Volunteer Treasurer & Trustee

Preserving great local buildings and spaces, creating jobs, supporting the local economy, giving something back to the wider Bridport community whilst learning a tremendous amount along the way.

A professional Finance person who understands accounts and business planning, you are used to contributing at a strategic level and seeking an opportunity to give something back to the local community whilst learning a tremendous amount along the way. A team player capable of working in a small team that is the functioning heart of a small/medium sized organisation, you are prepared to roll up your sleeves when required and, preferably but not necessarily, familiar with the VCSE sector.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES mostly working from home for around 2 hours per week:

• Liaising with and supporting the Bookkeeper (who is self-employed), supervising financial accounting                and reporting to ensure compliance with the Charity Commission, Companies House and HMRC                        regulations.

• Ensuring controls are in place on income and expenditure, and financial regulatory compliance

• Overseeing income, expenditure and cash flow and minimising BADT’s exposure to VAT and tax etc.

• Liaising with the Chair on Grant, Council and other funding applications requiring financial information                and with external auditors/examiners as required.

Bridport Area Development Trust (BADT) is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee established in 2009 and currently run mainly by a team of 8 experienced and highly motivated Volunteer Trustees. The Trust works in partnership to identify, plan and deliver regenerative projects that meet local need and provide long term economic, educational and community benefit to the town and beyond with the one key criteria for BADT support being that of sustainability. 

And in relation to sustainability a spokesman for BADT said “the Trust’s finances are currently stable and the projections are for a sustainable level of income over the next 3 years”.

BADT’s most recent successes are two major renovation and refurbishment projects. The Georgian style, Literary and Scientific Institute a historic Grade 2* listed building in the centre of Bridport built in 1834, has been brought back into use after lying empty since 1997 and becoming derelict, saving the public purse around £1million in the process. Another Jewel in BADT’s Crown is the West Bay Discovery Centre a former Methodist Chapel and now an award-winning visitor centre providing an insight into the hidden history of West Bay and the Jurassic coast by bringing to life local stories and fascinating facts about the natural, using interactive experiences that make learning fun for all ages. 

An exciting opportunity has become available for a specific individual to join our team of dedicated professionals working towards improving the lives of people effected by Dementia within the North Kent Area. You will have the responsibility for managing all elements of volunteering at Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Services. You will strive for the highest standards of volunteer recruitment, placement, engagement, and retention whilst always promoting our values and ensuring people affected by dementia are at the heart of all we do. You will enjoy working as part of a wider team that works together to champion the rights of people affected by dementia to participate in family and community life.

In return for your hard work and dedication we are offering a competitive salary of £23,000 (pro rata), contracted between 22 to 32 hours a week, hours based around core hours Monday to Saturday. 9.00am to 5.00pm with the occasional evening events. You will receive 24 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (Pro Rata) along with eyecare and pension benefits. You should hold a UK driving licence and have the use of a car to travel around the Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley area. All milage and expenses will be paid.

Closing dates for this role will be 1st September 2021 with interviews expected to take place the week beginning 6th September 2021.  

Passionate about animal welfare, Wood Green, The Animals Charity is a leading organisation that's dedicated to improving the lives of pets.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dog Care Team Leader to support the delivery of a high quality Care provision for dogs.

Our Care provisions forms part of a suite of agile services that provide a tailored journey for the pet towards finding their new owner. Working with up to 65 dogs onsite and supporting a further 40 dogs within our foster provision, the Dog Care Team deliver care, training and behavioural modification, along with supporting dogs placed in foster care and when first in their forever homes.

The Dog Care Team Leader is part of a team of 4 responsible for assisting the Section Manager with the delivery of a proactive, efficient and effective section helping vulnerable dogs in need. This role in particular focuses on overseeing the dogs in our Foster Home Care and Owner Home Care; co-ordinating offsite support for dogs; ensuring all assessment are complete and identifying dogs suitable for Owner Home Care.

Line managing and developing a team of Care Specialists, Carers and volunteers is also a key responsibility and large part of this role, along with being a key decision making related to a dogs welfare.

This includes:

• Upholding excellent standards of care, husbandry and best practice handling methods
• Maintaining a high level of species specialist knowledge
• Forming part of medical and behavioural reviews for pets. Utilising current / up to date knowledge and experience to support this and offer guidance on what can be supplied through Care
• Coaching and mentoring the professional development of direct reports
• Working collaboratively with the Pet Care Volunteer Manager to provide a consistent and engaged approach to volunteering
• Ensure volunteers meet the needs of the department, identify new roles to maximise onsite volunteer involvement
• Have advanced knowledge to deal effectively with more complex questions and concerns raised by the public and members of your team
• Use initiative to deal with the complex situations, actively seeking solutions to challenges within the team
• Assist the Section Manager in the review and implementation of all policies and procedures relevant to the department

• With a passion for dog welfare, this must equalled with a passion for developing people to achieve their potential
• With cross-department working across multiple teams to ensure success in supporting high numbers of pets, experience working collaboratively to achieve a common goal is essential, along with strong, tactful, communication and negotiation skills even under pressure.
• The successful candidate must have strong emotional resilience in what can often be a challenging role and environment, with the ability to see the bigger picture

This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week working at our Godmanchester site and includes working a 1 in 4 weekend rota pattern.

We are seeking a volunteer co-ordinator/manager to join our small team to expand our flagship volunteer visiting and befriending service which covers the whole of Somerset. The successful candidate will live close to and cover Mendip and the eastern area of South Somerset and will recruit new volunteers, assess needs of potential beneficiaries who wish to access the service, complete paperwork, and make successful introductions.  Each beneficiary is matched with their own regular volunteer and both parties supported throughout.

The service reduces isolation and loneliness and offers beneficiaries the opportunity to take trips out, socialise and have help with reading, correspondence and other useful tasks.

The organisation: Somerset Sight works in partnership to deliver effective practical and emotional support for people with sight loss across the whole county. Our role is to provide practical and emotional support to enable people with sight loss to adapt, remain independent and live a full and active life. We have recently been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of the impact we make in the local community. We worked throughout the pandemic within Government guidelines and no member of staff was furloughed.

Role/ Person:

•  You will be self- motivated and a team player, energetic, enthusiastic, focused and results driven.
• You will have excellent communication and people management skills and be a proven motivator of people
• . You will understand how to effectively work within agreed boundaries and manage volunteers to do the same.
• You will have demonstrable experience in managing people and overcoming challenging situations that arise.
• You will be able to assess needs of beneficiaries and their families, and will enjoy supporting both beneficiaries and volunteers.
• You will be IT literate, competent with Excel and database management, have experience of report writing and know how to keep accurate records.
• You will be conscientious and will possess a hard-working, positive attitude and will have a proactive approach to problem solving and ability to manage your own workload and use initiative. 
• You will be flexible and may have to work occasional weekends and evenings and will be committed to working for a not for profit organisation and all that it involves. You will be a competent driver, with a clean current driving licence, able to find obscure locations. This is a part time role initially 22.5 hours a week with potential to increase.

Competitive salary. Home working or office based considered.

About the Role

It is an exciting time to be joining St John Ambulance as we introduce this new opportunity. We are looking for 8 x Volunteering Delivery Managers to work in our regions across England.

You will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams of both staff and volunteer leaders to grow our volunteer offer, ensure our volunteers have the best experience and drive improvement so we can enable and serve our communities. Each Region is made up of a number of Districts – you will be an integral part of both the Regional and District Leadership Teams shaping the way in which our people volunteer across a number of activities, including but not limited to NHS operational support which currently includes vaccinators and hospital volunteering, event first aid, fundraising, community advocacy and services and with our young people. You will also act as the conduit between those regional teams and the wider organisation including our County Priory Groups, Fellowship and County Presidents.

There are 8 roles in total but can be based in any of the following locations, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Lancaster, Carlise, Birmingham, Worcester, Derby, Nottingham, Chesterfield, Norwich, Chelmsford, Stevenage, London, Oxford, Ashford, Brighton, Poole, Bristol, Exeter and Truro. 

Travelling throughout the region is required but home working is a possibility for some of the time. 

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

About You

We are looking for dynamic, personable and energetic people who can drive collaboration and effectively influence across multiple teams. You will be a team player who is able to role model our HEART values and be compassionate. You will have resilience, a sense of purpose and a passion for volunteering.

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: TBC - September

Application Review Date: 25th August 2021

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.

If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here

For all other candidates, or SJA volunteers wishing to apply, please click here

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, so are particularly interested in applications from women, trans and non-binary people, as well as those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with different accessibility needs.

Please note, St John Ambulance does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any speculative CVs submitted without invitation will not be considered

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.  

You will be joining a dynamic and hardworking Volunteering team, delivering support to a unique mix of charity shops, e-commerce, innovation and our Venture Studio.

About the role
As Volunteering Partner - Enterprise you will be part of a progressive and supportive central volunteering team while leading the development of volunteering in a dynamic and innovative Enterprise Department.  You will:
•  Lead Enterprise volunteering projects that significantly improve the quality and quantity of our volunteering offer
•  Shape the volunteering requirements which underpin Enterprise workforce planning, using data, technology and knowledge of best practice from across the sector  
•  Provide support across the whole Enterprise team in identifying gaps and helping to identify opportunities for volunteer project collaboration  
•  As a volunteering expert, coach and build the understanding and knowledge of best practice in volunteer management with shop managers to support and enable growth 

About you
To be successful in this role you will need to be positive, collaborative and an able communicator.  We are looking for candidates who can coach and empower, build knowledge of best practice in volunteering and deliver the very best support to our whole Enterprise department.  This unique department needs the support of someone comfortable with managing multiple projects, creating new processes and volunteer journeys and providing the highest quality of service for our managers and their teams.  

The right candidate will be someone who wants to be part of ending homelessness, and understands that providing volunteers with the platform to give their best is essential to that.

We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

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

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

When you join us you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation. 

We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness. 

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 8th August 2021 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on the 17/18th August. 
 
Accessibility
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website. 

 Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

JOB DESCRIPTION 

NEW ARRIVAL SUPPORT WORKER & RESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEER (Male) - 2 Roles

Responsible to: Support Team Manager

Location:                 Based in Baca main office and at home for newly arrived young people in Loughborough. There will be travel throughout Loughborough and Leicester. The role may require travel to wider areas of the East Midlands and the UK.

Hours: 25 hours per week – evening and weekend work with daytime shifts

Salary Band: £18,500 to £22,000 per annum pro rata

Benefits in kind: Rent-free accommodation, including Wifi, gas, electric and council tax bills.

Contract: Permanent 

Overall Purpose 

• To provide support and care to the young people who are newly arrived in the country, providing the foundations for them to rebuild their lives with dignity, strengthen their resilience and inspire hope for their futures. 
• To partner with social workers and representatives from other agencies, for the benefit of the young people.

This work is essential in enabling us to deliver our therapeutic support for all areas of a young person’s life.

Duties & Responsibilities  

• To be a support worker for newly arrived young people who are in the care of Baca in all areas of the young person’s life, supporting them from first arrival through to their move to semi-independence.
• To welcome new arrivals into the accommodation and communicate basic information about the house, making them feel safe and able to rest; with compassion without discrimination of age, race, colour or behavioural issues.
• To enable young people to achieve the following outcomes increased physical wellbeing, increased emotional wellbeing, improved personal safety, increased social engagement and increased engagement with education, employment and training.
• To enable young people to live with positive values and good boundaries.
• To be a proactive role model for the young people, enabling them to learn day to day living skills and helping them integrate positively with the local community.
• Training young people in living skills such as washing, cleaning, cooking and safety, food shopping and budgeting; proactively and intentionally in line with the Baca independent living preparation plan.
• Helping young people settle into a routine which will include education and social activities.
• Work in close partnership with social workers and other professionals and volunteers to provide a holistic development package for each young person enabling them to become independent.
• Maintaining very good communication with relevant members of the Rebuild Team and relevant social workers through regular appropriate reporting.
• To work collaboratively with the rest of the Rebuild Team to ensure all young people are safeguarded and supported to rebuild their lives.
• Complete and update all admin work as part of the role such as month end reports and support plans on time and in a consistent manner.
• Playing an active role in developing knowledge and understanding in areas relevant to the role and especially in the areas of asylum and refugee law, trafficking, supporting separated children and the cultures of different nations relevant to Baca.

General 

• Be a role model, leading by example in practicing the Values of Baca.
• Play an active and supportive role within the organisation 
• Take ownership of all administrative aspects of the role.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy. 
• Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity policy 
• Be aware of the correct procedures for dealing with any safeguarding incidences or concerns, in line with Baca’s Child, Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy 
• Adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures. 

Further information is available in the recruitment pack on our website. 

The closing date for application is the 15th of August 2021 at 5pm. The role will require an enhanced DBS. Interviews will be week commencing the 12th of July 2021. 

Start Date for the role is 1st of September 2021.

Initial Engagement Team Leader (WHP JET)

Salary: £26,250.00 – £33,250.00 per annum

Contract type: Fixed Term 12 months 37.5 hours per week

Location: Home based with the potential to do some face-to-face activity post COVID-19

Home Countries geographical areas include: East of England - Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk

Central England geographical areas include: Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Herefordshire & Worcestershire

The Shaw Trust, in tandem with government and the broader employment support community across the UK is working hard to make sure we support as many individuals as possible to get and keep a job. We believe that everyone who needs help and support to attain their employment goals should be able to access it as soon as possible and that support should reflect their individual needs.

To help us in this mission we are looking to expand our employability services and looking for Team Leaders to work on our DWP Work & Health Programme Job Entry – Targeted Support (WHP JETS) Programme.

The WHP JETS Initial Engagement Team Leader role is integral to the success of our employment programme, ensuring the Initial Engagement Team develop and maintain close working relationships with Shaw Trust Team Leaders and Employment Advisors to expand engagement opportunities for participants especially when engaging participants to start on the JETs programme.

This role is perfect for an individual with experience of leading and supporting customer focused teams. The role requires a driven individual, motivated to succeed with the ability to achieve day-to-day KPI performance. The role holder will be expected to manage a team of Engagement Advisors with a key target of increasing the number of engaged participants to start on programme within contractual expectations across the CPA.

This will be mainly delivered remotely via phone, video conference and other digital channels.

Reporting into Regional Delivery Manager you will be responsible for managing and assist the Regional Delivery Manager in the day to day management and support of the teams.

The ideal candidate must have an understanding of the local and regional labour market and employment issues within Home Counties or Central England regions and able to maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of the benefit system and entitlements.

The ideal candidate will need to be inclusive and embrace our culture and values, putting those we serve at the heart of everything we do. You will consistently deliver high quality services to support our communities and beneficiaries.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Enhanced Pension Scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance x 3 of your salary
• Enhanced annual leave

For further information and to apply online, please click the Apply on Website button quoting the reference number 23164

Closing date:  11th August 2021

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Shaw Trust operates on a national level with over 2,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers. We work with the government, local authorities, combined authorities, health service providers, employers, and other stakeholders – including the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Work and Pensions, clinical commissioning groups and NHS Trusts.

Shaw Trust is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and inclusion. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion. If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format please contact our HR Service Centre to make alternative arrangements.

About the Role

It is an exciting time to be joining St John Ambulance as we introduce this new opportunity. We are looking for 8 x Volunteering Delivery Managers to work in our regions across England.

You will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams of both staff and volunteer leaders to grow our volunteer offer, ensure our volunteers have the best experience and drive improvement so we can enable and serve our communities. Each Region is made up of a number of Districts – you will be an integral part of both the Regional and District Leadership Teams shaping the way in which our people volunteer across a number of activities, including but not limited to NHS operational support which currently includes vaccinators and hospital volunteering, event first aid, fundraising, community advocacy and services and with our young people. You will also act as the conduit between those regional teams and the wider organisation including our County Priory Groups, Fellowship and County Presidents.

There are 8 roles in total but can be based in any of the following locations, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Lancaster, Carlise, Birmingham, Worcester, Derby, Nottingham, Chesterfield, Norwich, Chelmsford, Stevenage, London, Oxford, Ashford, Brighton, Poole, Bristol, Exeter and Truro. 

Travelling throughout the region is required but home working is a possibilty for some of the time. 

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

About You

We are looking for dynamic, personable and energetic people who can drive collaboration and effectively influence across multiple teams. You will be a team player who is able to role model our HEART values and be compassionate. You will have resilience, a sense of purpose and a passion for volunteering.

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: TBC - September

Application Review Date: 25th August 2021

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.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, so are particularly interested in applications from women, trans and non-binary people, as well as those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with different accessibility needs.

Please note, St John Ambulance does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any speculative CVs submitted without invitation will not be considered

About the Role

It is an exciting time to be joining St John Ambulance as we introduce this new opportunity. We are looking for 8 x Volunteering Delivery Managers to work in our regions across England.

You will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams of both staff and volunteer leaders to grow our volunteer offer, ensure our volunteers have the best experience and drive improvement so we can enable and serve our communities. Each Region is made up of a number of Districts – you will be an integral part of both the Regional and District Leadership Teams shaping the way in which our people volunteer across a number of activities, including but not limited to NHS operational support which currently includes vaccinators and hospital volunteering, event first aid, fundraising, community advocacy and services and with our young people. You will also act as the conduit between those regional teams and the wider organisation including our County Priory Groups, Fellowship and County Presidents.

There are 8 roles in total but can be based in any of the following locations, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Lancaster, Carlise, Birmingham, Worcester, Derby, Nottingham, Chesterfield, Norwich, Chelmsford, Stevenage, London, Oxford, Ashford, Brighton, Poole, Bristol, Exeter and Truro. 

Travelling throughout the region is required but home working is a possibilty for some of the time. 

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

About You

We are looking for dynamic, personable and energetic people who can drive collaboration and effectively influence across multiple teams. You will be a team player who is able to role model our HEART values and be compassionate. You will have resilience, a sense of purpose and a passion for volunteering.

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: TBC - September

Application Review Date: 25th August 2021

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.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, so are particularly interested in applications from women, trans and non-binary people, as well as those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with different accessibility needs.

Please note, St John Ambulance does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any speculative CVs submitted without invitation will not be considered

Volunteer Coordinator

Permanent

Part Time - 2 days per week

Up to £28,000 pa pro rata, depending on experience

ABOUT THE LIC

The London Irish Centre is the Irish Heart of London. Our Mission is to empower and enrich lives through Irish community and culture.

For over sixty years, we’ve been proud to provide vital frontline welfare services to multi-generational Irish diaspora in London, whilst instilling positive impact within local communities through education, entertainment and cultural awareness. Our commitment lies in meeting the wants and needs of our shared communities, now and for the future.

JOB BRIEF

Are you passionate about making a real difference to people's lives? We are looking for a talented Volunteer Coordinator to manage our team of Advice Volunteers and Information Volunteers, delivering first point of contact support and information, as well as basic advice to people with complex needs using a strengths-based approach.

This highly rewarding role requires a dynamic and energetic approach to managing volunteers to deliver high quality services and achieve positive outcomes. You will have a passion for supporting volunteers in making a difference to people's lives.

The deadline for applications is 9am, Monday 23rd August 2021.

The London Irish Centre is a London Living Wage and Equal Opportunities employer.

We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We encourage BAME and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and all opportunities provided by the LIC. Whilst our offices have some barriers to access, we are taking steps to resolve these, and in the meantime continue to encourage interest from applicants who require reasonable adjustments within the workplace.

Volunteering Team Leader
22.5 hours per week
To be worked over 4 or 5 days which must include Fridays
Core hours to be agreed between 8 am and 4:30 pm
£24,491 per annum, pro-rata
Actual annual salary £14,694
Permanent

Age UK South Gloucestershire (AUKSG) is an independent, local charity. We have been working in the community for over 20 years to support older people, their families and carers. We have 21 dedicated staff and over 170 volunteers committed to making South Gloucestershire a great place to grow old and contributing to our mission of 'supporting you and your local community in later life.'

Following an internal restructure, AUKSG is looking to recruit a highly organised and skilled individual to lead on the development and maintenance of volunteering services across the organisation.

This new role will be supported by a Volunteering Coordinator and an administrator and will include overseeing the delivery of our volunteer services, Befriending, Reconnect and Technology Support, including leading on recruitment, training, supervision and retention of our large team of volunteers. The successful candidate will need to collect and analyse delivery and evaluation data relating to volunteer-led services and will be responsible for ensuring targets for funding requirements are achieved.

If you are an experienced people manager, a good communicator and passionate about having a positive impact on the lives of older people, we would like to hear from you.

Age UK South Gloucestershire is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.

If that person could be you, download an application pack from our website.

Applications must be made using the form on our website, and completed applications forms should be returned to us directly.

Please be aware we are currently reviewing our main office premises, and we may relocate to another central South Gloucestershire location. Further information can be provided on request.

You are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the post at any time once we have received sufficient applications.

Closing date: 8 am, Monday 9th August 2021
Interviews: Within three weeks of the closing date.

About the Role

It is an exciting time to be joining St John Ambulance as we introduce this new opportunity. We are looking for 8 x Volunteering Delivery Managers to work in our regions across England.

You will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams of both staff and volunteer leaders to grow our volunteer offer, ensure our volunteers have the best experience and drive improvement so we can enable and serve our communities. Each Region is made up of a number of Districts – you will be an integral part of both the Regional and District Leadership Teams shaping the way in which our people volunteer across a number of activities, including but not limited to NHS operational support which currently includes vaccinators and hospital volunteering, event first aid, fundraising, community advocacy and services and with our young people. You will also act as the conduit between those regional teams and the wider organisation including our County Priory Groups, Fellowship and County Presidents.

There are 8 roles in total but can be based in any of the following locations, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Lancaster, Carlise, Birmingham, Worcester, Derby, Nottingham, Chesterfield, Norwich, Chelmsford, Stevenage, London, Oxford, Ashford, Brighton, Poole, Bristol, Exeter and Truro. 

Travelling throughout the region is required but home working is a possibilty for some of the time. 

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

About You

We are looking for dynamic, personable and energetic people who can drive collaboration and effectively influence across multiple teams. You will be a team player who is able to role model our HEART values and be compassionate. You will have resilience, a sense of purpose and a passion for volunteering.

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: TBC - September

Application Review Date: 25th August 2021

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.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, so are particularly interested in applications from women, trans and non-binary people, as well as those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with different accessibility needs.

Please note, St John Ambulance does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any speculative CVs submitted without invitation will not be considered

Care Team Leader

Location: Wharfedale House - Wetherby, West Yorkshire
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Salary: £10.92 per hour

Closing Date: 31st July 2021

In the market town of Wetherby in West Yorkshire, Wharfedale House is home for 18 adults with physical disabilities. We have lovely views of the River Wharfe and the surrounding countryside. A short walk from Wetherby town square, we are close to shops, pubs, cafes, a library, colleges, and a sports centre. York and Leeds are also nearby.

As a Team Leader you will supervise a dedicated team ensuring a high level of care is delivered to people who use our service. This includes personal care, assistance with daily living tasks and activities, supporting our customers to attain their full potential, encouraging choice, participation and motivation. You will organise and manage the rota so that sufficient staff are provided at all times covering the needs of the service. You will receive ongoing training and development to build your skills, experience and career. As this is a full time post you will spend 30 hours of your week on rota motivating and working along side team, and 7.5 hours in the office completing administration tasks and liaising with families/support functions and MDT.

Care Team Leader Requirements:

• A level of professional development and registration (this may include NVQ/SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or, Learning Disability or L4 NVQ/SVQ in team leading or management or similar qualification), dependant on location.
• Prior experience of working in a relevant care setting.
• Prior experience of supervising a team of staff.
• To be able to work flexibly within rostered hours and be prepared to participate in an on-call rota as required.
• Knowledge of people who use our services self-advocacy and empowerment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

We offer a wide range of employee rewards and benefits including:

• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
• Substantial and flexible annual leave, with the option to buy or sell (salary sacrifice).
• Discounted tariffs with Vodaphone
• Blue Light Discount Card
• Access to great savings and discounts with major UK retailers.
• Access to cash health plan at very favourable rates.
• Access to cycle-to-work benefits (salary sacrifice).
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
• Online Learning System - Access to hundreds of fully funded qualifications and apprenticeships

Leonard Cheshire is the leader in enriching the lives of disabled people. We are the largest disability non-profit organisation in the UK, with around 6,000 employees, supporting over 30,000 disabled people across our global operations.

We offer an environment where you can be part of a team who are passionate making a positive impact on the lives of disabled people. You will have opportunities to learn and grow in your role, building your skills and knowledge in partnership with others.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please *

You may have experience of the following: Supervisor, Care Team Leader, Team Leader, Support Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Care Provider, Personal Support Worker, Support at Home, Domiciliary Care, Social Care, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health Worker, Social Worker, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

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