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T3SC - Policy and Participation Manager
£27,594 -£29,728 pa, NJC scale points 34-37, 36 hours per week. Pay
award pending.
This is an exciting opportunity to join T3SC, the CVS for Tameside, in
a newly created strategic post as part of the organisation’s
management team.
The successful applicant will manage T3SC’s policy and participation
work, developing effective mechanisms for representation and
involvement of the voluntary and community sector in civic life. They
will manage a small team of staff, leading on the facilitation and
further development of Voice (the community empowerment network) and
its associated networks, ensuring representatives are supported and
trained in their roles. The post holder will have a key role in
representing T3SC, and the work of the wider sector, at a senior
level, to external organisations and as a member of partnership
boards, and identifying gaps and opportunities for the Voice networks
to influence and shape local quality of life and LAA indicators.
The person we are looking for will have a track record of successfully
working at a strategic level and of building effective relationships
with key contacts; knowledge and experience of working participatively
with voluntary and community organisations; effective leadership and
staff management skills and experience of planning, developing and
delivering complex projects. An understanding of local government and
health structures, including local strategic partnerships and local
area indicators, is essential. Experience of affecting change in
service delivery and of researching and providing policy briefings and
report writing are also important attributes that we are looking for.
This will be a demanding role, but it comes at an exciting time for
the voluntary sector in Tameside. In return, we are offering the
successful applicant a competitive salary package, including generous
pension contribution, health plan and flexible working arrangements.
Application and further details
Application Form
Background notes
Guidance notes
Job Description
Person Specification
Applications need to be posted to T3SC at :
T3SC, St Michael’s Court, St Michael’s
Square, Stamford Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 6XN
We cannot except emailed application forms and need a signed copy.
For more information: email
helen.tallents@t3sc.org
or call 0161 339 4985.
Closing date: Friday, 24 October and interviews will be held on
either 5 or 6 November.
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Barnardos - Project Worker Male
Community Involvement with Bangladeshi Fathers
As and When Required
£10.11 per hour
Based at : Barnardos – Sure Start Hyde
This post is Fixed Term until 31 March 2009
Could you be part of a new
project within Hyde Children's Centre to engage with and support young
Bangladeshi parents? You will use outreach skills to identify
Bangladeshi fathers who have young children, explore their needs with
them and then link in with agencies and services to ensure their needs
are met. You will be required to work as and when required - up to 5
hours per week until March 2009. It is essential that you can speak
Bangla.
This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure check under the CRB.
Closing Date : 20 October 2008
For more information:
www.barnardos.org.uk/work_with_us/jobs.htm
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People First Tameside
- Advocacy Worker
28 Hours per week.
Part-time temporary post covering Maternity leave until end of June
2009
Pay: Scale 5 Pt. 22-25 £18,907– £20,736 pro-rata
People First is a user led organisation working with and for learning
disabled people in Tameside. (Registered Charity 1087319)
We are looking to recruit an
enthusiastic individual who has strong skills in promoting and
supporting people with learning disabilities in self-advocacy. The
post requires the individual to have strong organisational and
interpersonal skills with experience in facilitating and organising
groups and training events.
The successful applicant will set-up and support advocacy groups
across Tameside. The person should have excellent group work skills
and experience producing accessible information and materials to
support their work. Previous experience in the area of advocacy along
with basic sign language and knowledge of supporting people to
volunteer would be an advantage. The person will also support members
to organise and run a drop-in social club each week. This post
requires someone who is flexible and able to travel throughout the
Tameside area.
To apply: Please send in C.V’s and relevant experience to Liz.
Wright@pftameside.org
Or post to People First Tameside
Suite 10, St Michael’s Court, St Michael’s Square, Stamford Street
Ashton-under-Lyne. Tameside. OL6 6XN
Closing date: Wednesday 22 October 2008, 10am
If you have not been contacted by us by Thursday 6 November please
consider your application to be unsuccessful. This is a re-advertised
post, previous applicants need not apply.
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GMVSS - Consortium Development Officer
Full-time, 35 hours per week
NJC equivalent: £21,412 - £25,320, scale 6/SO1, points 26 - 31 (plus
7% pension)
Greater Manchester Voluntary Sector
Support (GMVSS) is a consortium of organisations providing support
services (infrastructure) to the voluntary and community sector in
Greater Manchester.
GMVSS was established in 2005 to deliver the government’s ChangeUp
programme, which is managed by Capacitybuilders.
We require an individual who can:
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Support a diverse range of
voluntary sector infrastructure providers to participate in
the GMVSS consortium and the 2008-11 work programme.
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Assist with the planning,
monitoring and management of projects and contracts.
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Build links with and monitor the
work of other ChangeUp consortia especially in the
North West region and in other English cities.
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Produce and disseminate
information for members, partners and stakeholders.
In return, we offer a permanent
contract, 22 days leave (with an additional five concessionary days
plus Bank Holidays), flexible working and a convenient location close
to Manchester city centre.
For an informal conversation, please contact Chris Heard on
0161 277 1030.
For an application pack, please visit
www.gmcvo.org.uk/vacancies or contact:
Anne-Marie Wroe on 0161 277 1003, email:
anne-marie.wroe@gmcvo.org.uk
Closing date: 15 October, 12pm
Interview date: Monday, 27 October 2008.
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Primary Care Trust (PCT) jobs
Find out the latest job opportunities at Tameside
and Glossop Primary Care Trust on their website:
www.tamesideandglossop.nhs.uk/
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Grant Assessors
Casual hours - £15 per application
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals who are
genuinely interested in what is happening in the local communities
surrounding us in Greater Manchester.
As an independent grant maker the Community Foundation is looking for
local people who would like to support the organisation, providing us
with an additional resource for processing grant applications.
Our applications tend to come from small, grassroots community groups
applying for relatively modest amounts to run an activity or facility
in their local area. All applications are subject to a consistent
process of assessment before they are submitted to grant making
panels. All panel decisions are made based on the information
provided.
As one of our Assessors you will ensure that this information is
complete by communicating with applicants to gather additional
information and/or clarify specific points.
All our Assessors receive comprehensive training and support from the
outset. If you are interested in becoming an Assessor, please complete
the attached Expression of Interest form and return it to Alke Horn,
Director of Resources, Community Foundation for Greater Manchester,
Beswick House, Beswick Row, Manchester, M4 4LA
Application:
Expression of Interest
form
The Community Foundation for Greater Manchester encourages expressions
of interest from individuals from a range of applicants who reflect
the diversity of the local community.
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The T3SC Mission Statement
To build a strong, clear and independent voice for
the third sector in Tameside, through developing the capacity and
accountability of individuals and groups and of the sector as a whole
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