Bookkeeper- Part time
We are looking for someone to join us immediately who has experience of working with QuickBooks and supporting the financial management of a small organisation. Ideally you will live locally and can start immediately.
Salary: £18,000 pa (pro rata)
Hours: 7.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Base White City Community Centre
Closing date for application: 9th December 2015
Volunteer position with expenses paid (travel (£5 Limit) within London and £3 for lunch if the volunteer is here for the entire day).
Details: Hammersmith and Fulham Law Centre was established in 1979 and has worked on the front line of advice needs for 36 years. We are rooted in our community, have an in-depth understanding of local needs and issues and prioritise helping those who are most vulnerable and disadvantaged. We are well connected to other advice agencies and community groups and provide second tier advice to other agencies.
H&F Law Centre has legal aid contracts in housing, immigration and asylum and provides free legal advice and representation to those who are eligible under the scheme. We also run the duty possession desk on Mondays and Wednesdays at the County Court in Hammersmith.
In order to support our busy reception and caseworkers, H&F Law Centre is recruiting Reception and Triage Volunteers able to commit on a part-time basis of at least one day per week.
ADVANCE delivers nationally accredited, quality marked services in Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea. We work within a coordinated partnership response to violence against women and girls in these three boroughs as part of the Angelou Partnership, within the partnership ADVANCE provides independent domestic violence advocacy and support for women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse
Female* Independent Domestic Violence Adviser – part time
Contract: Fixed term to 31st March 2016
Salary: NJC scale 29 – 31 £28,191 – £29,838 per annum pro rata inc. London Weighting
Working hours: 21 hours per week with some on-call cover required
Work Location: Based at ADVANCE Hammersmith office and community locations
The IDVA will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process specialising in working with clients at high risk. They will work within the team to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment to women from aged 13, focusing on working with those aged 18 and over who access the domestic abuse service. They will advise women on criminal justice and civil remedies and related matters, support women to attend court where necessary, and coordinate the provision of multi-agency support. Part of the role will to be to establish positive, proactive and innovative working relationships with services providing services to clients and partner agencies within the Angelou Partnership. The post holder will work across the three boroughs under the guidance of the team leaders and project manager.
Closing date: 11th November at 12pm Interview date: to be confirmed
Female* Duty Worker – part time
Contract: Fixed term to 31st March 2016
Salary: NJC scale 18-21 £20,632- £22,616 per annum pro rata inc.London Weighting
Working hours: 21 hours per week with some on-call cover required
Work Location: Based at ADVANCE Hammersmith office and community locations
The Duty Worker will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process. They will work within the team to make proactive contact attempts with high volumes of new referrals and once this contact is established complete initial needs and risk assessments. They shall provide initial advice and crisis safety planning before the case is allocated to an IDVA/caseworker or referred to the appropriate partner agency for ongoing support. They will provide this high quality support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment to women from aged 13, focusing on working with those aged 18 and over who access the domestic abuse service. They will advise women on criminal justice, civil remedies, housing and related matters.
Closing date: 11th November at 12pm Interview date: to be confirmed
Consideration will be given to applicants wanting to combine both Duty Worker and IDVA part time posts into one full time role of 35 hours per week.
Female* Floating Support Worker – full time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: NJC scale 18-21 £20,632 – £22,616 per annum inc. London Weighting
Working hours: 35 hours per week with some on-call cover required
Work Location: Based at ADVANCE Hammersmith office and community locations
The Floating Support Worker will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process specialising in working with clients for whom housing and risk of tenancy breakdown is a factor. They will work within the team to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment to women from age 13, focusing on working with those aged 18 and over who access the domestic abuse service. They will advise women on criminal justice and civil remedies and related matters, support women to attend court where necessary, and coordinate the provision of multi-agency support they will focus on working with clients to maintain their tenancies and prevent homelessness in the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. Part of the role will be to establish positive, proactive and innovative working relationships with housing services and partner agencies
within the Angelou Partnership. The post holder will work across the three boroughs under the guidance of the team leaders and project manager.
Closing date: 25th November at 12pm Interview date: 4th December
ADVANCE is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and is open to women only (*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
Benefits include 30 days holiday and a non-contributory pension scheme.
To apply please download the application form and Job Description from our website at http://advancecharity.org.uk/#/come-work-for-us/4550289399
Completed applications should be emailed to: althea.k@advancecharity.org.uk or posted marked ‘Private and Confidential’ to :
Althea King, ADVANCE (BSU Recruitment)
Unit 6,The Lanchesters 162-164 Fulham Palace Road
London W6 9ER
Registered Charity Number 1086873
Job Title: STADV Associate
Responsible to: The Chief Executive
Payment: To be agreed
Working Hours: Variable
Work Location: Based at home or at the office of Standing Together Against Domestic Violence or agreed venue
STADV is looking for skilled and experienced domestic abuse experts to widen our pool of associates to help with chairing or report writing for domestic homicide reviews, development of our training programme and a range of bespoke consultancy work related to strategic and operational responses to domestic violence.
Duties and commitments would vary depending on needs of STADV staff and clients and availability of associates. Payment is typically made on a daily rate or in some cases for project at an agreed sum. An availability of at least 10 days per year is required.
To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter to admin@standingtogether.org.uk by 5pm, Monday 23rd November 2015. It would be helpful to include your particular interest and skills related to the general activities listed above. Initial telephone conversations will take place in late November.
For any queries, please email: admin@standingtogether.org.uk or call on: 020 8748 5717
Job Purpose To research appropriate funding streams and secure new funding for the organisation. To maintain excellent relationships with current and new funders.
On a day-to-day basis responsibilities include drafting, editing and submitting funding applications, researching funding opportunities, building effective networks with key funders, building up a knowledge base of suitable funding bodies, co-ordinating the submission of grants and the reporting process, dealing with fundraising queries and working closely with the CEO, fundraisers, the Reporting Officer, Finance Manager, lead managers, project staff and volunteers, and to ensure a joined up approach towards fundraising.
Enthusiastic, efficient and self-motivated Older People’s Outreach Worker needed to enable isolated older people to access befriending and events in Hammersmith and Fulham. The Older People’s Outreach Worker will undertake outreach work with isolated older people to enable them to access the new H&F Connect 55+ project Your focus will be on isolated older people who are living in sheltered housing or not in receipt of any other befriending services. The Outreach worker will also help the Older People’s Services team cover essential services such as telephone befriending and preparing publicity for events. Applicants should ideally have excellent office skills and a minimum of one year’s recent experience working with older people and volunteers. Experience of hosting events for older people is an asset. The post is for 28 hours a week.
Older People’s Services
Older People’s Services covers a range of projects delivering befriending, casework, events and advocacy support through trained volunteers to isolated or lonely older people in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Bishop Creighton House
Older People’s Services is part of Bishop Creighton House. BCH is a multi-purpose charity which was founded in 1908. We run a community resource centre and a number of social support and welfare services mostly for people living in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. We specialise in meeting the needs of people who are older, disabled, vulnerable or socially excluded, and aim to support their independence, health and well being, and to help them maximise their potential.
Apply via website : www.creightonhouse.org
Keep Active Westminster Coordinator
Salary £27,877 – £29,698 NJC SCP 28-30
Contract : Permanent
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced coordinator to oversee and deliver a new exciting expansion of our Keep Active volunteer programme into the City of Westminster. The Keep Active Co-ordinator will recruit, train and support volunteers to enable older people referred from Community Rehabilitation Services to regain mobility and independence through indoor and outdoor exercise support. Applicants should ideally have a minimum of one year’s recent experience of managing volunteers and working with older people. Knowledge of Westminster is desirable. The job will be based at Bishop Creighton House in Fulham but will involve extensive working in Westminster.
The Keep Active project
Keep Active Westminster is a pilot partnership project with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust and is being funded for 3 years by Public Health. Keep Active will provide volunteers for 9 weekly sessions to older people who have lost some function due to illness, stroke or fall. Volunteers help older people to stay mobile and engage with their local community. All referrals will come from the Westminster Community Rehabilitation Service (CRS) for clients being discharged who could benefit further from volunteers giving them motivational companionship and support. This project is an expansion from our Keep Active Hammersmith & Fulham Service which was shortlisted for the Guardian Charity Awards 2014.
Bishop Creighton House
Keep Active is part of Bishop Creighton House. BCH is a multi-purpose charity which was founded in 1908. We run a community resource centre and a number of social support and welfare services mostly for people living in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. We specialise in meeting the needs of people who are older, disabled, vulnerable or socially excluded, and aim to support their independence, health and well being, and to help them maximise their potential.
Apply via website : www.creightonhouse.org
The Family Support Worker will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process specialising in working with clients who have children and are engaged with a children’s centre in Westminster or are referred either by agencies in Westminster or the Angelou Partnership. They will work within the team to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment. The post holder will have an excellent understanding of domestic violence and its effects on women and children and of best practice within domestic abuse services and in working with women with children. As an experienced domestic violence advocate who has worked with complex and multiple needs, the postholder will be skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis. Experience of direct work with female survivors of domestic violence, of supporting women with children, and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision.
ADVANCE is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and is open to women only (*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
Benefits include 30 days holiday and a non-contributory pension scheme.
Closing date: 23rd September at 12 noon Interviews: 30th September
Previous applicants need not apply
To apply: please download the application form and Job Description from our website at http://advancecharity.org.uk/#/come-work-for-us/4550289399
Completed applications should be emailed to althea.k@advancecharity.org.uk or posted marked ‘Private and Confidential’ to :
Althea King, ADVANCE (BSU Recruitment)
Unit 6,The Lanchesters 162-164 Fulham Palace Road
London W6 9ER
Registered Charity Number 1086873
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate
person to be part of this amazing resident led project.
Post: Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Salary: £11,200
Hours: 16 hours per week
Contract: Initially fixed term until March 2016
To request a recruitment pack contact Emma at Emma@whitecityenterprise.com or on 07817 839 500
Brief for researcher to produce an evaluation of Befriending to be considered by the Big Local Partnership Board and used as the basis for decision making.
We would like to complete the review quite quickly, ideally by the end of October. We want an independent look at what we are doing, but one that engages those currently involved in trying to make the service work and helps them to implement the change needed. There is a Big Local Partnership Board on 6th October and interim feedback for that meeting will be vital.
Budget
Up to £4,000 inclusive of all costs and VAT.
Expressions of interest
Should be sent to Melanie Nock at Hammersmith United Charities by 3rd September. melanie@hamunitedcharities.com
