Based at any of our sites but with specific time spent in Cambridge and Ely

You are an experienced volunteer co-ordinator with an in-depth knowledge of volunteering and its principles.

Your role will be to support Centre 33 to centralise, professionalise and develop our volunteer offer in order to attract an excellent and diverse volunteer base enabling more young people to benefit from our services. 

You will work with our volunteers to enrich their experience with us, and also develop new opportunities to volunteer with us. You will have excellent communication and independent working skills and personal experience with volunteering. Good administrative and project management skills are a must. 

This post is subject to a DBS check.

Applications must be received by Thursday 3rd December 2020

Interviews 10th and 11th December.

Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer.

We welcome discussions about part time and flexible working arrangements

Title: Volunteer Support Manager
Salary: £25,000 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time (40 hours per week)
Location: Newmarket CB8 7NU
Interview Date: Zoom interviews 6/7 January 2021
Applications: CV and covering letter
Contact: Belinda Johnston

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Manager to join our small but growing charity, Our Special Friends (OSF). This role will be responsible for the recruitment and management of the OSF Volunteers.

Our Special Friends aims to help people benefit from the companionship of animals and support them through difficult times. We provide practical advice and emotional support to individuals who are having difficulty caring for their pet or who are missing the companionship of an animal. We coordinate local community support to help people to enjoy the companionship of animals without the worry.

As Volunteer Support Manager you will oversee the recruitment, training and support of volunteers undertaking a variety of roles within Our Special Friends. You will co-ordinate the assessment of companion animals involved and oversee all administrative support to ensure all documentation, policies and records relating to volunteering are current.

A driving license / own transport will be required. 

Closing date: 8.00 pm on 9th December 2020

If you are interested in working with us, please view the JD and Person Spec below and click the apply button to send your covering letter and CV. 

No agencies please. 

We are looking for a confident, reliable person to assist our Senior Coordinator and Help at Home team to support adults to maintain or regain independence and confidence following a period of illness or to promote independence at home.  This role will involve office administration work as well as assessment and practical support for clients in their own homes and will invove coordinating volunteers to provide ongoing support. You will need to be able to communicate clearly and effectively and to accurately record actions on our database.  Please apply with a CV AND a letter or covering statement explaining how you address ALL the points in the person specification, applications which only include a CV will not be considered. Applications close midday 14th December, video interviews on 16th and 17th December

Director of HR – Papworth Trust is an ambitious leading Disability Charity based in the East of England delivering a range of services to our customers including Housing, Employment, Care and Day Services. We are looking for an experienced Director of HR to join our Executive Team on a permanent basis based in East of England and with some homeworking.

As a Director of HR, you will be a strategic thinker with the experience and passion to deliver our vision and strategy; ensuring that we keep our customers, people, and values at the heart of everything we do. You will report to the Chief Executive.

You will be committed to empowering people and making a difference to the lives of disabled people through the leadership, governance, strategic planning and delivery of services across the Trust.

Other key duties include:

HR & OD Leadership and strategy

• Provide expert leadership in developing and implementing a culture of service excellence, working to embed the standards, behaviours and strategies required to drive innovative and sustainable improvements in service delivery throughout all business areas.
• Lead and develop a high-performing HR & OD Service that champions a business partner approach across all aspects of delivery of operational and strategic priorities.
• Drive and develop a robust people strategy ensuring a collaborative approach to implementation and embedding at operational level.
• Drive and develop workforce planning strategy, including all elements of talent management and succession planning.
• Develop and implement learning and development strategy and effective business systems to manage and monitor all legislative requirements for induction, training and qualifications.
• Effectively manage and drive HR data and agreed KPI’s to deliver improvements within the organisation and its performance.
• Identify and develop talent across the organisation and drive succession planning and people development initiatives.

Executive Leadership

• Shape the strategic direction of the organisation to achieve its vision and contribute to the development and delivery of the organisation’s strategic and annual business plans.
• Ensure compliance with equality legislation and display an active commitment to the need to ensure equality of opportunity and the benefits of diversity.
• Ensure that the Papworth Trust meets its statutory and legislative obligations.
• To support the Chief Executive in the work of the governance of Papworth Trust, including attending all Board meetings and required sub-committee meetings and producing relevant reports for Trustees.

Communications

• Act as an advocate and spokesperson for the Papworth Trust, internally, externally and in the media.
• Lead on all aspects of internal communications, including the development and oversight of the intranet.

Volunteering

• Embed and ensure the ongoing success of the volunteering strategy to become a self-sustaining model.
• Oversee the management and effective delivery of the volunteering function.

This is a full-time, permanent role. The salary is £70,000 per annum.

Are you are committed to creating and driving a robust people strategy, ensuring the organisation’s values and people are central to the organisation and its culture? If you have all the relevant skills and experience and would like to join us, please apply by forwarding an up to date CV as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.

Interviews are scheduled for week commencing 7 December 2020.

We are a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from disabled candidates, and from candidates with a diverse background.

No Recruitment Agencies please

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Registered Cluster Manager

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

Join us as a registered manager with Hft and you’ll develop your social care career with one of the leading names in the learning disabilities sector. You’ll go to work each day knowing you can make a real difference to the lives of adults with learning disabilities.

You’ll be managing teams of people and using Hft’s unique, person-centred model to support adults with learning disabilities, enabling them to lead enjoyable, fulfilling lives. We give our registered managers significant accountability and opportunity. This is a key role and you’ll have a wide range of responsibilities across several different supported living and residential support services.

You will care about how you work in partnership with others, working closely with the people Hft supports and their families, along with your Hft colleagues, local authorities and other agencies. You’ll speak out for the people we support, negotiating the best possible support contracts. You’ll have great scope to innovate, network and make the most of collaborative opportunities.

At our specialist residential care service in Cambridgeshire we work closely with the people we support, their families, carers and health professionals to deliver services that are personalised to meet individual needs and wishes. We encourage the people we support to choose how they live, while our innovative solutions support people with learning disabilities in making those choices and leading fulfilling lives as part of their local community.

In addition we have a dedicated team who are specifically trained to meet the needs of people with Prader Willi Syndrome and challenging behaviours’.

Salary: £30,462 pa rising to £31,499 pa upon registration and successful completion of probationary period

Job Type: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Location: St Neots, Cambridgeshire

Requirements:

This is a demanding role for someone who is ready to step up and take their leadership and management skills to the next level. You need to have a Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People Level 5 or equivalent. If not, you will need to be able to achieve this, with our support, within your first 12 months. You’ll also need experience of working with adults with learning disabilities, ideally with people with complex needs. Experience of supervising and managing a team is essential.

You’ll need to ensure that support from your registered services meets all the relevant fundamental standards and you’ll need to demonstrate you understand your legal responsibilities and know what to do to ensure a service is compliant.

A full, current UK/EU driving licence is also essential.

What we Offer

The career development opportunities are excellent. With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in our teams to ensure they have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support others to live the best life possible. Your registration and induction process will start as soon as you join

- Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also an Employee Assistance Programme with telephone and face-to-face support options
- Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status
- Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme
- 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) increasing to 25 days after a year of employment (pro rata for part time staff)
- A contributory pension scheme, private health and life assurance
- Apprenticeships - gain a fully funded Level 5 Diploma in Health & Social Care whilst earning
- Free DBS Check

Closing date: 12th December 2020

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Hft's usual terms and conditions apply.

Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do.
Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Registered Manager, Service Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Registered Cluster Manager, Social Care, Supervisor, Team Leader, Not For Profit, Team Leader, Senior Support Worker, Deputy Service Manager, Learning Disabilities, Senior Support Worker, etc.

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Associate Director

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director to lead the charity’s work to significantly increase its reach and impact.

Position: Associate Director

Location: Homebased, East of England

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £52,000 per annum (Inner London weighting £3,299 per annum or Outer London weighting £1,755 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, season ticket loan, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 30 December 2020

Interview Date: W/C 11 January 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

This is a truly exciting opportunity to transform the impact we have for people affected by stroke, our people and our charity.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Locality Impact, the Associate Director – East of England, will lead the Stroke Association’s work in their locality to significantly increase our reach and impact. You’ll do this through effective systems leadership, creating and managing relationships with key stakeholders, influencing local policy and practice and overseeing the effective delivery of high quality stroke support.

You’ll lead a motivated and engaged team of staff and volunteers to:

• Increase our impact and reach through systems and community engagement, influencing and service delivery 
• Ensure stroke survivors have a strong an influential voice in shaping and improving local policy and practice
• Deliver value to customers who receive and use our locality based and universally delivered services and activities 
• Increase consistency in quality and reach of our engagement activities and services, with a focus on addressing health inequalities 
• Enable peer support and self-sustaining stroke communities to flourish in the locality

About You

As Associate Director you will have:

• Senior-level experience in advocacy/influencing; service delivery or community engagement and development.
• Senior level experience influencing local or national policy change, ideally in health and social care.
• Substantial experience of holding senior-level relationships with partner organisations, ideally in health and social care / the NHS and a strong understanding of systems leadership.
• Substantial experience of leading high performing teams and large distributed teams (paid staff and volunteers) and an inspiring and motivational approach to leadership.
• Demonstrable experience leading complex change and transformation.

Please refer to the Role Profile for the full list of essential and desirable criteria once you apply.

To full fill the role you must have the right to work in the U.K

When you apply, you will be asked to submit your CV and a covering letter demonstrating how you meet the person specification set out in the Role Profile and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please specify in your covering letter which role you are applying for. Applications from individuals who are seeking flexible working options, including reduced hours or job shares, are welcomed. Please state any preferences for flexible options in your covering letter.

In return…

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

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As Head of Property at St John Ambulance, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of the St John Estate, its related resources and facilities to ensure they are in line with strategic objectives. You will provide strategic leadership and effective management of the build estate and hard & soft facilities management through a combination of both in-house and outsourced resources.

About the Role

This role can be based out of any St John Ambulance office

As Head of Property at St John Ambulance, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of the St John Estate, its related resources and facilities to ensure they are in line with strategic objectives. You will provide strategic leadership and effective management of the built estate and hard & soft facilities management through a combination of both in-house and outsourced resources.

The successful candidate will provide expertise to support the development and delivery of the Estates Strategy across the organisation and be the principle advisor on all land, property, estates and facilities matters to the Executive Board through the Chief Executive Officer. You will lead the organisation through a radical strategic review of the whole Estate portfolio and deliver key strategic changes across core areas of the built estate.

The Head of Property will ensure through an effective strategy, policies and procedures, that the estate is financially efficient, legally compliant and environmentally sustainable.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You

To be successful in the role of Head of Property you should have broad commercial previous experience of working in a similar position sand successfully managing a complex property estates and facilities portfolio, with associated staff, outsourced contracts and budgets. You will have considerable detailed experience of delivering strategic and practical changes across a large Estate portfolio and significant experience of influencing key stakeholders and demonstrating value for money across all transactions.

The Head of Property must possess a wide set of technical qualifications as well as detailed understanding of all relevant Property legislation and have a minimum of 10 years track record in a leadership position.

This role will be fast paced, dynamic and intellectually challenging. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the commerciality required to lead, influence and shape strategy across a broad property portfolio that creates considerable opportunity for both value creation and career development.

If you have the hunger, drive and skills required to deliver in a multi - level operational environment that is evolving fast as well as the confidence and competency to deliver substantial property change, then this opportunity will meet your career expectations.

About Us

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.

You will receive:

• Competitive salary & pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts – you’ll have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping.

Interview Date: w/c 11 December

Application Review Date: 2nd December

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

Health Safety and Environmental Advisor
Reference number: A1451120
Location: Flexible / Home Based
Salary: Starting at £26,212 to £29,320 Per Annum 
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent

If you have a track record in health and safety management systems, and would like to apply your skills and experience in the diverse operational environments of the UK's leading nature conservation charity, this could be the opportunity for you.

We are seeking a committed, outgoing and enthusiastic individual to support The RSPB health, safety and environmental management systems across Eastern England with the flexibility to be home based.

The role will involve advising staff and volunteers on health, safety and environmental matters across the full range of our operations, including; stunning nature reserves with wetlands, woodland and a range of other outdoor spaces, membership recruitment, project delivery, retail and catering outlets, and formal office environments.

A knowledge of or an interest in nature conservation would be an advantage. The RSPB England reserve estate covers over 100 individual sites, with more than 60,000ha that are home to important habitats and wildlife. The Eastern England area includes many important reserves including the flagship site at Minsmere.

You will have a pragmatic and problem solving approach to health, safety and wellbeing, and be willing to learn how to deal with a wide range of issues in sometimes challenging and novel situations. You will be self-reliant, have good interpersonal skills, be IT literate and be willing and able to travel throughout Eastern England and elsewhere when required.

We are looking for at least a Technician Member of IOSH or equivalent looking to use your health and safety knowledge in new and challenging situations. Wellbeing is also of significant importance to our RSPB culture and an understanding of the principles of visitor risk management is highly desirable.

Closing date: 7 December 2020
Interview date: 15 December 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the role profile and application details.

When you make your application please ensure you include reference number A1451120 on all correspondence.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. You will be asked to declare unspent convictions and cautions at offer of employment stage.

No agencies please.

Finance and Operations Manager

We have a wonderful opportunity for a talented Finance and Operations Manager, with a background in business administration or finance to help Cambridge and its green landscapes.

Our client is a local charity that cares about Cambridge and its green landscapes, they protect the green setting of Cambridge and its most valuable landscapes and work to enhance and connect them for people and nature.

Position: Finance and Operations Manager

Salary: £32,000-£40,000 pro rata, depending on experience

Location: Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge - Some home working is also possible particularly during lockdown

Duration: Part-time, 23 hours per week (flexible)

Benefits: 33 days annual holiday entitlement pro rata, includes allowance for Public/Bank Holidays, a pension contribution of up to 5% of gross pay.

Closing date: 10:00am, Monday 7 December 2020

Please note: Although this is a part-time role, should you be seeking more hours, and have skills that could contribute to other aspects of our client’s work, please mention this in your application. They are happy to discuss flexibility with short-listed candidates

About the role:

As Finance and Operations Manager you will be a key member of the charity’s management team, reporting to the Chief Executive and Trustees and contributing to the strategic and operational management of all areas of the organisation.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Day-to-day management of the charity’s finances, office and admin functions.
• responsibility for the upkeep of financial and property investments, including lettings, repairs and maintenance.
• As Company Secretary you will have responsibility for secretariat to the Board of Trustees and provide relevant advice to the Board, Management Team and committees.
• Line Management of Staff and Volunteers

About you:

To be successful in the role you will be supportive of our client’s causes, you will use your financial and business administration skills to ensure they can make a difference.

You will bring with you the following key skills and experience:

• Preparing end-of-year group accounts with auditors.
• Cash handling, banking, paying invoices, etc and managing systems for this.
• Experience of using financial systems to produce monthly management accounts.
• Experience of appointing and managing service providers.
• Office management, recruiting and managing staff and providing support services.
• Excellent IT skills (spreadsheets, Microsoft Office suite, database management).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with demonstrable evidence of negotiation skills.
• Experience of providing secretariat functions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.

The current post-holder has a broad range of previous experience which has enabled them to take on a wide range of responsibilities, and this is reflected in the job description. If you do not have all the skills listed, our client will discuss options for training and development or whether some responsibilities could be transferred to another member of their team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small, friendly and committed management team where you can make a real difference and your work will have an impact, so apply today!

Please ensure that, along with your CV, you submit a covering letter telling us how you feel you would be a good fit for the role.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Head of Operations and Finance, Head of Finance, Finance Manager, Finance and Office Manager, Finance Operations Manager, Financial Services Operations Manager, Finance Business Partner etc.