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COACH TRIP SCHEME 2016/17

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The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham will be running its popular Coach Trip Scheme again this year.

This scheme enables local older people’s groups to have a day out by helping with the cost of hiring transport.

A contribution of up to £300 will be awarded to successful applicants.

In order to be eligible to apply:

• Applicants must be based in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and support people living in the borough
• Be able to show they support residents from all communities
• Should have a local management committee (of at least 3 members)
• Have their own bank account
• Have an income of less than £10,000

Application packs will automatically be sent to those organisations who have applied in the past. If you would like to request an application pack or have any other questions, please contact sacha.mortimer@lbhf.gov.uk or telephone 020 8753 5009.

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Engagement Events – Building the right support NHS England West London

This is one of  2 events that we are hosting on behalf of NHS England which will also feed into Transforming Care Partnerships across West London. Please note these events are the same so you only need to attend one!

We are looking to consult with a wide range of people, seeking to explore what “Good Support” looks like for people who have learning disabilities and their carers, this will range from finding out peoples experiences of housing, health and support services, seeing what works and doesn’t work and finding out what people think needs to change.

We would like to hear from anyone who has a learning disability and/or their carers and proffesionals living in West London and are particularly interested to hear from people who may have experience of behaviours that could be described as challenging, and/or people who have mental health problems.

We are holding a number of engagement activities from one to one discussions to the two accessible listening  events that we will be holding  in Ealing and Hammersmith.

We would like to hear from as many people as possible so please pass this email around your networks.

Once we accumulate everyone’s views we will be writing a report setting out our findings and recommendations that will go to NHS England, local transforming care partnerships and beyond and will help them shape future services more effectively.

If you know anyone who you think would prefer to have a one to one or skype/ telephone discussion please let me know. I will be forwarding an easy read survey asking about peoples experiences for those who prefer to engage in this way

Hammersmith: When Wednesday, 23 March 2016 from 11:00 to 13:00 (GMT) – Add to Calendar  Where Newbigin Room St Paul’s Church – Queen Caroline St, London W6 9PJ, United Kingdom – View Map

Ealing : When: Where The Nelson Room Ealing Town Hall – New Broadway, London W5 2BY, United Kingdom – View Map

Book here for Hammersmith

Book here for Ealing

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Job opportunity with H&F Mind

 

 

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Role                              Cleaning Hit Squad Worker

Hours                            21 Hours per week / 3 days

Salary Grade                 £15 per hour

Contract                        two months to end 31 May (with possibility of extension)

Hammersmith and Fulham Mind are recruiting for the temporary role of Cleaning Hit Squad worker to cover unplanned, long term leave.

We require an individual who is experienced both in professional cleaning and working with people who experience mental health problems. This role requires an individual who is able to “hit the ground running” to ensure no gaps in service for our clients.

Short listed applicants will be invited to attend an interview at our Fulham office on 24th March. The successful candidate will need to be able to start work on Friday 1st April. This temporary role is for a two month period (April and May) but further cover may be required.

Hammersmith & Fulham Mind (HFM) is an independent mental health provider working with people living in the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham and beyond for over 25 years.

HFM offer competitive benefits to employees, including 25 days’ annual leave pro rata (rising to 30) and flexible working.

HFM is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage applications from individuals who have experience of using mental health services as well as people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

If you would like an informal discussion about the post please contact Nicole Rice on 0207 471 0580

Applicants are asked to apply by submitting an application form only including the supporting statement, taking into consideration their ability to carry out the role according to the job description provided. CVs are not to be sent as they will not form part of the application process.

For an application form and the job description please see our website www.hfmind.org.uk     

or you can view Job description here

Applications to be sent directly to Nicole.rice@hfmind.org.uk by Thursday 24 March 2016 at 4pm

 

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TB & SEXUAL HEALTH WORKSHOP

TB & SEXUAL HEALTH WORKSHOP

This FREE and informative event will focus on tuberculosis (TB),  HIV and AIDS awareness

Date:                Monday 21st March 2016

Time:       10.30 am – 1.00 pm

Venue:        African Women Care
Canalside House

383 Ladbroke Grove
London W10 5AA

For more information:
Please call Jane on 020 8969 8389/africanwomencare@hotmail.com
or Teresa on 020 8969 6300/ teresas@dalgarnotrust.org.uk

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A Healthy Response to Diabetes

A Healthy Response to Diabetes

The Star Centre at St Andrew’s on Greyhound Road, W14 9SA is hosting four ‘Healthy Response to Diabetes’ Mornings for local residents and welcomes all local organisations and community groups who have an interest in either improving awareness of the condition, including the strain it can make on our mental health or who are providing information and activities to do with lifestyle choices and diet, to join us.

The dates of the events are Tuesday March 15th, April 19th, May 17th and June 14th 2016 from 10.00 – 1.00 pm.

The events are free to all participating groups and the morning includes a cookery demonstration by Sarah Green, Vice Chair of the British Association of Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy and medical advice from the staff of the Medical Centre, North End.

If you would like to take a stand or run a demonstration please register by emailing Pippa Grieve at starcentrefulham@gmail.com giving details of your organization and the dates that you would like to take part. Poster and flyers to promote your participation are available.

We hope to see you there.

www.standrewsfulham.com/3079/a-healthy-response-to-diabetes

 Please click here to see flyer

 

 

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Job Opportunity with Carers Network

carers network logoHead of Operations – £35-38,000   full time post

 

Carers Network are looking for a highly organised, personable and experienced manager to lead on operational management of their growing charity. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, experience in very effective prioritisation and able to solve problems in a practical, common sense manner. This postholder will oversee Carers Network’s finance, IT and premises and will manage their admin team. They will also deputise for the CEO when necessary.

Deadline for applications is: Monday 21st March at 9am.

Interview date: Friday 1st April.

Personal specification and  job description for this role.

Please use our  application form   to apply.

Send your completed application to us at: info@carers-network.co.uk

If you would like to talk to someone informally about applying for this role please contact Sarah on: 020 8960 3033.

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Job Opportunity with White City Enterprise

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Bookkeeper:  Part time –  One day a week

Salary: £25,000 pa (pro rata)
Hours: 1 day per week
Contract: Permanent
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This is an opportunity to join a growing organisation that is nationally recognised for being at the heart of the devolution of public services to local people. We are looking for a part time financial bookkeeper to join our incredible team.
White City in Shepherds Bush is one of government’s Neighbourhood Community Budget Pilot areas. The White City Enterprise (WCE) is a Charity that was established in 2013 by the community; to identify and run public services that have the potential of being delivered more effectively by the community.
We are looking for someone to join us immediately who has experience of preparing management accounts and providing financial support for a small organisation and preferably has knowledge of QuickBooks. Ideally you will live locally and can start immediately.

Closing date for application: 14th March 2016

If you are interested in the role and would like to know more, please contact Mary Hennessy on:
020 8743 4545, mary@whitecityenterprise.org.uk or send a covering letter and cv.

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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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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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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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