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Sobus recruitment for Chair of Trustees

 

Sobus is looking for a talented, passionate individual to become its new Chair of Trustees and help guide the charity through a time of exciting opportunity and development.

We are seeking a committed individual with a proven, professional track record of leadership at the highest level, and a sound understanding and experience of the voluntary sector.

We need someone with significant experience of leading long-term strategic development and driving financial sustainability.

You will share our vision and want to take a leading role in our journey to be recognised as an outstanding organisation.

 

Sobus was formed in 2014 following a merger between the Community & Voluntary Sector Association and Fulham Community Partnership Trust.

However, we were first established as the local CVS in Hammersmith & Fulham in 1998.

 

Click here to vew/download full advertisement.

To see job description, please click on the Chair of Trustees Role Description.

To view/download Person Specification for Chair of the Board of Trustees click here.

Find a Sobus Trustee application form here.

 

Closing date: 12 noon, Thursday 11th July 2019

Shortlisted candidates will be notified on 16th July 2019, and interviews will be held on Tuesday 23rd July 2019.

 

For an informal discussion about the position or for more information, contact the Sobus CEO, Sue Spiller, on 020 7952 1230 or email sue.spiller@sobus.org.uk

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Outreach & Activities Support Assistant – Job Opportunity

 

Age UK Westminster is an independent charity supporting the over 50s in aspects of later life including, loneliness, isolation or poverty, by providing support and vital services to help people accept and adapt to later life and enjoy it.

We are seeking to recruit an Outreach & Activities Support Assistant to join our team to tackle social isolation and loneliness and to provide activity opportunities to older people living in City of Westminster.

 

Please click here to view/download to go to the job flyer for more information and details about how to apply.

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Fundraising & Business Development Manager – Job Opportunity

 

Age UK Westminster is an independent charity supporting the over 50s in aspects of later life including:

  • loneliness,
  • isolation or poverty, by providing support and vital services to help people accept and adapt to later life and enjoy it.

 

We are seeking to appoint a Fundraising and Business Development Coordinator with proven skills in a range of income generating activities, developing new services, partnership building and communications.

 

Please click here to view/download to go to the job flyer for more information and details about how to apply.

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Be part of a bigger story with The Reader…

 

 

“We’re a national charity that wants to bring about a reading revolution so that everyone can experience and enjoy great literature, which we believe is a tool for helping humans survive and live well.

Everything we do – from our Shared Reading groups to our social enterprises, from our publications to The Reader Storybarn – creates lively, connected, warm communities by bringing people together and books to life”.

 

The Reader is looking for new people in West London to train to lead Shared Reading groups locally.

 

Click here to view/download a flyer.

 

Try Shared Reading in Hammersmith & Fulham or in Kensington & Chelsea.

 

Visit The Reader website for more information.

 

 

 

 

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Free training courses for staff

 

We have access to a range of Level 2 fully funded courses that offer huge advantages to your organisation :

  • cost-effective,
  • help you support talented employees who want to learn and progress,
  • and they are an effective way to support your skills requirements.

 

We want to support you in focusing on the retraining or up-skilling of your staff, which will provide them with motivation, job satisfaction and bring new skills to your organisation.

The courses can be delivered online and therefore do not require staff to be off-site whilst studying them.

They are fully accredited by NCFE and successful completers will be awarded a formal qualification.

 

There is a range of courses to choose from including:

– business admin,

– data protection,

– ma variety of digital marketing workshops

– and a host of health and social care courses.

 

View our full list of free courses here

 

All of these courses are funded and therefore there is no cost to you as a business (eligibility criteria apply).

 

Click here to see more details on the website.
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Council apprenticeship – RBKC

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea offers a range of apprenticeship opportunities:

  • Business administration and Customer service (Level 2 and 3)
  • Trades: Installation electrician / maintenance electrician, Advanced Carpentry and Joinery, Plumbing and domestic heating technician, Surveying technician (Level 3)
  • Associate project management, Data analysis, Improvement practitioner (Level 4)
  • HR consultant (Level 5)
  • Building control surveyor (Level 6)

 

Applications for these roles close on 7 July and we expect to hold interviews during the first two weeks of August.

 

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is committed to increasing employment opportunities for local people from all walks of life.

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is also keen to receive applications from candidates who are:

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

 

 

How to apply?

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

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Macmillan Community Connectors training

 

The London Engagement Team at Macmillan have recently finished the design and development of a new Macmillan Community Connectors training programme that we would like to roll out and offer to community organisations for free.

The training sessions covers topics such as:

• Cancer awareness
• Macmillan information and support services
• Asset based community development

Click here to view/download a flyer.

Click here to view a poster.

 

 

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Local Committees

 

Do you believe that people should be at the heart of the way our health and care system is designed and delivered?

 

At Healthwatch Central West London we have three local committees that represent the boroughs we work in:

– Hammersmith & Fulham

– Kensington & Chelsea

– Westminster

The local committees are a key aspect of our governance structure and ensure that Healthwatch represents the views and experience of local people.

They provide the link between local people and community members with the board, as well as a way of ensuring that Healthwatch is responsive to local issues and that our work plan is co-produced.

This year the date for our Annual Meeting is Monday 15th July 2019.

 

We currently have vacancies on each of our Local Committees.

We therefore need to conduct a process to fill spaces on each Local Committee.

If you are interested in joining one of our Local Committees, please read the accompanying documents to get more information about the role and whether you are eligible to stand.

 

To put yourself forward for election, please complete the application form and include a brief statement of your skills and experience (no more than 300 words) and return it to Alex Weston by 2nd July 2019.

 

If we receive more nominations than the places currently available, we will hold an election.

For more information on what local committees do, what their roles and responsibilities are, who can apply, and more, read our Information for Local Committees.

 

If you need any help while completeting your application, or would like further information, please email alex.weston@heatlthwatchcentralwestlondon.org

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Full funding on courses for individuals and organisations

 

We Find Any Learner has full funding on courses for individuals and organisations working or wanting to work within the Health, Child, and Social Care sectors.

 

These courses are all nationally accredited and have been designed around a flexible learning delivery model to ensure they are easily accessible within the workplace.

This means learners do not attend a classroom but still receive high-quality support throughout their learning journey.

 

For a full list of what is available please look below or visit www.wefindanylearner.co.uk.

 

For more information or to book instantly please call 01226 958 888 or email nick@wefindanylearner.co.uk.

 

Alternatively, you can complete our online enquiry form or download a booking form.

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School Holiday Activity Fund

John Lyon’s Charity gives grants to benefit children and young people up to the age of 25 who live in nine boroughs in North and West London: Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea and the Cities of London and Westminster.

The Charity’s mission is to promote the life-chances of children and young people through education.

 

The School Holiday Activity Fund is designed to enable organisations to deliver fun and accessible activities for children and young people during the school holidays.  This includes all half-term breaks, Easter, Christmas and the summer holiday.

The Fund will pay for the running costs of holiday programmes that provide young people with activities in supportive and accessible environments.

Please note that the maximum grant allowance is £4,000.

 

Applications to the School Holiday Activity Fund (SHAF) can be made by registered charities or mainstream state schools that are based in the Beneficial Area.

 

Organisations that are currently in receipt of a grant from John Lyon’s Charity for core services are also eligible to apply to this Fund as long as funds from the Charity are not already being used for holiday activities.

 

You can apply to the School Holiday Activity Fund for a variety of activities.

 

Examples could include (but are not limited to):

  • holiday drop-in activities
  • arts activities
  • sports projects
  • family activities
  • trips out of London
  • camping trips.

 

Grants could be used for:

  • equipment (not IT equipment)
  • sessional staffing costs
  • transport
  • venue hire
  • other direct project costs.

 

To apply, complete an online application form using our Grants Portal now. If it is your first online application to the Charity, you will need to create a new login. The online application process will provide all the information you need.

 

Organisations can apply to the School Holiday Activity Fund once a year for a maximum of three consecutive years. Then a break of at least one year must be taken.

Applications to the School Holiday Activity Fund can be submitted at any time, but must be submitted by the following deadlines:

 

Summer holiday –  1 June

October half-term – 21 September

Christmas holiday – 16 November

February half-term – 18 January

Easter – 1 March

May half-term – 25 April

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