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Job opportunity with Advance

Exciting and challenging opportunity to be much more than a PA
Advance is a pioneering charity with an excellent reputation. We support women at high risk to cope and recover from experiences of domestic abuse and we support women who are at risk of committing crime or with short term sentences to reduce offending. Established in 1998, Advance is undergoing a period of growth and innovation, leading a partnership of nine organisations across west London to offer a range of services to protect girls and women from violence. This programme of work, called Angelou, is gaining a high profile and is very successful. We are also negotiating to make our work with women offenders pan London and to lead the London Women’s Consortium to offer a range of rehabilitative services in prison and in the community. This will be a three year programme of work. Advance is developing a media profile, working to gain corporate support and will be growing in the next three years. We need a bright, pro-active, organised and self motivated person to step up to the role of Executive Support and Communications Officer, offering support to a busy but approachable management team and putting Advance on the map in the media and spotting local and regional opportunities.

Female* Executive Support and Communications Officer
Contract: Permanent
Salary: NJC Scale 5 22-25 £23,116-£25,033 inc London Weighting
Working hours: 35 hours per week (Monday – Friday)
The job may involve working out of hours and time off in lieu will be taken by arrangement with the Manager.
This is an exciting, interesting and challenging role working to support the work of the Chief Executive, Board and Senior Management Team of this innovative and leading charity. The Executive Support and Communications Officer will provide administrative and IT support to the management team and staff assistance to the CEO and Board. She will also oversee the communications function of Advance, organising events, overseeing the development of new and existing material liaising with the media and CEO and managing Advance’s profile through traditional and social media. She will ensure a high standard of professional support is provided and administrative systems are established and maintained to ensure the CEO is able to maximise use of her time to efficiently lead the organisation. Excellent communication and organisational skills, a flair for design, strong IT skills and a proactive approach will enable the post-holder to deal with internal and external communications, produce high-quality written work, organise and process information and co-ordinate meetings and events. You will be working within a strong learning culture and be able to use your initiative, bring forward ideas and see the contribution you are making to the organisation and the lives of girls and women. You will need to be committed to our aims and objectives.

ADVANCE is committed to equality and diversity and particularly welcomes applications from BME groups and the LBT 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: 11th March at 12pm Interviews: 21st March

To apply: 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

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Somali community projects breaks down generation barriers

Somali community projects breaks down generation barriers

 

A project that spans the generations in Hammersmith and Fulham’s Somali community is about to celebrate its first successful year.

Fulham-based Banooda Aid Foundation has been working with its community elders and young people on a two-year project made possible, thanks to a £36,000 grant from the “HealthEquality”

Arts, culture and recreation are the topics through which communication between the youngsters and the older members of their community are being fostered.

Traditional African dance and music, as well as drawing and painting and arts and crafts are among the means by which the young and not so young are interacting with one another. Debates and discussions are also held to help break down the barriers that exist between the ages and which are common to all communities.

“This is a great idea because it brings generations together through a creative platform and reduces isolation and boredom, “ said Banooda Aid Foundation’s Director Abdirahman Haidarow. “ New friendships will be formed which will continue outside in the wider community. It is a flexible project which is exclusively managed by the beneficiaries and this also improves their self-esteem and respect.”

The project is currently working with some 40 people from the age of 14 upwards, 43% of elders and 67% of the younger people reported that they have now learned more about the arts and media that are relevant to their culture. Elderly members reported that they are now more confident in using computers, cameras and also using some music instruments. We have also seen 3 young people are now volunteering to the local community Centre where elderly members come together.

Banooda Aid Foundation is based at Bishop Creighton House, 378 Lillie Road, Fulham.

 

For further information contact: Abdirahman Haidarow, Chairman,
Banooda Aid Foundation, on: 020 8616 2770 or 07985 756428.

 

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National Lottery Awards

National Lottery Awards

You can enter any project that has had Lottery funding since 1994 and hasn’t previously won one of our Awards.

The application process is really quick – simply visit http://www.nationallotteryawards.org.uk/awards and click on ‘Enter or nominate a project here’.

The deadline is 9 March and you’ll be in with a chance of being shortlisted for the Awards, which will be broadcast on BBC One, and winning £3,000. Awards finalists will benefit from a national media campaign (in recent years, projects have featured on TV programmes such as This Morning and The One Show, on local radio and in the press, including The Telegraph, The Sun and the Daily Mirror) – so this is a fantastic opportunity for your work to be showcased to the nation.

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Exchanging Places Events

We also set up ‘Exchanging Places’ events to raise awareness of cycle safety.

These events allow people to sit in the driver’s seat of a HGV or bus to get a better understanding of what the driver can and can’t see, especially in regards to cyclists on the nearside and directly in front of the vehicle.

Exchanging Places video

A YouTube video has been launched, which features an experienced lorry driver and a regular cyclist who exchange places and discuss their thoughts. It also offers guidance and clearly demonstrates correct cycling, driving and pedestrian behaviour to ensure safer journeys and avoid collisions.

To watch the video, see ‘Related Links’ in the right hand navigation.

Events

Come along to any of the exchanging places events below. Bike marking will also be offered at the following events:

8th February 2016 10:00 – 14:00 London South Bank Uni Ontario street SE1 6NG

12th,13th&14th February 2016 9am -5pm Cycle show Excel centre E16 1XL

18th February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Chelsea Creek SW6

23rd February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Vine Street Bridge EC1R

24th February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Bonner Bridge Victoria Park E3 5TB

25th February 2016 07:30 – 10:00 Battleship Place Kingscross Station

26th February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Wellington Arch W1J 7JZ

1st March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 The Cut Junc With Waterloo SE1

3rd March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Beadon road W6 0EA

10th March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Victoria and Albert Museum SW7 2Rl

15th March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Shepherds Bush Green W12 8PH

17th March 2016 07:30 -09:30 Burrell Street SE1 0UN

For more information about Exchanging Places, please email the Cycle Safety Team – see related contacts on this webpage.

 

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Cycle marking events

Security mark your bike free of charge

We regularly set up engagement stalls offering advice as well as free security marking and registration onto BikeRegister’s online database.

Registering your bike helps police and retailers identify and verify the legitimate owner of bikes that have been stolen or are being resold.

Come along to any of our marking events below;
8th February 2016 10:00 – 14:00 London South Bank Uni Ontario street SE1 6NG
12th,13th&14th February 2016 9am -5pm Cycle show Excel centre E16 1XL
18th February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Chelsea Creek SW6
23rd February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Vine Street Bridge EC1R
24th February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Bonner Bridge Victoria Park E3 5TB
25th February 2016 07:30 – 10:00 Battleship Place Kingscross Station
26th February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Wellington Arch W1J 7JZ

1st March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 The Cut Junc With Waterloo SE1
3rd March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Beadon road W6 0EA
10th March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Victoria and Albert Museum SW7 2Rl
15th March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Shepherds Bush Green W12 8PH
17th March 2016 07:30 -09:30 Burrell Street SE1 0UN
Please visit your local Safer Transport Team website,  for details of local cycle marking events.

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Nubian Life Trustee (chair person)

Nubian Life is seeking to recruit a Chair of Trustees to lead and direct the Board and organisation through our next phase of development. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic individual primarily to work closely with our existing trustees, CEO to help raise funds and the profile of our charity. We provide day care facilities 4 days a week for the elderly in our community. We are an established well respected local charity that has been in existence since the 19th July 1996.
Nubian Life continues to be primarily funded by the local authority and successful third sector bids and grants.

To apply or for further information please contact Sonia Stewart: soniastewart@nubianlife.org.uk

 

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End of Life Care JSNA Communications

On February the 10th, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment for End of Life Care was published. The JSNA aimed to inform a future strategic approach to end of life care.

The JSNA reinforced the concept that ‘End of Life Care’ is all care delivered in the last year or so of life, and is much wider than the specialist palliative care services such as hospices and specialist teams in hospitals. People approaching the last phase of life experience a range of physical, emotional and spiritual symptoms. To manage these issues effectively requires integrated and multidisciplinary working between teams and across sectors regardless of whether the person is in their home, in hospital, a care home, or hospice.

Good end of life care is also very much about the families, friends and carers of people at end of life, who also experience a range of challenges and will have their own specific needs which must be addressed before, during and after the person’s death.

 

The focus on supporting people to receive care, and be supported to die in their preferred place of care, requires a future shift in culture which can only be achieved by upskilling the workforce in identifying the dying phase, having ‘difficult’ conversations and managing end of life care needs and preferences. For this reason, the JSNA recommends a comprehensive and joined up training programme for all frontline staff and those who provide care to people in their last few years of life.

 

Whole Systems Integrated Care (WSIC) and Shaping a Healthier Future (SaHF) strategies and respective local authority strategies provide opportunities to focus on community based care and enhance end of life care.

 

Key messages for the Third sector

  • The community, voluntary and independent sector have a vital role to play in enabling people from all cultures to experience good end of life care
  • Community organisations and assets providing practical, emotional and spiritual support should be mapped and mobilised to support end of life care
  • Commissioners and providers should work collaboratively with third sector organisations to develop their role and contributions to end of life care

Key messages for CCGs and GPs

  • People approaching end of life are not always identified early. This is essential to ensuring that patients have a proper care plan in place which addresses their individual needs and preferences. These care plans need to be created and shared on Coordinate My Care (CMC)
  • In order to create open and honest communication with patients and their loved ones, a ‘culture shift’ is needed which addresses the taboos on discussing death and dying.
  • There is a need to support professionals to develop confidence in initiating these discussions. This can be achieved through delivery of a coordinated education and training programme for frontline staff.
  • To make informed decisions on their care people approaching the end of their life, and their families and carers, require access to good quality information
  • Strategic leadership is required to coordinate care across the system. Leadership should reflect a community based model with input from specialist services.
  • End of Life Care needs to be integrated into current strategies and projects. Whole Systems Integrated Care is a key delivery mechanism.

www.jsna.info/endoflifecare

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Job Opportunity with Advance

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Female* Programme Manager

 

Contract: Permanent
Grade/Salary: NJC scale 34-40: £32,827 – £37,297 per annum (Inc. London Weighting)
This is the salary range by negotiation
Working hours: 35 hours per week with some on-call management cover required
Work location: Based at ADVANCE Hammersmith office

 

The Programme Manager will work with Advance management team, Angelou Partners and funders to ensure high quality delivery of services across the partnership, managing change and innovation, coordinating a range of services, including setting up pilot project and joint training and development opportunities across Angelou and ensuring accurate quarterly reports to the three boroughs. Managerial experience at a senior level is required as well as experience of working with a range of partners to deliver joint services and casework management experience.

The post-holder will be responsible for coordinating and reporting on the delivery of VAWG services, overseeing coordinating and ensuring the quality delivery of a range of services covering the VAWG agenda commissioned by the three boroughs (Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith &Fulham), and operational management of and for ensuring services are safety focused and of the highest quality to reduce risk and meet women and children’s needs. A sound knowledge of domestic abuse and VAWG services, criminal justice interventions, casework management, and safeguarding practice will be required.

Closing date: 26th February at 12pm Interview date: 7th & 8th March

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

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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Latin Line Dance

 

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Latin Line Dance

 

Every Thursday                      11:30am-12:30pm

@St John’s Fulham

North End Road, Fulham, SW6 IBP

Cost: £1

Tutor Lindale will have you stepping in time to the Rhythms of the Cha Cha, Rumba, Salsa & more!

This exciting class is for everyone -whether you are a passionate dancer or a complete beginner.

You can Come Alone or bring a partner.

Latin Line Dance

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Job Opportunities with Sobus

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Sobus is recruiting a Property Manager to deliver its new strategy to better support the voluntary sector in Hammersmith and Fulham. We are looking for an entrepreneurial individual with previous experience of managing property. The Property Manager will manage and develop Sobus’ Hubs which provide high quality and affordable premises for voluntary and community sector and start up enterprises.

Sobus is also looking for a receptionist.

For full details and application form for the above vacancies please visit our jobs page.

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