and have a high level of resilience.

You will have good knowledge or experience of working with clients who have experienced homelessness or in a similar social care setting and will need to have a good idea of the wider community and voluntary sectors. Hours of work will be within a rota system that can be flexible based on your availability, which will include some evening and weekend shifts.

Benefits of working as Activities Co-ordinator:

In return for helping to transform lives, we want to help you to transform your lifestyle by giving you access to some great benefits. This includes:

26 days paid annual leave (pro rata) rising to 31 days, plus public holidays

•  A high street discount scheme (great savings both online and in-store)
•  Pension with life assurance
•  Health assistance programme
•  Training opportunities to aide your own personal and professional development

Peer Group Coordinator

Bury Involvement Group (BIG) in Mental Health is an independent charity run by, and for, people with personal experience of mental and emotional distress, with the purpose to build a healing and compassionate community for those in need of sanctuary and support. BIG is commissioned to provide the Bury Peer Led Crisis Service (BPLCS), a crisis service supporting adults in mental health crisis in Bury. BIG also delivers a Welcome Home Scheme (WHS), which supports people to transition from the mental health inpatient unit back into the community. We are excited to have secured funding allowing us to further develop and expand the current service. We are seeking a person with personal experience of mental and emotional distress to join our team as Peer Group Coordinator.

As Peer Group Coordinator you will be responsible for the day to day provision of the BIG’s community based peer support service, ensuring its smooth and effective functioning. You will line manage personnel and volunteers within the service, ensuring there is appropriate support to enable them to perform their duties, whilst supporting their development. You will work alongside the senior management team to support the evaluation and development of the service. You will be responsible for developing our drop-in community offer, whilst ensuring this service is aligned to our crisis and welcome home schemes. You will provide therapeutic face to face, and occasional telephone support, through a mutual negotiation of the visitor’s needs, within the service.

We wish to recruit someone with personal experience of mental distress and substantial experience of working with people with mental health problems. This must include experience of working with people at risk of suicide and self-harm. We are looking for someone with a great combination of skills. You will need to have proven experience of managing and leading a team or service, and great therapeutic skills with the ability to support and develop a team. Your high level of experience and understanding of community-based mental health needs will enable you to advise and guide the team and support the development of the service.

You’ll be joining a team which is friendly, supportive, and committed to our mission of empowering adults with mental health conditions towards recovery and improved quality of life. You will be integral to the continued development of a well-respected local mental health charity that makes a real difference to people’s lives.

• 22 hours a week
• £33,280.00 FTE
• 12 month fixed term contract. With the option of this being extended beyond this date, dependent on the long term commissioning of the project.
• Annual Leave entitlement of 19 days (plus 3 bank Holidays)
• Supportive induction, including training, alongside a training budget
• Regular Clinical Supervision with a counselling psychologist to support professional development, paid for by the organisation
• Closing Date Monday 24th January 2022
• Interviews week commencing 24th January 2022

Multiple Hybrid Working Vacancies in Medway, Leicester, Manchester, Worksop & Liverpool

Belonging to the Royal Voluntary Service community means inspiring volunteers to support the nation’s health and wellbeing. It means tackling the most pressing social issues in a workplace full of opportunities.

Through the gift of voluntary service, our volunteers provide much-needed support for over-stretched public services. They work at scale in the NHS, freeing up staff to dedicate more time to patient care and within communities to give practical help and support to people when they need it.

Our people are a welcoming team of individuals from every background who support one another to be their best. They are also some of the country’s most compassionate and dedicated people who step forward to help make society better connected and more inclusive – where everyone can thrive.

The Role
As a Service Co-ordinator, you will provide a Home-from-Hospital support service to recently discharged patients.

Upon leaving the hospital, you will be responsible for transporting patients to their homes and continuing to assist them in their daily needs for up to 4 weeks.

In this time, you will ensure that patients reconnect with their community and activities of interests, to minimise readmissions and reduce isolation and loneliness.

Additionally, you will provide support to the Service Manager in the recruitment and training processes of new volunteers.

About You
To be considered a Service Co-ordinator, you will need:
- A full, valid driving licence and access to own vehicle
- A willingness to transport patients, both home from hospital and to other identified community settings
- Demonstrable experience of working in a person-centred manner
- A working knowledge and understanding of the NHS, including the needs of patients upon discharge from hospital
- An awareness of the principles of Safeguarding (Adults and Children)
- Excellent communications ability at all levels
- The ability to act on your own initiative within agreed parameters
- The ability to proficiently use standard IT systems, email, Microsoft Teams and role specific databases
- GCSEs or Welsh and/or Scottish equivalent qualification in Maths and English at grades A*-C

Why you should join our team
We’re proud to be in the top 25 not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK, based on ratings from Indeed. As a valued employee at Royal Voluntary Service, you will benefit from the following:

- Salary of £9.27 per hour
- The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website, 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions built-in
- Opportunities to discuss flexible working
- Access to award-winning e-learning and development
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- A great pension scheme
- Enhanced Family Leave schemes
- Six weeks company sick pay
- 25 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)

Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.

How to apply
If you think you’d succeed as our Service Co-ordinator, please select the apply button shown to be brought through to the application process.

The closing date for applications is 3rd February 2022.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

These roles are part-time working 17.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, on a fixed-term contract until July 2022.

Applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to pre-employment checks. This may include a criminal records check.

Other organisations may call this role Charity Service Co-ordinator, Community Support Co-ordinator, Volunteer Co-ordinator, Hospital Services Co-ordinator, or Volunteer Support Co-ordinator.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

The Students’ Union works on behalf of the 40,000+ students of the University of Manchester and the 350+ societies that those students set up and belong to which cover a wide variety of interests including culture and faith, arts, volunteering, academic, sports and recreation and campaigning. Societies are a key component of the university experience and are a vital part of developing communities that enrich student life alongside their academic studies. In any one academic year, we can facilitate in excess of 1,000 room and venue bookings across the university campus.

This role will be the main point of contact for students and groups looking to book rooms, venues and spaces in the students’ union building and across the university campus. To do this, this role is the main liaison between students and Central Teaching Spaces (CTS), the university based team that book and manage all university rooms and lecture theatres. This role also conducts initial research for any visiting speakers attending events in line with SU and university guidelines. This role works with the SU Venues team to enquire about availability in the Manchester Academy Venues located within the Students’ Union for use by students and groups for various activities and events.

Duties

• To facilitate student group activity across the university campus by booking venues, rooms and spaces as requested.
• To research and approve visiting speakers attending events at the SU and university.
• To keep accurate records of numbers and details of bookings made to inform reports and allow analysis of data.
• Support in developing training for student groups on new processes and systems.
• Work with colleagues to identify key areas requiring support over the coming year, to enhance the experience of all student groups and meet the relevant aims of the Students’ Union strategy.

Applications close: 08/02/2022 23.59pm

Interviews commence: 14/02/2022

Applications may close early if required.

Full Time 37.5 hours per week 

Birmingham, London or Manchester

£24,000 per annum (plus £3,000 London Weighting if applicable) 

Who we are looking for 

We are looking for 3 motivated and talented individuals to join our Programmes team as Programme Senior Co-ordinators (internally know as Programmes Senior Associate). One of the roles will be offered on a 12 month FTC basis (maternity cover) and the remaining two roles will be offered on a permanent basis.

You'll provide the interface between the organisation and our stakeholders, liaising with other teams to ensure that full programme requirements are communicated and fulfilled. As well as supporting end to end programme management for the area you are responsible for. As the Senior Associate, the role may include oversight and coordination of Programme Associates, acting as a point of escalation, and helping to develop longer-term programme management plans.

Based in either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office, you’ll provide high-quality handling of in-bound queries (e.g. from participants or delivery partners), escalating where appropriate in line with agreed escalation policies, and seeking to build a friendly, professional and warm relationship with stakeholders. You’ll collect and review stakeholder feedback and follow up where appropriate in line with team ways of working, and contribute to continuous improvement across the team.

This exciting role is varied and complex, and will require a robust, agile and creative individual to fulfil the needs of the organisation. It is essential that you have an excellent understanding of customer service standards and have prioritisation, organisation and planning skills. In this role you will need to use your initiate to make improvements and have strong analytical skills with the ability to interrogate data and identify trends.

Who are Ambition Institute? 

At Ambition Institute we help schools tackling educational disadvantage to keep getting better, and help their teachers and school leaders to become more expert over time. That’s how we’ll make sure every child gets a great education and the best possible start in life.

• We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive.
• We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice.
• We champion every teacher and school leader’s potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement. 

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Agile working culture, so you can control how you work.
• Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work.
• Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service.
• Shared parental leave package.
• Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line.
• Professional development offer for all staff.
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays.
• Employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% national insurance rebate).
• Interest free season ticket / bike loans

How to apply 

All applications must be received by the closing date, 9am on 2 February 2022. Interviews are expected to take place on the 9th and 10th February 2022.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Community Engagement Coordinator 

Manchester

Grade 5 (£23,487 to £26,341)

Ref: 4366

Manchester Metropolitan is proud to be a part of our community. Our campus sits right at the heart of both the city centre and Hulme and our impact stretches further afield through Greater Manchester and beyond. Community engagement a major part of who we are and what we do. Our culture – from research to the student experience - develops strong and long-lasting community connections.

We are looking for a new Community Engagement Coordinator to join the Public Affairs team, who are responsible for engaging with external stakeholders and leading on activities as part of the University's Communications Strategy. With a new GM Civic University Agreement in place and the launch of our ambitious 2030 Sustainability Strategy, this is a great time to join the University and support our work with local communities.

The Public Affairs team are looking for an exceptional communicator, who is approachable and skilled at fostering positive relationships. You will support engagement and communications with our neighbours and partners including local residents, community/voluntary groups and networks. A key point of contact for local communities, you will also respond to enquiries and create bespoke communications for a range of target audiences.

This role also provides a fantastic opportunity to develop and maintain close working relationships with staff across the University. You will support the initiation of community engagement on and off campus and facilitate the use of University resources as appropriate. As well as supporting best practice across the University, you will be responsible for leading on specific activities to deliver against University and local priorities including sustainability and wellbeing.

This role includes some weekend and evening working. We recognise the benefits and importance of an environment that supports flexible and remote working and are open to conversations about this throughout the application process.

You are an enthusiastic, adaptable, motivated, and organised individual with proven ability and skill to create effective communications, handle different levels of enquiries and build strong relationships.

With an excellent knowledge of community engagement practices and local priorities, you will demonstrate the skill set to plan, deliver, and evaluate projects.

Your work will be underpinned by your strong administration skills, attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines.

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits that a diverse organisation can bring and particularly encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented in the University workforce.

Hybrid working is offered for this role.The nature of the role requires presence on campus at certain times of year, but at other times you will be able to complete some work remotely. We recognise the benefits and importance of an environment that supports flexible working and are open to conversations throughout the application process.

Closing date: 26th January 2022

Are you a people-person, relationship builder interested in female empowerment, sustainable fashion and making a real change to society?  If so, then this opportunity may be for you!

Hours:                   Will consider applications from 24 hours per week up to 40 hours per week (FTE). 

We offer different ways to work flexibly including hybrid working options and part-time arrangements so please feel free to talk about what flexible working means to you at interview.

Location: Flexible/WFH with occasional evening work (events).  Office location is Stockport, SK1 1DS

Salary: £23,000 per annum FTE (40 hours). Pro rata salary - £13,850 based on 24 hours per week/Pro rata  salary - £18,470 based on 32 hours per week.

As we strive to fully represent our diverse communities, we would especially encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people and disabled people.

About the role

Job Purpose:

To identify and develop strong and positive relationships with a diverse range of referral partners to ensure a sustainable source of client referrals to our service.  Your role will be key in finding the pipeline that will enable us to deliver on our ambitious growth strategy of doubling the number of women we support.

Key Accountabilities:

You will lead on driving referrals and growth of the organisation through a passion for and understanding of Smart Works Greater Manchester services and building excellent working relationships.  Will be reqired to travel in and around Greater Manchester.

Reporting to the Business Manager, as Engagement and Referral Outreach Lead you will be an integral part of a small team, fundamental to our charity’s operation.

Your principal role is to focus on growing our outreach activity with a range of existing and potential referral partner organisations across Greater Manchester and the North-West who refer women into our service.  This will involve researching and identifying new opportunities for collaboration and reaching out virtually and over the telephone as well as representing the organisation at events and networking opportunities, sharing key messages and building our reputation to generate new partnerships. 

You’ll be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with current referral partners which include: Job Centre Plus, Women’s Refuges, justice organisations, employability programmes, housing associations, support groups and other third sector organisations.

This position provides an opportunity to be creative in engaging and involving both existing and new referral partners with an innovative approach to in-person and online events/activities.

You’ll need to record and maintain accurate records and produce monthly reports on referral activity, so a working knowledge of MS Office applications is desirable as is the ability to be able to keep your cool under pressure in order to manage competing demands for your time and respond quickly to problem solve as issues arise.

We are particularly keen to build referrals from those communities, age groups and locations currently underrepresented in our client profile and expand our reach across the region.

About You

You will be a self-starter, action orientated and have excellent organisational and networking skills, to enable you to build and maintain successful partnerships to encourage referrals to our services.

A highly organised and positive individual, you will be passionate about empowering women to thrive in work and life.  You will be a strong communicator, both verbally and in writing, be able to multi-task, think on your feet and bring a determination to meet our aim of helping as many women as we can get into work.

Please note, candidates must identify as female, due to the nature of our services.

Person Specification:

Experience

• Demonstrable experience and understanding of using client databases and associated reporting tools
• Proven experience of generating leads through networking/relationship building either in a sales, recruitment or not for profit role
• Experience of delivering presentations both virtual and face to face to a wide variety of audiences
• Experience of producing reports, spreadsheets and power point presentations
• Experience of providing exceptional customer service
• Previous experience of working in a similar role with referral partners and/or unemployed women (desirable)
• Knowledge of the Charity/Not for profit sector in Greater Manchester/North-West of England (desirable)

Skills and Aptitude

• The skills and confidence to liaise with, influence, provide support to, and develop relationships with referrers, clients and volunteers
• Good understanding of current digital and social media platforms
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to write and present clearly and concisely
• Excellent administrative and organisation skills
• Ability to problem solve and work to deadlines under pressure
• Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Ability to make effective use of a wide range of IT and digital applications (e.g. Office 365 including SharePoint and Teams)
• Committed to continuous professional development and maintaining pace with industry trends and developments
• Willing and able to work between an office and a home environment
• Willing to travel in and around Greater Manchester - ability to drive/access to a car would be advantageous

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements 

Salary: c.£32,000 per annum plus benefits and lease car

Location: Home-based

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association has a new opportunity for an Area Support Coordinator to join the Care Team, covering the Greater Manchester area.

About the role

At the MND Association we strive to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers whilst working towards our vision of a world free from MND. We are looking for a dedicated and innovative home-based Area Support Co-ordinator to join our regional team covering Greater Manchester.

As an Area Support Coordinator, you will be reporting directly to the Head of Regional Care Partnerships and working closely with them to plan and prioritise, you will be responsible for a designated local area and be part of a larger regional team. The main purpose of the role is threefold:

• To ensure that people affected by MND are supported and empowered
• To lead, manage and support teams of volunteers
• To develop and maintain relationships with local services and their staff

You will be:

• Someone who is able to plan and organise
• Enthusiastic, creative and solutions focused
• Adept at developing and managing a wide range of relationships
• A great team player, people person and communicator
• Able to travel within the area and occasionally work some antisocial hours

This role will be home-based with regular travel within the designated region. There is an expectation that you will travel nationally when required and to our national office in Northampton.

How to apply?

We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply online now and submit a supporting statement and CV.

About Us

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.

We operate a hybrid working environment within a flexible office space using the latest technology and digital infrastructure. This, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, gives staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.

We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.

Important Notices

The MND Association operates a hybrid working culture and therefore we are open to discussing the possibility of variable hours, remote or home working, flexible start, and finish times etc.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Our selection process will be multi-stage; this may include video call screening, psychometric assessments, and competency-based interview/s.

We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role. We work hard to fill our roles directly and if assistance is required, we operate a PSL, which currently closed for review. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies/ head-hunters.

Length of contract:   12 months fixed term 

Salary:  £22,183 to £26,511 per annum (NJC scale 12/21)

Based at: Trafford

Hours:  37 hours                                                                                                       

Our Mission

We help people to achieve the outcomes that matter to them in their lives, by providing high-quality advocacy.

Purpose of role

The role of a community advocate will be to provide support to individuals 18+ within the community to have a voice in decisions affecting their life, whilst helping them to understand their rights. The role will require the post holder to promote self-advocacy and empowerment and enable people to make informed decisions and get their views heard in matters relating to mental health and/or care and support needs within health and social care. This will be through one-to-one advocacy and other models of advocacy as required. This activity will include working with people of all ages, including those with learning disabilities, people with mental health needs, people with physical and sensory impairment, and older people.

Key Tasks

• Provide outreach work to engage with seldom heard groups, develop groups for self-advocacy and service user engagement and participation in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Contribute towards the work of the local reference group
• Promote and raise the profile of all contracted services
• Ensure the Community development function is effective and efficient and supports the front-line delivery of business plans
• Work with the Advocacy Manager and Service Delivery Director to monitor and support the development of the team and the individuals within it
• To provide management information reports on service delivery
• To manage a client caseload and ensure accurate case management and record keeping

Are you a proactive and organised fundraiser looking to make a difference at a well-loved local charity? You’ll have the opportunity to manage and develop our existing income streams and evaluate new ones to help us provide more of the compassionate and life-changing care we are renowned for in Bolton.

The Income Generation and Communications team currently raises £4 million a year to support the work of Bolton Hospice. Our consultant-led team of doctors, nurses and other professional staff provide expert care and support for local people with terminal or life-limiting illnesses and their families, in the hospice and at home. We not only take care of patients' physical needs, we consider their emotional, spiritual and social needs too. And we support families and close friends, both during illness and in bereavement.

We care for patients throughout their illness, helping to improve their wellbeing and quality of life. We also provide compassionate, dedicated and dignified care for patients at the end of their life. As our services and reach increase, so does our income target, so the successful candidate will build on our previous fundraising success and ultimately help us reach more of the people in Bolton who need us.

The Role

The post holder will be responsible for our established individual giving and in memory programmes including our annual Light up a Life Appeal, Sponsor a Nurse and Tree of Life and you will have the opportunity to evaluate and improve on their success.  You’ll work with the Fundraising Manager to write persuasive and inspiring appeals to an existing portfolio of charitable trusts and undertake research into prospective ones. You will also help inform and steward our legacy programme.  With support, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our income from individuals and trusts.

What you need:

The successful candidate will be highly organised and must have excellent relationship building and communication skills, both written and verbal.  You will deliver our individual giving, legacy, and trust fundraising programmes with intelligence, drive and importantly, care.  You should have a good eye for detail and ideally, already be accustomed to using databases to extract and analyse data and have demonstrable experience of writing persuasively to different audiences.  You’ll need to be able to work well within a busy team in order to support the whole team to achieve targets.  Some knowledge of our catchment area (the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton) would be an advantage.

If you aren’t from a third sector background, but believe you have transferable skills, we would be happy to hear from you.

Why Bolton Hospice?

You will be working within a friendly and committed team in modern, open plan offices (with flexible working and some home working if this suits you). As part of the Income Generation and Communications team and reporting directly to the Fundraising Manager, you’ll have the flexibility to develop your ideas and make a positive impact on income. We offer our employees an attractive benefits packages, including generous annual leave (starting at 35 days a year including bank holidays, pro rata for part time), a contributory stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance, membership of a healthcare cash plan and excellent training opportunities.

Closing Date for Applications: Monday, 24th January 2022

Interview date to be confirmed

Bolton Hospice welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, marital status or sexual orientation.  Any appointment will be made on merit alone. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.  Bolton Hospice has a No Smoking Policy.