Title of Post: Deputy Manager

Hours of Work:35 per week over 5 days (varying shift hours between 8 am and 8 pm including weekends(This post is part of an on call rota system)

Rate of Pay:  £11.95ph

OBJECTIVES OF THE POST:

• To ensure the smooth daily running of accommodation projects.
• To ensure the delivery and integration of services of high quality which are compatible with the residents' needs and reflect Falcon Support Services’ overall policies.
• To train and supervise staff to meet Falcon Support Services objectives.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic and Policy Responsibility

To take lead responsibility for specific tasks/projects to ensure efficient service delivery as directed by the Manager.

Tasks include:

• To ensure maximization of occupancy levels and a minimisation of voids.
• Ensure service user personal charge contributions are paid, recorded and logged achieving expected budgeted levels.
• To ensure the cleanliness of the Falcon Centre and other accommodation projects.
• Dealing with breaches of the License Agreement, issuing sanctions and Support Arrangements.
• Managing responsibility for safeguarding and serious incidents. 
• Work with the support team to ensure correct implementation and monitoring of personalised Support Plans.
• To ensure regular monthly team meetings and case conferences take place.
• To maximise positive outcomes and appropriate timely move on’s into independent living adhering to contract specifications (maximum of 10 months stay at Falcon Centre).
• Monitoring Meaningful use of Time for service users
• To support the Senior Support Worker to carry out monthly resident meetings
• Dealing effectively with complaints in a timely manner and recorded in a consistent, precise manner.
• To work in accordance with Falcon Support Services Psychologically Informed Environment Framework.
• To ensure health and safety responsibilities are carried out and recorded by the responsible member of staff.

This includes:

• monitoring the testing of alarms
• room checks carried out and recorded
• maintenance issues recorded and completed
• First Aid box supplies are up to date along with blood clean up kit
• Food hygiene checks and standards are maintained
• To ensure Personal Emergency Evacuative Plans are completed for service users with additional needs.
• To ensure Centre Management Duties are carried out by the responsible member of staff.

These include:

• Responding and log referrals promptly, performing Desk Top Assessment of clients seeking admission.
• The Kitchen budget is spent wisely to purchase healthy food; kitchen cleanliness is maintained and the rota is filled.
• To work with Cooks to plan healthy and diverse meals.
• To ensure the Warden Rota is filled appropriately.
• To supervise Senior Wardens/Weekend staff
• Coordinating internal referrals from the Falcon Centre to other Falcon Support Services projects.

• Additional projects as and when instructed by the Centre Manager

• To assist in the development of, and to implement, monitor and review Accommodation projects policies, procedures and ensure that they are in accordance with overall organisational policies and procedures.

• To ensure that the service meets all contractual and statutory obligations at a high professional standard.

• To ensure the delivery of housing related support to Falcon Support Services’ service users is in accordance with internal and external quality standards and relevant social policy.

• To identify gaps and improvements in service provision and bring these to the attention of senior managers and find solutions to meet identified needs, to achieve continuous improvement and high professional standards.

Ensuring the good reputation of the organisation is maintained

• To competently ensure all communication about the service is communicated in a professional, accurate and effective manner.

• To represent and the wider organisation in a competent and professional manner and maintain the highest professional standards at all times.

• To work with the Centre Manager to ensure there is regular and effective liaison, consultation and effective publicity available about the service, with other relevant agencies such as referring agencies, monitoring bodies and the general public.

• To manage, monitor and respond effectively and appropriately to service users, neighbours and other agencies or individuals who have complaints about the hostel service.

Service Delivery and Housing Management

• To work with the Centre Manager to ensure that service delivery is compliant with all relevant contract specifications to achieve high professional standards.

• To ensure that all service policy and procedure is understood and implemented by service delivery staff consistently and effectively, in compliance with legal requirements and other identified best practice.

• To ensure that the fabric of all accommodation, their furnishing, equipment and the physical environment are regularly maintained to a high standard and in line with Health & Safety requirements. To report any concerns to the Health and Safety officer.

• To ensure that all staff operates in accordance with Health and Safety legislation and they adopt safe working practices in line with Falcon Support Services policies and procedures.

• To assist in ensuring that the service has a maximisation of occupancy levels and a minimisation of voids and take the lead on good practice standards where appropriate.

• To ensure the referrals spreadsheet is kept up to date, desktop assessments are carried out and to have good communication with the referral hub and other referral pathways

• To ensure that all required documentation is completed for new clients moving into the project in particular risk assessments and needs assessments

• To assist in ensuring good practice on reducing abandonments and evictions within the projects

• To oversee and ensure that all working practice is compliant with Social Policy, Housing Law and relevant good practice standards, with particular regard to tenure and internal warning processes.

• To respond to, monitor and report on complaints received in line with the Complaints Policy.

People management

• To assist in the operational responsibility of support staff, non-support staff and other contracted staff, relief workers and volunteers including all aspects of housing management, maintenance, health and safety, support and assessment planning.

• To assist in leading and motivating the staff team to perform effectively and in line with internal and external quality standards, the Quality Assessment Framework and organisational policy and procedure and contract requirements.

• Monitor, develop, improve and manage staff rotas to ensure the needs of the service are met efficiently and effectively. Ensuring that staffing levels are maintained to meet the organisational and operational objectives of the service at all times.

• To participate in the recruitment and selection of staff and provide and arrange effective induction training for new staff as required.

• To identify training needs of staff and ensure the training needs are addressed through personal development, on the job training, supervision and formal training.

• To provide effective communication to all staff through written information, team meetings and formal supervision using effective management approaches to foster a positive culture and ensure high performance at all times.

• To assist in providing annual staff appraisals in line with Falcon Support Services appraisal processes, and service and organisational objectives.

• To participate in the on call rota and ensure that on-call arrangements are effective, monitored and meet the needs of the service.

Financial Monitoring

• To oversee and ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place for the collection and processing of Housing Benefit and Personal Charge in order to maximise income and minimise bad debt.

Continuous development of quality standards and controls

• To ensure throughout all working practices and service delivery a high professional standard is established and maintained.

• To assist in leading the staff team in providing a stimulating, client focused and supportive environment to meet the social, emotional, physical, health and resettlement needs of residents at the Falcon Centre.

• To ensure that the rights of residents are understood, respected and actively promoted and that their views on Falcon Support Services performance are considered fully in decision-making.

Safeguarding

• To ensure good practice in the Falcon Centre, including referring and reporting, liaising with the organisation’s lead safeguarding officer.

• To assist in ensuring that all staff are fully conversant with all Child Protection & Safeguarding policy & procedure.

• Lead any crisis management response required during work hours.

Organisational Development

• To promote the organisation and effectively publicise and market the core services at FSS, identifying funding and other initiatives within the local community.

• To work collaboratively with the Centre Manager to develop the implementation and effectiveness of volunteers based within the service.

General

• To undergo further training where required.

• To adhere to and promote Falcon Support Services policies and procedures, in particular Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity Policy and Health and Safety Policy and procedures.

• To collate information and evidence for service user involvement in monthly and other reports as necessary.

• To undertake other duties as may reasonably be required by senior managers.

These duties are neither exhaustive nor exclusive and the post holder is required to undertake reasonably determined duties within the organisation driven by needs of the business

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.

Want to make a positive impact on people’s lives by working for the world’s largest and oldest youth charity? YMCA is currently recruiting a Store Manager to work in one of its’ 90 charity shops across England and Wales.

What you can expect from YMCA:

• A stimulating, varied role, working with the Assistant Store Manager to drive sales and income and maximise profits from donated sales, Gift Aid, and other promotions
• The opportunity to build and support an outstanding team of volunteers, to generate great stock, and to establish the very best in customer service
• Competitive pay and generous allowances regarding holidays, healthcare, pensions, life assurance and maternity/paternity/adoption leave, employee assistance programme, annual season ticket loan* and subsidized gym membership* (*upon successful completion of probation)

What YMCA will expect from you:

• Solid retail experience working to sales and other targets
• Experience of recruiting and managing a volunteer team would be a bonus
• Committed to going above and beyond when it comes to customer service
• Self-motivation and determination to be successful
• Experience of working with volunteers would be a bonus
• Weekend and bank holiday work also required

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, who are currently under-represented throughout YMCA England & Wales. Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.

Retail e-Commerce Manager

Responsible to: Retail Area Manager

Rate of Pay: £9.94 per hour

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Sunday (5 full days, between the hours of 9am to 5pm)

Responsible for: Online selling team

Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire (DE55 7DP)

Purpose of the Job
As Retail e-Commerce Manager you will lead and motivate your team, creating a safe and energised work environment, whilst setting high standards in online customer care. You will be responsible for the day to day management of the Lighthouse Online shops and other online selling platforms. You will be responsible for achieving agreed sales targets, maximising profit and providing effective support and overall management of staff and volunteers in accordance with Valley CiDS standards and policies.

The Retail e – Commerce Manager will also work closely with the Retail Area Manager to create, develop and roll out training for shop teams to ensure an efficient and effective stock management structure for the supply of stock to the eCommerce department.

This role requires a forward thinking, creative, innovative and commercially minded person that thinks strategically. The person for this role needs to be a strong manager that is not afraid of taking on a challenging role.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

People Management

· Seek to promote a positive team culture throughout the department, fostering a spirit of unity and belonging, whilst identifying and developing the skill sets of individual team members and building positive working relationships with other Lighthouse shop staff.

· Effectively recruit, induct and train staff and volunteers ensuring they are fully equipped with the knowledge and understanding of e-commerce in order to perform their roles effectively.

· Be responsible for the annual appraisals of all staff within their department and conduct regular one to one meetings to monitor performance.

· Organise working patterns for all staff and volunteers ensuring the department is fully staffed and effectively operating at all times, at least 6 days a week.

· Ensure a standard of excellence in areas such as online Customer Service and overall communication with staff and members of the public.

Sales and Profit
· Achieve agreed sales targets to maximise profit through effective stock management and cost control measures.

· Effectively analyse financial data relating to sales performance using the relevant data reporting systems.

· Strategically support the Senior Retail Managers by showing initiative in monitoring retail competitors, exploring trends and implementing promotional campaigns to help with continuous commercial development.

· Generate additional income using local partnerships

· Utilise a variety of online portals to increase online sales.

· Develop training materials for shop and sorting staff across the charity’s retail operation to ensure that high quality stock that will sell is sent to the eCommerce department.

Stock Management
· Oversee the overall stock management within the department, ensuring stock is sourced, sorted, processed and listed in an effective and timely manner.

· Generate a high volume of stock onto online portals, applying appropriate pricing and selling mechanisms, along with Gift Aid where applicable.

· Identify any additional ways of implementing alternative revenue streams.

· Empower the eCommerce to ensure accurate listings across all platforms and monitor the ongoing auctions and online sales.

· Champion and promote the highest standards photography and stock listings to ensure items reach their best possible price across the team.

· Work with the packing team to ensure parcels are dispatched in a timely manner, working to reduce costs and breakages and ensure customer satisfaction.

· Keep up to date with postage systems and courier costs, ensuring the department is using the most efficient, cost effective system available.

· Ensure high levels of cleanliness are consistently maintained.

· Ensure the structure in the online selling department is working effectively at all times through close management of each area free from hazards and a build-up of excess stock.

Policy & Procedure

· To understand, comply with and implement existing Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding legislation, policies and procedures in performing the duties of the post.

· To understand, comply with and implement relevant Health & Safety legislation, policies and procedures in performing the duties of the post.

· To maintain confidentiality and observe data protection and associated guidelines where appropriate.

Administration
· Comply with Valley CiDS Financial and Administration procedures.

· Demonstrate excellent competency using IT equipment on a daily basis.

As part of the wider Valley CiDS Workforce
· Uphold the ethos & values of Valley CiDS Ltd at all times.

· Develop a good knowledge of the wider context of the charity’s projects and services.

· Be willing to travel to other company sites as required in line with business need.

· Carry out any other reasonable requests, duties and responsibilities appropriate to the level and remit of the post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
About you:

• Prior knowledge and experience of managing in multi-channel e-commerce operation, ideally with charity retail experience.
• Proven track record of managing and developing teams, able to mentor and coach team members and volunteers alike
• Successful online sales track record and positive customer feedback
• Good knowledge of all areas of regulatory compliance related to online trading
• Excellent time management and organisation/planning skills in order to prioritise a varied workload in a busy environment.
• Good interpersonal skills, including customer service and relationship management. Able to communicate confidently (and confidentially) with all levels of Valley CIDS staff and external contacts to build effective networks.

Person Specification - Essential

Full driving licence and use of a business insured vehicle during working hours

Good standard of education

Head of Research & Evaluation
Salary: £40,850 – £43,000 per annum 
Hours: Full Time – 37.5hrs per week
Based: at our office in Leicester with agile home working

About Us 
The RAF Association exists to support the RAF community across a variety of services.  We are a group of Charities with our main body being the RAF Association. In addition, we have several smaller subsidiary organisations, which are all linked to our strategic priorities to positively impact the lives of serving personnel, veterans and their families. We are proud to have supported over 81,000 members of the RAF community in the last year with both practical and emotional assistance, despite the many challenges presented to us because of the pandemic. Our focus for 2021 and beyond is to continue to deliver our existing services, in addition to developing new services that are both sustainable and effective.

About the role 
Our welfare team are placed at the heart of what we do.  The Head of Research is part of our extended management team, reporting to the Director of Welfare.  You will work collaboratively with your peers, Directors and Trustees to continue to embed an evidence-based culture. This role is the Association’s subject matter expert, providing professional advice, expertise and leadership on all aspects of research and evaluation.

What we need from you 
The successful candidate will have experience of working in partnership to develop and deliver impactful research projects. Experience of managing existing, and developing new external relationships is required, alongside proven experience of leading and developing team members.

You will be an experienced research professional with a passion for ensuring that research and data is at the heart of decision making. You will have a strong desire to voice your observations around service performance and identify key messages from your data to the wider organisation, to drive and inspire action. Overall we’re looking for someone who is values driven in their behaviours and committed to using their expertise to really make a difference.

Why join us? 
This is an exciting opportunity for a values driven senior professional to be part of a compassionate and caring organisation with such an impactful agenda. We’ve weathered the Covid storm incredibly well and our passion and commitment are as strong ever. If you’re looking for an opportunity to use your robust experience within a structure that is both agile and worthwhile then we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date: 1pm Friday 13th August 2021
First stage interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams

If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and covering letter outlining your key strengths against the job description (attached to help your application). It will be sent automatically to us.

The RAF Association is a Disability Confident Employer.

No agencies please.

Copywriter

Duration: Permanent (6-month probation period)

Contract: Full-time.

Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Salary: Up To £25,000.00 dependant on experience.

Key Responsibilities

Copywriting

-Providing high quality copy for our main website including appeal pages, donation items and Google landing pages.

 -Maintaining the written content on the site, ensuring that copy is regularly updated and that it is of a consistently high standard across all pages.

-Liaising with our Programmes department to research the latest developments in our work, both in the UK and internationally and transforming this into high quality written feedback for our donors.

-Assisting the Senior Editor and Social Media team with content strategies and campaign planning.

-Providing copy support across the organisation, when needed.

General

-To demonstrate Muslim Hands’ values and ethics in own working practices, approach and conduct

-To support with fundraising activities from time-to-time, including occasionally helping with Live TV Appeals during our peak periods

-To promote and adhere to all Muslim Hands Policies, Procedures and Professional Practices

-To undertake any reasonable responsibilities as required by your Line Manager

Essential Skills

-A skilled copywriter with a talent for producing fun, engaging content.

-Excellent communication skills.

-A keen eye for detail.

-Excellent team-player.

-Experience of creating and maintaining social media ad campaigns

-Knowledge of social media platforms and an interest in the latest developments across these platforms

-Passion for charity/third sector.

-Ability to demonstrate current eligibility to work within the United Kingdom

-Ability to provide a valid DBS certificate (issued within the last year) when requested by Muslim Hands; OR Undertake to provide full cooperation for Muslim Hands to perform a DBS Check at the required level appropriate for this / similar role

- Willingness to undergo and provide satisfactory background verification checks and demonstrate appreciation for and compliance with anti-fraud and anti-bribery policies and practices.

About Muslim Hands

Muslim Hands is an international aid agency and NGO. Started in 1993 by a group of volunteers the organisation has grown as a grass roots movement and since these first efforts, we have responded to countless emergencies, as well as establishing long term projects such as schools, healthcare clinics and livelihood programmes worldwide.

We are working in over 50 countries and have field offices in over 30 of these. By working closely with our partners and offices on the ground, we are able to distribute aid in an effective, efficient, transparent and wholly accountable manner and to make a lasting difference to the communities we work with.

Dedicated to tackling the root causes of poverty around the world, Muslim Hands is passionate about working beyond the provision of immediate relief, towards supporting communities over the long-term.

NB: Unfortunately, we will only be able to contact successful candidates so if you have not heard from us by the closure date unfortunately your application will have been unsuccessful. 

Location: Any of our UK Trust offices

This is a fantastic opportunity for an accomplished data analyst to join The Prince’s Trust, working on our crucial Health & Social Care contract.

Making an impact on young people is at the heart of what we do so analysing and evaluating our services is key to informing the programmes we design and showcasing our success with partners and funders. We’re on an exciting journey to transform how The Trust users data and want you to be part of it!

Most importantly you must believe in The Trust’s work, live our company values and fit in with our team’s positive, supportive and collaborative culture.

What you will do:

• Lead the data strategy for our H&SC contract, driving our performance and showcasing our work with our supporters
• Work with a team of analysts to transform how we use data across the Trust to shape our services
• Create and maintain an infrastructure of systems and tools for undertaking analysis and supplying data and insights.

What we need from you:

• Strong analytics skills including use of data analysis tools such as Tableau, Power BI and Google studio, BI systems such as Oracle service cloud and software including R, Python and SQL
• Strong communications skills including both written and verbal outputs, including facilitating insight-based discussions
• Experience leading an analytics project or development of new functionality
• The ability to upskill and knowledge share with less experienced colleagues, this role will include line management of a less experienced analyst.

For more information and to apply, please go to our website. 

To be considered, you will need to add your CV and a covering statement as to how your experience fits the role criteria. We are currently receiving high volumes of applications, so we urge you to complete a supporting statement, otherwise, your application could be unsuccessful.

About ThinkForward 

Why we exist
ThinkForward exists to empower young people to create better and brighter futures. We want them to be able to identify, realiseand shape their aspirations and be ready to make a successful transition into work.
Young people experiencing barriers such as challenging relationships, living in low-income households, or growing up in areas with a lack of access to opportunities can be confronted with hurdles. Without the right support these can lead to high risks of unemployment and long-term effects on their career and life chances.

There are more than 800,000 16-24-yearolds in the UK who aren’t at school or college, or don’t have a job or training place. Our ambition is to prevent young people becoming one of these statistics. In 2021 we will be supporting more than 1000 young people.

What we do

We run two programmes that young people to gain the independence, skills and confidence they need to fulfil their potential and have happy and successful futures. In an ever-changing world we support them to prepare for their move to adulthood, the working world and the start of the rest of their lives.

Overview of the role
The FutureMe programme provides young people with personalised one-to-one coaching and group activities, as well as exposure to the world of work and enrichment activities to broaden their horizons and provide experience of the workplace.

The key to our success is our highly skilled coaches who build consistent, trusted relationships with their young people.Coaching enables young people to overcome challenges holding them back from achieving their potential and guides them onto a successful pathway into employment and adulthood. Our young people are supported by FutureMefor five years, from 13 to 18 years old.

Coaches run the FutureMeprogramme within one of our schools and the local community, ensuring that quality and impact are achieved. They are also responsible for managing successful relationships with their partner school and businesses.

Interested candidates should read the job information pack attached to this advert. To apply please submit your CV and a cover via charityjobs.Your cover letter should outline your suitability for the role as described in theperson specification. Applications close at 9AM on August 9th, with the first round of interview taking place of 17th of August, and the second round the week commencing 23rd of August.

Charity People are so pleased to be working in partnership with Guide Dogs, to find new Academy Guide Mobility Specialists (A-GDMS) who will provide specialist advice and support to Guide Dog service users.

Guide Dogs is a leading, national organisation that provide support and services to enhance the lives of people who are blind and partially sighted, including breeding and training guide and companion dogs. Their ambition is to have a future where every person with sight loss has the confidence and support, they need to live their lives to the full.

As an A-GDMS, you will be responsible for learning to deliver partnership training in line with our ethical and person-centred approach, as well as carry out assessments for matching dogs and service users, design and implement individual training plans and work closely with service users to develop their guide dog partnership skills. You will be key in ensuring service users become confident and skilled in their guide dog partnership. Once you have completed the learning and development programme, you will join your local team. This is not your normal 9 to 5 role, and no two days are the same, for example one day you may be in planning meetings, another day walking in the wind and rain training dogs, or you could be working with a service user working through challenges.

You will be provided with all the knowledge and skills to understand how Guide Dog partnerships work, however ideally you will also have:

* Practical experience of working with adults and young people, and/or with training animals.
* Previously taught or mentored individuals or groups of people.
* A good understanding of positive training approaches used in development of animal behaviour
* Sound knowledge of the safe practice of working with vulnerable adults and children.

Additionally, you will be empathetic and understanding of individual's needs, as well as demonstrate resilience working in a challenging environment and being flexible to change. It would be great if you have previous experience working with a range of stakeholders, including volunteers, but this is desirable and not essential.

For more details on how to apply for this role, please click on Apply on Website.

Closing Date: Sunday 1st August 2021

Selection Process: The various stages will take place throughout August. Initial stages will be online and further details will be sent if you choose to apply. Final stages will be held on site, at either Atherton, Leamington Spa, Bristol or Forfar.

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment. If successful in this role, you will be required to complete a disclosure check.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

About ThinkForward 

Why we exist

ThinkForward exists to empower young people to create better and brighter futures. We want them to be able to identify, realiseand shape their aspirations and be ready to make a successful transition into work.
Young people experiencing barriers such as challenging relationships, living in low-income households, or growing up in areas with a lack of access to opportunities can be confronted with hurdles. Without the right support these can lead to high risks of unemployment and long-term effects on their career and life chances.

There are more than 800,000 16-24-yearolds in the UK who aren’t at school or college, or don’t have a job or training place. Our ambition is to prevent young people becoming one of these statistics. In 2021 we will be supporting more than 1000 young people.

What we do

We run two programmes that young people to gain the independence, skills and confidence they need to fulfil their potential and have happy and successful futures. In an ever-changing world we support them to prepare for their move to adulthood, the working world and the start of the rest of their lives.

Overview of the role

The FutureMe programme provides young people with personalised one-to-one coaching and group activities, as well as exposure to the world of work and enrichment activities to broaden their horizons and provide experience of the workplace.

The key to our success is our highly skilled coaches who build consistent, trusted relationships with their young people.Coaching enables young people to overcome challenges holding them back from achieving their potential and guides them onto a successful pathway into employment and adulthood. Our young people are supported by FutureMefor five years, from 13 to 18 years old.

Coaches run the FutureMeprogramme within one of our schools and the local community, ensuring that quality and impact are achieved. They are also responsible for managing successful relationships with their partner school and businesses.

Interested candidates should read the job information pack attached to this advert. To apply please submit your CV and a cover via charityjobs.Your cover letter should outline your suitability for the role as described in theperson specification. Applications close at 9AM on August 9th, with the first round of interview taking place of 17th of August, and the second round the week commencing 23rd of August.

About us:

At Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, we care for children and young adults with life-shortening and life-threatening conditions. We are currently supporting around 250 families both in our hospice and in family homes.

Our support services are wide ranging and bespoke to each family including end of life treatment and care, respite short breaks, counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy, home visits and much much more. It costs more than £5.1m to keep our doors open for families across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Lincolnshire and Chesterfield and Derbyshire. We receive around 15% of our funding from government sources.

Our team of passionate fundraisers work across the communities we serve to generate funds to help children and families make memories they’ll always treasure. We are the only children’s hospice in South Yorkshire, and each and every penny our team raises helps us to put smiles on the faces of the families in our care. As well as touching our supporters’ hearts, our exciting, high-profile fundraising campaigns make a real difference to families who too often have nowhere else to turn.

If you want to help change lives while having plenty of fun along the way, we’d love to hear from you.

The role:

Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice is seeking two full-time Regional Fundraisers. These are key roles that will see you represent Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice by promoting and building awareness of the charity, working within a Corporate and Community environment to raise income and build strong relationships with our supporters.

The requirements:

You will be required to represent Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice in your designated region by promoting and building awareness of the charity, working within a Corporate and Community environment to raise income and build strong relationships with our supporters. You will be required to understand your audience, working within the area to offer campaigns and activities that engage our donors, whilst positively supporting their donor journey.

To support this role, you will also have a strong understanding of the fundraising sector and a track record in income generation or have experience of working in the sales industry. You will be able to positively sell and promote the charities key campaigns and initiatives to a diverse audience.

This is an exciting new opportunity for someone looking to broaden their fundraising experience, working within a region to build on the already strong brand of Bluebell Wood and become a recognised face within this area.

In return, we can offer you a fantastic working environment and the following benefits:

• 33 days’ annual leave with the option to buy and sell
• Sick pay
• Health Care Cash Back Scheme
• Free counselling sessions
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Enhanced paternity pay
• Enhanced parental bereavement leave
• Compassionate leave
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Training & Development
• Investment in your wellbeing
• Volunteering & shadowing days
• Free parking on main site
• Free drinks and subsidised meals
• Time off in lieu

At Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, we value everyone who works with us, embrace individual differences and recognise that great things happen when we work together.

How to apply:

Please download the job description and person specification for more information.

To apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Please specify on the application form which role/s you are applying for. Previous candidates need not apply.

Closing date: 8th August 2021

Interview date: w/c 23rd August 2021

£19,847 - £23,350 (unqualified); £22,526 - £26,501 (qualified) to be pro-rated – (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)

17.5 hrs p/w - Fixed-term contract until 1st September 2022

HMP Lowdham Grange

Ref: TAH-211

Are you a collaborative and proactive individual with extensive experience of delivering training to vulnerable adults and the ability to work with people who have multiple and complex needs?

If so, St Giles is looking for a Trainer Assessor to join our team and deliver an inspiring training programme leading to the achievement of NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance.

About St Giles

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

St Giles’s peer-led services form the backbone of our work; we firmly believe that Peer Advisors bring something special to our services, increasing engagement, having more time to spend with clients and becoming role models to their peers. Our successful candidate will be a part of a Peer Hub team that provides a high-level service to individuals with lived experience whilst working towards their NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance. 

About this pivotal role

As part of a larger Trainer Assessor team, which is at the heart of the Peer Advisor Network, you will plan and deliver an effective training programme, which will involve liaising with St Giles Trust staff and external partner organisations to identify and engage learners with the relevant skills, motivation and aptitude, plus interviewing applicants, completing assessment paperwork and assessing learning and other needs.

You will also work with learners to produce realistic individual learning plans and provide a comprehensive induction, and maintain and develop the range of work placement opportunities, matching learners to placements and ensuring positive and supportive relationships with placements hosts.

What we are looking for:

• Experience of working to targets and recording information and statistics to enable effective monitoring of performance against targets
• Knowledge of the issues faced by project participants in accessing and sustaining training or employment
• A proven capability to apply a creative approach to planning programmes and activities
• Ability to effectively assess evidence and identify assessment criteria using a range of assessment methods
• Excellent time management, prioritisation and communication skills, both verbal and written
• A professional, flexible and collaborative approach to your work

We offer a generous benefits and rewards package which includes a competitive salary, leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervisions eye care scheme, season ticket loan and much more.

Closing date: 11pm, 5th August 2021. Interviews: w/c 8th August.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy

Head of Digital and Offline Marketing
37 hours per week
£40,000 per annum

Treetops Hospice are currently looking for a Head of Digital and Offline Marketing to join us in Risley. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis and in return, will receive a salary of £40,000 per annum.

Treetops Hospice provides nursing care and emotional support for anyone affected by life-limiting illness or bereavement in Southern Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire. Therapeutic Services delivers counselling and emotional support, and complementary therapy to people of all ages dealing with bereavement or life-limiting illness.

About the Head of Digital and Offline Marketing role:

The Head of Digital and Offline Marketing is the senior manager in charge of bringing our ‘digital first’ objective into reality, making Treetops famous and supporting the marketing objectives of the rest of the organisation. You’ll propose the strategies and lead, develop and mentor your team to create reach and engagement by using all methods and channels, including: great content, social media outreach, online community building, SEO, PPC, website engagement and UX, PR and offline marketing.

Key responsibilities of our Head of Digital and Offline Marketing:

- Create digital and offline strategies to establish Treetops as the first in mind local charity and position us as our region’s leading voice in palliative and end of life care
- Oversee the creation and implementation of digital and offline content, audience growth, reach and engagement plans for all areas of the marketing team (digital content, SEO/PPC, website, UX, social media, digital community, PR, offline brand proliferation etc.)
- Act as the charity’s leading expert in all areas of digital marketing
- Create an overarching, charity wide ‘digital-first’ marketing strategy by working closely with all other digital based stakeholders and recognising the digital areas they control (community relationships, supporter relationships, lottery, retail, clinical)
- Champion digital marketing and engagement across the organisation and provide expertise, advice and leadership
- Develop and deliver an annual organisational marketing and communications plan which delivers on your strategic goals and achieves the strategic marketing goals of all other departments
- Take overall responsibility for our social media platforms and websites
- Take overall responsibility for brand management, ensuring that all design, written and visual identity is effectively managed and all material produced by Treetops complies with brand guidelines

Our Ideal Head of Digital and Offline Marketing:

- Significant experience in a similar role
- Highly skilled digitally, with a demonstrable track record in all areas of digital marketing
- Significant experience of developing and managing successful digital engagement strategies and campaigns
- Demonstrable track record of devising and implementing multi-channel marketing and communications strategies
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience of: web CMS, administration and hosting; social media management (paid and organic, tracking and traffic management); Paid Search (Google AdWords, Google Display Network and social channels); SEO tools and processes
- Comprehensive knowledge of content marketing and content research and development
- Thorough knowledge of Google Analytics
- Knowledge and experience of new and emerging digital marketing tools and platforms
- Experience of marketing activity planning and managing budgets
- Experience of leading teams
- Previous experience of budget planning and control
- Previous experience of selecting and managing external suppliers

Closing date: Sunday 1st August 2021

Interviews will be held the week commencing 9th August 2021

If you thrive on the challenge of setting and achieving ambitious goals, have the enthusiasm to drive your fundraising, and like to have fun while working - you will fit right in. Click “Apply” now to be considered as our Head of Digital and Offline Marketing.

Treetops Hospice encourages applications from all who meet the job criteria irrespective of age, race, gender, disability, belief, sexual orientation or socio-economic background.

If you have not been contacted prior to the interview date, unfortunately your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion but please do keep an eye on our website for future employment and volunteering opportunities.

Support Planner / ASYE

1 year fixed term contract

Various locations across Nottinghamshire, Nottingham City, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and Sheffield

Salary: £17,930

37 hpw (shift and weekends work to be expected)

Are you a Newly Qualified Social Worker interested in working in the voluntary sector?

Endorsed by Skills for care to assess within the Professional Capabilities Framework and Adult Social Work Knowledge and skills statement. Framework has a number of temporary one year posts available to Newly Qualified Social Workers wishing to undertake a meaningful ASYE experience.

Successful candidates would be employed as an ASYE Support Planner for 80% of their ASYE year, 20% is reserved for ASYE learning and development. This will be a non-statutory role providing many opportunities for skilful social work to be undertaken.

You will be supported by an experienced and qualified registered social worker working at Practice Development Educator Level or higher.

What's in it for you?

Framework's weekly teaching programme will offer a range of learning and development activities. You will also receive regular reflective supervision with a qualified social work mentor and support of in service line management and a generous HR support package. There will be the opportunity for training alongside statutory sector ASYE candidates.

In return, Framework seeks candidates;

• Who are Newly Qualified Social Worker (Qualified within 2 years)

• That are HCPC (Health & Care Professions Council) registered

• Committed to working in the voluntary sector

• Who recognise the benefits this opportunity will bring to their career development

Framework was shortlisted for a 2014/15 Skills for Care Accolade - Best employer support for the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

To protect the health & wellbeing of those receiving support from Framework, colleagues and the wider community, any job offer is conditional upon the prospective post-holder having been vaccinated against Covid-19, or agreeing to do so during the first six months in the post, except where such a requirement would be unreasonable in the circumstances.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

NO AGENCIES PLEASE