Hours: 24 hours per week, (flexible working basis, including occasional evening and weekends)
Salary: £42,000 – £45,000 gross per annum pro rata, depending on experience
Location: Community First offices in Hopton Park, Devizes
Community First is a dynamic charity committed to supporting communities across Wiltshire and Swindon. Our team goes the extra mile to create brighter futures for those living and working in the county. Putting people first is at the heart of everything we do.
The Role
As a leading charity based in Devizes, Wiltshire we are looking to appoint a highly experienced and dynamic finance professional to support the Chief Executive and the Board through the next phase of growth and development of the organisation. The Head of Finance is a key post within the organisation and is also the Company Secretary.
The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant, and a good team player committed to the charity sector. You will have the ability to bring strategic financial management to multiple and complex areas of work. A recent working knowledge of charity finance is desirable but not essential.
The successful candidate will be employed on an annual contracted hours basis allowing for flexible working arrangements by agreement. Benefits package includes 25 days’ paid holiday pro rata, pension scheme, flexible working conditions, mileage allowance and training opportunities.
Due to the nature of the work, you will be required to undertake a satisfactory DBS check.
Hours: 21 hours per week, includes occasional evening and weekend work
Salary: £11,769 gross per annum (£20,456 FTE) / Pay Scale 320
Location: Community First offices in Hopton Park, Devizes
Community First is a dynamic charity committed to supporting communities across Wiltshire and Swindon. Their team goes the extra mile to create brighter futures for those living and working in the county. Putting people first is at the heart of everything they do.
The Role
This is an exciting post for a well organised, confident, adaptable and motivated individual to provide administrative support for the Village Hall and Parish Council Insurance Scheme.
You will have a thorough understanding of Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel, and have good written and verbal communication skills. It is essential that you have a good telephone manner and that you are confident in dealing with a wide variety of people. Previous experience of working in an insurance environment is not necessary as full training will be given.
Benefits package include 25 days’ pro rata paid holiday, staff pension scheme, flexible working conditions and training opportunities.
To download a, job description, person specification and an application form for this job, please visit http://www.communityfirst.org.uk/vacancies. Please note we are unable to accept CVs.
Closing date: Midday, 27th June 2019 Interviews: 10th July 2019
For additional information, please contact Samantha Beale, Head of Finance on 01380 732803 or sbeale@communityfirst.org.uk
Community First is an Equal Opportunities Employer
This year’s Armed Forces Day Swindon is happening on Saturday 22nd June 2019 at Faringdon Road Park, Swindon, from 11:00 – 17:00.
Celebrating the work of our Armed Forces and the dedication of our local military community, this day will be packed full of fun for all the family, for just a small entrance fee. There will be free entry for any military personnel or veterans.
The festivities will start at 11:00 with an official opening by the Mayor of Swindon and our patron Robert Buckland MP, and a gun salvo from the Garrison volunteers.
The organisers have a full programme of events taking place in our arena during the day, including pupils from Ferndale School who will be singing during the afternoon and our local Army Cadets who will be doing a marching display. Chippenham Morris Men will be dancing during the day and there will be a martial arts display and fitness displays.
A military displays provided by the Garrison Volunteers, the Dorset Regiment Living History Group, the Royal Wessex Yeomanry and cadet groups.
Stalls will be provided by several military charities, our local Nepalese community, local facilities and local welfare support services. The Swindon Morris Minors club and Swindon Town Football in the Community will be there too.
Music will be provided by Swindon 105.5. A wide variety of food, drink and refreshments will be available all day.
So come along, show your support for our Armed Forces, and have some fun along the way.
If you would like to help, there are a variety of ways that you can get involved. The deadline for submitting a participator’s application form is 08th June, so do please contact the organisers as soon as possible.
There will be a photo opportunity at Midday on Saturday 8th June 2019 at the Army Reserve Centre, Church Place, Rodbourne. The organisers would be delighted to see you there and you can talk more about their plans then.
Swindon Social Enterprise Network Fourth Networking Event
Swindon Social Enterprise Network (SSEN) will hold its fourth “networking” event on Wednesday 5th June in Metro Bank, 1 – 4 Regent Street, Swindon, SN1 1JQ. The SSEN will be premiering its latest short movie produced by local social enterprise; Create Studios which focuses on the work of the Swindon Night Shelter and Becky Davison from the organisation will talk about their expansion in recent years.
The event will commence at 4.30pm with an opportunity to mingle with other attendees over tea/coffee/juice and biscuits. At 5pm a formal welcome, introduction to the event and update about the SSEN’s work will be delivered by a member of the steering group.
Becky Davison, who was one of the founders of the Swindon Night Shelter back in 2008, will talk about the work of the charity with the homeless and those in financial need. The organisation has grown rapidly in recent years and it now runs a hostel on a Friday night, the Haven day support centre, a busy warehouse, two “in the community” cafes and their latest venture: The Hub shop & café.
Becky realised some time ago that the charity needed to move towards becoming more financially self-supporting and initially set up two community café’s. The most recent venture: “The Hub”, shop & cafe was set up last year and James Phipps, of the SSEN steering group has been working with Becky to further develop and optimize the business over the past few months.
Becky says; “It’s been a blessing working with James. We now employ a part-time shop and a part-time café manager and alongside all the wonderful volunteers we now make an ongoing profit which makes a significant contribution to the costs of our outreach activities. Our experience has been such that we would encourage any charity to investigate creating a trading income stream”.
The event will finish with a further opportunity to network and informally talk to Becky and members of the SSEN steering group closing at around 6-6.15pm.
Hours: 25 hours per week, (flexible working basis, including occasional evening and weekends)
Salary: £15,868 gross per annum (£23,166 FTE) / Pay Scale 400
Location: Community First offices in Hopton Park, Devizes
Community First
Community First is a dynamic charity committed to supporting communities across Wiltshire and Swindon. Their team goes the extra mile to create brighter futures for those living and working in the county. Putting people first is at the heart of everything they do.
The Role
They are now looking for a dynamic self-starter to promote and support the development of Link Schemes including our new Connect 2 Wiltshire programme which aims to tackle loneliness. Experience in outreach and community organising approaches will be of benefit, along with highly established organising and administrative skills.
They are looking for an individual with a caring and patient nature, committed to making the lives of others better.
Due to the nature of the work, you will be required to undertake a satisfactory DBS check.
To download the job description, person specification and an application form for this post please visit https://www.communityfirst.org.uk/vacancies. Please note they are unable to accept CVs.
Closing date: Midday on Tuesday 28th May
Interview date: Wednesday 5th June
If you would like to find out more about this position, please contact Harry Tipple, Head of Community and Business Development on 01380 732824 or htipple@communityfirst.org.uk
Community First is an equal opportunities employer.
VAS Awarded Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Bronze Award
We are proud to announce that VAS has been awarded a Bronze Award by the Ministry of Defence. As one of just over 300 businesses across the UK to have received the award so far in 2019, this is recognition of our commitment to demonstrate and advocate support to the armed forces community, and align our values with the Armed Forces Covenant.
We pledge that those who have served and their families, should be treated with fairness and respect in the communities, economy and society that they serve.
VAS will be actively promoting our commitment to being armed forces-friendly and are open to employing reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
The Armed Forces Covenant focuses on helping members of the armed forces community have the same access to services and products as any other citizen.
This support is provided in a number of areas including:
To find out more about the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme or to find out how your organisation can be a part of the scheme please visit the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Website
Independence Project Coordinator at Swindon Advocacy Movement
Hours: Full time / Part Time (Flexible working available including job share opportunity)
Salary: £19,500 to £21,700 depending on experience.
Swindon Advocacy Movement (SAM) has a well established reputation of providing a range of advocacy services for people with learning disabilities in Swindon. We are passionate about speaking out for the most vulnerable in our society and offer flexible and responsive services enabling people to access their rights within health and social care.
SAM has the exciting opportunity to deliver a new innovative social inclusion service which will enable and empower adults with learning disabilities to develop skills for independent living, build confidence and access opportunities in the community.
They are now looking for dynamic project coordinators to develop and facilitate this work.
Do you have experience in supporting adults with learning disabilities to become more independent? Have you facilitated groups for adults with learning disabilities to access the community? If so, we want to hear from you to join our committed and friendly team!
They need a non-judgemental, compassionate, person with excellent communication skills who enjoys working with others to make positive change happen.
If you would like more information please email us at anniebaker@swindonadvocacy.org.uk for our application pack. If you have any questions please ring 01793 542266 and ask for our Community Advocacy Manager, Annie Baker.
Closing date for applications is midday Monday 20th May
Interviews will take place on Thursday 23rd May
Swindon Advocacy Movement is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Swindon Advocacy Movement expects all staff and volunteers to share that commitment.
Swindon Advocacy Movement is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from anyone regardless of disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
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