Work For Talkback
Role of the month
College & Community Support Worker
- Salary £20,400 - £21,250 p.a. or pro rata
- Full time, part time and term time roles available (minimum - 3 days/week)
Looking for a new challenge that gives you purpose & satisfaction?
Are you a caring person who wants to see young people with autism develop in learning life skills?
Are you patient and able to communicate with young people and want to impact someone’s life?
Talkback’s educational Equip Project, supports young people in Buckinghamshire, aged 16 – 23, to meet the outcomes on their EHCP. We provide 1:1 support in college, helping students achieve their course and deliver community day groups to help students develop social skills, confidence, life skills and independence. We also offer work experience including horticulture, working with animals, retail & mechanics, where you may support a young person at work for a day.
You will work in our High Wycombe and Aylesbury buildings, in local colleges and in the community.
To succeed you will be able to work both as part of a team and independently, have a ‘can do’ attitude and be a patient communicator. We can teach you all you need to know; you just need to have the passion and care.
Please send your completed application form to helen.black@talkback-uk.com
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) including checks with past employers (Applicant Declaration must be completed and returned with application).
Vacancies
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Fundraising and Marketing Manager
To lead and deliver the growth and development of income and profitability across existing and new income streams in order to achieve a long term, sustainable income to support Talkback’s strategic plan. To shape the charity’s public image and expand its supporter base
- Salary: £32,000 - £37,000 depending on experience
- Hours: Full time and part time role considered
The Fundraising and Marketing Manager will have responsibility for creating a strategy to raise significant capital funding, in collaboration with the CEO. Talkback are looking to develop and diversify their income and there is a huge opportunity for the charity to increase unrestricted income as well as securing gifts in kind.
You will oversee Talkback’s Trusts and Grants applications, to generate restricted grants for a range of Talkback services, and to create a long-term Fundraising Plan. In addition, you will be responsible for establishing and maintaining robust policies and procedures, with the goal of effectively managing funding bids, tenders, and contracts, as well as relationships with current and prospective funders.
The Fundraising and Marketing Manager will be responsible for driving the development and execution of a comprehensive marketing strategy, ensuring that all funding and marketing activities shape the charity’s public image and expand it’s supporter base.
Personal Attributes
- Minimum 3 years’ experience of fundraising from multiple income streams, including trusts and foundations, community fundraising (including event planning), corporate, statutory, and individuals (including high value donors)
- Significant experience in capital fundraising
- Excellent understanding of GDPR legislation and Fundraising Code of Practice
- Experience of working at a Senior Leadership level within the charity sector
- Experience of reporting to a Board of Trustees
- Experience of networking and engagement which has delivered results
- Self-motivated, able to meet deadlines and have strong planning and organisational skills
- Ability to work under pressure on several projects at the same time, to tight deadlines, maintaining confidentiality as necessary
- Experience of producing analysis and reports to inform and advise senior colleagues of progress, opportunities and threats
- Capable of generating ideas and stimulating creative thinking in others, and being a genuine team player
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience and knowledge of communications relating to fundraising (including traditional channels and digital media)
- Excellent interpersonal skills such that you are able to communicate, negotiate and influence at all levels
- Understanding of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion
- Significant emotional intelligence and ability to empathise with others
- Experience of managing and developing a team of volunteers, including recruitment, motivation, training, mentoring, and performance management
- Demonstratable experience in working alongside people who are delivering a service to understand their needs, and to enable collection of case studies and information for reporting back to donors
- Working knowledge of fundraising databases
- Aware of, and sensitive to, issues that affect Talkback’s service users
- Commitment to the vision, mission and values of Talkback.
Qualification and Training Requirements
• In possession of an ICFM certificate in fundraising or other equivalent fundraising qualification, and preferably a CIM or other professional marketing qualification
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office systems: including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Please send your completed application form to caroline.harratt@talkback-uk.com
Learning Disability Project Worker
If you want to make a lasting difference we want to talk to you
Do you have a passion for making the difference to someone’s life? Do you have patience and a good sense of fun? Do you wonder what it would be like to be able to help people learn life skills and practical areas so they can live independently.
- Salary: £22400 p.a. (pro rata for part time staff)
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Hours: Both full and part time roles are available (a minimum of 3 days a week)
No shift work or evening/weekend work
We work with people with learning disabilities and also autistic people in a variety of settings. At Talkback our Vision is ‘To help people with a learning disability and autistic people embrace new opportunities, lead the fulfilling lives they want and actively contribute to their local community.”
Our Project Workers are key to our work and are responsible for delivering instructive, fun, and engaging sessions that enable people to progress and develop their independence.
We work in a variety of areas from social & life skills training, sports & wellbeing, men’s and women’s groups, a drama group which puts on regular shows, an upcycling & woodwork enterprise, gardening & allotment groups, work experience and a creative arts group.
We embrace staff from different working backgrounds who can use their experience and talents to benefit the lives of people with a learning disability or autism. If you have the passion and desire, we can provide the training and support as life skills are our staff’s most important strength.
As part of the role, you will work across Buckinghamshire at both our High Wycombe and Aylesbury locations.
To succeed you will be able to work as part of a team and independently and have a ‘can do’ attitude with good communication skills.
You will have the opportunity to help someone develop and grow as a person whilst making a difference that will live with you forever. And, as one of our team said ‘Working with our people is the most rewarding and fulfilling role I’ve ever had’
Please download and complete the application form and send it to Helen Black at helen.black@talkback-uk.com
College & Community Support Worker
Please send your completed application form to helen.black@talkback-uk.com
Other Vacancies:
Please send your completed application form to helen.black@talkback-uk.com
There are no vacancies at the moment. Please check back soon.
College & Community Support Worker
Project Worker - Learning Assistant
Nicola's Employment Story
Read about Nicola Martin, an autistic person who initially joined Talkback as a member, but soon realised that she wanted to work for us and make a real difference. Find out why she thinks working for Talkback is incredible and the sense of purpose it gives her.
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