News

This is where we’ll post third sector news and important updates that are useful for your organisation.

Community Development Officer – Maldon CVS

Maldon and District CVS are looking for a full time Community Development Officer to join the team. This is a great opportunity to play a role in supporting communities across Maldon District to build on the community cohesion, partnerships and volunteering that came to the fore during the Coronavirus pandemic. The post holder will take a lead on continued support to people who are vulnerable or in crisis working with and facilitating a network of partners from a range of sectors and local people. They will build on opportunities to create new ways of connecting and promoting wellbeing, work with communities with an asset based approach and develop projects to address needs in the community.

Deadline for applications: 30th April 2021, 5pm

Apply here.

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Healthwatch Essex becomes a Hate Incident Reporting Centre

Hate Incident Reporting Centres (HIRC’s) are community venues, where individuals can report hate incidents and hate crimes; either as a victim or a witness.

A HIRC can act as an alternative place for reporting Hate Crimes/Hate Incidents rather than directly to the Police.

They now work in collaboration with Essex Police and other partner agencies to provide support and information during the reporting process.

You can contact their Information and Guidance team team through the Speak to the Team page.

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State of life survey – Active Essex

Active Essex and the University of Essex would like to find out how the current situation is making you feel.

This survey will ask questions about the current situation and how it makes you feel about your work, health, money, other people and life in general.

The survey will take no longer than 8 minutes to complete, and can help make a real difference.

Your answers will be compared to other national surveys to work out how life has changed recently, and how we’re all coping. It will help them figure out what support is needed for physical and mental health during and after lockdown.

https://healthwatchessex.org.uk/2021/02/state-of-life-survey/?fbclid=IwAR3JjE8gdOuSZP3RlRKDb-U15Dd_VKUnAGW3h4OQAp2e3nsv5EbYGjQ8GBU

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Futures in Mind Service Lead – Mind Mid & North Essex

Hours: 22.5 hours per week

Salary: £21,176 – £24,554 per annum pro rata

Contract: Fixed Term until 31/03/2023

Location: Colchester

The Futures in Mind partnership works with service users as active collaborators in the design, development, delivery, and improvement of our provision of integrated support, advice and mentoring in Essex. Futures in Mind deliver an outward-facing, flexible community service to enable us to support the maximum number of Service Users across the full Essex locality.

We are looking for an individual who has experience in supporting adults in the community, working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team, with a knowledge of the local services and the support available. Experience of working within Mental Health Services is an advantage as is management experience.

Closing Date: Monday 12th April 2021

Interview Date: 21st or 23rd April 2021

Apply here.

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Disordered Eating Recovery Group – MiWE

The Mind in West Essex Disordered Eating Recovery Group is for those that have battled with any form of disordered eating, from over-eating to anorexia, who are in recovery. This group will provide a safe space to talk and a chance to share with people who understand. We plan to look at the challenges still faced day to day when the disordered eating itself is supported and no longer a direct threat.

Please note that this is not a discussion group around food or how to manage your food.

If you are actively dealing with disordered eating, then we suggest that you contact your doctor and/or a specialist group to seek professional help and guidance first.

We will meet every week on a Thursday at 4-5.15pm.

Register here.

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Essex Wellbeing Service

We support people in the community and at work with a range of health, wellbeing and day to day needs. We help people access information and support to stay healthy, safe and well from help to quit smoking, to supporting families adapt to ‘new normal’.

We also coordinate requests and referrals for everyday tasks and connect them to our volunteers.

The Service is commissioned by Essex County Council and delivered by Provide CIC in partnership with Priority Digital Health.

https://www.essexwellbeingservice.co.uk/

Need help? Call us on 0300 303 9988

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Being Uniquely You During COVID19

During this 2-hour workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn all about connecting with others during COVID19

About this Event

Led by Sarah Andrews of Spiral Change & Lesley Holt, this FREE two-hour workshop will aim to cover the following objectives:

• How your thoughts, feeling and behaviour are interconnected

• How we project our thoughts onto others

• To appreciate what might be happening for others

• How people push each other’s buttons

• What is important about being connected

• How to step back from our own thoughts and focus on other people

• The art of being present with others

Sign up here.

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Advice Worker 2 – Citizens Advice Essex

Organisation: Citizens Advice Essex
Part-time, 30 hours per week
Salary circa £26 – 27K (pro rata where applicable) dependent on LCA
Location: Colchester
Deadline: 7 April, 2021

Citizens Advice Essex is the lead agency of consortium activities carried out by the network of local Citizens Advice (LCA) in Essex.

On their behalf, and due to our ongoing expansion and extension of some key contracts, we wish to appoint several key staff that will contribute to our extensive fuel poverty alleviation offer.

Advice Worker (Family Energy Advice)
Salary circa £26 – 27K (pro rata where applicable) dependent on LCA
Part-time, 30 hours per week
Colchester – 30 hours per week
Funded till October 2022.

We expect that postholders will have experience working with individuals to resolve problems relating to their welfare benefits and, more widely, their overall financial situation. Ideally, this will have been by delivering welfare benefits advice and casework in the not for profit advice sector. However, experience from other sectors could be relevant. If not already in possession, postholders will be supported to attain the City and Guilds qualification in Energy Advice.

 

Read more about how to apply here.

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Advice Worker – Citizens Advice Essex

Organisation: Citizens Advice Essex
Full-time, 37 hours per week
Salary circa £26 – 27K dependent on LCA
Location: South Essex
Deadline: 7 April, 2021

Citizens Advice Essex is the lead agency of consortium activities carried out by the network of local Citizens Advice (LCA) in Essex.

On their behalf, and due to our ongoing expansion and extension of some key contracts, we wish to appoint several key staff that will contribute to our extensive fuel poverty alleviation offer.

Advice Worker (Energy Advice and Engagement)
Salary circa £26 – 27K dependent on LCA
South Essex – 37 hours per week
Funded till September 2022

We expect that postholders will have experience working with individuals to resolve problems relating to their welfare benefits and, more widely, their overall financial situation. Ideally, this will have been by delivering welfare benefits advice and casework in the not for profit advice sector. However, experience from other sectors could be relevant. If not already in possession, postholders will be supported to attain the City and Guilds qualification in Energy Advice.

 

Read more about how to apply here.

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Expression of Interest for partnering in Essex

Maximus UK Services are seeking expressions of interest from organisations keen to explore a collaboration in response to the forthcoming Community Wellbeing and Resilience Service being commissioned by Essex County Council.

Maximus UK is a trusted partner of UK and Scottish Government, CCGs, local/combined authorities, and employers.  We support over 2 million UK residents each year transform their lives through digitally enhanced employment programmes, mental health support and health assessments.

Our health and wellbeing expertise empowers individuals to change their lives, including demonstrable achievement and maintenance of improvements in lifestyle related behaviours as well as improving participant knowledge, skills and confidence through a range of interventions including health coaching and patient activation.

You can find out more about us here.

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