Youth Children Jobs
Lead Music Therapist
Coram Parenting and Creative Therapy Service
Contract: Permanent, 28-35 hours days per week, 4-5 days per week
Location: Coram campus, London
Coram Parenting and Creative Therapy Service offers art, music and drama therapy, therapeutic parenting, clinical psychology and family therapy to children and families at our dedicated creative therapies centre and in schools. We work primarily with adoptive and connected carer families, and children who have low level mental health difficulties. We are a trauma-informed service and have specialist expertise in neuro-diversity and children with special education needs. The well-established team has a strong track record in therapeutic interventions, including music therapy, art therapy and narrative therapy based multi-family groups for younger children who are adopted or with a Special Guardianship Order. We have a purpose built therapy building and have recently built a music studio for our adolescent work. We work within very diverse communities and we consciously challenge ourselves and our practice, seeking at all times to be inclusive and anti-racist. We welcome applications from therapists who come from global majority communities.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced HCPC qualified Music Therapist to provide leadership, supervision and management of music therapists and other creative therapists in the service. You will carry out therapeutic multi-disciplinary assessments and music therapy interventions with adopted and Special Guardianship Order families. This work involves trauma informed approaches, family work and life story work. The team is led by a Clinical Psychologist and provides creative, relational, and evidence based approaches, collaborating with wider networks and reaching schools and communities to inform child centred and trauma informed practice. The post holder will receive supervision by a highly qualified Music therapist, and be line managed by a Clinical Psychologist. The post offers a unique opportunity to work alongside skilled creative and family therapists. We seek to empower children and families using strengths based narratives, as well as accepting vulnerability and seeking opportunity for connection, strengthening resilience and support.
The successful candidate will be experienced at working with managing and supervising therapists, developmental trauma, and child and family work and operates with initiative and responsiveness in a dynamic professional environment. A background in CAMHS and/or a social care services would be desirable, with a good understanding of safeguarding planning and managing highly emotive situations. Experience of running multi-family groups would be an advantage. This role requires a supportive professional, a team player, who enjoys working in a diverse, respectful and challenging team.
Closing date: 1st July 2024 Interviews: Week 15th July 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.
We are looking for a registered manager for a Therapeutic Residential Children's Home in South Reddish. This is an exciting opportunity as a Registered Manager, you will be managing an existing established therapeutic children’s home but also you will be working to set up and register the adjoining property as a new 1-2 bed Therapeutic Residential Children's Home, managing a joint team for both homes.
Both Children's Homes with be working with children who have experienced trauma. You will work with your team to provide a safe and nurturing home for the young people that you support, we provide compassionate, nurturing care for children who are in crisis and have complex needs, supporting them to move from a difficult past to a brighter future.
Location – South Reddish, Stockport
Hours - 37.5 hours per week
Salary - £45,518per annum (£23.34ph rising to £29.18ph for weekends)
Sleep in Payment of £96.00 per sleep
- 27 days holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 years after 10 years.
- Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service.
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
- Proud to be a real living wage employer.
- Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online.
- Access to our Employee Assistance programme for you and adults at your home.
Here at Together Trust our vision is to champion a better future for the children, young people, and adults we support.
Main Responsibilities
As a Registered Manager you will manage a residential care team and have responsibility for a residential children’s home, ensuring a high-quality service within the home is developed and to perform within organisational policies and procedures, the National Minimum Standards and the legislative framework pertaining to children’s homes.
The Ideal Candidates
We are looking for existing Registered Managers or Assistant Managers, and a proven record for getting results from their staff team.
We are looking for the following:
- Registered Manager’s Award (RMA Children) (combined management & care award).
- Significant residential childcare experience
- A sound understanding of Ofsted regulations and expectations.
- Ability to demonstrate effective leadership.
- Ability to achieve service delivery to national standards.
- Passion to develop further services for children/young people.
- Has the right to work in the UK (we only accept applications from UK based candidates as we are not part of any visa sponsorship scheme)
Full Job Description is attached.
We are a Real Living Wage employer.
Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher salaries than the government minimum wage. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.
Apply now!
If you think you might have the relevant skills and experience, we are looking for, please get in touch or apply now.
In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been ''ordinarily resident'' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.
We welcome applications from those with a right to work in the UK. We do not currently sponsor overseas staff.
We may remove this vacancy prior to the expiry date if a suitable candidate is found therefore early applications are encouraged.
Shortlisting will take place throughout the duration of the advert as we are seeking more than one individual.
We are a UK charity supporting children in care and people with disabilities, autism and complex needs in the North West.
We’re on a mission to help change lives and build healthy, resilient communities in Somerset.
We do this by supporting and championing voluntary and community organisations and providing a range of services, training and advice. We also believe that everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and so we work with local partners to provide volunteering opportunities for all.
Pivotal to our success is a partnerships specialist who will support the development of a countywide Children & Young People’s Mental Health Network. The Network will enable closer collaboration across the voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector – which will ultimately result in better outcomes for young people.
Our aspiration is that the Network will then support the co-production of a formal Alliance model which we envisage will be commissioned in the Autumn.
The post-holder will support, guide, and facilitate this initiative, working with VCFSE partners to understand and meet the needs of the sector and those they support.
It's a part time role, working 22.5-30 hours per week on a 12-month contract. The salary is £30,000 per annum, pro rata.
Our team members enjoy flexible, remote working options, a free employee assistance programme, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part time) and up to 7.5 hours of volunteering leave each year.
For more information about this role and who we're looking for, please view the job description linked on this listing.
Please visit our website to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Our Mission at Love Barrow Families is to support and inspire positive change and resilience in the lives of children, adults, families and communities in Barrow that face multiple and severe disadvantage.
We achieve this by providing early intervention and ongoing support to vulnerable children and their families with complex and enduring needs so they are kept safe for as long as they need it and our comprehensive service delivery model is rooted in strong values and a commitment to co-designing sustainable solutions with those we support and their families and community.We are a well-established organisation providing support to vulnerable families in Central and Hindpool wards in Barrow from our base on Abbey Road.
The role is part time - 28 hrs a week ideally worked flexibly across the week dependent on the needs of the families.
We have funding in place for 12 months for the role but will be applying for this to be extended.
The purpose of the role is to : Provide social care, emotional support and practical help at the point of need to children, young people and their families and we would love to hear from candidates who want to be part of a dynamic team, working together to ensure the smooth running of the services, share learning, use their initiative to help develop the service and want to make a vital difference to families living in the area.
- The work is varied, ranging from early interventions and preventative work, to dealing with people in times of acute need or crisis using a range of interventions including home visiting, support groups, Early Years and work within the wider community.
- We also run community based activities and a range of groups including Mums’ Group, Dads’ Group, Communication Group and Youth Squad beacuse we value the strengths and talents of our families and we aim to empower them to make positive sustained changes and to lead happier, healthier lives.
so if you have ... ?
- At least 2 years’ experience in working with children and families, both in group and one-to-one scenarios.
- Level 3 Qualification in child development, health and social care, counselling or other related qualification.
- Experience of working as part of a team, but also be able to make your own plans and be responsible for projects.
- A demonstrable knowledge and understanding of Child Protection Procedures and working together to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
- A full clean driving licence.
we would love to hear from you !
Salary: £25k –£28k annum pro rata
Annual leave and benefits:
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30 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
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NEST pension scheme
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Flexible & child friendly organisation
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Onsite parking
How to apply: Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and a brief covering email.
We are looking to recruit to this role asap so interviews will take place as soon as we have candidates that match the spec.
Good luck !
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you ready to join The Prince’s Trust and step into a vibrant role where you'll build meaningful connections and nurture relationships with our extraordinary external delivery partners and volunteers, all in the pursuit of connecting with the young hearts and minds we're devoted to supporting? If the answer is yes, read on!
Take the lead in welcoming, training, and expertly managing a group of delivery partners and volunteers. Your mission will be to ensure that our young people have an exceptional experience and achieve those positive outcomes that change lives. You will also be kept engaged as you’ll be required to travel within your local area to support the delivery of programmes as well as programme visits.
Assist and support our delivery partners and volunteers in bringing The Trust's programmes to life. They'll rely on you for access to training, resources, qualifications, and guidance in adhering to our top-notch quality standards. You’ll also be our compliance hero, ensuring that our delivery partners and volunteers are up to speed with all the necessary policies that keep things running smoothly. You'll be our go-to person, ready to tackle any minor concerns or issues that come our way.
Your knack for precision will shine through as you meticulously record information and data on young people, volunteers, or partners. It's all about ensuring that each step of their journey is accurately documented in our systems and aligns perfectly with the requirements of our funding contracts and is at the forefront of championing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Your sheer enthusiasm and commitment will ignite some transformative action, sparking real change as we put those local plans into play and excel in achieving our EDI goals!
Do you have the creativity to facilitate best practice sharing, energise networking sessions, and throw sensational end-of-programme parties? Are you ready to step up and lead sessions with young people when the moment calls? Having a background in education or an understanding of the education system could be an advantage when joining some of our teams, it's like having an ace up your sleeve, whether you're familiar with the intricacies of the school year or you've walked in the shoes of a teacher.
If you are a strong communicator with sharp problem-solving skills and can transform ordinary moments into unforgettable events, you could be just the person we are looking for.
Expect the unexpected and embrace it. Come and be a part of our mission!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
To provide safety planning, support, advice and assistance to women and their children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse and are staying in the refuge.
The focus of this role is on preventing domestic abuse by provide support, advice and assistance to adults and their children affected by domestic abuse and are staying in refuge/safe accommodation and ensure that they are provided with secure, high-quality accommodation.
The post-holder will work to empower and support women and children to make positive choices and will establish resettlement services to support women and children to move on from refuge/safe accommodation.
To participate in the delivery of the on-call out of hours on a rota basis. There are 2 positions avaialbe one working with Adults only and the other working with Adults Children & Young People. Please advise of your preference when applying.
Workers should be “free from abuse in their own lives.” Applicants are asked not to put themselves forward for selection if this is not the case.
*This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please can you send your covering letter and CV including the job reference number and advising if you would like to be considered for the role supporting adults or children and young people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
New Horizon Youth Centre has been commissioned by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) as part of an Alliance with Safer London, St Giles Trust and the Anna Freud Centre to deliver on their Children and Young People’s Violence and Exploitation and Reduction support service. The commission will run from June 2024 for three years. As part of this, we are recruiting a brand new Partnerships Manager role to lead on opening up bedspaces, pathways and partnerships to improve outcomes for this client group. This role presents an exciting opportunity to create real sustainable change. We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in partnership and stakeholder engagement who knows how to get and keep people on board to meet mutual or differing needs. The ideal candidate will be a confident, natural networker. You need to be persuasive but able to understand the perspectives and challenges that exist in this space. Key to achieving our vision is the passion. You must be genuinely passionate about supporting young people who are impacted by violence, exploitation and the criminal justice system and ideally, have previous frontline experience within relevant services.
- Starting salary: £37,024
- Deadline to apply: 9am Monday 24 June
For more details on how to apply and Job Specification, please refer to our Job Pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you enjoy using your communication skills to develop lasting relationships with supporters? Are you passionate about working for a local children’s charity?
We have a great opportunity for someone to join our small, friendly team as Individual Giving and Supporter Care Officer. If you are energetic, passionate, and looking to develop your career in fundraising whilst improving the lives of bereaved children and young people in Oxfordshire, we’re keen to hear from you.
The role
Location: Oxford & hybrid working
Salary: £24,500 - £30,000 fte pa, depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time 25-30 hours per week, negotiable, with the possibility to study for a fundraising qualification.
Closing date: Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.
This is an exciting time for SeeSaw. We have a new Head of Fundraising and a very successful Trusts & Grants fundraiser. We are now looking to expand the fundraising team to complement the current skills and expertise, and strengthen the relationship with our donors. You will be responsible for providing exceptional supporter care for the truly fabulous individuals who donate so generously to SeeSaw to help support young people through grief.
You
You are looking to use your CRM experience to support a local charity.
You are familiar with, or keen to learn about, fundraising.
You are as comfortable working with data as you are talking to supporters.
You are able to produce engaging social media and digital communications.
You enjoy working collaboratively in a small team but are also happy managing your own time and workload effectively.
You are organised and task orientated, and enjoy a busy, varied role which offers the opportunity to grow.
Whilst fundraising experience is not essential, you must be able to demonstrate transferable skills, understand the importance of managing supporter care and enjoy building relationships. You may be looking for a part-time role that allows you time to study for a fundraising qualification or fits in around other commitments.
What we can offer
SeeSaw is fully committed to helping you build your skills and talents. You will work to, and be supported by our Head of Fundraising, and have access to advice and training as you build your role to deliver on our fundraising strategy.
We will offer you a flexible working environment, a friendly team and an important cause. In return, we are seeking your energy, enthusiasm and desire to learn. This really is the perfect role for someone looking to develop their career in fundraising.
If you would like to find out more about the role, please visit our website
Please email us your CV & supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the requirements
As we are actively recruiting - We reserve the right to close the advert anytime. So, please don't hesitate to apply!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Healthy Active Children
Location: Kidlington, Oxfordshire
Contract: Fixed Term Contract, Part time
This is an exciting opportunity to join Active Oxfordshire in a senior management position, working with a fantastic team and multiple partners across the county. The role is indicative of the growth of Active Oxfordshire and the strategic relevance of physical activity in Oxfordshire, especially for children and young people.
About the role:
Too few children in Oxfordshire get the opportunity to be active. We work with partners to tackle inequalities so that every child and young person in the county can have the best possible active start in life.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team at Active Oxfordshire, the successful candidate will lead the development and growth of our Healthy Active Children strategic work, build relationships with partners, line manage two members of the team and ensure our Healthy Active Children programmes of work complement each other.
About you:
You will have experience in identifying strategic opportunities and the ability to develop and nurture relationships at a senior level in partner organisations.
As an experienced line manager, you will be able to bring people together around a specific agenda and create a sense of energy and purpose.
You will have experience in managing budgets and identifying clear priorities to manage an interconnected workload.
A strong enthusiasm for our cause is a must, as well as the ability to articulate a compelling case for why physical activity is important for children and young people
What we offer:
This is a fixed-term contract, initially for 18 months. The role is a part-time position, working 3 days / 22.5 hours per week.
You will receive a salary of £27,810 (based on a 22.5 hour week, which is a full-time equivalent salary of £46,350) and benefits including a generous 10% contributory pension scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, 38 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata) and our new bespoke Employee Support and Wellbeing Programme.
Hybrid working is available, which means typically one day a week is in the office (Monday) with the rest of the week working remotely from home, within the community or with partner organisations.
Active Oxfordshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity within our team to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We know that people from certain backgrounds can be hugely under-represented in our sectors, and we want to change this. We are therefore genuinely keen, and particularly interested to receive applications from people from diverse ethnic communities, from disabled people, neurodivergent people, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with experience of facing barriers to physical activity.
We want all candidates to have an equal chance to shine in this process – please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make sure the application process works for you (Further contact details can be found in the job pack).
How to apply:
Please refer to the job pack for further information on how to apply and closing dates.
Please note a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
By applying for this role, you are stating that you are eligible to work in the UK. Active Oxfordshire is unable to apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
We are a registered charity and part of a network of 43 Active Partnerships. We work alongside partners and local communities to break down barriers to physical activity. Through our various programmes and partnerships, more children and young people in the county are able to learn to swim, ride a bike and enjoy being active together with their families. Our Move Together programme supports hundreds of people with long-term health conditions to move more, reduce loneliness and improve their health and wellbeing. With the cost-of-living crisis causing significant concern to our most vulnerable residents, our work is more important than ever.
Our purpose is to empower communities, unify partners and challenge Oxfordshire’s extreme health inequalities, with the overall outcome of significantly increasing activity levels to transform health and wellbeing. We do this by working with local partners across multiple sectors and national organizations including Sport England, with whom we have agreed a 5-year funding package as a system partner.
Pre-Covid-19, Oxfordshire had one of the highest activity levels in the country but despite this, nearly 100,000 adults were doing less than 30 mins of physical activity per week while only just over half of our young people were active enough to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines. The situation has got worse as a result of widening health inequalities, which means that thousands of vulnerable residents are missing out on the opportunities they deserve to live an active life.
Our recruitment principles
Underpinning all of our recruitment are the following 9 principles:
1) Successful applications will never be contingent on a driving license or access to a car. 25% of our current team do not drive and this has no impact on their capability to do their job.
2) Online interviews will always be available where that supports the accessibility of the process.
3) Salary transparency – we will always advertise the salary of a role, including whether it is negotiable.
4) Regular language - we try to remove jargon and industry specific language as much as possible. If anything in the below does not make sense, then please challenge us on this.
5) Applications are redacted to remove certain information, so that potential unconscious biases are reduced.
6) Candidates will always be sent any interviews questions or tasks in advance.
7) Candidates can also bring notes to interviews. We would much rather you remember all of your great examples and tell us about them, than remember on the way home.
8) We will not ask for a Degree unless it is absolutely the only way that someone can become qualified or experienced to carry out a specific role. Undergraduate Degree admissions are heavily dominated by White British students (e.g. 72.6% in 2019-2020 academic year) and by specifying a Degree as a requirement we narrow the opportunities of talented people who are part of the global majority.
9) We will never try to catch people out or make their life difficult in our recruitment processes but instead will be doing everything possible to create the conditions where people can celebrate and demonstrate their talents.
10) Candidates will be encouraged to dress comfortably for interview. Our panel won’t be dressed in business attire and we very seldom would be in the course of our work.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Closing Date: 25 June 2024
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We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive and collaborative individual with excellent organisation skills and coordination experience to join us in a newly formed role as General Counsel's Division Coordinator and Governance Assistant.
This is a varied role that will provide general coordination and administration support to our General Counsel's Division department as well as using your understanding of good governance to provide assistance with governance-related activities.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the role
The General Counsel's Division (‘GCD') is a department led by the General Counsel and Company Secretary, and is made up of the Legal and Compliance, Company Secretariat, Safeguarding and Risk teams.
In your Coordinator role you will use your drive, initiative, strong organisational and excellent communication skills, playing an integral role in bringing the GCD together to align and deliver on departmental priorities. You'll be a catalyst for the development of strong relationship-building across the GCD by planning and executing key departmental activities, and you'll collect insights from across the organisation to help raise the profile of the GCD within Save the Children UK (SCUK).
In your governance role, you'll use your baseline understanding of good governance to ensure that the processes you support are administered transparently and efficiently – streamlining them for more effective use wherever possible. You'll be skilled at accurately documenting meetings, discussions, and decisions, and you'll be consistent in the quality of your written output.
We value each team member's unique role and contribution to the collective achievements of the department. If you are someone who takes pride in their work, has a passion for supporting successful teams and their operations in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, then you could be just the person we're looking for.
You'll have opportunity to take on wide-ranging responsibilities, including:
Department Coordination
Working with the General Counsel & Company Secretary, provide proactive administrative and coordination support to the GCD. This will include:
- Coordinating a range of GCD meetings including scheduling, preparing agendas, taking minutes etc.
- Driving the planning and execution of department meeting agendas, internal communications plans, projects and initiatives.
- Organising and coordinating departmental events and activities, including training sessions and team-building events.
- Maintaining and updating the GCD's intranet and SharePoint pages, ensuring that it's a well-resourced hub for department staff and other internal users.
Governance Assistance & Process Management
Provide minute-taking and logistical support to the Enterprise Risk Management Team in their clerking and administration of SCUK's Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of Trustees (‘ARC') including:
- Scheduling meetings and managing related diaries.
- Booking rooms for ARC meetings; coordinate logistics and supplies.
- Attending ARC meetings and recording accurate and concise minutes, capturing key points, actioning items, and decisions made during meetings, distributing minutes after meetings.
- Provide support with the administration of SCUK's related entities' board meetings, including scheduling meetings, booking meeting rooms, preparing board packs, distributing papers and taking minutes of meetings, as requested.
Act as the organisation's policies governance coordinator which will include:
- Managing the process for the review, development and approval of SCUK's policies in view of SCUK's overarching governance framework.
- Keeping the Policies Directory on the intranet up to date.
- Supporting policy authors as they navigate SCUK's policies governance process and devise simple initiatives to raise organisational awareness of its existence and purpose.
- Act as SCUK's Focal Point for the Save the Children Association (SCA) Mutual Accountability Framework (MAF) annual assessment
About you
Confident supporting several teams and anticipating their needs, you'll be an excellent communicator, detail-oriented, organised and proactive.
You'll have a passion for supporting organisational success and thrive when working at pace, with the ability to pick up information quickly and adapt to change in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
To be successful, you'll bring:
- Experience of demonstrating proactivity and initiative in a similar role, for example as a Team/Department Coordinator, Executive Assistant, Paralegal or Governance Assistant.
- Adept at effectively prioritising and managing multiple responsibilities, including an ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to work as part of a team but also to get on with tasks independently, without close supervision.
- Excellent communication skills, including active listening and experience of accurate notetaking.
- High standard of written and spoken English.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint, and an ability to quickly learn to use new software as needed.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
- Ideally an understanding of basic governance and supporting with governance related activities.
What we offer you:
Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
- We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
- We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview. For this post we are happy to also consider part time hours for the right candidate (minimum 3 or 4 days per week).
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
About Babbasa
Babbasa is an award-winning, Bristol-based, social enterprise with a vision to create a world where all people are inspired and able to realise their employment and enterprise ambitions, irrespective of where they live, their nationality, ethnicity, gender, race, sexuality or faith. Babbasa realises its mission through its subsidiary enterprises including Babbasa’s Youth Empowerment Programmes and Recruitment & Inclusion Services (BRIS) and our core values of Imagination, Determination and Kindness.
Babbasa supports low income and ethnic minority young people to prepare for the workplace as well as support employers to recruit diverse talent, develop cultural competencies and create inclusive work environments for all to thrive. The direct support for young people includes soft skills training, mentoring, and information and guidance support. The direct support for employers includes Recruitment, Inclusion Advisory Support, Cultural Competency Training, Research, Inclusion Needs Analysis and Onboarding Support. Over the next decade, Babbasa plans to grow its services to both young people and employers to respond to the pressing imperative to overcome the structural barriers to workforce inclusion and associated social inequalities in Bristol and beyond.
Job Purpose
The Trailblazer Lead is an exciting and important role that leads delivery of Babbasa’s Trailblazer Programme - a brand new programme to support the continued professional and personal development of Babbasa’s alumni of young people who have been through our programmes (called ‘Trailblazers’). One of the core aims of the programme is to promote underrepresented young people’s voices in spaces of influence, and to positively shape policy and decision making to better ensure young people’s needs and interests from across the city are represented.
The Trailblazer Lead will achieve this by organising and coordinating activities to support Trailblazers’ professional and personal development, from skills training and workshops, to 1:1 support, to brokering access to resources, spaces, and incentives to support their growth. Alongside this you will be working across the entire team to broker leadership and influencing opportunities for the Trailblazers and supporting them to engage with these from board positions, to speaking engagements, to engagement in research, alongside other influencing activities. The other arm of the programme involves supporting Trailblazers to engage in activities to support other young people and their local communitie, from outreach engagements, to peer mentoring, to leading and delivering their own youth projects. The Trailblazer programme is a groundbreaking programme in Bristol designed to tangibly support young people to tangibly engage in and lead on influence making and policy shaping, in a way that also supports their personal professional ambitions.
Role Specific Responsibilities
- Design and deliver outreach engagements to young people in education and community settings aimed at raising awareness of Babbasa’s services, and increasing young people’s sense of confidence, belonging and empowerment.
- Coordinate a programme of skills sessions, training, and workshops tailored to the needs and interests of the Trailblazers, seeking regular feedback on activities from the Trailblazers, and ensuring successful delivery.
- Build a trusting relationship (based on Babbasa values) with young people engaged - to ensure we meet their progression outcome and identify/address any health and safety, disability, equality, concerns or welfare issues.
- With the support of the Babbasa team broker and coordinate leadership and influencing activities for the Trailblazers such as engagement in youth projects and programmes, research projects, access to positions of influence (e.g. board membership), and other Continued Professional Development opportunities.
- Support Trailblazers to engage and successfully influence businesses, statutory bodies, city wide voluntary organisations, and local or national government to advocate for the needs and views of young people from their communities.
- Provide personalised 1:1 support and coaching to our Trailblazers ranging from careers support (e.g. support with job applications and interview skills), to wider professional and personal development goals (e.g. applying for training, attending industry or city-wide events, applying for volunteer roles, finding shadowing opportunities etc.)
- Coordinate and work with the services team to identify potential Trailblazer candidates and onboard them to the programme.
- Monitor and evaluate each of the core elements of the Trailblazer programme, track individual progress including longer term outcomes, and assist to produce monthly reports on activity and impact as well as a bi-annual report to the funder (with the support of the Head of Impact and Fundraising Lead).
- Successfully engage a wide variety of stakeholders at all levels in the Trailblazer Programme and effectively steward those relationships to create strong buy-in to the programme and Babbasas’s wider mission.
General Responsibilities
- Ensure young peoples’ comments, voices and suggestions are at the heart of service delivery and respond to their needs.
- Ensure internal administrative tasks and reports are completed in a timely and accurate manner as required by Babbasa and the activity funder.
- Deliver support, information, and guidance to young people using best practice, referring them to specialist help when required.
- Commit to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to achieve and maintain professional standards of your role and area of responsibilities.
- To attend and take part in all core Babbasa meetings.
- Contribute positively as part of a delivery team, as well as part of a wider business team, to deliver business objectives.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience - essential
You build trusting relationships with young people - you have proven experience working with young people aged 15-30 from a wide range of backgrounds. You have a strong sense of professional boundaries and understand how to engage with young people in a way that makes them feel safe, and supported. You have experience delivering information and guidance to young people using best practice including referring to specialist help where needed. You have a strong understanding of the barriers under-represented or marginalised young people might face in realising their aspirations. You understand safeguarding policies and procedures, and are able to assess young people’s needs and challenges, making appropriate referrals where needed.
You’re aligned with our mission - You have lived experience and/or an understanding of the critical issues surrounding equality, inclusion and diversity, including structural issues around race and class, and how they impact young people within the communities that Babbasa serves. You are passionate about securing the best possible opportunities and life outcomes for young people and believe that with the right support, everyone has the potential to achieve.
You can deliver effectively - you have experience designing, delivering and evaluating a variety of youth programmes and projects, including activities to build and embed youth voice. You understand the barriers that young people from marginalised and underrepresented backgrounds face when pursuing their aspirations and have developed effective interventions to support young people from these backgrounds toward their chosen outcome. You have good working knowledge of careers information and guidance, as well as pathways to further and higher education and are able to deliver effective support and guidance to young people, referring to specialist support where needed.
Organised and committed - You are well-organised and have good attention to detail. Demonstrating efficient self time management. You have a track-record of balancing multiple tasks and responsibilities. You take responsibility and accountability for your work, striving for the best and consistently reflecting on working practices and improving where necessary. Able to work to deadlines, take initiative and are proactive in your approach to work.
You have a good understanding of Service Delivery – You value the ability to deliver excellent customer service experience to make an impact. You have the ability to problem solve in a complex and rapidly changing environment. You have personal resilience and have the ability to stay focused. You are prepared to work flexibly occasionally including evenings, weekends and other unsocial hours to fulfil the needs of the service.
Knowledge and experience - nice to have
You are aware of the city landscape - you understand who the city-wide level stakeholders are in Bristol, as well as the wider funding and delivery landscape in the youth sector. You are able to draw on a variety of relationships across education, youth, statutory, voluntary, public, and private sectors to promote youth voice, successfully deliver activities, and find opportunities for collaboration.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good organisation and time management skills, able to manage their own workload effectively, meet deadlines, monitor outcomes and achieve targets.
- Able to provide young people with enjoyable, stimulating and challenging experiences.
- Able to provide young people with appropriate information, advice, support and challenge, and refer them to specialist help when required.
- Able to think strategically and ‘join the dots’ across a busy team with a wide range of delivery, stakeholders, and projects.
- Able to establish and maintain positive relationships with young people based on trust and the Babbasa Manifesto, including agreeing limits for acceptable behaviour.
- Strong project management skills including scoping, execution, and evaluation.
- Able to work well as part of a team, and take a collaborative approach to work.
- Prepared to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends and other unsocial hours.
- Able to build strong collaborative relationships and effectively steward a variety of stakeholders at all levels including: Equal Opportunity Ambassadors, statutory bodies and funders, community organisations, corporate partners, and education bodies.
Nice to have:
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Business development skills and the ability to spot and maximise on opportunities.
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Coaching skills and/or qualification.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential:
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Experience of working with young people including designing and delivering training or workshops for young people aged 16-30.
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Experience delivering career development and/or professional development support to young people aged 16-30.
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Experience of implementing youth voice into projects and programmes with knowledge of different strategies to engage young people in decision making.
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Experience collaborating with partner organisations and/or individuals in delivering youth programmes and/or projects.
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Knowledge of, and interest in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
● Experience of scoping and successfully delivering youth projects.
● An understanding of the principles and implementation of Equality and Inclusion, Child Protection and Safeguarding Policies.
● Experience of using a variety of information technology and the ability to maintain records on a database.
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of the youth sector in Bristol as well as statutory bodies and funders that operate in the city.
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Teaching, youth work, or Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) qualification.
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Driving licence and access to a car.
Incentives/ Benefits
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Work in an inclusive environment working with a team which prides itself on ensuring staff feel seen, valued and heard.
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Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme with a range of support offers available including free counselling.
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We aspire to nurture existing talent at Babbasa and recognise we all have something to bring to the workplace, we are a growing organisation and will work with you to find suitable progression and professional development opportunities.
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Work for one of the few organisations in the UK honoured with Queen’s Award For Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity.
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Be part of transforming the lives of low-income and ethnic minority young people in Bristol, helping to make Bristol a more inclusive city.
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Have access to flexi and hybrid working arrangements.
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31 days annual leave including public holidays.
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Access to a MediCash policy (after successful completion of a 6 month probationary period).
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3% employer pension contribution.
Next Steps
If you are interested in working with us and would like to find out more about this role or have any questions, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply:
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Please send a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.
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Please complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.
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We will be in touch with you as soon as possible to discuss your application.
Please submit your application by Wednesday 25th June . Shortlisting is scheduled for Thursday 27th June with in person interviews scheduled for Tuesday 2nd July. (With availability for an adventure weekend trip 30th August - 1st September)
If you have any questions on the role please contact Babbasa. Further information about Babbasa can be found on our website.
Good luck!
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Bank Retail Assistant
Team: Retail
Salary range/pay band: £14.74 per hour
Reports to: Head of Volunteer Development and Retail
Direct reports: n/a
Hours: Ad hoc as required
Location: Allocated shop
Introduction to Shooting Star Children’s Hospices
Shooting Star Children’s Hospices
Shooting Star Children’s Hospices are a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. We support families across Surrey and Southwest London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.
At the heart of the hospice are our dedicated clinical staffs. Their exceptional commitment and professionalism is commented on by so many of the supported children and their families.
It costs £10.5 million a year to maintain our current level of care. Only 30% of that income comes from government funding via the NHS or local authorities, so we rely on our supporters’ generosity to keep the service running. We employ 175 staff, including 98 nursing and medical staff, providing hospice and community-based services to around 700 families.
Predominantly we work with families living in the Northwest and Southwest of London and Surrey, although will accept children outside these geographical areas if they do not have access to specialist palliative care support locally. We have a reputation for delivering high quality care. We have a CQC rating of ‘Outstanding’
Introduction
Retail and Volunteers Team: Our Retail and Volunteers Team manages our charity shops and volunteer programs, which play a crucial role in supporting our mission. They recruit, train, and coordinate volunteers to staff our shops and assist with various tasks, such as sorting donations and serving customers. Additionally, they oversee the operations of our retail outlets, ensuring that they are efficiently run to generate income for our hospices.
Part 1: Job Profile
a) Main purpose of job
In the absence of the manager or assistant managers to lead a team of volunteers to maximise sales, deliver excellent customer service and ensure that the shop premises and assets are maintained to a high standard, according to legal requirements and Shooting Star Children’s Hospices (SSCH) policies and procedures.
Decision Making Authority
The post holder will be required to make decisions on the quality, and suitability of donations before they are placed on sale. Depending on the length of the cover period they may be required to dress the windows. (They will follow price guidelines and existing display layout throughout the shop.)
The post holder will work with eCommerce Manager to decide if items would be suitable for selling at a higher price on eBay or through a promotional event and set these aside for the manager of the shop to deal with on their return.
The post holder will support with rostering of the team of volunteers where necessary and delegation of duties and jobs.
Essential and desirable skills and experience
Essential
• Experience in either retail or charity retail.
• Administrative/cash handling experience
• Experience of dealing with customers and maintaining a high level of customer service
• Car owner/driver
• Verbal and written communication skills
• IT skills
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to work under pressure and deal with changing priorities
• Organisational and prioritising skills
Desirable
• Experience of managing a team of volunteers or staff.
b)Scope of job
The post holder for the duration of the absence of the manager or assistant manager will have control over rostering of the team of staff and volunteers, and delegation of duties and jobs.
1. Customer service
2. Processing and pricing of donations
3. Merchandising, display and promotion of stock and housekeeping
4. Sales and financial reporting
5. Coordination of volunteer team
Part 2: Main duties and key responsibilities
a) Customer Service – 25%
• Dealing with customer queries and complaints courteously and effectively
• Informing the Head of Volunteer Development and Retail of any serious incidents or complaints
• Ensure that any refunds are processed in line with SSCH refunds policy
• Ensure that the advertised trading hours of the shop are adhered to
• Ensure relevant documents are completed in the event of an incident/accident and reported accordingly
b) Processing donations – 25%
• Process all donations as soon as possible, prioritising Gift Aid and high value items
• Prepare and clean items appropriately for display
• Oversee the recycling and arranging of collections
• Promote Gift Aid is at all available opportunities
• Ensure that the ongoing need for donations is publicised
• Price and ticket all items according to pricing strategy for the shop and ensure that all pricing and ticketing complies with legislation
• Ensure that stock is properly managed and rotated in accordance with latest guidance
• Identify high value or specialist items that may need to be sold in another capacity
c) Merchandising, display and promotion of stock, maintenance of high standards throughout the shop – 20%
• Ensure that all merchandise is displayed attractively and that the window display is eye-catching
• Ensure that there are high standards of cleanliness and tidiness in all areas of the shop
• Publicise promotions and special events
• Support and promote Corporate events as required
• Purchase consumables and stock items in a timely manner
d) Sales and financial reporting – 10%
• In the absence of the manager/assistant ensure that daily/weekly financial reports are submitted and that any discrepancies are investigated
• Keep the Head of Volunteer Development and Retail fully informed and updated regarding the performance of the shop and any issues which may impact this
• Ensure that the Manager/Assistant Manager and shop volunteer team are kept informed of the shop’s performance
• Ensure that the till procedures are always followed by volunteers
• Ensure that issues affecting trade are monitored and communicated
• Ensure trading standards regulations are complied with
• Ensure that all financial documentation is correctly completed and up to date and is sent to the finance team in a timely manner, highlighting any issues
• Ensure that purchases from the shop by staff and volunteers are processed according to SSCH policy and that the appropriate records kept
• Ensure that charity donations by cash/cheque/card are processed according to SSCH policy and procedure guide
e) Coordination of volunteer team – 20%
• Ensure that volunteers are fully briefed on shop priorities and performance
• When required roster the volunteer team to ensure maximum productivity
• Create a positive working environment in which equality and diversity are well-managed and volunteers can do their best
• Plan, delegate and allocate tasks to the team, offering support for the volunteer team as appropriate
f) Other duties
• The post holder will be able and willing to get to and work in a number of shops and be available across seven days per week.
• The post holder will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service check
• The post holder must live within the area of work
g) Mandatory Criteria
1. Other duties
The post holder will be working in a developing environment and they will therefore be expected to undertake other appropriate duties as required for the effective operation of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
2. Professional Codes of Conduct
The post holder will be required to respect professional codes of conduct and practice relevant to their role, as appropriate.
3. Health and Safety
Be responsible for health and safety in the area under their control and ensure that they are familiar with Shooting Star Children’s Hospices policy on health and safety at work.
4. Mandatory Training
The post holder will attend all mandatory training relevant to their role
5. Our values and behaviours
Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is a leading children’s hospice charity for babies, children and young people with life –limiting conditions, and their families. We require that all of our staff share our common values and display behaviors that will enable us to achieve our goals.
Professionalism – we will safeguard our families, each other and our organisation by working to ethical and professional standards at all times.
Respect – We will treat each other with the utmost respect.
Integrity – We will be open, honest and transparent in all that we do.
Diversity – We will respect individuality and ensure inclusion and fairness to all.
Excellence – We will strive for excellence in all that we do.
Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of children and young people. All staff members are expected to adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures. This includes undergoing appropriate training, following reporting protocols for any concerns related to child welfare, and promoting a safe and supportive environment for children and young people. Before commencing employment, successful candidates will be required to provide satisfactory references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Part 3: Person specification: Qualifications, experience and skill levels
a) Qualifications
Essential
• 5 GSCE’s A-C or equivalent including Maths and English
• Car driver/owner with full clean license
Desirable
• Retail or customer service qualification
b) Experience
Essential
• Experience in retail or charity retail either as a volunteer or employee.
• Administrative/cash handling experience
Desirable
• Experience of managing a team of volunteers or staff.
c) Knowledge and Skills
Essential
• Experience of dealing with customers and maintaining a high level of customer service
• Car owner/driver
• Verbal and written communication skills
• IT skills
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to work under pressure and deal with changing priorities
• Organisational and prioritising skills
d) General attributes
Essential
• A self starter with the ability to work independently and take the initiative whilst knowing when to delegate jobs to others within the team
• Is organised and methodical and able to multi-task
• Works well in a team and on own initiative
• Is able to build good relationships with others
• Is flexible and willing to undertake varied responsibilities as part of a team
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Shooting Star Children’s Hospice is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.
We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospice to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Children and Young Persons Caseworker to join the National Homicide Service, working 37.5 hours a week.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your Birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
This role is home working based with travel in the areas close to the successful applicant. .
As a Homicide Service Children's and Young People caseworker you will be:
- Delivering a specialist service to children and young people (CYP) bereaved by homicide, and for those CYP who have witnessed a homicide.
- Working collaboratively and jointly within the Homicide Service and other relevant organisations that can help to progress identified needs and ensure that young people are central to all processes that involve them.
- Acting as the designated caseworker and managing a caseload
- Implementing the CYP Homicide Service Delivery Model
- Work closely and support colleagues to provide a trauma informed service to children and young people.
You will be responsible for providing a high-quality, front-line service to bereaved young people following murder or manslaughter. Working with colleagues in the National Homicide Service, as well as partner agencies including education, police, courts, social services and many other statutory and third sector organisations.
You will need to be able to travel to face to face sessions within, and occasionally outside of region. You will be reimbursed for all travel costs.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across 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. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
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 strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Children & Young Person's Support Worker/ Domestic Abuse Program Facilitator (known internally as a Children & Young Person's Domestic Abuse Group Facilitator) to join the team at Victim Support Gloucestershire, working 37.5 hours a week. This role offers hybrid working from home and our Gloucester Office, regular travel will also be required across the region. This role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
This role offers hybrid working from home & our Gloucester office. Regular travel will also be required within the Gloucestershire area. As a Children & Young Person's Domestic Abuse Group Facilitator you will:
- Lead & facilitate the group work program to children & young people who have experienced domestic abuse
- Help young people to recover from the effects & trauma of domestic abuse by delivering the program online & in face-to-face settings
- Proactively promote the service, raise awareness of services & work collaboratively with professionals to improve the access to and quality of services for children & young people
- Play a vital role in ensuring we provide high quality, end-to-end support to children & young people to help them to recover from abuse
You will need:
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of delivering group programmes
- Excellent communication skills
- A good understanding of the impact of Domestic Abuse
- Knowledge of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic abuse
Please note, this role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across 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. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
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 strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
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What will you be doing?
You will be joining Caxton Youth Organisation during an exciting time in our strategy, as we aim to maximise our reach and support the wellbeing of over sixty learning disabled and autistic 11–25-year-olds in Westminster each year, by creating communities, breaking barriers and empowering young people through youth work. You will be central to this, developing a team of youth workers and ensuring our programmes are delivered successfully. As well as maintaining top quality accessible activities, embedding referral and activity partnerships. You will be working directly with young people 1-2 evening sessions a week and on incredible trips around the community.
What we’re looking for:
As an ideal candidate, you will bring proven experience of overseeing the delivery and management of youth programmes with learning disabled and autistic young people, directly delivering youth-led services. You will have demonstrable experience of team management and will line manage an amazing team of youth workers supporting them to grow and thrive and deliver the best outcomes for young people. You will support the organisation to meet deadlines and complete reports to be able to keep Caxton as a sustainable and impactful organisation. You will have demonstrated your ability to use reflective youth work practice and flexibility and innovation across your career. As an outstanding communicator, you will possess an exceptional ability to develop and maintain partnerships, capable of securing commitment to Caxton Youth Organisation and building a confident team. You will have proven experience of strategically thinking about developing projects and programmes for young people.
If this sounds like something you want to be part of then I hope you will download the job pack and submit a cover letter and CV for consideration.
Person Specification
What we'd love from you: (the Essentials)
• A personal commitment to Caxton’s mission to create communities, break barriers and empower learning disabled young people.
• Experience of managing and delivering targeted youth work, and a professional or occupational qualification in Youth Work (Level 2 or above)
• Demonstrable experience of line managing a team.
• Experience of the learning disability sector and of implementing projects with learning disabled young people.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• A satisfactory DBS check at enhanced level is required.
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Experience of successfully managing youth projects with outcomes and deadlines.
• A strong track record of developing and embedding a performance management culture with a clear development focus.
• Ability to motivate and empower staff so as to build effective teams and relationships, trust, good morale and teamwork.
Desirable
• An understanding of different communication methods, including Makaton
• Experience of detailed reporting to funders on all aspects of the programme and services
• First Aid Qualification
• A proven ability to manage expenditure budget
• Able to demonstrate a track record of strategic planning and delivery.
• 2+ years of line-management experience.
•Level 3+ qualification in youth work