Please note: we reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.

Vacancy Details

Contract type: Permanent

Location: North West

Hours: 35 hours per week

Working pattern: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm

Interview dates: w/c 18th November

Salary: £27,472 to £29,091 per annum

We cannot provide sponsorship for the role.

As this role requires an Enhanced Disclosure check the start date for the successful candidate will only be confirmed upon receipt of the check.

The Role

The overall purpose of the Qualified Habilitation Specialist is to deliver specialist habilitation (mobility and independence) services which support the Guide Dog’s strategic objectives and bring independence and freedom to blind and partially sighted children and young people. The ideal candidate will have a technical understanding of the needs of Children & Young People in relation to the range of current products and services available from Guide Dogs and partner agencies with whom we work.

About You

In your application, you will need to evidence, using specific examples, how your skills and experience meet the criteria laid out in the person specification, within the Job Description below. Requirements include;

• Can evidence the ability to work safely with children and young people.

• Ability to work directly with children and young people and their parents/guardians to carry out effective habilitation programmes, including low vision training.

• Ability to liaise effectively with other professionals/agencies.

• Knowledge of range of resources available to Children & Young People with visual impairment.

For more information on this role, the requirements and our benefits package, please see the documents attached below.

How to apply: Applications can be made using the online application form. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Working at Guide Dogs

Working at Guide Dogs is much more than just a job. Through the values that guide our work, we make a real difference, and change lives.

We believe that wellbeing at work is about creating an environment to promote a state of contentment which allows all employees to flourish and achieve their full potential for the benefit of themselves and for Guide Dogs.

As a member of staff, we offer you a wide range of benefits to suit your individual needs. These include; 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28 days after 3 years' service), flexible benefits package and a defined contribution group personal pension plan.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

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.

Hours: 36.25 per week
Holidays: 28 days plus bank holidays

Employer Assistance Programme with 24/7 telephone support service

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for someone with 1 years full time recent Citizens Advice experience or other AQS Advice Agency in providing self-supervising advice across the range of our enquiry areas. If you have experience in delivering generalist advice in welfare benefits, housing, employment and assessing debt enquiries we would love to hear from you. The successful applicant will provide telephone advice from 9-5 to clients calling Greater Manchester Advice Line.

In summary you will be helping to deliver a professional, impartial, pragmatic and outcome focussed telephone advice service. It’s an interesting, varied and worthwhile role that will see you make a tangible difference.

Recruitment Timeline

Closing date: 1 November 2019 (9am)

Interview date: Week commencing 4 November

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Citizens Advice Salford recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently under represented in our workforce.

Creative Support is a national not-for-profit organisation, providing housing and support to individuals with a wide range of needs.  We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Client Finance Officer to our Housing and Welfare Rights Team based in Stockport.

The Housing and Welfare Rights Team provide a warm, friendly and responsive service to all clients supported by Creative Support, offering support and guidance to clients, staff and partner agencies on matters relating to tenancies, housing law, welfare benefits advice and budgeting.

Client Finance Officers are warm, empathetic people with a passion for helping vulnerable adults improve and maintain their quality of life, through the effective maximisation of benefits and budgeting skills.  You will be warm, positive and accountable with the ability to build positive, trusting relationships with clients, staff, families and partner agencies.

You will have an interest in financial inclusion and specifically the DWP benefit systems.  You will have some knowledge of the benefits system, and of the current welfare reform and its potential impact on vulnerable adults.  You will need to be self-motivated with a keen interest in rules and regulations and how we can use this knowledge for the benefit of our clients.

You will be responsible for a caseload of appointeeships, managing the benefit claims and budgeting for a number of vulnerable adults who do not have capacity to do this for themselves.  You should be motivated, organised and able to meet deadlines.  You will be friendly, approachable and confident, and you will be able to communicate clearly with clients, staff and other partner agencies.  You should not be averse to dealing with sometimes challenging and / or emotional cases, and you will demonstrate professionalism and empathy as necessary.

Creative Support is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to delivering high quality care through a diverse, well trained and supported local work force.

Closing Date: 10th November 2019

Victim Support is looking for an IDVA, delivering high quality support to victims of domestic abuse within a multi agency framework based in Accrington.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The main purpose of the role is to provide support to high risk victims of domestic abuse working as part of a busy team based in Accrington. To work within LVS policies and procedures and the Lancashire MARAC framework to ensure the safety of victims and their families.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a proven track record of supporting victims of domestic abuse or other vulnerable people, have appropriate IT skills, interpersonal skills and be able to work as part of a busy, supportive team to deliver all aspects of support to victims and their families.

For further details/ to discuss the post please contact Dee Conlon, Sara Taylor or Syama Ullah.

VS are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Tree of Life Centre Wythenshawe

Working in partnership with others to create a sustainable resource which improves the health and wellbeing of people in Wythenshawe

Employability and Skills Manager

Salary  £28,000 Pro rata (25hrs per week £20,000 per annum)

Responsibilities: The Employability Skills Development Manager has responsibility for the operational development and direction of the Employability and Skills function to meet both Tree of Life and service user requirements. They will set up and manage a new apprentership programe at the Centre, they will also develop, promote, deliver training and IAG in order to maximise learning and employability outcomes.

Main Duties

1. Lead on the development, preparation and delivery of an apprenticeship programme at the centre.
2. Support and contribute significantly to the on-going development of employability skills offer and the provision of IAG.
3. Deliver training sessions and providing support, advice, information and guidance regarding employability and skills development.
4. Explore, deliver and evaluate innovative approaches to the development of employability skills including online delivery.
5. Achieve KPI’s and Individual Performance Plan

Closing date for applications:  Friday 18th October 2019

Please download the job description and application form via our website

The Tree of Life Centre Wythenshawe is a registered charity (1099847) and a company limited by guarantee (4759646)

We are recruiting for a skilled domestic violence advocate (IDVA) to provide high quality advocacy and support to survivors of domestic violence. You will work in partnership with other agencies to develop and deliver risk management plans to ensure victims’ safety. You will be responsible for advocating on behalf of survivors of domestic violence in a range of settings, and managing and reviewing your cases.

The successful candidate will have significant proven experience of providing emotional and practical support to survivors of domestic violence. You will understand the legal system in how it relates to survivors of domestic violence, and have strong communication skills to deliver presentations and reports to stakeholders effectively. An ability to work independently and prioritise a busy workload is essential.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) accredited qualification for our profession. Other benefits include 28 days holiday, pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and a bonus/discounts online portal.

Closing date: 20th October2019

Interview date: 29th October 2019

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpins all of our work.

No agencies please – as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Job Vacancy: Advice Worker
Salary: £23,866
The post is for 37.5 hours per week.

Mind in Salford is offering an excellent opportunity for an Advice Worker to work in our Welfare Rights and Debt Advice Team and provide a comprehensive welfare benefits and debt counselling/household budgeting service to clients with mental health issues, both at our offices and at outreach locations across Salford.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of delivering advice in welfare benefits
• Ability to manage a caseload, maintaining high quality standards at all times.
• Ability to develop supportive relationships that lead to people feeling accepted and understood.
• Strong communication skills
• Understanding of working with people with complex needs and mental health issues.

Closing Date and time for applications: Monday 21st October 2019 at 12pm

PLEASE PRESS THE 'APPLY NOW' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY.

An enhanced DBS check and comprehensive references will be required.

We welcome applications from disabled people and encourage those with experience of mental or emotional distress to apply.

Mind in Salford is committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and in the services it provides.

No agencies please. 

Would you like be part of a contact centre team that measures its success on service and not sales and where you leave at the end of the day feeling you have made a difference? If so then this could be the job for you!

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 15,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

Our contact centre is responsible for handling inbound & outbound calls and emails for our network of 21 Rehoming Centres around the UK & Ireland. There are no sales involved, just great customer service.

As Contact Centre Agent you will act as the first point of contact for our rehoming centres, effectively dealing with inbound & outbound calls and emails, and transferring them to a Rehoming Centre, if appropriate. You’ll also be required to handle enquiries and complaints in a timely and efficient manner to agreed standards whilst undertaking administrative duties as necessary.

The successful candidate will have previous experience working in a relevant environment, e.g. Contact Centre or Customer Services with a proven track record of understanding customers’ needs and delivering excellent customer service. You'll be a strong team player, have a professional approach and telephone manner teamed with the ability to work under pressure. In addition, you'll be passionate about the aims and values of Dogs Trust and be able to commit to a rotational working pattern.

Contract Type: Fixed term 4 years

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: Any England Trust Office

Our vision at The Prince’s Trust’s is that every young person should have the chance to succeed. Our mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills to live, learn and earn.

As part of our vision to work with one million young people in the next 10 years we have an ambition to support 10,000 young people into health and social care careers over the next 3 years.

The Head of Contract Performance will join our NHS team and work on a ground-breaking new initiative which will see The Prince’s Trust work in partnership with health and social care organisations across England to be part of solving the health and social care workforce challenges and tacking youth unemployment by working with young people to secure careers in the health/care sector.

The Head of Contract Performance will play a key role in supporting the delivery of one of the largest initiatives in the Prince’s Trust history. Through our NHS programme, business and government are co-investing £27 million into young people to give them the confidence and skills to become more prosperous citizens and part of a growing and inclusive economy.

This role is responsible for managing the NHS Contract Management team to ensure compliance with our Funding Agreement by working effectively across Operations, Fundraising and Finance in a proactive manner to maximise income, ensure compliance and raise awareness of our performance.  This role manages the Contract Managers/Contract Executives and is key to ensuring that we have a motivated and highly effective Contract Management team to help support The Trust in meeting its strategic goals. 

The successful candidate will require previous experience of managing public sector contracts from a funder recipient perspective along with strong proven project and contract management experience, including analytical skills and knowledge of documentary evidence requirements to support audit trails. A strong finance background is desirable.  You will have experience in managing a team, remote management experience would be advantageous along with excellent communications skills, advanced planning and time management skills.

To learn more about the role, please visit our website.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

We are looking for a full time Marketing & Communications Officer, to be based in our headquarters which is located in Parkdale, a converted mansion house surrounded by private gardens, five minutes from the M56 and within close proximity to Altrincham.

Reporting to the Head of Communications, the person in this role will influence, inspire and support people to embrace and maintain a vegetarian lifestyle by marketing our activities. You will need to be able to demonstrate how you uphold our vegetarian values in your personal life.

Main duties are to provide marketing expertise and support to increase take-up and engagement in all our charitable and income-generating activities.

The deadline for applications is 23:59h on Thursday 17 October 2019.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 31 October 2019.

The Vegetarian Society aims to be a positive employer. We operate a 35-hour week, flexible working-time scheme and stakeholder pension.

Creative Support is a busy and dynamic national charity with a track record in providing high quality, person centred support services in 70 Local Authorities.

Short Job Description:

We are seeking a talented and highly committed graduate to join our busy Tendering Team. The role will involve writing bids/proposals, editing your colleagues’ bids, creating PowerPoint presentations and contributing to the development of new services.

You will need to be well organised, hard working and flexible as this is a fast paced and challenging role, working to multiple deadlines. You will have excellent writing abilities, as well as strong IT, research and problem-solving skills. You will be able to write creative, aspirational and meaningful submissions that reinforce our person-centred approach to supporting vulnerable adults to achieve positive outcomes.

You will be educated to degree level with a first class or 2:1 degree in a literate subject. A passion for writing and a genuine interest and awareness of health and social care policy/sector will be very useful.

Full training and on the job coaching will be provided but you must be able to work independently, take ownership of your development, be willing to work flexibly and positively adapt to the changing needs of the team.

You will be based at our friendly Stockport town centre head office with other hard working and high performing people.

The role of Graduate Bid Writer is offered as a 12 month development programme, where graduates who achieve a high standard will advance to the role of Bid Writer following the 12 months.

Dynamics 365 NfP Consultant
Home/Field-Based (with nationwide travel)

The Company

m-hance is a UK-based company, with offices in Manchester, London, and Dublin, providing innovative and functionally rich business software solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to join the m-hance CRM team at a time of rapid growth and success and make a real difference on significant long-term projects. m-hance specialises in delivering Microsoft Dynamics 365 based solutions to the not-for-profit sector using its growing family of NfP365 solutions.

Your Role

The Dynamics 365 NfP Consultant will be responsible for the implementation and extension of CRM software and inspiring its use within the not-for-profit sector, advising on best practices to ensure its features are utilised to their maximum. You will also:

- Analyse client requirements, developing a deep understanding of their organisational objectives, and identify efficient ways to use software to add value to their business
- Configure and Customise Dynamics 365
- Proactively lead with best practices throughout system implementation
- Inspire and guide new and existing clients on the integration and use of D365 and D365 updates
- Plan and execute data migration activities including the build of data migration profiles
- Deliver training workshops for new users

About You

To join us as a Dynamics 365 NfP Consultant, you will need:

- To be a team player
- Strong client facing skills
- Process design and tracking skills
- The ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- The ability to define and document processes
- The ability to work independently and remotely
- The ability to build effective relationships with clients, prospective clients, suppliers and business partners

Work experience:

Required

- Strong CRM-related product experience, ideally with Dynamics 365
- Proven experience of business analysis and requirements gathering
- Able to customise CRM forms, views, workflows, business rules, charts and dashboards
- Be comfortable with home-based working and regular travel and work on client sites
- Relevant experience within the not-for-sector, either with an implementation partner or within the user community

Highly Desirable

- Experience of the Scribe or Kingswaysoft data migration tools and middleware
- Experience with BI tools such as Power BI
- Basic understanding of related technologies such as Microsoft SharePoint, Dynamics Portal
- Microsoft certifications in Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Hands on experience with Azure DevOps

It is essential for this role that you are able to travel frequently and work away from home when customer or business needs dictate.

The Benefits 

We offer a range of benefits including:

- Healthcare Cashback Scheme
- Life Assurance 
- Pension
- Voluntary Benefits

We are offering a competitive salary for the right candidate dependent on experience.

Other companies may call this role Dynamics 365 Consultant, Implementation Manager, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Consultant, CRM Consultant, CRM Implementation Consultant, or IT Implementation Manager.

Webrecruit and m-hance are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are seeking your next challenge as a Dynamics 365 NfP Consultant, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are committed to providing responsive, person centred care which promotes the independence, wellbeing and social inclusion of the people we support.

We are seeking a highly motivated Recruitment Administrator to join our Recruitment team based in our friendly, busy Head Office near the town center of Stockport, 5 minutes’ walk from the train station. This would be a great opportunity for a graduate who has interest in developing a career in Recruitment for a not-for-profit organisation.

For this interesting and varied role you will be responsible for proofing and advertising recruitment focused job advertisements online, in addition to the production and review of associated job descriptions and interview question sets. Additionally, you will provide first class customer service to applicants and managers and will support the wider Recruitment department with other functions such as the processing of applications, maintaining department records, Probationary Review paperwork and dealing with applicant queries.

As part of a central department of the organisation, other duties central to this role will include providing customer support to employees who utilise the organisations iTrent system in addition to supporting with scheduled CQC inspection requests and the maintenance of related systems and records.

You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work flexibly under pressure in order to meet deadlines. You will have proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Word and Excel and will have a confident but polite telephone manner. Additionally you will have strong administration skills and an excellent standard of English to proof read text for inaccuracies and create high standard role specific texts.

Our range of employee benefits includes:

• Guaranteed Contracted Hours, 37.5 hours per week

• Free life assurance

• Pension with company contribution

• A range of employee discounts

This is a full time role over five days with occasional weekend shift support for our Out of Hours On-Call desk. This role is recruiting on a rolling basis and may be withdrawn if appointed to before the closing date.

Please note that the job title Domestic Abuse Support Worker is used for advertising purposes and the contractual title for this role is Domestic Abuse Triage Worker.

Victim Support is looking for a Domestic Abuse Triage Worker based in Blackpool or Lancaster.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our extremely busy Domestic Abuse team based in Blackpool or Lancaster and supporting domestic abuse victims across East Lancashire. The role will be largely office based, making initial contact with victims, assessing immediate needs and addressing safety issues in preparation to hand over to caseworkers.

If you have experience in working with domestic abuse victims, good IT and organisational skills and a passion for helping people as part of a friendly, dynamic team then this may be the job for you.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

VS are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.