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AoD has moved offices – just one mile but a whole world away. We have a newly refurbished office on Lillie Road. We have improved access, better transport connections and chickens as neighbours!
Our new address is Action on Disability, c/o Normand Croft School, Lillie Road, London SW6 7SR and our new phone number is 020 7381 2042. The move didn’t go quite as smoothly as we’d hoped so please bear with us if we are a bit slow to respond.
We are now based in a completely inclusive site – we are tenants of a primary school. We also share the building with Adult Education and an offshoot of the NHS. Our front entrance is right by a bus stop and we are wholly based on the ground floor.
We will have a formal ‘office warming’ soon and we hope many of our local colleagues will either be able to attend that or pop over the coming months.
The happy laughter (shouts and screams!) of the school children is our new background music. And when anything gets us down or frustrated, we have the school’s five chickens to talk to. They are very understanding.
Proper signage, publicity etc is all in the pipeline but please see our website and pictures below for a view of our new home.
All at AoD
More information:
http://www.actionondisability.org.uk
- Salary £27,000 Pro-Rata
- Location Hammersmith and Fulham, London, Greater London
- Job Type Part-time
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Fundraiser to develop and implement a fundriasing strategy at the Barons Court Project.
We are a Day Centre for people who are homeless or living with mental health problems. Our Community Project provides practical services as well as activites that are educational. We also offer opportunities for self-development and participation. We are proud of our freindly and welcoming atmosphere and how we work with our Service Users to reduce isolation, decrease the risk of becoming homeless and increase their chances of employment.
For full joib description and how to apply please click here
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference in the community? Do you have the passion and perhaps a personal story that can make a difference in the lives of ex-offenders? Are you a good communicator with the ability to inspire determination in others, and do you have excellent inter-personal skills? We are looking for suitable volunteers to provide mentoring to the ex-offenders on our UR4Driving Project. For more information on this project, please visit www.theupperroom.org.uk/ur4driving. Any interested candidate may apply, but we are particularly interested in hearing from people who have been personally affected by crime, such as a family member of an ex-offender or people who are themselves ex-offenders.
Purpose of the Role:
To develop supportive and confidential relationship with ex-offenders, helping them to:
- Receive a holistic support from the project – Supporting their learning and providing case management support to help them address the barriers they face to moving their lives forward.
- Become self-aware – learn to evaluate themselves, developing awareness of their personal strengths and weaknesses, their skills, the contributions they make that are valued, their interpersonal relationships with others etc.
- Become self-directing – choosing the directions they want to take. Develop a sense of their own purpose (ownership) – understanding their personal needs, what interests them, what they want, where they are going in life.
- Experience their own success – the reward of feedback from accomplishments in which they
have shared. Learning from their mistakes. Gaining deeper insights into themselves and others and the world in general through “doing”.
This is an opportunity to gain key skills in offender management and case work principles. Successful candidates would be provided with Mentor Training. If you are interested and can spare a minimum of 2 straight hours a week in a working day please send a one page statement by email to applications@theupperroom.org.uk, giving your contact details and your suitability for the role.
Having a past criminal conviction will NOT exclude you form this opportunity.
For more information, please go to www.theupperroom.org.uk or contact us on 020 8740 5688 or by email to uradmin@theupperroom.org.uk.
Meet your local Safeguarding Board
Tuesday 20th September 2016
St Paul’s Centre, Hammersmith W6 9PJ
10am to approx 11:15am
This informative session will be delivered by Denise Roach – Professional Standards & Safeguarding Team. Learn about:
- Triborough Safeguarding Team – its size, scope and responsibilities
- The Care Act 2014
- Legal frameworks for protecting vulnerable adults and children
- Safeguarding duties placed on all organisations, including third sector organisations
Find out a few simple things that you could do to improve your Safeguarding, and ensure your organisation is compliant. There will be printed literature available to take away.
To book a place using Eventbrite, please click HERE.
For queries, please contact connectingcommunities@hfvc.org.uk or 020 8741 9876.
This event is presented by HFVC and the Tri-Borough Professional Standards and Safeguarding Team.
The session is expected to last approximately one hour. Free of charge for all third-sector team members – staff, Trustees and/or volunteers – whose organisations are active within LB Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster and RB Kensington & Chelsea. £10 tickets (plus Eventbrite booking free) available for other delegates.
St Paul’s Centre is an accessible venue. Please notify us of any accessibility needs.
Refreshments are not provided but we recommend the atrium Café “Kettle & Crust” on the ground floor of the St Paul’s Centre, which is open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4:30pm.
Hammersmith & Fulham’s Home Buy team is coming to an area near you!
- Are you currently renting privately?
- A council tenant?
- Still living at home?
- Are you ready to become a home owner?
If so we can help you. At Home Buy, we have various schemes
available to assist you in getting your foot onto the property
ladder.
We would like to invite you to join us for seminars, focus groups
and 1-2-1 advice sessions in an area near you.
If you are currently living or working in the borough and would
like to find out more about the Home Buy options
available to you, we can help!
If this is something you are interested in then please spread the
word and come along!
Please see below for dates and locations.
If you want to find out more, please call us on 020 8753 6464
or email: h&fHome-Buy@lbhf.gov.uk
Thursday 22 September 2016
10am – 1pm
Parkview Centre for Health,Cranston Court, 56 Bloemfontein Road W12 7FG
Thursday 24 November 2016
10am – 2pm
South Area Housing Office, Clem Attlee Estate, Lillie Road SW6 7RX
Saturday 29 October 2016
10am – 2pm
Askew Road Library, 87/91 Askew Road W12 9AS
Thursday 12 January 2017
10am – 2pm
Avonmore Library & Neighbourhood Centre, North End Crescent W14 8TG
Tuesday 14 March 2017
10am – 2pm
North Area Housing Office, New Zealand Way, White City Estate W12 7DE
Saturday 8 April 2017
10am – 4pm
Shepherds Bush Library, 6 Wood Lane W12 7BF
Mytime Active invites you to our showcase event from 2pm to 5pm on Tuesday 20 September.
We will be providing an update on our child and family healthy lifestyle service in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and the Borough of Westminster.
Through interactive workshops and presentations, you will have the opportunity to learn more about our successes and how we can support you in the future.
Speakers include Dr Paul Sacher, Nutritionist, and Marg Mayne, CEO of Mytime Active.
The showcase is free to attend, and refreshments are provided.
Venue: Baden-Powell House Conference Centre, 65-67 Queen’s Gate, London SW7 5JS
For more information, please call the office on 0208 323 1725 or email VictoriaOfficeTeam@mytimeactive.co.uk
In partnership with the London Boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Lambeth, Wandsworth and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA) has relaunched its Golden Ticket prize draws, giving all residents and community groups the chance to be rewarded for their recycling efforts.
Local community groups can make a clear commitment to recycling and be in with a chance of winning £2,500 for their efforts. To be nominated for a Community Reward, your group/organisation must meet the eligibility criteria (detailed in the Terms and Conditions) and complete a form on the WRWA website in advance. Please follow this link – http://www.wrwa.gov.uk/goldenticket
Each borough will see one lucky winner receive a £500 cash prize, with eight more receiving £250. The first prize draw will take place on 16th December 2016 and a second draw on 24th March 2017. This year the resident who wins the big prize (£500) gets to decide which community group will receive £2,500 from a list provided by WRWA/LBHF. To get on the list LBHF Community groups will need to make 2 pledges on the WRWA website (as last year) and once LBHF officers are satisfied that they have completed their pledges, they will be put on the list to be considered by the winner.
Good luck!
SALARY: £38,000 (including inner London weighting)
CONTRACT:12 months (potential for extension); 35 hours per week
RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of Social Action (Community Southwark1)
KEY RELATIONSHIPS: Southwark Giving Advisory Group
Application Closing Date: 14th September
PURPOSE OF JOB
To develop and grow relationships with multiple stakeholders (corporates, SMEs, funders and the public and voluntary sectors)
To establish a clear strategy and future model for Southwark Giving
To develop and raise Southwark Giving’s profile and market it to potential partners
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WHAT WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO
Develop and grow relationships
To secure resources (financial and in-kind) for the ongoing development and delivery of Southwark Giving
Develop relationships and build connections with corporates, SMEs, community based partners, public agencies and other donors to be a part of Southwark Giving
Identify new opportunities and relationships to ensure the strategic
development and expansion of Southwark Giving
