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Community Action Sutton – Job Opportunity

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Are you interested in developing and driving forward a new approach to coordinating the voice of young people in Sutton?

Do you have experience of working with young people to support them to be heard?

Are you able to work with young people, the local voluntary and community sector and the public sector to identify the strengths and assets of young people and to decide together how to enhance the voices of young people in decision making?

Are you a motivated and dynamic individual driven by a passion for social justice?

 

 

If you have said yes to all of the above questions then this new role – Young Peoples Participation Lead in Sutton could be for you.

 

The closing date for applications is 12noon on Monday 9th September 2019.

 

Click here to view/download job advert.

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Office Administrator needed

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Hammersmith & Fulham Law Centre recruiting an Office Administrator who will play an essential role in the effective running of the law centre.

The role would suit an administrator who enjoys working as part of a small friendly team with a varied workload.

We have a 39-year history of providing an excellent service to the local community.

The role includes both routine and essential duties, but the post holder will need to be comfortable working independently.

We are seeking someone with excellent communication skills, a high degree of technical proficiency and IT ability.

Salary: £23 – £25,000 per annum plus pension

Working hours: 35 per week (Part time/flexible working considered).

 

For an application pack email: reception@hflaw.org.uk

Closing date:  9th September 2019 at 5pm

 

Click here to view/download the job advert.

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – Vacancies

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea re-advertising for some apprenticeship vacancies as we could not fill them at the first round.

These vacancies are now open to all, with no geographical restrictions.

 

Applicants who are either:

  • A resident in the Borough
  • An RBKC care leaver
  • An RBKC school leaver who left school in the past 5 years.

and who meet the minimum requirements of the role as outlined in the Job Description, will be guaranteed an interview.

 

How to apply

Please go to the RBKC Careers portal to see our current vacancies.

 

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Grants for Small Organisations Making Good Use of Volunteers

Charities, social enterprises and community interest companies have until the 31st December 2019 to apply to the Woodward Charitable Trust to have their project considered at the next Trustees meeting.

 

Grants from £100 upwards are awarded for projects covering the Arts; Community and Social Welfare; Disability and Health; Education and Summer Schemes.

 

Preference is given to small to medium-sized charities with an income of less than £300,000 where small grants can have more impact.

 

Priority is given to projects that make good use of volunteers, encourage past and current users to participate and ensure that funds awarded are being well used.

 

 

Types of grants:

  • Small grants, £100-£5,000 (around 100 grants made per year).
  • Large grants, over£5,000 (around 5 grants are made per year). Large grants are only given to charities known to the Trustees.
  • Children’s summer playscheme grants £500-£1,000 (about 50-70 grants made per year). Applications for these are made separately and considered in April each year. The charities annual income should be under £100,000.

 

Click here to see more details and how to apply.

 

The Woodward Charitable Trust

 

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Funding for Sensory Equipment for Schools that Cater for Pupils with Special Education Needs (UK)

 

 

SEN Schools can apply for grants of up to £5,000 to enable them to purchase a range of sensory equipment to help enhance the pupils’experience at school.

 

To be eligible schools need to cater for young people under the age of 19 who have a physical/ sensory/ learning disability.

 

Schools that cater for socially disadvantaged children or mainstream schools for children with behavioural problems are unable to apply.

 

The funding is being made available through the Lords Taverners, the UK’s leading youth cricket and disability sports charity.

 

Schools are required to pay a self-help contribution of around 25% of the total cost of the package.

 

 

There are no application deadlines and applications can be submitted at any time.

 

 

To see a short video, please click here.

 

For applications, please click here.

 

 

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Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health Awareness (NCFE)

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H&F Hive – Don’t miss your chance to join our funding round!

 

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Integration Adviser

In partnership with the Refugee Council, the Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network (LRMN) will be delivering Refugee Resettlement Programme in Lewisham to provide advice and support to Syrian refugees and other nationalities to help them establish their lives in the UK.

LRMN will be working closely with local stakeholders from the public, private, faith, school, voluntary and community sector to promote the integration and development of the refugee families.

 

To help them achieve the aims of the programme, LRMN is looking for a committed and enthusiastic Integration Adviser who will be working primarily but not exclusively with the refugee families who have ‘stepped down’ from the programme and needing much needed support for greater integration in their community through volunteering, employment, befriending, mentoring scheme and more.

 

The successful candidate should be fluent in Arabic, should have experience in working with multi-cultural communities, able to work with local stakeholders, prioritise, understand and address the needs of the refugee families.

 

To request for an application pack or find out more about the project please email Rosario at Rosario.Guimba-stewart@lrmn.org.uk or phone on 020 8694 0323

 

Please note CVs will not  be accepted. LRMN is an equal opportunity employer

 

Closing Date: 18 August 2019, Interview: 23 August 2019

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National Lottery Funding can help you to make a difference in your community

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National Lottery Funding can help you to make a difference in your community.

National Lottery Awards for All offers funding from £300 to £10,000 to support what matters to people and communities.

 

We will fund organisations with great project ideas that:

  • Shape the places and spaces that matter to communities
  • Bring more people together and build strong relationships in and across communities
  • Enable more people to fulfil their potential by working to address issues at the earliest possible stage

 

 

Larger grants are made through a variety of programmes that cover every nation within the United Kingdom.

This kind of flexible, longer-term funding is aimed at organisations whose ambitions are shaped by the people they serve.

 

 

Click here to find out more.

 

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Small Grants Scheme: In the Making

 

 

Small grants scheme, in the making, is a new funding programme for community projects that share our aim of embedding art, culture and heritage at the heart of the major development and regeneration planned for Old Oak and Park Royal.

 

We are offering micro-grants to support community arts, culture and heritage projects taking place in Old Oak and Park Royal, led by those living and working in the area.

 

We hope it will uncover, connect and showcase the culture, creativity and heritage of London’s largest and most vibrant industrial area.

 

The programme is part of the Great Place scheme, funded by the National Lottery, Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund and managed by OPDC.

 

 

Application guidance

 

To be successful in your application, your project must address one of more of the following priorities:

  • encouraging new people, young and older in Old Oak and Park Royal to take part in arts and heritage activities
  • raising ambition for arts and heritage groups and individual artists based in the area for delivering community activities
  • developing skills and volunteering opportunities for local people to become active members of Old Oak and Park Royal community
  • building the links between the local community and local businesses in Old Oak and Park Royal

 

 

Using the online application system

 

You can apply for funding online using the Open Project System. If your organisation is not yet registered on the system you will need to register.

The step-by-step system user guide will take you through the process.

To talk to someone about your application before you apply or if you require the application materials in a different format, please get in touch:

  • via email
  • via phone: 020 7983 5732

Click here to see full post on the website.

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