Below we have our current opportunities.
Join the Salford CVS team and help to make a difference in Salford!
For any questions please email recruitment@salfordcvs.co.uk
- VCSE Strategic Lead (Mental Health and Wider Wellbeing)
- Active Communities Development Worker
VCSE Strategic Lead (Mental Health and Wider Wellbeing)
Salary: NJC Point 31 - £39,186 per annum (£31,349 per annum for 30 hours per week)
Working Hours: Part-Time (30 hours per week (.8 post) – over 4 or 5 weekdays, with core hours of work to be completed between 8am – 6pm (excluding a 30 minute break) with some flexibility outside of these hours when required.)
Type: Fixed term
Deadline: 30th September, 12 noon
Job description
Established in 1919, Salford CVS has a long and proud history of making a difference in Salford. Our last State of the VCSE Sector research in 2021 showed that there are over 1,600 VCSE groups and organisations in the city, supported by over 7,000 paid staff and almost 62,000 volunteers. With a backdrop of pandemic recovery and rising costs of living, their services and support of them has never been more needed. We are looking for a well-organised and passionate individual to join us and lead our programme for Salford’s VCSE community. This is an exciting role which will be focused on ensuring that the VCSE sector has a voice and influence, so that Salford people are supported to live well, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing.
You’ll work closely with Salford’s Living Well programme and the city’s Mental Health Collaborative, which are the cornerstones of the design and development of innovative solutions to adult mental health provision in the City. As well as the alignment with Living Well, you’ll also focus on creative health, placed-based working, and physical activity.
As Strategic Lead, you will play a key role in ensuring that there is collaborative working and effective communication within Living Well, as well as with key stakeholders and strategic partners in Salford, including Local Authority, VCSE and NHS organisations.
We're looking for someone who has solid experience in building strong partnerships across different sectors and who communicates exceptionally well. This role requires someone who has worked at a strategic level before, someone who can confidently lead important meetings and isn't afraid to challenge, when needed, to keep things on track and advocate on behalf of the sector. A clear understanding of the VCSE sector, preferably within Salford, along with a deep knowledge of the mental health and wellbeing landscape across Greater Manchester, is essential.
We are keen to employ someone for this role who cares as much about Salford, our sector, the diversity of our work and the people who live and work here as we all do. If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you!
For an informal discussion or if you have any questions, please contact Bruce Poole, by email: recruitment@salfordcvs.co.uk or telephone: 0161 787 7795.
Benefits:
As a member of the Salford CVS team, you’ll be rewarded with a number of benefits, including:
- 28 days’ holiday - rising to 30 days (after five years), plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time)
- Paid sick leave – subject to terms and conditions of service
- A compassionate approach to dependents leave and compassionate leave - to help deal with life’s unforeseen circumstances
- Pension scheme - with 7% employer contribution (and 1% mandatory employee contribution)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund via an employer subsidised scheme (optional and non-contractual)
- RHS family membership (optional and non-contractual)
- Development opportunities - we support and encourage our staff to progress in their careers (including formal training)
- A supportive working culture - we respect and support one another to do the best we can
We are an accredited Living Wage Employer (and Funder), ensuring not just our staff are paid the Real Living Wage but also that any projects we fund can do the same.
Jobs pack:
Salford CVS aims to ensure that comparison between applicants for posts is thorough, fair and in line with our equal opportunities policy. It is therefore essential that you complete the application form fully as it will be used to assess whether or not you are shortlisted for interview.
All applicants are advised to read fully the job description and person specification for the post before completing the application form.
Active Communities Development Worker
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (core hours between 8-6 Monday to Friday, although this postholder is expected to work regular evenings and weekends, in line with the role) (excluding a 30 minute break)
Grade: NJC Point 23 - 25 - £32,076 - £33,945 per annum
Contract: Fixed Term Initial 12 months contract (continuation subject to further funding)
Deadline: 22nd October, 12 noon
Interview Date: Tuesday 5th November 2024
Job description
Salford CVS delivers a range of projects and services that build resilient communities and encourage local people to be active citizens.
The post holder will primarily work on our Volunteering and Emergency Response activity, including the development and delivery of Salford CVS’s own volunteering programmes. We anticipate that, while it will fluctuate throughout the year, the post holder will spend roughly half their time on Emergency Response related work, and half their time on volunteering related work (although both areas overlap).
Recruitment, selection and management of Salford CVS volunteers
We recruit and manage a pool of volunteers ourselves, deploying them to support a range of community initiatives. These include:
- Emergency Response
- General community response (for example immediate and temporary service user needs)
- Salford CVS projects (for example our Family Hubs work, or Age Friendly Salford)
- Ad hoc requests, such as arts and culture events
Many of our CVS volunteers came onboard during Covid, and we want the Active Communities Worker to proactively develop that pool of volunteers further, whether that’s active recruitment, regular communication, or further integration into our strategic work.
Support for wider volunteering projects
You will support other volunteer-related projects outside the management of our own volunteers, for example the development of our Employer Supported Volunteering brokerage offer. This will often involve working alongside the Volunteer Centre.
In general, you will proactively consider how we develop and enhance our volunteer and active community practices across all our volunteer projects, keeping on top of trends to ensure we are at the forefront of active community development.
Emergency response
Salford CVS has an established and positive role in supporting the resilience of communities in a Civil Contingency Emergency both in Salford and on a Greater Manchester footprint in the following areas:
- Humanitarian Assistance during an Emergency Response. Our role is to mobilise our trained Emergency Response volunteers, VCSE organisations, establish reception centres and manage spontaneous volunteers on behalf of Salford City Council
- Extreme Weather communication via our Trusted Voices Network
- Representing Salford CVS on the Salford Neighbourhood Resilience Forum for several meetings a quarter
The successful applicant will be performing all of the above duties and will work with a wide range of partners including the local authority, health, police, housing providers, VCSE sector and our Salford CVS volunteers.
Overall, we are looking for someone who:
- Can work at various levels, including operationally on the ground
- Is willing to be flexible and able to work outside office hours when we are called to respond to emergencies
- Enjoys and is good at coordinating and multi-tasking in a sometimes challenging working environment
- Enjoys proactively developing things, bringing new ideas to the table
- Will enjoy working within a team of dedicated, friendly people who believe in making a difference
- Will engage and build relationships with our volunteers, VCSE organisations and partners to further develop our work
- Is passionate about the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. In particular the role it plays in supporting people and communities to become more resilient and active
- Someone who loves the city of Salford and the people who live and work here – a person who wants to make a difference every day
If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you!
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Ben Fowler, Active Communities Manager, contact: 0161 787 7795, email recruitment@salfordcvs.co.uk