Archives for September 2021
FREE Upcoming Parenting Programmes-ParentingU
Every parent needs a little help from time to time. We’re on hand, in communities and online!
| Every parent needs a little help from time to time. We’re on hand, in communities and online!
We know that supporting parents means better outcomes for the child. We’ve seen the difference this support can make. ThatÂ’s why we offer help and guidance, in person and through our online services. Our parenting programmes support families and care-givers around the UK. They’re designed to help parents and children bond, learn, or overcome difficulties. If you havenÂ’t already, explore below our free events for this autumn such as Family Links Nurturing, a guide to setting loving limits during those trying toddler moments. This programme is particularly aimed at parents, grandparents or carers with children under five. It’s for those who are looking for tools to help them handle challenging behaviour, and discover some great strategies for creating and maintaining boundaries. Even if this event is not for you, there are lots more on offer in our autumn line-up. With anything that is precious to us, we do all that we can to help it thrive so we hope these events will strengthen your family for the journey ahead. Please find the leaflets below if you feel you would like to refer any parent/family please complete the form: https://forms.gle/8UwjddeU7nvtpda49 The ParentingU Team |
Job Opportunities: Senior Play Worker and Admin and Transport Coordinator
FREE Building foundations for your future construction course
PHE WomenÂ’s Recovery Coordinator-RSDAT: EALING RISE
Apply Now : PHE WomenÂ’s Recovery Coordinator
 Hours Per Week: 37.5
Salary: £23,218.59 – £26,983.44 per annum plus Outer London Weighting: £1,996.23
Fixed Term Contract Until March 2023
Do you have a special interest in working with vulnerable women? Could you help them to access services, advocate for them and support them get to where they want to be in life? Would you like to join our highly motivated and supportive team in Ealing as our WomenÂ’s Specialist Recovery Coordinator?
The purpose of the role is to improve the health and wellbeing of all women rough sleepers with complexities linked with homelessness such as substance misuse, mental health, exploitation, sex working and poor health. The suitable candidate will have some knowledge of working in one or more of these areas.
You will need to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important.
The RSDAT team comprise of substance misuse clinical and mental health practitioners, specifically assembled to meet the complex needs. The Women’s Recovery Worker is an essential element of this.
Our work is mostly provided out in the community, taking the treatment to where the women are, where they feel safe and better able to engage. We enjoy working with people from all backgrounds making a difference to their lives. Smaller caseloads enable staff to support the Women at their pace and take the time to build trusting relationships.
No two days are the same; we span our activity across the day with early and late shifts. We treat every person who comes into our service as an individual so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.
If this sounds like an opportunity for you, apply now via the link below
It is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010 for the applicant to be female.
Apply Here ?
Volunteer Tutors Required
Learn English at Home (LEAH) is looking for volunteer tutors who can help refugees, asylum seekers and migrants improve their English skills as well as feel more integrated into their local community. At the moment we are working remotely so 1:1 lessons and classes are all taking place over Zoom.
We provide full training so no teaching experience is necessary. We positively encourage those who speak English as a second language to volunteer with us. Our online training course covers everything you need to know. Once you are matched with a student, you also have ongoing support from one of our team. We will also support you with topics, appropriate resources and teaching strategies.
All we ask for is that you have the time to provide one lesson a week during office hours ( Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) and can commit to a minimum of six months tutoring once youÂ’ve been paired up with a student.
Our next training course will be taking place in November. If you would like to find out more please contact Laura Burt, Volunteer Coordinator on volunteercoordinator@leah.org.uk
Footprints Festival of the Environment
We are back with a bang….and a lot of Freebies!!!!Our Footprints: Festival of the Environment is kicking off on the 27th of September and WOW-EE do we have some treats for you! To start off with all of the activities in our festival are ‘Pay what you Decide’ which means you can book all the activities for FREE! We only ask that if you enjoyed the activity you donate some money, whatever you are able to afford! |
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We are giving away free tote bags, Bee Friendly Seeds & Artwork Prints to all visitors of our Footprints: Festival of the Environment, alongside a plethora of pat what you decide activities and event. To collect your bee friendly, wildflower seeds simply bring a used envelope or something similar to the Arts Centre and we will give you some seeds to brighten up your garden, windowsill or balcony and help the local Bee population flourish. In addition, so you can recognise the types of bees visiting, we will give you an art print that tells you which species they are! Seeds are available for opening hours of the festival from the 27th of September to the 10th of October, while stocks last! |
Family Festival Fun |
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Does your family fancy watching a ‘Pay what you Decide children’s show? Or making a Bee friendly window box? Or maybe you and your family would like to boogie on down to some tunes whilst helping your local environment? Join us for some fantastic family activities throughout our festival! More information listed below… |
Thea Saves her ParentsThe Arts Centre, Hounslow in Association with Two Foot Tall present Thea Saves Her Parents. It’s Breakfast, and Thea notices something is wrong, something is very very wrong, and it’s HER PARENTS! They don’t have time to care properly for the environment. But Thea knows how to help. Join her as she goes on her final adventure and saves her parents from destroying the world. Thea Saves Her Parents is the final part of the The Saves The World series and follows three videos put together for the Footprints Festival Of The Environment funded by the Heathrow Community Trust and delivered by The Arts Centre, Hounslow. This gorgeous ‘Pay what you DecideÂ’ show is suitable for primary school age and is packed with adventure, excitement and a little hero who is determined not to give up on her world! Show dates and times: There are also a series of free workshops for children called Guardians of The Planet which will be run by our in house Education team. Workshop dates and times: 4-7 Year Olds 8-11 Year Olds |
Fun for all Ages |
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Competitions |
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We have lots of exciting activities for adults throughout our festival from Photography Competitions to Silent Disco litter picks with different music themes! We would love to see you there! |
Our ‘When humans and wildlife collide’ Photography Competition is opening Monday 20th September! £250 up for grabs!!As part of our Footprints Festival, we are running an amateur environmental photography competition with big prizes! There are 2 prizes for each category; BRIEF- Humans are pushing into animalsÂ’ homes, but nature is as rebellious as ever, share your photograph highlighting the impact of humans on the environment. CATEGORIES – There are 2 categories for this competition. An under 18s and and 18+ category. Both categories have a winner and a runner up with the same prizes being awarded in each. ABOUT – Our judging panel will be scoring the submissions, developing the exhibition shortlist and selecting a winner and runner up for each of the competition categories. Applicants whose images are selected for the exhibition shortlist will be contacted and invited to a ceremony on the 7th October at the arts centre where the winners and runners up will be announced. Due to the volume of submissions, we will only be contacting those who have progressed to the exhibition shortlist stage. |
Activities for Adults |
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| In case we haven’t yet mentioned, this years Pantomime is Peter Pan and itÂ’s bigger and better than ever before with four of your favourite cast returning, including Danni Payne as Tinkerbell, Will Seaward as Pirate Pusher and returning for their 7th year in Hounslow, Adam Russell-Owen as Captain Hook and Jonathan Ashby-Rock as Pirate Smee! 50% of available tickets have already sold, so don’t miss out on your perfect family trip and make sure you book in advance. Family tickets remain at £48 and this year you can use your Hounslow Council E-Voucher to claim a £20 discount. E-Vouchers can only be used in person or over the phone, please call 0207 947 9263. For more information, dates and online booking please click the button below. |
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Generating free funds with easyfundraising
Free webinar: Tap into free funding income Â
Come along to this informal lunchtime drop in session to find out your voluntary group, CIC, social enterprise, church, school, sports club or charity can benefit from unrestricted funding.
Becky from easyfundraising will talk through how your volunteers, staff and supporters can use the easyfundraising platform to raise donations for your organisation when they shop with thousands of leading retailers. Becky will demonstrate how it works, show you how to get started and answer any questions you might have. With the Christmas shopping period just around the corner, this is a good opportunity to boost your funds. Easyfundraisign is free to use and is trusted by 170,000 good causes around the UK.
Places are limited so book your attendance now:
When: Monday 18th October
Time: 12.30
Register at: http://efraising.org/Au2BwAh6ZJ
