About ReachOut

ReachOut is a mentoring charity that works with young people in disadvantaged communities in London, Manchester, Oldham and Liverpool to raise aspirations and help them grow in character and academic attainment. We improve Numeracy, Literacy and Communication Skills whilst reinforcing our core values of Fairness, Self-Control, Good Judgement and Staying Power.

Role Description

We are looking for enthusiastic, collaborative and positive individuals to join our Leadership Programme and become Project Leaders. As a Project Leader you will run a weekly mentoring project for young people in primary or secondary school, facilitating the 2-hour sessions alongside other responsibilities. The Leadership Programme is an opportunity to gain and improve your leadership, management and communication skills whilst having a massive impact on the lives of young people. You will be supporting them to raise their aspirations, develop their character, and build their academic attainment and self-confidence. Are you up for the challenge?

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, our projects will be starting online until it is safe for us to run sessions in schools again. Project Leaders will be trained on how to deliver sessions both online and in-person to prepare for this.

Role Details

As a Project Leader you will:

• Spend 2 hours planning and 2 hours delivering your mentoring session each week during term time for 10 - 16 young people and their mentors.
• Manage and support the young people.
• Manage and support the volunteer mentors
• Complete monitoring and evaluation activities to assess project success. ​

Please download the information pack for full details about the job role.

Personal Specification

Experience

• Has worked with groups of young people in the range 9 to 16 years old
• Has the potential to take on a leadership role
• Can demonstrate commitment to a cause / activity and has taken an active role in that (e.g. captain of a sports team, president of a society)
• Has professional work experience (e.g. internships, summer placements, etc.) This can include regular voluntary experience but should be positions where you have had responsibility for something, worked to deadlines, worked with others etc.

Skills

• Maths and English skills, (minimum grade C at GCSE or equivalent)
• Communication skills (face-to-face, email, text, phone)
• Good organisation skills (can manage tasks effectively, accurately and in timely fashion)
• Confident in use of MS Word and Excel

Personal attributes

• Passionate about ReachOut’s mission
• Demonstrates ReachOut’s Character Strengths: Fairness, Good Judgement, Self-Control and Staying Power
• Demonstrate good team work skills such as collaboration and delegation
• Open to feedback with a genuine desire to learn and develop personally
• Enthusiastic and energetic
• Excited by challenge
• Prepared to be adaptable and creative
• Positive and sociable

Application Instructions

To apply for the Leadership Programme, please visit our website where you can download our application form. We will ask you to send this to us along with your CV and shortlisted candidates will be invited to a Zoom assessment centre. 

Applicants must ensure they are available to take part in our September Training. Full details of this are available in the information pack and Project Leaders will be paid a lump sum of £50 upon completion. 

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all spaces are filled so please apply as soon as possible. Please note, we are currently recruiting for our London and Liverpool locations as our Manchester projects are now full. 

Job title: Shop Manager
Salary: Up to £18,833.65 pa plus excellent benefits
Location: Bury
Job type: Permanent
Hours per week: 35 hours
Closing date:  24 August 2020
Interview date: 03 September 2020

Please be aware this position will include working 35 hours per week (5 days) on a rota basis to include weekends.

We are seeking an innovative Shop Manager who is looking to make their mark in a high profile store in Bury.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2019 we helped around 191,000 cats and kittens, an average of more than 520 per day.

Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece', our team of managers ensure customers are met with great customer service. We are helping the environment whilst improving the lives of cats, one t-shirt at a time.

As a Shop Manager you will combine commercial acumen with creativity, leading a team of employees and volunteers to deliver the highest standards of customer service and presentation in order to maximise income for cat welfare. This is an exciting opportunity to manage a successful store, market and promote the store within the community and build an exceptional team that are committed to raising funds to support cats and kittens in our care.

Our successful candidate will be highly self-motivated, positive and resilient and with previous retail and people management experience. A strong communicator with excellent organisational skills, you will have the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with a variety of people and have good knowledge of the issues relating to recruiting and retaining volunteers. Experience of working to targets and KPIs within a retail environment is essential.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

As Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Lead at St John, you will deliver expert advice, change leadership and guidance alongside developing and implementing strategic policies, practices and action plans.

About the role

As Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Lead at St John, you will deliver expert advice, change leadership and guidance alongside developing and implementing strategic policies, practices and action plans.  Above all, your over-riding purpose will be to influence the organisational culture to one in which EDI is the driver for sustainable change.  You will also be the principle EDI advisor to the CEO, the Chief Commissioner, the Head of HR and to the Celebrating Communities Steering Group.  This will be an extremely challenging role which will ensure that, as an organisation, we discharge our specific legislative obligations as well as significantly contributing to the St John Values and cultural change expectations.

About you

You will need to be a special person to succeed in this role with a strong passion for fairness and equity and an in-depth understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion matters as they affect all St John people.  Previous experience of delivering EDI interventions and influencing positive change via a range of stakeholders is important.  Being able to inspire and drive delivery across a wide range of EDI areas in a complex organisation will require strong levels of resilience and perseverance and the ability to persuade at all levels of St John.

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: 10 August 2020

Application Review Date: 28 August 2020

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.

Network Manager for Merseyside

Accountable to: Senior Network Manager

Location: Merseyside (working from home, with regular travel within area)

Purpose: Developing and growing The Girls’ Network programme across Merseyside

Hours: Full time with flexible working hours. Some evening work will be required, arranged at your convenience.

We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates of all genders and backgrounds.

About The Girls’ Network

The Girls’ Network is an award-winning charity that works with girls from low-income communities and provides them with a female mentor to open up opportunities and networks that they otherwise would not have access to. We have a large and growing network of supporters, mentors and schools and work across seven regions of England at the moment, with a view to expand. We are looking for someone to help us maintain the quality of our programme and expand our reach to more schools and partners.

Key roles and responsibilities

Drive growth and manage a regional programme

• Provide management of The Girls’ Network activities within Merseyside, alongside Senior Network Manager 

• Maintain and develop effective partnerships with new schools, on-boarding and supporting them into the The Girls’ Network programme

• Establish and maintain professional partnerships and sponsorship with local and national businesses

• Evaluate and report on the progress and impact of The Girls’ Network initiatives in the region 

Manage and support impactful mentoring relationships

• Manage and support impactful mentoring relationships

• Manage the performance of mentors in the regions you are working in to ensure a consistently high standard of mentoring is maintained

• Track the progress of mentoring relationships using data

• Deliver excellent training for mentors and mentees

• Plan, deliver and evaluate engaging and inspiring workshops for mentees and ambassadors

Grow our network in Merseyside

• Advocate and promote The Girls’ Network at every opportunity in the regions you are working in, through local media, PR activities and social media

• Report significant successes and achievements to The Girls’ Network senior team

• Identify opportunities along with the Merseyside Senior Network Manager to build the reputation of The Girls’ Network in Merseyside  and surrounding areas through events and networking

Contribute to the growth and ongoing success of The Girls’ Network

• Understand the development of school initiatives nationally and in the regions, and understand their impact and implications for The Girls’ Network programmes

• Develop and propose new programme initiatives to the senior team for consideration

• Work with the Director of Corporate Partnerships and Fundraising to meet regional and national funding targets

Competencies

• You are deeply passionate and driven to achieve equal opportunities for all and will keep the girls we work with at the heart of your work

• You are able to build and manage a number of relationships with a variety of different people and are confident speaking to both young people and adults within schools and businesses

• You are comfortable with delivering set training sessions

• You care about the details and have above average organisation skills

• You are target oriented and will work towards achieving KPIs of the region

• You are flexible in your approach to working with a small organisation and understand the time and resource imitations

Working with The Girls’ Network

The Girls’ Network values commitment, courage, collaboration and excellence. We are currently a small team of passionate and dedicated people all working towards our mission of achieving unlimited futures for all women. We work flexibly and in a collaborative and incredibly supportive environment and communicate regularly with staff across the country. 

New staff go through an in-depth and thorough training programme at the beginning and are given the opportunity to observe and shadow others. Our development programme following this runs for up to two years with opportunities to attend training throughout the year.

Compensation

• Salary: £25,500

• Permanent contract: probation period of 3 months with view to extend

 How to apply

Please email us with the subject line “[Your Name] / Merseyside Network Manager”, with your CV and a detailed covering letter outlining why you would like to work for us and what makes you suitable for the role by midnight on Sunday 30th August 2020. 

Interviews will be held between 9am-5pm on Thursday 3rd September 2020 via Zoom.

Do you have an understanding of mental health issues or experience of working in mental health? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Crisis Recovery Worker.

Your challenge? To manage the service’s resources and monitor, develop and share good practice across staff teams to ensure everyone is better equipped to work with a greater range of challenging support needs. We’ll also rely on you to provide high quality support to clients, build positive relationships with multi-disciplinary organisations and make sure that data entry onto our reporting system is accurate and timely.

You will be solution focused and outcome driven, you’re great at leading, supervising and motivating others using tact and diplomacy and a firm but inclusive, open style of working. You also have a flair for managing conflicting demands and priorities and a flexible attitude to working hours . A proven track record in a mental health care setting is, of course key, as is a good understanding of recovery and co-production and experience of carrying out investigations and writing reports and recommendations. You will need to be a great listener, with a flexible approach and a flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload. You will enjoy motivating and engaging people in a range of developmental interventions and activities. What’s more, you will have a good understanding of mental health issues and how they affect people and their loved ones.

This role is available as a permanent position working 37.5 hours per week.

We are recruiting for a full time member of staff to cover the Blackpool wellbeing centre between the hours of 11:00-00:00, you will need a degree of flexibility where shift work is required on a rota basis including evening and weekends.

The salary for this role is £17,754.00- £17,980.00 per annum.

Closing date: 25th August 2020

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone

Creative Support is a busy and dynamic national charity with a track record in providing high quality, person centred support services in over 60 Local Authorities.

We are seeking a talented and highly committed person to take on a newly created role within our busy Tendering Team. The Individual Bid Coordinator will scope out, write and lead submission of bids & proposals for new individual packages and referrals. The role will involve working with our existing services to monitor capacity, identify necessary frameworks, develop and write bids for small/individual packages. There will also be a requirement to work as part of our wider Tendering Team to write/edit bids and mentor junior members of the team, and you will also be required to contribute to the development and improvement of new services.

The Coordinator will have a passion for working within the health & social care sector, and be diligent in creating compassionate and effective individual bid responses. You must have excellent writing & editing ability, strong analytical skills and engaging communication style. You will need to be organised, hard working and flexible as this is a fast paced and challenging role, working to multiple deadlines.  IT proficiency and good research skills are also essential.

You will be able to write creative, aspirational and meaningful submissions which reinforce our person centred and innovative approach to supporting vulnerable adults. You will need a genuine interest in and awareness of the wider social care sector, where a good understanding of health & social care policy/strategy is desirable. Continuous professional development will be provided, but you must be able to work independently, willing to work flexibly and be motivated to meet individual/team goals and the changing needs of the organisation.

You will be based at our friendly Stockport head office within our small and supportive national tendering team. There will be scope for partial home working.

We are delighted to be advertising an exciting new role at MASH. MASH is a busy city-centre based charity working with women who sex work to help keep them safe and more empowered to make decisions about their lives. Our small and dedicated staff team, supported by volunteers, work with more than 600 women every year and we are the only agency in Manchester working specifically with women with complex needs. In 2018, MASH was awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the equivalent of an MBE, which recognises exceptional work done by volunteer groups in their communities. All our staff benefit from regular development opportunities including trauma-informed training.

The Head of Business Development and Support will work with other members of the MASH team to achieve the following outcomes for women who sex work:

• To improve women’s health
• To improve women’s well being
• To empower women to make choices
• To increase women’s safety
• To influence policy and practice changes in other agencies working with our clients group
• To influence a more positive view in society of our clients

This senior role will lead on MASH’s business development and business support functions, including:

• Income Generation
• Finance
• HR & Administration
• Performance & Impact

The post-holder will be responsible for securing the funds needed for MASH to deliver its strategic priorities, and ensuring the organisation’s internal support functions are working as effectively as possible to ensure successful execution of our ambitious plan.

We’re looking for an experienced income generator who also has experience of wider leadership on business support functions such as finance and HR.  We’re looking for an all-rounder who wants to develop their skills within a small but ambitious team, and support the organisation to develop its systems and sustainability.

The post-holder will work with other members of the MASH team to ultimately support women who sex work to improve their health and wellbeing, and to ensure greater awareness within external organisations.

This role is suited to a motivated and target driven individual with strong financial literacy skills.

Fixed Term: 18 month post with potential to extend if targets met

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 6th September and interviews will be held via Zoom on Friday 11th September

Digital Content Coordinator
Salary: Banding D - £23,342 to £25,718 pro rata based on 37.5 hour week.
Hours: Up to 22.5 hours (three days) per week to include Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Location: Offices based in Bristol.  Other locations considered (including home working) however, regular travel to office will be required.  This post may require occasional travel throughout Bristol and other parts of the UK.
Contract: Fixed Term to 31st March 2021 (with strong possibility of extension.)
 
Summary:
We are looking to recruit a positive, highly organised and pro-active individual to join our Growing Care Farming team, to play a key role in the communication and development of project resources and leading the online development if our care farming “knowledge base”. You will work closely with the Regional Care Farming Manager and Communications Coordinator to develop this innovative ‘Knowledge Base’ through content editing and generation, search engine optimisation and identifying content gaps. You will need the key ability, to write in an engaging and yet direct manner with strengths in grammar, punctuation and spelling. You must be IT literate with a proven background or knowledge of web design.

About Us:
Social Farms & Gardens provides support and a national voice for a broad spectrum of initiatives, which are united by one thing – they use nature-based activities to benefit individuals and communities.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team of people at Social Farms & Gardens  delivering the ‘Growing Care Farming’ project which is working with care farmers, potential care farmers and commissioners from education, health and social care to i) raise the profile of care farming ii) increase supply and demand for places and iii) maintain a consistent and reliable standard of service -  thus creating more opportunities for both children and adults with a defined need to benefit from care farming services. The project is part of the £10m Children and Nature Programme, being supported by Defra, funded by the Department of Education and managed by Natural England.

 The successful candidate will:

• Be flexible, adaptable with excellent time management skills.
• Have excellent attention to detail.
• Be IT literate.
• Be positive, work on own initiative and creativity.
• Be calm and have the ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Have the ability to self-manage and prioritise workload.
• Work well as part of the wider team.
• Hit the ground running.

Closing date: Midday Thursday 10th September 2020
Interviews: Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd September 2020

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

No agencies please.

Job title: Shop Manager
Salary: Up to £18,833.65 pa plus excellent benefits
Location: Carlisle
Job type: Permanent
Hours per week: 35 hours
Closing date:  18 August 2020
Interview date: 27 August 2020

Please be aware this position will include working 35 hours per week (5 days) on a rota basis to include weekends.

We are seeking an innovative Shop Manager who is looking to make their mark in a high profile store in Carlisle.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2019 we helped around 191,000 cats and kittens, an average of more than 520 per day.

Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece', our team of managers ensure customers are met with great customer service. We are helping the environment whilst improving the lives of cats, one t-shirt at a time.

As a Shop Manager you will combine commercial acumen with creativity, leading a team of employees and volunteers to deliver the highest standards of customer service and presentation in order to maximise income for cat welfare. This is an exciting opportunity to manage a successful store, market and promote the store within the community and build an exceptional team that are committed to raising funds to support cats and kittens in our care.

Our successful candidate will be highly self-motivated, positive and resilient and with previous retail and people management experience. A strong communicator with excellent organisational skills, you will have the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with a variety of people and have good knowledge of the issues relating to recruiting and retaining volunteers. Experience of working to targets and KPIs within a retail environment is essential.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

For further details please download the job description, available after you have clicked APPLY ONLINE:

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• Candidate information sheet attached

Advice on Prescription

Hours 35 per week (part time will be considered)

Permanent (subject to ongoing funding)

Citizens Advice Liverpool is looking for Link Workers to join our Advice on Prescription Team.

Please see the attached pack for the job description and person specification.

Launched in 2015 by NHS Liverpool CCG in partnership with Citizens Advice Liverpool, the service enables all Liverpool GPs to refer patients for assistance from Citizens Advice advisers on a range of non-medical issues including housing, homelessness, job loss, complex debts, fuel poverty and welfare benefits.

The service offers a practical treatment option for GPs and currently provides 50 advice clinics in Liverpool health settings every week, receiving 730 referrals per month.

Vacancies will be based in Liverpool including the North Liverpool Primary Care Network.

To be successful in these roles, you will need to be confident, motivated and willing to try new things, have excellent communication skills with an ability to work under pressure to achieve targets and outcomes with minimum supervision.

We’re not looking for the finished article, if you have the right attitude then we can help to develop your skills.

Closing date and time: 21st August 2020 at 12 noon

Interview date:  27th August 2020

Please note that applications should be via email and interviews will take place via video conference call.

Macmillan Right by You

Fixed Term for 12 months (subject to funding)

Citizens Advice Liverpool is looking for a Link Worker to join the Macmillan Right by You Team.

Please see the attached pack for the job description and person specification.

The aim of the Right by You project is to help with the different challenges faced by people living with cancer in social and economic deprived circumstances and communities. The project covers areas that have higher rates of cancer diagnosis in Liverpool. In addition, they are also focused on having clarity around the needs of different target groups of people living with cancer including BAME groups, women, young people, homeless people, LGBT, people with disabilities and people living with other health conditions and their families and carers.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be confident, motivated and willing to try new things, have excellent communication skills with an ability to work under pressure to achieve targets and outcomes with minimum supervision.

We’re not looking for the finished article, if you have the right attitude then we can help to develop your skills.

Closing date and time: 21st August 2020 at 12 noon

Interview date:  27th August 2020

Please note that applications should be via email and interviews will take place via video conference call.

Advice on Prescription

Specialist Welfare Caseworker

Hours 35 per week

Permanent (subject to ongoing funding)

Salary £21,500 - £23,500 per annum dependent on experience

Citizens Advice Liverpool is looking for a Specialist Welfare Caseworker to join our Advice on Prescription Team.

Please see the attached pack for the job description and person specification.

NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group has commissioned a programme of Citizens Advice services for all Liverpool Health Centres.  The programme will focus on the non-medical causes of health inequalities and will target vulnerable patients.

To be successful in these roles, you will need to be confident, motivated and willing to try new things, have excellent communication skills with an ability to work under pressure to achieve targets and outcomes with minimum supervision.

Closing date and time: 21st August 2020 at 12 noon

Interview date:  27th August 2020

Please note that applications should be via email and interviews will take place via video conference call.

Creative Support is looking for a caring, dynamic and highly motivated person to help manage our varied portfolio of social care services in Blackpool and the surrounding area. You will be working with the Service Manager and be jointly responsible for maintaining an overview of all services, leading a highly motivated team of managers and contributing to the further development of services within the region. You must be an accomplished manager and have extensive experience and knowledge of working within the social care sector in support of people with learning disabilities and mental health needs.

You will be responsible for our current service provision in the area, which includes:

• Supported living services for people with a learning disability and people on the autistic spectrum, including people who have additional complex care and communication needs
• Floating and community support for people with a learning disability/ health needs

We are also keen to develop new services which meet local needs and promote opportunity, choice, health and wellbeing.

You will carry out the role demonstrating a person-centred approach with a warm, confident, professional manner.  Experience of staff and service management is essential.  We will expect you to have the vision, networking and organisational ability to deliver excellent outcomes for people and to implement initiatives which connect service users to their local community whilst promoting our reputation.  A requirement of this role is that you will be the Registered Manager with CQC. Prior experience as a Registered Manager is not essential but you must be a confident and accountable practitioner with the ability to put quality standards into practice.

You must have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You must be able to write clear assessments, support plans and guidelines and work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

You must be able to lead a team with confidence and provide clear guidance, supervision and support to your team members. You will be able to communicate positively and professionally with the families of the people we support, their advocates and other agencies.

You will be based in our friendly, well equipped office in Blackpool and will be expected to have regular direct contact with service users and attend person-centred reviews. You will be required to oversee staff deployment and rotas and to work in a flexible manner yourself including working evenings and weekends.

This role offers unique and challenging opportunities bringing great job satisfaction and career development opportunities. We provide relevant training including accredited management training and health and social care diplomas through our own training academy. We may support you with advanced practitioner training opportunities in relevant areas. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

akt is looking for a digital caseworker to support young lgbtq+ people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness across the UK. Based in our Manchester office, the successful applicant will be responsible for developing a digital offfer that meets all the current and potential needs of young people accessing our services.

Job Summary

• Embed online chat as a core offer within akt for young people.
• Identify and scope further areas digital work with young people
• Develop and grow with the Assistant Director of Services to have a digital offer that meets all the current and potential needs of young people.
• To assess the needs of young LGBT people who are homeless, vulnerably housed, or in a hostile environment, and to carry out signposting and brief interventions.
• Maintain and deliver the quarterly performance management reports for digital services and participate in services committees to offer feedback on local performance.
• Develop tools that monitor the impact of the digital work for those accessing the service.
• Offer support to volunteers around digital engagement including live chat.
• Create and maintain digital resources and signposting to allow you to engage with young people and signpost appropriately.  
• Maintain and develop the online resource hub so it continues to meet the needs of young people accessing online support.