Hi
I am the new Hackney Outreach Worker for the Mobile Repair Service. I am very keen
to promote this service to older people and therefore would like to inform members
of HSCF about the service.  The service is open to residents of Hackney who may need
assistance in getting household tasks completed by a reliable and trustworthy
service which takes the risk out of getting quotes for jobs for fear of bogus
tradespeople, poor standard of work and being 'ripped off'f.
It is funded by the Council and the services we offer include Quick fix things like
changing lightbulbs in inaccessible fittings, putting up/down curtains. Home
maintenance tasks like errection of flat pack furniture, putting up cupboards,
repairs to doors and windows, improved security to doors and windows, fitting
washing machines and other equipment. Plumbing,heating and electrical repairs. We
have additional services for over 75\&#039;s around Health and Security checks. 
So, please can I ask that people contact me to a) enquire about the service  b)to
let me know if you already know about the service and c) if you will recommend the
service to someone you know.
Many thanks
Gill Jackson 020 7272 3102  outreach@mobilerepairservice&gt;org.uk

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Hackney Volunteer Strategy Consultation - Your support needed

Dear Colleagues

About 2 years ago I made a presentation to CEN Executives about Volunteering in Hackney and asked for support in ensuring that volunteering becomes one of Team Hackney’s priorities as part of the Local Area Agreement, as a result there was a need to conduct a survey of the level of volunteering in Hackney and develop a strategy.

You may be aware that Hackney Volunteering Strategy is now out for consultation, Your Volunteer Centre is pleased to endorse the strategy and your help and support is needed again to ensure that the document is robust and endorse by Voluntary and Community Organisations by contributing your comments on the strategy, encourage your volunteers and members to contribute their comments as well.

The aims of the strategy is to support people to become active citizen in Hackney, encourage more volunteering opportunities, recognize the valuable work of volunteers in the Borough and encourage more volunteering.

Click here to download the strategy and the research report for your information.

Please contact the Community Partnerships Team on 020 8356 4066 or Volunteer Centre Hackney on 020 7241 4443 for more information and hard copy of the Strategy.

Thanks again for your support, encouragement and contribution to Volunteering.

Have a wonderful and enjoyable Christmas break; see you in the New Year.

Kind regards

Bisi Ojuri

Managing Director

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Seeking refugees for research into immigration system - help influence immigration practice

Dear friend,
Would you like to be part of our effort to influence immigration practice
for refugees and asylum seekers? 
Have you experienced difficulties with, or not been believed by, immigration
officers?
 Have you been questioned by immigration officers and had your application
rejected, before you were later given refugee status?
If so, we need your help to tell people what is really happening.
We would like to invite you to take part in a research study being
undertaken by two charities - the Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law,
and the Refugee Therapy Centre. The final report will go to the judges who
make immigration decisions, and we hope it will change the way they think
about refugee cases.
Please help us to change things for the better for people who have to come
to the UK to find safety.
If you would like to help, please do contact us.

Dr. Jane Herlihy        &         Dr. Aida Alayarian
j.herlihy@csel.org.uk                info@refugeetherapy.org.uk 
07941 967502                         020 7561 1587


Kind regards,
Aida
 
Dr Aida Alayarian
Clinical Director
Refugee Therapy Centre
1A Leeds Place
Tollington Park
London N4 3RQ
Tel: 020 7561 1587
Fax: 020 7281 8729
www.refugeetherapy.org.uk

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Hackney Housing Strategy 2010-2015

9/11/2009 to 8/1/2010

Current

Hackney Council is currently working on its housing strategy for 2010-2015. Members of public and interested groups have the opportunity to comment and shape this strategy.

Source LBH Consultation page

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Local News

Refugee Therapy Centre Director Winner of Voluntary Sector Achiever of the Year 2009

The Dods & Scottish Widows Women in Public Life Awards celebrate women leaders in society and seek to recognise and promote the work of women in politics, business, the civil service and community leadership.

The Awards which are now in their third year, aim to highlight the achievements of outstanding women role models amongst us.

Dr Aida Alayarian, co-founder and Clinical Director of the Refugee Therapy

Winner of - Voluntary Sector Achiever of the Year

Dr Aida Alayarian B.Sc., MSc. Doc.Sc., PhD. is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Child Psychotherapist since 1986 and Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist since 1998.

She is specialist consultant and researcher in refugees who have been tortured or traumatised by other form of human right violation. She has worked with refugee, displaced and immigrants’ families and children in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural settings with specific focus on torture and children. She trains and supervises psychologists, psychotherapists, doctors, social workers and counsellors, and is in demand as a consultant and speaker and seminar leader on refugees, torture, trauma, and related issues.

Prior to becoming Clinical Director of the Centre, she worked for seven years at London’s Intercultural Therapy Centre, NAFSIYAT, was Head of Therapy Services and Chair of the Panel of Foster Carers at the Childcare Co-operative. She also worked at the Brixton Community Mental Health, South London & Maudsley NHS Trust and at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trusts.

She is the co-founder and presently the Clinical Director of the Refugee Therapy Centre a charity in North London, providing psychotherapy and associated treatments to refugees and asylum seekers who have suffered human right violation. The Refugee Therapy Centre was established in 1999 in response to the growing need for a therapeutic service which respected, and worked with, the cultural and linguistic needs of refugees and asylum seekers providing people with the opportunity to be heard and receive help in their own language where possible or in English if they so wished.? Its central purpose is to help refugees and asylum seekers to feel empowered to deal with their psychological difficulties by providing specialist counselling, psychotherapy and support. The majority of the Centre’s therapists have a refugee or immigrant background and bring with them a wealth of linguistic, cultural and shared experiences. She is also a member of the Council member of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims.

She has written widely on the experience of refugees and asylum seekers who survived human right violations, and her current book is entitled “Psychological consequences of Denial; the Armenian genocide”.

Nominated by Laetitia de Radigues, Head of Brussels Office, International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

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Wider News

Compact principles should be written into contracts

By Paul Jump, Third Sector Online, 8 December 2009

Charity Law Association's response to Compact consultation also says agreement should be renamed

The Government should tell local authorities to incorporate the terms of the Compact into all their contracts with voluntary sector organisations, according to a Charity Law Association working party.

The recommendation came in the CLA's response, made public this week, to the Commission for the Compact's consultation on refreshing the Compact, which ended in October.

The working party, chaired by Stephen Ravenscroft, a partner at law firm Stone King Sewell, ruled out giving the Compact any statutory force.

Its response says the Compact is best seen as a code of conduct and that the best way to ensure it is implemented beyond central government would be to direct local authorities and primary care trusts to write its terms into their contracts with sector organisations.

It says the recommendation is based on experience in other areas where compliance with a code, such as the Cabinet Office Code of Practice on Workforce Matters in Public Sector Service Contracts, has been secured by writing it into contracts.

The working party says widespread ignorance and indifference about the Compact should be addressed by making it more "succinct and user-friendly".

It says the Compact should be relaunched with an awareness campaign and a new name that more clearly describes its purpose. Phrases such as 'partnership agreement' or 'memorandum of understanding' are far more readily understood in the sector, it says.

An updated version of the Compact, which sets out how public and third sector organisations should treat each other, is due to be unveiled on 16 December.

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Volunteers from under-represented groups

The interim findings of a recent research study looking at volunteers from under-represented groups have been published by the Commission for the Compact.

The research looks at the costs, barriers and benefits of engaging volunteers such as disabled people, single parents, refugees and asylum seekers. The steps taken during the first phase of the study included an online survey and detailed case studies of projects involving the target groups in 10 selected local authority areas.

To order hard copies, please email: info@thecompact.org.uk

To download a PDF of the research, please visit:

www.thecompact.org.uk

Source Compact News

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Home Office presses ahead with fast-track citizenship

By Kaye Wiggins, Third Sector Online, 4 December 2009

Plan to reward migrants who volunteer 'will be in place by 2011'

A scheme to fast-track citizenship applications from migrants who do voluntary work for charities will be in place by July 2011, the Home Office has pledged.

The Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Act, which was passed in July this year, contains the provision, which is expected to apply only to those who have volunteered with registered charities, rather than with smaller community groups.

The scheme will allow migrants who have been in the UK for five years to gain citizenship within one further year rather than three if they can prove they have been "active citizens" by volunteering.

Jo Liddy, the national lead for citizenship and permanent migration at the UK Border Agency, told Third Sector: "We will continue to look at the implications of active citizenship on all migrants as we move forward to the introduction of the policy in July 2011.

"We accept there are practical issues to address, including the potential impact on voluntary organisations. But we think it is right that those who volunteer receive the benefit offered by active citizenship."

Tom Brake, home affairs spokesman for the Liberal Democrats, who was on the House of Commons public bill committee for the act, said: "The implementation of this act is being rushed. Many of the serious concerns the sector has raised about it, such as the lack of resources to support more volunteers, will not be addressed on this timescale.

"The Government has also failed to address the fundamental flaw in the plan, which is that, in effect, it forces people to volunteer by giving them such a big advantage if they do. This is volunteering under duress."

Kerry Tweed, director of Greater London Volunteering, the umbrella body for volunteer centres in the capital, said expected cuts to funding would make tough conditions for volunteer centres even tougher.

"Volunteer centres are stretched to the limit at the moment, and the situation will become even worse in 2011, when this comes into force," she said.

"By allowing only registered charities to verify that a migrant has volunteered, the Government is cutting out a lot of opportunities for them to get involved in their local communities."

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The Reed Foundations Big Give project aiming to raise additional 1.5 million this week

Reed Foundation hopes to raise six million for charity

By Kaye Wiggins, Third Sector Online, 4 December 2009

The Big Give has 175 charities on board and wants to raise the money in only five days

The Reed Foundation's Big Give project, set up to raise £6m for charities in five days through matched funding, was launched this morning.

One hundred and seventy-five charities are taking part in the challenge, including the Prince's Trust, WWF and the National Trust.

Participating charities are hoping to bring in £1.5m in new donations this week to add to £3m already raised. The new donations will be matched pound for pound by the Reed Foundation to give a total pot worth £6m.

The Big Give ran its first matched funding challenge last year, raising £2m in 45 minutes, with an average donation of £1,400.

The scheme was criticised last month for being too complicated and for misleading charities about its ‘double your donation' pledge.

Alec Reed, founder of the Reed Foundation, last week told Third Sector he had set up the complicated system so that charities whose fundraisers who were intelligent and "on their toes" would benefit from the foundation's money.

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We cant just blame the recession - JRF poverty report - poverty on rise since 2005

The numbers of people unemployed or living in low income households were on the rise even before the economic downturn, according to the Monitoring poverty and social exclusion report 2009 from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).

Some figures for educational achievement show continuing improvement, however, as do figures reflecting premature death and fear of burglary or violent crime.

The report acknowledges the significance of the recession but points out that underlying trends towards increasing poverty began in 2005-6.

Download the report (pdf, 283 kb)

7 December 2009

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Pre Budget Report 2009 - What does it mean for the Voluntary and Community Sector?

Submitted by Chloe Stables on Wed, 09/12/2009 - 15:49

A low key, business-like Pre Budget Report (PBR) from the Chancellor Alistair Darling today (9 Dec 2009):

Darling says government action has reduced the impact of the recession but concedes the downturn has been worse than expected.
No change to income tax.
VAT will return to 17.5% on 1 January, as planned.
One-off levy of 50% on bank bonuses above £25,000, to be paid by the bank, not the employee. Bonus levy expected to yield £550m.
At least £180m in public and private investment in low-carbon schemes.
Additional £200m for energy efficiency schemes, with extra 75,000 households helped by the warm front scheme.
Child and disability benefit will rise by 1.5% in April.
NI contributions up 0.5% in pre-budget report
50% tax on bank bonuses over £25k
Senior civil service pay bill to be cut by £100m

For the sector, £75 million for the Social Investment Bank and very little movement on Gift aid.
Read a summary of NCVO's reaction to the PBR.

What is your reaction to the Pre Budget Report, how will it affect you and your organisation?

Source

NCVO

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Government commits up to £75m for social bank in Pre-Budget Report

Finance | Tania Mason | 9 Dec 2009

The government will commit no more than £75m from dormant bank accounts as initial capital for a Social Investment Wholesale Bank, it announced today in its Pre-Budget Report.

The government confirmed it would "take forward further work towards the creation of Social Investment Wholesale Bank" and by next April's Budget would have finalised the model for the Bank and set out how the institution could grow over time.

The initial capitalisation would be "up to £75m" from the Dormant Accounts Scheme, "subject to the final volume of funds and alongside funding other priorities".

"The bank will aim to leverage in investment for organisations with social impact from a wide range of sources and improve their access to finance," the report said.

"The Bank will also aim to increase financial inclusion by
supporting Community Development Finance Institutions and credit unions, and contribute significantly to innovation in public service delivery.

"It would be mission-driven, operate at a wholesale level, and be independent from government."

VAT back to 17.5 per cent

There was little else in today's Pre-Budget Report for the sector to get excited about, observers agreed. The Chancellor’s announcement that VAT will revert to 17.5 per cent on 1 January, from the 15 per cent rate that it dropped to last December, will cost the sector around £60m-£70m, according to the Charity Tax Group (CTG).

And the news that employers’, employees’ and self-employed National Insurance contributions would rise by an additional 0.5 per cent from April 2011, on top of the 0.5 per cent increase announced in last year’s pre-Budget report, will affect charities’ wage bills. Estimates by CTG have put the cost to the sector of a 0.5 per cent NI rise at £50m, so the combined effect of the 0.5 per cent announced last year and the 0.5 per cent announced today could be a total cost to the sector of around £100m.

Gift aid and substantial donors

However, there were some positive references to gift aid and the substantial donor legislation.

The report said the government was continuing to explore how best to support the third sector through the gift aid system, and that its research into the possible effects of redirecting gift aid higher-rate relief from donors to charities would be published on the HM Treasury website on 15 December 2009.

“The government is considering the findings and hopes the research will stimulate and move forward the discussion of the options for reforming gift aid,” the report said.

Helen Donoghue from CTG said it was encouraging that the government still seemed willing to discuss options in relation to gift aid, but that the sector was conscious of the clock ticking down to the 2011 loss of the transitional 22 per cent relief.

The government also confirmed changes to its proposed substantial donor legislation, saying it would replace the anti-avoidance rules with new rules to deny tax relief on donations to charities “where the donor is party to an arrangement, the purpose…of which is to extract value from the charity”.

Don Bawtree, partner at auditors BDO, said this effectively meant the tax hit would fall with the donor, not the charity, which was “definitely good news”, but also widely expected by the sector.

John Conlon, head of charity tax at Baker Tilly, said the proposal "should have wide charity sector support and, hopefully, survive a change of government". The next stage of the process is for HMRC to work with the charity sector to produce draft legislation.

Welfare-to-work

Voluntary sector providers of welfare-to-work services could benefit from the government’s latest plans – Chancellor Alistair Darling (pictured) signalled his intention to extend the current scheme that guarantees a job or training for every 16 and 17-year-old, to all those leaving school next September.

He also announced that from next month, no-one under the age of 24 needs to be unemployed for longer than six months before being guaranteed work or training – previously it was 12 months.

And he promised more funding so that people over 50 who find themselves out of work would receive specialist and tailored support to equip them with the confidence and skills needed to get a job.

The Pre-Budget Report confirms that the Government will stick to planned levels of overall departmental spending in 2010-11, and announces that public sector current expenditure will grow by an average of 0.8 per cent a year in real terms from 2011-12 until 2014-15.

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NCVO launches shares with Guinness family investment house

Finance | Vibeka Mair | 9 Dec 2009

NCVO and the Guinness family's Iveagh Investment House have teamed up to create a share issue specifically for the charity sector in the £145m Iveagh Wealth Fund.

UK charities can invest in the 'NCVO share class' for a minimum of £50,000. In addition, a percentage of the NCVO share class will be used to create the Iveagh Bursary, a new educational fund that is being established next year to help smaller NCVO membership organisations to participate in NCVO conferences and events.

Lord Iveagh (pictured), chairman of Iveagh Prviate Investment House, said the share extended the Guinness family's tradition of philanthropy.

Stuart Etherington, chief executive of NCVO, added: "We're so delighted charities can now take advantage of Iveagh Wealth Fund’s strong record on investments at a reduced rate."

Iveagh Private Investment reported that its wealth fund's performance was up +2.5 per cent as of November 2009, compared to the FTSE All Share Index which was down -4.6 per cent for the same period.

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Funding Opportunities and Tenders

Funding for local resource centres extension of deadline to Xmas eve

capacity builders logo Capacitybuilders has launched an extension of its previous capital funding programme for community resource centres – with a closing date of Christmas Eve, but with priority given to applications received by 15 December.

More information on the fund is available on the Capacitybuilders website including a brief case study of bassac member the Retford Action Centre which received grant funding last year.

This fund might be useful for community anchor organisations looking to develop their building and extend their services, but at a level below the full investment element of Communitybuilders.

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Handyperson award

Applications are open until 15 December for the Home Improvement Agency awards, including a category for excellence in delivering a handyperson service.

The awards are designed to recognise the commitment and vision of the home improvement sector. There are several award categories, including one for a handyperson service. This award is open to all organisations - not just those working specifically in the home improvement sector.

To find out more, or to apply for an award, see the Foundations (the national body for home improvement agencies) website.

Source BASSAC

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Small grants for homeless people -up to £700

Of interest to Organisations dealing with: Homelessness,

Groundswell’s Grant Award Scheme offers grants to homeless people to set up their own projects.

Eligibility Anyone with experience of homelessness.
You are only allowed one Award per group. If you are agency who works with homeless people then please do not apply on behalf of your clients – encourage people to apply themselves. You can apply for a grant with Grounswell if you are an informal collection of people or a more formal group with a constitution.
They are aiming at new or small projects so you can only apply if your group has an annual turnover that is between £0 and definitely no more than £20,000 each year.

What For? They welcome applications from anyone with experience of homelessness, ie. rough sleepers, Travellers, squatters, refugees and asylum seekers, residents of hostels and B&Bs etc. Anyone without a secure tenancy. The project you are trying to set up can be a service user group, an arts group, a business, a charity – any kind of self-help initiative. They prefer examples of people working together, but if you are working alone you can still apply, as long as you can show a collective benefit for your project. Some examples of the type of applications they are looking for:

A group of people who all use a day centre and want to set up a magazine.
A group of hostel residents who want to start running a Resident Action Group.
A community of Travellers who want to convert a vehicle to be used as a classroom.
A group of squatters setting up an allotment.
A group of former rough sleepers setting up a market stall selling crafts.

How Much? Up to £700

Deadline Awards are made four times a year, but you can send in your application form at any time. 15th January
15th April
15th July
15th October

More Information http://www.groundswell.org.uk/grants_home.html

Source

Funding Matters - a service of Interactive Technologies Courseware Ltd
This attribution must not be removed.
© Funding Matters 2002

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Still time to apply to for lap top & years free broadband - get your group on line

BT Community Connections scheme. If your group is still looking to get online you can apply for a laptop and year’s free broadband connection today!

You can apply online at www.btcommunityconnections.com. Just remember to complete your application by Thursday 7 January 2010 at 17.30.

A list of all winners will be available on the website on Monday 8 March 2010.

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Up to £1000 revenue funding for new community food growing projects

Capital Growth - East London

What’s it all about?
Capital Growth - East London’ small grants scheme is for Londoners to benefit from a higher availability of affordable local food, by maximizing the use of land for food growing activities in the East London Green Grid area.

What are the grants going to fund?
We are looking to fund 10-15 community growing spaces in the ELGG area.

How much are the grants?
The grants will provide revenue funding of around £1000 per space.

What can the grants be used for?
The grants will enable new community growing projects in East London to receive training and skills support to help develop sustainable projects.

Grants are expected to be used for creating business plans, staff time (but not core operating costs), and training with the focus on bringing more local food to market in East London.

What if we need capital funding instead?
If you are interested in applying for capital costs instead click here for information about the London-wide capital grants that are on offer.

How can I apply?
If you live in East London and are looking for this type of financial grant and in-kind support to set up a new community food growing project, or have started a new project this year and need help with developing the project, complete the online application form.

What Borough’s does the grants scheme cover?
‘The Capital Growth – East London’ scheme is only open for projects in the following East London Boroughs: Waltham Forest, Hackney, City of London, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley.

What’s the deadline?
The deadline to receive applications is Monday, 11th January, 2010 at 5pm.

All successful applicants will become members of the wider Capital Growth scheme and will therefore receive further in-kind support until the end of 2012, including advice and access to low cost/free materials.

Apply for a 'Capital Growth - East London' grant

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Grants for extra curricular activities in state schools carried out by Vol & Community Groups

Transformation Trust have grants available for third sector organisations (TSOs) carrying out extra-curricular activities in state schools which are designed to inspire and enthuse young people. There is no minimum or maximum grant value. The amount awarded to each charity will depend on individual merit. The deadline for applications is 23 December 2009. Contact the Transformation Trust for further information.

Source Future Builders

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Tender- Strengthening Community Provider Leadership Training Programme

The Department of Health (DH) have a contracting opportunity available for the provision of a Strengthening Community Provider Leadership Training framework. The contract duration is two years with the option to extend for two further one-year periods. The time limit for receipt of completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) is 4 January 2010. Contact Melissa Fileppi at the Department of Health (DH) for further information

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Youth Sector Development Fund round 4 launched

The fourth round of the Youth Sector Development Fund (YSDF) has been launched. The YSDF aims to promote and support growth and build capacity within third sector organisations who deliver effective services and activities for young people in England, particularly the most disadvantaged.

The fund offers a mix of grant funding and business support and up to £10 million is available in this round to help raise the aspirations of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Bids should demonstrate how young people would be imaginatively shown the full range of options open to them in education and work, such as through taster sessions at universities or real experience of different careers.

The deadline for applications is 4 February 2010.

Pre-application workshops are being held on:

15 December in London, 10am - 2pm- CBI Conference Centre

16 December in Leeds, 10am - 2pm - Hilton.

To book your place email: ysdf@ecotec.com with your details and a confirmation email with agenda will be sent to you.

For more information, see the YSDF website here.

Source SYFAB

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£500-£1000 for Woodbery Down resident led groups for projects that benefit their local community

££ Genesis Community Chest on Woodberry Down Estate! ££

Grants of between £500 and £1000.00 are available to Woodberry Down resident led community / voluntary groups for projects or activities that will benefit people of their local community.

Closing date: There is no closing date for applications but we recommend that applications be submitted by the end of January 2010.

Please contact: Vitolina Samu (Genesis Community Grants Officer) on 020 8900 4780 or at vitolina.samu@ghg.org.uk

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Tender Islington : Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - Employment Support

Entry Date: 11/12/2009
Reference: S2G091211117388/01
Type of document: Contract Notice
Country:United Kingdom
1. Title: IMPROVING ACCESS TO PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT
2. Awarding Authority: Islington Council, Housing And Adult Social Services, 338-346 Goswell Road, Islington, Greater London EC1V 7LQ. Tel: 75278139.

Web: https://www.londontenders.org/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_opportunity?openForm&contract_id=CONTRACT-DNWB-7YEECQ&search_id=PLAN-SCHDNWB-7YLC5W&org_id=ORG-DNWB-74JHMQ&from=

Email:nicole.mccaffrey@islington.gov.uk (Ms Nicole McCaffrey).

3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: Islington Strategic Partnership and Islington Social and Economic Wellbeing Partnership is working with NHS Islington to provide additional employment services to support people with common mental health problems such as anxiety disorders or depression.

The service will deliver:

a)dedicated employment support for workless people,

b)dedicated employment retention support for people at risk of losing work, and

c)engagement and awareness raising activities with local businesses and employers.

Estimated contract start date: 19/03/2010
Estimated contract end date: 18/06/2011
Contract Period: 15 (months)
Anticipated Extension Period: 9 (months)
5. CPV Code(s): 85000000
6. NUTS code(s): UKI UKI1 UKI12,
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Not Provided.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: ISL-DNWB-7YEECQ
0910 -194
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Expression of interest end date: 22.1.2010 (12:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: Log in or register on the awarding authority website to participate.
12. Other information: TKR-20091210-CB-386950
13. Submitted date: 10.12.2009.

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Active Women - Themed Funding Round from Sport England

Active Women is a themed funding round from Sport England.

To be eligible for this funding round projects must demonstrate how they address specific barriers to participation in sport faced by either:

Disadvantaged women from communities in the 20% most deprived areas in the country. (Visit the Communities and Local Government website here to check your area is eligible)

Women caring for children under 16.

Projects must show how they will increase the number of women playing sport from either one or both of these groups by removing existing barriers and allowing women to play sport more often.

The deadline for stage one applications is 3 February 2010.

For more information on the Active Women themed round visit the Sport England website here.

Source SYFAB

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UnLtd Sport Relief - Do it award

The UnLtd Sport Relief Do it award offers up to £10,000 to young people aged 18-21 who have a sport or recreational activity idea that will help find a solution towards a social problem.

Ideas must be sustainable after the grant.

The funding can be used towards living costs.

The Do It awards will have deadlines for applications every 3 months, starting in January 2010.

It is recommended on the website that you speak to the Do It UnLtd team about your project before applying. An application form is available on the website here.

Visit the Do It award page on the UnLtd Sport Relief website here for more information.

Visit the previous UnLtd posting here for more information on the schemes available from UnLtd or visit the UnLtd website here.

Source SYFAB

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The Skinners Company Lady Neville Charity

deadline: mid-March and mid-September

The Skinners’ Company Lady Neville Charity was formally set up in 1978 following a bequest from Ralph Neville JP. Its aim is to provide grants that will make a clear and significant contribution to grassroots charitable organisations working in designated priority areas.

One-off grants of up to £1,000 are made to small registered charities and not-for-profit organisations. The priority areas are disability, local heritage, local community and performing and visual arts.

For further information, guidelines and an application form visit www.skinnershall.co.uk/charities/lady-neville-charity.htm.

Source

van

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Up to £200k grant available for expansion - £50k for start up deadline 15th January

Grants for social enterprises working in health and social care

Our new Start Up and Growth Grants are available until 15 January 2010 to social enterprises delivering health and social care services.

The grants are part of the Department of Health’s Social Enterprise Investment Fund.

Start Up Grants

Grants of up to £50,000 for social enterprise start ups planning to deliver health and social care services. They can be used for:

Concept or product testing/development
Capacity building-working capital (appropriate structuring, training, salaries, recruitment, legal advice, premises costs, IT)
Tendering costs
Other costs associated with starting up a social enterprise in the health and social care arena

Note: This is available to those organisations that have been trading for less than 12 months, or considering setting up a social enterprise in the health and social care sector.

Growth Grants

Grants of up to £200,000 for social enterprises working in health and social care that want to grow and greatly expand their services. They can be used for:

Expanding services
Capital funding (equipment/buildings)
Securing further contracts
Increasing income streams (increasing staff, cashflow, etc)
Tendering costs
Product development

Note: This is available to those organisations that have been trading for 12 months or more and are looking to grow/expand their services within the health and social care sector.

Application deadline

The application deadline is 15 January 2010. However, grants will be awarded on a rolling basis and there is only a limited pot of money available. In order to access the funding it is important that you submit your application as soon as possible. Any money awarded will need to be draw down by 31 March 2010.

For more information Click here to go to the website

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Scoping the Potential for Community Development Learning across the UK

Introduction
The Community Development Foundation (CDF) is looking for an associate, partnership or consortium of associates or organisation to conduct a scoping exercise to explore the appetite and potential for developing a suitable mechanism such as a model of collaboration or the creation of a pro-active network for sharing good practice and policy across the 4 nations in relation to community development.

Context
The Community Development Foundation (CDF) is a government public body and registered charity which was established in 1967 to cover the four nations of the UK. It is governed by a board of 15 publicly appointed Trustees, including representatives from each of the UK nations. Its head office is in London and there are offices, too, in Cambridge, Leeds and Cardiff[1] as well as home-workers. All CDF employees are based in England except one full-time Head of Operations, Wales, who is based in the Cardiff office.

In 2006 CDF established a four nations and Europe (4NE) sub-committee of trustees to "support the Chief Executive, relevant senior staff and the Board in their strategic responsibilities in relation to CDF's work across the Four Nations and Europe". Since its inception the 4NE sub-committee has played an important role in enabling CDF to give due consideration to the community development context across the four nations in all aspects of its work[2]. The 4NE sub-committee has also played an essential role in identifying and advising on the way forward for CDF in a climate of increased devolution[3], including supporting the creation of an independent Scottish community development body, the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) and the exploration of an appropriate organisational structure for Wales.

CDF aims to continue to play a significant role in promoting and supporting community development as a practice and as a profession within a four nations context, despite the changes in CDF's funding parameters following the change of its sponsor department from the Home Office (a UK wide Dept) to the Department for Communities and Local Government (An England only Dept). The requirement of CDF to justify use of its funding to a solely English-focussed sponsor department has highlighted significant difficulties with regard to funding work in or focussed on the other three nations. At the same time, the 4NE sub-committee remains alert to the need for CDF to act as a trans-national body promoting and supporting community development, not least in order to ensure that community development in England benefits from work carried out in the other three nations through the sharing of best practice and learning.

Current position
As the UK's leading body on community development policy and practice, CDF continues to have an important role to play in raising the profile of community development across the UK and in Europe and in supporting the sharing of good practice. CDF has recognised the need for a piece of light-touch research to be undertaken to explore the appetite and potential for a model of collaboration or proactive network across each of the 4 nations to establish a mechanism for sharing good practice and learning related to community development.

Associate requirements
The associate, partnership or consortium of associates or organisation required to conduct this research must have extensive knowledge of community development in the context of each of the four nations individually and pan UK. They must have sound knowledge of the key community development organisations in each country and across the UK. The contract also requires excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop good working relationships with senior personnel.

Scope of work
The exact methods to be adopted by the associate, partnership or consortium of associates or organisation should be presented in the methods paper but they will be required to meet or conduct telephone interviews with each of the four 4NE Sub-group trustees and CDF's CEO in the first instance to better understand the aspirations and scope for CDF's four nations work.

The objectives of the scoping are;

To ascertain appetite, need, barriers and solutions for bringing together key organisations across the four nations with an interest in promoting and supporting community development as a set of values and as a profession.
To identify what this collaboration would look like
To explore what subjects/themes might bring people together
To investigate how such a collaboration might sustained and the sources of support
To investigate whether there is role for CDF and, if so, what it should be.

Outputs
The associate, partnership or consortium of associates or organisation contracted to conduct this work will need to present emerging findings to a meeting of CDF's Four Nations and Europe Sub-committee of Trustees in London on 10th March and deliver the final report on 31st May 2010

Fee
The fee for this work is £16,000 including all expenses but excluding VAT payable on completion of the contract.

Timeline
Tenders should be submitted by midday on 8th January 2010

Shortlisted submissions may be invited to present their proposal on 14th January 2010 in Cardiff.

Contract begins 18th January

Present emerging findings to 4NE sub-committee on 10th March 2010

Final report 31st May 2010

How to apply for this contract
If you are interested in applying for this contract, please send;

A concise CV (no more than 3 sides of A4) for each person who would be invoved in the work specifying research experience, knowledge of community development in the context of each of the four nations individually and pan UK, knowledge of the key community development organisations in each country and across the UK, interpersonal skills and the ability to develop good working relationships with senior personnel.
A description of how you would approach this project including a methods statement with a timetable and a breakdown of costs (no more than 6 sides of A4 please).
The contact details of two people who are familiar with your knowledge of community development in the context of each of the four nations individually and pan UK.

To: Jayne Humm At: jayne.humm@cdf.org.uk

[1] Until September 2009 CDF also operated an office of 20 staff in Glasgow, the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC). In 2008 CDF Trustees agreed to develop SCDC as an independent body, partly to reflect the changes since devolution. From October 1st 2009 SCDC began to operate independently as a charitable company limited by guarantee.

[2] Light Touch Review of CDF's Four-nations and Europe Sun-committee (2006-8), Alison Gilchrist

[3] CDF's Work in the Four Nations and Europe - A Proposed Way Forward, February 2008. Alison Seabrooke

Salary:£16,000
Location:City of London
Closing Date:8 January 2010

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Jobs and Volunteering

THREE RESEARCH POSTS AT THE INSTITUTE FOR VOLUNTEERING RESEARCH

The Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR) is a specialist research agency, focusing on volunteering and voluntary action. It carries out a wide ranging research programme including research and evaluation for a range of government departments, volunteer-involving organisations and the volunteering infrastructure. IVR is an initiative of Volunteering England. Visit www.ivr.org.uk <http://www.ivr.org.uk/> to find out more about the team and our work.

We are currently seeking to recruit three researchers - two Heads of Research (fixed term, 1 year maternity cover) and one Research Officer (fixed term, until June 2011) to help develop and deliver IVR's programme of research. The primary purpose of the roles is to carry out research so as to improve knowledge and evidence base for the volunteering infrastructure and volunteer-involving organisations on the policy, practice and theory of volunteering.

Volunteering England has a generous terms and conditions of service package. This includes flexible working, 25 days annual leave plus 3 days to cover Christmas and New Year, six days paid Employer Supported Volunteering time, 5% non-contributory pension after three months service and an interest free season ticket loan.

These posts are based within the IVR, which is itself based within the Public Affairs Directorate of Volunteering England

Brief details are below, but job descriptions, application forms and further details are available online at www.volunteering.org.uk/vacancies <http://www.volunteering.org.uk/vacancies> or email: recruit@volunteeringengland.org for a full pack. We do not accept CVs

The closing date for receipt of applications for all three posts is 5pm Friday 18 December and interviews will be held in the week commencing 11 January 2010.

Head of Research - 2 posts available

Fixed term for 1 year (maternity leave cover)
Full-time, 35 hours per week
£35,053 per annum

http://www.volunteering.org.uk/WhoWeAre/jobvacancies/Head+of+Research.htm

You will carry out research at the Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR) by undertaking and leading projects, and reporting on findings; you will develop specific research projects and the IVR research programme as a whole, so as to improve knowledge for Volunteering England and volunteer-involving organisations on policy, practice and theory of volunteering. You will be responsible for line-managing research officers within IVR.

Completed application forms should be returned, by 18 December 2009. Successful candidates will be advised that their application has been shortlisted for interview by e-mail by 4 January 2010. If you haven't heard by the end of that week, your application has been unsuccessful. Interviews will be held on 12 January 2010

Research Officer (Pathways through Participation)

Fixed term - end date 03.06.11
Full-time, 35 hours per week
£25,520 (incl London weighting)

http://www.volunteering.org.uk/WhoWeAre/jobvacancies/Research+Officer.htm <http://www.volunteering.org.uk/WhoWeAre/jobvacancies/Research+Officer.htm>

The Research Officer will have a key role in delivering a research study into 'Pathways through participation: What creates and sustains active citizenship?' This is a joint research project between IVR, NCVO (the lead organisation) and Involve. Each organisation has a history of researching the different forms of participation that will be explored together in this project. The project has been funded by the Big Lottery Fund through its Research Grants programme. It is a 2.25 year project, which commenced in April 2009. The post will be one of three Research Officers appointed to work on the project (with one in each organisation). You can find out more about the project by visiting its website: www.pathwaysthroughparticipation.org.uk <http://www.pathwaysthroughparticipation.org.uk/>

Completed application forms should be returned, by 18 December 2009. Successful candidates will be advised that their application has been shortlisted for interview by e-mail by 4 January 2010. If you haven't heard by the end of that week, your application has been unsuccessful. Interviews will be held on 15 January 2010

Angela Ellis Paine
Director

Institute for Volunteering Research

Regent's Wharf

8 All Saints Street

London

N1 9RL

Email: angela.ellispaine@volunteeringengland.org <mailto:angela.ellispaine@volunteeringengland.org>
Direct line: 020 7520 8907
Switchboard: 0845 3056979

Web: www.ivr.org.uk <http://www.ivr.org.uk/>

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Stroke Service User Development Co-ordinator (Band 7)

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Job Title:: Stroke Service User Development Co-ordinator (Band 7)
Area of Work:: Stroke Services
Employer:: Tower Hamlets PCT
Department:: Older People and Rehabilitation Services
Location:: East London
Salary:: £35,747 - £45,353 pa inc

Job Type:: Fixed Term Temporary
Staff Group:: Allied Health Professionals
Pay Scheme:: Agenda for change
Pay Band:: 7
Working pattern:: 37.5

Closing Date:: 23/12/2009
Interview Date:: 14/01/2009

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PLEASE NOTE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS POST EARLY, SHOULD WE RECEIVE A HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS. WE NO LONGER ACCEPT PAPER APPLICATION FORMS - ALL FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE.

NHS - Tower Hamlets is committed to developing its workforce, to ensure staff and leaders across the local health and social care economy work jointly with local people in an integrated and innovative way to promote better health and improve services

You will support the involvement of people living with stroke in the development and planning of stroke services across Tower Hamlets.
Supporting the engagement of stroke service users from diverse backgrounds and with diverse support needs in feeding back on how services are meeting their needs, you’ll facilitate their involvement in the development, planning and delivery of services.
Qualified to degree level with experience in user involvement, you must have an understanding of the different structures within the NHS and social care and knowledge of Patient and Public Involvement legislation
and strategies.
This post falls within the Criminal Records Disclosure Policy and therefore a criminal record check will be applied for, for the successful candidate.
For more information, please contact Tom Penman, Head of Stroke Services email: tom.penman@thpct.nhs.uk or call 020 8223 8693.

We can provide assistance in accessing accommodation or the key-worker housing scheme including trust managed childcare facilities and are committed to providing flexible working for all staff.

Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test . The UK Border Agency requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit UK Border Agency website.

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Contact Name: Tom Penman
Telephone: 020 8223 8693

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Stroke Service User Development Co-ordinator Tower Hamlets PCT

Employer: NHS TOWER HAMLETS
Posted: 08 Dec 2009
Reference: PROOPSJAS60
Contact: Tom Penman
Contract: Contract
Hours: Full Time
Salary: Band 7 £35,747 - £45,353 pa inc

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Band 7 £35,747 - £45,353 pa inc

Fixed term until March 2010

You'll support the involvement of people living with stroke in the development and planning of stroke services across Tower Hamlets. Supporting the engagement of stroke service users from diverse backgrounds and with diverse support needs in feeding back on how services are meeting their needs, you'll facilitate their involvement in the development, planning and delivery of services.

Qualified to degree level with experience in user involvement, you must have an understanding of the different structures within the NHS and social care and knowledge of Patient and Public Involvement legislation and strategies.

This post falls within the Criminal Records Disclosure Policy and therefore a criminal record check will be applied for, for the successful candidate.

Quoting reference PROOPSJAS60.

Closing date: 23 December 2009.

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The PCT offers a wide range of flexible working options for employees as well as membership of the NHS Pension Scheme and Life Assurance

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Support Worker x 3 - AfC Band 3 East London Foundation NHS Trust

Job Reference:: 363-CH-1423
Job Title:: Support Worker - AfC Band 3
Employer:: East London NHS Foundation Trust
Department:: 363 C&H Community Dementia Rehab Team
Location:: London
Salary:: see advert

Job Type:: Permanent
Staff Group:: Nursing
Pay Scheme:: Agenda for change
Pay Band:: 3
Working pattern:: 37.5 Hours/Week

Closing Date:: 15/12/2009
Interview Date:: 11/01/2010

Support Worker x 2 - AfC band 3

Basic Salary for AfC Band 3 - £15,190 - £18,157 per annum plus High Cost Area Supplement (20% of Basic Salary, subject to a minimum payment of £3,947 and a maximum payment of £6,080 per annum)

Inclusive Salary - £19,137 - £22,104 per annum inclusive

An opportunity has arisen within with in our Dementia Services for three full -time Support Workers to join the team based at Homerton Hospital. The posts will be to work Monday-Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm.

The post involves visiting clients in their own home in the community and providing personal and intensive support for older people living with dementia and to offer support and advice to their carers.

Successful candidates will have relevant experience of working with people in a community care setting , and an understanding of the needs and aspirations of people living with Dementia. Must have good communication skills must be IT literate and be able to work well under pressure.

The service welcomes applicants whose first language is not English & who may be fluent in Turkish/Greek/Vietnamese.

For further information and general enquiries please contact Zoya Joseph /Eva Kisitu on 0208 510 8997

Please note: Interviews will be held week commencing 11th January 2010.

*PLEASE NOTE – IF YOU ARE SHORTLISTED FOR THIS POST YOU WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT VIA E-MAIL, PLEASE ENSURE THEREFORE THAT YOU CHECK YOUR E-MAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. ALL SUCCESSIVE CORRESPONDENCE WILL ALSO BE SENT VIA E-MAIL.

IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM US WITHIN FOUR WEEKS OF THE CLOSING DATE, PLEASE CONSIDER THAT YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SHORTLISTED ON THIS OCCASION.*

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date should we have an overwhelming response to this advert.

As part of our commitment to improving working lives, we have a range of innovative work-life balance policies and applications are welcome from people interested in working flexibly. Single Living accommodation may be available. Committed to equal opportunities we welcome applications from people who reflect the diversity of our service users including those with mental health problems.

For further information about our Trust please click on the link to East London NHS Foundation Trust website.

In line with the jobcentreplus two ticks symbol, all applicants who have declared that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for a post will be shortlisted.

All posts that involve regularly caring for, supervising, training or being in sole charge of children and/or vulnerable adults will be subject to an enhanced CRB check.

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Life Skills and Recovery Worker - AfC Band 4 East London Foundation NHS Trust

Job Reference:: 363-CH-1435
Job Title:: Life Skills and Recovery Worker - AfC Band 4
Area of Work:: In-Patient
Employer:: East London NHS Foundation Trust
Department:: City & Hackney Centre
Location:: London
Salary:: see advert

Job Type:: Permanent
Staff Group:: Nursing
Pay Scheme:: Agenda for change
Pay Band:: 4
Working pattern:: 37.5 hours per week

Closing Date:: 21/12/2009
Interview Date:: 11/01/2010

Description

Basic Salary for AfC Band 4 - £17,732 - £21,318 per annum plus High Cost Area Supplement (20% of Basic Salary, subject to a minimum payment of £3,947 and a maximum payment of £6,080 per annum)

Inclusive Salary - £21,679 - £25,582 per annum inclusive

Due to the expansion of the in-patients service at City and Hackney MH Unit, which includes the opening of a new ward we are looking to recruit band 4 Life Skills and Recovery Workers within the unit:

As the Unit is going through a major change in the way services are delivered there will be opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

A new ward will be opening early in 2010 and it is envisaged that it will be well resourced male only ward for patients with complex needs. The ward will have a dedicated specialist team including a Consultant Psychiatrist and input from both psychology and occupational therapy. The vacant posts are currently on our psychiatric acute admission wards, with the new ward being staffed by both experienced and newly recruited staff. The service has an active internal development/rotation process.

Applicants will need to have a mental health related NVQ level 3 qualification or be educated to degree level and have an ability to operationalise this depth of knowledge into clinical practice.

The post holders will focus on forming therapeutic, meaningful relationships with patients, they will use a range of interventions/activities to enhance their care and improve their inpatient experience. This will include assuming a lead role in specified areas, e.g. bi-lingual support, vocational and employment advice to service users, activities coordination, assisting in individual and therapeutic group work.

You will work with the qualified nurses to provide supervised primary nursing and deliver individual treatment packages with an emphasis on shared patient/staff ownership that forms on the recovery / rehab process and the need to work towards discharge.

You will need to be able to work with other staff members to develop practice on the unit, this includes physical health care, health promotion and working with patients to meet their own care needs during their stay in hospital.

The Trust is committed to staff development, there is an expectation that staff in these posts will utilise development opportunities and advance their careers in the nursing structure.

Applicants will also have to be able to demonstrate good basic word processing skills.

The Trust is committed to staff development, there is an expectation that staff in these posts will utilise development opportunities and advance their careers in the nursing structure.

Our service users come form a wide variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds and we are looking for a diverse staff mix to reflect this.

Please note: The interviews will be held week commencing 11th January 2010.

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Social Therapist - AfC Band 3 - East London Foundation NHS Trust

Job Reference:: 363-CH-1434
Job Title:: Social Therapist - AfC Band 3
Area of Work:: In-Patient
Employer:: East London NHS Foundation Trust
Department:: City & Hackney Centre
Location:: London
Salary:: see advert

Job Type:: Permanent
Staff Group:: Nursing
Pay Scheme:: Agenda for change
Pay Band:: 3
Working pattern:: 37.5 hours per week

Closing Date:: 21/12/2009
Interview Date:: 11/01/2010

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East London NHS Foundation Trust is a mental health trust which provides services to the City of London, the London Boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham. The Trust also provides forensic services to the London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest, and provides some specialist mental health services to North London, Hertfordshire and Essex.

We provide a range of community, outpatient and inpatient services for children and young people, adults and older people.

The Trust's Headquarters are located in Tower Hamlets. We operate from 47 community sites, four main inpatient sites and have 660 inpatient beds. The Trust has an income of £184.7 million and most of this comes from our local Primary Care Trusts.

The Trust is linked with the University of London, City University and South Bank University.

Basic Salary for AfC Band 3 - £15,190 - £18,157 per annum plus High Cost Area Supplement (20% of Basic Salary, subject to a minimum payment of £3,947 and a maximum payment of £6,080 per annum)

Inclusive Salary - £19,137 - £22,104 per annum inclusive

Due to the expansion of the in-patients service at City and Hackney MH Unit, which includes the opening of a new ward we are looking to recruit band 3 Social Therapist within the unit:

As the Unit is going through a major change in the way services are delivered there will be opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

A new ward will be opening early in 2010 and it is envisaged that it will be well resourced male only ward for patients with complex needs. The ward will have a dedicated specialist team including a Consultant Psychiatrist and input from both psychology and occupational therapy.

The vacant posts are currently on our psychiatric acute admission wards, with the new ward being staffed by both experienced and newly recruited staff. The service has an active internal development/rotation process.

The post holder will work closely with other professionals and nursing staff in delivering high quality structured meaningful activities for patients with mental health problems. The attitude, knowledge and skills required to practice are aligned to core activities that support the service user’s recovery and improve their clinical experiences.

You have to be able to communicate and care for service users with optimism and enthusiasm, spending time getting to know them and providing activities, which are meaningful and therapeutic.

You will need to be able to work with other staff members to develop practice on the unit, this includes physical health care, health promotion and working with patients to meet their own care needs during their stay in hospital.

The Trust is committed to staff development, there is an expectation that staff in these posts will utilise development opportunities and advance their careers in the nursing structure.

Applicants will also have to be able to demonstrate good basic word processing skills.

The Trust is committed to staff development, there is an expectation that staff in these posts will utilise development opportunities and advance their careers in the nursing structure.

Our service users come form a wide variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds and we are looking for a diverse staff mix to reflect this.

Please note: Interviews will be held week commencing 11th January 2010.

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Contact Name: Alan Clarke
Email Address: alan.clarke@eastlondon.nhs.uk
Telephone: 020 8510 8706

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Deputy Chief Grants Officer - City Bridge Trust

Ref No: TC179
Salary: £48,030 - £56,430 pa inc. of London Weighting(up to an additional £7,000 may be available)
Department: City Bridge Trust
Description: You will play a vital role in deputising for the Chief Grants Officer and in taking forward the grants strategy and internal management of London’s largest grant-making Trust, with a grants budget of approximately £15 million per annum. City Bridge Trust is a vibrant, innovative, independent grant maker, supporting charitable activity across London with several different programmes, including ‘Working with Londoners’ and ‘Greening the Third Sector’. City Bridge Trust is part of Bridge House Estates, an 800 year old charity which is responsible for the maintenance of the five City Bridges. The City of London Corporation is the charity’s sole trustee. In 1995, the Charity Commission approved a cy près scheme enabling the trustee to apply income which is surplus to bridge requirements to support charitable activity in London through grants and strategic initiatives. Since 1995, the Trust has distributed £230 million in grants. Noted for the quality of our monitoring and evaluation, we want to make even more of the ‘learning’ from the thousands of organisations which we have funded. Working closely with the Chief Grants Officer, the Monitoring and Evaluation Team and Web Manager you will be responsible for a new “Learning Strategy” which will add value to the grant making, through regular dissemination of lessons learnt, good practice and innovation. You will be educated to degree level with substantial grant making and management experience. With excellent report and more general writing skills you will also demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the Third Sector and the broader funding environment. You will lead a team of five Grants Officers and external advisors and consultants, as necessary. You must demonstrate a thorough knowledge of and commitment to performance management. Closing date: 12pm, Friday 8 January 2010. Interview dates: 5 & 8 February 2010. The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Location: London, EC2
Contact details: To apply online please visit www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/jobs Alternatively, please contact the Corporate Recruitment Unit on 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting reference number TC179. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732. CV’s alone will not be accepted.
Contact email: cru@cityoflondon.gov.uk - Please include your name and address.
Closing date: 2010-01-08

Documents: Information Pack TC179.pdf; Application Form.doc; How to complete the application form (PDF).pdf

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Head of Joint Commissioning

Directorate	Council Wide
Service Area	-
Salary	£62,460 - £66,366
Shift Pattern	Full Time - 36hrs, Monday / Friday
Closing date for applications	28 December 2009

Creating seamless services across health and social care

The Role
Specialising in Older People and Disabilities, Mental Health or Children and Young People, you’ll commission vital services for Hackney and the City of London.
The Requirements
Your in-depth understanding of the principles of World Class Commissioning will be supported by knowledge of current legislation relating to Adults’ or Children’s Services. You will also need the ability to manage projects and lead services at a strategic level.
Responsibilities
You’ll work across health and social care to ensure the delivery of integrated and seamless services. This will include overseeing budgets, as well as managing commissioning staff and project teams.
The Individual
With a senior-level background in health or social care, you’ll have experience of commissioning, service management, or contracts and procurement. Able to manage both people and resources, you’ll be financially astute with excellent interpersonal skills.
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Interview dates: 19th and 22nd January 2010 between 2pm-5pm

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Learning & Development Officer

Directorate	Children & Young People’s Service
Service Area	Children & Young People
Salary	£32,532 - £35,055
Shift Pattern	Full Time - 36hrs, Monday / Friday
Closing date for applications	26 December 2009

Coordinate our training in our professional practice team.

The Role
Hackney Youth Support Service is looking for an interim Learning & Development Officer to coordinate the delivery of NVQ3 and degree programmes to youth workers and managers across the service. This is an exciting time to join Hackney. We are a dynamic division and are currently recruiting pro-active and committed individuals to help us achieve our vision. As part of the Professional Practice Team, you will have an excellent opportunity to share your expertise in youth work and adult education while developing your understanding of systemic approaches to youth work and social learning theory interventions. There is a possiblity of renewal of this contact in April 2010.
The Requirements

A pro-active attitude and an organised working style are both vital, as is an understanding the statutory framework within which the Service operates. A track record in training and development in a relevant environment is important, as is experience of envisioning and implementing strategic plans. An understanding or relevant legislation would also be advantageous. If this sounds like an interesting challenge and you have the skills and experience we are looking for, this could be the role for you.

Responsibilities
You will develop and implement strategies and work with Managers to ensure that staff within the Service are offered innovative learning and development opportunities. You will provide specialist advice to ensure appropriate training (and other) interventions are delivered and evaluated to the highest possible standards. The successful candidate will be responsible ensuring that the Council is offering development opportunities to employees that are competitive and meet regulations. Analysis of the effectiveness of such initiatives is also important in this role so experience of delivering statistical information in an engaging manner would be an advantage.

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Internal Communications and Employee Engagement Manager LBH

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Directorate	Chief Executive's Directorate
Service Area	Consultation
Salary	£37,851 - £40,506
Shift Pattern	Full Time - 36hrs, Monday / Friday
Closing date for applications	21 December 2009

Delivering innovative communications through diverse channels

The Role
Managing the delivery of a wide range of channels in this varied position, you’ll create and deliver innovative internal communications that enable Hackney Council to engage, inform and inspire over 3,000 staff.
The Requirements
An accomplished networker, you must be able to forge lasting relationships across the Council and work in close partnership with Human Resources and Organisational Development colleagues. You must also be able to plan and prioritise a busy workload to achieve excellent results for a large organisation, within agreed budgets and timescales.
Responsibilities
You’ll lead the Council’s internal communications and staff engagement strategies and activities, making certain that internal and external messages are fully integrated. This means overseeing a monthly staff magazine and weekly e-bulletin, internal events, staff awards and networking and learning activities, as well as developing our intranet and new online channels.
The Individual
You must be an experienced internal communications professional who understands the local government arena and has a track record of meeting and exceeding targets. Articulate and persuasive, you will also be able to harness the talents of multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high quality employee-focused communications.

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Anti Social Behaviour Officer - LBH

Directorate	Neighbourhoods & Regeneration
Service Area	Safer Communities
Salary	£35,055 - £37,851
Shift Pattern	Full Time - 36hrs, Monday / Friday
Closing date for applications	17 December 2009

Lead the development and delivery of ASB reduction strategies.

The Role
You will be part of a multi-agency team that co-ordinates the management of ASB on behalf of a partnership, which includes the local authority, housing management organisations, registered social landlords and the police. Your role will involve leading the development and delivery of ASB reduction strategies for all partner agencies, as well as implementing ASB policies and managing the ASB cases for private tenure residents and businesses.
The Requirements
Skilled in influencing and negotiating, you will have the ability to establish effective relationships with partners, generating confidence and respect. You will also be positive about change with the ability to manage and implement change programmes. In addition, you will be flexible in meeting the need to occasionally work outside normal hours.
Responsibilities
You will regularly monitor and issue directions and instructions to partnership staff, including providing guidance and advice on the strategic framework and legislation relating to ASB. In addition, you will ensure partner organisations’ policy and practice are aligned with that of the partnership and promote the new approach to tackling ASB to existing services.
The Individual
A decisive individual, you will have sound knowledge of the regulatory and statutory framework which governs Community Safety, in particular concerning Anti Social Behaviour and Housing. You will also have a good understanding of ASB legislation, tools and powers used for prevention, support and enforcement.
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This is a 8 month fixed term contract. An enhanced CRB is a requirement for this role.
For an informal discussion about the post, please call the ASB Team Manager, Barry Scales on 0208 356 3137 or 07891 406 668.

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Courses and Training

Free Voice training- advocacy and campaigning

bassac is offering free training to help you improve the campaigning and advocacy skills of the groups you support.

This training will give you the skills and know-how to help organisations in your area to:

improve skills around campaigning, advocacy and influence
see how their issues link with those of other organisations
see the value of building trust and relationships to increase influence
action plan to increase influence.

The training session takes place over two days on 21 and 22 January at bassac's main office: 33 Corsham Street, London, N1 6DR .

To book or for more information please see our website.

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Certificate in Campaigning course

The Certificate in Campaigning is the first course of its kind for campaign and policy workers and covers all aspects of good practice.

Organised by Campaigning Effectiveness, NCVO and accredited by University of Roehampton, the 10 module course will improve your skills in areas such as planning, delivery, evaluation and strategic thinking. The next series starts in February and there are a limited number of bursary places available for organisations who are support providers. For more information go to the NVCO website or contact Susie Rabin 020 7250 2585 to book your place.

The Certificate in Campaigning is part of the campaigning and advocacy workstream, led by NCVO and funded by Capacitybuilders.

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ESOL for mums - 12 week pilot course focusing on ESOL for health access.

ESOL for mums - 12 week pilot course focusing on ESOL for health access.

( is open to women with no recourse to public funds)

Start date: Saturday 9^th January 2010

Time: 10am – 12 am

Venue: account3, 3 Birkbeck Street, E2 6JY

Number places: 12

Induction and registration: Saturday December 19^th 10am – 12

Aim: Improving speaking and listening skills

Toni Meredew MBE

Director

account3

3 Birkbeck Street

London E2 6JY

0207 739 7720 (phone)

0207 739 5087 (fax)

tonim@account3.org.uk

www.account3.org.uk

www.account3events.blogspot.com

Verbal Directions: from Bethnal Green Tube station walk towards

Whitechapel along Cambridge heath road, take first right at the post box.

Account3 reception is on the left hand side

e-Directions: www.multimap.com/s/RYwM2R2J

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Publications and Websites

How digital media can help empower communities

Media Trust releases digital media report

The Media Trust has produced a research report into how digital media can help empower local communities.

The research was undertaken as part of the Community Voices project. This project aims to encourage the use of digital media to engage those citizens who feel voiceless or uheard.

The Media Trust's report warns against a 'one size fits all' approach, but highlights the opportunity for Community Voices to add real value to communities that are currently isolated.

Read the report.

Source BASSAC

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Audit Commission -One Place - Look at how our public services compare

Are we being served? For the first time all public services to be held to account in Oneplace

Oneplace
This website features the results of the comprehensive area assessment, based on the collective assessment of six independent inspectorates. It assesses how local public services are performing in England, if they provide value for money and where they could improve.

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Government News

Pre budget report 2009

info4local: One stop for Pre-Budget Report 2009

Summary:

This special info4local page will give you easy access to all the latest information from across government on the Pre-Budget Report 2009 on Wednesday 9 December 2009. We will publish links to the information as it becomes available.

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Radical overhaul of support for people with mental health conditions

07 December 2009 10:30

Department of Health (National)

New specialist coordinators and dedicated advice lines for small businesses are part of a radical overhaul of support for people with mental health conditions.

Increasing job opportunities for people with mental health conditions and improving the wellbeing of workers is part of a wide-ranging new Government vision to enhance mental health services and boost the wellbeing of the whole population.

From today people with mental health conditions can rely on new support to help them manage their conditions so they can stay in work or get back to work as quickly as possible if they lose their job or have never worked.

The new support includes:

• The launch of a new network of mental health coordinators in every Jobcentre Plus district to better coordinate health and employment support at a local level and improve the employment chances of Jobcentre Plus customers;

• The launch of nine occupational health advice line pilots to give small businesses in Britain the support they need to keep people in work when health issues arise. This advice line will give employers direct access to occupational health professionals and direct employers to the advice and services they require;

• Ministers are also looking at ways to extend the highly successful Access to Work programme to specifically help more people with mental health conditions to get and stay in work.

Ministers from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Department of Health (DH) and the Cabinet Office outlined the Government’s vision.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Yvette Cooper said:

“The vast majority of people with mental health conditions work, but for some people it can be very hard to stay in a job. If people fall out of work and onto benefits it is even harder for them to get back into work as it can be a real knock to their confidence.

“We know that work is good for people and that’s why we want to give everyone the support they need to stay in a job, or get back to work. Today we are giving people with mental health conditions this support. We are also helping employers understand what they can do to help people stay in their jobs and manage their condition so that they don’t have to leave work and fall onto benefits at all.”

Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham said:

“Life-threatening conditions like cancer or heart disease prompt sympathy and understanding. But mental health is all too often shrouded in mystery, stigma or simply forgotten.

“Depression is a huge public health challenge – it affects one in six people and causes one of the main disabling conditions in this country. Needless deaths from suicide are the second most common cause of death in men aged 15–44.

“We are determined to tackle this by bringing forward a radical new approach to mental health. New Horizons follows a decade of record investment in mental health services - there are now more consultant psychiatrists, more clinical psychologists and more mental health nurses than ever before.

"This strategy includes a national roll out of our successful talking therapies programme, NICE guidelines, new action on suicide prevention and a plan to tackle the stigma shrouding mental illness.

“Good mental health services are a vital part of a modern, preventative and people-centred National Health Service."

New Horizons: A Shared Vision for Mental Health, launched today, is the Government’s new over-arching vision for mental health in England to improve services and help prevent people developing mental health illness. It will tackle depression for people of all ages; work to reduce suicides improve outreach to help excluded groups access support; and tackle the stigma around mental illness.

The DWP also commissioned a review led by Dr Rachel Perkins to offer advice on improving support for people who are out of work and have mental health conditions which is also launched today.

Dr Rachel Perkins said:

“People with mental health conditions remain among the most excluded within our society, particularly in the workplace. We know that work improves mental health and wellbeing and most people with a mental health condition would like to be in work and pursue a career.

“The review’s recommendations are wide-ranging and challenging for Government. However, at their heart they set a vision for how employment, health and social services can better work together to provide co-ordinated support for people with mental health conditions.”

The UK Government and the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales are also setting out its vision and support to help wellbeing at work for everyone and deliver better employment results for people with mental health conditions today through the following publications:

• Working Our Way to Better Mental Health: A Framework for Action is the first GB wide Mental Health and Employment Strategy. This practical framework for action sets out commitments from Government and expectations of employers, healthcare professionals, organisations and individuals. Successful action will improve wellbeing at work for everyone and deliver better employment results for people with mental health conditions.

• Realising Ambitions: Better Employment Support for People with a Mental Health Condition is a review commissioned by DWP and led by Rachel Perkins of South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust, supported by Paul Farmer of Mind and Paul Litchfield of BT. The review offers recommendations for improving employment, health and wider support for people with mental health conditions.

In addition the Government is launching:

• Work, Recovery and Inclusion a cross-government delivery plan for England to support people in contact with secondary mental health services into work. It also forms part of the UK Government response to the Perkins Review. It sets out a long term vision to radically increase the number of people from this group in employment by 2025, and to narrow the gap between their employment rate and that of disabled people generally

Mental ill-health is the most common reason for claiming health-related benefits and costs the economy between £30bn and £40bn through lost production, sick pay, NHS treatment as well as the personal and financial costs that result from being out of work.

The human, social and economic cost of mental illness is immense. One in six people have a mental health problem and it is the second most common cause of death in men ages 14-44.

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Consultations and Surveys

Business Contingency Planning

Have you ever considered how your business will function if hit by a disaster?

Or ever thought about the consequences of a catastrophe and how it would impact on your organisation?

Do you know how to identify the most significant risks and what to do to minimise the disruption?

Are you involved in Business Contingency Planning or work for a Small/Medium Enterprise (SME) and have to assist with or outline an Emergency Plan at operational and strategic level?

The cause of a disaster or catastrophe does not always have to be related to bad weather conditions, a fire or even a terrorist attack. Often it can be the small and unassuming factors that can have a disastrous impact on your business. In this economic climate it's vital now more than ever to protect your business from such incidents.

To help SMEs with their contingency planning, the CfA is working on a project to develop specific National Occupational Standards (NOS). These NOS are especially designed for SMEs, to provide them with relevant skills in terms of Resilience, Business Continuity and Disaster Planning.

During early January, we will commission a research consultancy to carry out a survey on our behalf.

It will identify the functions that administrators need at operational as well as strategic level to understand their business and the potential risks at each different level.

If you would like to participate in this consultation or in the Focus Group on 7th January please contact uta.sempf@cfa.uk.com

Uta Sempf
Standards & Qualification Manager
uta.sempf@cfa.uk.com

CfA
6, Graphite Square
Vauxhall Walk
London
SE11 5EE
www.cfa.uk.com
Head Office
+44 020 7091 9634 (tel direct)
+44 020 7091 7340 (fax)

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Consulting the Capital: London Councils voluntary sector commissioning programme 2011-15.

VSF/3SA and HEAR are holding a consultation event on 14th December (details below)

Don't miss out on this opportunity to inform the London Councils future commissioning priorities - there is £28m at stake and if your voice is not heard at this first phase of the consultation your sector and your beneficiaries may lose out.

From attending the public consultation events so far it has become apparent that policy and voice is one area that is particularly misunderstood.

VSF encourages equalities groups to come to this event and tell us how your beneficiaries and your sector would be affected by being deprioritised.

We would also like to hear your views on the added value of London Councils funding, the value of cross-borough, sub-regional and pan-London commissioned work and any equalities groups that should be targeted by London councils funding.

Come to the event and make your voice heard!"

Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre
108 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH

on Monday 14th December 14:00 – 17:00 (arrive 13:30 for refreshments)

Booking form and agenda

Send booking form back to gabriel@lvsc.org.uk

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Charity Commission urges charities to respond to Sorp consultation

By David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 4 December 2009

Changes could mean the sector risks losing 'one-stop shop' for accounting, says Andrew Hind

Charities must respond to an Accounting Standards Board consultation on public benefit entities, such as charitable, educational or housing bodies, or risk losing a "one-stop shop" for charity accounting regulation, according to Andrew Hind, chief executive of the Charity Commission.

Speaking at the launch of a report on views from the sector about the Statement of Recommended Practice, which governs charity accounting, Hind said the sector was keen to continue to have a single document containing all the information needed to prepare its accounts.

The ASB is currently consulting on changing generally accepted UK accounting principles to meet international financial reporting standards. The consultation is expected to lead to changes in the accounting regime for charities and other public benefit entities.

"In our recent consultation, the overwhelming response we've had is that the Sorp currently provides a one-stop shop for people preparing charity accounts," Hind said. "We feel the new solution must do the same.

"If you want to keep the one-stop solution, you should support us by responding to the ASB consultation.

"The Sorp framework is well embedded and we may think it is a permanent fixture, but that's not necessarily the case. Ultimately, the ASB must decide."

Ian Mackintosh, chair of the ASB, told the meeting that charities and regulators had strongly indicated that they wanted to continue with the Sorp.

He said the ASB wanted to see closer convergence between the charity Sorp and those used by other public benefit sectors such as education and housing.

A common standard might be introduced to cover reporting by all public benefit entities, he added.

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Have your say: Health for north east London consultation

The public consultation on Health for north east London proposals has been launched, and will continue until 8 March 2010. The consultation will give local residents, patients, stakeholders and other interested organisations an opportunity to give their views on new proposals to significantly improve healthcare in their local communities.

The consultation document and online questionnaire can be found on the Health for north east London website.

If you need any further information, please do let me know.

Kind regards

Esme Gibbins

Communications Manager - Commissioning

NHS City and Hackney │St Leonard’s Hospital │ A Block │Nuttall Street │ London │ N1 5LZ

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Social Inclusion & Recovery Strategy & Action Plan from East London Foundation Trust

You are invited to comment on the East London NHS Foundation Trust Social Inclusion & Recovery Strategy.

The deadline for submission for all comments is Tuesday 5^th January 2010.

Please submit your comments DIRECTLY to Eileen Dickinson, Acting Head of Social Inclusion eileen.dickinson@eastlondon.nhs.uk

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Have your say on the draft Hackney Wick Area Action Plan (Phase 1) Masterplan

1/12/2009 to 9/2/2010

Current

Hackney Council, in partnership with the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation and Design for London, have prepared a draft Area Action Plan (AAP) for Hackney Wick and want to know what you think about the principles and proposals in the draft AAP.

Source LBH website Consultation page

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Mobile Repair Service for Older People

Hackney Volunteer Strategy Consultation - Your support needed

Seeking refugees for research into immigration system - help influence immigration practice

Hackney Housing Strategy 2010-2015

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Refugee Therapy Centre Director Winner of Voluntary Sector Achiever of the Year 2009

Dr Aida Alayarian, co-founder and Clinical Director of the Refugee Therapy

Winner of - Voluntary Sector Achiever of the Year

Nominated by Laetitia de Radigues, Head of Brussels Office, International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

Wider News

Compact principles should be written into contracts

Volunteers from under-represented groups

Home Office presses ahead with fast-track citizenship

The Reed Foundations Big Give project aiming to raise additional 1.5 million this week

We cant just blame the recession - JRF poverty report - poverty on rise since 2005

Pre Budget Report 2009 - What does it mean for the Voluntary and Community Sector?

Government commits up to £75m for social bank in Pre-Budget Report

VAT back to 17.5 per cent

Gift aid and substantial donors

Welfare-to-work

NCVO launches shares with Guinness family investment house

Funding Opportunities and Tenders

Funding for local resource centres extension of deadline to Xmas eve

Handyperson award

Small grants for homeless people -up to £700

Still time to apply to for lap top & years free broadband - get your group on line

Up to £1000 revenue funding for new community food growing projects

Capital Growth - East London

Apply for a 'Capital Growth - East London' grant

Grants for extra curricular activities in state schools carried out by Vol & Community Groups

Tender- Strengthening Community Provider Leadership Training Programme

Youth Sector Development Fund round 4 launched

£500-£1000 for Woodbery Down resident led groups for projects that benefit their local community

Tender Islington : Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - Employment Support

Active Women - Themed Funding Round from Sport England

UnLtd Sport Relief - Do it award

The Skinners Company Lady Neville Charity

Up to £200k grant available for expansion - £50k for start up deadline 15th January

Grants for social enterprises working in health and social care

Start Up Grants

Growth Grants

Application deadline

Scoping the Potential for Community Development Learning across the UK

Jobs and Volunteering

THREE RESEARCH POSTS AT THE INSTITUTE FOR VOLUNTEERING RESEARCH

Stroke Service User Development Co-ordinator (Band 7)

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Stroke Service User Development Co-ordinator Tower Hamlets PCT

Support Worker x 3 - AfC Band 3 East London Foundation NHS Trust

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Life Skills and Recovery Worker - AfC Band 4 East London Foundation NHS Trust

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Social Therapist - AfC Band 3 - East London Foundation NHS Trust

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