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Job opportunity with BIG Local

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Wormholt and White City has been selected as one of 150 neighbourhoods which are part of the Big Lottery’s “Big Local” programme, a £1 Million ten year initiative matched by Hammersmith United Charities with a further million. The programme is driven by a resident led Partnership Board which consulted extensively over a two year period and developed a strategic community plan. We are almost three years into the delivery of this 10 year plan.  Based on the emerging needs and development of our Big Local Programme, it became apparent that a Marketing and Communication Coordinator is crucial in the development of the Big Local Programme and we are looking for maternity cover in this role.

This is a rare opportunity for a committed and passionate marketing enthusiast to join the  existing Big Local team and further develop the work of the current postholder. If you have strong people, marketing and communications skills and an interest in community development, we would love to hear from you. Committed to quality, equality and valuing diversity, we welcome applications that reflect the cultural diversity of the communities within which we work. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We would strongly recommend you view our website to get a better picture of what our programme has achieved so far www.ourbiglocal.org.uk

Job Vacancy

Post: Big Local Marketing and Communications Coordinator                                                 

Salary: £28,000 pro-rata 3 days a week (£16,800)

Hours: 22.5 hours to be worked over 2-3 days, including occasional

evening and/or weekend

Contract: Fixed Term Maternity Cover (Up to 1 Year)

Click here to view Job Description

Application will be with a CV and covering letter which must address the requirements of the person specification. For more information please contact: Mary@whitecityenterprise.org.uk or call Mary Hennessy on 020 8743 4545.  

Deadline:   Tuesday the 23rd August 2016

Interview: Tuesday the 30th August 2016

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Expert Patient Programme

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This September Open Age are partners in delivering

the NHS supported Expert Patients Programme (EPP)

What You Need To know:

Who is it for? Locals living with one or more long-term health conditions. These include asthma, arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), depression, diabetes, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), heart disease.

This course is Free of Charge

What will you learn? The course will cover methods & ways to help you cope with your health condition &improve your quality of life.

Topics covered include:

Dealing with symptoms like pain and tiredness, Coping with depression, Relaxation techniques, Physical activity & Healthy Eating

Essential details: When: This is a six week course commencing

Monday September 19th.

Each session runs from 10:30am until 1pm, Tea Break with refreshments included.

Where: Fulham Good Neighbours, 70 Rosaline Road, SW6 7QT         For further information & to Book   Telephone: Elizabeth Goldrick or Catherine Pymar at Open Age on 020 8962 4141

 

 

 

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Join Doorstep Library’s ”Publish the Bugman” Campaign

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The Bugman’s Great Escape is our very own children’s story, created especially for Doorstep Library by writer Scott Perry, illustrator Peter Reynolds and designer Michael Smith of Clout Branding. Through the story of Alex it sums up perfectly why we do what we do. At the moment, the book is complete – written, illustrated, formatted, ready for print – it simply needs publishing.

By printing it we aim to:

  1. Raise £20,000 to take the charity to the next level, building on our success by expanding our libraries through London
  2. Encourage low income children to embrace books and reading
  3. Attract more donors, sponsors and volunteers by spreading the message of what we do. For each new volunteer, an additional ten children can benefit from our programme.

All donations of over £15 will receive a copy of the book signed by both author and illustrator!

What’s The Bugman’s Great Escape about?

A young boy of eight, Alex, is in more danger than he knows. Obsessed by insects, but in trouble almost everywhere else, he hurls his most cherished possession out of the window. It lands in a puddle. He bursts into tears. His whole future rests on what happens next.

What makes a boy do such a thing? This story is about the power of words to take us places we never imagined we could go.

For more info, to donate or to read the whole story please click here

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Is your organisation on the lookout for trustees?

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Time & Talents is working with the Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), a global financial services organisation, to recruit and train trustees for local charities, community groups and schools.
We are proud to launch this new initiative, aimed at embedding skilled professionals in the Westminster community through long term, sustainable volunteering.
Background

PIMCO are an American investment management company with a HQ in Newport Beach, California. The company’s charitable arm, The PIMCO Foundation, provides assistance to help non-profit organisations scale and grow, most notably through their Board Placement Programme.

They recruit, inform and train PIMCO professionals, and then place them on non-profit boards of trustees. Over the last decade, their volunteering programme in the US has delivered benefits to a wide range of charities.

Get involved
 We are currently inviting any registered charity based in the City of Westminster or neighbouring boroughs to contact us!
 We will send you a short Charity Profile form requesting information about your organisation and trustee application process.
 There is no specific deadline; forms will be taken on an ongoing basis.
 Time & Talents will look through our pool of PIMCO professionals and try to find an appropriate match!

Please contact Frankie Bowmaker, Partnerships Manager, for further details: f.bowmaker@onewestminster.org.uk | 020 7630 0095

Board Placement Charity Profile Form

 

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H&F Volunteer Centre Autumn Programme

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Autumn Programme

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16 September              Designing volunteer roles

20th September           Safeguarding

22nd September          Bank Reconciliation (for Open Age Group Members and Guests)

7 October                      Recruiting volunteers

13th October                Bank Reconciliation (for Open Age Group Members and Guests)

14th October                Full cost recovery budgeting

20 October                   Volunteer organisers’ forum

21 October                   Job searching using social media

4 November                  Induction and training of volunteers

7 November                  Quality standards

17th November             Best practice in handling Petty Cash

25 November                Retention, reward and recognition of volunteers

Dates to be advised

Human Library anti-discrimination and stereotyping events

Volunteers and the law

Manual handling

To book a place email enquiries@hfvc.org.uk or call 020 8741 9876

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PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR Job Opportunity with HFVC

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PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR – COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS, BAYONNE & FIELD ROAD ESTATES

Part-time position, three days per week, five years’ fixed term to June 2021

£24,000 p.a. full-time equivalent salary (£14,400 p.a.)

 

HFVC – Hammersmith and Fulham Volunteer Centre – has been awarded a new five-year contract funded by the Public Health Service in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The project will tackle health inequalities and promote healthy living by engaging the local community in the Bayonne and Field Road estates area of Fulham Reach, Hammersmith & Fulham. It will encompass a wide range of resident-driven elements, which could range from fitness classes, cookery events, well-being activities, training and more. This new contract gives us the opportunity to expand our Volunteering Services team.

We are looking for a pro-active, approachable, motivated and well-organised individual to co-ordinate this project. An early task will be to recruit and manage a team of volunteer Community Champions from the Bayonne and Field Road estates. Community Champions are neighbourhood residents who volunteer their time to connect local people with local healthcare services, who are in tune with the needs, aspirations and issues of their community. As this team will deliver important project outputs, it’s essential that the Project Co-ordinator has experience of motivating, managing and retaining volunteers.

The engagement activities are expected to include front-line work such as street outreach, door knocking and two-way conversations with estate residents about health issues as well as with organisations and campaigns who can provide health support, information and awareness. The Project Co-ordinator requires excellent communication skills across all these channels, as they will deliver some of the work in person as well as training and supporting the Community Champions. They will be at ease working with diverse audiences, from estate residents to highly technical medical staff. They will have empathy to assist residents in making informed choices about health and well-being. In addition, they will feedback users’ priorities and views to healthcare commissioners to guide strategic direction.

The duties and person characteristics of the Project Co-ordinator include:

  • Recruitment, retention, supervision and support of volunteer team members as Bayonne and Field Road Community Champions
  • Organise training courses for this team and other audiences
  • Co-ordinate outreach and engagement of hard-to-reach communities
  • Demonstrate compassion and empathy with diverse communities; be committed to diversity and equal opportunities; ensure representative participation in project activities
  • Undertake and oversee project delivery, including research, regular/ one-off activities, public health information campaigns, and more
  • Work in partnership with other third-sector and public-sector organisations
  • Represent HFVC and be the voice of estate residents at appropriate meetings and forums
  • Market and publicise the project, e.g. case studies, news items, website, newsletters
  • Manage project budget and petty cash process
  • Be self-sufficient with communications and database technology such as MS Outlook, Excel and Word; previous knowledge of a CRM and/or monitoring database is desirable
  • Demonstrate good time management and a well-organised, autonomous work style
  • Evaluate and monitor project progress, e.g. record-keeping, data analysis, regular reporting for funder, line manager and Trustees.

Some project activities are likely to take place on occasional weekends and/or evenings. Time off in lieu is provided.

As a Volunteer Centre, we value your volunteering experience highly, as well as your paid work history. We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

 

Vacancy Details

Salary: £24,000 p.a. full-time equivalent. This is £14,400 p.a. for working three days a week.

Location: Head office is in Hammersmith, London W6 0QU. A significant proportion of working time will be on the Bayonne and Field Road estates and vicinity. Occasional travel around LB Hammersmith & Fulham and wider West London.

Hours of work: 3 days per week, i.e. 21 hours per week. Flexible working is available. Time off in lieu is available in the event of occasional evening and/or weekend events. Our head office is closed on Friday afternoons.

Line management: This role reports to the Volunteer Services Manager.

DBS Check: As the Project Co-ordinator may have regular, unsupervised contact with vulnerable adults, an Enhanced DBS Check is required for this role.

How to Apply

Please submit a CV to Chris McCosh, HR Manager, at chris@hfvc.org.uk

Face-to-face interviews are scheduled for Friday 5th August 2016.

CLOSING DATE: 28 July 2016. After this closing date, further applications may be considered at HFVC’s discretion until the role is filled.

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Every mental health trust will soon be rated as CQC completes first inspections

People will soon have access to detailed information about the quality and safety of every NHS mental health trust in England, including where improvements are needed, as the regulator announces that it has now inspected all of them using it new regulatory approach.

Following the development, testing and roll-out of its new model over the last three years, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has now completed its comprehensive inspection programme of all 56 mental health NHS trusts in England, as planned.

The inspections are intelligence-driven and based on what matters most to people who use services. They answer the questions, are services safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs and well-led?  The inspections rate services as outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate.

Now that all mental health NHS have been inspected at least once, CQC is establishing a quality baseline of the country’s mental healthcare services, which it is using to drive improvements across the system and to inform how it regulates in future.

So far, CQC has rated 47 of the 56 mental health trusts in England. Nearly two thirds (30) are ‘requires improvement’ and around a third are good (17). One is rated inadequate (Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust – currently in special measures). None has yet been rated as outstanding.

CQC will continue to publish the inspection reports and ratings for the remaining 9 NHS mental health trusts over the next few months. Once all have been rated, CQC will analyse the full findings to date, to draw national conclusions about the quality and safety of specialist mental healthcare in the NHS, so that the system understands what is working well and what needs to improve.

Dr Paul Lelliott, Deputy Chief Inspector of Hospitals (lead for mental health) said: “I am grateful for the hard work undertaken by our teams in completing the first round of our comprehensive inspection programme on schedule, and for the way in which providers have engaged with the inspections.

“During these inspections, I am encouraged that we have seen some good care and we have met many thousands of staff who are compassionate and dedicated to providing the best support and treatment they possibly can for their patients.

“However, the emerging picture is that there are too many NHS mental health trusts that provide care that requires improvement before it can be considered fully safe, effective and responsive to people’s needs.

“Staff do not always provide care that is patient-centred, nor do they always fully respect people’s rights or fully involve them in decisions about their treatment and support. Too much inpatient care is being provided in outdated buildings that do not meet modern standards. These concerns can have a serious impact on a person’s recovery from a serious mental health problem.

“We expect providers to take these concerns on board, to learn from those we have rated Good, and to do everything within their power to ensure people get the safe, high-quality and compassionate care they deserve.”

Today’s announcement comes as CQC continues with its strategy for the next five years, which builds on what it has learnt from its comprehensive inspection programme and sets out plans for a more targeted, responsive and collaborative approach to regulation. This will include making greater use of focused and unannounced inspections, which will target areas where its insight suggests there is the greatest risk to patients. Also, CQC will work with providers to help them monitor and report on their own quality more effectively and understand what is expected of them.

CQC has already inspected every acute NHS trust, by the end of March 2016 as planned, as part of its comprehensive programme: work is underway to pull together the findings of these as the individual trusts continue to be rated. CQC remains on track to inspect every primary medical and adult social care service in England by 31 March 2017.

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The Human Library

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Never Judge a Book by its Cover

Wanted!
Human Books

 

Would you or a service user from your organisation like to challenge negative perceptions, prejudice, discrimination, stigma and stereotyping? Then why not become a Talking Book with HFVC’s ‘Human Library’.
This exciting project aims to break down barriers and create a better understanding through interaction and dialogue between people. Just like in a real library, a visitor to the Human Library can choose a Book from a range of titles, however, the difference is the Books are people and reading is a conversation.

The Human Library is a place where real people are on loan to readers. A place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered.

The launch of the HFVC’s Human Library will take  place at Lyric Square, Hammersmith, W6 0DA on the 28th September 2016 11:00 – 14:00 and will continue over a 9 month period in 9 other locations across Hammersmith and Fulham

Get involved: We are looking to recruit individuals to be Books. This can be for a 2-3 hour Library event or several. Training will be provided and travel expenses paid
If you would like to get involved or want more information, contact Ann-Marie
T: 020 8741 9876 
E: ann-marie@hfvc.org.uk 

For more information on the Human Library concept, visit www.humanlibraryuk.org

 

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Have your say on improving private rented housing in Hammersmith & Fulham

The Council want to improve protection for private tenants and landlords in Hammersmith & Fulham. A third of H&F residents rent their homes privately. The Council want to do more to protect them from bad landlords – and to protect good landlords from badly-behaving tenants.

The Council also wants to help good landlords by creating a level playing field and discouraging bad landlords from operating in H&F.

The Council have five proposals to make things better that they are consulting on:

  1. Introduce ‘additional licencing’

Any “house in multiple occupation” (HMO) would need to apply to the Council for a licence. This will ensure its properly managed and not overcrowded.

  1. Introduce ‘selective licencing’

Properties in parts of the borough with high levels of anti-social behaviour will need to apply to the Council for a licence. They’ll have to meet minimum tenancy and property standards. This will protect landlords, tenants and neighbouring residents.

  1. Introduce an H&F private landlords’ rental charter

The Councils proposes that landlords to sign up to the charter and commit to best practice in management, housing standards, charges, protecting tenants’ deposits and security of tenancies. Tenants will be attracted to H&F charter landlords because they’ll know they can have more confidence in them.

  1. Revise minimum standards for HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation)

To ensure that HMOs are safe and not overcrowded, the Council proposes to introduce new standards for management, safety, facilities and living space.

  1. Set up a social lettings agency

This new type of agency will help residents on low or modest incomes find a home in the private rented sector and will help landlords find suitable tenants. It will incentivise landlords to let to benefit claimants by offering residents support to sustain their tenancies.

Please give us your views. Visit www.lbhf.gov.uk/improvingprivaterenting for more information and to respond to the consultation.

We would be grateful if you could ask the landlords, tenants and residents you represent to contribute their views too.

PRIZE DRAW

As a thank you, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of three prizes of Marks & Spencer’s gift vouchers worth up to £100.

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Crowdfunding platform launches in H&F

Crowdfunding platform launches in H&F – residents, community groups and third sector organisations invited to find out more.

Do you have an idea for a project to improve your community, but not sure how to fund or plan it? Want to hear more about how crowdfunding could help?

Through Spacehive, a civic crowdfunding platform, people in other boroughs have raised anything from a couple of hundred pounds to six-figure sums for their ideas, with projects including community festivals, improvements to parks and playgrounds and high street projects to support local businesses.

Join Spacehive as they host an Ideas Event for Hammersmith & Fulham:

      Date: Tuesday 9th August

    Time: 6pm – 8pm

      Venue: White City Community Centre, India Way, W12 7QT

The aim of this event is to give as many people as possible the chance to learn how to put together a strong crowdfunding campaign and receive support and advice from Spacehive. So if you have any ideas of projects that might improve your local area, bring them along and Spacehive can help you turn them into a reality!

 

BOOK YOUR PLACE

To attend simply register online at: http://spacehivelbhf.eventbrite.co.uk

If you have any questions please email mailto:Beth.Morgan@lbhf.gov.uk

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