An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Community Participation Team to lead and co-ordinate volunteering schemes that contribute towards the Council’s Pride in Our Community Programme.

Volunteer Coordinator:  Environment

Full time, permanent:  37 hours per week

The post holder will be required to undertake some evening and weekend working when required, which may involve some lone working.

This involves delivering against the Council’s priorities in relation to the local environment including the Street Champion and Snow Warden schemes.

• To be committed to customer care and to providing an efficient and effective quality service
• Possess good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with ability to talk to people face to face, on the telephone and in writing
• Be able to work on own initiative and work in a team environment by developing effective and constructive working relationships with colleagues
• The ability to organise a network of volunteers
• Work under pressure and have good organisational skills to manage workload effectively
• Ability to develop and implement effective project monitoring systems
• Good IT skills, proficient in the use of computer hardware and software, including Microsoft Office, GIS and corporate software applications

For further information please see the full job description.

For further enquiries please contact: Jas Bedesha, Service Delivery Manager:  01952 382101, or Louise Stanway, Team Leader:  01952 381106

closing date 10 July 2020

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Our indoor Job Junction sessions are not running at the moment but staff are still here to support you.

Please contact us for information on:

• How to create a CV
• Interview skills
• Application forms
• Redundancy
• Learn Telford courses
• Appointments with the National Careers Service
• Wellbeing activities

We can arrange appointments for advice over the telephone, by text, email or video. We can also arrange to meet you outdoors in a public place.

For more information or to book an advice appointment

please contact the Job Box on

01952 382888 or text us on 07794 999282

www.learntelford.ac.uk

This is a completely open competition which means your photograph theme can be anything - countryside, people, animals, architecture, weather, portraits, close-ups of flowers etc colour or black/white, funny, sad, serious.

Photos will be judged by Sabina of Flowerdog Photography

Prizes

First prize: Cream Tea for 2 delivered to your home

Runner Up: selection of 'Flowerdog Photography' blank greeting cards.

Maximum 4 PHOTOS per person please

All entries will be posted on Facebook (anonymous or first names only).

Good luck - closing date is midnight Friday 10 July. Send photo by phone to Jane on 07878 457141 jane.evans@telfordcarers.org.uk or Lucie on 07817 090054 lucie.roberjot@telfordcarers.org.uk.

Respond and reimagine grants provide funding to help museums, galleries and cultural organisations respond to immediate challenges connected to the Covid-19 crisis, and offer support to adapt and reimagine ways of working for the longer-term future.

This programme has been developed in response to our sector consultation which identified our priority areas for support: Audiences, Collections, Digital and Workforce. You told us what you needed; this is our funding to support you and your ideas as we adapt together.

Funding available

Respond and reimagine grants offer funding from £10,000 to £50,000. We will consider offering 100% funding.

Responding to now

These grants can provide practical support to fund what you need now. This could relate to costs connected to re-opening, such as staffing, equipment or training, or planning for future activities. We want you to tell us what will be most helpful to you. If your organisation is experiencing an immediate crisis with no alternative sources of funding, we can consider offering emergency support to help you manage during this difficult period.

Reimagining the next

We realise the situation is tough, but where we can, we want our funding to provide opportunities for organisations to get creative with an idea that might help them adapt for the future. If we fund you and it doesn’t work out the way you planned, that’s ok – daring to try something which might not work out quite as planned can provide valuable learning or help identify an alternative solution. As the landscape continues to change, we want our support to provide the flexibility you need to navigate the period ahead beyond reopening.

For information and application click here

We are pleased to announce that the next phase of funding from the National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus appeal has been released to The Community Foundation for Staffordshire, so that we can support organisations who are working with people affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Up to £170,000 of funding is being made available to Shropshire based organisations who are supporting people affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.  Funding is available as small grants from The Community Foundation for Staffordshire.

There will be three tiers of grants available;

Tier One - Applications for up to £1000 for small locally based groups who are supporting a specific village or estate. Decisions on these grants will usually be made within 2 working days.

Tier Two - Grants between £1000 and £5000 for organisations who are planning, or undertaking, larger scale work. Decisions on these grants will usually be made within 3 working days.

Tier Three - Grants between £5000 and £10,000 for more strategic projects, such as volunteer co-ordination, project co-ordination or where organisations are working in partnership.  Decisions on these grants will usually be made within 5 working days.

If you wish to apply for a grant from Tier Two (between £1000 and £5000) or Tier Three (between £5000 and £10,000) please call the office on 01743 295900 so that we can discuss your project and give you advice on applying.

All applications can be made by following the link.

https://staffsfoundation.org.uk/grants/covid-19-emergency-grants

/Do you have the enthusiasm and drive to make a difference for people?
Do you enjoy working as a team and representing people?
If yes, then we would like to hear from you. We are your independent community champion and local voice on health and Social Care, and we are looking to appoint 3 new Directors to our Board.

Vacancies
Chair of HWT&W
We are seeking an experienced and highly Motivated person, with relevant experience at a senior level, who would be comfortable working with the other local Strategic leaders within our area of responsibility.
• To lead the Executive Board and support our other Board Members & staff at Public meetings.
• To be the public face and voice for HWT&W during a time of significant change.
• To work with our Honorary Treasurer to ensure the sustainability of our services.
• To keep abreast of current thinking around Health and Care, whilst contributing actively to discussions on the future development of acute, primary, preventative, and other services; including our Sustainability Transformation Partnership and planned Integrated Care System development.
• To be aware of the needs of our diverse community in terms of Health and Care and disadvantage.
A Director with interest in Health and Social Care
We are seeking a senior Nurse/Health Practitioner with wide experience in a Health setting and a sound awareness of current developments and health plans, together with an eye for the future direction of travel and on advising the Board accordingly.
This should include a good overall knowledge of:
• The work and Issues facing Acute Hospital Trusts, including SaTH and the CCG.
• Relevant issues facing A&E & Urgent Care provision and Maternity services.
• Primary Care Networks and the issues facing GP’s, Practices and patients.
• Hospital Reconfiguration plans and other relevant plans and changes.
• Key issues regarding prevention, reducing admissions, improving effective discharge and adjusting the balance between Acute Care and Care Closer to Home and in the Community.
A Director with interest in Mental Health
With Issues of Mental Health rising on the public and NHS agenda in terms of resource allocation and provision, we need an experienced Practitioner with wide knowledge of the many issues covered by “mental health” in our community.
This should include a good overall knowledge of:
• The work, role, and issues of the Redwood Centre in the provision of Mental Health support and of the other Mental Health Services in acute settings.
• The work, roles and issues of the Midlands Partnership Trust for Mental Health including Community Mental Health provision and embracing Crisis Care Services.
• The provision of, and issues on, Child and Adolescent Mental Health provision including Suicide prevention and care.
• The provision of, and issues facing, Learning Disability services including provision for Autism.
• The role of voluntary and community services, local authorities and other statutory services in offering additional support for this work and in the provision of local help for addiction, alcohol and substance misuse issues.

In return, we offer induction, training opportunities, and support.
Whilst these are voluntary roles, we offer reimbursement for travel expenses and other reasonable cost incurred.

For more information please contact David Bell, Vice Chair, 07903011653 (Leading on Recruitment)
Completed application to be sent to paul.shirley@healthwatchtelfordandwrekin.co.uk