Victim Support is looking for a Digital Engagement Officer to maintain and develop Victim Support's social media channels and websites alongside our small digital team. The post is based in St Mellons, Cardiff.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims, but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the criminal justice system.

This role sits within Communications and Governance, where you will be working in our small digital team to develop and enhance our digital services across the organisation.

The purpose of this role is to support the ongoing maintenance of our social media channels and to deliver engaging content for our online audiences. As well as producing high-quality social media content, you'll also be able to drive insights and improvements through data reporting and analysis.

You'll have experience planning and creating social content for online campaigns. We're looking for someone with good interpersonal skills who will be happy to share their knowledge with our local teams to help them to develop good practice with their social media presence.

Interviews will be scheduled for Wednesday 2 September 2020 via Skype.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata) and voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans.

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

Victim Support 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 may be required.

Victim Support is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for our staff. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We welcome applicants from all communities and as part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

FINANCE OFFICER

REDBRIDGE CARERS SUPPORT SERVICE (RCSS)

Redbridge Carers Support Service (RCSS) is a leading carers organisation offering a range of innovative, holistic services to carers. We are currently seeking to appoint an accomplished, experienced Finance Officer to join our small charity. You will be working closely with our senior management team and assist in providing proactive, efficient and effective financial management of our charitable resources.

You will play a key role in ensuring internal financial systems and procedures are working efficiently, providing accurate and timely reports, as required. Working closely with senior management, the Finance Officer will take day to day responsibility for the finance function and ensure all financial controls are in place and transactions are managed in accordance with internal policies, relevant financial regulations and funders specifications and requirements.

The role will include the management of financial systems, budget monitoring, updating of records and the preparation of accounts for senior management and the RCSS Board of Trustees. The role will include overseeing compliance with authorisation procedures. You will support the work of the organisation, the Trustees, the Executive Director, the Operational Director and staff, including accounts, payroll, invoices and budgets for core work and projects and for funding bids.

RCSS has a 25-year history of providing excellent services for carers. We are a dynamic and enterprising team with a wealth of experience, skills and talent. We are offering a fantastic opportunity for someone who has a talent for finance and experience of the charity sector. We offer training and self-development opportunities to all staff and a workplace pension scheme.

This is a part time post, 18 hours per week, based in Ilford, in the London Borough of Redbridge. Salary: £16,971 p.a. pro rata  (£33,000 FTE)

Please read the Job Description/Person Specification before completing the application.

CVs will not be accepted.

Failure to address the requirements of the Person Specification may result in applications not being shortlisted.

We're looking for a Development Officer to join our enthusiastic and dedicated team to support project delivery of workshops and support for practitioners in London.

Main responsibilities will be in the following areas:

• Providing project delivery support for the London Training Manager
• Developing promotional material
• Researching and developing contacts to promote workshops and practitioner support
• Administrative support in arranging workshops and webinars
• Conducting and reporting on participant surveys

Person Specification

Our ideal candidate will:

• Demonstrate commitment to TST's ethos, mission and values
• Have an excellent ability to research, analyse and present information
• Have good attention to detail
• Be an effecrive and compassionate communicator
• Be confident in using MS office
• Be flexible in their approach to team and project work

An understanding of gender based violence and the work of specialist rape and sexual abuse support services will be an advantage.  Work experience, particularly in a development office role in the specialist sexual violence and abuse voluntary sector or general voluntary sector will be regarded as relevant and important as much as education or specific qualifications.

Location

This role will be based in Rugby, Warwickshire, with travel to locations in London or other England locations from time to time.  We are currently working remotely and will not return to the office until it is appropriate.  We understand that the appropriate time to return to the office will be different for some people.

We have an exciting opening for an Animal Welfare Officer to join our Animal Welfare/Community team.  This role will consist of responding to animal welfare concerns on a daily basis on behalf of Mayhew in accordance with the standards and ethics of the home and in line with Mayhew’s policies and procedures.

Part of this role involves the transportation of animals, it is therefore essential that the successful candidate holds a full, clean driving licence.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will be part of the community welfare team, of 5 other welfare officers. On a daily basis you will be working with the wider teams such as kennels, cattery, Adoptions and our Community Veterinary Clinic.  You will be working to support our community with any animal welfare issues they may have, therefore, the ideal candidate will have excellent communications skills.  This truly is a varied role; no two days will be the same.

ROLE SPECIFICS

Recruiting Personnel: Head of Animal Welfare and Deputy Head of Animal Welfare (Community)
Department: Animal Welfare/Community
Hours: 35 hours per week, variable shift pattern Sun – Thurs or Tues – Sat, 9-5 pm with one week in 4, 12 pm – 8 pm (currently under review due to COVID-19)

Salary: Dependant on experience.
Annual Leave: 25 days per year, plus 8 public holidays.
Benefits: Please refer to our careers page on our website for full details
Location: NW London

N.B. Our interview process involves candidates preparing and presenting a 10/15-minute presentation on an animal welfare topic.

During this time, first stage interviews will be conducted virtually.  Access to Skype or Zoom will be essential.

If this sounds of interest to you read the Job Description and Person Specification below and apply by sending an up-to-date CV along with a covering letter stating why you are suitable for the role.

This post can based at any of our Skylights which are at the following locations London, Brent, Croydon, Oxford, Merseyside, South Wales, South Yorkshire, Coventry, Birmingham, Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Recruitment during COVID-19 restrictions

During the COVID-19 restrictions, our interviews will be by video call.
Additionally, the successful applicant will be supported to work from home for the initial period where restrictions on non-essential travel are in place.

About Crisis
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it. Through our pioneering research into the causes and consequences of homelessness and the solutions to it, we know what it will take to end it, together, in our lifetimes.

About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to provide expert advice on welfare rights and entitlements for people facing homelessness, including those who may appear to have no recourse to public funds, to contribute to Crisis’ mission of ending homelessness. Advice and assistance will be offered on an internal consultancy basis to Crisis Skylight staff to enable them to advocate for their clients. For complex cases, more direct involvement will be required including direct work with members and advocacy to relevant agencies.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have extensive experience of working in the welfare benefits sector. You will enjoy working across Client Services providing good quality advice and support as well as developing and delivering training to Skylight staff.

Your knowledge and expertise will contribute to the development of policy, practice and campaigns work by providing examples of where welfare policy and/or practice contributes to the perpetuating or creating homelessness.

Benefits
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.

How to apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR team through the Crisis website.

Closing date: Wednesday 13 August 2020 (11.59pm)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

We are looking for an experienced Welfare Benefits Advisor to join our team.

Title: Welfare Benefits Advisor (Adults)
Salary: £23k to £28k per year, depending on experience
Hours: 37.5 hours a week
Place of work: AoD, Normand Croft School, Lillie Road, London SW6 7SR
Contract period: Permanent
Accountable to: Welfare Benefits Team Leader

The Organisation

Action on Disability (AoD), founded in 1979, is one of London’s leading Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations. As we believe in the social model of disability, our values and principles embrace inclusive and accessible ways of working both internally and in all our activities, seek the participation and contribution of our members, and encourage and respect diversity.

The organisation is a medium sized charity with a Board of Trustees (at least 75% is disabled trustees), 25 staff and a strong ad hoc staff and volunteer base including many with direct experience of disability - all of whom are passionate about removing the barriers that disabled people face.

AoD provides five key services. These are: Youth, Employment, Welfare Benefits, Independent Living and Advocacy.

About AoD’s Welfare Benefits Service

The Welfare Benefits Service provides free independent advice and assistance to all disabled residents and their carers who live and work in Hammersmith and Fulham borough. The service is for all ages, including parents and carers of disabled children.

We provide free advice and assistance, up to and including Tribunal level, on all Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) benefits, Tax Credits, and some local authority benefits.

The Post

The Welfare Benefits Advisor will:

1. Provide high quality Welfare Benefits advice and casework and, as appropriate, representation at the 1st Tier Tribunals for disabled individuals of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
2. Write Mandatory Reconsideration requests and in a limited number of cases, write appeal submissions.
3. Undertake direct welfare advice and casework.
4. Maintain appropriate records of work undertaken using an appropriate electronic Welfare Benefits Recording and Information System via AoD’s Charity Log, and through the use of Excel
5. Gather information to monitor and evaluate the service.
6. Contribute to Welfare Benefits related publicity material, social media, reports for the Board of Trustees and other stakeholders and other documents as required.
7. This post requires travel to different locations, e.g. for home visits.

For all work:

• Work in a person-centred way
• Produce agreed regular monitoring and progress reports
• Comply with AoD’s agreed policies and procedures.
• Participate in the wider development of the service and contribute to service improvement as required.
• Be computer literate and administratively self-supporting.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as identified by the line manager.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

To be considered for this role, candidates must have:

• At least two years’ full time (or part time equivalent) paid experience of benefit advice work.
• Experience of preparing for tribunals and representing clients.
• Experience of welfare rights casework and managing own case load.
• Demonstrable in-depth knowledge of welfare benefits including those related to disability and sickness.

Deadline for the return of completed applications is 5pm on the 12th August 2020. Interviews will be held over two days on 25th and 26th August 2020.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and application form.

Action on Disability positively welcomes applications from disabled people.

No agencies please.

We are looking for a Legacy Officer to join our growing fundraising team at The Gurkha Welfare Trust.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the management and administration of all legacy bequests, ensuring that the Trust receives its full entitlement in a timely manner, whilst protecting the Trust’s reputation. The Legacy Officer reports to the Individual Giving Manager. Full training for the role will be provided as well as support from a dedicated consultant.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Trust’s legacy caseload including pecuniary and residuary legacies.

• Ensure that The Gurkha Welfare Trust receives its full entitlement in accordance with the law and the provisions of all Will/Codicils, any Deed of Variation or settlement agreement.

• Respond to incoming enquiries by telephone and email, ensuring the legacy case files and database are updated accordingly.

• Ensure all open legacy case files are reviewed on a regular basis, and appropriate action is taken to move cases through to conclusion.

• Work in partnership with the Trust’s professional legal on accounts and ensure that residual legacies have been administered correctly to include the allocation of capital gains tax and inheritance tax.

• Ensure legacies are allocated in restricted and unrestricted funds in accordance with the Will.

• Work with the fundraising team to ensure messaging and materials are optimised to promote and boost revenue from legacies.
• Source and form effective partnerships with organisations such as solicitors to help grow revenue.

• Contribute to developing and implementing legacy campaigns to boost legacy pledges and enquiries across our supporter base.

• Manage the legacy messaging and ensure its use across the Trust’s channels.

• Manage legacy pledger and enquirer communications to ensure supporters are updated in a manner they have requested. 

Key Skills, Qualifications and Knowledge, and Personal Attributes

Applicants for this position should be able to satisfy the following criteria:

• An enthusiastic relationships builder with the ability to work across departments and with stakeholders of all levels

• An accomplished administrator with a good and sympathetic writing style

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Can demonstrate a good knowledge of marketing to or communicating with wide audiences

• IT literate, to include a thorough understanding of Microsoft Office and its various applications and administrative functions

• Experience of working in a charity environment
• Legacy administration experience (desirable)
• Previous database or CRM experience (desirable)
• Understanding of the work of The Gurkha Welfare Trust.

If you have any questions over the job description or terms and conditions, please get in touch with us.

Please note we may close this vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

If you would like to apply for this position, please send your CV and supporting statement addressing the person specification.

Camden Disability Action is a disabled peoples’ organisation which promotes the independence and inclusion of Disabled people, challenges discrimination and works to achieve social change.

We are seeking a highly motivated Welfare Benefits Caseworker to join our new Advice service. You will have excellent specialist knowledge of all health and disability benefits and be excited about working for an organisation which is run by Disabled people for Disabled people.

This is a full-time (35 hours per week), permanent position funded by Camden Council until 2023, with a possible extension until 2027.

The role will be performed remotely in the short term before moving to face-to-face at the Greenwood Centre in Camden when the COVID-19 situation improves, and it is safe to do so.

For further information, download a copy of the job description and person specification.

Click the Apply button for details on how to apply.

Closing date: 10am on Monday, 24th August 2020.

Camden Disability Action in committed to equality, diversity and reflecting the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from Disabled people and from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. Camden Disability Action is a registered charity, number: 1162787.

Job title: Digital Officer
Salary: up to £30,209.35 per annum
Location: Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath
Job type: Permanent
Hours per week: 35
Closing date: 31 August 2020
Virtual interview date: 15 September 2020

Please be aware this is a full time position, working 35 hours per week (5 days).

We are seeking an ambitious Digital Officer to join our innovative websites team within the Communications Directorate.

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

The Digital Officer role sits within the Publications & Digital team, in our Communications directorate. We work to spread the word about Cats Protection, which is important for encouraging people to come to us, the UK’s leading feline welfare charity, for all their cat needs, whether they are looking to re-home a cat or need cat care advice. We do this through media coverage, online activity on our national, branch and centre websites, social media, email communications, our blog and printed publications.

This role sits in the Websites team and will be working with the Website Manager, Digital Content Manager and Digital Engagement team to maximise the effectiveness of our digital presence.  You will be responsible for supporting our Website Manager to ensure that content on our websites and extranet is up to date and provides optimum user experience. This role also provides support and resources for our remote website editors to manage our branch and centre sites and will be working with multiple content management systems (including SharePoint and bespoke systems).

The ideal candidate will be organised and proactive, with experience of working with content management systems. You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to multi-task.

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

Please note the recruitment process for this position will include a virtual interview including a presentation.

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

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About Us

Help Musicians is an independent charity with an extraordinary history.  For nearly 100 years we have provided a broad spectrum of help, support and opportunities to empower professional musicians through times of great need and times of opportunity, providing a lifetime of support when it is needed most.

Right now, musicians need our help more than ever with concerts cancelled for the foreseeable future musicians right across the UK need help with hardship funding; health and welfare services and business support.

Join us and help make a real difference to the lives of musicians.

Overview of role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Health and Welfare team in the Programme Department covering the role of Health and Welfare Manager.  This role is integral to Help Musicians and therefore requires a unique mix of skills and experience.  You will be responsible for managing the Health & Welfare team to deliver an effective, professional and positive Health and Welfare Service that reflects the guidelines and priorities of the Health & Welfare team.  You will work closely with the Acting Head of Health & Welfare to develop and implement new services reflective of the needs of the musicians that we support.

To be successful, you will have experience in a senior role, managing and leading a large team within the Social Service or Healthcare sector where you demonstrated the highest standards of support provision.  With excellent project management skills, you will be experienced in integrating new systems and processes and will be competent in data analysis to inform the effectiveness of support services. You will have the ability to assess individual beneficiaries’ needs and build appropriate support responses, together with managing complex casework.  Strong IT skills and experience of using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or Grant Management systems is also essential.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation on the cusp of its centenary and to help achieve the charity’s ambitions to support career and creative opportunities for professional music makers and performers across the UK.

For full details of the role and how to apply please visit our website.

Project Officer

£26,789 pro rata, £16,073 per annum (0.6 FTE – 21 hours per week)

Contract until March 2023

Location: Cardiff (Office based). Home working will be considered

Carers Trust Wales is part of Carers Trust, a major charity for, with and about carers. We work to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems.

With locally based Network Partners we are able to support carers in their homes through the provision of replacement care, and in the community with information, advice, emotional support, hands on practical help and access to much needed breaks.

We are currently looking for a Project Officer to support the Carers Trust Wales team to deliver against 3 key projects:

• Supporting health and social care professionals to be better able to identify and support carers
• Working to improve awareness of and support for older carers
• Supporting the development and roll out of a National Young Carers ID Card Scheme.

This role will be responsible for working with a range of stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of these projects.

This is a great opportunity for an organised and creative person interested in joining a vibrant organisation and very successful team. 

Closing date for applications is 12pm on 2nd September 2020 with interviews 15 September 2020.

Carers Trust is committed to valuing diversity.  

Carers Trust has a number of measures in place to support the carers in its employment including carers leave.

We are currently seeking to fill a vacancy for a 

Communications Officer

 (37.5 hour per week, £28K pa)

St Luke’s Trust is a well-established, modern charity providing numerous services, community events and projects in the vibrant Old Street area of South Islington. At the heart of what we do is our large Community Centre that welcomes over 71,000 visitors per year.

St Luke’s currently has a vacancy for a Communications Officer whose role will be to help assist with implementation of the communications strategy to meet St Luke’s targets for community participation and income generation. This includes the promotion of St Luke’s public programmes, public events and commercial activities.

Working alongside the Communications Manager the post holder will develop and implement campaigns and manage communication projects which will continue to improve the St Luke’s brand. A key part of the role will be to write creative and factual copy for a range of audiences and marketing channels including press releases, marketing collateral, digital imagery, websites and social media. We are looking for someone who can work independently, has ideas and a creative eye.  Essential skills are excellent written English, verbal communication and some design experience.

Flexibility with working hours/days can be negotiated to fit around childcare or other needs, including some home working. 

Closing date: 26th August 2020

Interviews:  7th September 2020

For details about how to apply, visit our website:

Hours:  37.5 Full time (Part time considered)
Responsible to: Borough Service Manager
Responsible for: Volunteers, generalist advisers

Citizens Advice Hounslow is a well-established charity operating in the London Borough of Hounslow. Thanks to our amazing team of staff and volunteers, we support over 8,000 clients a year through our face to face, phone and digital services.

We are seeking to appoint a full time Money Adviser (Debt and Welfare Benefits) to meet the ever-growing demand on our service in to these challenging times to deliver debt and welfare benefits advice to our clients by phone and digital channels (also in person, subject to government guidance).

As an experienced debt adviser, you will be able to guide and empower clients as well as to negotiate with creditors on their behalf. You will look for ways to maximise income, provide budgeting advice and evaluate the best options and strategies that apply to the client’s debt problem.

For more details about the role please download the Job Description and Person Specification

How to apply: please email your CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the Person Specification.

Closing date for applications: Monday 10th August 2020 at 10:00 AM
Interview dates: Thursday 13th and Friday 14th August 2020

We are unable to respond to applicants who have not been shortlisted. If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks from the closing date, it is likely that your application has not been successful.

We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, pension contribution, and training and opportunities to continue your professional development.

We consider applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fundraising Officer to support us 1-2 days per week on a freelance basis fixed term for 6 months. This new post will help us raise much needed local funds to ensure clients on low income receive the support they seek through bursary allocation regardless of personal economic circumstances. You will research and develop high quality and compelling funding proposals to charitable trusts, foundations, individual and corporate bodies. With excellent communication skills you will build and develop strong, effective external networks and relationships.

Working across our Relate National at local level, we seek someone to join our team that is curious about our services ensuring they have a full understanding of our work and has a passion for supporting people to have healthy relationships.