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Summary of Role:

We are seeking a Philanthropy Officer to join our small, supportive team of committed staff.
You will have a commitment to building communities across the region and understanding of and commitment to philanthropy and developing strong, trusted relationships to bridge the desire to support communities with the generosity of our donors.

Please download and read the recruitment pack to gain a deeper understanding of the role and then apply through our website if you think this role could be for you.

Highlights of the role:

Permanent Full Time Contract: 35 hrs per week
Salary: £34,278 per annum
25 days per annum, in addition to public holidays, plus birthday leave, Christmas Eve leave, and 3 days between Christmas and New Year. Additional length of service leave after 5 and 10 years of continuous service.
Employee benefit scheme and employee assistance programme
6% employer contributions to workplace pension fund

The recruitment pack, Quartet’s job application form, and our Equality and Diversity monitoring form can be downloaded from this role’s vacancy page on the Quartet website.

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£34,278 per annum

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Summary of Role:

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen within the busy Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS). The provision of the service is statutory and operates at ‘arms-length’ from the Local Authority. SAY has a reputation for prompt responses and delivering impartial and solution-focused advice.

This role involves responding to enquiries via our Information, Advice & Support (IAS) line from parents, carers and young people in a variety of ways. You will understand the educational challenges faced by children and young people with SEND and their parents, carers or families. You will be trained to work within SEND law to provide accurate information, advice and deliver high quality support.

Equality and Diversity: We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome and encourage applications from ALL sections of the community as we want to increase the representation of a range of groups at SEND and You as best we can. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children, and our workforce aims to be representative of the diverse communities we support.

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From £25979 per annum (pro rata)

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Summary of Role:

Come join a kind, values-led team, where you’ll learn loads, make a real difference, and be supported every step of the way. We’re looking for a People Support Officer who brings heart, curiosity and a knack for keeping things running smoothly, whether that’s organising recruitment, helping colleagues feel welcome, or making sure our systems stay on point.

This is a great opportunity to join our small and genuinely lovely People Team at 1625ip. We support colleagues who support young people going through some of the toughest times of their lives. As our People Support Officer your personality and creativity will be key in shaping the culture we want for our colleagues, and you will see the positive impact of your contribution every day.

Please find full details of how to apply via our website in the advert below. The deadline for application submissions is 23:59, Thursday 22 May 2025.

We are striving to better represent the young people we support and therefore are particularly keen to increase applications from minoritized ethnic groups, Black/Black British, Muslim and male candidates as they are currently under-represented in our organisation. We also encourage applications from people with relevant lived experience.

If you need an adjustment to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.

Who are we?
We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people. At 1625ip we are driven by Social Justice and Passion: we strive to do something that matters and take pride in seeing the results of our work in social outcomes and improving young people’s lives.

What you will be doing:
Ideally, you will have gained experience in an administrative function and be keen to steer and develop your existing skills in a People role. If you have other relevant experience, we want to know what you learned from it, the values it clarified for you, and how you would successfully transfer your existing skills into this role.
• Being a master puppeteer when it comes to organising your workload, with a strong work ethic and enthusiasm for working autonomously to keep our time-sensitive processes moving, you will coordinate our recruitment process, communicating with managers and applicants throughout.
• Being someone who goes out of their way to make things work for people, thinking of creative solutions and owning their role proactively to achieve positive outcomes, you will create a positive induction experience for new colleagues, setting the tone for a great start at 1625ip.
• Being a stickler for detail who takes ownership of records and data management systems, communicating relevant information to everyone who needs to know, you will maintain high-quality records across different platforms, including leave records and DBS checks, making sure we fulfil our obligations as an organisation.
• Being a skilled communicator who can empathise with the needs of others across teams and share information with clarity, you will support managers with the use of our people management system, empowering them to be confident in the procedures that support their people.
• Being someone who cares about the welfare of young people and feels connected to our organisational vision of a world where every young person is supported to access what they need and thrive, you will practice values of self-awareness and reflection and carry yourself with integrity, by working in a discrete and sensitive manner, an essential aspect of any People role.
• Being someone who embraces change with enthusiasm and resilience, you will consistently bring a fresh perspective and embrace opportunities to share your views on how we can make things better for colleagues. You will do this through collaboration with the People Team to fulfil team objectives, making a mighty contribution to a dedicated team of four. You will also collaborate with other Team Administrators.
You will be in the People team and your line manager will be our People Director.

At 1625ip we are led by our Competency Development Framework. This connects our values to our behaviours in everything we do and gives us the tools to develop. The framework ensures our recruitment is better informed, applications and interviews are behaviourally based, and job profiles are developed on the ‘how’ of a job.
No prior experience? No problem! We believe in your potential and are committed to providing training and support to help you thrive. If you have transferrable skills and you are interested in this role, but you are worried about the application process, please get in touch with us. We encourage you to have an informal chat with the recruiting manager to discuss how your personal or professional experience and skills could be transferred to this role. Details of how you can do that are further down in this advert.
Contract details
• Hours per week: 37.5
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay: £27,711-£29,093 (NJC 12-15, starting on point 12)
• The location: Your base will be our Kingsley Hall office, close to Bristol’s main train and bus stations as well as the vibrant Bristol city centre. As a team we work from our office two days per week. You can work remotely the rest of the time.
Important dates
• Application deadline closes: 23:59, Thursday 22 May 2025
• If you have not heard from us by the end of the day on Tuesday 27 May 2025, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
• Interviews are on Tuesday 03 June 2025.
Application information
Ready to see yourself in this rewarding role? We can’t wait to hear from you.
• To access the Job Pack and submit an application, please visit the vacancy page on our website.
• You will be asked to answer six amount questions at the end of the Word application form. These are required to ensure your application can be shortlisted.
• Please note the online e-application form cannot be saved so we recommend you prepare your Word application form before you start filling in the e-form.
• Please get in touch with us if a hard copy of the application form would be preferred. We will organise a time for you to collect it from and return it to Kingsley Hall (our main office in Old Market). An online application will then be created for you.

A few benefits at 1625ip
In return for your dedication, we offer:
• A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus all Bank Holidays
• Employee Health Cash Plan with HSF
• A supportive and approachable team with an emphasis on colleague wellbeing
• “1625 Independent People is an amazing organisation, and I feel very lucky to work here”, Colleague Wellbeing Survey 2024.
• “I couldn’t be happier with the opportunities and support I have received in my career progression that has led me to my dream job!” See what other colleagues have said about their career development with us, on the vacancy page of our website.
• 1625ip is a Disability Confident Employer.

Contact us
• To have an informal chat about the role, please contact Sanja Taylor: sanja.taylor@1625ip.co.uk
• If you have any queries, please email jobs@1625ip.co.uk
• For support with your application should you need it, Future Bright – WECA provide free coaching.

Equitable opportunities for everyone
We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers and encourage applications.

As an organisation who safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. Successful candidates will need to provide our organisation with sufficient documentation to prove ID. We comply fully with the DBS code of practice and undertake to treat all applications for positions fairly. For successful candidates with a criminal record, a risk assessment process will take place with the recruiting manager.

We also pride ourselves on being an equitable opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We have committed to being a Disability Confident Employer, and have made the Menopause Workplace, Mental Health at Work, and Bristol Equality Charter pledges.

Please see our Policies section on the website, for further information.

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£27,711-£29,093 (NJC 12-15, starting on point 12)

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Summary of Role:

DHI are currently recruiting a full-time Housing Officer to join our Home Turf Lettings Team who will be responsible for a portfolio of tenancies and properties (approximately 50 units); ensuring HTL tenants are able to sustain and succeed in their tenancies and delivering excellent property management.
Home Turf Lettings is a social lettings agency working across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath and North East Somerset to provide long term affordable homes for people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. We have helped hundreds of tenants find quality, affordable accommodation within the private rented sector.
You will be joining an experienced team of property and support professionals that work hard to support each other, and to deliver an exceptional service to our clients
A Driving licence with access to a vehicle and the willingness to use it for work travel is essential.

About You
At DHI we highly value transferable skills and life experience. If you have good organisational skills, can manage relationships, solve problems, and are resilient, adaptable and flexible then we would love to hear from you.
Your background could be from anywhere where you have needed to apply problem solving and motivational skills. Teaching, ex-armed forces, customer service are all examples of just some professions where we believe these transferable skills are often found, or you may have lived experience.

Our Values
We are an award winning charity that challenges social exclusion by supporting people to achieve their potential and our values underpin this.
If you share DHI’s values of flexibility, stimulation, self- direction and zest for life, then we encourage you to apply.
We look forward to exploring these with you during the interview process should you be successful at the shortlisting stage.

What We Offer
We offer a variety of training to enable the successful candidate to develop and thrive within this role including within motivational interviewing techniques, professional boundaries and housing.
As an employee of DHI, you will have also access to our Employee Assistance Programme, our Cycle Scheme, 26 days paid annual leave/up to 31 days paid leave (service-related), company pension scheme and Charity Worker Discounts. You will also have the option to take part in DHI’s on-call service which is paid at an additional £100 per week.

Next Steps
If you’d like to know more about the role contact: Nik Browne to arrange an informal discussion. Or to apply for the Supported Housing Worker vacancy please follow the link below:

How to Apply
To apply for this role please provide a CV and covering letter and send to recruitment@dhibath.org.uk by midday on 3rd May 2024.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted on a rolling basis, vacancies may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

All applicants are required to submit a covering letter that should address the following questions in no more than 500 words maximum.

State how you meet the requirements within the Person Specification
What do our core values mean to you in relation to this role?
We strongly encourage you to complete our Equality & Diversity monitoring form to help us achieve a diverse workforce. The form does not form part of the selection process. Please also tell us where you saw the post advertised.

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£28,624 

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Summary of Role:

We’re looking for a friendly, experienced health coach to join our small team of Physical Activity Link Workers. Working across South Gloucestershire, you will support people to become more physically active using a person centred, judgement-free approach, build confidence and emotional resilience, and connect them to their community.

In this role, you can expect to:

Provide one-to-one and small group support to people, based on what is important to them, to improve their levels of ‘activation’ including addressing the wider determinants of health (debt, poor housing, un/under-employment).
Manage and prioritise a caseload in accordance with people’s needs and priorities.
Establish effective working relationships with a range of agencies to facilitate a joined up approach to people’s action plans.
Work flexibly, adapting to the needs of the service and client group while maintaining the integrity of the role.

Job Tenure:

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£27,401 per annum (pro rata)

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