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Salary: from £30,000
Contract: Full time, Monday- Friday, 9.30am – 5.30pm
Application deadline: Monday 20th May, 09.00am
Join us as our next Centre Manager and use your leadership and interpersonal skills to head up our team delivering employment support in Spear Bristol.
In partnership with Christ Church Clifton, you’ll be managing the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 18 years, Spear has supported more than 8,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.
We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for:
Strategy, vision and impact [30%]
- Spearheading Resurgo’s ‘big picture’ vision of a transformed society, where each member plays its part, and the church is empowered to transform young lives
- Owning and managing the strategy for Spear Bristol that will help make this vision a reality
- Ensuring the Spear Programme is delivered in line with agreed targets; overseeing and reporting on impact metrics
Relationship management [25%]
- Building and managing great relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, donors, and your Board of Trustees
- You'll be embedded into Christ Church Clifton, and working closely with your Trust and congregation, and actively participating in their mission and events
Leadership, line management and training [20%]
- Leading your team with confidence; spurring them on in your centre’s vision; investing in a team culture of excellence, belonging and fun
- Investing in the professional growth of your Lead Coach and Graduate Coach
- Inputting into organisational-wide training streams
- Inputting into recruitment of new team members
Driving a culture of coaching [20%]
- Driving a culture of coaching in your team
- Hands-on group and 1-1 coaching with numerous 16-24-year-olds: equipping them with practical work-ready skills and resilient mindsets
- Engaging in gritty conversations with your trainees; walking alongside them whatever their circumstances; inspiring them and releasing their potential
- Managing safeguarding
- Opportunities to engage in corporate coaching
Operations [5%]
- Managing the daily operational activity of your centre, including IT, finance and health and safety
This role will suit you if:
- You are an active Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Resurgo and Christ Church Clifton
- A commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader, and a desire to learn and understand coaching techniques
- Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment of education
- Effective interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and fun!
- Strong leadership and management skills, highly self-motivated with strong initiative and the ability to translate ideas into practice
- An ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure
You can expect:
- A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
- Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
- Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated talent manager
- Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
- A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
- A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
- Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat
A couple of things to note:
- This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
- In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
My Life My Choice (MLMC) is a multi-award-winning self-advocacy charity uniquely run by and for people with learning disabilities, founded in 1998. The charity delivers a diverse range of innovative user led projects that enhance and empower the lives of adults with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire. These established projects include a fee earning training and consultancy Professional Services team, gig buddy, travel buddy scheme, a nightclub, campaigns and self-advocacy groups.
We are now looking for a committed individual to join our Gig Buddy team. The role holder will help to deliver a broad range of social activities which increase fun, friends, confidence and independence for our members with a learning disability.
The post calls for an individual with excellent administration, communication and social skills. We need a resilient individual who thrives on regular face-to-face interaction with beneficiaries. We welcome applications from candidates with a background in working on projects in the charity sector or those who possess transferable skills.
The successful candidate will need to show a passion for empowering and raising the voices of people with learning disabilities.
MLMC not only says it values its staff but commits to them by offering an enhanced pension contribution, a Healthcare Plan (Claim up to £1,650 pa towards dental, optician, health consultations and therapy costs), Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, flexible working with time off in lieu, a weekly fruit basket, a £100 contribution towards a health & wellbeing activity, cycle to work scheme, two days special leave at Christmas, business mileage rate of 45p per mile, and working from home when appropriate. Free, dedicated staff parking is also available.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Streets of Growth is seeking to employ an experienced, motivated, and personable individual to work as part of the frontline team to deliver targeted street work to engage and build relationships of trust with high-risk vulnerable young people (15-25 years), in hotspot areas known for Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), exploitation, serious youth violence and young people that are furthest away from engaging in services.
You should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and a higher starting salary band is dependent on you having extensive experience and skills in street work and detached outreach work as well as relevant frontline experience of working with at-risk young people.
These working hours will vary and will be worked according to business needs and notified to you in advance. You will be required to work late afternoons, evenings, and weekends as part of your normal working week.
Benefits Summary:
- 25 annual leave days plus bank holidays per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Pension scheme of up to 8% contribution
- Excellent training in Streets of Growth evidence-based change model inclusive of CBT skills training (CPD)
- Excellent on-going supervision, performance coaching and professional development coaching.
- An individualised annual training budget of up to £200 for external training in relation to professional career development e.g., psychological methods of practice.
- An enhanced Employee Assistance Scheme which provides free, 24/7 confidential helpline services including structured counselling services and practical resources aimed at supporting your work-life balance.
- Structured Professional pathways through the organisation inclusive of supported development into senior and advanced practitioner roles and further progression into management positions.
The role:
Delivering targeted street work and outreach across the borough of Tower Hamlets. This involves engaging and building relationships of trust with young people at street level and in identified hotspot areas of risk where there is low to high anti-social behaviour, criminality and violence. Working with and engaging young people in strategic interventions across Lifestyle, Enterprise/Employability, Education and Environment that constructively challenge negative patterns of behaviour, create an experience for positive thinking, confidence building, entrepreneurial work skills, and tapping into the young person’s ambition, potential and talent.
You will be working alongside Intervention Coaches to progress street-engaged young people into Streets of Growth’s staged-based Appropriate Intervention Bridging Programme delivered from our flagship Centre based in Aldgate East and delivering appropriate targeted intervention work at the street/estate level during critical incident situations in the community.
Who we are looking for:
Along with a relevant qualification up to at least Level 2, you will have robust frontline experience working with young people, including experience of detached outreach work with young people. You will also have good knowledge of safeguarding risk assessment and contextual safeguarding. A key component of the job role is the ability to engage and build transitional relationships with young people, most particularly hard-to-reach individuals.
To apply:
Streets of Growth is committed to diversity in all that it does and strongly encourages applications from every part of the communities we serve. All appointments are made on merit. At Streets of Growth, we would like to encourage applications from people both with and without criminal convictions, however, the job offer has to be subject to vetting. The successful candidate will be required to apply for an enhanced criminal record check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Due to the nature of the work, you are applying for you are required to disclose any criminal convictions that you have.
No agencies, please.
You may have experience in the following: Youth Engagement Specialist, Youth Outreach Coordinator, Youth Development Officer, Youth Program Facilitator, Community Youth Advocate, Adolescent Outreach Worker, Youth Empowerment Coordinator, Teen Outreach Worker, Youth Mentorship Coordinator, Youth Support.
Streets of Growth is an outcome-driven charity, working to reduce harm and positively transform the lives of the most vulnerable and at-risk young people in East London. We do not wait for young people to walk through our doors, or to be referred by an agency, instead, we engage and reach out to young people across the streets and neighbourhoods. Working to build a relationship of trust, truth, and transformation with each young person, coaching and enabling them to support themselves to change negative lifestyles, move away from violence and harm, stay out of prison, get good jobs, and create a better future for themselves.
Location: Hayloft Point, 6 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX
Contract: Permanent,Part time
Salary: £24,000 to £27,000 (pro rata for 21 hours)
Hours: 21 hours (within the hours of 2pm – 10 pm)
Closing date: 12-05-2024
REF-213 193
Senior Youth Outreach and Engagement Worker
Streets of Growth is seeking to employ an experienced, motivated, and personable individual to work as part of the frontline team to deliver targeted street work to engage and build relationships of trust with high-risk vulnerable young people (15-25 years), in hotspot areas known for Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), exploitation, serious youth violence and young people that are furthest away from engaging in services.
You should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and a higher starting salary band is dependent on you having extensive experience and skills in street work and detached outreach work as well as relevant frontline experience of working with at-risk young people.
These working hours will vary and will be worked according to business needs and notified to you in advance. You will be required to work late afternoons, evenings, and weekends as part of your normal working week
Benefits Summary:
- 25 annual leave days plus bank holidays per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Pension scheme of up to 8% contribution
- Excellent training in Streets of Growth evidence-based change model inclusive of CBT skills training (CPD)
- Excellent on-going supervision, performance coaching and professional development coaching.
- An individualised annual training budget of up to £250 for external training in relation to professional career development e.g., psychological methods of practice.
- An enhanced Employee Assistance Scheme which provides free, 24/7 confidential helpline services including structured counselling services and practical resources aimed at supporting your work-life balance.
- Structured Professional pathways through the organisation inclusive of supported development into senior and advanced practitioner roles and further progression into management positions. .
The role:
Taking on a lead role to deliver targeted street work and outreach across the borough of Tower Hamlets. This involves engaging and building relationships of trust with young people at street level and in identified hotspot areas of risk where there is low to high anti-social behaviour, criminality and violence. Working with and engaging young people in strategic interventions across Lifestyle, Enterprise/Employability, Education and Environment that constructively challenge negative patterns of behaviour, create an experience for positive thinking, confidence building, entrepreneurial work skills, and tapping into the young person’s ambition, potential and talent.
You will have senior responsibility with the Frontline Director to plan and execute street work and outreach delivery in identified hotspot areas or risk based on street/community and partner intelligence. As well as holding a small street-engaged caseload of young people and providing a lead responsibility to deliver appropriate targeted intervention work during critical incidents in the community.
Who we are looking for:
Along with a relevant professional qualification at level 3 or degree level, you will have significant frontline experience working with young people, including experience in detached outreach work with young people and experience working with at-risk, vulnerable young people. You will also have good knowledge of safeguarding risk assessment and contextual safeguarding in addition to good practice in engaging young people.
Streets of Growth is committed to diversity in all that it does and strongly encourages applications from every part of the communities we serve. All appointments are made on merit. At Streets of Growth, we would like to encourage applications from people both with and without criminal convictions, however, the job offer has to be subject to vetting. The successful candidate will be required to apply for an enhanced criminal record check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Due to the nature of the work, you are applying for you are required to disclose any criminal convictions that you have.
No agencies, please.
You may have experience in the following: Senior Youth Engagement Specialist, Senior Youth Outreach Coordinator, Senior Youth Development Officer, Senior Youth Program Facilitator, Senior Community Youth Advocate, Senior Adolescent Outreach Worker, Senior Youth Empowerment Coordinator, Senior Teen Outreach Worker, Senior Youth Mentorship Coordinator, Senior Youth Support Worker.
Who we are:
Streets of Growth is an outcome-driven charity, working to reduce harm and positively transform the lives of the most vulnerable and at-risk young people in East London. We do not wait for young people to walk through our doors, or to be referred by an agency, instead, we engage and reach out to young people across the streets and neighbourhoods. Working to build a relationship of trust, truth, and transformation with each young person, coaching and enabling them to support themselves to change negative lifestyles, move away from violence and harm, stay out of prison, get good jobs, and create a better future for themselves.
Location: Hayloft Point, 6 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX
Contract: Permanent, Part time
Salary: £30,000 to £32,000 (pro rata for 21 hours)
Hours: 21 hours (within the hours of 2 pm – 10 pm)
Closing date: 12-05-2024
REF-213 195
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To support dads to have positive relationships with their families
We are looking for a Dad Matters Support Coordinator to join our team to deliver 121 support to dads in the perinatal period. The successful candidate will play a key part in better supporting dads/partners in the early days of parenthood across Gloucestershire.
The successful applicant will either be a dad themselves or someone who has equivalent knowledge and experience in working in this type of setting.
Do you have what we are looking for?
- Great listening skills
- An understanding of the needs of babies, children, and families
- An awareness of the impact that poor mental health can have for Dads during the perinatal period
- Experience of developing new relationships and connections
- Good IT skills
- Team player but ability to self-motivate
- A car driver with access to a car
This role is subject to DBS checks.
Main Responsibilities
1-2-1 Support to Dads
The post holder will provide individual face to face and telephone support to dads during the perinatal period (from pregnancy to age 2 years of age). This will involve the following:
- Managing a caseload of dads who have been referred to the service by professionals
- Drawing on your own experience of parenting to encourage dad’s strengths and emotional well-being for the ultimate benefit of their own children
- Signposting and supporting access to other services as appropriate
- Educating dads on the importance of bonding and attachment
- Providing a listening space for dads
- Promoting the importance of good mental health
- Reassuring and validating dad’s experiences
- Maintaining good relationships with referrers
- Undertaking designated responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s welfare
Outreach Support
The post holder will attend Gloucestershire Royal Hospital every week to support dads who are visiting the hospital for antenatal visits and maternity visits. This will involve the following:
- Setting up the Dad Matters pop up information point on the ward
- Liaising with hospital staff and maintaining excellent relationships
- Supporting dads as needed who are visiting the hospital on a 1-2-1 bases
- Signposting dads as appropriate
In addition the post holder will be required to facilitate one Stay and Play session each month. This will involve:
- Keeping essential records of attendees of groups
- Giving dads a safe space to interact and socialise with other dads
- Encouraging dads to widen their network of relationships and to use effectively the support and services available in the community.
Monitoring & Evaluation:
- Supporting the evaluation of the impact of Dad Matters by adhering to monitoring systems and keeping accurate records
Supporting the work of Home-Start
- To contribute to the effective day to day operation of Home-Start in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum & Articles of Association, Home-Start Standards & Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.
To commit to the Home-Start ethos and to understand and implement Home-Start’s policies on:
- Confidentiality
- Equal opportunities
- Looking after children in the absence of their parents
- Safeguarding / Child protection
- Health and safety
- Lone Working
- GDPR
The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed above.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are in search of recovery focused, passionate, and caring people to join our very friendly team of Early Intervention in Psychosis Practitioners.
As a Band 5, you may already have experience of working in mental health services or have a passion to work in mental health together with a wealth of relevant skills that come from other professions such as teaching, probation or youth work.
You’ll be joining a supportive team who are passionate about recovery and trauma informed care. You’ll hold a of caseload of clients with first episode psychosis and you will provide individualised care to help them move forward with their goals and recovery.
If you:
- Possess the skills necessary to conduct mental health assessment.
- Have access to a car for work purposes and hold a full current UK driving licence.
- Have experience of mental health either as service user, carer, worker, or volunteer.
Then we think you’d be a great fit!
What’s in it for you?
You’ll make a difference to people’s lives from the moment you start. You will benefit from:
- Commitment to flexible working
- Hybrid Working (where applicable)
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days
- Many learning and career development opportunities, with paid and tailored training
- Free Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 including access to counselling and GP services
- Employer contributory pension scheme
- Competitive maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
- Care workers discounts
- Incremental pay progression
- Access to our Employee Networks including People of Colour & LGBTQ+
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to Corporate Health Plan
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve and are also proudly and actively anti-racist as such you are expected to drive the agenda forward.
We encourage you to apply early as your application will be reviewed as soon as it is received, and we reserve the right to close this job advert sooner subject to finding a suitable candidate.
Good Luck!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity provide specialist nurses and support to children living with complex, lifelong conditions.
The purpose of the role is to work within the programmes team with specific responsibility for establishing, engaging with, and supporting our Roald Dahl Nurses.
We are looking for someone who shares our core values of being child focused, compassionate, resourceful, and sparky; someone who is passionate about supporting children, young people and their families by working closely with their marvellous Roald Dahl Nurses.
Applicants should have experience of partnership working and building effective relationships with professionals and families to achieve best outcomes for children and young people.
A degree in Health /Youth Work/ Social Work/Community or Education is essential while experience of working within the NHS is advantageous.
Permanent with funding
35 hours per week
£29,394.04 per annum
Benefits
London Borough of Newham
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country.
TYPE OF PERSON WE ARE LOOKING FOR/ WHAT'S EXPECTED OF THEM
We are currently looking for a Volunteer Coordinator to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-Experience of developing and delivering training programmes
-Experience of recruiting, training and supporting Volunteers to a high standard, including developing and maintaining a comprehensive programme of support.
-Experience of peer mentoring programmes and/or experience of facilitating participation activities with young people.
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 5th May 2024. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we can close this vacancy from the 29th April 2024 onwards
Interviews will be held in May 2024
Head to Toe, the charity of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT), has been awarded a 3-year grant to support patients receiving end of life care. This is a partnership between Head to Toe, CPFT voluntary services, NHS community nursing teams, and charity end of life volunteering specialists, the Anne Robson Trust.
Working alongside healthcare services, you will co-ordinate a group of compassionate, dedicated volunteers, who will support members of their local community in the last months of life, providing company, comfort and companionship to patients across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
You may have experience in similar projects, or come from a clinical background, but will understand and champion the role of volunteers in enhancing NHS services and patient experiences. You will be passionate about this type of work, and understand the importance of helping people to have a 'good' death.
The successful candidate will need experience within volunteer administration in addition to excellent organisational, communication and networking skills. Bespoke training will be provided by the Anne Robson Trust, as well as ongoing support to help the post-holder recruit and train volunteers.
The Butterfly Volunteer Coordinator will be responsible for the development, implementation, and scale of the Community Butterfly Volunteer Service, which can bring huge benefits to patients, staff, volunteers, and our local communities. You will have day to day responsibility for the recruitment, interview, selection, training and management of Butterfly Volunteers.
The post requires a flexible approach with hybrid working, with travel across the region, attending in-person meetings and events. Due to the nature of volunteer recruitment this will include occasional evening and weekend work.
This project will be supporting patients and their families on their journey through end of life care, and will require compassion, dedication and an ability to navigate difficult situations sensitively.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are currently looking for committed, enthusiastic and flexible sessional staff to work during school holiday periods and the remainder of the year as One to One Support Workers (supporting young people with additional needs or disabilities).
Rates of Pay: £13.45ph to £15.02ph (depending on experience/qualifications, including holiday allowance)
Hours: Varying, including daytime, twilight hours, evening, weekends, bank holidays, school holidays and occasional residential periods as required
Reports to: Operations Manager / Abbey Hub Manager / SEND Coordinator
Contract Type: Sessional
Location: Newham, London
Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities Statement
Ambition Aspire Achieve (AAA) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people in its care. We will take every reasonable step to ensure that children and young people are protected where our staff and associates are involved in the delivery of our work. As an employer, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All members of contract staff are required to undergo enhanced DBS checks.
AAA is an Equal Opportunities employer and wishes to select the best possible candidates for roles regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, disability, age, class or sexuality. AAA has a comprehensive Equal Opportunities Policy and we expect all staff to fully support and implement the Policy in all aspects of their work.
Summary of Role
Working under the direction of our Centre Managers at Arc in the Park and Abbey Hub, Support Workers are key to ensuring the successful delivery of our provision for children and young people. Working with children and young people on and one to one basis and in group settings, the role will support the delivery of our play and youth projects and activities to aid their development and will include providing support to young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities.
Responsibilities
·Providing for the social, personal, educational and leisure needs of children and young people (including those with additional needs) by assisting in the running, organisation and delivery of particular projects.
·Establishing positive relationships with all children and young people supporting and enabling them to increase their confidence and realise their potential, fully integrating them into all project activities.
·Coordinating resources and to develop opportunities for children and young people which reflects their particular needs and circumstances.
·Facilitating the active involvement of the children and young people in the planning anddevelopment of the project programme.
·Facilitating the positive integration of children and young people with disabilities, behavioural difficulties and/or additional needs within the project.
·Providing for the personal care needs of the children and young people as required including toileting, changing and feeding.
·Supporting and guiding volunteers, trainees and junior leaders in all of the above, as required.
·Working as a member of the AAA team to ensure the safety and well-being of the children and young people being supervised including day to day 'housekeeping' of the site and maintenance of equipment.
·Liaising with parents, carers and other organisations and professionals as required.
·Adapting activities to meet a child's/young person’s needs as appropriate.
·Carrying out health and safety inspections as required.
·Adhering to AAA policies and procedures in respect of safeguarding children and young people.
·Administering medication and/or carry out tube feeding as required, if appropriate training successfully completed.
To provide children and young people in the London Borough of Newham with fully inclusive experiences and opportunities to flourish.
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Rates of Pay: £13.45ph to £15.02ph (depending on experience/qualifications, including holiday allowance)
Hours: Varying, including daytime, twilight hours, evening, weekends, bank holidays, school holidays and
occasional residential periods as required
Reports to: Operations Manager / Abbey Hub Manager / Project Coordinator
Contract Type: Sessional
Location: Newham, London
Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities Statement
Ambition Aspire Achieve (AAA) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young
people in its care. We will take every reasonable step to ensure that children and young people are protected where
our staff and associates are involved in the delivery of our work. As an employer, we expect all staff and volunteers to
share this commitment. All members of contract staff are required to undergo enhanced DBS checks.
AAA is an Equal Opportunities employer and wishes to select the best possible candidates for roles regardless of race,
colour, religion, gender, disability, age, class or sexuality. AAA has a comprehensive Equal Opportunities Policy and we
expect all staff to fully support and implement the Policy in all aspects of their work.
Summary of Role
Working under the direction of our Centre Managers at Arc in the Park and Abbey Hub, Support Workers are key to
ensuring the successful delivery of our provision for children and young people. Working with children and young
people in group settings, the role will support the delivery of our play and youth projects and activities to aid their
development.
Responsibilities
● Providing for the social, personal, educational and leisure needs of children and young people by assisting in
the running, organisation and delivery of particular projects.
● Establishing positive relationships with all children and young people supporting and enabling them to
increase their confidence and realise their potential, fully integrating them into all project activities.
● Coordinating resources and to develop opportunities for children and young people which reflects their
particular needs and circumstances.
● Facilitating the active involvement of the children and young people in the planning and development of the
project programme.
● Facilitating the positive integration of children and young people with behavioural difficulties and/or
additional needs within the project.
● Supporting and guiding volunteers, trainees and junior leaders in all of the above, as required.
● Working as a member of the AAA team to ensure the safety and well-being of the children and young people
being supervised including day to day 'housekeeping' of the site and maintenance of equipment.
● Liaising with parents, carers and other organisations and professionals as required.
● Adapting activities to meet a child's/young person’s needs as appropriate.
● Carrying out health and safety inspections as required.
● Adhering to AAA policies and procedures in respect of safeguarding children and young people.
● Administering medication, if appropriate training successfully completed.
To provide children and young people in the London Borough of Newham with fully inclusive experiences and opportunities to flourish.
Full-time, permanent contract, 35 hours per week.
Salary: £38,000 - £40,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
The National Youth Orchestra is the UK’s leading organisation championing orchestral music as a powerful agent for teenage development. Too many teenagers miss out on the opportunities to play and share music together—and the resulting boost in confidence and life skills development—simply because of where they live or their family's financial situation. With our Orchestra and free projects and activities across the UK, we are a welcoming community where every teenager can play their part in shaping their world through extraordinary music.
We are searching for a dedicated Individual Giving Manager to join our dynamic team at a time of significant growth and ambition. Line managing two Individual Giving Coordinators, this pivotal role will manage donor acquisition and stewardship campaigns as part of a successful and established programme, alongside helping to diversify income streams.
The ideal candidate will be confident in the theory and practice of direct marketing, with experience of managing Individual Giving campaigns. You will be highly organised with exceptional attention to detail. You will be confident in developing excellent donor experiences, whether through written communications or in-person interactions. Excellent relationship-building skills and a passion for championing teenagers and young people are essential.
Our offices near Holborn in central London are a hive of activity, a space for collaboration and ideas. Hybrid working is standard for most roles, with a flexible and supportive culture. Most staff spend time enjoying and supporting NYO projects, concerts and events, sharing music with young people across the UK. NYO offers a season ticket loan scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, health cash plan, retail and entertainment discounts and a 24/7 counselling and support helpline.
For more information and to apply, please visit our website.
The deadline for applications is 10am on Wednesday 8 May 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The purpose of this role is to offer an information, advice, and casework service on a range of cost-of-living issues for disabled people with complex needs. The post-holder will also deliver training on welfare benefits to other organisations and their helpline staff. You will be responsible for ensuring the service is delivered to the highest standard, accessible, and quality assured.
You will provide a person-centred information, advice, and casework to disabled people with complex needs on cost-of-living support, welfare benefits and to access small grants.
As the lead welfare benefits worker within the organisation, you will work with relevant staff and organisations to provide an accessible welfare benefits service, across the borough, with flexible hours and access routes to meet the needs of the client base i.e., internet, phone, email.
Working with the User Involvement Officer, you will ensure the service is user-led and people with complex needs are supported to be involved in the development of the project.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 20th May 2024.
Interviews: Wednesday 22nd May 2024.
About the opportunity
Fundraising is critical to delivering our mission and ensuring we can support as many children and young people facing disadvantage to open doors to their future. The Philanthropy Team as a whole has a combined target income for the current year (2023-24) of £1.83 million (growing to £2.35m as our target for next year), of which approximately £850k is from corporate donors and their foundations, £100k is from individuals, and the remaining from trusts and foundations. We have been successful year on year in increasing our fundraising base by building secure multi-year partnerships.
We are looking for a Fundraising Manager to work within our passionate Philanthropy Team to help grow our fundraised income and develop and maintain an effective, high-quality funding pipeline. Focussing predominantly on eliciting funding from trusts and foundations, and working closely with the Head of Philanthropy, CEO and Corporate Partnerships Manager, the Fundraising Manager will ensure the effective management of existing funder relations and take responsibility for ensuring Action Tutoring meets its reporting obligations. The Fundraising Manager will be responsible for the line-management and development of three Fundraising Coordinators, through which you and your team will prepare and submit grant applications and funding reports, alongside overseeing the development and growth of our individual giving activities and initiatives, including through expansion of our fundraising events and campaigns.
Closing date: Sunday 12th May 2024
Interviews: 20th, 22nd and 23rd May 2024
Start date: Ideally end of May/June 2024
Duties and responsibilities
· Work with the CEO, Head of Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships Manager to ensure Action Tutoring’s fundraising targets are met and manage an effective pipeline across Action Tutoring’s different income streams.
· Manage and maintain existing funder relationships, including proactive and requested reporting to donors.
· Work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships Manager to identify relevant opportunities for collaboration that promote generating income. Alongside your team, support, prepare and provide expertise on applications for corporate funding opportunities identified by the Corporate Partnerships Team.
· Working with your Fundraising Coordinators, research and drive new opportunities for multi-year commitments from trusts and foundations, sharing workload between the team.
· Lead on the preparation and submission of high-quality, effective applications, with support from the Fundraising Coordinators.
· Monitor when grants are due for renewal and proactively seek out renewal conversations, ensuring Action Tutoring has a healthy funding pipeline.
· Work with the Fundraising Coordinator for Campaigns, Events and Individual Giving to build Action Tutoring’s income generated from events, ensuring an attractive range of event options across the country. Manage the Fundraising Coordinator to ensure places are secured, participants are supported and engagement is expanded.
· Work with Fundraising Coordinator for Campaigns, Events and Individual Giving to build Action Tutoring’s income generated from individual giving, developing campaigns for driving more regular giving and building our strategies to cultivate, engage and thank individuals.
· Act as a system manager for fundraising platforms, databases and tools including Just Giving and the Giving Block, with support from Fundraising Coordinators.
· Oversee the development of the fundraising area of the website and fundraising pack to attract new funders and fundraisers to the charity, with support from the Fundraising Coordinators.
· Manage the Fundraising Coordinators, ensuring they are growing and developing, and that work load is shared fairly.
· Represent Action Tutoring at relevant meetings and events.
· Alongside your team, prepare applications for corporate funding opportunities identified by the Corporate Partnerships Team.
· Ensure accurate record-keeping of corporate partnerships and relationships on Salesforce and any other relevant systems.
· Any other ad hoc responsibilities as deemed relevant by the CEO.
Person specification
This role requires an ambitious, passionate and determined individual with outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Alongside your team you will be responsible for writing and submitting grant applications and reports, so an excellent understanding of the English language and a keen eye for detail are crucial for success within this position. Working to deadlines and line-managing three Fundraising Coordinators, exceptional time-management, prioritisation and organisation skills are essential. With a focus on developing our individual giving strategies, we’re looking for an individual with excellent interpersonal skills.
Qualifications criteria:
· A*-C in maths and English at GCSE (or equivalent experience).
· Right to work in the UK.
We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
· At least two years experience in fundraising (preferably within trusts and foundations fundraising).
· Proven track record in securing and stewarding 5+ figure partnerships.
· Outstanding written and verbal communicator with significant experience writing and submitting grant applications and reports.
You will be likely be more successful in this role if you have:
· You have a proven track record of securing and stewarding grants of 5+ figure funding.
· You have a passion for educational inequality/working within the Third Sector.
· Line management experience.
· Experience in event and campaign fundraising.
· Experience working within a charity with a turnover of £3M or more.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.