Vacancies

Black Country Together CIC, a young and vibrant organisation, seeks to recruit a highly organised Finance Officer to join their small project management team.

Salary:   £27, 668
Location:  Dudley, with travel across all areas of the Black Country.
Job Type: Fixed term until 31 December 2019
Category: Finance/project management

Family Matters is one of the four projects making up Building Better Opportunities in the Black Country, funded by the European Social Fund and Big Lottery.  It represents a huge opportunity for the Black Country, and the 18 strong partnership delivery team will work with 1,600 Black Country people and their families to develop a journey that is right for them and can move them closer to the mainstream labour market.

About the Role
The ideal candidate will have experience of projects, preferably ESF/ERDF and will be comfortable coordinating all aspects of preparing and submitting financial claims, ensuring compliance with the funder’s requirements.  You will work closely with the Partnership Manager to effectively manage spend, ensuring the project is delivered within budget and that procurement rules are adhered to.   You will liaise with delivery partners, to ensure full compliance and work with them to reprofile project budgets when required.  You should be able to manage a wide and varied workload and provide a high level of customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.

Applying for the role
For further information on how to apply and to complete the Black Country Together application form please click here.
For further information about the role please contact Tracey Quirk on 01384 573381.

Black Country Together is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Applications should be submitted by 11.59 pm Wednesday 25 October 2017.  Late applications will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 31 October 2017.

CARES, the Sandwell based charity which gives information, advice and counselling support service for carers and their dependents, is seeking to recruit a Carer Support Worker to work with other members of the CARES Staff Team.  The Worker will be required to identify, offer, or access appropriate support for carers who are resident in the designated areas of Smethwick and Bearwood and are previously unknown to CARES.

18.5 hours per week
APT + C Scale 6 pt. 26  £23,398 p.a. (pro-rata) – paid monthly
Fixed Term Contract to 30 September 2018

You will be required to undertake the identification and assessment of carers in need of support.

You will be responsible for the development of future Carer Support Initiatives in the designated area and to identify, recruit, support and encourage volunteers to assist with the programmes of carer support offered in the designated area.

You must have the appropriate knowledge and experience of working with and supporting carers and must be fully conversant with the work of  CARES to enable appropriate support activities to be developed. Knowledge and experience of working in the voluntary sector essential.

The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate an ability to work in partnership with other employees, agencies, carers and volunteers.

For further details and application form please contact:

Geoff Foster (Chief Executive Officer)
CARES
The Carers’ Centre
2 Bearwood Road
Smethwick
West Midlands, B66 4HH

Telephone: 0121 558 7003   Email: cares.sandwell@btinternet.com

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

The closing date for applications is 9.00 am on Wednesday, 25 October 2017.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen with North Smethwick Development Trust (registered charity number 1035308), for a Volunteer and Community Development Co-ordinator.   As a small local charity, the Development Trust is developing its work with volunteers as part of a new volunteering strategy developed by the Board of Trustees.

About NSDT 
NSDT has been acting as a community hub and local enterprise since 1992. Since the transformation of the Brasshouse in 2014 following a major redevelopment, it now provides local people with access to a significantly wider range of community services and activities resulting in greater use of the centre. There is also increased demand for volunteering opportunities as people want to gain valuable work experience through volunteering and see this as a route into employment.

About the Post
The post is offered on a 35-hour week for a one year fixed term period.
Salary is £23,750 per annum.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering an effective volunteer strategy engaging with a range of people and developing a community led activity programme.

This is a pilot project where the post holder will ‘hit the ground running’. This will be possible by the work undertaken to date by our board and partners to ensure its success. The post holder will implement the volunteer strategy of NSDT engaging people from the local and surrounding areas who wish to volunteer. The post holder will identify volunteer opportunities, recruit volunteers and develop a sustainable volunteer succession strategy as well as develop and administer social impact reporting.

The successful applicant will be based at Brasshouse in North Smethwick with outreach work with partner organisations. Some evening and weekend work will also be required from time to time.  Job Description and Person Specification.

To apply please send your CV together with a covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4, demonstrating clearly how you meet the requirements of the post and email to info@nsdt.org.uk or post to Brasshouse, Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick B66 1BA.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 5 pm on 23 October 2017.  The post is subject to a DBS check

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Following the CEO’s decision to retire, Health Exchange Birmingham is now seeking an exceptional individual to help lead the organisation through the next phase of its journey.

Health Exchange CIC was established in 2007 to deliver a radically different, community-led model of health promotion – initially serving the multicultural and diverse communities living in Birmingham.

Health Exchange was established as a social enterprise, a community interest company, to build on the basic model of a trading company that does its business to improve communities and strengthen community infrastructure; an asset-based approach. By functioning as a trading company, with a social purpose, the CIC has been able to weather the hugely varying and challenging commissioning environment in health and public health over the last 10 years. The company has remained lean at its core with a strong community-embedded infrastructure of full-time and part-time staff and volunteers.

Over the last 10 years Health Exchange has grown and diversified through successful tendering and excellent service delivery to a current turnover of over £3.2 million (including subsidiaries).

The Role
As the CEO you will lead a strong and vibrant “can do” organisation with a committed, motivated and passionate workforce, a reputation for quality and customer service and a commitment to grow in the years ahead. You will be focused on continuous improvement and will be empowered to use novel approaches as you lead the organisation through a complex and ever-changing health and social care landscape, in pursuit of growth and diverse opportunities.

You will supervise and control all strategic and business aspects of the company. You will be the primary officer in the company and responsible for giving strategic direction as well as creating a vision for success.

To thrive as the CEO you must be a prudent manager and an inspiring leader. The ideal candidate will have a business mindset and will be able to see the “big picture” in a variety of settings. You will take actions to enhance the company’s cash flow while keeping the human factor in perspective.

If you would like to view the full Job Description visit www.healthexchange.org.uk/ceo-job-description
For further information, visit www.healthexchange.org.uk/ceo

To apply for this role, please email your CV and covering note to execrecruitment@healthexchange.org.uk

The closing date for applications is  Monday 23th October 2017.

The YMCA is looking for a dynamic and creative individual who is passionate about delivering exceptional customer service to manage the recently developed YMCA Western Gateway centre in West Bromwich.

Salary: £23 – £25k per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Term: Permanent

The role requires effective communication with exceptional interpersonal skills. The ability to develop professional relationships with customers, members, employees, suppliers and partner organisations is vital.

You will need to manage the delivery of YMCA BCG centre services from Western Gateway with direct line management responsibility for the reception team to ensure all annual budgets and KPI’s identified in the YMCA BCG strategic plan are exceeded.

This is a new position and represents an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to have an active engagement in developing the role going forward.

The applicant must be able to respect the Christian Ethos of the YMCA and uphold its values.  An enhanced DBS check must be completed before taking up the role.

The closing date for applications is Friday, 27th October 2017.

To apply, please visit www.ymcabc.org.uk/jobs and download an application pack. All completed applications to be emailed to hr.recruitment@ymcabc.org.uk or posted to the HR Department, YMCA Black Country Group, 29-31 Temple Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 4AN.

Black Country Together CIC was founded in 2013 by the four Councils for Voluntary Service in the Black Country with the aim of increasing levels of funding coming into the sub-region. Black Country Together believe that locally-designed, locally-delivered solutions to social challenges offer the best outcomes for communities and the best value for funders.

About the Role
Black Country Together is looking for an experienced finance officer to join their small Programme Management Team. The ideal candidate will have experience of ESF/ERDF/DWP and will be comfortable co-ordinating all aspects of preparing and submitting financial claims, ensuring compliance with the funder’s requirements. You will work closely with the Partnership Manager to effectively manage spend, ensure the project is delivered within budget and that procurement rules are adhered to. You will liaise with delivery partners, to ensure full compliance and work with them to reprofile project budgets when required. You should be able to manage a wide and varied workload and provide a high level of customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.

Salary: £27, 668
Location: Dudley, with travel across all areas of the Black Country.
Job Type: Fixed term until 31 December 2019
Category: Finance/project management

Applying for the role
For further information on how to apply and to complete the Black Country Together application form please click here.
For further information about the role please contact Tracey Quirk on 01384 573381.

Black Country Together is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Applications should be submitted by 11.59 pm on Wednesday, 4 October 2017. Late applications will not be accepted. Interviews will be held week beginning 9 October 2017.

Camphill Village Trust is seeking a Shared Lives Co-ordinator for an exciting new initiative. The right candidate will be passionate about Shared Lives and displays real insight into the benefits it can bring to people who wish to live within a community setting.

Salary: £21,000 – £26,000 depending on experience
Location: Stourbridge, Dudley MBC and surrounding areas

You will be involved in the continued development of an ever growing scheme, where you will have opportunity to influence its working practices. You should have a sound understanding of the Shared Lives model and knowledge of the local area and its amenities. If you are hard-working, ambitious and want to be part of an innovative new scheme, then this is the post for you.

The Camphill Village Trust (CVT) is an established, well respected and progressive UK charity supporting adults with learning disabilities, mental ill health and other support needs in their home life, work, social and cultural activities, throughout nine urban and rural communities in England. The Camphill philosophy recognises the uniqueness of the individual and we seek to respect, value and enhance the strengths and potential of each person we support in a contemporary context.

This is a challenging but rewarding new role and to succeed you will require a thorough understanding of Shared Lives and its potential. CVT will expect you to be creative, dedicated and have an explicit value base. You will have excellent IT and organisational skills to support you in this dynamic post. You must also be able to develop effective working relationships with care managers and practitioners, be able to recruit, assess, train and supervise carers, as well as having the intuition and practical skills for managing a case load on a day to day basis.

There is some flexibility of working routine around this new position but your base will be at CVT’s offices in Dudley, alongside the potential for working from home.

To find out more about this new role, please take the opportunity to speak with Dean Barnshaw on 07984 896010 before applying on-line at www.cvt.org.uk.   See job description and main duties.

The closing date for applications will be 12 Noon Wednesday 4 October 2017.

Interviews to be held in Stourbridge, Dudley, on Wednesday 18 October 2017.