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Summary of Role:

Southern Brooks is looking for a new Dementia Project Coordinator who can use asset-based community development values and practices to work with people living with dementia, their carers and other stakeholders to make changes in their lives.

Southern Brooks has delivered Dementia awareness work within Southern Brooks for a decade, overseeing the South Gloucestershire Dementia Action Alliance and establishing successful Memory Cafes in Patchway (now run independently) and on the Kingswood-Soundwell border, which runs twice each month, 23 sessions per year – we only break for Christmas.

We are looking for someone with significant community development skills, and an understanding and experience of working with people living with dementia to support the development of South Gloucestershire as a dementia friendly community, working with South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) and partners, and further developing the South Gloucestershire Dementia Action Alliance. (SGDAA)

If you were already in this role, you might be doing some of these things this week:

Identify opportunities and develop relationships with local business, voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations and statutory services to improve knowledge about dementia.
Participate in the SGC Age Friendly Communities work and contribute to recommendations in relation to the SGC Dementia Strategy.
Promote better understanding of dementia across communities and Equalities groups, to reduce stigma and discrimination and promote independence.
Coordinate and manage the SGDAA steering group meetings

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Annual/Pro rata salary:

£25,214 pro-rata

Dementia Project Coordinator – Southern Brooks Community Partnerships

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Summary of Role:

North Bristol Advice Centre (NBAC) is recruiting a Head of Services to oversee the management and operations of our advice services, supporting our staff and volunteers to deliver a quality and expert service that meets the needs of our communities.
This is a key role within NBAC, ensuring good communication and working across our busy teams. You will be responsible for managing efficient and effective operational systems including IT, Recruitment and HR; support and supervise our advice support volunteers; lead on data and  monitoring, providing reports and performance management information as required; and ensure compliance with GDPR.
Working alongside the Director, you will contribute to the development of new and existing community-based services in line with our strategic aims.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and committed team. NBAC actively supports the wellbeing of our staff and volunteers, offers flexible/hybrid working, relaxed dress-code, and provides training opportunities and professional development.
For more information please visit: www.northbristoladvice.org.uk.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Katherine Tanko 0117 951 5751 or 
katherine@northbristoladvice.org.uk

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Annual/Pro rata salary:

£32,104 per annum pro rata (+ 4% employer contribution to contributory pension scheme – after qualifying period)

Head of Services | NBAC (northbristoladvice.org.uk)

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Summary of Role:

We are recruiting for a Senior Operations Officer to join the Quartet team.
As our Senior Operations Officer, working closely with the Head of Operations, you will play a vital role in the smooth running of our organisational operations. The remit of the role covers a wide range of functions including senior officer responsibility for ICT systems, office management, building management, and also contributing to Quartet’s strategy in response to carbon reductions and equality, diversity and inclusion.

The ideal candidate for this role will have previous relevant ICT experience, operational experience of supporting a team in an office environment – preferably for a charity or not for profit organisation – and will have the necessary skills to work both practically and professionally with staff and trustees, tenants, and other third parties to deliver the best possible operational delivery across Quartet’s varied services.

If you are an operations professional with both a technical and practical approach and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, please do consider applying for this role.

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Annual/Pro rata salary:

£33,000 per annum

Apply Now: Senior Operations Officer – Quartet Community Foundation (quartetcf.org.uk)

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Summary of Role:

Main purpose of job: Manage a team of workers who support adults being discharged
from hospital or living at home with no social care package, and work towards preventing
readmission.

Main duties
· Work in partnership with voluntary and statutory sector organisations (e.g. Age UK
South Gloucestershire, Age UK Bristol, Alliance Homes, British Red Cross, NHS, and
South Gloucestershire Council) to design and deliver a new approach to non-
regulated adult social care and community-based support to speed up discharge from hospital and/or avoid readmission. · Manage the hospital link worker project that supports speedier discharge from hospital. · Manage the Welcome Home project that delivers support in people’s homes on discharge from hospital and/or works to prevent readmission. · Manage team leaders. · Manage project budgets. · Set up and implementing effective referral pathways · Set up and implementing robust recording and monitoring systems · Compile reports to submit to funders · Monitor progress and provide learning to the steering group so that a future business model can be agreed and developed collectively. · Set up and run an operational working group to include partner organisations. Deliver direct services to clients if required. · Identify and pilot the use of assistive technology to support delivery.

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Annual/Pro rata salary:

£30,255 per annum

Community Social Care Manager – Southern Brooks Community Partnerships

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Summary of Role:

SEND and You are recruiting for an Area Practitioner for the South Gloucestershire area to join our team. If you have knowledge, interest in or experience of Special Educational Needs or Disability (SEND) and can work effectively with children, young people and families, as well as other professionals – we’d like to hear from you!

This role involves face-to-face meetings, running drop-in and small group information sessions, and targeted outreach activities within identified communities as well as responding to enquiries to our Information, Advice & Support (IAS) Line. We are looking for an excellent team player with resilience and a strong focus on improving outcomes for children, young people and their families. You will be an excellent communicator, with the ability to deal confidently and professionally with a wide range of people. You will strive for excellent standards of customer service, showing empathy and understanding and offering timely information and signposting.

We will provide you with fully accredited training to carry out this role. The role is subject to an enhanced DBS check – for more details about the job and how to apply see our website.

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Annual/Pro rata salary:

from £24,948 to £26,845 per annum, pro rata

We are recruiting – South Gloucestershire Area Practitioner – SEND and You

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Summary of Role:

Do you have a passion for working with Disabled Children and Young People?
WECIL are recruiting for an enthusiastic Sessional Support Worker to deliver regular one to-one sessions, to Disabled
Children and Young People (some with complex needs and/or challenging behaviour) in South Gloucestershire. This
may be in the family home or the community.
The ideal candidate will be confident in working with Disabled Children and Young People in a 1:1 environment.
Regular travel across the South Gloucestershire area is required.

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Link to full information on job:

https://wecil.org.uk/contact/join-us/

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