UK households are in the midst of a critical cost-of living challenge. Inflation rates are at their highest in decades, and individuals, charities and businesses are all feeling the impact of soaring energy, food, housing, and transport costs.
According to the latest recent reward management survey carried out by the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), one in four employees say money worries affect their ability to do their job. Even before the soaring cost of living started to make headlines, one in eight workers in the UK already lived in poverty. Now many more are likely to be struggling to maintain a decent standard of living and those on the lowest incomes are the hardest hit, with many falling behind on bills, going without essentials or taking on high-interest debt.
Today more than ever employers have an important role to play in demonstrating their commitment to supporting financial wellbeing and making a much-valued difference to their workforces.
So what can your charity do to help support your employees through the cost-of-living crisis?
A panel of experts from across charity and donor services at CAF will be discussing funding strategies; getting the right funding mix for your situation and finding the right funders for your strategy.
Location: based at Citizens Advice in Maldon, Essex, travelling within the Maldon
District, and may include some working from home.
Come and join the great team of staff and volunteers in Maldon at a fairly small, but highly performing, local Citizens Advice.
Role purpose
The purpose of the role is to build on existing, and create new, relationships between Maldon & District Citizens Advice and other agencies and organisations within the district. Maldon & District Citizens Advice helps over 3000 residents and their
families each year to find a way forward – good partnership working with other agencies is crucial to achieving the best outcomes for them.
As Community Engagement Officer you will Identify suitable agencies for partnership working such as schools, youth
groups, charities, housing associations.
Promote the work of Maldon & District Citizens Advice and raise awareness of help that can be given.
Attend meetings of local partnership groups.
Create and maintain working relationships such as with school family support workers.
Encourage referrals and be a point of contact.
Publicity through traditional and social media.
Take a leading role in the research and campaigning work of Maldon & District Citizens Advice.
Local NHS organisations are developing a plan to set out how we are going to meet the health needs of our residents over the next five years. We have created this survey because we want the plan to be informed by everyone who uses or delivers NHS services. It is important that we put resources and effort into areas where you tell us it is most needed.
We are asking about your experiences as a patient or carer across a range of services.
If you are an unpaid carer for a friend or family member who can’t fill in this survey alone, you are welcome to fill it in for them, with their permission. If you need help to fill in this survey, you can call Healthwatch on 0300 500 1895. Healthwatch staff will be able to complete and return the survey on your behalf.
An exciting position has become available within a Yellow Door for a full time Youth Worker (Internship) The successful candidate will earn £20750.00 per annum.
Your role will be to promote the personal, educational, creative, and social developments of young people, helping them reach their full potential. Helping to create a safe and supportive environment where young people learn and grow.
As part of this role, you will be part of the Jack Petchey Internship Programme with 30 other interns from different youth organisations in London and Essex. This development programme will involve you attending a launch conference, four professional development workshops through the year and a celebration event at the end of the programme. You will receive an extra training bursary of £1,000 for approved training. You will also be matched with a mentor from another organisation to support you in your professional development. The Jack Petchey Internship Programme training and events will take place in person in London and you will be expected to take full part in this programme alongside your role at Canvey Island Youth Project Yellow Door.
Role Requirements
Friendly, cheerful, positive and self-driven, able to work independently and as part of a
Team
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to quickly establish positive relationships
with young people and motivate them to participate in activities and events
Good organisational and administration skills
Understanding and appreciation of the importance of monitoring and evaluation
Ability to prioritise effectively and enjoy multi-tasking in a busy environment
Able to understand safeguarding children and young people and how to maintain
appropriate professional boundaries
A working understanding of equality and diversity with the ability to challenge
discriminatory behaviour.
You will need to be able to start the internship 27th March 2022 at the latest
Role Responsibilities
Supporting Youth Groups, Outreach and detached work.
Developing, planning and delivering informal education programme and activities within the Youth Group settings. For example, delivering and reviewing lessons/activities, completing curriculum templates for sessions.
Welcoming young people to Group Sessions and activities, ensuring everything is running smoothly and supporting young people to engage with the activities and learning.
Helping to create a safe environment for the young people to learn.
Ensuring Safeguarding policies and procedures are followed and that the safeguarding of young people is paramount
Having conversations with young people, identifying issues affecting them and how their needs can be met and supporting young people to break down barriers to learning.
Mentoring, coaching and supporting individuals, encouraging young people to develop their self-awareness, independence and individuality
Identifying where targeted youth support is needed and facilitate referrals, connections and developing new programmes.
Helping ensure that all evidence of work with young people is properly documented, evaluated and reported
Keeping registers, writing evaluation reports and case studies
Staying informed on legislation, local and national issues, and best practice in youth work
Carry out all duties in accordance with company policies on Health and Safety, Child Protection and Data Protection, and with relevant legislation
Supporting team of volunteers and apprentice youth worker
Any other duties appropriate to the post
Location: Yellow Door Youth Hub and during outreach parts of Castle Point, no working from home, work takes place afternoons and evenings. Some weekend work will be required.
Canvey Island Youth Project (Yellow Door)
Canvey Island Youth Project (Yellow Door) is a small independent charity providing a range of services for young people age 11 to 25. Their focus is on young people’s health and well-being providing services such as an advice, information, counselling, outreach, small groups work, youth clubs and activities and drug and alcohol education.
Closing date for applications Friday 10th 2023 at 5 p.m.
Interview dates: 13th March 2022
Yellow Door are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.
Please note, we are operating a “safer recruitment” policy and therefore we will take at least two references before employees start, and all employees will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
If you are looking for a challenge, please send your CV and cover letter outlining how you meet the role requirements and how you can demonstrate that you have the skills and experience to do the work? to [email protected] If you would like any more information about the work please call Alex on 01268 683431.
If you would like so support with your application, i.e., how to write a good CV, tips on what makes a good cover letter please contact [email protected] .
This is the second of our Alliance based partnership events and an opportunity for colleagues to learn about the amazing work going on to improve the health and wellbeing of people in North East Essex. We are aiming for the event will be attended by people both from the local community and also from across the ICS with opportunities to be involved through a wide variety of exhibits and a Showcase presentation of the work of the North East Essex Alliance.
Everyone is welcome. Attendance is free of charge so please do share this invitation with the people that you know are important in making integrated care a reality across Suffolk and North East Essex. Further information is available on the ICS website Community Connect NEE – Suffolk & North East Essex Integrated Care System (sneeics.org.uk) including the link to register quickly and easily as a delegate and add your name to the list of attendees. Please register using the BIG RED BUTTON on the webpage to let us know you that you will be attending.
We want to make ‘Community Connect’ North East Essex at Firstsite in Colchester THE place to be this Friday 10th March 2023. Should you have any query about arrangements for the day our event manager is Michelle Grant-Richardson at [email protected] who is managing the event space and logistics.
NHS services in Hertfordshire and west Essex (Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford) have together launched a survey which will shape how health services are developed over the next five years. If you can spare 10-15 minutes, take part in the survey before it closes on 15 March. Please also share it with your friends or family, networks and groups.
The plan will set out how NHS resources (money and staff) will be used to meet the health needs of local people, as well as delivering national NHS improvement targets on important issues like how quickly illnesses are diagnosed, and how long people have to wait to be treated.
Please complete and share the survey to help shape local NHS plans and priorities: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/XBTPW3/. As a thank you for completing it, you can enter your name into a prize draw and be in with the chance of winning one of 10 £30 shopping vouchers.
It would be great if you also could please share this survey with others to help as many people as possible to have their say. If you need any support with template text e.g. for newsletters, please email the communications and engagement team at the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board.
Cranfield Trust is exploring the development of a management learning programme to develop charity leaders of the future.
Cranfield Trust to explore development of new management training programme for charity sector and invites research proposals
Cranfield Trust is exploring the development of a management learning programme for leaders and managers of small to medium size voluntary organisations to develop charity leaders of the future.
The national charity and leading provider of pro bono management consultancy, mentoring and online learning to social welfare charities, is inviting proposals from organisations to undertake the feasibility project from April 2023. The research project will explore available management training for small to medium sized charity leaders and managers, their interest in taking up existing training opportunities, and the potential for the development of a management training programme for the sector.
Amanda Tincknell CBE, CEO of Cranfield Trust, is leading the project. Amanda said:
“There is a great deal of training available in the voluntary sector, and more widely, but through our extensive work with charities we have seen that there is little training geared to people developing their careers in the voluntary sector, to help them develop management skills early in their careers, or to help Chief Executives and senior leaders in smaller charities refresh their skills or fill skills gaps. Most voluntary sector staff do not take a great deal of general management training, and prefer training that is specifically developed for the voluntary sector market.
“Much of the specialist voluntary sector training is geared to leadership and strategy, not management, so middle managers or emerging managers do not have many specialist voluntary sector learning opportunities. Some of the training available is also relatively high cost for smaller charities meaning it is not affordable, even more so in the current cost of living crisis which has hit charities as hard as the rest of the country.
“We are incredibly grateful to the Masonic Charitable Foundation for generously supporting Cranfield Trust with a grant to undertake this research, which will allow us to explore the feasibility of establishing a relevant, flexible and cost-effective management learning programme with an academic partner for leaders and managers of small to medium size voluntary organisations to help develop charity leaders of the future.”
Cranfield Trust is looking for a contractor to deliver the research project, to start from mid-April, with the aim of reporting to the Trust’s management team in early September and to the Trustee Board in October 2023.
The deadline for submission proposals is by end of day on Monday 20 March 2023. Interviews will take place in the week of 27 March 2023. Proposals and questions should be submitted to: [email protected]
We know small grass roots organisations play a vital role in their community, making positive change and improving people’s lives every day, but the challenge for many is having the appropriate safe and inclusive space to bring people together and deliver their fantastic work.
Asda Foundation will be investing over £500,000 for this grant in 2023 to support bigger, long-lasting community projects within local communities where local people can be together and thrive.
Grants will be between £10,000-£25,000 and the application window opens on 6th February with funding announced in June 2023.
The grant criteria will focus on investing in community spaces and places and projects must fall into at least one of the following categories:
1. Building Repairs
2. Building Development
3. Outdoor Development
Read the full Group Guidance here. If you have an eligible project in mind, speak to your local Community Champion at your nearest Asda Superstore for more information.
The Lower Thames Crossing Community Fund has been opened to support local charities and community groups near the proposed Lower Thames Crossing.
Through this funding, organisations can apply for grants of up to £10,000 to deliver schemes that:
Encourage physical activity and increase public use of local green spaces
Improve the health and wellbeing of local communities
Improving signage and/or way-markings to increase accessibility for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders
Help communities to connect with their heritage
Support local communities to secure permanent employment in the wider Lower Thames Crossing potential supply chain
Increase the use of technology to help local communities better understand the Lower Thames Crossing proposals and inspire future careers in construction.