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Volunteering opportunities with the Upper Room

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.

 

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SAFEGUARDING For Third Sector Workers

Meet your local Safeguarding Board

Tuesday 20th September 2016
St Paul’s Centre, Hammersmith W6 9PJ
10am to approx 11:15am

 

FREE REGISTRATIONS

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.

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Hammersmith & Fulham Council brings you the Home Buy Road Show

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

See flyer

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Children and family healthy lifestyle showcase

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

Register now

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Golden Ticket Community Reward – Win £2,500 for your group!

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!

 

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HEAD OF SOUTHWARK GIVING

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

Read full Job description

Application form

 

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Female* Criminal Justice/Social Care IDVA

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Female* Criminal Justice/Social Care IDVA
Contract: Fixed term to 31st March 2017
Salary: NJC scale 29-31 £28,191 – 29,838 per annum inc. London Weighting
Working hours: 35 hours per week according to contract terms
Work Location: Based in the Police Community Safety Unit, Social care offices in Hammersmith & Fulham, and Advance office in Hammersmith

Criminal Justice IDVA
The Criminal Justice IDVA for the Impact Project will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the criminal justice process. They will work within the team to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support to women aged 16 and over who access the IDVA service.

As an experienced domestic violence advocate, the post holder 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 women survivors of domestic violence, of supporting women involved in criminal and civil justice systems 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. A key responsibility of this role will be to strengthen multi agency relationships and ensure agency accountability whist maintaining good communication and working relationships at all levels.

Social Care IDVA

The Social Care domestic violence project is a partnership project between Advance, DVIP, Standing Together and Hammersmith and Fulham Social Services which aims to embed early intervention and domestic violence homicide prevention bests practice into a multi agency whole family approach response to lead to better outcomes for those involved including children. The purpose of the Social Care IDVA role is to work closely with Social Services to support women who have had Social Services intervention due to domestic violence and to work closely with the project’s DVIP male practitioner who will work with the perpetrators of abuse to enable a whole family approach.

The post holder will be co-located at Hammersmith Social Services and will help raise their awareness, identification and response to those experiencing domestic violence, the post holder will also jointly work with Social Services and DVIP on cases to support service users and improve partnership responses. The post holder will have an excellent understanding of domestic violence and its effects on women and children.

The post holder will also have an understanding of children’s social care and care proceedings.

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: 12pm on Monday, 26th September

Interview date: Thursday 29th September & Friday 30th September

To apply please download the application form and Job Description from our website at: http://advancecharity.org.uk/work-for-us/

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

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Living Medicine – Self Care for Coughs, Colds & Allergies

Living Medicine – Self Care for Coughs, Colds & Allergies

Saturday 10th September, 1pm to 5pm

With autumn now approaching, explore how resilience to infections can be improved through non-medical nutritional and herbal support. This practical session will include demonstrations, a walk in the garden, and a guide and utensils to take home.

Medical herbalist Alex Laird of Living Medicine will guide you on how to:

  • Identify, smell and taste common healing plants
  • Find out how plants’ defensive compounds promote and protect our own body functions
  • Make food and herb remedies to treat simple coughs, colds and allergies

This is the second in a five part series of workshops but can be attended as a standalone session. It is ideal for anyone interested in plants, food and health. No previous knowledge is necessary, though we’d love you to share your own experience or family remedies. Alex Laird BSc set up the first herbal clinic in hospital dermatology at Whipps Cross Hospital and also practices at The Haven breast cancer support centre in Fulham.

Details
£50/£45 for unemployed adults
Booking essential, via http://www.fulhampalace.org/events/colds-and-allergies/ or by telephoning 020 7736 3233
This event will take place in the Jessie Mylne Education Centre

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Silver Sunday

Silver Sunday takes place on 2 October 2016.

Silver Sunday is the national day for older people to try something new and meet new people. It’s aimed at people aged 65 and over who may feel isolated or lonely.

If you’re aged 65 or over, or know someone who is, take a look at the events and activities on Sunday 2 October as they go online.

Some events will be specific to Hammersmith & Fulham residents, and others are also open to residents of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.

If you are working with an organisation that wants to organise a special event for local people on Silver Sunday 2016, you can apply for a funding contribution. Application documents and guidance notes can be found here:

These documents are short and to the point, and all applications will be turned around quickly. If you need more information on how to apply, please contact:

Katharina Herrmann
Community Investment Team
H&F Council
020 8753 2482
Katharina.Herrmann@lbhf.gov.uk

Or

Sacha Mortimer
Community Investment Team
H&F Council
020 8753 5009
Sacha.Mortimer@lbhf.gov.uk

Silver Sunday is supported by Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.

It is so important that older people feel included in London’s communities. That is why I support Silver Sunday and hope that you all have a wonderful time celebrating the valuable contributions that older people make. These contributions span not just London but up and down the UK. In a city as large as London there is no need for older people to ever feel lonely or isolated but sadly some do. As Mayor, I want to make sure that everyone is engaged and active in their community – young or older.”

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