National Careers Service London in partnership with Chelsea Foundation are hosting Careers & Learning Event.

 

This event is taking place at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday 2nd July 2019, 10am to 4pm..

 

Careers & Learning Event will bring together jobseekers, commiunity groups, training providers and employers. It will be a great day of career and learning opportunities.

 

Click here to view/download a flyer.

Click here to view/download a poster.

 

 

This training session is to provide staff with the knowledge and understanding of the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Model that the DAWS service are using to build and empower local residents and organisations within Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Kensington & Chelsea.

 

By the end of the Day participants will leave:

– Understanding the concept of ABCD and its roots in Strengths Based Practice.

– More aware of the benefits of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing for you & others.

– Having explored the difference between ‘Needs Based’ & ‘Asset Based’ approaches.

– Reflecting over what Recovery Capital is all about & it’s importance in ABCD.

– Looking over & practicing using some of the Node-Link Mapping Tools.

– Confident in knowing what a Strength Based Approach is.

– Exploring the Basic Motivational Interviewing techniques.

– Understanding & developing your Socratic Questioning skills.

– Having looked over the Big Ideas & Innovations application forms.

 

 

 

THIS TRAINING IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO CANDIDATES WORKING IN THE FOLLOWING LONDON BOROUGHS: CITY OF WESTMINSTER, HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM, ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON & CHELSEA.

 

Click here to see more details and book your ticket.

 

 

 

Sobus is looking for a talented, passionate individual to become its new Chair of Trustees and help guide the charity through a time of exciting opportunity and development.

We are seeking a committed individual with a proven, professional track record of leadership at the highest level, and a sound understanding and experience of the voluntary sector.

We need someone with significant experience of leading long-term strategic development and driving financial sustainability.

You will share our vision and want to take a leading role in our journey to be recognised as an outstanding organisation.

 

Sobus was formed in 2014 following a merger between the Community & Voluntary Sector Association and Fulham Community Partnership Trust.

However, we were first established as the local CVS in Hammersmith & Fulham in 1998.

 

Click here to vew/download full advertisement.

To see job description, please click on the Chair of Trustees Role Description.

To view/download Person Specification for Chair of the Board of Trustees click here.

Find a Sobus Trustee application form here.

 

Closing date: 12 noon, Thursday 11th July 2019

Shortlisted candidates will be notified on 16th July 2019, and interviews will be held on Tuesday 23rd July 2019.

 

For an informal discussion about the position or for more information, contact the Sobus CEO, Sue Spiller, on 020 7952 1230 or email sue.spiller@sobus.org.uk

 

The APPGs for Refugees, and the Rule of Law, are delighted to invite you to a public panel discussion:

Droughts and Deserts:
A report on the immigration legal aid market and access to justice.

 

Date & Time: Wednesday 26 June 2019, 18:00 – 20:00

Location: Committee Room 15, Houses of Parliament

 

Speakers:

– Thangam Debbonaire MP, Chair of the APPG on Refugees (Chair)
– Dr Jo Wilding, Author of the report and barrister at Garden Court Chambers
– A person with lived experience, recalling their experience of legal aid and the asylum process

 

Spaces are limited so please to RSVP by seb.klier@refugeecouncil.org.uk and kama.petruczenko@refugeecouncil.org.uk

 

Dr Jo Wilding will present her findings, with responses from panel members, including a person who claimed asylum in the UK and who will share their experience of legal aid and the asylum system, with opportunity for discussion and questions to follow.

 

Click here to see full invitation.

 

 

 

Volunteer Assistant needed – The Courtauld Institute of Art

 

The Courtauld seeks to appoint a part-time Volunteer Assistant to support all volunteering activities across the Institute as we embark on the delivery phase of Courtauld Connects, an ambitious four-year project that will open-up our pool of resources to engage new and far-reaching audiences to realise Samuel Courtauld’s vision of, Art for all.

 

Closing Date: 3rd July 2019

 

£14,294 to £16,130 per annum including London Allowance (pro rata £23,824 To £26,884 per annum)

To apply please go to http://jobs.courtauld.ac.uk/298 or contact Sarah.Way@courtauld.ac.uk for more information.

 

 

Age UK Westminster is an independent charity supporting the over 50s in aspects of later life including, loneliness, isolation or poverty, by providing support and vital services to help people accept and adapt to later life and enjoy it.

We are seeking to recruit an Outreach & Activities Support Assistant to join our team to tackle social isolation and loneliness and to provide activity opportunities to older people living in City of Westminster.

 

Please click here to view/download to go to the job flyer for more information and details about how to apply.

 

Age UK Westminster is an independent charity supporting the over 50s in aspects of later life including:

  • loneliness,
  • isolation or poverty, by providing support and vital services to help people accept and adapt to later life and enjoy it.

 

We are seeking to appoint a Fundraising and Business Development Coordinator with proven skills in a range of income generating activities, developing new services, partnership building and communications.

 

Please click here to view/download to go to the job flyer for more information and details about how to apply.

 

 

“We’re a national charity that wants to bring about a reading revolution so that everyone can experience and enjoy great literature, which we believe is a tool for helping humans survive and live well.

Everything we do – from our Shared Reading groups to our social enterprises, from our publications to The Reader Storybarn – creates lively, connected, warm communities by bringing people together and books to life”.

 

The Reader is looking for new people in West London to train to lead Shared Reading groups locally.

 

Click here to view/download a flyer.

 

Try Shared Reading in Hammersmith & Fulham or in Kensington & Chelsea.

 

Visit The Reader website for more information.

 

 

 

 

The shortlist of inspirational local people nominated for a prestigious H&F Civic Honours award has been revealed.

These 27 finalists are members of the local community who continue to make an incredible contribution to H&F.

Cathy Maund, director of Hammersmith Community Gardens Association, receives her Civic Honour

Director of Hammersmith Community Gardens Association Cathy Maund (centre) wins the 2018 lifetime achievement award, pictured with Kim Smith (left), H&F Council Chief Executive and Cllr Sue Fennimore (right)

 

Now in their second year, the H&F Civic Honours are the council’s way of recognising the people who lead fantastic efforts to improve life in Hammersmith & Fulham.

 

We want to make sure we give people doing great things in our community the credit and gratitude they deserve,” said Cllr Sue Fennimore, Deputy Leader of Hammersmith & Fulham. “Which is what the H&F Civic Honours are all about.

“And when you read all the nominations it just really hits home how much is going on to support and inspire people every day.”

 

The finalists have been invited to a gala awards ceremony which was held at Hammersmith Town Hall on Wednesday 12 June.

 

The H&F Civic Honours were launched last year, and are now held annually to celebrate:

  • the bravery,
  • compassion,
  • dedication,
  • kindness
  • and ingenuity of our incredible community.

 

Visit LBH&F website to see names of the winners.

 

 

We have access to a range of Level 2 fully funded courses that offer huge advantages to your organisation :

  • cost-effective,
  • help you support talented employees who want to learn and progress,
  • and they are an effective way to support your skills requirements.

 

We want to support you in focusing on the retraining or up-skilling of your staff, which will provide them with motivation, job satisfaction and bring new skills to your organisation.

The courses can be delivered online and therefore do not require staff to be off-site whilst studying them.

They are fully accredited by NCFE and successful completers will be awarded a formal qualification.

 

There is a range of courses to choose from including:

– business admin,

– data protection,

– ma variety of digital marketing workshops

– and a host of health and social care courses.

 

View our full list of free courses here

 

All of these courses are funded and therefore there is no cost to you as a business (eligibility criteria apply).

 

Click here to see more details on the website.