About Imkaan

Imkaan is a UK-based, Black feminist organisation. We are the only national second tier ‘by and for’ women's organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and minoritised women and girls i.e. women and girls which are defined in policy terms as Black & ‘Minority Ethnic’ (BME).

The organisation has worked for over two decades on issues such as domestic  violence, forced   marriage   and   ‘honour-based’ violence. We work at local, national and international level, and in partnership with a range of organisations, to improve policy and practice responses to Black and minortised women and girls.

The Imkaan team holds extensive expertise in working around the complexities of violence against women and girls. Our specialist team is made up of Black & minoritised women who have been frontline workers, service managers, counsellors, researchers, trainers, policy workers, development workers, and group-work facilitators.

Imkaan works with our members to represent the expertise and perspectives of frontline, specialist and dedicated Black and minoritised women’s organisations that work to prevent and respond to violence  against  women and girls. We deliver a unique package of support which includes: quality assurance; accredited training and peer education; sustainability support to frontline Black and minoritised organisations; and facilitation of space for community engagement and development.

Job Role

This is a fixed term contract to February 2024. The new project will develop and deliver a social justice project focusing on political empowerment, movement building and solidarity action. The post holder will work with Black and minoritised women in England, Scotland and Wales, to address racial exclusion, disenfranchisement and marginalisation of Black, minoritised and migrant women subjected to social injustices and severe forms racism (racialised patriarchal systems and institutions that deny the lived experiences of Black and minoritised women). The project will address structural inequality and institutional racism by monitoring regressions in policy and legislation at national and local levels; consult women and their organisations around issues of political empowerment and representation specifically addressing local and regional experiences, create strategic advocacy approaches regarding grassroots action, political organisation and movement building linking to rights, resources and protections; and create policy and advocacy actions and positions challenging racism – the normalisation, acceptance and tolerance of racist stereotypes and xenophobic beliefs as present in institutions and structures and social spaces that affect Black and minoritised women and girls’ and their access to social justice. 

NOTE ABOUT COVID 19

At Imkaan we are currently working under lockdown conditions and are working remotely from home. The postholder will be required to re-locate to the office once all COVID 19 measures are lifted.

How To Apply

If you are interested in this post please visit our website to download the application pack. This is an ideal opportunity for women interested in a dynamic team and who are committed to Imkaan values. 

Closing date: 12 February 2021 at 5pm 

Interview date: 26 February 2021 

Black and ‘Minority Ethnic’ Women only need apply (Schedule 9, Part 1, 158 and 159 Equality Act 2010). All posts are subject to a DBS vetting and barriing check.

A superb opportunity to help us increase the impact that volunteers make within the NHS at St Mary's and Western Eye Hospitals in Paddington by growing our volunteer community and improving the quality of experience for volunteers and staff alike to provide patients with the care and support they deserve.

About us
We're Imperial Health Charity, an organisation that helps our hospitals do more through grants, arts, volunteering and fundraising. We support the five hospitals of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust: Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea, St Mary’s and the Western Eye. 

During the height of the covid-19 pandemic surge during 2020 we channelled the huge outpouring of kindness from the public into vital wellbeing support for NHS staff and a better hospital experience for thousands of patients. Volunteers played a pivotal role in supporting our efforts during this time, for which we were awarded a Mayor of London Volunteering Award in the Crisis Response category.

About our volunteering programme
We’ve just completed our 2017-2020 volunteering strategy and we’re proud of what we’ve achieved over the last three years:

• engaged nearly 1000 volunteers
• appointed over 700 new volunteers
• achieved the Investing In Volunteers standard in volunteering management
• ran a successful youth volunteering programme for 16 to 25-year-olds, with 169 volunteers taking part
• during our most recent annual volunteering survey, 95% of volunteers agreed that their expectations of volunteering with us had been met.

Our approach is one of partnership, working with our hospitals, bringing our knowledge and expertise on engaging volunteers successfully, together with the hospital’s needs and expertise in managing health and care safely. 

During 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic we successfully managed an emergency response at our hospitals, engaging over 330 Crisis Response Volunteers (most of whom we recruited during the pandemic). Since the start of 2021 we have been working with our NHS partners to deploy our Reserve Crisis Response Volunteers as well as restart recruitment efforts so that we can support our hospitals as they roll out the vaccine, continue to treat increasing numbers of patients affected by the virus and help keep the health service running, in spite of the current pressures.

The Volunteering Manager role
As the Volunteering Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day running of the volunteering programme at St Mary’s and the Western Eye hospitals.

Building strong relationships across the Trust, you will empower volunteers to provide a high-quality experience for patients and staff and, in doing so, have an outstanding and highly-rewarding volunteering experience.

Day to day you will find yourself doing the following:

• Recruiting, training and supporting volunteers
• Identifying new areas for engaging volunteers
• Helping to project manage the design and introduction of new volunteer roles
• Supporting hospital staff who are working with, managing and/or supporting volunteers
• Developing training and guidance resources
• Providing support and line management to the Volunteering Support Officer

What we are looking for
You will be someone who thrives in a fast-paced and people-focused environment, with experience of working with and managing volunteers and volunteering programmes/roles. You will have strong experience of working methodically and within project management principles, with a keen eye for accuracy and attention to detail. You will enjoy juggling multiple projects, priorities and stakeholder expectations in order to deliver a high-quality service. You will have strong IT and systems skills with experience using digital CRM, project management and/or training systems. You will enjoy and be confident in creating and delivering training and presentations to different audiences. You are someone who plans and reflects, but who also is ready to get stuck in and help fix a problem if it arises, including resolving concerns or disputes between people.

If this sounds like you and you're looking for a new challenge then we'd love to hear from you.

The Trussell Trust is passionate about providing the best digital systems, tools and technical support to food banks in the network to help them support those in crisis. The Network Systems Coordinator will be part of a team that leads the technical knowledge and development of food bank facing systems for over 400 food banks and 60,000 users. Deep in the heart of the operations directorate, they will work closely with colleagues in Network Services in making sure issues, updates and ideas are communicated effectively between the teams. 

This two year, fixed term contract is a home-based role. Flexible working will be considered.

We are seeking a proactive, dynamic and skilled staff member (Registered Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker) to be appointed as a Care Co-ordinator to work in a fast-paced multidisciplinary Sanctuary setting (Crisis Café).  Working within the Sanctuary we will help you develop leadership skills, autonomous decision making, and dynamic risk assessment skills.

The Café accepts referrals from the Emergency Services, other professional bodies including self-referrals and is accessible to those living within the localities of Mid, North and West Essex who are experiencing a Mental Health Crisis. The aim of the Sanctuary is to help reduce the number of admissions to A&E for those who have no physical/medical need.

The role will involve working in partnership to ensure that vulnerable people have a safe environment in which to manage their crisis and provide back-up services, where necessary. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a new Service in an area of great need and to contribute to improved out of hours’ provision.

We have roles available in two of our cafes/sanctuaries, details below:

Colchester - Fixed term contract until 31.03.2021.  The cafe is open 7 days a week including bank holidays and you would be working 7 hour shifts working 5pm - 12 midnight on a 4 on, 4 off shift rota.  The pro rata starting salary for this location is £19,971 pa.

Braintree - Fixed term contract until 31.03.2022.  The cafe is open 7 days week including bank holidays and you would be working 7 hour shifts working 6pm - 1.00am on a 4 on, 4 off shift rota.  The pro rata starting salary for this location is £21,398 pa (includes an unsocial hours shift allowance).

When applying for the role, please specify on your application form which location you wish to be considered for.

Our Open Door Project is for under 5’s with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their parents.You will need experience of working with families and a sound knowledge of disability and child development.

You will run the drop-in for parents and children in a location in Barnet; work with local children’s centres and other professionals; support families to access advice and information; manage a small team.

This post is funded until March 2024.

We are looking for 2 confident, reliable people to support hospital staff and other health or social care professionals to provide wrap around, holistic support that will enable clients to be discharged from hospital feeling supported and empowered. One postholder will work from Addenbrookes hospital in Cambridge and the other from Peterborough City and Hinchingbrooke hospitals. You will be able to identify what needs to be put into place to avoid a readmission or future admission to hospital, within the context of promoting wellbeing, happiness, independence, and confidence.

Application by CV and covering letter in which you address all the points in the person specification,  if these points are not covered your application may not be considered.  Your application should specify which location you would prefer.  Applications should be  received by midday on  monday 8th February,  interviews will be online and held after this date.

These posts are full time (37h/week) for an initial 6 month contract with a possibility of this being extended.

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking to add a Support Coordinator to our Moorcroft Day Centre (Older Person’s Service) team in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

We are looking for an experienced practitioner, preferably with management experience to provide person centred care and support to people older people with learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities. The service provides personalised support at our Day Opportunities Service for Older People, and our Supported Living and Outreach services in Stoke-on-Trent. This service requires working at our day centre (open 8:30am-5pm) and flexibly within the wider community (this can include evenings and weekends) providing support to service users in their own homes. The service provides person centred care, support and activities to older service users with dementia and providing a friendly door to door transport service. Support duties can involve personal care, help with domestic tasks such as cooking and cleaning, or offering social/emotional support.

Support Coordinator Duties:

• Developing the Day Service provision by extending it out to the wider community

• Identifying and producing a monthly timetable of creative activities for all individuals accessing our service to encourage participation

• Providing respectful and bespoke personal care, emotional and practical support to each person

• Collaborating with service users, families, and the multi-disciplinary team to maximise service user outcomes

• Implementing Creative Support principles, policies, procedures and guidelines and ensuring that the service fulfils CQC requirements

• Supervising and supporting staff to best meet service user needs and preferences

  Experience is essential for this role, including good IT skills, and preferably a driving license and willingness to drive a mini-bus. You will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, which will include evenings and weekends.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,

• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate,

• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,

• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,

• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hour’s teams.

This unique and challenging opportunity will provide you with an environment that offers personal and professional development. We will provide you with further managerial training and qualifications to best meet the needs of the service.

ABOUT WLM

WLM’s mission is to empower positive change.

WLM has been working in the community in London since 1887. We currently work in Lambeth, Southwark, Westminster and Islington providing a range of services including supported accommodation for ex-military personnel, a residential care home for men managing an addiction to alcohol, an approved premise for men coming out of prison, advice and support for people experiencing homelessness, affordable and accessible counselling in the community, and financial resilience services.

WLM is a values led organisation. Our people are the heart of what we do. We have recently embarked on developing an asset-based approach in partnership with Mayday Trust building on our work embedding recovery and psychologically informed approaches.

ABOUT THE SERVICE

WLM The Haven is a CQC registered care home for men managing an addiction to alcohol.  It offers long-term care and accommodation, providing a stable environment using a harm-reduction approach.

The primary aims of the service are to address health, wellbeing and accommodation needs of residents using a Strength and Asset-based approach. We focus on strengths not what’s wrong. Staff and volunteers encourage residents to participate in activities that are of interest to them. We also encourage residents to develop or renew positive relationships where possible with their families and the wider community.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of Project Coordinator is pivotal in ensuring a safe and nurturing environment that empowers people who are resident at WLM The Haven to thrive. The post holder will ensure smooth day-to-day running of the service with the support of the team at WLM The Haven and will also be instrumental in driving continuous improvement throughout the team. As part of this role, the post holder will be required to proactively participate in CQC audits and follow CQC regulations and standards.

The role requires the ability to work a shift rota, which will include working at weekends and bank holidays.

In return WLM offers a competitive salary, generous annual leave (27 days on appointment, rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service), staff benefits including interest free season ticket loan and group personal pension plan.

Please refer to the job description for additional information on the responsibilities and duties of the role.

HOW TO APPLY

• Please visit our website for the job description and to apply
• Please note an Enhanced DBS certificate is required for the role.
• Interviews will be held as applications are submitted and before the closing date below so please apply early.
• The closing date for applications is midnight Monday 8th February 2021.

Please ensure that all documents submitted to WLM are in either MS Word document or PDF format. If you are using the Pages application on an Apple device, you will need to change the document to one of these formats.

PART-TIME COORDINATOR – ‘EYES ON, HANDS ON’ PROJECT

 (FIXED TERM CONTRACT to 31 Mar 2022)

The CWGC honours the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth Forces who died in the two world wars, ensuring they will never be forgotten. Our values and aims, laid out in 1917, are as relevant now as they were 100 years ago. 

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a talented and self-motivated Volunteer Coordinator to join our team based in our South East Region to deliver the Annington Homes sponsored ‘Eyes On, Hands On’ volunteering project.

The ‘Eyes on, Hands On’ project is a new venture which will seek to develop a volunteer network to link the military communities in the UK with the CWGC sites in their local area. The postholder will develop opportunities to use volunteers to support and supplement the care provided by regional operations staff to CWGC commemorations.

Working 15 hours over the week, you will be liaising closely with the local Regional Manager, the in-place Volunteer Coordinators and your volunteers building and maintaining partnerships with a wide range of volunteer organisations and associations, ensuring regular engagement.

In order to succeed in this role, you will have excellent communication, presentation and networking skills. You will also have experience of working with the UK Armed Forces, and empathy with the Service ethos.

If you would like to be part of a key team raising the profile of our valuable work and think you’ve got what it takes to succeed in this role please send your completed Application Form, CV and a covering letter explaining what you can bring to the role and why you believe you can fulfil the requirements of the job, as outlined in the job description .

Circa £29,746 pro rata, depending upon experience, with an allowance of £1,044, pro rata, to compensate for the fact a home office will be required. The Commission will also require the successful candidate to use their own car for any travel, for which mileage will be paid. 

Location: South East Region 1 (ideally in the Kent/Sussex area)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time once we receive sufficient applications and encourage all interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

The closing date for applications is 29 January 2021 and it is anticipated that interviews will take place on week commencing 15 February 2021.  Due to current Covid-19 Social Distancing requirements, interviews will take place using Microsoft Teams.

Home-Start is a local Birmingham charity based in the Jewellery Quarter helping parents to build better lives for their children. We are looking to recruit someone to become part of our dynamic team.

The main purpose of the job is to recruit, train and support a team of volunteers to work with families with children under five in their own homes. Covering Bartley Green, Quinton, Harborne and Edgbaston areas of Birmingham. We are looking for someone with:

A good standard of education GCSE, NVQ level 3 or equivalent.

Experience of working with complex families.

Experience of working with volunteers.

Experience of delivering a course to volunteers.

Must be a car driver with use of own vehicle.

Must have good IT skills

To apply for this post can you please email us at: [email protected],org with your personal email address

About us

Christian Aid believes that everyone, regardless of faith or race, is entitled to live a full life, free from poverty. We believe in tackling the root causes of poverty, not just the symptoms. And we believe the world can and must be changed so there is equality, dignity and freedom for all. If you’re as compelled as we are to make this change happen, and want to inspire others to help make it happen, then join us.

About the role

Central Supporter Engagement Coordinators play a crucial role in stewarding, inspiring, and engaging a diverse range of churches and Christian Aid groups to build on the agency of Christian Aid’s supporters. They are accountable for establishing stronger and more effective relationships and maintaining and increasing supporters’ level of engagement. They undertake a diverse range of stewardship and enquiry management activities, as well as being proactive in equipping and motivating churches, groups and people to pray, act and particularly give, in order to expose the scandal of poverty and to contribute effectively to its eradication. They are accountable for capturing and processing supporter information and providing consistent outstanding customer service and stewardship. The team will be involved in data management and will gain specific expertise in Christian Aid systems. The Central Supporter Engagement team are also accountable for providing excellent office-based help to complement the efforts of regional colleagues, working as one to achieve the strategic objectives of the Fundraising and Supporter Engagement department and the wider organisation. You will work closely with regional colleagues across the UK.

About you

You will be used to working in a customer care environment, including handling enquiries and complaints and appropriately dealing with difficult issues, and working with a customer database, including inputting, editing and extracting data. You will be able to dealing with new and existing supporters by telephone and in written communications, and liaise and build relationships with a broad range of people in a friendly, outgoing and positive manner. You will have knowledge of good donor management or customer care.

You will be able to demonstrate appropriate assurance to set manageable expectations and deal positively with supporters whose expectations cannot be met. You will also have the ability to retain clarity and focus in a very busy environment with excellent attention to detail as well as a systematic approach to work.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either and Enhance  or Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Our current team comprises of a small group of diverse individuals from different backgrounds. This is because we value diversity, and believe our differences makes us a stronger team and is instrumental to the way we work and to provide the best service to our supporters. As such, we invest in the skills, talents and experience of people from all walks of life, which also allows us to live out Christian Aid’s value which we are grounded in and committed to deliver; Dignity, Equality, Justice and Love. And so, we welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, and of all races, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion and beliefs. We would particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority candidates as we are under-represented within this area and level within our organisation. As members of the International Disability Alliance, we also guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for our roles.

We are looking for an outstanding Project Coordinator who is passionate about health and wellbeing to coordinate our Community Champions project. 

Through recruiting and supporting dedicated local volunteers (Community Champions), you will respond to local needs by delivering campaigns, events, activities and training.

This Westminster Public Health-commissioned project is designed to provide improved opportunities for people living in the Harrow Road ward to enhance their health and wellbeing.  

You will be employed by WECH, working in close partnership with Maida Hill Place, a social enterprise running food training and health and wellbeing programmes, where the project is based. 

The ability to work evenings and weekends is required. 

The closing date for this post is 9am, Fri 12th February 2021 

The application should clearly describe why you are suitable for the role and should relate closely to the person specification. 

Please note interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on Friday 19th February. All interviews will be conducted remotely over Teams or Zoom.

• Full time, 12-month contract
• Salary: £26,000
• 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible working hours

The Cares Family is an anti-racist organisation committed to advancing anti-racism in our work and in our communities. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, who are under-represented in our organisation. We are an equal opportunities employer.

In your role as The Cares Family’s Corporate Partnerships and Engagement Coordinator, you will support our growing network of local and national corporate partners.

This is an exciting time to join our successful and friendly fundraising team. With a tailored, creative and collaborative team approach, the Partnerships team builds and develops mutually beneficial relationships with corporate partners.

As our Corporate Partnerships and Engagement Coordinator, you will need to balance key priorities: supporting an account manager with the daily delivery of a number of major partnerships; managing and delivering volunteering and engagement opportunities with our partners;  helping the team with its administrative tasks and working on critical collaborative projects to secure new business.

You will need to have an excellent eye for detail and an organised approach to deal effectively with multiple organisations to provide excellent donor stewardship, including project management and event skills in order to deliver engagement opportunities to our corporate partners. Critical to this role is excellent communication and people management skills to build partnerships. You should be motivated, ambitious and an all-round team player.

If this sounds like you and you’re looking to progress a career in fundraising, we’d love to hear from you.  

TO READ THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND FIND OUT HOW TO APPLY, PLEASE VISIT THE CARES FAMILY'S WEBSITE.

About us
Since the coronavirus outbreak began, our society has pulled together to achieve extraordinary things. Thousands of people sleeping rough have been temporarily housed in a matter of weeks, and many more were prevented from becoming homeless due to emergency changes to legislation.

As we begin to emerge from the series of lockdowns, we now stand at a crossroads: we can build on the incredible progress that has been made by helping everyone move into a secure and permanent home; or we risk seeing thousands of people being forced into homelessness.

We are recruiting for a Volunteering Partner – Development to join our expanding Volunteering Team, to work alongside our inspirational volunteers and to bring an end to homelessness in Great Britain.

About the role

This role can be based at any of our 11 offices (Croydon, Central London, Brent, Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham, Rotherham, Liverpool or Newcastle, South Wales and Edinburgh) but must be able to travel to our Head Office in London occasionally.

As our Volunteering Partner - Development you will join our innovative, dynamic and creative central Volunteering Team.  For the past few years, we’ve been working hard to transform the volunteer journey and experience at Crisis and have made significant progress.  New materials, new processes and a more digital approach are all being embedded and you will be part of ensuring that all of our volunteers have a brilliant experience with Crisis. 

This role has a focus on new and effective marketing approaches to ensure we reach those volunteers who have an ambition to end homelessness.  It’s also pivotal in the use of our Learning Management System for volunteers and ensuring that volunteers commit to an engaging and effective learning experience. However, you will not be alone, and you will need to work in a collaborative and positive way with our Volunteer Coordinators, Marketing and Data and Technology teams whose energy and expertise is vital to the delivery of effective volunteering support.  

About you
We are looking for someone who is able to work on multiple projects at once, has excellent organisation skills, and outstanding written and verbal communication. You will need the confidence and creativity to develop new ideas and approaches and the ability to build support for them and ensure their delivery.  
We want someone to make this role their own.  The remit is broad, the space for creativity and risk taking is generous and this team is ambitious about being sector leading in the way we work with our volunteers. 

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to Apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.
Closing date: Sunday 31st January 2021 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on Friday 5th February 2021
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.