With the impact of the coronavirus measures on community organisations and their vulnerable beneficiaries, we are reaching out to confirm that we continue to operate, partnering with businesses and charities such as yourselves to get goods to where they are needed most. As we approach the end of the furlough scheme when we will all be supporting the newly vulnerable, we have a wide range of products available including clothing for adults and children, toiletries, baby products, toys, bedding, kitchen equipment and other household items, books, crafts and ambient foods. Goods are for your organisation’s beneficiaries and cannot be sold or used for fundraising. Does this sound useful to your organisation? If so, you can register/request items for free and view available products on our website: https://products.givingworld.org.uk/register/user https://products.givingworld.org.uk/product-categories Please do let us know if there are particular items that would help support your beneficiaries during this difficult time as services resume. Goods can be collected directly from us, or if this is not possible for you, we can arrange delivery at cost. Delivery costs range from £10 for a box of items to £65 for a full pallet – our website works out a maximum delivery cost based on what you request. We will always endeavour to reduce this when packing your items so that the final charge is as low as possible. You can find out more here – www.givingworld.org.uk/charity If you have any questions, any way we can help you deliver more essential supplies to the people who need them most, please call us on 0116 251 6205. This dedicated support line is open 9.30am-4pm Monday-Thursday and 9.30am-12.30pm Friday. You can also send an email with any queries to info@givingworld.org.uk
We are now recruiting for 12 apprentice positions, 2 of which are ring fenced to Care leavers and Looked after children. Adverts have gone live today on the RBKC Careers portal (individual links below) and will be closing on 13th October 2020. All applicants will need to apply through the portal. These vacancies will be open to all, with no geographical restrictions. However, applicants who are either: A resident in the Borough An RBKC care leaver An RBKC school leaver who left school in the past 5 years. and who meet the minimum requirements of the role as outlined in the Job Description, will be guaranteed an interview. Please share with your network and help us spread the word! Links to Job Adverts open to all Procurement Officer Apprentice RBKC43290 https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=43291&company=hampshirecP School Travel Coordinator Apprentice RBKC43210 https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=43210&company=hampshirecP Internal Audit Apprentice RBKC43092 https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=43092&company=hampshirecP Apprentice Project Manager RBKC43064 https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=43064&company=hampshirecP Junior Journalist Apprentice RBKC43058 https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=43058&company=hampshirecP Housing Solutions Assistant Apprentice RBKC42890 (3 positions) https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=42890&company=hampshirecP Procurement Apprentice RBKC29851 https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=29851&company=hampshirecP Fire Safety Apprentice RBKC41990 https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=41990&company=hampshirecP Links to Job adverts ring fenced to Care Leavers only. Only RBKC and WCC Care Leavers can apply to the jobs below. They will need to apply using the links below as the jobs will not be visible on the RBKC Careers portal. Assistant Strategy, Partnerships and Policy Officer Apprentice RBKC43059 https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareerpvt?jobId=43059&company=hampshirecP&st=473A5B9B1620A65B6802CF998FA268406800CCA7 Housing Assistant Apprentice RBKC42950 https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareerpvt?jobId=42950&company=hampshirecP&st=1C9DE0F595CFC2EFBA185E9809C10B28EA765351
The Prime Minister made a statement to the House of Commons outlining further measures in England to tackle the spread of coronavirus. The PM’s statement can be found at: https://bit.ly/3hUilKI From today (Wednesday 23 September), office workers who are able to work from home should do so and the requirement for customers to wear face coverings will be extended to all users of taxis and private hire vehicles. From Thursday 24 September measures include the following: pubs, bars and restaurants must operate table-service only, except for takeaways; hospitality venues must close at 10pm (which means closing, not last orders). The same will apply to takeaways, although deliveries can continue; the requirement to wear face coverings will be extended to include retail staff and staff and customers in indoor hospitality, except when seated at a table to eat or drink; and covid-secure guidelines will become legal obligations in retail, leisure, tourism and other sectors. Furthermore, from Monday 28 September a maximum of 15 people may attend weddings, while 30 may attend funerals. Business conferences, exhibitions and large sporting events will not be reopened from 1 October. These new measures will be enforced by tighter penalties. Guidance on the additional measures will be made available on Gov.uk.
JOIN US FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR Announced earlier this year, the Kickstart Scheme is a £2 billion investment by the government to create job placements for 16 to 24 year olds. Businesses are now able to sign up to be part of the landmark scheme, aimed at giving young people a future of opportunity and hope by creating high-quality, government-subsidised jobs across the UK. Link
The government has introduced a new Kickstart Scheme in Great Britain, a £2 billion fund to create hundreds of thousands of high quality 6-month work placements aimed at those aged 16 to 24 who are on Universal Credit and are deemed to be at risk of long term unemployment. Funding available for each job will cover 100% of the relevant National Minimum Wage for 25 hours a week, plus the associated employer National Insurance contributions and employer minimum automatic enrolment contributions. To help smaller businesses, employers offering fewer than 30 placements will be asked to make a bid through an intermediary, such as a Local Authority or Chamber of Commerce, who will then bid for 30 or more placements as a combined bid from several businesses. This will make the process easier and less labour intensive to apply for these smaller companies who only want to hire one or two Kickstarters. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/kickstart-jobs Please consider amplifying this tweet: https://twitter.com/HMGLondonSE/status/1301192420563005441 If you, or any local businesses you work with, are looking to make use of the Kickstart team, we would love to hear from you. Green Homes Grant Updates to the Simple Energy Advice website, allowing homeowners and landlords to check how the government’s new Green Homes Grant scheme can help make their homes warmer and more energy efficient, have been launched. The Green Home Grants scheme, due to open by the end of September, will allow consumers to obtain funding for up to two-thirds of the cost of the energy saving measures identified, in the form of vouchers. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/greenhomes1
Join us virtually at London Tech Week 2020 where we’ll be celebrating the best of tech innovation. Welcoming world-class speakers and brands from across the globe, this is the unmissable tech event of the year! We’ll be tackling the most pressing topics facing the tech sector and society today, across the future of work, diversity within tech, education, healthcare, the startup landscape, business transformation and much more! So join us in uniting the community to share, innovate and connect. Link