Make the Lampton Park More Accessible, Inclusive and Meaningful: Take The Survey!

The Hounslow Council’s Parks Team are looking to undertake several improvements to Lampton Park, as part of the Council’s Make Your Mark project, which aims to make the space more accessible, inclusive and meaningful to the residents.

To understand the current use and aspiration for the park, the Parks Team have developed the following survey:

Give us your suggestions to improve Lampton Park | Let’s Talk Hounslow

If you could please take the time to complete and share the survey among your networks that would be greatly appreciated.

The council has extended the deadline till Friday 16 August 2024 to allow for more residents to provide their responses and share their ideas on how they can improve a much beloved park.

The Parks Team are happy to complete surveys with residents in person, especially for residents who may not be IT proficient, do not have access to a computer or smart phone or are unaware of the survey and the council’s online platform www.hounslow.gov.uk. If there are any engagement activities within Hounslow Central, Heston East and Hounslow West to which they can join in on or tag along to, please do get in touch with the Community Development Officer Mr. Matthew Curtis at the Community Partnerships Unit Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road, Hounslow, TW3 3EB or call on this no. 07816 070905

Operations Coordinator – The School & Family Works

[box type=”bio”] Are you organised, flexible, and ready for a new challenge? Do you enjoy managing and analysing data to measure impact and progress? We are looking for an Operations Coordinator who will be responsible for the smooth running of the charity. This includes supporting the team with administration; data collection and storage; finance and reporting. There will also be opportunities to work with families and schools to capture the impact of our services.[/box]

The Operations Coordinator is a key member of our organisation, working closely with the CEO, Finance Director and Programme Manager and contributing to the overall impact of the service. The ideal candidate will be a capable, efficient, flexible self-starter who gets things done. We are looking for someone who is highly organised, analytical, numerate and with excellent IT skills (particularly Excel). They must also be a good team player, who communicates warmly, building strong relationships; and who identifies strongly with our social mission. The School & Family Works is a small, values-led charity, providing multi-family group therapy in primary schools in the Hounslow/Richmond/Kingston, Hammersmith & Fulham and Lambeth boroughs. Our vision is to improve the wellbeing of families and to help children succeed in school. Our key service (which is known as Family Group) takes a holistic approach involving children, parents, school staff and our therapists. Together, we identify and break through cycles which may have been repeated from generation to generation. The role is approximately equivalent to 4 days a week (0.8 FTE), with a significant bias towards term time working, with monthly commitments on a Friday lunchtime. However, there is an expectation that you would be able to work some additional days in the school holidays with prior notice. We offer significant flexibility and the chance to work with a warm, friendly, dedicated team. As an additional benefit, we operate a defined benefit pension scheme and will match employees’ contributions of 5% of salary.

Salary: £30,000 (FTE) – ie £24,000 actual per annum, plus pension benefits

[box type=”bio”] How to apply: If you are interested in applying for the role, or would like to arrange a time to chat about the role, then, please email Hannah, hannah@theschoolandfamilyworks.co.uk with: – An up-to-date CV and a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills and requirements of the role – Please include details of your current notice period and salary[/box]

We are hoping to recruit as soon as possible in order for the successful candidate to start as early on as possible in the new academic year (September 2024). Initial, informal meetings will be held via Zoom for shortlisting purposes. We anticipate that in person interviews will take place in East Twickenham in late August or early September.

For the full job description and more information, please see https://theschoolandfamilyworks.co.uk

Job Description

Reports to: CEO
Direct reports: None

Hours/place of work:
Hybrid working – predominantly working from home but with regular travel during term time to visit participating schools, spread across Hounslow, Richmond, Kingston, Hammersmith & Fulham and Lambeth. This job is best suited to someone who lives locally (in or around Richmond upon Thames). The hours are approximately equivalent to 4 days a week (0.8 FTE), with a significant bias towards term time working. However, there is an expectation that you would be able to work some additional days in the school holidays with prior notice. As we work with schools, holidays will usually need to be taken in the school holidays. If preferred, the core hours can be spread over Monday to Friday, with monthly commitments on a Friday lunchtime. Given this, we are looking for someone who can be flexible and, in return, we will do our best to fit in with any other commitments that you might have.

Salary: £30,000 (FTE) – ie £24,000 actual salary per annum plus pension benefits

Role summary:
The School & Family Works (‘SFW’) is a small Social Enterprise and registered charity, operating under the umbrella of Transgenerational Change Ltd (‘TCL’), and is based in Richmond, Surrey. Our purpose is to transform the lives of children who are struggling at school because of behavioural, emotional and / or family issues and to enable long term change.

We are looking for an Operations Coordinator who will be responsible for the smooth running of the charity. This includes supporting the team with administration; data collection and storage; finance and reporting. There will also be opportunities to work with families and schools to capture the impact of our services. The ideal candidate will be a capable, efficient, flexible self-starter who gets things done. We are looking for someone who is highly organised, analytical, numerate and with excellent IT skills (particularly Excel). They must also be a good team player, who communicates warmly, building strong relationships; and who identifies strongly with our social mission.

Principal responsibilities:
1. Evidence management
• Overseeing, inputting and managing the collection and storage of sensitive data, regarding families, therapy sessions and progress (including SFW’s quantitative and qualitative output and outcome measurement systems)
• Analysing this data on a regular basis and producing dashboards for schools and internal staff
• Presenting data summaries to senior leadership teams in schools
• Ensuring that Registers and other SFW systems/procedures comply with Data Protection legislation
2. Therapist support
• Supporting therapists to collect and manage all required data effectively and accurately
• Organising and attending regular twice-yearly meetings at schools between the therapist, SFW and representatives of the school’s senior leadership team: preparing agendas and distributing papers in good time; taking minutes and distributing promptly; and monitoring all action items
• Organising and assisting at school promotional and training events – staff lunches etc.
3. Operations support
• Scrutinising weekly data and flagging operational concerns
• Invoicing schools as advised by CFO and ensuring prompt payment of all outstanding balances
• Tracking DBS for all employees and volunteers and providing certification to meet CPD requirements etc.
• Working with the CFO to ensure reports to funders/others are prepared on time with full supporting data and other material as required
• Managing SFW’s relationship with its landlord (ETNA): organising room bookings, approving invoices etc.
• Assisting the recruitment process: ensuring job descriptions are up to date; liaising with relevant organisations to advertise the role and with senior therapists/the Executive team to shortlist applicants
• Ensuring board directors, all staff and volunteers have a complete, up to date file of all SFW’s policies and have signed to state that they have read them
• Providing ad-hoc administrative support to the CEO and others as required

Person specification:
Our Operations Coordinator is responsible for the smooth running of SFW. We are looking for candidates who can ideally, but not necessarily exclusively, fit the following profile:
• Previous experience working in an operational and/or administrative role
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, especially with numbers
• Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Strong IT skills (particularly Microsoft Office and Outlook) with the ability to input and manage data efficiently and with a consistent high level of accuracy
• Can undertake a wide variety of tasks and multi-task with ease
• Can work flexibly and independently, as well as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work with a range of people, both remotely and face-to-face, understanding their needs and communicating in an efficient and empathetic way
• Comfortable with using social media desirable

[box type=”bio”] We are hoping to recruit as soon as possible in order for the successful candidate to start as early on as possible in the new academic year (September 2024). Initial, informal meetings will be held via Zoom for shortlisting purposes. We anticipate that in person interviews will take place in East Twickenham in late August or early September.[/box]

If you are interested in the role, then we would be delighted to hear from you. Please send an up-to-date CV, plus a brief description of how you fit the above profile, to hannah@theschoolandfamilyworks.co.uk and we will be in touch.

As an employer committed to equal opportunities in all its practices, SFW recognises that groups and individuals are discriminated against on the basis of age, gender, ethnic origin, race, nationality, colour of skin, sexual orientation, impairment (physical, sensory or learning), physical appearance, marital or other life status, religious or political belief and other differences that cannot be justified.

It is the policy of The School & Family Works that no employee or prospective employee will receive less favourable treatment or be disadvantaged by any circumstances, conditions or requirements that cannot be justified.

 

FREE PROPERTY WEBINAR

How to Read a Lease   

The Ethical Property Foundation (EPF) are excited to announce their 21st Year webinar series. As the UKs leading property advice charity for the voluntary sector, EPF is delighted to offer this FREE property webinar to voluntary organisations. Join us for an engaging and informative session that will empower your organisation’s property strategies.

Date: Thursday 19^th September 2024

Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

In this informative, accessible webinar run by EPF’s experienced solicitors and surveyors, they will cover the basics of how to read a lease so that you understand what you are signing, how it affects your organisation and how to manage your relationship with your landlord.

The webinar will help you:

• Understand what a lease is, what it isn’t and why it matters.
• Work your way through a lease calmly, understanding with confidence the common words and phrases used.
• Understand what a lease legally obliges your organisation to deliver and what your landlord is responsible for.
• Evaluate the reasonable and unreasonable elements in a draft lease and how to negotiate to your advantage.    

Participants will receive an information pack with the opportunity to obtain free follow-up expert advice.

The Ethical Property Foundation is the go-to property advice charity supporting the UK voluntary sector. Incorporated in 2003, it is the sole referral partner to the Charity Commission for land and property advice. 

To register for this free event, click here.

We gratefully acknowledge support from City Bridge Foundation and Garfield Weston Foundation.

www.propertyhelp.org 

@epf4charities   

Community groups interested in using this event as a platform to promote their work and support the residents of Perivale are invited to sign up on https://forms.office.com/e/Fkbc9pzd3P by the 15th of July to reserve a table. Spaces are limited, so be sure to sign up now

2024 has already been a major year for democracy in London. But democracy doesn’t end after elections; it relies on active participation and sustained engagement to thrive.

That is why today we are excited to announce the launch of phase three of our Democratic Participation community grants, part of our wider Greater London Authority (GLA) Civic and Democratic participation programme.

As most of you know, phase three of our Democratic Participation grants programme was initially launched on 21 May 2024. Following the announcement on 22 May, that a general election was due to take place on 4th July, we had to put this on hold. Thank you to those of you who attended our online launch event or expressed interest in applying to the fund back in May. You will recognise a lot of the content here from our previous launch, but the aims, timeline and available grant sizes have been slightly adjusted to better suit the post-election landscape.

Grants of up to £25,000 are available to equity-led organisations to run impartial projects in trusted community settings between September 2024 (to support the annual GLA London Voter Registration Week) and June 2025. Successful projects will support eligible Londoners, but especially under-registered and under-represented communities, to exercise their civic and democratic rights at the ballot box and beyond.  Full details are available here: https://www.groundwork.org.uk/london/gla-democratic-participation-grants/

You are invited to an online workshop to find out more about the programme and application process. Please read the prospectus (also available in BSL and Easy Read) ahead of the workshop.

What: Application workshop

When: 16th July 2024 12.00-13.30

Where: Online (Zoom) - Register here

A BSL interpreter will attend the event to assist attendees. If we can make any adjustments or need further help to access the event, please contact Groundwork London as soon as possible on DemocracyGrants@groundwork.org.uk or 0207 922 1230.

Applications close on Tuesday 6th August at 12pm.

Please email DemocracyGrants@groundwork.org.uk  and/or abbi.davis@london.gov.uk with any questions.