Mind in Harrow is a leading mental health charity based in NW London, just three minutes from Harrow Metropolitan line station. We have an excellent reputation and our dynamic and creative team of 30 full/part-time staff and 100 volunteers are driven by a strong user empowerment ethos. We offer family-friendly working practices including home-working and flexible working days, enabling staff to have a fulfilling career alongside caring responsibilities

Do you have significant experience of working with young people and of marketing and engagement of a project? Do you enjoy collaborating with diverse communities, stakeholders, parents, teachers and young people? This new post offers an exciting opportunity, as a member of our established HeadsUp partnership service, to take the service to the next level of expansion through a new Comic Relief grant.

The postholder will be responsible for developing a HeadsUp partnership service marketing strategy to increase the profile of the service and build referral relationships with key stakeholders and organisations. You will also be responsible for building relationships and contribute engagement with key partners to support the systemic change in the relationship between schools and voluntary sector CYP providers.

We are seeking a self-motivated team member with experience of marketing and engagement of health and social care projects with young people. You will have an excellent knowledge of mental health practice and a track record of service user empowerment.  You will have an ability to work in partnership and across public/voluntary/private sectors.

You will have a background in working with young people, and have experience of training and education. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure & Barring service application (DBS).  

Closing date for applications: Sunday, 3rd May at midnight

Interviews:
1st stage Thursday, 14th May 2020
2nd Stage Friday, 15th May 2020  

To view the Job Description and Person Specification and application guidance, and to apply for this role, visit the Vacancies page on Mind in Harrow's website.

St Martins is a specialist provider of supported accommodation for people who have Mental Health needs complicated by other areas of need, such as from learning disability, drug and alcohol addictions and forensic histories.

Support workers provide important practical and emotional help to service users and provide support to senior colleagues in delivering structured services that are created through our support planning processes.

You will be passionate about working with vulnerable adults, and you will work alongside our Project Workers to provide the best possible day to day service to our service users. This will include accompanying clients to appointments, encouraging them to budget, plan and prepare their own meals and help them progress on their path to recovery.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Closing Date: 24/04/2020

Interviews to be held on a rolling basis

Please send a CV and covering letter (to include a supporting statement) via the button below.

Please also note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

ONE TRUST : Maximising the potential of people with profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD)

Start date :July 2020 (tbc)

One Trust’s vision is to lead the way in creating, “A world where people with profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) and their family carers are valued, can realise their potential and live their lives the way they choose”. We do this through providing leading edge services, opportunities, therapies and respite, currently in South West London. We offer safe, proactive and flexible services that enable recipients, carers and adults with learning disability, to reach their full potential and live fulfilling lives. One Trust was incorporated in 2015 and, following a successful start-up phase, now has a turnover of £3.3m/ annum and employs 80 people across 5 service sites.  We are now looking to recruit talented individuals to deliver on a 3-5 year strategy focused on the next phase of our development . One Trust has ambitions to reach as many people as possible. There is a shortage of first class (PMLD) provision across South London and One Trust is dedicated to filling that void and looking to expand our services. One Trust is now looking to skilled and experienced people who can make that happen.

Chief Operating Officer (COO) . £48,000-£55,000.

Full time employee on a Permanent Contract

35 Hours/ week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.

Wandsworth/ South London.

COVID-19

We serve some of the most vulnerable people in our society. Given the current Coronavirus Crisis our priority is to protect, shield and care for our Service Users and help our Carers within Government and PHE guidelines. Our new COO will be critical in helping to manage our way through and out of the crisis so that the Trust returns smoothly and safely to ‘business as usual’ providing the critical care our Service Users need, with a motivated team in full support and on a sound financial footing.

We will then begin an important and exciting new phase of One Trust’s journey. The Chief Operating Officer will be responsible for significant input to the overall strategic oversight of One Trust and day-to-day responsibility for all financial and operational aspects of the business. As a member of the senior management team they will work closely with the CEO, Board of Trustees, Quality Audit and Communications Manager, Finance and Administration Manager as well as service managers and frontline personnel.

The COO will assist the CEO, Board and other senior managers with delivering the mission, vision and values of One Trust. The COO will take care of the day to day, but will also work alongside the CEO, exploring opportunities to expand the reach of One Trust.

Key requirements: 

• an accomplished leader, inspirational, innovative and strategically astute
• experience of financial management and control and a CCAB accountancy qualification
• a track record of successful at managing teams and operations for a similar sized organisation
• a self- starter who is empathetic towards our service user needs and dedicated to One Trust’s mission, impact and future

The head office is located at 21 Church Lane, Tooting, London, SW17 9PW, however there is scope for the successful applicant to periodically work remotely from the other sites across SW London, in Tooting, Putney, Sutton and Southfields.

For questions about One Trust and the COO role, please contact our Chief Executive Will Olmi.

Process:

If you are interested in the role and our mission please send a covering letter and statement of interest and current CV.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 3rd May 2020.

Interviews  will either be held on site at One Trust’s head office in Tooting, or remotely via Skype or Zoom depending on the government’s mobility restrictions .  

Come and join us at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust - we are looking for a Band 6 Fundraising Officer - if you love involving local communities in feel-good fundraising and enjoy seeing your endeavours translate into transformations in patient care, then this is the job for you!

West Hertfordshire Hospitals Charity has recently rebranded as Raise, and we feel that this uplifting, positive and active name now reflects the love and loyalty that local communities have for their local hospitals.  We have been evolving and have launched a series of strategic appeals for state-of-the-art technology, environmental enhancements, staff development and the extra comforts that make such a difference to our patients, day after day.

Much development work has been achieved over the past year in strengthening the charity’s infrastructure, policies and procedures, and with the rebrand we have been raising our profile among local communities and across our hospitals.

We are excited to be offering this new post of Fundraising Officer for afixed term period of 18 months.  The post is an  important link between Raise and the local community. Does this sound like you?  You will require a good knowledge of fundraising and considerable energy and enthusiasm that will inspire patients, visitors and the local community to choose Raise as their preferred charity to support. You will also work with local businesses, staff and volunteer networks to develop fundraising initiatives, activities and events.

The purpose of this role is to ensure that fundraising ideas and events are in place that will have high profile and will generate funds to agreed targets. The ideal candidate will have an outgoing personality, be keen for direct contact with people, be good at motivating and be confident as well as a self starter, able to work with minimal supervision.  

We want to take our new momentum and go on to bigger and better things and we are looking for someone who can form a formidable team with our Charity Director to expand the charity’s scope for increasing income, particularly in instigating a capital appeal to support our three hospitals prepare for the future.

So if you’ve got vision, drive, creativity and a real commitment to supporting patient care, then we’d love to hear from you – come and make this job your own!

I am recruiting for a Communications Manager working for a fantastic and reputable client of mine within the education sector.

Some of the key responsibilites include:

• Lead on the communications and engagement for specific projects
• Help develop and implement communications strategies to support organisational goals
• Develop relevant communications materials working in partnership with various teams and stakeholders
• Creating communications content through the relevant communications mediums and channels approporiately.

The ideal candidate will have experience in:

• Writing, developing and editing content for a wide range of stakeholders
• A strategic level role supporting overall organisational goals and objectives
• Understanding of websites, CMS systems and have the ability to pick up technology quickly.
• Working within the education, charity or membership sector.
• Worked at Communications Manager or Senior Communications Manager level.

Please appy and get in touch if this sounds interesting!

Are you looking to pursue a career that makes a real difference to people's lives?

Do you have a genuine interest in the welfare of others?

If the answer is yes than we may have the ideal opportunity for you!

Click here to find out further information:

We are recruiting for people who are looking to build a career within the social care sector. We have opportunities to join us as a Care & Support Worker within one of our 7 extra care schemes located in either North Kensington, Westminster or Hounslow.

Our rates start at £10.55 per hour

Key responsibilities of the Care & Support Worker include:

• Assisting residents who need support with a range of daily activities, including; dressing; bathing; preparation of meals; and toileting
• Supporting residents to take part in social and leisure activities in both groups and on a one-to-one basis
• Providing a respected, responsive and reliable service to residents, their families and other stakeholders at all times
• Raising any concerns or changes about residents promptly and professionally

We are interested in hearing from you whether you have work, volunteering and/or personal experience of providing personal care and supporting others.

You will be compassionate, keen to listen to and understand people to enable them to get the most from their lives.

We believe it is every one of our staff that makes us outstanding, and so we are committed to investing in them to ensure they feel valued and empowered to care for and support others to be independent.

When you join us you will be part of an amazing team of people who share our drive to be a force for good in the lives of local older people and who believe in our values of being Reliable, Responsive and Respectful.

If you would love to be part of this then please apply ASAP by clicking on this link:

Morgan Hunt is a multi award winning Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Qualified Health Care Practitioner

We have an exciting opportunity for a Qualified Health Care Practitioner to join an award winning service!

We are currently seeking someone who has a health care qualification, including; Mental Health Nurse; Psychologist; Social Worker; or Occupational Therapist; with an interest in mental health and personality disorders. The successful candidate would also need to be registered to the appropriate body in their field, e.g. the NMC or HCPC.

In return the successful candidate will have the opportunity to join an award winning Criminal Justice Service based across London. The new service provides one to one support to male service users screened into the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway in London. You will be working across different community and secure settings around London, in close collaboration with the Probation Service and other health and social care partners.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high skilled multi-disciplinary team and a dynamic and growing organisation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please get in touch or apply ASAP!

Morgan Hunt is a multi award winning Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Prospectus is delighted to be working once again with London's Air Ambulance, the charity providing advanced trauma car across the capital. They operate a helicopter and rapid response vehicle service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, carrying out critical care procedures at the scene. A global leader of rapid response and critical care, they bring the hospital to the roadside to ensure that seriously injured people receive urgent treatment immediately. They are now looking for a Marketing Analysis Manager to join the team on a permanent basis to assist and drive their fundraising income over the next 5 years.

As Marketing Analysis Manager you will work across the full marketing funnel to develop a suite of insight that helps the charity understand the behaviours of both existing and prospective supporter audiences. You will be responsible for providing the insight, reporting and learnings to evaluate effectiveness and to inform the direction of London's Air Ambulance's fundraising and marketing activities. You will ensure that accurate customer insight is used to improve existing products and identify innovation in existing projects in order to enhance their income.

This is a new role that will be responsible for setting up new ways of working and embedding insight in to the organisation. As such, the successful candidate will be a proactive, strategic marketing analyst that wants to drive cultural change by using their expertise to ensure that they target audiences appropriately through successful campaigns and spend their fundraising and marketing budget wisely. You will have significant experience of delivering marketing analysis and strategy with advanced MS Excel skills. Confident with other tools such as MS SQL, R, Python or similar, you will be able to identify and make recommendations on the best tools for the charity to invest in to develop its reporting capability. You will also have experience of audience segmentation and it is desirable to have experience with Google Analytics and You Gov Charity Brand Index.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV in Word format by clicking 'apply now' below.

Harris Hill is working with a national children's charity to recruit a Senior Fundraiser to join the organisation's Individual Giving Team. It's an ambitious team who are tasked with the exciting job of developing new products and also managing existing product portofolios to get the best outcomes.

Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, you will be responsible for:

- Developing and implementing new products and propositions across a growing portfolio of products including regular giving, cash giving, lottery and raffles (prize led fundraising), value exchange and legacy and in memory giving
- Day to day product and project management of the charity's Christmas product which is an important income source.
- Evaluation and reporting of campaign and project activity

You ll be working with Senior Fundraisers and Fundraising Managers to deliver the agreed departmental strategy, goals and standards, and working effectively with other departments and functions.

Ideally, you will have:
Experience of project and campaign management
Experience of working in a charity
Excellent communication skills
The ability to build positive and effective working relationships across teams, both internally and externally.

If you are passionate about products, charities, marketing and keen to learn, we d love to hear from you.

Prospectus is excited to be partnering with the Start Network to appoint their interim Head of Resource Mobilisation. Offered initially on a six month contract, the Head of Resource Mobilisation will join an organisation committed to the improvement of international development response and will lead a fantastic, dedicated institutional fundraising team. The postholder will ideally start in mid-May 2020.

Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Resource Mobilisation will take full responsibility for income generation across the organisation including from institutional partners. You will lead fundraising-related member engagement for the Start Network and will work internally to drive forward a culture of fundraising for the team. You will ultimately be responsible for growing the organisation's income and will lead on maintaining relationships with governments, private foundations, corporate partners, and multilateral donors.

The selected candidate will have significant experience in fundraising with the ability to build relationships across large organisations and influencing at the very highest level. You will be a natural team leader and will personally have experience of proposal development and achieving significant income targets.

Interviews will be conducted by video conference week commencing 27th April. Onboarding will take place by the middle of May for the selected candidate and will happen remotely.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Safeguarding Officer

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Safeguarding Officer
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £25,300 - £27,628 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing date: 16 April 2020
Interview date: Monday 4 May 2020 – Virtual Interview via Zoom

About the role:

Alzheimer’s Society’s Safeguarding and Quality Team are looking for a Safeguarding Officer who will be able to provide expert safeguarding advice, support and quality assurance across the organisation, enabling our people to provide excellent, safe services to people affected by dementia. The Safeguarding and Quality Team are part of the Operations directorate and have overall responsibility for three key areas of work: safeguarding, quality and operational learning.

The role of Safeguarding Officer is a national role, working across the whole Society and reporting directly to the Safeguarding Manager. They will need to engage with colleagues at a local and national level across the Society, as well as with key external stakeholders and partners, to influence compliance with safeguarding policies and procedures, and to drive continual improvement of safeguarding.

The Safeguarding Officer will have responsibility for undertaking activity in relation to some key areas of the team’s work: learning and development, continual improvement, quality assurance, guidance and procedure, engaging and influencing others, and using data to report.

About you:

You should have experience of working within a safeguarding framework, an understanding of safeguarding and associated legislation including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, and an ability to relate them to practice.

Experience of working in a safeguarding, health and/or social care organisation will be required. You should also have an understanding of safeguarding within an HR context and be able to demonstrate development of information and learning packages in relation to safeguarding good practice. An ability to use data from different systems to provide information which will help support safeguarding good practice would also be desirable.

You will need to be confident working on your own initiative as well as part of a geographically dispersed team, content to commit to some travel across the country and able use appropriate technology to engage and collaborate with colleagues remotely.

You should also demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of dementia, work in an inclusive way and encourage positivity, optimism and solution-focussed approaches.

You may have experience of the following: Safeguarding and Quality Officer, Safeguarding Officer, Quality Officer, Policy Officer, Safeguarding, Third Sector, NFP, Not For Profit, Charity, Charities etc.

Community Key Worker
Based in Hammersmith or Finsbury Park (co-located in Brent, Islington or Haringey with travel across boroughs to provide targeted support as required)

About Us

We are Advance, a women-only organisation dedicated to helping women cope and recover from experiences of domestic abuse, as well as women who are at risk of offending or with short term sentences to reduce re-offending.

Our Minerva service works with those involved in the criminal justice system and offers safe, targeted support and advocacy to women. It aims to reduce re-offending, encourage desistance amongst repeat offenders, divert women from criminal justice involvement as early as possible and reduce the number of custodial sentences imposed by courts.

We are now looking for Community Key Workers to support women serving custodial sentences through the delivery of the Minerva service.

The Benefits

- Salary of £26,000 - £29,000 per annum Dependent on Experience
- Workplace pension
- 30 days’ annual leave plus public holidays
- An extra day off for International Women’s Day

If you have a background in working with women experiencing issues related to offending and domestic violence, this is a fantastic opportunity to join an award-winning charity that empowers and supports vulnerable women in London.

Once you join our team, you’ll discover a collaborative, supportive environment where staff encourage each other to perform at their best and deliver the highest quality services to those who need our help.

You will have the chance use your crisis management expertise to help women and girls in your community overcome the challenges they face and lead safe, non-violent, equal lives.

The Role

As a Community Key Worker, you’ll provide enhanced support to women and girls with complex multiple needs who have committed crime and are at risk of re-offending.

Specifically, you’ll provide an in-reach service to women serving custodial sentences at HMP Bronzefield, HMP Downview and HMP Send. You’ll build relationships and support them in the 12 weeks prior to their release.

Your duties will involve:

- Reviewing initial assessments of risk and need
- Providing one-to-one advocacy, support and advice
- Working with those you support to create resettlement and support plans
- Helping women to engage with licence requirements and court orders

About You

To join us as a Community Key Worker, you will need:

- Significant experience of front line work with women experiencing issues related to offending, such as homelessness, substance misuse, domestic violence or mental health, ideally within a criminal justice setting
- Previous experience of crisis management within a key worker or similar role
- Experience of working in partnership with relevant statutory and voluntary groups and the ability to develop and maintain strong constructive working relationships
- Experience of setting and maintaining professional boundaries with service users whilst delivering an excellent standard of service
- An in-depth understanding of the issues facing women offenders and those at risk of offending, both in and outside of the criminal justice system

Please note: only female applicants will be progressed as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Other organisations may call this role Community Support Worker, Key Worker, Criminal Justice Support Worker, Support Worker, Social Care Worker, Women’s Advocacy Officer, or Criminal Justice Support Worker.

We’d also like to speak with you if you’ve worked in a Crime, Criminal, Justice, or Re-offending related field.

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community.

So, if you’re seeking a rewarding new position as a Community Key Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Prospectus is delighted to be working once again with London's Air Ambulance, the charity providing advanced trauma car across the capital. They operate a helicopter and rapid response vehicle service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, carrying out critical care procedures at the scene. A global leader of rapid response and critical care, they bring the hospital to the roadside to ensure that seriously injured people receive urgent treatment immediately. They are now looking for a Fundraising Manager (Face to Face) to join the team on a permanent basis to assist and drive their fundraising income over the next five years.

The team is looking to secure a candidate able to start in July 2020 to ramp up face to face planning and campaigns toward the end of the summer.

This is a broad and varied role, ensuring the smooth running of the Face to Face fundraising department. You will be responsible for growing acquisition for the organisation's Lottery and regular Giving programmes through Face to Face campaign activity. This is a huge area of new donor acquisition for London's Air Ambulance and you will be responsible for managing agency partner relationships as well as ensuring the smooth running and high performance of the in-house team of F2F fundraisers.

London's Air Ambulance is looking for a tenacious individual with the ability to work autonomously. With great communication and customer service skills, you will enjoy building partnerships with external stakeholders. Most importantly, you will be a calm problem-solver with a solutions-focused approach and a particular ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Crucially, you will have experience of developing and delivering supporter acquisition campaigns through face to face fundraising and experience of monitoring return on investment of acquisition activity.

This is an incredibly people focussed role and you will have the chance to build positive and fruitful relationships across many areas while working with a great fundraising team. If this sounds like an exciting opportunity, we urge you to apply!

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Safeguarding Team Leader

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Safeguarding Team Leader
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £31,982 - £34,925 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing date: 16 April 2020
Interview date: Thursday 30 April 2020 – Virtual Interview via Zoom

About the role:

The Safeguarding Team Leader is a senior, specialised role within the Safeguarding and Quality Team and is responsible for leading the development, implementation and continual review of our safeguarding policies, procedures and assurance frameworks, ensuring that they are in line with legislation and recognised good practice as well as being aligned to the Dementia Connect Service model and the work of other directorates across the Society. The Safeguarding and Quality Team are part of the Operations directorate and have overall responsibility for three key areas of work: safeguarding, quality and operational learning.

The Safeguarding Team Leader will drive the continual improvement of safeguarding across the Society, working cross-directorate to bring key, senior people together to properly influence, manage and evaluate safeguarding mechanisms and to drive improvement in safeguarding across the Society.

They will be responsible for external horizon scanning, ensuring that the Society stays abreast of changes to legislation and good practice in the wider safeguarding arena as well as developing excellent, collaborative external relationships with key stakeholders (e.g. local authorities, charity commission) to ensure effective management of safeguarding incidents and complex/serious safeguarding concerns.

About you:

We are looking for someone who can be an influential member of the Safeguarding and Quality Wider Management Team, who is used to communicating with a variety of audiences including senior management. You should have a strong understanding of HR policy and procedure in a safeguarding context and be able to use quality assurance and audit data to identify and challenge poor practice appropriately.

You will have experience of developing and managing workplans, an understanding of continual improvement activity and have experience of developing and embedding audit processes. You should also be able to demonstrate experience with using resources to improve safeguarding mechanisms, preferably in a health and/or social care organisation.

Ideally you will also have experience of managing or matrix managing staff and/or volunteers, including their development and support and supervision, and be comfortable designing and delivering high quality, tailored safeguarding learning programmes.

We need someone who can excel as a subject matter specialist on safeguarding and the Mental Capacity Act; advising, identifying and enabling others to solve problems and to manage serious incidents as and when they arise, and also to deputise for the Safeguarding Manager when required.

You will need to be confident working on your own initiative as well as part of a geographically dispersed team, content to commit to some travel across the country and able use appropriate technology to engage and collaborate with colleagues remotely.

You may have experience of the following: Social Worker, Social Work, Social Care, Deputy Care Manager, Vulnerable People, Assistant Care Manager, CQC, Senior Support Worker, Assistant Service Delivery Manager, Social Care, Customer Service, Healthcare, Safeguarding Team Leader, etc.