| Westminster Befriend a Family (WBAF), which helps support disadvantaged families throughout the Borough of Westminster, is looking for a befriending development worker to expand a new young person’s mentoring scheme. The role is for four days per week on a 12 month fixed term contract at £18,400 per annum, (£23,000 pro rata). Closing date for applications is 15 July 2016.
For further information and an application pack contact Bob Cornell, Chief Executive on 020 7828 2765 or send him an email. |
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| Westminster City Council is establishing the Young Westminster Foundation to provide services and activities for children and young people across the borough. It is now looking for a chief executive officer to work with the board of trustees to ensure the charity delivers its strategy and achieves its objectives.
The salary is £50,000 pa for a 35-hour week. The deadline for applications is 5pm, 19 August 2016. |
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| LVSC is seeking a highly skilled interim CEO to lead London’s voluntary sector through the significant changes it has faced, and continues to face. The ability to think and act strategically is essential. As well as providing strategic direction for LVSC you will be providing leadership for London’s voluntary and community sector. Extensive experience of developing long-term strategic plans is essential.
The position is fixed term to March 2017 with negotiable hours. Salary circa £50,000 pro rata pa, inclusive ILW. |
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Message sent on behalf of Cllr Sue Fennimore,
Dear Friends,
In July 1995, in the UN’s first ‘safe area’, over 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) men and boys were systematically murdered in “the biggest war crime to take place in Europe since the end of the Second World War”.
Srebrenica Memorial Day honours the victims and survivors of the genocide.
2016 marks the 21st anniversary and in H&F we will observe the day with an event for staff and community, during which we will remember the lives lost in Srebrenica.
This is an opportunity for us to highlight the continued consequences of genocide as well as racism and xenophobia, and to show our own commitment to strong community relations here in the borough.
We’re honoured to have Emina Trozic speaking, who as a child was one of the first Bosnian refugees that came to this country and she will give a presentation on the background to the conflict and the particular suffering many women and girls had to endure.
Your presence, therefore, would be welcomed and I do hope that you will accept my invitation to attend this important event.
When: Monday 11th July, 5:00pm
Where: The Small Hall, Hammersmith Town Hall, King St, Hammersmith, W6 9JU
RSVP: Fawad Bhatti, tel 0208 753 3437 or email: fawad.bhatti@lbhf.gov.uk<mailto:fawad.bhatti@lbhf.gov.uk
Speakers
* Cllr Sue Fennimore, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion
* Emina Trozic, daughter of a concentration camp survivor
* Young survivor’s testimonies, read by H&F Youth Council members
For more information, click here to visit the Remembering Srebrenica website.
The march itself will start at 11am on Shepherds Bush Green, along Goldhawk Road; up King Street and ending at Ravenscourt Park where the event will take place until 3pm.
Any that are interested to please contact Susan Hughes 0208 753 2492 or Katharina Herrmann 0208 753 2482 or e mail CIT@lbhf.gov.uk
Contracts & Performance Officer
Community Investment
Room 39 Hammersmith Town Hall
King Street, London
W6 9JU
0208 753 2492
| Elgin Health | Weekday | Times | Price |
| Café at Elgin | Daily | 9.30am – 3.30pm | Please see menu |
| Massage | Tues/Thurs/Saturday | By appointment | From £12 to £30 |
| Osteopathy | Tues/Thurs/Saturday | By appointment | From £20 – £30 |
| Acupuncture | Alternate Wed | By appointment | From £30 to £50 |
| Reflexology & Aromatherapy | Alternate Wednesdays | By appointment | £10 |
| Hairdressing | Alternate Tues/Wed | 9.00am – 1.00pm | Tariff prices |
| Healthy Hearts | Fridays | By appointment | Referral |
| CGL alcohol service | Mon- Fri | By appointment | Referral |
| Counselling | Mon/Thurs | By appointment | Free |
| Elgin Active | Weekday | Times | Price |
| Yoga (Remedial) | Tues/Wed | 11.15 to 12.15 | £3 |
| Stand and Steady | Thurs/Fri | 11.15 to 12.15 | £3 |
| Circle Line Dancing | Monday | 11.15 to 12.15 | £3 |
| Arts and Crafts | Tues/Wed/Thurs | 10.30 to 12.30 | £3 |
| Knitting Group | Various | Various | £2 |
| Read and Relax | Monday | 1.15 to 2.15pm | Free |
| Singing For All | See next page | 10.30 to 12.15 | Free |
| Elgin Learning | Weekday | Times | Price |
| Literacy 1 to 1 | Thursday | By appointment | Free |
| Jewellery Making | Various | Various | From £2 |
| Arabic School | Sundays | 10.15 to 2.15pm | Call Centre |
| Dressmaking | Friday | 12.30 to 3.00pm | £3 |
| IT Classes | Daily | By appointment | £3 |
| Room Hire | 7 days a week | Flexible | Call 020 38152187 |
Volunteers needed: Gardeners, Activities, Outings escorts,
For all enquiries please contact Jennifer Thaxter, Community Outreach Worker
Elgin Close Resource Centre
1-3 Elgin Close
Shepherds Bush
London
W12 9NH
Telephone 020 3815 2186
After more than 20 year, Action on Disability is leaving the Greswell Centre site in Fulham and moving to Normand Croft Adult Education Centre site on Lillie Road. As part of our clear-out we have an excess of office supplies such as leave arch files, mail in and out trays and other items. If you would like to take any of these items please contact Julia Watkins to find out what we have and arrange collection. You can contact Julia by email on julia.watkins@actionondisability.org.uk.
Kamran Mallick
CEO
| Fulham Good Neighbours support older people, including those with dementia, with practical tasks at home such as basic DIY, gardening, and decorating. They do what any good neighbour would: collect medication, escort to appointments, accompany, shopping and take care of pets to name just a few of their free services delivered by over 50 volunteers, many of whom are older people. They also run a dedicated befriending scheme and a range of social clubs to help beat isolation and loneliness. Most of their services are available to those living in Fulham and those who live in Hammersmith are welcome to join them at the social clubs. Click here to view their latest newsletter.
For further information, please contact Fulham Good Neighbours on 020 7385 8850 or email: info@fulhamgoodneighbours.org or write to: Rosaline Hall, 70 Rosaline Road, London, SW6 7QT |
West London Zone is a dynamic new project aiming to help 13,000 children and young people over the next 10 years to flourish in youth and adulthood. Inspired by the Harlem Children’s Zone in New York and President Obama’s Promise Neighbourhoods programme, we ensure that children and young people get the right specialist support they need – whether that’s academic assistance, mental health work, fitness projects or family support – and that their strengths and needs are properly tracked as they grow up.
We are recruiting some Link Workers to help us achieve this ambition. You will work mostly in the community, helping the children and families to engage in their support and ensuring that the social sector organisations and the school or children’s centre are engaged in the WLZ model. Some time will be spent in the WLZ office, where you will report on how the children and families are progressing and how the wider community are engaging with the project. You will help to develop the WLZ model to take it from the current pilot to a scalable model. We need individuals who love applying themselves to thinking through new ways to fix problems and overcome challenges just as much as they love working directly with young people and families.
For more information, and to apply please go to www.westlondonzone.org/careers
Would a homeshare scheme suit your parent?
According to the UK Office of National Statistics the number of people aged 85 and over is projected to reach 3.5 million by 2035, 2.5 times larger than in 2010. If the population continues to age at this rate the number of elderly who’ll need support will increase significantly.
Programmes are growing around the country to help older people enjoy some company and get help around the home by sharing their property with a younger person.
What is the Homeshare scheme?
The Homeshare scheme began to meet the growing need for support services for the elderly in the North London community, although it now covers the whole of London. Budget cuts have meant that the local authority has limited resources with which to support elderly members of the community who wish to remain independent in their own homes but don’t qualify for help from social services.
With the current economic climate putting pressure on the incomes of both younger and older generations Novus London Carers´ Centre Consortium developed the Homeshare scheme to bring young people into the homes of older people to provide live-in support, in the form of companionship and household help, in exchange for a roof over their heads.
How does the scheme work?
If your parent starts to feel lonely or perhaps they feel vulnerable in their home, without anyone for company, they can contact Novus who will find a suitable homesharer for them. Your parent and the homesharer are introduced and their relationship progress is monitored to make sure that both parties enjoy the experience of living together.
Who uses the scheme?
Currently there are around 30 Homeshare matches across London (60 people involved in the programme) using the scheme. Novus is the only charity in London currently running such a programme. The aim is to widely promote the scheme so that more people to remain independent and in their own homes for longer. The majority of the Householders are older women living on their own. Our Homesharers have an average age of 30 (although there are no upper limits, we do have a couple of Homesharers in their 50s) and are all either working or studying in London
How are homesharers selected?
Everyone who applies to become a homesharer must first be interviewed at Novus as well as go through a reference and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) – previously known as CRB – check.
We only introduce a person to your parent if we believe they will be a good match. We make sure that they have similar preferences to your parent so they have things in common when it comes to sharing a home together.
Can my parent choose their homesharer?
Your parent, and you, can choose who they share their home with. You can interview potential homesharers before they move in to make sure that they get on with your parent and are suitable to take on household tasks.
What does a homesharer do for my parent?
The homesharer commits to spending at least 10 hours a week with your parent to help them with domestic tasks such as cleaning, laundry or shopping etc. As they live in they also provide an added element of security and friendship for your parent.
It’s important to highlight that our homesharers are not carers but they are genuine caring and responsible individuals who benefit from sharing a home with your parent as much as your parent benefits from living with them.
What does my parent have to provide for their homesharer?
Your parent needs to provide their homesharer with a bedroom and access to the rest of the facilities of the house. The idea is that they share the space which means time together watching television, in the kitchen, garden etc.
Are there rules my parent needs to set?
Your parent, and indeed yourself, can set ground rules with their homesharer from the very beginning. As each match up is unique – some people will need a quiet home environment, whilst others will want a more social environment – it’s important that your parent shares how their dayto-day life works with their homesharer so that they can agree on a convenient schedule for both of them.
What if they don’t get on?
Before a homesharer moves in we advise them on how to coordinate their life with your parent’s to ensure they spend time with each other and most importantly that they get on
The first month your parent shares their home is always a trial period. We monitor our matches to make sure your parent is happy with the person who has moved in. If, for any reason, they don’t get on with them we try our best to rematch both your parent and their homesharer as soon as possible.
What if the homesharer wants to move out?
Whether you parent’s homesharer has decided to move on or your parent needs to replace them with a carer they will both need to give us a month’s notice.
How much does it cost?
In comparison with current home care agency prices, the Homeshare scheme could help to reduce the cost of supportive services for your parent by 80%. With the average home and live-in care providers charging £600-£700 a week for their services, the monthly fee of £130.00 for the Homeshare scheme is considerably cheaper.
How is the money used?
As the Homeshare scheme is self-funded and Novus relies on the £130 fee that your parent (or you) pay for the programme each month. This fee is allocated towards those working to monitor the matches, evaluate homesharers, visit service users as well as general administration and advertisement.
Homeshare is run by Novus London Carers´ Centres Consortium a charity formed by Carers’ Centres across London. If you’re interested in the scheme and want to find out more you can contact Zakar Hussain on zakar.hussain@novus-homeshare.org.uk or visit www.novus–homeshare.org.uk
