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Your Opinions Needed on Extra Care Housing

The Tri-borough is keen to get your views on future plans for Extra Care Housing across the boroughs of Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea to ensure that it gives people the best care experience possible. Extra Care Housing provides accommodation plus 24-hour care and support to predominantly older people.

The meetings are planned for 24th, 27th and 29th March. Refreshments will be provided and all venues are wheelchair accessible. Please RSVP by 5pm on 15 March 2017 by emailing Karen Joseph or call 020 8753 5129. Places are limited.

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Extension for Westminster Community Awards’ Nominations

Good news for those who haven’t been able to make the time yet to compose and send in their nominations for this year’s awards. The deadline has now been extended to 11.59pm on Wednesday, 22 March.

So get nominating now to give local heroes the recognition they deserve for their life-changing work. There are no fewer than seven awards, including the City for All Volunteer of the Year award, that recognise both people and organisations. Click here.

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Health: Can You Find The Information You Need?

Healthwatch Central West London will be talking with groups/ individuals in Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster to find out where you go for information, complaints and advice and how easy or difficult it is for you to find the help you need. The project will run until the end of March. To take the survey click here.

Contact us to run a focus group about signposting with your community group or for further information. Contact Eva: eva.psychrani@healthwatchcentralwestlondon.org or 07734962255.

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Free Webinar: Dealing With Difficult People

 

Each month ACHIEVE offers one complimentary webinar. Everyone encounters difficult people on a regular basis and typically conversations with them leave people feeling frustrated, stressed, angry and tired. This webinar will analyze what is happening in those exchanges and demonstrate how people can adapt their strategies to bring about more productive conversations with those they find difficult.

WATCH NOW
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Ex FRSB Members Can Now Register With The Fundraising Regulator

We have now opened registration to ex-FRSB member organisations. Although we had obtained a list of contact details from the FRSB before it closed, we found some of these to be outdated or invalid, and have therefore not been able to contact all organisations to alert them that registration has opened. If you haven’t recieved an email from us and would like to register, please contact us at registration@fundraisingregulator.org.uk

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Healthy London Partnership’s Invitation to Tender

Healthy London Partnership are looking for one or more supplier(s) to host and moderate a wiki for resources on social prescribing and self-care, created by the programme team and a wide range of stakeholders. To view the tender details click here.

Further information, including the opportunity to arrange a time to direct questions to the project team, is available by contacting Charlotte Owen by emailing charlotte.owen6@nhs.net. Proposals should be submitted to Shaun Crowe, Personalisation and Self-Care Lead, Healthy London Partnership by emailing shaun.crowe@nhs.net by 2pm on 10 March 2017

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Advance: Female Social Care IDVA Job Opportunity H&F

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.

Female* Social Care IDVA
Contract: Fixed term to March 2018
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 Social Care offices in Hammersmith & Fulham, and Advance office in Hammersmith

For full job and application details click here. Closing date: 16th March at 12pm.

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Advance: Female Administrator Job Opportunity

Advance’s Minerva service works with women involved in the Criminal Justice System offering safe, targeted support and advocacy to women to help them address their complex needs in relation to the 9 pathways to offending, such as substance misuse and financial difficulties. Due to internal promotion, we are looking to appoint a:

Female* Administrator
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £22,000 – £23,806 per year inc London Weighting
Working hours: 35 hours a week, with some evening and weekend work required
Work Location: Based in West London

For full job and application details click here. Closing date: 17th March at 12pm.

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WAND UK: International Women’s Day Event

WAND UK is celebrating International Women’s day from 10:00am to 2:00pm on 29th March 2017. Everyone is welcome. The event will have fun activities, food and refreshments.

  • Zumba to start the day with energy and a good laugh
  • Cake and bread stall will be 50p per item & Henna 50p
  • We will also have beautiful prizes for the Raffle and Quiz
  • Free entry and Free Lunch

Venue: Small Chapel, St. Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing, Exmoor Street, W10 6DZ

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

In recognition of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21st March, Sobus is highlighting the efforts of the group, Hammersmith and Fulham Refugee Welcome Group (HF RWG).

HF RWG membership comprises a number of local residents that are passionate about supporting the issues and concerns on the plight of refugees in this borough. The group is actively engaged with local and national communities, businesses, groups, organisations and churches. They are actively involved in the resettlement of Syrian refugees into the local community and addressing the issues and concerns of unaccompanied children, especially those currently in Calais. HF RWG main focus is seeking support from the community to aid in the finding homes, domestic goods, furnishing and other general needs. For more information and to find out how you may help click here.

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